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SUGAR.—The market fcr British Plantation is heavy, and
6d lower than last week, sales about 170 hhds, &c. Of
6,920 bags Mauritius, 5,000 bags Bengal, and 2,200 bags
Madras offered by auction, barely one half sold on former
terms; Mauritius at 39s 6d to 43s for crystalised, 38s to
41s 6d for mid to fine yellow grocery, and 35s 6d to 398 bd
for grey ; Benares, Bengal, at 39s to 42s for mid to
good white, and 34s to 38s 6d for low to good yel-
low dull kind ; Madras at 28a 6d to 32s 6d for brown to low
yellow. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week
at the East and West India Docks was 447 hhds 45 tierces
180 barrels, there were taken for home consumption 685 hhds
11 tierces 53 barrels. The stock in the same places is 3,323
hhds 548 tierces 494 barrels. Refined is firm; brown lumps
are 48s to 48s 6d.

COFFEE.-190 casks and 190 bags Plantation Ceylon
offered at auction were mostly taken in; of 1,100 bags
Rio, the sound portion, 400 bags, sold at 41s to 42s for good
to very ord with colour. Native Ceylon sold privately at 443
to 44a 6d. The market still droops.
Rum is dull of sale, and prices tend downward. The
quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks
was 336 puns 88 hhds. There were taken for home con-
sumption 266 puns 12 hhds, and exported 68 puns 131 hhds.
The stock in the same places is 11,552 puns 1,`125 hhds.
►SALTPETRE was quiet.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 40s to 40s 3d 'per cwt. on the spot,
and Town 41s 6d. There is not much doing, but prices are
firm.

CorroN.—There is a fair demand at firm rates.
; TEA.—The market has been steady, but rather inactive.
Low Coign i 4 1e per lb.

THE FRIMLEY MURDER,

(THIS DAY.)

RESUMPTION OF THE TRIAL.
KINGSTON, TUESDAY. —The Court sat at half-past eight
o'clock this morning. -The approver, Hiram Smith, was
placed in the box usually assigned to the superintendent of
police before any other persons were admitted, and retained
his place during the preliminary proceedings.
Baron Parke took his seat, and the first witness called was
George Bennett, a waggoner. His waggon was near
Kingston on Saturday, 28th September. He knew the man
Hiram Smith. On that day he rode in the waggon from the
Crown and Anchor at Lay Ditton to Guildford.

Harriet tt eabrook said her husband kept the Swan beer-
shop at Guildford, where Levi Harwood lo.tged. On Mon-
day, September 27, he left her house between four and five
o'clock. He was dressed in a cold-jacket. She had not
seen him in that cord-jacket since. He was not at home on
that night. She saw him again on Saturday night i ear
eight o'clock. Shortly after be came home Jones same and
spoke to him. He did not come in doors. When he came
back he had not got his eord•jacket on. She said to him,
" Have you been i❑ a row and lost your cord-jacket— have
you slipped your shuck ?" • (Laughter.) He said nothing
to that. He had some beer and went to bed about nine
o'clock.

Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—She noticed that he
had got a cord-jacket on because she had known him for a
long time. Her house had been licensed. The magistrates
took it away, but she did not know why.
Benjamin Downs, a coal-porter, lived at the Wheatsheaf,
Guildford. It was his duty to look after the house at night
and lock up the doors. Jones and Smith lodged there in
the September. He did not see them at all on the Friday.
On returning from work on Saturday evening, he saw them
at home, that was about six or seven o'clock. They returned
home after him.

Cross•examined by Mr. CHARNOCK—Somebody else might
have come down and let the men in, but it was not likely.
He was sentenced to twelve months about seven years ago,
for realing a piece of pork. He had never been accused of
burglary. He was taken up for stealing a truss of straw and
tried, but he was acquitted.

