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London, England, 1846-02-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

RAILWAY CO lIMITTE F;'.—STANDING ORDERS.
The following five Bills have been adjourned to a future
day, in consequence Of some slight inaccuracies. They may,
however, be considered virtually to have passed,—
1. Irish Great Western.
2. Belfast and County Down.
3. Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor.
4. Dublin and Enniskillen.
5. Londonderry and Enniskillen.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
FRIDAY, FRE. 20.
The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills
ordered to be brought in ey the undernamed Hen. Members:--
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead, Sir IL Smyth and
Mr. Sanderson.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and Tyne Dock—Mr.
Liddell, Mr. 11. Hinde, and Mr. Hudson.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester (Peak Forest and
Macclesfield Canal Purchase)—Mr. Parker, Mr. 31. Philips, and
Mr. Buckley.
Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier—Major:Beresford and
Captain Gladstone.
Great North of Scotland—Mr. C. Bruce and Mr. Bannerman.
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Extensions and De-
viations—Sir W. Wynn and Mr. W. 0. Gore.
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Crickheath and Worn
Branches)—Sir W. Wynn, and Mr. W. 0. Gore.
North Wales Mineral Deviations and Branches—Sir W. Wynn and
Mr. W. 0. Gore.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Huddersfield
Branch Diversion and Cooper Bridge Branch)—Viscount Moriseth,
Mr. Staasfleld, and Mr. Aldam.
Darby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Junction—Colonel Rol-
leston, Mr. Christopher, and Mr. T. Hussey.
Huddersfield and Manchester Canal and Railway (Oldham Branch)—
Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Stansfleld, and Mr. Aldam.
Enfield and Edmonton—Colonel T. Wood and Mr. Hudson.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan—Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Stewart,
Scottish Midland Junction (South Inch of Perth Branch) —Mr. H.
Drummond and Viscount Duncan.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway and Grimsby Docks
Consolidation—Lord Worsley, Mr. Christopher, and Mr. E. Hcneage.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction (Humber Ferries)—Lord
Worsley, Mr. Christopher, and Mr. G. Heueage.
Scottish Midland Junction Branches—Mr. IL Drummond and Vis-
count Duncan.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Polloc and Govan Branch)—Mr.
H. Johnstone and Mr. Stewart.
Mitcham and South-Western—Mr. Ramble and Mr. Antrobus.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch—Mr. Bell, Mr. P.
Howard, and Mr. Ord,
West Riding Union—Viscount Morpeth, Mr. B. Denison, Mr. C.
Wood, and Mr. Entwisle.

Tho following Resolutiogs were roported from the Standing Orders'
Committee :

That, in the case of the Deeside Railway petition, the standing
orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to
proceed with their Bill.

That, in the case of the West Riding Union Railway petition, the
standing orders ought to be dispersed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.
That, in the case of the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth, and
Fareham Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with :--That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
That, in the case of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr
orderswaoyugAhnit nenodtmtoenhte
dianspdentainwichtehs. petition (so. 6), the 'tending

SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS.
MONDAY', ÜB. 23.

Exeter and Exmouth.
Taw Vale Extension.
Easters Union and Hadlolgh Junction.
Slamannan and Borrowstouness.
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness (Improvement and Branches).
Slamannan (Bathgats and Jawcraig Branches).
Wishaw and Coltness (Greenhill Branch).
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Colinas (Knowton Branch).
Edinburgh and Northern (Pettycur and Perth Harbour Branches and
Deviations).
Edinburgh and Northern (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath
Edinburghß i wy and Taeyrt Ferry
(S irntraPtt hoveaernme:Dnte);
lotion).
Edinburgh and Northern (Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions).
Edinburgh and Northern
(Kinross, Woodallll, Sc Newburgh Branches). and NFheern
Edinburgh and Northern (Newport and St. Andrew's Branch).
Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern.
Perth and Crieff Direct.
Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port Glasgow Junction.
London and Croydon (Thames Junction Branch).
North-Western.
Saint Helen's Canal and Railvroy.
East and West Yorkshire Junction.
Midland Railway (Syston to Peterborough Deviations and Branches).
South Midland (Northampton and Bedford Lines).
London and Birmingham (Newport Pagnell Branch).
London and Birmingham (St. Alban's and Luton Branch).
Cheltenham and Oxford.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle.
West of Scotland Junction.
London, Hounslow, and Western.
South Midland (Huntingdon Branch).
Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth.
South-Eastern (Tunbridge Wells to Hastings and Rye)
South-Eastern (Breach from Reigate to Dorking). '
South-Eastern (Maidstone to Strood, near Rochester).
South-Eastern (from Canterbury to Dover).
South-Eastern (from Chislet to Margate).
Soutk-Eastern (from the Godstone Station to East Grinstead).
South-Eastern (Rye to Rye Harbour).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Amendment and Branches,
(Ne. 1).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr -intendment and Branches
(No. 2).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Amendment and Branches
(No. 3).
Norfolk Extension (Derehani, Wells, aid Blakeney).
North British Railway and Branches (No. 1).
North British (No. 2—Hawick Branches).
North British (No. 3 —Carlisle Extension).
North British (No. 4—Gretna Branch).
TUESDAY, FEB, 24.
Mallon and Driffield Junction.
Cambridge and Oxford.

