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poordsse.r.. r . ALPER lAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Nov. 25. Tl-. 8 Earl of SIIAFTESBURT took his seat on the We olsack as Deputy Speaker at Four o'clock, and the swearing in of Peers was proceeded with until five o'clock. Among the Peers who took the oaths, we noticed Lord Foley, Lord Dunally, the Bishop of Oxford, &c. ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. Earl SPENCER brought up her Majesty's answer to the Address. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. Lord STANLEY gave notice that he should on Tuesday move for the appointment of a Committee to consider the commercial distress at present existing in the country, and he wished to know whether the Government would consent to the appointment of such Committee. Earl GREY, who spoke in a very low tone, was understood to say that it was the intention of the Government themselves to move for the appointment of a Committee of that House of a similar nature to the Committee to be moved for in the other House. Lord STANLEY would, under those circum stances, withdraw his notice. BANK RESTRICTION. Lord ASHBURTON asked whether it was true - that on Thursday last the Bank directors had resolved that it was expedient to reduce the rate of interest from 8 per cent. to 7 per cent., and that it was not until the Monday following that they had received the letter of the First Lord of the Treasury, and of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make some reduction in the rate of interest, and whether the mercantile community was therefore thus kept in a state of suspension from the Thursday until the Monday? Earl GREY complained that the question had been asked without notice. He had no doubt, how ever, that 'whatever had been done had been done upon an understanding between the Bank authorities and the Government ; but he could not at present give an answex to the question. Lord ASHBURTON would give notice of the question for a future day. SCOTCH REPRESENTATIVE PEERS. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved that the mi nutes of the last election of Scotch Peers be printed. Agreed to. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. Lord STANLEY said he would postpone his motion for a Committee on the commercial distress, of which he had given notice for Tuesday, but he would not withdraw it altogether, until he knew exactly the terms of the motion to be brought forward by the Ministers. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Nov. 23. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. A number of Members, amongst whom were Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, took the oaths and their seats. Sir R. 11. Inglis, Lord G. Somerset, Lord Ashley, and several other Members whose names we could not catch, presented petitions against tha admis sibility of Jews into Parliament. EDINBURGH ELECTION. The SPEAKER said he hadto acquaint the House that he had received the following letter from Mr. Cowan, who had been elected as ene of the Members for Edinburgh : " Sir,—l beg to state that at the recent election for Edinburgh I had the honour to be returned one of the Members for that city. It was not until some time after I became aware of my disqualification from being at the time of the election engaged in a contract for the supply of stationery to the Government ; so that, though I am no longer a contractor, I am nevertheless (I am informed) liable to heavy penalth s if I sit or vote in the House ; though, therefore, I am desirous of displaying the ut most deference to the House, I have no desire to shrink from any duties I may owe to my constituents. These circumstances render it requisite that, in conformity with with the advice I have received, I should decline taking the oath or my seat ; and I hare respectfully to request that you will communicate this my intention and desire to the House. " I have the honour, Sir, To rennin with all respect, " Your obedient humble servant, " C. COWAN. "Edinburgh, Nov. 19." DUBLIN ELECTION; A petition was presented against the return of Mr. Reynolds for the city of Dublin, which was ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. FACILITATING PUBLIC BUSINESS. I Mr. BROTHERTON rose and said—l wish to offer a suggestion to the House, which I hope will be acceded to. lam sure no Member wishes— The SPEAKER intimated that the Hon. Member was not quite in order. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK (across the table) —Why don't you give notice. Mr. BROTHERTON (with considerable ernpha sis)—l wish to O'er a suggestion to the House— namely, whether it would not be expedient until the Christmas holidays that the orders of the day should take precedence of notices of motions. I say no Hon. Member can wish to stop in town at this season of the year.—(Loud cheers and laughter.) I do think, therefore, that we ought to confine our selves now to pubic business of the greatest int portance.—(Renewed cheering.) I offer this suggestion because I believe, if it be adopted, that the public bu siness will be much expedited, and I think it will also be a great convenience to the House. Here the matter dropped. DISPUTED RETURNS. A petition was presented against the return for Stockport. The name of the Hon. Member oltjected to did not reach the gallery- EAST AND WEST INDIES. Lord G. BENTINCK gave notice of his intention to move for returns respecting the condition and pros. pects of the East and West Indies and the Mauritius, with a,„riew to their relief. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION. Mr. BANKES moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Poor-law Administration Act, by re ducing the amount of charges to which the unions are liable under the existing Act. The Hon. Mem ber also moved for returns of the names of all persons who have acted as commissioners of the poor-law since the Ist of January to the present time. CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS DISABILITIES OF THE JEWS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that this day fortnight he would bring in a Bill for the further relief of her ;Majesty's Jewish subjects from civil and religious disabilities'. IRISH ESTATES. Mr. B. OSBORNE moved for a return respect ing the estates under the management of the Re ceiver- General and Court of Chancery of Ireland.— Agreed to. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that he would, upon an early day, move that, until Christmas, all or• ders of the day should have precedence over notices of motions. RATES OF DISCOUNT AT THE BANK. Mr. KNIGHTLEY moved for a return of the minimum rates of discount charged by the Bank of England since the passing of the Act of 1844, with the variations in the same. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had conferred with the Governor and direc tors of the Bank of England upon the subject, and they had no objection whatever to grant the returns. Mr. F. BARING suggested the propriety of having all the returns and documents with respect to the Bank of England laid upon the table as early as possible. Mr. HASTIE thought that the return moved for by the Hon. Member would be amended by the addi tion thereto of the minimum rates of discount charged by the Dank of England since the year 1835. The motion was agreed to. SCOTCH ENTAILS. Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in any measure for the amendment of the law relating to entailed estates in Scotland ? Sir G. GREY said that a Bill was in an advanced state, and would no doubt be brought forward by the , Lord Ad voca t e a t an ear l 7 period of the session. POOR-LAW SETTLEMENT. Sir J. PAKINGTON w i s h e d t o k now w h e ther the hte Governme n t intended t o bri n g in any measure for improvem en t of the present law of settlement of the Poor. that h e Sir G. GREY would do was not prepar e d a t pr esen t t o sa y be understood thastno He did no t, however, wish it to upon th e subj ect. Bill would be br oug ht f orwar d BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Sir J. PAKINGTON - viished t o know, from the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, whether it was his intenti on to bring ject of the bribery and corruption in any Bill on the sub taken place at the r ecent electns reported to h ave cIA on e Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Government ,not intend to introduce any measure ROMAN CATHOLICMr. ANSTEY moved for leave to brin l g E:S i to amend the law relating to Roman Catholic a Bill chari ties. The mischief which the Bill sought to remedy was recited in the preamble, and was shortly this :—Do wn to a recent period, antler the general provisions of a law, the profession of the Roman Catholic religion was rendered unlawful, and it was also made an illegal act to ma ke any endowment for the Catholic religion. advancement of the Roman The enactments by whic h relief was given to the Roman Catholics certain l y took away that stigma from their religion; but there w as considerable doubt tj EIVS 1 4 %1 bit to the retrospective effect of these Acts, and it d eel """ - 7ifia. very much in doubt, in consequence of the sion f \ ef the present Lord Chancellor of England, whether Roman Catholic charities, established at the k,:p 4 ;4; period when the law of Superstitious Uses was in . t . +- : force, were at the present day legal. To meet that mischief he proposed by his Act to give a retro! N. 11 S THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1847. spective effect to the Relief Acts, and thereby enable Roman Catholics in this country to obtain relief in the courts of England. This Bill, if carried, would give to Catholic charities the same effect as was proposed by the Lord Chancellor to be given to Protestant charities by the Bill he intended to bring in. The Roman Catholics did not, desire to screen their charities from inves tigation, and they were willing to have their charities investigated by the courts of this country. He proposed by his Bill to give the Lord Chancellor the same jurisdiction in Catholic trusts that he now had in Protestant. The other Bill, of which he had given notice, was a Bill for the repeal of the statutes which inflicted penalties on the practice of the Roman Catholic .religion in this country. Many of those penalties were out of use, but still, until the Acts were repealed, they might be enforced. The Honourable and Learned Member concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for the better administration of trusts in favour of her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects. Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON seconded the motion. Sir GEORGE GREY would not offer any objection to the introduction of the Bill; but he apprehended the Hon. and Learned Member would find more difficulty than he anticipated in the progress of the Bill. He would not pledge himself to do more than give a fair consideration to the measure. 1‘ ith respect to the second Bill, he had no objection to its introduction. Sir R. INGLIS objected as much as ever to the measure proposed by the Honourable and Learned Member. He believed that her Majesty's Miinisters would do well to instruct the law advisers of the Crown to watch the Bill as first introduced, in order to see whether it did not hazard in a great measure the Act for the supre macy of the Crown. Ile was very much mistaken if the measure did not involve questions of far greater importance than appeared at first sight. The Church of Rome was on the aggressive not only in England, but in every place throughout Europe ; and when this Bill came on again he hoped Government would be prepared to state upon what authority the Church of Rome had been permitted to create indepen dent dioceses in provinces within her Majesty's domi nions. He should be glad, too, if Government would at I the same time furnish him with any instance where the Church of Rome had been permitted to exer cise that authority in any country in Europe without the sanction of the Sovereign. He contended that the Church of Rome hitherto had never attempted to create any new bishopric without the consent of the sovereign power within whose dominions the bishopric was to be established, and he should expect, when ;this Bill came on for discussion again, that Government would be prepared to state whether the consent of her Majesty or her predecessor had ever been given to the creation of new Catholic bishoprics within her Majesty's dominions.—(Hear, hear.) He did not feel it neces sary to trouble the House further, because a Mem ber, on his first coming into the House, and asking for leave to bring in a Bill which did not involve the violation of a principle, expected to be permitted to introduce it as a matter of course, and he should not have occupied the time of the House so long had the Hon. Gentleman con fined his observations to the provisions of his Bill. Mr. HUME really thought the House ought to be on its guard against the remarks of the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down, fur, if he was not very greatly mistaken, the question whether the jurisdiction of the Pope should be extended to this country, had no connexion with the Bill now under discussion. — (Hear, hear.) If he understood the Bill properly, it was to place the property of Roman Catholics upon the same footing as that of Protestants, and he fancied the Hon. Gentleman who had introduced it had spoken the opinion of the House upon the subject.—(Hear, hear.) It was admitted in the last Parliament that the time had ar rived when their Roman Catholic brethren ought to be placed on the same footing as themselves ; and, so far from this Bill meeting with opposition, he trusted it would have the support of individuals of great weight in that House, who stated their opinions in favour of such a measure during the last Parliament. Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY said he should support the Bill. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. Mr. ANSTEY then moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the further repeal of penal enactments against Roman Catholics on account of their religion. Leave was also given to bring in the Bill. CAPTAIN MORRIS AND THE CATHOLIC CLERGY. Mr. MAHER moved for copies of correspondence between the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Roman Catholic clergy of the diocese of Cashel, rela tive to reports made by Captain Morris, a Government Inspector under the Board of Works in Ireland, re flecting upon the character of certain of the Catholic clergy of that diocese. in the parish where he re sided, the Catholic clergy, besides performing their ordinary duties and attending and visiting the sick, had also attended the relief committees, and rendered effective service, for which they received the thanks of the Government Inspector. The Roman Catholic clergy of that part of the county memorialised the Lord Lieutenant to institute an inquiry into certain charges made against them by Captain Morris ; but from some unaccountable cir cumstance their application was refused. 111 he (the Hon. Member) required was a thorough investi gation ; and he conceived that the production of the correspondence in question would, by vindicating these clergymen, set them right with the Government and the people of the country. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the House would ex cuse him replying to the question, as at the time in question he had the honour to hold the office of Secretary for Ireland. Captain Morris was one of the officers appointed by the Government to super intend the distribution of provisions in Tipperary. He (Mr. Labouchere) had no hesitation iin admit ting that in this and some other instances expressions found their way into the reports of the officers en gaged to discharge similar duties, which, though those who made them considered themselves justified in what they did, it would have been well if they had not, been made public.—(Hear, hear.) Captain Morris stated in his report that some of the clergy of Tipperary had not done their duty, as they had not in many instances, assisted to check the abuses which prevailed in that part of Ireland. But the charge was not a general one, and therefore he could not see that any good would arise from an inquiry into the particulars of this case, because such a step would involve the necessity of publishing the names of perhaps a number of individuals. He had written to Captain Morris ou the subject, and he had explicitly stated in reply that he did not wish to convey a general charge; he said as a body they had performed their sacre d office well. But in large bodies like that of the Roman Catholic clergymen of Ireland, there were found some who neglected their duties. It was so in this case, and he would therefore ask his Hon. Friend it it would be advis able to go into the minutiae of every case of this kind which was brought before the House ; he would ask whether any advantage would result to Ireland?—(Hear, hear.) Those who had sat on Com mittees appointed to make inquiries last session on similar subjects would, he was sure, agree with him when he stated that such investigations resulted in no public advantage.—(Hear.) He had, however, no objection to produce copies of the correspondence. He must be allowed to say that the Government had received the most valuable assistance from the Roman Catholic clergy as a body, and he sincerely trusted that no individual cases, however much they might be regret ted, would induce the House to forget what they owed to the conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy under cir cumstances of the most trying and difficult nature. After a few remarks from Mr. J. O'CONNBLL and Major MACNANIAIA, the motion was agreed to. SUPPLY OF LABOUR IN THE MAURITIUS. Mr. HUME said, that as he understood the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Department was about to make some alterations in the affairs of the Mauritius, he should postpone his motion upon the subject until to•morrow. SLAVE TRADE Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number of her Majesty's ships of war employed on the coast of Africa for the suppression of the slave trade, in the month of June, 1847, stating the number of men and guns on board of each, and the aggregate; also for an estimate of the expense of her Majesty's ships of war employed for the suppression of the slave trade, and of all their appointments, so as to exhibit the aggregate charge to the country for their support in the year 1846-7; also a return of the number of ships of war belonging to France, and the number belong ing to the United States of America, employed on the coast of Africa for the suppression of the slave-trade, agreeable to treaties with Great Bri tain, stating the number of ships of each class, and the number of men and of guns belonging to each, and the a gg re g ate ; and also for a copy of all the reports or dispatches received from thepcleoyasetd the em officers commanding her Majesty's ships of war of f fo A r f t r h io e a s s u sli p an p vee r e e t s jr s a io do n ua o ry f , the slave trade on i M r . I l E tl x l\ e l h E e 1847, on the state of slavery and the e.