The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-22 00:00:00

VELE SUN, I,oisrDol44 Pritit9tsDAY EgitENIN'G, FEBRUARY 22,

Cross-examined by Mr. THESIGER—I was a good deal
in my chambers. I used notle be There in'the evening. Mr.
Bagley had the use of my room when I was absent. I did
not see any other ladies at Mr. Bagley's.
Mrs. Captain Rattray examined—l am sister of Mrs.
Fraser. I saw Mr., and Mrs. Fraser in December, 1841, in
Melcombe-place. I was there fifteen days.- Mr, Fraser slept
out several nights during that time. 'When he came home
it-used to be very late: On one occasion I was going to pay
some visits, and Mrs, Fraser was about to accompany me.
On dying that Mr. Fraser was 'to accompany theta, she said
It was the first time they, had walkednut fdr 'Many months.
Mr. Fraser laughed at this. I said it was no laughing matter,
and trold him that Mrs. Fraser charged him with living
with- a person named Arnold. He denied that it was
the fact, and said it was the old story again. He desired me
to try and make Mrs. Fraser get rid of her jealousy.
He said that he had desired Mr. Bagley to persuade her to
get rid of herjealousv. - He took Mr. Bagley into her room
for this purpose. Before that I told him it, was exceedingly
improper, and that he was not justified in taking him into
Mrs. Fraser's bed-room. He said he was a very intimate
friend of his, and had brought up his family from Broadstairs.
I said he would not allow any unmarried man to bring his
wife from Broadstairs, unless he had some motive in it, and
that it seemed as if he wished to get rid of his wife and
family altogether: He said he had a brief and could not
give it up. I said that Mr. Broughton as a married man
would be a more proper person to get to bring his family
to him. _

Mrs. Ash, examined by Mr. CJIAMBERS—I live in Milton-
street, Dorset-square. My husband is a Major in India.
I have known Mrs. Fraser since 1840. I was in Brighton in
the summer of 1842. Mrs. Fraser was there at the same. I
saw her daily. Mrs. Fraser came up to town on Monday.
She returned on the -next Sunday, about ten o'clock. She
had a sprained ankle at the time, which kept her at home
for several days. We were very intimate. I saw Mr. Bagley
at Mrs. Fraser's once :after we returned from Brighton. I
saw Mr. Fraser at his own house only once. Mr. Bagley
went away early on the evening I saw him. I saw him on
the 18th of August after. and he came from Ramsgate. I
understood Lady Evans accompanied her. She remained with
me a few days. She then went to Mr. Broughton's. She
also went to Mr. White's. She appeared very much dis-
tressed. She was careless in her dress. She appeared to be
a very good wife. On one occasion she showed me an old
shirt. It was marked "W. F."
Cross-examined by Mr. HUMPHREY—I understood the
shirt was Mr. Fraser's : I saw the letters as she was putting
them into a basket.
Miss Margaret Ferran examined—l keep a boarding-
house in Dorset-square. I know Mrs. Fraser. I recollect
her coming to my house in the year 1842, from Brighton.
Sho came on Monday the 15th of August, about 5 o'clock.
She-remained at our house till Saturday. She slept every
night at the house, while she was there. She fell down
stairs and sprained her ankle while there. Mr. Bagley
• came to the house once. There was another lady there
whom he used to visit.
Miss Emily Ferran examined by Mr. Km-vs—l was with
Mrs. Fraser as governess. I was with her at Brighton. I
saw Mr. Bagley there. He did not spend any Sunday with -
Mrs. Fraser. I never saw any improper familiarity between
them. '
Cross-examined. by- Mr. THESIGER-Mr. Shaw spoke to
me about what occurred at Broadstairs. Mrs. Fraser did
also. When there we used to be all constantly together. I
do not recollect them walking out together.
Lady Elizabeth Doyle was next called, and examined by
Mr. KELLY—I am the widow of Sir A. Doyle, and sister of
Mrs. Fraser. She appeared to be very proud of her husband,
and attached to him. She was was a very fond mother.
She was not at all particular as to her dress. Mr. Fraser
was a fine man.
Cross-examined by Mr. TrrEsosairt—l do not consider my
sister to be of a very placid temper. I believe Mr. Fraser has
a good temper. I saw my sister about a week ago. I asked
her to tea. I got a subpoena to come here.
George Dyke—l was formerly clerk to Mr. Fraser. I went
into his employ in January, 1840. Mr. Fraser and Mr.
Bagley were very much together, and seemed to be very
intimate. I recollect a female of the name of Sim-
mons coming there about nine months after , I came.
She came several times. She used sometimes to remain as late
as ten o'clock. Another female named Arnold used to conic
there. I think it was in October, 1840. She used to come
at various times, and used to remain, sometimes a few minutes,
sometimes an hour or two. I often left her behind me at the
chambers. The two females sometimes came together.
They used sometimes to meet there without coming together.
They had a quarrel at onetime. Mr. Fraser was there and
I left the room. The father anfl two brothers of Miss Arnold
often came with her. They used to dine with Mr. Fraser.
They used to go to the theatres. I got tickets for them. They
used to come back to the chambers and have refreshments.
I used to get three and four tickets at a time. I got the re-
freshments at Wood's Hotel. Miss 'Arnold used to visit till
the spring of 1841. After that time I used to take letters to
the post-office, addressed to her in Exeter and Southampton:
I went to pay money to a dress-maker; living in Charlotte-
street, Fitzroy-square. It was a cheque, which was crossed,
and the dress-maker refused to take it. She sent messengers
to Mr. 'Fraser after that. Mr. Fraser sent me to a shop in
Ludgate-hill for some silk ; I bought it, and it remained for
some days at the chambers. I was then directed to take it
back to Ludgate-hill, and wait till Mr. Fraser came to me.
He came in some time, accompanied by Miss Arnold. They
took the roll of silk from me, and went into the shop. I saw
Mrs. Fraser at the chambers two or three times. Mr. Fraser
desired me tell Mrs. Fraser he was not there, or was busy
whenever she called. On one occasion she sent for Mr.
Bagley.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. HITXPIIIEY
much length about the number of times that Miss Arnold
and Miss Simmons came to him. The letters for Miss Arnold
were directed to Miss Charlton's School, Exeter.
One other female witness was called, after whose evidence,
in which there was nothing very particular, the Court ad-
journed till to-morrow, when Mr. Thesiger will reply on
behalf of the plaintiff.

