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The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-22

lly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell-cpurt, London.

NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY
RAIL WAY.
Notice• is hereby Given, that the A.LF-YEARLY GENERAL
MEETING will be held at the Euston Hotel, Euston•square, Lon-
don, on :►IONDAY, the 28th day of February.
E. 11. HARWELL,
• Deputy-Chairman.

Company's Offices, Euston Station,
Feb. 12, 1853.

WINTER AT LAST. SUPERIOR OVER-
COATS at reamed charges; quaqty the test of cheapness;
one of the largest stocks in London to select from. • Also, the Patent
Reversible Fur Beaver Overcoats, Capes, kc., a perfect garment on
either side--two at the cost of one. For warmth, comfort, and
economy, not to be excelled, real luxuries to the wearer; all guaran-
teed to resist any amount of rain. W. BERDOE, 96, New Bond-
street ; and 69, Cornbill (only).

'CONTRACT FOR WHITE AND RED LEAD.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
• Somerset-place, 21st Feb., 1853.
THE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland do Hereby Give Notice, That on TUESDAY, the 15th
March next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's
Dockyard at Chatham with

WHITE LEAD,
end her Majesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham,
Sheerness, I'ortsmQath, and Davenport with
London, England, 1853-02-22

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.-(TIIIS DAY.)

SEIZURE OF AN IMMENSE STOCK OF INDECENT PRINTS,
BOOKS, PLATES, &C. ; ALSO THE APPREHENSION OF
DUGDALE, DUNCOMBE, DYER, AND CANNON.

Through the extraordinary exertions of that invaluable
institution, the Society for the Suppression of Vice, a
truck-load and upwards of the most indecent books,
prints, stereotype, steel-plates, and other disgusting pro-
ductions, were taken by. the officers last night, as also four
of the defendants, on whose premises they were found.
The arrangements for capture were most excellently
carried out by Inspectors Chadwick, Lewis, and Wm.
Bridges, of the Land and Thames Police, ably assisted
by Sergeant Hoyle, of the F Division, and eight other
constables. All four were taken within half-an-hour of
each other, and locked up in the Bow-street cells till this
morning, when they were removed to the Westminster
Sessions• House, for the purpose of finding true bills.
Among the precious productions were manuscript let-
ters, from various parts of the country, applying for re-
mittances of obscene books at heavy prices ; also one
previous to sending a young girl to London for seduc-
tion to a certain house ; and a letter of introduction to
a female, residing near Bow-street, for a young female
to be taught the art of flagellation, &c.
The prisoners, it is expected, will procure bail, and
traverse till next sessions for trial.
London, England, 1853-02-22

W. SMITH

has a couple of Derby- horses.
Captain Bastard's bl c CATsrAW, by Irish Birdcatcher,
out of Utopia, nominated by Mr. Jaques, has figured
very ingloriously in three races, and is not of the slight-
est use for the Derby.
Captain Lane's eh c NINNTHAMIER, by Orlando, out
of Ninny, by Bedlamite, dam by Manfred, out of
Castrel, nominated by Mr. Carew, was bred by tho
late E. Peel, Esq., and at the sale of his stud in Dec.,
1850, was purchased by Mr. Carew for 45 guineas, and
by his present owner last year for 200 guineas. He
only run once, at the Newmarket Second October Meet-
ing, where carrying Bst. 71b., he won the Bedford
Ib (second), Nico-
ter which
Stakes easily, beating Gossip, Bst 10
tine, Bst 41b (bad third), and two others. Af
he was backed for the Derby for the first time, his owner
taking 6,0001. to 200/.-, at which price he has remained
ever since. He is a remarkably fine animal, but has
had a bad winter. Should he go to the post in first-
rate condition, however, he will take an immense deal
of beating. More anon.
Captain Lane's MDLETHORPE, by Picaroon, out of
ID
Confusion6e, nominated by Mr. Wilkinson, is out of
training. The ch c Pitfall, by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Burletta,
nominated by Mr. Jaques, has, I am informed, left
Newmarket for Gullane, as the property of Captain Key.
He has only won one race out of seven, and is not the
sort of horse for the Epsom affair.
Another nomination of Mr. Jaques', b c ANGLO SAXON,
by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Colocynth, has been out of
training for a length' of time.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

' FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE ON THE NORT
rIH-WESTEN
RAILWAY.— On Saturday morning, at an early hour, an
accident of a most frightful character took place on
the line of the London and.North-NVestern Railway,
whereby two men were mosti fearfully mutilated. It
appears that about S o'cl4c:tl:Vo labourin, men were
proceeding to work, and while passing through the
Kilburn tunnel they heard the noise of an engine ap-
proaching them, but could not tell which way or on
which Line. They both accordingly laid down between
the rails, thinking the engines would pass over them, but
the fender under the engine which was very low, struck
both of them, and almost cut them to pieces, dragging
one of them a considerable distance. The driver stopped
the engine with all possible speed, and dragged one of
the poor fellows, in a shocking condition from under the
tender. One leg was completely cut off, and other parts
of his body were dreadfully mutilated. A. search was
then made, when the other man was discovered some
distance down the line, in an insensible state, with the
scalp torn from his head. Both the injured men were
conveyed on stretchers to the nearest surgeon's, but one
was found to be quite dead, and the other was in such a
condition tort no
esters were entertained of his recovery.
It was repd yy evening that the other poor
fellow had expired.
London, England, 1853-02-22

POSTAL ERRORS.—Gratis on application, or
post free for two stamps, a Review of the Division of "Watkin's
Threctory for 1853," entitled (amusingly enouT;l3), " Postal Informa
tion." The Review proves an amount of blunders and omissions
probably never equOled in any work on the same subject.
London, England, 1853-02-22

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Feb. 22.—Wind at Noon, S.W. to W., light
breeze, and heavy snow.
DEAL, Feb. 21.—Wind, N.W. Arrived from the River,
and sailed—Chronometer, Geelong ; Dorothea, Grenada ;
Realto, New York.

