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404, CONTRACT for BRITISH OAK TIMBER TIIICKSTUFF, PLANK, and TREENAILS. Depaf tment of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-place, Nov. 22, 1847. C ommissioners for executimr the office of Lord High Admiral ‘ !!ae 'United Kingdom of Gre•it Britain and Ireland, do hereby give no ticei that on TE UtSDAY, the I..th January next, at One o'clock, C o n ` will be r eady to treat w i th suc h Persons as ma y be willing to .-•! ) ,ntract for supplying 'v ,0 40 Loads of BItITISII OAK TIMBER (rough contents, but to be delivered in a rough or sided state as the said Commis sioners shall t.) a 7 'AO Loads of BRITISH OAK, THICKSTUFF, and PLANK. ago o n and ‘.O BRITISH OAK TREENAILS. b To be d e li vered at lier Majesty ' s several Dockyar d s by th e 31st e Fernber, 1848, at prices including all carriage and other expenses. Tender may be made for the whole Contract, or for the quantities rfluired for any one or more of the yards, but not for less than the for any of Timber, Thickstuff, Plank, and Treenails required A an Y One yard. -.. In Form of the Tender showM - ; the distribution, sidings, and di e:lBlons of the Timber, Thickstuff, Plank, and Treenails , and all m fr n ecessary particulars, may be had on application to this Office , etter or otherwise. No Tender will he received after One o'clock - "n tivi day of titaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for' him duly authorised in writing. And Tender must be aidressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, s r , . bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for British Oak," O t u te mntt also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by d a wi tb r ,,signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become boun f person tendering, in the rum of 13,0001., Tor the due per orrn.„ - "ou of the whole Contract, or In a due proportion for a part only. NATIONAL LOAN FUNV LIFE ASSURANI - JE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Thla Caital .C.)00,100. Empowered by Act of Parliament. i ., Ins p titution embraces important and su bstantial advantages 7 " r asPehet to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assur ed /sit ar all occasions, th. power to borrow, without expense or for ee the iti . eof the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in „sTat"" s to meet other convenisneies or necessity. "jsurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors th fifth c annual meeting held on the l2th May, 1847 , to dec l a re a fth man na. varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each ewucY effected on the profit scale. ...__ ,XAMPLEM. 1 I 1 Perms- Suns the . ,A . ,.. -4 2.. 1 Annual !Policy Bonus in Rent Re - Assured "• =.) Pre- itaken addition , Bonus in duction of ma y b0r ,... z 6-5 . minim l out in Assured. I Cash. Annual row ou Premiums. Policy. ....... 1 I I X s. 4. £ s d. £ a. 41. £ s. 4. r i 1837 242 9 3112 8 5 18 4 6 494 8 14 1838 218 4 8 99 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0 6 0 1000 X 1X s. 4 74 3 4 1 I i 1839 192 1 10 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 1 1840 543 410 66 4 4 919 1 346 2 3 1 ' 1841 138 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4 1., 1842 111 6 8 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 .--- The Annual Deport, with tables of rates, &c., may be kad at the Ica, or any at its branches in the country ; or, on application, will De forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON C_4.ItROLTX, Secretary. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE . OFFICE, Royal Exchange, 24th Nov., 1847. . I The COURT of DIRECTORS of the ROYAL EXCHANGE:AS ' RANCE do hereby givOietice, that their TRANSFER-BOOKS Will be SHUT from THURSDAY, the 9th of December next, to Tarns 134Y;the 6th of Janu.,ry following ; that the Annual General Court !Ppeinted by their Charter will be holden at their office on the z Yal Exchange, on W EDNESDAY , th e 22d of December, at Twelve o'clock at' noon • and that a dividend will be considered of at the sa id Court: ALEX. GREEN, Sec. TO LINEN AND COTTON MANUFACTWRERS CAPITALISTS AND ANTED in a FIRST RATE CONCERN, Yorkshire of nearly Fifty Years standing, in the West Riding of , one or mote Partners, to supply the places of deceased bead erg . The Capital required will he from 15,0001. to 20,0001. to car ried at stated periods. The concern has hitherto been car -4n7",„" in all its bra , iches from the raw materials down to their —a"Ufacture, and therefore the parties coming in should have a to r'tical knowledge of some of the departments, as they will have take an active part In the business. addressed stating the amount of Capital at command may be re "ed "K. W. Care of Mr. D. Steel, 2, Spring Gardens, Tra "r'square, Lond on. " Xevetuber lath, 1347. PATENT CANDLE & CAMPHINE LAMPS. IWE R , 3 The literally largest as well es choicest assortment of PAL tISS .., and Folar LAMPS, tam MAGNUM and other CANDLESTICKS ; Camphine, - with all the latest improvemen!s, and of DietauoWest and most recherche patterns, in ormolu, Bohemian, and Toli N ,g la ss. or papier macho . , in existence, is at WILLIAM S. 8UR 5......e"a, _ S• Oxford -street, corner of Newman-street, where all the nab la la aoreltiee are now selling at from 20 to 30 per cent. under p itte ,."naa with whom quality and style are considerations. Palmer's plii n r Sandie (marked " Palmer ") Bd. per lb., English's Cam "Mei' LR sealed cans 5s per gallon. The money returned . for every ( De o not approved ' of. Detailed Detailed catalogues with engravings sent N r p° ,_,' t ,,L fr ea•—Establis . hel in Wells-street, A.D. 1820. u, v ELTY in FRENCH CORNICES, from lls. ?A itw s. Most varied and beautiful assortment of these elegant Of 114 1 N NOVELTIES, which threaten entirely to supersede all •rt r :::;:;_n liaaufacture, from lie. and upwards, complete for any aXtr - ij.; window (if inlaid with velvet of any colour about 15s. each ?ON' BURTON'S on SLE at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RlP ett' 39, Oxford-street, corner of Newman-street. roon 2 'ed catalogues, wish engravings, as well as of every iron- WI n' sent (o er post) free. of gte lera ,'„, 74 8 . BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock World . in : Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the wed in 14ariet d ai , no language can be employed to give a correct idea o f extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it. ...._._......_.i._i_ed in Well -street, 1320. SPENCER'S CHINESE LI Q UID HAIR DYE. Yea r . hThe t housands of individuals who for upwards of twenty ankl extant Which eelebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only ba r,wh y sterg, effectually changes, in a few minutea, red or wlt:lout moustaches, &c., to a dark brown o a r nd bla p e ro k .. , dn trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), c4it ee l : bY one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it the hidekc°ntestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy t their Pernicious rortiesdangerous process of ap theroolotes,ttinhat this article promotes the n growth of hair, nourishing tit Per bottle. • latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10e T. b e et hinr ,, e; rhltivl n i ja of the Proprietor', 29:Nottingham-place, riedgate teshapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone,Co o rn rd : fttrt e t r, 4, Cheapside Front , 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxf ',trete. Barclay, rarringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond kibs ' 11°0 1 38 r, 43, King William - street, London-bridge ; Firmigin, Inn-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham; and of mos f_ernlnlers Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to ...eart otitis kingdom by receiving a remittance, peat-paid. n,_ l ease to ask for '‘ Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.' —.metre. the Proprietor's address is on the _ wrapper- ItRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH , New road. —Th e followir.i, It.k 41-. c. A arisrut far the sal© li -wiwitsoN's VEGETA BLE UNIVERSAL MEDIC I, •L'Ou' And its vicinity :- 368, Strand—Tbe Hygeist-office. 65, Quadrant, Regent-street —Mr. Field. 53, Cambridge-street, Edgeware-road—Mrs. Good. 1, Park-place, 2file• end -road—lt rs. Lofts . $4, Lombard -street, Cornhill—Mr. Chappel. 63, Oxford-street—Dietrichsen and Hannay, perfumers. 20, New-road, St. George's-in-the-East —Mr. J. Kaines. 1,6 . Watling-street—Mrs. E. Dare. 38 , Great To ter street—Mr. Baldwin. . 12 8. Strand—Mr. E. Griffin, perfumer. 8, Townsend -street, Old Kent road—Mrs. Foulse. 128, Tottenham-court-road-3frs. Baucher. V alham-green—Mrs. Marchant. Itrentford (Post-office)—Mr. Norbury. ClePham—Mr. Batten's Library. 43, Great Chart-street, East-road, Iloxton—Mr. H. Langley. 