,
SYMPATHY ros IRELAND.—We are glad to learn
that the Liberals of Aberdeen have it in contemplation to
get up a meeting to express sympathy for the wrongs of Ire-
land, and to condemn the course which the Government
officials have pursued in the prosecution of O'Connell and
his friends. To join in this demonstration it is not neces-
sary that we should either be Repealers or Roman Catho-
lics ; the just claims of a numerous portion of our fellow-
subjects to good and equal laws, and the necessity of
keeping a strict guard over the portals of justice, should
induce every right-thinking man to come forward, and ex-
press his opinion at this important juncture. Nor let it
be thought that we have no.interest in the matter. Apart
altogether from the ties that connect one part
,of the
kingdoin with another, and which render it. impossible
for one to escape participation to some extent in the suffer-
ings of the other, there is the immediate risk that, if Ire-
land be left unsupported on the present nccasion, the same
wicked policy which has recently been pursued towards
her, will be extended to the sister: island. It is the duty,
therefore, of parties who seek the attainment of any
public object—political, ecclesiastical, commercial, or financial
—to stand up in defence of free discussion, rational progress,
and a fair and impartial administration of the law of the
land. Aberdeen, a few years agog when an. attempt was to
be made,. by the Carlton Club, to eject the Irish Liberal
Members, from the House of Commons, by mere force of
money, way among the first to contribute, and that pretty
liberally too, to the Defence Fund : it is to be hoped that
our citizens will not be less forward at this time:-.—Abercittn
Herald. '
HYDROPATIIY 1141 FRANCI3.—Upon an application
being made to the French Government for permission to open
an hydropathic establishment in Paris, the Government
referred the subject: to the French Academy, for their opi-
nion. The following are the conclusions to which the
Academy- arrived after mature consideration—l. That hydro-
pathy is k -dangerous therapeutical method which, does not
rest vn facts ; 2, that its theory is chimerical ; 3, that it is' in
disaccord with our chemical and pathological doctrines; 4,
that the Academy cannot in any way approve of it ; 5, that
the use of cold water has been long in thedoniain of medicine
and submitted to rules.

