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Emprrtat Varliamait. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TRURSDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave ❑otice that he would, on Tuesday, lay upon the table a somewhat modified bill for regulating Presbyterian marriages in Ireland. Their lordships adjourned soon after. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TnuitsnAr. A motion brought forward by Mr.. Jervis, with a view of obtaining for the executor compensation for the losses sustained by Robert William Powell, an uncompensated American loyalist, in consequence of his adherence to his allegiance, was negatived without a division. Mr. F. KELLY then moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide an appeal in criminal cases. The hon. and learned gentleman dwelt strongly upon the anomaly that in civil cases an appeal was allowed, while in criminal cases, which involved loss of life itself, there was no ap peal whatever from the decision of a single judge and jury. The plan he suggested was to assimilate the practice in civil cases by giving the prisoner on his conviction power to move for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be aside and a new trial had, or why a verdict of " not guilty" should not be entered in the room of the verdict of " guilty." He would also give power to move to arrest sentence by bill of exceptions or writ of error; but, as a guard against frivolous objections, he would leave it in the discretion of the judge to pass and execute sentence where he thought proper to do so, taking it for granted that where the grounds of such arrest were not frivolous the judge would respite the sentence. Mr. GODSON seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM would not resist the motion for bring ing in the bill, but its policy was so far doubtful as to call upon the house to be very cautious in deciding upon its adoption. Leave was given to bring in the bill. In reply to a question from Sir W. JAMES, Sir J. GRA HAM said that Government had not the slightest intention of not proceeding with the Poor-law Amendment Bill during the present session. On the motion of Sir J. Graham a select committee was appointed to consider the report of the commission for in quiring into the execution of the contracts for certain union workhouses in Ireland. On the motion for bringing up the report of the com mittee of supply, Mr. ROEBUCK proceeded to bring under the considera tion of the house the state of the government of Canada, and charged Lord Sydenham and his council with seek ing, by a fraudulent division of the counties in that colo ny, to obtain a representation favourable to their own views and wishes, rather than a fair representation of the people. The hon. and learned gentleman contended that there had been for some time no responsible Government in Canada, and that one could not be formed upon the principle acted upon by the present Governor and his predecessor. Lord STANLEY defended Sir Charles Metcalfe, who could act no otherwise than reject a proposition that he should resign the whole patronage of the Crown into the hands of the Executive Council. The responsible go7ern ment sought for in Canada was that the whole functions of the Government should be vested in the representative body, which was so utterly incompatible with the monarchy that it could not he entertained. What he understood by a responsible colonial government was a government through a representative assembly by the beads of depart ments, responsible to the Governor-General, who was responsible to the Government at home. Ile could not understand by the term " responsible government," that the Governor should be merely the instrument of the ex ecutive acting for the dominant party in the province. Sir C. Metcalfe refused to be such an instrument, and also refused to sacrifice the prerogatives of the Crown at the mere demand of the Executive Council, and the only error he had committed was in privately discussing the matter with the parties—thus affording them an opportu nity for misrepresentation, which ultimately compelled him to reply publicly to them in self-defence. The noble lord concluded an able speech by an intimation that Canada must not expect at one and the same time to erect herself into an independent republic, and retain all the advantages she at present derived from her connection with the mo ther country. Mr. HUME vouched for the correctness of the state ments made by Mr. Roebuck. Mr. C. BULLER vindicated at considerable length, the conduct of Sir C. Metcalfe. Lord J. RUSSELL was of opinion that the subject was prematurely brought under the consideration of the house, and defended the course pursued by Lord Sydenham and Sir C. Metcalfe. After a few observations from Mr. TRELAWNEY, Sir R. PEEL said that he felt it unnecessary to say any thing on the question before the house, after the able speech of Lord Stanley, in every word of which he con curred ; but he could not reconcile it to his feelings to allow the debate to close without bearing his testimony to the character and conduct of that distinguished man Sir C. Metcalfe, who was entitled to the entire confidence and fullest support of the Government, although he was personally unknown to any one of its members. • The report of supply was then brought up, and the house adjourned soon after. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. In the discussion in committee on the Factories Bill, the Earl of WINCHELSEA regretted that the labour of children was not limited to ten hours ; while, on the other hand, Lord BROUGHAM condemned the bill altogether, and after commenting in a tone of sarcastic ridicule on some of its provisions, declared he had not patience to discuss them, and flung the bill on the table, and resumed his seat in a manner which elicited much laughter from all parts of the house. Lord KINNAIRD moved the omission of the 32 clause, limiting the hours of labour of young persons to twelve. Their lordships, after some discussion, divided, and the motion was rejected by a majority of 48 to 21. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, the house resumed, the report was brought up, and the bill was or dered to be read a third time on Monday next. The Customs Duties Bill went through committee. Some other bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. On the order of the day for the committal of the Ec clesiastical Courts Bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, in a very amusing speech, moved —" That it be an instruction to the committee to abolish all ecclesiastical courts, and to transfer the jurisdiction of those courts to civil tribunals." Mr. HUME seconded the motion. ..._ Dr. NICHOLL advocated the retention of the courts in the modified shape proposed by the bill, and denied that be had any personal interest in the passing of the bill. Sir G. GREY said that, seeing those courts were to be not reformed but re-constructed and perpetuated, he would support the amendment of Mr. Duncombe. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought it requisite that the testamentary and other jurisdictions of the ecclesiastical courts should be retained, and if there were any defects in the bill they might be remedied in committee. The house divided, and Mr. Duncombe's amendment was negatived by a majority of 115 to 70. Mr. BORTHWICK contended that they ought to have obtained the sanction of the church to a well-digested reform of the ecclesiastical courts, and, not having done so, he opposed the motion that the Speaker should leave the chair. On a division, however, he was defeated by a majority of 62 to 25, and the house went into committee. On the first cause, Sir G. GREY proposed an amend /Dent, to the effect of abolishing the criminal jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts. Dr. NICHOLL had no objection to abolish all that was vexatious in ecclesiastical jurisdiction, but thought it ad visable to retain the power of restraining brawling in churches, and also that of ecclesiastical admonition. The committee divided, and the amendment of Sir G. Grey was negatived by a majority of 62 to 44. Sir G. GREY then moved an amendment to the effect that cases of brawling in churches should be decided by a civil tribunal. This led to a second discussion, in which it was con tended by Mr. WATSON, Mr. ROEBUCK, and other hon. members, that there was no case of offence or disturbance to a congregation which might not be punished by the common as well as by the ecclesiastical law. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought this at least ques tionable. After a desultory discussion of some length, Sir R. PEEL said he could conceive many cases in which the courts of law could not interfere, and instanced tile case of a Quaker who rose to speak in the House of Com mons with his hat on. The Speaker interfered and com pelled him to remove it. He did not know that in such R co l a as that any court of common law could interfere to punish the party so offending. The committee, after a few words from - Sir G. GREY, divided, and his amendment was negatived by a majority of 109 to 61. Sir G. GREY then m ove d, as an amendment, that the jurisdiction of ecclesiastical courts in church rates shall be abolished. Dr. Nicifor.s. opposed the amendment. The committee again divided, and the amendment was defeated by a majority of 107 to 66. Another division took place upon an amendment of Mr. C. BULLER, to transfer the testamentary jurisdiction to the common law courts, the amendment was negatived by a majority of 121 to 58. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the other orders of the day were then disposed of. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. The Bristol and Gloucester Railway will be opened throughout to... Gloucester on the Ist of July next. The Blackwakßailway Company now take passengers, including the boa from London to Gravesend, for eight pence. The ceremony of laying the first stone of the Dublin station of the Dublin and. Drogheda Railway was per formed yesterday'w - 6a, by the Lord Lieutenant. The engineer, Dr. Macneill, was knighted on the spot. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The union of the North Midland, the Midland Counties, and the Birmingham and Derby Railway companies having been just com pleted by act of parliament, the first meeting of the board of the consolidated company, now called " The Midland Railway Company," was held at Derby last week, when Mr. Alderman George Hudson, of York, was elected chairman. Mr. Hudson now holds the very first place amongst the long list of railway chairmen and directors. As Mr. M'Adam obtained the cognomen of the " Colos sus of Roads," Mr. Hudson has been designated the " Colossus' of Railroads," holding under his sway as chairman, in'addition to the Midland Railway, the York and North Midland, the Leeds and Selby, the Newcastle and Darlington ' the York and Scarborough, and the Leeds and Bradford Railways, a length of upwards of 300 miles. , \, FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. The steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Judkins,,arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday afternoon, with New York papers to the 15th, and Boston to the 16th instant, intiusive. She brought home upwards of 60 possengers, a list of whom we subjoin : From Boston to Halifax.—Lieut. F. Shaitland, R.N., Mr. Codman, Mr. Archibald, Mr. G. Gray, and Rev. Dr. Barnes. From Boston to Liverpool.—Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Cleve land, child and servant, Miss Spring and servant, Mr. W. F. Scholfield and hide, Mr. W. Ward and lady, Mr. John S. Henry, Mr. Manning, Mr. E. N. Perkins and servant. Mr. H. A. Pierce, Mr. Charles Fay, Mr. Frank lin Johes, Mr. J. Hoare and lady, Mr. Joshua Colt, Mr. G. J. Cross, Mr. D. S. Hasluch and lady. Mr.A.Fielden, Mr. John M. Bradbury, Mr. James Owen, Mr. Rahean. Miss M. H. Willard, Mr. E. Jackson, Mr. G. Winslow, Mr. E. Levering., Mr. George Gibson, Mr. W. Haber. shaw, Mr. W. M. Gibson, Mr. H. Winkley, Mr. John Gordun, Mr. A. Sampago and servant, Mr. G. W. War ren, Mr. J. E. Kendall, Mr. Brown, Mr. A. Metcalf, Mr. J. G. Cassev, Mr. A. Sellers, Mr. J. D. Buycer, Mr. W. Duncan, - Mr. J. M. P. Lewis, Mr. Francis La riffle. Rev. W. M. Harchmore, Mrs. Harchmore, three children and two servant maids, Mr. Charles Luther, Mr. E. Pleasant, Mr. J. F. Powell, Mr. Charles Elliott, Mr. Henry Morris, Mr. J. R. Mees, Mr, J. Whitehead, Gov. John Davies, Mr. Thomas Robinson, Mrs. Brand, Mr. M. Jones, Dr. H. N. Chipman, and Mrs. Isaac. From Halifax to Liverpool.—Mr. Crofton Uniacke and four ladies, Mrs. Mackintosh and two children, Miss Lvdrard, and Mr. John Wright. The most important intelligence by this arrival consists of a series of dreadful riots which occurred in Philadel phia, and in which fourteen persons werekilled and thirty eight wounded—two Roman Catholic chapels were de ',toyed by fire, and property to a considerable amount da maged. Three outrages took place in the district of Ken sington, and appear to have originated in the following manner. A meeting of the native American citizens was held in the Third Ward, Kensington. They were at tacked and dispersed by a superior force of Irishmen. In consequence thereof, a mass meeting was called of the American republicans. S. R. Kramer and General Smith addressed the meeting, when it commenced raining. It was then adjourned to the Washingtbn market-house, distant only about 200 feet. Some of the natives entered the market-house, when they were addressed by a man named Fisher, who desired them in an authoritative tone to keep on their own ground and not come into that place —a scuffle ensued between Fisher and one of the natives. The meeting being organized, Mr. Levin commenced addressing it—in a short time several brickbats were thrown at the crowd in the market-house, soon after a pistol was fired from a street about 100 feet west of the market-house. Tbis was followed by a volley of brick bats and stones from a large number of persons from the rear of the Hibernia Hose-house, and was quickly fol lowed by the discharge of some 20 or 30 muskets and guns, the balls and shots from which took effect upon the crowd, and instantly killed a young man 19 years of age, named George Shuifier, several buck shot lodging in his right side, and one of them passed through his heart. Several other persons were severely wounded ; one of them, named Joseph Cux, very severely in the right thigh, and another named C. Jackson. Several others were wounded with balls, as the firing was kept up for some time from several houses in Cad walader-street. The natives retreated, but soon rallied. and drove back their assailants that were not in the houses : and while engaged in carrying off their comrades, another attack was made upon them, and a hard fight with brickbats, stones, clubs, and bludgeons took place, in which a number of persons were injured. About ten o'clock an attempt was made by a part of the crowd to burn down the fence which encloses the Nunnery. They were fired upon by a party of Irish, and five of them shot. Shortly after this a frame dwelling house neat to Hose-house was fired, and from that time up to nine o'clock in the evening the flames continued to spread without stay until twenty-nine houses were con sumed. About seven o'clock the market itself caught fire, and at nine o'clock lay in a heap of ruins. At seven o'clock the first brigade and two companies of the third brigade came on the ground, under the com mand of General Cadwalader. Cannon were stationed so as to range on the street fronting the market, and on Master-street, westward. The fire was then stayed, but not until a vast amcunt of property was destroyed. Philadelphia was under martial law. The city and county arc responsible for the damage— estimated, we see, at 250,000 dollars—done to property. The persons killed or wounded are almost all citizens of Philadelphia, and all Americans. They were all peace able people, and had assembled there chiefly to see what was going on. They were fired upon by the Irish from the various houses occupied by that class in the neighbour hood. The native Americans being unable to dislodge them, fired the buildings. A fine new Catholic church, and a parscnage adjoining, inhabited by the priests, was saved by the energy of the military. The police of the city was of no avail. The loss of life on the part of the Irish is very small. They were all within their buildings, where they could not, except with great difficulty, be disloged. Between two and three o'clock St. Michael's Catholic church, a large, new, and handsome edifice, was discovered to be on fire, the military at the time being in the imme diate neighbourhood. It was evidently set on fire by stealth, as there was neither riot nor outbreak at the time. It burnt with great fury. and by half-past three the roof fell in with a tremendous crash, which was hailed by the shouts of the multitude. The church is now a ruin. Several houses in the immediate vecinity were also de stroyed by fire. At the time the church was burning, three houses about a square to the westward of Second street, were also set on fire. Between three and four o'clock, the scene of