biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-16

IFte Court.

OSBORNE, Oct 15.
Her Majesty and his &yet Highness walked
early this morning, in Osborne Park and grounds. The
Prince of Wain end tle younger members of the royal
faat;ly walked and rode as nasal. There was to addition
yesterday to the royal dinner party.

The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary,
sad the Hereditary Grand Dean, is of Hecht nburgh Stro-
ll,: arrived at Kew on Monday averting, from Plasoewydd,
Au/testy.
Despatches were received yesterday, at the Colo-
Mal office, from the Governor of Writ AustraNa.

HES MAJESTY AND TH6 LATE QUERN ADELATDE'S ,
Dolmens —The Quaff' be. generously evendtd ha
bounty to those memben of the !nusehold of the late Queen
Dowager, whoa length of ',reglad* in the late King's mtg.
bailment, cad of Queen Adelaide, merited some permanent
and yearly allowance. 1:3,1 John Russell and the phia-
-1 cellor of the IZ:chew-I', it is said, could not well come
before the House of Commons aril ask for a grant of public
money, although they setnowledged that many of the rays!
servants, from the length of their services, were entitled to
much re•peet. The Qaeen generous:y case forward, and
oat of her own purse hie caused yearly bountils, varying
from 301. to 601., to ha awarded to than rr"ona whose
claims are most prominent

(From last night's Gnulle.)
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Ocr. 12.—Tne Qaeen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. William Tadar Tucker as consul
at Bermuda for the United States of America.
WHITEHALL, OCT. 14.—Tne Queen has ken
pleased to present the Roy. Donald McFarlane to the church
and parish of Muckairn, in the presbytery of Leen, and shire
of Argyll, vacant by the tranaporation ct the Rev. Lachlan
Mackeuzie, late minister thereof, to the church of the united
parishes of Jura and Colony.
OItOWN-OFFICE, OCT. 12.—Member returned to
sarve in this present parliament for the county of Monhtts.
mery :—Herbert W.tkin Williams Wynn, Esq., of Bt.
James's square, in the county (I Middies, in the room af,
the Right Urn. Charles Waildu William Wyss, deemed.

MUSIC.
London, England, 1850-03-02

THE LATE MR. A. L. JoirNarow.—lt is customary I
With our brethren of the broad-sheet to notice prominently
the owns of noblemen and military and naval heroes. It
appears to no that there are many citizen' whose unobtrusive
tonii.its to their country deserve snob funeral honours better
than a majority of those who obtain them. Of this class is
'le late Alexander Lowrie Johnston, Erq who died on the
I..th uit., near Castle Douglas, in the stewirtry of IE laced-
Night. Mr. Johnston was the ant British merchant who
retard la Singapore, 30 years ago, and the greatly honoured
'cadet of its mercantile community for more than 20 years.
IL found the island a mere nest of Malay pirates, and he
livid to an a place which owed so much to the example of
tie even enterprise, intellipenta, and integrity with 60,000 in-
LaLitants, and is rank the third emporium el* Brit sh Indio.
:METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION.—Yester-
Ay a general court was held at the offices, 1, Oreak.strest,
,bo-,,oiore. Lord Ebrington, M.P., presided, and the
resolution was earned unanimously :—" That the
nisi regard with satisfaction the efforts made by the
"won Manure Company to distribute the sewage water
I,ott•ori and; thereby remove from the Themes, where
tt I. atizattis water which, spread over the land, is frond
Wieficial and fertilising. That the court will
'"'"oo to the company and all parties engaged in effecting
this useful (Nee., every facility and enciaragement consis-
tent with tie important interests intrusted to the commis-
`itils”-1 he Ettetary announced that the malice appointed
b 1 foveroment had o:mined the amounts of the commission
for the tear 154 fr, and had certified them as true and oor.
nit The total receipts between the 6th January, 1819,
ood the Lce. of the same year were, 71,623 J. ; payments
donate that period, 86,346 i. At the beginning of the year
1119. there was a general cash balance In hand of 22,9564
The rout was declared to be adjAirned to Tuesday, at
Nadi when the following conversation tesued.—Lord
Voiarna was afraid they could cot get sir commissioners to
1,1,...t„.1' Poplar; yet the law, whit& was called a protection
oetePayers, required that number to form a quorum.
""' ''''' he Would endeavour to attend. —Mr. Hardwick
1"1_, was %vita impossible to carry on business satisfactorily
who that law remained is force.—Mr. Woolrycn (the
te_Rtwli obearved that six was fixed as a quorum when
:710 vase 34 gentlemta on the comrafraion.—The matter
dv-Ppd.
'At' ,74 tit's INQuiesr.—Tnis MESE FIRE IN TEE
Cr" —lo.terday Kr. Payne and a numerous jury of mar-
&ii* %ambled at the Lines•strtet Ward School, St. Mary
14 the purpose. inquiring into the circumstances cone
r0t...4 with the are Ukiah allittOyed the drug warohourea
;4 t'uawad•-"est. belonging to Mann. Margo, M.Cal-
otb. sno &pairs, the wholesale do of Bialtoegato-
',..t'teL, .nd leveed wittiness leaving been examined rasprist-
-• rtiftlin of UN outbreak, the jury retuned a
"I'44t lkat the bra was astidontally caused."
London, England, 1850-03-02

