The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, APRIL 25.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead and Holyhead
Junction, 1% dis.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Wales, 11 dis.
—Chelmsford and Bury, % dis.—Chester and Manchester, Direct,
21s. Gd. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 1% p.—Direct Northern, 1% dis.—
Eastern Counties, 21s. Gl.—Exeter and Exmouth, % dis.—Exeter,
Yeovil, and Dorchester, 1 dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction,
3 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, % p.—Liverpool, Pres-
ton, Manchester, and Southport, % dis.—London and Manchester
(Remington's), 345. Gd. dis.—London and York, 1 dis.—Manchester,
Buxton, and Matlock, par—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters
(B), p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 7 9-16 P.—Manchester and Leeds,
Fifths, 8% p.—Manchester and Southampton, % dis.—Northumber-
land and Lancashire, 65. Gd.—North Staffordshire, 475.—Oldham, Birk-
enhead, &c.,1 dis.—Preston and Wyre, 35—Ditto, Halves (A), 3 p.—
Ditto, ditto (B), % p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, % dis.—
Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 1), 4% p.—Ditto, ditto
(No. 3), Gs.—South Eastern and Dover, Consolidated (No. 3), 1 p.
—Ditto, Halves (No. 4), 35. 9d. dis.—West Riding union, 1 % p.
LEEDS, APRIL 25.

STOCK EXCHANGE.-The Government measure for facilitating the
winding-up of railway schemes appears to afford great satisfaction,
and has done much already towards restoring confidence and re-
establishing the share market on a healthy and firm basis. The
value of most old stocks has been enhanced since the issue of our
last week's circular, especially Eastern Counties, Edinburgh and
Glasgows, Brightons, South-Westerns, Midlands, Newcastle and
Darlingtons, North British, and Dovers; and the tendency
of our market to-day Is again upwards, but with perhaps not quite
so much business doing. Many scrip stocks continue to be sold at
heavy discounts, as the proposition of Sir Robert Peel affords an op-
portunity- for the majority of the scripholders in a scheme to insist
on its continuance against the will of the minority, without, as was
expected, permitting those desirous of withdrawing from the concern
to do so en paying their proportionate amount of expenses incurred.
Such a clause appears to us desirable before the measure can be said
fully to effect the object for which it is intended. The better class
of scrip partakes of the improvement manifested in the shares of
existing lilies, and among others may be mentioned West Ridings,
Eastern Counties (York Extensions), and East Lancashires (No. 2), as
having a better appearance on the market. The sales are-Eastern
Counties, York Extension, 225. p.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quar-
ter Shares, 4 p. -East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accriagton), 325. 6d.
p.-Great Griins'cy and Sheffield, 5 dis.-Huddersfield and Manches-
ter, 1 dis.-Iluddersfleld and Sheffield, 31/8 p.-Leeds and Bradford,
27 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 1% dis.-North British, 5 -Ditto,
New Carlisle Branch , 11 p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston,
255. dis.-Essex and Suffolk, 16s. dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 15s.
dis.- Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 275. dis.-Liver-
peol, Ormskirk, and Preston, p.-London and Manchester (Rem.),
345. dis.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1 p.-Mid-
land and Thirsk Junction, 1 dis.-Northumberland and Lancashire
Junction, 16s. 6d. dis.-North Western, 7s. dis.- 'Welsh Midlands, 235.
dis.-West Riding Union, 3%-York and Carlisle, 28s. dis.
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Coast, 205.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 235. 3d.-Leicester and
Tamworth, 205.-Northampton Bedford, and Cambridge, 245. 30.-
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North Staffordshire, 41. 75.-South Midland, 415.-West Riding
Union, 31. Ils. 6d.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 225.
SHEFFIELD, APRIL 25.
STOCK EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Grimsby and Sheffield, Exten-
sion,' 1/. 25.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 155.-Ditto, Railway and Dock,
2-uddersfield and Sheffield, 10 Y 2 -Derby and Gainsborough, 14s. -
Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 18s.-Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries,
and Crewe, 13s. 9d.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 25.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Lancashire and North York-
shire, 19s. dis.—North British, Carlisle, 4 p.—North Staffordshire,
2y p.—Newcastle and Carlisle, 103—Northumberland and Lanca-
shire, 18s. dis.—Rugby and Huntingdon, 16s. 6d. dis.—West Riding
Union, 1 4 p.—York and Carlisle, 265. 6d. dis.
EDINBURGH, APRIL 24.

STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 31.--Aberdeen,Banff,
and Elgin, ii. 55.-Airdrie and Bathgate, V.-Arbroath and For-
far, 271.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 10s.-Armagh and Portrush,
10s.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. N.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 21.
U.-Banffshire, IN.-Belfast and County Down, 21.-British and
Irish Union, 21. 35.-Caledonlan, 101. 108., ex new,-Ditto, New, 11.
55.-Caledonian Extension, it. 9c-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 11.
6s. 6d.--Caledonian and Northern Direct, 1/. 17s. 6d.-Carnwath
and West Linton, 11. 25.-Chelmsford and Bury, 155.-Clydesdale
Junction, 12/.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/. 105.-Deeside Rail-
way, 41.-Direct Northern, 11. IN.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 11. 10s.
-Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, 211.-Dundee and For-
far Junction, 11. 165.-Dundee and Perth, 15/.-Ditto, Kinross Ex-
tension, 21.-Eastern Counties Extension, 11. 55.-East Indian Rail-
way, 9s. 9d.-East of Fife, I/. IN.-East Lothian Central and Tyne
Valley Junction, it. ?s.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21. Os. 6d.-
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 721.-Ditto, Half Shares, 16/. 55.-Ditto,
Quarters, 171. 108.-Ditto, ditto, New, la-Edinburgh, Glasgow,
and Dumbarton, 19s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 1/.
38. W.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, la-Ditto, Preference, 181.
-Edinburgh and Northern, 41. Bs. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 10s.-Ditto,
Lochgelly, 18s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. 6s.-Edinburgh
and Perth, 21. Gs.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 1/. 10s.
-Forth and Clyde Junction, it. 14s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire,
701. 10s.-Ditto,
N- • Stock 281.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 171. 10s.
-Glasgow Belfast Union, 11. Bs. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle, 11. 135.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 10s. 6d.-Glasgow
and Garnkirk, 401. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 91.-Glasgow
and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto, Preference, IL
155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11. 10s.-Glasgow Har-
bour Mineral, 1/. 155.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, I/.
95.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 21. Is. 6d.-Granton
Junction, 108.-Great County Down, 11. 10s.-Great North of Scot-
land, 11. l Is.-Great North and South Wales, 9s. 4d.-Inverness and
Elgin, 1/. Os. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 21.-Larne, Belfast, and
Ballymena, 1/. Is.-London and Hounslow, 155.-London and Man-
chester (East.), 31. 5s -London and Manchester (Remington's), 11.
-London and York, 11. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 21.-Midland and
Eastern Counties, I/.-Newcastle and Berwick, 171. IN.-Moray-
shire, 1/.-Newry and Londonderry, 1/. 75.-North British, 261.-
Ditto, Halves, Si. 55.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 11. 145.-Ditto,
Extension to Dalkeith, 61.-North Wales, Mineral, 111.
New, 21. IN.-Perth aid Crieff Direct, 11.125. 64.-Perth and Inver-
ness, I/. 105.-Scottish Central, 131. 10s.-Ditto, New, 51. 55.-
Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 11. 6s -Scottish Grand
Junction, 155.-Scottish Midland, 61. 75. W.-Scottish Southern, 11.
13s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 55.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and
Chester, 1/. 155.-South Midland, 11. 17s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunferm-
line, it. 165.-Stirling and Midland, 2/.-Strathearn Junction, 11. 2s.
6d.-Surrey Grand Junction, 55.-Tean and Dove Valley, 155.-
Wishaw and Coltness, 471. 7s. 61.
GLASGOW, Aram 25.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ayr and Galloway, 28s. 6d.
-Banffshire, 205.-Caledonian Extension, 305.-Caledonian and Ayr-
shire Junction, 405.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 295.
6d.-Carnwath and West Linton, 225. 64.-Cornwall and Devon Cen-
tral, 325.-Direct Northern, 295.-East Lothian Central and Tyne
Valley, 285.-East Indian Railway, 9s. 9d.-Edinburgh and Northern,
4%-Ditto, Lochgelly, 178.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 268.-Forth
and Clyde Junction, 355. 6d.-Glasgow General Terminus, 91.-
Glasgow and Belfast Union, 345. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and
Ayr, New, 301.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 365. -Glasgow,
Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 265. 6d.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct,
375.-Lanark and Lothians, 415.-Perth and Inverness, 315.-Perth
and Crieff, 325. 64.-Scottish Grand Junction, 125.-Scottish South-
ern, 365.- Slamannan, 251.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 365.-Wishaw
and Coltness, 47%.

DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS.—The following
The India Mail—The next mail
Hong-
for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islam's, Egypt,
India,2cl of Maynotice was issued on Saturday at the General Post-office, St. Martin s •
le-Grand, and the branch offices : —"
Kong, and China, will be made up on the morning of the
mail to,
to be forwarded via Southampton. By the overland closed
the Mediterranean, India, &c., rid Marsuilles, In the morning 0t
the the 7th of May. Peninsular Mails : The next mail for Coruna,
,
Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, will be made up
in the morning of the 27th instant to be forwarded by the
.
Queen steamer, aid Southampton. Next mail due the Madrith
Vans-
Madden, the British West Indies, Honduras, Havannan, and
2d of May, to be for-
wardedzuela will be made up on the morning of the
Next mail due
steamer, on the 26th instant. West Indies : The next mans for
by the Avon steamer, via Southampton.
'h No'rth America,
ton. America: The next mails
ilforbeßmritas
up
on the Bermuda, and and the United S.tauteso, l
n f warded by the Britannia steamer,
to
ail due, the Caledonia
ing of the 4th of May, -
i• ~ and Boston. Next m
aid Liverpool, Halifax, fmay. New South Wales : The next mails
from the West Indies, Mexico, &c., on the 7th. of May,
steamer, on the 16th at Southamp-
est , to be forwarded by the Berkshire, via
the evening of the 30th •
ils and Buenos Ayres :—Notice : A mail
Madeira, Braz ,
and New Zealand will be made up on
to be
Monte Video,forwarded by her Majesty's
will be made up
for
intended to be sent by this conveyance must
ship Apollo. All Tatters3l .
esty's ship Apollo,' and will be liable
her aJ to a
be addressed ' By
-t, eof 7d. No charge will be made for packet rate rate of posagis
tactexped to sail from Portsmouth on the 28th
papers. The Apollo Next packet due from the Brazils, &c., her Ma-
Inst. (to-d y).
fGorraSvyedsennedy., South Australia,o
brig Penguin, May 29, at Falmouth. Notice : her Majesty's
Ma-
jesty's
was expected to sail from Portsmouth for the Island of
endeavoured to collect some particulars
sitsicpension, this day, the 25th insL"
gw en he rumours of the day. The grand
We have
re
specting the festivities notremoratiou of the coming of age of
ord Burghley, eldest son me Marquis of Exeter, which take
place on Thursday next, but
iTatters have been kept so close up to
taGeouly
racY i not take place until Stamford races,
in July. Between 1,300 and 1,400 invitations have been sent to the
tenantry, 700 of whom are to dine on Thursday in a tent (just arrived
from London) on the lawn, arid the others at several of the principal
inns in the town. The strong ale, brewed immediately after the
mtheisettiinmge,otfhtaht
birth of Lord Burghley, will be tapped. In the afternoon, with the
view of affording some amusement to the families of the tenants, Mr. Charles Green will ascend in his balloon. In the evening a bal, to. which about 800 are to be invited, is to be held in the Asse bl
ewearcisa
rooms. The Church school children are to be treated, Abut
to the Dissenting congregations. The labourer. the;
wives and children, are to have a certain quantity of meat' it, nd ale
supplied to them. On Friday the servants of the household are to
have
From aa
ball,Correspondenllt. who wi have the privilege ofinTi.„ _
ACCIDENT inviting a friend each.—
VFATAL A
THE LATE ENT AT HUNGERFORD
MARKET PIER.—Mr. W. Baker held an inquest on Saturday evening,
at the Crown Inn, High-street, Shadwell, touching the death of Mr.
Frederick Hayward, aged 29 years, late a clerk in the service of
Messrs. Williams, merchants, of 62, Lower Thames-street. The de-
ceased was one of the unfortunate persons drowned at Hungerford
James's-stairs,
Market Pier on Easter Sunon the ay last. His body was picked up off St.
Shadwell, evening of Friday. The same
witnesses were in attendanceeasat the previous Inquiry. Nothing
new transpired as to the
death, , the accident, and the jury returned
a verdict of " Accidental , with the following addendum—
" The jury recommend the directors of the Hungerford Market Com-
Mpany to exercise greater caution in future in the construction and
anagement of their approaches to steam-boats navigating the river,
and plying at their pier.',..
PARDON OF A CONVICT.--At the Worcester City
Assizes, held in the spring of the year 1844, an aged woman, named • was convicted of uttering counterfeit coin, and was
Sarah Rice,
transportation
sen-
tenced to seven years' She was accordingly sent. to
of her .
the hulks, but on account
.t. age (upwards of 60), and her bad
state of health, the auWorcesthori retserthe.re refused to receive her, and she
was returned to the city gaol, where she has remained
conduct has been good during her ever since. Her es in a weak state of health the ler
incarceration,
( and as she continues the magistrates of this
city petitioned the Seem Y tar of State for a remission of sentence, and
for the
yesterday a free pardprisoner on WU Melnd.---Worcalor-
, ors 0001#0.

