The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1848.

ditto, 41 to Si; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 103 per load
Supply rather limited, and trade firm.

COAL ➢IARIKEL-YESTERDAY.

Buddle's W. Hartley.. 13s 6d Belmont l.Ss 6cl
Carr's Hartley
Dean's Primrose ..... . 12s 9d, Haswell l6s 9d
Hasting's Hartley l3s 6d 'Hetton ..
Holywell Main ........ 143 Od Lambton
New Tantield ............ 135 Od Murton ... lss 9d
Ravensworth's Pelaw. 13s 6el Morrison l4s 9d
South Peareth
South Pontop ..
Tanfield Moor .... ..... 14s Od IVhitwell ...
Wylam
Wall's End, &c. Cassop..
Bowicke and Co.
Clarke and Co.
Framwell Gate ...... ... 14s 3d South Durham l4s 9d
-osforth .
Hotspur ... • l3s 9d Cowpen Hartley
--....,!terH

_
Marton
Riddell's l4s 6dGwaun Coe Gurwin St. 24s Od
Eden Main • lss 3d Llangumech 23s 6d
Lambtou Primrose ... 15s Od Sidne.} 's Hartley
Ships at market lOl.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 20,1848, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eaglaud and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
I WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS."
PRICE I 494 7d 32$ 2d Its lid 28a 10,1 35s Gd 363 lid
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
;ARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. BEANS. PEAS.
2s Oct 2s Gd 2s Oct 123 Od 2s Od

WIIEAT.
7s Od

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)

MAGREGOR V. TIIISKIN.

Mr. M. SMITH applied for an order directing the She-
riffs of Middlesex to discharge the defendant out of their
custody. The estate of the defendant, who was a part-
ner in the firm of Tbiskin and Clark, silk and woollen
merchants, of Glasgow, had been sequestrated under the
Scotch Act, and protection from arrest had been granted
to him by the Sheriff's-substitute of Lanarkshire. The
Act provided that it shculd protect the bankrupt from
arrest in Great Britain and Ireland, except in medita-
tione fugtu. Notwithstanding this protection the de-
fendant had been arrested on a ca. sa., which had been
issued in pursuance of a Judge's order, made on the
allegation that he was about to quit the country. The
defendant was merely going back to Scotland, and as
that Act could not be viewed in the light of meditating
a flight from the jurisdiction of the Scotch Bankruptcy
Court, he had been unjustly arrested.
Mr. WELLS showed cause in the first instance, con-
tending that the warrant of protection did not protect
him from arrest in England, and as he was about to quit
the jurisdiction of the English law courts, the arrest was
legal.
Mr. Justice WIGwTSIAN said it appeared to him that
Mr. Smith was entitled to a rule absolute, for the Inge
contemplated by the Act was not that to be found in
this case, where the party, being in England, did not
contemplate going abroad, but proposed simply to return
to Scotland, within the jurisdiction of the' very court
that had granted him his protection. The rule therefore
for his discharge must be absolute.
Rule absolute accordingly.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

VAN CASTIEGNE AND CO. v. ASSIGNEES OF BARTON

AND CO.

This action was tried before Mr. Baron Rolfe, at
Liverpool, when a veri:ict was found for the defendants.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now moved for a new trial,
on the ground of misdirection. It appeared that Messrs.
Barton and Co. sent a vessel called the Vigilant to Rio
Janeiro, for a cargo of coffee. The cargo was shipped
on board and consigned to Messrs. LS on and Co., of
Liverpool, who, upon the receipt of the bill of lading,
procured an advance of 6,0001. upon it from Van Cas-
tiegne and Co., the plaintiffs, who are merchants at Rot-
terdam, which sum they handed over to Barton and Co.
Barton and Co. shortly afterwards failed, and the as-
signees stopped the cargo in transitu, and took posses-
sion of it on its arrival at Liverpool, on the ground that
if they had not taken that step, a fraudulent preference
would have been given to Van Castiegne and Co. This
case involved a large amount of property, and deeply
affected the mercantile interests of Liverpool.
Rule panted.

COURT CIRCULAR.

We are authorised to state that it is her Majesty's
intention to return to town on Tuesday, the 2d of May,
to hold a Chapter of the Garter on Thursday, the 4th,
and a Ccurt for the Investiture of the Knights of the
Bath on Saturday, the 6th, and the first Drawing-room
on Thursday, the 11th.
The Christening or the Infant Princess is to take place
on Saturday, the 13th.
Fier Majesty's Birthday will he kept on Saturday, the
27th.

