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13Zation SUN OFFICE, Sere* o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING . Six o'c-LocK. LIVERP * OOI. CUP. 6 to 1 agst Picnic 7 to 1 agst The Conjuror 11 to 1 agst Plaudit 12 to 1 agst Quadruped 12 to 1 agst Inheritress; 20 to 1 agst Queen Mary 'GOODWOOD STXIOI3. 7 to 1 agit Steitz 10-to 1 agst The Questionable 16 to 1 agst Miss Elis :GOODWOOD cur. 5 to 2 agst The Hero 5 to 1 agst Eryx DERBY. 33 to 1 agst Sesostris—taken 33 to 1 agst Surpiice—taken' 40 to 1 agst The stinger—taken RAILWAY COMMITTEES, (THIS DAY•) HOUSE OF LORDS. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY (EDINBURGH STATION AND BRANCHES TO GRANTHAM AND TO THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW). The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, and after hearing the evidence of Mr. Granger, and o ther witnesses in opposition to the Bill, decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo] 'sack at Five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, stating the desire of the petitioners to have an equitable settlement with respect to the money subscribed for the erection of chapels before the disruption between them and the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and praying the House to adopt some measures on the subject. RECEPTION OF BILLS. Lord BROUGHAM brought up the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the best mode of receiving Bills from the Commons. The Committee re ported that it would be advisable, in order to save the public time, that their Lordships should receive all the Bills brought up in a day by one message, and that no alteration was required in the standing orders to carry that object into effect. The Committee also re ported that it would be desirable, in future, to send down Bills from that House to the Commons by one master instead of two. After some short discussion, a conference was ordered with the Commons upon the subject of the report. DRAINAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND, the Drainage of Lands (Scotland) Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCK BILL. The Earl of KINNAIRD trusted that the Ncble and Learned Lord (the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster) would postpone the third reading of the Leith Harbour and Dock Bill, as many Noble Lords like him self, under the supposition that the measure was a pri vate one, had not looked into its details. He had since discovered that the measure was made a public one, and that its provisions were most important, and greatly affected private interests. Lord CAMPBELL must persevere with the Bill, as it was one of great public importance. The Noble Lord then presented several petitions in favour of the Bill. CONFERENCE ON THE FORMS OF THE Mr. COLLETT moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read at five o'clock to-morrow. Strangers were ordered to withdraw. The amend ment was, however, withdrawn, and the Bill ordered to be read a second time at twelve o'clock to-morrow. WELLINGTON STATUE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that be would take this opportunity of stating, in reply to a qu estion put by the Noble Lord the Member fo r Lynn with respect to the Wellington statue, that he bad had an interview with the illustrious Duke himself upon the subject, who had infcrmed him that he looked u p on the question entirely as a public one. Many persons had considered that the removal of the statue would be a mark of disrespect to his Grace. The illustrious Duke had, however, replied to him in substance that, for his own part, he had received too many proofs of the regard and appro bation of the Crown to lead him to think that such could be the intention of the Crown in ordering the removal of the statue.—(Hear, hear.) Upon public grounds he deprecated the removal of the statue. — (Hear.) This opinion had been communicated to her Majesty, and he (Lord John Russell) had received the Queen's commands to state to the House that it was not theintention of the Government to proceed with the removal of the statue.—(Hear, hear.) GREENOCK ELECTION. Lord JOHN RUSSELL requested the Hon. Member for Greenock (Mr. Baine), who had a motion on the paper, on reading the order of the day for the Committee of Supply, to call the attention of the House to the re cent interference of the Government, exercised chiefly through the medium of the Secretary at War, with the constitutional privileges of the Parliamentary electors of Greenock, to postpone his motion, in order to allow the House to go into Committee of Supply. Mr. BRINE did not wish to throw any obstacle in the way of the public business of the House; he would, therefore, withdraw his motion. After a few words from Mr. F. MAELE and Mr. TUF• NELL the motion was withdrawn. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. On the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply being read, Mr. V. SMITH called the attenticn of the House to the present confused mode in which the miscellaneous estimates were prepared, and suggested the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances of the case, and also to examine into the reasons why so great an increase had taken place in the amount of the miscellaneous estimates for this year from what it was in the year 1838. He found in the present year that the miscellaneous estimates were 1,328,2861. more than they were in the year 1838. Lord J. RUSSELL said that, no doubt, there was great room for an inquiry into the subject, but ti e Government had done all that lay in its power to reduce the amount of the estimates during the present year. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of the Admiralty when it was intended to proceed with the Thames Conservancy 8111 1 Mr. WARD said that it was intended to proceed with it immediately after the disposal of the estimates. Sir R. H. INGLIS said, as it was announced to be a private Bill it ought to be proceeded with at the time of private business. Mr. EWART said it was useless to go on with this Bill. It contained 100 clauses, and could not be got through this session. Mr. HUME wished to have the opinion of the Speaker as to whether the Bill ought not to be pro ceeded with at the time of private business. The SPEAKER said the Bill partook both of the character of a private and a public Bill, and it would, therefore, be more regular to take it at the time of public business. The subject then dropped. BRITISH SPIRITS. Mr. MOFFAT then moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the existing regulations in reterence to the bonding of British spirits in the United Kingdom, and to the rectification of British spirits for exportation. These regulations prey ed very heavily upon the spirit trade of the country, and he hoped that during the recess the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would give the subject his best attention. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pro mised to do so, and the motion was withdrawn. SUPPLY. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply ; Mr. Greene in the chair. The sum of 3,5151. was voted to defray the expenses of the temporary accommodation of the Committees of the House of Commons. On the question that 10,0001. be voted on aceount of Portpatrick Harbour, Mr. ROSS contended that the harbour would prove useless, and he should therefore oppose the vote. Mr. HUME also considered the harbour a perfectly useless work, and that it ought not to be agreed to, the more so as a few years ago a pledge was given by the Government that no more money should be spent upon this harbour. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de fended the vote on the ground that it was for the public service. Mr. HUME moved that the grant be postponed. After a few words from Mr. Ross and the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. WILLIAMS denounced the vote 'as a job sup ported by the Government for the benefit of a Whig Peer. After a few words from Mr. FERRAND, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Hon. Member was wrong in his surmise. The Committee then divided, when there appeared — For the vote Against it Majority —ll4 A vote of 4,0001. for the establishment of convict de pots in Ireland was agreed to. A vote of 5,500/. was also agreed to for the purpose of drainage in Ireland. After a vote being passed for a sum of 600,0001. to defray the probable charges of the Relief Committee up to the 31st March, 1848, Mr. HUME wished to know whether there were to be any alterations in the mode of carrying on the Relief Commission. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was not intended to make any alteration in the system. Lord CLEMENTS took that opportunity of com plaining of a leading article which appeared in the Morning Chronicle of this day. He had always con sidered that paper to be a well conducted and respect able paper, but he regretted to see that or any other paper endeavouring to intimidate any Honourable Member of that House by pouring down abuse on their heads. He believed that that journal was an organ of the Government.