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THE QUEEN V. PARKER.

...
Mr. Sergeant SHEA moved for a rule to set aside the ver-
dict in this case. The case was tried before Lord Denman at
the sittings alter last term at Guildhall, and a verdict re-
turned for the Crown. Sergeant Shea now moved upon
affidavits.

Lord DENMAV intimated that it had better be brought on
when the defendant was brought up for judgment.
In the case of

TIIE QUEEN V. LEWIS,
the same course was directed by the Court.

BAIL COURT, April 20.
(Before Mr. Justice Cotentincz.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE QUEEN V. WELL MAN.
for non-per-
formance should not issue against a Mr. 1 ell
fortnance of a rule of court. •
and in the course of last
Mr. UDALL applied fora rule to showsr cause why an attach-
pa Ir
its
h appeared
inth the county
that
d calling on him to
term a rule for a mandamus was obtained, 0 _
f the peace
place in the hands of the clerl.
losure award
nis. a churchwarden of a
for the county of Suffolk an inc
i‘rro.fNSVueffilosmlka,
taken, to be adduced in evidence on an action which was
then pending under the Inclosure Act. The defendant ap-
in otdcr that an inspection might be made. and !xtracts,
retusal to allow any
peered by counsel, but the rule was granted. The rule was
served upon him and an inspection demanded, but the
answer of the defewiant was a. most decided and peremptory
Rule granted.
elatamthien
Mr. M. SMITH applied for the postponement of a trial in
the case of Oldfield v. Flemin
inspection or any extracts to be taken.—
It appeared that the acti(g•n. was brought to recover the
hc oa nal
bmeiesns i
presento n t o
turn of 100 L, which liad arisOn from some gaming trans-
16thection; and a gentleman named Jackson, an officer in the Lancers (now in ledia) was a witness absolutely neces-
a affairsthat
ngeennrt gentleman, sary for the defendant's case. It was proposed to send out a
dered.honie, the defendant in the action was anxious that
asnu,t
ibelt
aanstil his regimentnn w nr_
the trial should be postponed until the return of Mr. Jackson.
The application was (,r I dto stand over for three days.
The COW'afterwards( ere. . t sat at nisi prius, but no case worthy
of notice occurred.

COURT
°F COII.IIOIV PLEAS, April 20.
(Sittings in Banco.)
re-
duced to 25/. instead of as given.
TEMPEST AND ANOTHER V. KILNER.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES moved for a rule to show cause why
the verdict in this case should not be set aside and a non-suit
entered ; or why the damages in the case should not be re-
at the last York 1501.,assize, before Mr. Justice Patteson,
and a verdict given ''the plaintiff for 1501
en for The actioncontract between
arose out of a
theparties, in The case was tried
which Mr. Kilner, the defendant, engaged to
supply the plaintiffs with 100 shares' in the Huddersfield and
Manchester Railway at 15r. premium each. The action was
brought to recover the loss,
from the shares not being deli-
vered according to contract, and the damages awarded was
the increase in the
Premium on the shares from the time of tinS
contract being executed up to the time of the action. Several
objections were taken at
the time on the part of the de-
fendant, but the grGunds on which he (Mr. Sergeant Byles)
now sought for the rule
Iva., that there were no shares in
existence at the time the action was brought (there being

only scrip issued, which could not be construed as shares),
and therefore there could be no breach of contract that the
shares should be delivered within a ceftain time after being
issued ; and further, suprsirg scrip to be construed as shares,
that the contract was off on the 12th of August, and there-
fore the only damages that should have been awarded, was
the difference in the premium of the scrip between the time
of the contract and the 12th of August—viz., 251.—Rule to
show cause granted.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT, April2o
(Before the RECORDER.)
TINE CHAMBERLALN OF LONDON V. STURT AND OTHERS.
This was an action brought by the Corporation of Londor,
to recover certain penalties from the defendants, for having
carried on the profession of wholesale traders within the
limits of the City, without having previously purchased the
City freedom.
Sir Thomas Wilde (with whom were Mr. Gurney, Mr. 11.
Bill, and Messrs. Ryland and Laurie, city pleaders) ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and
The Solicitor-General, with whom were Mr. Butt and
Messrs. Randall and Altcar (city pleaders), appeared for the
defendants.

The usual preliminaries having been gone through,
The SOLICITOR. GENERAL entered a protest against the
case being tried in this court, and another against the mode
in which the jury had been empannelled ; whereupon
Sir Thomas WILDE couriterpleaded, and said that the
course now to be taken would be for his Lordship to appoint
proper parties to inquire into the mode in which the jury had
been empannelled._ _ _ _

The S4LICITOR-GENERAL hoped that R 3 be was ignorant
of the practice of the Court, it would not be considered un-
reasonable if he expressed a hope that he might be informed
by the plaintiff's agents of the party who had made up the
jury list, because that information did not appear upon the
record, as wrs invariably the custom in other courts.
Sir T. WILDE said that no such custom prevailed in other
Courts.
Mr. Burr contended that it did.

The RECORDER hoped that the parties would come to some
agreement, whereby the necessity of trying the objections of
the Learned Coun'el tor the defendant might be obviated.
The SOLICITOR•GENERAL hoped that his Lordship would
try the question himself.

"The RECOSDER-I am not an unindifrerent person.—
(Laughter )
The SOLICIToR-GENERAL—Why, my Lord, it is a misfl r-
tune in cases of this kind that, it there be an objection taken
to the mode of conducting, there is no human being unindif-
ferent. The jury cannot• be unindifferent persons, for they
are citizens of London.

The RECORDER—How do you know that they are citizens
of London ?