68 , Cornhlll -3fr. R. Johnstone, per f umer, &c. t a . RIO Holborn—Mr. William Hallett. eAndolpit-street Camden-town (Post .office) -31r. J. Foster. Deptford —llr. Porritt, bookseller. ,_,l3talnes—Mrs Norris's Library. elterni t tl oriscd to sell this medicine. or druggist is AU 1 ox Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE IIICAIA- No CITT, 4.ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. -r-dition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just pablished, price 2s. 6d., or r .,. b y Poet, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. iu postage stamps, TUE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on tos a i.„ t h,* i nfirmities and decay of tithephi ssm, front with 'ndalgence, infection, and ordinate use of mercury, r._,.rerttrkB en Marriage, and the means of obviating .o certain it eisd .spications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. t Ily L . an Ptils4hl,l".l9, Berners-stroet, Oxford-stree , onden. Xanu, — ,'",, l lY the Authors • sold by Strange, 21, Pa . ternester-row ; and anger,lso,. Oxford-street ; Starle, 23, Titehlterne p;;;,!.l,Yrnarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-vtreet. rre is it i ts u of the anatomy and physio n lo r g a y v a u f g t s he re-productive orBknsPA II Illustrated by Six Coloured p gtri„AT treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indal - Z , and their lamentable effects on the system acit , producing i mental It ,".cbly weakness, nervous excitement, and generative neap y. IZ.i.,lustrated Three Explanatory Engravings.. t he ~,AT 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in thei r '':MarY or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for triAn'Teatmemt. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse by s' e xt i , rY, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated p4l:senteen Coloured Engravings. IV. Treats of Perry's Preyentative Lotion, by the use of phithe dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the e rnteally, and destroys its power en the system. dutfedevote,' to the consideration of marriage, and its th e .The causes nf unproductive union, are also considered, and 1 , ..°, 1 e subject critically and philosophically inquired into. 'fla ( motet. Rest OF STRIACUM is exclusively employed in treat -IsQttyous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., Ils .and 335. per The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic to 7 im ,' , for purifying th e bl oo d i n cases of infection, secondary symp teipe„l4l .rixned',,erUptions, and the abus e o f mercury, 11s. and 335. per bottle. t 1 P urifYlng Specific Pills, 2s. 3d., 4s. 6d., and 11s. per box, a te tt 0 1 . y in gonorrhoe a , e l ec t, str i ctures, and chronic "nflamma e bladder. Perry's Preventative Lotion, an application to 44Lit s ate the d anger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consultation fee, if zt s tar. 11. 51. P ac k ets w i th advice tube had at the Establishment t y which the fee, 11. ,is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Ber _r•street from Elevn till Two, and Five to Eight ; on Sundays Zievest ' One. kt. LA' EnT Ty. R EGRE T rrrE OF YOUTH A2sTD MATURITY.—WITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. JUst published, anti may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. id„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology e t M arriage, Infelicitous and 'Unproduc tive ITnions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, •r the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and Infection. BY SiMITEL LA'MERT, M.D., 9, BEDFORD-STREETDONREDFORD-SQUARE,. LON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin 4.tictor of Medicine, othecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member burgh, Licentiate of . V the London Iles fulfilment of several conditions, in order Itarringe requires the hospital Medical Society, &c. cause of mutual happiness. Could the that it may be really , tc i h n ed h n o e w ss in , be an many raised, cso u I veil, which c.,vcrs the o th ri e gin i staid Its true source in every ins tance it pe traced to physical disqual ificationsurious ; the gilt, which when o : f ta d n ° c u e le d s i t s ie clo w se r d e t ' ai ntments. Excesses are always injurious and their attendant disap when and of greater or less injury ‘ 44,4 1 in moderation is fratight abused, the prolific source of mischief, particular excesses, en with advantagc, becomes, The to the constitutional and vital powers. the st ature and consequence of which this T re atise professes to dilate, thanmisery any other to which it is subject. tive Organs, and of Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproduc tive This work contains an accurate and complete account of the It deservedly their relative conditions in health and disease. the health, requires' the closest attention and study, for wha f t subject can be et More importance than the preservation o ~,,a of the physical capabilities of which ev ery ,„ .Possessed. It unfortunately happens . that whether acquired in earl of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, while suffering ' early life or irons the follies of advanced age, 11, th nl e an util l i l tt ° p U p l y cl In their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap- Z M Ylnli to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so eque ntlY, but err oneously entertained that these compla i n t s a re _eYond the r each of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking !rgetfor assistan ce where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, ho s that a ccurate discrimination in ascertaining the causes of ~c; 12!,0,i sympathy with the sufferer, and, above—all, secrecy, illYa .ol.Y c haracterise the intelligent and practiyal physician, and to the medical man who can show by his posse skin of the requisite legal qualifications that he i s entitled to esteem and respect in his proles .:l on,al pursuits, the utmost coutidence should be extended. Dr. ._a.MERT has obt a i ned the highest medical honours, as his diplomas testify, and th e great extent of his practice for many years is a n_ ntee for his p rofeesional experienee, which has reference almost m ol_elY to the t reatment of these diseases. t 2, P a fly the A u th or, and may ho had of Kent and Richards, t, ' r "^At^ , -"nw ; Hannay 63 Oxford-street; Starts, Tichhorne- T,,, a , , ~.. , • - '',— - l !.', ,:. ' •-•' -,'-' : Conlozi, NI, from • or b I, e • ••‘: '• : : •. . -.-... ,rtr-two etamps, • Aullt.r, wh m o ay he consul te d on these disorders personally Y letter, d ai l y, from Teti till Two, and from Five till Eight at his esidenc's 9 Bedford -street Bedford-seuare London. ... '. - k' . . .- . . f ' ''';':-_,' . ''''''----'-' A______ %t*' :_i_ ' : In; , " . 1 7,.... •••-:,...N . ' '''''''. ~- .•..,,:,-., -••••?- -..- . . . .... .. . -' • ~,... .-" t: '.:-:-:1" . 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From the evidence of complainant (a sickly-look ing woman, carrying an infant in her arms), it ap peared that the prisoner had for a long period ill treated her in a most shameful manner. She. had lately occupied a back parlour at No. 2, White Lion place, Edgeware-road. On the previous evening the prisoner came home to tea, and having poured out three cups of tea, she sent her little girl out for some milk, and waited at the door till she came back ; having put milk into the cups, the prisoner laid hold of his and upset it, wh e th er by accident or not she could not tell. She poured out another for him, of which he partook, and she drank from her own cup, which had about it a very curious taste, so much so as to induce in her mind a belief that poison had been mixed therein. She emptied what remained into a basin, and finding something adhering to the sides of the cup she took it to a chymist, who told her that there was poison in it. Complainant added that it must have been put into her cup while she was wait ing for the milk. Mr. Falkner, surgeon, Harrow-road, said, that when the cup was brought to him there was some substance adhering to the inside of it, and, from th,e smell, he had no doubt of its being opium. Pollard, 125 D, who took the prisoner into custody, stated, that the prisoner declared to God that he was perfectly innocent, and alleged that if there was any poison in the cup it must have been placed there by his wife. He was either ill or feigned to be so, and wished for the stomach pump to be applied to himself. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, denied all knowledge of any poison whatever being in the cup, and asserted that the case had altogether been trumped up against him by his wife, who a few days ago made an attempt, as he verily believed, to induce him to partake of a fresh herring in which poison was no doubt mixed, as she was extremely desirous for him to eat one which she selected from several others which she had been cooking. The MAGISTRATE considered that the matter was at present involved in much mystery, and remanded the prisoner, with liberty for him to put in good bail for his being again forthcoming on Wednesday next. The officer was instructed to make, in the meantime, diligent inquiries of chemists, &c., as to whether either of the parties had purchased opium of them or not. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday an elderly man, named James Borring ton, a journeyman weaver, was placed at the b a r before Mr. Arnold, charged upon suspicion of having caused the death of a bricklayer's labourer, named William Cheeseman, aged 52. Brooke, a constable of the G division, stated that while on duty in Shoreditch, between seven and eight o'clock on the preceding evening, he was in formed that a man was lying dead in a house in King's Head -court adjoining, who it was suspected had come to his end by unfair means. He immedi ately repaired to a house pointed out to him, No. 3, and upon entering one of the lower rooms found the man Cheeseman seated in a chair before the fire, apparently lifeless. There were several other persons also in the room, amongst whom were the prisoner and a woman who represented herself as the wife of deceased, both of whom were intoxicated ; and the latter in answer to his inquiries stated that her hus band had been engaged in an altercation with the prisoner, who had knocked him down, and that he never spoke afterwards. Witness upon this sent for two medical gentlemen, who promptly attended and pronounced the man to be dead, but expressed them selves unable to explain the cause of his death with out a post mortem examination ; and as the circum stances attaching to the occurrence bore a suspicious appearance, the prisoner was taken into custody. Anne Wilson, the woman referred to, stated that after drinking at a neighbouring public-house on the preceding afternoon with the prisoner, a man named Glasse, and the deceased, as whose wife she had passed for the last three years, she returned home to prepare tea, and was shortly after followed by Glasse and the prisoner. In about half an hour they were joined by the deceased, with whom she had a few words, and he ultimately struck her, when the prisoner interposed in her behalf, and was immediately attacked by the deceased ; a struggle ensued between them, which was terminated by the interference of Glasse, who re moved the prisoner to th e f ur th er en d of the room. and the deceased in endeavouring to renew the atack threw over the table, fell heavily upon the back of his head, and upon raising him up it was discovered that he was dead. The witness stated time, and she had no recollection whatever of having told the police that he had struck the deceased before he fell, which was not the fact. _ The man Glasse confirmed the account given by the last witness as to the deceased's death being caused by pitching over the table, but denied that he had himself interfered at all upon the occasion, and prevaricated so much in other particulars that the magistrate reproved him repeatedly. Police -constable Murrell, 60 G, was thereupon called, and fully corroborated the testimony of the other officer, Brooke, relative to the statement the woman had made to him on the previous . night, that the deceased had really fallen in consequence of a blow from the prisoner, to which she had likewise added that the quarrel had solely arisen from the jealousy the deceased entertained of the latter, whom she had been acquainted with for two years. The woman's daughter, who was present at the time, was about to make some communication, but was sharply rebuked by her mother, who told her to hold her tongue, as she knew nothing about it, and she did so. The daughter, a girl of 17, was then questioned by the magistrate, but stated that all she knew of the transaction was that she had been sent out upon an errand, leaving the deceased in perfect health, and that upon her return she found him dead. The woman Wilson was also recalled, and on being asked by the magistrate to account for the wide difference in the statements she had made to the police and to himself which were totally opposed to each other, stated that she was so flurried at the time that she scarcely knew what she said. The prisoner, upon being called on for his defence, admitted that he had interposed to protect the woman, as she had stated, but said that he had no recollection of having struck the deceased. Mr. ARNOLD said that the conflicting and contra dictory statements of the only persons present upon the occasion were such as to involve the case in great suspicion, and he should, therefore, order the prisoner to be remanded to await the result of the post mortem examination by the surgeons. SOUTH WA RK. The sum of 51. was received by the magistrate for the poor-box of this court, the donor, " W. D.," re questing that its receipt might be acknowledged in the newspapers. PROTECTIONIST MEETINGS.—The following Peers assembled yesterday at Lord Stanley's:—The Duke of Richmond, Lord Rollo, the Earl of Airlie, the Earl of Digby, Viscount Combermere, Lord Redesdale, the Earl of Lucan, the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Mon trose, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Polwarth, the Earl of Sheffield, Viscount Strangford, Lord Sinclair, Lord Gray, Lord Hereford, Lord Southampton, the Marquis of Downshire, Lord Castlemaine, the Earl of Longford, Lord Farnham, the Earl of Selkirk, Lord Colchester, the Earl of Eglintoun, the Earl of Desert, the Earl of Bandon, Lord de Ros, the Earl of Warwick, Lord Lake, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl Stanhope, Lord Colville, the Earl De la Warr, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Mar quis of Exeter, Lord Northwick, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Stradbroke, the Earl of Cardigan, Viscount Canterbury, Lord Ashburton. The following Protectionist members of the House of Com mons met at Lord Stanley's on the preceding day :—Lord G. Bentinck, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl of March, Viscount Alford, Viscount Ingestre, Viscount Newport, Lord C. Manners, Lord G. Manners, Lord H. Gordon Lennox, Lord Brooke, Lord Burghley, Hon. Colonel Lowther, Hon. Captain Harris, Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. W. Bagot, Hon. F. Scott, Sir W. Jolliffe, Sir H. lialford, Sir W. Codrington, Sir Willoughby Jones, Sir H. Meux, Sir J. Yarde Buller, Sir A. Hood, Sir IL Wil. loughby, Colonel Knox, Major Beresford, Captain Rush out, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. G. Arkwrigkt, Mr. G. Bankes, Mr. P. Bennet, Mr. W. S. Blackstone, Mr. R. Bourke, Mr. R. Bremridge, Mr. M. Briscoe, Mr. L. W. Buck, Mr. B. B. Cabbell, Mr. J. C. Cobbold, Mr. W. Deedes, Mr. C. G. Dupre, Mr. IV. Forbes, Mr. S. Lane Fox, Mr. G. Hudson, Mr. T. Houldsworth ' Mr. W. R. Hodgson, Mr. T. B. Hildyard , Mr. R. C. Mid yard, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. T. P. Halsey, Mr. 11. Gwyn, Mr. T. J. Ireland, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Joseph Neeld, Mr. E. M. Mundy, Mr. 0. Morgan, Mr. C. A. Moody, Mr. W. Miles, Mr. C. W. Parke, Mr. R. Prime, Mr. J. C. Renton, Mr. R. Spooner, Mr. Augustus Staf ford, Mr. J. G. Smyth, Mr. E. Wodehouse, Mr. G. E. Welby, Mr. H. S. Waddington, Mr. 1). Waddington, and Mr. Howard Vyse. Mary Ann Turford, who was convicted at the Central Criminal Court in October last of stealing a watch and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and whose innocence was clearly established on the recent trial of James William Ward, who was convicted and sentenced to transportation for the same offence, has been released from the House of Correction at Brixton, by order of the Secretary of State, her Majesty having been nl-a5 , .11 to grant her a free pardon.—[We trti , t that besides the mere escape from an unjust sentence some reparation may be made to this victim of a judicial fal libtlity.]—Timo, [PRICE SD. SPANISH AMERICAN BOND HOLDERS. We have received the - following communications with reference to the Spanish American Bondholders and Messrs. Schneider and Co.:— " 13, Austin•friars, Nov. 22, 1847. " Gentlemen,—llaving laid before the committee of Spanish American Bondholders your letter of the 17th the committee request me to state that it is the opinion of the committee, that if you decline to distri bute the funds in your hands towards the Mexican divi d the same should be invested in Exchequer-bills, and apposited in the Bank of England in your joint names and that of some members of the committee. " I remain, &c., (Signed) "G R. ROBINSON. "Messrs. John Schneider and Co." "10, New Broad-street Mews, Nov. 23, 1847. " Sir,—ln reply to your letter of yesterday's date, we beg to say that the suggestion you make being at variance with the terms of our agreement with the Mexican Government, we must decline to adopt it. "By that agreement, the custody of the fund in ques tion, for which we only are responsible, is duly provided for, and will of course continue to be strictly observed. " We are, Scc., (Signed) "JOHN SCHNEIDER and CO. "G. R. Robinson, Ebel." The following are the letters referred to in the pre c•eding communications:— " 13, Austin-friars, Nov. 11, 1847. " Gentlemen—The committee of Spanish American bondholders have received a communication from Mr. J. Lizardi, of the 3d inst., of which you will receive a copy enclosed. [This letter has been already pub lished.] " The Committee beg to inquire, for the information of the bondholders, whether it is your intention to pro ceed to the distribution of the sums which have been remitted to you on account of the dividends on the Mexican debt. " I remain, &c., (Signed) " G. R. ROBINSON. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co." " 10, New Broad-street Mews, Nov. 17, 1847. " Sir,—We have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, enclosing copy of a communi cation from Mr. M. J. de Lizardi to the committee of Spanish American bondholders, wherein it is stated that the agency of the Mexican Government has been removed from our hands, and placed in those of that gentleman. " The peculiar condition in which this matter stands renders it necessary that we should go into a brief state ment of its actual position, in doing which we beg to disclaim all intention of speaking in any other than terms of the utmost respect of the Mexican Government. It is doubtless to the rapid changes of Administration which have taken place in that country, and the political difficulties consequent on a state of warfare, that the irregular aspect presented by the proceedings of the Government is to be attributed. " On the arrival in Mexico of the intelligence of the arrangement which took place in London in June of 11114 year in relation to the consolidation of the Mexican foreig❑ debt (a change i❑ the Government having in tervened), that arrangement, as the committee are aware, was not confirmed by the then-existing Government. Notice was, therefore, given to us that our appointment as agents of :the Government was suspended,' and we were instructed to deliver up to the Mexican Consul all moneys and effects which might be in our possession in relation to the Mexican debt. " The committee immediately intimated to us that it demurred to that order of the Mexican Government, and reminded us of the responsible position in which we stood towards the bondholders.' " Subsequently the Government, oa being more fully informed of the particulars of the proceedings which had taken place in relation to the consolidation of the debt, determined on ratifying the act of its minister in London; whereupon we were instructed immediately to resume' the agency. " Subsequently again to this notification, and without any previous intimation to us, we were apprized that the Government had appointed Mr. M. J. de Lizardi its agent in London. " And, since that announcement, a remittance has been made to us in our capacity of agents for this debt. " These proceedings are sufficiently contradictory. Our position in the matter is this. We were induced to undertake on behalf of the Mexican Government the arrangement of a laborious and responsible operation, in consideration of enjoying the legitimate mercantile advantages resulting therefrom. The agency was se cured to us by a condition incorporated into the bonds issued for the debt, and forming part of the agreement with the bondholders. We have performed and shall continue to perform, our part of the contract. We ex pect the Mexican Government on its part to do the same. We respectfully deny the right of that Govern ment to make use of our services and then to deprive us of the return which it had itself stipulated to make to us. I\Tr }l F i n elteritt; tit cs rale b holders. VY e have sutrm ' W e d gy *le Wore + Jr cutrprs ceedings in this matter to our legal advisers, who re commend us to mention in the matter the exact position assigned to us by the agreement of June, 1846, and in no respect to depart therefrom. The committee will see that we have no other course to pursue. We have the honour, &c., (Signed) " JOHN SCHNEIDER and CO. " G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P." THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—Upon inquiry at the residence of his Lordship yesterday evening, it was stated that he was much better, and had been enabled to leave his bed for a few hours in the course of the day. His Lordship suffers from a severe cold, but it is hoped that in a few days his health will be quite restored. SIR CHARLES NAPIER VINDICATED.—We have only space enough at present to refer our naval readers to cur Parliamentary report this day, in which it will be seen that Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, and with him the honour of the naval profession, have been vindicated from the " false and calumnious charges" brought against the gallant Commander-in-Chief: — Herald, The New York packet-ship, Montezuma, Captain Lowber, arrived at Liverpool yesterday, with dates to the 3d, which have, however, been anticipated by the prt:vious arrival of the Ocean Monarch of Boston. ASIIBURTON.—From the depressed state of the northern woollen markets, most of the workmen here and at Buckfastleigh are thrown out of employment. What with the approaching winter and the want of labour, we fear that the working classes of this place, as well as elsewhere, will undergo great privations. MUNICIPAL HONOURS AT A DISCOUNT —The office of Mayor at Exeter is going a-begging. Mr. Snow, banker, who was unanimously elected last week, has declined to qualify, and the council is specially con vened for Monday next, to take measures to supply his place. Two of the newly-elected Aldermen, Dr. Pen nell and Mr. Miles, have followed the example of the Mayor. The penalty for non-acceptance of the office of Alderman, is, at present, only 20s. ; but by a bye-law passed at the last meeting of the council, which will come into operation in a few weeks, it will in future be 501. The Mayor's penalty, at present 251., will be raised to 1001.— Local Paper. CONVOCATION.—The Convocation met yesterday, and we understand that the address sent down from the Upper House was amended in one or two not unimpor tant particulars. It will, we are informed, be found to imply an earnest desire that Convocation may be per mitted to meet for the consideration of the great in terests of the Church; an expression of thanks to her Majesty for giving the royal consent to the measure for securing the separate existence of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor; and a prayer that the Episcopate may be more proportionate to the wants of the Church, and the rapid growth of the population. The question of Dr. Hampden's appointment was mooted, and a proposition made for petitioning her Majesty to delay a conga d'elire till certain passages in Dr. Hampden's works had been subjected to a careful examination by the ,proper autho rities. Although there was a general condemnation of the appointment, yet, as many doubted whether it pro perly came within the sphere :of Convocation to pro nounce upon it, the proposition itself was negatived.— Manchester Guardian. _ _ _ ...._.....„...,...... ____. .....__ POR _.. TSMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Rear-Admiral Hornby is ordered to call off Madeira, in her Majesty's ship Asia, with dispatches for her Majesty the Queen Dowa ger. The Belleislo troop.ship has sailed. The Terrible was taken out of dock this Imorning, and is . now fitting under the sheers, and will there take in her new arma ment. The Kite steamer is to go in deck. PORTSMOUTH Nov. 24.—A message came b y elec tric telegraph this morning for a steamer to be held in readiness to convey Earl Spencer to Osborne House, and at three o'clock this afternoon the Lightning went down to Cowes with his Lordship. It ig understood that Earl Spencer waited on her Majesty in his official capacity as Lord Chamberlain, to receive her Majesty's commands on what day and hour it will bo convenient for her Majesty to receive the_deputation of Peers and Members of the House of Commons to be appointed to present the Addresses voted by the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday. The Lord Chamberlain returned by the Lightning, in the afternoon. It is expected her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family will remain nearl), a month at Osborne , a s her Ma j est y has b een pleased to * dispense with the attendance of Lord Adolphus Fitz. clarence in the Royal yacht for that period. The Fairy, as usual, goes to Cowes every day for her Majesty's orders. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The third ordinary meeting, yesterday of the Society of Arts wa s h e ld the Sccisty's house in th e Ad e l ph i . The e s y ll e b n j i e ll e g t 11 0 t f discussion was the very import an t one o f communication between the guard and driver of a railway train, of which five different schemes were submitted to the Society. That o f Messr s . B rett and Little, and the electric telegraph principle, and Mr. D u tt on ' s acoust i c communication, attracted the greatest attention, and were approved of for ingenuity and efficiency ; the chief characteristic of the former being it s p ower o f ge t t i ng an alarum b e ll into motion ; and of the latter its propa gating sound along a tube and finally through a whistle. No. 17,215.] LONDON, I`ll RSDAY EVENING SALES BY AUCTION. MAGNIFICENT ESTATES and NOBLE RESIDENCE IN SOUTH LANCASHIRE within FOURTEEN MILES of LIVERPOOL, comprising the extensive and very valuable DOMAINS and MA NORS of BOLD, BURTONWOOD, and SUTTON, preanmed to he one of the most important and improving Properties that has ever been offered for sale. - ON 3iEbS SReen I S. ° DANlEL tni S et M ion l s T fr H om a h e (I Pro S prietor thoaavne 110LIIICC that the above truly magnificent and very valuable Fit VEHOLD ESTATES, to g ether nearly 7,000 statute acres, em bracing some of the finest Nul in the county, and almost in a ring fence, will be submitted to ':PUBLIC SALE (if not previously dis posed of by Private Contract). They embrace the important " Manor of Bold," with its splendid mansion, gardens, park, noble woods, lake, and plantations, all In excellent order, and distinguished as " The Bold llall Estate," aid comprising .within itself about 4,300 acres most su perbly timbered, and well stocked with game, also " The Burtonwood' Estate" adjoining, which contains nearly 1,400 acres, , very finely timbered, together with " The Sutton Estate " Cosely contiguous, consisting of about 1,030 acres of excellent land skirting the prosperous and rapidly improving town of St. Helen's, and containing mines of superior coal, and also beds of clay of great value for pottery purposes. The whole of these flap estates arc let (with the exception of the parks and demesne farm, which are in hand) to responsible tenants-at moderate rents, and produce between 11,000/. and 12,000/. per annum, exclusive of royalties and rents re ceivable from coal mines, which must annually increase. The limits of an advertisement will only admit of a brief outline of the numerous natural and great local advantages of this most important and splendid domain. Tho Mansion of Bold stands upon a fine ele vated part of the park, which contains about 400 acres, richly studded with noble timber, and sheltered by venerable oak woods of the finest growth. Within the park are the remains of the ancient hall, moated round, and which, from a period little later than the Conquest, has been the seat of the maternal ancestors of the present owner. The Sutton Estate possesses rare advantages ; is intersected by the London and North-Western, and St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railways, and, from its position and nature, its valqe must be annually increased. The St. Helen's Coal-field, containing an average thickness of 70 feet of coal, is believed to extend under a considerable portion of the Sutton Estate ; part of such Mines are already in lease, and must be the source of a vast revenue. The Sutton Station of the London and North-Western Railway is distant about a mile from Bold Hall, affording easy access to all parts of the kingdom. Warrington is distant from Bold 54 miles; Liverpool only 14 ; Manchester, 20 ; and London, less than 200. The Bold and Burtonwood Domains and Manors may be purchased without the Sutton Property, which will probably be offered in lots. For fartherparticulars and cards to view the property, and to treat for the purchase, apply at their Offices in Waterloo-place, Pall-mail, London. Particulars may also be had of Messrs. Rowson and Cross, Solicitors, Prescot, Lancashire; or Mr. Alexander Bannerman, Lana Agent, South Cottage, Chorley. Capital and first-rate TOWN MANSION, with Brick Lawn and Faro Court, in WHITEHALL GARDENS, with Possession. IIIESSIIS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are : commissioned by the Trustees, under the will of the late Marquis of Ailsa, to OFFER for SALE his late most desirable and spieneid residence, next the mansion of the Duke of Buccleucb., in Whitehall-gardens, with a file view of the river. It is leasehold, under the Crown. Also some superior FreeLold Stabling near Downing-street. Particulars and cards to view the premises may be had at their Offices in Waterloo-place, ; also of Messrs. Ashfield and Cloth., Solicitors, Staple Inn, llelborn ; and of Hewitt, Esq., Edinburgh. BEAUMONT LODGE, near WINDSOR, for many years the resi- YY dente of the late Viscount Ashbrook. - MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON beg L to apprise the public that this highly distinguished and. peculiarly favoured property is again OPEN to TREATY. 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Shares, 1 p.- , -Hudderefield and Manchester, Thirds, % dis.—Lancashire and Y orkshire, Fii ths, % p.—Leeds and Thirsk, P re f erence (guar. 6 per ce,nt.), 1 dis.—London and Norai-Western, Quarters, New, 71 , , p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 4 p.—Blanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, p.—Ditto, Quarters, 565. 3d.—Midland Stock, 110 1 /---Ditto, 401. Shares, 42% c.—Ditto, New Halves, 1 dis.—North British, Half Shares, 12 1 /4—North Staffo r d s hi re , 1 4 3 dis.—North Union (3),141 1 /—South-Eastern and Dover, 29 1 —Ditto, No. 4, 2 1 / 8 dis.— York, Newcastle, an d B erw i c k , E xtension, No. 2, 2 p. BIRMINGHAM, NOVEMBER 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties.ls% —Midland, Consolidated Bi rm i ng h am and Derby, 83—North British, Quarters, is dis. ex int.—South-Eastern and Dover, New, 151. No. 4, 2 1 ,f 1 dis.—York and North Midland, 75 1 / 2 —Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 1% dis. —North Staffordshire, ls. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (A), 665. 3d. dis.—Ditto (B), 2 dis. MANCHESTER, Nov. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5% dis.—Bolton, Clitheroe, &c., Preferentials (B), M p.—Eastern Counties, 161/2—East Lancashire, New, 3 dis.--Ditto, New Quarters, 34 dis.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 146 n. dis.—Ditto ( West Riding Union), 2 7-16 dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle Junction, 2 dis.—London and North-Western (Man chester and Birmingham), 60—Ditto, Quarters (A), 4% p.— Ditto, ditto (B), 4% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, Preference, 3-16 p.— Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 5 1 / 2 dis.—Manchester and Southampton,l 3 / 4 dis. —North Bri tish, Thirds, 1 / 2 p.—North Staffordshire, par—North-West ern, 4A dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 1 / 2 dis. LEEDS, NOVEMBER 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New, 3 3 4 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 13s. 6d. c. dis. —Great Northern, 5 'T s dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, par—Ditto (West Riding Union), 21/ 2 n. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 14 1 ,6 dis. —Ditto, New, 13 dis.—Midland, 1104—North British, Halves, 12%—Ditto, Thirds, 3s. p.—Ditto, Extension, par —North-Western, 41 / 2 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick No. 2 (New Berwicks), 465. 3d. p.—North Staffordshire, par. SHEFFIELD, NOVEMBER 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Lincoln Unison), U. 19s. dis.--,Midland, 110—Ditto, Sheffield and Rotherham, 30%. HULL, NOVEMBER 24. STOCK EXCHANGE —The market has beer more lively to day than for some time past, buyers bel,,, . were in moth predominant at the close. The North British small sto w % A t re quest, and the Carlisle Extension, vr l otiih were done previous There e 'C r e h "Alised ls. Dd. emium. at 405., North Stafford shireGdrise.a,t I N iav or e cat r ern, are dnge b u) a - t ers 6 o d i at Is. 3d. p., Liverp-joi, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction at at 7s. 6d., and. Northern Counties Union at 2s. 6d. The sales are — Ambel:gate, Nottingham, and Boston, Iss. —North British, T .dalves, par—Ditto, Quarters, 2s. p.— Ditto ' Carlisle Extensions Is. 9d. di s . p.—D arwen , Prefer ence, % p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E.), 1% p.—North Western, 90s. dis. EDINBURGH, Nov. 23. STOCK ExcllArreas.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 251.- Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 7s. 6d.-Arbroath and Forfar, 26/. -Ditto, Halves, 131.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/. 2s. 6d.- Caledonian, 351. 10s.-Ditto, New, IL 25.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 11. 1 06.-Clydesdale Junction, 591. -Deeside, 3/. Bs.-Dunblane, D onne , an d Callender,ll. 6s. -Dundee, and Arbroath, 341.-Ditto, New, No. I, 251. - Ditto, New, No. 2, 341.-Ditto, New, No. 3,3/. 55.-Dun dee and. Northern Junction, 14 55.-Dundee and P er th, 291. 10a.-Ditto, New, 134 10s.-Ditto, Quarters, 21. 6s. 6d.-East of Fife, 24 155.-East Lothian Central, 14- Edintatrgh and Bathgate, 51.