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COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 11.

HOSKINS V. MADDOX.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Some other persons connected with the profession
having been examined in support of the plaintiff's
case,

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part of the defendant in a very humorous speech, in
which he ridiculed the airs and pretensions of all
prima donnas, and such important professional per-
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steady habits as often rendered it necessary to have
an apology made to the audience for their non-ap-
pearance, owing to indisposition. He expressed his
sincere pity for the managers and proprietors who had
to deal with such characters. He submitted that the
defendant, finding himself grievously mistaken in the
qualifications of the lady he engaged, was fully jus-
tified in the course he had taken, and in determining
the engagement when Miss Harland had refused to
play the part he had assigned to her.
Several witnesses were then called, who stated that
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the character of Wilhelmina, or of the plot of the
piece ; and that the lady was bound by her engage-
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HUMFaETS, in his reply, commented severely
upon the conduct of the party that had instructed
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins to throw out the insinuation
of " free habits" against a lady whose conduct and
character throughout were unimpeached and unim-
peachable. _ _

Mr. Maddox (in the absence of Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins) begged leave to say that he had never in-
structed his solicitor or counsel to throw out any
such insinuation.

Mr. HumrßErs was glad to hear such a denial ; he
fully acquitted him of such a charge.
Mr. Maddox observed that he would be glad to
have so excellent an actor as Mr. Humfreys proved
himself to be as a member of his establishment:—
(Laughter.)
His LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
the full amount claimed.

On this result being ascertained, there was a good
deal of cheering in the body of the court.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 11.
(Sittings in Banco.)
CARR (CLERK) V. MOSTYIi (CLERK).

Tbis was an action io recover a moiety of the fees
received by the defendant as incumbent of the dis-
trict of St. Thomas, in the parish of Prescott, Lanca-
shire, for burials, marriages, and christenings in the
district chapel. The plaintiff claimed as perpetual
curate of the chapelry of St. Helens, out of which, it
was said, the district of St. Thomas was carved. The
defendant's answer to the claim was twofold-Ist,
that he was entitled to the fees in question as in-
cumbent of St. Thomas, and 2dly, that if be was
not entitled, the fees of right belonged, not to the
plaintiff, but to the minister of the mother church of
Prescott.

The case was argued during the last term, and
udgment was now delivered.

Air. Baron PARKE said that the question was pre-
sented to the Court in the form of a special case,
and the Court had, with great reluctance, performed
the duty of a jury in disposing of it. The question
was, in fact, Is hether the chapelry of St. Helens
wa., from time immemorial, a parochial chapelry,
the incumbent of which was entitled to receive

the fees of right payable for performinge the offices of
the church. Now it appeared in evidence that no
chapel•wardens had ever been appointed at St.
Helens, and no church-rate had ever been levied
there. There was also some evidence to show that
the chapel was endowed in the reign of James 1.,
by Lady Doraville, the minister being appointed to
read prayers in ease cf the vicinity. It further ap-
peared that one of the incumbents bad been a Non-
conformist. From all these circumstances, the Court
inf,rred that St. Helens was not a benefice belonging
to the Church of England, and that it was, in fAct,
nothing more than a " chapel of ease." This being
the case, the incumbent of St. Helens was not entitled
to any portion of the fees received by the incumbent
of St. Thomas. The judgment of the Caurt would
therefore be for the defendant.

Judgment accordingly.
.Sitting at Nisi Priam, before the LORD CHIEF
BARON and a Special Jury.)
BULL V. RANKIN.

Mr. Crowder (with Mr. Miller) for the plaintiff,
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins (with Mr. Noggins) for the
defendant.

