The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-08 00:00:00

IIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1844.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON JCVE 7.—Wild westerly, mod. breeze; and. cloudy,
DEAL, JUNE. 6.—Wind S.W. fresh breeze.--Acrd. Ruby,
Dangerfield, and Thomas Atbutimot, Smith, China; Rapide
Beckelman, Batavia, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Earl Hard-
wicke, Heming, and Lydia, Calcutta; Coromandel, Hare-
wood, Bombay; Martin Luther, Palmer, Mauritius; Moun-
tain Maid, Cape of Good Hope ; Claudine, Berbice ;
Candidate, Fouls, Barbadoes ; Caroline, Deane, Jamaica;
Montreal, Montreal ; Westphalia, New Orleans for Antwerp;
Albert, St. Croix for Copenhagen ; Vernon, Webster,
Madeira; Stately, Sewell, Antigua; Tory transport, West-
Indies ; Stately, Childs, Honduras; Eliza Lomer, Eliza
Wylie, Richard Mount, Traveller, Cresswell, Diana, lagnet,
Stately, Herald, Georgiana, and Frederick Worth, West-
ward ; Constellation, Inverara ; Dorothea, Cairs Bulwark,
Amity, and Little Wonder, Sld. Sappho, China; Guar-
dian, Cape of Good Hope.
OFF MARGATE, JUNE 6.—Montreal, Tucker, New York.
PonTsmount, JUNE 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. her Majesty's
ship Arrow, West Cape of Africa, left Ascension, April 4,
Fayal, 18th ult. ; Prince George (transport), Bermuda; her
Majesty's ships St. Vincent and Cygnet, —; Kingdown, Lon-
don for the South Seas. Off, Raja, Ferguson, Port Phillip ;
Grenhedus, Jacobus, Batavia for Rotterdam ; Iris, do., for
Amsterdam ; Hector, Fox, Jamaica.
COWES, JUNE 6.—Arrd. Tyrer, Griffiths, Manila ; John
Hall, Thwaites, Valparaiso ; Fanny, Ayles and Albionia, and
Clara, Pernambuco ; Lady Sale, Edwin, Mary Frances,
Thomas, Maria, Soderham Lena Fad, Progress, Nicker and
James Edward, Webster, all from Havaunah ; Hope, Morri-
son, Ark, Johnson, Eliza, Talbot, and 10, Barnes, Matanzas.
OFF THE WIGHT, JUNE 4.—Lady Constable, New Or-
leans for Hull ; Niemo Likkerlund, Batavia for Rotterdam.
OFF THE START, JUNE s.—Atalanta, Diedrichsen, Sierra
Loene ; Renfrewshire, Burns, St. John's, New Brunswick.
OFF THE LIZARD, JUNE 3.—Sohilla, Havannah, for Ham-
burgh.
PLYmount, JUNE 6,—Wind W.S.W. —Arrd. , Grieves,
Rio Grande. . .

l'Aiztoirrn, JUNE 6.—Wind S.W., fresh breezes.—Arrd.
Leo, Bell, Callao, has on frieght about 70,000 dolls. ; James, ,
Reid, Bahia ; Lyna, Neilson, Macao ; Venilia, Martin, Sierra
Le)ne, sailed April 7. Off port, Teneriffe, Donne, Ichaboe,
sailed April 7 ; Gratitude, Murison, ditto ; Sweethorne, Long-
muir, ditto, sailed for Newcastle; New Forest, Thompson,
Alignay ; Baltic, Havannah ; Agnes, Matanzas, and sailed
for Antwerp ; Julie, Charleston, for Amsterdam ; Oscar, New
York, for Hamburgh. The Fortitude, Garbutt, from Lon-
don to St John's, New Brunswick, has put in here dismasted,
having been on her beamends in a gale 28th April, in lat. 52,
long. 35, and. had decks swept, lost bulwarks, sails, &c.
SCILLY, JUNE 3.—Arrd. Economie, Guadeloupe, for Havre;
Picolate, of Hamburgh, St. Domingo.
BRISTOL, JUNE 6.—The Ashantee, from Africa, has not
arrived, as reported.
CORK, JUNE 4.—Arrd. Glenmore, Barclay, Barbadoes ; Re-
gina, Crayhead, St. Domingo; Charles Kvdd, Laguna. Off
port, Constant, Antigua ; Hamet, Ichaboe ; St. George,
Wright, Batavia; Rapid, Moore, Demerara.
OFF GKOOKHAVEN, JUNE I.—Lady Cornwall, Demerara.
OFF KINSALE, JUNE I.—Lanark, Charlston, for Liverpool.
LIMERICK, JUNE s.—Arrd. Earl Grey, Douglas, Trinidad.
LEITD, JUNE 4.—Sld. Dunmore, Cape of Good Hope.
SHIELDS, JUNE 6.—Arrd. Ceylon, Leslie, Calcutta. The
Endymion, for Quebec, has sprung a leak, and is discharging
her cargo into the Deveron.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 6.—Wind S., light.—The Rapid, from
Laguna to Cove, was driven ashore April 3 on the bar of the
former port, whilst completing her cargo, and would have to
discharge. Arrd. Otterspool, Walker, Calcutta; Corsair, Ball,
and Elizabeth, Scott, Bombay ; Ann, Green, Mauritius;
Ann Best, Lima; Lusitania, Rio Grande; Bellona, Rio Ja-
nerio ; Ba) field, Bonny Isabella, Rapid, and Sir R. Fergu-
son, Demerara; St. Vincent, St. Vincent; Sarah Trotman,
Barbadoes ' • Lydia, Antigua ; Governor, Rio de la Ilache ;
Susannah, Collings, La Guayra ; James Reid, St. Domingo;
Ulster Freeman, Humdelle, Maracaibo, the latter with loss
of foremast, having been in contact in the river Caledonia,
General Washington, Chieftain, Wolfville, Clyde ; Corsair
and France, New Orleans ; Halcyon and Solway, Mobile ;
Anne, Douglas, Howard, Importer, Nelson Village, and Rich-
mond, Savannah ; Haron, Macao ; Rob Roy and Jane
Stewart, Charleston ' • Brooklyn, Stephen Whitney, York-
shire ; Foster, New York ; Flora, M'Donald, St. Andrews ;
Cynthia Ann and Canton, St. John's ; Eleanor, Luppe,
Madeira ; Seraphim, Havannah. Sld. Janthe, for Buenos Ayres.
GLOUCESTER, JUNE 6.—Arrd. Atlantic, Ichaboe.
SWANSEA, JUNE s.—Arrd. Canett, Paul, Valparaiso (112
days) ; Countess of Westmoreland, Clarke, ditto ; Sarah
Bukett, Prudder, ditto ; Havannah, Bye, Falkland. Sld.
Countess Bective, Forbes, Leon, Broxton, Tom Cringle,
Mitchell. and Tom Bell, Simpson, Cuba.
WATERFORD, JUNE s.—Arrd. Velocity and Harmony, St.
John's, New Brunswick ; Margaret, Pugh, Trinidad.