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 921. 10s. ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 12/. 55. ex div.-Ditto, New Halves, 64-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 151.-Ditto, Pr dri3renes, 15/. 10 , ,.. -Ditto, New, 21. 155.-Ditto, Quar ters, Reg., 35.-Edinburgh and Northern, 161. 17s. 6d. ex int.-Ditto, New, Reg., 1/. 15s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 54:105. ex int.-Ditto, ditto, New, Reg., 1/. 95.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co. ), 15s. 6d. -Ditto, Halves, 55.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 101/. 155.-Ditto, New Stock, 404 55.-Ditto, ki)*,Thuliarls;luid uaRiAtE, ineGarticiirk, 38/. 155.-Glasgow General Terminus, 101. 10s-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditte, Halves, 84-Ditto, Prefer enc.;, 71. 195.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 3/. 9s. -Great North of Scotland, 17s. 6d.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 4/. 10s. -Ditto (late London and York), 21. --North British, 271.-Ditto, Halves, 11/. 15s. ex int.- Ditto, Quarters, 41. 9s. ex int.-Ditto, New Quarters, 11s. 3d. scrip -Ditto, Thirds, Reg., 1/. 19s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 51. 65.-Scottish Central, 23/. ex bonus- Scottish Grand Junction, 65.-Scottish Midland, 151. ex int.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester, 181. 55.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 3L-Stirling and Mid land, 61.-Wishaw and Coltness, 43/. 10s.-York, New castle, and Berwick, 32/. 10s.-Ditto, Extensions, No. 1,. 134-Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 111. lbs.-Direct Bombay and Madras, Is. 9d.-East Indian, 1/. Os. 3d.-Great North of India, Is. 3d.-Great Southern of Madras, Is. 6d.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. GLASGOW, Nov. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian New, 245. -East Lothian Central. 178.-Edinb urg h and Glasgow, Halves, 12 , 4-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 40/. Shares, 401. 65.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 71. 65.-Great Northern, 89s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras 9d.-North British, 26%-Ditto, Thirds, 375. 6d.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 10s. 9d.-Scottish Central, 231. LORD DENMAN'S JUDGMENT. DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. " The question was whether the marriage of a man to his deceased wife's sister was void by the law of Eng land, because, if so void, the acquittal of a man for bigamy, after the marriage of his deceased wife's sister, and during the life of the said wife's sister, was proper, and ought not to bo interfered with."—Newspaper re port of Lord Denman's judgment, " The Queen v Chadwick." TIIE GIRL'S OWN BOOK. BY MRS. CHILD. 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They arc not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic te the empyrlcal trash put forth on the above subjects, by ivqualifled authors, which alone er together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, healthethorhoyniayical incapacity, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library voinme, tier are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do rude others as he would he done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always The above works may be had of on the " sunny side of the way." Slier,. ~., 23, 1`;1 4 Il .P,e,t()•-row • Carvell°, 147, Fleet •stro Inc. Cr,robn,!: N a l,on, 457, West Strand ; or aircct (by poet I,l' ;::;.1., - wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll - place Re g ent-street; and all Booksellers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siit,—By the law of England, no man can hare two wives. Now, taking Lord Denman's ipse dixit in the above case, ought a man who marries a second time, during the life of his real wife, to be acquitted of bigamy, on the ground that the second marriage was void, and consequently the woman, by second marriage, not his wife—so that he had not two wives?—" Biganty—The crime of haring two wives at once."--Johnson's Dic tionary. If the second marriage be void a man cannot have two wives at once. B. W. D. Ilfracombe, Nov. 22, 1847. THE Bisnor or LONDON. The reports which have lately appeared in many of the public journals rela tive to his Lordship's serious indisposition, are, we are happy to say, incorrect. Although his Lordship still sutlers from the effect of his late accident, he is suffi ciently recovered to travel, and on Saturday last he left Brighton for his town residence. A slight contraction of the muscles of the face is the temporary result of his late accident, but the inconvenience eonse quent upon it does not prevent his Lordship from at tending to many of his ordinary duties. His Lordship is still attended by Sir Charles Clarke, his physician. Yesterday Mr. Payne held an inquest at the East India Arms Tavern, F'enchurch-street, on the body of Louis Celeste Lecesne, aged fifty, a gentleman of colour, well known in the commercial world from the strange vicissitudes and changes of fortune he had met with. The deceased was the person who, between twenty and when a t ho e t me h s ns y rt oin. businesss co localff r account Ge3o v o e f rn t rn he ent ha o r f sh jam tr a ea ic t a m . en A t thirty y ears ago, exc i ted so much of the public sym as pathy G onv distiller, ine ahned was in accused by w t i h t h e t he tha r t ece ti i m ve e d , Duke of Manchester, the governor of the island, of en deavouring to excite the slave population to revolt. He WAS deported in consequence, and on arriving in this country made his case known to Lord (then Mr.) Brougham, and Dr. Lushington. These gentlemen, and many other advocates of the emancipation of the slaves, espoused his cause warmly, brought the subject before the House of Commons, clearly established his inno cence, and the result was that the deceased and his partners received a largo sum of money from the Go vernment as compensation for the losses they had sus tained in consequence of the accusation. The deceased bad been ill for some weeks past, and on Sunday died very suddenly w hile getting out of bed. The jury re turned a verdict of " Natural death." CORONER S INcluzsT.—Yesterday Mr. Niko held an inquest, at the Grapes, Mount-street, Th'01111• nor-square, on the body of Anne Akers, aged 48, who committed suicide on Saturday evening by nearly se vering her head from her body with a razor. From the evidence of the married sister of the deceased, it ap pears that the deceased was not in so destitute a condi tion as had been asserted. The deceased had shown signs of mental aberration two years ago, and was placed in a lunatic asylum, but was discharged three months since as cured. Sl:e could not account for the rash aci:of the deceased. Verdict—Temporary insanity. It is stated in a letter from Cracow, of the 15th, that the tomb of M. Zajaskowski, President of the Political Criminal Tribunal, who was assassinated on the 4th, has to he guarded night and day, by strong de -1: the people intended - to drag up the body and hang it on a gibbet. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before M r . Justice COLTMAN.) Horatio Nelson West was placed at the bar. It will be recollected that the prisoner was con , victed at the June sess i on of feloniously uttering forged scrip of the South-western Railway Company, but judgment was respited upon a point raised by Mr. Ballantine, the prisoner's counsel, whether rail way scrip constituted an instrument of a character contemplated: by the statute relating to forgery. There was another indictm en t, against a person named Charles F armery, for an offence of the same character, and that indictment was postponed to the present session, as it was expected that during the interval the Learned Judges would give their deci sion upon the point o f l aw. It appears that the pro secutors, in the anticipation that the decision might be in favour of the prisoner, have since preferred an indictment for misdemeanour against both prisoners, and West was now placed at the bar to take his trial upon that charge. Mr. BALLANTINE, addressing the Court, said that he should apply for a postponement of the trial for misdemeanour to the next session. The Judges, he understood, had not yet decided upon the point of law submitted to them, and it might perhaps not be neces sary to proceed at all with the indictment for misde meanour; and as the prisoner had not, of course, taken any steps for hi s d e f ence upon that charge until the question as to the felony was disposed of, he trusted the Court w ou ld consent to his application. Mr. Justice COLTMAN said, he thought that, under the circumstances, the application was a reasonable one, and he should direct the indictment for misde meanour to stand over to the next session. Mr. HUDDLESTON then made an application with regard to the other defendant, Parmery, who had been