DOV'ER, Feb. 21.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Cora,
Charleston, for Copenhagen. Sailed—lndustry, Hong
Kong, . Off Port—Sicily, Havannah, for Shields.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 21.—Wind, N.N.E. Sailed—Rubin,
Rio Janeiro ; Eagle, Melbourne ; Mary Spark, Calcutta ;
Anna, Hayti ; Wallash, Baltimore; Maria, Adra. Off
Port—Euphrates, Hemisphere.
CARDIFF, Feb. 21.—Wind, N. Sailed—Progress, Rio
Janeiro; Walter, Singapore ; Avoca, Valparaiso ; Straad
Siurda, Havannah ; Minna, do.
HARWICH, Feb. 21.—The Julius, of and for Stettin,
from Liverpool, grounded on the Main, but makes no
water.

PARIS, Feb. 21.—The Arsene, Sunderland to Dieppe,
was put on shore near the latter port, full of water, and is
expected to be floated, after discharging. The Jeune
Amyse, Hartlepool to Calais, is on shore near Graveline ;
crew saved.

BREST, Feb. 19.—The Alex. Cochrane, Cork to Cardiff,
has been towed in, dismasted.
MALTA, Feb. 13.—The Regard, from the Clyde, put in
bore on the 10th inst., leaky ; also the Speculator, on the
11th inst., and the Harmonie, for England, with much
damage.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. s.—The Prince Albert is on
shore opposite Gallipoli.

ALIBIET NEWS--(THIS DAY.)

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The French papers had not arrived at the time
we went to press, but we learn, by telegraph, that
there was no public sitting of the Legislative
Corps yesterday, but the members met in their bu-
reaux to nominate committees, to examine the
Pension Bill, the Bill for the Repurchase by the
State of the Rhone and Rhine Canal, the Burgundy
Canal, and the Quatre Canaux, the Bill for the
Establishment of a Pension Society for old men,
and the Bill relative to the Savings' Banks.
Letters from St Petersburgh state that Prince
Menschikoff has left that capital for Constantino-
ple, on a mission, of which the object is not known.
He is accompanied by Count Demetri de Nesse],
rode, son of the Arch-Chancellor.
On Sunday night there was a reception at the
Tuileries, to which the deputies and the ladies of
,their families were invited, for the purpose of being
presented to the Empress.
M. Bayard, a well-known dramatic author, died.
suddenly on Sunday.
A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna of the 20th
announces that the Empercr of Austria was going
on well.

Little business was done on the Bourse yester.
day. The Three per amts. had opened at 81f.,
but on the report of the entry of the Austrians into
Ticino they fell to 89f. GOc., the closing price for
the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. closed at 105 f. 90c.
London, England, 1853-02-22

COLONIAL.

SUGAR --There is not much doing, exporters and the
home trade beizig cautious and reluctant to buy. A cargo
of yellow Havana, afloat, has been sold for a near poi I at
24s 6d per cwt. Refined brox. .1 lumps have bee.' at 45s to
45s 6d per cwt. The quantity If British plantation landed
last week at the East and *Vest India Docks, was 171
hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 1,381 laids,
80 tierces, 240 brie. The stock in the same places is 6,466
hhds, 1,031 tierces, 240 brls.
COFFEE.—The demand for all soits is better. Native
Ceylon has been active, and advancing at 48s to 48s 6d per
cwt. Plantation, likewise, is in demand at fuller rates.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 103 puns, there were taken for
home consumption 265 puns, 15 hhds, and exp.oi Led 75
puns 241 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,018
puns, 709 hhds.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 455 per cwt on the spot, and Town
46s 6d. The market is brisk.
COTTON.—The purchases have been small at the previous
rates.
TEA.—There has not been much doing.

o HAY MARKETS.
16866
to 13
to
1411 s
per load.
Is ; clover
Moser
andow hay,straw, 21
11 A
moderate supply, and a steady demand. M
CUBERLAND.— Meadow hay, 31 Os to 4110 s ; clever
ditto, 3l SMITHFIELD.—Meador
i to IITZ
ditto, 3115 s to 5/ 01; and straw, 116 s to 1114 s per load.
Trade steady, at very full prices.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 4/ 61 ; clover
ditto, 3115 s to 5/ ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1112 s per load.
supply rather limited, and trade firm.