—Agreed to. wueisrhed to know from the Chancellor EXCISE LAWS. ot(i whether rotitonl g makeitthtehe bea santyh eree extremely t r e e nmt alteratione io l y n of the ° in t. thethe ExCoisvel-rinanlwse Eolrlfreoamlterationanh) ottd made. anxiousl N'' h ere h that came at present session. EXCUE QUER The CHANCELLOR, of blast ges t said that before the conclusion o sion he had desired the Chair" I Excise Board to direct attention to ma t t h i e of alluded to by the Hon. Member. ploy the Ile had em ployed several experienced persons, and h e (tnihe i Chancellor of the gxchequer) WAS ill hop es, thwish he could make no promise on the subject, that he should be enabled, in the course of the pre sent session, to introduce a measure for the purpose of removing all those restrictions that were objec tionable. The House adjourned at twenty minutes to six. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Nov. 23.—The gradual improvement in the state of trade in this town, to which we alluded in our last report, has continued down to the present time, and a fair amount of business, both in yarn and goods, has been done, principally for the Levant. Prices are no higher ; indeed, in some descriptions of yarn, they may bo considered a shade under the quotations of last week ; but there is, on the whole, more cheerfulness, and more inclination to do business than for some time past. The recent reduction in the rate of interest by the Bank of England has given great satisfaction—not because the reduction of 1 per cent. in the discount of bills of exchange is, in itself, a matter of any importance at the present time, but be cause it is considered to indicate a confidence on the part of the Bank directors in the security of their own position. And, however little trust might have been reposed in that body a few months ago, there is no doubt that their recent conduct has been marked by great judgment and steadiness of purpose. There have been no failures here worth mentioning during the last ten days ; and the affairs of houses which had previously suspended are progressing favour ably. The two instalments, each of 2s. 6d. in the pound, one from the assets of Messrs. De Jersey and Co., and the other from the estate of Messrs. John Thomas and Co., which were mentioned in our last re port, are, we believe, to be paid to-morrow, Friday, and Saturday. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Marsland and Vetmann was held yesterday, and was very numerously attended. We learn that the state ment submitted to the meeting showed ample means for meeting every demand ; and an offer to pay 20s. in the pound, by four equal instalments, at three, six, nine, and twelve months, with interest at five per cent., and security for the two last instalments, was unani mously accepted. We are glad to learn that the accounts received from the East Indies and China, by the last mail, aro con sidered tolerably satisfactory ; and that the remittances which have come to band are generally satisfactory. No doubt, many bills on the different suspended firms must have been received, but we believe it will be found that they have generally fallen to the lot of other houses in a similar situation. It seems probable that most of the suspended houses in the East India trade have been, to a considerable extent, acting in concert; and that, consequently, the bulk of the paper drawn upon one will be remitted by the others. This may have the effect of cutting down their assets; but that is a much smaller evil than the ruin or embar rassment of solvent firms, and an extension of tl - e dis asters of the last three months into new channels. Very little interest has been created here by the failure of the Union Bank at Madrid, or the refusal of the drafts of the 'West India Bank. The latter appears to have been an exceedingly unsound concern, pos sessing a capital of only 120,000/., and yet carrying on business in seven different islands, with liabilities amounting to 738,000/. Such an establishment was almost sure to give way to the first pressure of adverse circumstances. We understand that the spinners at Ashton• under- Lyne have generally resumed work, as wo were led to expect last week. Some little delay has arisen, in a few cases, from the necessity of a now arrangement of the piecers' wages; but there is no doubt that the whole of the mills will be at work in a day or two at the latest. Generally, however, they are, as yet, working only three or fuur days per week. With respect to other parts of the district, we do not learn that there is any material change since our last report. ROCHDALE, Nov. 22.—The flannel market has been remarkably dull to-day, and the number of pieces sold very limited, In former years it has usually been about the middle of December before the demand for pieces has slackened ; this year it is a month earlier. There has been very little doing in wool, and prices have been stationary, IIUDDER3FIELD, Nov. 2.3.—We have had another dull day in the cloth hall, but rather more doing in the warehouses, there being a few buyers, making purchases for shipment. American houses have been busily en gaged in fulfilling orders for the next packets. LEEDS, Nov. 23.—N0 feature of improvement has been peceptible in this day's market, nor was the busi ness done at the warehouses this last week indicative of revival. The stagnation is pretty general, and to meet the exigencies of the times, short hours of labour are resorted to by our clothiers and millowners. Whether the gradual reduction of the high discount will prove so Effectual in mending trade, as it is sanguinely antici pated, remains to be seen.—Manchester Guardian, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, .N0v.2.5. (Sittings in Mono.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. SPILLER. The LORD CHIEF BARON gave judgment in this case. The Court consi - sred that a certain discretion was left to the Excise•otfice with respect to the mode of returning the grain into the " couch ;" piling it in the form of a cone in the centre. The officer had not acted impro perly in this case, the judgment would therefore be for the Crown. TELOMPSON V. LINGRIDGEI. In this case the Court made the rule absolute. SHERIFFS' COURT, Nov. 25. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) POWERS V. YEAGER AND LIVINGSTON. This was an action to recover the sum of 181. 193. 7J. for blacksmith's work done to the ship " Nabob," for merly lying iu the St. Katherine's Dock, cf vbhich the defendants, who are merchants in Liverpool, are owners. . _ The defendants pleaded that they were not indebted. Mr. Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Stl.- pant Wilkins for the defendants. The cast lasted a considerable time, and was not of general interest. The defence was that the work had been done on the order of a person named Furnie, a shipsrnith, who had, iu fact, arrested the captain of the ship for the amount, which was paid to him. Eurnie was called, and swore that he gave the orders and held himself responsible, but he had a dispute with the plaintiff on other matters, and conse quently had not Fettled. Mr. Linklater, the defendant's solicitor, was called, and proved that previously to the seplernent of the action by Furnie, plaintiff distinctly admitted that the orders had been given by Furney. Mr. Gardiner, merchant, of Great St. Helen's, con firmed this evidence, and that plaintiff said he could not make out an account against the owners, for he must look to Furnie as his mast( r. He (witness) had on be half of the owners said they were anxious to protect him as far as possible, and if he cou:d point out one single claim for work done by order of either of the owners on their own account, they would pay. Plaintiff said he could not, but when Furnie could not be found, the defendants had told him to go on with the work, and Mr. Magee had had the bill. Mr. THOMAS contended that the adoption of the order by the defendants, in consequence of the absence of Furnie, rendered them liable, and that the plaintiff's opinion as to his legal right ought not to be taken against him. The jury gave a verdict for the defendants. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) David Adams, 38, labourer, was indicted for tolo• niously cutting and wounding Maria Cressy, with intent to murder her. In other counts his intent was laid to be to do the prosectrix grievous bodily harm Mr. Ruddlestone appeared for the prosecution. The circumstances of this case appeared to be of ra ther an extraordinary character. From the evidence it c a i p r r u a m re s d tan th c a e t s, th live ep d wroseictuhtrhixe,r mother whoisa ina cottage wom ancitge a in poor Walthamstovr. The prisoner, who is a labouring man, lodged in the hou se , an d h e h a d ma d e overtures o'fmar riage to the prosecutrix, which she refused to accede, to, and on the 29th of October they quarrelled, and the result was that the prisoner was turned out of the cottage, and told never to return to it. The offence was committed :during the night of the Ist of November, and:under very singular circumstances. The prosecutrix was in bed with three children, when she was awoke by hearing the noise of a board falling at the foot of her bed, and she at the same time perceived that her night clothes were wet. She got up and struck a light, and then it was ascertained that her throat was cut, and, upon more minute examination, it appeared that there was a wound three inches in length in her throat, which had evidently been inflicted by some sharp instrument, such as a razor, the vital parts having, however, providentially escaped injury. The evidence agair.st the prisoner was entirely circumstantial, but it was of such a character as to leave no doubt of his guilt. It turned out upon the investigation that the person by whom the act had been committed had got into the house by means of a ladder placed against one of the windows, and it was evident that he must have been well acquainted with the premises. At the foot of the bed there was found a neckerchief, which was identified as be longing to the prisoner; and in the privy of an adjoining garden there were found a pair of boots, which had been left in the place of another pair, belonging to a man named Howse, who lodged in the house, which were taken away, and were found a day or two afterwards on the prisoner's feet, and the pair left behind were proved to belong to the prisoner, and these boots fitted exactly to the marks of footsteps that were observed in a ploughed field upon the morning after the transaction. In addition to these facts, it was proved that when the prisoner was apprehended ho asked the constable if the woman's throat was badly cut, and if she was dead. Some other circumstances were adduced which clearly established the guilt of the prisoner, and the surgeon who was called in stated that the wound passed over the carotid artery, and the unfortunate prosecutrix must have had a eaost imminent escape from death. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said that he was innocent, and that he knew nothing about the matter. The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon the count in the indictment charging the capital offence. Mr. Baron PARKE, after conferring with Mr. Justice Coltman, told the prisoner that he had been found guilty of a most atrocious offence, and although ho might feel justified in recommending her Majesty to spare his life, he must expect to be sent out of the country for the re mainder of it. Edwi n ldad silver Judgm en t o f d eat h was then recorded. Probe )t , moneys2B , hatter, ot the amount asch of 01 charged ged 2 wi . Bths3 . t e n go d the property of Benjamin Walker and others. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted. It ttlionle4 the 4 the ihehey qhgetteia yam the pro' perty of a society called the Silk Hatters' Benefit Society, which held its meetings at the Black Bull public-house, in Thames-street. The money was kept in a box, which was placed in the charge of the landlord, and it was fastened by three locks, of which the President, Vice- President, and the Secretary of the society (the pri soner filling the latter office) each kept a key. On the 11th of October the prisoner went to the Black Bull, accompanied by two other members of the society, whom he had induced to accompany him by a representation that he had lost his key, and the landlord having no suspicion of anything wrong, gave him the box, which was forced open, and the prisoner took out the whole of the money, and immediately afterwards absconded, and went to Bristol, where he was apprehended. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the pri soner was sentenced to be transported for seven years. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER and Aldermen MooN and Sir J. DuRE.) William Carter was indicted for feloniously inter marrying with Emily Pettit, his wife, Emma, being then and now alive. Mr. Prendergast defended the prisoner. Ann Carter, a very lady-like young woman, sister to the prisoner, deposed that she loved at Cambridge. She knew a person who on the 2d of June, 1836, was mar ried to her brother by the name of Emma Webb. Wit ness was present at the celebration of the ceremony. One of the subscribing witnesses was Emma Webb's father. After the marriage (which was performed in the church of St. Andrew the Less, county Cambridge) the parties resided in the town of Cambridge. This same person was now living. Cross-examined — Knew Emsia Webb by the name of Ann Semaine. Believed that to be her proper name, and that the name of Emma Webb was an assumed one. Before the marriage she said she did not like the name she bore, and she would be married in the prettier name of Emma. Her brother and this young woman lived together as man and wife. They had frequent quarrels, and it was noto rious that she had been married in the name of Emma Webb, while her real name was Amy, and they treated the marriage as not binding upon them. They fre quently told each other that they were not married, and acted as if they really believed that the ceremony was null and void. interrupted, and asked the Learned Counsel Th the effect of this cross examination? Mr. PRENDERGAST said that his object was to show e Rocwoahneirt meanttoapply that the prisoner had acted upon the belief that his first marriage was in fact no marriage at all, and that the wife believed so too. If that were shown, the felonious intent foil to the ground. The RECORDER said he could not allow that defence to be made. It' that defence were to prevail, society would no longer be safe, and married persons who had grown tired of each other might marry again, and set up as a bona fide defence, that they did not believe them selves to be married. Their belief would not affect the law; and their belief would not render their mar riage void. Mr. PRENDERGAST urged that the evidence establishd this fact, that the first wife's real name was Amy, while from some caprice she assumed that of Emma. The RECORDER asked the witness if the young woman was known to the world as Emma Webb? The witness said that she assumed the name of Emma immediately before the marriage, but she was known to all her friends by it. The RECORDER said, under these circumstances, if he liked, the Learned Counsel might put it to the jury, whether this false name WAS assumed solely for the purpose of the marriage with the prisoner ; but the evidence was, that she was well known by it before. Mr. PRENDERGAST urged that he had a right to as sume that there was a mutual belief that the marriage was not a binding one. The RECORDER said it was a most important point with regard to these cases. He would consult Mr. Baron Parke upon it. Mr. PRENDERGAST did not wish for that. He did not in the least differ from his Lordship's ruling. The RECORDER then consulted Mr. Baron Parke upon the point. His LORDSHIP fully concurred in the view taken by the Recorder. John Harvey, a policeman, produced copies of two marriage certificates. The first appeared to have been solemnized between the prisoner and Emma Webb, as above stated ; and the second, in September, 1847, be tween the prisoner and Emily Pettit, at Hackney old church. Both documents were properly authenticated, and were sworn to be correct copies. Further evidence having been given, The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The RECORDER, after passing some condemnatory re marks upon the prisoner's conduct, sentenced him to six months' hard labour. Catherine Curtis, Edward Thomas, and Joseph Green, were convicted of robbing a gentleman in the Excise of his watch, on the 3d of November. The prisoner Curtis was then indicted, with Enoch Hancock, for stealing a watch, value 151. The prisoners were found Guilty. The Court sentenced Curtis, Green, and Thomas to be each transported for ten years ; and Hancock for seven years. The grand jury ignored the bill preferred against Mr. Edwin Good, a farmer, residing at Peckham, for crimi nally assaulting a female, the particulars of which charge have been reported in the daily papers. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Two labouring men, named Miles Stanley and George Stacey, were br.)ught before the Lord Mayor, charged with having broken a pane of glass, value 61., and stolen • two watches, value 101. e Samuel Butter, shopman to Mr. Massey, bullion dealer, of No. 816, Leadenhall-street, stated that at half ' past nine o'clock on that morning the prisoners came to the window of the shop, and with their hands dashed ' in a large pane of very thick glass; after which each of them took out a silver watch and endeavoured to get away. Witness, however, secured one of them, and a policeman who was near the spot apprehended the other. They had been about the spot for fire or ten minutes. One of them cut his hand very much with the glass. 1110 LORD MAYOR—Had you no guard to your win dow? Witness—No. We considered that glass of 'nob thickness was sufficient protection to the property. This (as our reporter understood the witness) is the fourth time that such a thing has occurred on our premises. The LORD MAYOR—Then you must have seen that it was not sufficient proteetiou. - _ White, a City policeman, while on duty in the street, heard the crash of the glass —We' the prisoners seize the watches, and secured one of them, while Mr. Rutter caught the other. The prisoners said they had nothing to state but that they ha I been driven into the act by want ; and Stanley declared that he had not put a morsel in his mouth for two days. The LORD MAYOR—We had at the latter end of last week a case of this kind, on which occasion a desperate fellow smashed a window with a large stone, and seized a tray containing twelve gold watches, with which he endeavoured to get away, but without effect. It ap pears, too, that Deputy Brook had been robbed in the same way. I said at the time the case about the robbery of the twelve watches came before me, that I was sur prised more frequent robberies of the kind were not committed, and I advised that the owners of shops in which such valuable goods were exhibited should be more cautious in protecting themselves. There were present at the time the Lord Mayor made this observation two or three gentlemen who keep ex tensive jewellers' shops in the most populous parts of the City, and