The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

Ebt Ethapcol ettanbarb. DAY lORNING, MARCH 28, 1343 s last week, in repro- bation of the unnecessarily stringent measure pending before the Colonial Legislature affecting ships carrying emigrants to North America, which we then contended must throw very serious im pediments in the way of parties desirous of pro ceeding to our possessions there, and at the same eatly damage the British shipowner, we e pressure which some s are prepared to impose upon us. time g underrate the exte our Colon We were guided in our remarks by a consideration of the provisions for the regulation of the emigrant trade recommended by Earl Grey and the Colonial office. By the arrival of the Britannia, however, ire furnished with the provisions of an act, which received the sanction of the Parliament of Canada on the 2nd instant, which are so materially ?ir severity that we do not hesitate to ration to those Colonies entirely put an end to hi ater in the declare emig The following is the authorised abstract of the act, forwarded from the Govern- ment office ABSTRACT OF " ACT T( MAKE BETTER PROVISION WITH &C. PASSED IN THE LEGISLA CH, IS-18. ,ey on all emigrants arriving ;SPECT TO EMIGRANTS. VE ASSF"- st.—lmposes a fax of 10s. c sea, irrespective of age. board, for e' ay be detaine an additional rate of 2s. 6d. for each emigrant ry period of three (lays during which the ship in quarantine, ithiess for observation by - the - • ;of the vessel or passengers, znposed on this account do or the c provided not exceed 20s 3rd.—lncreases the tax to ing after ICth September, al hole additional is. per head on passengers arriv further increases it to 30s. per head on arrivals after 30th September. 4th.—lmposes a penalty of 40s. for every passenger not in cluded in the list delivered to the Customs officer at the port of departure. sth.—Makes it ii on arrival, to the on the masters of ships to report, customs officer the name and age of all the ooard, and to designate all such as shall be in deaf and dumb, blind, or infirm, stating also 'e accompanied by relatives likely to be able to and to designate also all children not members nperati pport tiler „tny emigrant family on board, or widows having families, or women without their husbands having families, with the names and ages of their children, under a penalty of .e 5 for every 6th.—Requires the master of a passenger-ship to give a bond, with two sufficient sureties in the sum of £2O, conditioned to save the Province from exp use for the apace of one year, on account of any passenger who, on arrival, may be reported by the Medical Superintendent at the quarantine station likely to become permanently a public charge—provided that in lieu "6 giving such bond the master may relieve himself by the pay ment to the collector of 20s. currency for each such passenger Provides for the pays at of expenses of emigrants out t.—lmpbses ute bonds. —Provides for t: nopolise any other branch of trade. The house, however, appeared to have caught a glimpse of the injustice of granting such powers, and the further consideration of the bill was put off until last night. ENLIGHTENED REFORMERS A correspondent of the London Times, describing the popular movements in Germany during the past week, states that " crowds of the country people entered Vienna, and inquired with the utmost naivete whether the new constitution was ready." We are not told, of course, whether the country people in question expected the new constitution to present itself in the shape of a fresh cooked meal, to reward their exertions; an ever-working Moses and Son, to give to each a gratuitous supply of blouses and nether garments, shoes and hose, or in what particular shape it was to come. It is very questionable, indeed, if any of them had very distinct notions at all upon the subject. Another correspondent, writing from Berlin, says :—" The proclamation appears to have been at first misunderstood. `Freedom of the press' having been demanded, and the terms in the proclamation being `abolition of the censorship, and the publication of a law in reference to the press,' it was necessary to explain to the populace that the thing demanded and the thing con ceded were virtually one and the same. On receiving the necessary explanation, they joined enthusiastically in the cry, 'Es lebe der Kaiser,' and gradually dispersed." This is a sad admission of ignorance, certainly ; yet we can scarcely assert that some of our own. reformers were much more enlightened as to the nature of that " freedom of trade" for which they clamoured so loudly. It is to be hoped that the results will not be equally disappointing to both, and that our German friends may find in their " new constitutions" their national assemblies and their " free dom of the press," acquisitions to their happiness and comfort more substantial than we have as yet derived from our own " free trade." a penalty of .t'loo on masters refusing to of the bonds and prosecutions tnereon. 10th.—Confers the power of reducing the penalty imposed under the former Act on pilots failing to report passengers landed ......—Requires masters of ships to land their passengers free of expense at the usual landing places, in the day time, and defines the anchorage ground for ships with passengers. Cabin passengers, and military pensioners and their families carried in transports, or at the expense of Government, are exempt. _ _ The remainder of the act is formal. Government Emigration Office, Montreal, 2nd March, 1848. The first and second clauses, it will be seen, im pose an absolute duty of 10s., currency, in lieu of 55., on each emigrant on landing in Canada, with a maximum of 20s. additional, according to the length of time the passengers are detained on board by quarantine—or 30s. in all, instead of 205., the maximum recommended by the Colonial office. The shipowner has thus to make his arrangements for the possible contingency of being called upon ea .. y ~ more than was required from him by the old law; and as this exceeds con 3iderably the nett amount which he has been re eiving for each passenger, its imposition upon n.te to deter him from taking pas- 255. per pa him must ope angers at all. The third clause, increasing the tax to 20s. per ead on passengers arriving after the 10th of Sept., - id further increasing to 30s. on arrivals after the are more severe than the y the Colonial office; but as few for the fail trade after the begin b ~. it will have little operation. the sixth clause is a most oppressive one ; and ne would have wondered how it could have been, )osed by any set of men, having a knowledge of nger trade, coupled as it is , No. 5. The intended find thus described in a ztreal Herald—a very well. It is enacted," he says, ix - of one pound per head will be of immigrants, viz.. pternber ssels leave her ng of August, nature of the pa th the pre leration of the two we acting article of the Mu bat an e: ied on t raying to any immigrating family ; d dumb, blind or infirm i mrson above the age of sixty ; or ith a child or children, and wife with tt her husband ; and any such person or child who fall be declared by the medical superintendent to be __kely to become a charge on the public." In many cases of families emigrating the husband goes first to look out for a settlement, or the husband and gether, and those left behind are sent for ttlernent is obtained. Infirm children, deaf 'hen that Pat' and dumb, and aged parents also are sent for Jy those who are ready to provide for them. Widows may have friends and connexions --Idy there ; and with respect to idiots, &c., —Pssarily go accompanied with friends, so on the passage. To levy a .ese will iless they become ax which thus tends to sever the ties of kindred and affection is cruel ; and in hundreds of instances will deter the best classes of emigrants—the pru -im is to live by their labour and en prise—from proceeding to Canada. We shall have on another occasion a few words to say upon the spirit which seemed to animate the majority of the Canadian Parliament in the debates on this measure—a spirit which warrants us in the expectation that it will be carried out in its utmost stringency. In the meantime we may remind the British shipowner that an appeal to the Home Legislature is still within their power. Such a in e a sure, if the attention of the British Parliament is called to its oppressive provisions, can never be carried into operation. ent whose • EXPORTS OF O TEA AT ND SILK IN FROM CANTON T G BRITA, &c. By a statement published by direction of the Chamber Commerce at Canton, we find the following statistics to the exports of tea from China to Great Britain, from Ld the dates given:— Tea. Silks. lbs. lbs. January, 1848.. 34,8(x,751.. 14,812 t January, 1847.. 35,380,235..15,774 t January, 1846.. 