THE HOMEWARD BOUND.
The following letter from Captain Dotnett, of the Plan-
tagenet, East Indiaman, has been received at the Jerusalem
Coffee-house:—

" Off Portsmouth, June 5, 1844.

" Sir,—On the 3d instant we fell in with her Majesty's
steamer Lucifer, off Scilly, cruising for the relief of the
homeward-bound vessels. It being calm I boarded her, and
obtained a late newspaper, the extent of our wants. The
commander informed me that on the previous day he had
supplied a vessel with only one gallon of water remaining
on board. After leaving us he stood towards another
vessel astern. The Lucifer's decks were covered with pro-
visions. On the morning of the 4th, four leagues south-
west of the Lizard saw her Majesty's ship Vincent also
cruising."

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals-Earl of Hardwicke, Henning, from Bengal,
,n the Downs, sailed Feb. 10, Cape, April 1, St. Helena,
April 12 ; Maidstone, Nash, from Bengal, in the Downs,
sailed Jan. 23, Madras, Feb. 17, Cape, April 1, St. He-
lena, April 12 ; Vernon, Gimblett, from Bengal, off
Portsmouth, sailed Feb. 15, Cape, April 10, St. Helena,
April 23 ; Plantagenet, Dornett, from Bengal, off
Portsmouth, sailed Feb. 12, Cape, April 6, St. Helena,
April 18 ; Anna Maria, West, from China, at Bristol.
sailed Feb. 6, St. Helena, April 17 ; Chebar, Harrison,
from Bengal, at Bristol, sailed Jan. 17 ; Emer, Jones,
from China, in the Do arns, sailed Jan. 2, St. Helena,
March 23 ; Hamlet, Wilson, from New South Wales, in
the Downs, sailed from Sydney, Feb. 23 ;. Raja, Fer-
guson, from Port Philip, off Portsmouth, sailed Jan. 9,
St. Helena, March 30 ; Bowes, of Streatham, Fleming,
from Java, off Plymouth ; Thomas Arbuthnot, Smith,
from China, in the Downs, sailed Jan. 24, St. Helena,
April 12 ; Diana, Strickland, from China, in the Downs,
sailed Jan. 2, St. Helena, March 23; Ruby, Dangerfleld,
from China, in the Downs, sailed Jan. 2, Cape, March
12, St. Helena, March 30 ; Mountain Maid, Allen, from
Port Beaufort, in the Downs, sailed from St. Helena,
April 17 ; Coromandel, Harwood, from Bombay, in the
Downs, sailed Feb. 26, St. Helena, April 6 ; Mary
Taylor, Vertue, from Mauritius, off Penzance, sailed
Feb. 18, St. Helena, March 29 ; Martin Luther, Palmer,
from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed Dec. 1, Mauritius,
Feb. 3, Cape, March 21, St. Helena, April 8, Ascension,
April 17 ; Tyrer, Griffith, from Manilla, at Cowes,
sailed Dec. 17, Singapore, Jan. 3, St. Helena, March 30;
St. George, Wright, from Java, off Cork, sailed from
Batavia, Nov. 10, St. Helena, March 28 ; Samuel Bod-
dington, Noakes, from Bengal, off Eastbourne, sailed
Jan. 9, Madras, Feb. 4, Cape, March 30 ; Corsair, Ball,
from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed Feb. 1, St. Helena,
April 12.
Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales-Herald, Jan.
10, from Greenock ; Elizabeth, from Liverpool, previous
to 21st ; Bucephalus, from London ; Bencoolen, from
; her Majesty's steamer Fly, James, from Hobart
Town ; her Majesty's ship Bramble, from Port Arthur ;
Cuba, 24th, from Newcastle, and sailed, Feb. 5, to Lon-
don; Alice Brooks, 30th, from Liverpool; Isabella Ann,
Feb. 1, from Bay of Islands; Seringapatam, 6th, from
the South Seas; Star of China, 9th, from Port Nelson;
Emma, from Adelaide; William Stoveld, 9th, from Port
Nelson ; Alfred, 12th, from London; Neptune, from
Cork; Louisa; from Hobart Town; Thomas, Lord, 15th,
from Auckland.
Departures from Sydney-Persian, Jan. 25; Fanny,
26th; Jean, Feb. 1; Ocean, sth; Sarah Scott, sth;
Honduras and Salus, 13th; Clara, 21st, all to London.
Glenroy, Jan. 26; Columbian, Feb. 19, to Liverpool;
Aden, Jan. 26, to Port Philip; Waterlily, to Hobart
Town; Calypso, Feb. 5, to Bay of Islands; Duke of
Richmond, to Norfolk Island; Sarah Ann, 12th, to
Tahiti; Dawson, 20th, to Launceston; Glentanner, 21st,
to Valparaiso; Elizabeth, to Lima, Palestine and Kelso,
to sail in a few days for London.
Arrivals at St. Helena-Success, March 28, from
Bengal, and sailed 31st to London ; Iris, 30th, from
Manilla, and sailed April 1 for Cork ; Fourteen, April
1, from Bombay, and sailed Bth to London ; Queen, 2d,
from coast of Africa, and sailed sth to Cork ' • Hector,
sth, from China and Cape, and sailed 6th to Halifax ;
Chilmark, from Fernando Po ; Ulliwater, 6th, from
Algoa_ Bay, and sailed 7th to Lon on ; Agses, 6th,
from Mauritius. and sailed Bth to Greenock ; Louisa
Baillie, Bth from Bengal, and sailed Bth to London ;
Tecumset, from Bengal, and sailed 9th to London ;
Colonist, 9th, from Samarang, and sailed 10th to Ham-
burgh ; Jessie, from coast of Africa, and sailed 10th to
toC o
ort;ndoLon ; Salem,uisaNlunr from9th,o,Batavia, a
fromCeylond sailed 9th t
Ceylon, andsailedl2tho
Bremen ; Carron, 10th, from coast of Africa, and sailed
11th to Cork ; Sterling, from Bengal, leaky, lost rudder,
&c., having experienced a hurricane ; Teneriffe, 13th,
from coast of Africa, and sailed to Falmouth ; Trouba-
dour, Bth, from Madras, and sailed to London ; Chusan,
13th, from China ; Indian, 14th, from China ; Courier,
from coast of Africa ; Albion, 15th, from coast of
Africa, and sailed 16th to Cowes ; Corsair, from Ade-
laide, and sailed 17th to London ; Ann, Thorne, 18th,
from China.
Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope-Gilbert
Munro, from Ceylon, and sailed to London; Duke of
Bedford, March 26, from London, and sailed 31st to
Madras; Lady Raffles, 27th, from Bengal, and sailed
April 4 to London; Fortitude, 28th, from Sydney;
Tweed, 29th, from Bombay, and sailed 30th to Liver-
pool; Marquis of Wellesley, 30th, from Ascension, and
sailed April 3 to Agra Pequina; Anne, 31st, from
Saldanha Bay, and sailed April 9 to Mauritius; Eliza-
beth, 31st, from Manilla, and sailed April 6 to Ham-
burgh; Prince Albert, 31st, from London; John Gra-
ham, April 1, from London; Susan Crisp, from London;
Albatross, 2d, from London, and sailed sth to Bombay;
Lady Feversham, 2d, from London, and sailed Bth to
Bombay; Favourite, from Glosgow; Numa, 3d, from Li-
verpool; Akbar, from China, and sailed 4th to New
York; Caledonia, from Gottenburgh; Dorcas, 4th, from
Glasgow; Britannia, from Hull; Cressy, from Ceylon;
Selina, from Glasgow; Magpie, from Liverpool; John
Scott, sth, from London; Hindostan, from Madras, and
sailed Bth to London; Cornwall, from Hong-Kong:
Agile, 6th, from London; Rosebud, 7th, from Natal;
Anne Laing, Bth, from Algoa Bay; Shepherd, from
Swan River; Wellington, 9th from Madras.
Departures from Table Bay-Louisa, March 21, to
Irhaboe ; Rainbow, 21st ; Hudson, 23d ; Grace, 23d ;
West Indian, April 5 ; Zenobia, 6; Dream and Grindlay,
Bth ; all to Agra Pequina. British Isle, March 22, to
London ; Amelia, ..24th, to Dublin ; Phantom, 24th,
to Mauritius ; Sussex, 27th, to Batavia ; Barrys, to
Port Beaufort ; British Settler, to Kowie ; Frekboer,
April 1, to Algoa Bay ; Caledonian, April 7, to Mau-
ritius ; Cornwall, Surfleu, 9th, to England.
Arrivals in Simon's Bay-Theodosia, March 21, from
Liverpool ; Agnes, Lea, 21st, from Table Bay, and
sailed April 7, to Algoa Bay.
Arrivals in Algoa Bar-r-Lively, March 20, from Port
Natal ; George and Earl Stanhope, 27th, from London.
Arrivals at the Mauritius-William Pitt, Feb. 24, from
Marseilles ; Cape Packet, 25th, from the Cape ; her
Majesty's ship Isis, 28th, from Seychellas ; Robin Gray,
March 9, from London ; Heart of Oak, from Calcutta,
and loading for Liverpool • William Shand, 10th, from
Calcutta ; Eliza, from duscat ; John King, from Bor.