conflagration was terific. It conti nued throughout the evening. During the afternoon. the large school, formerly con ducted by the Sisters of Charity, at Kensington, was burnt to the ground by the populace, together with seve ral neighbouring houses. St. Michael's church and the school-house, and 50 private dwellings, all in Kensington, are now in smouldering ruins. On returning into the city, we found an immense mul titude in front of St. Augustine's Church, Fourth-street, below Vine, in the city. They were addressed repeatedly by Major Scott—but still the riot kept on, although a large body of police did their best to prevent it. At half past nine, the windows were dashed in. At this moment a troop of horse charged through and dispersed the crowd. They rallied, attacked the church with fury and forced an entrance. A second charge, and they again dispersed— and all the windows, doors, many seats, &c., shattered. By ten o'clock the church was in flames, which conti nued to burn until a►l the woodwork was destroyed. The firemen were present, but did not play upon the burning church, although they did upon the neighbouring property. The upper part of the two houses on the south side of the church were somewhat injured. The roof of St. George's Methodist Church opposite was also slightly burnt. At eleven o'clock, the firemen were busily at work, saving the surrounding property. RECEIPTS AND STOCKS OF COTTON.—By a private letter received from New York, we learn that the re ceipts of cotton of New Orleans and the different other American depots, this season amount to 1,829,821 bales, —last season, 2,151,997 ; and that the stocks this, season, are 496,910 bales,—last season, 289,431. The following circular will be read with interest :—" since the date of our circular, issued on the 30th April, our cotton market has been dull and unsettled, and prices have gradually given way 4- to ;1- per lb. on all qualities, except middling, and good middling, which have been in good request for shipment, and have therefore, not felt the decline in as great a degree as the qualities below, which have now become abundant in this market and are comparatively neglected. The account from Liverpool to the 19th April, per Hibernia, were received on the 6th instant, but having been to a great extent anticipated, produced only a temporary effect; the decline as noticed above, having risen more from local causes than the influence of foreign accounts, and which still continue to depress our prices. The sales since the 30th April, have beers upon on average of 2000 bales per day, chiefly for shipment. Spinners taking their usual supply, speculation in the article has entirely ceased. UNIVERSITY 6• CLERICAL NEWS. OXFORD, MAY 30.—1 n a congregation held this day the following degrees were conferred :—Masters of Arts. —George Bayley, New Inn Hall, Grand Compounder; Rev. Joseph Leopold Longmire, Lincoln • Montagu Web ster, Lincoln ; Rev. Alexander Rhind Webster, St. Mary Hall; Rev. Peter Holmes, Magdalen Hall; Francis Bar row, Wadham : Rev. Henry Robbins, Wadham ; Frede rick Pretyman, Fellow of Magdalen ; Frederick Fanshaw, Fellow of Exeter; Rev. Charles Ascanias Nevill Thomas, Exeter ; Rev. Francis John Hext Kendall, Exeter ; Rev. Ferdinand Thomas Stephens, Exeter ; Rev. George An trobus, Brasenose ; Rev. Wm. Cater Randol p h, Trinit y ; Rev. John Hutton Crowder, Merton ; Francis Edward Guise, Balliol ; Rev. Robert Wheler Bush, Worcester. Bachelors of Woolcornbe, Lincoln ; Chas. Pridham, Lincoln ; John Buckle, St. Mary Hall; Wm. Henry Fitzhugh, Christ Church ; George John Lloyd Crawley, Christ Church ; David Wright, Magdalen Hall ; William Tassie Vernon, Magdalen Hall ; John S m ith , Magdalen Hall ; Christopher French, Exeter ; Richard C. Smith, Exeter; Charles Henry Davis, Wadharn ; Alexander George Munro, Brasenose ; Charles Dawes Smith, Brasenose ; Richard Ley, Brasenose; William Williams, Queen's; Honourable Graham Colborne, St. John's ; George Worthington, St. John's ; Wm. Powell, Jesus; Hugh Edward Heaton, Jesu s ; Wm. R. S. Wil liams, Jesus • John F. Mackarness, Merton ; James E. Burrowes, University ; George G. Bradley, Scholar of University ; Charles Snow Lock, Scholar of Balliol ; Wm. Blake Doveton, Trinity ; John Wm. Lewis Bampfield, Trinity ; Wm. Pye \Voolcock, Trinity ; Wm. Layton Lowniies, Oriel; John MoyseY Bartlett, Worcester. Mr. Macmullen appeared on Saturday, for the fourth time, for his degree, which was vetoed by the Vice Chan cellor. According to the statute, Mr. M'Mullen cannot now appear again before the expiration of a twelvemonth. The Cathedral of Durham has been thrown open to the public, without any payment being required. THE ETON MONTEM.—On Tuesday the grand triennial festival of the Montem was celebrated at Eton, and ex ceeded many of its predecessors in the splendor and the gorgeousness of their costumes ; the attendance also of Prince Albert and several noblemen of high rank, contri buted largely to the brilliancy of the scene. Prince Albert arrived at th e College shortly after twelve and was at tended by a guard o f h onour o f t h e S co t s Fusilier Guards. It is almost too generally knowii to require repetition, that the " salt" money is destined to s-nd the bead boy, or Captain of the Montem—this year Mr. Drake—to col lege, and that this amount varies from £BOO to £l,OOO ; it was this year £1,600. IRE LA N:D. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, MAY 27. About eleven o'clock on Monday last the court assembled, when Sir Colman o' , Loghlen rose to move an arrest of judgment on behalf of Daniel O'Con nell, and to show, that upon the record as it then stood, judgment could not be passed against that gentle man ; it was evident from the way in which the learned gentleman expressed himself, that the traversers expected to be heard each by separate counsel, upon the present motion. Thus they flattered themselves they would be able to spin out the proceedings to so late a period that the court would be unable to pass sentence until next term. However, The Chief J ustice, perceiving their intention, interrupt ing Sir Colman O'Lochlen, said, that from his (Sir Col man O'Lochlen's) stating simply that he appeared as counsel for Daniel O'Connell, it was right to inform him that the court would consider the application he was about to make as made on behalf of all the traversers, and could not hear more than two counsel on each side. Sir Colman O'Loghlen said that he was only instructed on beh:lf of Mr. Daniel O'Connell; and that some of the traversers having been convicted of a different offence from that of which he was found guilty, they would seek to address the Court by their own counsel. Mr. Close, also for the traversers, urged their right to move separately in arrest of judgment ; but the Court put an end to the ma ter by stating that as the points of law re'ied on were the same in the case of all the traversers, they would adhere to the ordinary practice of the Court, and were determined not to hear more than two counsel on each side. Upon this the traversers' counsel appeared somewhat crestfallen, and Sir Colman O'Loghlen proceeded to ad dress the court in arrest of judgment, upon the ground that the caption to the indictment did not state which of the grand jury had been sworn, and which were affirmed, (there was a Quaker upon the grand jury), and also that the indictment contained several distinct charges, and was therefore bad for duplicity, and further that the charges were too vague and uncertain. The learned counsel then proceeded to argue these points at g reat length, but without seeming to produce the slightesiim pression on the Court, the object appearing to be to be wilder the Court with a host of cases and authorities hav ing little or no reference to the subject. Sir Colman addressed the Court at great length ; his object appeared to be to speak against time, as he cited authorities and positions which had been so often referred to in the proceedings that they had lost even the air of novelty ; indeed, when be was about to read out one case, Judge Crampton entreated him to save himself the trouble, as he had already heard it seven times during the trial, and had it almost by heart. Mr. Fitzgibbon insisted that, notwithstanding what had fallen from the Court that morning, the traversers, every one of them, had a right to make a separate motion to arrest the judgment. The Attorney-General rose and stated, that he antici pated the objection would be made, and he had therefore consulted the Attorney-General for England on the sub ject, and he informed him that the Queen's Bench in England would not hear more than two counsel