NAVAL

1'0H111,40C14, Yhscx 1.-The Phaeton, 50, Captain
Elliott, sailed this naming for Devonport. The Sharp.
shooter, strew st-v., lieutenant commencing John C. Bailey,
arrived this day, and came into harbour, from Malta and
Gibraltar, which latter port she left on the 20th ult. Mr.
Truman, late second master of the Triton, promoted, and
Kr. Winstaaley, dirk in charge of the Medina, invalided,
arrived in thus fteaill*T. The Sharpshooter was ordered
home for the purpose of forming part of the expedition in
smirch of Sir J. Franklin, but is now ordered to coal and
awed orders. She was commissioned in March, 1848, and
Cenzequantly hat a twelvemonth to Ton.
(Prom set night's Gen"
Notice is given to the dawn and crew of her Majesty's
ship Grappler, who are entitled to share for the capture of
the Brazilian schooner Secunda Andorinha on the 24th April,
1648 (her Majesty's ship Dolphin ha company), that a distri
bution of the bounty money received for the said capture,
will be made at No. 39, Cliariarcrose, On the 20tb day of
March neat, and that the shares not then paid will be re-
called at the same plan, egreeahly to act of parliament.
Amount of an individual elms :-Flag, 1401. 121. sd. ;
lieutenant commandinc, 1591. 3e. 4i.; 4th clue, 391.15a.104.;
336 les. 3d. ; 6th, 231. 17s. 6d. ; 7th, 191. 17e. Ild. ;
131. 116. 441. ; 9tit, 11!. 18e. 9d ; 10;11, 71. 19s. 2d. ;
11th, 51. 19e. 441. ; 12th, 31. 19e. 7d. ; 13th, 21.195. 81d.-
T Sox, and Co., Agents.
Statics is des given to the °Seen and crew of her Ma-
rat) 's ship Dolphin who are eatitled to share for the Bra.
adieu lidaollSlT :Seems& Asdorinba, captured by her
Majesty's ship Droopier (her Majesty's ship Dolphin is
company), cm the 24th April, 1848, that a distribution of the
bounty wen received for the said capture will be made at
No. 30, Charing-trots, on the 20th day of March nut, and
that the shares not then paid will be mulled at the same
place, agreeably to act of pediment Amount of en Judi
viand slurs :-Lieutenent Commanding, 1661. 19s. 2.1 •
4th elm. 411. 14s. 9id. ; 6th, 371. lls. 31d. 6th'
251.0 e. 104 d.; 71k, WA. 11s. 4ed.; Nth, 161. 13i. Ild.i' 9th,
121. 10r. 6d.; 10th, 81.65. 114 d.• 61. 6a. 24d. ;12411;
41. 38. 611. ; 131 h, W. 2s. 7A-Ointanxirr, Bon, end Co.,
A-
London, England, 1850-03-02

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

BOW STREET.

CR•IOK or EKBiZZI.ItIi;;;-i: A. As' lly, about 15
,ms of sga, in the service at Mr. W. H. Batson and Co.,
449, New Oafoed•etent, was charged wits e•beuling
21. la Bd. •

Oa Thursday Let he wu seat with a coverlet to the
shop of Mr. Showell, • furoitare dealer, carrying on
business in St. John's.wood. The prisoner received 12s. 6,1.
for t►e coverlet, and eirned • bill acknowledging the saw.
He was also seat to Bayswater on the same day with a
coverlet, and received 11. 10s. The prisoner did not return
to his employment, and was not apprehended until lest night.
The Frisoner made no defence, and was committed :or
trial.
London, England, 1850-03-02

1860.
64
37;
16

Aberdeen --
Behest and Ballymena
Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire
Bolton, Blackbtitn dtVit.York
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian

1849.
403
981
359

Chester and Holyhead
Dublin and Belfast Junction
Dublin and Drogheda
Dublin and Kingstown
Dunder,PerthAberdeen June
Dundalk and Enniskillen

IRSO.
£Bl9
; 409

61;
75;
322

East Anglian
But Lancashire
Easteru Counties and Norfolk
Eastern Union
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee
Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr
Glasgow, Pahley,and Greenock
Great Northern& E. Lincolnsh
Great Southern andWastern(l)
Cheat Western*
Lancaster and Carlisle
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Leeds and Think
Liverpool,Croeby, & Southport
London and North Westarn
London and Blackwell
London, Brighton, and S. Coast
London and South Western
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Mancheater, Mee., & Lincoln.
Midland
Midland GreatWestirn.(l)
Monklanda
Newcastle and Carlisle
North British
North Staffordshire

674
71
100
224
143
1881
3166

4,221
1,082

413
3,256
5,922
1,324
221
710
647
993

124
470
64
171}
239

- -
437
6,471
7,626

1164
2,604
13,850
1,776
2,832
1,942
2,647

1a56
489

112
2,778
19,183

-622
2641
3,638
I '
16 187
11'10064
'715

P 768
1,725

137,913

Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury and Okaler
Shropshire Unice

I ionDk Devon

South Eastern
Taff Vale
Ulster
Waterford and Limerick
West Cornwall
W Wistarias Junction
York, Newcastle, Berwick
York and North Midhad
Foasiox.

290 k
256

1,824

1,715
648
247
232

11,2001
6,4541

Amiens and Boulogne
Dieppe .
Dutch Rhenish
Monteresu sad Troyes
Northern of France

598
8,753
8,968

Orleans to Bourg.. (Gut.)
Orleans to Bordeaux
Paris and Orleans

121
5,060
19,365
1,018

14,3481

2,321
2,3231
7,642

1,978
3.035
4,095
1,12/
370

394
1,481
7,566
1,644
740

194
11,950
6,269

1,210

__.
906
782
16,248

2,517
2.772
(1.111

, 86 IParis sad Ross*
I 594 Roues sad Hem
• The rex:We Winds the tries on the Bristol and Utter.
London, England, 1850-03-02

LAW INTELLIGENCA

THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
limas iii. Corm FAxit.

Ix RE DEL EMILE.— TEE COYEST, GAZDIE Oraas-
-
Boum

This was the certificate meeting an the ease of Edmund
Thomas Delsfield, described as a brewer, of Willow-walk,
Fulham, but better known to the public as the late manager
of the Italian Opera-house, Covent garden. The large
amount of the bankrupt's liabilities, and all the parti
eclat. of the case, have already appeared in the reports of
the former meetings. It wall be sufficient to state in re-
capitulation that the debts are 33,3371., and the wets 1,0631.
Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Espia appeared, as before, for
the assignees, and Mr. L•wis for the bankrupt.
Mr. Lewis made an offer to the court oa behalf of the
bankrup", to enter into a bond to pay 10s. in the pound on
the whole of his debts out of any tuture property he might
acquire, on condition of his receiving a first-class certificate.
Mr. Ltwrence, on the part of the assignees, offered no ob-
jection, but said he did not see how his tumour could grant
a first elan certificate.

Mr. Liana examined Mr. De'afield, to show that his failure
had arisen from unavoidable lam and 'misfortunes.

Hie ii;n:3;rh;litiiiitii; was s;i;ard;;;;;bUt granted
a certificate of the third claw
London, England, 1850-03-02

TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE.