once to a summons obtained against him by the police
for " knowingly permitting common prostitutes to
meet and remain in his house." It was proved that
there was neither drunkenness nor disorderly conduct
visible in the Saloon at the time.
Mr. BINGHAM said the defendant, a. free vintner,
who keeps a house of public resort, in which re-
freshments are sold, has been summoned to this
court, under the statue 2 and 3 Vic , c. 47, P. 44, for
knowingly permitting prostitutes to meet together
and remain in his house. Oa the occasion in
question, at one o'clock in the morning,
about sixty women and eighty men were
assembled in the defendant's house ; they were
occupied in taking refreshments, and the conduct
of all of them was orderly. An inspector of police
who entered the house, accompanied by other con-
stables, believed, from what he and the other consta-
bles had observed in the streets, that the whole of the
women were prostitutes. He informed the person
who was conducting the business that he could point
out at least forty of the women as prostitutes, and that
the defendant would be liable to a penalty if he suf-
fered them to remain after that notice. The dt fen-
dant again refused to act on that notice, alleging that
he had no means of knowing who' were prostitutes,
except from their conduct in his presence, and that
he had seen nothing amiss The greater part of the
assembly continued in the house for more than an
hour after the inspector had spoken. The first ques-
tion is, whether the defendant, under these circum-
stances, can be said knowingly to have permitted
prostitutes to meet together and remain ; and if so,
secondly, whether he is liable to a penalty notwith-
standing the meeting was in all respects orderly. Upon
the first head it appears to me that, after the informa-
tion given by the officere of the police, whose duties
necessarily make them 'acquainted with the faces of the
streetwalkers and prostitutes of the district, the defen-
dant must be taken "knowingly" to have permitted
prostitutes to remain ; and during their stay every
minute of continuance after the notice is in point of
law afresh meeting. If such information, from persons
officially qualified to give it, be not esteemed suffi-
cient notice to charge the defendant with knowing
the character of his guests, the enactment is alto-
gether nugatory ; for it is not to be assumed that any
man is of such reprobate habits as to be himself per-
sonally acquainted with a multitude of prostitutes or
persons of notoriously bad character. And it may
be observed that the defendant has adduced no evi-
dence to show that so much as one of the women
present was a person of reputation. Then, is the de-
fendant liable to a penalty notwithstanding the con-
duct of the prostitutes in bis house was in all respects
orderly ? I should be departing widely from the
province of a magistrate if I were to express any
opinion on the policy or impolicy of an Act of Par-
liament, or the expediency or inexpediency of carry-
ing its provisions into effect. My duty is confined
to the exposition of the law as it is to be collected
from the language used by the Legislature; and
in' this case it seems clear to me that the Legis-
lature has made the act of knowingly permitting
prostitutes to meet together, and remain in a house
of public resort, of itself a species of disorder, to be
repressed by the infliction of a penalty. The 44th
section, after reciting that it is expedient that the
provisions made by law for preventing disorderly con-
duct in the houses of licensed victuallers should be
extended to other houses of public resort, inflicts a
penalty on every keeper of such house, who shall--
1. Knowingly permit drunkenness therein ; 2. Know-
ingly suffer gaming therein ; 3. Knowingly permit
prostitutes, or persons of notoriously bad character,
to meet together, and remain therein—meaning, as
it seems to me, that each of these acts shall be es-
teemed of itself a species of disorder to be discoun-
tenanced and repressed in the same way as other dis-
orderly conduct in the houses of licensed victuallers.
As the defendant, acting under advice, has taken a
different view of the law, and contends that the
merely permitting known prostitutes to meet together
and remain in his house for the purpose of refresh
went, does not subject him to a penalty, unless his
guests are guilty of the disorderly conduct the Legis-
vl aict ut
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lhears,,s sought gwb l
it obree psrueffis sc
iienn tth eo
nh otubsiess oofeclaiscieonns etdo
impose only such a penalty as will enable the defend-
ant to appeal to a higher tribunal.
The fine of 31., and Is. nominal fine, was then in-
flicted.

Start had induced him to commence the bank, and
misled isim as to its actual position throughout its ex-
istence 4that he had placed his affairs under the con-
trol of inspectors at the time of the stoppage; and
that his present inability to pay the creditors more
than a merely nominal dividend arose out of the re-
presentation of Start and others as to the value of
bills under discount not having been borne out, and
the otner property having realised a considerably less
sum than that at which it was valued by competent
persons et the time of the suspension.
Mr. Gibson was now subjected to a cross-examina-
tion by Mr. BAGLEY, from which it appeared that
immediately after his stoppage he broke up his est a-
blishment, removed to a smaller house, and sold his
horses and carriage. He had not been paid fur his
carriage, the person to whom he had sold it having
gone -away. His furniture was still in his house,
having been purchased for him by his brother at a
cost of 6001.
He was next cross-examined by Mr. LINICLATER,
with a view to show that his statement on the last
hearing that he was worth 10,000/. or 12,0001. at the
commencement of the bank was not warranted. It
elicited little, however, that differed from his original
statement.
After the bankrupt had been examined several hours
touching the account of his assets and liabilities,
given at the time of the deed of inspectorship having
been agreed upon, without eliciting any material
facts,
His HONOUR said that the simple question was, fled
the bankrupt then made the statement with an inten-
tion to deceive the creditors?
Mr. LINKLATER said that that was the case.
Upon being re-examined, the bankrupt denied that
at the meeting of creditors his solicitor, Mr. Walker,
had said that his (Mr. Gibson's) relations would see
him through it, if it were to the extent of 20,0001.
Would not undertake to say that Mr. Walker had not
said this, but he believed that if he had he should
have heard him.

The trial of this case, which, as already stated,
was part heard on Saturday, was resumed at the
sitting of the court this morning, and occupied the
whole day.
It appeared that the plaintiff, who kept a circu-
lating library- in,Albion-place; Hyde-patk, in' the
month of S?ptember, 1841, made a runaway match
with one of the defendant's daughters, whilst the
plaintiff's brother, a butcher, carrying on business in
the same neighbourhood, married a second daughter
of the defendant's. The plaintiff's wife died in Jan.,
1848, soon after her confinement, and it appeared
that shortly before her death the defendant, who is a
widow, become reconciled to her daughter, and vi-
sited her. The deceased Mrs. Bull was a great pro-
ficient in music, to which she was attached from an
early age, and in 1834, when she was only eight
years old, her grandmother, a Mrs. Davis, then 73
years of age, and living with the defendant, pur-
chased a piano for 150 guineas, and this piano
was played upon constantly by the plaintiff's
wife, and treated as her property. A writing-
desk, valued at fifteen guineas, was also purchased
for and used by the plaintiff's wife many years before
her marriage, and to recover the value of those two
articles, the piano and writing-desk, the present ac-
tion was brought. It appears that Mrs. Davis, the
grandmother, died in 1836, bequeathing all she was
possessed of to her daughter, the defendant. On the
part of the plaintiff it was shown that the plaintiff's
wife, before her marriage, usually kept the key of the
instrument in question, and that another piano had
been purchased for the younger sister, who was not
so advanced in musical acquirements.
On behalf of the defendant it was urged that al-
though the piano and desk were used by Mrs. Bull
before her marriage they were not her property, and
it was suggested in support of this view that the
plaintiff had neither claimed nor demanded them until
some months after his wife's death ; and that after
the first trial of this action the plaintiff wrote to the
defendant asking her for pecuniary assistance to en-
able him to leave the country, and throwing the blame
of the legal proceedings which had taken place on the
plaintiff's father and brother.
The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up, ob-
served very strongly upon the want of mutual good
feeling which characterised the parties in this action.
A sum had been expended in litigation, there having
been two trials, which must have more than doubled
the value of the property sought to be recovered. The
only question, however, for the jury was, whether the
piano and writing-desk were the property of the
plaintiff's wife before her marriage ?
The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a
cgtvt
hioeuraurei di
tnldde:chaant for
seno;dtpib the
abenuowt
wobreaptishlaiff for the
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sixteen
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claimed,
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haarrnd
Baron
ultimately returned a verdict for the plain-
thiff—Dameges 801.