Tork'and North Midland (East Riding Branches—No. 2).
Great North of England Purchase.
Great North of England and Boroughbridge Branch.
Great North of England and Bedale Branch.
Blackburn, Preston, and East Lancashire Amalgamation.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25.
Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier.
Carnwatll and West Linton.
Ballochnoy (Shotts Branch).
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction.
Monkland and Kirkintillock (Chapel Hall Branch).
Lyndon and South-Western (Romney and Redbridge, Branch).
Gloucester and Dean Forest.
Swansea Vale.

COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR RAILWAY BILLS
FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.
MOXDAT, FEB. 23.
Direct London and Manchester.
Rugby and Huntingdon.
Grand Union.
Cornwall.
Shrewsbury and Hereford.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford).
London, Warwick, Leamington and Kidderminster.
East and West India Docks and Birmingham Jartotiou.
Dartmouth, Brixham, Torbay, and Exeter.
Boston, Newark, and Sheffield.
Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland Junction.
London and South-Western (Salisbury Junction).
London and South-Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension).
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dumbartonshire Junction.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 6).
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage.
Liverpool and Leeds Direct.
Northumberland and Lancashire.
Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke.
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford.
Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester.
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction.
Chelmsford and Bury.
Great Southern and Western (Cork Extension).
3lountmellick Junction.
Dublin and Sandymount Atmospheric.
Ely and Bury.
Ely and Huntingdon (Bedford Extension).
Cockermouth and Workington Extension.
Lynn and Ely (Extension to Spalding).
Lynn and Ely (Extension to March).
South Union.
Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds, and Bradford.
Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby.
Dover and Deal.
Doncaster, Wakefield, and Leeds.
Stamford and Spalding.
Monmouthshire.
Huntingdon and Wisbech.
Wear Dock.
Derby and Crewe Junction.
West Lancashire.
Congleton and Crewe.
Glasgow and Belfast Union.
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway and Port of Goole.
Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester.
Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction.
British and Irish Union.
Monmouth and Hereford.
Eastern Counties (Hertford to Huntingdon).
Bedford and Cambridge Extension.
Eastern Counties (March to Lincoln).
Eastern Counties (Epping Extension).
Exeter Great Western.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth.
Midland (Claycross to Newark).
Midland (Nottingham to Mansfield).
Eastern Counties (Tottenham to Barnet).
West Cornwall.
Grand Trunk and Peterborough.
West London Improvement and Extension.
Norfolk Extensions (Tarmouth Extension).
Norfolk Extensions (Thetford and Reodham Branches).
Taff Vale.
London and Brighton and London and Croydon Consolidation
Midland (Burton to Nuneaton).
Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester.
Midland (Leicester to Swannington).
Midland (Barfield to Elsecar).
Chichester, Portsmouth, and Fareham.

Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Steer Valley (Stour Valley Line)
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley (Birmingham, Wol.
verharapton, and Dudley Line).
Eastern Counties (Cambridge to Lincoln),
Eastern Counties Stations Enlargement.
Eastern Union (Ardleigh to Colchester).
Midland (Swinton to Lincoln.)
Midland (Newark to Gainsborough.)
Midland (Purchase ofOakhcm Canal.)
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension.
South Wales (No. 2).
south-Eastern (No. 7—Ashford Stations Enlargement.)
Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
Staines and Henley (No. 2.)
Worcester and Porth Dynllaen.
Vale of Neath.
Great Eastern and Western.
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton.
Eastern Counties (Tottenham and Farringdon-Street Extension).
Eastern Counties (Thames Junction Railway Branches).
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley.
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (Ely Extension, with Branches

