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that a reap of six inches to the upon that system,
'would have saved millions expended in the construction
of railrosds 2.1:(1 c.thor works.
Cttptuin BOLDEitO thought that a fixed arAl uniform
FCEOC ,ihoulit be adopted fur all surveys of the kind, and
tIiPA a tribanal should be established to decide what
that scale shr;;lld
Colonel ANSON did not deny the inconvenience of the
present system.
The vote was then agreed to.
137,5361.. to complete the sum necessary to defray the
exp, nse of non-effective services.—Agreel to.
The Committee then proceeded to take the navy esti-
mate/.
137,1001, to defray the salaries and expenses of the
Admiralty.
Colonel SIBTHORP said he hal given notice of his
intention to call the attention of the Cosnroil tee to this
vote. He bad to propose a reduction of the present
establishment of the Admiralty, particularly as regarded
the number and salaries of the Lords. The Right Hon.
Baronet opposite held the office f First Lord with a
salary of 4,500/. a year, to say nothing of other advan-
tages, such as a large house in a dry, ail y, and whole-
some situation. He thought the Right Hon. Gentlemso
might maintain the dignity of his office on a mucn
smaller sum, and he should therefore propose to re lute
it hy 1,500/. Three" Loris had a salary of 1,0001. each.
He proposed to strike off 2001 from fads, leaving their
salaries 8001. inste id of 1,0001. The other two Lords
had salaries of 1,2001. each. These he proposed to re-1
duce by 200/.. leaving for each of these two Lards a
salary of 1,0001. ayi ar. He proposed, that instead of
six Lords of the Admiralty they should have but four—
too many cooks spoi'ed the broth,—(Dear,' and laugh-
ter.) He thought four Lords would do very well. It,
after that seduction, they found that the service wa; not
performed in the manner in which he would wish to see
it performed, he had no ohjectien to pop on another.—
(Laughter.) Now, what he proposed to do was to re-
duce
the whole expenditure of that particular branch
from 9,9001. to 5,800/., and he would be guided by the
Chairman as to the manner in which he would take the
sense of the Committee on the question. He was not
aware whether it was the regular mode of proceeding to
take the proposition first in that form, and reduce the
vote for the Admiralty by the amount he had stated.
The CHAIRMAN suggested that the amount pro-
posed to be reduced on the entire vote would be the
regular course. The diminution in the larger sum would
bo first put.
Colonel SIBTHORP would go into a detail of the re-
ductions he proposed to make. There was one secretary
who had 2,000/. a year. He proposed to reduce that by
the sum of 500/, and give him 1,500/. instead of 2,0004
There was the private secretary to the First Lord of the
Admiralty too. Then there was the surveyor, who had
1,000/. a year; and as he should go on in the economical
line, like the Hon. Member for Montrose—(Laughter)—
he would reduce him to 800/. Then there were the
accountant-general's salary and the comptroller-general
of machinery, and other officers whose pay he would also
diminish. The total reduction which he proposed to
make in the expense of the Admiralty department
would be from the present charge of 20,2501. to
13,1501.
The CHAIRMAN then stated the original vote, and
put the proposed reduction as the amendment.
Sir F. T. BARING said the Hon. and Gallant Mem-
ber's amendment embraced several topics. He proposed
to lower the salaries of the head clerks and officers, and
to reduce the number of the Lords of the Admiralty to
four instead of six.
Colonel SIB I'HORP said he did not wish to touch the
emoluments of the clerks at all, for they were the work-