The bankrupt Sturt said he wished to examine Mr.
Gibson respecting the statements at the last hearing
touching his (Sturt's) conduct. He had said that he
believed him to be in the receipt of an income of
several hundreds a year.
Mr. LAITRENCE—I will undertake to give you cre-
dit for not having had a shilling.
His HONOUR said that he did not impute to Mr.
Sturt any improper conduct in forming the bank.
Mr. Sturt appealed to Mr. Gibson whether, pre-
vious to the commencement of the bank, he had not
informed him that he was in expectation of entering
upon a valuable appointment in connexion with an-
other bank.

Mr. Gibson said that, on the contrary, he had been
informed by him that be was contemplating going to
take up his residence in Australia. He (Gibson) re-
collected Sturt suggesting that the title of the bank
should be " Gibson and Company," upon which he
(Gibson) objected to such a title being made use of,
as he should consider it would be a fraud upon the
public. He did not like the use of the word company.
He preferred the word " Sturt" being used. He
would admit that he had worked like a horse to get
him (Sturt) out of his scrapes in actions, but he
(Gibson) had always lived in friendship with his
neighbours.
Mr. Sturt—Do you recollect wishing an indict-
ment to be preferred against Mr. Story for perjury?
Gibson—No; but I recollect your wishing it.
Mr. Sturt put another question of this kind and a
series of others, and received similar answers.
Upon being re-examined by Mr. Lawrance, Mr.
Gibson said that the account submitted to the creditors
by Mr. Walker had been prepared with great care,
and that he had every reason to believe it to be true.
The meeting was then adjourned to Wednesday
next, at eleven.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE•
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
All the parties taken last week in an alleged com-
mon gambling-house, known as the Strangers' Club,
119, Jermyn -street, were in attendance at the court
to learn the decision of Mr. Bingham, who had taken
time to consider the evidence brought before him.
Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the defendants,
having contended it was not conclusive enough to
warrant the bench in convicting the defendants. Mr.
Clarkson also took other exceptions against the pro-
ceedings, which mainly tended to establish a charge
against the police fur having exceeded their lawful
powers. _ _

Notice of appeal was immediately announced.
CLE RK EN IV E L
Thomas O'Brien, a smart-looking boy, 14 rears of
age, son of respectable parent.', residing in Hermes-
street, Pentonville, was charged with having at-
tempted to commit suicide, by throwing himself into
the New River.

M-. BINGETAM having requested that some three or
four of the defendants should be summoned into court
then proceeded to give the f Mowing decision.
Mr. BINGIIAM—The defendants have b-en brought
to this court, one of them as the keeper of a common
gaming. house, the others as persons found therein
without lawful excuse. It appears that a superin-
tendent of police, acting under the Commissioners'
order, repaired to the house in question at night, when
a person on the outside made a signal to those within
by coughing and throwing a missile at the window.
The superintendent immediately caused the outer door
to be forced open, but found another door within con-
structed of imp, and 80 firmly secured that the pro-
cess of beating it open would have occupied a quarter
of an hour. After some time, however, that door
was opened by a person within, and the police, on
proceeding up stairs, found the defendants apparently
taking refreshment. There was a table in the room
covered with a black varnished cloth and a back.
gammon-board. No cards, dice, or any implements
for gaming were discovered, but there was a square
mark on the varnished cloth, that corresponded with
the size of a die. From the precaution taken to bar-
ricade the house, and to give notice of the approach of
the polices no doubt can be entertained that the per-
sons within were engaged in some unlawful pursuit,
and the grounds for suspecting that they were en-
gaged in gaming are so strong that the Commissioners
were fully warranted in making this-attempt to ob-
tain the evidence necessary to establish the offence.
But neither a magistrate nor a jury can Le justified
in proceeding to a conviction upon mere suspicion,
however strong, and there is nothing in the evidence
before me to show unequivocally that this house is a
common gaming-house, or that the defendants were
engaged in gaming.
with various other offences which the offenders might
appearances are compatible
The
be anxious to conceal, there is nothing to show de-
cisively that that offence was gaming, and the de-
fendants therefore will be discharged.
A solicitor, who attended for the alleged proprietor
of the house, asked Mr. Bingham to inform him where
the documents were on which which the police had
grounded their proceedings ?
Mr. BINGLIAht would tell the applicant very fairly
that he would give him no assistance whatever in the
furtherance of any ulterior object
he might have in
view. If he did give information or assistance, it
would be on compulsion only.
The solicitor said the police, in addition to breaking
into the house forcibly, had done mischief to the pro-
perty found therein. They had, without pretence or
lawful authority, wantonly destroyed property in the
house, and it was therefore determined to ascertain
how far they were warranted in their proceedings.
That the police were not justified in destroying pro-
perty he was certain ; for when the Act of Parlia-
ment under which the police acted was in preparation
he had called on Sir James Graham, and, after draw-
ing attention to a particular clause in the Act, the
power of destroying property, under pretence of the
articles being used for gambling purposes, was ex-
pressly and advisedly left out of the Act. Now in
the present case the police had broken up a table;
this was illegal, as the power of ordering gambling
implements, when proved to be such, to be destroyed
was vested in the hands of a magistrate. On the part
of his clients he wished to have a remedy against the
police for this illegal act, and would, therefore, beg to
know where the documents were.
Mr. Clarkson said the documents which had been
produced before the Court no doubt would be in bands
sur-
prised to find that the Court would not render responsible for their production. He was not
as-
sistance to the applicant with reference to ulterior
proceedings against other persons ; but he would
submit that he was entitled to know where the docu-
ments were, in order that they might be forthcoming
when needed.