deaux ;Arai, 13th, from Calcutta, and sailed, 15th, to
Bremen ; Dublin, 15th, from Marseilles ; Borneo and
Elphinstone, 17th, from Calcutta ; Brenda, from Lon-
don ; Tar, from Ha vre.
Arstivals in Table Bay—La Syrene, March 23, from
Brest, and sa'led Apr:l 4 to China ; Diadem, 23d, from
liondon, and sailed 30th to T,-;ncomalee ; Pondicherry,
from Bordeaux ; Victot:eus, from Brest, and sailed
April 2 to Bourbon ; De Haai, 24th, from Texel, and
sailed April 2 to Batavia ; Rebecca, 23th, from London
Anne Grant, 25th, from Ascension, and sailed 28th to
Agra Pequina ; Hevannah, from Liverpool, and sailed
30th to Calcutta ; Indus, from Dort, and sailed 29th to.
Agra Pequina ; West Indian, from London, and sailed
April 5 to Agra Pequina : Sussex and British Settler,
from London ; Malabar, 27th, from Bengal, and sailed
Aril 4 to Liverpool,
Deparinres from Mauritius—Ocean Qdeen, Feb 28,
to Hobart Town; Scotswood, March 6, to Madagascar;
William Wilson, Bth, i) Madras; Augusta Jessie, to
Red Sea; Saucy Jack, 13th, to Madagascar; Mary Alice,
16th, to Bussorah.
Arrivals—Success, Routledge, from Bengal, off the
Wight; Agnes, Bryce, from Mauritius, in the Clyde;
Solway, Spence, from Mauritius, off the Lizard.