ing men. Perhaps those alluded to might be called the
gentlemen clerks; but the real efficient working clerks
he did not want in reduce.
Sir F. T. BARING said it appeared that the Hon.
and Gallant Member's remark.; applied to the heads of
the department at Somerset House. There were two or
three points in reference to the Hon. and Gallant Mem-
ber's proposition to which he would address himself.
And first, with respect to those Parliamentary officers
belonging to the department, he would only say, that
after the notice given by his Noble Friend at the head of
the Government, that that matter would be submitted for
the consideration of a Committee of the House, on which
occasion the question of their salaries could be fully en-
tered upon, he (Sir F. T. Baring) thought it would not
be expedient to anticipate the decision of that Com-
mittee. He did not conceive it fair, however, that the
Hon. and Gallant Member should confine the vigour of
his attacks exclusively to the Admiralty, and that he
had permitted the ordnanee estimates to pass without
making any similar remarks upon the system of that de-
partment. But all these matters would be considered
by the Committee to be appointed to inquire into them.
With regard to the other officers, he thought his
Noble Friend had acted wisely in leaving them to the
discretion of the parties themselves more immediately
concerned in the discharge of their duties. It was to be
considered what was a fair remuneration to be paid for
their services. He could assure the Hon. and Gallant
Member, however, that he formed an erroneous estimate
of the duties to be performed by those officers to whom
he had alluded, for they were most responsible and oner-
ous. With respect to the accountant-general, he had
been 50 years in the service, and was a most valuable,
laborious, and useful public officer, yet the Hon. and
Gallant Member, who professed his anxiety not to touch
one sixpence of the salaries of those who were hard-
' working officers, proposed to make a reduction in the
emoluments of one who had risen by his own merit and
lung standing to the station which he now occupied. He
trusted, therefore, the House would not indulge the Hon.
and Gallant Member iu that respect at all events, but
would rather take into consideration the long and feith-
fal services of the individual alluded to. If a reduction
wore to be made it should come into effect hereafter, and
not commence in the way proposed with those who have
lived so long in the service. But such reductions as were
proposed might not be so economical as was supposed. Par-
ties might resign who would be entitled to retiring pensions
in proportion to their ta!aries; so that if new appoint-
ments took place and retiring pensions were to be paid,
the expense would necessarily be increased. The Hon.
and Gallant Member proposed a saving of 100/. a year
on the 6001. or 7001. of the office of comptroller of steam
machinery ; now he (Sir F. T. Baring) contemplated cut-
ting off that post altogether, and thereby save the entire
amount of the salary. The Hon. and Gallant Member
thought that a much fewer number of Lords of the
Admiralty could do the business to bo performed. Now
he (Sir P. T. Baring) would be glad to see the number
reduced if ii were conducive to the public service; but
he considered that in case of war we could not do with
our present staff. It was, in fact, not a war, but, strictly
speaking, a peace establishment. Now, how had the
business of the Admiralty been managed in 1821? There
had been seven Lords of the Admiralty, 18 Commis-
sioners, and nine Secretaries, to perform the duty for the
first six years after the war. In 1829 there had been
five Lords, 16 Commissioners, and five Secretaries; and
at present there were six Lords and five other officers.
The expenses of the Admiralty were for the three periods
just named as follows:
In 1821 ... ... 39,0001.
In 1829 32,0001.
At present, only 18 000/
And this great reduction since 1821 had been made not-
withstanding a great increase in the business to be done
by that department. He did not think, therefore, the
House had any reason to complain of the want of work
to be done by the board. There was a large mass of de-
tailed business to be superintended by the respective
Lords, and, for his part, he did not think it would be
good for the public service to reduce their number. If
they did so other parties should be got to perform the
duties which now devolved upon the Lords of the Ad-
miralty. He believed the present arrangement had been
made by Sir James Graham in 1833—that it had worked
well, and therefore he trusted the Committee would not
agree to the proposition made for reducing their number.
Cul. SIBTHORP said, if the Noble Lord at the head
of the Government pledged himself to grant such a Com-
mittee as that adverted to, he was perfectly ready to
submit the decision on his proposal to such a tribunal.
Mr. FITZROY said, if the Hon. and Gallant Member
had confined his proposition to a reduction of the num-
ber of the Lords of the Admiralty, be might not
have made any observations on the question ; but
when it was proposed to cut down the salaries of
two secretaries to the extent of 5001. a year ; and
still further, when it was proposed to reduce the
salaries of the accountant• general, the storekeeper, and
other officers, ho could not consent to such a proposition,
having had some personal experience of the admiriable
manner in which the duties, particularly that of the ac-
countant-general, who had been 5t years in the service,
were performed, and that public servant had an enor-
mous staff of clerks under his charge; and when the im-
mense extent of the accounts of the navy was considered
it could not be thought that he was over-paid. With
aespect to the salary of surveyor of the navy, as that
was a new appointment, he thought that 1,0001. per an-
num was sufficient. On the subject of the number of
the Lords of the Admiralty, he considered the service
of one might be easily dispensed with. He knew that
there was au immense quantity of work to be done, but
all the duty to be performed was not done. In fact, a
great deal was scarcely done at all. Two much was left
to be done by the permanent officers. He did
believe, however, that all the business to be
transacted at the Admiralty might be done by one
Lord less than 'the present number. However, as the
Noble Lord at the bead of the Government had promised
to appoint a Committee on that subject, he
(Mr. F.) should feel great delicacy in voting with the
Hon. and Gallant Member, if he pressed his motion to
a division.
Mr. ARKWRIGHT said that he believed that a good
deal of time and money was wasted in the official visits
of the Lords of the Admiralty to Portsmouth. The fact
was that these visits migh becou
sideedlaausgmb.relft
ap.ex-
cuses for forming jovial parties.—(A
peered to him that a great gain in every way would be
effected if such inspections were made in an unostenta-
tious manner by one or two Lords of the Admiralty,
without any previous notice given upon the subject.
Mr. HUME said he quite agreed in the proposal to
effect an aggregate reduction of 7,100/. in the vote. But
ho thought that the items of that reduction ought to be
left to the heads of the department. He might state as
an instances of the economy which might be practised
in the details of the vote, that it would be very easy to
abolish the two sinecure offices of a vice• admiral and a
rear-admiral of Great Britain.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he should be sorry to find
that the Honourable and Gallant Member had been led
into any error with respect to the Committee which he
(Lord J. Russell) proposed to appoint. The Committee
would certainly inquire into the salaries of the First
Lord of the Admiralty, and of other Lords of the
Admiralty who were Members of Parliament.
But it would not inquire into the salaries of the
accountant-general or of other permanent officers of the
department. It appeared to him that the heads of the
department would be much better able to effect reduc-
tions in the details of the service than a Committee of
that House. They found, for instance, that there had
been a comptroller of steam machinery, whose services