THE DETECTIVE SYSTEM IN THE POST-OFFlCE.—Let-
ters containing coin are sent by the Post-office officials
to various post-offices to test the honesty of employes
when suspicion attaches to such offices. These letters
are called trap and sometimes detective letters. No. one
is allowed to send them without the direct sanction of
the Postmaster-General. A short time since a detective
noti
letter was sent to an office in the country, 6
anhole staff
being forthcoming at the proper time, th
ew
any clue
were rigidly but privately searched
ri being
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we
va so tor, t
hwahtatthe
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with other
the suspected office, but had. been finis-sent
without
soefnhatthdearrilettveerd.
at
made. This unfortunate
precautionarycontre
had
trapbe become
letter in.
measures being
letters to another office previous totetmhEapeitssearwcihn,forititibseienxg.
ex-
pected, lead to some
g.
adopted to prevent such A =Oh* a. Aul.
London, England, 1853-02-22

NORWICH ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR ON TSB SUN.
Sir,—With reference to a paragraph in your number
of yesterday, and an advertisement to which it referred,
I beg to inform you that I am not, and never was,
Colonel Dickson's agent ; and that Colonel Dickson 'is
incorrect in stating that I made use to him of the expres-
sion, that what I had done was "for the good of the
party."—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most
obedient servant,
HENRY E. BROWN.
31, Parliament•street, Feb. 22, 1853.
London, England, 1853-02-22

RED LEAD,

A Form of +he Tender may be seen at the said office. No Tender
will be receil7 ed after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any
be noticed unless the party attends, or au agent for him, duly
authorise't in writing.
Every tender mu9t be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
raltyand bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for
NV'it'e and Red Lead," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
rilace, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons,
eugninz to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum
of I,OOJI. for the due performance of the Contract.
London, England, 1853-02-22

PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI-
CAL ILLUSTRATION of SIIAKSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM," Introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir
Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H.
Pepper. Esq., on the endless AMUSEMENTS of CHEMISTRY,
adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr tiachhotTner. oil the
3I EC HAN ICAL PROPETtTIES of a JET of STEAM by Mr.Crispe,
on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING
including Day and Night Yiens of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER
CHURCH, &c., &c.
Admission, is. ; Schools and Children under ten years of ago,
half-price.
London, England, 1853-02-22

wS. WOODIN'S SOIREES
COMIQUES.—THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock,
ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND.— W. S. WOODIN'S
CARPET BAG and SKETCH-BOOR, open for public Inspection,
being an eccentric Entertainment of an entirely novel nature,
illustrative tf the men and mamma of the age. All patents
and guardians must take their young folks to see Mr. Woodin
in hit funny travestissements."—Sunday Times, December 19.
We have had nothing at all comparable since the days of old
Charley Matthews."—Sun, Oct. 26.--Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats,
25.; Stalls, is. Private Boxes, 1/. ts. Chniren under ten years,
to Reserved Seats, Is. 6d.; to Stalls, 2s.
London, England, 1853-02-22

ITALY.

We have accounts from Milan to the 17th.
General Gyulai courteously received the Milanese
deputation, but gave it little hope that the Govern-
ment would relax its system of severity.
The Municipal Treasury had paid a forced con-
tribution of 40,000 florins, and is, in addition, to
pay one of 30,000 florins every Wednesday until
further orders.

Fresh troops arrived every day, and the gates of
the town still remained closed.

The Parisian Gharivari has been prohibited
throughout the whole extent of the Austrian
Monarchy.
Letters from Switzerland of the 19th inst. an-
nounce that the Austrian Government had ordered
all the natives of Ticino, resident in Lombardy, to
quit the kingdom, the workmen in 24 hours, landed
proprietors and others within three days. About
5,000 Ticinese would suffer by this measure.
On the 16th an omnibus full of Swiss students
expelled from Pavia had arrived at Lugano.
The frontier of Grisons is re-opened ; the pass of
St. Gothard remains closed.

The Parlament° of the 18th says that a Mazzini
movement was to have been also attempted at
Florence.

SPAIN.

Madrid accounts reach to the 16th, they represent
that Lord Howden has received dispatches from
the home Government, in which Lord John Russell
informs him that her Majesty entirely approves his
course which he has adopted towards the Spanish
Government on the constitutional question, while,
at the same time, the dispatch expresses a pro-
per incredulity as to the possibility of the latter
being bent on removing from any reformed
constitution the salutary and important clause
which prevents the admission of foreign troops into
the kingdom without a special law passed for that
purpose by the Cortes.

The great difficulty here continues to be the
financial one. It is stated that notice has been
given to the Treasury by many holders of the pro-
missory notes and bills on the provinces, that those
falling due at the end of this month will not be re-
newed. It is believed that the large purchases of
stock lately made by friends of the Government,
chiefly for time, but a small portion for money, by
which the rise that has lately taken place in the
funds has been produced, have been made with a
view of bringing out a loan, in order to deal with
the floating debt ; but prices at present are not very
favourable for such an operation, which, however,
circumstances may render a necessity.
The accounts from all the provinces agree in
stating that there never had been known so great
a fall of snow as this winter.

A letter from Vich, Catalonia, says that a coal
mine has been discovered, three leagues from that
city, and specimens sent to Barcelona ; that it can
be worked without difficulty ; and the road from it,
which leads to the high road from Vich to Barce-
lona, be made practicable for large carriage without
much expense.
The following are the prices of Stocks :—Three
per Cents., 41 15-16 to 42 ; ditto Deferred, 25 5-16 ;
Redeemable Debt, first class, 10 ; ditto, second
class, 51 ; Coupon Certificates, 5. Exchange on
London, 5L
London, England, 1853-02-22

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The French papers had not arrived at the time
we went to press, but we learn, by telegraph, that
there was no public sitting of the Legislative
Corps yesterday, but the members met in their bu.
reaux to nominate committees, to examine the
Pension Bill, the Bill for the Repurchase by the
State of the Rhone and Rhine Canal, the Burgundy
Canal, and the Qaatre Canaux, the Bill for the
Establishment of a Pension Society for old men,
and the Bill relative to the Savings' Banks.
Letters from St Petersburgh state that Prince
Menschikoff has left that capital for Constantino-
ple, on a mission, of which the object is not known.
He is accompanied by Count Demetri de Nessel-
rode, son of the Arch-Chancellor.