37,239,292..12,935 31st January, 1845.. 27,708,374.. tio ' v; ing a decrease of tea to the extent of 3,134,000 lbs. st year as compared with 1845. The shipments from it July, 1847, up to 20th January, 1848, were—to Lon on, 22,572,727 lbs. as compared with 1,24,075,867 lbs. ame period in the year preceding ; to Liverpool, 9,266,424 is. same period, against 7,365,908 lbs. previous year ; to use outports, 2,786,620 lbs. against 3,9.38,460 lbs. previous year. Of the total amount to 20th January, this year, 27,176,603 lbs. came from Canton, ant 7,629,148 lbs. from Shanghae. The following were the shipments to the United totes in the past two years, viz.—Season 1845-6, "02,092 lbs. Season 1846-7, 18,886,287 lbs. Season -8, to 12,765,892 lbs., exhibiting a falling off of above ),000 lbs. last season, or one-third of previous shipments. To the Continent the shipments were ist 4,925,835 lbs. in the pre- son Ist July, IS t season LIVERPOOL AND HOL AT YHEA NOPOLYD. ANOTHER ATTEMPT MO. We directed attention last year to a bill by which the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company sought to be ome steam-boat proprietors, and thus establish in their wn favour a monopoly of the carriage of passengers from lolvhead to Ireland from the south, to the exclusion steam-boat proprietors of Li- The bill in question, however, )n. On Friday night the same, tition of U. spool and ports ! tor tue ~.,me on for a second hearing in the =mons, when the , following conversation took place, as ropt through r a similar b !ported in the London " Mr. FORSTER presents r and Holyhead) bill, cl igation in Liverpool. '1 bill, on the ground that wer to, ietors. The of mplete monopoly of the trat n a result which would not .t compuni ze. He mi tines : several petitions against the (Cites ly from parties interested in steam be hon. gentleman then opposed it gave the railway company the ts, and so become steam-boat pro would be to give the company a c between Holyhead and Dub nly be injurious to the steam but also to the community at !mid time that day ~ers sought for by the railway ..._aopoly betwixt Holyhead and on why those powers were asked was, i-boat proprietors would not consent to 1., low rates laid down in the bill. The Mr. GLYN d pally Aid establish ich by the bill the railway company would 'ere exceedingly low; and he had no hesi at if the existing steam-boat companies those fares, he would not object to that withdrawn.'' pun. at ine UM •• This argument, or rather apology, for the company, offered by Mr. Glyn, will readily be seen through. The steam-boat rates have been laid so low that no other par ties except the company can afford to carry for them, the colnpany, of course, being thewaelves only enabled to do so out of the more remunerating rates which they , ce.ive as railway proprietors. kis an easily managed sort of hocus e •It ocus, - with whicl nr.-1 railway di rec tors arc tiltrably little difficulty be directed to enable the c Dwpany to nio- A LITTLE OVER SANGUINE, Our contemporary, the Manchester Examiner, heads an article in his Saturday's Publication—" The Coming European Peace," in which he endeavours to show that now, for the first time in Europe, we have an assured prospect of lasting peace. The leading grounds upon which this expectation is erected are the distaste into which national armies are beginning to be regarded, and the probable substitution for them, throughout the greater portion of Europe, of burgher and national guards ; the breaking up of the status provided for by the treaties of Vienna; the consolidation of the German States under one powerful head, and the strengthening generally of the powers of democracy. He winds up by saying— . . " Were we too sanguine in saying that out of this European revolution is to spring a European peace; each nation, with a democratic government, without a standing army, and no further cause of quarrel, peacefully labouring and enjoying? Through much inevitable confusion, that seems to be the goal towards which Europe is marching. A most blessed consum mation ! in which, as was predicted from of old, the world's destinies should no longer be in the hands of mere brute force—no longer be wielded by any aristocracy save that of wisdom, nobleness, goodness." _ __ _ We wish we could regard things in the same drab-co, loured light in which it is viewed by Mr. John Bright's organ. Unfortunately, however, we do not perceive any very immediate prospect of the arrival of that halcyon period, when either nations or individuals shall have " no further cause of quarrel." The temper of the world must first be altered very considerably, and that alteration must be derived from a higher and better source than that to which our contemporary. and those who argue with him, appear to look, viz., to the spread of free trade and utili tarian principles. We see no signs even of that happy state of things, when we shall all be " peacefully labour ing and enjoying." Unfortunately, at the present mo ment and for some time past, the labourer and the man " enjoying" have been two very different persons, and the amount of peace between them has been very small. Doubtless, however, our philosophic and republican free traders will be enabled to bring about a mighty change in the world's affairs ; but we must confess that we have not confidence in the efficacy of the means which the Exa miner points out : " Already," he says, "in France the disbanding of the army is becoming a theme for discussion among speculative men. Perhaps it is in that country that the question will first be settled, and the old conflict between mind and matter be ter minated in that French National Assembly, of which the main elements, it is already seen, are to be men of the pen and men of the sword." MEN OF THE PEN AND MEN OF THE SWORD ! A most peaceful looking combination of weapons ! We remem ber, happily, that we have already in the world a legisla ture, of which the main elements are somewhat similar, — identical, in fact, if for the sword we substitute the bowie knife and the revolving detonator. Brother Jonathan possesses such a combination of happy materials. Of his affairs it may be said, that they are " no longer wielded by any aristocracy save that of wisdom, nobleness, good ness ;" yet we are not aware that those in his vicinity ever found him a very pacific neighbour, or less willing to pick a quarrel than to pick his teeth with his favourite pocket knife. DEAF AND DUMB.-IMPOSITION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—From a lady who called at our Institution on Tuesday last, to make some inquiries respecting the ad mission of pupils, I learnt that a man is going about the town with a little girl, stating that she is a deaf and dumb orphan, and soliciting donations for the purpose of get ting her into this school ; but representing that the com mittee require thirty pounds before she can be admitted ! As there is no foundation whatever for such a false state ment, I shall be glad if you will caution the public against this imposition. The rules of the school and terms of admission, which are very low (twenty-one of the chil dren are being educated gratuitously) may be obtained by any person on application. It is very sad that such practices should be resorted to. This is the second case that I have heard of lately. A short while ago I was in formed of an individual carrying about a petition for a similar object, to which were affixed the signatures of the Rev. D. James, of Kirkdale, the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, and other names of well-known benevolent parties, with a long list subscribed. And it seems to me only right that the kindly disposed should be put upon their guard against such charity extortioners, and recommended to afford no relief, until the assumed or presumed mute be sent here for previous examination. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JAMES RHIND. School for the Deaf and Dumb, Liverpool, 23d March, 1848 BIRKENHEAD.—We understand that Lord Morpeth, Baron Goldsmid, Joseph Bailey jun., Esq., M.P., William Jackson, Esq., M.P., and J. M. Bendel, Esq., were yes terday at Birkenhead, for the purpose, we believe, of sur veying the present condition of the dock works there. No doubt the report which Lord Morpeth will make to go vernment on the subject will have a material effect on the bill now before parliament relating to the works. We are informed that Mr. Rendel has been appointed a director of the Dock Company. THE SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—The borough magistrates, at a meeting on Saturday, passed a resolution of which the following is a copy :—" Resolved,—That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the inhabitants of Liver pool who on the recent occasion of threatened disturb ances promptly offered their services as special constables. To the inhabitants of the town the magistrates always looked with confidence for their support ; and it gives them sincere gratification to record their grateful sense of the love of order which induced so great a number of the people to volunteer their aid in the preservation of the peace." The resolution was forwarded in a complimentary note from the Mayor to Mr. Charles Turner, under whose command the special constables were placed, with a request that he would communicate it to the inhabi- tants. PACKET-SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AT SEA.