Mrs. Ilarriet O'Brien, the prisoner's mother, said
the prisoner had a comfortable home, and she could
assign no cause for such a rash attempt upon his life,
with the exception that on the same morning he gull.-
relied with his brother, who boxed his ears.
Mr. TYRWHITT remonstrated feelingly with the
prisoner, and asked him what he could hope for when
he became a man if he was guilty of such wicked
conduct at so young an age. The prisoner looked
down and made no reply.
He was suffered to depart under the protection of
Bs mother, who was much affected.

IRELAND.
SYMPTOMS OP COMMERCIAL PROSPERITY.
DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.—An inquiry, con-
ducted by Captain Washington, R.N., acting under
the orders of the Lords of the Admiralty, has been
held at Cork on the subject of the wet docks proposed
to be erected in the port, and to hear the arguments
and evidence of the promoters of the project. Major
Beamisb, on the part of the Harbour Commissioners,
the sponsors of the Bill, established a very conclusive
case in its favour, by clearly showing the vast im-
provement which had taken place in the shipping in-
terest between the years 1844 and 1849. At the
former period, be said, trade—at least foreign trade
—was comparatively trifling compared to what it
now is, when recent legislation had opened their ports
to the commerce of the world—in some particulars it
had increased 100 per cent. ; and, in order to firtify
this assertion, Major Beamish read the following
statement respecting the increase of tonnage :
" During the five years beginningin August,lB44, and
ending August, 1849, the foreign tonnage had increased
from 53,736 to 107,539; the general tonnage from
97,150 to 113,195; colliers from 96,876 to 97,791; Irish
coasters from 25,854 to 33,592, and Teasels calling at
Cove for ordtrs from 125,316 t) 281,691. Thus the
foreign tonnage, and the tonnage of vase's calling at
Cure, bad increased in the five p ars over 100 plant."

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, FEB. 11.
STOCK EXCHANGIK.—Tho market still continues inani-
mate, and little business has been transacted. but the
only alterations in prices was—Great Western, Quarters,
1534.

LIVERPOOL. F EB. 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE. But little business was done in
our Stock Exchange to-day, and the tendency of prices
has been downwards, the market closing heavily at the
quotations. The transactions were as follow : Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Preference, 12% —London and North-Western,
115 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1% c. p.—Ditto, Fifth, 1'74 p.
—Ditto, Quarters (C), 265. 3d. p.—East Lancashire, MX—
Midland, Halves, 23:4 dis.—North-Western, 111. 11s. 3d.
dis.—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 6. Bs. 9d.—York
Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E Purchase, 6 per cent. till
1850), si. 3s. 9d. dis.
MANCEIESTER, FED. 11. _

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was very quiet to-day,
and prices lower. The transactions were as follow : Cale-
donian, Preference, 734 Fleetwood, Preston, and West
Riding Junction, 71. Is. 6d. Lancashire and Yorkshire
( West Riding Union), 6% dis.—London and North-Western,
Fifths, 1 13-16 p.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham,
Quarters (C), 1 6-16 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire (251), 4!4 c.—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4),
Scrip, 6 7-16 c.—North Staffordshire, 10% dis.—South
Staffordshire, 4 dis. Manchester and Lincoln Union,
3 11-16 dts.

YORK, FEB. 9.

STOOK EXCHANGIC.—The transactions to-day were as
I,llow : Great Northern, 63a North British, Quarters,
2/ I ls. 9d.—York and North Midland, 18% -York, New-
castle, and Berwick Extension, 1034.

COURT OF BANKRUP7'CY, Feb. 11.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HoLaorp.)
IN TUE BANKRUPTCY O} GIBSON AND STURT.
The bankrupts were bankers at S•. Alban's. This
was an adjourned hearing of their application for their
certificates.