Her Majesty intends to give State Balls on Friday,
May the 19th, and on Friday, the 16th of June, and a
Concert on Wednesday, the 31st of May.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Visitor the Prince of Prussia,
walked in the pleasure grounds of Osborne.
The royal children took their usual airings yesterday
on the beach.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the Fo-
reign-office. The Ministers present were—Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans
downe, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl
Grey, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord
Campbell, the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, the Marquis of
Clanricarde Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hon. T. B.
Macaulay. The Council sat one hour.
Lord James Stuart attended at the Home-office yes-
terday, and was sworn in Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire,
before the following Lords of her Majesty's most
Honourable Privy Council; viz., the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Sir George Grey, and the Hon. Fox Maule.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview wi:h the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Tues-
day. Mr. Iligham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, had also an interview, on Tuesday, with the Right
Hon. Baronet, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches from the Governors of the Cape of Good
Hope and of the Mauritius were received yesterday at
the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong-
Kong.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, M.P., Mr. Lockhart,
M.P., Mr. Sheriff Alison, and Mr. Fairfull Smith—a
deputation frem Glasgow on the unemployed—had an
interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-
office.

HER MAJESTY'S

THEATRE.

The second:grand classical and miscellaneous concert
was given yesterday. The programme was excellent,
and consisted of a selection from the best works of the
great masters. The vocal and instrumen:al resources
of the establishment are so affluent that any attempt to
furnish forth a similar combination at a concert under-

taken tby individual speculation would be as impossible
as the remuneration would be doubtful. Concerts simi-

lar to those that have taken place during the week can-
not but hasten the downward progress of the Philhar-
monic. Indeed that institution has already lost much of
its former prestige, and this decadence is not at all sur-
prising when we reflect that, in lieu of being, as it should
be, from the price demanded for admission, perfect in all
respects, scarcely in one concert out of eight but some
failure takes place, owing to the absence of the common
foresight and lack of judgment. All the novelties pre-
sented during the present season have been by common
consent pronounced mistakes. Independently of
the toujours perch ix of the instrumental portion, the
selection of the vocal music has been unworthy of the
absurdly lofty pretensions of the society. Time was
when the great symphonies could only be heard at the
Hanover-square Rooms; but these same works may be
now heard performed by the picked instrumentalists of
the Philharmonic orchestra for a shilling at M. Jullieri's
promenades. The Philharmonic will, ere long, be classed
with the things which have been.
Beethoven's grand symphony in D was performed yes-
_

terday with an i;xcellence seldom equalled, and we much
doubt if ever surpassed. Balfo indulged in no eccentri-
cities, the tempi were accurate, all the nuances legiti-
mately observed, and the rendering of the last movement
was characterised by a grace and crispness perfectly
charming. The first part of the concert was exclusively
devoted to the chief pieces in Donizetti's opera La
Favourita. The overture was played with exceeding
brilliancy. The lovely aria, " Une vergine," was charm-
ingly sung by Gardoni—it was this aria which, on his
&bat on the Anglo-Italian stage, won him a universal
popularity. The duetto, "E fia ver," was given with
fine effect by the same vocalist and Bouck4; and the
well. known " Vien Leonora" was superbly interpreted
by Coletti. Mdlle. Vera and Gardoni, in the duetto,
"Ab mio bene," were exceedingly effective. The finale
to the second act of the opera closed the first part. In
the second part, Coletti repeated " Liete voci," in which
he was so eminently successful at the concertion Monday.
Mdle. Schwartz, also repeated Mercadante's aria, " Ah,
'se estinto;" her splendid voice has entirely recovered its
resonance, and flowed forth yesterday richly and clearly.
Her cadences were accomplished with justness and
facility, and the result was the most enthusiastic applause.
Mdlle. Cruvelli sang the grand scena from Der Frei.
schutz with amazing power and dramatic intensity.
She proved herself,: by her interpretation of this scene,
equally mistress of all dramatic styles,',from„Weber and
Rossini down to Verdi. The two great bassi, Lablache
and Coletti,f gave Rossini's admirable duetto, "D' un
bell' uso," with infinite spirit and humour.
Thalberg performed Beethoven's concerto in E fiat
in a manner to defy all rivalry. He has silenced, for
ever and aye, the doubt which had existed of his mastery
over the harmonic mysteries of Beethoven. To his
wonderful facility and brilliant tone, which were freely
admitted, he has now superadded the certainty of being
one of the most refined and reverential illustrators of

eethoven. The concerto was charmingly accompanied.
Besides this, he executed a duo with M. Hermann
(violin) on subjects from Sonnambula, with remarkable
brilliancy. M. Hermann has a delicate, rather than a
rich tone; his execution is facile, and his bowing free
and firm; his arpeggio passages are distinct, and his
cantabile unexaggerated and instinct with healthy feel-
ing. The duetto was deservedly applauded. We left
at the conclusion of the second act.