ExritkonniNAns OCCURRENCE.—It will be recol-
lected that a soldier of the name of Fossey, belonging to the
depot of the 48th Regiment; now in garrison in this island,
was, on the 20th of January, tried and convicted before the
Royal Court, for having committed a violent assault on the
highway, on the evening of the Ist of that month, andwas
thereupon sentenced to an imprisonment of two months.
It appears that his Excellency, the Lieutenant-Governor,
diSapproying of this sentence, represented the matter to the
Secretary ofState for the Home Department, and in conse-
quence ef .sttelf
.representation a .free pardon was obtained
from the Queen. The pardon, under her Majesty's sign
manual,. addressed to the Lieutenant-Governor, and the
keeper of the gaol, was, it is understood, received in Guernsey
this morning, and in consequence . his Excellency, in full
uniform, accempanied by Major 144‘Cleverty,. commanding
the 48th depot, Major Bainbrigge, Fort- Major, and Mr. W.
Brown, the Government Secretary, presented himself at the
gaol, at noon (at a. moment, be it observed, when it was well
knoWn that all the civil authorities were attending the
funeral of a deceased magistrate), with the Queen's pardon
in. his hand;-and demanded the immediate liberation: of
Fosse". Mr, Barbet, the gaoler, unaccustomed to documents
of this'natire, said that he sonld not liberate the man with-.
• out the order of the Court by Whom he bad. been com-
mitted. The General hereupon told Mr; 'Barbet at his
peril to- refuse instant obedience, and desired him
to give him the keys • of the prison, telling Mr.
Barbet•that he ought. to know that the Queen's order was
paramount to any local authority. Mr. Barbet,- however,
still hesitated, and -sent out to find some of the officers of
the court for their advice; upon which, his . Excellency
ordered Major Bainbrigge to go to Fort George and bring.
down the troops to force the gaol? Major Bambrigga. im-
mediately. departed upon his mission, when Mr. Barbet,
considering that he was not required to make any further
difficulties in ,the face of the threatened exercise of force,
delivered Tosie7 to the Lieutenant-Governor, who handed,
him.over to Major M'Cleverty, his commanding officer, and
the whole party then left the gaol, and the advance of the
-troops • was 'countermanded, FosSey, before quitting, • ad-
pitted iii the hearing of several persons, that he was guilty.
of the crime for which he had been tried and_imPrieoned.—
Gueiniey Slat, Feb. 15.
Coma- 170 N OF Tunxism- WIVES.—The gereskier
,has generally chosen and bought.Cireassians, and his harem
is quite eastern and unreformed •by European 'fashions,
Four: of his wives were very beautiful, and all were good-
looking ;. their toilets were all in the same style, only va-
ried in colours. Some had caftans of wadded silk, with
large heavy gold leaves. One blue. eyed girl, who looked
• languid and suffering, remained; in a corner alone, and could
not .1.)4.. persuaded to mix Vali the others. Whether
this was ill-temper or illness I could not discover. She
was the List . purchase, and, therefore, the favourite. She
had been lately confined, and nursed her child; but refused
Actshow it.' • Dv° others were enceinte, and, between the
atanding:and the fasting,-were pale as death, and almoit
fainted. Nothing can be • harder than the situation of
these unf9rtgnato women,..never permitted to stir out ; for
I discovered they had only been allowed to breathe the.
:open air, twice in the year. Tile Seraakier told me he once
took them to the Sweet Waters of Asia, and was andised
at my expressive look -of horror at such confinement I
could not help pitying their fate, all living together, quar-
relling and jangling for the Pacha's favour, " a qui it leterait
le mouehoir." I did not count the children,. but I think
'there were not- less than. twelve. One beautiful little girl,
.with large, bright blue eyes, like her fair mother, whose robe
she held fast, was dressed :in a pink and green vest with a
jacket lined with sable. With . this exception they had all
dark eves and eyebrocis; most' of 'them • had . bad teeth, end
nothing,is more disgusting "than their 'bare- feet, the nails
being; like their fingers, deeply dyed with henna.—Maechio-
niis of Londonderry's Narrative. • •
I,4g!ilnewg.sthooprerhates:trial taNdlreee
7. --,-Sfionettx-
fß.LNlsveere- informed shortly before
Med tora. IWlosilvetehleercctrphesee clergyman gya
_the wife of a mariner named Webb, to be taken into church
when
• Dwihsesi:nbtroeru;ghatndforth-
eintheurmesbalonno3tioenhdom,
nbecatoudgiespsehnesew.ritha
:the service-which the minister with chargacteristic charity 1
withheld, had the corpse taken home, and it has since been
63nveyed. to Rottingdean for interment. This week, too, at-
lab Shoreham (same: minister),_ the- church service was
denied to the remains of Joseph Tilstone. This much--
boasted charitable Church is persecuting them to the very
'est.—Brighton Guardian.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
UNIO.IV-HALL.