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—We shall find that out by-and-
by. I shall be quite willing for your Lordship to try whether
the jury was empannelled by an indifferent person or not.
The RECORDER—You are willing, in fact, to make me
your neminee.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Precieely so, my Lord. Before
issue, however, is joined upon this, I hope your Lordship will
consider us entitled to some indulgence, because we are
proceeding upon a matter which involves a great constitu-
tional question, and we have not the same meens of informa-
tion as my Learned Friend possesses. I should therefore,
before issue is joiner!, pray your Lordship to allow me to
make an alteiation in the challenge which I have put in to
the jury, viz., to the effect that the inhabitants of the Cripple-
gate ward, out of which this jury has been empannelled, are
not unindiflerent persons.
Sir THoetas WILDE apprehended that it was contrary to
all practice to allow a proceeding of that character and ten-
dency, in cases of this kind. He never before heard of
such alterations being allowed. He had already counter-
pleaded to the objection of his Learned Friend, and really
if this proposed alteration were permitted, his Learned
Friend might propose alterations in perpetuity.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the proceedings
had as yet only been ore tenus, and as his client, as well as
himself, were entire strengers to the practice of the Court,
he hoped his Lordship would not object to the alteration.
He would undertake not to propose any further alteration.
The RECORDER said that the Learned Solicitor General
had already made a solemn suggestion upon the record, and
he could not see how he could properly allow him to alter
hit objection.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL again urged his ignorance of
the practice as a ground for the extension of some indulgence
towards him. His Loomed Friend on the opposite side had
every advantage over him in respect of the customs and
practice of the Court. He had learned practitioners of the
Court on all sides ready to consult with him on behalf
of the plaintiff. He certainly did not expect to have been
met with such determined opposition and severe adhesion to
the strict letter of the practice of the Court on the part of
his Learne.l Friend on the opposite side.
Sir THOMAS Wier*: said that his Learned Friend had no
reason to complain of ignorance of the Court, for the gentle-
man that instructed him was actually one of the attorney's
of the Court.
Sir TIIO3IAR WILDE said, his Learned Friend must have
peculiar notions of the proceedings of the Lord Mayor'e
Court. He seemed to infer that the jury came there
prejudiced in favour of the plaintiff. But he was not
content to come there and raise the question of juris-
diction, but had expressed his intention to take
objections in every stage of the case. The objection lie
now proposed to raise was simply this—whether the sheriff',
officer, who eared nothieg, not a farthing, whether the
plaintiff pained the action or not, was a proper person to
summon the jury. That was the que-.lion which he wished
to raise, and out of it to ground a challenge to the array.
But when his Lordship knew that the officers had nothing
mote to do with the selection of the jury than
any other person living, but that other pereone
were entitled to elect them—that they happened to
occur in the list which happened to be apportioned to this
month—that: persons serving on juries were elected for e, r
tain'inatters in the year, and not selected to try any parti-
cular case
The'REcotthEn intimated that the list contained freemen
and non-freemen ; in fact, all who were qualified to fill the
office.
Sir THOMAS WILDE said he was only showing the little
value of die objection of his Learned Friend, and why hi.
Lordship ought not to entertain it. The jury were selectee
by the sheriff's-officer, whom his Learned Friend said was
not impartial, and, therefore, that the jury were also not
impartial. Then, with respect to the amendment which h,
proposed to introduce, he (Sir T. Wilde ) was of opinion that such
amendments were never allowed in cases of this kind. In
pleas of abatement, or in challenges to array, were amend.
ments ever allowed ? He did net say what his Lordship
might do if he were sitting in a different capacity in another
place, but he was sitting here at nisi Fritts. His Learner!
Friend had put in issue—he had counter pleaded
and they had been entered on the record. But, after this, he
now asked to amend these proceedings by making a nevi
challenge—for this was the real nature of his application—
this was the real secret—but he (Sir T. Wilde) held that it
ould not be granted. He, therefore, submitted to his
Lordship that this was not a case in which any amend-
ment should be allowed, as it was mere dilatory
proceeding, because it was perfectly obvious that the officer
by whom the jury 'Was sunsuit ned could have no interest
whatever in the matter. Besides the jury which had been
empanneled was as impartial as any jury, empanneled by
any other officer, could be. Theref,re, the objection was
purely a technical one, and was mule without any just rea-
son. What was there in it to induce his Lordship
to allow the amendment? Most respectfully, therefore, he
submitted thet it did not fall within the ordinary principle of
amendments; that it could not be properly made, because hi
law they could not ground a second challenge on another.
How, for instance, was it to be in' reduced on the record?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there was no record until it
was finally made up.
Sir T. WILDE held that the record had been virtually
made up.
Some discussion then ensued with respect to the way in
which returns were made of the Persons qualified to serve on
the grand and petty juries. •
The RECORDER said the returns made by the different.
wardmotes came to the Court of Aldermen, from whom they
passed to the Town Clerk.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the Sergeant-at-Mace then
obtained all or some of the returns, he then summoned
the jury, who were accordingly brouzht here. The objection
was, that these officers (for if there had been a sheriff there
would have been no difficulty in the matter), that was, the
aldermen and ward officers
The RECORDER—They are not officers.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said these persons and the al-
dermen with whom they acted, first return a list of persons
qualified to serve as jurors, and then " somebody," out of all
these returns, who is a freeman of the City of London, se-
lects the juries. Whether this was directly a fixed rule or
by rotation, he did not know.
The RECORDER.—Nobody selects. Suppose it was done
by an act of Common Council?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said it would no doubt be a
valid act.
The RECORDER.--That is conceding the whole question.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL.—II might be an act of Com-
mon Council that the persons should be taken by rotation.
I have the Act in my hands, but I can find nothing about
rotation or anytlsing else.—( Laughter.)
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, the Act showed him that the
jury were to be chosen out of the ward of Cripplegate. This
would enable him to shape his challenge, which would be to
the effect, that the aldermen and inquest were citizens,
and interested in the question at issue. After
wishing that the jury bad heard the
able arguments of his Learned Friend before the House of
Lords, in the ease of the " Queen against O'Connell," he
proceeded to say that his Learned Friend had insinuated to
the jury who.were to try the case that he (the Solicitor-
General) charged them with partiality—a line of conduct
which he considered unworthy of the hieh stand-
ing of his Learned Friend. He repudiated the
charge that he attributed the slightest shadow of
partiality to the gentlemen constituting the jury
This was a great constitutional question, which, if not settled
in that Court, would have to be decided by.the House of
Lords. He thought no more of attributing partiality to the
jury or the officers by whom they were summoned,
than he did of making such a charge against
his Lordship. After some further remarks, he
read the challenge to the array, which set forth
that the persons elected at wardmotes held before Alderman
Challis, on the 21st and 22d of. December, and the two fol-
lowing days at the boys school, Redcrose-street, to serve as
jurors, were elected by aldermen, and that the divers persons
forming the inquest, and each of them, were freemen of the
city of London, and interested in the issue of the case, and
would participate in the penalties sought to be recovered by
this ac'ion, and that the defendant Henry Sturt prayed that
the panel might be quashed.
Sir T. WILDE said, that was a new challenge from be-
ginning to end.

The-Sommott-GEtiznAL—Well, my Learned Friend, may
plead a demurrer.
The REcoRDEE—Then you mean to impeach the unindif-
ferency of those gentlemen, the jury, who were elected and
sent here.
1:11) Sotacrron.thatEnAL intimated that that was the
object of the challenge, and applied to have it introduced in
the former challenge to the array.
Sir Tuomns WILDE said at first he understood that the
application of his Learned Friend was to amend the record,
but it was in substance and in form an application to with-
draw the old challenge and to substitute a new one.
The IlEcottuzit—lle wishes to incorporate the two.
Sir T. WILDE said, nevertheless, it was an application to
withdraw the former challenge, and to make a new one.
The RECORDER—It is in substance that.