— The packet-ship West Point, Captain Allen, which sailed from this port on the 27 th January , arrived at New York on the Sth instant. after a very severe passage. When in lat. 38 30, lon. 67, at one a.m., on the 12th ult., the ship was struck by lightning seven times within the hour, each time the fluid passing down the mainmast. The whole mast appeared to throw off sparks like red-hot iron when struck by the smith's hammer. Most of the watch on deck felt the shock severely. Two men were instantly killed. At the fifth shock Captain Allen felt himself nearly brought to the dock, -so powerful was its effect, although at the time he was fifty feet from the mainmast. The names of the killed were John Arm strong, of New Yoric, and Marcellus Robinson, of Rhode Island. THEFTS FROM TILE QUAYS.—A highly respectable cor respondent has sent us the following, and we hope that the publicity thus given to his complaints, as to the fearful depredations on the west side of George's Dock, will lead to some steps being taken for the greater preservation of property on that quay, which offers unusual facilities for the commission of robberies :—" I don't think you are aware that when shippers put their goods down on the quay, that neither owner, charterer, broker, captain, or mate, will give a receipt for them. until they are on board. You will naturally ask why ? Because they have had to pay for it ; therefore they must be left there at the ship per's risk, in the care of that questionable set of men called watchmen, who have at times thousands of pounds of property under their care, and who are often found very comfortably in a snug corner under a tarpaulin in the arms of Morpheus, or in some other questionable condition. Only last week one party has missing from the west side of George's Dock four packages, valued at £350 to £4OO, and up to the present time there is no clue whatever to them. Another shipper had stolen a case from the west side of George's Dock, it appears, some three weeks ago, and did not know anything about it until Friday afternoon last, when it was ascertained on Saturday that 72 out of 82 other pieces of goods, which the case originally con tained, were found at the Police-court. A policeman, it appears, caught a man with some of the pieces of goods in his possession in the street, and suspecting he had stolen them, he took him to bridewell. When he was brought up there was no evidence against him, therefore remanded ; and when lie was brought up again, no one appearing, he was, of course, discharged. It appears this man stated he was employed by that notorious set of men in the garb of sailors, by wllom, no doubt, Mr. Editor, you have been assailed in a whisper, in the neighbourhood of Lord-street, &c., with " buy , ady cheap smuggled cigars, silk hand. kerchiefs ? (Ye.' it is high time such impostors should be put down. Now, I would suggest, for the protection of the merchants, shippers, and shipowners, that all the sheds throughout the whole of the docks should have slid ing doors all round, closed and locked at night, and in the day time the policeman only to open them for the loading of vessels, for the admission of carts for the purpose of putting goods down or taking produce away, and when the -art has left to close them again, the policeman inspecting very note as the goods are laid down, and every delivery note for produce taken away, which is, in tny opinion, the -znr , 11- , :tect - the shineer from the heavy leg: he has vv - u y •-• • and must suition under the vxistmg systcm." GENERAL TRADE REPORT LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY A slight, though decided turn, indicative of a re- suscitation of our national energy has taken place. An impulse has been given by the buoyancy of the English funds during the last few days from which we augur the happiest results. Many reasons may be given for the rise in Consols—a rush of the oversold " Bears," or investment on foreign account ; but the great cause is a revulsion in public feeling, owing to the stoppage of revolutionary movements in the mostim portant of the Germanic states by the timely " fraterniza tion" of the people and their rulers. Constitutional mo narchy is not yet defunct in Europe ; nor does it appear imperatively necessary that that portion of the world should, for the present at all events, be plunged into any thing like general warfare. Our monetary resources are daily increasing, and the means at the disposal of the Bank of England aie so far beyond its present operations, that, with a redundancy of bullion, the currency of the country is still contracted. The average stock of bullion held by the bank of England, in both departments, during the month of February was £14,339,235, being an in crease of £1,346,963 as compared with the preceding month, and £2,127,590 as compared with the same period last year, and on the 18th inst. the stock had increased to £15,123,141; while the decrease in the circulation of Bank of England and English private and joint-stock bank notes during February was £633,035 under that of the pre vious month, and £2,661.113 under that of the same pe riod last year; and including the Irish and Scotch banks, which together are £1,189,303 below their fixed issue, the total decrease in the circulation of bank-notes in the United Kingdom was £4,942,066 as compared with the corresponding period last year : up to the 18th instant, a further decrease of £732,665 in the issue of the Bank of England has taken place. Consols. which reached 83k on Saturday, closed last evening at 83k. Yesterday, a feeling of returning confidence prevailed on 'Change ; and, although we cannot report extensive transactions in any department, a firmness was generally observable, and business assumed a more settled and satisfactory aspect. There has been a slight reaction in the Sa ARE MARKET in the past week. London Stock from 123 to 129; the .1-shares from 13 to 2. 1 1; Midland from 97 to 101 ; York and North-Midland from 60 to 64 ; and other good Stocks in proportion. Up to Saturday afternoon there was every appearance of a continuance of the rise, but then a rumour was conveyed to London of a revolution in Prussia. This, though not altogether credited, put a stop to purchases for a while, and was used by the bears to bring down prices to serve their own purposes. A fair amount of business was done here yesterday at prices a shade lower than those of Saturday, which are given elsewhere, and the market closed firm at the quotations. A fair trade demand for CorroN yesterday. The sales are about 5000 bales, at Saturday's improved prices, the market closing steady. Sales since our last have amounted to 25.780 bales.—New Orleans advices-reach to 20th Feb., ten days' later news of the markets than brought by the Washington to Southampton. Liverpool intelli gence, received at New Orleans on the 12th, had caused an increased amount of business in the cotton market, and prices were well supported. The total sales- of the week ending the 19th of February were 37,500 bales,- of which 22,000 bales had been purchased during the last three days, mostly for shipment to Great Britain and the continent. The freight market continued steady, with a moderate amount of business doing. There was no im provement in exchange, and the market was dull and heavy ; the rates quoted were, in England, 7 to 8 - per ct. pm. The week before the last steamer left NewYorkthe market had an advancing tendency, and including the effect of the outward steamer's news the improvement was one-eighth to a quarter of a cent. On agricultural products the advices were adverse. Flour, on account of the smallness of the stock on hand was somewhat higher, and few or no shipments were making. Indian Corn had yielded a few cents. The exports from New York for the fortnight ending the 4th inst., were of Flour, 400 barrels, Indian Corn, 102,162 bushels, and Corn Mea11273 barrels. The rates of freights were to Liverpool, for cotton 5-32 d. to 3-16 d. per lb. ; flour and turpentine, is. to Is. 3d. per barrel; grain 4d. to sd. per bushel. In consequence of public sales being announced for the 30th instant, we have had very little demand for FOREIGN WooL this week ; a few parcels of middle class Wools have been sold at former rates. Scotch : Imports for the week, 486 ; previously, 3350 ; total, 3836. Foreign : Previously to last week, 17,703. At present there is but little doing in Scotch pig IRON During the week it has been pressed upon the market, and prices have consequently declined. Within the last few days some improvement in price has taken place, and our present quotations are—No. 1. 