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London, England, 1850-03-06 00:00:00

MARCH 6, 1850

Great Northern ... 22 ...... 8 774 8% .. ... 8
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref 12% ..... 10%,,
:gat North of England .100 .. ... 221
Ditto, N0w,15/..• ...... 15 .. .. 33
Groat Western 100... .59 58% 59% x.d. 59x.d.
Ditto, 14 Shares ..., 2.5 ..... x,d......... 14,4 x.d.
Ditto. New 171— l5 ... - 71hl/s lie x.d.... 7th x.d.
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ..... -....
Do. Fifths... lO
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10
so. (W. Riding Union) 1114 ....• 4%
Leeds and Bradford
London, Brighton, and
South C0a.i.t........ 100
London and N W2.itern ICO. —lOl% 105 10514 x.d. 105 %xd
Ditto, Ncw Quarters.. 12
afto,Fifth,...... -
London &S.Wostlrn -100 ..• 65 61% 65 ;Ix.d .. 654 x.d
M. t-.chester. Sherreid,
and Lincolnshire...100
Ditto. New 10/. Pref... 10
Midland .. ..
D0., 50/. Shares
Norfolk ..........
North British ........ ... 25 .... , ... .... 3,4
' Ditto Halves .. ..... 12% — .... ....... .. 43/4
North Staffordshire ... WA. 6 '!,:„...• • ...... ... 6%
tioyston and Hitchin ... 4 %..
Scottish C attral
Shrewsbury and Birra... 13?.i
Ditto ditto, Cla: B. 8
...... .. ..... 1:4.i
1.,0 ;th h;.•.:-..A.tri
Do., No. :3 ..............30 ...... 16% .
South Wales .
• 1,
'N
ilt 59 Saner:PAO% V. a- - ••• •• •
mouth
York, Newcas,le, and
Berwick.
Do. Newcastle Fl!Tten. 20
Do. G.N.E.l'refen nce 8 ... -1.!.,
York And North Midland 50 ...... 173,4%%.........
D.ttrl, Preference ...... 10
FOREIGN RAILWA l':•.-.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 20 ...... 121/2%
Dutch Rhenish ......... 8 .....
Northern of France...-. 16
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 -
MINES.
Australian 4 ...... 5%...
Cobre Copper
United alexican
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American 50
Commercial of London 20

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.
LONDON, MARDI.' 6.—Wind at noon W.S.W., light
breeze and fine clear, dry weather.
DEAL, MARCH 5.-W ind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd,
Helena, Dixon, Port Beaufort; Agent, Callao; Eglin-
ton, Dunn, Callao; Spheroid, Baillie, St. Vincent; South-
ampton, Greswold, New York. And, from the River,
Caesar, Demerara.

OFF DOVER, MARCH s.—Wind W.N.W.—Guineho,
Zslbedea, Cuba for Brewer.
COWES, MARCH s.—Wind W.—Arrd. Active, Sunike,
Angosture, and sailed for Bremen.
OFF TUE START.—Johanna, Baltimore, and sailed
for St. Pettersburgh.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH s.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Nia-
gara, Smith, Now Orleans. Sld. Fanny, San Francisco;
Hero, Belize; Primrose, Cape Breton; Mary, Buenos
Ayres; Washington, New York; America, New York.
Off port, Alex. Grant, J. R. Skiddy, Fanny, ,Ann Gar-
reguei, and Yon.

MARGATE, ALLacu s.—The Isabella, London and
Harwich to Liverpool, was brought in to-day nearly
full of water, having been ashore aid abando!
SCILLY, MARCH 4.—Altop they, there hare been
picked up 395 casks of palm oil, which are supposed to
be a portion of the Woodpecker, of Bristol, Africa to
Liverpool, which sailed 16th Nor. lad.
DARTMOUTH, MARCH s.—S!d. Aginorea, Caminha.
NEWPORT, MARCH s.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Bywater,
St. Thomas; Helen, Savannah; Adinc, St. Thomas.
SWANSEA, MARCH s.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Circassian,
Chet kley. Cuha.

MILFORD, MARCH 4.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Charles
and Lord Ogilhy, West Indies; Ann frigate, Trinidad.
WHITEHAVEN, MARCH 4.—Wind N.—Arrd. Thomas
and William, Hargrove, Antigua.
BERWICK, 111Ancu 5. Wind N.W., stiff breezy.—The
Briton, of and ,for Durdee, fccm Nevi castle, in taking
Holy Island Harbour yesterray morning, drove on shore
on the Paslong Steel, t the southward, and is likely
to become a wreck; part of cargo saved and part washed
on shore.

11ULL, MARCEI s.—Sld. St. George, Greenland.
FALMOUTH. MAIICH s.—Wind N., light.—Sld. Fairy
Queen, New Zealand.

_ .
BowsionE, MARCH I.—The Edward Auld, the Clyde,
to L,mdonderryobe Jesse Cook, hence to Glasgow, and
the Killserry, of and from Glasgow, all came off the
strand this morning, sifter discharging their cargoes, and
will proceed to some port for repairs.
CIirALE, MAECH 4.—Wind N.Vir.—Sld. Helvellyn,
Madras; Packet, Berbice; Tiber, Antigua; John P.
ILirward, New Orleans; Cerra Linn, New York; A!-
cyon, Boston, Dublin; Clare, St. John's, New Brunt.-
wick; Kingstown, Wilsons, Dinierare.