• Sir T. WILDE submitted that it_could not be done, because
there was no jurisdiction. He knew of no instance, and yet his
attention had been peculiarly given to the subject of challenges.
It may be proper to counterplead assuming the amendment
made. There were three things to be considered, first, the
freedom from the jurisdiction of any challenge ; secondly,
the objection; and thirdly, the right to sustain that ob-
jection in this Court. His Lordship was aware that the
panel was first sent to the inquest, and it was for them to
make the array. The Solicitor-General had raised
the ground that this was a great constitutional
question, and had asserted that the body 'who made
that array was too indefinite in law. He (Mr. T. Wilde)
referred t the case of Mr. O'Connell, and sta ed that he bad
challenged the array, because there was fraud in the case.
That, it was true, was a great question, but, like all such
que,tions, there might be great abuse, and this, he conceived,
was an instance. The question was really as to whether

there was any jurisdiction, for if there were not, there was
plainly no discretion to be exercised, but all precedent
bad shown that there was jurisdiction. Yet, nevertheless, as
this was a matter of greAt importance, he wend pray for time
to consider the valichty of the amendment.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL would not include any of the
popular matter which his Learned Friend had introduced
into his address, but he must say that this was a question
the importance of which it was impossible to exaggerate.
If his Learned Friend would allow, instead' of arguing
merely for the amendment, that if the time were given
the position of a new challenge should be permitted, he was
quite ready to submit to the delay. That would certainly
be the more convenient course, for if not raised here the ques-
tion would certainly be raised elsewhe:e. and would save the
inconvenience of carrying two cases to the House of Lords
instead of one.

The RECORDER suggested that there were more cases than
one.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought that made no difference,
for if there were nh.eteen cases, he conceived that no diffi-
culty would arise in amalgamating all the other cases after
the first.
After some conversation, in which the Sotterzoß-GEstrAtAL
stated, that he did not conceive that a jury could be eir pan-
nailed through any other agency than the irquest, but if the
challenge was now refused to him he should' make it in a
Court of Error, .

The RECORDER said, that a point had been put to him,
and that was, that if this delay were to ba allowed, there
would be a different jury at the next hearing from that
which was now challenged, so that the challenge, as well as
the jury. would have gone off.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL conceived that the dely would
only be in the nature of an adj mrnment, so that no incon•
venience would arise on that account.

Sir Tnostas WILDE objected to an alteration of the mode of
challenge.
The RECORDER conceived that he should not be difp,sect
to entertain any different moth, of challenge than that which
had already been made. He thought that the cause
ought not to be decided by persons who were strangers to the
customs and privileges of the City, and he would rather that
the course should be by consent than an appeal to his
jurisdiction. He should wish yen ranch that there should
be such a challenge made as would oblige a return to be made
of how really the jury was returned. This would occasion no
difficulty, as the real fad of right of trial would then
be developed, and the right itself might be tested
by writ of error, and he did wish that some agree-
ment should be come to, to save confusion on the record.

The Soucr TOR-GENERAL thought, that of course the ad-
journment would be by consent.
Sir TIIO3IIAS WILDE thought that his Learned Friend
ought not to be permitted to go otherwise than on his first
challenge.

The 'RECORDER decided that he would not allow the
defendant to substitute in the challenge, and the adjourn-
ment ought either to be by consent, or that the parties
should join issue.
The SoLICIToR-GENERAL then would join issue.
At this point the jury were allowed to retire for a few
minutes.
• On the return of the jury the Solicitor- General opened the
• proceedings by calling
• Mr. Sewell, the Sergeant-at-Mace, who stated that he was
aware that the return of parties fit to serve on juries was made
to the Town Clerk's office by the several inquests of the different
• wards, but with the general business he had nothing to do,
as Mr. Gore, his deputy, does it for him, there being no fees
Mr. Gore was then called, and stated to the S
• General that he acted on behalf of the Seijeant-at-
Mace, and that he obtained the lists from the Town-
Clerk's office for summoning the juries. That he received
• the list only of such wards as were required for
each month, and that, therefore, he received a list every
month. Those lists varied in numbers, going from 24 up
to 150. When the list contained as many as 60, he sum-
moned them all ; but when there was more than
seventy, but in consequence of removals or allowances in
Court he found his numbers reduced, he was obliged to
summon all remaining on the panel. When he had more on
the panel than he required, he consulted the lists of last year,
and omitted those who had served twelve months before, in
order to save them trouble. When this rule could not be
observed, he took the names as they came, always securing
48. In the present case, be went to the Town-
Clerk's office a few days before the commence-
ment of April, at which time he received the
returns in Court, of which he took copies the
corrected copy he produced. In that copy there were
48 names. He had not summoned thewhole of the 48, having
omitted four, because be could not find the parties. He made
a rough copy of the 48 before he went out to summon the
persons, 44 of whom he had summoned. With respect
to the other four, he went to their residences, but he was in-
formed that they had left, and he therefore left no summons,
not having learned where they were gone, though in one or
two cases he had inquired, and had learned that they had
left the ward. This was the case with respect to a person of
the name of Smith.
To the RECORDER—The witness stated that he was not
at liberty to follow the parties summoned beyond the bounda-
ries of the ward.
To the SoLICITOR-GENERAL he stated, that with regard
to Lea, another of the four, he had been told that he had
gins to Goswell-road, beyond the bounds of the City, but
with respect to Pugh, he had made no particular inquiry.
With respect to the list he kept it himself and made a re-
turn of the parties summoned to the office of the Deputy
Registrar.
Mr. Brandon, deputy-registrar, was next examined, and
stated that there was no.list beyond that which he received
from the summoning officer. He never saw the paper.
Cross-examined—The papers before the Court contains the
names of all those persons liable to serve in the wardmote in
quest ion.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that that was the evidence
which he had to submit in support of his allegation, and he
thought that it clearle supported his allegation.
Sir T. WILDE said that the evidence did no such thing.
Charles Sewell, who was a freeman, was charged with
haying made a panel, which panel he had never seen. The
navel was made out by another person, who acted ministe-
rially. He received the panel. and was instructed
o summon all that he might find liable to
.eve,
and he returned a list of those that
were liable to serve, and be summoned. What in the
world had that to do with the panel? The panel of the jury
contained the names of the whole forty-eight jurors who had
been summoned. The evidence adduced did not in the least
eunport the challenge against the array.
The Some-nem-GENERAL being about to reply to Si
Thomas Wilde's objections, was interrupted by that Learned
Gentleman, who contended that he had no right whatever
to reply, after having sat down. bystating that "that was his
After some discussion it was ultimately decided that the
Solicitor-General might if he chose address his Lordship.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL accordingly proceeded to answer
the objection of his Letirned Friend, who he said must
not suppose that because he happened in this case to
appear as counsel for the City of London he had it in his
power to stop every one's mouth that might appear against
the interests for which he appeared.--(Laughter.) He (the
Solicitor-General) appeared there as Counsel for one of
her Majesty's subjects, and as an interlocatory question had
arisen in these proceedings, he presumed that he had a
perfect right to address his Lordship upon it, who, be hoped,
would treat this subject with the seriousness and attention
which it deserved. He had no wish whatever to occupy
unnecessarily the time of the Court, because he happened
to be concerned in cases which demanded his presence else-
where at that moment. Whet was the allegation which he
had submitted on behalf of the defendants in this case ?
That the array was made by Charles Sewell and that in-
stead of the complete list ofjurors liable to serve on this occa-
sion, only 48 had been returned ; andeit was from that paper
and that pc per alone which lay before the gentle-
man that occupied the seat underneath his Lordship,
that Sewell or hie deputy had returned the jurors who
had been called into the box. He wished to ask, if he paper
Which had been produced was not the array, which was the
array? If diet paper had net lo n produced before the
Court, there would have been no other instrument. The
second objection to the array w •s, that it was made by
a particular individual who was interested in the issue of
the trial. Now, if the paper before his Lordship was
not the array, there was, in fact, no array at all.
was fro m that paper that the jurors had been called,
and in all ordinary vises that was termed the array,
He apprehended that the question whether the officer, the
s rereanteat-Mace, had made the array or not was per-
!tly immaterial. The officer received the list of 150 parties
liable to serve in ordinary canes, but as the number was so
gr, at he reduced them to CO, which GO constituted the
array, and in the se7sAion of. those 60 individuals he was at.
perfect liberty to exercise his discretion. If he saw any
parties. amongst the 150 parties liable to serve who
might be favourable to that party against whom he
entertained same dislike, he might refuse to select them.
And in the present case be (the Solicitor-General) had aright
to assume that Sewell, or the party who had returned the
jurors in this case, had an interest in the result of the action,
prejudicial to that of his clients. And he muesn,atosungothht bfoepratrhotlyid
s.
that the list, in this case, was chosen by the names having
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by
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In delegating to the Sergeant-at-Mace, the P owe of
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allowed that he was an unindifferent officer of the he
tion of London, because he was enabled to choose a small
out o poral;
out of a large number of jurors. That officer hadheld-hisa
office sixty and bad no doubt discharged his duties in
a proper manner, but that was not the questi in. The ques-
tion was not whether this officer conducted himself in a
proper manner, but whether he was an indifferent or
unindifferent officer of the Corporation. He knew
that he was the person entrusted with the list, that
he reduced it, and that he made the selection, and conse-
quently the array, sometimes for one cause and 'sometimes •
for another. At any rate it was this officer who made a list
from the large list which contained this panel. Thus the ,
Sergeant-at-Mace had the power to omit the names of par-
ties who might entertain peculiar views and might give a
desired decision. It was enough to say that hee hadeit ,he
tt power, whether exercised properly or not.
i f he
ht
either reject or retain a considerable number.
aerent or
not. He submitted that he was
question then was, whether he was
and therefore that the panel must. be set aside,
o;tun unindifferent,
inasmuch
ht
as
Charles Sewell, the Sergeant-at-M ,cc, was a freeman of the
City.
Sir
should have
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arle in the v
that his Learned
a
Friend he
had done. It was perfectly evident that the piece of parch-
ment whi..h his 11,arneil Friend had christened a panel was
a legitimate instrument. It was returned by the proper
officer, and contained the names of forty-eight persons, forty
four of whom were summoned. He had only to summon
those on the list, and had no authority to make it a panel. •
The panel was made by the wardmote, and the officer had no
power ova. it. He, therefore, submitted that the objection
was not tenable.