435. 6d. to 445. ; Mixed Nos., 435. Stocks are low, and shakers are not sellers. The shipments to the present time have been considera ble. There is great activity in the gun trade, arising from the influx of foreign orders, and a good demand in manu factured iron. Although a mere hand-to-mouth business is doing in the COLONIAL MARKETS, purchases are made rather more freely than-of late. Sugar is in fair demand. One sale of 100 hhds. Barbadoes took place yesterday at full prices. In the London markets a decline of 6d. to Is. took place in the price of sugar, on Tuesday, since which business exhibited symptoms of continued heaviness up to Friday, when there were some partial signs of briskness at the public auctions • there was, "however, no actual advance in price, although the sales went off more steadily. Coffee trade dull. In tea no variation. Saltpetre continued in demand at former rates. The silk sales terminated on the 18th. 1800 bales Bengal and 5700 bales China were offered, of which 600 bales Bengal and 1100 bales China are estimated to have been sold : slight concessions on the previous rates were made. The following comparison of prices is surprising but true : Last year s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Rice (Bengal).. 8 oto 9 0.. 19 oto 19 6tt 50 (Java).... 8 6to 12 0 22 oto 23 3 J per cent. West India sugar 39 0 to 43 0..51 oto 54 01l , per cent Ceylon coffee.... 32 0 to 33 0.. 42 0 to 43 0 I - It is astonishing, looking at the price of rice, that it is not more generally consumed ; the stock of this article is now estimated at 25,600 tons, against 3,400 in 1847. With all the bad times, the consumption of sugar, or rather the quantity taken by the trade, from the Ist January to sth February, amounts to 29,270 tons, and this all for home consumption.-The commercial advices received yesterday from the West Indies are most gloomy. Nothing can convey a fuller idea of the position of the planting interest in Jamaica than the fact that sugar had been selling for a fortnight at 10s. 6d., and that its maximum value did not ex ceed 16s. Money matters remained in much the same state, and trade generally was so restricted as to preclude the possibility of effecting operations to any great extent. Rum had been sold at 3s. per gallon, proof 21. The cir cular of Mr. De Cordova says, In the face of these evi dences of retrogression and distress, the most sanguine must see the utter futility of continuing the struggle to regain our former position in the agricultural world, un aided by the mother country. Many have long since sunk in the endeavour to avert their fate. The work of aban donment has already commenced, and who knows to what extent it will have progressed ere our demand for justice and protection shall have been acceded to by the govern ment of Great Britain ! We have but one hopp tO cheer and sustain us at this moment, the hope that in the sel fishness of the British people, and their fear of a foreign monopoly of the sugar trade, we shall obtain that pro tection and consideration of our grievances and wrongs, which in their anxiety to carry out an untried principle-a principle now acknowledged to be a total failure as regards its application to these colonies-have been hitherto de nied to us. The CORN TRADE still continues in a quiescent state. We have little change to report in the prices of hush PROVISIONS. Dealers show a reluctance to purchase butter, as usual at this season ; but owing to the smallness of stocks, holders are enabled to obtain full prices ; but it will require all the demand there is to take off all the old arrived and to come forward.-A fair trade doing in bacon.-Lard in moderate request. Prices in Liverpool yesterday-Butter : Waterford, 88s. to 945. ; Kilkenny. Carlow, and Clonmel, 88s. to 925. ; Carrick, 86s. to 88s ; Wexford, Carlow, 88s. to 89s. ; Belfast, 88s. to 925. ; Ballymoney and Coleraine, 86s. to 89s. ; Banbridge, 84s. to 88s.; Newry and Dundalk, 80s. to 82s. ; Dublin, Carlow, 84s. to 88s. ; Sligo, 80s. to 86s. ; Londonderry, 82s. to 865.-Bacon : Long Middles, free from bone, new, 565. to 60s. ; Short Mid dles, ditto, 58s. to 60s. ; American, 40s. to 545.-Lard: Fine Keg, 60s. to 665.-Arrivals for the week ending 27th ult (yester day) :-Butter, 4,008 firkins, 728 crocks ; W.con, 57 bales ; hams, 12 hhds.; lard, 3 tierces. AMERICAN.-There has been a good demand for Cheese. and all the recent imports have been taken off : there are about 4000 boxes landing, belonging to one firm, now the only holder. Beef is in good demand, and all the recent imports have been taken from the ship's side : a London house is the only holder in the market. Pork : prime mess is in great demand and scarce. Bacon : all our imports are taken off freely, as this market is 6s. to Bs. under the London, and large quantities are being sent there. There is a good deal of enquiry for old hams and shoulders. Lard, contrary to general expectation, has maintained its price, and all recent imports have been taken off. Prices of American Provisions in Liverpool (duty paid) :- Cheese-Fine, 48s to 50s per cwt. ; middling, 42s to 468 • ordi nary, 39s to 41s. Beef-U. S.-Prime mess, per tree. $34 lb., 85s to 92s 6d ; ordinary, 76s to 83s, old 60s to 68s 9 • extra, India, family, &c., 97s to 105 s ; ditto, per half-barrel, 30s to 358 ;- mess, per rrel, 200 lb., 50s to 565; ordinary, 40s to 465, old 36s to 40s; prime, 34s to 365. Pork-U.S.-Prime mess, 60s to 755, old 488 to 56s per barrel, 200 lb.; prime, 40s to 455, old 38s to 40s • mess, , family mess, &c., 5 8s to 66 5 , o ld 48s to 52 5. Bacon-Eastern, 50s to 56s • western, 40s to 49s ; shoulders, old, 228 to 265. '' Hams-Dried, old, 20s to 50s per cwt.; in salt, 38s to 453 old 26s to 355. Lard-Fine, in kegs 48 s to 508 per cwt., in barrels 47s to 498 ; ordinary to middling, 45s to 46s 6d; inferior and grease, 40s to 425. Butter-none. Soda Biscuit 30s to 35s per cwt. Pilot Biscuit-15s to 203 per cwt. Onions -4s to Is. per cwt. Apples-205 to 30s per barrel.-Imports from 9th to 230 March :-Cheese ' 385 casks. 5657 boxes; Beef, 944 tierces, 36 barrels ; Pork, 35 7 barrels ; Bacon, 3725 cwts. ; Hams, 4 casks, 18 loose ; Lard, 1091 barrels, 5565 kegs, 343 cases. There is a marked improvement in the TIMBER TRADE here. The stock of every description of timber is light, and the cargoes are readily sold on arrival. The imports of the month are five cargoes from St. John s, one from St. Andrew's, and one from St. Stephen's- 6225 tons. The sales are a cargo of St. John's pine timber, of 191 inches average, at 1810. per foot; one, of 181 inches, at 18d.; one, 181 inches, at 171 d. ; and one, of 161 inches, at 161 d. per foot. A very good cargo of Quebec yellow pine at a little above 1514. per foot, and an old cargo at 12d. 3-6ths per foot. By auction, a cargo of Quebec (last year's import), at 130. to 131 d. per foot, seventy-six logs hemlock at 84d. to 9d. per foot; Quebec red nine at 19d. to 2004. per foot, and by private from 200. to 211 d. per foot ; St. John red pine sold with cargo at 140. per foot ; Quebec oak by auction at 24d. to 2510., and Nova Scotia at 160. per foot, and by private 118 logs Nova Scotia at 18d. per foot ; Qnebec elm at 190. to 20d. per foot; St. John birch with cargo at 140. per foot. A cargo of good spruce deals from St. Stephen's has been sold at 8 12s. 60. per standard • a cargo of St. John, price not transpired; a cargo now landing, half yellow, and a quantity of boards, is said to have been sold at 13 per standard for the yellow deals and boards, and per foot, of 2 inches for, the spruce deals and boards. For Quebec sitaidarti staves Def.A3 a mo4rate ileruckrA, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. parcels have been sold at fi4l to .t"42 10s. per standard. For good W. C. puncheon staves £l5 to £l5 10s. per fathom is ob tained; the stock of this article is very light. Of pitch pine there has been a moderate import, and sales have been made at from 20d. to 220. per foot. To-day, about 50 fathoms of American lathwood was sold at £3 10s. per fathom 4 foot. _ It is understood that the committee of the House of Lords on commercial distress and banking will be ready to make their report this week. The committee of the House of Commons, from the more extensive range of their enquiry, will scarcely conclude before the end of the session. The West India committee is expected to con clude its enquiry in about a fortnight. TEe English Funds opened on Friday at a slight de cline upon Thursday's prices, which had touched 831 i but before the termination of business, a favourable reaction took place of 1 per cent. The first quotation of Consols for money and account was 821 to -1, and at this they re mained until the middle of the day, when some purchases for the account sent them suddenly up to 831. The closing price was 831 to In the foreign exchange business was somewhat easier than it had been for some past days.