The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-17 00:00:00

THE S Eilsi to be denounced for acts done to a town said to be in a state of political decrepitude. It was the pampered lusts of a sub warted aristocraey, who had betrayed their country, which had led to its present situation. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Finsbury had expressed great sympathy for what he was pleased to call the sufferings of Poland. He (Mr. Disraeli) had often supported him in mo tions showing a sympathy with the working popul eion of England. He would ask him, why had he thoughtlessly embarked in the cause of continental liberalism? There was no man who felt for the millions but would hesitate before he adopted a course, the origin of which he could not comprehend. The remnants of a subverted aristocracy had brought about this state of things with which so much sympathy appeared to be ex cited. It was all very welhfor them to come with an affectation of sympathy for the people, and to support these men—those very orders of men who always kept the people as serfs under them, who never showed any spirit except in promoting the clergy —that priesthood which, whatever be their faults , were al ways more or less, in the early part of the 18th century, the friends of liberty and of the peop'... The Hon. Member for Weymouth, in a speech, that in many parts showed great abi lity, and which certainly entitled him to the att& ntion of that House, had paid a passing tribute to the pseudo feeling of the politics of the day. He appeared deeply to regret the mvsa• cres which had taken 'place in Gallicia. Massacres in Galli cia? From what newspaper, or from what coterie of pampered and subverted nobles did he derive his account of the massacres of Gallicia. The House had heard to night many marvellous statementsof a sovereign denounced because he freed his people, and actually vindicated his right. He (Mr. Disraeli) had never been in Gallicia, but there were none of the provinces of Austria in Italy which he had not visited, and there were also few of the provinces of other powers which he had not at one time or other found himself in; and this he would venture to state upon his credit, that whenever there were disturbances of this kind in Europe, you would find that in every case the people rose against a subverted aristocracy ; and, for his part, he should be glad to find every aristocracy which had forgotten or neglected its trust, meet the same fate.—( Cheers. ) These were the kinds of movements which had agitated Europe, and called into existence the morbid sympathy of the people. He was unwilling to detain the House by extracts at any length ; he would, however, call the attention of the House to the work of a great political economist—a work which was to be found on the shelves, he had no doubt, of every Hon. Member —he referred to Mr. Macgregor's work upon the Russian em pire, in which it was stated that the condition of the peasants in Russian Poland was considerably better than it was before the dismemberment of the country took place. The Hon. Member then proceeded to read a number of extracts from different works. all of them tending to show that a marked im provement had taken place in the condition of the people under the government of the great Powers. The Hon. Member then went on to say, that despite all the gatherings in Freemason's hall, where morbid speeches had so lately been delivered in favour of Poland, that the inhabitants of Cracow atiould not be Tound to rise against the present authorities. They were. in fate, by encouraging these feelings, endanger ing the peace of Europe. He thought that by preserving their friendly relations with Franca, they had the best guarantee for the security of their diplomatic arrangements; and be re gretted to find from what was said by the Right Hon. Gentle man (Sir R.Peel) that he had no cordial understanding with that Power. There was one other point to which he wished to refer. His Right Hon. Friend had noticed the case in one point, and he would now briefly allude to it. The Hon. Gen tleman the Member for Montrose called upon them to punish one of the parties who signed that treaty, by depriv ing him of a sum to which he was entitled from an arrangement connected with that treaty. In 1831 and 1836 the question of this payment was brought before them, and, notwithstanding the Government of that day was sup dorted by an undisciplined mob, it had the courage to resist the appeal which was made to it for its refusal. The Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was then in office, and he had the moral courage to resist with intrepidity the attempts made on that occasion, and as he (Mr. Disraeli) understood that he was about to act in a similar manner that night, he would give him his , support. He was very much surprised, however, on looking over the list of voters at that time to End that • the Honourable Gentleman the Member for Montrnee had recorded his vote in favour of the payment of the Russian loan.—(Laughter.) The Hon. Gen tleman prided himself on the attention he paid to the pounds, shillings, and pence of every question, and how he could have lost sight of these considerations on that occasion he (Mr. Disraeli) could nut understand. He was aware that. he left an historical description behind him of the reasons which influenced his vote, but he had his doubts whether that would be considered eufieient toMeet the charge of inconsistency, to which the course he now proposed subjected him.—(Hear.) That was the me morable occasion when the Hon. Gentleman sacrificed his con science to his country. Then he voted:that black was white; and now, after the lapse of twelve years he had given them another white speech—(Laughter)—which he was about to confirm by a white vote, and it was to be feared that he was also going to show the white feather.--( Laughter.) Having recorded his feelings on the subject in l a 42, he was going to do penance in 15-17 for his juvenile errors, and to show by a hi-e -h/et furnen that age was not so impotent as to disable him from cancelling his offence and vindicating his reputation. An Hon. Gentleman who had addressed the House that evening talked of their influence on Europe. He was aware of the peculiar character of that influence, and he hoped they would long con tinue to exercise it,but moral influence, though one of the most in estimable functions they possessed, must be preserved by far dif ferent means than by Hudibrastic speeches and grotesque rssolu tions. When they did exercise the power which they possessed in matters of foreign policy, let it be done in a way that would prove beneficial to Europe, and which would protect the glorious reputation of this country. --(Cheers. ) Lord PALMERSTON said, he should be sorry to damp the disposition which the Honourable Gentleman who had just resumed his seat had evinced; but the subject should be discussed in a fair and temperate manner. He promised them that, at that late hour, and after the length to which the debate had extended, that he should confine himself as closely as he could to the particular subject under the consideration of the House. The subject divided itself into two points—first, whether the sup pression of the city and state of Cracow had been a violation of the treaty of Vienna ; and, secondly, whether, under the cir cumstances of the case, that extinction absolved this country from continuing the payment of the Russian-Dutch loan. Now, notwithstanding the ingenious argument which they h id just heard from the Hon. Gentleman opposite, who had told them that the extinction of Cracow was no violation of the tr,atv of Vienna—( Hear, hear)—he thought there would be no cciffi ctil,y in satisfying the House that the opinion expressed in the Speech from the Throne, was participated in by almost every Member in that House, with the exception of that Hon. Gentleman and the Noble Lord (Lord G. Bentinck ) who sat by him, namely, that the extinction of Cracow was a gross violation of the treaty of Vienna. The Hon. Gentleman had gone into an ingenious argument, and had shown by ancient transactions in Europe, and partly by the aid of Government authorities, that a document in which new in sertions had been made, and to which new parties had bound themselves, was not binding on those who in the first instance were parties to it. We freely conceded to the Hon. Gentle man that Batch an instrument would not be binding upon all the parties. We said those insertions in the treaty showed that they were not to be considered as binding on those who had become parties to the original document. Undoubtedly he ( Lord Palmerston) was ready to acknowledge that that position was in that respect indisputable; nay more, he would go further, and say that if in a single treaty, t which a certain number of parties were guarantees, ann. her party became guarantee for something else, that the ethers were to he considered wholly absolve.' from the allegations which they might contract. But the question on the present occasion was not the one which was involved in the Hon. Gentleman's argument—the question was not whether England and France were bound by any guarantee to take steps in consequence of the extinction of Cracow, but whether that treaty by which Cracow was constituted an independent state, and to which England was a party, had been broken ; and also whether, under such circumstances, they had a right to object to the extinction of that state. He threw aside altogether that point which turned upon the question, whether the insertion of fre•h matter in a treaty did or did not invalidate that treaty, because the argu ment in favour of the independence of Cracow did net solely depend upon the 118th clause in the treaty of Vienna, whether it was to have some force or value, or whether it was merely an integral part of the treaty, were not the only questions at issue as, fortunately for the argument which he was advancing, it was wholly unnecessary to rely solely upon the 118th article. As the treaty itself, in other parts, contained everything ne ces,ary to bear him out in asserting that the extinction of Cracow was a violation of the treatv.—(Hear, hear.) Let them put aside, if they would, the 118th article altogether; they had still the 6qa, 7th, Bth, anti 9th, which were far more material. The parts of the treaty to which the three Powers were contracting parties, justified him in saying that the ex tinction of the repubac of Cracow was a violation of these articles of the general treaty itself.—(Hear, hear.) It was said that England and France were not parties to the record to which he had referred.