On Sunday night there was a reception at the
Tuileries, to which the deputies and the ladies of
their families were invited, for the purpose of being
presented to the Empress.
M. Bayard, a well-known dramatic author, died
suddenly on Sunday.
A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna of the 20th
announces that the Emperor of Austria was going
on well.
Little business was done on the Bourse yester-
day. The Three per Cents. had opened at 81f.,
but on the report of the entry of the Austrians into
Ticino they fell to 80f. 60c., the closing price for
the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. closed at 105 f. 90c.
London, England, 1853-02-22

IMPORTANT WORK ON HEAT.
Just Published, in 2 vols. Eve., nrice 11. isso
CALORIC : ITS MECHANICAL, CHEMI-
CAL, and VITAL AGENCIES in the PHENOMEMA of
NA CURE.
By SAMUEL L. METCALFE, M.D.,
of Transylvania University.
William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1853-02-22

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—There is not much doing, exporters and the
home trade being cautious and reluctant to buy. A cargo
of yellow Havana, afloat, has been sold for a near port at
24s 6d per cwt. Refined brown lumps have been at 45s to
45s 6d per cwt. The quantity of British plantation landed
last week at the East and West India Docks, was 171
hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 1,381 hhds,
80 tierces, 240 brls. The stock in the same places is 6,466
hhds, 1,031 tierces, 240 brls.
COFFEE.—The demand for all sorts is better. Native
Ceylon has been active, and advancing at 48s to 48s 6d per
cwt. Plantation, likewise, is in demand at fuller rates.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 108 puns, there were taken for
home consumption 265 puns, 15 hhds, and exported 75
puns 241 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,018
puns, 709 hhds.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C.,is 45s per cwt on the spot, and Town
46s 6d. Tho market is brisk.
COTTON.—The purchases have been small at the previous
rates.
TEA.—There has not been much doing. •
London, England, 1853-02-22

NEW WORK
Br SIR JAMES SHUTTLEWORTH, BART.
Just Ready, in 1 vol. Bvo.
PUBLIC EDUCATION as affected by the
MINUTES of the COMMITTEE of the PRIVY COUNCIL
from 1846 to 1852. With Suggestions as to Future Policy.
By Sir JAMES KAY SHUTTLEWORTH, Bart.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Lon; mans.
London, England, 1853-02-22

IMPORTANT WORK ON HEAT.
.Tust Published, in 2 vols. Svo., price 11. 155.,
CA7LORIC : ITS MECHANICAL, CHEMI-
( L, and VITAL AGENCIES In the PILENOMEDIA of
NATUBJ:. •
By SAMUEL L. METCALFE, M.D.,
• of Transylvania University.
William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1853-02-22

BOW-STREET-(THIS DA P).

SUSPECTED THEFT.—Richard Stokes and John, Stokes
were placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with
having a valuable green parrot in their possession, sup-
posed to have been stolen.
Police constable 274 A, said he was on duty in White-
hall about one o'clock this morning when he met the
prisoners, and on the defendant, John Stokes, seeing
him, he attempted to conceal something under his jacket.
Witness stopped him, and asked him what he had got
there, when he replied—only a cat. Witness then pulled
open his jacket, and found, instead of a cat, the parrot
produced, and in answer to inquires as to how it came
into his possession, he said he had bought it of a pdson
at Pimlico for 305., but did not know where that person
resided. As neither of the prisoners could give a better,
or more satisfactory answer, he took them to the
station.

In reply to the charge, the prisoners said theyreceived
the parrot from their sister, who lived at 14, Warwick-
street, Chelsea.
Mr. Jardine had no doubt in his own mind that the
parrot had been stolen, and, in order to allow time for
the officer to make further inquiries, remanded the pH-
Boners till Friday next.
London, England, 1853-02-22

110,705 E of COMMONS : BLUNDERS
G: ratis on application, or post free for two stamps, a " Review
of the zd'embers of the House of Commons," as contained in
" Watkiia' s London Directory f,r 1853," showing upon these im-
portant ICU mes no less than seven hundred and forty blunders.
London, England, 1853-02-22

THE PUBLICATION OF

" THE

SUN"

COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON
A T THREE O'CLOCK,
AND THE
LATE OR THIRD EDITION,

CONTAINING THE
DEBATES IN THE SAME EVENING,
With all other Hews arriving up to the hour of Post,
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

EXPRESS EDITIONS
will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the

Latest Trains.
London, England, 1853-02-22

LANCASTER ELECTION.

Mr. DIVETT 'appeared at the bar of the house, and
announced that the select committee appointed to in-
quire into the Lancaster election reported that R. T.
Armstrong, Esq., the sitting member, was not duly
elected, and that the election, so far as regarded
his return, was void ; also, that the committee had
come to a resolution that Mr. Armstrong had, by
his agents, been guilty of bribery and corruption
at the said election, and that several of the voters had
been proved to have received bribes, varying from 51. to
30s. . . _

The report was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. DIVETT then moved that the evidence taken
before the committee be laid on the table of the house,
and also gave notice that to-morrow he should move that
no new writ be moved for the borough of Lancaster
without ten days' notice being given in the votes of
the house.
London, England, 1853-02-22

RAIL Y TRAFFIC BET URA

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. vi
turn for the week ending Feb. 19, 1853 29,53.3
Corresponding week last year. 10,021
Decrease in 1853 'l.7
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL; 'IA
Traffic return for,dthe week ending Feb. 19,
1853 £6,95
Corresponding week last year 7,43
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 69,22
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 61,00

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London, England, 1853-02-22

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THISDAY.)