Name of Company. Dividend I
of Amount
per
Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
•-----
I I s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia .......... 1 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
CJoeymlionnercial of London 1
.Iritsh North American 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
7.lolonial. 661/. p
. pz eecenntt:•
10205
00
00
2205
00
00
_-
5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Gloucestershire ...• • • 151 per cent. - - -
lonian .............. , 61.
, per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Londn and Westminstr 161. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 214
-
13 0 0 -
London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. percent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New.........
National of Ireland .. 151. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial or Eng. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New......... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia ...... 22 10 0 -
Union of Australia.. •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto
2 10 0 -
- -
Union of L0nd0n..... 61. p -
er cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10%
Union of Madrid -
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount ,
same of Company. I per of- Pald. Price
Annum. Share.
x 5. d. X s• 6.
Albion .. -...... . • • • 3/. 103, 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Ara. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 it 0 0 17
Ditto Marine. •• .• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
Atlas 138.6d.preh. 50 0 0 5 6 8 14
British Commercial
Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20
County -
13s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11
Eagle
......
Eng.& Scot. Law .... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 -
European Life
All paid. -
FamilyEndowmr t Soc. 41. & bs. 4 0 0 4 0 0 -
Freemasons' . -
tiiote
. 6/. per cent. Stock. - 11834
Guardian .......• •• • . 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 4438
Imperial Fire .... -.. 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 220
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 25
Law Fire ............ - 100 0 0 210 0 -
Law Life........ •• .. 11.55, 100 0 0 10 0 0 45
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 4e.
Landon Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 133
London Ship ...... .. 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13%
Marine .. - 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 43 1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%
National Lean Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 --
National Life -
Psliadium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Pelican .....• • • • • - - - 33
Phoenix - - 151
Pi otector Life... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 -
Provident Life........ 11.53. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Rock Life............ 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 44
Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - _
E•un Fire ........... - - -
Ditto Life . 11. 6s. - - -
Universal Life lO%l. pr cnt. 100 0 0 810 0 -
Victoria Life.. - - 4 0 0 4

GASZLIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--... ------
X. s. d. X. s. d.
British .. .•••.. . • • • • • 1/. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16
Ditto Provincial •• • • 11. Bs. ,20 0 0 19 0 0 22
Bristol .............. 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - -
Brighton • • .... • ..... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 - 18
City of London .. •• • • 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 25$
Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 8 -
Ditto, New • • ...... 85s. pr share 50 0 0 37 10 0 -
Equitable......... - 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 37
Imperial ............ 6/. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 73
Independent ......... 6/. per cent. 140 0 0 40 0 0 64
0nd0n.............. 2%1. pr cent.) 50 0 0 SO 0 0 -
Ditto.... .......... 61. per cent. 150 0 0 50 0 0 40
Phoenix . ............ 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 32
ltatcliff ....• ........ 5/. and bns. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75
United General ...... 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15
Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 55%
Ditto, New .... -• .. 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9%
3:MIDGES
Dividend Amount
S til Landon
)K)
li::
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- --.---.
---
X. s. d. £. r. d.
Uungerford .......... - - - 45
Southwrk, NwSub.Av. - 632 12 8 -2%
Ditto Nw of 7% p. c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 5
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 1/. 55. 4d. - 60 0 0 27
Ditto Nw ditto of 7/. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 25
Vauxhall .... ... Ay it. 16s. 70 10 0 - 26
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid.. Price.
Annum. Share.
- _-- _
£ 8. d. • X s. d.
C ,mmercial ... - -
East and %Vest India 6/. pr cent. Stock. - -
toh
aBBroo:
inni
ded
55........
...
...
...
...
.... •
East Country • • ... • • - 21
- 96
- -
Stock. - 76
- -
Southampton •••• • • • • 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76
44551/:
p*lpe.p errprrccceceenenntnttil. . Stock.