—( Hear, hear.) Now he denied that altogether. The documents to which he had al ready referred that evening, namely, the records of the pro ceedings in congress of the different Powers, at Vienna, which were all found amongst the state papers, in the library of the House, proved that England was a party to all the negotiations which directed the general treaty, and all those arrangements which bad subsequently taken place between the different Powers of Europe, and which formed portions not only of the general treaty, but of the whole treaty and especially with regard to the arrangement with respect to Cracow—in fact, in regard to that State, England, by her representatives, was present, and took her part in the discus sions that took place, On the•lBth a protocol was issued ap pointing a commission to prepare a d ra f t o f t h e articles which related to the agreement between the Powers, and the heads of which had been agreed to by the Congress. Each nation was represented, and on the 20th of February the report of the commission was read to Congress, in which it was stipu lated that Cracow should remain a free and independent state. It appeared els) that Lord Castlereagh, writing to Lord Liver pool from Vienna on the 13th, says, " Your Lordship will re ceive inclosed the territorial arrangements for Poland and Russia, including Sweden and Holland; they have been re duced into articles, and having been formally agreed to by Austria Prussia, France, Russia, and Great Britain, they have been inserted in the protocol till they find their place in the general treaty." It appeared by this that not only did a general treaty, to which England and France were parties, contain conditions with regard to the city of Cracow ; but it appeared that those arrange ments were settled afterwards at the conference, to which England was a party, and that they took place anterior to the time when the general instrument was drawn up.—( Hear, hear.) Well, then, it was perfectly plain that an arrangement respecting Cracow formed a portion of the conditions to which England was a party ; and he therefore held it to be a viola tion of the treaty to do any act not in accordance with it, without the consent of Great Britain.—( Hear. ) They had been told that similar things had been done by Eng land, and the case of Belgium was cited as an instance of her having acquiesced in an infraction of th e t reaty o f V ienna. As he understood the Hon. Gentleman, he said that the King of the Netherlands applied to Austria and Prussia, and that England and France came in as after parties sree ` o o the act. T o meet that assertion, he had read of the protocols of the Earl of Aberdeen, who r th ec e " fi te e d p t e t manner in w hi c h I h e su bj ect was brought before Lord the n read on the 4th of Nevsmber, 1830. The Noble had invited th ad e oe document to show th a t th e Ki ng of P eussi , Paris, and t h at u P owers as signi ng par ti es to t h e treat i es of agreed upon h w y hat llwas agreed to at th a t meet i ng was him to imagine thaat theThfive Pursers d e Noble Lord not see me. that England and seemed to diately agree to th e five respect i ng Cracow, and ussia entered into some separate , fr im medi ately after consented to arrangement, and that R e Pov ilooked to the treaty of it ; but such was not the case 1831, they would find that the fi v time a t rhee"iir roannegaesmseonotn. f.Trtnhetoe docu as the other, arid signed at the same It therefore appeared to him perfectly ments to which he referred. that the pet the Vienna,o Austiia des of Cracow and its annexation to the empire indePen - dir ec t violation of the treaty of was' i n hear. ') Th e groun ds (Cries of H ear, OR which he rested his oppo ,, ition to the resolutions were the same as those of his Noble Friend—namely, the it was not fitting that they shated• pave, unless they were followed up by something more active and decisive, for it se as not consistent with the character of this country that the House of Commons should pass strong resolutiens, and then remain quiescent. No one would contend that the address of the House in answer to the Speech from the Throne was an expression of concur rence with the opinion given in the latter. The agreement to the address was a matter of form, and left lion. Members still unfettered. But though this was undoubtedly true, it had been justly remarked that the silence with which this subject had been passed over in the address was suffi cient to meet the view of the Honourable Member for Montrose as to the sense of Parliament on the question of the suppression of Cracow ; but having heard this view expressed in the progress of this debate, it was his intention, before sitting down, to move the previous question to the first resolution as it was not a resolution which, with his sentiments and opinions, be could meet with a nega•ive.—(Loud cheers.) He would do so because he believed that it was inexpedient and unnecessary for the House to express an opinion under the circumstances. Now the second question had reference to the violation of a treaty which was alleged to release this country from the payment of the Russo-Dutch loan. He did not think that the violation of the treaty would so release them. If they looked to the conventions of 1831 and 1815, be thought it would be shown to the satisfac tion of any man that the extinction of the state of Cracow did not justify the non-payment of the interest of the debt. With the view of making this apparent, it would be necessary for him to go into the origin of this engagement. It was shortly this : At the end of the war, when Europe was delivered, and ar rangements were making for reconstructing its interests, it was felt by the great Powers, that as some states had made greater exertions, and gone to greater expense than others to bring about this peace, that they should be recom pensed in some degree by the Powers which had been benefited. Now, no sovereign bad been benefited more than the Sove reign Prince of the Netherlands, as not only had his estates and kingdom been restored, but considerably enlarged, while an engagement was made that the allies should come to his assist ance should he require them, and at any time to maintain his power. A recompense was agreed to be paid to Prussia, Austria. and Russia. Prussia and Austria waved their claim in favour of Russia, and the result was an engagement in which Holland agreed to take upon itself the payment of the Russian loan, which had previously been raised by the l a tt er power in the Netherlands. At the sametime another negotiation was going forward, in which England was to retain the colonies of the Cape of good Hope, Demerara, Esequibo, and Berbice. Tee condition of England doing so was, that she should pay half the Russian loan. In order to make this arrangement ad vantageous to the Netherlands, it was provided, that if at any time Belgium separated from Holland, England should cease to pay the debt, and Russia would have to fall back on Holland. The object of this was to get the interest of Russia in maintain ing the union of Belgium with Holland, in order to procure the balance of power in Europe. When the separation of Belgium and Holland took place, they reluctantly agreed to it, and Rus sia consented to it also at the request of England. Seeing, therefore, that Russia, instead ofsending an army into Belgium to restore it to Holland, had given its assent to the separation, it was considered that it would be manifestly unjust not to pay the interest of the loan.—( Hear, hear. ) A new convention was then made to back the engagement be tween England and Holland ; England took one engagement and Russia took another. The engagement taken by England was that, notwithstanding the separation of Belgium from Hot land by the agency of England, that the English should con tinue the payment of the Russo-Dutch loan. Russia substi tuted a new engagement for that which was no longer appli cable to that state of things, which was that she bound herself to consent to the separation of Belgium from Holland, and that afterwards, by the course of events, its inde pendence and neutrality should be put in danger, she should not make any new engag ement with regard to Belgium w i th ou t th e previous consent of England. They were, therefore, in ex actly the same position as before, but the nature of the en gagement oas altered. It was stated that in the Convention of 1831, words were inserted in the preamble, stating that it was founded on the Convention of 1818, and that the general engagement of the treaty of Vienna still existed. He had helped to frnme that Convention, and he could tell why these words were inserted. It was to keep up the great original principle upon which the Convention was originally formed, and to benefit Russia, in consideration of the sacrifices she had made in co-operating with England.—( Hear, hear.) It was then urged that, if the original treaty of Vienna still existed, England was injured by the incorpora ration of Cracow. If a violation of one part of the treaty had been committed it did not release this country from its obliga tion. He was called upon to state his opinion to the House, and he would state that he could not think that they were re leased from their engagement. But, even if there were any doubt in any man's mind in a question which involved the honour of this country, the decision should be given in favour of the other party. It would not be becoming for the House to interpret the case to its own advantage under such circum stances. If, however, there were no reasonable doubt, it would not be fair to continue a burden upon the pe . iple of this country. He believed that there was a general unanimity in the House on the subject now before it, and he did not think that the mere technicalities should in any way interfere with the devision of the House. All he desired was, that a fair opportunity should be given for the expression of the feeling of Parliament, and that a fair chance should be given for the discussion of this question and for the fair expression of opinion on the subject, and he trusted still-further-that that opinion would not be expressed except on the clearest grounds . Cries of " Adjourn, adjourn,"" Hume, Hume." Mr. J. O'CONNELL and Mr. HUME rose at the same moment, but ultimately Mr. J. O'CONNELL was heard, and he said that his ob ject in rising was to protest, in an assembly of freem.li who represented the British constituency, against the cruelties which had been practised in Galicia. Mr. HUME would trouble the House with only a few re marks, and those would bear on the debate, which had only been partaken in by Members on all sides. of the House. Whether he referred to the present or to the late Ministers of her Ma jesty, the result was still the same. A triumph, a complete triumph had been obtained, for, with few exceptions, the whole of the British House of Commons had declared their belief that the suppression of Cracow was a gross violation of the laws o nations, and he trusted that this expression of the public opi nion would teach the despots by whom that law had been bro ken, that it could not be set aside with impunity. The ques tion had received great attention, but not more than it deserved. He (Mr. Hume) had heard the language of the Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, with feelings of admira tion. These sentiments and that language did the Right Hon. Gentleman immortal honour; while the speech of the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury—but he would leave him to the benefits which history would confer upon his memory.— (Laughter.) The Hon. Member for Bute had proved in the most clear and satisfactory manner the violation of the treaty. Considering that his motion had completely triumphed, and had met with a warm response from all sides except the few mis chief-makers opposite ; he would take the advice of the Noble Lord and not press it to a division. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of . and the House adjourned at a Quarter-past One o'clock. SERIOUS MILL ACCIDENT.-MANCHESTER, MARCH 15.—An accident of a very serious nature occured in 1: building attached to the spinning• mill of Messrs. Gray, Pollard-street, this mif;rning, at about twenty minutes past ten o'clock. The building is a boiler-house, containing three boilers, and is 32 feet wide ; over the boilers is a room in which there are twelve jack-frames, a heavy kind of ma chinery. The floor on which the machinery stands is sup ported with three iron beams, and which appears to be very strong, and weigh 66 1 / 2 cwt. Between the beams are heavy brick arches ; these beams are unsupported by pillars, ii consequence of the flues of the biaers not being able to bear tile weight. It was supposed by the architects that th:, beams were of sufficient strength to bear twice the weighi that would be required. Over the jack-frame room then is an asphalte cistern, which is seventeen inches deep, and is supported by iron beams and brick-work, as the floor beneath, and two iron pillars, are fastened to the beams which support the floor of the room containing the ma chinery. One of the beams gave way, and whether it was the beam which supports the roof and the asphalte cistern, or that which supports the floor of the jack-room, is not yet known ; the latter seems to be the most. probable. One end of the building has given way. The roof of this build ing and the floor underneath are broken through. Six of the jack-frames on the boilers underneath have fallen in. 1 The other six frames and the remaining part of the building stand uninjured, with the exception of the outside walls. The machinery was at work, and one woman named Eliza beth Cooper was killed, and two others were injured, one of whom we understand is now in the infirmary, but is not dangerously hurt ; the other walked home and seemed not to have sustained much injury. The woman that was killed we have been informed was married, and had three children. THE LATE CONFLAGRATION AT BATTERSEA.—Au investigation was on Monday gone into to ascertain, if possi ble, by what means the fire which destroyed so large an amount of property occurred, upon Mr. Bethall's premises in Battersea-fields. The result of that inquiry failed in throwing any addilonal light on the cause of the calamity. The watchman, in whose charge the premises were left at night, and whose duty it was to look after the furnaces on the works, stated, in answer to inquiries made by his em ployer, that whilst the tar was running out of one of the biilers in the tar house he left the place for a few seconds, and on his return found that a considerable quantity of that article had, from some cause, which he is at a loss to ac count for, become ignited. He positively affirms that neither lamp nor candle had been taken near the vessel into which the tar was running. When the fire commenced he tried all he possibly could to prevent the flames from extend ing, and he kept at his post until he became almost encir cled in flame, when, in order to save his life, he was at last compelled to rush out of the place and run to a distant part of the premises, for the fire extended so rapidly that in the srace of a few seconds several square yards of ground in the vicinity of the still-house were covered with burning tar and pitch. Tha exact amount of property that has been consumed cannot be ascertained as yet, but Mr. Betball's loss alone, it is stated, will he several thousand pounds. His saw -mills were fitted up with expensive machinery and fix tures, all of which are destroyed. The only building on the premises not destroyed was the still-house, the escape of which was an exceedingly fortunate circumstance, for there were several thousand gallons of naptha in the place. The firemen in saving this property were exposed to great peril, and several of them have been severely injured over the face and hands by the lighted tar. THE DEAD ALIVE.—Our readers will probably recollect that, about eight or ten weeks ago, we gave an ac count of a suicide committed by a female, in the water above Hutchesontown Bridge, and of the recovery of the body a few d.ys afterwards somewhere near Govan. The wife of a dyer, residing in Hutchesontown, but who was sepa rated from her husband some years ago, on account of her intemperate habits, disappeared about the same time, and the body, when discovered, answered the description of the dyer's wife so well, that he immediately applied to a friendly society of which he is a member, and obtained the allowance (41.) to bury his supposed wife, which he did with every due solemnity. Although a staunch teetotaller, he was so overjoyed at getting rid of one who was a thorn in his side fbr so longs time, that he even broke his pledge, and has been in the habit of taking little drops occasionally since. But, alas! this happy state of things must come to an end. On Monday last, whilst sitting comfortably at his dinner. who bounced in upon him but his own identical spouse. whom he buried, as he supposed, eight weeks ago. The consternation which so unwelcome a guest caused is easier imagined than described. The housekeeper fainted, and it was with some difficulty she was brought to, and the hus'iand's eyes almost jumped out of their so kets ; however, in a short time. order was restored, and after a little explanation from this visitant from the invis.ble world they recovered from their paiiic. It ap pears, that instead of throwing herself into the Clyde. as was supposed, she repaired to a neighbouring town, where she r,m tined until the date of her re-appearance. The unfoi tunate husband sorely laments his loss, as lie must now re fund the 41. which he obtained to bury her.—G Vsgoie Post. DARING 13URGLARY.—Between the hours of one and two on Monday morning, a burglary of a dating nature took place at Mr. liirby's, the White Hart Tavern, Princes row, Newior t Market. It appears that the burglars effected an entrance by getting over a low wall in the rear cf the prerniees, and from thence, after forcing open a window, got into the parl our , th e d oor o f w hi ch was locked, and led to the bar. bored To ov ercome th i s obstacle, with a centre bit they no less than forty holes in one of the panels, so as to enable them to take it out and allow one of the party to let h is pass to the other side, fro m whence he forced the lock and isbrrkirnaguo":3 of 61 . in into the bar, which they ransacked. R t s, el e the till, from which they took upwards took several pounds of cigars from a cupboarl, and drunk u causi n g atityof wine, a ft er t h at t h ey took their departure without q' the least alarm to the inmate& -'4OO LONDON, WE'DNESDA,Y INSTITUTION for the PROTECTION OF FERA LES FROM SEDUCTION. On Monday a meeting of imblemen and gentlemen was held at the London; Taveee, Bishopsgate-street, to sup• port measures for " the more / ffectual prevention of tseding in seduction and prostitution." which were introduced last evening into the House of Commons by Mr. Spooner. The ineeeng was a very numerous one. Sir E. N. BUXT , N, in the absence of Lord R. Gres venor, M.P., was voted to the chair. He said the object of the Bill they were met to consider was to prevent the crime of what he might call the English slate trade, by which persons induced by force or fraudlul persuasion young females to become prostitutes in the great cities of this country. It was not necessary to enter largely into so distressing a subject, but he could not avoid men tioning the defects in the law that punished promptly and severely other offences, whilst it had no provisions to check the atrocities of those men and women who made it the business of their lives to decoy young femalee into a course of prostitution, and so destroying their minds, bodies, and souls. The Rev. Mr. 'lncses, of St. Pancras, moved the first resolution :—" That this meeting recognises and de plores the baneful influence of a systematic and exten sive trading by procurers and brothel keepers in the seduction of female children and young women." It was very painful to state that the law was inoperative to pre vent this nefarious trade, and that so many were allele ed to carry it on with impunity. The law as it stood was surrounded with difficulties, and therefore it was of the greatest importance that something should be done to make it effectual. Mr. CLEWES seconded the resolution. 'lle Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said the subject had en gaged his attention for many years, and he had the sa tisfaction of thieking that he was the first individual who had suggested un institution for improving the laws for the protection of women. In these reforming times it was astonishing that no steps had been taken to amend the laws nn this subject since the days of George 11. That law was defective, and did not go to the root of the evil. The law required was one that would effectually prevent the system of trading in prostitution. Was it nut shocking that, in this moral and religious country,a set of people should be tolerated, who lived by corrupt ing females, and selling their bodies and souls for the vilest purposes? Yet such ~was the case. There did exist a set of beings—wicked demons he would call them —who lived by betraying their fellow-creatures into a course of the most dreadful misery and infamy. Ought they not to exert themselves in every possible way to atop this system of evil—in checking which they wire interested as fathers, brothers, and Christians? He would not go into long details of the evils caused by this system of seduction, but would confine himself to one melancholy case, of which he had a positive knowledge. About two or three years ago, a baronet—a gentleman belonging to an old family, of large property and great respectability, who had been sheriff of his county—had two daughters, young ladies brought up according to their rank and sage, whom he sent to Paris, to an excellent school, to complete their education. At vacation time they were to return by Boulogne, and embarked there in a steamer for London. At the landing-place servants were wait ing, for them, but the steamer did not arrive until the middle of the night, and the servants having returned home, the passengers landed, and the young ladies had not been heard of by their families ever since. All that -mild be learned was, that a well-dressed female had paid them great attention during their voyage, and the conclusion eventually come to was, that she had decoyed theta to some irCamous house, and that th -y were now either physically or morally dead. Such a calamity might come home to any man's family, and the parties causing it might escape with impunity. In a country not so much vaunted for m , rality as our own—he meant France—the code penal would be found to contain more salutary laws for the protection of young females than the statutes of England. This was a disgrace which he hoped to see removed, and he would aid every measure that tended to do so. The resolution was then put and carried. The Rev. ROBERT MUNRO, Chaplain of the Bridewell Precinct, moved the second resolution, to this effect— " That by an enactment of the 25th of George 11., the Legislature of this country not only sanctioned the principle that prosecution against inothel keepers should be encou aged, but endea voured to aff ird the requisite facilities for carrying eut the principle. Lengthened experience had shown that the facilities afforded by that Act are not sufficient fn. the object which it contemplates, and proves that the existing law is inadequate to the protection of female chastity." lie considered the proposed 13i11 would do a treat deal of good, and therefore it should meet with his most cheerful support. Mr. &imam:mem seconded the resolution, and con sidered it disgraceful to the country that prostitution should be carried on more openly than in any of the ;•;,tin tries he hail travelled in, whether European, African, Asiatic, or American. W. EVANS, M.P., supported the resolution, a n d considered that the happiness, honour, and strength of any society depended, in a very great degree, on the character of its women. Whenever their character was lowered, it must fall on the whole mass of the com munity, and therefore he was most anxious that every thing should be done that the law could do to prevent injury to female character. The Rev. Mr. GLANVILLE also spoke in favour of the resolution. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev. Mr. CRAY moved the third resolution— " That in order to the effectual protection of female chastity it is requisite that the law should declare the Procurer to be criminally responsible as well as the brothel-keeper; and that in order to the due execution •if the law against both parties, the cheap and speedy process of a prosecution before a magistrate should be sanctioned before Parliament." The Rev. Hr. BROWN having seconded the resolution, was adopted. The following resolution, proposed by the Rev. Mr. LUSIGNAN and seconded by the Rev. Mr. WOODYER, was next carried:—" That this meeting approves of 'he Bill which is to be introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Spooner, M.P., and desires to ex. Dress their moat hearty thanks to that gentlemen fir eking the prominent position he has in the advocacy of this cause." \lr. SPOONER, M P., said that he had promises of sup :pert from many Members of ivarliament who formerly iced to laugh at the notion of legislating fur the protec • ion of female virtue. A petition was drawn up, and signed by the chairman en behalf of the meeting, to be presented to Parliament, ,waying for the adoption of the proposed, or some equally efficacious measure. Thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meet ing separated. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—This theatre was crowded in every part on Montle night, the attraction being the benefit of Mr. Bunn. The performances were of a very varied descrip tion, including the services of many popular artists, whose contributions were received with great enthusiasm. In the course of the evening Mr. Bunn addressed the house in a brief speech suitable to the occasion. SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—Handel's oratorio, Belshazzar," will be performed by the Society, for the first time, on Friday next. Although Belshazzar has lain dormant for many years, it is one of the great composer's finest works. l'he libretto is understood to have been written by Mr. Jennens, who compiled for Handel the text of the Messiah. MR. BEULER.—This gentleman gave his annual concert on Monday evening at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, and as usual, had a full attendance. The comic songs of the veteran were the staple of the entertainments, all of which were received with great merriment. The remainder of the programme was made up of songs and duets, executed by Mr. E. Day. lMr. Trenklee. Mr. Sporle, Mr. Shoubridge, Miss Stewart, Mrs. Aveling Smith, and others. FRAUDS ON PERSONS PURCHASING HORSES.--MOD day's Police Gazette contains an account of the manner in which individuals have been duped into buying horses of unknown persons for large sums, when in reality the animals were valueless. A Mr. Hagan, of Agnes-street, Waterloo road, on Saturday attended a sale in a livery -stable yard, in Chester-street, Kennington, when he got into conversation with two men. One of them, dressed as a groom, stated that the other was a gentleman, who wished to buy his master's horse, and had been endeavouring to make a bargain for thirty guineas, but having disagreed his master would not sell it to the gentleman at all. The other, whose dress was that of a gentleman, said he was anxious to obtain the horse, and offered Mr. Hagan a commission if he would purchase it for him, to which he assented, and after looking at the horse they adjourned to a neighbouring public-house, where Mr. Hagan paid the man who personated the groom 31/. 10s. for his master. It subsequently turned out that the horse was not at the utmost worth more than 61. or 71. The other fraud of a similar character was practised on Mr. Henley, of Shep pard's-lane, Brixton, who paid 271. for a horse not worth 4/., by two men, who stated that the owner would not part with it to an omnibus proprietor, and after getting possession of the money appointed to meat him at a public-house. where he was to pay them 41. more, but of course they did not keep their appointment. %Ve understand that the trustees of the National Gallery have purchased a small and very interesting picture by Raphael. This work was brought from Italy many years since by the celebrated collector, Sir Marks Masterman Sykes, who died about twenty-five years ago, and bequeathed it to his widow, who, dying lately, - her representatives sold it to the National Gallery, along, we are informed, with a cartoon of the same subject by the same master. The sub ject is not very intelligible. A knight in full armour is lying asleep, and on either side of him a female figure is standing. One of these, from the attributes with which she is en dowed, would seem to represent Religion; the. other holds an olive branch in her hand. The picture. though reckoned an early one of the m meter, and even supposed to have been executed before he studied under Perugino. yet possesses a great deal of that grace of line, and sweetness and propriety of expression which distioguish his later works. CITY WINE Dons.—The investigation into the extraordinary defalcatiors in the office of Mr. Fellows, the late collector of the City wine dues, having terminated in the detection of a long system of plunder, and the offer of a reward of 1001. for the apprehension and conviction of that individual, Mr. George Telson, who, together with Mr. Lart and a few oth er gent l emen of the Corporation made great exertions to elicit the :ruth, has given notice of motion to the following effect :—" That the resolution of the Court of the 13d of October, 1815, vesting the appointment Of the collector oc the City dues ol wines, in the London-bridge Approache3 Committee, he rescinded, and that the officer be elected by the whole Court, subject to the standing order in respect of the annual election of officers." The deficiencies amounr, we are given to understand, to an enormous sum. The bite collector used to perform the duties of the office for Alder man Ansley, when that Alderman was principal of the office. EXTRAORDINARY EFFECT ON A RAILWAY FRAIN. —.On Thursday evening last, as the up mail train had just passed the Stavely station, on the Midland line, an unseen impediment (it being quite dark) caused a most singular ac cident to the train and passengers. The obstacle proved to be a large bale of flax, which had dropped unperceived upon the line from the previous luggage train ; this caused the engine to rear (if we may use the expression) two feet high, but did not abate its speed; for, surmounting the obstacle, it hit the rails again in precisely the right place, and rushed forward; the passenger carriages did the same, and no harm ensued, except to the nerves of the passengers, whose horror at finding themselves first borne upwards and then downwards, with a force which threw them all en masse, may be readily conceived. As soon as practicable the train was stopped, and the guarde removed the bale from the no.-. Derbyshire Courier. MORNING, MARCII l7, 1847. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Mattcx 16, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will In)ld Drawing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Saturday, the 2 - ith instant, at t wo o'clock. 'REGULATIONS TO RE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAW , ING-notra.—The Ladies who purpose attending her Ma • jesty's Drawing- room are requested to bring , A them two large cards, with their name, legibly written there-n, one to be left with the Queen's P.ige in attendance in the Pre sence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Ma jesty. And those Ladies who are to be presented are hereby informed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, together with the names of the Ladies who are to present them, should be sprit in to the Lord Chamberlain's office, before twelve o'clock on Thurs day, the 25th instant, in crder that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her Majesty's com mand that no presentation shall take place unless the name of the lacy presenting, together with that of the lady to be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's-office. It is particularly requested that in every case written cards only be delivered. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 12. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Burd, as Consul at Hug-Kong for his Majesty the King of Den mark. FOREIGE OFFICE, MARCH 13. The Queen has been pleased to appro% e of Mr. Francisco Jose de Paiva, as C.,nsul General at ll,ng Kong for her Majesty the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint ChArles Packer, Esq., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General for the Island of Barbadoes. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 16. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT City of Canterbury—Sir AlbertiDenison Conyngham, commonly called ford Albert Conyngham, in the room 01 James Bradshaw, Esq., deceased. WHITEHALL, FEB. 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William George Cur sham, of the town and county of the town of Nottingham Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court o Chancery. WHITEHALL, MASCII 9. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Sutcliffe, of Hebden-bridge, near Halifax, Yorkshire, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Queen's Own gor.l Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Francis Orlando Henry Bridgeman, Gent., to be Corner, vice Briscoe, promoted, Feb. 20. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. George Knight, dealer in manure, Wei bridge, Surrey. Hewson Dutchman, merchant and ship-owner, Torteth park, Liverpool. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE- CHA vCE I:1' COURT, March 16. (Before the `'ICE-CuANcx , ,Lort. of ExatAxp.) BIRCH V. JAY. The arguments in this cruse were resumed to .day. (Before Sir J. WIGAAM.) BUMBLE V. SHORE. Till, ease turned upon the conmtructiou of a will, the tes tatrix divided her estate into six parts, one of which she lett to Sarah Whittaker; but by a codicil to her will she re voked this legacy, and the question at issue was as to its disposition. His HONOUR delivered judgment to-day, and decided that the intention of the testatrix, though the will was ambigu ously worded, was that this sixth of her estate should be given -to the other legatees. He was also of opinion that the tenant for life was not entitled to any interest during the first year. POLICE lINTELLIGEriCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Thomas Clinker, a mariner. was charged with having a:saulted a revenue officer in the performance of his duty. The complainant detected the defendatl, in conveying a bottle of brandy from one vessel to another, and ,p -prehettded him with the brandy in his possesaion The defendant. however, smashed the bottle, and .truck the otlicer violently in the face. The defendant said there was no more than half a pint of brandy in the bottle, that he merely wished to give the crew a taste of it, and that the officer in his anxiety to get hold of the bottle broke it nimself by knocking his face against it. The LORD MAYOR (to the complainant)—Did he wil fully strike you, or could the blow have arisen from the struggle to get the bottle ? Complainant—l have every rea,on to believe that th , - blow was wilful. The Loin) MAYOR asked the defendant whether he was aware that if prosecuted for assaulting the officer he would lba liable to be transported for seven years ? The defendant said he well knew it was a heavy offence to assault an officer, and therefore he wai most cautious not to do anything of the kind. The LORD MAYon--If you do.not pay a fine of 405., you must go to prison for a month. The defendant chose the imprisonment. He had been marked as a dealer in contraband. A boy was charged by the same officer with having had in his possession a few pounds of smuggled to baceco. The defendant had been apprehended in passing from one of the foreign steamers, and the tobacco was about his person. MP LORD MAYOR—Is it usual for boys to engage in this traffk? The officer said the men were now very much in the habit of employing boys to take smuggled tobacco on shore, and to pay them some trifle for the risk, calculating that if detection shonld take place the punishment would be cclnuaratively lenient. The LORD MAYOR fined . the defendant 20s. Samuel Palmer was charged with having stolen a piece of beef and half a pig's head in Whitechapel market. The prisoner was seen by a boy "collaring" a piece of beef which lay upon a board, and was followed and taken into custody and to the staticn-house, where, upon being questioned, he sa'd he had just purcha.ed ' the meat at Newgate market. The butcher would have given him an opportunity of escape, but that one of the police found tied up in a :handkerchief in his pock-A the half of a pig's head, which must have been stolen some time time before from the same shop. The double rob• bery determined the complainant to pursue the more disagreeable course. The LORD MAYOR —Well, prisoner, you were not satisfied with what you took at first, but must try a second time? The butcher declared that the prisoner bulliad every one about the beef, stating that ho would bring an ac tion for it. The prisoner—As sure as I am a living man, my Lord, I bought both the beef and the half-head in New gate•market of a man that hawks about cheap wittles. The LORD MAYOR (to the prosecutor)—Have you got any evidence as to the pig's head? The butcher—l did not know it was my property till ! went back and found the other half in the shop. As I had cut it in two my self, I knew it then immediately. You see, my Lord (producing the other half, and clapping both together), how nicely they match —(Laughter.) Just look at that bone, your Lordship, how it fits in where it was smashed, and don't the animal's jaws look as if the breath was coming out of them?—(Applause). The LORD MAYDR—What have you to say now, pri soner? how does it happen that you bought the half of the pig's head in Newgate•market, when the other half was lying in the prosecutor's shop in Whitechapel? The prisoner —Why, my Lord, the man I bought it of goes round all the markets and picks up every where, so he might have called in and bought the half head he sold to me ; but please you, my Lord, pigs is so much like each other in the face that a man must be a good judge to know one half a head from another. I'm blest if I ever knew one pig from another from looking in their faces, and I've seen a good many in my time.— (Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR told the prisoner his ingenuity should not avail him, and sent him to Bridewell for a month. GUILDHALL. Mr. R. A. ;Sprigg artdressed Mr. Alderman Johnson with a complaint that his name had been mentioned in the reports of Saturday's proceedings at this court as one of the directors of the Parcel Post Company, when in fact he had resigned long ago, and had entered the proper notice at the Registration-offiee. He put in a letter he received from the secretary, dated the 3d of November, notifying that the board had accepted his resignation on the previous evening with great regret. It was addressed to R. A. Sprigg, Esq., Great Russell. street. Mr. Alderman JoHsisoN asked if he had notified his resignation by advertisement? Mr. Sprigg said he had not, because he was not aware that the names of the directors had ever been advertised to the public. He was a director but for a very short time, for he soon saw enough to satisfy him that it would be prudent to withdraw. Mr. Alderman JormsoN asked who solicited him to join? Mr. Sprigg replii d, the person who furnished the carriages, who said if ho went in the parties would be under some restraint, and he should not be afraid to trust them, and should know what was doing. He made a proposition that each of the directors should put down 2501. towards the preliminary expenses. He was sup ported by a director named Balch, of Clapham, but the rest were unanimous in rejecting it. i►lr. Alderman Jotirtso;r ask — ed how much, then, he had been required to pay up? Mr. Sprigg said 351., as his proportion of the money paid for the premises of the Corn-law League. He thought the business should be cleared up as far as possible, and was ready to give any information to the sufferers by the failure of the company. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Bedford, March 15. The commission for this county wai duly opened on Saturday by Air. Justice Coleridge, who presides on the Crown side, where there are 34 prisoners, including several heavy cases—one of murder, two of arson, and the like number of offencris against the person. The entry of causes embraced the following : CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Chief Baron Poixout and a Special Jury.) RENSHAW V. MORTON. Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. O'Malley appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Worledge and Mr. Wells for the de fendant. This was an action of assumpsit on an alleged war ranty of certain seed tares, to which the defendant rleaded non assumpsit. The parties to this cause are respectively a farmer and a,seed-dealer ; and the ques tion was whether the agent of thelatter, on the occasion of his aching forty loads of the article in question to the plaintiff, had warranted that they were " seed tares, and they would grow." It appeared that the seeds had been offared for sale by the agent of the defendant to a person named Newman, at St, Neot's market, in July, 1845, in the presence of the plaintiff, and had then stated that they were " seed tares ;" that "he had sown them himself in his own garden, and that they had come up as thick as hail." After this the plaintiff bought forty :oads of them, relying, as he now contended, on this repre ,entation, and subwquently sold them with a warranty to various parties in his neighbourhood, who had all come upon the plaintiff for compen sation ; for, as the Learned Sergeant stated, " the event proved that they might as well have sown their lands with marbles." On this a negotiation was entered into between the plaintiff and the defendants, and the matter was referred by them to a common friend, who " cut the Gordian knot" by according that they should each bear one-half of the loss sustained by the plaintiff in satisfying the demands made on him by his customers fur compeni , ation. This decision, however, was not acted upon, it would seem, for the present action was entered for trial at the last assizes, and tried before a common jury, who gave a verdict fur the plaintiff. That decision was even more unpalateable to the defendant than the previous one, for his case was that his agent had no authority, in the first place, to warrant the tares; and, in the second, that he had not, in fact, made any such representation to the plaintiff as was set up as the foundation of this demand. He accordingly moved the Court above for a new trial, on the ground that that verdict was not warranted by the evidence, and the Court being of that opinion sent the cause down again for trial, when the defendant struck a special jury. On the former occasion the agent was not called on either side, and the plaintiff being driven as it were to do so now, put that person into the box, who very soon put the plaintiff out of court, for he distinctly swore that he never had warranted the tares either to the plaintiff or to any one else, and that he had no authority from the defendant to do anything of the sort. In this stage of thf, case, _ _ The Learned CnIEF BARON interposed, and directed the plaintiff to be called, and so ended the great seed tare case of St. Neot's. There being no other civil cause remaining, his Lord. ship sat to try prisoners. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) Thomas Docherell, aged 27, and Thomas Lancaster, 30, were charged with stealing a quantity of oats, the property of Thomas Pratt, of Houghton Regis, on the 4th inst. The jury found both the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to tour months' imprisonment. Isabella Buckett, aged 17, was charged with felo niously setting fire to a barn of William Gery, Esq. The prisoner was a domestic servant of Mrs. Peck, the tenant of the prosecutor, and appears to have done the act imputed to her without any assignable motive. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.—Sentence deferred. OXFORD CIRCUIT---Worcester, March 13. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Sergeant GASELEE CHESHIRE V. HARE. This case occupied the Court from eleven to half-past five, and attracted considerable attention in consequence of the contradictory evidence adduced. It was an action by the endorser of a bill of guarantee for 301., dated the 27th July, 1846, payable in three months from date, drawn by a Mrs. Hadley. upon and accepted by the de fendant. The only plea was a denial of the acceptance. Mr. Whateley, and Mr. Gray appear,d for the plain tiff; Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Godson for the defendant. The plaintiff is a wholesale grocer in Birmingham; the defendant, an attorn-y at Kidd-rminster. On the evidence for the plaintiff it appeared that about the middle of July last, Mrs. Hadley called upon the plaintiff and asked to be supplied with goods, and on his expressing a wish to have some guarantee, referred him to the defendant, to whom the plaintiff immediately wrote a letter, inquiring if he were willing to give • his guarantee for goods to be supplied to Mrs. Hadley to the extent of 30/. To this letter it did not appear that any answer was returned; but the bill in question was given soon afterwards to the plaintiff, who tn.w produced it, together with a letter which bore no date, but was acknowledged to be genuine, from the defendant to Mrs. Hadley, stating that he enclosed her his acceptance for 301., and that if that would not do she might write again. On the bill becoming due, and being presented at the defendant's banker's, be was sent for, and declared it:to be a forgery; and, in answer to an application from the de fendant's attorney, sent a letter stating that the accept ance was a gross forgery, and that he had a letter from the drawer admitting it to be so. To a written appli estion for a copy of this letter and information as to where Mrs.. Hadley was to be found, no answer was re turned. To another letter, written some weeks after terwards, again asking for a copy of the letter, and it he denied having given Mrs. Hadley his acceptance, he answered by simply stating that any one on behalf of the plaintiff might see the letter at his office at Kidder minster. Thereupon the action was brought. For the defendant six witnesses were called, who swore that to the best of their belief the signature to the acceptance, though like the defendant's, was not genuine. One of these witnesses was a solicitor in whose office the defendant had served part of his articles. The defendant further proceeded to prove the actual forgery of the bills, and for this purpose called a man who deposed to having purchased a bill stamp for Mrs. Hadley; and a young woman, named Louisa Dobbs, a dress-maker, who stated that, during the last summer, she was at Mrs. Hadley's house in Birmingham, and saw Mrs. Hadley, in looking over a number of letters, find a letter of Mr. Hare's, corresponding with the one put in by the f laintiff, and that she read the letter to the witness, and said that it was jest what she wanted ; that about five weeks after wards, being again at Mrs. Hadley's house, she saw her with a letter of Mr. Hare's before her, and that she was practising on a sheet of paper the writing of his name ; and that she then saw her sign his name to the acceptance on a bill (which, however, she could only identity by its haring the stamp on it), and then enclose the bill and letter in another letter. The plaintiff produced evidence in reply. The verdict was for the plaintiff. As Tuesday is fixed for opening the commission at Stafford, and so much of the civil business remains un disposed of, it is said that Mr. Justice Maule will assist at Nisi Prins, au& Mr. Sergeant Allen will preside in the Crown Court. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULE.) None of the cases tried in this court yesterday wer. worth mentioning. James Campbell a sailor, about 17 years of age, was put to the bar, charged with having set fire to a barn at Pirwen, on the 4th of February last. Mr. Huddlestone conducted the prosecution. The pri soner had no counsel. It appeared that on the morning in question the pri soner was met some distance from the barn by a man, to whom he very coolly said, " I have been setting the blacksmith's barn on fire, and if anybody wants me I shall be found going on the road to Worcester." The magi saw smoke proceeding from the barn, and having gone to it and found it on fire, told what the pri soner had said, and he was pursued and foiled according to hii undertaking, going on towards Worcester. On being eaptur. , d, and asked why he should burn a, poor man's house in that way, he said, " If he had known in time it was a poor blacksmith's, he would not have burned it, but he thought it was some old farmer's," and added, " that he did it in ord-r to get into gaol, as he could not otherwise obtain any food." A box of lucifer matches was found on him; and it appeared that he had fired a barn also in Gloucestershire, for which he was to be tried at the next assizes for that county. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to ten years' trans portation. ThomAs Haines, the ground bailiff of a mine called the Round Gri en Colliery, in the parish of Hales Owen, in which an explpsion of fire-damp took place on the 17th of November last, whereby nineteen men lost their lives. was put to the bar to answer an indictment charg ing him with the manslaughter of James Shakspeare. one of those persons. The indictment alleged that it was his duty t keep the mine properly ventilated and free from fire-damp and other noxious gases; that he well knew that the deceased and other persons were at work in the mine, and that he, notwithstanding, neglect i.ng his duty i n t h a t b e h a lf; allowed an accumulation of tire-damp to talce place, and that the consequence was an explosion and the death of the deceased. Mr. Iluddlesione and Mr Hooper appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Whitmore for the defence. Verdict, Not Guilty. It would seem the mine-owners are not sufficiently of the heavy liabilities they at e subject to, if sued uur!er the provisions of Lord Campbell's Act, passed last session,' which gives a right of setter' for compensation to the relatives of a party killed by the " wrongful act" of another. After disposing of the above case and another for riot his Lordship assisted at nisi prius, and Mr. S e r gean t I Allen tried the remaining Crown cases. BANKRUPTS. Robert Saw, cheesemonger, Hammersmith, to surrender March 22, at one, and April 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City; Dods, St. Martin's-lane. William Round, cheesemonger, Hammersmith, March 26, at twelve, and April 26, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-cham bers; Dods, St. Martin's-lane. James Joyce, corn dealer, Warwick-lane, March 23, at one, and April 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Tilson, Squance, Clarke, and Morris, Coleman-street. John Greville Fennell, dealer in perfumery, King-street, Holborn, March 25, at one, and May 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Pullen, Basinghall-street. Charles Jardine, woollen-warehouseman, Basinghall-street, March 25, at one, and April 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Baylis and Drewe, Basinghall-street. Richard Parker, carrier, New Inn-yard, Old Bailey, March 25, and April 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Lawrence and Plewa, Old Jewry-chambers. Francis Kesteven, builder, Camden-street, Camden-town, Middlesex, March 25, and April 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abcburch-lane, Lombard-street; Hewson ' Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. George Hilton, groc er , Hythe, Kent, March 25 and April 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry -chambers. Henry . Hugh Beams Paull, lodging-housekeeper, Peck ham, March 25, at eleven, and April 29, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Stormy and Simpson, Wellington-street, Lon don-bridge. William Hayward, butcher, Ashford, Kent, March 25, at half-past one, and April 28, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; But terfield and Co., Gray's Inn. John Halstead, cotton manufacturer, Radcliffe, near Man chester, March 26, and April 16, at eleven, at the Manches ter District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; Whitehead, Bury. John Nosworthy, stock-broker, Manchester, March 26, and April 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee Manchester; Sharpe, Field, and Jack son, Bedford-row, Loudon; Burdett, Manchester. James Winder, dyer, Hampson Mills, near Bury, Lan cashire, March 29, and April 19, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Chisholme, Hall, and Gibson, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; Gibson, Manchester. Henry and James Booth, hat-manufacturers, Haughton, and Thomas Booth,:Denton, Lancashire, March 30, and April 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; Brooks, Ashton-under-Lyne. Owen Goodwin and Thomas Goodwin, druggists, Burslem, Staffordshire, March 31 and April 21, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir mingham; Pitcher, New Broad-street, London; Hodgson, Birmingham. • Richard Gibson, grazier, Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, March 30, at half-past eleven, and April 27, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Weeks, Cook's -court, Lincoln's Inn ; Smith, Birmingham. Thomas Walkden, scrivener Mansfield, April 1 and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official as signee, Leeds ; Muss, sergeants' Inn, London ; Branson, Sheffield. Robert Glover and Frederick Glover, Leads, March 27, and April 1 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ,• Hartley, Southampton-street Bloomsbury •, Payne, Eddison, and Ford, Leeds. Elizabeth Barre, lodgii2g . -housekeetieer, Cheltenham, Gloi cestershire, April '1 and 1 27, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Chesshyre, Chel tenham. John as sayer, Liskeard, C ornwa ll , M arch 30 and April 2 H l,a a t rv e e le ' ven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Keddell and ime-street, London. Co.,iohn Ingham, merchant, Liverpool, March 30 and April 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee. Liverpool; Vincent, Temple, London; Ro binson, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. John Griffiths, stationer, Livorpool—first div. of 6s. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. James Wilson, wine merchant, Liverpool —second div. of 4s. sd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. Joseph Hall, innkeeper, Carlisle—first div. of ss. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, New castle-upon-Tyne. John Jones, ironmonger, Burslem, StaLrdshire—first div. of ss. 6d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. Charles Taylor, brush manufacturer, Birmingham —first div. of 9d. in the pound, on any Tuesday before May 31, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. Thomas Peirson, money scrivener, Warwick -court, Holborn —first div of 4s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury. Charles William Graham, merchant, King's Arms-yard, Coleman•street, City—first div. of Is. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office DIVIDENDS. Green Aldermanbury. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. 1 islet', WO- Hii h- - street, S ou th wa rk , A pr il 7 , at half-past eleven—R. Satchel], jun., brewer, Winsley street, Southwark, April 21, at ohe—H. Wilkinson, cabinet maker, Watford, Hertfordshire, April 21, at twelve—J. Clark, merchant, Cresent, Minories, April 21, at twelve. In the Country. D. W. Acraman, W. E. Acr aman , and A_ J. Acraman, merchants, Bristol, April 9, at twelve, at the Brist o l Di s t r i ct Court—A. Birchall, share broker, Manchester, April 9, at eleven, at the M anc hester District Court—J. Roberts and H. Hughes, linendrapers, Manchester, April 9, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—J. Roberts, linendraper, Manchester, April 9, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—H. Hughes, linendraper, Manchester, April 9, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—A. S. Al•Laurin, warehouseman, Bradford, Yorkshire, April 9, at eleven at the Leeds District Court—J. Winter, Stoke•under-Hamdon, Somersetshire, April 7, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—J. Winter, Stoke-under-Hamdon, April 8, at one, at the Exeter District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. P. J. Luntley, druggist, Bread-street-hill, City, April 8— A. S. M'Laurin, warehouseman, Bradford, Yorkshire, April 8 —J. Bickerton, hat manufacturer, Castle-street, Southwark, April 14—T. Yates. cotton manufacturer, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, April B—W. F. Brand, draper, Wigan, Lan cashire, April 6—J. Sutcliffe, cotton spinner, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, April 6. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. S. and A. Westbrook, licensed victuallers, Freemans'- court, Cheapside—F. Allen and J. W. Byrne, manufacturing ch emists, Bow-common—H. Jenkinson and W. H. M•Dowell, coal merchants, Liverpool—J. Booth and J. Ward, surgeons, Penistone, Yorkshire—J. Brown, D. Crighton, and J. Holden, , Pinners, Pendleton. Lancashire (so far as regards J. Brown) — H Ball, W. Cumley, and W. Ball, calenderers, Manchester —A. Currie, C. Tanqueray. and J. S. Tanqueray, rectifiers, Vine-street, Bloomsbury—A. Graham, R. Graham, A. Mounsey, R. Jackson, J. Monkhouse, and U. Falcon, brewers, Carlisle—T. Gorst and W. Owen, grocers, Warring ton—W. and W. Weighill, tanners, Whitby, Yorkshire—J. Rosbettom, J. Wane, and T. Moon, colliers, Eccleston, Lan cashire so far as regards J. Rosbottom—W. Gregory and C. B. Williams, map sellers, Cheapside—T. Cope and J. Charles worth, linen manufacturers, Barnsley, Yorkskire—H. and S. Wake, school slate: manufacturers, Lombard-street, South wark-bridge-road—R. Learoyd, J. Learoyd, and J. Learoyd, cotton spinners, Halifax, Yorkshire—C. A. de Liancourt and L. Castelain, oil clarifiers, Battersea—A. S. Stocker and C. H. Whitfield, wine merchants, Middlesex-passage, Md Aprilßartholo- c r h A a r m e 2a r s d o n 2 ae f nr mew-close, Cit y . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Stewart Duncan, Rob er t Dunn, and David Whyte, ware r . v Mi Stevensonr2. 2 E, anddia n cons,u o t•g n e h. : ware housemen, Edi n b urgh, March 23 and A pr il 9, a t t wo , a t th e Edinburgh. stock a t Stevenson b roke rs , Edinburgh, andSons' 3 ei e h bx The followi tg from a nativ e of Glasgow who emigrated to the S tates four as a year, which years ago, i s ar. extract from a letter received „ farmer, dated Davenport, lowa, Jan. 15 , 1847 :—"" 'fne pri, les o f f arm p ro duce are very low this teak( a it go ra th er h ar d with the farmer. Counting th e ce at one halfpenny, you w ill b e a bl e t o make out th e 1 allowing prices. Just now, por k an d whe .t are th e ing into to wn . —pork, 2 cents per poun d ; w h ea t, r rincipal articles the farmers are bring -40 cents per bush el of *Nibs ; flour, i cents per lb.; butter. 10 cents ; eggs, 8 cent; per dozen ; oats, 15 cents per bushel ; corn, 15 cents p er b ush el ; corn meal, 30 cents per bushel of 501bs.—(when we. ; spea k of corn it is always Indian corn that is meant); beef, 2 anc 13 cents per lb. by the quarter, and 3 and 4 cents 14- 3 .i n . ie g pound; potatoes, 15 cents per bushel of 601bs. ; oat:44 20 ces its per bushel. As yet there is very little cheese made h ere, . and what is made ce ll s at 6 cents per lb. ".• Glaagee 4 rot, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Francis Buchanan Hoare, solicitor, of Beaumont. street and St. James's -street, was brought up for firm examination on various charges of felony. It will bo recollected that the prisoner was fully com mitted on a charge of having fraudulently disposed (ii trust property belonging to the Bishop of tlandaff; Mt. Scarisbrick, and Mr. Anstll, Valued at 5001. To a question from Mr. Sewell, Mr. BINGHAM said that the committal would be for a misdemeanour, yet is would be competent on the same evidence to deal with the charge as one of felony. • Mr. Sewell and Mr. Hobler appeared for the -pro secution ; Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Thomson were for the prisoner. Mr. Sewell said, he understood that there were other cases against Mr. Hoare ; one charge would most probably be preferred by Mr. i3ohn's assignees, other charges would b, , brought forward by other parties. Now, he would either go into these charges before the Court, or make such arrangements with the prisoner's attorneys as would put them in possession of the neces sary particulars. Mr. Humphreys was quite willing to let the other charges remain. The prisoner was then fully committed. Bail was offered and accepted. Edward Bunney, landlord,of the Fitzroy Arms, Clipstone street, was placed in the dock before Mr. Bingham, charged with violently assaulting Bennet Endean, on the 10th inst., by striking him on the head with a mallet, whereby his life is despaired of. It appeared that, in consequence of information received on the previous afternoon, from Sergeant Park, of the E division, that a man was in the Middlesex Hospital, who had been taken there on Wednesday last, in a very precarious state, from injuries inflicted by his master, Mr. Bingham, accompanied by the second clerk, and Smith, the usher, proceeded to the above hospital. to take the injured man's depositions, who stated that his name was Bennet Endean, and that he was potman in the employ of the pri soner. On Wednesday last deponent was in the tap-room, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. The pri soner carne in, and told him that he had taken too much drink, and cautioned him against drinking with the men. Deponent said he had not been drinking, and followed the prisoner to the bar, and asked him to pay him his wages, and he would leave. The prisoner refused to do so, and after a few words, he took up a wooden mallet, and struck him a violent blow on the head. He recollected nothing further. Police-constable, 105 E, stated that between three and four o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday last he was on duty in Clipstone-street, when a person met him, and informed him that the prisoner had struck his potboy on the head with a mallet. He proceeded to the Fitzroy Arms, and saw the potman in the front of the bar, bleeding from a severe wound in the head. Dr. Weeks came, and after dressing his head, recommended his immediate removal to the hospital, where he now remains iv a very precarious state. Police-constable, E 111, said he was on duty in Clipstone street, The prisoner, on his informing him that he must consider himself in custody, replied that lie was very sorry indeed for what he had done. He then took him to the sta tion. He produced the surgeon's certificate, which stated that " Bennet Euelean was suffering from erysipelas, in con sequence of a severe wound in the head, and at present was in a dangerous state." Mr. Townsend, the prisoner's solicitor, applied to have the prisoner admitted to bail, but Mr. Bzicatam said, that at present the charge bore too serious an aspect to do that. He should therefore remand him for a week. ARMED MAIL PACKETS. — The Board of Admi ralty have entered into a contract with the Peninsular and Orientai Steam Navigation Companyfor armed mail steamers to the following places :—Vipo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, to sail 7th, 17th, and 27th of each month from Southampton ; penalty for breach of contract, 10,000/. ; the contract is for 20,5001. For India and China monthly —Five packets to leave Southampton on this service ; penalty for non-performance, 35,000/. ; terms of contract, 160,000/. per annum. For Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria —To leave Southampton 3d of each month, and for Mar seilles on the 7th from London ; penalty for non-perfor mance, 8,0001. ; contract, 28,5001. ; two of the vessels are to be of 400 horse-power, and fitted to carry four guns of the largest calit,re used in the 'loyal Navy. In all four teen steamers, ten of 400 horse-power and upwards, the remaining four of 200 horse-power. The contracts altogether amount to 240,0001., and the penalties to 50,0001. The con tract for India and China terminates in January, 1853, when by twelve mouths' notice on either side the contracts may 1 1 cease. BRITISH SCHOOLS.—The annual meeting of the above schools took place, Monday evening, in the School-rooms, Hart-street, Covent-garden. The Honourable and Rev. Lord William Russell presided, and was supported by the Hon. Montagu Villiers, A M., Ch ar l es lli n dl ev , E sq ., Rev. Dr. Cumming, a deputation from the British and Foreign School Society, and many other Reverend Gentlemen. The secretary's report set forth that these schools had been esta blished for forty years, during which time they had struggled through great diflicultie,, until at length they were in a Lair road to success. The support the committee had met with from the Duke of Bedford had been the main cause of their present flourishing condition. A large debt that bad been incurred was partly paid off by that Noble Duke. The - treasurer's report showed the institution to be in a very safe No . HS, condition. Several resolutions were passed pledging the c o m- London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNts, mittee to future exertion, and the report having been re ceived, the meeting, which was very fully attended, broke up. e Str tia an is d B , 4l P a ri voy nte . r in attl'h h e e County of d i lier;exs.trws,,nead,n , _ . t . o t i e n 17. illecarcuiso, DIED. In February, off Suez. on her return from India, Sophia Mier wife of Captain J. C. Starkey, Madras N. I. On the 25th ult., at Rome, William, son of the late Henry 11111. n On Ist Inst ., at Manor House, Dublin, the Rev. William HAM Cooper, aged 49. On the 9th inst., at Claygate, near Esher, Surrey, Catharine , rel lCt of D. B. Baker, Eeq. On the 12th inst., Mary, relict of John Smith, Esq., 'ate of th Grange-road, Bermondsey, aged 70. On the 12th at Castle-hill, Reading, W. Hewitt, Eeq. On the 13th inst., Mr. John Bush, of Bell-yard, Temple-bar. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDA 11.11.7 ELT).--111 erld Mr, `_ 'l Bs to 3/ 'Gs; Clover ditto 3! 84 to 41 Itss ; and ` , A.fin, I/ 10, to lf lfis per load. A Pali av , orage supply awl a heavy demand. t'u1tr,NR;„*.N0...._..).ie. , ,,10w , Ilan, •)/ 8 to 4/; Clover ditto, 3/ 5 , to 41 143; and Straw. !! 1 4 s to 11 lips per load. Traci,: dull, at the. a'ou..c. quo: WIIITECHAVILL. —Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 16s; Clover ditto, 31 8s to Si; and Straiv, 11 lOs to 11 14 s p er load. Supply good, and trade dull. . COLONIAL. SuaAa.—Only about 80 casks British Plantation beg been sold, including a few crystalised Demerara, by auction' without change in p M 6 rites. the public sales have confailli 5.763 bags 491 casks Mauritius, 6,650 bags SO chests Belle: And 398 bago Madras 310 baskets 472 bags Penang , cases Bahia, nearly all of which sold at steady prices, evert' ing the low brown qualities, upon which a further reduction of 6d to is was submifted to. The quantity- of British Plan' tation landed last week at the East and West India Docks, was 217 hhds, and there were taken for home consuMPtl°n 283 litids 17 tierces 4 barrels. The stock in the same places is 1,647 hhds 278 tierces 576 barrels. I n dite COFFEE —1,500 bags Ceylon and 466 bags Ea st ....,,A were chiefly taken in, exceptin r a few lots of ord to real goer ord native Ceylon, which sold at 43s to 453, being mtue higher. list Rum.