George Knight was brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with stealing two silver tablespoons, the pro-
perty of Mr. Feuillade, proprietor of the Collonade Hotel,
Charles-Street, Haymarket.
It appeared from the evidence of Joseph Pittman, a
waiter at the above hotel, that about seven o'clock last
night the prisoner came into the coffee-room, and, sitting
himself down by ono of the tables, began reading a news-
paper. Shortly after he got up and went to another
table, which he had previously laid with plate, &c., for
three gentlemen, and called for a basin of gravy soup,
which he (the waiter) supplied him. After he had
finished the soup, prisoner walked towards the fireplace,
and, with a view to rid the room of witness's presence,
ordered a glass of bitter ale. Witness, who suspected
the prisoner, did not go to the bar to order it, but stood
close by the door, from whence he had a good view of
the prisoner, and called for it. Witness all the while
kept an eye upon the prisoner, whom he saw go up to a
table, and having placed his handkerchief over two silver
spoons, picked them up and deliberately put them in his
coat pocket. Witness informed his master what ho had
seen, and then took prisoner the ale, which he drank,
and just as he was about leaving, he (witness) detained
him, and took the spoons produced from his pocket.
Prisoner was then given in charge.
Prisoner denied the cargo.
Inspector Whall proved a previous conviction against
the prisoner, who was fully committed for trial.
London, England, 1853-02-22

UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.
8, WaterloJ-plaeo, Pall-mall, London.
HONORARY PRESIDENTS.
Lord Elphins tone
Lord Belhaven a qd Stanton
William Campbell, Esq., bf
Tlllebewan.

Earl of Courtown
Earl Leven and Mel l ille
Earl of Norbury
Earl of Stair
Viscount Falkland

BOARD.
isq., F.S.A., Chairman.
:sq., Deputy Chairman.
J. G. Henriques, Esq:
F. C. Maitland, Esq.
William Banton, Esq.
F. H. Thomson. Esq.
Thomas Thorby, Esq.
MEDICAL OFFICER,.
Parstamt.—Arthur H. Hassan, Esq., M.D., 8, Bennett-Street,
St. James's.
SIIEGEON.—F. H. Thomson, Esq., 48, Berners•street.
The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st
December, 1847,is as follows :

LONDON
MIARLES GRAHAM,
CHARLES DOWNES,
El. Blair Avarne, Esq.
E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident.
Charles Berwick Curtis, Esq.
William Faith°, Esq.
D. Q. Henriques, Esq.

gam I Time Assured
inured.

Sum addedto Sum addedtoiSum payable
IPolleyinlB4l PolieyinlB4l3 at Death.

£5OOO 'l3 years 10 mths £638 6 8 £787 10 0 £6470 16 8
*lOOO 7 years 157 10 0 1157 10 0
500 1 year •• •• 11 5 0 511 5 0

• EXAMPLE.-At the commencement of the year 1841 a person aged
thirty took out a Policy for 1,0001., the Annual Payment for which
Is 241. Is. Bd.; in 1847 he had paid in Premiums 1681. 1 ls. Bd. ; but
the profits being 214 per cent. per annum on the sum insured (which
Is 221. 10s. per annum for each 1,0001.), he had 1571. 10s. added to the
Policy, almost as much as the Premiums paid.
The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the wog moderate scale, and
only ono-half need be paid for the first five years when the In-
surance is for Life.
Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident
Director.
G "

VESEND ST A
PACKETS,
ca" at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purileet P
I at the Piers as underlined (weather permitti
It TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

No other Packets

The Packets cal]
FRO?

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►rked i*
et Station to all parts of London

:WALL, on the arrival of tho fol-
'enchurch-strcet Station.
London, England, 1853-02-22

DINNERS, BALL SUPPERS, and WED-
DING BREAKFASTS provided in Town or Country, by
Messrs. PURSSELL'S, Cornhill, including wines, and the hire of
plate. linen, china, seats, tables, servants, enrages tents, awnings,
dancing hollands, &c. Ball-rooms ughted and adorned. Instru-
mental music provided, Bills of fare sent per post for any number,
or one of the firm will wait upon pal Lies if required. A magnifi-
cent display of Bride Cakes for selection, decorated in a new and
elegant style. All the Parisian novelties in Wedding Stationery.—
Messrs. PURSSELL, 78, Cornhill (or'y).
London, England, 1853-02-22

HOUSE of COMMONS : BLUNDERS :
Gratis on application, or post free for two stamps, a " Review
of the Members of the House of Commons," as contalnel in
" Watkin's London Directory fa. 1853," showing upon these im-
p ntant names no less than seven hundred and forty blunders.

IALSEHOOD :—Gratis on application, or post
free for two stamps, " Disproof" of the falsehoods contained
in a handbill now distributing with the view to injure the " Post. Office
London Directory;" and a Review proving, names selected by
F. W. Watkins, a propot den of error giving for the Street Key of
" Watkin's London Directory for 1853" one hundred and thii.een
thousand blunderer.,,
',Es* As there is reason to believe that the unsold copies of Wat-
kin's Directory will (with some ti:fiinq• addenda) be produced as a
" March Edition," persons importuned to pr-chase the work, should,
before pledging themselves to do so, obtaln these Reviews, when (as
the page at which each error occurs is quoted) they can readily test
whether the book offered is a new edition or contains these
blunders.
Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, 014 Boswell-court, London.
London, England, 1853-02-22

BOW-STREET--(THIS DAY)Y).

