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APRIL 21, 1849.

SALES BY AUCTION.

Very Capital and Elegant FREEHOLD MANSION, in perfect or-
der, surrounded by beautiful Park-like Grounds, and an ornamen-
tal Farm, for many years the residence of the Right Hon. Sir
William Freemantle, and now of Thomas Blayds, Esq., near Wind-

sor Park and Virginia Water,
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
SUBMIT to PUBLIC SALE, at the Auction Mart, on WED-
NunAy, May 9, at Twelve, unless it should be previously disposed of
by Private Treaty,
One of the most desirable SEATS in the vicinity of Windsor,
on which several thousand rounds have been recently expended
in substantial improvements and repairs. The stabling and
offices are very superior, and it is upon an elevated, dry, and
healthy spot ; and the grounds surrounding, it (about 100 acres)
are belted and studded with ornamental shrubs ant fine timber, in
su .h variety as to be beautiful and cheerful even in winter. The
mansion, which is handsome and complete in every respect, may be
purchased, wills only 40 or GO acres, if preferred. The grounds are
embellished by a fine sheet of water, and skirted and intersected
by extensive and broad gravelled walks and shrubberies, with flower
gardens, conservatory, pavilion or billiard-room, and good walled
kitchen-gardens ; also a detached farm-house, and gatdener's and
other cottages.
Descriptive particulars may he had on the premises; at the Auc-
tion Mart ; and of Messrs, Daniel Smith and son, Land Agents,
&c., in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ; and at their agent's office in
Windsor.

IMPERIAL HOTEL, HUDDERSFIELD.
JAMES T. WIGNEY, in thanking his friends and the public
generally for their kind and increasing patronage since opening the
above Hotel, begs to assure t em of his continued exertions to afford
them every comfort and convenience when honoured with a visit ;
and also takes this opportunity of informing them that he has, in ad-
dition to the " Imperial" at Iludderifield, entered upon t' e long-es-
tablishe.l and well-accustomed Commercial and Family Hotel, the
" George," at Wakzlteld, where Commercial Gentlemen and others
may depend upon having every accommodation ti.ey can possibly
de Ire.
April, 1849.

HELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CIIOP-
HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners,
and Suppers, Three Doors Last •f the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite
Adam street.

Messrs. ARCHER. and BOLT most respectfully invite their
friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee room,
which has been fitted ap in the style of the period in which she lived.
Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with
Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find
the Table d'llote, which takes place at Ralf-past Five p-ecisely, the
most comfortable and rea•onable is the metropolis.—Fish and
Joints, 25. per head. Hot Joints anti' Eight, and Suppers untL One
o'clock. Private Dining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and
Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.

N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden lane.

THE NEW SOCIETY of PAINTERS in
WATER COLOURS.
'1 he Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of this Society will OPEN on
MONDAY next, at their Gallery, 53, Pall-mall, near St. James's
Palace, from Nine o'clock till Dusk.
Admission,; ls.—Catalogue, 6(1.
JAMES FAHEY, Secretary.

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columns.

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of a married life.

In the Press,
A PLAN for the GOVERNMENT of the
L.-IL COLONIES of ENGLAND. By JOHN ARTHUR ROEBUCK.
London: John W. Parker. West Strand.

TT is impossible to detail in the limits of an ordi-
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REGISTERED PALETOT, the MORNING COAT, &c., suf-
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IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL.

Copy of a Letter from Colonel Plawker, the ;fell-known Author on
" Guns and Shooting."
.. _ . . •

" Longparish House, near Whitchurch, Hants.,
October 21, 1846.
" Sir,—l cannot resist informing you of the extraordinary effect
that I have experienced by taking only a few of your lozenges. I
had a cough for several weeks that defied all that had been pia-
scribed for me, and yet I got completely rid of it by taking about half
a small box of your lozenges, which I find are the only ones that re-
lieve the cough without deranging the stomach or digestive organs.
" I am, Sir, your humble servant,
"P. HAWKER.
" To Mr. Keating, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard."

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

WAKEFIELD, Arum 2.).--The supplies are moderate.
There is a steady trade in wheat at an improvement of 2s per
quarter. English bailey, from its scarcity, is is per quarter
dearer, and foreign is held at advanced rates. Oats are d per
stone, and shelling Is per load higher. Beans are not offering
freely at an advance of is per quarter.
New.