WATER,-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. 1 per of raid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s.
Birmingham. •••• • • • • 18s. 25 od.£B. d.
0 25 0 0
East London..• •••• • • • 81. 100 0 0 - 175
Grand Junction .• •• • 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - 80
31. 100 0 0 - 83
Jew Rivr I ndn Brdge 21. 103. - - 55
rauxhall .• ••••• • • • • • 100 0 0 - 105
West Middlesex . • • 151•15e.prent. 63 12 9 - 115
C t5..Z1T.412.5.
Names of p: Dividend)
A npnetri m. ' 4 'Dividend
Priee.
I Price• Names of per
• r. . Companies.
..c1 Ann um
W 2
............-
..-- .....--...-- ....-......
Companies.
(4.21
X X
Aehtn& Oldh 971 71. p c 110 Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. -
Barnsley. •• • 160 121. 180 Neath ••.. • • 100 201. -
Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Oxford.. •. • • 100 201. 190
Birmingham 35 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 , 31. 108, -
Coventry ...• 100 25/, - Regent's •••• 33 U. 43. 1834
Derby ••• • • 100 61. G 3 Rochdale.. •• 85 41. 54
Ells rre&Chs 133 41. 48 Somrset Coal 150 7/.los. 130
E:e‘s ash •• • 100 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 I
61. P• c• -
GraudJunctn , 100 5/
i - - 83 Stffrol &Wore 140 281. 290
GrandSurreyllool - 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Urand Union I 100 11. 10s. 213, Stourbridge.. 145 201. 285
Grantham • • 1501 121. - Severn and
Remit & Avnl 391 7s. 6d. 53( Wye Rad. 3 26 11.85. 26
Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 410 Warwick& 7
Leicester .... 140' -101, 75 ginning. j 100 51. 65
Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 36 Warvric
Loughborogh!l42' 7Ol. Napton-} 100 --
46
Monmouthsh 100 81. Worcstr &/ 2l. 39
Dlntgemryshlloo 51. - Birming.3 78
MeltnMwbryi 100 10/. , _ Wilts & Brks 67 IL 11
LIST Or SCOTTISIE COMPANIES' PRicss•
-----_
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. Per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- -
a' d
Bank of Scotland. IL per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 166%
British Linen Company tn. per cent. 100 0 • 100 0 0 195
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank
Per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11
Clydesdale Bank •
Commercial Bank • .
Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 10
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0
5 0 0 5%
Exchange Bnk of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 38 li
771/. per cent. 10 0 0 70 0 94
.per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 6
a Bankn
t. 1 Company
n d
ftnk
6/, per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
IsleNort National oafof3scol
B North British sank •
Royal Bank of Scotland 61, per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 142
Unionßank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80
Western Bank •••• • • • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6836
Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2• 0 3%
B . Accord . Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 9s.
British Guarantee Ins. _ 10 0 0 1 0 0 10s.
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 • 2
City of Glasgow Life 5l. Per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 9s
Edinburgh Life Insur. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 %
East of Scotland Life - 10 • • 015 0 116.6 d.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 I 217 6 2%
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 I 0 11%
Insur. Co. of Scetlnd.• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7
Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 78
Mercantile Life .. • • - 10 0 0 010 0 7s.
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 238.
North British Insur. ••5%1• pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 8 23
North & West of Scot. - 1•0• 1 0 0 11. 1s
Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0
%
:'s'cot. Mas. and Gen. Life 5/. per cent. 1 8 8 815 0 108. Od
Scottish Union Inarnee. 6141. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Os
Standard Life •• • ... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 9%
United Dep. Assurance bl. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s.
MIS C ELL,A.I4MOUS•
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
---
......
£. 5. d. 1 X. 8. d. ..........•
Australian Agriculturl -
100 0 0 1 30 0 0 0
0 -
10 00' 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint., 1/. 40. 2lO 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. -
Canada ......... •• • • 6
---
1. per cent. 100 0 0 32 II 0 28
nt. - -
Uppr Canada Bonds 5/. per ce
nt.
...... --
City Bonds.. ••.. . . .. 3% iPir'. cent.ce
0 89
Comp. Cppr Mnrs Eng.
51.
p. e &
bs 21 100 0 0 100 0 •
Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 l''' c. 't. 100 0 0 I
' 95 0 (-
Equitable Reversionry 4% '• Pr cen
'
Gen. Steam Navigation V. 80. 15 0 0 14 -0 0 23
- -
London Institution . • • 10
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 •
cent. 100 0 8 100 0 00 t
1. pr
Reversionary Int. Soc. 314
100 0 0 60 0 0 "
Royal Mail Steam •• • • 3%1. pr cent.
25 0 0 25
South Australian ... • . 61. per cent. 0 •
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0
25 0 0 5 0 „
u Universal Salvage • • • • -
-•

