The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

Accounts from Rome of the 29th April state that
several French soldiers had refused to advance against
Rome, saying, " Nous 71C sornmes pas soldats du Pape,"
and that several of them had joined the Romans.
GARIBALDI and AVIZZENNA are entrusted with the
defence of Rome. Care has been taken by the Roman
Government to ensure the safety of the English and
French who are domiciled in the city.
The Nazione of Turin of the sth announces that
the Council of War have condemned General RAmo-
Rix° to death.

The Austrians under WIMPFEN have entered Tus-
cany. An Austrian corps under ASPRE has been
directed to invade the states of the Roman Republic.
The Milan Gazette announces the departure, on the
3d instant, of Marshal RADETZKY, with a numerous
staff, for the purpose of inspecting the Austrian
and Italian troops in Lombardo-Venetia. It is re-
ported he has gone to direct the siege of Venice.
On the 26th ult. a French steamer, having on
board a French Admiral and an English Ambassador,
arrived at Venice. It was reported that she brought
the intelligence that hostilities would cease on the
part of Austria both by sea and land.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY
, QUARTEO HREE.
The Cotton M arket at Liverpool clod firmly yester-
day, and prices were rather higher, particularly for
Surat, which was 1-16 d. to per lb. higher. The
sales were estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, in-
cluding 500 American for export, and 1,500 on specula-
tion. About 5,000 to 6,000 American realised 3d. to
6id.; 700 Pernams and Maranhams 41d. to sid.; 100
Bahia 4id. to 5c1.; 400 Surats 3d. to 31d.; and 100 Sea
Island Bid. to 10d. Railway Shares continue in the
same dull state, and the quotations were again rather
lower.

The sales of Wheat in the provincial markets, which
regulate the averages, were last week 77,427 quarters.
The six weeks' average is exactly 455.
Although some difference of opinion may exist in re-
gard to an extension of banking facilitities, and pre-
eminently against the existing Restriction Bill, it is not
upon the question of limited liability for shareholders
that most parties are inclined to dispute. The public at
large, the takers of bank-notes, regard with especial
satisfaction the individual security that they enjoy in
consevence of every shareholder being liable, oecause
there is a strong motive in that case that such share-
holder should carefully watch over the management of
the concern, or elect with great discrimination others
who would do so. The motion made in Parliament for an
alteration is, therefore, not popular in the City,
though we believe that the intentions of the mover are
scarcely understood, and that he does not propose sweep-
ing changes.

The condition of our Colonial trade is of much interest
upon the eve of an alteration in the navigation-laws, the
more so, as in the event of the transition causing a tem-
porary diversion of the channels of business, we are cer-
tain to hear of distress and decay. In 1848 there was
a falling-off in the importation of most articles into
Canada, owing to the excessive imports of 1847, and it
is evident that for its export business the colony
needs some stimulus. The imports of many articles
were principally through the ports of the United States;
and the receipts of teas, manufactured tobacco, coffee,
and salt, by this way, were greater than by sea.
We see nothing in these returns showing any im-
provempnt in the import trade of Canada. According
to the value of goods entered, paying ad valorem duty,
there has been a very great falling off in this part of
the foreign trade of the country. The inland importa-
tion has fallen off, compared with the previous year, so
far as the quantity of the articles enumerated were con•
corned, but there appears to have been, in 1848, an in-
crease in the value of goods imported, paying ad valorem
duties. The aggregate importation in 1848 was, how-
ever, much less in value than in 1847, as appears by the
annexed statement:—
._. VALUE OF GOODS IMPORTED INTO CANADA.

147 1848
Goods paying specific duties X1,0828 903 £892,978
Ditto ad valorem duties 2,712,944 2,065,820

---
Total currency £3,795,847 £2,958.798
This shows a falling off in one year of 837,0491.,
equal to nearly 25 per cent., the bulk of which was of
goods paying ad valorem duties.
The movement in exports, including, Ashes, Butter,
Beef, Barley, and Grain for the year 1848, compared with
the previous years (leaving out 1847, that being an ex-
traordinary year for shipments of breadstuffs, in conse-
quence of the famine in Europe) appears to have been
limited. It will be seen that the shipments of flour in
1848 were less than in any previous year since 1843,
and of wheat and corn less than any year since 1848.
Ashes have fallen off largely, the exports in 1848
having been less than in any of the previous eleven
years.