Mr. Linklater appeared on behalf of the assignees
to oppose the certificate of Gibson ; Mr. Bagley ap-
peared on behalf of Miss Markham, to oppose the
certificates of both bankrupts. Mr. Lawrence ap-
peared for Gibson. The bankrupt Sturt conducted
his own case. _

Mr. BINGH Alf had carefully considered the con-
duct of the police with reference to the complaint of
their having wantonly and unnecessarily destroyed
property, and the result was he refused to assist or
further ulterior proceedings. Ile would further say,
he considered the defendants fortunate in escaping
conviction ; for had the table been produced in court
it might have happened that he should have given a
different decision. In reply to a question of the
Learned Counsel about the documents, he said he did
nut know whether the documents were in court or
elsewhere; but, wherever they were, the applicants
must get at them how they could, fur he would lend
no assistance. • _ _

Mr. Clarkson was satisfied, even had the table been
produced, that it would not have assisted the case.
names have been
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scharged,
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theirer e assumed. Some
used, and they wish to have ▪ t known that they are
not the accused parties.
The alleged-proprietor of the Saloon, Piccadilly, a
person named Beale, attended with his professional
adviser, tolhear the decision of the Bench with refer-

THE GOLDFINDER.—The extraordinary excitement
which has prevailed in this country ever since the first
discovery of the treasures of California, appears likely
to have a new impulse given to it by the publication of
a work bcarieg the attractive title of " Adventures of a
Goldfinder, written by Himself." We understand that
this is a book of travels of a perfectly original character,
and that the accounts the author gives of his alven-
tures, perticularly in the gold country, a-s so startling
that they may almost be deemed incredible.
WATER SUPPLY OF WESTMINSTER.—A public
mest:ng of the inhabit tuts of Westminster was held
yesterday at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, convened by
the High Bailiff, in consequence of a riqui,ition to take
into con.ide mien the beat means of securing an abun-
dant supply of water at ar' atonable rate. Mr. Smed-
ley, the High Bailiff, took the chair, and Mr. Homers-
ham attended on the part of the London (Watford)
Spring Watlr Company to explain that project to the
rnt eting. Mr. Wyld, M.P, as chairman of the Metro-
poli'an Parochial Water Supply Association, advocated
the principle of the associatior, and argued against add-
ing to the list of private companies. But an amendment
move l by Mr. Wyld was rejected, and a resolution
passed approving of the pre p2sal of the
Wat,ord com-
pany, and a petition to Parliament in its favour was
therefore adopted.
We regret to hear that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer continues indi.posed, and
will be unable, for
some days, to attend to public business in the House of
COMMQIIII.

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Gibson ; that the second day's hearing was devoted
by Mr. Lawrence to an examination of Gibson, with
a view to show that he had incurred heavy losses by
his connexion with the
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FRENCH PLAYS.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Adolphe Adara's celebrated opera com'que, Le
Roi d'Yvetot, was performed here last evening, for
the first time in England. Its success was com•
plete. This opera was originally produced at the
Opera Comique in Paris, in 1842, on which occasion
Chollet appeared in the part of Josselyn, which was
written for him, and which he sustained last evening,
and exhibited the same exquisite taste and the same
versatility of talent which he did on its original pro-
duction, and thus secured the success of the opera as
completely in Lnndon as he had previously done in
Paris. The seigneur of the good town of Yvetot
possessed in former days the title of king,
and Le Rol d'Yretjt has been handed
down by tradition as the prince of good fellows, as
being somewhat analogous to our English "King
Cole." Upon this tradition the opera of Adolphe
Adam, the scene of which is laid at Yvetot in the
time of the Crusades, is founded. At the period
when the opera opens there is a disputed succession
to the kingdom of Yvetot, the old king has been
killed in the Crusades, and while the people desire to
proclaim Messire Josselyn (Chollet), a retired
tradesman who, like King Cole, is " a merry old
soul," as his successor, a certain commander of
Malta, imperious, proud, and disagreeable, lays claim
to the vacant throne. This commander has a
nephew who is in love with the daughter of
Josselyn, Marguerite, and the commander is most
irate thereat, seeing that he desires that his nephew
should enter the Order of Malts. Josselyn himself,
and Jeanneton, his servant (acted with great tact,
spirit, and humour, by Mademoiselle Guichard), be-
friend the young couple, and, after divers adven-
tures, Three the commander to consent to the match,
for Jeanneton discovers that Josselyn has been desig-
nated by the last Roi d'Yvetot as his successor, and
be accordingly succeeds to the vacant throne, which
gives him power over the old commander; and it is
moreover, discovered that Marguerite, the adopted'
daughter of Josselyn, is in -reality the daughter of
the Commander of Malta, who is very glad to com-
pound for secresy on that point, by consenting to
her marriage with his nephew. The music is very
pleasant light, sparkling, and effervescing, if
we may be allowed the expression ; it never flags,
but carries the piece buoyantly on from the first scene
to the last. The opera was strongly cast; never
was true benhommie more admirably illustrated than
by Chollet as Josselyn. He looked like a man whose
beau ideal of happiness was to be let alone to eat,
drink, and sleep, and live on terms of hospitality with
his neighbours. He sang the music with exquisite
taste and effect, and was deservedly encored in the
celebrated finale to the second act. Mademoiselle
Guichard was full of espieglerie as the intriguing
Jeanneton, and Mademoiselle Danhausser made a most
interesting Marguerite. Chollet and Mademoiselle
Guichard were called for at the conclusion. It is
announced that there will be no performance at this
Theatre to-morrow evening, it being. Ash-Wednesday,
but that, instead, there will be a morning performance
on Thursday, to commence at two o'clock, on which
occasion Le Domino Noir will be given.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
Last night Charles XII. was played at this house
most of the principal characters bring sustained by
the same actors as at Windsor. The Adam Brock of
Mr. J. Wallack is a reading of the part different
from that which has generally been adopted. The
hearty honesty of the worthy farmer is plainly
brought forward, but the comic side of the character,
originated by Mr. Liston, is kept down. Mr. Web-
ster's Charles, which is carefully dressed and acted,
is based on the version of Mr. W. Fdrren. Miss K.
Fitzwilliam is a pretty, unaffected Endiga, and she
sang " Rise, gentle moon," very nicely, though it
loses somewhat of its character by its transposition
from the contralto. The pompous officiousness of
Mr. Tilbury, as the Burgomaster, created some
amusement.