on such a case. Mr. Fitzgibbon said that Sir Wm. Follett's saying so did not make it the law. The Chief Justice observed, that the counsel for the traversers had no right to complain; that each of them, throughout the case, bad addressed the court as if he was concerned on behalf of them all. The rule of court was against Mr. Fitzgibbon's client, and he (the Chief Justice) for one would adhere to it. There was another able counsel to be heard on the same side as Sir Colman O'Loghlen, and anything the other counsel wished to urge, they could say it to him. The other members of the Court concurred, and the application of Mr. Fitzgibbon was unanimously refused. The Court then adjourned at half-past four o'clock. _ On Tuesday the Solicitor-General replied, and was fol lowed by Mr. M`Donough, on behalf of the traversers. The court adjourned at four o'clock. The Attorney-General commenced his reply on Wed nesday morning, and concluded at half-past one o'clock. The Chief Justice then proceeded to give judgment on the motion, and stated that the whole court were unanimous in refusing a new trial. He condemned, in strong lan guage, the legal subtelties and points of law that were re sorted to by the traversers for the purposes of delay. The court soon after adjourned. On Thursday the court presented a scene of excitement perhaps without precedent. Half-past ten o'clock was fixed upon for bringing up the " conspirators" to receive sentence, and before that hour the various avenues lead. ing to the court were thronged. Several ladies of dis tinction, including Lady Donoughmore, Mrs. Bush, and Mrs. Pennefather, occupied seats in the principal galleries. The scene of excitement and bustle in the hall when Mr. O'Connell made his appearance almost surpasses descrip tion. After Mr. O'Connell had taken his seat at the tra versers' bar (the Judges not having at the time taken their places), the barristers then present, with the excep tion of about twenty individuals, rose, cheered lustily, clapped their hands, and repeated their applause, which was reiterated and echoed by the crowds outside. The scene was taken up by the occupants of the galleries, who, as well as many of the junior bar, displayed the " national emblem" —the repeal button—in the most prominent manner. It is but an act of justice to the Irish bar, which, as a body, has always maintained the highest character, to state that the individuals of it who mustered so strongly upon this occasion were mere juniors, and the neophites of the Corn Exchange. Mr. O'Connell bowed repeatedly (his hand on his breast) in acknowledgment of the voci ferous shouts by which he was greeted, and it is but fair to him to state that he seemed to feel sensitively the awkward position in which the indiscretion of his pro tegees bad placed him. About half-past eleven, Mr. Moore moved that the sentence of the court should be postponed until the writ of error was disposed of. The Attorney• General replied, and Mr. Whiteside also spoke in favour of the motion, and was answered by the Solicitor-General. The court, after a few minutes' conference, decided that however de sirable it might be to suspend the sentence until the opi nion of the ultimate tribunal—the House of Lords — should be had, the laws made no provision for such a course, and the motion was therefore refused. The four judges agreed in this, and the announcement produced great sensation. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE SENTENCES. The Attorney-General soon after rose, and moved that the traversers ( with the exception of the Rev. Mr. Tierney) be called to appear at the bar and receive the judgment of the court. _ _ After an interval of a few minutes, the traversers, who had previously retired to their chamber adjoining the court, were sent for, and their re-appecsance elicited the greetings of their effervescent friends in various parts of the building. Mr. O'Connell and his son took their seats at the Queen's counsels' table. The other traversers occupied a box immediately behind. Mr. Bourne (the clerk of the crown) having formally called them by name, and they having respectively an swered, Mr. Justice Burton proceeded to pass sentence amidst the most profound silence. The learned judge spoke in the most solemn and emphatic manner, but was scarcely audible. His Lordship alter noticing the crimes of which the traversers had been found guilty, alluded to the dis tinction in their cases, and said that one of them stood in a peculiar position. [The learned judge was here inter rupted for a few minutes by the sensation produced by his last observation, and the simultaneous rush of as many as could move towards the bench in order to catch every syllable that might fall from the Court relative to Mr. O'Connell.] With respect to him (resumed his lordship) he must consider that lie stands in a very peculiar condi tion indeed, with regard to the commission of the, offence of which he, and the other traversers at the bar, had been convicted. They had concurred, unquestionably, with him in the course which he thought proper to pursue, but they had, as the Court believed, concurred with him in consideration of the high estimation in which they held his superior talents and judgment, and he, moreoser, had accepted, acknowledged, and taken upon himself the avowed condition of being their leader; and therefore his case differed from that of the other traverser:, [Every allusion to Mr. O'Connell being the signal for renewed excitement, thisobservation, of course, producedits effect.] The learned judge proceeded to observe that these con siderations lessened what might be looked upon as the great guilt of their conduct, when it was considered how far they might have been drawn into the commission of it by the estimation in which they had held his judgment. [Mr. John O'Connell here interrupted the court, ap parently under the influence of considerable excitement, and made some observation, the only audible part of which was, " Pardon me, my lord." His father, who continued to sit beside him, interposed and compelled him to preserve silence.] Mr. Justice Burton hesitated for a little, in order to as certain what the substance of the observation was which was addressed to him, but finding tfiat Mr. John O'Con nell had resumed his seat, the learned judge observed that there was another gentleman before the court—he meant the son of the principal traverser—himself a man of ac knowledged talent, legal attainments, high in estimation, with whom lie (Mr. Justice Burton) had the honour of being personally acquainted, and of whose general con duct he had a high opinion. In his case, also, the prin cipal traverser would see circumstances strongly in his favor from the near relationship in which he stood to him. His Lordship then alluded to the monster meetings, and said, that though the principal might no doubt intend to carry his object without any infraction of the public peace, yet that the gathering of them was a high and dangerous miadetneanour—dangerous to such an extent as nearly to have produced civil war. [Sensation.] After a few fur. ther remarks on this subject the learned judge said, " A crime had been committed which called for exemplary punishment—punishment likely to prevent the same per sons front committing the same offence again, and to deter others actuated by the same feelings from the perpetra tion of similar acts. For himself, and be might, he thought, add all the court, he was sure that his own and their minds had been brought into exactly the proper state to consider the case. They were bound to award punishment of an exemplary kind, hut at the same time were determined not to suffer any opinion of their own as to the offence to guide them, but to strictly examine and conclude upon the character of the offence. N% WI these remarks, he said it then only remained for the court to pass sentence. [Here the learned judge appeared much affected, and after a brief pause proc2eded.] The court are of opinion that Mr. O'Connell must be sentenced to be imprisoned for the space of 12 calendar months, that he must be fined in the sum of £2,000, (sensation,) and that he must enter into security for his good behaviour for seven years, in the sum of £5,000, and in two sureties for 1:2,500 each. With respect to the sentence on the re mainder of the traversers, the court should award the same amount of punishment to each ; namely, that each be im prisoned for nine calendar months ; and teat each of them do pay a fi.-,e of .