—(Laughter.) He trusted that he would never again have such an attack mude upon him, and he hoped that the writer of the article would see reason to reconsider his opinions. The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 500,0001. for commissariat supplies in Ireland was then agreed to. The House then resumed. The House then went into Committee of Ways and Means, and a vote was agreed to authorising the issue of various sums of money out of the Consolidated Fund. NEW ZEALAND BILL. On the motion of Mr. HAWES, the New Zealand (No. 2) Bill was read a second time. POOR-LAW A ,lENDMENT BILL. Messengers from the Lords appeared at the bar, re questing a conference with the House on the subject of the amendments introduced by their Lordships in the Poor law Amendment Bill. The following Members were appointed to confer on the part of the Commons :.—Lord J. Russell, the Attor ney-General, Solicitor-General, Sir George Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Graham, Lord G. Bentinck, Mr. Greene, &c. &c. On the return of the Members who had formed the Conference, Lord J. RUSSELL stated the result of the interview, and moved that it be referred to a Select Committee. The Committee was then nominated. NEW ZEALAND (No. 2) BILL. Mr. HAWES, in moving the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill, referred to those previous measures en this subject which had been brought under the notice of the House, and said that, without entering into those questions at that time, it of c w o i d z a t b i e o better,once bt to y placea pe on ad soundli ber al sy stem, of and ystem perma nent basis the government of that country. Such views as the Government entertained upon this subject were attempted to be forwarded by a company called the New Zealand Company, and the questions raised by the Bill were—first, whether the Government should make an advance of funds to this company; and, secondly, whether it should, in the event of such an advance being made, have any authority or control over it. In looking over the books of the company, it appeared that the amount of paid-up capital was 200,0001. ; raised on the sales of land, 277,0001. ; burrowed from Go vernment, 80,0001. ; from other sources, 25,0001. ; ma king in all 636,0001. It appeared that the company had spent 200,000 1 . in the colony n , c a e ndas their prospects seemed to j us tify further assistance, he proposed by the Bill to advance them(LEthFeTfsuirEthAeKrlsNuGm.) of 136,0001. POTATO CRO P IN THE CARSE OF G 0 W RIE. the allcounty, with t h e exception o f the Carse healthy. l oo king and luxuriant over of Gowrie, where The appearance of this imp ortant crop continues symptoms had a a n g a a l i a n g ou s manifestedto he themselves disease 0 last m e t i w n o years . stances. W early in hy it should have appeared s o that di str i ct may be accounted for by their being planted earlier ; but as in several instances the plant is already coming into bloom, without the least ap pearance of disease, either in stem or shave, hopes are yet strong that, if it should prevail again this season, it will be both more mitigated in its form and partial in its sphere than formerly. The early varieties are now corning to market without taint of any kiad, and promise to be a full crop. We personally witnessed one day last week several cases of singular growth in that crop, in a large garden at the west end of the town, and which we observe is not a rare case this season, but the same has been remarked at Elgin and other places. Among a quantity of the early cup leafed kidney potatoes, planted in the end of March, and generally whole, about two-thirds of them came up, and are looking healthy. Th e owner, on proceeding to dig wh ere p w o h ta ie t h oes wa f s orm au m it g e vacancies e th io e sely t e o re, the tbu o n l d d s n e e e w d of vegetation appears to b e this instance the or der fresh ; but no stem proceeded from the seed. In attached potatoes from instead of producing a stem young potato,the seed t.:oul reversed. te ey T e he of the old one without the otato grows direct from the stem, has rows—ail the order, so that the young TIIE SUN, LONDON, production of any stem whatever. Potatoes, but of a more globular form, and of a much smaller size, are sometimes found growing on potatoes stored in pits ; but we have not till now seen the same pro- cess going on in the field. The subject, we believe, is one which has never been investigated, though extremely curious in its nature. In the present in stance, it appears to be connected with the excited vitality of the potato tuber, which again appears to be connected with the potato disease. To see a potato taken on an inverted action, and producing potatoes from its eyes instead of a stem, is in itself a matter of singular curiosity and importance, and the investigation of which would doubtless lead to a far more perfect knowledge of the growth of tuberous roots, than has ever yet been no quired.—Perth Courier. THE EDUCATION SCHEME AS REGARDS IRELAND. A correspondence has taken place between the Arch bishop of Dublin and Lord John Russell as to the education grant for Ireland. The Archbishop, addressing his Lordship, on the 14th of May, says—" Before the annual grant of money for the education of the poor of Ireland is proposed in the House of Commons, I am anxious to bring under your Lordship's consideration the claims of a large number of most useful schools which have not as yet obtained any assistance from the State. Your Lordship and other members of her Majesty's Government having announced your earnest desire that assistance out of the public purse should be extended to schools connected with every denomination of Christians in England, so that none should have reason to complain of being excluded from a participation of the grants for diffusing education on the ground of their holding peculiar religious opinions, I cannot bring myself to suppose that her Majesty's advisers will continue to shut out from all assistance nearly 2,000 schools for the poor, which are under the superintendence of the clergy of the Estab lished Church in Ireland. The schools to which I refer are those which are conducted on the system of the Church Education Society for Ireland—a system which is the same as that which was organized nearly fifty years ago by the Incorporated Association for Promoting the Knowledge of the Christian Religion, and which has had the approval of every prelate of the Irish branch of the United Church without exception. I do not know whether it is requisite for rue to explain to your Lord ship that the schools which are founded on this system are open to children of every creed, that all the scholars who have attained a suitable proficiency are required to read the authorised version of the Holy Scriptures, and that those children only who are members of the Estab lished Church are obliged to learn its formularies. The rule respecting the use of the sacred Scriptures, wherein this system resembles that of the National Society of England, and that of the British and Foreign School Society, to both of which aid is given in England by the State, forms the sole ground on which these schools in Ireland are debarred from receiving assistance." Lord John Russell, in reply, dated May 26, says— " After giving the most attentive consideration to your Grace's views respecting the education grant for Ireland, I am sorry to say that I am unable to concur with your Grace, or to propose that any part of the vote should be applied to schools connected with the Established Church. The great majority of the people of Ireland being Roman Catholics, I should not think it advisable to make a provision for education from which their children were excluded, either by law or by regulation. The revenue of the Established Church in Ireland appears to me sufficient, not only for the support of the beneficed clergy, but also for the encouragement and maintenance of a Scriptural system of education." LODGING-HOUSES IN GLASGOW FOR THE WORKING CLASSES.—" The Glasgow Association for establishing lodging-houses for the working classes" has just opened its first or experimental establishment. This is situated on the west side of Mitchell-street, a few doors from Argyle-street. The house—which has been fitted up for this purpose under the direction of Mr. James Wylson, architect—comprises four storeys, thus afford ing facilities for accommodating separately the three classes of inmates who in such places must be provided for—namely, single males, single females, and married couples, leaving the ground storey to be appropriated to the dieting department. It has accordingly been thus arranged :—the three upper floors as dormitories according to this classification, and the ground floor as a day-room, divided by low partitions into correspond ing compartments for the use of the lodgers during the day, and in which they may take their meals. For economy of space, the dormitories have been fitted up with two tiers of berths, after the manner of passengers' cabins on ship-board, excepting that the upper and lower berths are entered from opposite sides; thus, _ _ th o ugh rendering more standing room necessary, accom plishing the complete separation which is essential in houses of this description. Each berth is furnished with a seat, and is enclosed by a door, in order to secure the clothes and other property of the occupants; and each dormitory is provided wiih a water-closet; also a lavatory, containing several wash-hand boxes so that a small number may wash at one time. The kitchen and bar are combined, and are situated at one end of the ground storey, separated only by a counter from the seated portion forming the day-room. Here are pro vided the means of furnishing plain wholesome meals; and advantage is taken of the draught in the furnace, which heats the coppers, for ventilating the dormitories above: this is effected by means of an upright shaft of tin tubing which communicates with each floor, and leads into this furnace, so as to become mainly the source of its supply of air, while it is the medium by which the vitiated atmosphere of the several floors is drawn off downwards. Arrangements are being made for fitting up, in the rear of the premises, one bath for male and another for female lodgers.