FRENCH PLAYS.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

Mademoiselle Dejazet, the fascinating, clever espiegle
Dejazet, the favourite, par excellence, of the French and
the English public, made her first appearance .here for
the season last evening. Who that has ever seen
Dejazet does not wish to see her again? What wonder,
therefore, that the theatre was crowded .with her ad-
mirers, who hailed her appearance with a genuine
English shout of welcome. She is the same Dejazet as
ever, as charming, as fascinsting, as arch, as coquettish,
as versatile, and as volatile; and the character she
chose for debut, that of Marie in the comedie vaudeville
of Madame Favart, affords her ample opportunity for
the display of her talents and accomplishments.
Marie is a young girl of respectable connections, but in
reduced circumstances, who is living with her old father.
She is beloved by M. Favart, afterwards the celebrated
founder of the Opera Comique, but who at the time in
which the action of the play is laid is merely commenc-
ing his career as a dramatic author.—Marie determines
to go upon the stage, and as Madile. de Chantilly makes
a most successful debut. The celebrated Marshal Saxe
is he': great patron. and' Favart becomes jealous, without
reason, as far as Marie is concerned, although the Mar-
shal is most desirous of being received as her professed
admirer. She, however, contrives, by her admirable
management, not only to pacify avart, but to get the
Marshal to bestow upon him the office of Director of
the Opera Comique, and at length, with the Marshal's
consent, she becomes Madame Favart. Her acting
throughout was exquisite, and her singing beautiful ;
and in the course of the piece she appeared in a variety
of costumes, all of which set off her personal charms
to great advantage. In her peasant's costume she was
perfectly bewitching. She was called for at the con-
clusion, being led forward by M. Rhozevil, who had sup -
ported her admirably in the character of Favart She
was enthusiastically applauded, and bouquets were
showered upon her from all parts of the theatre. Ma-
dame Favart was preceded by Monsieur et une Dame,
and followed by a new vaudeville, entitled La •Polkaen
Province, which is one of the pleasantest and most
laughable absurdities to which the Polkamania has as yet
given rise.

The Emperor of Russia takes his farewell a
London on Monday morning next. His Imperial Majesty
accompanies the Queen and Prince Albert to the Opera on
Saturday. The King of Saxony will also be present, and, as
we presiime, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will occupy
their accustomed seats, the Opera will be honoured with the
presence of a Royal Duke and Duchess, a Prince Consort, a
King, a Queen, and an Emperor.
The Dowager Lady Shiffner, relict of the late Sir
George Shiffner, Bart., and mother of the present Baronet,
died at Coombe, near Lewes, on Saturday last, in her seventy-
ninth year.
COSTS ON CONVICTIONF.—Thursday a further re-
turn from the clerks of petty sessions was printed, stating
the amount of fees received, number of convictions, and the
amount of costs. The costs are very unequally borne; in
some cases the costs exceed the amount of the fines imposed,
with further costs for sending the offenders to prison. There
are instances set forth where the costs are considerably un-
der the fines, but in others the costs are considerably beyond
the fines. At the Cambridgeshire Petty Sessions, a person
was fined 6d. for an assault, and the costs amounted to
14s. fid. ; in another case in Berks, the fine was is., and the
costs 1/. Os. 6d. At the Gateshead Borough Sessions, for a
wilful damage, in which a fine of 21. was imposed, the costs
were 3/. At another sessions, for an offence under the Game
Act, a fine of 21. was fixed, and the costs 2/. Bs. The return
in question was moved for by Lord Worsley, and affords a
good deal of information respecting costs of convictions,
which has occupied some attention.
HER MAJESTYS THEATRE.—Preparations on an
extended scale are making at the Italian Opera-house, for
the reception of her Majesty and her illustrious guests, who
will honour this theatre with their presence this even-
ing. The three illustrious Sovereigns, with their respective
suites, will occupy her Majesty's box, as well as the box of
her Majesty the Queen Dowager. We understand that
enormous sums are being paid for boxes and stalls, so great
is the anxiety to be present on this occasion. His Imperial
Majesty having expressed a desire to hear the Barbiere, that
delightful opera will be performed, and will be followed by
the ballet, Ondine.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—His Excellency the Ame-
rican Minister and family attended this theatre on Thursday,
expressly to witness the performance of Professor Risley and
his two infant sons. His Excellency was highly delighted
with the extraordinary and graceful performance, and upon
its conclusion presented the two little prodigies with a hand-
some present. This week is the last in which they will ap
pear in England, having received a munificent offer from the
manager of one of the principal theatres in Paris.
ROBBERY OF A POST-OFFICE.--Thursday morn-
ing information was given that the post receiving-house, near
Hoxton new church, had beenbroken into and robbed. The
postmaster is Mr. Bray, a hairdresser, who keeps a small
shop, No. 2, Haberdasher-place, adjoining the Haberdashers'
Arms Tavern, and only five houses distant from the police-
station of the N division, in Robert-street. Upon inquiry it
was stated that the entry had been effected from the yard
through the back parlour window, to which there was no
fastenings, and the thief had then merely to walk into the
shop. where he broke open and abstracted the contents of a
small writing-desk behind the counter. Mr. Bray stated
that the desk contained about 761., two 51. and a 10/. Bank
of England notes in an old pocket-book, and the rest in cash,
of which 421. belonged to himself, and the remainder to the
Post-office, but unfortunately he had not the numbers or any
description of the Bank notes. The letter-box, which was
locked, was undisturbed, and the desk containing the money
appeared to be the only article in the place that had been
touched. There were lodgers in the upper part of the house,
and Mr. Bray and his family slept in the kitchen, imme-
diately under the shop, but not any of them heard any noise
in the night, or until six o'clock on Thursday morning, when
a paper-hanger, who had some work to do on the premises,
found the shop-door a-jar, and walking in, gave the alarm.
The back of the house is so surrounded that access could only
be had from the yard of the Haberdashers' Arms, or by scaling
a high wall surmounted by palisades, and passing over seve-
ral intervening yards and walls: The robber having appa-
rently entered that way, and obtained possession of the
money, let himself out at the front door.
THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT WIMBLEDON.—Thurs-
day, at twelve o'clock, Charles Hall, plasterer, of Wimble-
don, who stands charged with the murder of Charlotte Hall,
his wife, was conveyed from the lock-up of Sevenoaks by
Joseph Bradley, the superintendent of police, to the offices
of Messrs. Austen and Holcroft, the clerks to the local ma-
gistrates, and placed in the dock, before Mr. Atkins, for re-
examination, upon a charge of having murdered his wife by
suffocation. The evidence, which was taken at great length,
was, with some slight exceptions, relating chiefly to threats
of violence on the part of the prisoner towards his wife, very
similar to that adduced at the inquest on the body, when
the jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from na-
tural causes. At the conclusion of the investigation, Mr.
Charnock, who was for the defence, expressed his opinion
that there was no necessity for him to aadress the bench, as
he felt satisfied that there was no case against his client. Mr.
Atkins, however, said that he had fully resolved upon com-
mitting the prisoner for trial; and Mr. Charnock, therefore,
in an able speech, contended that there was nothing in the
evidence which in the least degree tended to establish the
charge against the prisoner. Hall was then committed to
Maidstone Gaol, the charge against him being for " feloni-
ously choking, strangling, and suffocating Charlotte Hall,
his wife."
A BOY BURIED ALIVE.--Thursday afternoon Mr.
Baker held an inquest at the Bricklayers' Arms, New North-
road, Boston, on the body of Samuel Nash, aged five years.
It appeared by the evidence that on Sunday afternoon last
the deceased went out to play near some houses which are
now in the course of erection in Devonshire-street, and only
a short distance from his parents' dwelling. Not returning
at night, his parents became alarmed, and search was made
for him, which proved unavailing, until Sunday evening,
when a man named Cooke, recollected having seen the bay
on the Saturday playing near a sand-pit, and suggested that as
there was a quantity of loose soil which had evidently re-
cently been formed by the falling in of the bank, the deceased
might be buried underneath. The earth was immediately
removed, when the deceased was found lying on his backl:-
of course quite dead, there being upwards of half a ton weight
upon him. Mr. Baker, a surgeon, said death had been caused
by suffocation. There was no evidence to show how the ac-
cident occurred, but it is supposed the child had got into the
pit which had been dug for the purpose of procuring sand,
and having been undermined, had suddenly fallen and buried
him beneath. The jury returned a verdict of—" Found dead,
apparently from suffocation."
THE E,EVIEW AT WINDSOR.—In cogaequence of
the extremely delicate and highly interestiM situation of
our beloved Sovereign, strict orders were given by the Duke
of Wellington, the Commander-in-Chief, that, at the grand
review in Windsor Great Park, on Wednesday, no firing
should take place until after her Majesty and the infant
Royal Family had taken their departure from the ground.
By some unfortunate error, however, these instructions were
so totally mistaken, that almost immediately upon the Queen
appearing in front of the line, her Majesty was received by a
royal salute from the artillery on the right flank. This error,
as may easily be imagined, was extremely annoying to the
Duke, who had imagined that he had taken every precaution
to prevent her Majesty from being in the least inconve-
nienced. 'We are extremely gratified, however, in being en-
abled to state that the Queen suffered no inconvenience, but
laughed very heartily at the "mistake," when informed of it
by his Grace.—Post.
Another large shipment of horses was made on
Sunday last by the steam-ship Antwerpen, Captain Jackson,
from the St. Ratharine's-whalf, Tower ; they were animals
of great beauty, purchased here by Mr. Francois, a Brussels
horsedealer. mongst the passengers to Antwerpwere Lady
Hotham, Miss De Trafford, Mr. Spencer de Horsey, and
other fashionables. The steamer returned to the wharf
yesterday morning, after a favourable passage of only 19 hours.
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Returning officer—" What do you mean? Who do you vote
I votes for—(after a long pause)-I
officer—" That won't do." Voter goes down to consult his
fvoortel's forV Voter
--
(showingWh an Entwisle riband)." Returning i
friends, then comes up primed and loaded. Returning officer
—" Well, who do you vete for ?" Voter—" Why, I votes for
TwizZle. "—Liverpool Timm '