ASTLEY'S AMPHITIIEATRE.
A magnificent romantic and equestrian spectacle,
entitled Corse de Leon; or, The Brigand of
Savoy, was produced here last evening, with the most
triumphant success. The plot is taken from the cele-
brated romance by U. P. R. James, and has been
adapted to the stage, with coniderable dramatic
tact, by Mr. T. G. Blake. Those acquainted with
the novel are aware that it affords many opportuni-
ties for the display of equestrian spectacle, and of
these the adapter has judiciously availed himselr.
The performances of the excellently trained and b&auti •
ful stud of Mr. Batty in these scenes were admirable ;
t he scenery was splendi3, and the costumes magnificent.
The lust scene was one of the most gorgeous displays
ever witnessed, and elicited rapturous applause from
a crowded and a delighted audience. There were
several incidental dances introduced in the course of
the piece, in which the Terpsichorean performances cf
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey were much and deservedly ap-
plauded. The dancing of this lady and gentleman
would have done credit to the boards of a theatre in
which ballet is made much more of a feature than it
is at Astle)'a. The scenes in the circle were of the
usual high order of merit, and the gloriously success-
ful pantomime of Yankee Doodle concluded the even-
ing's entertainment. The house was crowded.

ST. MARTIN'S HALL.
The inauguration of this new musical edifice
having been celebrated by song and supper on
Friday night, the portion of the large room in which
the festival was held was thrown open to the public
last night, a concert being given therein by Mr. Hul-
lah's pupils, conducted, like the former meetings of
a similar kind at Exeter Hall, by the popular master
himself.

The curiosity that has been awakened by the
promised opening of the building had its natural in-
fluence, and the hall was well filled. The orchestra,
which is constructed to hold a large body of per-
formers, was crowded with the instrumentalists and
the choristers ; and the experiment that was thus
made very satisfactorily proved the excellence of the
room for the delivery of the higher and broader
kinds of music. The programme commenced with
the Lauda Sion, of Mendelssohn, which
was performed by Mr. Hullah's upper
classes last season, when we adverted to it at
some length. It was afterwards done at the Liver-
pool Festival, and an interest in it has thus been in-
culcated which, no doubt, will by and bye lead to its
frequent repetition. It was carefully detailed last
night, the solos being rendered by Miss Birch, Mrs.
Noble, Messrs. Benson and Whitworth. The prin-
cipal feature of the evening, however, was the an-
them, founded on the 68th Psalm, written by Mr.
Henry Leslie, an amateur of more than ordinary
pretension. This composition consists of several
separate movements, solo and choral. The invention
and conduct of these pieces betray for the most part
an unusual degree of intelligence, as well as the in-
dications of a talent which may one day become con-
spicuous. In a case or two the outlines of the me-
lody and the orchestral treatment are referred by the
listeners to a discernible origin, but this imputation
does not extend very far. The tenor solo, " Thou,
0 God," is a charming air, framed certainly in
a Mendelssohnian spirit, but purely original. An
air for the soprano, "But let the righteous," and a
duet for the soprano and tenor, "Give thanks, 0
Israel," are also effusions of merit." The choruses
are bold and energetic, demonstrating, in Handelian
form, a power of voice-writing which might be hope-
fully employed upon a larger theme. Our opportu-
nities, however, at this moment do not permit us to
speak in other than hasty terms of this clever work,
and until we are better provided with time and space,
a general commendation must suffice. The Anthem,
which was not too well performed by Miss Stewart,
Mr. Benson, and the choristers, was received with
approbation. We observed many of the most distin-
guished members of the profession among the
auditory.
The second part of the concert was entirely "secu-
lar," consisting of a selection from Mozart's Idomeneo,
songs, &c., by Purcell, Weber, Gluck, and Spohr;
and one of Beethoven's violin aed pianoforte sonatas,
played by Ernst and Sterndale Bennett.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.

The unfavourablestate cf the weather this morning
prevented her Majesty and Prince Albert taking their
a.xustomed airings. The !rune cause prevented the
Royal Family taking their accustomed airings.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
includes her Royal Highness the Duchess of Keut,
Lady Fanny Howard. and Baronets de Speth.
Her Majesty's private band attend Lifter dinner in the
Castle.