Caroline Bulpin, the village schoolmistress at Frimley, ex-
amined by Mr.BALLANTINE—She recollected, on the Monday
previous to the 27th of September, one of the school girls
gave her a penny token (the ci.e. found on the prisoner was
handed to the witness and identified by her). When she
gave it to Mrs. Holiest, that lady made a remark upon it in
her presence to Mr. Holiest, that the nose of the king had
been badly treated.
Mr. Dunlop was called into the box and produced a plan
which he had made of Frimley.
Baron PARKE, looking at it, said it was quite useless.
It was so large as to be unmanageable. If the surveyor had
made it about a quarter the size it would have been of service
to the Court.

Mr. Edward Kendall said he went to Mr. Hollest's house
soon after the burglary became known. He described the
manner in which an entrance had been effected into the
house. He was afterwards joined by Hollington and Bid-
dlecombe, two local officers. On examining the door steps
he traced the marks of a naked foot. A few yards from that
there were the marks of two naked right feet. He found a
piece of baize under the tree in front of the house. Near
the gate there was a mark as though some one with a naked
heel had slipped. There was a mark of blood. He after-
wards examined Levi Harwood's great toe, which was very
much lacerated on the under part. On the 6th of October
he went into the plantation opposite, and picked up a cloak.
The cloak was found midway between two masks. A little
further on he found two pieces of green baize. A worm-bit
was shown to him by Mr. Holiest, and he believed the holes
which were made in the scullery window, and by which the
burglars effected their entrance, were produced by it.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLArmwx-f-He believed that
Biddlecombe and the village constables had visited the house
before his arrival. Witness was a metropolitan officer, and
was sent down specially by the Commissioners of Police.
Baron PARNE—Did you trace any' marks of blood in the
inside of the house—from the bed-room door to the front
door? Inspector Kendall-No, I did not.
Mr. W. B. Holiest, solicitor of Farnham, brother of the
Rev. Gentlemen deceased, produced a Communion cup be-
longing to his brother, two masks, a worm-bit, and other
articles, which he had received from different persons who
had found them in different parts.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—He thought there
was an application on the part of the prisoners to have pro
fessional assistance, and that they were refused. He was there
each time himself, to a certain extent as a solicitor in the
matter, bat he believed the prisoners had no one present.
He believed that when one of the prisoners was committed
to Farnham, Mr. Neale, the solicitor, made an application to
the governor of the gaol to communicate with him. Wit-
ness was appealed to, and he told the governor that he
thought it was his duty to iefuse the application. He
would not undertake to say that the magistrates had deter-
mined to commit without allowing any professional adviser.
Mr. CHaumocx—Were not the reporters excluded? Mr
Holiest—l believe they were on one or two occasions.

Mr CHARNOCK - Were they not excluded on every occa
sion ? Mr. Holiest—l think they were present on some oc.
casion9.

Baron PARKE I think you cannot raise an objection on
that account.

Mr. CHARNOCX—Very well; then I will not press it.
Mr. Hollington, the superintendent of the Surrey police,
described the capture of Hiram Smith, Levi Harwood, and
Jones, on the Sunday evening after the burglary. Hiram
Smith made a voluntary confession to him of his participa-
tion in the burglary, in the presence of Mr. Neale, the
governor of Guildford Gaol. That confession was in the
following terms :
[The written confession of Hiram Smith, which has al-
ready been frequently published, and which does not differ
materially from the evidence given by Smith yesterday, was
then put in and read.]
Mr. Hollington continued. Upon Jones he found a knife,
a piece of sealing-wax, and a token penny. On Sunday
night and Monday he searched Levi Harwood's lodgings.
He found a pair of stockings, the foot of one of them was
marked with blood, and a stoney marble. (The marble was
produced, and was rather larger than that which was taken
from Mr. Holiest.)
Louisa Hollington, wife of the police officer, said she re-
collected Levi and Samuel Harwood being in the cells at
Guildford on the 2d of October. There was a room between
the two cells. She was in the kitchen, and could there hear
a conversation better than the prisoners could themselves.
She heard a conversation between Idevi and Samuel Har-
wood. Levi called out " Tidier." Salliuel answered, " Who
is that ?" Levi said," Me." Samuel said," Is it honey ?"
Levi said, " Yes " Samuel said, " Come here." Levi an-
swered, " I can't, I am locked up." Levi said, " Where
did they take you? Did they find anything on you?" Sa-
muel answered, " No, only halfpence." Levi asked whe•
ther they had searched two places, but witness
could not hear the names. Levi asked whether they found
anything, to which Samuel answered, " No, that is all
right." Levi then said, " Good night," rather loud. Shortly
afterwards Levi said, "Tidier," agajn, "put your mouth down,
and don't talk too loud, or else Mrs. Hollington will hear
you." He then said, " Did you tell he that jacket was
mine?" Samuel said, " Yes;" and Levi remarked, " What
did you that for ?" Samuel said, " That was to (this)
morning." Levi asked whether it had run out, meaning, as
witness supposed, " washed out." He then asked where it
was, and Samuel said, " He got it." Levi again said, good
night. On Friday, October 4, witness heard Levi say,
" Mind you and I have not had a pint of beer together these
three, or six months." Witness could not tell whether it