£5O, and that they also, and each of them, enter into security to keep the peace for the same term of seven years, in the sum of £l,OOO, and find two securities of £5OO each." Mr. O'Connell here rose, and, in a firm but most im pressive tone and manner, said—" I think it right to re mind the court, that, in consequence of some of the re marks which have been made, I and all the other traver sers have made solemn affidavits, in which we deny that we entered into any vile conspiracy, and, with great de ference to the court, I am under the painful conviction that justice has not been done to us." A loud burst of applause followed this observation. The judges seemed literally astounded. A great number of the junior bar again clapped their hands, and many cheered vehemently, while the galleries appeared to be unanimous in their huzzas, and shouts of " bravo," &c. A cheer for " Repeal" was loudly responded to, and the whole court presented a scene of uproar and confusion. The police, who were judiciously dispersed throughout the court, exerted themselves, but unavailingly, to put a stop to the extraordinary demonstration, and the cheering was continued for several minutes. The judges mani festly observed that it would have been useless for them to command silence, and they therefore did not attempt to interfere. After a short time comparative silence was again restored ; but still the greatest tumult and excite ment pervaded the majority of those present. Judge Burton, (in the midst of all the shouting and confusion, which rendered the learned judge quite inau dible) was understood to intimate to Mr. O'Connell that he might select whatever prison in the county of the city of Dublin he thought would afford himself and the other traversers best accommodation. Mr. O'Connell suggested the " Richmond Bridewell," on the South Circular.road, which was agreed to by the Attorney General. Mr. Ball (the High Sheriff) was then called and the traversers given into his custody. Mr. O'Connell, who during a great part of the pro ceedings kept his arm entwined round his son, John O'Connell's neck, seemed quite composed; and the other traversers, who were occupied for several minutes shaking hands with their friends, appeared to be so also. On the suggestion of Mr. Moore, Q.C., directions were given to the governor of the gaol in which the " conspira tors " are to be incarcerated, to afford them every accom modation consistent with the discipline of the prison. The Dublin Evening Mail of Friday says—" The pa triots (!) have been lodged in Bridewell ; and, notwith standing the most strenuous efforts to get up a scene, this slighting consummation has been effected, as we always told the go 7ernment it might be effected—without as much excitement as we have often known to he created by a coal-porter's wedding. Nevertheless, every device that seemed fitted to elicit popular sympathy was had recourse to—every exertion was made before, during, and after the passing of the sentence, to direct a ray of national enthu siasm upon the dreary setting of the Liberator's star. Some of these efforts, however, are curious, and deserve notice. Among the most remarkable is the anticipatory appeal of the Great Convict himself, which was placarded over the city on Thursday morning, by nine o'clock. It contains about a dozen short sentences, all exhorting to the observance of " peace, order, quiet and tranquility." "The sentence is past." So wrote Mr. O'Connell, and so printed the Repeal Association's printer, several hours before the learned gentleman's counsel had entered upon the discussion of a motion having for its object the postponement of that sentence for some months. " Let every man stay at home—let the women and children stay at home—do not crowd the streets, and, in particular, let no man approach the precincts of the Four Courts," is the language of this document, issued at a time when no man, woman, or child in Dublin was disposed to notice the transaction in any other way than by laughing at the ridiculous exhibition of a number of automatons in horse hair wigs, jabbering what people have hitherto supposed to be law, but what the recent "state prosecutions" have shown to be clumsy verbal contrivances for defeating the ends of justice, and extracting fees and salaries from the national purse. This futile attempt to create a commotion—for it was nothing else—did not succeed. The people only laughed derisively—they would kick up no row. Another shot was therefore fired in the shape of an address from the Repeal Association, but again was there a failure—not even a theatrical combat could be got up, and four mounted policemen conducted the patriots through the midst of a crowded city, and lodged them in a common bridewell, without any more notice of the occurrence being taken than if the "procession" (as the Repeal pa pers have it) had consisted of a police-van laden with pickpockets. The patriots were received at the gate of the prison by Sir Edward Stanley, and the Freeman's Journal says that O'Connell " came with as buoyant a step as if he was tread ing the heath and breathing the air of his own wild native mountains." The Liberator was met, says the same paper, at the door of his apartment by his daughters, Mrs. Fitzsimon and Mrs. French, Mrs. John O'Connell, and many other ladies. " He embraced his daughters most affectionately, and they welcomed him to a prison for the benefit of his native land. The scene was most imposing, and evoked a spirit which it was impossible to restrain. The Liberator and his fr ends were most warmly greeted, and, after walking about the garden for some time, returned to their apartments, and to the first assemblee of the traversers in their new domicile." It only remains for us now to recommend to the great actor and playwright who has just made his exit from the stage, if he means again to seek the sympathy of the fickle public, to apply his great powers to the elucidation of the pithy moral contained in the motto inscribed over the gates of his present dwelling-place: " CEASE TO DO EVIL—LEARN TO DO WELL." THE IRISH BAR.—On Wednesday last there were ten gentlemen called to the Irish bar, seven of whom were Catholic Irishmen. Last term the Catholics were in a majority for the first time since the introduction of the penal laws—this term they numbered seven to three. — Dublin Freeman. There was a meeting of the Repeal Association on Mon day, Sir Samuel Bradstreet, Bart., in the chair. The rent received u p to three o'clock was £538 odd, including £lOO from Savannah, and £5O from Brooklynn ; but a sum of money from New Or!eans was rejected, as it contained some suggestion the Repealers did not like. Mr. O'Con nell was present. - - • • • FLOGGING.—The week before last Farrel, a private in the 52d regiment, was, while that corp was on march from Limerick to Cork, sentenced to receive two hundred lashes for some trifling offence, which is not mentioned. The lashes were applied with such brutal violence that, when the poor victim had received ninety, the doctor or dered him down, he being unable to bear more. Edmund Fry, son of a magistrate of Roscommon County, and a person highly connected, has been com mitted for trial, charged with directing his herdsman, Edward Cox, to kill a mare, his property, and with sub sequently swearing an affidavit in which it was stated that the mare was killed by some malicious persons unknown, for the object of obtaining compensation from the county for the pretended malicious injury. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.—VC quote the fol lowing " fashionable paragraph" from the Freeman's Jour nal (Popish paper) of last week:—" Mr. O'Connell en tertained at dinner, on Sunday, the Lord and Lady Mayoress ; Sir Charles Wolsey, Bart., and Miss Wolsey ; Very Rev. Dean Meyler, and Mr. and Mrs. Fitzsinon, Mr. William F. Finn and Mrs. Fin, Mr. P. V. Fitzpa trick and Mrs. Ayre, Mr. and Mrs. O'Reidy, Mr. John O'Connell and Mrs. O'Connell, Mr. P. O'Brien (Secre tary to the Lord Mayor), and Mr. R. O'Connell. A large evening party and elegant ball succeeded." EXECUTION OF Two BROTHERS.—Two more victims to the outraged laws of God and their country, Thomas and John Wade, expiated their guilt by the forfeiture of their lives on Saturday week, at the front of our county gaol. Awful a scene as it is to witness the death-struggle of a human being, it is still more appalling to behold two members of the same family—two brothers—pass from this world, through the hands of the public executioner. Thomas and John Wade were found guilty at our last as sizes for the murder of Patrick Ryan (Morgan,) in the month of March, 1842. A third brother, Patrick Wade, remains in gaol until next assizes, charged with being con cerned in the same awful deed.