Sir J. Emerson Tennent had an interview wit% Lord
John Rip sell yesterday, at his official 'residence in
Downing-street.

Dr. Turcer had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday. Mr. S. Fielden had also an interview yez-
erday with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office.
Lady John Bus Eel's party, fixed for Wednesday, 13th,
is postponed until Thursday, 14th.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday, and heard an application for an extension of the
term of Pt tit Smith's Patent Screw Propeller. The
Lords present ss ere the Matt,r of the Rolls, Lord
Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Cornwall and the Judge of the Admiralty court.

-
LITERATURE.
HOME. By Miss Sedgwich.
Mr. Slater has reef' itly commenced issuing a
,
new series of monthly volumes entitled " Slater's
I ome Library," at the moderate price of sixpence.
AI
class of works excellently adapted for domesti
reading is thus placed within the reach of t
he
majority. Fur such a purpose there is, perhape, no single tale better calculated than Miss Sedgwick's
admirable " Home." It has been often before printed
in this country, but we would gladly see it re-
_ printed until it has found its way to every, fire.
tihdeenktiincgadl omw.ith Tthheat moofral
Boufi
wtehri,ss little
nsiodveel inis
and most excellent composition. The home
of Mr. 33 Irelay, the humble American printer,
like the fireside of the descendants t of. thet
il-
lustrious Willian Caxton, is likelywhoaplittle ofpni,taschbeesnefitociacloinnttlemuevnieaere ittoeverTyohienandolivaaigdiriaolaal
power of home influences are visible throughout the
various phases of the existence of every member of the
Barclay family. This story is, moreover, very ap-
propriate for a cheap series, as the following extract
may testify. lii this country, without the republican
institutions of America, there is a general prevalence
of democratic principles. The advocates of such
principles will do well to ponder on the argument, of
Mr. Barclay :
"We do not yet reali,e that we lire in new state of things, and that the triviality a
, which
is the basis of our intitutione, should also, as
sort
as possible, be the basis of education. There is no sort
of it,f aiority about which young people suffer mere
than that ef manners. There are other things ccrtuiely
far more important, but this fur ever before their eyes,
pressing on their observation—is seen and felt at emery
turn. The morale of manners we try to teach our chits
dren at home; arbitrary rules and external graces they
must take the usual means of acquiring."
" Well, you certainly are odd, Barclay."
" What do you mean by that?"
" I suppose I may speak out, for neither you nor your
wife are touchy."
"Yee, pray speak out, my friend: my wife and I both
approve the speaking-out principle."
Mr. Anthon fidgeted on his chair. He felt a good-
natured reluctance to criticising his friend, and perhaps
a secret consciousness that it was bold in him to do so.
After a little hesitation he sheltered himself under that
broad, common, and cowardly shield, " they say," and
proceeded: " They say, Barclay, that you are very in-
consistent; that your family is the plainest dressed
for people of your property, that enter the
church-doors; that your furniture—now I don't mean to
be impertinent; I know that everything is as neat and
as comfortable here as can be;—but they say you might
afford to have things a little smarter—more like other
folks, who don't think of sending their children to ex-
posive schools, and to this, and that, and the other;
three of them, I heard a person say, attended Grim:tones
course of lectures on natural philosophy, with you and
your wife. That of itse:f runs up to a sum that would
buy some pretty articles."
It does so, Anthon, and therefore I cannot buy
' pretty articles.' lam a prosperous man in my busi-
ness, but my income is limited, and I must select those
objects of expenditure that appear to me wisest. Now
I had rather Alice should learn to draw, than that she
should wear the prettist ear-rings in New York, or any
hard-ware of that description. I would rather my boys
should learn from Prof•ssor Griscom something of the
nature and riches of the world we live in, than to have
a mirror the whole length of my mantle-piece. No,
Anthon, I can spare money elsewhere, but, till I am
compelled, i'll not spare it in the education of my
children."
" Well, I never thought you was such an ambitious
man."
What do you mean by that?"
" Why, that you are calculating to make all your
children gentlemen and ladies."
" May I ask you what you mesa by making them
gentlemen and ladies?"
"It is plain enough what I mean—lawyers, doctors,
and ministers, and wives for such gentlefolks."
"I shall be governed by circumstances; I do not in-
tend, nor wish, Anthon, to crowd my boys into the
learned professions. If any among them hare a parti-
cular talent or taste fa• them, they may follow them.
They must decide for themselves in a natter more im-
portant to them than to any one else. But my boys
know that I should be mortified if they selected these
prt fnisions, from the vulgar notion that they were more
genteel—a vulgar word that, that ought to be banished
from an American's vocabulary—more genteel than
agriculture and the mechanic sits. I have laboured to
convince my boys, that there is nothing vulgar in the
mechanic profeasions—no particular reason fur envying
the lawyer or the doctor. They, as much as the farmer
and the mechanic, are working men. And I should like
to know what there is particularly elevating in sitting'
over a table and writing prescribed firms, er in inquir-
ing into the particulars cf diseases, and doling cut
physic fir them. It is certainly a false notion in a de-
mocratic republic, that a lawyer has any higher claim
to respectability—gentility, if you pease—than a tan-
ner, a goldsmith, a printer, or a builder. It is the fault'
of the mechanic, it he takes a place ?Kt assigned to him
by the government and institutions of hie country. Ile
is of the lower orders only when he is re If-degraded by
the ifs, ance and coarse manners, which are associatel
with manual I,lbour in countri.•s whe-e society is di-
vided into castes, and have therefore come to be con-
,idered i,separst:l, f 4an r. 11..1y upon it, it is not so.
The old harriers are down. The time is came when
• bt leg (Lent:mac:al' we may appear on • labouring doss'
as cell as holiday., without the 'sign of our profe-eion.'
Tateet and worth are the only eternal grounds of dis-
tinction. To these the Almighty has affixed his ever-
lasting patent of nobilit, and II ese it is which make
the bright, II e immortal names,' to which our children
may aspire, as well as othi rs. It will be our own fault,
Anthon, if, in our land, society as well as government is
not organized upon a new foundation. But we must
secure, by our own efforts, the dentist's that are now
accessible to all. There is nothing that tends more to
the separation into classes than difference of manners.
This is a badge that all can see. I cannot blame a .I?en-
tleman for nut asking a clown to his table, who will spit
over his carpet, and mortify himself and annoy every-
body else with his awkwardness,"
Many other passages we might extract in evidence
of the interesting character of this most charming
"Home." We will, however, leave its interest un-
diminished. Every one who has a sixpence to spare
can hardly do better than invest it in the purchase of
a book, which, amusing as it is, and trifling as it may
appear, is likely to produce much and lasting happi-
ness—exhibiting as it does in the pleasing form of a
pleasing example the powerful good that may be
effected by the right influence of Home. A few
words more we are tempted to quote—a tribute to the
mother and mistress of the home :
" Ah, Harry it is not tt e superior capacity that as-
complishes most, but seting out with a firm purpose to
attain a certain obje, t. Your mother, Alice, began life
with a determination to make a happy bola e. As she
is not present, I may say t f her what she would tc t
permit me to say if she were here."
" 0 let me speak of her, sir," interrupted Harry
Norton.