Two returns have been printed by order of the
Rome of Commons, which illustrate the vexatious manner
in which taxation interferes with the literary labourer.
Tito first is a return of " papers published in the metro-
polis *blob an registered aa newepapen, a portion wh. reof
published without stamps." They are fifty-one in num-
ber. We do not grudge these our contemporaries their par-
tial exemption from the pansy stamp: we only mak what is
our crime that we an denied a participation in the privi-
lege ? A newspaper is obliged to employ literary talent and
acquirements of quite se lugh a character as any of the
exempt; a newspaper is obliged to incur many expenses
from which they are free; a newspaper is quite is conducive
to the instruction and entertainment of the public: aa any of
them; the tone and tendency of newspapers Is as
moral ea the beet of them. Why ass they only
charged a penny oa each number forwarded by pest, while
we must pay a penny on every number, whether tle 1111110111111
of the Pest-ofilta us taken advaatage of in its treasesissios
or not ? Thee. exemptions, and the seems why they are
exempted, show clearly that the sole end and aim of the
penny stamp is to limit the circulation of sewapapers—of
pep-Ts devoted to the diffusion of paella intelligence and
discussion. It is a tax imam to miaow the field of employ-
mat foe polities! writers and cattail their reanimation.
The second return is (the liaberise and jingling title is
sot of onr composition) " An amount of the 4111101131 e received
on aeanast of the lapert duty on foreign books" from 6th
Jan., 1840, to 6th Jam., 1850. From this demount we hair
that the student of foreign litaatrue, fez any books " in
theforeign living Isagasiesprinted since the year 1801," pays
a tax of 24. 120. 6d. pee cwt. ; on wadies Whims. a tax of
11. la per tat. Sines the 16th of Aaiun% 1646, works sot
origlially predmod in she Baited Karam may be imperted
from a few of the German States (under an seder in council)
on paying • duty of 16.. per ewt. The amount of duty
collected under this impost on foreign books has for the last
tea years never exceeded 10.4921. per annum, or fallen
below 7,7511. fill worthless as adding to the national
revenue; but it is 'severe tax on scholars, a clase not is
esenal in the most efftseatcircuastances. All works in the
English leognsgs printed in the British possessions are in-
diseriesinately subjected to an upset duty of 21. 12$. 6d.
per cwt.
London, England, 1850-01-30

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

SITTIVOSIX 11419130.—Bcroas Lap Caw limn Wium. Ma. Jan=
MArta, Ms. Joints Casnormy MID MIL JOSTICII WILLIAM;
IN Es KAMM!. —APPLICATION ON NSNALP OF A
_ DIAIMUID WOMAN.

Mr. Weeiledire aloe d, eu behalf of a Mrs. Hemhl►, for an
order of the teen to enable, her to dispe•' of her botanist
la certain freehold aad copyhold property, of which she
was powered In the county of Suffolk, without the con-
sent of her husband The learned counsel steed that his
client was married in the year 1817, and in 1843
she and her husband separated by mutual tonseat, and had
net Heed tmethier sine, that tine. It also appeared that
Mrs. Krable wan not aware whether or not her husband
was now alive.

The wart rooted the applisatiou.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Liana Ma. Comonosran ocitmom.
IN la LailLaT ALIZANDIII LID Co.
This was an adjeoraed =ratio, for the proof of dam, and
several awe stood for diemesiera.
Mr. M'Lesd appe=nd for the migrates.
The ern claim nn which any diraussion "rem was a proof,
tea/trod by Messrs. Verdot and Cullen, eorn merchants, of
Liverpool, for 87W
Mr. Lerman." said the claim area on this way. In May,
1847, Misers. Verdon and Cullen s. id,throughtheir London
agent, Mr. Powell, to Messrs. Shrpherd and Coventry, corn
aflame', of London, a cargo of Indian sofa, a' a certain
prise, for raish on delivery of the bills of ezehange• The
corn reached Liverpool on ohs 28th of No.saber, 1847 ;
Coventry and Shepherd, with whom only the origiaal con-
tract wits made, had then stopped parasite ; and when ad.
• sod of the arrival, *toted that Alexandra sad Co. were
jointly soaconrad with this in the matreet. Mastless,
Vaasa and Canso, laving heard of as fah" AWN'
the muffs on arrival at L.verpool, sold It at the
the. market price, and sought to prom fee the
diSereme. first against the estate of Shepherd and Coventry,
and they against that of Alexander and B ‘rdgett, who hod
alio stopped parasol, sod wire toads baahnipts is wFebruary laming. Oa this state of fasts this. grams
wrose—whollevisi6/4ers=sce fraissitv, Vials and
Callao had ==tr=ot, sad thereby lost
their rowdy far as dilemma la piss; whether the an-
Most, Myra( been originally made with Coventry and
London, England, 1850-01-30

MB. ARTHUR WALIARp9II LUNN'S TINTER,

TALIN KEN T.
This entertainment, which was given last evening
at Blegrue's concert-rooms in Mortimer-street, was u
much of a literary as of a musical character. It con-
sisted of a melange of literary sketches written by
, Mr. Lunn, and read by himself, intermixed with songs
composed by Mr. Henry C. Lunn and Mr. Ashmore,
and sung by Miss Thornton. Mr. Arthur
Walbridge Lunn is favourably known to the
public as the author of " Torrington Hall,"
" The Council of Four," and other successful works ;
and the sketehes read by him last evening were ele-
gant little Risme, written with a quiet humour, good-
natured satin, and genial feeling, which reminded us
not a little both of Goldsmith and Washington Irving.
"The Ghost at the White Lion," in particular, was
very much is the style of the American essayist.
They were read in an easy colloquial moaner, which
was very Veering.
The lyrical pieces were not remarkable for novelty
of thought ; bat they contained natural sentiments
and feelings, expressed in graceful and musical
verses. The music wee of a similar character; not
very original, but written in a pure style, extremely
melodious, and perfectly in see ,rdance with the spirit
of the poetry. They were admirably sung by Mers
Thornton, a young lady who is rising rapidly in her
profession ; and were delicately accompanied on the
piano forte by Mr. Henry Lunn. We were especially
Linseed with the serenade, " Beneath thy casement,"
composed by Mr. H. Lunn, and with the ballad,
" Let us be joyous," by Mr. Ashmore, which last was
loudly enured.
The whole entertainment was neared with warm
applause by a numerous audience.