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, June 7.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'Clock.
Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from Somerset, com-
plaining of the existing fees to clerks of the peace and magis-
trates clerks.
Earl BROWNLOW presented petitions from Yorkshire
zgainst any alteration in the corn-laws.
The Marquis of NORMANBY gave notice that, on
Monday, he should present two petitions on the subject
of the law relating to coursing ; and on that day he should put
a question to the Government as to whether they would object
to any alteration in those laws.
The Duke of RICHMOND expressed a hope that the Noble
Marquis would postpone his question till Thursday, when he
(the Duke of Richmond) should be enabled to lay a cafe of
considerable hardship before their Lordships.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said he would do so.
HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
The Marquis of NORMANBY, at the request of the Earl
of Wicklow, postponed his motion for a Committee on this
railway till Monday.
ENDOWMENT OF SCHOOLS BILL.

On the motion for the committal of this Bill,
The Bishop of SALISBURY opposed the Bill, on the
ground, that the Bench of Bishops had not been consulted
upon it.
The motion was then postponed (as we understood).
VISIT OF THE KING OF SAXONY.
At twenty minutes past five o'clock his Majesty the King
of Saxony entered the House, and took his seat opposite to
the Bench of Bishops, and near to the Woolsack, a chair
having been previously placed for his Majesty's accommoda-
tion. The House was, at this time, exceedingly
crowded, both by Peers and strangers. Two ladies were in
the House, the lady of Lord Lurgan, and the Noble
Lord's daughter. His Majesty the King of Saxony appeared
to pay particular attention to the proceedings in the House,
but we did not observe him converse with any Noble Lord,
with the exception of exchanging a few words with the Marquis
of Londonderry. Shortly after his Majesty entered the House,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he wished to know if the
Noble Lord near him (Lord Monteagle), who had a
notice on the paper with respect to the corn-laws, would
have any objection to postpone it till a future day, as it would
be inconvenient to the Government, on this evening, to
have it brought on.
Lord AIONTEAGLE expressed his surprise at the request
which had been made to him. He was perfectly ready
either to bring on the motion or to postpone it ; but
other Noble Lords might not be in a position to wish for its
postponement, inasmuch as the motion had already been re-
peatedly postponed; and those Noble Lords might complain
that he had not acted with firmness and resolutien, if he con-
sented to postpone his motion. Ho thought there was that
which the House ought to consult before private convenience,
and that was the public interest. —( Hear, hear.)
The Duke of WELLINGTON was understood to say, that
if he had had the opportunity, he would have informed the
Noble Lord, that it was the wish of her Majesty's Govern-
ment that this motion should be postponed.
Lord MONTEAGLE said that he would postpone the mo-
tion, provided it were understood that it should be brought for-
ward on Monday next.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that
he hoped there would be no objection to the motion being
brought forward on Monday.
Lord BROUGHAM said he had come down to the House
to attend to the motion of his Noble Friend, and he hoped
that the postponement of that motion would not be made a
precedent.
Lord CAMPBELL thought that all inconvenience might be
obviated by their Lordships returning to the old system of
meeting at eight o'clock in the morning.—( Hear, and a laugh. )
The Duke of WELLINGTON would have no objection to
come to the House at eight o'clock in the morning ; but he
thought that Noble and Learned Lords—( A laugh)—who had
other business to attend to, and who were younger than he was,
would find it very inconvenient to come down to the
House at eight o'clock.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.)
He had no objection to Monday, or any other day, for the
Noble Lord's motion.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord MONTEAGLE said that it would perhaps be as well
to postpone his motion till Thursday next.
The Gold and Silver Wares Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from
Worthing, Shoreham, and other places in Sussex, in favour of
agricultural protection.
The Earl of RODEN presented a number of petitions from
the north of Ireland in favour of Presbyterian marriages.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 7.
ARMY IN INDIA.
The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock, and in-
formed the House that he had received a letter from the
Governor-General of India, acknowledging the thanks of the
House, which were given on the2oth February last to the army
in India.

DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
Petitions against this Bill were presented by Mr. Shaw from
Ireland ; Mr. Barnard, Deptford; Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Boyd,
places in Ireland ; Mr. W. 0. Stanley, Anglesey ; Mr. Tre-
lawney, from Tavistock ; Sir C. Douglas, tne Earl of Hills-
borough, from Down; and by Mr. Stafford O'Brien.
Mr. BUTLER presented petitions in favour of the Bill
from the city and county of Kilkenny, and in doing so said he
was now obliged to act as Member for both the city and county
of Kilkenny, on account of the incarceration of Mr. John
O'Connell.
Mr. SHARNI AN CRAWFORD presented petitions in fa-
vour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, from the Roman Catholic
inhabitants of Kilcoun, Duncormack, and Killog, county
Wexford; Donoughcloney and Newtownards, county Down ;
Ballymoney, county Antrim ; Raphoe, county Donegal ;
Dunshaughlin, county Meath; and Bough, county London-
derry ; and from the inhabitants of various religious denomina-
tions residing in Cromlin, county Antrim, and Saiutfield and
Ballymullen, county Down ; also a petition from the
Blackwater congregation of Rochdale to the same effect.
also eight petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill from
different bodies of Wesleyan Methodists in Rochdale, signed
by upwards of 500 names.
R AILW AY S.
The Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Railway B 11;
the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway
Bill; and the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway Bill,
were severally read a third time and passed.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Mr. TRELAWNEY gave notice that, on an early day, he
would propose to the House a measure for relieving her Ma-
jesty's subjects of the Jewish persuasion from civil disabilities.
Mr. SHAW gave notice that he would move the substitution
of a possession of sixty years, instead of twenty-five years, in the
Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
PARISHES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion that the House resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House on the Scotch Parishes Bill,
Mr. DUNCAN M'NEILL said that he thought it right
to state what was the object of the Government in
proposing this Bill. The Bill did not introduce any
new principle into the law of Scotland. It had for its
object to facilitate the division of parishes in Scotland.
By the law, as it now existed, the patronage of a new parish
belonged to the patron of the old one; but where other par-
ties bore the burden of erecting the new parish church,
it seemed but reasonable that some other provision
should be made, saving, of course, the rights of the heritors.
As the law at present stood, there was not any power of attach-
ing districts to churches, which had been erected in parishes,
without the consent of the heritors. Parties willing to erect
churches, and to provide endowments for their supp trt, and for
the support of the ministers, had at present no
Power to erect them into distinct parishes. There was no
power anywhere existing for that purpose. The Church
of Scotland at one time believed it had that power, and had
exercised it, but when the matter was brought before the
courts of law, it was decided, on an appeal to the House of
Peers, that the Church had no such power. The pre-
sent Bill gave a power, in such cases, to attach
a district to the church, and to erect it into a separate parish,
without the consent of the heritors, who, as they were not
called upon to contribute, had certainly no right to interfere
capriciously to deprive persons of that religious instruc-
tion for which they were themselves willing to pay.
Some of the petitions against the Bill proceeded upon the erro-
neous impression that the Bill was intended to give power to
certain individuals who had contributed towards the erection of
churches, and who still continued in communion with the Church
of Scotland,' to take possession of these churches, notwithstand-
ing the opposition of persons who had likewise con-
tributed towards their erection, bet who were not mem-
bers of the Church. The Bill contained no such provisions.
The Bill did not seek to make any demands on the public
funds. Its object, as he said before, was to give facilities for
the division of parishes ; and such being its object, he did not
think there could be any objection to going into Committee
upon it.
Mr. FOX MAULE thought that some necessity should at
least be shown for bringing in this Bill, or for legislating on
the subjeet at all. He had spoken of disjoining parishes :
the first clause of the Bill trenched somewhat on the
right of property. He admitted there were some points
which created alarm in Scotland, and which were made
clear by the Learned Lord Advocate. There was no ob-
jection to what was proposed with regard to giving the
status of • ministers to those who directed the forty
churches in the Highlands of Scotland. There
was no objection to giving the status of parish ministers to the
ministers of great towns. His main objection to the Bill was
that it was unnecessary, and therefore he should propose that
the Bill be committed that day six months.
The amendment having been put,
Blr. P. M. STEWART said that this was a far more im-
portant Bill than its title seemed to indicate. It was one of the
most extraordinary and unaccountable attempts at legislation
that ever was made in that House. It was, in fact, a Bill fer
Church extension, and a Bill for this purpose was introduced at
a time when a great secession had taken place from the
Established Church of Scotland. How would English Mem-
bers like to have such a Bill proposed, if a secession
took place in England? But more emphatically he put the
question to Irish Members on both sides of the House, who
had experience of what it was to possess churches without con-
gregations. The Hon. Gentleman then went on to object to
several of the details of the measure. He thought there was a
salutary tendency in the law to prevent persons indulging in
their charitable propensities at the expense of their successors.
There was no precedent for a Bill of this description. Why
should they offer these facilities for the extension of a Church
which was already much too large for the wants of those be-
longing to it, while they offered no such facilities to the real
Church of Scotland—the Free Church ? They gave permis-
sion to take lands for railroads—they were now giving per-
mission to take lands for the purpose of extending the Esta-
blished Church. How would they treat an application on the
part of the Free Church to take lands—
VISIT OF THE KING OF SAXONY.
At this period of the Hon. Member's speech his Majesty the
King of Saxony entered the House. His Majesty occupied
the seat of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and appeared to pay great
attention to the proceedings. Soon after the King of Saxony
entered the House, Sir Robert Peel went up to his Majesty,
and entered into conversation with him. No interruption, how-
-1 ever, took place in the proceedings of the House, and the de-
bate proceeded as though his Majesty had not been present.]
He believed the object of the Bill was to restore Dr. M‘Leod
to the status of a parish minister. He had a great respect for
Dr. M'Leod personally ; but he made himself exeedingly cond-
spicuous when the Right Hon. Baronet( Sir R. Peel) visite
belief was that
Glasgow some years back, and the general
the main object of this Bill was to restore this gentleman to
the position of a parish minister.
Mr. HUME was sorry that this Bill had been
chapels had
been erected in Scotland within the last eighteen months.
It was also contrary to all sound principle, and he
thought the object of its introduction was to call off
attention from more important questions.—(Laughter. )
lie
should g_ive it all the oppositia on in his power.
Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., said he would oppose the Bill as
nothing less than a confiscation of property.—(Hear.)
He had heard nothing?, to show a necessity for this Bill. There
were many churches in Scotland which had no congregations,
and it was perfectly unjustifiable to bring in this measure for
the support of the deserted Church.
Mr. WALLACE could not be persuaded that the object of
the measure was not to bring the people of Scotland to think
less of their new Free Church than they did. There was already
plenty of space, and to spare, inthe churches of the Establish-
ment, and it wag to the new Chnrch the patronage of the