it would be difficult for a Committee of that house to
undertake to dispenee with; but his Right Lion. Friend
the First Lerd of the Admiralty, fin!iing thet those err-
vice. Caro no leeger neceseary, hal alzegether abolished
the office A event had lately taken place at the
Treasury. Oa the occasion of the lameeted death of Mr.
Broolielearle, certain changes.in that deportment had be-
come indispensable; but it bad not been found necessary
to introduce any new officer, and accordingly no such
appointment had taken place. A reduction of 7,1001.
in the vote would be a merely arbitrary one, and
the amount might just as well be fixed at any other sum.
Colonel SIIiTHORP wished to know whether the
Noble Lord proposed that the inquiries of the Committee
should be extended to the Beard of Admiralty.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Committee would
inquire into the salaries of the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty, and of other heeds of the department, hut not into
the salaries of the accountant-general and of the other
subordinate officers.
Colonel SIBTIIORP said that would not do for him.
Mr. DISRAELI hoped his lion, and Gallant Friend
would carefully consider the course he ought to pursue
upon that occasion. It was his (Mr. Disraeli's) inten-
tion to oppose the appointment of the proposed Com-
mittee of the Noble Lord, and in doing so he calculated
on the support of his lion. and Gallant Fr'eed. It up-
' e :red to him that the time had cline whin they ought
at once t I proceed to effect in the salaries of all our gre it
public officers every reduction e hich could be made con-
sistently with the efficient .discharge of the public ser-
vice. In his opinion, the Government ought, without
any further delay, to propose the alterations which they
themselves acknowledged to be necessary by their sug-
gesting the appointment of the Committee. On Friday
next, when the Noble Lord should bring forward his
motion upon the subject, he (Mr. Disraeli) should state
the reasons which induced him to think that it would be
most impolitic and inexpedient on the part of the House
to accede to that motion.
Colonel SIBTHORP said he should confice his
amendment to the abolition of the offices of two Lords
of the Admiralty; and he should therefore move a re-
duction of the vote by a sum of 2,0001.
Sir F. BARING said he wished to observe, in reply
to a statement made by the Hon. Member for Leomin-
ster (Mr. Arkwright) that the visits of the Lords of the
Admiralty to Portsmouth were so far from being mere
pleasure trips, that they invariably involved a great
amount of labour and inconvenience. Indeed, he did not
remember many days of harder work than those which
he spent on such occasions. He should further observe
that it would be advantageous that visits of that descrip-
tion should take place more frequently, if time could be
found for the purpose.
Mr. HUME said he should vote for a reduction of
4000/. in the vote, although he did not wish to decide
on the precise manner in which that saving ought to be
effected.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment 33
Against it ••• 110
Majority ••• •.• ..• —77
The vote was then agreed to.
A sum of 9,772/ was next voted for the General Re-
gister and Record Office of Seamen.
A vote of 49,7031. having been proposed for the
several scientific departments of the navy,
Mr. HUME said he wished to know if any arrange-
ment could be made for reducing the price of the
Nautical Alrnanack. He had received a great many
complaints of the excessive amount which it cost at
present.
Sir F. BARING said he would make inquiry.
Mr. HUME wished to know what reports had been
received with respect to the observatory at the Cape of
Good Hope. He had moved some years ago for a
return on the subject, but he had never succeeded in
getting it.
Mr. PARKER :aid inquiries would be made.
Mr. HUME, in reference to the Ordnance maps, called
attention to the circumstance that, although no great
number of surveys had been made, the charts were not
completed. He knew Captain Beaufort's time was much
taken up with the tidal harbour reference, but he under-
stood that as soon as he was relieved from those duties
he would give his attention to these charts. He wished
to know whether the arrears of any money had been
brought up, and, also, whether the prices of the maps
had been so reduced as to be accessible? It was known