Rev. W. J. B. Reteo-urt to Sedfird V., Norfolk, dio.
Nor.; value 2321 • pat, Dean ead C. of Norwich.
Roy. H. Peareini to Healey V., Suffolk, dio. Nor.; value
961 ; pat., Dean and C. of Norwich.
Rev. J. W. Bird to Melton Ooastable R., Norfolk, dio.
Nov.; value 2191 ; pat., lArd Hostage.
Rev. 8. Jodrell to Hayfield R., Norfolk, dio. Nor.; value
392. ; pat., Mn. R. J. Bee.
Rev. J. Stewart to Saitsplisg 8.., Norfolk, dio. Nor. ;
value 2321. ; pat., executors of Rev. H. Harries&
Rev. 8.. W. Hartsell to Roaborse Cheesy V., Wilts, dio.
G sad B. • value 961.; pat., Rev. A. Brass.
Rev. C. booksou to limey V., Northaraptos. dio. Pet. ;
value 3042., with residessat ; pats., Doss and C. of Peter-
borough.
London, England, 1850-05-07

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW•STREET.

Tna CHAROR OF ATTEMPTED MURDER NT • PUGILIST.
Donovan, who stands ehergod with, attemptiog to
'purityr his wife, Ann Donovan, by ill•using her, and after-
wards by throwing her out of a window at No. 19, Bhort'e-
gardens, Drory•lano, was brought up for further ex-
amination. _

The prisoner, who conducted himself in a vary imperious
maser throughout the examination, and who appeared to
feel us remorse for his brutal conduct, desired all the wit-
nesses to Iseult's' court on both sides, which was lame
&Hely complied with.
Two children of the prisoner, • boy and girl, 8 and 10
years of age respectively, wets examined, and their evidence
went to show that the prisoner had not only thrown their
mother out of window atter string her with greatviolence,but
that he had thrtmened to beat them if they told the truth.
The prisoner said now that his wife had come to her
einem she would acknowledge that she had jumped from the
windoty._ _ _ _

Mr. Hall said be was aware of that, which he did not be-
lieve. He did not intecd to ask the prisoner for any answer
to the charge at pr amt. as he was ioformed that there wa
not the slightest Dope of the recovery of his wife. As it re-
quired some days before tbe result would be known he
should remand kirs until Monday next.
London, England, 1850-05-07

MANCHISTER, May 6.

ftrom&-Excn MITOR—The market to-day evidenced &much
firmer tone ; prices are on the whole better, but little business hue
been done.

BIRMINGHAM. May 6.

BTOCM-EXCHANOII. This market WAS very flat to-day
ilkilanti, Birmingham, and Derby's were done at IS.
London, England, 1850-05-07

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

__—
Barrows in Boma.
IX TEN MAITIX OP TU AXIMIATION BITWITIr T7l
COLTORATION OP Kdnanansa AXD RIDS
The serperation of Mambolair baying applied to parlia-
Rest fer power to manna sneak water-works, and
the bill introduced for this patron having been opposed by
Mr. Hyde an arrangement was effected whereby tile value
of some belonging to Mr. Hyde, and required for the
object which the corporation had in view, was to be ascer-
tained by arbitration appointed in pursuance of the
8& 9 Vie., 8.10, better known as the Lands Clan-es Conso-
lidation Act. Mr. Hyde having appointed his arbitrator,
the c wpm-atlas nominated on its part • gentleman of the
name of Bancroft, who was chairman of the water-
works.
On the ground that Mr. Bansroft was an
interested party, Mr. Hyde protested against his op-
poiatment, but his protest was disregarded by the
corporation. Shortly afterwards an umpire was a -
pointed, as directed by the act, after which an award w s
muscle, Mr. Hyde feeling himself aggrieved by this award,
and thinking that there were good groands for setting it aside
The Attorney-Oeueral now moved for • rule nisi calling
noon the corporation to show cause why it should not he set
aside.
I Rale granted.
London, England, 1850-05-07

etc Court.

The Dachas, of Kest visited her Majesty yesterday at
Buckingham Palms.
Tee a gentry called yesterday at Buckieghara
Palace to make their dutiful inquiries alter die health of
the Queen.

A meeting of the committee appointed by the
royal commiscon for the exhibi.ion of 1861, to communicate
with the local committees of the me:roi of s, was held yester-
day at the Board of Trade. There were present Earl
Granville (chairman), the Marquis of Salisbury, Viscount
Canning, Lord Ashburton. the High Bailiff of Westminster,
Sir John Boileau, But., Mr. Cardwell, M P., Mr. Lecke,
M.P., Mr. T. Gibson, senior, Mr. Field, Dr. Arcot; and
Mr. Mushy. Colonel tteid and Dr. Lye's Pleyfair, were
also present.
The building committee of the royal commission
For the exhibition of 1851, met yesterday in the New Place
of Westminster. There were present Mr. Cubitt, Mr.
Barry, Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. C. R. Cockerel! and Mr.
Brunel. Mr. 8. Russell, secretary to the royal commission,
was an attendance. Mr. M. pithy Wyatt was also present.
A deputation of shareholders in the Gloucester and
Des* Forest Railway had an Interview with the Commis-
' signers of Railways yesterday at their office, in the Hurd of
Trade.. The deputation consisted of Mr. Humphrey Brown,
M.P., Mr. Thomas Marshall B:urge, Mr. William Brown
Clegrun, and Mr. Wentom Hams. The deputation also
waited upon the commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and
Forest yesterday at their office in Whitehall-place, and bad
en interview with Lord Seymour.
Lord John Russell was better yesterday.
Mr. Divett, M.P., hen an interview with the Chan-
eelior of the liachequer yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street.

Two of the CABINIT MINISTERS are at present
@milord by intim ; Lard John Russell, wno did not appear
is too Ilms• of Commons last night, and Lord Clasricards.
London, England, 1850-05-31

FRANCE.