The RECORDZR then proceeded to give his decision on the
point. He said the issue was that Charles Sewell made the
array. Now la was of opinion that the jury list was made
at the inquest during the wardmote from the list presented
by the inquest jury, and that the duty of the officer was in
that respect ministerial only, and that omission to furnish
the names of tour persons who had moved out of the ward,
and whom he consequently was unable to summons, could not
vitiate ttie only array—namely, that presented by the in-
quest at the wardmote. He did not think he was anything
more than a summoning officer, limited to the ai ray. That
was the object of the presentment of the inquest; and if
they were to enter into the history of the practice, they
would find that it was of the most popular description. It
was comprehended in every presentment to every ward-
mote that a return sl!auld be made by the inquests
of all those who were liable to serve on ju-
ries within each wardmote, and the entire City
constituted a large aggregate number of wardmotes. Of
this process they had a return of the inquest from all '
persons throughout the City who were liable to serve as
jurors in the City. Then earal the Act of the Common
Council, which direeted (the number being far greater than
was required fur the City Courts), that they s,ould take in
rotation a return Of two wards for each month throughout
the year ; and as there were more wards in the City than
months in the year, it frequently occurred that
they had three wards in &ails particular month.
Every wardrnote contained within it a court leet, at which-

the proper officer presided to see it rightly done, but almost:
everything was done by the public, empanelled as a jury_
It was a most ancient and popular institution, and what were'
they charged with? With having resorted, according to•
ancient custom and by the law of the city, to a most popular •
mode to arrive at the names of persons liable to serve,
as jurors; thus, instead of being referred to the nomination..
of one officer, they had the collective inquests of the City re- •
turning from their respective- wards those liable to serve ase
jurors. The duty of Sewell's deputy was simply ministerial._
The only defect was this, that he had not signified in thee
list which he returned the names of those whom t
he was unable to find. He was, therefore, of opi--
rion that the array was Lot made by thee
Sergeant nt-Mace, but by those who elected the jareee
The objection, therefore, was not, in his opinion, tenet) le.
The Recorder must insist upon his right to be referred to
as fryer and not as Recorder ; and he would put. the matter •is
any way %Oriel) should not inculpate his successor, but he cc 'mid
not sign the bill ot exceptions in his character of Recru tier.
The SOLICITOR-biENERAL then handed chellerg aof
the array, on the ground of unindifference in the Sheriff , Al-
d rmen, and the other members of the Corporation, art cer-
tain of the instrument, of making the array.
Sir T. WILDE objected to the challenge on the ground' the it
all the challenges could net he taken at once, on the gr ou nd
that the precedents of the books were decided un that eari:nt.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL must ask for his Leareied
Friend's authority, for it really appeared, to pine that the
terms of the cleeieion were, that all challenges should be to ken
at the same time; that is, that the challe•oges must be ma ade
not as one challenge, but that all should be taken before the
other party proceeded.
The RECORDER conceived that the challenges were: 'to be
taken in succession like a number of- counts, for if 01 to suc-
ceeded that was sufficient to destroy the arra:v.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the points of the: -chal-
lenges were under different issues.
The RECORDER conceived that although the whole, erf the
challenges had not been put in upon parchment,
:rel. that
they were to be considered as so many different chal'le nges.
But they must consider the confusion on the record.
Sir T. WILDE was of opinion that although the pot lts of
challenge might be different, yet the whole of the re asons
ought to be stated on the same paper.
After a little interruption the SOLICTTOR-GENEINA L re-
sumed, and stated that he had challenged the array on the
ground of several individuals acting from indifferency and if
he succeeded on one, that was sufficient, and it was certainly
new to him to find that because the parties were ,different, --
the cause being the same that he was to be precluded from
his challenge, and he apprehended that some ,sufficient
authority ought to, be given instead of the vague intie nation,
and if his Lordship gave any erroneous intimation he should
be entitled to an amendment in the writ of error.
The RECORDE,E—Then I will take the matter in eltis way.
I will take the parchment as diverse challenges, but not on
double challenges.
Sir T. WILDE said that his Learned Friend bad. stated
that if a second challenge would not be allowed he would be
taken by surprise, but he very much doubted
whether he had rota long consultation with those
who he had instructed him, as to which of his two
challenges against the officer who made up the array
and the party themselves he should submit first. His
Learned Friend had also stated, with his characteristic
courage, that he had not quoted any authority in support
of his opinion, that the defendant could not now put in
another challenge. He had quoted the authority of
no less a personage than Lord Coke (than whom
a higher authority could not be quoted), who stated,
that " if an adversary wished to make any challenges.
he must make them all at once." And if that meant any-
thing, it meant that he was precluded from punting in chal-
lenges in succession, and he submitted that although those
challenges might be tried in succession, yet that
they must all be laid before the Court at one
and the same time. It was ridiculous for his
Learned Friend to say that he was surprised by the
objection which he (Sir T. Wilde) had made against the
second challenge, because when he informed him at
the outset that he would not be permitted to make
a second challenge, his reply was, "Oh! we shall see
about that afterwards," which showed that he feared
be should be unsuccessful in his second attempt to interrupt
the progress of the trial, and that be could not therefore be
now surprised at the objection taken against the challenge.
It was plain that his Learned Friend wished to have as many
strings to his bow as be possibly could. The language of
Lord Coke was clear, and decidedly against the course pro-
posed to be taken by his Learned Friend, and he therefore
trusted that his Lordship would not sanction it. •
-The RECORDER salt that it was perfectly conclusive te-
his mind that the passage quoted from Lord Coke was against
the Learned Solicitor-General, but he was disposed to admit
the challenge, although he had no right whatever to make it. •
The challenge and the retarn of the inquest having ,been
handed in, the Recorder deliberated, aid
Sir T. WILDE stated that. a serious question arose as to thee
interference with the law of the wardtnotes.
The RECORDER conceived that the question would hinges
on the way in which the juries were removed.
Sir T. Armin thought that that question was already dies.-
posed of, and the only question was, whether the further'
consideration should come on in the way of challenge or de—
murrer.