SUSPECTED THEFT.—Richard Stokes and John Stokes
were placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with
having a valuable green parrot in their possession, sup-
posed to have been stolen.
Police constable 274 A, said he was on duty in White-
hall about one o'clock this morning when he met the
prisoners, and on the defendant, John Stokes, seeing
him, he attempted to conceal something under his jacket.
Witness stopped him, and asked him what he had got
there, when he replied—only a cat. Witness then pulled
open his jacket, and found, instead of a cat, the parrot
produced, and in answer to inquires as to how it came
into his possession, he said lie had bought it of a person
at Pimlico for 305., but did not know where that person
resided.. As neither of the prisoners could give a better,
or more satisfactory answer, he took them to the
station. _

In reply to the charge, the prisoners said they received
the parrot from their sister, who lived at 14, Warwick-
street, Chelsea. •
Mr. Jardine bad no doubt in his own mind that the
parrot bad been stolen, and, in order to allow time for
the officer to make further inquiries, remanded the pri-
soners till Friday next.
London, England, 1853-02-22

TAVISTOCK ELECTION.

Lord R. GROSVENOR appeared at the bar of the
house, and announced that the committee appointed to
consider this petition, reported that Samuel Carter, Esq.,
not being duly qualified according to act of Parliament,

was not duly elected ; and that R. T. Phillimore, Esq.,
was duly qualified as a member for the said borough.
Sir H. INGLIS presented a petition from the society
for the relief of the children of distressed clergymen,
praying to be exempt from the legacy duty.
A number of. petitions were presented praying for the
distribution of Parliamentary papers.
Mr. MILLIGAN presented a petition from Bradford
in favour of the repeal of the duties upon knowledge.
London, England, 1853-02-22

THE WAKEFIELD MURDER.

-
The examination of Henry Dobson, before the magis-
trates for the murder of Catherine Shearaden, the unfor-
tunate woman of the town, was conducted yesterday in
the House of Correction. The witnesses had, in the
first instance, been summoned to the Court-house, where
the examination was originally intended to be conducted ;
but the governor of the House of Correction refusing to
give up his prisoner' as received under the coroner's
warrant of committal, the judicial inquiry was removed
to the magistrates' room in the prison. Edward Jew,
Esq., occupied the chair, and there were also present
the Mayor, and J. C. D. Charlesworth, Esq.
Dobson was then brought into the room, and the
charge against him stated. He is a strong-built little
man, broadly marked with the small-pox, and the in-
difference formerly noticed in his appearance was still to
be observed. In fact, he appears entirely insensible to
the awful nature of the position in which he is placed,
and this feature appears to give some currency to the
rumours so extensively prevalent, that there is a tinge
of insanity in his temperament.
The witnesses examined on the inquest were first
taken. Their evidence was not materially different
from that given before the coroner, the only difference
being that the case was still more strongly made out
against Dobson.
The depositions having all been taken, Dobson was
asked, in the usual manner, what he had to say,
, the
customary caution being given. ,
He replied, I shall
not say anything now ; I shall keep what I have to say
until I get to York."—His voice slightly faltered in
saying this, and he appeared otherwise disturbed, for
the first time, during the examination.
He was then formally committed to York, to take
his trial.
The body of the murdered girl was on Sunday and
yesterday visited by thou,sands, people,i .a.rild tide
woman of the house muss • hay. map_ a coDiSu,era
harvest from the curiosity of her visitors, as each person
who saw the body was expected to contribute some-
hing. The interment is fixed for to-day.
London, England, 1853-02-22

1111111 OS TAL ERRORS.---Gratis on application, or
post free for two stamps, a Review of the Division of "Watkin's
Directory for 1853," entitled (amusingly enough), '° Postal Informa
tion." ¶1 he Review proves an amount of blunders and omissions
probably never equ4led in any work on the same subject.
London, England, 1853-02-22

M.A.RLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

George Knight was brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with stealing two silver tablespoons, the pro-
perty of Mr. Feuillade, proprietor of the Collonade Hotel,
Charles-Street, Haymarket.
It appeared from the evidence of Joseph Pittman, a
waiter at the above hotel, that about seven o'clock last
night the prisoner came into the coffee-room, and, sitting
himself down by one of the tables, began reading a news-
paper. Shortly after he got up and went to another
table, which he had previously laid with elate, &c., for
three gentlemen, and called for a basin of gravy soup,
which he (the waiter) supplied him. After he had
finished the soup, prisoner walked towards the fireplace,
and, with a -view to rid the room of witness's presence,
ordered a glass of bitter ale. Witness, who suspected
the prisoner, did not go to the bar to order it, but stood
close by the door, from whence he had a good view of
the prisoner, and called for it. Witness all the while
kept an eye upon the prisoner, whom he saw go up to a
table, and having placed his handkerchief over two silver
spoons, picked them up and deliberately put them in his
coat pocket. Witness informed his master what he had
seen, and then took prisoner the ale, which be drank,
and just as he was about leaving, he (witness) detained
him, and took the spoons produced from his pocket.
Prisoner was then given in charge.
Prisoner denied the carge.
Inspector Whall proved a previous conviction against
the prisoner, who was fully committed for trial.
London, England, 1853-02-22

NEW WORK
Br SIR JAMES SHUTTLE WORTH, BART.
Just Ready, in I vol. Bvo.
PUDLIC EDUCATION as affected by the
3CI MITES of the COMMITTEE of the PRIVY COUNCIL
twin 1.844 to 1852. With Suggestions as to Future Policy.