EXECUTION OF SARAH HARRIET

BRISTOL, APRIL 20.T—IITOhlelAwSretched criminal Sarah
Harriet Thomas underwent the extreme sentence of the
law at 10 o'clock this morning. The scaffold was erected
over the great gates of the gaol. The scene throughout
was a most painful one. Last night four female turn-
keys sat up with the prisoner, and between 12 and 1
o'clock this morning she partook of a mutton chop. She
afterwards lay down for about an hour only, but the
turnkeys are of opinion that she did not sleep. For
breakfast she only had some tea, and refused to take any-
thing to eat. The chaplain arrived at 7 o'clock, and she
seemed more attentive than before to her religious duties.
Half an hour previous to the execution the governor
of the gaol, Mr. Gardiner, announced to her the pain-
ful duty which he had to perform, and said he hoped
she would accompany him to the place of execution
quietly. She stamped with her foot several times, and
said she would not go. She seemed almost frantic, and '
at the time appointed Mr. Gardiner was compelled to
procure the assistance of six or seven men, who led her
into the press-yard. She resisted all the time. In the
press-room, at the suggestion of Dr. Sweet, the chap-
lain, she asked the governor to give her love to her
father. After having been pinioned she walked without
assistance as far as the drop, but afterwards she was
obliged to be led up the ladder by two of the turnkeys.
She struggled violently and shrieked in a dreadful man•
Bier. When Calcraft, the executioner, put the rope round
her neck she exclaimed, " The Lord have mercy upon
me! I hope my mother and none of my family are pre-,
sent." Immediately afterwards the,boltwas withdrawn
and she was launched into eternity.
The following is her confession of the circamstances of
the murder, signed by her own hand:—
" Two days before the murder was committed Miss
Jefferies called me up to her bedroom and attempted to
strike me. She also locked me in the kitchen during the
whole of the night. At five o'clock in the morning she
unbolted the door and told me to make a fire in her room.
I thought then to have struck her, but did not do so.
On the following night I slept in her room, but did not
contemplatemurmdeorrinnigng, her
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some sort of a noise, and the last words I heard her say
were Christ God!' I then dressed myself, robbed the
house, flung tho dog down the privy, locked up the
house, and went home. I committed the murder and
robbed the house with my own hands, and no ono else
had anything whatever to do with it ; neither did
I mention having done so to any person. I regret
exceedingly having committed so horrid a crime,
and I pray to the Almighty God for forgive-
ness. I never should have committed so dreadful a
crime had Miss Jefferies' conduct been less provoking.
After Miss Jefferies bad died I remained in the room
for more than an hour. I then went home, and did not
return till about nine o'clock in the evening, when I
went for two boxes, but did not go into mistress's room.
On leaving the house I saw a strange man standing
opposite, who carried my boxes as far as the infirmary,
for which I gave him ninepence. I then took a fly and
went home."

Had it not been for the arrangements made by the
authorities it is probable that fearful accidents would
have happened amongst the crowd of spectators. Strong
barriers were placed in front of the gaol, and at each
side, so as to prevent the people from being driven
towards the river. The services of a strong body of
police were also called into requisition. The conduct
of the crowd was similar to what generally
takes place at public executions; some of the parties
present were smoking, whilst others were laughing
and jeering, until the clock strack the fatal hour, a so-
lemn silence then prevailed, and every eye was anxiously
directed towards the spot whence the unfortunate crea-
ture was to emerge; so strenuous had been the exertions
made by the inhabitants of the city to get the life of the
convict spared that many persons imagined that a re-
prieve would be rem ivcd. One petition was signed by
3,500 women of Bristol, and sent to Sir G. Grey with
the accompanying letter:—

.
" Bristol, April 15.
" lion. Sir,--We pray you to look favourably upon,
and to present to her Most Gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria, the memorial of the women of Bristol this day
forwarded to you. The near approach of an event so
fearful in itself, and so dire in its influence, has spread a
gloom over the minds of all the inhabitants of our city;
particularly over the minds of women-3,500 of whose
signatures are affixed to the memorial, including many
of the most influential and enlightened ladies in the
neighbourhood. We earnestly h wpo that her Majesty
will graciously receive the petition of her loving sub
jests, and ext(nd her Royal mercy to Sarah Harriet
ThoinaF. We shall anticipate, lion. Sir, with great
anxiety your reply, and in the sincere hope that it will
be a favourable one,