—On Saturday Consols both for money and,account were first quoted 83& to 1, whence they advanced to 83k, then de clined to 83 owing to the temporary uneasiness caused by a fabulous despatch alleging the proclamation of a republic at Berlin, after which prices recovered to 831 to 1 . , at which they closed. Another calamitous failure has taken place at Paris. The Bank of D'Eichthal and Co. stopped payment on Thurs day. The house had a large German connexion, particu larly with Munich, and its failure is considered to be the greatest commercial disaster which has yet occurred. The rumour about the stoppage of Rothschild and Co., of Paris, is without the slightest foundation. From Marseilles we have the stoppage of the mercantile house of Chataud. Sons, and Desages. The Bank of Discount at Marseilles has been organised, and business will forthwith be commenced. The sub scriptions for the Bordeaux Discount Bank are nearly completed. At Hamburgh, although business was at a stand, stocks and shares were very firm. Bills in London in great demand. The- Banque de Belgique, according to a report read at a meeting of the shareholders, is in a position , to pay all accounts current, and likewise the notes out in circulation. Mercantile letters from Viennz , , dated 19th March, state that everything was tranquil, and a general feeling of confidence prevailed. Accounts from Bohemia and Hungary as equally satisfactory. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) Sir David Dhndas is appointed chief clerk to the House of Lords, and Mr. J. Romilly is the new solicitor-general. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, brother of the king, and heir apparent to the crown, arrived in Lon don yesterday, rid Hamburgh. His Royal Highness arrived here with a confidential mission from his royal brother to the Queen. MONEY MARKET-YESTERDAY The Consol Market has not been very buoyant. Consols for the Account opened at 834 fell to 83, and are again 83i. The range taken by money stock has been precisely similar to that for time. The amount of real business done has not been con siderable. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 295. to 325. Bank Stock is quoted at 193, and India Stock st 233. India Bonds under J l l,OOO were quoted at 17s. premium. LONDON CORN MARKET -YESTERDAY, The finest dry samples of both red and white Wheats of English growth were mostly d►sposed of at prices about equal to those paid on this day se'nnight. In the middling and inferior kmns exceedingly little business was transacted at a decline in the quotations of quite Is. per qr., and a total clear ance was not effected. The inquiry for foreign Wheats was wholly in retail, and where sales were pressed ls: per qr. less• money was taken by the importers. The quantity of Barley offering was unusually small- Malting parcels were in good request, and Is. per qr. dearer. Grinding and distilling sorts sold freely at very full prices. There was not quite so much business doing in Malt as last week, nevertheless the late ad vance in the quotations was , well supported. The supply of Oats was more than equal to the wants of the buyers, All kinds moved off slowly at barely stationary prices. In Beans next to nothing was doing. Peas, however, ruled as last week. All kinds of Peas were in slow inquiry, at previous currencies. Indian Corn and Meal were mostly held at full prices. Flour was in moderate request, at last Monday's currencies. _ SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTER DAY. The Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, and, in some in stances, the quotations were 2d per Sibs lower than on this day WI - might. However, the primest Scots sold without difficulty at from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per Slbs. At the close of the market a total clearance of the inferior breeds was not effected. The Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's currencies. The supply of Lambs was small, and the demand was far from brisk, at from 6s to 7s per 81bs. Prime small Calves moved off steadily ; other kinds of Veal slowly, at last week's quotations. Ir. Pigs, exceedingly little business , was transacted, but we have no decline to notice in their value. STATE OF DEMERARA. (From the Demerara Royal Gazette of Feb. 17.) The depression under which this colony, in common with all the-other West India possessions of the Crown has been suffering for so many months continues without almost any abatement. In commercial business generally, the greatest stagnation pre vails. The wants and demands of the community seem limited for the present to the supply of mere necessaries : luxuries or even enjoyments are scarcely thought of; and, as a conse quence, trade languishes. Dependent as is the colony upon its exports of sugar, rum, and molasses, its trading resources and internal power of consumption must of course fall away in proportion as its agricultural condition is deteriorated. Now . in agriculture, we regret to say, the symptoms are almost as alarming as they were weeks ago. Some few estates, where there are Coolie or Portuguese gangs located, have taken the 'fine weather and recommenced grinding. But on most, which are rapidly growing up into weeds, nothing is or has been doing. Those spoiled children of the empire, on whom the British na tion expended twenty millions sterling, the native peasantry are, almost to a man, as obstinate as ever in making no con cession to the necessities of the times. Though sugar has re ceded to one-third of what was its value a twelvemonth since, . the emancipated labourers—the great bulk of the labouring population—stand out for the old rates of wages. Since it is out of the reach of the planter to pay these, the consequence is, . that the sole dependence of the proprietary body at this moment is•on the immigrants. But though the people are thus inactive, we are glad to say. that those daring and destructive acts of incendiansm in the rural districts, which marked the commencement of the pre sent strike for wages, have become less frequent. A megass• logic on plantation Zorg in the county of Essequebo, has, how ever, fallen a prey to the civil passions of the people located either on that estate or in the vicinity. At one time it seemed• as if every logic ir. the country was doomed to fall by the torch of the incendiary. But the horrible spirit abroad appears to have been allayed by a well-timed proclamation issued by his Excellency the Governor, and the exhortations of the clergy and magistracy in the different districts ; so that all we have to complain of in the lower orders at present is,that they refuse to return to their work at fair and reasonable, though reduced rates of wages. Pa O la n ce S ß u i n s d h a o y p , of Dr n . er H ef a o m rd pden was consecrated at Lambeth MESMERISM AND PHRENOLOGY.—Mr. Hicks, whose lec tures and experiments have gratified so many, still continues his series.—See advt. THE IRISH REVOLUTIONISTS. — The number of the United Irishman of Saturday is dull. Mr. Mitchell has extended his correspondence to the Earl of Miltown, whom, as " Mr. L ee son," he denounces as a " notorious, ;lied, and convicted humbug," and recommends him not to show his nose again within the walls of Conciliation-hall. The iNation, too, lacks its wonted fire. _ _ It was reported in Dublin on Saturday that a proclamation was about to be issued by Lord Clarendon, suppressing the further sitting of the Irish Confederation. We shall probably have some intelligence on the subject for a second edition. Last evening the Worshipful the Mayor entertained Barons Alderson and Rolfe, the High Sheriff, the Under Sheriff, the members of the Grand Jury, the Stipendiary Magistrate, the Clerk to the Crown, the leading members of the bar , the She riff's Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, the Rev. Mr. Appleton, and a select number of gentlemen. ROBBERY BY MEANS OF A FORGED Oa:rm—George Leigh was charged. esterday, at the Police-court, with having procured a piece of woollen cloth from Messrs.. Phillips and Holme, merchant tailors, in Lord-street, by means of a forged order, drawn in the name of John Butler, woollen clothier, of Dale-street. The prisoner had been formerly.in the service of Mr. Butler as porter ; and the charge was. fully sustained. There was a second charge against him of having attempted, by means of a forged cheque in Mr. Butler's name, to procure a sum of money from the bank of Messrs. Moss and Co., with whom Mr. Buticr kept an account. This charge was also proved, and prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes for both offences. A LEASE AND RELEASE.