With respect to the Timber trade of British North
America in 1848, it was much less active than
in 1845 and 1846, and compares more favourably with
1847 than with either of the two previous years. The
bulk of these shipments was to Great Britain, and the
returns of the Board of Trade in England show a reduced
importation of Timber from the colonies. The conclusion
we arrive at in analyzing these official statements is,
that both the direct import and export trade of Canada
is by no means in a prosperous condition.
" The Provincial Government and the Imperial Go-
vernment," observes an American writer, " are making
great efforts to improve and increase the trade and com-
merce of the Canadas; the first by modifying the
tariff; and the second by modifications in the navigation-
laws."

The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of
England, at their meeting this day exhibited a very
satisfactory report, and declared a dividend of 6 per cent.
per annum. The net profits fin. 1848 were 28,8061. 102. 5d.,
and thu undivided profits on the 31st December, 1848,
were 91,0871. ls. 7d. The report was agreed to unani-
mously.
The reports from the Continental Money Markets
notice no prominent changes, but flatness was the gene-
ral characteristic.
In the English Stock Market the monthly account is
being arranged to. day, and some heavy bull accounts have
had to be closed, or carried over upon rather onerous
terms, the jobbers not much liking the present aspect
of affairs abroad. Consols have been as low as 904, and
are now 911- to 94. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. are 90/ to 901. Bank Stock is nominally 192
to 194. Exchequer-bills are 455. to 48s. premium.
Foreign Stocks suffer with our own funds. Mexican
have been 34. to 31; Spanish Three per Cents., 33i to
34 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., about 28i to 29
Dutc Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 491 to 494.
Shares are heavy, as the prices annexed will show.
The Eastern Counties meeting is the great attraction.
BRITISH FUNDS TillB DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
8 per Cent. Consols Anns
New 31.,1 per Cent. Anns. 90% t% %
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 8 9-16
India Stock 245
Do. Bonds, 10001 7O p
Ditto under 1.0001

i Consolsfor Account, June '2 9114 %91 914 907/g 914
. w,tll,ll)f,r Thilz 14d- 2d.
I=larch. June-
.
i,,u- ii.
500/.
Sinai! 45 48 p
45 48 p
I RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
,liexican 80n,15,1846, 5 per Cent. with Ciupons 30%
Ditto Account .
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o ... j
Ditto Deferred
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33% 32%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild ..• 49% 34 14,34
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
B ; S:,NESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas. BRAZE.
Aberdeen
Ditto, Preference .. ... ...... 44 44 ... - to
lirmingham & OxfordJunct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 -
'aledoniau
Chester and Holyhead 5O ..... 16
Fast Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
Luc' L. & D . 25
Ditto. 18/., E. & H
Esstern Counties
1
Great Northern
Do. 1/2 A Deferred ..... ... 12% 4%..... to i
Do. 1/, B 6 per Cent. ...... 7% 514%... to
Do. Extension ...
Great Western 100
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Do. New 17/
Hull and Selby 5O -
Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...... 48
Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50
Do~ Thirds..
Ditto Sixteenths ..- 64.... 4% to
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent 10
Do., West Riding Union... 9 ....
Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... 96 ...... to 964
London & Blackwall ...
Llnd., Bright., &South Coast 50...364 35% 361% to 36
London & North Western.....loo 126 1251,4 to 126
D. New Quarters.
London and b. Western...—. 50..... 33 334 33 to 334=
lianchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100
Do., New 10/. Preference.. 10 ..... 10% . to
Midland.
Ditto, 50/. Shares ..... ...... 25
Ilidland, Consol. Bristol and
riv;
Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 122% to au
—.,.
North Staflordshire... .. ...... 171
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton
Reading,Guildfd.,& Reigate 15 -.. 15%
South Eastern
f ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25
Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 ...... 131,.,%4 to
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 ...,.. 44%% to
1 ork and North:Midland .. 50 ...... 314.-- to 30%3
Ditto, Preference
Ditto East and West Riding
Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 2O .. ... 64. .. to —=
Northern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 3
..... to --'".l i
Paris and Rouen
Paris & Strasbourg .......... 10 - to
Rouen and Havre
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
London Joint Stock ~.- ..... 10 ...... 15

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 10.—Wind this day at noon W.N.W.,
light breeze and dull cloudy weather.
BELFAST, MAY s.—Sid. Barron, Quebec ; Btb, Pel.
tome, New York.