— Glasgow Citizen. INHALATION OF ETIIER.—On awakening from the inebriation, the personal experiences of the etherised are most interesting. A gentle aura, of the most curious and thrilling character, steals over the entire frame ; and a sensation of the most perfect well• being possesses the mind. Then comes a gradual loss of con sciousness ; sight, hearing, and tactile sensation dite appear. The mind appears perplexed what to make of its new condition, and feeling as if the chains which bind it to the earthly tenement were burst, it is in a state of the most downright apathy with regard to the body. The soul then seems to bathe in an atmosphere of light, and revels in the happiness of apparently another world, while frequently a dream of transcendent glories passes before it. If the inhalation is discontinued. this blissful state is of short duration, and the stern, cold realities of our unspiritual world force themselves back once more upon the recollection. The baseless fabric of the vision, and the glories fade away, and some ca.ual movement in the apartment summons the patient at length out of his beatific condition. But the same glo rious things are not vouchsafed to every one. Some, on the contrary, are troubled with ideal contests with fiends ; some are violently altercating with their relations ; some are tumbling down bottomless abysms; and horrors of all sorts crowd in upon the minds of others. In these cases, it is frequent that during the process vio lent struggles, contortions of the features, and other tokens of uneasiness, betray the troubled state of the dreamer's mind. A lady undergoing this process at our hands, during the removal of a tumour, was the whole time violently struggling and crying out to her child, with whom she believed herself to be violently contend ing. Where this state exists the termination of the process is an inexpressible relief to the etherised, but it is an almost universal experience that no actual pain was felt :—" It was a frightful dream," or " I thought a fiend had hold of me," or "I felt I would have given worlds to be out of it," are the expressions often made use of on awaking. In some cases these gloomy impressions are the result of imperfect inhalation; but in others it is a question whether the impurity of the ether employed is not the cause.—People's Journal. DUNDEE TRADE, JULY 6. Our markets have undergone no change daring the last eight days. Flax possessed of colour and quality is inquired after, and is saleable in small quantities at about former rates. In hemp and hemp cedilla there is little or nothing doing for want of supplies. East India jute continues rather scarce, and meets ready buyers at prices varying from 221. 10s. to 241. 10s. per ton, according to the colour and quality of the parcels.—Courier. LARGE FAMILY OF MUSHROOMS.—In a field at Ilayton, near Retford, a family of mushrooms has this week been gathered, amounting in number to 26, of most extraordinary dimensions, the largest of which measured 36 inches in circumference, and weighed rather more than I Ibs, avoirdupoise. SNow Ix JUNE.—Last week there was a pretty heavy fall of snow in the parish and district of Reay, so much so that the inhabitants gathered it in handsful. It did not lie long, however.—Dundee paper. OVERWORK AMONG THE FARMERS.—Near Gains borough, Lincoln, and Louth, the labourers walk even longer distances than near Reading. I am informed of instances where they walk as far as six miles, that is, 12 miles daily, or seventy-two miles weekly, to and from their places of work. Let us consider the bare economy, the mere waste of labour, and what a state of agricul tural management is indicated by the fact that such a waste can have taken place. Fifteen miles a day is the regular march of infantry soldiers, with two rest days— one on Monday and one on Thursday; twenty-four miles is a forced march. The man who expends eight miles per diem, or forty-eight miles per week, expends to the value of at least two days' hard labour per week, or one hundred in the year, uselessly, that might be expended usefully an 3 remuneratively in production. How different is it in manufactories, and in some of the mines, or at least in the best managed and most successful of them! In some mines as much as 2,0001. and 3,0001. is paid for new machinery to benefit the labourers, and save them the labour of ascending and descending by ladders. In many manufactories they have hoists to raise them and their loads from lower to upper rooms, to save them the labour of toiling up stairs, to economise their strength for piecework to mutual advantage. The Rev. Frederick Peel, of Gainsborough, informs me, " I have farms under my knowledge where the labourers, going to and fro, do not walk less than a hundred miles a week." The whole of this mileage, paid partly by the farmer and ownerpartly byhi himself, labourer,m a y be s and rt d in ow part, t h e l a eventually, lv ofp a parochial se ttlement.—Mr. Chadwick's Speech at a Meeting of the Farmers' Club. north—The i t v mail ny c e o st a e c r h . day (Monday) afternoon, or the last time, having been arrived IE a lj t AtlSiTe QMuAeolLlfsCiOite f CadIL superseded by the railway now complete. A . flag, sur mounted with crape, was hois ted on the coach roof, as a public intimation of the event.—Newcastle Advertiser. THE CONVICT SMITII.—An order has been issued from the Secretary of State's office commuting the sen tence of ten years' transportation passed upon Charles Smith, by Mr. S e rgeant Gazelee, st our Mar ch assizes, for cutting th e th roa t o f Jane Morris, to one y ear s imprisonment, commencing with the date of the trial. — Reading Mercury. It is estimated that the Wolverton accident will involve the London North-Western Company in an ex pew) of between 30,000?, And 40,0001. HOUSE. The Duke of Richmond and Lords Brougham, Re desdale, Ellenborough, Monteagle, and the Bishop of St. Asaph, left the House to hold a conference with the Commons on the forms of the House. LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCK BILL. Some discussion took place upon this Bill, in the course of which Lord KINNAIRD said it looked very like a job. Lord REDESDALE said that the Bill ought to be postponed until next session, as it was one of the most flagrant election jobs that had ever come under his ob servation. The Lord Advocate sat for Leith, and the Bill was introduced on the eve of a general election. Lord CAMPBELL said that the discussion which had taken place was most irregular; he had no objec tion to the returns which the Noble Lord desired. The discussion here dropped. CLERGY OFFENCES BILL. This Bill was read a third time. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. • Messengers from the Commons brought dowa certain Bills. Lord BROUGHAM moved the following resolutions cm the subject of bribery at elections :—" That it is the bounden duty of both Houses of Parliament to adopt, at the beginning of next session, whatever means may be most effectual for detecting and punishing acts of bribery and corruption which may be committed during the ensuing recess, at the election of Members of Parliament and Peers of Scotland and Ireland, such offences being altogether subversive of the freedom of election, destructive of the purity of the Legislature, leading to the moral guilt of perjury in all cases, and the actual commission by many of that foul and heinous crime. That it is also the duty of Parlia ment to inquire and visit with punishment all acts which may be done during the recess for interfering with the free choice of Members of Parliament, of Peers of Scotland and Ireland, by intimidation or otherwise. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair to• day at Three o'clock, SECOND READINGS. The following Bills i► ere read a second time, and ordered to be committed:— Gillespie's Estate. Northam Bridge Company's Estate. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up and agreed to: Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Union Canal and Caledonian Railway Junction). Southampton and Dorchester Railway (Blandford Branch). Taw Vale Railway and Dock. The report on the S ilisbury and Yeovil Railway B was further considered and agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: — Bowes' Estate. Brooks' Divorce. Dollar Institution (Nfylne's or M . Nabb's) Estate. Goddard's Estate. Huggen's College Incorporation. Rooke's Estate. Tunstall Market Company Estate. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Belfast Improvement. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail way, and Chester and Birkenhead Railway Purchase or Amalgamation. Colchester Navigation and Improvement. Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Rail way. East of Fife Railway (Markinch Deviation). Great Western Railway (Amendment and Extensions). Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Acts Amendment. London and North Western Railway (Lime-street, Liverpool, Station Extension, &c.) Newbury Cemetery. Paisley and Renfrew Railway (Sale and Improvement). S ou th-Eastern Railway (Widening of the Greenwich Railway, and Arrangement and Enlargement of the London -bridge Stations. Waterford and Limerick Railway. Wexford Free Bridge. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. Sir J. Y. BULLER presente d a petition from Here ford against the clause in the Bishopric of Manchester Bill with respect to the Deanery of Hereford. On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN, it was ordered, " That it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection to appoint the Committee on Penson's Estat e Bill on Wed nes d ay next, and that the Committee have leave to report the same day." On the motion f or the first reading of Passingham's Estate Bill, Mr. GREENE moved that it be referred to the Ex aminers of Petitions for Private Bills, with leave to sit and proceed to-morrow. ARGYLE CANAL BILL. Mr. HUME wished to know whether it was the in tention of the Government to proceed with the Argyle Canal Bill ? Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not the intention of the Government to proceed with the Bill. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question from Mr. Collett, said it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Bishopric of Manchester Bill to-morrow 'T said he was morning at twelve o'clock. Mr. COLLEldetermined to oppose the proceeding with so important a Bill at the early sittings of the House E . ITCAI9N (IR ELAND). Lord 3IANNERS wished to know from the JOHN D Noble Lord at the head of whethertvheeGmoevnetrhnamdednettermned the report was true that the Government to give preferment to no of education clergymen of the Church of Ireland w h o wou ld no t s upport the system adopted by the National Education Society of that country. Lord J. RUSSELL said that there was no foundation for the report in question. POST-OFFICE CARRIERS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Fre derick Greig, a Post -office letter carrier, complaining of his dismissal without not i ce f rom the Post-office, in consequence of certain evidence which he had given . with respect to the " Post-office Directory," and praying t h e House to institute a searching inquiry into the case. The Hon. Member gave notice that to-morrow he would move that the petition be printed with the vote. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER BILL. On the order of the day being read for the second Tending of this Bill, Lord J. RUSSELL moved/that the Bill be postponed till twelve o'clock to-morrow. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1847. FOREIGN CORN MARKET. From the 30th of June to the sth of July thirty-four Tassels, laden wholly or in part with corn, entered the vort of Antwerp. The importations made were — Rye 1,257,120 kil. Barley Beans 69,900 „ Oats Flour Rice Total B kil. Les put on 30th June The following table will show the quantal , consumption or declared in transit from the ' to sth July : 'n the Entrepct, June 30. Corn. Out in the En trepot, July 5. For con-1 isumption For transit. kilos. 8,820 kilos. Wheat Rye Barley Beans Oats Flour 886,508 Rice kilos. 12,009 165,993 kilos. 413,444 95,819 28,069 17,326 Total 4,762,8081178,002 540,680 3 0 , 586 The accounts from London, France, and Germany, indicate a general tendency to fall. In our market in the interior there is likewise a fall, though we think less here decided than in other countries. In any case, the fall is more decided on rye than on wheat. A fall of from 21. to 3f. has taken place at the markets of Grsmmont, Liege, Louvain, Coutrai, and Termonde. There is likewise a fall of lf. on wheat, except at Termonde, where it has risen, and at Grammont, where, on the contrary, this grain ha c s o f r a n lle? , E le o g l s es th s i t s h y a e n ar 4f. at Antwerp thaTnhteheimppreocretdatiinogn,owfhi?h may be partly accounted for by the high prices of this article in the countries whence it is imported. MUNICH, JULY 2.-The harvest has already began, and promises to be extraordinarily productive in Lower Bavaria. Not anywhere in Bavaria has the weather been so unfavourable as with us, during the last week. For some days we were really yearning for rain. PESTH, JUNE 29.-We are just at the eve of the har vest, the prospects of which, from accounts from all parts of the country, are of the most encouraging nature. At most markets there is a great reduction in the prices of corn, and the holders of large stores seem now to be panic-struck, and to be glad to lower their demands, and take what they can get. They now deliver their goods co the buyers, which has not been. the case for a long time. The barley harvest has already begun. Several markets here have had parcels of this year's crops. Here in Pesth, as well as in the other provinces of Upper Hungary, there is a terrible diminution in the prices, but it is not in the same proportion as in the other articles. At Wesprin, for example, one of our most important corn markets, the following standard will show how consider able this reduction has been. The prices were, per Vienna metzer- JUNE 4.-Wheat 161 45kr. to 1811.; rye, 1411. 30kr. to 1511.; maize, 111 35kr. to 1011. ; barley, 1111. 30kr. to 1111. 45kr. ; oats, 411. 6kr. to 411. 15kr. JUNE 26.-Wheat, 911. 45kr. to 1111. 30kr. ; rye, 811. 30kr. to 911. 36kr.; maize, 811. 15kr. to 811. 30kr.; barley, 33. 30kr. to 611.; oat;, 411. to 411. lokr. AUGSBURG, JULY 3 -This year's wheat has already been brought to market at Batzen. At Neustadt, in the Palatinate, this year, corn (probably rye) has also been brought to market as fine and full as could possibly be desired. At Friburg, in Brieycu, fine new wheat and new winter barley were bought on the 26th June in small quantities it is true. The rye harvest will com mence there the first week in July. In Mayence the prices have fallen a good deal, because Government brought several hundred quarters of wheat to market; in other parts of Hesse the prices have likewise fallen. At Ellwingen, on the contrary, by an extraordinary anomaly, the prices have risen. The markets of Suabia and Newberg present little change, scarcely any thing is doing there, but there is a tendency to fall. At Erding and Augsburg, on the other hand, things are unfavourable. At the former place 1,009 sheffles were brought to market, which were all sold, save 26 sheffles at raised prices. Wheat rose 1311.; rye, 311. 39k.; barley, lfl. 21k.; oats, 6k. The medium prices are-Wheat, 3911.45 k.; rye, 3011. 31k.; barley, 2211. 30k. ; oats, 811. 54k. At Augsburgh, wheat rose 311. 14tc. ; corn, lfl. 38k. ; rye, lfl. Bk. ; barley, lfl. 27k., oats. sk. The medium prices are at 4011. 16k.; corn, 4111. 27k.; rye, 3211.48 k.; barley, 2611. 20k.; oats, 211. 45k. At Regensberg prices have risen, but no sort above 111. The last accounts from northern Germany mention large arrivals of rye from Russia, and all are unanimous in opinion that there must be a great and permanent reduction very soon. MARYLEBONE ELECTION. REFUSAL OF SIR BENJAMIN HALL TO GO TO THE BALLOT. The contest for the representation of the borough of Marylebone, su far as the Liberal candidates are con cerned, is, it appears, likely to be brought to an amicable termination. A communication was forwarded on Thursday last to Sir Benjamin Hall, from the joint com mittee appointed by the candidates to arrange the pre liminaries for the monster ballot, stating that, at a meeting of the Marylebone Reform Association, a reso lution had been passed unanimously, that a ballot should be taken with respect to the Liberal candidates, D. W. Harvey, Esq., Lord Dudley Stuart, and Mr. Serjeant Shee ; and that a resolution had also been passed by a majority of seven votes, that the name of Sir B. Hall should be placed in the same position, and that he should he respectfully requested to allow such a proceeding. To this communication the Hon. Baronet yesterday forwarded to the committee the following reply:— " St. James's-place, July 9, 1847. " Sir,— I have the honour to receive your letter of this date, enclosing copies of two resolutions passed at a meeting of your association lest night. The first of these resolutions was, as you state, passed unanimously, but the other was carried by a majority of only seven votes ! In 1841, when a vacancy occurred, no desire was expressed that I should take such a step as that now proposed. The new candidates were alone required to do