The SOLICITOR GENERAL Conceived that the right of chs
lenge had been substantiated, and after considerable deliber a.-
tion it was decided that the cause should be adjourned t ill
Monday next at ten o'clock, the right of challenge being
left to the Solicitor-General, with a power on the behalf of
the plaintiffs to question the extent to which it R 'as
exercised, the understanding being that the exceptions shot Id
be several, but confined under one statement.

MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERDAY..
CORN-EXCILILNO E.
The arrivals of English Wheat were somewhat on the inerea 00,
and of very superior quality, compared with the parcels lately ob.
show. The attendance of millers and others being numerous, Ho.
lected parcels of both red and white Wheat of home produce cc aU-.-
mended a ready sale, at, in some few instances, an improvernen cin
the quotations obtainet on this day se'nnight, of about Is per qi tar-
ter, and at which a stood clearance was effected without diflict thy.
In the middling and inferior kinds rather more business was tr sue-
acted, and previous rates were well supported. At the close of the
market most of the mi. dlMg kinds were disposed of. Notwithsts 'the -
ing the large import of foreign Wheat since this day se'nnight, arid
the immense stocks in bond, an unusually small quantity, Ire e of
duty, was on sale to-day. Still, however, the inquiry was by no
mgadnusceadctaivter,ifitlio.ugol,s.ewineoicioeryss—idsearyttissepnetrosqt.asreti
eel!" edl
n ho parcelnd ds ItVohbt ate,,
owing to the high rates at which certificates were t old,
very little was doing, yet the holders remain very t ten
Although the arrivals of English Barley have beets small, the quite. •
thy of that article here this morning, was fully adequate to meet a.)
wants of the buyers. Even the finest malting parcels were a s',o
sale; while the middling and inferior kinds were a mere drug. In.
prices, we have no alteration to report. With Malt we were a gal a
scantily supplied ; but the demand was in a very active stote,, a t
barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, last week's currencies .
The quality of most of the samples was by no means first-rate. '.Ph•e
shipment of Oats from the principal Irish ports having ly etea
small for some time past, we had a very lirW et
d
quantity on offer this morning ; hence the Oat trade was sornew host
active, and the quotations improved Is. per quarter. The show elf
thee Foreign Beaus was somewhat large. All kinds moved of slow ly,
at barely late rates. Peas—the supply of which was small—ra 'ea
steady, at full prices. The Flour trade was in a very inactive eta to
let previous figures.
CURRENCY PER IMP
Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red, New.... 51s to 65s
Ditto,White, Old.. bils 70s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red... • . 52s 65s
Ditto, White.... • • 55s 68s
Irish, Red •.• • • . 51s 54s
Ditto, White .. .. • . 53s 57s
40-01 d ..... ....... 36s 38s
New • • 38s 40s
Barley—Grinding... • • 24s 25s
Malting . .. •• • • 31s 34s
Chevalier -.•••• • ns 38s
Nialt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk-. ••• • • • 583 62a
Brown .•• •• • 878 603
Kingston and Ware 63s 653
FOREIGN BRAIN A'
Wheat—Dantzic.... • . 578 to 513 s
Ilamburgh ....• • • 56a 62s
Barley ••••• • • • • • 22s 28s
.Mts.-New • ••• 25s 27s
grazing".2d2isstric2t3ssthe arrivals of Beasts fresh up to-
dayo.wt.h.ne. hicreaSsne,Tatn:lciafi'v:77ll7e::ior quality. Althotrifix
FromceDeed
ourde
n.
the attendance of both town and country buyers was numerous, the
Beef trade was in a very sluggish state. However, the primest Scots,
&c., were mostly disposed of, atet last week's prices; but most other
pekinridesnseuffeinredorttedtehewliue of 2il
Cambridge, were re, eived aboutp 1,8210b(Q;S::is,
a clearance. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
a Heine-heeds, and sshoerxti
Short-
horns; ; from the Western and Midland districts, 74110 Herefords,
Devons, hunts, Cows, tee. ' • from other parts England, 400
of various kinds ; and from Scotland, 300 Horned and polled Scott.
The numhers of Sheep were again on the increase, and of unusually
Supplyprme quality; yet the Mutton trade was co.eparatively steady, and
previous rates were supported in everr instance. From the Isle of
Wight 50 Lambs came to hand per railway, while the arrivals of that
description of stock from ether quarters were moderate. The Lamb
trade was steady at last Monday's currencies. Calves were in short
and sluggish inquiry, yet prices were supported. In Pigs
very little was doing, at our quotations. A large portion of the
Beasts and Sheep from Norfolk did not arrive hither until past eight
o'clock, arising from the delays upon the Eastern Counties Railway,
Per Whs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d• s. d. to s. d
Inferior Beasts ••.. 2 6 210 Second quality ditto 4 4 4 6
Second quality ditto. 3 0
33
106 es_tttrbede-oZellivecdtclhitutes
44
1,6)
54
0$
Prune
large
ne Seot 05.x.e.n..... 3 4
08 I`2 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 6 0 Large H
ogs .. 3 6 4 6
Prime small ditto •. b 2 4 Small Porkers • 4 8 5 0
Suckling Calves .18 0 30 0 I ,anarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0
Inferior Sheep .. . 319 4 a Lambs • • •..• 5 4 7 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET,
Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs.
I
8,368 I 19,020 61 1 315
WLWGATE AMID
Compared with those of the previous week the receipts of country-
killed meat up to these markets since Monday last have been very
moderate, though tolerably extensive the time of year considered.
The supplies on offer killed in the metropolis have been seasonably
good, nod of very superior quality. Prince Beet; Mutton. Lamb, and
Veal have moved oft steadily, at fully previous quotations ; but all
other kinds leave met a dull inquiry, at late rates. In addition to
At per stone,f; by the
Hutton,
Care,
the arrivals given in our tabular statement, about SOO carcases of
Lamb have reached us from various quarters. A few caresses of
foreign Beasts and Beef have appeared on sale.
s. d. to A. d.
d. to
'cork, large• • • • • • • • 3
Reef, Inferior...... 2 4 2
middling •. •• 2 2 8
prime small .. 3
L4an.
I.I.II;;;LS6DUHLtiGI
i 3 b. 6s fidp.rin" • ..•
4 4 4
prime large .• 210 3 2 ; -------1.111ds11114• • lO 4 2
ior .. 3 4 3 a
T-Tin tpmAaslIT..w...E..E.K.
.4 6 5
Veal.. •• • • .A. 4 4 4
Beasts . Sheep Calves Pigs.
50 600 540
. 40 . 700 6eo
90 200 110
70 90 so
30 100 100
60 120 120
20 99 100 200
50 200 210 300