—Benjamin Wilks, a simple-looking fellow, was brought up yesterday, charged with having stolen eight sovereigns from a Mrs. Rodgers, of Braidley, Stafford shire. Prosecutrix stated that the prisoner was her lodger; and had absconded, after breaking open her box, from which she had missed eight sovereigns. She had followed him to Liverpool, and found him in the neighbourhood of the Clarence dock, from which he had taken a passage to America. An officer stated, that he had his ticket for his passage (A 4 10s.) in his pocket. Mr. Rushton seemed inclined to send the case for trial in Staffordshire; but on cross-examination of the pro riabZittuorpnp m ; a a r s e ug , i. given theo met a a ff t a so ir m . e T w he au p e r s i oanne had a d g p o rt e secutrix, and partly on the evidence of the prisoner, a rather i s a e ua cu h t home together, the prosecutrix being separated from her hus band. To confirm the bargain they went to a "Lawyer Brown," who having informed them that they could not legally marry, the prisoner was leased to the prosecutrix, to pay her a weekly sum until her husband's death would enable them to marry. A witness for the prisoner proved the woman to be of immoral habits; and that although he had served five months of his lease, he had been regularly working for his bread, and not living upon her infamy. The prisoner was discharged, and his emigration ticket ordered to be given up to him. OPEN REBELLION RECOMMENDED. —At the meeting in Dublin of the Irish Confederation, on TnursdaY, one of the speakers said, that they should open the gaols for the liberation of the patriots with poleaxes and crowbars.—Mr. Mitchell sai something more effectual. He conjured them, by the love of God, to get guns. He understood a very good sound rifle might be bought for As many present could not afford to give £ 3 for a weapon, let each man get a stout ash pole of seven feet in length, aye nine or ten feet, and let that be properly mounted. He had been accused of writing sedition, and he avowed that lie had done so •, and what was more, he would write more sedition. (Cheers.) He meant to go further ; it was his .intention to commit high treason. (Immense cheering.) He meant to call uon every one of those present to commit high treason : and unless they had made up their minds to be slaves for ever, they must rise up at an early day, or early night, smash through that Castle, and tear down that En g lish flag. (Protracted cheers.) He objected to addressing the Queen ; lie would have nothing more to do with kings or queens. There should be no rest for him till he saw in Ireland a free republic. (Cheers.) — Mr. Dohenv said that they had been recommended to take pro ceedings which were short, sharp, and decisive. " Now," said he, " I know nothing so short, sharp, and decisive, as the sound of the rifle; therefore let all who can get rifles. (Voices— ' Pikes, pikes!') It will not do to be talking any more—we must resolve to fight in the open streets (cheers), and care less for the rifle and the P doub i e-barrelled rac gun than tor the It national weapon of Ireland—the pke. (rotted cheers.) is idle to talk of defending our liberties in the open streets until we are armed, and when we are so prepared, erect the barricades. (Loud cheers.) I don't advise a rising . to-night, or to-morrow, but this I say, that English dominion in Ireland must have an end, or we shall cease to be. (Protracted cheers.) I have come to-night to talk, and talk for the last time; what I shall do henceforth will not be mere talking. Are you prepared to vin dicate your liberties ? (Several voices—' Pikes, pikes, pikes !' We are, we are, at once.') Are you prepared to sell your last meal, and buy a weapon ? (Yes, yes.) Are you prepared to make this the last trial with England? (Yes, yes.) Do yo think the pike would be y our best weapon? (Yes, yes.) Then in Cod's name get pikes." Tus WEATHER.-21St a.m., heavy rain; p.m , clouds breaLing..-22nd : a.m., bright: p.m., light rain-23rd : cloudy, light gale-24th : . clouded, wind fresh-25th : a.m., bright ; p.m., rain-_-2fith ; p.m., bright-27th : a.m., bright ~ . CiUI~CI CROWN COURT.-Y ESTERDAY, His Lordship (Baron Alderson) entered the court at a quarter past nine o'clock, when he proceeded to pass sen tence on the following prisoners, who had been previously convicted : Thomas Kaye being placed at the bar, his lordship ad dressed him thus :—You were convicted, on very satis factory evidence, of having stabbed a person named Mawdesley three or four times, and ultimately deprived him of the sight of an eye. I have taken your case into consideration, and I have hesitated whether I should not transport you. However, the sentence of the court is, that you be imprisoned for twelve months and kept to hard labour. James Willis, Henry Finegan, and Mary Williams, who were convicted on Saturday of robbing a man named Holt, at Manchester, of the sum of seven-pence-halfpenny and an ounce of snuff, were thus addressed :—You were all convicted of a robbery, in the dead of the night, on a person whom you all set upon, and having violently abused him, you robbed him in the street. You, James Willis, I am afraid, have been in gaol, accused, and tried before, as you very well know, though it has not been in this county. I heard this on Saturday ; but then I hesi tated about your sentence till to day, in order that I might make some inquiry into that matter, and I have now to say that I find it to be so. You Finegan, and you Mary Williams, both of you, I find, have been residing in a house of extreme bad character in Manchester. It is ne cessary, therefore,—and I regret it much in the case of youthful persons like yourselves,--that I should be. obliged to pass so severe a sentence, You, Willis and Finegan, shall each be transported for seven years. (Sensation in the court, in which the cries of the prisoners' relatives were commingled.) And you, Mary Williams, who,. I find, have also been convicted before, I find it necessary to separate from the rest of society ; therefore, in your case, I must also pass the sentence of transportation for seven years✓ (Sensation.) I am sorry to be obliged to' perform this painful duty, but still it is your own conduct alone you have to blame. STABBING, Henry Meditows. 2', was charged with having, at Sal ford, stabbed one Thomas O'Hara, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. It appeared, according to the pro secutor, that late on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, the 19th. December, the prosecutor and another man (Jackson) were going home, when they saw the pri soner falling out with a woman. The prosecutor's com panion told the man not to strike the woman. Upon this interference the man said " I'll strike you,'' and after a lapse of some time,. during which the prosecutor and his friend watched the man and woman, a mutual challenge took place, and the prisoner and O'Hara fought. After some blows had been struck, O'Hara found he was stab bed in the abdomen, He lot the wound dressed, and afterwards went to the Town-hall to give information. There a man named Salter was brought up, and prosecu tor stated that he thought he was the man. The prose cutor, on cross-examination, admitted that he was drunk at the time ; that he was a fighting man, and had , fought for prizes ; and that he had frequently been in gaol, and on one occasion had been committed for two months for assaulting a police officer. Jackson, when before the magistrates, said that he believed Salter was the man ; but he could not say yet. Salter was afterwards dis charged. On the prosecutor being recalled, he in several parts gave a different version of the affair from that given by his companion, Jackson. A police officer found O'Hara wounded, and sent for a doctor, who dressed the wound. On apprehending the prisoner, and telling the charge against him. prisoner said he had used no knife, and that the parties had maltreated him, and knocked out one of his teeth. He had previously apprehended Salter. He produced the knife, which he found three hours after the fight, on the footwalk, and on the spot where the affray took place. This knife was stated, by several of the police officers, to be the same which had been found, upon the prisoner when he was apprehended some four teen months before. The only manner in which it was identified was by a slight stain on the ivory handle. Mr. PoLLocic ably addressed