CORK, MAY 7.—Ski. Madagascar, Calcutta.
GALWAY, MAY 7.—Arrd. Robert A. Park, Morton,
New Orleans ; Cushlamachree, New York.
WORKINGTON, MAY B.—Arrd. Idas, Rodney, Char-
leston.
CLYDE, MAY B.—Sld. Nerbudda, Port Philip and
Sydney, New South Wales ; Antiss, Lima ; Harmonia,
New York.
NEWPORT, MAY 9.—Sid. Bth, Conquest, Portland,
United States.
OFF FALMOUTH, MAY B.—W. S. Hamilton, Callao ;
John Pink, St. Vincent ; Superior, New Orleans for the
Baltic.

TORBAY, MAY 9.—Wind E.—Sld. Bth. Ellen, Tene-
riffe ; Sarah, Santa Cruz ; 9th, Faith, Sines.
DEAL, MAY 9.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrd. 2d, Jubi-
lee, Amy, Cape Coast Castle; Anna Margaretta, New
Orleans for Christiana. 9th, James Stewart, Kinney
South Seas; Malcolm, Pernambuco; Cornoro, Havannah.
Arrd. from the River and sld., An ti Best, Cheyne, River
Plate; James Dean, Hart, Honduras.
DuNciENEss ROADS, MAY B.—Arrd. India, Batavia
for Batavia; Active, Rio Grande for Copenhagen;
Maria, Havannah for Antwerp.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind to N.—Sld. Con-
stantine, Burrows, Mauritius, &c.
LIVERPOOL MAY 9.—Wind N.—Arrd. Compeer. St.
Domingo; Argo, Mitchell, Mobile; Olive Branch, Drake,
Savannah. Sld, Alexander Baring, Calcutta; Maid of
Alicant, Trinidad; Argyle, New 'York; Sarah and Ar-
silia, Boston; Romulus, Quebec:. Off port, Sophia,
Mack, Sierra Leone; Sylph, Africa and Falmouth;
Constellation, New York; Elizabetda.
SUNDERLAND, MAY 9.—Wind :El.—Sld. 8, Patrician,
Shippegan.
ABERDEEN, MAY 7.—Sld. Enigheden, Charleston.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
NE WGATZ AND LEAMENNALL.
These markets were tolerably steady to-day, at full
prices. Beef, from 2s to 3s; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6d;
Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s :2d to 4s; and Pork,
35 2d to 4s per 81bs by the carcase.

HAY MA.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21. 10s to 4/ ; Clover
ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ lOs per
load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay,. 21 128 to 41 Os ;
Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to
11 10s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly
at the above quotations.
WarrEcaAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 41 03 ;
Clover ditto, 31 10s to 41 17s; and &traw, 116 s to 1/ lOs
per load. A full average supply, and. a sluggish demand.
MEAT mameaciprs.
SOUTHALL, MAY 9.—There was slight improvement
in the general demand to-day, :mud prices were well
supported. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6.4 ; Mutton, 2s 10d
to 3s 8d; Lamb, 5s to 58 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d; and
Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sir:A the offal.
ROXFORD, MAY 9.—Prime 8ee.1315 and Sheep sold
freely, at improved currencies. Ot'b erwise, the demand
was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d;
Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Lamb, .4s 8d to 6s; Veal,
3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s per 81bs. Suckling
Calves, 18s to 265; quarter old stoiN3 Pigs, 16s to 20s;
and Milch Cows, with their small Gulf, 13to 171 each.
HA.u.saAar, MAY 9.—Our market was tolerably firm
this morning, and prices were well supported. Beet; from
3s to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 33 2d to 4s;; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s
10d; Veal, 3s 6d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d
per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, MAY B.—We had a s t.lady market, at full
rates of currency. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s
to 3s 10d; Lamb, 55 to is 10d; Ve.;4l, 3s 4d to 3s 10d;
and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 8d per Blbs.
CHICHESTER, MAY 9.—Prime Boasts and Sheep sold
at improved currencies. The vales. of other kinds of
stock was fairly supported. Beet, from 3s to 3s 10d;
Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb. 5s to is :10d; Veal, 3s 4d to
3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 10d ;per 81bs. Suckling
Calves, 18s to 245; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s;
and Mulch Cows with their small Calf; 131 to 161 lOs
each.