therefrom).
/dankland and Kirkintilloch
Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal.
Lowestoft and Beccles.
Midland Railways (Erewash Valley Extension).
Midland Railways (Erewash Valley Branches).
South Wales.
Great Western.
London and Birmingham Railway & Birmingham Canal Arrangement.
Birmingham and Oxford (Birmingham Extension).
Birmingham and Oxford Junction.
Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds Railway
Companies Amalgamation.
Southampton and Dorchester.
Trent Valley (Alrewas Branch).
Liverpool and Manchester and Leeds Amalgamation.
Chard Canal.
Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock Company.
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway.
Cornwall and Devon Central (Hale, Lelant, St. Austell, and Bothnia
Branches).
Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction.
London and South Western Railway Acts Amendment.
Trent Valley Midlands and Grand Junction.
Liverpool and Bury.
Warwick and Worcester.
Runsorn and Preston Brook.
Northern and Southern Connecting.
Cornwall and Devon Central.
Direct Birmingham and Leicester.
Thetford, Bury St. Edmund's, and Newmarket.
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth (No. 2).
London and Birmingham Extension (Northampton, Daventry, Lea-
mington, and Warwick).
Rochdale Canal and Manchester and Leeds.
Shrewsbury and Herefordshire
North Union (Horwieh Branch).
Leeds, York, and Junction.
Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland.
Manchester and Hyde.
Bristol and Birmingham and Midlands.
Buckingham Railway (Tring to Banbury).
Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, and
Malvern Line).
Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester.
Bristol and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester and Stonehouse Junction).
Chester and Birkenhead.
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (Pontop and Sloth Shields Rail:
way Purchase).
London and Birmingham (Birmingham Extension).
London and Birmingham (Coventry and Nuneaton).
South Devon (No. 2).
Leicester and Birmingham.
London,Boston,
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Hull and Barnsley Junction.
East Coast.
London and Windsor.
Hull and Lincoln.
Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction.
Tean and Dove and Eastern and Western Junction.
Halesworth and Norwich.
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway and
Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation.
Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe.
Whitehaven and Furness.
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction and North Wales Mi-
neral Railway Amalgamation.
London, Bristol, and South Wales Direct.
Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham.
Northampton and Banbury.
Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth.
Furness Extensions.
Northampton and Bedford.
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation Extensions.
Buckinghamshire (Oxford and Bletchley Junction).
London and Birmingham (Weedon and Northampton Branch).
London and Birmingham (Leamington Extension, Coventry and
Rugby Stations Enlargement).
London and Birmingham (Aylesbury purchase).
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Company, &o. Amal.
gamation.
Midland (Birmingham Extension).
London aid Birmingham Grand Junction, and Manchester and Bir-
mingham Amalgamation.
Warwickshire and London (Hampton and Banbury Line).
Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction.
Warwickshire and London (Worcester and Weedon Line).
Bideford and Tavistock.
North Wales.
Manchester and Leeds and Leeds and Bradford Amalgamation.
Merecembe Harbour.
Leeds Central Station.
Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction.
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton.
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction (Dardeld Branch).
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshird (go. 1).
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Soutk Staffordshire (No. 2).
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Railway and Harbour.
East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junetion.
Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield and Gains
borough Canal.
Lancashire and North Yorkshire.
Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction.
Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct.
Lesmahagow, Dalserf, and Coatbridge Mineral Janction.
Scottish Southern.
East of Fife
Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet
Hamilton and Strathaven
Banffshire.
Dublin, Coleraine, and Belfast Junction.
Omagh, Dungannon, Armagh, and Belfast Junction.
Preston and Wyre, Harbour, and Docks (new Dock and Railway.)
North Gravesend.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24.
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction (Basingstoke to Yeovil.)
Glasgow, Barrhead, and Nelisten Direct (Branches to Thornliebank,
Househill, and Hurlet.)
Glasgow, Barrhead, and /Tension Direct (Branches to Paisley.)
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Bridge of Weir Branch).
Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow.
Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Terminus.
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston.
Chester and Manchester Direct.
Furness and Windermere.
Manchester and Poole (Luggershall, Salisbury and Poole).
M

.acciesfield and Lichfield.
Great County Down.
Clonmel and Thurles.
Dublin and Enniskillen.
Londonderry and Enniskillen.
Portbury Pier.
Edniskillen and Sligo.
Newry, Armagh, and Londonderry Junction.
Edinburgh and Bathgate.
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction.
Glasgow Southern Terminal.
Scottish Midland Extension.
Lanarkshire and Lothians.
Dublin and Belfast Junction.
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin.
Irish North Midland.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Monkland and ICirkintilleeh, Ballechney,

and Slamannan.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Wiahaw and Coltneu Amalgamation.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Forth and Clyde Neelgatton