that many of the charts were very incorrect, land the
result was the loss of many ships. He begged to ask
the President of the Board of Trade whether ho knew
that a vessel of considerable value last year ran on a
shoal which was not indicated on the map? He believed
a naval officer had been sent to inquire into the matter.
Mr. LABOUCHERE did not carry in his mind the
occurrence to which the Hon. Member had alluded; but
there could be no doubt that our merchant vessels were
often very inadequately provided with maps.
Mr. HUME suggested that it might be advisable to
have all maps authenticated by a stamp, to be impressed
on them by the hydrographic department of the Admi-
ralty. He referred to the statement made by an officer,
named Captain Ross, at the Geographical Society at
Bombay, tbat three ships of war had been lost, in conse-
quence of not having maps on board. The East India
Company had been at very great expense in having ex-
cellent surveys made; but they were not as yet engraved.
It was a question of material importance, and even
though it should cost a little mere money, the maps
ought to be completed, either at the expense of the Com-
pany or the Government.
Mr. WYLD thought the merchant service had some
reason to complain of the slow progress made in engrav-
ing the map, for while 60,000/, were spent in surveys in
different parts of the world, only 3,0001. were spent in
engraving. The importance of the subject was much
enhanced by the great increase of steam navigation, in
consequence of the danger which steam-vessels ran
of going ashore from their great steed.
Sir F. BARING assured the Hon. Member that no
one was more anxious than himself to give efficiency to
the map department of the Admiralty. The delay he
believed arose tram the great care and attention paid
by the Government officers to those chartr. He should
bo very glad to do all in his power to expedite the publi-
cation of the charts, and any suggestion which the Hon.
Member could offer to further this end would be wil-
lingly attended to.
The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote of 135,856/. for the salaries of officers and
expenses of naval establishments at home,

Mr. HUM}, looking at farmer votes on this head,,
could not see that so much progress had been made in
economy as the public had a right to expect.
Sir F. BARING said if the Hon. Member would take

the whole ot the dockyard establishments, be would find
a reduction of 81,000/. at home and abroad. The number
ot men employed had been very much reduced.
Mr. HUME said his objection was that the officers
had not been reduced in proportion to the men. Com-
paring the establishments maintained in private yards
and royal yards in other parts of the world with our
own, it would be found that we maintained twice as
many officers.
The vote was then agreed to.
Oa the vote of 23,713/. for salaries of officers and ex]
penses of naval establishments abroad,
Mr. HUME wished to know what reduction had been
made in this vote?
Sir F. BARING-1,100/.
Mr. HUME—Only 1,1001. out of 23,0001. What did
they want with these yards?
The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote of 689,9711. for the wages of at tificers,
labourers, and others employed in her Majesty's naval
establishments at home,
Mr. HUME asked what reduction had been made here?
The Committee of Inquiry had pointed out the enor-
mods increase of these establishments, beyond any pos-
sible wants of the service. It was doubly unsatisfactory
when they knew the number of ships which were lying
rotting, which had never gone to sea. He had moved
for a return on that subject, which ought to have been
before the House.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY bad heard that it was the
„practice when the repairs on a particular ship were very
large and heavy, to carry them to another, so as to ren-
der it impossible to ascertain the expense of any one
ship. He wished to know whether it was in the power
of the Right Hon. Gentleman to give an account of the
repairs of any particular ship—of the Vanguard, for in-
stance. Such a practice would involve so fraudulent a
system of accounts that he could hardly believe that
such a system had been pursued.
Sir F. BARING said it was in the power of the Ad-
miralty to give the information with respect to any indi-
vidual ship, but the Honourable Member must not ask
for the expenditure under this head of every ship in the
navy. The Honourable Member gave him intelligence
of a practice which, if he could establish against any
officer, would bring upon him the severest censure of
the Admiralty. The charge was rather a serious one
to make against any officer, and he must be permitted
to say he did not believe it. The Honourable Member
for Montrose would lead them to suppose that no reduc-
tion had been made under this head; but he would find
that there was a reduction of 75,0001. in addition to the
very large reduction of last year.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said the Right Hon. Gentle-
man had misunderstood him. He had made no charge
against any individual. He believed that in former times
such a practice existed, and he had asked whether it
existed still.
Sir F. BARING said his only answer was, that he did
not believe it to exist. What happened many years ago
the Hon. Baronet might perhaps know, but unfortunately
he did not.
Mr. BUCK hoped the queition put by the Hon.
Member for Montrose, as to the number of ships rot-
ting which had never been to sea, would not be lost
sight of.
Sir F. BARING said the return would be furnished
as soon as possible, but it must be recollected that the
Admiralty clerks had something, else to do besides pre-
, paring these rsturns.
Mr. S. HERBERT said, as long as they had peace,
some ships kept is reserve, in case of war, must rot
without going to sea, and in fact, the least expensive
mode was to keep some ships in ordinary and others
constantly at sea, instead of sending them all to sea in
turn; and it was certain that a great wase ot money had
taken place in repairing ships which had much better
have been broken up. Ask at Lloyd's, and the answer
would be that the only ships fitted for the Admiralty
service were those of the class Al. As much was
frequently spent in repairs as would have sufficed to build
a vessel.
Admiral BOWLES said, if the Admiralty was to
blame it was for taking to much care of the old ships,
and it was this which filled our navy with vessels inferior
to those of other powers.
Mr. HUME complained that it was unjust that the
public should be so burdened, particularly when 229 ships
had been broken up from 1828 up to 1840, and also re-
gretted that the sum of 4,8.18,0001. should be lavished
uselessly on ships of 11,000 tons for the gratification of
the surveyor of the navy. On this consideration he
should propose a reduction of one-half of the amount of
the vote, but not at present more.
Sir F. DARING said, as the Hon. Gentleman had