AMERICAN NEWS.

FGUR. DAYS LATER.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENDIG.

We have this afternoon received New York and other
United States papers of the 4th instant, per the packet-ship
Roscius, Captain Eldridge, which arrived here shortly after
four o'clock. The news is not of an important character.
Up to the time the Roscius left, no tidings of a division in the
Senate on the Oregon resolutions had reached New York.
At the same time the subject was still debated. On the
31st ult. General Cass had made a very intemperate and
warlike speech, in which he castigated some of the leading
Senators who disagreed with his opinions, and alluded to
Lord Brougham in no very complimentary terms. The fol-
lowing is an epitome of what passed in the Senate on the
31st ult. :

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Senate, and had moreover been very ably and satisfactorily
examined and vindicated by the present Secretary of State
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Senate in correcting
was required of public men in eminent station.
General Cass referred, in the course of his remarks, to the
speeches of several senators who had preceded him. Alluding
to the assertion of one that the debates in Congress were less
dignified than those of the British Parliament, he said he
knew from personal observation that this was an error.
General Cass then read an extract from the speech of Lord
Brougham, in 1843, in which he honours Mr. Cass with a
torrent of Brummagem scurrility, for his agency in defeating
the quintuple alliance. And such indecorous trash, said Mr.
Cass, is a specimen of the superior dignity of the British Par-
liament. He next adverted to the different propositions for
compromising this dispute. He could not perceive what
claim the favourite parallel of 49 degrees had ever any other.
His own opinion was, that our claim was good and perfectly
tenable up to 54 degrees 40 minutes, and such was the
opinion of the President. He then turned to the subject of
the necessary augmentation of the army and navy, as defen-
sive preparation against the hostile designs of Great Britain.
He read a letter from General Scott, setting forth the neces-
sity of an increase in the army, and several other communi-
cations that have not before been made public. He said
he had found no reason to change the opinion he had long
before expressed that there was imminent hazard of war
between the two countries. He did not attempt to conceal
the immense injury that would result to our national
interests from such a war, but he showed that the injury to

British commerce, and all other interests, would be greater

in proportion, as they were more extensive than ours;
Mr. Cass and Mr. Calhoun then had a brief conversation
upon the probable effects of a war, which was carried on with
good feeling.
➢lr. Ashley then took the floor to follow Mr. Cass, but pre-
vious to commencing his speech, moved that the Senate go
into executive session, which was done.
-

On the day following (April 1), Colonel Benton replied
to General Cass, and showed that the treaty of Utrecht, of
1713, gave authority for the extension of 49 west of the
Rocky Mountains. On establishing this position, Mr. Hanne-
gan replied, and dealt some very unmerciful blows upon
the Colonel, from whom he said he had learned all he knew
as to the United States' title to the Oregon territory as far as
the 54th degree.
' . . .

- --- -
The Senate has been to-day ascene of the greatest interest.
Contrary to expectation Mr. Benton came out with a full
and explicit definition of his position upon the Oregon ques-
tion, and his manner of doing it was characteristic.
The first business of general interest was Mr. Breese's re-
solution, the apparent object and real effect of which would
be the expulsion of the newspaper correspondents. But,
after a brief though uninteresting debate upon the proposi •
tion, it was laid over until a more convenient season.
Mr. Speight moved that the resolution of notice be at once
taken up, though the regular hour for that order of business
had not yet arrived. He understood that Mr. Benton de-
sired to make an explanation in regard toaremark of General
Cass yesterday, about the treaty of Utrecht.
Mr. Benton rose—He said that yesterday General Cass had
avowed that if it could be established, that the line of 30
deg. was established between the possessions of France and
England west of the Rocky Mountains to the Ocean,
under the treaty of Utrecht, he would withdraw his opposi-
tion to that line. Now he was ready to prove that such a
line was run and established. Mr. Cass had said that Mr.
Madison had instructed Mr. Monroe to investigate and ascer-
tain if that line was so run, and if so, to offer it to Great Bri-
tain. But, according to General Cass, Mr. Monroe never
had made that examination, but had made the offer without
taking the trouble to ascertain how the matter stood. Mr.
Benton went into a laboured and searching examination of
the diplomacy of Mr. Monroe's early time, and of the treaty
of Utrecht, and came to the conclusion that the line had
been run, and General Cass must take his place among the
49 men. _

Hannegan defended General Cass with great vigour
and brilliancy.
The Senate went into executive session, and soon after
adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, the debate upon the Sub-