CORN AVERA GES,
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended May 3, 1849, made up Ifrom the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Tow; as in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
I WHEAT.' BARLEY] OATS. I R rz. I BEANS. I PE.
PRICE .• I 4GB 9d 28s lld 17s Gd 25s 4d 29s 8d 1 30sAS
Id
DUTIES ON FOREIGN ( 30LtN.
WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I AYH. I . I PEAS.
IS 01 is Od is 01 is 01 IsBEANS
od is

IN RE WILLIAM SMIT'II O'BRIEN
AND OTHERS.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(T. BUS DAY.)
WRIT OF ERROR.

This was the day appointed by their Lordships to
hear the arguments in support of 'the writ of error
brought at the instance of Mr. Wm— Smith O'Brien,
to set aside the conviction of the j 'limy and the sen-
tence of the Court thereupon, befog Ne whom the pri-
soner was tried in Ireland in Septen a ber last.
The Lord Chancellor, accompanie d by the principal
judges, took his seat in front of th e woolsack a few
minutes after ten o'clock. The Ju iges present, be-
sides the Lord Chancellor, were the Lord Chief
Justice Wilde, Lord Chief Baro ra Pollock, Mr.
Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Pattes o,n, Mr. Justice
Wigbtman, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. justice Cresswell,
Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Williams; Lord
Lyndhurst, Lord Kenyon, Lord rougham, Lord
Campbell, the Earl of Wicklow, al a d the Bishop of
Manchester.

Sir Lucius O'Brien, the prison( .tr's brother, was
present during the proceedings.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., Mr. .N. apier, Q.C., and
Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Q.C. (bo t h of the Irish
bar), appeared as counsel for the app !Hants ; and the
Attorney-General for England, the ttorney-General
for Ireland, Mr. Peacock, and Mr . Welsby repre.
sented the Crown.

Sir FITZROY KELLY intimated to. their Lordships
that the course which he proposed to pursue was that
himself and his Learned Friends who were with him
would first address their Lordships it t support of the
writ of error, that then the counsel! for the Crown
should be heard, and afterwards that the counsel for
the appellants should be heard in reply. He had
been informed that the counsel for tl u j Crown would
insist upon having the right to a ge a eral reply, but
he objected to that right, and woul c 1 contend that
they were not entitled to such generE reply. How-
ever, it would be the proper time to d i scuss that point
when the counsel for the Crown cr ne forward to
claim the right for which they conten led.
The LORD CHANCELLOR requested to be informed
if Sir F. Kelly spoke with the con, zutrrence of the
counsel for the other prisoners.
Sir P. KELLY replied that he did.
Lord CAMPBELL said, the course troposed to be
pursued met with his entire concuri ce, but it was
to be borne in mind that it was in cons equence of the

understanding between the counsel, and not by all
r7IIP or: rPgutntion of the House that that ~ot,,e svo
to be followed.