(junfic2l,l,.) DAY.
novtehre
purchase of
t the sum
hadan fd
21.T1h3iss.
SHER(Bleli;oFreg--;ir.CuOndUerl.tsTbe.r—iff
PORTER V. HUMPHREY.
htheeengoaodhweei'rll-sahnodpsktoecekpeivn. trade of the plaintiff, wh
w6(41.6 tahne baacltaionnceborfoanognactcotounrteoc
wag 244/.
15s. 9d., but there was also a second valuation of 2/,
proved on the h parta
that
t the
ef the
valuationplaintiff,
to ther
h_ brokerature a wass,e
13s. 6d. for petty stock. There was also a stun
of
21. 3s. 6d. due for some cigars, which had been ordered
for defendant, but paid for by plaintiff. This 2/, 3s. 6d.
was paid, and the defendant now insisted that it was
paid on account of the petty stock. The defendant paid
103. into court.
Mr. CH ARNOCK said it was a most unfortunate mistake
on one side or the other, but did not arise from an
desire on the part of defendant not to pay what was just
for he had deposited 300/. to pay the amount of the
valuation. The real fact was that the 2/. 3s. ,„1
was
paid to plaintiff on the day of the sale, and she gave a
receipt ; and the sum subsequently paid was for the
potty stock, but the person who called for it had mule
an error in the amount, and the 105. was paid into court
to cover the difference.
Witnesses were called to support this statement, and
The jury gave a verdict for the defendant.
The matter had been pending for two piara and a half,

THOMAS V. THE BRENTFORD GASLIGHT COMPANY.

The Court was occupied during the rest of the day in
an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a widow lady,
residing in Thomas place, Hammersmith, against the
Brentford Gas Company for damages arising from the
negligence of defendants or their servants. The grounds
of the action were that the gas had escaped from the
pipes, whereby the water in the wells supplying her
houses was rendered so impure as to be unfit to drink.
The case was likely to occupy the remainder of the day.

We
eShTavAe TreEceilcOeFdrFoamiTetthHteerETfirmoCmeso.)ouUr
of a regular organization of the Chartist forces in the
northern districts of Scotland.
at Aberdeen, communicating the alarming intelligence
a the
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On the departure of this gentleman for the fulfil-
ment of his " Parliamentary duties," the idea oc-
curred to his constituents of organizing and arming
a " National Guard," and measures have accordingly
been adopted for the enrolment of volunteers, &c.
On Monday evening a great demonstration of the
Chartist forces took place at Aberdeen. At six
o'clock the "National Guard" met in the Hall, and
having been joined by the other Chartists and the
deputation, marched in procession to the Castle-
street, attended by a band of music. A car followed,
decorated with the tri coloured flag. Other banners
with the old mottoes were carried in the procession.
At seven o'clock the chairman opened the proceed-
ings in the midst of a very large concourse of people.
He stated that the object of the meeting was " to take
into consideration the present alarming state of the
country, the recent proceedings of the Government,
and the measures necessary for the redemption of the
country ;" and that Mr. Jones, Mr. Adams, and Dr.
Hunter would address the multitude.
The speech of the evening was delivered by Mr.
Jones, of the Convention. This gentleman endea-
voured to vindicate the Chartist petition from the
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ci
to Charter
aspersions cast upon it, and maintained that notwith •
standing the exposé of the Select Committee, the
document in question was an important manifestation
of the public feeling. Mr. Jones announced that a
would be signed by the working classes, and that if
this resource.should fail, monster meetings would be
eainlpi
memorial to the
ogfueaeprip
'ol:oeobeetr, were unrolled, and
upwards of 500 me
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that a correspondence had been opened with
gun-manufacturers of Birmingham,
some of the
HaAllt,
guns and
of whom had offered to supply
held,dl:l: eni eNrbv iurtsheisnsaeivrsti .e
was a s o f a practical Guard"
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Committee of the " National reportedthat
one
in question was read
of the gun-manufacturer
with
bursts of applause.
to the meeting, and received .
was resolved that a
gun and a bayonet should be ordered
for
After a lengthened discussion it
each member
bayonets (wholesale) at 12s. 6d. each. The letter
forthwith.

On Tuesday arrangements were made for holding
a series of meetings in the city and suburbs. The
special constabulary are held in readiness to act, but
no apprehensions are entertained that the peace of the
town will be disturbed. The general feeling is that
" there is nothing to revolutionize, but much to reform."
WARWICK, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 19.