Treasury Bill was continued, and nothing else was done.
On the next day (April 2) the debate was resumed by Mr.
Ashley, who made a few very important remarks, when
General Cass got up and replied at some length to Colonel
Benton's remarks of the previous day, and refused to accede
to Mr. Benton's principles, inasmuch as he considered the
grounds upon which they were laid to be fallacious. An-
nexed is an outline of the proceedings of what occurred in the
Senate on the subject on the day in question, from which it
will be seen that Mr. Webster is still exerting himself in
favour of peace :
Mr. Ashley moved, in the Senate, that the special order
of the day, the Oregon question, be taken up, in order, as he
remarked, to give the Senator from Michigan, General Cass,
an opportunity to reply to the remarks of Mr. Benton, of
yesterday. this was agreed to.
Gen. Cass commenced by saying that he was surprised at
the tone of Mr. B.'s animadversions upon his speech. It had
been his misfortune to be twice captured by the enemy, once
he had been redeemed by the people of the country he was
serving, and this time be hoped to be able to redeem himself
from that captivity among the forty-nines, into which the
Senator had yesterday consigned him.
Gen. Cass then proceeded to answer in detail each of Mr.
Benton's strictures, and began by denying that he had com-
mitted himself to the position which Mr. Benton had as-
cribed to him. The point of this controversy seems to be,
that one party asserts that the line of the forty-ninth paral-
lel of latitude, established by the treaty of Utrecht between
the possessions of France and England in America, applied to
the now Oregon territory west of the Rocky Mountains, and
the other denies it.
General Cass also denies that this line was ever run at all,
and Mr. Benton is understood to assert both propositions.
General Cass spoke to-day some two hours, confining him-
self closely to the question, and showing most satis-
factorily, that the line was intended to stop at the monu-
tains, and had never actually been run. He read statements
from the latest and most authoritative French work on the
subject, that of De Mofras, who positively asserts that this
line was not run.
Mr. Benton rejoined. He said General Cass had now
taken a position which was like jumping from the frying
pan to the fire. In denying that the line of the treaty of
Utrecht had extended beyond the Rocky Mountains, he had
denied the existence of any title in the United States to
Oregon before the treaty of the Floridas in 1817 ; for by the
treaty of 1804, the line of 49th degree was adopted as the
boundary between England and the United States, as far
as the respective territories of the two powers extended
in that direction, in the precise words and meaning of
the treaty of Utrecht. Ile could not escape this. He had
denied that we had any title but that founded on that
Spanish treaty. Mr. Cass might have answered to this by
saying that our Commissioners may have assumed that
Great Britain had no territory west of the mountains, and
that therefore the respective territories alluded to stopped at
their eastern base.
But Mr. C. did not go into an argument in his reply, but
briefly adverted to one or two points made by Mr. B.
Mr. 'Webster argued for the authority of the line of
Utrecht ; and that if the termination of the 49th parallel
was not clearly defined in the terms of the 10th article of
said treaty, it was to a great extent confirmed by subse-
quent acts, based upon said treaty—the lines upon certain
maps, for example ; and the line marked upon one of them
as established by the treaty, or by the Commissioners, after
the peace of Utrecht, making a course from Davis's inlet on
the Atlantic sea, down to the 49th degree, &c.
The only thing worthy of notice that has occurred in the
House of Representatives is the passing of the Sub-Treasury
Bill, the first step towards the establishment of a national
bank, an institution which the United States stood in great
need of. The numbers were—ayes; 124 ; noes, 67. A New
.‘ The Bill, as originally reported, contained twenty-seven
rie.'prkeetpinagpetrhoisf
mtheaestmth April:_ has the following particulars
sections, and covered eighteen foolscap pages. As it to-day
passed the House, it provides, in substance, that the rooms
in the Treasury buildings prepared and provided for the use
of the treasurer of the United States, his assistants, and
clerks, and the fire-proof vaults and safes, are constituted
and declared to be the Treasury of the United States, the
treasurer to keep the public money which shall come to his
hands in the Treasury until the same shall be draws there-
from according to law. The Mint of the United States at
Philadelphia, the New Orleans branch, and the vaults
and safes thereof ; the rooms at the Custom-houses in New
York, Boston, Charleston, St. Louis, heretofore prepared
for that purpose, shall be places of safe keeping. Re-
ceivers-general to be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, to be located at
the places last named. The treasurer of the United States,
the treasurer of the Mint of the United States, the trea-
surers, and those acting as such, of the various branch
mints, all collectors of the customs, all surveyors of the
customs, acting also as collectors, all receivers-general of
public moneys, all receivers of public moneys at the several
land offices, and all postmasters, are required to keep safely,
without loaning or using, all the public money collected by
them, or otherwise at any time placed in their possession and
custody, till the same is ordered by the proper department
or officer of the Government. The officers appointed to give
bonds, which may from time to time be renewed, strength-
ened and increased ; to make transfers when directed, and it is
made lawful for the: secretary of the Treasury to order the
same. Examination of books to be made by agents to be
selected for that purpose, in addition to checks on the offi-
cers. Expenses for contingencies, fire-proof safes, &c.
allowed, the whole number of clerks to be appointed not to
exceed ten ; the aggregate compensation not to exceed eight
thousand dollars, nor the compensation of any clerk eight
hundred dollars per annum. If any of the officers
or those connected with the Post-office Department,
shall convert to his own use, or invest in any
kind of property or merchandise, or shall loan
any portion of the public moneys, the act shall be deemed an
embezzlement, and declared a felony, and all persons ad-
visi:ig or participating in such act, being convicted thereof,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less
than six months, nor more than ten years, and to a fine equal
to the amount of money embezzled. After June 30, 1848, all
payments to be made in gold and silver coin only. Drafts
are not to be used or thrown into circulation as a paper cur-
rency, or a medium of exchange. Salary to Receiver- General
at New York, 4,000 dolls. ; at Boston, 2,500 dolls. ; at
Charleston, 2,500 dolls. • at St. Louis, 2,500 dolls. ; the
andousa nindeiddtaters
ex
Treasurer of the Mint, 500' dolls. additional ; Treasurer of
Branch Mint at New Orleans, 500 dolls. additional per
annum—no commissions, pay, or perquisites allowed, under
penalty of being considered a misdeemeanour, punishable by
ap-
propriated for offices,
ruses. Gold and sliver ossly to be received payment 14
ultFiNiviso.th,
fine or imprisonment,
safes,
both.va

duties, taxes, public land-, debts, and sums of money ac-
cruing or becoming due for portages, or otherwise. After
October 1, 1846, every officer or agent engaged in making
disbursements on account of the United States, or of the
General Post-office, shall do so in gold and silver coin only.
The Bill to go into effect July 1, 1846.
The House then adjourned.