Sir F. KELLY said, he had the honour to appear
before their Lordships in support of the writ of error
in the case of William Smith O'Brien and others. It
was a writ of error upon the judgment of the Court
of Queen's Bench. There were four objections 00
which he submitted that the judgment should
be reversed. The first objection was, that
by the caption it did not appear that there,
was any jurisdiction in the three Learnec!
Judges, before whom the prisoners were tried and
convicted, and that, on the contrary, upon the true
legal construction of that instrument, it appeared
that those Learned Judges had no jtrisclictiore
The second objection, which was, perhaps, the most
important, was that the plea pleaded by the pri-
soners, to which the Attorney-General demurral,
was held bad en the demurrer, and the demurrer was
allowed. The effect of that plea was to claim a right,
on the part of the prisoners, to have a copy of the indict-
ment delivered to them a certain time before the trial ;
. and he (Sir F. Kelly) contended that that demurrer
ought to have been overruled. Thirdly, he should
submit that by an Irish Act of Parliament, commonly
called Poyning's Act, the offence of levying War
against the Queen, with which the prisoners wete_g
charged, was not an offence within the meaning °'
the statute of Edward the Third, upon which he Wee
indicted, that offence having been committed in Ire'
land. He had to submit that the indictment in that
respect was informal and insufficient, and that og
that ground the Judgment should be reversed.
Fourthly, there was a point in regard to a challenge
on the part of the prisoners to one of th.
jurors ; but he would not for the present trouble
their Lordships with any observations on that objee'
tion. First, then, he had to submit to their Lord..
ships that the caption not only showed that there was
no jurisdiction in those three Learned Judges before
whom the prisoners were tried, but that the whole
caption taken together, and considered upon the
principles of true legal construction, showed there
was no jurisdiction. He contended, in support of
this proposition, that as in the commission certain
persons were appointed to try the appellants, without
specifying that a certain number of them were to
form a quorum, or be empowered to try the prisoners,
' the three Judges who tried the prisoners being only
a portion of those authorised by the commission,
could not act without the others, and therefore that
they had not, under the commission, any jurisdiction.
With respect to the second objection—namely, whr
ther a copy of the indictment and a list of the wit-
nesses should have been delivered to the prisoner,
under the provisions of the statute of Anne, ten days
before the trial, the Learned Counsel referred to the
statute of Edward 111., which defined what wee
treason, and the Act of William 111., which directed
a copy of the indictment to be given to the prisoner
a certain time before the trial, and the statute 0,
Anne, which directed that a list of the witnesses and
a copy of the indictment should be delivered to the
prisoner at the same time, ten days before the
trial. All these were English Acts of Per
liament. Then came the 36th George ID':
which made certain offences treason, that
were not treason before ; for instance, the
compassing to levy war against the Queen, and i"
also declared to be treason those offences which were
already treason before ; as for example, the ear
passing the death of the 'Queen. By the 47 Geo
that Act was perpetuated, and by the 4th section It
was declared that all persons indicted for any offence
made treason by that Act or declared to be treason;
should have the benefit of the Acts of William and
Anne. A question might have arisen whether that
Act applied to Ireland after the union, but he (Sir
F. Kelly) contended that that was set at rest by the
11th Victoria, cap. 12, which, after repealing marl,
offences within the preceding Acts, except those NOW'
related to the Queen's death, declared that all the p_ro'
visions of the former Acts should extend to Ireland. He
contended that the prisoner had been put upon JO
trial without having any of the privileges which the
law allowed him.

The Learned Counsel was pursuing the argument
when we went to press.
The small space on each side the bar was filled With
a number of well-dressed people, some of whom were
ladies; and a lady, an aunt of the prisoner, together,
with a little boy whom we took to be his son, occupied
one of the reserved seats.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
Westminster Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Baca

PLATT and Special Jurors.)
Verdicts were agreed to by the consent of the parties
in the following Revenue cases:—" Attorney-General "•
Smith," for 1001.; "Attorney-General v. Lower, " for
1001.; " Attorney-General v. Brown," for 1001.

ATTORNEY GENERAL V. BIRD.
nal 'ea for
This was an information to recover :11--
smuggling a quantity of tobacco at Plymouth.
The facts alleged in the information were clearly
proved, and at the conclusion of the case for the Crown,
Mr. Martin, who appeared for the defendant, abandoned
the defence, and the jury found a verdict for 1601. 10i•