given notice of a motion to reduce the vote for stores, it
wouln probably be better to defer any discussion upon
the question of the navy generally till then. He hoped
the House would allow the two votes before it to pass,
and 1.7 e would go no further that night. But with re-
gard to statements that had been made in that House
and &owl-Jere, as to the number of ships broken up and
their state of efficiency, he wished to make one or two
observations. The average ago of ships that hal been
broken up was 37 years, so they certainly could not bo
considered very young. They had sold 18, the average
age of which was 37 1-3 years. Of vessels taken from
the enemy 24 had been broken up, whilst the averag
age, since the date of their capture, was 26 years, and
26 ships had been sold, the average of which was 20 1-3
years. Now, with regard to the Canopus and Implacable,
which had been so frequently cited as being better ships
to repair than the new ones they were building, he
wished to say that, beginning with the repairs of 1805
and ending with 1847, the cost of the Cenopus's
repairs was 135,293/. The Implacable, captured at
the same perio,!, ost in repairs 109,9121.—50 that,
for the repairs of those two ships, four new vessels
might twee been independently of the sums
peid for their capture. Nov, when it was stated
that they ought not to break up (Jr build new
ship.e he thought it neeesseey that that st :cement
should be made. With regard to the enint.ee of ships
built since le2B, lie would ask the Hon. GerTharan
whether it was practicable to turn old sailing ships into
new steam ships, and it should be borne in mind
that a new element—that of steam—bad been re-
cently called into action in naval warfare. If the
steamers were deducted the numbers built would not ap-
pear at all large.—(Hear.)
After a few words from Mr. HUME in explanation,
Mr. BROTHERTON suggested that they should re-
port progress.—(Cries of " Hear," and " No, no.")
Mr. HUME suggested to the Right Honourable
Gentleman to postpone the vote, as he objected very
strongly to the vote of the dockyard brigades, and meant
to take the sense of the House upon that sum.
Captain FITZROY hoped that the Right Honourable
Gentleman would not accede to any reduction from the
present vote.
Sir F. T. BARING thought it would be most unwise
not to be prepared for any emergency that might happen.
It was easy to talk of reductions then, but if any dis-
turbances should arise the party most clamorous for
these reductions would be perhaps the first to censure
the Government.
Mr. TIIORNELY asked whether it was the intention
of the Government to abolish the old telegraph system
in favour of the new electric telegraph?
Sir F. T. BARING said that they were doing away
with them as fast as they could.
Mr. COBDEN asked whether any reductions were
made iu the wages of these artificers and other workmen
while they were being drilled?
Captain BERKELEY replied in the negative.
On the vote being put,
Mr. HUME said he could not agree to it. He pro•
posed, as an amendment, that it be reduced by 10,000./
The Committee then divided, when their appeared—
For the original vote ... ... 66
Against it ... 15
Majority against Mr. Hume's amendment —5l
The next vote was 36,9851. for artificers and other
workmen employed in their establishments abroad.
Agreed to. _ _ _