Amalgamation.
Morayshire.
Arbroath and Forfar.
Caledonian, Polloo, and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Amalga-
mation.
Scottish Central (Alloa Branch).
Scottish Central (Crieff Branch).
Scottish Central (Denny Branch).
Caledonian Extensions.
Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation.
Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction) Deviations.
Caledonian (Carlisle Deviation).
Caledonian (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Branch).
Caledonian (Glasgow Termini and Branchee).
Caledonian (Langholm Branch))
Caledonian (Mid Lothian Branches).
Caledonian (Leith Junction).
Caledonian (Dumfries Branch).
Caledonian (Dundyvan Branch).
Caledoniad (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Purchase).
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Extension and Branches.
Stirlingshire Midland Junction.
Stratksay and Breadalbane.
Scottish Grand Junction.
Caledonian Northern Direct.
Perth and Inverness.
Inverness and Elgin.
Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction.
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Extension.
Scottish Central (Perth Termini and Stations),
Forth and Clyde Junction.
Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct.
St. Alban's, Luton. and Dunstable.
Kilmarnock and Troon.
Goal* and Doncaster.
South Yorkshire Coal.
Templemur@ and Nenagh.
Great Leinster and Munster To. 1).
elreat Leinster and Munster (No. 2).

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York and Lancaster.
North of Norfolk.
East Dereham and Norwich.
Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton.
Chichester and Bognor.
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Amendment.
Dunblano, Donne, aed Cailander.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Direct Glasgow.
Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction
Oxford, Coventry, and Burton-on-Trent.
Launceston and South Devon Railway (No. 2).
Kastern Counties (Lincoln to Milford).
Leeds and Thirsk (St. Helen's Branch Deviation).
Leeds and Thirsk (North-Eastern Extension, Wath to Hartlop )ol).
Leeds and Thirsk (Knaresborough Branch Extension).
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Amalgamation.
Mallow and Fermoy.
East and West of England Junction.
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin.
Manchester, Midland, and groat Grimsby Junction.
Welsh Midland.
Edinburgh and Perth.
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire.
WEDNESDAY, FES. 25.

Carlow Extension.
Cork and Passage.
Humdrum, and Bnniskerry.
Cork and Waterford.
Sligo and Shannon.
Galway and Kilkenny.
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Mu'Ungar to Galway).
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Longford and Sligo).
3lidland Great Western of Ireland (Liffey Branch and Lo igfc rd De
viation).
Cork, Bandon, and Kinsale.
Horbury Bridge and Calder.
Forth and Clyde and Monkland Navigation Junction.
Birkenhead and Llang,ollen.
Warwickshire and London (Hampton and Ashchurch Line).
Glasgow and Dundee Junction.
Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor.
North Devon
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyre, and Manchester (Whaley Bridge and
Hayfield Branches).
Dublin and Kingstown Extension.
Belfast and Holywood Atmospheric.
Great Munster
Cork, Macroom, and Killarney.
Bandon and Bantry.
Preston and Wyre Extension and Darwen Junction.
THURSDAY, FEB. 26.
Wexford, Waterford, and Valencia.
Surrey Grand Junction.
Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool. and Birkenhead.
Midland (Birmingham and Gloucester Branches).
Dublin and Sandymount Atmospheric.
Cork Possago, and Kinsale.
Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth.
Norfolk (Norwich Branch).
Manchester to Bury Atmospheric.
FRIDAY, FEB. 27.
Direct Northern.

ASSIZE IN TELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT, Lancaster, Feb. 18.
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice ParrEsoN.)
Catherine Hacking was indicted for the murder of her in-
fant child.
Mr. Milton conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was
defended by Mr. Whigham.
The prisoner, who is a middle•aged woman, had been, it
appeared, fur six or ssven years before this occurrence, in
the service of a Mr. Sharpies, at Blackburn. In the latter
part of the year 1845 it was observed by Mrs. Sharpies, and
by some of her acquaintances among the servants in the
neighbourhood, that she increased very much in size. Mrs.
Sharpies, on more than one occasion, taxed her with being
in the family-way; but this she always denied, saying that
Mrs. Sharpies knew better, and that she (the prisones)
had formerly been tapped for dropsy, and was then labouring
under similar symptoms. On the lith of January last Mrs.
Sharpies saw the prisoner coming in from the yard. She
went into the kitchen and told Mrs. Sharpies she was very
ill, and would be glad to go to bed. Mrs. Sharpies allowed
her to go up to her bedroom. About half-an-hour after Mrs.
Sharpies went up stairs. The prisoner was standing near
the bedroom door with all her clothes on except her gown.
She said, she was better, and asked Mrs. Sharpies to make
her a cup of tea. From some appearances which Mrs.
Sharpies saw in the lobby, she went across into a room oppo-
site, which was imperfectly lighted by a borrowed light.
She went to a closet and looked in ; but it was so dark she
could distinguish nothing. In the meantime she heard the
prisoner call out—" Why are you going there, mistress ?"
and she also heard her going down stairs. Mrs. Sharpies
went for a light ; and, on entering the closet, found the
body of a child in a pan, covered with a cloth. She imme-
diately went back to the bedroom, to which the prisoner had
by this time returned, and asked what she had been doing.
The prisoner then exclaimed,--" Oh, mistress, don't expose
me 1" Mrs. Sharpies immediately sent for a surgeon. She
said the father of the child was a man she met once in
Rushton-moor, when going to her father's.