The troops composing the Warwickshire Yeomanry
Cavalry corps will be again called out, and that, per-
haps immediately. Two expresses to Lord Warwick,
the Lord-Lieutenant, have arrived at Warwick
Castle during this afternoon from Major Arbuthnot,
Commandant of the Midland district, who has
troops in barrack at Birmingham. There is a re-
port that the colliers have suddenly turned out in the
coal districts adjoining Coventry. We are informed
that the Yeomanry will be immediately placed under
orders to march to Birmingham before Good Friday,
to watch the expected treasonable movements antici •
pated from the Chartists and disaffected there on that
day.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
..Six o'CLoca.
_ ___

2,000 GUINEAS STARES.
2 to 1 agst Blaze
2 to 1 agst Flatcather
5 to 1 agst Fern
5 to 1 agst Loadstone
10 to 1 agst Glendower—taken

1,000 GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Lola Montez
4 to 1 agst Prairie Bird
4 to 1 agst Attraction

CHESTER CUP.
14 to 1 agst War Eagle
18 to 1 agst Glen Saddel
20 to 1 agst Maid of my Soul
22 to 1 agst Lightning
25 to 1 agst The Magnet
30 to 1 agst Blaze
30 to 1 agst Conyngham
30 to 1 agst Keleshe
66 to 1 agst Peep o' day Boy

DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Surplice
10 to 1 agst Glendower
11 to 1 agst Springy Jack
18 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume
25 to 1 agst Fern
25 to 1 agst Besborough
30 to 1 agst The Fiddler
30 to 1 agst Sponge
40 to 1 agst Great Western (t)
50 to 1 agst The Sheriff
50 to 1 agst Sunnyside

OAKS.
12 to 1 agst Do-it-again
14 to 1 Prairie Bird

DUTCH MAIL.
ROTTERDAM, APRIL 18.—Last night, at half-past
seven, a black flag was hoisted on the tower of the
great church, and the minute-gun from the battery
announced that the Phoenix steamer, from Madeira,
beaiing the mortal remains of the beloved and lamented
son of our King, approached the city. The Minister
of Marine and other officers of state went to receive
the royal corpse. The Phoenix being unable to ap-
proach the shore, in consequence of the low tide, the
coffin was placed in a small boat, and conveyed to a
marine building, accompanied by a corps of marines.
Early this morning his Majesty arrived at Rotterdam,
and afterwards her Majesty, accompanied by Prince
Henry proceeded to the place where the corpse is
waiting its interment. It is reported that his
Majesty will return to the Hague in the course of
the day. The funeral will take place on the 21st,
with the utmost solemnity.
The Nederlandsche Staats Courant contains several
royal rescripts—one is for regulating the expences of
the causeway from Maestricht to Gelderland,
another sanctioning the formation of a new Com-
mercial and Navigation Company at Vlaardingen.
By another M. Taitbont de Marigny, Consul-General
at Odessa, has been appointed to the same office at
Russian Harbours on the Black Sea, and the Sea of
Asoph.
THE HAGUE, APRIL 18.—The Staats Courant con-
tains the official report of the finances of the Nether-
lands, comprising a comparative view of the receipts
of the treasury during the first three weeks of 1848,
compared with those of 1847 of the same period; the
total of 1848 amounted to 12,587,483 florins 71 cents.
and that of 1847 was 12,637,344 florins 481 cents.,
being a reduction for the year 1848 of 49,861 florins
41 cents.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 19.—We are requested to
contradict the report which has been in several Ger-
man papers, that the Pen Bont service had been for-
cibly interfered with at Bibrich. This is not the
case, and no obstacle is placed in the way either of
loading or unloading the steamers.—Dutch Papers,
April 19.

-AMSTERDAM, APRIL 18.—The intelligence from
Paris produced a favourable impression on the Bourse,
but both foreign and inland funds were rather flat,
and not much business was transacted.—Amster-
damsche Courant, April 19.

THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
THE HAGUE' APRIL 17.—The right of petition is
guaranteed to the inhabitants, but only individually ;
petitions collectively signed are interdicted, and can
only be addressed by constituted bodies, and exclu-
sively on objects concerning their own functions.
The civil list of the King is to be a million of
florins, independently of the incomes of the domains
assigned to the Crown by the law of August, 1822
and the amount of which is 500,00 M ,
The Queen Dowager will enjoy an income of
150,000f1.

The Hereditary Prince's income will be 100,000 fl.
when 18 years old, and 200,000f1. when married.
The King cannot wear any other foreign Crown,
except that of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The King has the administration of finances ; he
determines the salary of the officials, but the salary
of the judiciary order is to be paid out of the funds
of the law.