The House then resumed; the Chairman reported
pregress, and asked leave to sit again.
The Exchequer-bills (9,200,0001.) Bill passed through
Committee.
Tho report on the Brick Duties Bill was brought up,
and the Bill ordered to be read a third time this day
(Tuesday).
The Judgments Bill, as amended, was considered, and
ordered to be read a third time this day (Tuesday).
On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, the Stamp _Duties
Bill was read a second time, pro forma, with a view of
being reprinted with amendments.
On the motion of Mr. PETO, the Titles of Religious
Congregations Bia went through Committee.
The House having resumed,

Sir W. SOMERVILLE obtained leave to bring in a
Bill for promoting the public health in Ireland.
Mr. C. LEWIS obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
revise the laws relating to parochial assessments in
England.
The House then adjourned.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
ROME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, April 8.
Mr. Justice Maule did not sit to-day as was ori,
ginally arranged, owing to his Lordship's state of
indisposition ; and Chief Justice Wilde was engaged
the whole day in his court with the further proceed-
ings in the cause of "Wheeler v. the Bishop of 'Win-
chester," and it is expected to occupy another day
before the case will be brought to a conclusion.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Norwich, April 8.
CROWN COURT (Berore Mr. Justice
WIGHTMAN.)
Robert Willemont, aged 21, was in listed for
wounding James Ems, while in the execution of his
duty as a policeman, on the 10th of January, 1848.
Mr. Power prosecuted, and Mr. Wm. Cooper de-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prosecutor and another police-
man, named Garrod, were entrusted, in 1847, with a
warrant to apprehend the prisoner o❑ a charge of
felony, and that they repaired to his father's house at
half-past eight o'clock on the night of the 10th of
January, 1848, and finding the garden gate padlocked,
they climbed over the fence and rapped at the house-
door, which was also fastrned. After some little
interval, old Mr. Willemont opened his chamber
window, and asked who was there, and what was
watned. Ems replied, "I want your son Robert ;"
but being politely told that "he might be off, for he
should not have his son that night," the policeman
insisted on admission, as he bad a warrant
and would show it to the inmates if they would come
down and see it. The father then withdrew his head,
and the officers of justice waited patiently for some
ten minutes. At the lapse of that time they repeated
their summons, and receiving no answer they broke
open the door, and rushed up stairs. As soon as they
entered they saw the father standing with a light in
his hand, just inside the door, and a brother of the
prisoner half way up the stairs, with a stick. Ems
passed the latter, and just as he reached the landing
he received a tremendous blow on the head from the
prisoner, who laid about most vigorously with a thick
broom-stick. The effect of this wound was to bring
blood, and as the prosecutor was staggering under it
the prisoner's brother knocked him down to the ground,
with his stick. This done the whole family would
seem to have decamped, leaving Garrod to carry his
disabled companion to Norwich Hospital, as best he
might.
Mr. COOPER, in addressing the jury, echoed the
statement of the prisoner, who, when he was taken on
this charge, denied all knowledge of the character of
the prosecutor, and asserted that he took him for a
housebreaker rather than an officer of justice charged
to keep the peace.
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN left it to the jury to say
whether they attached any credit to this statement,
and they having found the prisoner Guilty of the
whole charge, he sentenced him to transportation for
ten years, the offence appearing to him to be one wl.ich
called for the most serious punishment.