so, and Sir Charles Napier having on that occasion the majority of votes, was associated with me in the con test, and was returned. In the present instance Sir C. Napier retires, and three candidates come forward to fill the vacancy so created, and I have yet to learn that either Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Sergeant Shee, or Mr. Harvey has any desire to oppose me. "In 1837 I was returned at the head of the poll by a majority of 660 votes. In 1841 I maintained the same position, and the majority was nearly doubled, and amounted to 1,278, and nearly 5,000 electors polled for me. A short time since your associatton, at a full meet ing, p lased a vote of confidence in me almost unani mously, which vote was confirmed on a subsequent day. Within the last few days two public meetings of electors, the former numbering nearly 2,000, and the later 700, declared that they place continued confidence in me as their representative, and would use their utmost endea vours to secure my re election. At the first of these meetings only twelve hands were held up against me, and at the second the resolution in my favour was passed unanimously. Under these circumstances I feel confi dent that the association will, upon further considera tion, agree with me that it is my bounden duty to pre sent myself to the electors on the day of nomination, and I have no doubt the constituency will believe that in so doing I shall act with deference to my objections to them, and that I shall receive, as heretofore, the almost unan i mous support of the Liberal electors of the bo rough, which I have the honour of representing for ',en years. " I have the honour to be, sir, " Your obedient servant, " B. HALL. " To Mr. Brotherton, Lisson-grove." Tho Committee again met yesterday, and I pledge was signed by the three first-mentioned candidates to retire from the contest of the borough in case the bal lot of the electors should be against either of them. It was then resolved that the ballot should take place on Monday, the 18th instant, to open at nine in the morn ing and close at eight in the evening, and that no per son should be admitted without signing a declaration in the event of a poll being demanded, notto vote for any but the reform candidates. The popular feeling with respect to the candidates is still supposed to be in favour of Mr. D. W. Harvey. It is generally consi dered that Sir B. Hall has acted perfectly right in not submitting to the ballot. THE CHINESE JUN/E-K E YING, NOW ON HER WAY TO ENGLAND.—Captain C. A. Kellet has kindly favoured ius with the following account of the Chinese junk Key ing:—The junk Keying left China, Dec. 6, 1846, ar rived at St. Helena, April 17, 1847; has had very light winds nearly the whole voy a g e, having been at anchor six weeks in the Java Sea and Sunda Straits, with light southerly and south-west w inds. perienced some wry Off the Mauritius ex heavy weather on the 22d and 23d of March, but found her to be a m ost beautiful seaboat, and easy, never having shipped a drop of water since leaving China, or leaking. Her masts and rudder are o of immense size and weight , being mde of i wod. Her rudder is hung to three large ropes, and drawn into her stern by two others, going underneath her bottom, and coming over the bows, and when the rudder is down, draws 23 feet, but when hoisted only 13 feet. It some times takes 20 men to steer her, but in fine weather, running before the wind, she goes so steadily that the tiller rarely requires to be touched, and then h two men can st ee r h er . She is built in compartments, av she ing fifteen, severa l o f which are water-tight ; and a raised has a maindeck, raised quar terdeck, tw o p oops, forecastle, with a high ve randah ab ove that again. Her maindeck is arched. Her anchors are made of wood, and the shanks about 30 feet long ; the cables are made of bamboo, the ropes of bamboo, rattan, and India grass; she has three watertanks built on her decks ; her sails reef themselves by lowering the halyards, so that one man to each mast at the halyards can either reef the sail or tak e it i n i n a minute ; her stern and her bows are open, but she is so very buoyant that she never takes in any water at either end. her main cabin, or saloon is 30 feet long, 12 feet wide, an d 12 feet high, painted only e adeto o market n with various beasts, birds, &c. She has a lso six small cabins on the first poop, with the joss house in the centre, in which a light is consta ntl y ke p t burning. Her stern is 32 f ee t hi g h out of the water.—St. Helena Gazette. nti e BRISTOL 3 SUGARrather lower. supply immediate wants. Refine d goods are flat and dull, Lt a n n cI KE purchasesT'juLY are 9.—Th m In rum there is very little d oin g . The British Mu s eum Commission held a meetin g en Saturday a t G wy d yr H ouse , the Bishop of Norwich , in the chair.lTh e C omm i ss i oners present were Lo r d Wrot tesley, Si r P. d e M . G rey E ge rton, Bart. , Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., the Right Hon. the L ord Advocate, Mr. Hume, M.P ~ Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Milnes, M,P. continues LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEENS BENCH, July 10. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord DEN MAN and a Common Jury.) CRIM CON.—WESTON V. BILL. Mr. Dowdeswell and Mr. Cleasby were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Humfrey for the defendant. This was an action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at 1,000 l Mr. DOWDESWELL, in opening the case to the jury, expressed his great regret that in the absence of Mr. Martin it had fallen to his lot to state the case of the plaintiff to them. The plaintiff was a person who, at the time of contracting his marriage with his wife carried on business as a butcher. The marriage had taken place about four years ago ; he then gave up his business as a but cher, and took a public-house, called the Sun and Sports man, in Marylebone, which was exactly opposite some extensive mews kept by the defendant, who had also a house in the Regent's Park. He frequented the plain tiff's public-house, and a familiarity sprung up between plaintiff's wife and the defendant. At first this was a slight familiarity, but after wards it became stronger, and the defendant had been seen sitting with his arm round her waist. The plaintiff gave up the public-house and went to reside in another place, but the intimacy was continued, and the defendant was in the habit of going to the house when the plaintiff was from home ; but the defendant being a married man, and not very young, the plaintiff did not think anything of it. In the begin ning of the present year it was arranged that the plain tiff and the defendant should go out together on the fast day in a carriage, to shoot sparrows, but plaintiff was obliged to go elsewhere in the morning, and defendant was not to call for him till two or three o'clock. When, however, the plaintiff returned home, he went to the window of the parlour to call his wife, but upon looking in, he saw the defendant and his (the plaintiff's) wife in such a position as could leave no doubt in his mind of the fact of criminal intercourse having taken place. While the plaintiff was standing in a state of the greatest asto nishment and misery, the defendant came out, passed the plaintiff, and jumped upon his horse, which was waiting for him, and rode off'. They might easily con ceive the state of mind of the plaintiff. He left his house, roamed about the streets all night, and the next morning he went to the house of the mother of his wife, and related to her what he had seen. The mother called upon the defendant, who at first said there had only been a slight difference between himself and the husband, but eventually admitted the fact, and begged for pardon ; but yet the defendant would now attempt to say that the act had not been perpetrated. He called on the Satur day, and requested to see the plaintiff, and an interview was arranged for the following Tuesday, at which the mother of the plaintiff's wife was present, and on that day the defendant expressed the greatest contrition for what he had done, and offered to make any compensation if the matter could be arranged. These were the facts of the case. It was impossible the wife, who had one little child, could ever again be the inmate of her hus band's house, and he now came to this court to ask for compensation—a compensation which must always be inadequate to the wrong done. He should call his wit nesses, and leave the case in their hands, and they would say what damages the defendant should pay. Mary Ann Charlton—l was present at the marriage of the plaintiff and his wife in September, 1843. I have visited them two or three times, and they appeared to live on very affectionate terms. Mr!. Smith—l am the mother of the plaintiff's wife. The plaintiff was then a butcher. He afterwards sold his business and took the Sun and Sportsman public • house in Marylebone. Opposite to that were the defend ant's livery stables. My daughter then had one little boy. I visited her, and she and her husband lived on very affectionate terms. He was remarkably kind to her. He sold that business in April