Government should be extended, although he himself was
still a member of the old Church. —( A laugh. )
The effect of the measure would be to divide the people of
Scotland, and to create dissensions amongst them, upon that
very theme, the national religion, upon which they had been so
much united. He supported the amendment.—( Hear. )
Sir JAMES GR A HAIM was surprised that the Hon. Gen-
tleman who had just sat down could say that the Bill was
brought in with objects which had not been avowed. The
Hon. Gentleman ought at least to give his grounds for
that statement.—( Hear, hear.) The principle of the measure
was not Erastian—it was a principle which had been always
upheld in the Lest times of the Scotch Church. It had
been said that a great secession had lately taken place, and
as the debate proceeded the number of the seceders seemed
to have gradually increased. The Right Hon. Member for
Perth had stated them at 800,000. The Hon. Member for
Renfrew had increased them to a million, and had added that
only a small amount was left in Scotland attached to the Esta-
blished Church. To that statement he demurred. Although
150 churches had been vacated, they had experienced no diffi-
culty in providing suitable ministers—( Opposition cheers)—he
meant ministers who had been received by their locks without
objection, and who were every way qualified for their office.
It was only just to the Establishment that every facility should
be given fur its extension in large districts, by the subdivison
of parishes. In the Highland districts, forty parishes had
been erected by the munificence of Parliament, in which the
ministers were not able to exercise, their full rights. The
present Bill wouuld restore them their rights. With regard
to the right given to heriters to burden their lands for the
endowment of churches, that right could only be exercised by
the authority of a court of law, which could entertain no
application for such a purpose except from a majority of the
heriters. Had the Honourable Members for Perth
and Renfrew continued Members of the Establishment,
from which they had seceded, not on a point of doctrine, but of
discipline only, they would have supported a measure like the
present, and why should they now oppose a measure for the
extension of that Church in the doctrines of which they be-
lieved ? This brought to his mind another inconsistency on
the part of the Right Hon. Member for Perth. It was scarcely
a fortnight since that Right Hon. Gentleman brought forward
a motion fur the abolition of subscription of tests in the Scottish
Universities, and yet last night he was found in the course of
the debate advocaing the continuance of tests.—( Cheers from
the Ministerial side of the House, and calls of " Order, order,"
" Chair, chair," from Mr. F. Manle. ) He saw how sore the
point was with the Right Hon Gentleman who appealed to
the Chair, because he (Sir J. Graham) had alluded to a for-
mer debate. He would bow at once in submission to the
Chair, but he must be permitted to observe, in passing, that it
was with sorrow he observed how sadly and how speedily the
bitterness of religious dissent had operated on the mind of
the Right lion. Gentleman.—(Cheers.) His Right Hon.
Friend at the head of the Government had given a
pledge that every facility should be given to the Established
Church of Scotland for the extension of its doctrines. This
Bill was the redemption of that pledge. It was upon the prin-
ciple of that Bill that they were now called upon to decide. The
details might be considered in Committee, but, until the House
had decided to the contrary, he never could believe that they
would reject the principle of such a measure.—(Cheers.)
Mr. P. M. STEWART explained. He had stated that the
Free Church amounted to nearly a million. He denied that he
had designated the Established Church as a remnant ; what he
had said was, that the Free Church was the Church of the ma-
jority, and the Established Church the Church of the law and
the minority.
Sir J. GRAHAM had to apologise to the lion. Member
for Renfrew. It was the Hon. Member for St. Andrews who
designated the Established Church as a remnant.
[At the conclusion of Sir J. Graham's explanation the King
of Saxony quitted the House. 1
Mr. FORBES supported toe Bill.
After a few words from Mr. SMOLLETT,
The House divided, when there appeared—
For the motion ..
For the amendment
Majority
The House then went into Committee on the Bill.
On clause 1 being read,
Mr. E. ELLICE opposed the clause, on the grounds that it
interfered with private right.
The LORD ADVOCATE of Scotland supported the clause.
Mr. HUME said this clause contained a very important al-
teration in the present law, and he did not think the Right
Hon. Gentleman had adduced any just reasons for making
such a change. He had no objections to the endowment of
churches, but he was decidedly opposed to members of other
persuasions being obliged to pay for the sustainment of doc-
trines from which they differed. The House should not take
the Right lion. Gentleman's ipse dixit as to the necessity for
so important an alteration.
Sir GEORGE CLERK said, the first duty of the Legis-
lature was to provide religious instruction for the rapidly In-
creasing population, and the present Bill was insufficient for
that purpose.
Mr. I.'OX MAULE opposed the clause. He had cer-
tainly prepared a similar Bill to the present one in 1835,
but it differed in this respect, that he proposed that the pa-
rishes should be divided according to the majority of num-
bers ; whereas the Bill of the Government proposed to make
the division according to the majority of interest. Under
these circumstances, he must oppose the clause. The Right
lion. Baronet, the Secretary for the Home Department, had
charged him (Mr. F. :Mule) with inconsistency. Now, he
thought the last person to make such a charge ought to be
the Right Hon. Baronet himself.—( Hear, hear.) The man
who wrote " Corn and Currency" and who now sat as the
supporter of the agricultural interest, ought to be very cau-
tious in charging another with inconsistency.—( Hear, hear.)
In a celebrated caricature publication of the day, the Right
Hon. Baronet was represented as receiving a deputation from
the distressed thimble-riggers.—(Laughter.) One of these
thimble-riggers was made to ask the Right Hon. Baronet if
he had any objection to allow the game of round-about ? and
the Right lion. Gentleman replied, " Oh, no, for I have pa-
tronised round-about all my life. '—( Great laughter, in which
Sir James Graham joined.) The Right Hon. Baronet
should be careful how he made a charge of inconsistency
against another.—( Hear )
Mr. FORBES supported the clause. This Bill was intended
to supply the spiritual wants of the poor, and as such he sup-
ported it.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, that however he and the
Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite might differ with respect to
many points, at all events they were agreed as to the principle
of the clause, which, in point of fact, was founded on the doc-
trine laid down by Dr. Chalmers himself. The Right Hon.
Gentleman was ready in the year 1835 to go a great deal
further than the present Bill proposed to do. The whole
question really resolved itself into this—either conformity with,
or dissent from the Established Church of Scotland.
Mr. FOX MAULE denied that they were then discussing
the principle of the Bill.
Mr. COLQUHOUN defended the clause.
Mr. HUME was quite willing to support any measure for
providing religious accommodation for the people; but he was
convinced that their physical wants were the great causes of the
crimes. Let the Legislature turn its attention to the removal
of these, and there would be little occasion for interference in
other matters.
Mr. COLQUHOUN would not deny that an improvement
of their physical condition would tend to improve their morals,
but he did not think that was an argument against religious
improvement.
Mr. P. M. STEWART considered the Bill perfectly use-
less, and wondered how it got into the House.—( A laugh. )
After a desultory conversation, strangers were ordered to
withdraw. The Committee then divided, when the numbers
were—
For the clause
Against it 2O
Majority
Clause 4 was agreed to, after a short discussion.
Clause 5 was agreed to, with a few verbal amendments.
Clause 6 was agreed to, with a few verbal amendments.
Clause 7 was agreed to.
On clause 8 being proposed, which enables persons who
have life interests to give four acres for sites for glebes,
Mr. F. MAULE said he should object to the clause. He
thought it most objectionable that those who had only life in-
terests should have the power of burdening the property of
those who were to come after them, by leaving four acres for
sites. He thought that an acre and a half would be quite
sufficient.
Mr. WALLACE would also oppose the clause.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Committee
divided, when there appeared-
-53
For the clause
Against. ........... .
Majority .
for the
17_3
Agai 6
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 9 being proposed,
Mr. FOX MAULE said, that unless the Right Honour-
able Gentleman, the Lord Advocate, consented to extend
this clause to all churches, he should avail himself of all the
forms of the House in opposing it. This clause was similar
to the last, but it applied to endowments generally, and was
therefore far more extensive.
Sir E. COLEBROOKE said he objected to the whole Bill,
because it was conceived in the narrowest spirit with respect
to the present religious state of Scotland.
Mr. F. MAULE proposed an amendment, providing that
heirs entail should have a voice in making the endowments.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. BOUVERIE said he should oppose the clause, unless
it were extended to all religious denominations.
The suggestion not being agreed to, strangers were ordered
to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared—
For the clause
Against it
Majority for the clause ......... --41
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 10 being proposed,
Mr. ELLICE, jun., said he should oppose the clause, be-
cause it was in fact an additional endowment of the Church
of Scotland.
After some conversation, the clause was carried without a
division.
The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the House
resumed. The report was ordered to be received on Monday.
SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at a Quarter to Ten o'clock.