By Sir JAMES RAT SIMTTLEWORTII, Bart.
L ondon : Longman, Brown, Green, and Lon;mans.
London, England, 1853-02-22

THE WAKEFIELD MURDER.

The examination of Henry Dobson, before the magis-
trates for the murder of Catherine Shearaden, the unfor-
tunate woman of the town, was conducted yesterday in
the House of Correction. The witnesses had, in the
first instance, been summoned to the Court-house, where
the examination was originally intended to be conducted ;
but the governor of the House of Correction refusing to
give up his prisoner, as received under the coroner's
warrant of committal,' the judicial inquiry was removed
to the magistrates room in the prison. Edward Jew,
Esq., occupied the chair, and there were also present
the Mayor, and J. C. D. Charlesworth, Esq. 1
Dobson was then brought into the room, and the
charge against him stated. He is a strong-built little
man, broadly marked with the small-pox, and the in-
difference formerly noticed in his appearance was still to
be observed. In fact, he appears entirely insensible to
the awful nature of the position in which he is placed,
and this feature appears to give some currency to the
rumours so extensivPly prevalent, that there is a tinge
of insanity in his temperament.
The witnesses examined on the inquest were first
taken. Their evidence was not materially different
from that given before the coroner, the only difference
being that the case was still more strongly made out
against Dobson.
The depositions h
mayinagolaie, what he tad
llrbeentalwn, Dobson was
asked,in the usual tosay, the
s
cult shallto sa y
until I get to York."—His voice slightly
oosttsoamyaarynytchaiuntgionnowbe;inlg
hat replied,
h '
a v'o
sghaivllenk:eepllve
saying this, and he appeared otherwise disturbed,ightlyfaltered
for
the first time, during the examination.
his
litre then formally committed to York, to take
,'

The body of the murdered girl was on Sunday and
yesterday visited by thousands of people, and the
woman of the house must have reaped a considerable
harvest from the curiosity of her visitors, as each person
who saw the body was expected to contribute some•
hing. The interment is fixed for to-day,
London, England, 1853-02-22

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 4/ 425e1°447,
ditto, 3/ 15s to 510 s ; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 1.3 a per l
A moderate supply, and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND.—IIIoardow hay, 31 Os to 4/ 10s ; clover
ditto, 3/ 15s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 14s per load.
Tradenl veryrsthEacdiAtraEti,. 11 fulle d prices.
ow ha 2/ 15s t o 4/ Gs , ellovaedr.
w 3/ 15s to 5/ ; and straw, 1/ 58 to 11 12s
per o
rather limited, and trade firm,
Supply ditto,

•
THE DETECTIVE SYSTEM IN THE POST-OFFICE.— Let-
ters containing coin are sent by the Post-office officials
to various post-offices to test the honesty of employes
when suspicion attaches to such offices. These letters
are called trap and sometimes detective letters. No one
is allowed to send them without the direct sanction of
the Postmaster-General. A short time since a detective
letter was sent to an office in the country, and it notta
being forthcoming at the proper time, the whole staff
were rigidly but privately searched without any clue
being discovered as to what had become of the letter.arrived
at
turned out, however, that the trap letter htad
the suspected office, but had been mis-sent
letters to another office previous to the search.l,
it is
made. This unfortunate contretemPtsmr es being
ex-
pected, lead to some precautionary. for
rthit
being
adopted to prima such 11215114 P age.
London, England, 1853-02-22

NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY
RAIL WAY.
Notice is hereby Given, that the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL
MEETING will be held at the Euston Hotel, Euston-square, Lon-
don, on MONDAY, the 28th day of February;
E. H. 13ARPTELL,
Deputy-Chairman.

Company's Offices, Euston Station,
Feb. 12, 1853.

R
; qualiPtyEthelteOst of cheapness;
OOVERT
COATS at reINTER liducLed echargesAST. 8
one, of the largest stocks in London to select from. Also, the Patent
Reversible Fur Beaver Overcoats, Capes, &C., a perfect garment on
either side—two at the cost of one. For warmth, Comfort, and
economy, not to be excelled, real luxuries to the wearer; all guaran-
teed to resist any amount of rain. W. BERDOE, 9d, New Bond-
street; and 69, Cornbill (only).

CONTRACT FOR WRITE AND RED LEAD.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, 21st Feb., 1853.
THE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Deland do Hereby Give Notice, That on TUESDAY, the 15th
March next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's
Dockyard at Chatham with
WHITE LEAD,

and her Majesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham,
Sheerness, Portsmouth, and Deyonport with
RED LEAD.