was three or six.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINZ - She did not think
about the reward.

Evidence was then called to prove that the measurement
of the footmarks corresponded with the measurement of the
feet of the prisoner.
This closed the case for the prosecution.

CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.)
TIIE CASE OF MISS TALBOT. - DOYLE V. WRIGIIT.
Mr. PARKEP., in resuming his arguments this morning,
contended that the conventual school at Taunton was a pro-
per place for the education of Miss Talbot, and as such had
received the sanction of the Court, and that it was impos-
sible to construe the order of the Court, giving liberty to the
Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury to take her abroad, into a
positive order or understanding that she abould go abroad
with them and not be left behind in this ccuntry. They
were frequently in the habit of going to Italy, and they pro-
cured the order so as to be immediately available in case
they should have occasion to take her with them, as it was
a rule of the Court that no ward should be taken beyond its
jurisdiction without the sanction of the Lord Chancellor.
The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury did not leave England
until three years after the order was issued. The words
" care and management," in this order of the Court, implied
that they should be responsible for the way in which
she was brought up and educated, and not that
they should take her under their own roof, and it was to be
remembered that as soon as her education was completed at
this school, she went to reside at Alton Towers, with the
Earl and Countess, and was afterwards introduced by them
into society. There was a new charge made by his Learned
Friend the Solicitor-General, as to their neglect of the young
lady, viz., that she only visited Alton Towers once, and pro-
bably only for one day, and that whilst she was at the school,
the Earl of Shrewsbury came to see her but on one occasion,
and then only for half an hour. As this charge had come
upon them unawares, he was not prepared with sufficient
affidavits on the subject, but Dr. Doyle in his deposition stated
that during the time the young lady was at the school she
occasionally visited Alton Towers, and there met with per-
sons of high rank and connexion. But that the Earl and
Countess had taken proper care of her education re-
quired no further evidence in support of it than the
conduct of the young lady herself; throughout the
whole of the trying circumstances in which she was
placed she had conducted herself with the greatest discretion
and good sense. There was not the slightest ground for be-
lieving that the Earl and Countess had tried to inveigle her
into a distasteful marriage, and failing in that object, had
forced her into a convent with the intention of inducing her
to take the veil.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said nothing could be more er-
roneous than to suppose that the marriage was in opposition
to the young lady's wishes.
Mr. PARKER thought it was very important that that
should be made known, and that the Earl and Countess
should be exculpated from the blame of forcing a young lady
into a marriage to which she objected. Ile readily admitted
that nothing would be more reprehensible than placing a
ward in a convent with the Intention of making her take the
veil; but in the present case there was no such intention,
Miss Talbot having simply gone to the Lodge as a visitor
and boarder, and if Mr. Berkeley had seized upon that cir-
cumstance for the purpose of dragging the young lady
before ,the public, ho had committed an act of high
contempt, and had shown himself to be the last person in the
world to have any voice in the management of the young
lady. After breal, ing off the marriage, it was only natural
that she should wish to return to the conventual school,
where she had all her dearest friends. According to the
rules of the institution, she could not enter as a scholar or
boarder, and an arrangement was made that she should
enter in the name of a postulant. lie sincerely regre! ted
that such should have been the case, but he hoped his
Lordship would not be frightened by the name of postulant.
That was not the question, but whether she was- placed
there in the expectation that she would take the veil and
leave the world for ever. Nothing was further than that
from the intention of the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury.
The young lady went to the convent entirely with her own
consent. Another charge against the Earl of Shrewsbury
was, that he directed she should not be seen by
any one
except in the presence of the superior or head of the convent.
It was a part of his duty to provide against a
person in her
position receiving improper and obtrusive visits, and he
would have laid himself open to condemnation if he had net
done so. The very fact, however, that Mr. Berkeley had an
interview with the young lady, in the presence of the supe-
rior,
proved that she had not entered the convent to be im-
mured there for life, because if she bad she would not have ,
been seen at all. The Learned Counsel then alluded to the
publication of the young lady's letter, and said he was wholly
lieueriut 9f We way 113 Talich it bed get into the mama,