"I am, Right Hon. Sir,
"(On behalf of the Committee,)
"ErimA S. MATTHEWS.
"To the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart."
The following reply was on Wednesday morning re-
ceived :

"Whitehall, Apiil 17:

" Madam,—Sir George Grey having carefully con-
sidered the memorial which you transmitted from the
Women of Bristol,' in behalf of Sarah Harriet Thomas,
a convict in the gaol at Bristol, under sentence of death
fur murder, I am directed to express to you his regret
that after a correspondence wish the Learned Judge who
tried the case, the result of a very anxious inquiry r.nd
deliberations, that Sir George Grey has come to the con-
clusion that he cannot, without a violation of his duty,
interfere with the due course of law.

" I am, Madam, your obedient servant,

" IL WADDINGTON.

" Miss Emma S. Matthews."

A reply couched in similar language has been re-
ceived by the Earl Fitzhardinge, to whom was entrusted
a petition from the Society of Friends, praying for a
commutation of the convict's sentence. Similar replies
have also bean received in answer to several other peti
tions got up by the various dissenting and other religious
congregations in Bristol.

[PRICE SD•

called his attention to the cheque and the pocket-book,
oh.erving, My object is to find the cheque, i❑ order
that it may be restored to your family, there being no
doubt that it is their property.' The prisoner said, He
knew nothing about it; he did not recollect having seen
it; he was quite sure he couli give no information about
it.' Mr. Pinson said, Well, we must look over your
papers in the morning, and see if it can be found, be-
cause I want it for your family. I assure you, Mr.
Sci3tt, of Aylsham (solicitor to the family), is the pers'in
applying.' No information could be obtained
fr Rush that night. On the following morn•
ing Mr. Pinson again inquired of him about
the cheque, fearing that it might have been lost in court.
Ile still said that he knew nothing about it, but from the
manner of his answer the governor suspected that he did
know something about it; but after several days had
passed over and no information was elicited, he supposed
that the prisoner had destroyed it. On Thursday, tho
11th inst., Mr. Durrant, the solicitor, visited Rush in
regard to some family business, and Mr. Pinson was
present in the room with him. After some conversation
about the cheque, the prisoner turned round to Mr. Pin-
son and said, cannot deceive you any longer; but I
must tell you what my suspicions were. I suspected
when you were snaking inquiries about the cheque, you
said one word for my family, and two for Mr. John Cann;
as I thought if you could find the cheque you would give
it to him.' Mr. Pinson expressed his surprise, saying,
I don't know why you suspected me of that; as I told
you then that my object was, if I could find the cheque, to
restore it to your family. It is very true I have seen Mr.
Cann since your conviction, and he assured me he was
only anxious it should be found in order to be given
into proper hands, as it belonged to your family, and to
nobody else.' The prisoner then said, Will you suffer
me to give it to Mr. Durrant? I will tell you the truth
and produce it.' Mr. Pinson assented, and the prisoner
then took up his hat, and he drew out the cheque from
underneath the inside lining of the side of the hat. He
had contrived to abstract it from the pocket book, when
at his request it was handed to him for examination on
the first day of the trial, and to conceal it in his hat un-
observed."

On being informed that the universal opinion through-
out the country was that ho was guilty, he appeared
angry. lie wrote a letter, asserting his innocence,
which he wished to be signed by his daughter, and sent
to the editor of the Times ; but Mr. Pinson declined for-
warding it. In two years, ho asserts, the real murderer
will be known.

He is watched by ten turnkeys, who reEevo each other
every two hours, and every precaution is taken to pre-
vent anything taking place to rob justice of its victim.

HULL.