—Nenagh Guardian. MAIL-COACH ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, the Kil kenny day mail, that passes Carlow at half-past ten o'clock in the morning, was upset in an open quarry-hole, which yawns, without the slightest fence or protection, by the road side. The passengers, five in number, the guard, coachman, and an agent of the coach, were precipitated with great violence a depth of fifteen or sixteen feet. No life was lost, but two of the sufferers are lying dangerously ill—and all mentioned, except one, were severely hurt. The guard, who was, previous to this accident, a fine old man, was much injured. More than common interest will be felt respecting him when it is known that he was a servant of Lord Byron's at the time his lordship swam the Hellespont. CONSEQUENCES OF FRIGHTENING CIIILDREN.—A schoolmistress, for some trifling offence, most foolishly put a child into a dark cellar for an hour. The child was terrified, and cried bitterly. Upon returning to her parents in the evening she burst into tears and begged that she might not be put into the cellar. The parents thought this extremely odd, and assured her there was no danger of their being guilty of so great an act of cruelty ; but it was difficult to pacify hir, and when put to bed she passed a restless night. On the following day she had fever, during which she frequently exclaimed, " Do not put me in the cellar!" The fourth day after, she was taken to Sir Astley Cooper, in a high state of fever, with delirium, frequently muttering " Pray don't put me in the cellar." When Sir Astley inquired the reason, he found that the parents had learnt the punishment to which she had been subjected. He ordered what was likely to relieve her ; but she died in a week after this unfeeling conduct. Another case from the same authority may here be cited. It is the case of a child, ten years of age, who wanted to write her exercise, and to scrape her slate pencil went into the school in the dark to fetch her knife, when one of her schoolfellows burst from behind the door to frighten her; she was much terrified, and her head ached. On the following day she became deaf ; and, On the next, so much so as not to hear the loudest talk ing. Sir Astley saw her three months after this had hap pened, and she continued in the same deplorable sta te of deafness. A boy fifteen years of age was admitted an inmat e o f D un d ee Lun a ti c Asylum, having bec ome imbe cile from fright. When twelve years of a ge be was lockedap prenticed to a light business ; and some trifling article being one day mi ss i n g, he was, along with others, andup i t all a ri d , ar e r r k e l c e e t 1 l a a u r t . t c h h e i e d x r e c e n r A l io e n re of m t u h?s h poor alar medl)oy with who was detained until past midnight. He m hecae from this time nervous and melancholy, and sank into astate of insensibility, from wh ich he will never recover. The mis sing article was fo und on the following looming, exculpat ing the boy from the guilt with which he bad been charged. Glasgow Coaslilulional. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, MAY 28. BARROW AND ANOTHER V. ARNAUD. The plaintiffs in this case are merchants in Liverpool, and the defendant is the collector of the customs in that port. The plaintiffs had imported a cargo of corn into Liverpool by the ship David and John, from Spain. The new corn-law, which received the royal assent on Friday, the 29th of April preceding, repealed the corn-law of Geo. IV., and at the same time enacted that the duties to be levied on corn should be based upon the averages to be returned on each Thursday. The David and John arrived in Liverpool during the five days between the 29th of April and the first Thursday after the passing of the act, when the plaintiffs contended the ports were open, and no duties could be levied. The defendant, however, contended that the corn was liable to duty, refused to suffer it to be landed, except in bond, where it remained for two months, and was then releaged on payment of duty. The plaintiffs brought this action to recover da mages for loss sustained by this detention of the corn by the collector of the customs at Liverpool. As there was no dispute as to the facts of the case, a special verdict had been taken, subject to the opinion of this court, as to the construction to be put upon the act of parliament. The Court, having heard Mr. Erie for the plaintiffs, and the Solicitor-General for the defendant, took time to consider their judgment. COURT OF EXCHEQUER-THURSDAY. OLD COMPANY CARTERS. CAMPBELL V. POWNALL. This was an action tried at the last assizes for Liver pool, before before Mr. Justice Coltman. The plaintiff is a carter, and the defendant the secretary or manager of a voluntary society, established in Liverpool, for pur poses of mutual indemnity, and known as " The Old Carters' Company." The verdict was taken for the de fendant, apparently under the impression that the plain tiff and defendant were partners in the Old Carters' Company, and that the former could not sustain an action arising out of the partnership transactions. After hearing the case argued at great length by Mr. Watson and Mr. Crompton for the defendant, and with out calling on Serjeant Murphy and Mr. Cowling, who appeared for the plaintiff, The court granted a rule for a new trial, on the ground that there was no community of profits between the mem bers of the Old Carters' Company, so as to constitute a tradingpartnership. SUMMER ASSIZES, 1844.—The Judges of the different courts met in the Exchequer-chamber, on Thursday morning, and chose their respective circuits on the en suing Summer Asstzes. The followingis thearrangement : Midland—Lord Chief Justice Denman and Mr. Justice Coltman. azford—Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Mr. Justice Erskine. _ _ _ Northern—The Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Mr. Justice Cresswell. Home—Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Baron Gurney. Western—Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Justice Wight man. Norfolk—Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Wil liams. North Wales—Mr. Justice Coleridge. South Wales—Mr. Baron Rolfe. Mr. Justice Maule remains in town, and will attend to business at chambers. A curious legal case (Chapple n. Cooper.) came before the Court of Exchequer on Saturday. The action was one brought by an undertaker to recover the amount of his bill for the funeral exyenses of the husband of the de fendant, who pleaded that she was an infant at the time (under 21,) and therefore not liable on the alleged con tract. The plaintiff having replied that the charges in question were necessaries suitable to the rank and condi tion in life of the defendant, it was objected at the trial that the defendant was entitled to have a nonsuit entered in her favour on this issue, but the learned judge, Mr. Baron Gurney, reserved the point. Mr. Barstow moved to enter a nonsuit, and submitted that the funeral ex penses of a husband or any other member of an infant's family were not matters which came within the exception. Though there was no express case in point, it was laid down in the elementary books, that an infant could only contract for his teach'ng, clothing, and medicine, which were necessaries, and then only to an extent commensu rate with his situation in life. Mr. Baron Alderson.— That is to say, for physical and moral necessaries—things which are necessary for body and soul. How can the burial of a husband be said to be a necessary either for the body or the soul of his infant widow ? Rule nisi granted. THE COURT. ROYAL MAGNIFICENCE. — It is said that the gold and silver plate at Windsor Castle is valued at £2,000,000 ! A single gold service of George IV. contains all the dishes requisite to dine 130 guests. The Duchess of Kent is expected to arrive in this coun try, from Switzerland, about the 20th or 21st instant, in time I'm the Queen's accouchement, which is set down for the beginning of July. A grand dinner was given on Wednesday evening last at Buckingham Palace, to her Majesty the Queen-Dowa ger and the Noble Directois of the Concert of Ancient Music. At a quarter-past eight o'clock, his Royal High ness Prince Albert (the Director for the evening, left Buckingham Palace, accompanied by the Noble Directors, for the Hanover-square Rooms. The Queen, accon.pa• nied by the Queen-Dowager, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the remainder of the Royal patty, left the palace soon afterwards, fur the Hanover.square Rooms, to honour the performance of the concert with her presence. THE DEBTS OF THE LATE DUKE OF SAXE COBURG GOTHA.