It was certainly neither the act of any one on the part 01
Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury or Dr. Doyle,
until he was informed of the contrary, he must cons
it as the act of Mr. Berkeley or those who represented Ili;
because it was entirely of a piece with the conduct be
pursued. He trusted, in conclusion, that his Lordship '°'
dismiss the petition' w
and deal with it so as to mark the'
of the Court of Mr.
Berkeley's conduct on the matter.
A LEANED COUNSEL, who appeared for the trustees, A
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heard against the costs of the petition being allowed by
Court.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then replied, and contended tbi)
the addresses of his Learned Friends, Mr. Rolt and PI
Parker, consisted rather of vituperation and abuse agel,
Mr. Berkeley, than of any statements explanatory of t
one great fact of the case which had been prove 4 beyond I"
demonstration—that this young lady, a ward of the Cot
without any intimation to his Lordship, was placed at "'i
Lodge, at Taunton, with the intention of becoming a post!,
lant, and taking the veil, which would not have been know;
until she was it evocablv pledg, d to remain there, a:seq.
for the exertions of kr. Berkeley, of whose conducts
in calling his Lordship's attention to the matter'
his Lordship had expressed his satisfaction. Mr. Berke'
ley had discharged a very praiseworthy duty, boll
as regarded the Court and the young lady. Letters 111
known to be in existence which had passed betwo
Miss Talbot and the lady abbess, Dr. Hendee, and a
Winter, and were likely to throw much light on the POI
tion of the young lady in the convent, but they had s°
been produced, neither had any affidavit been obtained fr:ind
Mr. Winter, who negotiated the terms on which she CO
enter the convent. The Court was totally ignorant of 1,1
circumstances within the knowledge of these parties.
result of the present application was almost now a mattertc,
perfect indifference to Mr. Berkeley, for he had resoled D'
young lady from the hands of the priests, but he
anxious to clear himself of the odium and abuse which 11_,
been heaped upon him. Mr. Rolt had said that a drew!,
and public exhibition had been got up for ulterior objects,
a suitable period, without the slightest regsP'
to the feelings and interest of the young ladt,
No one was more anxious than Mr. Berkeley tbr,
her feelings should be spared, and only a strong sense of dot,
had induced him to bring the case before the public. He
gretted that the private letters of the young lady to his Lo
ship had been made public, but he was instructed by frif'
Berkeley's solicitor to say that he knew no more how it el
into the newspapers than Mr. Bolt or Mr. Parker, and till
he had lost fire or six different papers since he had been ev
tending the court. Looking at the place from which it sates
and the nature of it, he could not for a moment suppoeel
to be the letter of Miss Talbot. He could have no moro
tempting communication to comment on; but, considerielf
how it had been brought forward, he would dismiss it sl
once without further comment. The next point he came tod
was the proposed marriage with a French gentleman nate
Rochefoucault, which, considering it distasteful, his LordsbtP
had broken off.
The LOAD CHANCELLOR -4 had nothing to say deeog _
tory to that gentleman; the name he bears is well known Piti
over Europe ; but, considering the young lady's age, sti
other circumstances, I thought the marriage objectionable.
The SOLICTOR-GENENAL—He is described in one of thed
affidavits as a young French gentleman, but we understes
he is above fifty years of age.
The Loan CHANCELLOR 4 have not seen the gentler:llo
He had just left Alton Towers when I arrived.
Mr. ROLT—He is twenty-six years of age.
The SOLICITOR..GENERAL—Me thought he was the Puke
de Rochefoucault.