Scotland ..........
.........
Yorkshire . • .....
Lbteolothire
Norfolk ........
Suffolk ....
Cambridgeshire
Surrey ...... • .
Devonshire
Wiltshire •
Other parts

ERIAL MEASURE
Malt—Chevalier.... • • 64s to 6
Oats—Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., lead. 248 're
Potatoe •• • 30s WI
Youghaf and Cork,
Black . 23s 115 s
Cork, White . 24s 29s
Scotch, Feed. .. • • 26s 308
Beans—Tick 31s 415
Pigeons .. 43s 49s
Pease—Grey.
Maple ••• • • 41s 44,
White • • 48s 533
Boilers 548 56s
Flour—Town-made .• • 558 57s
Suffolk • •.•• • • • • 48a 49s
Stocktn & Norfolk 4143 48s
FLOUR IN BOND.
Reuss ••'' • . • Pease7• •• • •
•• • • • • •
Flour—American • .• • •
—4ls 475
8
Baltic

60 150 R 0 110
"• • • •••• • • • . 100 200 101 200

tai
. ..... . ...... . 570 2,450 490 2,440
Previous WToeek's arrival...... 900 3,060 940 3,080

Diferenee since our last • • 330 610
450 640
BO:
ROUGE AND SPITAMPIELXIS.
Fair average supplies of Potatoes have arrived at the water-side
during the paA week. The finest qualities have moved off steadily
at full Prices, but all other kinds have met a dull sale on somewhat
easier terms,

7303R.0U11 TOP ILKARMET.
The ilnest parcels of llops,which are scarce. still command a
steady sale at fully last week's prices; but all other kinds, from the
fact that the show is increasing, are a dull inquiry, and that cur-
rencies are with difficulty support, o.
This market is dull and inactive. Prices are heavy, with an un-
hst three months, under 41s 6d usually small stock. There are no sellers of Y. C., to arrive for the
shiliblw).ond. Town Tallow 41s to 41s 6,1

DIED.
On the 15th lust., Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart., of Beech-
Wood, Berta.
On the 15th inst., at Bury St. Edmunds, Major George Darby
Griffith, chief constable of' the West Suffolk Rural Police.
On the 15th inst., at Edmonton, Edwa,cl Rowe Mores, Esq., Ma-
gistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant of ',!iddlesex and Essex, aged 90.
On the 15th Inst., Georgina, Wife of Peter Potter, Esq of Walsall.
On the 16th Inst., at ltiekleton House, Durham, John i.owrey.
On the 16th inst., at Dorchester, Mr. O. Clarke, aged 80.

London: Printed and I'ubllii,hed by ATP,DO YOUNG, of No. 112.
Strand, Printer, at The Sun ()Mee, \o. 112. Strand, in the Preej or
(.4* heSaVoY, in tho County of hi tddleaeX, Tuesday, Apra
21, 1846.

GRAVESEND STAR _atut 131-,IOVALL
i'ACK TS.

Packet and Railway Fare included la one Payment.
FROM THE BRUN,WicIi WHARF, ELACKWALL.
The Trains starting One Quarter of an note before each of
those times.
WEEK DAIS.—At 934, 1034, 11, 12, 134, 534, 1,6, and T.
BUNUA.YB.—At 934, 104, 11. 13%, 5,6, and 7.
FROM '^FIE NEW TERRACE PIER, GRATESEND.
WEEK DAYS.—..7I, 834, 934, 114 1, t, 4,5, and 6.
SUNDAYS.—At 71, 83¢, 113¢, 3,4, 5,6, and 7.
LOWEST FARES.
Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway, 6d.
Sa:oon and First Clan' Railway. 91.

OFFICE of the GOVERNOI: an.i COMPANY
of COPPER MINERS In ENGLAND, Old 'Stead-street,
London, Apri 8, 1846
The Court of Assistants of the Governor and Company of Copper
Miners in England hereby give notice, that a DIVIDEND, for the
half-year ending at Lady-day last, has b en this day declared, at the
rata of five per cent. per annum. tree of incutne-tax, on thc paid-up
capltal stock of the Conwany, and w•il be pa, a le at this Office, on
and after FRIDAY, the 24th instant. betnn ea the hours of Eleven
and Three. _ _ _ .

By order of the Court of Assistants,
W. INGLIS, Secretary,

LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.
To the Scripholders and Subscribers to the Deed of the above

Company.

