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London, England, 1849-03-03 00:00:00

ing Plaer s (Treland) Bill, was postponed until Friday',
Li(. IGO) i_t:t.

PETTY SESSIONS BILL.
The House then went into Committee on the Petty
Sessions Bill.

Sir J. DUCKWORTH took occasion to allude to a
clause of which the Hon. and Gallant Member fur
Brighton had given notice, the object of which was to
prevent petty sessions being held at public-houses. He
holed the lion. and Gallant Memb-r would not perse-
vtre in his motion, as it might be desirable, under parti-
cular circumstances, to hold a petty session in a public•
house. At the same time be thought the county rate
ought not to be made chargeable for holding these petty
sssions in public-houses.

The ATTORNEY- GENERAL said, that by the Bill
he left it entirely in the discretion of the magistrates to
hold the petty sessions where they pleased.
Mr. HENLEY thought the Bill was better as it was,'
and hoped the proposed clause would not be added to it.
The quarter sessions would take care to prevent petty
session; tieing held in public-houses.
Captain PECHELL said he was glad he had been
enabled to elicit the feeling of the House against the
practice of holding petty sessions at public-houses. Out
of thirty-two petty sessions, twenty-three had been
held in public-houses. He concluded that thia ought
not to be the case, and that a remedy ought to be
applied.

- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL declined to engraft
the lion, and Gallant Member's clause on the Bill.
Atter a few words from Mr. PACKE,
Capt. PEC HELL then brought up the clause of which
he had given notice, which was as follows :—And be it
en cted, that after the passing of this Act, it shall not be
lawful for any justices of the peace i❑ England to hold
any petty or special sessions of the peace in arw house
licensed for the sale of exciseable liquors, or, after a
sHs•iout-house shall have been provided under the powers
hereinbelisre contained, elsewhere than in such session-
house, except in cases of urgent necessity, the cause of
which shall be noted in the minutes of proceedings. In
Ireland it was illegal to hold a petty sessions in a public-
house, and why should it not be prevented in this
country ?

Sir ROBERT PRICE hoped the clause would be
withdrawn. The matter might safely be left in the hands
of the magistracy.
Sir 'William Jolliffe, the Attorney--General, Mr.
Deedes, Mr. Hodges, cud Mr. Macke, also urged the Hon.
and Gallant Member not to press the clause.
Captain PECHELL said, that under the circumstances
he would not persevere, and consented to withdraw his
clause.

It was withdrawn accordingly, and the Bill passed
through Committee.
The Distraining for Rates Bill also passed through
Committee.
The House then adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock

LAW IN TEL LIGE.N CE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, March 2.

IN RE YALDON.
The LoRD CHANCELLOR having granted the prayer
of a petition in case this for the issuing of a commission
of lunacy,
Mr. J. PARKER made an application that permission
should be given to a gentleman to attend the exsmination
under the commission. The Learned Counsel said that
the party in question was not a relative, but he had an
int, rest in a will which had been made .ay Mr. Yaldon,
and he was desirous, therefore, of the fact being esta-,
blistied that Mr. Ya!doii was of unsound mind at the
time of making the will.
His LORDSHIP said such an application could not be
granted, 88 no party could have an interest in a will till
after the death of the testator.

IN RE DYCE SOMBRE.
The further hearing of the argument in this case was
then proceeded with.

Mi. Shad well having followed on the same side with
Mr. Ruh and Mr. R. Palmer,
Mr. BETHEL proc,,eded to argue against the prayer of
the petition for supers( ding the commission ; and not
hoeing concluded at the rising of the Court, the further
hearing was adjourned till to- mcrrow (this day).

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COUR 7:
POSTPONEMENT OF TIIE TRIAL OF MR. DROUET.---*
Mr. BALLANTINE applied to the Court to postpone the
trial of Bartholniew Peter Drouet to the next session.
He said that the defendant was charged upon the
Coroner's inquisition with the offence of manslaughter,
and he believed that the Grand Jury had also returned
true bills against him for the same offence. He held in
his hand the affidavit of a professional gentleman, a
member of the College of Surgeons, which stated that
Mr. Drouet was suffering from ialarnmation of the heart
and lungs, and although be was partially recovering, be
was still in a most precarious state of health, and quite
untit to take his trial. Upon this ground he applied for:
the postponement.
Mr. CLARKSON said he appeared for the parish of St.
Andrew, Holborn, to prosecute in one case only.
There was no desire to put the defendant to any un-
necessary inconvenience, and the only object of the
prosecutors was that the case should be properly
investigated, and to secure the attendance of
the dfendant for that purpose. An application
had been made, he believed, to the Court of Queens
Bench, to remove the record to that Court, and the ap-
plication would probably be decided upon next Monday-
The defendant, in the meantime, he believed, was only
under a recognizance to the amount of 2001., and the
only question was whether the Court would consider
that the amount of recognizance ought not to be in-
creased

The CHIEF BARON slid he supposed there was no
doubt that the condition of the detendint was truly re-
pr(-ser.tod

Mr. CLARKSON said there was not the least doubt that
Mr. Drouet was in such a state as to render him quite
unfit to t ike his trial, either there or in any other Courts
at this time.
The CHIEF BARON said that this Leing the case, the
only thing to be done was to grant the application, and
he did not think lie ought to make any alteration in the
amount of the recognizances:
Mr. CLARKSON said he was perfectly satisfied withthe
decision of his Lordship. His clients were only anaiGUill
thut it i.hould not be thought elsewhere that they bat'
m.gloctkd their duty.
The CHIEF BARON said there was no suggestion of
that kind. It was quite clear that under the circum-
stances the trial must he rostponnd.