It appeared from the evidence of the surgeon, Mr. Morley,
that on going to the house he saw the prisoner in the bed-
room. He said to her, "Catherine, what is this?" She re-
plied, "Oh, Mr. Morley, I am very sorry for it, but the
child was born dead." On examining the body of the child
he found a cut in the throat, and a portion of the gullet and
wind-pipe cut away by some thin-bladed sharp instrument.
On the prisoner being asked what she had done it with, she
said she believed with a pen-knife, but she could recollect
nothing about it. She said when she came to herself she
found the pen-knife covered with blood on the floor—that she
wiped it, and put it in her pocket. A penknife, on examina-
tion, was found there. It was then quite clean.
Mr. Morley stated, that from a post nunleot examination,
he was able to say that the child had breathed, and that he
was inclined to think it probable it was barn alive. On
further examination he stated that a child may breathe when
only partially born, and die before it was wholly born. The
effect of such a wound inflicted before death, or immediately
after, would be very similar. In this case would think
the wound, if after death, must have been inflicted within
four minutes. A wound inflicted on the throat when the
child was partially born would produce appearances similar
to those observed in this case. Nothing could be inferred
from the appearance of the wound as to whether it was par-
tially or wholly born at the time.
(This witness, in a lengthened examination and cross-
examination, gave his evidence with a scientific precision
and accuracy, divested of all unintelligible technicalities
which received the strong praise of his Lordship in sum-
ming up.)
Mr. Wurciu.Am addressed the jury for the defence, con-
tending that no evidence had been adduced which could
satisfy the jury that the child had been fully born alive, a
circumstance without which the charge of murder fell to the
ground.

His LORDSHIP summed up, and
The jury, after some deliberation, acquitted the prisoner of
murder, but found her Guilty of disposing of the dead body
with intent to conceal the birth.

His LORDSHIP, in a most feeling and impressive address,
sentenced her to be imprisoned for two years.
Joseph Townshend was indicted for embezzlement. In one
set of counts he was described as servant to the overseers ( f
the Preston Poor-liw Union, in another set as servant to the
guardians. _

Mr. Brandt and Mr. Halton conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner was defended by. Mr. James.
The prisoner, it appeared, had been for tome time as-
sistant-overseer to the union, and in that capacity had re-
ceived considerable sums of money, which it was his duty to
pay over to the treasurer of the guardians. He made up
quarterly an account of his receipts and payments, and in
the last quarterly account, dated the 20th of October, 1845,
there was a balance of a few shillings to his credit. He
had given, on his appointment, a bond conditioned for his
duly accounting for the several moneys received by him in
the execution of his office. In the month of December last
the sureties were about being changed, the former ones wish-
ing to be relieved from their liability, but, in the mean-
time, the prisoner having received considerable sums of
money, absconded. He wrote from London to a relative at
Preston, stating that there was no vessel at that port for
New York, and that he would go by Liverpool, requesting
that his wife should be asked to collect his clothes that they
might be taken with him. This letter was commnnicated to
the police, and in consequence he was apprehended at the
house of a Mr. Jones, in Drummond-street, London. There
was found on him a sum of 1341. 6s. sd. in gold and notes.
The prisoner was brought before the magistrate at Preston,
and sentenced for some of the embezzlements, under the
provisions of the Poor-law Act for summary proceedings
against defaulters. The present case was sent to the as-
sizes.