First

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Mr. Savage, a slop-shirt seller, having a warehouse
in Gutter-lane, was summoned for 9d., being the
balance left unpaid to Mrs. Wallis of 2s. for making
three cotton shirts.
It appeared that Mr. Savage gave the complainant
three shirts to make, on the understanding that they
were to be well done for Bd. per shirt. When they
were delivered at the warehouse finished, Mr. Savage
found fault with them and deferred payment. The
husband of the complainant subsequently called, when
ls. 3d. was handed to him, the remainder being with-
held on account of certain alterations having been
made, and which Mr. Savage stated was ld. less
than he had been obliged to pay. He also stated that
Mrs. Wallis had obtained the work from him under
false representations.
The ALDERMAN said he was surprised to see any
tradesman or citizen of London who only paid Bd.
for making a shirt deducting 3d. from so small
a remuneration, even supposing the work
required redoing. H He said it was disgraceful to any
respectable tradesman to waste his own time and
that of the complainant by disputing such a trifling
amount as 9d. He then ordered the money to be
paid with expenses, and said that if the defendant
acted as he ought to do he would remunerate the
complainant for loss of time.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
.Henry George Stanley and his alleged wife, lien-
rzetta Stanley, who were charged with fraudulently
obtaining money to the amount of about 3001. from
his Grace the Duke of Wellington, were brought up
before Mr. Bingham to receive judgment.
Previous to judgment being given the following
additional evidence was adduced :
John Sannington stated that the male prisoner was
married to his sister in the year 1831, and that they
lived together between six and seven years. His sister
was still alive.
Mr. BINGHAM then said—For the:offence which has
been proved against the prisoners it is my duty to
sentence them to an imprisonment of three months ;
but, as they have already been confined three weeks,
and as no other charge had been brought against
them, the three months will be computed from the
day of their first apprehension.
LAMBETH.
THE CASE OF THE MISSES RADFORD.--Two of the
Misses Radford, the daughters of an army surgeon
now deceased, but who had formerly belonged to the
14th Dragoon Guards, attended before Mr. Norton
at the request of that magistrate, to hear his final
decision relative to the disposal of a sum of money
subscribed for their use by several benevolent indi-
vi Ina's, under the impression that they were deserv-
ing objects of public charity and sympathy. The
circumstances connected with the crise of these ladies,
three in number, and rather advan,-..ed in years, will
be recollected by our readers.
Mr. NORTON proceeded to express his opinion of
the case. In alluding to the reckle as course pursued
by the Misses Radford,. he said than from the state-

CHELMSFORD, APRIL s.—Prices to-day were as follow:
Wheat, white, old 35s to 445; new 36. to 455; red, old
33s to 39s ; new, 34s to 403; barley, 24s to 273 ; chevalier
25. to 28s ; grinding 21s to 23s ; oats 16s to 22s ; malt 54s
to 565; chevalier 34s to 58s; peas, partridge, new 26s to
275; old, --s to ; white, new, 25. to 28. ; old, —s to --s ;
dun, new, 24s to 265; beans, tick, new 24s to 26. ; old, 27s
to 295; harrow ticks, new 25s to 275; old 28s to 303; ma-
zagan, new 231 to 25s ; old 24s to 27s per qr.
COLCHESTER, Arum 6.—Wheat, white 42s to 465; red 36s
to 403; barley 24s to 28s ; beans, mazagan 22s to 26s ; middle
and small 24s to 283; peas 24s to 25s per qr.
1-lAnnitioroN, ArsuL s.—The following are the prices of
Eraia at our market to-day :
Wheat. I Barley. Oats.
... 40s 05 I 273 6d I 193 Od

Second ...
Third ...

... 37s ld 123 s ld 17s 8d
.. 32s 6:1 18s Od 15s Gd

Beans.
26s Od

24s id
23s ed

Total quantity of Wheat in market ' 554 qrs.,' 553 sold
Do. Barley do. 357 qrs., 278 sold
Do. Oats do. 348 qrs., 298 sold
Do. Beans do. 180 qrs., 151 sold
KIRKALDY, APRIL 6.—The fallowing are the quovationa
up to this date:—
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas.
First 41s Od 23s 6d 20s 6d —s Od —s Od
Second 38s 6d 19s 6d 18s 6d. —s Od —s 0(1
Third 32s Od 17s Oct 14s 6,1 —s Od —s Od

Oatmeal, per bag ut 2801bs imperial, 243 to Os OJ.
GLAscow, Artut. 4.—Provisions—Che,se, 49s to 50a Od
per cwt ; retail, bd to 6(1 per lb. Skim milk, 18s Od to Os per
cwt. Country fresh butter, Os 9d to lod per lb. Jrish pow-
dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, lid
to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5s tid
per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s Od per pair; Ducks,
2s Od.