There Hill be a council of state.
One representative is to be elected for every
45,000 inhabitants.

The first Chamber is to consist of a number of
members equal to half the number of representatives
in the second chamber. The first chamber will be
elected by the same electors who elect the second.
In the first chamber every member must pay a
direct tax of 800fi. to 1,200 A., and be aged forty
years.
In the second chamber every member must be
thirty years old, a Netherlander, and in the full en-
joyment of all civil and political rights. No census
is required ; the members are elected for three years;
the chamber is renewed every three years. The
member: enjoy an indemnity of 2,0001, and tra-

yelling expenses, to be fixed according to the dis-
tances.

The sittings of the two chambers are public;
nevertheless they can be secret, when required by
the tenth part of the members. No clergyman can
be elected a member of the general states. The
functions of representative in the two chambers are
incompatible with those of Minister, member of the
High Court, of the Court of Accounts, commissary
of the King in the provinces, and subaltern military
officer.

The budget is to be voted every year. It must be
presented twelve months before the beginning of the
year to which it is applied.
The provincial states are to be organised by the
law ; and the members elected for three years by the
inhabitants, according to the law ; the sittings will
be public; they can be secret, when required by the
tenth part of the members.
Every one can exercise his religion with perfect
liberty. The same protection is insured to all reli-
gions. The Netherlanders, without distinction of
worship, and enjoying all civil and political rights,
can be appointed to all public offices. All creeds can
be exercised publicly, if they
.do not disturb the
public peace.
No tax can be levied without a law. No privilege
can exist concerning the payment of public taxes, and
the fulfilment of the engagements of the State towards
its creditors is guaranteed.

DUTCH FUNDS.—ADISTESDAN, Arum 18.
Money.

Bills

Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• • • • •.... 38 -
Ditto, 3 per Cent • • • • • • •• • • 43%
Ditto, 4 per Cent .• •••••••• • • • • • • • • 56%
Amon Syndic, 41,4 per Cent..........
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .. 11514
East India Loan, 4 per Cent..
Exchange on London, at sight .. ••• • • • 1 L
Two months. •.•••.•.• • • • • II

11G%

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
PROBATE AND LEGACY DUTY (IRE-

LAND).
The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL moved for a re-
turn of the amount of probate and legacy duty paid
in Ireland from 1797 to 1848 inclusive, which
was agreed to.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a number of peti-
tions from societies of Odd Fellows, praying for the
adoption of some measure for the protection of their
property and funds.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE also presented
several petitions to the same effect, also a petition
against the admission of bulls in ccena Domini into
this country.
The NOBLE MARQUIS then gave notice that
the House, at its
htsing on Saturday, would adjourn
to this day fortnig
CHARITABLE TRUSTS.
The Bishop of OXFORD
he wished to ask the Noble
Lord on the Woolsack, whether it was his intention
to introduce any Bill for the regulation of charitable
trusts ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR replied in the
affirmative stating that it was his intention to intro-
duce the Bill shortly after the holidays.
CROWN AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY
BILL.
On the motion that this Bill be read a third
time,
Lord BROUGHAM said he had no objec-
tion to the reduction of treason to a minor
offence, but he could not allow that opportunity to
pass without stating his conviction that the offence
of high treason was just as much deserving of
capital punishment as the crime of murder, for
offenders of that class often brought about civil
war which invariably lead to great loss of life.; The
offence, therefore, of high treason was often productive
of great loss of life, and it ought to be held in as much
abhorence as that of murder or any other repulsive
crime.

Lord CAMPBELL perfectly agreed with the
opinion of his Noble and Learned Friend, and could
assure the House that no offence was fraught with so
much danger both to life and property as that of high
treason.—(Hear, hear.)

After a few words from Lord CREMORNE,
The Bishop of OXFORD said he was sure that
the Noble and Learned Lord opposite (Brougham) did
not wish it to go forth to the world that he was
anxious that capital punishments ought always to be
applied to treasonable offenders. It appeared to him
that the opinion the Noble Lord wished to convey
to their Lordships was, that the Crown ought not to
be deprived of the power of inflicting capital punish-
ment upon parties convicted of high treason.—(Hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM said he was much obliged to
the Right Rev. Prelate for giving him an opportunity
of explaining his meaning. He never meant to convey
to their Lordships that he was favourable to inflicting
capital punishment upon all treasonable offenders, but
simply that it was injudicious to take the power of
inflicting that punishment out of the hands of the
Crown. It was absurd to say, upon the authority of
" Thou shalt not kill," that capital punishment ought
to be abolished, for the same authority asserted, that
"vvhoso sheddeth man's blood byman shall his blood be
shed."