admitted to bail ; and The COURT said, that his trial must also stand over,. but the prisoner would be reqUired to surrender at the present session, and enter inteefresh recognizances for his future appearance. John Walker, 25, was convicted of uttering coun terfeit coin, after having been convicted of a similar offence, and he was sentenced to be transported/ for seven years. William Jones, alias Cole, pleaded Guilty to a similar charge, and he was also sentenced to be trans ported for seven years. John Chittenden, 42, hop-factor, was i n di c t e d f or feloniously f org i ng and uttering an order for the delivery of a quantity of hops, with intent to de fraud Messrs. Nash and Co., the owners of Pickle Herring Wharf. Mr. Huddleston prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Collins, a hop-factor in the Borough, had, in the month of October, a quantity of hops at the above wharf, and theset heprisoner, who was known to him as a b roker and dealer in suc h property, h aving received a sample of hops, called upon him on the Bth of that month, and told him that he could sell the hops to Messrs. Haines and Son, of Paddington, if he would take 70s. per cwt. for them. Mr. Collins agreed to sell them at that price, and the prisoner was to have all he could get over that amount as commission. Mr. Collins then gave him an order for the delivery of the hops to Messrs, Haines and Son, and th e next day the order in q ues ti on , purporting to be endorsed by Messrs. Haines at the back of the delivery order of Mr. Collins, was presented at the wha r f, an d the goods were obtai ne d. According to the evidence of Mr. Haines, he did purchase one of th e poc k ets of hops of the prisoner, but he said he kne w not hi ng more of the transaction ; and it appeared that the pri soner dealt with the remaining pockets of hops for his own purposes. The witnesses , who were acquainted r ison er , said and that had h . e been .always fo.r twentyb p o p ec r e oalrl a ie do years thatetoahsrest with excellent the character , l) a e t ng t a h g e e t d im as e a of ho t p ha fa t c r t a o n r, sa a c il t d io i n t on l w ik di e ltdh wi n s mo e t a r hops m prisoner ri.f B Messrs.A g L a A e l, T Hi w Na r El i ,n t written undertaking atandepsr e.r, contendedt o pay d.o s o f . o r t the h at t t h h ee these Icehaas circumstances, intention t o e f n tio forgery no n and ctohuel thatdp part not t ohf b e rt e he es wasupsrt prisoner sustained edr prooft. u o n dd de fraud under hfraadudmaenryelyperascotned. as s e th s e ub b m o i n t a ted fid t e ha a t g t e h n e t prisoner had Collins, and that though he had represented the hops were intended for Messrs. Haines, he considered he had the right to dispose of them to the best advan tage, and probably if he had been allowed to do so, he would have paid for them according to the written undertaking he had given. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly ""23trWerget i dencett to six months' imprisonment tom hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William Henry Cupper, collector of rents to Thomas Flight, of Bond -court-house, Walbrook, was brought before the Lord Mayor upon the charge of having embezzled money. The LORD MAYOR said be should adjourn the case until next Wednesday. The prisoner was then remanded. James Loup, one of the persons charged with Gar dener and Holliday with having defrauded Mr. Gray of cordage to a very considerable amount, and who absconded on Tuesday from his bail, was brought up in the custody of Kibblewhite, 645, who apprehended the whole gang. The trial of Loup was, it was stated, to have taken place on the preceding day, at nine o'clock, but Loup and Cassell (the latter of whom was also indluded in the indictment), did not appear when called in the Central Criminal Court. Kibblewhite apprehended Loup about four or five hours afterwards. Upon being put to the bar, Loup admitted that he was the man referred to in the warrant. lie was at once sent to the Central Criminal Court. BOW-STREET. Mrs. Williams, the matron of the Mendicity So ciety, was charged with cruelly beating and kicking a boy, named Maurice Welsh, aged 13, and thereby endangering his life. Mr. Ferguson, chief clerk to the society, attended to hear the case, and stated that the defendant had held the situation of matron for fifteen years without any previous complaint against her. The boy's sister, an Irish girl, stated that she and her brother were employed by the society to pick oakum, in a room set apart for that purpose. The boy gave some offence to the woman who distributed the food, upon which she complained to the defendant, who rushed upon him in a violent manner, knocked him down, and kicked and beat him with a cane while lying on the ground. The boy screamed for help, and on being taken up fainted away. He was afterwards removed to the King's College Hospital. A certificate from the house surgeon of the hospital proved that the boy was suffering from a concussion of the brain and other injuries, and that bis life was in danger therefrom. Several other Irish women, all dependent on the Mendicity Society, and present at the time of the occurrence, admitted the ill-treatment of the boy, but gave their evidence with a reluctance which clearly showed their anxiety to avoid displeasing " the Missus," as they termed the defendant. Mary Ann Shuter, who distributed the food, said that the boy knocked some bread and cheese out of her hand and spat in her face, upon which she com plained:of his conduct to Mrs. Williams, who did no more than just push him down and stamp her foot upon him, as any one else might do, without hurting bim. She only stamped upon his legs. The boy cried very loudly and mad e a great no i se, but witness did not believe he was much hurt. Some women went and fetched the cane, and the defendant certainly did strike him with it once or twice while he was on the ground, but not to hurt him much. When the boy got up he walked t o hi s s i ster, an d might have partially fainted; but if h e did, w it ness believed it was through passion more than anything else. She saw his face washed in water. Witness had heard that the boy was much hurt, but it must have been with the fall, as the defendant could not have caused it. She believed that Mrs. Williams sent for the doctor herself. _ _ Bridget Daly did not think Mrs. Williams hurt the boy much. She had a " mighty way" o f " push i ng you" by th e s h ou ld ers , an d this was how the boy came to fall ; but she believed he only pretended ,fainting. Th e b oy cr i e d " M ur d er, " and made a peat noise, and "Missus" threatened to thrash him with the cane, which she did. She also kicked him with the top of her toe when he was down, but not to hurt him. Mary Brian corroborated most of the evidence of the boy's sister, and said she believed the boy had been " sarcy" to the woman who gave out the food. The defendant denied that she had used any unne cessary violence, although greatly provoked by the boy's refractory conduct. The Court littl e k new what these boys were. She reminded his Worship that she was the first to send fora doctor when she found how the boy was hurt. Mr. HENRY said, there had been much violence used in correcting the boy, as was admitted on all ; and, as he was lying in a dangerous state, no should remand the case for a week. His Worship consented to admit the defendant to bail. cArig --OF GOOD HOPE. (From the Graham's Town Journal, Sept. 11.) This day the Commander of the Forces, Lieut.— General Sir George Berkeley, quitted Graham's Town to assume in person the command of the troops on the immediate frontier. He proceeded the short route to Fort Peddie. GENERAL ORDERS. Graham's Town, Sept. 10, 1841 1. Lieut. Dickson, 91st Regiment, will proceed to Fort Beaufort to rejoin his regiment, and Lieut. 111‘Crea, 45th Regiment, w;11 act as Fort Adjutant at Fort Hare until further order s. 2. At the request of his Ex,nellency the Governor, the Lieut.-General Commandin g . is pleased to approve of two non-commissioned officers If the 90th Regi ment being attached to the Kafir police until further orders. 3. Active operations being about to commenoo against the rebel Sandilla, officers commanding posts throughout the frontier are inform e d t o excise the utmost vigilance in their respective commands they will not allow the men to leave their posts in thcc day time singly or without arms, and they will prohibit; them altogether being away after dark. Care musti be taken that the cattle are well guarded, and not al— lowed to graze at too great a distance from the post; where practicable, one or two mounted men must be sent out with them. 4. The Lieutenant- General Commanding is pleased to authorise the issue of rations to two male civil ~ ;i servants and forage for one horse belonging to Li' Colonel Lindsay, Ist battalion 91st Regimei.3l during that officer's absence from Graham's Town on' duty. (Signed) 11. R. STORKS, 'Major; Assistant-Adjutant-General. (From the (7.7ahani' s Town Journal of Sept. 18.) 