STIRLING, APRIL 4.—Wheat, foreign, 22. to 235; ditto,
home, Os id to 08 Od; ditto ditto new, 16s to 20s; barley, per
boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 13. Od to 17. od.
Oats, common, 00s Od to 00s Od ; ditto new, 8s 6d to 10. 3d;
ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, Os Od; malt,
distillers, 32s Od to 3•18; citto brewers, 35s Od to 37s ; beans
per boll, Os 6d to Os Od ; ditto new, 18s Od to 14s 6d ; pease
lls 3d to 13. 6d; flour, new per sack, 32. to 335; ditto common
ditto, 20s Od. to 22s 6d; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od ;
ditto new 22s Od to 24s ; ditto per peck of 71b1, 7d to 8d ;
fresh butter per lb, 7d to 10d; eggs per dozen, Gd to 7d;
hal....per ton, 50. to 6Js.
ELSO, ArItIL s.—Wheat, old, Os to Os ; ditto, new, 24s
to 31s Od ; barley, new, 14s to 15. Od ; ditto old, Os to Or ;
potato oats, 00s to 00s ; ditto new, 12s to 14s 6d ; coramon
oats 12s to 131 Od; ditto new, 00s to 00s Od; peas, (~03 Od
to 00s Od; beans, 18s to 00s per boll of six imperial bushels.
PERTH, APRIL 4.—Wheat, 32s Od to 38. Od ; barley, 16.
Od to 20s Od; oats, 14s to 18. ; peas and beans, 20s Od to 24.
per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 25. to 265.
flawicx, APRIL 4.—Wheat, new, 20s to 29s Od; barley,
new, 12s to 15. 6d ; ditto old, 00s to 00s • potato oats,
10s Od to 12s 6d ; common oats, 8s to 12s Od; peas, 20s Od
to 24s ; beans, 20s Od to 24s Od per boll of six imperial
bushels.

FALKIRK, Aram 4.—The supply of grain in this day's
market was 420 bolls; wheat at 18s 6d to 19s 9d per boll. ;
barley, 13s Od to 18s Od ; oats, 1 is Od to 13s Od; beans, 12s 6d
to 15s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Oa per load.
BERWICK, APRIL 4.—Wheat, 34s 100 ; barley, 18s 9d ;
oats, 14s 0 d ; rye, O 0 Od ; beans, 20s B.ld ; peas, 00s Od
average per imperial quarter.

COAL MARK E'
Carr's Hartley
Chester Main lss 6d
Holywell
West Hartley
Wylam
Eden Main l6s 6d

T.— Y ESTRADA'S.
ICownden Tees ... l7s 9d
Maclean's 'fees 163 6d
Seymour Tees
South Durham l7s 9d
Tees
West Tees 163 Gd
Birchg. Graigola
Hartley ...... .....
Sidney's llartley
Gwendruath Stone
Ships at market, 31.

Wall's End, &c.
Jonassohns
Whitwell ... l7s 6d
Caradoc .. .... ..... 18s 3d
Kelloe lBl 3d
Adelaide Tess

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERS ALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
THE GRANBY HANDICAP.
3 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Backbiter
6 to 1 agst Mr. E. Davis's Chorister
6 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft
BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES.
Even on Penang.
METROPOLITAN STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful, 4 yrs, bit
8 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Raby, 4 yrs, 7st 91b
10 to 1 agst Mr. C. Hall's Ada Mary, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b
12 to 1 agst Major Pitt's Mounseer, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b
16 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Black Eagle, 4 yrs,
7st Illb
25 to 1 agst Mr. Douglas's Sir Gilbert, 4 yrs, 6st 21b
30 to 1 agst Count Bathyany's Valentine, 3 yrs, 4st 41b
The settlement of several heavy accounts on the
Northampton races did not prevent some rather im-
portant betting on the above event; its effect was to force
Cheerful back from 2 to 1 to 5 to 2, currently offered,
and to bring Raby from 20 to 1 to 9 to 1, as little as 8
to 1 having at one time been taken in two or three quar-
ters. Ada Mary and Mounseer were also in favour at
improved quotations.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Lord H. Lennox's Beehunter
CHESTER CUP.
The only bets were 14 to i in ponies agst Cossack,
20 to I to the same amount agst Roland, 30 to 1 to 651.
azst John Cosser, 1,000 to 20, two or three times, &gat
Vesta, and 10,000 to 100 agst Giselle and Rodney.
DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Mr. W. Edwards naßolingbroke—taken
7 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Canute
9 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors—taken
16 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel—take
20 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew
1,000 to 15 agst Duke of Richmond's Compass—taken
The above was the last quotation agst Mayors, but at
one time as little as 7 to 1 was taken; he had previously
been backed at the West-end and in the City to a great
amount; it to 2 and 6 to 1 was taken about 13oliegbroke
to 6001. or 7001., and 7 to 1 offered apt Ghillie Callum.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—BETTING.---Mr. John Moore,
the Sporting Publisher, St. Martin's-lane (established
1819), continues to lay Tattersall's Odds against all
horses for the Metropolitan Handicap, Nevularket
Handicap, Bath and Somersetshire Stakes, the 2,000
Guineas, and the Derby. Abergavenny and Metkropo-
litan Steeplechases. Country commissions faithful] y at-
tended to on the remittance of a post-office ol'Aers,
payable to John Moore, Charing-cross, London.

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