Oats.

31alt.

Wheat. Barley.
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks
English ...... ,010 7,240-1-2,77 Qrs.,lB 3,820
5c0tch........
Irish .... 1,390
Foreign ..... • 2,43) 410 2,500

whuther the above evidence had proved the prisoner's
inability to plead.
The jury immediately returned a vereicf: that tho
prisoner was of unsound mind, and the trial was con-
tepiently postponed.
The vacant stare and conduct of the prisoner while
in the dock bore out the medical testimony that his in-
tellect ware affeetod.

CASE OF POISONING.—On the sprlication of Mr.
CLARKS.N, the tri:il of Ann Merritt, who sL,nds charged
with tho wil'ul murder of hcr Lto)ind risoning,
was fixed for Friday next.
POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.— Georgellner, 19, a
respectable-looking young man, deemihed as a clerk,
was indicted withetealiog a poet lctt-r, containing a
half-sovereign and a florin, the property of the Post-
met Gencr.ll.

It appeared that the prisoner way an assistant to Mr.
Dews, a chemist, carrying on business in Abbey-road,
St. John';-wood, who kept a receiviEg-house for Post-
office lettAts, and cs :eti•eral letters coat lining coin which
had bi ea posted there had not reached then destination,
the superintendent of the di(triet, with the view et
detecting the party who had taken tlte,n, posed a le.:!er
on the 13th February, directed t a person at Liverpool,
in which he etclose a marked hail-sovereigo, and also
a marked •flutiss. This letter did not reach the Geteral
Pus;-office in the ordinary course, and consequently
officers were suit to Mr. Daws', to take the prisoner
into custody, and on being searched the letter, as well as
the two pieces of coin, were found upon him. The ac-
cu-ed was a native of Derby, and was very respectably
connect((

The jury fund a verdict of Guilty, but the sentence of
the Omit was deterred.

IVA IV (JOURT.
(134 fore Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
John iliaskell was indicted for stealing a vetch, value
of 81, !row the person of John Irving. The theft was
alleged to have bean committed in Wombwell's
Menagerie, at Greenwich, whither the prosecutor had
gone " to see the lions," on the night of the ith c f
February. In the course of the same night the prisoner,
in a sate of intoxication, having raised some disturbance,
was given in charge by the landlord, and on his way to
the station-house was observed to throw something away
from him, which, on examination, pro; ed to be the
watch stolen from the prosecutor and identified by him.
The jury Bound the prisoner Guilty, and
The Learned COMMISSIONER sentenced him to im-
prisoument fur twelve calendar months with hard labour.
The other trials disposed LI by the Court were too
trifling to merit a report.

BOW-SfifEET—(THIS DAY.)
A tan, respectably-dressed young man, who repre-
sented himself to be Mr. Brindle, the actor, at the
Haymarket Theatre, was charged with the following
assault:—

Mr. Pettigrew, the complainant, a groce^, stated that
last night, about a quarter before seven o'clock, he was
passing over Westsoim-ter- bridge, in company with his
sister-in-law, a young unmarried woman, when he ob-
served the prisoner strike two little boys; one of them
fell to the ground, and rolled off the pavement, nearly
under the wheels of a ponderous waggon that happened
to be going by at the momen'. He snatched the boy
from his perilous situation, and then remonstrated with
the prisoner upon the impropriety of his conduct. The
prisoner, however, instead of expresting his regret tor
w hat had occurred, began abusing him in very strong
language, and at last went the length of calling his sister-
in-law a w-. He told him that she was a poor but
virtuous girl, and on leaching the corner of Parliament.
street he threatened to give him in charge, when the
prisoner up with his fiat, and struck him a violent blow
in the.moutb. The policeman, who witnessed the assault,
then came up and took him into custodi.
The complainant's sister-in-law, a genteel-looking
young woman, confirmed this statement, and the police-
contt tble spoke to having seen the prisoner strike the
cemplainant.

The prisoner admitted that ho pushed the boy, who
fell down by accident, bet the complainant fancying the
fall was the result of the push, opened upon him a volley
of abuse,
.and eventually challenged him to fight, when
he lost his temper and- struck him in tho manner de-
scribed. He denied having made use of the filthy ex-
pression attribu'ed to him, and said the complainant
provoked the assault by the coarseness of his language.
Mr. HENRY—What are you? Prisoner—l am at-
teched to the Ilayrearkt t Theatre.

Mr. 11ENRY—In what capacity? Prisot er—As an
actor.

Mr. HENRY—Have you given your right name, then?
Prisoner—Yes, sir. Mr. Webster bailed me out.
Mr.,HENRY Bliiii, to say the least of it, the prisoner had
acted inconsiderately in pushing the boy down. Bad
the lad met his death at the time the prisoner would
have had to answer a charge of manslaughter, or per-
haps a still more serious charge, at the Obi
The prisoner said no one could have been more sorry
than he was that the lad had been put in so much dan-
ker, but he repeated the push was not sufficiently
violent to throw him down, or to justify the language
of the complainant. Be might have expressed his in-
dignation in milder terms.