Mr. J.smEs, for the defence, contended that the pri-
soner was not the servant or clerk of the overseers, and
that his duties as assistant-overseer were of a totally
different kind. The office was one, the duties of which
are specified in the 59th George 111., cap. 12, s. 7, and
the office of the present prisoner was of a similar cha-
racter. He was a public officer of the several townships
for which he was appointed, but not a servant to the over.
seers. The remedy against him for a default was either
a summary one under the Act, or a suit on the bond. The
Learned Counsel also contended that, even supposing him a
servant to the overseers or guardians, there had been no
em-
bezzlement, as he was not obliged to account until his usual
quarterly period, and it did not appear but that in t books
he might have debited himself wipthese
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doubt whether he could be looked
upon as the servant of the overseers. He might, perhaps,
be a servant of the guardians; but that. in case there was an-
other difficulty as to how far the money embezzled could be
said to be theirs. He should direct the jury, however, that
the prisoner was a servant of the guardians, and the matter,
in case of conviction, might be considered afterwards. The
prisoner would suffer no hardship by this course, as he was

already undergoing an imprisonnieni on the summary con-
viction, which would net have expired until the points of
law could be determined.—Verdict, Guilty.

FLANDERS MAIL.

ThheematvheroafgFe
epbrriticare
ye,fwwahs e2abt
fi.nst9hce
w.
p r hectolitre, and that of rye lgf. 40c.
el3elcgelfri3dgiinrg''onFSziat.urlLT,
- °The Chamber of Representatives returned to-day the debate
on the Bth chapter of the budget of the department of justice.
PuisLic Woasurr.—After a long debate, M. Delahaye
moved to deduct from the augmentation of 60,000 francs,
which, according to the proposal of the Minister of Justice,
was to be added to the sum allowed for public worship in the
last budget, the sum set apart for the salary of ecclesiastics
who have not yet received any appointment. The motion was
opposed, and finally rejected by a majority of 45 to 20.
The six articles of chap. 8 were then agreed to. The Cham-
ber will discuss to-morrow chap. 9.
CitAnrratmg Iztimunotes.—The Senate heard the report
of M. Biolett on the budget of the department of finances and
some others. It afterwards commenced the discussion of the
project of law of the chase—the game law, of which it
agreed to the first article. • _
There was a Council of Ministers to-day ;it began at half-
past ten o'clock and sat till one.
If the members of the Cabinet have not yet come to an un-
derstanding on even- point, we are at least able to affirm that
no resignation has been tendered. It was remarked that M.
Van de Wever and M. Dechamps arrived together at the
Chambers. There is to be another Council of Ministers to-
morrow.

The King presided at the Council of Minis-
ters to-day. We learn from different parts
of the provinces that the late frosts have done
no injury to the wheat, rye, and cole seed, nor even to the
kitchen vegetables and the fruit-trees in blo,som. The
country looks beautiful, and there is every appearance of a
very productive season. Some districts are still under water,
and when the labours of the field shall begin a few weeks
hence, the farmers will see their lands inundated when they
ought to be sown.

rADVERTISEMENT.I—A NOBLE DUKE AND IToL-
LOWAY's PILLS. Professor Holloway has lately been
honoured by the personal thanks of one of the most
renowned Duke's of the realm, who, like the Earl
of Aldborongh, has been cured of a liver and stomach
complaint of cone years standing, attendant with greadt
weakness and debility, by the means of Holloway's celebrate
Pills, and this after physicians skill was tried in vain. Dropsy
paralysis, asthma, and diseases of the lungs, have nearly all
Swhldicha few
their origin in disordered livers and
isltomarcehs,
o by all
timely doses of Holloway's Pills will en
dealers in medicines and at Professor Holloway's establish-
ment, 244, Strand, Londcn.
Sir Thomas Acland, in a letter to J. 11. Furse, Esq ,
Chairman of the North Devea Agricultural Protection Society,
clinect to ',lodge lihmtejf, previous to the the
vote
which he might give on Sir Robert Peel's ret.,oluticns.—lratern
Na 11 a ry.

t

SEDUCTION Ok CHILDREN.
Yesterday two men were Cliaried by constable Phillips,
at Bow-street Police-court, with *living harboured and co-
habited with several little girls iniewretched hovel, occupied
by them jointly, in Gilbert-street, Clare-market.
The constable informed the magistrate, that in consequence
of the representations made to him by a mechanic named
Wklker, who had lost his daughter, aged thirteen years,
he went to the room occupied by the prisoners, and keocking
at the door, which was fastened, demanded admission. He
heard the voice of a child inside, and he was asked by a man,
whom he heard getting out of bed, what he wanted. Wit-
ness insisted on being admitted, and the door was eventually
opened. He found one of the prisoners standing in the room,
in his shirt only, and saw three little girls, under fourteen
years of age, crouched together, completely naked, and having
no other covering than that of a dirty rug. The other pri-
,
soner was net undressed. Walker, who accompanied the
policeman, identified one of the children as his daughter,
whose absence from home he had been unable to account for.
The constable ordered the girls to put on the scanty clothing
which was lying about them, and, taking the prisoners into
custody, conducted them all to the police station.
Mr. Twyford observed that those disclosures were very
horrible. To think of men going about and decoying young
children like these to their dens of depravity was horrible in-
deed. But, as the children were more than ten years old,
no offence had been committed in the eye of the law, and it
was not in the power of the magistrate to interfere. There
was nothing to show that violent means bad been used to get
Che children away from their parents, or that they had been
retained by the men contrary to their own wishes.
The constable remarked tied the doJr of the room was
kept locked.