A meeting was held at Philadelphia, on the 2d of April, on
the subject of the Oregon territory, but very few attended
It would appear that the good people of that city are not in
favour of war, and ready to compromise the dispute in ques-
tion. It is important that a city of so much consequence as
Philadelphia should thus act, and throw cold water upon
the exertions of such firebrands as Cass and Hannegan.
THE MURDER TRIAL AT RICHMOND.—The panel of
jurors for the trial of Mr. Ritchie was completed on Tues-
day. The Court requested that the testimony should not be
published until the close of the trial. The jury were sworn
and the trial commenced on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. P. J.
Archer, one of the seconds, surrendered himself for trial, and
was admitted to bail in the sum of 12,000 dollars.
DUEL BIARVEEN WOMEN.—Recently at New Orleans a
challenge to fight a duel passed between Miss Mary Adkins
and Miss Turner, the latter accepting and choosing pistols.
Recorder Genois, hearing of it, and not appreciating the
transports of virtuous and honourable souls, locked up both
parties.
The above journals come to us freighted with the intelli-
gence of disasters by freshets. Bridges without number
have been swept away—houses carried off—railroads sub-
merged—embankments overthrown—thousands of acres of
land deluged, and property of all kinds destroyed to an im-
mense amount. In fact, such injury by floods has not oc-
curred in that country for the last fifty years.
The commercial news by this arrival is not important.
The Stock Market is rather dull, political affairs keeping the
market more from rising than depressing it. It was rumoured
that the steam-ship Unicorn was arrived, but nothing certain
was known. Nothing had been done in exchanges from the
departure of the Hibernia. Quotations were—London, 109ic.
to 110 c. ; Paris, sf. 26ic. to sf. 23ic.
In Cotton a moderate business was done at steady • Flour was steady at sf. 434 c. to if. 50c. Provisions, and
other articles usually imported, were much the same as last
reported.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
(From the New York Evening Post of April 2.)
We are indebted to a gentleman who arrived here to-day
from Havannah, via Charleston, in the short passage of eight
days, for the following important intelligence:—
The Juniata arrived at Havannah on the evening of the
22d ult. from Vera Cruz, which place she sailed from the
16th ult., bringing advices up to that day, and by the captain
we learn that a great change had taken place in the state of
our relations with Mexico.

It appears that Paredes had been induced to alter his
tone, owing to strong manifestations exhibited against a
war with the United states, and that Mr. Slidell, our Mi-
nister, had been duly notified that the Government were ready
to consider propositions he had to make on behalf of our
Government, and that there existed no doubt but that the
matter would be speedily adjusted. Arista and the troops
under his command had pronounced against Paredes and the
war party.

BRIDPORT ELECTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—To endeavour to prevent the 6:patchwork legis-
lation by incompetent Members of the House of Commons,
and particularly those who deemed the late Member for
Bridport worthy of the thanks of the House for calling atten-
tion to the law relative to controverted elections, I beg to
request attention to the inconsistency of the remarks of the
late Member for Bridport on Friday evening last, and those
of his counsel, Mr. Austin, on Saturday last, before the Brid-
port Election Committee. Mr. Cochrane asks how it was
possible for him to meet objections when he did not even
know the witnesses that would be brought against him, and
that this opportunity was given to criminals in all tribunals
of the country. On Saturday Mr. Austin_ states that he was
quite prepared to meet the general case of bribery, but he
would not go into the scrutiny on account of the probability
of an early dissolution, and he therefore could not advise the
expense.

Permit me to say, that neither criminals nor other parties
in any action, in any of the tribunals of the country, know
what witnesses are to be brought against them, and this
ex-legislator for Bridport did not know this, and it really ap-
pears that other Members were equally ignorant, a deep
disgrace both to themselves and their constituents.

kr. Austin had the same opportunity of preparing himself,
as well as he could have had if the case had been to be tried
in any other tribunal in the country.
Now for Mr. Cochrane's cant; he said he mentioned this,
not so much for his own sake, as for their guidance in future
election cases; and afterwards, that his only intention in ris-
ing, was to submit his case to the House, and to show how the
parties who opposed his return to Parliament were disposed
to act towards him in the matter. Experience tells the
people of Bridport, that until his memory is jogged he forgets
very important things. It did not occur to Mr. Cochrane to
mention, that he had with regard to the notices of objection,
given his opponents as much information as they had given
him, and that their notices were exchanged by their agents
at the same moment. —Yours obediently,
SKY PARLOUR.
Bridport, April 26, 1846.

MR. SMITH O'BRIEN'S DEFAULT.
The Committee of Selection have presented a special re-
port to the House, printed with Saturday's votes, in which
they inform the House, that " having, on the 27th of March
last found it expedient, in the performance of their duty, to
take the usual preliminary measures for the formation of
several Committees on railway Bills, and having given to the
Members selected due notice of their appointment, and
transmitted to each a copy of the twelfth of the resolutions
agreed to by the House on the 12th of February, with a
blank form of the declaration therein required, and a request
that he would return it with his signature attached,' have
to report that they have not received from Mr. Smith
O'Brien, a Member of this House, appointed on the above
occasion to serve on the Committee to which Group No. 11
was then referred, the aforesaid declaration ; nor have they
rec.ived from that Honourable Member any ' excuse which
they can deem sufficient;' and that, therefore, in conformity
with the sixteenth of the said resolutions it becomes their
duty ' to report to the House the name of Mr. William
Smith O'Brien as,' in respect of such omissions, a defaulting
Member.'

" But as the circumstances attendant upon the default of
Mr. Smith O'Brien are of a peculiar character, the committee
of Selection consider it incumbent upon them to raport spe-
cially to the House a detail of the facts which have occurred.
[Here the correspondence already given in The Sun follows.]
The Committee conclude by stating, " having received from
➢ir. Smith O'Brien no excuse that they could deem suffi-
cient,' nor any intimation of a wish that an arrangement
should be made by which his attendance should be post-
poned to a later period, but, on the contrary, having had im-
parted to them, in the letter of the ith inst., above alluded
to, Mr. Smith O'Brien's desire that his former communica-

tions should be considered as announcing his final determina-
tion not to serve on English and Scotch Private Bills Com-
mittees,' and, consequently, to decline serving upon the
Committee on Group No. 11, which is wholly composed of
Scotch Railway Bills ; conceive that they have no alterna-
tive but to report to the House the non-compliance of Mr.
Smith O'Brien with the orders and rules adopted by the
House, in conformity with the resolutions agreed to on the
12th of February, 1846."