—A paragraph has appeared in Galignani's Mes senger giving a direct contradiction to what it terms " the stupid assertion that the late diminution in the expendi ture at the Palace was occasioned by the intention of his Royal Highness Prince Albert to defray certain debts of his late royal father." The paragraph proceeds to assert that the late duke, so far from dying in debt, possessed excellent property at his decease. Upon this subject, painful as it may be to the illustrious consort of her Ma jesty, we have to sta , e that the duke, at his decease, was involved in liabilities to the amount of nearly half a mil lion of money ; and that the several branches of his fa mily are now devising every means in their power to raise this sum before the next meeting of the German Diet.— Britannia. THE ROYAL POULTRY-YARD.—Those residents at Windsor who are in the habit of taking an early morning walk, to enjoy " the cool, the fragrant, and the silent morn," in the splendid demense, proudly crowned by its ancient castle, must have often seen two persons in plain attire tripping lightly across that pleasant meadow called " Datchet's Mead," in order to visit a farm at the ex tremity of the Home Park. These persons are her ma jesty and Prince Albert, pursuing their way to the dairy and poultry-yard ; and in their progress sporting with their infants, who are either mounted on their piebald ponies, or driving their well-trained goats in a phaeton. It is impossible to witness the unaffected enjoyment of the royal couple in this domestic excursion, unalloyed as it is by any restraint of official etiquette, without feel ings of extreme pleasure, as a bright pattern to people of the highest rank.—Farming for Ladies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER RACES. TUESDAY, MAY 23. These races were, without exception, the best that have been witnessed at Kersal Moor for some time back. The Wilton Stakes, of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 sovs added. One mile and a quarter. Mr Meiklam's b c Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs Riley 1 Mr Boyd names ch f Missey, 3 yrs Maiden 2 Lord Stanley names br c British Tar,3 yrs.. Copeland 3 Won by a length. The Manchester Cup, of 150 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap Stakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft. Twice round and a distance. 20 subs. Mr Meiklam's Trueboy, 4 yrs, Sst 21b.... Templeman 1 Mr Bell's Thirsk, 6 yrs, Sst . Bumby 2 Mr Worthington's Hooton, 7st 91b Oates 3 A well-contested race, won by half a length. A Plate of £5O, for horses, &c. that never won £5O at any time. Heats, two miles and a distance. The second to receive £lO. Mr I)awson's br c The Attorney-General, 4 vrs Mr Bowes's hr c Saddlebow, 3 yrs. Simpson 0 1 2 2 Mr Roberts's br m Miserare, 5 yrs.. Walton 2 0 3 d Mr Sutcliffe's b f Alice, 3 yrs Maiden 1 0 dis. Mr W Jones's bf by Phcenix, 3 yrs.Greatrex 3 2 d Mr Seddon's b c Go, Forget Me, 4 yrs. Bond 0 0 d First heat won by only half a neck, after a severely con tested race. Second heat won easily by several lengths. Third heat won by two lengths. Fourth heat, Attorney- General took the lead, kept it to the end, and won easily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29. A Free Handicap Stakes, of 10 toys each, with 30 sous added. One mile and a quarter. Sir C Cockerell's b c Arungzebe, sst 101 b Maiden !, Mr Hall's ch c The Viscount, sst 61b ........ Irsioe ~ Mr Worthington's b f Gipsy Queen, 6st Dellow - 1 Three others also started. of 15 sous each, race course, added to a Handicap Stakes 10 ft. One mile and a quarter. ... Langstaff 1 Mr Williamson's b c Dr Husband, 3 Y 1 . 5 . * ....... Riley 2 ~5s yrs .. Whitehouse 3 A Cup, of 100 sous in specie, given by the owners Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy, Mr E Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs.... and Fair Helen, Huibras, Brevity, Attorney started. e M a 4 c each, with s 3() . 4O slrs Heats, one mile and a quarter. A Plate, of .£5O. Sltun 3 yrs .. Lord a 0 , Mr Dawson's br c British Tar, 3 yrs .... Copeland 2 2 of the Mr M Jones's b Frost 3 3 cli.beellow Boy, brother to Trueboy ...... 2 l ahn S P tkes, of 10 sous each, with 30 sous added. added, A Sweepstakes , year olds. Three quarters of a mile. M r Hesseltine sb f Marian Ramsay, by Physician.... 1 One mile and three quarters. Mr Boyd's oh c Dog Billy, by Ratcatcher 1 Mr J Osborne's blk c Boniface, by Inheritor .. T M MI i re \ CookKVe d rs n ,a o f Coheiress, y so ya THURSDAY, Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles — . and a distan Mr Meiklam's br c Trueboy, yrs. Mr Cooke's eh h 13edalian, aged FRIDAY, MAY 31. A Cup of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap Sweep- stakes of 15 sovs each. Mr Buckley's h h David, 5 yrs, Bst Whitehouse 1 Lord Eglinton's bl f Brevity, 4 yrs, 7st ...... Howlett '2 Mr Price's gr nr Valentina, 5 yrs, 7st 121b.Cartwright 3 Mr hr c Trueboy, 4 yrs, Oat Templeman 4 Won easily by two lengths. June 4, 1844. The Broughton Stakes of 15 sovs each, sft.with 30 addedf for three and four year olds. (12 subs.) Mr ?ifeiklam's ch c Philip. 4 yrs .. Templeman Mr Boyd's ch c The Dog Billy, 3 yrs Francis A severe race, won by a head. Handicap Stakes of 3 sovs each, w;th 30 added for the beaten horses. (8 subs.) Mr Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs, B,t 9lb .. Whitehouse 1 Mr Hall's ch g The Viscount, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Francis 2 Mr Thompson's b g Hudibt as, 6 yrs, 7st 41b.Copeland 3 Four others started. Won easily by a length. Plate of £5O. Heat, two miles and a distanc Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy, 5 yrs.. Mr Cooke's ch g Bedalian, aged .... W. Jones 1 0 2 2 Mr Arundale's Jamie Falshaw, 4 yrs Cartwright 3 1 3 3 Mr King's ch c Delamere. 4 yrs .. Templeman 0 2 dr Mr Wildman's b f Coheiress, 4 yrs Frost 2 3 dr THE DISPUTED WINNER OF THE DERBY.—PeeI v. Weatherby and another.—ln the Court of Exchequer, on Thursday last, application was made for an inter pleader rule on affidavit, on behalf of the defendants in this case, which disclosed to the court that the defendants were the stakeholders of a large sum of money, which was run for at the last " Derby race," and that a horse called Running Rein having come in first, and another. named Orlando, the second, the present plaintiff, Colonel Peel, had claimed the stakes on behalf of Orlando, and Mr. Wood on behalf of Running Rein.—The rule was granted. QUALIFICATIONS OF MASTERS AND MATES. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been requested by the Board of Trade to prepare a plan for the formation of an adequate number of boards in London and at the out ports, to conduct the examination of mas ters and mates of merchant ships, who may desire to establish their ability to command merchant ships, and also nomrn; juni t ien o l deg annulled, t u , oa g wn g td s eet t tohs t a i dr e nei d d finan i veredi event et onh f n o te proficiency o f certificates subjects ffi.cil ueecyoo ffo ssf into ukpcialhirtioer c s l a a t so s classes, examination,s ac cording eax and also the co n diti ons un d er w hi c h cert i ficates should be con sequence of improper moral conduct, th e i r l ordships h ave , in compliance with such request, drawn up the following; —They propose to establish a fee of £2 for the examina tion of each master, and £1 for the examination of each mate, and they hope the produce of such fees will nearly, if not wholly, meet every expense attending the proposed examination. No person should be examined as a master under 21 years of age, nor as a mate under 19 years. All should produce tickets of sobriety, of general good cha racter, and good conduct, and particular care to be taken by the examiners to satisfy themselves as to the habitual sobriety of the party, previous to granting him a certifi cate of fitness to take charge and command of a ship of any description. All should be able to write a legible hand, and should understand the five first rules of arith metic. All should be examined as to their knowledge of seamanship, of rigging vessels, storing hold, &c., in addi tion to which, those to:be admitted into the lowest class or "class 3d," should be able to correct the courses stated by the compass, for variation, leeway, &c.