who attended the justice-room for the purpose of complaining of the censure upon the trade, which they considered was implied in the words used by his Lord ship, and of the effect which they apprehended was likely to be produced by the report. One of the jewellers said it is not possible for us to carry e n our business without exposing our goods. We may as well shut up our shops altogether. We use all the caution we can use, but it is evidetit'that we are not adequately protected. The police are-paid liberally by us, and better security ought to be afforded to us against desperate thieves, such as have been concerned in these glaring cases of robbery. The LORD MAYOR—It is quite obvious that tho police have been in no respect censurable upon these occasions, for they immediately performed their duty properly by seizing the thieves. But if you have any complaint to make against them, I'll take care that it shall be made in the proper quarter. The applicant—We do not by any means complain of the conduct of the police. We have no cause whatever to complain of them, but we are certainly of opinion that the Commissioner ought to allow more of his men to patrole the populous streets in this neighbourhood during the day, when we are so much exposed to depre dations of this kind. I assure your Lordship that there is no negligence upon our part as to self-protection. We use the thickest glass. We never open too early nor keep open to o l ate and in fact we do everything which tradesmen can do to prevent plunder. We are more entitled to sympathy than censure, and the observations of your Lordship are condemned by the whole trade. The LORD MAYoa—My observations were made for the purpose of benefiting the trade. I considered that you were greatly exposed to plunder by not having wire work before your windows, and I said that where there was so much temptation, I was surprised that there were not more things of the kind occurring. There hare been numbers of cases of the kind, and I do not see why a magistrate is to be checked in the observations which he may consider it necessary to make upon the conduct of shopkeepers who do not take more care to secure them selves against depredation. You have it in your power, and I put you on your guard against such plunder. Another of the applicants—One of these robberies leads to another ; and the report of what has taken place is calculated to do serious mischief by tempting ruffians to follow the example. You do an injury to us, my Lord, by taking the part of such persons. The LORD MAYOR—I do not know what you may mean by that observation ; but certainly any course you may think proper to pursue shall not prevent me from performing what I believe to be my duty. It is my be lief that much more good will be done by the cauti on which I hav e g i ven , es p ec i a lly as winter is approaching, than harm occasioned by condemning the facilities which exist. Sir George Carroll, who sat with the Lord Mayor, censured very sharply the tone and spirit in which the jewellers addressed the Lord Mayor, and said that all shopkeepers who sold portable articles of great value were bound to have their windows protected by wires, for security against the desperate attempts of desperate men. The windors of Mr, 3:la”ey, the prosecutor in the case immediately before the T.r , rd Mayor, are it appears generally protected by wires, but unfortunately, 015 the occasion of the robbery, as the hour was so early, the wires were net put up. The two prisoners were committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. Thomas Fells, collecting clerk, in the service of Mr. \ Charles Thorpe, an extensive paper stainer, in White chapel, was charged before Mr. }lsmailll with having embezzled numerous sums of money, the property of his employer. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been in his service, as traveller and collector, for nearly three years, and it was his duty every evening to pay over whatever sums he might receive during the day in that capacity. He always entertained a high opinion of the prisoner's probity until about a week since, when he ac cidentally discovered some irregularity in his accounts, and immediately discharged him, but the result of a further investigation haring disclosed a long continued series of defalcations, to the amount of nearly 1001., he felt it necessary to give the prisoner into custody. Mr. Arthur Smith, house decorator, Northampton place, Old Kent-road, proved the payment to the pri soner of the respective sums of 8/. 9s. 6d. and 2/. ss. 10d., on the 9th of July and 16th of October last, and pro duced his receipts for the same. Mr. William Crosby, paperhanger, in the Edgware road, produced the prisoner's receipt for 2/. 155., which was paid to him on account of his employer, on the 15th of October last. Several ether cases were substantiated against the prisoner, in neither of which he had accounted to his employer for the amounts received. The prisoner expressed his intention to reserve his defence, and was fully committed on six distinct cases. SOUTHWARK. Charles Coombs, a carman in the employ of Messrs. How and Co., grocers, in Blackman-street, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with embezzling his em ployers' money to a considerable amount. It appeared that the prisoner, a carman in the com plainants' service, was employed to deliver goods at the different wharfs, and to pay the wharfage dues, for which ho was entrusted with money for the purpose. On a recent occasion he delivered a quantity of grocery- articles at the Dublin Wharf, and paid the wharfage dues, for which he had the clerk's receipts for the money. On his return to his employers' warehouse, on handing in the receipts it was discovered that the figures were altered, making the sums he had paid for wharfage dues greater than they really were. An investigation, there fore, took place, and it was discovered that the prisoner had been in the habit of altering the figures in the receipts of money he had paid away on account of his employers, from the 19th of October up to the present period, and by those means he had contrived to em bezzle a very considerable sum of money from his em ployers. The altered receipts were produced in court, and evidence of the above foots having been given, the prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charges, was fully committed. James Ward and William Smith were charged, the former with stealing a purse containing a ten-pound Bank of England note and three sovereigns, from the person of a lady, named Redpath, and the latter pri soner with receiving the money, knowing it to have been stolen. It appeared that on the evening of the 221 ult., as the complainant was walking along the Dover-road, Mr. Parker, a coachmaker, who lives near the spot, observed the prisoner Ward walking close behind her. After pro ceeding a short distance, Ward ran away, joined by two of his associates, when Mr. Parker, suspecting a robbery had been committed, went up to the complainant, and asked her if she had lost anything. She iminedi ately felt her pocket, and found that her purse, contain ing a 101. Bank of England note and three sovereigns, had been abstracted therefrom. Mr. Parker subse quently gave such information with respect to the identity of Ward to the police, that he was shortly afterwards secured in Kent-street. As the policeman was conveying him along to the station-house the other prisoner came up, into whose hands he slipped some money, but the exact amount was not seen, with which he ran away the moment he received it. He was pur sued, however, the whole length of Kent-street, and stopped, when a sovereign was found in one of his hands, which he acknowledged was slipped into it by the other prisoner. He, however, declared that he was not aware that the money was the produce of a robbery, and that he had not seen Ward the whole of the day, until he met him on the way to the station-house. There wassno evidence to prove that Smith was with Ward at the time of the robbery, and the Magistrate, therefore, committed Ward for the highway robbery, and Smith as the receiver of a portion of the money, knowing it to have been stolen. LAMBETH. John Wood, alias White, who had been acquitted at the Old Bailey, on Tuesday last, of a charge of stealing a cash-box containing 381., was again placed at the bar before Mr. Elliottt, on the charge of being concerned. with two others, in stealing the deeds belonging to an estate, which were deposited in the communion plate chest in Leatherhead Church. From the statement of Sergeant Richard Kennedy, 25 V, who is stationed in the town of Epsom, it ap peared that, on the 26th of May last (the Derby day). the prisoner and two other desperate theives, named Fletcher and Newport, walked into Leatherhead Church (which, at that time, was undergoing repair), as mere spectators, and apparently from mere curiosity. While in the church one of the workmen heard a strange noise, which attracted his attention, and induced him to en ter the chancel of the sacred edifice, and on doing so he observed the communion chest broken open, and some papers strewn about the floor. The prisoners by this time had beat a hasty retreat, but were pursued, and after a lengthened chase and desperate resistance, were captured, taken before a magistrate, and all three were ultimately fully committed to take their trial at the ensuing Guilford session. Previous to the session an application had been made to a Judge at Chambers to admit the prisoner (Wood) to bail, the magistrates at Epsom having previously re fused to do so; and the application having been acqui ' esced