It is said that the arrangements consequent on the
death of Sir William Boothby, Receiver.Geueral of Customs, have
not yet been eompletod. The salary of the late Receiver-Genera
was 1,5001. a year.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
honoured the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening.
The royal suite consisted of Lady Portman, the Hon. Miss Napier,
Lord Byron, the Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Sey-
mour. There were also present her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce ; her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge, attended by the Baroness Ahlefeldt, the
Caron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmund Mildmay. In the Queen Dow-
ager's box was his Serene Highness Prince George of Meiningen,
attended by Captain Taylor and Mr. Bedford ; his Royal Highness
Prince George of Cambridge. Amongst the company also present
were the Duke of Wellington, the Marchioness of Douro, and Lord
Charles Wellesley ; the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the Ladies
R. and B. Somerset; Count Esterhazy ; his Excellency the Russian
Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow ; his Excellency the Hano-
verian Minister, the Baron and Baroness Rothschild, the Dowager
Baroness de Rothschild, the Marchioness of Worcester, the
.Marquis
of Sligo, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of An-
glesea, the Marquis of Westmeath, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl
and Countess of Kinnoul, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the
Countess of Jersey, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Shelburne, the
Count de Noailles, the Count and Countess de Jarnac, the Viscountess
Dungannon, the Marquis of Huntley, the Viscount Beresford, the
Viscount Duncannon, the Baron Koller, the Viscount Dupplin, Lord
Brougham, Lord and Lady Tremlestown, Lady Joddrell, Lady Gar-
diner, Lord H. Lennox, Lord W. Paget, Lady Villiers, Lady Orford,
Lady Pollington, Lord and Lady Macdonald, Lord Ernest Bruce,
Lord Suffield, Lady Murray, Lord W. Beresford, Lord W. Graham,
Sir 11. Trench, Sir P. Shelley, Sir R. Vyvyan, Sir W. and Lady
Molesworth, Sir John Guest, Sir Charles Kent, 'Sir Ralph and Lady
Howard, Sir Henry and Lady Meux, Sir John and Lady Corry, Sir
A. Barnard, Sir 11. Webb, Si rrnomas Hare, the Non. R. Curzon,
the 'lon. Mrs. Fitzgibbon and the Misses Fitzgibbon, the Hon.
Foley, the Hon. Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. St. John Mildmay, Mr. r
e-
Mires
ton Trelawny, Mrs. Crawsbay, Mrs. Stoddart Douglas, . .1d
ennls-
toun, Mrs. S. Smith, Captain Bathurst, am. Ste.
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S-FARE. At a
meeting of Fellows of this Society, held at the gardens, On Saturday
(the Duke of Norfolk, E. M., President, in the chair), the following
ladies and gentlemen were added to the society :—Lady Caroline
Townley, Lady Maria Molyneux, the Duke of Marlborough, Colonel
George Smith, Sir Samuel Spry, M.P., Sir Henry Willoughby, Bart.,
Captain Sir J. It. Rowley, Bart., Dr. Thomas Ileberden, Mr. James
Penton, and Mr. J. Wells Taylor. Several other gentlemen were
proposed, whose election will take place at the next meeting. Some
interesting presents of seeds and plants and additional donation to
the conservatory building fund were reported.
CONSECRATION OF THE NEW CHURCH, WOKING-
nAm, BERKs.—TWYFORD, FalDLY.—This edifice, erected at the ex-
pense of J. Walter, Esq of Bear Wood, Bucks, formerly D.P.or
p
the county, was consecrated, yesterday, by the Lord Bishop of Ox-
ford, assisted by several of the clergy of the diocese. It is a
hand 'e
-
structure, in the Gothic style, situated in the parish of St. Cathe7inne,
about 200 yards from the donor's residence, and five miles from the
village of Twyford.
SHOCKING MURDER AT SKIPTON.—On Monday last
an inquest was held at Skipton-in-Craven, before Thomas Brown,
Esq., on 'view of the body of Mary Rodda, about a year and a half
old, the daughter of John Rodda, a labourer. It appears that Rodda
is a member of a burial club, and would have been entitled to 2/.los.
on the death of his child. Under pretence of killing vermin, he pur.
chased some oil of vitriol, which ke poured down the throat of his
child whilst she was asleep in the cradle, which caused her death.
The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against the father,
who was brought to York Castle on Tuesday, to take his leg fbr the
horrid offense at the nest assizes.—lTrialtronas.
THE SHEPWEDCKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS'
BENEVOLENT SociXTY.—The annual general meeting of the Ship-
wrecked Fishermens' Society took plus on Saturday. at the London
Tavern, Bishopgate-street, the president, Admiral Sir George
Cockburn, M.P., having opened the proceedings in a brief
speech, the Secretary read the report. From its contents it appeared
that the total number of persons relieved by the society up to the
present date were 12,910, of which number there were—widows, 703 ;
orphans, 2,150; aged parents, 398 ; shipwrecked persons, 9,091 ;
fishermen, heads of families left destitute from storms, 568. During
the past year the expenses of management have been very consider-
ably lessened, relief had been extended by 8001. and upwards,
and the permanent resources of the society had been increased by an
amount exceeding I,oool.—(Cheers.) The total disbursements for
the year amounted to 5,5301. It further appeared that the Great
Western, the London and Birmingham, the South-Western, and
several other railway companies had handsomely granted to the
society a free transit over their railways to the objects of the so-
ciety's bounty. The report concluded by strongly recommending
that a charter of incorporation should be procured. After a few
words from Captain Lamont, R.N., the deputy-chairman, and Mr.
Millard, who stated that the whole stock of the society now
amounted to about 10,0001., the report was adopted. Some routine
business having been transacted, a vote of thanks was Passed to the
president, and the meetingbroke up.
' IBRAHIM PACHA.—lbrahim Pacha hie arnved
• The royal carriages were in waiting at the station
Elyse Bourbon.
railroad to corsvcy his Highness and suite to
the
floor which the
of the Orleans
Ibraham Pacha occupies the apartment on the
The
Emperor Napoleon inhabited during the hewn a
was to have taken
distri-
bution of prizes in the Egyptian school, which
arrival in Paris of
place a few days ago, was postponed Unto
be present. This school,
Ibra-
him Pacha, who had signified his wish ,
chosen by Mehemet Ali, was
which has now 58 pupils from BreYPt,
under the patronage Ma-
rshal
ngofst,thefounded rather more thareldaeynetairely by the Viceroy.
Fertwo sonsann oofulnbereaistiMti.;
Soult. It
at the
pupils are two siOsnsgaoPfPltchennietilli adned
The Journal des em
differences which hitherto divided the two Versailles companies had
and that no further diMoulty ''nod =ll,l4tagirmasted,
oC W origni Data t.t. way