PARIS, TIIUMMT
The Opinion I'ublique states that all the English
who have been preaenteu to the President Lave re-
ceived invitations for the soiree this even;ng at the
Elyeke, and that Lord Normanby is expected to mate
his appearance there.
The legitimist organ infers that the dispute irrh
England has been amicably settled. The iruparticcs
of such a fact, and the generally authentic charadar
of the Opinion Peoblipe s information, have iud,
me to to sift this report. Ttie re,ult of my it•

qii S

is, that there has never been any suspension In the
weekly invitations sent to the E-glish. Such esrds
were issued for the party of the Elye last !fr.urs-
day. I believe that epon that occasion some appOdi-
Gone were made at the embassy to know if it iret:l
be advisable to accept the invitations. It 1 aui
correctly informed, the answer was that co rurare
existed between the two countries such a' to render
the acceptance a breach of national decorum, and
invited were left to consult their own taste. if any
went, they were in a very small minority. Purmic
the present week these applications for advice have
been repeated, and the answer has, 1 believe, been
substantially the same, but perhaps a talitee WT"
encouraging. Hence, no doubt, a good nuniSer ef
English will go. At one time it was support'! •hat
it was not impossible that his excellency might mo
be present. But whether some hitch has oce.,r.eC.:n
the negotiations, which were expected perhei's to
have been brought to a close to-day, or other accui.itt
intervened to prevent him I know not, catrtaitt. it's
that Lord Normanby was, at four this afterncon, on
the point of returning to Versailles.
The Petrie says "We are assured that the En-
peror of Russia, after having received despate' e 0 .1,-
flouncing the conolusion of the Greek athor,
I diately recalled his ambassador, M. de Bruno*, 'T"r's
1 London. It is said that the courier who coded this
order went out of his road to communievt • his do-
patches to the Russian klinister at Paris, %ha was
retain or forward them according to circumstances.
This is not believed in well-informed quarters.
M. Isturits has arrived in Paris on his sill

Loudon.
I mentioned yesterday that a duel had Nen ar•
ranged between M. Roger du Nord and M. llouvet.
They fought with pirtols the same evening. Inv-
parently without any unfortunate nwul. sah
were present to-day in the Chamber.
The sitting of the Legislative Assembly eornm
da of
enoed
to-day with the adoption of a bill opening a cro
London, England, 1850-05-31

iiiiiiiiiiiiiTioiebTEilMlNAL JUSTICE

lIIPBOVBI[BNT BILL.

On the Motionof Lord CAMPBELL Wis bill passed pro
forma through committee, and was reported to the hose..
The noble and learned lord said that he bad to Wats
their lordships that the Pleadings in Civil P gs Bill
had parsed its third reading in the other housed parliament,
and only waited the royal meant. The judges were so anxious
to carry the measure into effect, that they bad met for the
purpose of taking tee necessary preliminary steps.
PARLIAMENTARY FRANCHISE (IRELAND)BILL.
In answer to a question from Lord BTANLIY,
Earl GREY said the nomad reading of this bill would be
taken on Thanday next, and the oommittee on the following
Monday.
Lord STAXLIT and the Marquis of LONDONDiIititY depre-
cated the appointrarat of the committee on se early a day.
Their lordships adjourned at six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuunDAY, MAT 30.
TM Bra*zi* took tlos choir (la Cho sow boom) at 12
o'clock.

A amerces atteadanee of members greeted the Speaker
upon his abet antrum, at a few othllltia Were noon' and
considerable eacitnnent was manifeaNd among the his. re-
presentatives upon musing their plena for the area time in
their new hall of legislation. The bench occupied by the
nnaietere stood, as usual, on the right hand of the speaker's
chair' with the principal opposition bench opposite, sad the
seats takes by the leading members on both sides ewes-
peocied as nearly as possible with those which custom had
appropriated to then when le the former house.
PETITIONS PRESENTSD.

The fint in the aiWr house woo Cu.
by Mr. Scraavax, the 'mayor and inhalation of
Siikezoy, preying foe " the removal of the odious tax nand
ninon& soesey."
Bt: tone Laivo.—By Sir 0. STRICKLAND, from Col.
cheater, pa*, lei as donation is the lair far midair the
law of horieneo is cooperate tows. in Reflood cad Wales.
St TIIMIUSAL lavoutairro.—By Sir B BALL, is favour
of entruisral laterantio

Gaitanef Plaus...—By Mr. HUM E, (pm the inhabi-
teats of Eireoserielt. be vestry &ambled, eentplentiep of the
easkoare el Gre4tairiek Park so am to 'stet-left with the
palate r. friaries mad eajotatest. He Me. Homo bid
Mhos the oppartataity of the hdiday yereeday to whit the
pert. sad he mould mars the fan. (Meer. hew.) TIM
pail tea ellos payed that seamen eroold be takes to sentare
touter pobli three pens of the park which rid from time to
do s bon esekoed, and to pet as end to Ware estroadt-
seiltnts. _ _
London, England, 1850-05-31

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.

The following is the, twenty-sieth report of the
Court of Directors of the New liaised Company
"At the conference which was held se the ltith of Feb
rasry het, your attention wee drawn hyper directors to the
particslan of the auntie( mirremisst between the company
and her Majesty's government, =I the unditions were
poinLed oat to you under +kitties, altmeatives of continu-
ing or diessetinaleg your °mallow after the bth of July
neat wen respastively loft to your election, by the provisions
of the ail of sarWmmt 10 sod 11 Vim., e 112. After a
lo g and full dfisamMa of the mar, yea expressed a wish
that we should open a farther ei getlatloo with the govern-
ment, upon the understanding that wl in! conclusive
should be agreed to without being inevisesis submitted for
the decision of the shareholders. We have accordingly en-
tered upon the duty thus entrustod to us. But, as you will
readily conceive, the widen involved have been found te
be of such magnitude and importune, that it has not been
practicable to conduct them to a point which admix of their
being laid before you at the present muting. Nor is it de-
sirable, while they are vat in this iaapiefe. t state, deep ea is
your inter at in the result, to allude in any way to the specific
nature of the arrangements soutemplated, or to express any
expectation as to what that result may ultimately be. We
beg to recommit d, therefore, that without mitering upon
any business whatever, you adjourn to one o'clock on Tues-
day, the gad of July. By that time we hops to be able to
report, definitively, both the suet position in which you
stand, and the course which in our cp it is most advan-
tageous to you to adopt; and in the meanwhile you may rest
around that no final arrangement will be made without
your previous oonsent. Until the day mentioned, you will
concur with us in thinking it advisable to abstain even flora
giving a statement of the mending" of the paskyeu ; with
the exception only of laying Were yen the metal annual
accounts of Me' ipti and payments, sad sawn and Urbilitl. s ;
and el ansonnaleg that we have elioned Hr. William Mon-
I mu, KT., to fill the vacancy in the flirtation caused by the
rstiremeat of Mr. Stewart Marteribeeks. You bays been
apprised, by the public mottos essacieeing this meetiog, that
von will be invited to eine disosaiss h tho room of Mr.
Joseph Seim and Yr. Charlie Wig. Beth deceased, and
the followhig gentlemen ollie litionivea for 'election
namely, Mr. OWNS ROMA mew, mg. Jobe Hutt, and
Mr. William Henry Barred, You IMO also hum apprised,
by the man notice, t►atM.etsMsw Misoiongo oat .4 office,
namely, the Berl Titbit, Mr. HHeeiimnt Birl4lll Armstrong,
m.p., Mr. John Eller:tee Beale" Kr. Georie LH', jun ,
Kr. Archibald Hay.* M.P., and Kr. Unary Aiding;
Aglionhy, M.P. And that, boles silgibit fer ft-election,
22.14,.., a...her to be reelielei oemeMegly.—Naw
-bouft 9, Bro•d-street-buildingi, Leadoff, May 31,
MO."
London, England, 1850-07-03