the jury on behalf of the pri soner. He endeavoured to show that the knife (the find ing of which was the strongest circumstance against the prisoner,) might have belonged to some other person, as there were thousands of similar knives in constant use amongst all classes. His LORDSHIP summed up with great care, and the jury found a verdict of guilty. Sen tence was deferred. FELONIOUS-ASSAULT, John Brotherton, 44, was indicted for having, at Old ham, assaulted John Mellor, with intent to commit a rob bery, and with having at the same time wounded the pro secutor, causing him to lose his right eye. Mr. James conducted the prosecution. Prosecutor, who is an opera tive cotton spinner, said that at midnight on the sth of January he was going home along West-street, Oldham, when he heard a noise in the prisoner's house, and knocked. The prisoner opened the door, and asked pro secutor for a shilling, which he would not give him. Pri soner then ran at him and gave him a kick in the eye, which burst it. The jury found the prisoner guilty of the assault ; and his Lordship said the prisoner had certainly been provoked, and as he had already suffered nearly three months' imprisonment, he must be further imprisoned for one month. MALICIOUSLY :WOUNDING Richard Jackson, 44, was charged with having, at Newton Heath, on the 13th of February, maliciously wounded his step-daughter, Catherine Harrison, with in tent to do her grievous bodily harm. It appeared that the prisoner and his wife lived unhappily,and that a quar rel had taken place between them on tho proviouca day, arising from some foolish remarks made to him by the wife. Prisoner went out next morning and got drunk, and on going home attacked the prosecutrix most vio lently, striking her on the head with the poker, so that it was at first thought that she was killed. The prisoner said he had no animosity to the prosecutor, and neverhad. He had brought her up from the time she was six years old, along with his own children. He added that he had been extremely ill used by his wife, so that after doing his best he found he could no longer live at his home. He had in his passion flung the poker, and, he was sorry for it. He spoke in rather superior language. The jury re turned a verdict of guilty of the assault, but not of the felony. Sentence was deferred. STABBING FELONIOUS James Campbell, 30, was charged with having, at Pres ton, f e l o niously stabbed John Tipping, with intent to do him' grievous bodily harm. P r osecutor said that on the 15th of February, he was going along Sedgwick-street, Preston, with two others, Barton and Parkinson, when they met the prisoner. Barton remonstrated with the prisoner for committing a nuisance which he saw him doing, in the footpath of the street named, in which pro secutor and the two others lived. Prosecutor went up to him, and said, " - If I knew you, I would have you summoned." The three had been to school, and each had a school slate. They laid down their slates, and said let us rub his nose in it. The prisoner ran at Barton with a knife in his hand. Barton got out of the way. Pro secutor tried to secure him but could not, and ran away to escape, but fell. Before he could rise prisoner came up and kicked him. He, Tipping, got up and collared the prisoner, who made a blow at him, and soon after he (Tipping) found he was stabbed in the abdomen. Par kinson said he saw the prisoner take a knife from his pocket and run after Tipping. It was a moonlight night. Barton swore to the prisoner being the man. None of the three had before known him. There was another man named Bateson with the other three before the stabbing took place. A witness deposed to finding a knife, which was produced' One of the bladas was stained with blood at the point.-31r. Booth, surgeon, said the wound might have been dangerous, but he did not probe it.—The Judge, after hearing some cross-examination respecting' the knife, said it was of no importance whether it was the identical knife or not. The probability was that it was not, but the case did not hinge upon that t —Mr, Pollock addressed the jury for,the prisoner in a very able manner.—The learned Judge said it did not follow that because a man drew a knife and used it he was 'guilty, of a felonious assault, for if the prisoner did so in self defence, being attacked by several others, he should be acquitted. He noticed the provocation given by the four witnesses, who threatened to do towards him an act more indecent than that of which they had accused him. On the whole his Lordship took a view of the case, so far as the evidence would permit, in behalf of the prisoner, the main point being that he ran after Tipping who was endeavouring to escape.—The jury requested to be allowed to retire. On their return they brought in a verdict of " guilty of assault." The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to a month's imprisonment, without hard labour. ASSADLT AND ROBBERY John Jackson, 20, Thomas Williams, 19, and William Swift, 28, were convicted of having, at Manchester, assaulted Henry Hardy. and with great personal violence robbed him of two. sovereigns. The Jude, said that Williams had been frequently convicted before, and also Jackson more than once. Swift had not before been before a court for any offence. His Lordship said he should make a great distinction between, the punishment of each. He then sentenced Williams to two years' im prisonment ; Jackson to eighteen months ; and Swift to nine months. BURGLARY Henry T001e,17, and Joseph Hollows, 17, was charged with having, on the 30th of January, burglariously broken into the house of Alice Markland, a pawnbroker, at Bol ton, and having stolen therein one suit of clothes, her property. Both prisoners made some admissions when apprehended accusing each other. The clothes were removed from one place to another. The jury found the prisoners guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. His Lordship sentenced them to. 18 months' imprisonment, and hoped they would come out better boys. FORGING A HILL OF EXCHANGE William Edward Dapis, 37, was arraigned for having, at Manchester, forged the acceptance upon a bill of ex change for £43, with intent to defraud Messrs. Percival and Yates, and pleaded guilty. At the request of his counsel, his Lordship consented to defer passing sentence until witnesses, including Mr. Yates, could be brought up to speak to the prisoner's character.—After the lapse of some hours several gentlemen gave the prisoner a good character over 16 years. It appeared that the prisoner had long been in flourishing circumstances, and had up to this time, been esteemed an honest man and a gentle man. Some other witnesses not being present, his Lord ship said he would receive any further testimony as to character in writing, if it were authenticated—as a con venience to the parties. The prisoner was then put down. BURGLARY IN MANCHESTER John Chorlton, 32 James Riley, 18, and Caroline Win ton, 29, were charged with having, in Swan-street, Man chester, early on the morning of the 15th February, bur glariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John Faulkner, and having stolen four boots, and a pair of slippers, The jury found the prisoners Chorlton and Caroline Winton guilty, and Riley not guilty. The female had before been convicted of felony.—The Judge said Winton had been fourteen times convicted, and sentenced her to be transported for 10 years. Chorlton, who had not before been committed, was sentenced, tQ 1 year's imprisoument. - Riley was discharged. vise—at a eri , ,rter ra.4 six, NISI PRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Baron ROLgE.) WALTER V. PRESTON.—ThiS was an action to recover a balance of amount due upon two promissory notes. The plaintiff was a maltster, residing at Mirfield, shire. The defendant was a shoe manufacturer in SV._ ford, and had gi Y en a pr om i ssor y no t e an d ac ceptance Pt amounts due from his brother, a brewer in Manchester , to the plaintiff. The question was whether certain pol' ments made by the broth er s were i n li qu id a tion of thesa securities. The Jury found for the defendant. ELLIOT v. HEGlNBorrom.—An action to recover -v- s--4 ° for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff was a 11 ° 11 merchant in Manchester, and the defendant a shop keeper at Gatley, near that to wn .—Th e plaintiff wag 1 10 ° . suited. QUEgTIONABLE NOTICE OF DISHOTCOUR.—ALLS EDMONMON.—This was an action to recover the sure °I £126 Ss. 3d., the balance of an amount for goods so" and delivered. Both the plaintiff and defendants ar. silk merchants in Manchester, and had dealings tege".