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
(Before Alderman Sir G. CARROLL.)
William Merritt was charged, upon a summons obtained
by Mr. Foster, a reporter occasionally connected with the
Morning Post newspaper, and with otherjournals, for cruelty
to a horse, the property of Mr. Young, the proprietor of
The Sun newspaper.
Mr. Childs, solicitor, of the firm of Wire and Childs,
attended for the defendant. Mr. Foster was present to con-
duct his own case.
Mr. Childs said—l appear for the defendant—it is a perfectly
voluntary appearance. The fact is that the horse ridden by
defendant is the property of Mr. Young, the proprietor of
The Sun newspaper; although the summons is directed to
" the rider of the horse," and therefore, informal, we have
chosen to appear. Still it was the duty of the persons
taking out the summons to have obtained the rider's name in
the best way that he might.
Henry Rumsey Foster then came forward. He said, on
the evening of Friday, the 17th, about twenty minutes after
seven o'clock, I was passing up Fleet-street, and when nearly
opposite the end of Chancery-lane—l was passing up on the
left hand side of Fleet-street—my attention was drawn to
the defendant, who was riding a horse on the off side at a
very rapid pace, and the animal was proceeding upon three
legs, one of his legs being drawn up under his belly.
Mr. Teague, the Chief Clerk—How could he proceed on
three legs?
Mr. Foster—l could not believe that the animal could so
proceed unless I had seen it myself. The defendant was
spurring the horse, and occasionally looking back as if to
see how the leg looked. I saw that the animal's leg was
doubled up, and that the animal was going upon three
legs, and I ran after him into the road, I think about 200
yards after passing Chancery-lane. I ran down the middle of
the road and caught hold of the bridle, and said that he
should not proceed an inch further. Several persons came
up, and said that I had acted quite right. The boy came
off, and the horse, when he was stopped, put his leg on the
ground. While I turned round to ask the persons about me
if they would come forward as witnesses, as I in-
tended to proceed in the case, the lad got upon
the horse, and went on again. I ran after him,
and again stopped him opposite Bouverie-street. Two.
policemen came up at the time.theperson lrsehn ridingavenothrheg
of complaint to urge against
horse, who said he must reach the Post-office, and I told him
to take his bag on, but I would hold the horse till he came
back. In, I think, two or three minutes, not more, another
boy came up, and he stopped, probably seeing the other boy,
and the newspapers he had in charge were sent on to post,
and this lad led back the horse to the office. In about half
an hour I went to the office, and saw the lad there. I asked
his name. He appeared very sorry then, and he said nothing
nez,o teewnPa ns
iongdwuf
atruymelfty: to give his name, because he did
it egcasasomoknpedlaiinntieasbkuiuntg it. I said that I felt
to complain,
bl hed d
Finch) the boy's name, but his Pof notT e
Sunthink
Afh arut
h.
reply was, " Mr. Foster, yo__
yourself very officious in this matter."
sleseamidt,o"bTehmatakii:gyour statement only ? " The defendant
went into the back shop, and Isr no more of him. The
publisher then said, " You, as
it become you to appear againstrerlrrt.eriellurddoo not think
I could not get the name, and I stated the circumstances to
Mr. Alderman Gibbs in the morning, who directed the sum-
mons to be issued in the particular way you find it.
Mr. Childs—You are connected with the press, I think ?
Mr. Foster—l am.
Mr. Childs—You have sent communications to The Sun
on previous occasions? Have you not? Mr. Foster—Some
years ago ; certainly not within these last three years.
Mr. Childs—Do you mean to say that you have
addressed no such communication within the last three
years? Mr. Foster—No, certainly not.
Mr. Childs—What name did you make use of in for-
warding these communications? Mr. Foster—l have no
wish to deny an answer to your inquiry, but I do not see
what that has to do with the ease. However, if you wish
it, I will answer it.
Sir G. CARROLL—I cannot see what the question has to
do with the case, unless it to be to show an ill-feeling on the
part of complainant.
Mr. Childs—Precisely. That is exactly what I mean to
show.
Mr. Foster—Proceed to show the ill feeling.
Mr. Childs—l shall proceed regularly, Mr. Foster. What
was the name you used in your communications to The Sun?
Mr. Foster—When I first took it on me to follow the profes-
sion of a reporter, 1 adopted the nom de guerre—l suppose
you may term it so—l wrote under the name of Thome, but
when I got connected with the Morning Post I dropped it.
It ssas well known to all connected with the newspapers that
Foster was my name.
Mr. Childs—Still you communicated under the name of
Thorne ? Mr. Foster—Yes.
Mr. Childs—Some of those contributions were rejected, I
believe ? Mr. Foster (with considerable heat)—What a
ridiculous question. What has that to do with this ? I
Mr. Childs—l did not ask you for a speech, Mr. Foster.
Sir G. Camionr..--Answer the question; yes, or no? Mr.
Foster—Of Course, some of them were rejected.
Mr. Childs—What is the name of the newspaper yon now
honour with your support ? Mr. Foster—The Morning Post.
Mr. Childs—Are you known as the celebrated " Jenkins" of
the Post?—(Laughter). Mr. Foster—Unless the Magistrate
recommends me to answer such questions I shall not do so.
Mr. Childs—Oh then, I'll not press it.
Mr. Foster—l understood, before I came here, that this
system of annoyance would be proceeded with ; but I am
determined to do my duty as a member of society—
Mr. Childs--You are, of course. You knew, I suppose,
that the defendant had come from The Sun office? Mr.
Foster—l did not know so to swear to it. I might have pre-
sumed it. I may mention that this defendant is the same
individual who was held to bail in another Court.
Mr. Childs—This is most irregular and uncalled for. But
I (addressing the Magistrate) am prepared to prove that
this is not the same lad who is charged in another case. I
cannot understand by what right Mr. Foster makes this
statement.
Mr. Foster—l have a perfect right. Yon called me " Jen-
kins."—(Laughter.)
Mr. Childs—l did not call you so. I only asked if you
were Jenkins.—(Continued laughter.)
The complainant sat down.
Charles Gatron, 317 City Policeman, observed complainant