OF RUSSIA.—As the splendid military cortege
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THel3ftltFdh/belPHEoßmOell.
mongs the hundreds
en route to the review, several personsd aout, " Hurrah for the
park on Wednesday last, to proceed into thel Long Walk,
who were stationed at this pointeri
eto by loud and vociferous
Duke I" a hint which was responded leiaisrnhesatt,
and waving it in the air, said t oupdleia,itnelyt:hteoenkuo,sfft
cheering. The Duke of Welingototinieing
not me, the Emperor, the Em-
manner possible,
most enthusiastically as he rode
was gieete m
peror I" This hin't‘Nlaaso, nwoad;s immediately taken, and his Im-
perial Majesty
into the Long Walk, which the Emperor acknowledged with
his usual courteous urbanity.
COURT OF COMMON COUNClL.—Thursday a Court
was held for the dispatch of business. Mr. Ashurst moved
that a report which has occasioned much conversation in the
city, relative to an increase of salary to Mr. Bullock, for his
services as Judge in the Central Criminal Court, be adopted.
The report recommended that the salary of Mr. Commissioner
Bullock, as Judge of the Central Criminal Court, should be
increased by 4001. per annum. Eventually, after a long dis-
cussion, the sum of 2001. a year was added to the 5001. which
Mr. Bullock is allowed as Commissioner of the Central Court,
making his whole receipts as Commissioner, and as Judge of
the Sheriff's Court, 1,000/. per annum.
A VETERAN PLOUGHMAN.—III the parish of Kirk-
oswald, there lives at present a "brawny ploughman chiel,"
who, during the last and the present century, has perhaps
prepared as much land for the reception of the seed, as any
living ploughman in "braid Scotland." This "hardy son of
rustic toil," although in the 77th year of his age, ploughed,
(luring the course of the last pleuch-time, upwards of thirty
Scotch acres; and he is still ready, with a pair of " g-ude
naigs " to "put his hand to the plough," and, without looking
back, will undertake, for two or three days, to turn over as
much land as any of his more youthful competitors.—Ayr
Observer.
PARISIAN STATISTICS.—The consumption of
butcher's meat in Paris during the month 3 ,of May last was
7,252 oxen, 1,212 cows, 7,983 calves, 7 4
thatsheep, ofbulls,
there was an increase in 1844 of 694 oxen and 1 , 962 May,alyes with 9 6
8 rams, and 25 goats. As compared
1843,
and a diminution of 409 COWS and 604 sheep.