Yesterday Daniel Carroll, a lad of 18 years of age, was
brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with wounding
James Farrrer, a youth of the same age, during a quarrel in a
public-house.
The complainant stated that on Monday night he went
into the Alfred's Head, where he met the prisoner, whom he
had previously known, and that they had some .high words
respecting a female with whom they were both acquainted.
In the course of the altercation he (complainant) threatened
to strike the prisoner, who immediately attacked him, and
stabbed him with a penknife in the cheek, and followed up the
blow by thrusting the point of the knife into his groin, and
inflicting a dangerous wound, and then he ran out of the house.
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted that he had quarrelled
with the complainant respecting a female, and that during
the altercation he was paring his finger-nails with a pen-
knife ; that the complainant struck him a severe blow in the
face; which made his ' nose bleed, and that in the struggle
that subsequently took place between them, by an uninten-
tional accident, he wounded his assailant with the point of
the knife.

Two witnesses were examined in support of this defence,
after hearing whom,
Mr. CorromnAm having made some strong observations
on the frequency of the use of the knife in qaarrels, which he
characterised as an un-English and ferocious way of attack-
ing an assailant, sentenced the prisoner to pay a tine of 5/.,
and in default, committed him for two months to the House
of Correction.

Frederick Sparks was charged with stealing five pieces of
Orleans cloth and a piece 'ef Coburg cloth, from the shop of
Messrs. Gordon and Walker, in the Blaekfriars-road ; and
also with committing a violent assault on one of the shopmen.
John Leach, the shopman, whose head and face exhibited
severe marks of violence, stated that the prisoner, iu the
most impudent manner, walked into the warehouse that
morning, while he was engaged, and taking up the above
articles ran out with them. Witness, on seeing the act, ran
after the prisoner, who dropped the articles, and turning on
his pursuer, attacked and beat him in a most severe way,
and would have escaped had not a policeman come up, who,
after a struggle with the prisoner, secured and took him into
custody.—He was committed.
William Lowden and Robert Ryder, two Deptford omnibus
drivers, were charged with racing against each other on the
road to town, in the course of which a woman bad a narrow
escape of being run over.
The offence having been clearly established against the de-
fendants, who, it appeared drove rival omnibuses, and had,
according to the testimony of one of the defendant's own wit-
nesses (a conductor), been racing against each other for the
last two months,
Mr. COI/INGHAM said that it was just such a case as he
would be justified in exercising the powers the late Act had
given him, and, instead of inflicting penalties, which he was
aware could be easily paid, at once committing the defend-
Ants to prison. The Magistrate added, that the safety of the
public demanded that he should exercise the powers on the
prevent occasion, and he should therefore commit defend-
ants to the House of Correction for a month each.
GREENWICH.