RAILWAY :!_4l-IARE MARKETS.
• BRISTOL, Maxim/. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The stock market remains in a dull and ~..•active state, as is generally the case during the periods of holding
tha halt-yearly meetings.—Bristol and Exeter Original Shares per:
done at 25 dis.— t,nat -Western, Quarters, at 1% dig.—Ditto, IC('''
171. Shares, dis.

LIVERPOOL, MAitcn 2.
Szocx Exciatior. —The transactions to-day were very DMINd'
and thetnarket has been dull, closing rather heavily.—The sales are"'
Aberdeen, Preference, 6 per cent. in perpet., Bs. 9d. p.—CaledoniBo:
Preference, 7 per cent., 11% ex in.— East Anglian, 3% Shl
guaranteed 6 per cent., 2%—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late ,
and B.), Fifths, 12% dis.—London and North-Western, 138% ex dll
—Ditto,Quarters. New, 6 p. ex in.—Manchester, Sheffield and 11
~
coin, Quarters, (No. 1), 7% per cent. 1853, 7 dis.— Ditto, 101. PreLe'
ence, 10%—Midland Stock, 84% ex div.—Ditto, New Halves, 6 ,8
North Union (B), 151—Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, P.
Scottish Central, 25 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Exrensio—
.2.
Nos. 1 and 2), % ex div.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cents
guaranteed, p.—Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 3 dls.—Rouen
13% .

MANCHESTER, Maxon 2.
STOCK ExcnstioE.—The sales are—North Staffordshire, 3--
Shrews ury and Birmingham, Preference, 93,—Grhnsby Deeii.Sr
l 4 Eigths, 51A—Caledonian, Preference, 14---
Leeds, Fifths, 23 dis.—Shettleld and Lincoln, 14 n. dis.—LeedSo
Preference, 17%—Shropshire Union, 2! dis.— Clitheroe (No. 1).
dis.

PIRMINGRAM, lanai 2.
STocx Excherrok.—The sales are—Birmingham, WolverhamPt°°'
and Stour Valley, 10%—North Staffordshire, 234dis.—Shrewsbal?.,
and 131rmingliain (A), Btis. 3d. dis.—Ditto, (B), 3 dis.--London au""
North-Western, Fifths, 7]/f p. ex diy.—Cliester and Holyhead, 22.
YORK, MARCH 1.
P
STOCK Excuswal.—The basin e-s transacted to-day was as fO„
lows :—Great Northern, 11%— York, Newcastle, and BerndsZ•
(Newcastle Extension), 49% ex (HT.—Ditto (G. N. E. FurCbas"
1/. Bs. 3d.

GLASGOW, MARca 1.
STOCK ExcnANoz.— Th, following are to-day's transactions
Aberdeen, Preference, 325. 9d. —Dundee and Arbroath, New (Ns. 60s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 87%—Glasgow, Kilmantoc)s, and AY',
56—Ditto, lialvtp4, No. I, 7 —4 ,lasgow Genet al Terwjnus,
12.
Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 20—Great Northern, 11 orth
16%.

We are glad to find that that intelligent and ablB.
officer, Mr. F. M. Fanlkener, who so efficiently dis
charged the duties of Vice- Consul of France at Folkele
tone, has been appointed to a similar responsible office
a representative of the United States at the sam,, port,
in which position we are persuaded that his many vt.r
lu:tble qualities will secure to him a continuance of toe
public confidence and respect which he has hitherto 50
well merited and enjoyed.
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DREADFUL OCCURRENCE AT PonTsMourn.---C?ro'vll"..
poral Leonard, of the 91st Foot, was killed by throwi
himself out of the third floor window of Cambridge 1311 r..
racks in Portsmouth Garrison, about two o'clock Yes:
terday morning. It is believed the dreadful act was
committed whilst the deceased was in a state of so®-.
tli nabulism. An inquest was held last night by
Tr;
William John Cooper, the coroner of the borough, w".., a verdict in accordance with the above supposition
fr""
returned.

11
On the 2:3d ult., at Brighton, the lady p f R. 11. Russ"
Esq , Bengal Civil Service, of a son. -
On the 211th ult., at Trehinshun, Bree.on, South Wales, 06
wife of Captain G. Yonge, of a son,
On the 2.9t.1i ult., at Berners-street, the wife of J. B. Carlin,'
Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the Ist inst., at Trinity Church, Marylebone,
Colonel Windham, Coldstream Guards, son of the late
Admiral Windham,o: Felbrigg, Norfolk, to Marianne CathY
rine Emily, youngest daughter of the late Admiral Sir Johla
I3eresford, Bart.