made by an hoe. sad learned goetioman who praided at
• ',labia satin es thin abl
er le est. That mag bona
had Weasel a Mit tbe tt
in
alteezpreseed a desire to ha,. on ' of
panes the troth of his allegations: WO! bed
iemy,...
unfeesoled, emit ea opportunity *add have bete glees.
(Hear, rele.Thisionsuerisebeinot bois bessibt //Marti
Itl aay er dlieralumn Mame iiii (Lord
Staaley) hod folioed to Meg it helm ask iselkldpa, he.
ease, from the posi.lee he manied Want home, it might
have reined a party ohorater. His noble Mond had
laid before their brdships a era, is which llama was
sedleleat gated for inquiry a. to whether certain jesisedm
did set exist. His alleged that the system of bispeeties lied
been widely 'Meade& la its operation, and that the mann
impsetoes were not capable of performing the inmeased
duties imposed on them. It was also said that the meant
@yearn of invades mut lead to cramming for the pant.
mar examinations, and that the paled devoted to inspection
was lambert that the inspectors nag seamanly form an Imo.
mous opinion of the merits of the pupil.. Nothing could be
more pernicious than to waken the ofilesey of local patrol.
With regard to the objectioa that the husks was too far ad.
mooed for the appointment of this committee, he would
premiss the noble marquis that if he °Decoded the am-
minee now, late as it was, he should have the
first "lanings "—(laughter)—and sight hold hie wicket
till he we bowled out by ,pis noble friend.
(Laughter.) It could not be denied that great
jealousy and suspicion existed with regard to the working of
the Privy Council. He believed in the trues of
the old proverb that a bird in the band was worth
two in the bash, and he would therefore vote for the imme-
diate in preforms" to the proapeetive appoiatment of a eons-
mitres. (Bear. hoes)
The E.rl of GALLOWAY was understood to say that he
would vote for the motion, unless he distinctly understood
from the noble marquis that he would grant a select com-
mittee early next ...pion.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say
that he bad no objection to an investigation.
The Earl of HARRO WHY replied.
The house divided—
For the motion 26
Ageiast it
The home adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock. I

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUZSDAT, JULY 2.
Tho Elphossa took the their lit 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ _

TRIAD EIBADINOI.....Cathrow's Estate; Cilalrow Markets
and Slaughter-lousier Kaatheeter, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire Railway ;
.Bilk.
.....__ _
London, England, 1850-07-03

DEATH OF MR. R. I). BROWNE, M.P.

It is with much regret we annour.ca the demise of
Mr. Robert Dillon Browne, M.P. for the county of Mayo,
which took place on last Monday morning, about ten o'c:ock.
The hon. gentleman was in the enjoyment of his usually
excellent health until Friday last, when premonitory symp-
toms of gout developed themselves. On that ev,ming, con-
trary to the advice of his medical odsio, to, he attended in
his place in the House of Commons for the pur?ose of re-
cording his vote in favour of Lord PAtnerstou's foreign
policy, and there is little doubt that the ex itement and ex-
posure to cold necetaarily consequent on that step tended to
aggravate the illness with which he wao threatened. On the
following day he was Wald with a viol-nt attack of gout in
the head, which terminated fatally, as altenly ,tated. Mr.
Browne was an accomplished classical scholar and n Tellable
speaker. Asa popular orator he had fe to.:eri:ro, and,
although be spoke but s Ideal in toe H eve f C ,mmons,
he seldom failed to command auctith.a n• 1 respect.
Mr. Browne was first el.xted in 1536, vi^e the It eht
Hon. Dominick Browne, created Lard Oraomore, and
during the long per:ad that tia represented his native
county, bis votes were given undevi %tin:ly in support of
the principles of c:ril and la ligious tr. •elcm. Fur some
time preview to his death he was busily ',gaged in assert-
ing his claims to the dormant Irish peerage of RMCOI7IOIOI3.
Mr. Browne was in the 39:h p:1. of his age.
London, England, 1850-07-03

IT .tLY.

TUSt'.kN V.
The Statue° of Florence publishes n letter front
Venice, of the 19th ult., stating that Sir W. liiirker
has induced the Turkish government to declare
taxi, in Albania, a free port.

GERMANY.

BERLIN, J ce

Itadowitz has returned from Baden, and Generol
Wrangel from his tour of inspection in the lthemsh
provinces.
The bookseller Springer has been liberated.
Tito new postal treaty with Austria, lisratie, act
Saxony conies into operatioi on the let of July. It
will greatly facilitate postal commrinication.
The parliament in Wirtetubag has refused to
grant the taxes for a longer period than two months.
JCLV I.—VOW/01U Lou, 10i 5 0; NAtiosi
Debt, s6j; Commercial &cities Premium, —; 134"
Shares, 9sl.