Yesterday police-constable Edward Vincent, 131 R, applied
to Mr. Jeremy, at the opening of the Court, to ask the Ma-
gistrate's advice as to what course he should pursue under
the following circumstances :
He said the woman Dickenson had been in his custody from
the day after the murder until she was committed under the
Coroner's warrant to Newgate, on Monday evening last, when
she was accompanied by her husband and two of the parish
officers of St. Paul, Deptford. After taking a heartrending
farewell of his wife, they again entered the coach which
had brought them to town, and proceeded over Blackfriars-
bridge, on their return, when Mr. Dickenson said, "If he
had known it had come to this, he would have stopped it ;
he would have put an end to hie misery, and that he had
something that would soon do it." Upon this. statement
witness remarked that he must search him, when the
wretched man drew a paper from his pocket, upon which was
written—" My dear Sarah, I would sooner suffer death
rather than you should go to Newgate. I have got a razor
with me, which I will give to you, or I will finish what you
have left undone." They, proceeded on until passing the
Brighton railway, in the Kent-road, when it was remarked
what a change would be effected in that spot in twenty
years. Dickenson answered that he should not live to see
any changes of the sort. They arrived about eleven o'clock
at the house where the frightful affair had taken place, Mid
on entering the room he demanded him to give up a razor
which he suspected he had about him. Dickenson said he
had left it at George's, meaning his brother. He then said
he would search him, upon which Dickenson drew the razor
from his pocket, saying, " Oh, what have I done in giving
you that paper.. I wish you would return or destroy it, as, it
will be evidence against my wife." Witness said no it will
not, but most likely he the cause of saving your own life.
He pulled the razor out •of - his pocket with the utmost re-
luctance, saying that his life had heen'saved fOr that night.
He then left him somewhat compc44.
Mr. JERE= said the contents of the paperwere more a
threat to his wife than himself,' and •Airetiteel 'the offi-
cer to go immediately to Newgate, 'and - inform, the
Governor of the circumstances, so that directioni might be
given to the turnkeys that- Dickey's= -shciuld not ad-
mitted into the prese4nce of ,his wife except id-the presence
of two turnkeys, .16- -(rinii Whit- had transpired "-he appre-
hended that violence xnight.beLittenwt_ed.--
• '-riIfAIfiffERSIIPIE:
Yesterday a
_Lung ingn named ChArteiitot4/‘iliarfieiis
maker, residffig near .—terrace, ii4Fgth-teriiice, appeared bef re
Mr. Paynter, the sitting Magistrate, on summons, chargihg
him with having on the 13th instant iinpioperli &visa gun
loaded with ball, in a public thoroughfare, whereby he had
endangered the life of a lady named Booth.
The defendant pleaded guilty to firing the gun, but denied
that he was aware that he had done injury to any person.
Mrs. Booth, who was accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Parrin,
one of the curates of Hammersmith, stated that she was the
wife of Major Booth, and resided at No. 20, St. Peter's-
square, Hammersmith. On the day in question she was
standing about twelve o'clock in the back drawing-rooin,
when she felt herself struck by something, but she could not
at the time tell what. Presently, however, she discovered
that one of the panes of glass in the window had been per-
forabed by some round substance, and she afterwards found
a musket-ball in the room, which she had no doubt was the
missile that struck her. She had no idea that the defendant
had fired the gun intentionally to do her harm.
Robert Stone, a boy living in British Sehool-house-lane,
Chiswick, which is at the back of the houses in St. Peter's-
square, deposed to seeing the defendant fire the gun twice in
the lane. • He fired it at a piece of paper stuck against a tree
as a target, and the first time loaded the gan with shot, -but
the second time put in a ball.
Police-constable Earthy, T 103, deposed, that on the list
witness pointing out to him the direction in which the de-
fendant fired the gun, he found it was directed towards the
residence of Major Booth. He had also examined the win-
dow, and had found that the frame was also shattered by
the ball.
Mr. PAYNTER said this was a case in which he felt the
highest penalty the law allowed ought to be inflicted.
Mrs. Booth requested that the defendant might not be se-
verely punished, as she was convinced his conduct was quite
unintentional.

Mr. PATNTEE consented, limier those circumstances, to
mitigate the fine to 20s. and costs, or twenty-one days' im-
prisonment..
The defendant immediately paid the fine, and was dis-
charged.

of the Court, that he and others of the petitioners
waited upon the Commissioner of the City Police, ac-
cording to the recommendation of Alderman Wilson, and
was informed by Mr. Harvey that there was no use in
taking up women of the town, for the magistrates dis-
missed thorn without inflicting any punishment. The
policeman had told the petitioners the same thing.
Alderman COPELAND—A more gratuitous piece of in-
formation I never heard of, than, that upon the part of
the Commissioner.
Alderman FAREBROTNER said it was most ridiculous
in the Commissioner to make such a statement. If the
Commissioner or his men could not establish a ease
against 'the unfortunate women whom they might think
proper to take into custody, why should not the magis
trate*lismiss them ?—(Hear, hear.) These poor crea-
tures must be somewhere ; in Regent-street they were
infinitely more numerous than they were in St. Paul's
church-yard ; and why, if acts of disorder were not
proved against them, should they be punished with im-
prisonment, or with the bad treatment which they often
suffered, without being brought before magistrates at
all ? He, for one, would not imprison a wretched
female merely because she was brought before him by
a policeman; and he cared nothing for the opinion of
the Commissioner on the question.
Alderman HUNPUERY regretted to see that a most
unkind feeling existed towards the Commissioner, who
had merely said to the petitioners that his men took the
women before the magistrates,' and that the magistrates
discharged them. Now, what did' the magistrates do
with the women? Did they send" them to Bridewell?
Alderman COPELAND.—Yes, when they have com-
mitted any offence or disorder. Let the police do their
duty.
Alderman HUMPHERY said the police did their duty,
and so also did the magistrates. The Commissioner had,
he would contend, been most unfairly treated by such a
course of condemnation. He ought to be heard upon
the subject.
Alderman BROWN said the petitioners complained of
what they considered to be a great nuisanee, and upon
stating the nature of it to the Commissioner, and asking
Tor hiii interposition, what did he say?—That there was
no use in it, for the magistrates dismissed the accused.
A more gross libel could not be uttered against that
Court, and he was astonished to find a member of that
Court stand up as the apologist of him who had uttered
it. The Commissioner might and ought to have said,
Gentlemen, we cannot commit women of the town for
walking the streets. The streets are open to them as
they are to us; but I must do the magistrates the justice
to say that wheel any act of disorder is committed by
these women they uniformly carry the law into effect.
Alderman WOOD said the police not only brought
women-of the town, but reputed thieves, before the ma-
gistrates, but evidence was necessary introductory to
punishment. Indeed, it was frequently the case that the
magistrates were obliged to reprove the police for ap-
prehending persons without having the slightest ground
for taking them into custody.
- Sir-PETER. LAURIE declared that he had often dis-
' charged unfortunate women against what appeared to
him to be the reasoning of the police, that if a female,
after having walked down Fleet-street, dared to walk
back again, she must be walked off to a prison.—(Hear.)
The RECORDER read the section of the City Police Act,
to show that it was not exactly according to the statute
to take into custody and imprison unfortunate women
who walked the streets without committing any offence.
The petition was then rejected.
A petition was presented praying for the removal of
the ancient cart-stand from Dowgate-hill.