'TUESDAY.—The w e ;:- arrived in the vi c i n it y o f Gra:2am's Town yesterday, but did not enter it, directionS g g iven to his - . known Kafir Chief Macomn conductors to pur sue th e more dirt r o ute from Botha's Hill to Cypher Fontein, whe A :e bein h again enter upon th e hi g h roa d to P ort Bliz.:`beth' the place of his destinatio n . H e was accompanied e by would hr family and a few retai ners , th e w h o l e party colni.'":' sing 10 men, 2G women, and 52 children—total tle 3 persons ; with 100 head of cattle, 20 horses, and two' waggons. These people are accompanied by Mr. G. Cyrus, the Government Kafir interpreter, who is to proceed with them to Port Elizabeth, where it is understood they are to be placed under the. strict surveillance of the resident magistrate. Fm' the present they are to be supplied with provisions at. the Government expense. The chief is said to be in a very moody humour, evidently reluctant to proceen% and ingenious in excuses for lingering on the path. Information has been received of the spoor of Kafirs having been seen as deep in the colony as the Addo Bush, in which it is supposed a good many small parties have sought shelter. Rumour says that this is part of the Kafirs' plan of operations, it having been determined by them to move simultaneously with our troops, but in an opposite direction, and thus by menacing the colony to divert the British forces from the accomplishment of the object they lave in view. We do not attach very great import ance to this report. SATURDAY.—Today is appointed for the rendez-- vous of the Burgher forces at Shiloh, whence it is intended to move immediately forward upon the upper part of the Amatola. This division will be under the command of Major Sutton, with Captain Hogg, coots mandant of the native levies. Colonel Somerset, with the Mounted Rifles, will move up from the Golly, Heights to King William's Town, and a third, or centre division will march from Fort Hare, thus forming a tolerable good chain across the country upon which it is intended to operate. It is not ex pected, however, that much spoil will be taken, or that any very determined resistance will be encoun tered. We believe that his Excellency the Governor will never relax in his exertions until he has accom plished the great task assigned by the Queen's Go vernment—the punishment of the robber hordes of Kaffraria, and the establishme i ,: s t of firm enduring peace throughout this country. Report has been made that five Kafira, rmed with guns, were seen yesterday on the farm of - _ Mes , s t rs : Cawoods (the Government contractors), situ' " , about two miles S.E. of Graham's Town. The spoor . also of two parties of Kafirs, entering the colony, were seen last evening crossing the Queen's Road, near the finger post, leading to Fort Brown. From the footmarks one of these parties was supposed to consist of about twenty persons, the other, half that number. We hear likewise that the spoor of a party of marauders has been seen in Lower Albany, a little above Cawood's Post. The direction of this spoor was, like the others, to the westward, all being cor roboratory of the information previously given of the intention of the Kafirs, when the troops enter their country, to make a counter movement upon the colony. . . . . . Since writing the above the following has been received from the immediate frontier :—The hostile Kafirs are in considerable force in the Amatolit, And have determined, without openly meeting our troops, to dispute that ground to the utmost. It is safci pat their plan is to avail themselves of their i n ti ma t e knowledge of the intri qs to . harass cate fastnesses which abound there, s • parties as may be imprudent - enough to Pace them selves in critical positions, where they may be assaulted by them at great and decided advantage. This report, coupled with others already stated, is well calculated to induce the most unslumbering vigilance while in the field, and the deepest con sideration as to every measure which may be adopted for the subjugation of the subtle and active enemy. COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF AN ENGLISH CAPTAIN AND HIS CREW. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS'. Sin,—A few months since I read in your columns an account of the brave Spanish captain who saved the passengers and crew of one of the West India mail steamers, lost in the Gulf of Mexico; he, I believe, re ceived his reward, though not more ample than de served. An act as noble and as daring, if not exceeding it, has, within these few days, been achieved by an English captain and his crew (if crew they can be called) on these shores. On the morning of Monday, the 14th instant --the hour about four o'clock—the barque Henry, of Liver pool, bound to Cardiff, was wrecked on the dangerous sands called the " Sherweathers," to the southward of this port; there was a heavy sea running at the time, and the ship became a wreck amongst the breakers. The crew took refuge in the rigging for a period, and saw two or three vessels stand towards them, and of; again : they gave up all hope in this world, but Providence had ordained it otherwise. The smack William and Jane, of Barnstaple, Hawkins master, stood towards them, and nothing daunted by the scene, standing on, her noble crew (will it be credited?), con sisting of two men! determined to save those in peril, or perish in the attempt—launching their boat, one hand in her, the other in the smack, with stout hearts and determined purpose, in the midst of most imminent danger to themselves which need not be described, they succeeded in rescuing, and restoring to their country and their families, eighteen seamen (the entire crow, except one boy drowned). They landed them at this port, and proceeded on their passage to Newport. How gratifying must be the reflection to.these fine fellows on what they have accomplished. I trust this will not be their sole reward. With such an idea I have forwarded a plain statement of facts to you, hoping that those who may have control over any funds for the purpose, may deem it a case for inquiry, and as deserving of reward as ever can occur; or that those whose " home is on the deep," and well can picture to themselves the case of the cast-away and their deliverers, may contribute something to these fine fellows as a reward, and as an encouragement to others to stand on and save, as did the brave Hawkins and his man. I have these particulars from the rescued mate, a very respectable man. The captain is much injured and in bed; the former said to me, " They were indeed noble fellows, sir.; and if over I have the power I never will forget them, and hope they may meet with their re ward." I trust they may. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, C OUR TE NAY PHILIPPS, (late Major 16th Hussars). Swansea, Nov. 19, 1847. The Union Franc Corntoise states, from Lons-le— Saulnier, that M. Four, ex-chief of division of the Pre fecture of the Jura, ex .chief-agent-voyer of the depart ment, &c., bad been lod g ed in p rison on the 17th by the gendarmerie. The accusation a g ains t him is not s tated. by " ev er y p R UINO US AMUSEMENT.—By a provision in the a Town Police Clauses Act, liability to penalty of 40 5 ., pity that thiso person r fourteen o daysflies ' any imprisonment,kite Itisisincurredagreat wholesome enactment has not been enforced, for there can be no doubt th a t the commercial distr ess o f t h e country has in n o small measure or i g i nated from the reckless practi ce o f kite-flying in our large towns.— RAILWAY. —It was yest er d a y rumoure d Punch. on liTß th A eß E ourse that a portion of the Rou en an d H av re Railroad a t Barentin had fallen in, and in consequence a heavy declin e took la appears th at the g P ard c e e • in h.ynte in price of the shares. It infs pecto duringnr, the Sunday Nointot informed his . that on e s id e o the line, at about 200 metres Iron) the station, had On proceeding to sNto.ay he to s tohte this etewnt found n ab d o t ut 30 metres. be true, th e s l eepers wh i ch support spot rails as bei o n u g en tirelyo uncovered. Measures were immediately taken to stop the train which was about to arrive, and which, it appeared, contained three hundred passengers. A ter rible disaster was thus prevented. The train expected was the mail train, and it had to go back to a spot at which it could pass on to the other line of rails. This caused a delay of three hours, the train having only reached Paris at eight o'clock in the morning, instead of five.— Galignani, Tuesday. ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN NORPOLY.—Sturley, who is charged with the attempt to murder Mr. Samuel Page, at Cawstone, near Norwich, was finally examined on Monday, and fully committed to Norwich Castle for 4 tr i a l a s the g aining wires. 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