Mr. HENRY observed that ignorant people were to be
excused when they t xpreEsed themselves warmly. The
prisoner, he thought, had committed an unprovoked
assault.

The prisoner reminded his Worship of the challenge to
fight.

—Mr. HENRY said that was no justification whatever, as
fighting could not be tolerated in the streets. The pri-
soner must pay a tine of 34, or be iniprisorei three
weeks.

The fine was paid.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
ASSAULT ON A I ICENSED VICTUALLER.—Jamcs
To, bin was brought Lc lire Mr. Harciv, iek, charged with
assaulting Mr. William Beasley, landlord of the Black
Horse, Gratton-place, Tottenhkm- court-road. On the
previous nigh►, about nice o'clock, the prisoner, who was
very drunk, we nt into the complainant's house, and called
for some gin. On the complainant refusing to serve hiw,he
struck him a tremendous blow in the face with his fist,
and knocked out one of his teeth. The prisoner was
rroceeding to further violence, when his barman ran out
and fetched i❑ a constable, who conveyed the prisoner to
the station.

The prisoner, who admitted having committed the
assault, pleaded drunkenness in extenuation of the
offence.

Mr. IlAnnwlcK said a man was equally amenable
to the law whether sober or drunk, for any offence he
might commit. He should therefore fine him 205., and
in default to be imprisoned fur 14 days. •

/AIPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented several petitions
from Birmingham in favour of the repeal of the stamp
and advertitement duty; and also a ix talon from the at-
tendants at Carr's-lane Chapel, Birmingham, in favour
of the Marriage Bill.

Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented petitions from
Stafford in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. HENLEY presented petitions from Oxfordshire
in favour of the establishment of county financial boards.
Sir THOMAS BIRCH present( d a petition from
Liverpool in tavour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE prt seated petitions from places
in Yorkshire against the Bill.
Mr. BUSFIELD presented petitions from paces in
Lancashire in favour ef the Bill.
Mr. FORBES presented a pt tition from Stirlingshire
in favour of protection to agriculture.
Sir R. INGLIS presented petitions from various parts
of Oxfordshire against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented petitions in
favour of county boards from cliffs:rent parts of Lan-
cashire.

Mr. FREWEN presented similar petitions from places
in Sussex.

Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition from Limerick
against the Fisheries Bill.
Mr. HOPE presented several petitions from Gloucester
and Worcester rgainst the Marriage Bill.
Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER presented similar peti-
tions from Norwich and ether placer.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented several petitions in fa-
vour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. SANDERS presented petitions from Wakefield
and other places against the Marriage Bill.
LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL.
Colonel SIBTIIORP gave notice of his intention, on
the motion for the second reading of the Landlord and
Tenant Bill, to move that the Bill be read a second time
that day six months.
OCCUPIERS OF LAND—COUNTY RATES.
Sir IL HALFORD gave notice of his intention, on
the 12th of the present month, to move for leave to bring
in a Bill to relieve the occupiers and tenants of land, not
being the owners thereof, from the county rates.
IRISH CHURCH._ _

Mr. ROEBUCIT;; notice of his intention, on as
early a day as possible after the Easter recess, to call the
attention of the House to the state of the Irisk Church.
The dropped orders of the day and notices of motion
were then re-appointed.
HEALTH OF TOWNS (SCOTLAND).
The LORD ADVOCATE, after a few observations
from Mr. Forbes, obtained leave to bring in a Bill for
the improvement of the health of towns in Scotland.
Tt e Noble Lord also obtained leave to bring in Bills
fur the bettor paving of towns in Scotland, and fur the
regulation of their police.
In answer to a qeestion from Mr. O'FLAHERTY,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE stated that it was his in-
tention to introduce very shortly a Bill for the better re-
gulation of fiscal affairs in counties in Ireland ; and also
a Medical Charity Bill.
REDUCTION OF OFFICIAL SALARIES.
Wm el SIBTHORY wished to know from the Go-
vernment whether the reductions which a Committee of
the House had recommended in the salaries of official
efficerA of the Government had been carried out in re-
spect of the eppoinfteet.t9 which had been ;nude during
the past year? In putting this question, be made espe-
cial reference to the recent appointment of the Lord
Chief Justice of the Queen's Bc.neb.
apnadpGera,lltahnet
oYuTI dEpRu replied,tli! e utehsat it oinf the lion,
the
MelNualrb.elir Aw
Government would have no objection to answer it.
Colonel SIBTIIORP—'fhen I give notice fhat.l will
repeat the question again to-morrow.
IRISH FISHERS BILL.
Mr. HAYTER urged the nIE or. Member for Youghal
(Mr. Ansley) to postpone the consideration of this Bill
until after Easter, because as it would involve a consider-
able expenditure of public money if cArried out, it was
desirable that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should
be present when the diecussica respecting it emu 9130