Aecorwrwsurs.--Capt. A. L. Kuper to the
Lieutenant, N. U. Spencer ; Mastor, T. B. Wells ;
0. It. Deightnn; Masters Assistant, W. J. 0. Butchnison .
Clerk, John K. I'rice; Boatswain, John Dixon; Carpenter.
Wilhelm Ward : all appointed to Cygnet.
TIM REIGATE AND DORKING RAN E.—REICAIT,
TVRSDAT.—The adjourned meeting of creditors was heal at
the Town-hall to-day, Mr. J. W. Freshiield in the etwor.
The committee appointed yesterday now presented an unrw-
mous report. They recommended that ne (Sort should Iv
mode at present to supersede the proceedings in bankrupts-f•
and that an arrangement shou:d he made wish the London
and County Dank, under which that company should ors
Tuesday next be prepared to pay the depowtors of the
and Dorking Banks 10a. In the pound on IN.) amount of dna
dep.mdta. Mr. Morrison, of the London and County
nu/wed a resolution declaring the mgr. ement of the meettog
in the report ; and after a very brief dieeureieu, in which Hr.
Morrison stated that he had been induced to abon,lon 1!1,
opposition to the bankruptcy being ',Bowed to Im'eed
tPr
the present, the adeptioa of the report woo IIIDIUIIIIO‘O4
agreed to, and the meeting separated.

de;
fia'
Are
wb
in!
London, England, 1850-07-04

esesequesee of the Slams of cos of the aceeetede
DIMIOCi Leipmeher ; bat that the special °ant having
beet cenvoleed to decide whether his case Might be
separated from the general one, it bed answered in
the alltuative, is consequence of which this debates
would be adjourned.
On the 17th ult. an exchange was opened at Pa-
lermo, and the Sicilian Renter negotiated for the &et
time. A synod of bishops of Sicily bee been sitting
at Palermo dace the 2nd alt.
London, England, 1850-07-04

MANSION•HOUSS.

Orrnnin in • ii•TineThite.ZJ. liglions, a waterline,
attending the calocank in King William-street, was charged
with an outrage upon Mr. G. B. Fisher, a cloth;er, of Bath.
From the evidence of the protection, as exceed=
111( di" n oetime man, it appeared that ha was walking along 'lig
Williams rest yesterday, when the prisoner suddenly
caught hold at him and hailed a cab that was proceeding
along the road, mule( to the cabman that the gentleman
wanted to go to Whitechapel, wizen he was also seised by
several other men and pitched head foremost into the vehi-
cle. He remoestrated with them, and attempted to get out,
when the prisoner violent'y timed his metal number ticki.t
ioto his (prosecotoes) mouth, in order to slide his voice, by
which hu month was severely injured.
T. Peacock, City police constablo, said that the other men
who assisted in the assault were not cabmen, but elit fly well-
known convicted thieve..

The plenum, in his defence, said it was manly " a lark,"
and he ad no intention of cuonittin3 a robbery.
Aldermen (Hitt it, having severely coantanted upan the
prisoner's conduct, fined him Nt., or one month'. imprison-
ment, and to be deprived of his badge.
The primmer wu locketd up in default of payment.
London, England, 1850-07-04

RAILWAYS.

THIS DAT, Two O'CLOCK.

Ia the share market tc.day the latisiness going for-
ward is very limit-i, bat ycszer lay's quotations are
steadily sapportcd for moat stooks. The following
are firmer, and have been dealt in at an improvement,
viz.:—Caledonians, at 71; Alidlende, at 35; Santh-
&sterna, at 14:. For North British the market is
very heavy, and a further fail h value has (courted,
the lut price marked being 61.

Earn= RAu.w.tvs.

Clasing prices
Yesterday.

v.e• -Away Up
to 1 demi.
London, England, 1850-07-04

Ca "CALLUS illeHOPL—The Queen has authorised
the A tradeiles id a we .ad hi,h.pric is Lower Canada, which
wig than he divited into the two diocese' of Quebec and
111-,lresl. 11 r Sibjutr hes also sonsinated the Rey. Francis
amid rof Cumin chapel, Is the pariah of
At. Weer, II aoe,r-:y,are,►Le late Fallow of Exeter Col.
lrw, OEl=4 to be first bishop of the neerly.eenatituted see
of :Wats el. The present linftop of Moat:eel, who now
oleic: tees the teacirided diocese, will henceforward bear
the tide rif o' Quebec
F....(APE AND lth CAPTORS OP Two CONVICTS.—
Yesterday Randal: a Fiery el conkers wi.h 411. /Aan ld
thugs at them, tirk shelter from a sudden squall of rain
berlas a Eiiiirtins at the Charlton-pier end r.,1 the Royal
Irneeyard,W4elwith, when, hy evident concert, two of the
Pr "—mini d Gribbe and Hindman!), the former under-
mattsee W trarnpurtriiin for oven years, and the
la'..tr ander matent, Cl fifteen years' transpertation, =taped
, t1.44 ACE h info! d and daring manner, in sight of many
Puler, by Meg a Ave cr six her ladder, and jumping over
the ~-11 at Charlton. A sick oakum, who saw them
afar. off 'Theo *Weida the hounded* of the establishment,
tweed tee eiretustems en his arrival at the yard and
the p lice b ',teddy pat on their trail, the officers
was II mow wful in Iranian the onviete, that Grifilths
*es retala a its a Air been, and the last intelligence id
Media-rah was to the effect that there was little doubt
el his reest-tare, for he had bees drives Into a
which was surrousded by about
i•rit ',Minnie. An iosastigatloa Sato the circumstances
a their swaps resulted la the cot figment of the
two !ladies who were posted near the wall over which the
tw.v.ita tad clinked, rad also of the mat who bad charge of
Pie Vat. It is reported of me entry that he admitted
eierid sees a =avid in the act of getting over the wall, and
1.4 the etto r sentry it is stated that he was induced to snow
hu anu-ket le be examined bra convict who declared he hat
twee had • gm is hie hand before; tad whilst the soldier
au reterttttd In esnorsation with the keeper, the bell ae.d
lee are taken out of his musket, and the cep off the
.111 his plumb aho emptied of its craratests, so that
sow the otter primmer belted, the soldier could sot make
one 0 his Are-arm. TM omelet beeper's explanation Is to
tae efl-et that ha was afraid of fallowing the (armlet, whose
heaps he witaineed, becalm of his desperate ',Waster, the
Itheuser Wag a very powerful sad dearradaed nr.a, whole
awe bad hew that of saadasehlwr.
London, England, 1850-07-04

QUEEN ADELAIDE'S WILL.