A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said office. No Tender
will be received after One o'clock on the
orlonay of treaty, nor will any
be noticed unless the party attends,
authorised in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for
White and Red Lead," and must also be delivered at Somerset -
place, place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons,
engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum
of I,00)1. for the due performance of the Contract.
London, England, 1853-02-22

PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL y POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI-
CAL ILLUSTRATION of SHAKSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM," introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir
Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. 11.
Pepper. Esq., on the endless AMUSEMENTS of CHEMISTRY,
adapted to a Juvenile Audience; hy Dr Haehhoffner. on the
MEC ICAL PROPERTIES of a JET of STEAM; by Mr.Crispe,
on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.— DISSOLVING VIEWS,
including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER
CHURCH, Er. 4.
Admission, Is. ; Schools and Children under ten years of age,
halPprice.
London, England, 1853-02-22

MISCELLANEOUS
1100
85 Australian Agricult. '250 260 ' 255 57 50
20 4 Australsn.Peitie.Mail ... ...
10 5 Australis. Royal Mail ... ...
• ... 38. Brit. American Land ... ...
100 321 Canada
IS 5 Crystal Palace — ... 54
4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ...
20 1 Eastern Steam - ...
1 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir ... ...
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... ...
100 50 General Screw Steam ...
... 121
20 2. Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ...
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ...
10 2 Netherlands Land ... ...
20 2A Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ...
...
50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 87
50 25 Do. Do. ... ... 50i
100 60 Royal Mail Steam
25 25 South Anatral.Land 57 59 58 7A 9
1 1 Submar. Telegraph
6 2 Univcral Emigration
and Colonization ... ...
100 28} Van Diemen's Land 19 21 I 18 20
London, England, 1853-02-22

ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
LAST WEEK BUT TWO of Mr. BATTT'S MANAGEMENT.
THIS ETENING, Fez. 22,
And during the Week, the Entertainments will commence with
the superb Spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HiyitsE,
reproduced with all its splendid and startling effects.
After which, a brilliant Routine of Scenes in the Arena, sup-
ported by the first native and continental talent.
To conclude with a Laughable Farce.
Doors open at Hall-pstat Six o'clock. To commence at Seven.
Rox-office open daily from Eleven to Four. btage Manager, Mr.
IV. West.
London, England, 1853-02-22

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and ➢tanager, Mr. Farrell.
Second Night of an entirely new Drama.
THIS EVENING, FEE. 22,
Will be presented LIFE IN AUSTRALIA, FROM ,OUR OWN
CORRESPONDENT, supported by the whole strength ed* the Esta-
blishment.

After which, the celebrated Tyrolese Singers will give their Na.
tional Entertainment, as, by command, before her Majeidy.
To conclude with A DEED WITHOUT A NAME, in which Mr.
Compton will appear.

Doi-office orCeii from Eleven till Fiye, under the supe.rintendence
of Mr. E. Chatterton.
London, England, 1853-02-22

SIX-MILE-BRIDGE AFFRAY.

The Earl of CARDIGAN inquired,. in to the
late occurrences at Six-mile-bridge, whether it was the
intention of the Government to prosecute the Irish
priests for their conduct on that occasion, whom it was
the intention of the late Government to prosecute. He
said fie had received information from Dublin that though
the poor soldiers who were to be tried for the part they
took in the affray at the next assizes at Clare, which com-
menced to-morrow, no intimation was made to them, up
to Wednesday last, whether theywere to be prosecuted
by the crown lawyers or not. He thought these !men
had been treated with very great hardship and cruelty,
especially when it was considered that they had invari-
ably exhibited wonderful courage and heroism under the
most trying circumstances in every part of the world.
On one occasion, a body of these soldiers stood with
the same firmness and calmness as if they
were on parade, when they were on board
a vessel which was rapidly sinking, and although they
were just passing, into eternity they never uttered a mur-
mur, or seemed paralysed by the recollection of the re-
latives they knew they would leave behind them. He,
therefore, thought that the Government were bound to
uphold the honour and character of such as army, and
he thought it would be unwise as well as most unfair in
the present state of Ireland, to alienate their affections
and destroy their energies by showing a r,adiness to
prosecute them by the law officers of the Crown.
The Earl of ABERDEEN regretted that the noble
earl had returned to this subject, for he had done so in
a manner not altogether consistent with the administra-
tion of justice, as the soldiers were just about to be tried
he could not see what practical object was to be gained
by bringing the matter before the house at the present
moment.. He was quite conscious of the valuable ser-
vices rendered by the army in preserving the peace in
Ireland ; but, with all respect for the army, he felt
satisfied that the course taken by the Government
in regard to the soldiers engaged in the disturbance
at Six-mile-bridge was the only one open to them ; it was
perfectly regular, and was consistent with the law, jus-
tice, and common sense. If the law was to be respected
in Ireland it must not be strained in the case of soldiers,
and as long as he was connected with the Government
of Ireland he was determined that justice should be ad-
ministered as equally as possible, whether as regarded
the priest, the soldier, the peasant, or the peer. As to
the particular question put by the noble earl he had to
state that some bills would be proceeded with against
the priests who were engaged in the disturbance as well
as against the soldiers.
London, England, 1853-02-22

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STI :EET.
Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 22,
Will be performed the new and original Comedy, in th ree acts, by
Douglas Jerrold, entitled sT. cUPID ; or, Dorothy's :Fortune (as
played at Windsor Castle, by Royal Command). Princi pal charac-
ters by Messrs. Wright, W. Lacy, Harley, J. Vining, Ryder, F.
Cooke, Everett, and Chester ; Mrs. W. Lacy and Mrs. C. Kean.
After which, THE SPITALFIEL DS WEAVER, in which Mr.
Wright will appear.
To conclude with the new and criginal Grand Cot nic Christ-
mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR
STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the
Singing Tree.
London, England, 1853-02-22

BLACKBURN.

At the sitting of the committee this morning, Mr.
James called
John Gordon, a publican, who was examined and
cross-examined for some time, but no material evidence
was elicited beyond the fact of one of his rooms having
been let to Mr. Eccles. The demeanour of the witness,
his energetic denials, ani the vigorous action with which
he accompanied them, excited great amusement.
Mrs. Gordon, the wife of the last witness, was under
examination when our report left.