A Committee of Shareholders in the London and Yaik Railway
has been formed, with the view of considering the prospects of this
line, and whether anything can be done to lessen the responsibility
of the Shareholders, •r in any way improve their position.
The Committee view with alarm the daily depreeiati n t♦hich is
taking place in the market in the shares of all new lines, and that
this depreciation increases in the shares of those Companies which
are most likely to obtain Bills.
The expensive contest in Parliament of the London and York Com-
pany mint absorb all the deposits. If the Act be obtained, calls must
immediately follow ; and the mejority of the scripholders will avoid
registration, knowing that they will have opportunities hereafter of
coming into the undertaking at a much lower price. The calls must,
therefore. be enforced against those who have signed the Parlia-
Inentary Contract.
This fpartlid position of matters has induced the Committee to con-
sider that prbbably the Eastern Counties Company, who are thestrong
opponents of tit, Losdot and York Company, may, for the sake of
protection andamtaii ty to their own shareholders, be still open to
some liberal coda:iron is and that the London and York directors
sad shareholders ought, either by diminishing the extent of their
undertaking (and consequently lessening the amount of calls to re-
ieve the pressure which will come en their subscribers), or by some
absorption in the Easitern Counties Company, obtain a participation
in an undertaking yieldirig a °resent profit, instead of one whose re-
turn, if ever °Wanted, will not be arrived at without years of painful
sacrifices and distre-s.
With these views, the Committee think ste; s ought to be immedi-
ately taken to open a negotiation with the Eastern Counties, it not
to dissolve the London and Yo k Company.
In the opinion of the Committee, either the line south of Peter-
borough ought to be abandoned, and the shares reeuced to 201. each,
sr the line shenid be given up to the Eastern Counties Company, on
their agreeing to pay the whole or a portion of the expenses, and
giving shares in their Line as originally proposed.
The statement below, showing the past and present position of
several well-supported Companies who, before the Committee of the
House of Commons, clearly showed a return on their capital from 6
to 8 per cent., proves that success on the part of the London and
York Railway, in obtaining their 1111, will entail ruinous lo=s on the
subscribers ,:nd scripholders ; and if any other argument was needed
to maintain the views of the Committee, the following extra, t 'from
the "Times" of the aih of April, might alone he iie med sufficient :

" The character of the crisis, and its effects on tht. new lines. are
graphically illustrated in the catastrophe of the 'Loudon and Oxf ,rd
Railway, as reported in ye,terday's paper :
" 'Mr. I. K. Brunel, examined by the t:hairman.—The prices have
So increased since the Acts were obtained, that the lines ment oned
above (the Oxford anti Worcester, and the .)xford and Rugby) can-
not be constructed at the estimated prices. Considers that the con-
Struction of railways is now 50 per cent. mere than at this time last
Year. _ .

" ' At this point of the proceedings the Chairman mid that :the
Committee thought it unnecessary to hear any more evidence re-
specting t.,e London aod OxtOrd Line; and, accordingly, after the
room had been cleared for a few minutes, t~F Chairman announced
that the Committee were unanimously of o!, Mon that the preambk
of the London and oxford had not been pros, d."
The Committee beg to direct the attention of the shareholders to
the official announcement of the Government's intention to immedi-
,ately introduce an Act investing the seripitolder with such power,
that a majority in number and value duly registered at any public
Meeting will prevent the further progress or any Bill in Parliament ;
and as the London and York Railway Bill will, in a very Pis' days,
have to appear before a similar ttibuital as thatof the defunct London
and Oxford, the ComMittee are, therefore, very anxious at once to
ascertain if the shareholders concur in any of theft views, for which
Purpose the following printed form may be obtained at the Com-
mittee-rooms, and every shareholder and subscriber to the deed is
earnestly requested to return the same signed immediately, in order
that the directors may be conferred with, or a pubis meeting con-
vened, as may be deemed most expedient for the protection of the
Interests of all parties.

To the Committee of the London and Totk SharehOlers.
Gentlemen,_l am a scripholder of Shares in the London
snd York Railway, and am desirous, Firstly, of having the Line
South of Peterborough given up, so as to lessen the cost : or. Secondly,
of having terms made with the Fits, ern Counties Company f,r an
abandonment of the London and York Itrlway and Amalgantat on
With the Eastern Counties Line, or, Thirdly, of having the C mpauy
at ones dissolved.
I would prefer the' of these alternatives, and I authorise
the Committee of Shareholders to represent my opinion to the Legis-
lature, and to pray Parliament to carry the Sams into effect, or to re-
ject the London and

Name in full
Residence ....... ..... ...........
Numbers of Scrip
• Here insert the word first," or " seeond," or " third."

Prem urn per I Discount per
Amount Railwa.ss svh•ch obtained Share in 1845, Share hi 1846,
raid up. Acts last Session, before Bill ob- while calls are
..._ tained. being made.
X s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d.
10 0 0 Caledonian • ...... .•• •. 12 0 0 3 & 0
10 0 0 Aberdeen .. • • .... ••• • • . 6 0 0 9 0•
12 10 0 Oxford& Wolverhampton 14 0 0 5 0 6
20 9 0 Chester and Holyhead .. 6 0 0 4 0 0
7 10 6 Dundalk and Enniskillen 3 0 0 7 10 0
4 10 0 Newry and Enniskillen . 3 0 0 4 0 0
5 0 • i South Wale., ••..•• • • • • i 0.0 4'o 0
12 0 0 I Waterford and Limerick 8 0 0 10 0 0

By Order of the Committee,
HENRY PHILIPPS, Solicitor,
London and Yolic,Committee, 4, Sise-lane, Loudon,
April 14, 1846.

LONDON AND YORK COMMIT TEE OF
SHAREHOLDERS.
The LONDON COM3IITTEE for carrying out the above objects,
earnestly desire the co-operation of every scripholder in the pro-
vinces, and they
,therefore suggest that PUBLIC MEETINGS be
Immediately convened in the following towns :—BIRMINGIIAM
MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL, LI:ED-4, IIt7LL, HALIFAX.
BR tDFORD, BOSTON, LEICESTER, NEWCASTLE, NOTTING-
HAM, PRESTON, SHEFFIELD, S A MFORD, LINCOLN, WAKE-
FIELD, YORK. EDIN,;URGH, GLASG: NiT, and ABERDEEN.
It Would also be advilable that the Provincial Committees, or
Chairman presiding at such meetings, should admit no persons,
except those producing and regist. ring their scrip, names, and ad-
iresses In a book, to bee kept at the door for such purpose, so that
the bona fide Intentions of such meeting of shareholders be properly
represented to the London Committee.
By order of the Conimittee,.
H. PHILIPPS.

4, Sise-lane, London.

LO vD ON AND YORK RAILWAY.
The Committee of Shareholders call the attention of the
Driginal Subscribers and actual Holders of Shares in this Company to
km advertisement dated the 16th instant, and by the Secretary of the
company, expressing the confidence of the Directors in obtain
their Bill. The Committee,.considerin this the greatest misfortune
',hat can happen to the Shareholders, the more earnestly ,invite all
those from whom thy have not yet received commu.dcations, to
ose no time in recording their opinion in accordance with the sug-
gestions contained in the circular issued by the Committee on the
i4th instant.

The holders of many thousand shares have already returned their
concurrence with the views or the Committee ; and the progress thus
'ar made leaves no doubt on the minds of the Committee of their ul-
dinate success. • •

The Committee, in reply to many. letters received, offering pecuni-
111 support, beg to state that t.,ey decline receiving any subscriptions,
tnd Intend pers ,nally bearing all Oa, expenses, unless the body or
Shareholders in the London and Yurk line vote their payment from
he general funds.