„, f er to a considerable extent. When the account was balan between theta there was a balance of £167 Bs. 3d., uP" - which the defendant paid in cash £3l, and a bill dill', by a person named Canning, an d acce pt e d by a Per s° _ named Murgatroyd. The bill be c a me d ue on the2ndvu" , '' last in London, which was on a Saturday. On the Tub ,: day following, the' plaintiff w o u ld rece i ve no tice of t", dishonour of the Mlle which was protested. On that..cw he sent a clerk to the office of the defendant, to give notice of the bill being dishonoured, but could not flu t him at home. He called again every day the same fly with the like success, and it was not until the week lowing that he was able to. obtain an interview with 1 1 1 The defendant, on hearing this state of thi ng s,' pleat° that he had not had due notice of the dishonour of tile" bill, and paid £26 12s. 3d: into court, to balance Ow amount, contending that the acceptance w a s a valid PO' ment. Mr. ATHERTON cited a judgment of Lord Ell en borougl i ," to show that the first call at the office of the defenda nt was sufficient notice in law of . the dishonour. Mr. MARTIN contended that it was not. • to The learned JUDGE said, as its was ne ce s sar y for biro decide one way or the other, he - should decide in favour o' the plaintiff. Mr. MARTIN thereupon addressed a few observatio n l, to - the jury, and called the son of the d e f en d an t, a Y° ll __",,, 16 years of age, who stated that he h a d k e pt hi s father books for the past three years, and was at the Al the whole of the week the clerk of the Plai llw a called;- that he saw him on the morning of the fith, told him that his father had gone to , Lendon the previeug evening,.and would not return for a - few days. His LORDSHIP then ruled that the notice was ent, observing that had it not been- for the author", quoted by Mr. Atherton, he should have ruled differently" A verdict was then entered by the di r e c ti on o f the Cow for the plaintiff, with liberty to the defe n d an t to mo/e.' b„ enter a nonsuit if the court above should be of °pit% that the first call at the office of the defendant was not notice of dishonour. One or two other uninteresting cases were tried dnr ina the day. March 28,1845• LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. PRUSSIA. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.' 4,00 The Rob Roy steame r arr i ve d a t H u ll on S un day .. - 0 ( Hamburgh, bringing intelligence up to the evening Thursday, the 23d. inst. • telli The Borsenhalle of Thu r sd a y even i ng con t a i ns •" gence from Berlin of the morning of that day. o . capital was then perfectly tranq u il, an d th e d eepe st ( 1 5, br tion and enthusiasm were exhibit e d t owar d s the liinb the inhabitants. ITALY. Private letters from Turin of the 20th inst.. brio • O s ' Tb e counts from Milan of the 19th, at 8 o'clock pant ,bl courier who carried the intelligence was despatchepo the Sardinian Consul, and had to be let down by a Vois over the wall, the Austrian troops being still in posse fl , at that hour of the gates of the city. The fighting ' O O tinned the whole of the 18th and 19th, but no 130/3 „1 was made in the Consul's despatch of the formatiollJ t he Provisional Government, nor of the proclamation Republic. 15,000 men marched to the frontier of PLI bardy, from Turin, on the 20th, and 10,000 'volon' had left Genoa to join the insurgents. SICILY. The Sicilians (according to letters from Palermo'ci„ 1 116 05 12th instant) had formally refused to accept thcyconciw:gr brought from Naples by Lord Minto. Palermo Hof fectly tranquil. The Royal troops still held possest: the forts of Messina. The constitution granted 'L a i; Pope was proclaimed at Rome on the 15th W 704 and on the same day (it was said) the Jesuits were el m of to withdraw from the Papal dominions. The vrh,,,le. the north of Italy was literally in the hands of the lw" DENMARK Constitutional reforms reforms have been demanded? The unless granted by the King, civil war was expected. _ l4 to students and population at Kiel were armed, and re ed resist the Royal authority if the answer of the King deemed satisfactory. M ered EX to lC a o. troop of 35 ...,t ailita ntir ti . zab W o e h h ad av b e e a en dvi s c,e un.en s from d Vera Cruz to the 16th dre goona' without offering the leas t resistance . ;„,„ o ffice.' rowly escaped capture by the hands of an Tehll' having only just time to don his clothes, and leave make acan with a small escort. The Guerillas c ontinue to od severe and often successful attacks on the trains to bo a from Mexico. A party of the United States Ranged been sent to cover the environs of Vera Cruz, and ii 0 41 reported had been surprised and cut to pieces by 3 , 'lir of 700' Guerillas. Sickness and desertion are dalE o p4 creasing amongst the United States' forces, and thenol are tired of the war. Peace is spoken of as-c,ertailA tt aa man y merchants had left Mexico to pu rc h as e goods enter upon commercial operations. VENEZUELA. slatic i The steam-ship Dee b r i ngs i ntell i gence f rom the I mo st of St. Thomas that it was currently believed th t t a til t sanguinary confli c t h a d taken place at Ceracc as ' 19 of the memb ers o f Congress had been shot by a P o f of troops (insu rgen t s ) i n consequence o f the Preside4o, the Republic, General Monargas, refusing a grant ney for the pu r p ose o f organ i z i ng an arm ed po pular Ea. It was further reported that the British Consu l at flush cas had been insulted and imprisoned, and the .5 bees flag trampled upon by the mob. An embargo ha laid upon all the shipping at La Guayra., EXPRESS FROM PARIS, „ a staff" The Paris papers of Sunday contain some re cat — e quilv e ments regarding Milan, Savoy, and Genoa, wh ic 7 to be confirmed, as no Italian papers had abr' h ting the time. What is certain is, that there was fig' 001' Milan on the 18th and 19th. The fact, too, of to pt, arrival of the Italian journals gives ground for t' Tie 1 /1 1 .; don that the communication may have been. cut ° t' c l ministerial journals reply to M. Thiers's a ddress,„ oil most hostile spirit, and call for the, rejection of bile' his party. WEST INDIEB. The royal mail steam-ship Dee, arrived at Souther°Pw., onAd Saturday night. erI 6F vices rom Barbadoes represent that the We sth s c oy been most favourable for the sugar crops,. and it2l hog; fidently expected the produce would exceed 25, 6efore heads. The depression of trade was,. h o wever, A felt in the island. At Demerara incendiarism hadbeen. making ea d P r ir r tem °t in the colony. The labourers refused the reduced pup' wages, and in the rural districts agriculture was C o ' l cop p at a stand. Rain was much wanted in St. Lucia for the Many of the labourers refused to wor k for the,. ire offered; they had consequently felt great distreso_, being ejected from their homes and provision gr°,,,, b e ryl In. Jamaica it appears that 15 l arg e estates he,. completely abandoned within the last six montherge the 11th of February two fi ne sugar estates, be-R l ' 1 4 4 the executors of the late. Mr. TimP ho crton, ca n le Zit Ramble and Union containing in the ,e 3 ..0 acres, were offered for sale by auction ; the nsf:00171:14 had canes on the ground capable of making 170 " , of sugar, with a steam.engine and complete 130 head of working cattle; the second gists s, crop on the ground estimated at 120 hegeu e o Der wa T te h rm ese ill e a s n ta d te w s cir at ks , o ,a n n e d t l im Z e he w s e d re of a ca la tt rg le o ";:e .ca i d ) to 0 £4,000 sterling for the whole could be obtall c rt ;ine P ool proprietor. The-depression of trade in Jel . " - reached a most alarming point. , fr., THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND FILANC .--- t he• !„10 1 i tersburg, March B.—There was a ball st,: Cor; Palace, yesterday, bei ng th e l as t d a y of tw'd e ..4cli h i While a mazourka was being danced, an aid e ‘Ttio the Emperor entered an d gave hi m a PaPer• rati°'llp4 ment contained the news o f the revo l u tion in SA go o d had just arrived by the teleg ra ph. While tht 11 0 0 was reading_ the paper his countenance chang e d ;10.• after went into the middle of the room, an b lic 0 1 11 ceasing he read in a loud voice, The ReP,,, n aerrior claimed in Paris ; blood has been shed ; th r o st_ ..d ri the Palais Royal have been burnt ; the Kilf be family, have fled.' Gentlemen,' added test.o"- towardson gseback ,” the officers,`Prepare yours& THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER V. GE --- r. Inoi ll) cr :"ir cause is appointed to take place at the rf a ' gy p' oe to-morrow. ,j. silW On Friday night,, a fire broke out in a so - i tre, 9 lit pied by Mr. Clark, jeweller, near the Liver The e o roO r a t 'sfc e " 0 street. The premises were gutted, and th e Sp. Ato ;1:6 destroyed. The shop adjoining, occupied bY.osor'o,4, was also much damaged. Both parties are / t icemotSo North of England office. 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