kr. Twyford—Very likely; but it was no offence to lock a
door, and, although he wished to say nothing in favour of the
p isoners, it was only reasonable to suppose that the place was
Rept locked by them from feelings of delicacy. His worship
wished to see one of the girls.
The three children were then brought into court, and one
of them, aged thirteen, was placed in the witness-box. Pale,
thin, and consumptive in their appearance, barely covered with
ragged clothing, and dirty in the extreme, nothing could
exceed the apparent wretetedness of these poor creatures.
The father of one of them (Walker), and the mother of
another, were well-dressed and respectable-looking people.
The third, who was put under examination, stated that her
father's name was Barrykin, and that he was a bricklayer's
labourer. She had not been living all the time with the
men at the bar, but, for a short period, with Lucy Roach (a
well-known prostitute), who lodged in the same house. She
said that she should be glad to go anywhere to be protected.
Phillips, the officer, said that the parents of a great many
other children were prepared with similar complaints against
i
the prisoners, f his Worship wished to hear them.
Mr. T Wyford repeated that he could not punish the men,
and although he did not blame the officer for taking them
into custody, it was his duty to discharge them.
A gentleman here stepped forward, and begged his Wor-
ship to use his influence with some philanthropic institution,
in order, if possible, to rescue the children from the depra-
vity into which they had been plunged at so tender an age.
By the direction of his Worship, however, they were
handed over to the constable to be taken back to their pa-
rents, and the two miscreants at the bar, whom, it seems, no
law could reach, were discharged.

DARING BURGLARY NEAR
LEAMINGTON.
During the course of yesterday (Friday) morning, infor-
mation was received by Mr. Roby, superintendent of police,
that a burglarious entry had been made into the residence of
11. E. Landor, Esq., a gentleman living at Teachbroke,
It appears that about two o'clock in the morning, two of
Mr. Landor's servants who slept in a bed-room over the
kitchen, in the rear of the premises, were awoke by the
breaking of glass, and the entrance through the window of
the apartment of three men successively, whose faces were
covered with black crape. A scuffle ensued, and one of the
servants made his escape into the dining-room, the window
of which opened into a front garden, and as he was about to
retreat in that direction, in order to give an alarm in the
village, he caught sight of a man who was standing sentinel,
armed with a bludgeon. He immediately proceeded up a
back staircase to Mr. Landor's bedchamber, to inform that
gentleman of what had taken place ; and, having done so,
retreated into the kitchen, where he secreted himself in the
chimney, and there remained until all chance of danger had
passed away. From this hiding-place, however, ke heard
the burglars making search for him, and, in foul language,
expressing their regret that he had escaped them.
Returning to the other servant (Morley), who was left
scuffling with three of the thieves, we ascertained that, after
some considerable resistance, during which time he was
forced from room to room, and struck a most serious blow
on the forehead, he was finally overcome, and compelled to
lead the robbers to the bed-room of his master, who had
been previously aroused by Cleaver, and had been looking
for firs-arms, one of which he held in his hand as the
plunderers entered his chamber. One of them, addressing
him, said—" Now, old fellow, we've found you, have we?"
and commenced wrestling with him for the blunderbuss
with which he had armed himself. The party ultimately
forced him to the floor, exclaiming, "Your money er your
life." Mr. Lander, with great self-possession, to this threat
replied, " Here, then, as you are masters now,:! at the
same time handing over his purse, in which there were six
or seven pounds, principally in gold. The thieves, according
to Mr. Lander's own statement, shook the purse, evidently
surprised and disappointed at the trifling booty they had
gained. At this period both Mr. Landor and his occasigna 1
servant (Morley), seeing that all further resistance
would be useless, abstained from offering any, and
seated themselves by the bed. The perpetrators of this
violent attack upon life and property next wantonly forced
open a small cabinet by the bedside, and took out four
watches. These, together with the money above mentioned,
appear to be the whole of the property carried off by the
thieves, who, however, compelled Mr. Landor to go with
them to the dining-room, there to deliver up the key of hia
plate-chest. On unlocking this iron safe, they turned out
all the plate, as if money only was their object, and, at length,
pounced upon a pocket-book which they eagerly took to the
wax lights %lia they had ignited, and examined the con-
tents minutely, which consisted of bankers accountable bills
upon Messrs. Taylor and Loyd, of the Birmingham Old
Bank, for between 6,000/. and 7,0004 They turned them on
one side as of no importance whatever; and from this fact, as
well as from that of not a single tirticle of plate being taken
away, it may fairly he presumed that their only object of
plunder was money.
The servant-man, who is wounded, lies in a very precari-
ous state; and we regret to state, that up to the moment of
our account leaving Leamington, at eight o'clock last night,
the police had been unable to gain any intelligence of the
thieves.