last, and went to live in Caledonia-road. He came to me on the fast day; he was in a most distracted state of mind. I went to the defendant's in consequence on the following day, and saw him. I then asked him what was the matter between him and Mr. Weston, and he said that he did not know. I afterwards saw him again on a Satur day, and he begged pardon, and denied that any thing criminal occurred. He said lie was very sorry for what had taken place, and begged to see Mr. Weston. I afterwards saw Mr. Weston, and then Mr. Hill, and I told the latter what the former had said. I asked him if he was aware he had parted man and wife. He said he would do anything, either in money or any thing else, if Mr. Weston would but forgive him. I said, if I could get Mr. Weston to see him, I would send and let him know. Mr. Weston consented to see him on the following Tuesday, and it was arranged that I should be present. We met on the Tuesday. Mr. Hill was in great agitation. Mr. Hill asked what had taken place. Mr. Weston asked him if he did not see him in a certain position, and Mr. Hill admitted that it was not a false hood, and begged Mr. Weston to forgive him. Mr. Weston said, how can I forgive you when you have ruined me and my family for life ? Mr. Hill begged me to have another interview with Mr. Weston, but Mr. Weston refused. I had seen Mr. Hill at Mr. Weston's before this ; they were on very intimate terms. Cross-examined—When Mr. Hill came to the house a person was placed to hear all that took place. I ad vised that. He was in an adjoining room, with the door open; his name is Summers. At the interview, Mr. Hill said the fact of criminal intercourse had not taken place. My daughter now lives with me. I can't tell how often the plaintiff comes to my house; he calls to see the child, sometimes twice a week. Mr. Williams succeeded Mr. Weston at the public-house. The plain tiff's wife has gone there to collect the debts, and what money she collects she keeps. It is not requisite I should tell you how much she has got. I never inquire into other people's business. She sends her brother Joseph. I have three sons. Mr. Hill is younger than Mr. Weston; I believe him to be about thirty-five; my daughter is twenty-three. Charles Summers—l am a tobacconist. I called upon the plaintiff on Tuesday, the 20th of March. I was asked to remain. I went into the next room to that in which the plaintiff and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Hill were. Mr. Hill said he was come to apologise for what had taken place. so help him God it had not taken place. Mr. Weston said it would have taken place, if it had not. Mr. Hill said, " My dear soul, it would have taken place, I have no doubt; but it did not." Mr. Weston said, you have been there when I have not been at home. Mr. Hill said, yes, he had ; he did not deny it. I had never seen anything wrong between Mrs. Weston and Mr. Hill when I called at the public-house. Sarrah Watson—l was in the service of the plaintiff at the public house on the 3d of May last year. Mr. and Mrs. Weston lived on very good terms. Mr. Hill nsed to come very often. I saw nothing particular. I have heard him call her my dear. She has said, " Mr. Hill, I'm not your dear." Cross•examined—There was a barmaid in the room at the time. Mary Willis—l also lived servant in the public-house. The plaintiff appeared affectionate to his wife. Mr. Hill came there frequently. I once saw his arm round Mrs. Weston's waist. I have seen them meet on the stairs ; he has gone up stairs to the billiard-room, and Mrs. Weston has gone up stairs. Cross-examined—Mr. Hill used to take Mr. Weston out for a drive. James Smith—l recollect Mr. Hill coming to Mr. Weston's on the fast day, on horseback ; Mr. Weston was out. I took care of the horse ; be remained for two hours. Cross•exemined—l am living with my mother now. I have been to collect the debts at the public house by the desire of Mrs. 'Weston. I have given the money to her. Hester Macey—l live with the defendant, in the Re gent's Park. On the day before the fast day an arrange ment was made between the plaintiff and defendant to meet the neat day at Red Hill, near Edgeware, to shoot spar rows, and the ladies were to go in the evening. The defendant was to call for the plaintiff. Joseph Tewsbury—l lived with the defendant ; he kept livery stables opposite the Sun and Sportsman. Mr. HumrnEv then addressed the jury for the de fendant. It had never been his fortune to see such a case brought before a jury. His friend had used common place phrases, which would do for many cases, but here they were a little out of place. His friend had said that the little familiarities which went on were not noticed on account of Mr. Hill being an old man, and Mrs. Weston a young woman ; he did not know what Mr. Weston would think of that, but Mr. Hill, in stead of being this old gentleman, was about two years younger than Mr. Weston himself. He had never heard a case so attempted to be got up ; but he must say that this husband had presented himself with as little pretence of being injured and heartbroken as any man he had ever known. This had taken place on the fast day (Wednesday), and the writ had been issued on the Friday. The attorney said, " Oh, I will issue the writ; I shall get 2L 3s. 4d. for that; but then what is your case?" Mr. Weston would then look a little blank. The attorney would say, you must have some evidence upon which, by the advice of the attorney, the heart broken husband arranges with his mother-in-law that a conversation should be got up, so that some person might hear what was said, because if they could manage a little admission that would tell before the jury. The interview of Tuesday was to take place, and he had no doubt Mr. Weston had gone off to the attorney, and said we have made a good shot, much more effectual than shooting sparrows. We have knocked down the bird, for Hill has agreed to meet us. Then the attorney would say the admission is not so good if proved by ono witness, and therefore if you could just quietly get some one in the next room to hear what is said it would then be a double barrelled gun ; put Mrs. Smith in one barrel and Mr. Summers in the other, and then we shall be sure to have him. It was discreditable to get up a case of this sort by conversation, and his friend had said, could this hus• band ever again live with his wife ; but let them conceive him sitting in the room at that interview for a quarter of an hour, while the worthy tobacconist was listening in the other room. The defendant had said that nothing criminal had taken place, and then the husband (no doubt on the suggestion of the attorney) said it it had not, don't you think it would? He had never seen a case in which there was such evidence to lead a jury to the conclusion of guilt. He submitted that the proof was not sufficient to induce them to find a verdict for the plaintiff. Lord DENMAN, in summing up, said it was a question of facts for the jury. A great deal depended upon the evidence of Mrs. Smith. Surely the feelings of the mother of the wife who had committed such an act were to be spared in some degree by all parties in the evidence she had to give. Let them consider what her feelings must have been during that conversation, and what her feelings must be when in a public court of jus tice she came to state the guilt of her child. Were they or not satisfied that this had taken place ? He thought it a most serious case. If these parties were adulterers, he thought the defendant had much aggravated the case by bringing it into a public court, by not suffering judg ment by default, by exposing parties who were witnesses with foolish persons sitting by ready to grin in their faser at any indecency that might arise. If they con fide ed the defendant guilty, then the question was, what damages they would give against a man who had been guilty of this crime. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 2501. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, July 10. (Sittings as Nisi Prius at Guildhall before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Special Juries.) WALLER V. BISHOP. The Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Cleasley conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder, Mr. W. H. Watson, and Mr. Ogle appeared for the de fendant. This was an action to recover a sum of money alleged to be owing by the defendant, in his character of a member of the committee of the Dutch Hanoverian Railway Company, to the plaintiff, a stock-broker fur the purchase of shares and " continuations" for and on ac count of the company. It appeared that some time after this company had been brought out, the plaintiff re ceived instructions from the board to purchase up the shares as they came into the market, with a view of maintaining their value. For a length of time these purchases were effected, and the purchase notes made out " bought for account of N. Ogle, Esq.," and although a letter was put in evidence, which purported to be an authority from the company, and wherein there was a recognition of the correctness of the plaintiff's account, it was contended on the part of the defendant that he had not only not signed the paper, but that he had said he would not sign it for a thousand pounds. The case occupied the whole of the day, and the only questions between the parties were, whether these pur chases had been made by the plaintiff on account of the company, or on the private account of the director of the name of Ogle. The jury retired at twenty minutes past five o'clock, and at five minutes to seven sent a note into court pray ing that they might be discharged, as there was not the least chance of their agreeing to a unanimous verdict. The Lord Chief Baron having left the Court, Mr. Baines, from the Marshall's office read the note, and asked the attorneys on both sides if they would con sent to the discharge of the jury? The Attorney for the plaintiff said he could not give his consent. Mr. Baines thereupon communicated that fact to the jury. About eight o'clock the jury again sent out to ask whether they mighl not be discharged, as the probabi lity of their agreeing was more distant than ever. Mr. Baines returned an answer in the negative, as the parties would not give their consent. Shortly afterwards, however, Mr. Baines sent a mes senger to the house of the Lord Chief Baron in Queen square, communicating the request of the jury, and asking for instructions. At nine o'cl ,, ek, belore the messenger had returned, the jury came into Court, and delivered a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 3,9291. 17s. 3d. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Abingdon, July 10. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and a Special Jury.) SMITII V. SCOTT AND OTHERS. Mr. Whateley and Mr. Phipson appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Godson and Mr, Maynard for the de fendant. This was an action against the prooprietors of the Morning Advertiser newspaper, for a libel contained in a report of proceedings at the Judges' chambers, before Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Cress well respectively, on application by the plaintiff to get released from cus tody by virtue of his discharge and certificate under the bankruptcy laws. The defendants pleaded only " Not Guilty," and the principal question in the cause was, whether the report was not a fair and correct account of what took place. It appeared that the plaintiff was formerly a barrister on the South Wales circuit; that he, about the year 1836, originated some waterworks in Glamorganshire, and subsequently started the Swansea Journal, and/ afterwards, having become involved to the extent of upwards of 20,0001., had a fiat in bankruptcy struck against him in the Bristol District Court, passed his examinations, and was discharged and granted a certificate by the commissioner. Being afterwards taken into custody by some of his creditors, who had not proved at Bristol, he applied at the Judges' cham bers in London for his release by virtue of his certi ficate—first to Mr. Justice Erle, and subsequently to Mr. Justice Cresswell. These applications were resisted. on the ground that he had lost more than 201. in one day by gaming since he had become a trader, this alle gation, of course, being supported by a sufficient number of affidavits ; and on this ground, under a provision of the bankrupt laws, that where a trader shall have lost more than 201. in one day, or 2001. in one year, by gaming, his certificate shall not be a protection to him, the plaintiff's applications were refused, and he was re mitted to custody. All these facts the report in question set forth, and so far the plaintiff did not complain ; but the reporter, under a misapprehension as to the state of the law with regard to what a bankrupt should swear before getting his certificate, added that the plaintiff in his examination at Bristol denied that he had ever lost more than 201. in one day by gambling ; and, further, in his statement of the argument of Mr. Thomas Chitty, the well-known special pleader, in opposing the plaintiff's application, described that gentleman as contending that the plaintiff had obtained his release by misrepresenta tion, whereas, in fact, the plaintiff had no occasion to make such a denial in his examination at Bristol, and Mr. Chitty had confined himself to urging that the loss of more than 201. by gambling in one day made the certificate void, and did not at all allude to the examina tion at Bristol. The plaintiff's counsel, in stating the case, expressed his readiness to take a verdict for such damages as would carry costs, if the defendants would even now consent to apologise, and state that they were in error in representing the plaintiff to have denied that he ever lost more than 201. by gambling in one day ; but this the defendants' counsel declined to do, saying that the report was a correct one, and therefore the defendants should not be punished in costs for its publication. On the part of the plaintiff it was admitted that he had gambled largely before he became a trader, and the gravamen of the libel was that he should have been re presented as having denied that he ever gambled, whereas what he denied (not at Bristol but at the Judges' cham bers) was, that he gambled since he had become a trader. It appeared that by the bankruptcy laws the plaintiff should have made an oath that he obtained his certificate by fair means, and that the certificate should set forth that he had conformed, in all respects, to the bankrupt laws; but the form of each oath was so vaguely framed, that on a careless reading of it the deponent would seem to swear that he had conformed in all respects to those laws, whereas, he merely swore that he by fair means obtained a certificate that he had conformed in all re spects to those laws; indeed, so apt was the frame of the oath to lead an unlearned layman to the former conclu sion, that a quarter of an hour was consumed to day by the Learned Counsel on both sides, and the Court, be fore the counsel for the defendant appeared satisfied with, or rather ceased to contend against, the version which we, in accordance with the decision of the Court, have given as the orthodox one. It appeared in the course of the case that the defendant's liabilities were between 25,000/. and 26,0001., and that there were no assets in hand. Mr. GODSON addressed the jury on behalf of the de fendants, contending that the report was a fair and cor rect one; that when a reporter was compressing into a reasonably readable compass the substance of what occupied for several days the attention of judges at chambers, where no regular course of proceedings was pursued, but every one interrupted ever) body else, and all was scrambling and confusion, no other errors could be sought to be established against him—that from the nature of the discussions which were proved to have taken place, the very statements repotted in the de fendants' paper must have been made on the part of those who opposed the plaintiff's application for his dis charge; and that even if an error had been accidentally committed, the plaintiff was not a character who could possibly be entitled to more than half a farthing da mages. His LORDSHIP, in summing up, told the jury that t if f they thought the report in quusetiseteionthaechorthee; should accoun find procee dings in a court of , t'o r op the defendants; endan correct, ts yetbu if was it they a fair, a w i r e , r o Lone 7f; fidei in that, though opinion tat not well intentioned statement of what occurred, they should give the defendants the benefit of this impression, by limiting the amount of the damages to w hich they should think the plaintiff entitled. The jury, after a few minutes' consideration, gave a verdict for 40s. damages; and an observation having been subsequently made at the bar as to costs, it being for a moment doubted by somebody whether an action for libel was not within the jurisdiction of the county courts, the jury said that they intended to secure the plaintiff his costs. said that Mr. Daniell had not arrived. I opened tht, premises, and, as the shop was dark, directed that the shutters should be removed. I then perceived that a number of articles had disappeared, and the tickets which had belonged to them were scattered about the place and I said to the lad, " I see how it is." I then brought in some gentlemen. (Here Haydon, the officer, produced several bundles containing jewellery of various kinds.) I can identify the gold watch found by one of the officers upon Daniell as our property, and part of that whicia hot been on the premises on Saturday, and had not been ae" counted for by Daniell. Mr. John Walker, of the firm of Brown and Walker, saio—l went on Monday morning to our house iu Leadeuhall-street, and found everything there in state of confusion, and the property stolen, and the tickets about the premises. I instantly commenced course of search, accompanied by Haydon and Webb, the officers. I went with them for the purpose of identi fying Daniell. After having gone to a variety of places , we at last called at No. 21, Green-place, Lisson-gro ves where the officers knocked at the door, and inquire a whether Mr. Johnson was at home. "Yes," said the person who opened the door, " walk in." Upon enter in, we saw the female prisoner, and asked her whether Mr." Johnson was