Mr. BOLT No, the younger brother of the Duke.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then proceeded t• contend tblo
if his Lo'dship was satisfied Miss Telbot entered the coy'
vent as a postulant, which was, after all, the gravamen eftbo
charge, Dr. Doyle ought no longer to be trusted with 111
guardianship. There could not be the slightest doubt, efo:
on the affidavits of Miss Jerningham and Dr. Doyle, OP
the was considered to be and treated as a postulant.
(The Learned Counsel had not concluded when we went
press.)

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The April sessions for the trial of prisoners for lt°,
county of Middlesex commenced this morning. at 01'
Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar Oil'
tains the names of 85 prisoners.
Henry Mint°7y wee found guilty of picking pocket&
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS said that it was no use to keel/
such a person in the country, for it appeared from re.
turns before him that he had been twice before OW
'rioted, and was stated to be a very troublesome charac&
The sentence of the Court, therefore, was that be be
transported beyond the peas for the term of seven yeah'

MARLBR(Y-STREE r—(THIS DAYS)
A DRUNKEN BARONET —Sir James Sutherland Machos"'
20, King-street, St. James's, was brought before Mr. Dior
ham, charged with being drunk and assaulting the polir..
constable when in the execution of his duty. He was glo"
charged with furious driving, and damaging a cab.
James Alexander, a cabman, stated, that about nine o'cloclg
last night, 1 e was proceeding with his cab along Regent
street, towards Oxford-street, and on arriving opposite
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nover-street he saw the defendant and another gentle:olk
who were in a gig, coming towards him. The gentlett
who was with the defendant was driving, when all at one
the defendant seized hold of the reins, and drove with gre,
force against witness's cab, doing damage to the extent of 20"
The defendant, who was very drunk, tried to effect his escare
but a constable came up at the time, into whose custody
defendant was given
Police-constable, 157 C, said he was called to take the de'
fendant into custody for being drunk and damaging a 00bi
On requesting him to alight from his gig he swore he wool
not, and struck witness several times with his driving whiPoi
Another constable came to his assistance, and after a deal
resistance the defendant was conveyed to the station.
The defendant, who during the examination conduct!!
himself with great impropriety, denied the charge, and 0,,
if he had time he could prove that the constable was not OS
a liar but a thief. He called Gad to witness that he
perfectly sober, and considered as the horse and gig was .101
own property he had a right to do and drive as he liked.
Inspector Plume said the defendant was decidedly drug
and conducted himself more like a madman than a ratios
being.
Mr. BINGHAM ordered the defendant to pay 255.
damage done to the cab, and directed him to be detaine'k
until his friends were communicated with, as he (Iff,
Bingham) considered he (defendant) was nut fit to go '
large by himself.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
AYLESBURY.
The Committee sat this morning at eleven o'clock.
The Clun lAN intimated at its sitting, that the couneol
for the petition should proceed wit h evidence of aenc,
_ill.
the Committee were of opinion that the evidence of Kenytow
had been sufficiently gone into.
Witnesses were then called to prove the connexion with O.
sitting Member of several gentlemen, who were proved to_
of
be actively engaged in the election. The evidence was
_,,
the ordinary character in such cases, and entirely devoid
general interest.

ST. ALBAN'S.
The principal witnesses in this petition are still missiat
having taken themselves off to avoid the consequences of 10
inquiry. We understand that a reward has been offered for,
the discovery and apprehension of these unwilling recipient
of the Speaker's warrant.