in, he was admitted to bail. Fletcher and Newport were tried, first at the sessions, and then at the assizes, for the offence, and were ac quitted; but the prisoner Wood, whose case was some what different to the others, inasmuch as he had made a more desperate resistance, and struck the prson who attempted to take him several blows with a crow-bar or jemmy, with which ho was armed, and also got rid of a quantity of skeleton keys, had never surrendered at all. In reply to the questions of Mr. ELLIOTT, The Sergeant said he was not aware whether any steps had been taken to recover the estreated recog nizances of the prisoner's bail, or whether a Bench war rant had been granted for the prisoner's apprehension. He was aware, however, that Sergeant Goff had re ceived" instructions to look after the prisoner, and to apprehend him whenever he found him. He (witness) had also received similar instructions, and should have appreeded the prisoner if he had seen him. In conclu sion, the sergeant said he had called at the office of Mr. Everest, the solicitor, in Epsom, who had conducted the case for the prosecution against Fletcher and New port, and that gentlemen requested him to apply to his worship for a further remand of the prisoner, so as to give him, the solicitor, time to communicate on the sub• ject with the officers of Leatherhead parish. The prisoner was remanded until Tuesday, but was liberated on bail as before. Wm. Dennis Gigg: was further examined on a charge of cheating a simple country youth out of 31, and trying on a similar dodge with another. From the evidence, it appeared that the prisoner had bean in the habit of stationing himself, on each of the hay market days, at some of the leading thoroughfares, and, on selecting his victim, purchased a load of hay or clever, as the case might be at a sporting figure. He next delivered it at some pines where he procured an order for much less money, and ultimately put off the poor countryman with a few shillings and a note of hand, which he represented to be as good as gold, and would at once be cashed by the landlords of the different public houses, whose names he gave. Two clear cases have already been made out, and the magistrate having no doubt, from the artfulness of the prisoner's manners, that there would be several others, remanded the prisoner until Thursday next. T HAM E S. A foreign seaman, named John Schmidt, alias Smith, was brought before Mr. Ballantine charged with obtain ing money by false pretence on seaman's advance notes. These documents, which are negotiated to a vast extent among the tradesmen in the eastern part of the metro polis, are issued by masters of ships to seamen on signing the articles of agreement, and are made pay able three days after the sailing of the vessel from. Gravesend, provided the sailor in whose favour they are drawn proceeds to sea with the ship. The interest charged for cashing these notes is most exorbitant, and it is not unusual for the Jews to give slops and money to the amount of thirty shillings only for a month's ad vance note of fifty shillings. On the other hand sailors , terman masters d u goes, sc - amount commit extensive frauds on tradesmen, who are too willi ng each ie ie re l i a vn s id month's g a a fr liquor thepay t o fourt he to cash advance notes in consequence of the large profi ts obtained by them. The prisoner's case was only ono o f oaf ships hfouoinl four h multitude. ua different fr the n e po 'c rt r oe e c H n u t f voyages, e rreo(lm signed e. c ae only, n 2 ceeded in obtaining board, lodging, f,o clothes, and ca s h. On for of 4s. more, from a woman named Lydia Cherry. If he had gone with the ship, on the owners of which it was made payable, she would have obtained 455. for it. He gave another advance note for the same amount to a lodging-house-keeper, named Brown, in consideration of 4s. 61. in money and three weeks' board and lodging; and for two more notes, each for a month's pay, he received money and slops to the amount of 4/., the Jews not only exacting a large profit on the clothes, but ob taining interest to the amount of 10e. on each note be sides. It was stated this was only a fair equivalent for the risk and trouble. The four advance notes on which the prisoner had been " cruising" were produced. It was not denied they were genuine, but as the payment of them was conditional, the parties were lett in the lurch. The prisoner was proved to have shipped and signed the articles of agreement on board four different vessels, receiving a note for a month's pay from the master of each. Mr. BALLANTINE said he was most anxious to put down the numerous frauds committed by seamen, but unless tradesmen, slopsellers, boarding-house-keepers, and others, who were anxious to do business, exercised some vigilance, it was impossible for the magistrates to do anything for them. Ile was at first disposed to com mit the prisoner for trial, but on reconsidering the matter, and consu e ltin the books, he found the prisoner had not comm itted any fraud of which the law could take cog izance. The only false pretence was that the prisoner had promised to go to sea, while the notes were made payable three days after the ship sailed from Gravesend, provided the man in whose favour they were drawn, sailed with them. It would be useless for biro to send the prisoner for trial ; if he did he would he acquitted, the county would be put to expense, and the parties to unneccs..,ary inconvenience. He g as reluctantly cone pelled to discharge the prisoner. Mr. Davison, the master of the Dolton, from Cal cutta, appeared before Mr. Ballantine on an adjourned summons, to show cause why he refused payment of 161. 103. 6d. to Thomas Stevenson (the name given by the complainant), for services as able seaman► on a voyage from Calcutta to London, under articles of agree ment. The payment of wages was resisted on the ground that Mr. Hall, of Riches-court, Lime-street, shipowner, had given notice to the defendant that Stevenson was one of the crew of the Ruby who deserted at Calcutta, for the purpose of obtaining high wages coming home. The complainant, however, swore that he had been five years from England when he joined the Bolton at Cal cutta for 41. 10s. per month. It was proved, however, that he admitted on the homeward voyage he was a de serter from the Ruby, Mr. Hall's ship. Mr. Ballantine then decided upon an adjournment till January, when the Ruby is expected home. This day all the parties again appeared, with Mr. Coleman, clerk to Lieutenant Brown, R.N., the registrar-general of merchant seamen, who said that the complainant came to him for his register ticket sent home by the master of the Ruby from Calcutta, and said his name was Piccini, by which designation the ticket was issued. He gave the sailor into custody as a deserter, and gave information to Mr. Hall, who recog nised the man as the person who gave the name of Ste ♦enson on Saturday last. Piccini, alias Stevenson, ad mitted to Mr. Coleman, whose vigilance in the matter was much commended, to be a deserter from the Ruby, and that he came home in the Bolton. Mr. BALTANTINE said the prisoner had forfeited his wages in the ship he had deserted, as well as the one in which he came home, and that ho should order the balance of 161. 10s. 6d. claimed by Stevenson, or what ever his name was, to be paid over to Mr. Hall, the owner of the Ruby, and when that ship came home any excess that he might have in his hands, after paying for the hire of a substitute on the homeward voyage, should be paid over to the Merchant Seamen's Fund. The complainant might think himself very lucky he was not committed to prison. HORRIBLE DEATH. We have this week to record one of the most fear ful occurrences which has taken iplace in this city within our recollection. The wretched subject of this narrative was named Joseph Cobley, a man of the age of seventy years, who, with his wife, kept a dis reputable house in Moor-street. It seems that the deceased was in the almost constant habit of drinking to excess, and when in a state of drunkenness he would not go to bed, but sat and slept in his arm-chair in the kitchen. On Saturday night last he was in his usual state of inebriation, and at a late hour his wile left him in his chair, having first hid a bottle of gin under some chips in the cellar, so that he should not find it. Deceased's wife, thinking he was a long time below, came down stairs twice, the last time about three in the morning; on both occasions she found him asleep in his chair, and not daring to disturb him, she again went to bed and slept. The deceased, however, it would appear, subsequently found his way into the cellar with the candle, and drank the entire bottle of gin, which, with an empty bottle, wherein some brandy had been left the night before, was found on the cellar floor, together with the deceased's cap and the candlestick, which it is supposed he might have dropped while staggering about in a state of extreme drunkenness. How the premises escaped destruction by fire seems almost miraculous, with this miserable wretch, staggering about with a naked candle in his hand in a place thickly strewn with chips and other combustibles. He afterwards ascended to the kitchen, and it is supposed that in his effort to reach his chair he struck his head violently against the corner of a table near to the chair, which rendering him insensible, he fell between the chair and the table, with his back to the wall, and the candle falling out of his hand, set fire to his clothes. About seven o'clock in the morning the unhappy man was found by his wife in a sitting position, with all his clothes, except his shoes and I stockings, entirely burnt, and his body all over literally roasted to a dark brown.