Alderman LUCAS opposed the removal. He had him-
self known the stand to be on Dowgate-hill upwards of
seventy years, and he thought that people ought to put
up with a little inconvenience for -a large benefit ; but
really some persons wished to have'the most public parts
of the City like Berkeley-square or Grosvenor-square.
Now, he liked to see carts and waggons crowding after
each other, through the thoroughfares. It showed that
money was stirring as it used to be of old.
Alderman JOIN JOHNSON moved that the petition be
referred to a committee, which was agreed to.
The Court then proceeded with closed doors to con-
sider the subject of the appointment of a Deputy-Gover-
nor of her Majesty's gaol of Newgate.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LOSS OF THE MARGARET AND BARONET.
The following has been received at Lloyd's from the Fo-
reign-office, dated Feb. 17, 1844 :
" Sir—l am directedby the Earl of Aberdeen to transmit
to you, for the information of the Chairman and Committee
for managing the affairs at Lloyd's, a copy of a dispatch from
her Majesty's Consul-General in Tunis, reporting_ the wrecks
of the British brig Margaret, near Cape Farina, and of the
brig Baronet, on the Island of Galite--&c. &c.
(Signed) " CANNING.
" To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's."
"Tunis, Jan. 14, 1844.
" Sir—lt is with regret that I have to report for your in-
formation that the brig Margaret, Richard Lander, master,
on her voyage from Tunis to Hull, was wrecked on the sth
instant, near Cape Farina, to the westward of Cape Carthage,
in a heavy gale of wind.
" The brig Baronet,Wm. Wylie, master, on her voyage from
Smyrna to Liverpool, was also wrecked on the 9th instant,
on the Island of Galita.

"I am happy, however, to say that no loss of life has oc-
curred, and I have availed myself of the first opportunity to
forward part of their crews to ➢lalta, and shall use every ex-
ertion for the recovery of stores, &0., belonging to the above-
named vessels.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) " THOMAS READE."