IDELAIDI AMNIA* LoVISA THIBRIAIL CAROM:Iip Tlll
QUNISN DOW/LOIS, DECZARED.

Her late Majesty died on the god December, 1119, having
/sade her last will and testament, bearing eats the 14th
August, 1837, wader which she appointed her Lord Tres-
.

surer and Vice-Chamberlain executors. The instrument
occupied five sheets 6f paper ; upon the first side a line had
been drawn nearly down to the end of the p.ge, and there
were two erasures of a trifling character unattested on other
sheets. On the beck ul the will was a memcrandum, dated
in 1849, to tie effect that her Majesty thereby cancelled the
instrument, and desired her electron to divide the property
between her Lein, such heirs being her brother and ai,ter
this memorandum was signed " Adelaide Regina," but was
not attested.

Dr R. Phillitnore moved for probate of the will as it ori•
ginally stood.
The court thought there was no difficulty in the case. It
decreed probate of the will c, pass to the executors in the
original form, without the line drawn through the upper
part, and witbcut the erasare._

GORHAM AOAINIVI hiVDOII AND OWENS.
The testator in this cape, the Rev. John King Marten,
died in the month of August, 16x9, leaving a mil bearing
date the 13th of June, 1818. Tile only question before the
wart was with reference to certain alterations which ap-
peared en tt e face of the instrument. The paper was pro-
pounded in its pr• sent farm by the Mee. Mr. Mudge, one of
the executors, and a,eo a seen-in-lair of the deeeesed ; and
was opposed by the Rev. Mr. Gotham another son iu•law,
end litanies an executor under the wore, co the ground that
the alterations in question were made atter the es :china.
It appeared that one of the alterations which substituted
the word " ten" for the word " would, it permitted
to stand, diminish Mr. o..rhasea interest nutter the residue.
Dr. Addents, with whom was Dr. 11.4 ford, appeared for
Mr. Gorham, and submitted the kreeutoptiuu at Lew was
&facet the alterations, they not having been attested.
Dr. Jenne!. and Dr. Deane were heard on betel( of the
Kee. Mr. !Judge, and contended the elterations were made
before the e seen:ion.

Dr. Mardi• g appeared for Mr. Martin, another executor
smite the will, who talk t.e same view of the ewe ry Mr.
Mudge.
Judgment deferred.

COURT OF RANKRUYTCY—tiesTenDAT.
Sanwa Ma. Cuserinuosea llut.novu.
IN as HILL: Tut I'AUCSLS Poet COVIPANY.
The linkrupt, O.l'. Hill, was formerly in practice u a
eqlicitor, of the firms of Hill and Anderson, and Hill and
Everett, but had been male baokrupt at a earner, owing to
his clone:ion with the Pacels Post Company. The cue

has been in thews:l a length of time. It ;rat n,w brought
before the attention of hie Honour, in consequence of a peti-
tion to annul the fiat which had been bled by certain
creditors. To-day was appointed for the hearing; but as
the bankrupt is abroad, and as the creditors had been unab:e
in (*their to serve him with notice of the proceedings
about to be taken, kis Honour d,reeted an adjournment for
a few days.
London, England, 1850-05-09

THAMES.

AIIitIINDIANT OP TIM LISBETY OF A BRITISH SUBJECT
IN Aldilitiuk.—Mr. Coleman, dere of toll Registry-odic*
under the Board of Tussle, waited yesterday on Mr. Yard!, y
at this ceurt, respecting the men Burns, whose cam has re
cently attracted so much attension in connexion with the
extesordiug practice of confining fres blacks, no matter what
country they sail from, during their sojourn in the slave
states of Bomb Americs. It app•ared that Bursts, who,
it will be remembered, belonged to the Mary Anne, Cm
rain Waddington, and was imprisoned by the 'Mira of
Charleston daring the two swaths that the vessel
lay in that port, made a declaration before Mr.
Yardley on Monday, to enable him to procure a
ticket of the registry Mhos. In this declaration
be represented himself as a native of Antigua,
and when he presented himself at tho repatry
office on Tuesday, Mr. Coleman overhauld the returns of all
the ships in which he represented himself to have sailed,
and ascertained that in all bat eau he was deastibcd as a

sales of Boston. Even what going the voyage in the
Mary Anne, he was described as of al ; but en vetting
to Charleston be mouthed Antigua as his birthplace, hoping,
probably, that as a British subject he would be exempt from
the port resulations. Mr. Coleman had him subjected to e
close examination by ma old naval officer, who found that he
knew nothing of Antigua, and in his hap-h: s.rd replies
gave the names of places which have no geographical ezi.t-
eau. Hie account of himself was squally vague. He said
his father was taken prisoner during the American war.
which ended in 1815, at which rate ►e must be 35
years old, though, by his own statement, he was but
22. The man's statement, added Mr. Coleman, seems
altogether inconsistent, and at the cue has attr,,cted atten-
tion in high quarters, I felt It my duty to silt it thoroughly.
As a slave, he would be liable to ►eavy penalties fur moving
from one state to another, and It was not probable that his
father was in a position to pay them.
Mr. Yardley—The man insists that be never was a slave,
but no doubt you have fully investigated the case.
Mr. Coleman—Under the circumstances I telt bound to
do so, a the board, seeing !he atoll:viols attracted by the
cue, wished that there should be no misunderstanding on
the subject. 1 also Sod from his own admission that assist-
ance has been rendered to him by the American c dual,
which would also go to show that he is a native of
America,

Mr. Yardley—Well, if you have thoroughly investigated
the m met, and have eatiatied youre.lf I have nothing more
to do with it.

Mr. Coleman.—l have done so, eir, to the best of my
power, and I have attended here in coassquence of reports
emanating from this court.
Mr. Yardle,.—l know nothing of these, but I was about
to send for you to ascertain that a due investigation had
been made. The matter then dropped, and though Buvus
had been hanging about the court in the morning, he did
not appear during the explanation.