—[So awful an object it has never before been our lot to behold.] It is needless to add that he was quite dead and cold, —Worcestershire Chronicle. SHIPS' STORES FOR SAILORS.-A correspondent has sent us two pieces of what had been served out as salted provisions to the crew of the ship Europe, on her last voyage from London to Quebec, Several respect able fleshers who have examined it, say it is horse flesh, but it has more the appearance of Scotch fir wood than any animal substance. It is quite hard, and the sailors who brought it home have cut out a small boat, with mast, yard, and all from one of the pieces. The only remedy for this species of imposition, whether it lies with the Ship-owner or the ship-store merchant, will be by le gislative interference, whichis certainly loudly called for, as this flagrant instance shows. The inspectors of the food of emigrants should inspect that of the sailors of merchant vessels also; and when this is done, we ven ture to say, there will be less desertion among the sea men, and more (compelled) honesty among co,rtain ship owners or ships' provision merchants.—Scotch Reformers' Gazette. DISTRESSING AND FATAL OCCURRENCE. —We re gret to have to record an occurrence attended with much suffering to several of the members and dependence of a highly esteemed family in the neighbourhood, and un happily involving the death of one of the former. On Thursday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, the parties referred to, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, of Blythswood, and their third son, a fine boy of six years of age, were returning home in their carriage from the residence of J. Campbell Douglas, Esq. of Mains, where they had gone on a visit in the early part of the day. On their way they had to cross the Forth and Clyde Canal by a drawbridge which is thrown over directly above one of the locks, near Gar seube. While on this bridge the horses became restive, and by their plunging brought the carriage in contact with the rail of the bridge, which gave way, and the vehicle and horses with the whole of the party, including the driver and footman, were in a moment precipitated into the water beneath. A more dreadfully pezilous situation can scarcely be conceived than that in which the sufferers were thus placed, being immersed in a con siderable depth of water, with the walls of the lock above them to the height of from twenty to thirty feet on either side: and sad as the consequences were in the loss of one of their number, it must be considered a matter of thank fulness and surprise that the occurrence did not prove more extensively fate]. The alarm having reached the people in the neighbourhood, they haste ned to the spot with ropes, and used every endeavour for the relief of the sufferers that the difficulties of the case would admit. The carriage being a close one, it would appear that the occupants had either been thrown out by the concussion, or had been enabled to leave it while in the water, as Mr. Campbell was seen using his best exertions to sustain his lady and child above the water, whilst means were being used for their rescue. To accomplish this, it was promptly resolved by the people on the banks to open the lock at one end, so us to admit a large body of water with the view of buoying up the sufferers to near the level of the bank, and thus bring them more within reach. By this means the whole were rescued, with the exception of the boy, who, we regret exceedingly to say, was drowned. The horses were killed, probably by the violent shock of the fall. Although the parties res cued, including the driver and footman, must have suf fered very considerably in their persons from the joint effects of the concussion and immersion, we are glad to say that no further serious consequences are anticipated to any of them. This melancholy accident, we need scarcely say, has occasioned the most lively feelings of sympathy and regret throughout every circle of society in which the parties are known.—Glasgow Argus. DEAL.--A frightful accident happened here on Monday morning, as the half-past seven o'clock train was taking its departure for Ramsgate. It appears the man in charge of the gate (a short distance from the terminus), observing his favourite dog on the rail while the engine was rapidly approaching, rashly attempted to preserve the animal by crossing the line for that pur pose. The poor fellow, blinded by attachment to his dog, had no doubt miscalculated his distance from the train, and the consequence was, the dog was speedily crushed, while the man, more fortunate, having fallen on his 'back, was caught by the guard-iron, which , p/iniglied its way to a considerable extent in the groin ; this way he was borne along a distance more 'than 90 yards. The endeavours to stop the engine were most prompt and praiseworthy. Surgical attendance was promptly obtained, but in the course of the day it was deemed expedient to remove the sufferer to the Can terbury Hospital.—Maidstone Gazette. EARTHQUAKE.—A smart shock of earthquake was felt on Wednesday forenoon last in the parishes of Torthowald and Mousewald. The following at atement has been furnished us, and may be relied on:—I was sitting, a little after eleven o'clock, A. 51., on the 17th instant, in the farmhouse of Riggheads, parish of Tor thorwald, when I was startled by a shack. The motion seemed to be from east to west, and continued for two or three seconds. My seat shook below me, the furniture rattled, and the whole house quivered. A loud, hollow, rumbling sound accompanied the vibration, similar to what would be produced by a ponderous train of large waggons rushing through a tunnel, not over rails, but loose stones. The shock was felt at Rockhall-house, ' where the servants ran to the door to see what was the matter, under the impression that a cavalcade of car riages were unexpectedly driving up the avenue at a furious rate. The gardener declared that the ground " dirled" beneath his feet in the garden where he was working. The earthquake was also distinctly felt in the village of 'toucan; the furniture in the houses shook, and crockeryware rattled. The shock appears, however, to have had a narrow range; for, little more than half a mile from Riggheads no concussion was no ticed. The locality of the earthquake forms a portion of a range of greywacke hills, which, moderately elevated, divide the sandstone basins of the Nith and Annan valleys.—Dumfries Courier. RETURN TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.—In another part of the paper it is noticed that the Midland Counties Herald of last week contained a couple of advertisements, one offering to barter, or, as Jonathan would say, " swop" leasehold premises for a steam-engine, and the other " piano-!ortes for nails, ironmongery, or carpets." In Herepath's Journal of Saturday last there is an ad vertisement offering "a highly valuable freehold pro perty in exchange for shares in any good line or lines of railway." This speaks even more strongly of the scar city of money than discounts at 9 per cent, or railway companies borrowing money at 10 . W or ceste rshire Chronicle. 25 Lieu- ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH , NOV. . Lieu tenant-Colonel Walker joined headquarters here to day, from Quebec, having been in ew! a on d_ at_ that sta tion irom July, 1842, to t he early tof the present month, when he was relieved by Lieutenant-Colonel Higgins. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORT:SMOUTH, Nov. 25.—The Lightning steam tender embarked the Treasurer of her Majesty's Household, Lord M. Hill, this afternoon for convey ance to Osborne. The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, will be ready w go out of harbour about the 3d proximo. Her crew' turned over to her from their hulk this day. She is nearly complete in complement. The Prizice Regent, 92, and the Retribution steam frigate, were .returned to the basin to-day to complete their respective fittings. The Firefly steam-sloop will; be commissioned to morrow at this port. Last evening General the Right Hon. Lord Frede rick Fitzclarence, G.C.H., Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, and Commander-in-Chief of the South- Western district, gave a brilliant entertainment at the Government-house to a select circle of twenty guests, comprised of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart.; the Commander-in-Chief; the Mayor of Portsmouth; Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, R.N.; Sir G. Wombwell, Bart. ; Colonel Lewis, commanding the Royal Engineers ; Colonel Armstrong, commanding the Royal Artillery • Captain Yates, of the Victo r y; Captain Ramsay, Of the Terrible ; Major Travers, ; Colonel Gibsone,.R.M.A. ; Major Davies, and Captain Campbell, of the 52d ; Major Calamy, R.M.; Major Harvey, Aide-de:Camp ; Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane, R.N. ; Mr. Haig, Secretary to the Com mander-in-Chief; Rey. T. Milner, Garrison Char lain, &c. ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY . . Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, the Lieutenant-Governor, &c., accompanied by his Aide de-Camp, Major Harvey, his gallant brother Lord Adolphus, Sir George Wombwell, and Colonel 1331- linghall, R.M. proceeded this afternoon to East Cum berland, for the purpose of inspecting the practice of th e Lew levies of the Royal Marine Artillery, under the conirnand of Colonel D. A. Gibsone, whose anxiety to complete this invaluable addition to the strength of the 1;.,v3 7 , deserves the highest commenda tion, the drills being' under his own constant control and daily superintendenc,7- The practice was such as to merit the warmest encomiums from the Gallant General and Lord Adolphus. ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. We are averse to crude, or indeed to much speculation of any kind, upon the subjects headed above. From the sailing of Sir John Franklin, to the present time. we have laid before our readers all the data upon which that expedition proceeded, and the views entertained of its probable course, and the periods when we might elc• pect to hear of it from one quarter or another, as cir cumstances might affect its movements, or delay com munication. The Report of Mr. Rae, and the return of whalers without intelligence, having, however, excited public feelinc_r, we must offer a few lines towards arriving at right conclusions in the whole matter. Mr. Rae has done his work in a vary creditable manner.. He has confirmed the accounts of the Esqni maux respecting the formation of the land and Isthmus of Boothia, as given in the narratives of the several journeys of Commander (now Sir James Clark) Bosse in the book published by Sir John Ross; and although his (Mr. Rae's) longitudes may not be depended upon (as we before remarked, in consequence of the failur e of his chronometers), yet the continuity of the coast line cannot be doubted, so far as we can yet learn from the official account of his proceedings. We s hall look with much interest to the larger publication w hich, we' understand, he is now preparing, and which will show usu more in detail what can be done with small means when directed by judgment and firmness. There only now remains the western coast of the land he has discovered, and the western shore of New Somerset and Boothia to complete the whole outline of the American con" tinent ! ! With regard to expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin, though there is yet no reason to doubt of his success and safety, it is certainly a dvisable that Pr(!: parations should be made to send to his assistance, if 1 1 . should be found that he has not passe d through B e l ls ring's Straits this season. This cannot be known in England until the middle or near the end of January; but we are much gratified to learn that the Admiralty are adopting prompt measures to afford o ur g allant countrymen most effectual aid, should it tur n out that they are in need of it. We believe we may confident'', state that in addition to the overland journey to John Franklin, by the enterprising companion of Sir job!! Franklin, Dr. Sir John Richardson, two naval expBnl,.. ditions are being prepared under the superintendence Of Captain Sir James Clam Ross, living is more able to get them out and direct thrs than whom no 039 _,, aright. The first of these, destined fa Behring's Straits will sail as soon as it can be got ready; and the other, intended to follow the track of Sir T. Franklin, w ill de part so as to arrive in Baffin's Bay at the proper seasort for navigating these regions, so that the fr iends of those on board, and the English people, may feel assured the: nothing will be left undone, which human p ower ca accomplish, to rescue our fellow-countrymen, should it unfortunately prove that success has not attended their exertions. But we are still sanguine that these me asures so judiciously and generously begun by the AdmirallY O. ; may be rendered unnecessary by the happy r eturn Sir John Franklin and his brave comrades.---.Lar rar Y Gazette. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 25. STOCK ExcHANGE. - -Our Share Market continues to inv prove. A good business, at advanced prices, was d one to dav _ . The Junction, 22/. Shares, 5% dis.-Birmingham 4 p.-East Lancashire, 21-Lancashire and Yorkshire, a Fi tt" 1, 4 ' 1,6 dis.-London and North-Western, New,p.-Tto (late Extensions), 43/ 4 dis.-Leeds and Ttdrsic' 1 New, 152 %_Ditto. Quarters, sne . ffi eld 714. p.-London, Manchester and Birming ham. Quarters, New (C), 4% c. p.- Blanchester , and Lincolnshire, 74-Midland Stock,lll-Ditto, 0/. Share,* 43-North British, New Quarters (scrip), par-North are, f 1 /e p.-North Union (13), 142-Slirewsbuy am' Cheshire, ii., p.-Ditto (S. 0. C.), b*P l i 1i5.-Ditto, 10/. Pr" ference, 1% p.-S9uth-Eastern and Dover, No. 3, 5 1 ,4 dis.-Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 2 c. dis.- York, No" castle, and Berwick, 136-Ditto Extension, No. 1, 37'9 P' Ditto, No. 2,2% p.-Ditto (G. ' N. E.), 1 1 /.2 1 1 - MANCHESTER, Nov. 25 . STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction 5% dis.--liolton, Clitheroa, /fec., No. 1 (A), 4( 4 die. D' ' /Preferentials (B), 1 4 ,* - itto, Manchester Rah -3•14 --Ditto, Eastern Counties, 16 1 A -Huddestield and way and Canal, Thirds, li i i die.-Lancashire Fifths, is n. p.-Ditto, 32/. Shares, 41/4 dis.-Ditto (Westan and Yorkshire, Riding_Union), 2 1 / 4 dis.- Leeds and Tbirsk, 131Ai dis.-Blau" chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Quarters, NO. 2, . 1 . 7 Ditto, Preference, 1 4 C. p.- Ditto (Sheffield and incolnslnle?, 4 1 / 2 dis.-Manchester and Southamnton,l34 dis..-- .-S°North Br i l i : tish, Extension, par-North Staffordshire, lA 11rt • Western, 4% dis.-South-Eastern an d Dover, 31/s- Ditto No. 4, 1;i dis.-York, Newcastle, an d Berwick, 2 p. Pre fereunes LEEDS, NOVEMBER 25. 34 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, dis.- Ditto, New, 3 1 4 dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 12s. a d il3 'l East and West Yorkshire, 5 1 ' n. dis.-Lancashre An Yorkshire, 32/. Shares, 5 1 / 2 ces.--Ditto, Fifths, 2s. 6d.p.,_ Ditto ( West Riding Union), 475. n. dis.-Leeds and Thirsto 14 1 / 2 dis.-Ditto, New, 12% dis.-Ditto, Prefernc.. ,11.21_ dis.-Leicester ad Bedford, 3s. dis.-North Britsh, 'Plir""..___ 6d : 11 ss. p.-Ditte, Quarters, ss. p.-Ditto, Exten sion, North Staffordshire, ss. 'Forth-Western , 4/. 85. 614.101.. -Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 4 1 4 dis.-Yo rk 2 , (Noir castle, and Berwick, Preference, I% p.-Ditto, IC°. -- Berwieks), LE-UPON-TYNE,NEWCAS NovEMBER.(. cos . STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Liverpool, 2 1, a nd ter, and Newcastle Junction, 2/. Is. 6d. dis.--Ner s „h stai.. Carlisle, 9016-North British, Thirds, 2s. IN - .`°"- fordshire, par.' ' HULL, NOVEMBER 25. „. o birer STOCK EXCHANGE -The sales are-East idanc ori.. New, 3% dis.-Hull and Selby, Halves, 48,4-.N°, f rtil is • 6d. tish, Quarters, 3s. p.-Ditto, riateraiol3/3 (SCriPl p.-Ditto, Thirds (Scrip), 3s. p. ' EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 24. Trelrf STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caedonian, --.d 225.-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 465. 6e1.-Edinburglirer, Glasgow, 93 x. d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, ; to' Reg., Reg., 3s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 17% e',,rin- -'filar Newport, 5 1 A, ex int.-Ditto, ditto, New. Beg """....- 90s• gow and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 113-Great kNorthern,„ -North British, Quarters, 935. 6d. ex int. Quarters (scrip), 125.-Ditto, Thirds, B eg ., 425. ut st ' r ) Shrewsbury and Chester, 10/. Share (8 per cent. ' 925. 6d. GLASGOW, Nov. 24. . N o w, 25%. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledon ian, ' North er° Dundee and Perth, -Pitt°, fi......°^ Quarters, 465.-Edinburgh an d and (Newport), New, 305.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and 401. 1021.-Ditto (5 per cent. guaranteed), Shares, 40% -Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 714-Glasgow,l)„,f3Great and Carlisle, 7%-Glasgow and Greenock, 1 ° c ._ Bd. Northern, 925. 6d.-Manchester and Southampton, 'Woo, -North British, Thirds, 435.-Ditto, Quarters, 905---iw New Quarters (scrip), 12s. 3d.-York, Newcastle, and wick (G. N. E. Purch.), 91. 6s. 6d. _____ a Th e 1131.--DittOwiei, CHURCH ACCOMMODATION IN ST. Plccit.--P-ri.for directors of the London and North Western ita'tn-o",' have granted the use of a portion of the " Old s t . t lc w ii;e in Pancras-vale, Camden-town, for the purpose 0 , d i v ine worship. Last Sunday it was opened with a fill' con y vice, and was crowded so excess. In addition, th e o f 0 paay have also given premises for the purposesis of school until the intended new c hurch awl soh° Ilaverstock-hill are completed. , , _ ______ BIRTHS. 141' Va l' On the 19th inst., in Paris, the lady of Charles ~ • nell, Esq., of a dauhter. the wife • o fAt• li • On the 19th inst., at Gr eat Yarmouth, Impey, EN., M.D., of a son. - , T er / 01' On the 20th inst., in the Seven Sisters'-road, tipp- low ay, Mrs. Adolphus Lewis, of a daughter.the lady' 0 £ lO W ' On the 23d inst., in Be rkele y -s q uare, Martin, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. ~...," Or On tha 23d inst., at Acacia-road, '.' 11. J. Cutler, of a daughter. ---_ AfARRIE'D. - Din T ' On the 24th inst., at St. Cle ment Danes Church, Bonbon, to 3lary Ann, daughter of Mr. John Cant is ' DIED. r is e, John On the 22d inst., at Lavender -hill, Battersea- Matthew, Esq., aged Z 9.• On the '23d inst., at Colney - batch , George Smith2saclio tiv On the 23d inst., at Tingrith Rect or y , Frances •Doz relict of the late Rev. E. Tanqueray , a g ed 71. -c.. a bar s -P On the 23d inst., Maria, the wife o f John Gray, s's" rister-at-law. Of 0 10 On the 24th inst., at Champion-hill, Thomas, °- William Mortimore, aged 8. at 'o'l ll° ' London : Printed and Published by MIIRDO 1 ~4 0. ilh .N o. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun ffice, pity 14 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill t hl Middleriez Friday, NOvesinber 26, 1847. i