REPORTED DEATH OF MADAME

CASTELL AN.

The following letter has been addressed to Mr. Lumley
by the father of Madame Casten=

(Translation.)

Paris, Feb. 18, 1846.
Sir,—An article has been inserted in a London journal,
entitled " Death of Madame Castellan !" This article, after
having given details of Madame Castellan's death, betrays
but little respect for the dead, for even whilst announcing my
daughter's death, it perfidiously assails her talents.
I therefore address myself to you, Sir, to beg you, for my
daughter's sake and your own, to publish a contradiction in
the London jonrnals of the sinister reports malice has circu-
lated, My daughter is in good health, and I received the
same day this report of her death reached me, a letter from
her own hand of the 6th of February, announcing her re-
appearance at the theatre, after a slight indisposition; and
the manner in which sbe was received by the public of St.
Petersburgh triumphantly refutes the attack upon her talent
which accompanied the announcement of her death.
I venture. Sir, to hope from your kindness, that you will
contradict the else report which I have pointed' out, and
which:no doubt has reached your ears.
Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished consi-
deration.

(Signed)

J. CASTELLAN,
41, Rue des Poissonniem

To Monsieur B. Lumley.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
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twins.
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bourhood. Whole establishments turn out on the report of
tradesmen,
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and their followers have had good sport this week, having
shot three,

FLINT GLASS MANUFACTORIES.
The numerous works in the kingdom are nearly brought
to a stand still for want of sand. This article has for some
years been obtained from Allum Bay in the Isle of Wight,
but the long-contimied south-westerly gales prevented a
supply from being obtained, and the heavy rains caused
founders to dig into the pits of sands of other colours, of
which there are numerous strata of every shade. That which
is used in the manufacture of glass is beautifully white, and
will in a few days again be plentifully obtained, should the
present fine weather continue.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk
yesterday in the pleasure-grounds of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness afterwards rode out on horseback, at-
tended by Colouel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were
taken their accustomed exercise yesterday in the royal
gardens. _

honour o f aa nsdi
tStosiiennrlgl ewD....
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and
encouraging the Fine Arts, in the re-building the palace of
Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyr
House at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel
Wylde, Equerry in Waiting. .
The Commissioners present were—the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Ash-
burton, Lord Colborne, Viscount Mahon, the Right lion. Sir
Robert Peel, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., Mr. Benjamin
Hawes, M.P., Mr. Henry Hallam, Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr.
Thomas Wyse, M.P., and the Secretary, Mr. C. L. Eastlake.
At four o'clock the Prince and the Commissioners went to
the new palace at Westminster, where they were rec:_iN:tigi.o3:
the architect, Mr. Barry, who conducted his Royal
elini
own
High-
ness and the members of the Commission over b
llouses of Parliament.
of the French plays with their pl-
Vesceonuntess Canning, Hen.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the
The royal suite included the i
s Colonel Arbuthnot, and
Miss Dawson, the Earl of Warwick, ttehred apye-.r performance
erring. a n
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hadi a Southlnan.winaStrtaed4ffmoieril:wihirteh
office.
consistingathenwf Ms,
Dalhousie yesterday at the office of the Board of
Wil-
liam
the
Trade. The deputation was introduced by Colonel Anson,
DI. P., Mr. C. P. Villiers, M.P., and Mr. T. Thornely, ICP-
His Excellency M. Dedel had an interview with Lord
Aberdeen yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
The Ecclesiastical Cerrunissionera for .England had a
special general meeting yesterday afterooort.at the office in
Whitehall-place. 'there were present the Arehbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Carlisle, Chichester,
Ely, Hereford, Llandaff, and Oxford, the FAA of Devon, and
the Right Hon. Sir George Grey.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FED. 21.
THERMuMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 50; Noon, 57.

BAROMETER, 30.2.
WIND S.W., beautiful sunshiny weather.

nun' WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Dinning .. 43 minutes after 8. I Evening .. 32 minutes after 9,