at home? She replied in the negative . I said, upon looking at her, "Your name is D aniellr " No," said she, "it is Johnson , and M r. John' son is out." I at once recognised a particular book which was on the table as Daniell's, and I said , " That's, his book," and one of the officers said " That's his h ats', We then searched the next room, and Webb discovered Daniell under the bed, and pulled him out. I said to, y Danill, " You scoundrel, where is my propert he re p plied, " I see its no use—it's in that box," pointing to a heavy trunk. The trunk was then opened, and We found almost all the property which had been stolen a carpet bag in it, done up in fourteen parcels , and We took an inventory of the property. Daniell made 0 ° statement, but the female prisoner inquired of him wilt it was he said, to which he replied that he would tell her presently. The whole of the property produced is (AO' The female prisoner—Mr. Walker said at the time he did not " charge" me. Mr. Walker—Yes, but afterwards I found that yo U had a black brooch and ring of mine. Robinson Webb (6 58 ) City policeman , and Daniel Hayden, who had traced the prisoners and the proper from place to place, with extraordinary skill, gave er' i : dence in all the main points exactly corresponding °DA' that given by Mr. Walker. When Daniell acknowledg e , that there was no use in further attempts at concesy went, he handed to one of the officers a key, which 11 1 singled out as the key with which to open the trunk, an also the keys adapted to the lock of the carpet bag which the property was contained. Each lock was al' once opened with the key selected. In Daniell's pocke ts were found not only the gold watch identified by Air' Brown, but several foreign coins. Mr. Walker said he hod no doubt that the coins were the property of the firm, as Daniell was entrusted t° purchase old gold and silver. When the officers told Daniell what they were, aO, a asked him whether he knew where they ca me frOlt, P° nodded assent, and when asked whether ho wishedt° say anything before the house was searched for the pr ll perty, he said, " Well, it's all over, it's no use, yo b , find it all there," pointing to the trunk. When t officers told the woman that she must consider berth their prisoner, she replied, " Yes, 1 have no other W" but to share his punishment." The prisoners were then remanded. A great deal of ingenuity, it appears, had been e%e t ; cised by the prisoners to escape detection , bu t it 10%1. a few days overcome by the indefatigable zeal and VW . lance of the policemen. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A MAGISTRATE. —Benjamin Black WI: was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with ha lh3° assauhed Mr. Manning, a magistrate of Wolverh a l ton, at present staying at the Berners Hotel, Olfevr, street. It appeared that on the previous erening Manning was in Oxford-street, near the Prince to Theatre, about nine o'clock, when he asked a person direct him to a watering-screen. One person pointed oat' a yard close by, in which was a stable. Complairie,,,r went into the stable, and, seeing a man there, a sked : l ", and obtained accommodation. When about leit ll/1 1 defendant came up to him, seized him by the collar, aro struck him a violent blow on the chest , dragged hi out of the place, and threw him into the street. he The defendant denied that he was the person°its had assaulted the complainant, and called som e nesses to prove that it was another man who ha d n ot treated complainant; but Mr. Bingham said he diu.,,es believe the defendant's denial, or the evidence of his ",ig. nesses. Complainant had acted most properly in I„ea-et ing the privacy he had done, and, therefore , he °740 not to have been subjected to such violence. De feo was fined forty shillings, which he paid. DUTH WA RK. , r h o EXTENSIVE ROBB OF RAILWAY IRON.--"i J Malsey and Robert Howe, the former manager, s- re the latter clerk, to an iron merchant at Bankside, °heat charged, before Mr. Seeker, with assaulting 11° .,`" r e - Blandford, Police sergeant, 1 9 M. It app pot that a few weeks back the sergeant discovered 44, worth of new iron rails in the yard of the defendt%o employer. That circumstance led to the appreheristho of a man named Haynes, who had sold a great por of the iron, which was believed to belong to the 5°, 12 5 ,4 Western Railway, a great quantity having been rals oe s from its junction with the Richmond line, and I.lo: th e was committed for trial at the Surrey Sessions. trial the witnesses were unable to s wear that the 1 , c 1 was the same that Haynes had brought to the Yar d ' li t he he was acquitted. Application was then made to 0 Bench by the railway company for the iron to be gi f e e pc up to them, but the Bench refused to make any or until better proof of its being their property was giv e e fl. The company being positive of t he tact, directed Blac/ ford to keep a watch on it, which he did. On the pr e ; vious night he saw about thirty labourers remoringiljlo iron in a truck from the yard, and on stopping there was knocked down, and the Wheels of the truck Ivebe over his legs. Yestsreley morning at nine o 'cloc ih t he went to the yard with Mr. Rayland, chief clerk C o mor e solicitors of the GI eat Northern Railway, and Air' o re ray, a wharfinger at Battle-bridge, when th e rails oar identified as their property, and not that o f the °:), t ee Western Company. Defendants were in the yard 5 0 4 time, and resisted the officer in his duty, for which were taken into custody. 5 eric ° Mr. SECKER said it was a case in whic h $ , ve it robbery had been committed, and with a view to it for fully investigated he should commit the prisoner' trial. he THE ATRAFILATORY 7 OR LIQUID HAIR A. , tley only dye that really answers for all colours, and a„vyto require re-doing but as the hair grows, as it never II to acquires that unnatural red or purple tint coninio ll deodk other dyes. 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Rinzy bad 056501,10 from Monaghan, stealing and taking with him eir'a3 provincial notes, which he changed in Dublin, rr amo ngst other moneys the following Bank O Ditss9 , notes and post bills, viz., note for 10 0 /. , N°- dated dated June 5, 1847 ; ditto 1991., No. 26,6999 i 0. it June 5, 1847 ; ditto 501, No. 99,389, dated d it 3 49 t 1847 ; Bank of England post bill for 50/., No- S" date d favour John 'rrenlow • ditto for 301., No. 47 ',t r 4u" June 11, 1847, favour John Trenlow ; and ditto te-criir No. S., 9,555, dated June 2, Liverpool. His de f e et Lion is as follows :—Age about fifty years , fileemoti eight inches in height, face round, but flattish in T o f 0 features small, nose rather hooked, eyes small, all'o• bl ue ish grey cast, hair thin and grey, sallow' C.,0 plexion, voice hoarse and squeaking, but delivery 4710 and concise ; usually wore a grey truck-coat, and vlLes with a stick. It is supposed he has assumed the DP-ro. of Davis, and is about to procee d to America. 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Nn. 11e, Strand, in of the Savoy, in the Coauty 01 hilddlesel, Oxford, July 10. _ The commission was opened hero to-day. The number of prisoners is nine, and the number of causes two. One is an action for goods sold and delivered, and virtually indefensible; and the other is an action on a warranty as to the character of some elm saplings, bought some five or six years back, of the defendant by the plaintiff. The courts open at nine o'clock on Monday, and will, in all probability, get rid of all the business in the course of the day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, &C., IN LEA DENHALL-STREET.—John Daniell, alias Johnson, and Marianne Smith, who had a child in her arms, were brought before Alderman Gibbs, charged with having stolen gold and silver watches, diamond rings, &C. &C., of the value of about 1,000/., the property of Messrs. Brown and Walker, of Whitechapel and Leadenhall street. The premises in Leadenhall-street were those in which the robbery was committed, and the moment the discovery took place the prosecutor employed Daniel Haydon and Robinso n Webb, two of the most active and v i g ilant officers of the City police, in the work of de. tecting the thieves and recovering the stolen goods. Mr. Charles Brown said—l am in partnership with Mr. John Walker, and carrying on business as jewel lers, &c., at No. 92, Whitechapel, and also at No. 110, Leadenhall-street. The male prisoner was shopinan to us up to Saturday night last, and had all the property in the shop in Leaf enhall-street under his care. The articles were very valuable, consisting of gold and silver watches, gold chains, diamond rings and pins, and the rest of the usual stock of a jeweller. It was the male prisoner's duty to sleep on the pre mises every night, and it was his duty every Tuesday morning to bring the keys to us, and to come in the evening for them end return to sleep in the house. He brought the keys as usual last Sunday morning to our house in Whitechapel, but he did not return in the evening. I visited the premises on Monday morning, at about eight o'clock, and saw that they were locked up ac cording to custom, I found my l ad at the &or, and he 540 2,803 4,440