By order of the London and York Comm Atte.
4, Size lane, .April 17, 1846. HENRY PHILIPPS,

LONDON AN D YORK R.t tI.WA Y.
The Committee of Shareholders t.n.the
taiLondn and York
Railway view with satis:action th,.. advertisement in is morning's
lepers (rota the London and York Directors, and signed by the Se-
:retary, J. It. Mowan, announcing that their attention is being
lirected " to the , riusticability .1' treating with any rivals upon
.ernis advantageous to the London and York Shareholders."
The Committee feel that the s eps they. are taking will reduce
'rom theory to practice the wish of the Directors,. and facilitate In
he most eff. ctual manner the attainment of the object which they
mw for the first time announce their intention to accomplish, and
he Committee have much satisfaction in apprising the Share-
lolders that the answers they
have al-eady received establish be-
fond a doubt that the Proprietors will adopt the views which led
k, the formation Of this Committee, and which they consider as the
Inly means of escape from liabilities and engagements of a most
ruinous nature.

By order of the Committee,
PITILLIPS
4, S se-lane. . 11EN
Committee nr.M9,

THE REGISTERED SHIRT ► At-
HOUSE
42, REGENT-CIRCUS, PICCADILLY.
The Proprietor begs to state that in the term of the itEGISTRRED
EiIIIRT a very great improvement is effected, yet care is taken
to
Preserve the easy looseness so necessary to this garment, together
with a plain sueoth settin4 front, and to retain this appearance
dur ng the whole tune is wear. But a further and a most imiiortant
kcivantage is offered—the material Of those 'parts seen, viz., the
rronts, collars, and wristbands, are composed of the Golden Flax Linen, now so widely celebrated for the'parity of its bleach, thus
Presenting a beauthal anew-white appearance. The Proprietor fur-
ther begs to stout, that rigorous attention is given towards moderate
Prices and excellence of workmanship. Any philanthropic lady or
tentleman who may he desirous of giving employment to persons of
reduced means with such intention. the Proprietor of this establish-
Bent will be happy to to-operate, and merely requires to see a ape-
r,imen of work, and a card of the lady or gentleraan recommending.
Samples of the Golden Flax Linen, or Cambric, with prices and di-
rections for self-nteasurement, will be cheerfully forwarded by post
nonresidents in London. Also an assortment of the highly-pa-
tronised Golden Flax Cravat Collar can be obtained by application,
tddressed as follows :--
The Registered Shirt Warehouse, 42, Regent-circus, Piccadilly.

'NE GUINEA WELLING-1, uN BOW'S
mad* to measure by G. GARRETT, Bootmaker, by special
tppointment, to the King of the Belgians. • s ock of the most
"ashionable and highly-flaished Riots kept ready made, to suit the
:onvenienee of Noblemen, Officers of the united Services, and Gen-
Llenken who prefer trying on Roots to giving as order.
G. Garrett, Army Bootmaker, 130, Jermyn-street, St. James's.

PAUTIO N.-MECHI'S MAGIC STA( ;1).
" The Rettl Magic Strop," " The Double Magic Strop," " The
,Kagic Strop," are all base imitations of MECHI'S lAGIC STROP.
'one are genuine without Mechi's name, which they dare not put
on the spurious Strop ; yet, strange to say, many Perfumers, calling
themselves respectable, endeavaur to palm this rubbish (thee cost
Zorn 3d. to 3d. each In Sheffield) on the public as Mechi's Genuine
trop, although they possess no sharpening properties whatever, but
the very reverse. The weliknown Magic Paste is an invaluable
auxiliaryst to the Strop, and its renovating properties are truly
a
nishing. Mechi's Raz 'rs stand pre-eminent.

AVIES's FINE SPERAI CANDLES,
Is. sd. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, Is. Gd. ; Yellow soap, 425.,
465., 525., and 58s. per I 12Ibs. ; Mottled, h Os. and G 43.; Wax
Candles. Is. per lb. ; German, is. 2d. ' • Fine Wax, is. sd. ; Trans-
parent Wax, Is. ad. ; ,ienume Wax, 2s. Id. ; Store Candies, 5%d. ;
Extra Waxed-wick Moulds, 6%d.; Genuine Sperm Oil, 7s. per gallon ;
Solar, 3s. 3d. , Pale Seal, 33. Gd. ; Argand, or Yeietable, 4a. Gd.;
Windsor soap, Is.l t. per packet ; Palm, Is. 4d. ; Old Brown
Windsor, Is. 9d. t,s e, 25.; Almond, 2s. 'id. ; Sealin,' Wax. 45. 6d.
per lb. ; Hale's i erlor Paragon Composite, requiring no strut= 914 d.
For Cash—At D..4,VIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St.
Martin's-lane,
opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house.

ANOTHER RAPID CURE 017i3OUGH BY
DR: LOCOCK'S PU i. MON IC WAFERS.
From the Rev. G. Thomas, Holyhead.
`• December 31, 1845.
gir—l have the pleasure of Worming you Mkt my wife Is a deal better from taking one box of your valuable Waters. S great
he felt
herself better the first day she took them, &c.
(Signed) " OWEN Thomas, Wesleyan Minister."
Dr. LOCOCK'S wAirEus give instant relief and a rapid cure of
asthma, coughs, and all disorders of the breath and lungs.
To SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS they are invaluable fur
the voice; they have a most pleasant
clearing and atrengthening_
gd and 11 s. per boa.
k
taste. Price, Is. 11,4 d.. 25. •
r c- atm,leet-street, London ;
. Bid 1 ,
.Agents-:-Da Silva and Co., 1,
sold by all medicine vendors.

EASE AND comFoRT ix giiA--------viNG
fies.— B.
and S. COWVAN'S invaluable CANTON STROP, or Quad-
rilateral Chinese Razor-Sharpener, patronised by Ins Royal irig
Prince Albert, renders the operation of shaving pleasant to the most
tender skin. By a very simple process, the keenest edge may very
sPeedily be given to the bluntest razor. B. and S. Ctwvan's peon.-
Harty tempered Razors and Tooth and Shaving-powder. Specimens
of the strops are exhibited at the Royal Polytechnic Institution.
From the Many flattering testimonials received, the following, from
that most eminent surgeon, Mr. C. Aston Key, is selected :
" 814.---" I have made trial of your razor-strap, and find it to an-
swer better than any strap that I have hitherto used for giving a
keen wish-te cutting instruMentS for anatomical and surgical pti.--
Poses.. . " C. ASTON KEY."
Many often; may be seen at the inventors', IS: and S. Cowran,
164, Tench irch-street, where, the strops, &c., may be obtained, and
1 all respedtable perfumers, &c., price ss. 6d., 7s. 6d., -and 9s. 64.
°a"
Canton. Razor-strop Paste at ls. a packet. The Shaving-
Powder,.
2e, 6dls• 6d, i and Prussian Court Toothpowder at Is. 6d. and
Per box..
Omni •
Crfpv.,3l.--)Tqui an mail taint niitiod vid 'pelt' " D. la 5.
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