We have been somewhat curious to read the account
of the doings of the Hull Corporation on the visit of his
Royal Highness Prince Albert to the neighbourhood of
that important borough, and the more so as we have
understood that the remarks published by us some days
ago had, in some measure, given as impetus to the
otherwise lethargic temperament of those intelligent
rulers over the destinies of Kingston•upon-Hull.
The press of the town, much to their credit, con-
demned the apathy of the " Hull Corporation with re•
gard to the opportunity afforded them of manifesting
their loyalty." Somewhat late in the day those gentle-
men, or rather a portion, have tried to atone for the
past. A requisition was presented to the Mayor, signed
by twenty-four members of the corporation. The Mayor
then called the council together, which met in the room
of the property committee last Monday, when the follow-
ing members of the council were present:—The Mayor,
Me.sre. Bannister, Hendry, Huntley, Holmes, Cobb,
Spratt, Jacobs, Thompson, Melam, Savage, Horner,
Mitchell, Newton, Goodwill, Abbey, Richardson, Jack-
son, Bean, Larard, Boulter, Atkinson, Smithson, Foster,
Ft,untain, Tall, Armstrong, Forrester, Jubb, Casson,
Wilkinson, and Priest.

During the meeting, as we gather from the reports, it
was said that a strong feeling pervaded the town that
the corporation had not manifested the zeal which might
have been expected from it in displaying the loyalty of
the people of Hull. In relation to the objections which
we have heard repeatedly urged against any expression
of loyalty by the town of Hull, that Prince Albert's
visit was to another county, and fur the purpose of
laying the foundation of a rival port, Mr. Alderman
Bean very properly observed "Is not the Quer n of England
as much Queen of Lincoln,hire as Yorkshire, and surely
the Prince could entertain no feeling of rivalry between
Grimsby and Hull." A loyal address was movtd by l)r.
Horner, and seconded by Mr. Jackson, who was exceed-
ingly sorry the council had not begun to move in the
aff.Lir sooner. Dr. Ay re thought it a pity that any re-
flection shou!d be cast upon the corporation for seeming
backward in attesting its loyalty. Mr. Jackson said
that there was no doubt there had been both indifference
and neglect. 1)r. Ape apprehended they were 5 ufli-
ciently early, and lipped the reporters would be requested
not to report a contrary feeling to this measure. Mr.
Alderman Jones thought they were certainly late, but
they were better lee that never. The Mayor
said there was so little time that be suggested the
employment of the telegraph. Mr. Richardson stated that
there was a general complaint out of doors against the
corporation, an 1 for his part he really did think the
Mayor should have moved in the matter hi fore. Mr.
John Fester, Belgian consul, gave his peculiar uifferiogs
in opposition to the rest of the gentlemen. Mr. Alder-
mar. Bean, howerer, reminded him of a statement he
(Mr. F.) had made, "he would cross the Humber if the
Duke of Wellington was coming," which was very
strange, as Mr. Foster is a member of the Peace Society.
On the motion being put, there was only one dissentient
—was it not Mr. Foster, to whom Dr. Horner applitd
the line of Swift—

"Some for renown are singular and odd."
On Tuesday the Mayor announced a telegraph
communication from his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
to the effect that his Royal Highness would receive the
address at Brockelsby in the morning. The address was
then read over and agrocd to, and measures adopted for
conveying the mayor, twenty-one of the corporation. the
town-clerk, and the two beadles. Omnibuses. drawn
each by six horses, were in readiness at the New Holland
ferry on. Wednesday morning, and arrived with the re-
quisite portion of the Hull corporate body at Brochlisby
at ten o'clock, when, after waiting an hour and a halt,
the deputation had permission to present the address,
and we learn was well received. How the expenses of
the deputation will be defrayed we know not, but the
ways and means appear to have been a very formid-
able consideration at the mewing of the corporation on
Tuesday, and it is reported by the Hull Packet, on
the town el, rk informing the meeting that each indivi-
dual would have to pay his own expenses, as it could not
be paid out of the corporation tends, " several of the
members present, who had previously intimated their in-
tention of going, renounced it by walking off, disap-
pointed, no doubt, at not being able to have a few days
pleasure at the expense of other people."
Although this matter has been conducted with light-
ning speed, secrecy, sad much unwillingness on the part
of many of the Hull Corporation, we are glad that some-
thing has been done to show that some
feeling of loyalty still exists in the bo-
rough of Kingston-upon-Hull. If due diligence
had been exerted by the authorities, the Prince
would, in all probability, have visited Hull, the docks,
and shipping, all of which are, doubtless, worth viewing.
It has always appeared to us, that the most proper
course to have been adopted, would have been for the
Mayor to have called Vlgether, and publicly consulted,
the members of the council, and for them, if they
thought fit, to have had a public meeting of the inhabi-
tants to take the visit of the Prince into consideration.
As the affair has been conducted, it smacks much of the
old close corporate system.