—to work what is termed a day's work—to prick off the vessel's place on a chart, either by calculated latitude and longi tude, or by the bearings of the land by compass—they should show that they understand the use of the quadrant or sextant, and can observe the sun's meridian altitude, &c., therefrom determine the latitude, and they should be able to work the tides by the age of the moon, from the known time of high water at full and change. To receive the " second class " certificates, they should, in addition to all the foregoing qualifications, be able to ascertain the latitude by double altitudes of the moon, or of those bright planets or stars, the places of which are given in the Nautical Almanack ; they should understand the care and management of chronometers, and the mode of working out and ascertaining the longitude therefrom ; and they should be able to ascertain the variation of the compass by the azimuth of the sun, as well as by the am plitude. Those who receive a "first class" certificate, should in addition to all the foregoing qualifications, undergo a more strict examination as to their proficiency in navigation, and also seamanship, under the many dif ficult circumstances and trying situations to which vessels may be exposed, such as having to erect and rig jury masts when suddenly requisite, or forming rafts in case of being stranded, and in such other cases as call for a higher order of resources. They should have a competent acquaintance with plain trigonometry, a general knowledge of nautical . astronomy, including the determination of th e l a tit u d e by reduction to the meridian, as well as by double rltitude of the sun, and of the longitude by lunar observations. They must also be acquainted with the mode of ascertain ing and applying the deviation of the compass, which is of so much importance in iron-built vessels, and also in vessels laden with iron. Also they should be practically acquainted with the mode of comparing two or more chronometers and of rating them by equal altitudes. They should understand the construction of Mercator awl, so as to be able to correct any errors they may discover in those they possess, as well as to insert with precision any new shoals or islands they may discover, • and they ought to be well versed in the princple of great circle sailing, and of the mode of laying down the required course in the chart. They should all possess a knowledge of mercantile book-keeping, at least of single entry. In the event of any candidate proving himself to have still higher a' t•tinments tt an the foregoing, it should be noted in his certificate and should entitle him to have " class first, extra " thereon, against his name in Lloyd's regis try. The examination for mates should be the same as that for masters, in proof of their abilities to succeed to the command of ships, in the event of accident to the masters, and their certificates should he similarly number ed, Ist, or Ist extra, or 2d or 3d class as the case may be. It is to be understood, that in the event of its becoming known that accident, such as stranding, foundering, &c.. has befallen a ship, having a passed master, the board of examiners who granted his certificate, will be authorised examine am required to to call the e chsum circumstancesast e r go of the n b h ' ea cc e i f d o e r n e t them, at7 and they shall be at liberty to annul the former certificate if such blame shall in their opinion, attach to the said master as to call for such proceeding ; and in that case, they, the examiners should lose no time in acquainting the committee of Lloyd's thereof, in order that the said master may no longer appear in their Registry Book as a passed master ; but if no such blame attaches to him, they should give him a fresh certificate to that effect. Should any charge be advar.ced of any past master of a ship having been drunk at sea while in charge or command of a ship, the board of examiners who granted his certifi cate shall likewise be authorised and required to call such master before them, and to act in all respects regarding the charge as directed in the foregoing paragraph. And in the event of a passed master refusing or ne g lecting to appear before a board of examiners when summoned, as proposed above, the board of examiners should he autho rised and required to cancel the former certificate given to such master, and to make communication to the Commit tee at Lloyds accordingly. FATAL ACCIDENT ON D ERIVE. NTWATE R.—TRIMS LIVES LOST. —On Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock, a sailing boat belonging to Keswick was gong down Der went water towards Lodore, pretty briskly before the wind, out Dixon, o f draper, carrying a full press of sail, (that being her second trip that day,) a strong wind arose, (about N.N.E• , ) and the persons on board not taking in any sail, the result was that she went right doxn head foremost. There were four persons on board, who were taking a pleaure trip, as was r customary o pr busi ness, and is the son of a grocer, at Keswick : Mr. Banks, ef Keswick c with t ; h Mr. them T h o o n r t S o u n o , d whoayslT r a tradesman, at Keswick; and Mr. Airy, lead-pencil maker, at Keswick. The accident occurred about a quar ter of a mile from St. Herbert's Island, and was witnessed by Mr. Peters, of Barrow, who put off in a small boat, and succeeded in saving Mr. Airy, along with a dog, which had got on his shoulder, and embarrassed him. Mr. Dixon, although a swimmer, had gone down before Mr. Peters got to him. The other two gentlemen, it is sup posed, went down with the boat, and were kept down by it, for they were never seen to rise. We regret to add that Mr. Dixon and Mr. Thornton have each left a widow and family. Mr. Banks was unmarried. SCENE IN A JURY-BOX—A case was tried in the palace court, London, on Friday, in which a poor woman sought, to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustaine d from a barrister in the Inner Temple, named Cart er ' caused by being knocked down and a r i r g i e n hat o il ve h r is by n h ot i e s s h yL e! s oh e d taking fright and running away; and the question 'will" iljcunc jury yng charge bedding the jury had to consider, was, whether the accident was caused dent al whenby furious n n blamedriving, judge o r could whether ab 1 , ,i attached tro it d e n t • u a e ftsr to hitnehpurelyer. named notes, veaf After the. sent The damages were laid at £l9 195.. After the J ury e ha t d been locked up for nine hours, they sent tsct) possibility o f aingfroeremingh.imTthhaetletharenreedwas thenot explained to the jury what they thelair:cit mue..ing and required a letter to the statin that h till Strand, • i ered in opinion fro= learned judge, and added that his fellow) nrYteet..l' he was fully determined not to be s tarved into a verdict, nor would another furniture h o e t s i t r ab h i a i had establishment a: n s t e d in, he endure to be brow-beaten and quarrelled with because proprietor ifloeaffio officer eterhl well-known he differed in opinion; he also added that he was in ill-health, and Eamonson,eds would not even allow him a glass of water; but let the consequence be what it would, he would never alter his mind. d His lordship intimated to the jury, that if theY did not agree by eleven o'clock, they must be locked UP until the following morning. jury of the ' jail The were now heard in loud and angry altercation, and it was pretty clear that language of the most refined description was not made use of, and it was conjectured that from "words theY would come to blows." Shortly before ten o'clock, the jury came into court in a 'very excited sta'e, and informed Mr. Hewlett, the registrar, it would be impossible for them to agree. Mr. Hewlett replied they must retire. Mr. Eamonson, who appeared much excited, violently exclaimed, "No, I will never go into that room to be bully-ragged into a verdict. Several of the jury, It dressing Mr. Eamonson, "Wherever you are there wm we be ;" when the whole of the jury expressed their de termination to remain in court. The scene of quarrelling and recrimination that now ensued in the jury -box, sur passed description ; the public were surprised at this novel and unheard of scene in a court of justice. All consulta tion was now at an end, and the jury commenced amusing themselves in various ways ; some prepared to .take a comfortable nap. others commenced reading, while the remainder stared about the court, exclaiming, i' w hat , e laughing-stock we are making of ourselves. " At lengte!, shortly before midnight, the learned judge again took bto seat on the bench, and addressing the jury said, as there was no probability of their agreeing, he could, lf be , thought fit, lock them up until the following morning, but he foresaw that no good would result from such a c!'°_, ceeding, as in the morning it was clearly apparent, tueY would be as far off agreeing as ever, he had, there.fo.re, come to the resolution of discharging them without gng a verdict, and they were discharged accordingly.