" Let me speak of her," said the modest Emily.
" 0, I genus we all love& o speak of souther, if speak-
ing means praising," erit d little Effie.
Grandmarna's tremulous voice hushed all others.
" Her children arise up and call her blessed,' " she said;
" her hatband also, and he praiseth her.' "
" Yes, ma'am," said Harry; " that and every other
verse in Scripture that describes a virtuous weir 9.-1 might
be applied to her: and those who have m t the natural
rights of children might rise up too and call her blessed,
—those on whom she has Leitowed a mother's care and
terderness. And what, that woman should do, has she
left undone? How faithfully she has performed all the
duties of her lot ; how generously undertaken those
that were not impotel on her. What sense she has
manif-sted, what beautiful ord' r and neatre.s in her
domestic economy, and in a higher moral economy,
how she excels all others. How she sees and loresees,
and provides against all wants, avoids irritations and
jealousies, economizes happiness, saving those little odds
and ends that others waste. How she employs the
faculties of all, brings the virtue of each into operation,
and if she cannot cure, shelters faults. She shows each
in the best light, and is herself tLe light that shines on
all—the sun f her home."
" Do not flitter, Harry," said Mr. Barclay, in a voice,
however, which proved that he felt tbis was no flattery.
" 0, Mr. Barclay," said Emily, " ee must sometimes
speak out our hearts, or they would burst?"
" It is testimony, not flattery," added Harry.

NEW IVIUSIC
THE O.RIENTALiQUADRILLES.
A very pretty set of quadrilles, bearing this
" Eastern" title, has just been published. They
are composed by Miss Ellen L. Glascock, daughter of
the late Captain Glascock, R.N., and are lively and
" fast," just calculated to suit the taste of this age
of telegraphs and dancing. We venture to predict
that the " Orientals" will be fdyourites during the
ensuing season.

LET'S HOPE FOR BRIGHTER D
Written, composed, and dedicated to Arthur
Fletcher, Esq. The Poetry and Music by Malcolm.
A sweet pretty air, and the words simple and ex.
pressive. They will find a response in many a breast,
and, wedded to the flowing and melodious music, be-
come a favourite with the lovers of the gentle and
feeling style of ballads.

berorni.
ANCA.ESTER CHAMBER. OF CUMbIHRCE.—The an-
nualCe feo-fo been Ind
eDini ba
ru3l afiett urt he; Ael-:lnehteiztyeresCtehradinay-
morning iu the rooms of the associative, King-street;
Thomas Maley, E:q ,tl e presider., in the chair. In
.opening the proceedings, t:e ehainmLn adverted to the
importance of obtaining a larger supply t ton, and
expressed his opinion that our own colonies could fur-
nish it, if their resources were properly developed by
the Government. He leiterived the satisfaction felt by,
the Chamber at the working of the great principles of
fie,2 bale, ai.d at the prospect of the whole of our fiscal
policy being placed on a free and unshackled basis.
Mr. Ihumas Boothrnan, the secretary, tnen la ad the an-
nual report of t!e directors, which, on the motion of Mr.
James M'Conahao, seconded by Mr. J.lleginbottom, of
Ashton-under-L) n^, was carried unatumcubl—.
Audi-
tors of the accounts were appoiLt?d, and also the board
of direction for the ensuing year. Mr. Alderman W. B.
Watkins proposed a vote o f thanks to the chair-
man, Mr. Henry Ashworth seconded the motion,
which was ocrdially responded to and the proceedings
, terminated.