Our readers are already aware of the ukase which the
Emperor.of Russia has issued, requiring 36,000 Jewish fami-
lies to remove to a distance from that part of his territories
which they have occupied, we suppose, from time immemo-
rial. The despotic command is in itself so cruel that it can
hardly be looked on as aggravated in its horrors by the
circumstance that the expatriation must procceed amidst the
snowy rigour of winter. Our countrymen, claiming as'they do
the credit of national generosity, surely should not stand
aloof when this vast act of barbarism is being committed
againet a defenceless people. The churches of the United
Kingdotie have lately shown a becoming zeal for the spiritual
welfare of this ancient and benighted race. 'We trust the
same 'love which dictates these efforts will beget 'an imme-
commoofnagrieoriingdh o
place
cp humanity,
ithis
p and
diets sympathy with them in respect to their outward-wants.
onpeoiphe stillecoliarle,once
.
held in the Divine favour, and which (if prophecy is
bOnolier th
ground
e
read aright)they are again to hold, we are bold to assert,
that the Christian population of England are imperatively
Called upon to interfere in their behale Without presuming to
limit or prescribe the extent and mode of the mediatimetliat may
be attempted, we respectfully suggest that the inhabitants of
Liverpool should hold a public meeting, and memorialise
the Government to remonstrate with the Russian auto-
crat. A vote of sympathy, were no more carried at the
meeting, would be gratifying to the eufferers, so 'long de-
spised and trampled upou in all Europe, and would tend to
support them in this day of their calamity. We hope the
town of Liverpool will show an example
that will be followed
throughout the country. " Blessed is he who blesseth thee."
—Liverpool Courier. ,
HABITS OF THE
,DUTCH Botßs.—Their occtipa-
tions lead them to rise earl and before six the "vroiv" or
gude woman of the house has her shining brass kettle of
coffee en the equally resplendent brazier of charcoal which
supports it, and sitting down by it, proceeds to dispense
its contents to all comers. At eight the „row,. re-
spectfully approaching her husband, who has returned
front his work, notifies that breakfast is on table.
Of this meal she herself seldom partakes, at least not' in
conappny with the other members of the family ; re-
manning at a side table she prepares the tea and coffee,_
which a female servant, bands to the rest of the party, while
she herself rises and presents a cup to her husband. The
breakfast table is well covered with eggs, ham, biltongue or
cured venison, cold meats, fresh butter, and excellent home-
made brown bread ; one of the children is called upon by the
father to say grace, unless a very aged person, as a grand-
father or ,grandmother, be present, in which case they ask
the blessing. Breakfast concluded, all depart to their re-
spective tasks, front which they return at-twelve to dinner ;
this meal consists of substantial joints of fresh or corned
mutton,: and frequently a couple of fowls, butter, cheese,
and excellent, wholesome, unadulterated wine ; pastry- is
often added, but all is put on the table at once. The dinner
service, is invariably white ; and, as well as the table-cloth;
is always most scrupulously clean. In large families, where
the father has sons of such an age as to be able to superin-
tend the business of the farm, he usually indulges himself
with a siesta, and contrives to be in or about the house
about three o'clock, at which hour a servant hands round a
tray, containing small cups of tea, with milk, frequently in
a silver ewer, and two cut-glass jars, one filled with sweet
meats and the other with water, in which stand-two or more
very small silver forks, with which they help themselves to
the confection, and replace them in the water. The labour
'of:the day.being over, about seven the family assemble, in
the hall, and a glass of wine is handed to each ; few speak
except the master of the house, and he is listened to with
respect. A woman's voice is seldom heard, save in answer
to a question ; at eight the " vrow" announces that supper is
ready; this.meal much resembles the dinner in its compo-
nent parts; it is, perhaps, their principal meal; about nine a.
small glass of spirits, which they-fern a " sopee," is bronght
to each of the men, and the party separates for the night.
The manners of these hospitable and simple people are in-
stinctively and innately polite ; with less action than the
French, they display more warmth than the English, and never
did any class of men make on my mind a more favourable
impression than the Dutch Boers. of the Cape colony.—
Baynes's Ramble in the East, 6-e.
SHIP RUN DOWN.—FIVE LIVES LOST.—On 'Thurs-
day last,the barque St. Virginia, Captain Jansen, belonging
to Bremen, ran down the French barque La Seine, Captain
Grimard, a few leagues off the Start Point. The collision
took place about half-past ton o'clock, when the night was
excessively dark, and the wind blowing strongly from the
Westward. A light was observed in the rigging of the 14
Seine for about an hour afterwards, when it suddenly dis-
appeared. No doubt is entertained but .that she went down
at the time, being heavily laden with the machinery of a new
steam-packet of 250 horse power. When the collision hap-
eged, five of the crew succeeded in getting on board the Sts
N'irginia, whereby their lives were saved; but unfortueatelY
the ethers, five in number, perished with their vessel. The'
names of the men saved are Le Roy, second master; Jean
Regard, , mate ; Francis Barrau, seaman.; Joseph Alahomet,
a man of colour, cook; and Edward Nanny, cabin boy. The
La Seine was 160 tons register, and at the time of the fatal
catastrophe was on her voyage from, Havre-de-Grace for
Bordeaux; between which' ports she was a..regular trader.
She was partially. insured. The machinery was, we under-
stand, uninsured. The St. Virginia, which ran her down,
put into Plymouth next day (Friday) with loss of jibboom
and cutwater carried awity. She is receiving the necessary
repairs, and when completed, will proeeed for St. Übee, her
destined port. It is reported that the fatal collision was
purely accidental.
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DARING RQDRERY.—Yesterday information was
circulated' throughout the metropolitan and city police dis-
tricts of the following robbeiT i—Between seven and nine on
the 'previous evening it was discovered that the house of Mr;
Dean, No. Albemarle.:street, Piceadilly, had been yobbed
of a dispatch box, covered with red leather, which'contained
four 5/. Bank of England notes, a five guinea piece, a gold
watch, makers' name " Dubois and Wheeler, Gray's 14-
court," ten sovereigns, in a packet, which had been sealed up
since the year 1828, which year, or the previous one, the gold
was dated, and were all new coin, a silver breastplate, or
gorget, of the, 67th Regiment, with the Royal arms milt, -a
gold, chain and bracelet with a gold heart, a ditto set with
green stones, two'hair ditto, a gold Geneva watch, makers'
aamb " 'rekindle," with .hair chain and two-gold seals, and a
number of other valuable articles of jewellery. The robbery
can in no way be accounted for.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 21.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mr. LOWTHER brought in the Leeds and
Selby Railway Bill, which was read a first-time.
Sir J. EASTHOPE brought up the Epsom and
South Western Branch Railway Bill, which was read
a first time.