seize the horse. It was lame. It went on three legs.
Mr. Teague could not conceive how a horse could possibly
gallop on three legs.
Mr. Foster—l assure you that I never saw a horse
gallop on three legs before— (Laughter)—but I did see it here.
1 think it was a decided case of cruelty, although I attri-
bute no blame to the lad, because he was under a sort of
obligation to get to the post in time.
Mr. Childs, addressing the Bench—Sir, the fact is this.
The horse in question left The Sun office in a per-
fectly sound state on the same evening; but when running,
I presume, and the rider also presumes, he met with some
accident; touched his footlock, it might be; and although the
rider did not know the extent of that accident,
he was aware that the horse had stumbled, and it is even in
the testimony of Mr. Foster that it was within ten minutes'
time of the closing of post, so that there was no time
to stop to inquire what the injury (supposing it,
not a serious one, and could he suppose it so ?) could
be. He was aware that the horse was going on ;
we must give him credit, in the absence of any
proof to the contrary, that he did not yet know
that the horse was seriously hurt, and he knew that
he must be in time for post, but immediately that he was
stopped we are told that he dismounted, and that the animal
placed its foot upon the ground.
Mr. Foster—l beg—
Mr. Childs—l will not be interrupted, Mr. Foster. We
had the statement that when the boy dismounted, the horse
put his leg down, and the natural inference which the boy
would draw, looking at the animal, and seeing his leg in
this position, that the injury could not be verygreat. He said
that the horse could go on. His suspicion was that
he had only hurt his foot in a trivial manner,
and this suspicion was fully confirmed by his
going on. What you, Sir, want to know, is whether he was
acting in a creel manner, and of this I think there
is all absence of proof. I can prove that the horse
left The Sun office perfectly sound, and it is for the
complainant to disprove it. Now, with reference to Mr.
Foster's evidence, the object which I had in view in putting
the questions which I did was to show that there was
some little matter arising out of previous eircume
etwneee which gave a bias to his opiniosue
I will say that, if this had been an express from
any other of the newspapers, Mr. Foster would
not have been so ready in coming forward as
the advocate of humanity. He tells us that the
lad was exceedingly exemplary in his manner—that there
was no complaint of this interference of Mr. Foster's,
and therefore it is evident that Mr. Foster's object was to
affect the master. He knew that this was an express rider
from The Sun newspaper office, and that it was essential
he should be at post before half-past seven
.oclock,
and it would be gratifying a little petty malice against the
proprietor of The Sun newspaper to delay the delivery of
his
papers. It was clearly evident that Mr. Foster had acted is
but because not because he had humanity at heart,
his communications had been rejected by
this manner,
Mr. to deal with the merits of
the
Ycasoue.ng.
IYasahall have
simply
wtyhat the horse left The
stag-office in good condition, but by some means
or other he was injured on the way, and
therefore, Sir, I contend that there is no case on which
a fine can be properly inflicted, The animal is now perfectly
recovered, and the boy on the particular day in question,
was not to know that he had been in any way in-
jured.
seriously
Sir GEORG'S CARROLL said I wish to have
evidence
as to the
as to the state of the animal now.
Mr. Mur
do Young was called, and stated that the horse
was now perfectly recovered, and that on the evening in
question (the 17th instant) it was in a perfectly
sound condition. The boy told him on returning,
that when near Temple-bar he had felt the horse
stumbling ; he went on, however, but feeling tht there
was something wrong, he was going to pull up the horse,
but could not do so at once, as it was hard- mouthed when
Mr. Foster took hold of the bridle.
After some further evidence,
Sir GEORGE CARROLL said, that looking at all the circum-
stances of the case, he could not see that the defendant
was in fault. There was a very heavy duty
incumbent on him to be at the Post-office in time, for it
would entail a very heavy grievance on the country readers
if their newspapers did not arrive regularly—he felt it a
grievance in his own case. The boy, knowing that the
horse was sound when he left the office, and seeing when he
stopped that the animal placed his leg on the ground, could
not be supposed to know that he was seriously injured.
and, therefore, he did not think that that was a case for
punishment. Time was a most valuable consideration to
newspaper proprietors, and they were bound to make the
most of it.
Mr. Foster said that too little time was given, for he
believed that only four minutes were allowed between. The
Sun office, in the Strand, and the General Post. office.
The defendant was then discharged.
EET
MARLBOROUGH-STR .
In of fashionable appearance,
William Malin',
a young
was charged with being drunk and causing a disturbance in
the pit of the Haymarket Theatre.
,77 of the A division, said he was on
Police-constable IS 0.
theatre on Saturday night, and about half-past
duty at the
nine o'clock, a
disturbance having occurred in the pit, he went
he defendant behaving in a riotous and dis-
ordersthere and found t
d offerin to fight an
in
y one. Witness re-
y manner, an
m to behave himself properly
quested hi, but as he conti-
nuedthe '
:flied to annoy and interrupt audience he took him into
custody.
Mr. MALTBY asked if the defendant was drunk? The con-
stable said he was so, most decidedly.
Mr. Mammy (to the defendant)—What answer have you
to make to this charge? Defendant—l am extremely sorry
for having so misconduct d e myself, and I am assured a
should not have done so if I had not had too much wine. I
am generally very orderly, and never before got into a row.
Mr. MALTBY (after consulting with Mr. Bishop, the clerk)
said that, under the circumstances, he could only deal with
the case as regarded the defendant's drunkenness, for which
he should fine him bs.
expected a sever erThe defendant, who evidently
d left the Court.
punish-
ment, paid the fine with alacrity, an

Sir E. B. Lytton has joined the number of dis.
tinginshed FaigWham at present 00,14Hiraing is nu*

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