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY-)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
A LARGE DEBT.—This was -an action brought t°
recover the sum of 663/. 3s. Bd., for money lent. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default, and
a verdict was given for the amount.
PALMER V. HAYWARD.
WRITING TOO "LARGE."—This was an action On
bill of exchange for 161. 3s. Bd.
Defendant denied his acceptance.
A witness was called to prove the handwriting of
feadant, and said that he believed it to be so, but he had
signed his name " very large "—a great deal larger than
he usually wrote.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said it was for the jury
to say, whether any doubt arose through the difference
in the size of the letters.
The jury found for the plaintiff "usual charges."
TAYLOR V. SMIEL.
The plaintiff is a bootmaker, and defendant a clerk ill
her Majesty's Mint. The action was brought to recover
181. on a bill of exchange, and 161. for goods sold'
The acceptance was proved, but the delivery of 1,11
different articles was only proved to the amount of 2'
19s. 2d.
The witness said the charges were those usually
charged.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said the charges usually chargedwere unreasonable. It was not a question whether or
not they were " usual," but whether they were " rail"
sonable. '
The witness said that they were of the two rather
unreasonable, being rather under price.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that was often the
case, according to the evidence of witnesses.
The jury found fbr 201. 19s. 2d. and interest on the bill.
GOOCH V. SHOREDITCH.
PLEADINGS FOR THE POOR.—The plaintiff in this
action is a bookseller, in Great Russell-street, and
sought to recover 2001. advaneed on a fourth share in a
work called the " Pleadings for the Poor."
Mr. CORRIE, for the plaintiff, said that a demurrer
had been put in by defendant, and overruled. The
simple question was, therefore, as to amount, and as
the demurrer was frivolous, he hoped the jury would
give interest at the rate of 5/. per cent.
The UNDER-SHERIFF told the jury they could give
any amount of interest, not exceeding the 5/. per cent.
The jury found for the amount claimed and interest.

CRIMINAL COURT—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COUI?7'.
(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and Mr. Justice PAT'

_ - -
TESON.)
James Mills, 23, a private is the Fusilier Guards, WO
indicted for feloniously uttering an order for the deli-
very of goods, well knowing it to be forged, and with
intent to defraud Charles James. Mr. O'Brien prose-
cuted.

It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is is
grocer and cheesemonger in the New-cut, and on the
25th of April, the prisoner, who was in his military
dress, went to his shop and said that he had been deputed
by the commanding officer to engage him to supply the
left flank battalion of the Fusilier Guards with grocery,
and he then gave him an order for a large quantity 01
goods of different descriptions, and at the request of the
prosecutor the prisoner put his name to the paper
upon which the list of articles were written, and left the
shop. In about three quarters of an hour he re"
turned, and said that there was some mistake with
regard to the other order, but he had nos'
brought him the proper order, signed by Sergeant
Wlutosh, who had authority to order the good
required for the regiment, and he then produced an
order, apparently signed by that person. The Ivor..
cutor then took the prisoner to a public-house, to give
him some refreshment, and the latter told him to re-
member that it was through him hd had obtained the
order, and asked him to give him something, and he
handed the prisoner a half-crown. The prisoner again
went away, but came back in a short time, and said tha.t
he had given the half-crown to the cooks of the regl;
meat, and ho wanted another half-crown for bimselq
The prosecutor declined to give any more money uati
ho was paid for the goods ; and at this moment a shop'
man to another grocer in the neighbourhood, eame
and told him his master wished to see him. The
soner upon hearing this ran off, and it turned out, 'Won
.
inquiry, that the whole transaction was a trick on o'l'
part of the prisoner either to get possession of the goods
or else a bonus for introducing so good a trade, and thet
several other grocers in the same neighbourhood be?'
been served in a similar manner.
The prisoner made no defence, and the jury having
returned a verdict of Guilty, he was sentenced to be keR
to hard labour fur six months.

YORK, THURSDAY MORNING.— (BY ELECTRIC
TELEGRAPH.)—An inquest was held yesterday after-
noon, at the Burtonstune Arms Clifton, before Mr'
Wood, the coroner, on the body of Mr. Nicholson,
which wasdiscovered in the river Ouse on Tuesday
night. It appeared from the evidence that the decease"
was last seen at nine o'clock on Tuesday evening, walk-
ing by the side of the river, and when found at ten
o'clock was in a standing position in the water, quit?,
(lead. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned.
The recent news from Hungary teach us very:
plainly that when the Vienna papers speak of the list
victory" of the Imperial troops they just mean the
" reverse."—Puppet Show.