The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
EXCHEQUER BILLS.
Lord LANSDOWNE moved that the Standing
Orders should be suspended in reference to a Bill for
raising money upon Exchequer-bills.
The motion was agreed to.
The Bill then went through its various stages, and
was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Public Works Completion (Ireland) Bill was
read a third time and passed, after a short discussion.
Their Lordships then adjourned to Saturday, at
Two o'clock.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO LADY
MARY FITZROY.

The Sydney plpers, which reached town yester-
day, bring intelligence of a most lamentable accident,
terminating fatally to the above Noble Lady, the
wife of the Governor of New South Wales, and also
to Lieutenant Masters, one of his Excellency's aides-
de-camp. The melancholy details are briefly as
follow :—On the 7th of December last his Excel-
lency and Lady Mary, accompanied by Lieutenant
Masters, left the Government House at Paramatta, in
a carriage and four, for Sydney. Lady Mary was
in the carriage, and his Excellency rode on the
box, driving himself, Lieutenant Masters sitting by
his side. His Excellency had scarcely taken his
seat before the horses started off at a brisk pace ;
the grooms ran with them a short distance,
keeping hold of the horses, and did not
loose their hold until ordered to do so. Directly
afterwards the animals darted off at a furious rate,
taking the main road from the Government domain
to the town, his Excellency using every effort in his
power to keep the centre of the road. However, on
approaching an oak avenue, the carriage came in con-
tact with one of the trees with tremendous force,
throwing it completely over, and causing its destruc-
tion. The occupants were dashed out with great
violence. Lady Mary Fitzroy, we regret to
say, fell upon her head, fracturing the base of
the skull, and causing blood to flow rapidly
from her mouth and ears. His Excellency es-
caped with trifling injuries. The fate of Lieutenant
Masters was unfortunately otherwise—he pitched
on his head, and was completely insensible when
picked up. Lady Mary Fitzroy expired in a few
minutes, and Lieutenant Masters died at six o'clock
the same evening. On the following day an inquest
was held on the bodies, at Government House, when
a verdict of " Accidental death" was agreed to.' Her
Ladyship was in her fifty-seventh year. Lieutenant
Masters was in his twenty-seventh. Their remains
were consigned to the grave at Sydney, the funeral
solemnities being attended by nearly the whole of the
Government officers and ministers of the colony.
Upwards of 5,000 persons were present, including
her Majesty's 90th Regiment, which lined the route
from the Government House to the place of inter-
ment. The event has cast a perfect gloom through-
out the colony.

EXTRA FOREIGN MAlLS.—Notice was issued yes-
terday at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand,
that mails will be made up this evening, the 20th inst.,
at that office for Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope,
to be conveyed by her Majesty's steam-vessel Dee, which
is appointed to sail from Portsmouth to-morrow. The
postage on letters to Madeira will be Is. lod. per half-
ounce, and so on, and newspapers 2d. each. The postage
on letters to the Cape of Good Hope will be is. per half-
ounce; newspapers, free of charge. Letters and news-
papers intended to be forwarded by this vessel must be
specially addressed, " By.li .M. S. Dee. Mails will
also be made up this evening for Lisbon and Malta,
to be conveyed by her Majesty's steam-vessel Triton,
H. M. S. Triton."
n "
which is appointed to sail from Devouport to-morrow,
the 91st instant. The postage on letters to Lisbon
the lonian
will be is. 9d. per half-ounce, and newspapers `)(1.
Greece,a
nd China,
th
each; letters for Malta, Is. per half-ounce; andwrilleiwsb-e
papers free. Letters and newspapers by this vessel
e upon
the fortnightly must be specially, addressed " By
Islands,The m a it d
itao,r
Egypt, Gibraltar,
io n
g3S-liailot an,g.
made up this morning, to be conveyed by
steamer, via Southampton, and by
land closed mails to the Mediterranean, India, lightly over-
Marseilles, on the evening of the 24th . &c., via
North America and the United States, Instant ; British
even-
ing,. to be forwarded by the Britannia t9-morrow
Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston. N steamer, via
Hibernia steamer, on the 4th of
May,
packet duo the
steamer, from the West Indies, & ay. The Severn
Tagus steamer, with the Gibraltar c., due the 22d ; the
mails, due the 26th ; and her Majesty'sat Cadiz, and Lisbon
from Buenos Ayres, Brazil, and a
di brig Penguin,
2501 instant, at Falmouth. ' n ladeira, due on the