—The quantity taken in fn• home consumption week at the East and %Vest Jolla Docks was 216 P uns the hbde, and ex,,orted 123 puns 87 hhds. The sto ck in, _„, same places is 7,879 puns 1,248 hhds. The stock of forells" is 282 puns *thdra s°l RICE. - 2,000 bags Bengal at auction were WI i'mve the value. SAIMPICTitE.-1,480 bags Bengal realised full prices. Ict SPICE• 3.-366 bags White and 300 bags Black Pepp er s° at full rates. nd Tm.i.ow.—P.Y.C. is 51s 31 per cwt. on the 8 1 4 ' t4 $ Town 53a per cwt. 36 TEA.—The market has been steady. (From the London New Price Current of March 16.) SuGAL—To-day the market presented a f ir mer APP` the ance for the better sorts of free and slave-labour sugar' home-trade were axious to operate, ex porters and re e r mu liners working under bond came forward with more IM and an advance in the value of some sorts took place' t ber e the public sales of East India and Mauritius Sugar was fair competition in the biddings. , bi C REFu a sEn.—To-day refined goods were largely n ro b 'r the home trade, and advanced rates w e re paid. A fu . - 4 b e e d rise is expected to take, place sh o rtly. In Bonded ll.' Sugar large purchases were made, and higher rates g ive tith EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Madras Sugar met little attention, and 5,193 bogs at public sale went 6d. to iy per cwt. under former rates, but the whole sold. near, still plentiful, and the parcels offered at auction amounteuit's 8,020 bags, still the chief part sold at and after the sele s the former value. ti d MAUNITIUS.—This afternoon the quantity of Maori Sugar offered at public sale amounted t o 11,194 bi t s , - tbe 767 casks, and consisted chiefly of bright gro c e ry sel . '"' t fly demand was active for all kinds, and th e wh o le sold at 'I I former rates, and in some cases even 6d per cwt advanc e 'i to r FOREIGN.—To-day there were numerous inquiries doers Foreign Sugar of all sorts for expo r t a ti on , and our rel.; working under bond, manifested a greater desire CO OPer a b - a the rates offered were fully equal to those of last week' caused holders insisting upon an advance of i s t o 2 s per cwt, the operations by private treaty to be unimportant. ip MorAusEs.—There has been little business transacte d ig any kind, of West India, and the tendency of P ricgs downwards for all sorts. At public sale, 90 hhds of Cs pore taken in at 275. bus CoFrxr.—This afternoon there was only a moderate i t to ness transacted privately in Ceyl on , b u t it w as difficu lt at purchase good ordinary pale Native under 43s per cvi'; ‘ ,' 2$ public sale 400 bags of East I n di a were so ld at Is .‘" lower. ~,f ro of TEA.—There has been little desire evi nc ed by the d ie country trade to operate, in consequ e n ce o f the puhl , c ; : g li• declared for Thursday being large. Green has been el td dealt in for all purposes, notwithst an di ng th e m oderate 11 that exist. to all RICE.—To-day the market had a d u ll a pp e arance - r irs o sorts of East India Rice; and privately little business 221 done. The value of white Bengal, o n th e s pot, is nclid to 23s 6d. At public sale 187 b ags M a d ras were 21s 6d for low mid white, being ra th er c h ea per; S ,T A - r ied. Arracan were taken in at 21s f or b o ld di ngy w hite ha" "" 1 0, FRUlT.—There has been much i nqu i r y a ft er Denis 1v05"e%. in baskets, for wine making ;- b u t th e supp ly is nesr haunted. Valentias are little wa n t e d. Th e s t o ck of Till' pulled Figs being heavy, holders accept 42s to 465. Cil,, r fto for home consumption, are in g oo d reques t. Elm:tie oi" - are in increased request. „ s it SPIRITS.—The market has still a heavy appearance '.9,4"dtss descriptions of Jamaica Rum. Calcutta and met with little attention. L eewar d I s l an d is heel 5s disposal. Demerara of strong qu a lity can b e obtained jog to 5s 3d ; still the purchas e s h ave b een sma ll. There b e at a large stock of Brandy h ere , an d severa l pa rcels n e "" t he hand, merchants have submitted to rather lower rates for younger kinds, but old sort s are h e ld f or th e previous up, rency. if ea t INDlGO.—Holders of all desc r ipti ons o f E as t India Ma n d y firmness, and supply the market sparingly. A fair que u e d has been taken. The rat es p a id are f u ll y equa l to 00 5 the last quarterly sales, and in some cases rather above. t . s i COCIIINEAL.—This afterno on C oc hi nea l met with "ist attention, and 61 bags Honduras at public sale wen t 2d 5s lid to 6s Id, for low to middling Silvers being Id to per lb under former rates. r drss SALTPETRE.— To-day, at p u bli c sa l e , 396 bags of Ne, 7i Saltpetre were taken in at 26s 6d for good white chrYet 4 " per cent, which is above the value. Omg.—This afternoon a large demand existed for Linsti . Oil for home use and export, and prices advanced to 28e the spot, and 28s 6d for delivery. A far TALLOW.—There has been a falling off in the demand 0 „ Russian on the spot since our l as t repor t ; holders br y ow cepted prices 3d per cwt under th e se that previe nnl Y.dir veiled. For de!ivery in the lase three months of t he good demand has existed, and 46s 3d to 46s 6d given. The value of home made 50 to 50s 6d net As" is . a nd there for present delivery, but the demand is less fit" 'fitly Ca en ii a fair supply. Other kinds of Tallow have siightlY in value.are the rca HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —About three o'clock on the afternoon of the 12th inst., as William Sothron, of Ar ea Quay, of Sunderland, was proceeding through the fields 011 the pathway leading from Sunderland to Hylton Ferry, 1 1 wds violently assaulted by two men, and robbed of a leet he a bag containing twenty sovereigns and a half sovereign, e ° 201. 1 Is. in silver, the property of Messrs. Hutton and C o '' Claxheugh Paper Mills. A WOMAN KILLED DT HER HUSBIND.--011 MOP! day last an inquest was held at Newcastle on the body 01,101 woman named Ryan (the wife of a railway labourer) , had died from the effect of blows given her by her b usu td, in a dispute that arose between them. The inquest WI journed till Thursday, when a verdict of was returned. T r • betra y GOVERNMENT AND THE CEMRTZRIES.--11 It as generally stated, that one of the new sanatorf, lll , B2 , s L at of Government is to positively prohibit, by at!'„ o tt— o uloire, further burials in the crowded grave 3-ards r - v idae districts, a very great change will take place in jeer land near large towns, of sufficient size for cemater',fired much as the difficulty of finding land distant three y irds on all sides from houses of 501. per annum °lt - the/ m a nslaugm ,- wary greet. In fact, the Woods and Forests declare o . have not, near London, more than one or t wo s ites force "' teries in their power. -0 0 FATAL FIGHT NEAR WOLVERHAMPTOP , Friday an inquest was h e ld on th e b o dy o f Ri c hard garret a miner, who was killed iu a fight near Monmore Gre ss g o$ Saturday night last. The in ves ti ga ti on commencer w is Monday, at the Birmingham House, Bilston-road, 1)11 `, • then adjourned by the coroner, in o r d er t o a ff or d time : I c i it post mortem examination. From the ev id enc e addige,,„ k appeared that the deceased, together w ith William .E i f;ii. John Wright, Robert ‘Veaver, William Harris, Isaac " t he ley, and a number of other persons, were drinking at gip Odd Fellows' Arms, Monmore-green, at a l a t e hour on w dr turday night. A quarrel arose in consequence of tIP I O , o f ceased blaming one of the company for k noc king a t i e no ss ale over, and two or three rounds were f oug ht i n the ', m g between him and Robert Weaver, but it wou ld appear " 4 ,0 the deceased, who, it was stated, w as ver y drun k , "by not then hurt, and the quarrel ultimately became one tween the deceased and William Evans, in c OO quence of the latter taking the part of lv„.'" - : 0 ; and they left the house for the purpose of fighting. `„ o ff rounds were fought in the road opposite the house, in — bit of which Harper was knocked down by Evans, and When o f the last time he was rendered insensible, an d unable teLy up. William Harris seconded the deceased, and Isaac 1 111 " . 1;6 backed Evans. After the deceased was knocked down to third time, Harris and Evans fought, and it appetite t • ot i the deceased was left lying in the road, little or no attent i being given to him, one of the witnesses stating that be h sti i ii him lying under a window, quit e d ea d an d co ld, about an hour after the tight. A past mor t em exam i na ti o n 05 t i t body was made by Mr. Edwards, sur geon , w h o s tated t ot he found a bruise upon the re g io n o f th e s t omac h, and t o f congestive apoplexy of the brain appeared to be the calle,f r l bi • death, which a blow upon the stomach w ou ld p ro duce. ~.`O O jury returned a verdict of " Manslau g ht er aga i ns t Wi ll 1„d Evans as the principal, and aga i ns t Willi am H a rlin Isaac Hadley as accessories." Evans is not at present in c "i f t tody, having absconded, but the two seconds, who wer e custody, were committed for trial.—Stafford Adrertiser. nor GLASGOW PIG-IRON TRADE, MA RCH 11.-- market for pig-iron has been very slack for some time P k o and to-day sellers of mixed Nos. appeared a t 71s. Gd.r no buyers. A gradual decline is looked for until the Pn reaches such a limit as will induce foreign buyers to 00 01 —Glasgow Post. [ADVERTISEMENT ]—CURE OF A CANCER OF T.-- RE fr C. YEARS' STANDING BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS,'" 3 „idt Ilagin, of Armagh, had a caster on h e r lip f or th ree y e ars, the first medical mcn in the country could not cure; at last she advised to purchase Holloway's Pills and Ointment, at Mr. 1 1 1° 7,0 son's, bookseller, Armagh, which effected a perfect cure. •P ° wounds, sores, abscesses, or bad legs, even if of severa l years' 611• ration, can resist the curative powers of these extraordinary 10 tines; by their great efficacy many have regained the comPle te . "tie of their limbs, when upon th e eve o f su b m i t t ing to ampu t a tion hospitals and elsewhere.—Sold by all druggists, and at rrof'w - Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. On the 3d of December, 1846, at Valparaiso, Chill, the wife of lair ' Thomas Gray, of a daughter. ~.0, On the 10th inst., at Hyde, the wife of the Rev. Charles x e"" of a son. ..,1 Of 0 On the 10th inst., at Ellenbank, Dundee, Mrs. James Edwai -, da On uhter. egh g the 10th inst., at Glyn Garth, Anglesey, the lady of n Beaver, Esq C.D. , On the 1 lth inst., at Hallowell Hall, the lady of Major Wad e . - of On a n. ~, dsore oche 11th inst ., at Kensington, the wife of Charles G. El , .n Esq., of a daughter. n oia l on the 1 ith inst., at Woolwich, the lady of Captain Harlson, Artillery, of a daughter. e.„,, i r, On the 12th inst., at Grove-lane, Camberwell. , Mrs. A. M. ° of a daughter. Of S' On the 12 th inst., at Western-terrace, Bilghton, the w--- Ice Salton, Esq., of a son. -----."--... MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at St. John's Church , Paddington, urs. Du per, of Ogleworth-park, to the Vicomte le Valmer. to On the 1 ith inst., at Cime, Dorsetshire, Viscount Ebrington, Miss Darner, eldest daeghter or the Hon. 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