The Hartlepool Dock and Harbour Bill was read
a second time.

Mr. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions from
Yorkshire and Durham in favour of agricultural pro-
tection.

Mr. ORD presented a petition from the Free
School Society of Newcastle-on-Tyne, against any
increase in the military eitablishments of the country.

NORWICH RAILWAY.

Mr.WODEHOUSE brought up the Report of the
Committee on the Norwich_and London Railway.
BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT

The Report on the Birkenhead Improvement Bill
was brought up.
NOTICES OF' MOTION.—COUNTY. CORO-

NERS' BILL.

. Mr. C. BERKELEY gave notice that, in Com-
mittee on the County Coroners' Bill, he should move
to omit clause 20, granting to county coroners one
shilling per mile as travelling expenses.
SEPARATION OF MOTHER AND CHILD.
Mr. FERRAND. gave notice that, in Committee.
on the Poor4aw Bill, he should move the insertion of
a clause, enacting that it -should not be lawful to
separate children under seven years of age from their
mothers, provided the mothers resided in the same
workhouse with the children; and that mothers
should at nil times have free access to their children
in workhousei. •
CASE OF MR. POWELL.

Mr. CALEIiPOIVELL moved for the production
of the correspondence and all documents issued by
the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in which the Lord
Chancellor stated his reasons for the removal of Mr.
Powell from the commission of the peace for the
county of Limerick.—Agreed to.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS. _ _

Lord EBRINGTON gave notice that, on the in-
troduction of' the Turnpike Trusts Bill; he should
call the attention of the House to
,the hardships in-
flicted upon the holders of toll deeds, by the exemption
from toll of carriages purporting to carry letters,
and that, lie should intrutlucc a clause for the purpose
of remedying that grievance.
PENSIONS.

Mr, WILLIAMS moved an address to her Ma-
jesty, that she will be graciously pleased to give di,.
rections that an account be laid before this House of
all salaries, pensions, profits, pay, fees; emoluments,
grants, or allowance of public money, held and en-
oyed by all persons, between the sth day of-January,
1842, and the sth day of January, 1843, the total
amount of which shall exceed one thousand pounds ;
specifying with each name the total amount received
by each individual, and distinguishing the various
sources from whence the same are derived.--Agreed to.
COUNTY CORONERS'

On the Order Of the Day kir the second reading
of the County Coroners' Bill being read,
After a few words from Mr. thisul and Mr.
PAILINGTON,
Mr. WILLIAMS protested against the principles
of this Bill. It was similar to the one which had
been brought forward last year, and so properly
altered in the other House. An attempt had been
made to raise the mileage from ninepence to eighteen-
pence, but it was eventually settled at one shilling
per mile. He thought the remuneration given
to coroners was too great, for he knew one county in
which thousands of pounds would be expended in the
contest for the coronership. In its present state he
should most decidedly vote against the second reading
of this Bill.

Mr. C. BERKELEY hoped the Hon. Gentleman
would not divide the House upon the second reading
of this Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the present
discussion ought to be confined to the Committee.—
(Hear, hear.). There was but one clause in the Bill
which related to the increase of mileage to coroners,
and he (Mr. Berkeley) had given notice of his inten-
tion to move the omission of that clause.
Captain PECHELL thought it would be much
better to postpone the Bill to a future clay.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that, considering the im-
portance of the adjourned debate, he thought the
better course to pursue would be to postpone this
Bill for the present. He could not see why the Hop;
Gentleman should object to that course.
Mr. PAKINGTON could assure the Noble
Lord that he had no wish to throw any impediment
in the way of the important debate to which the No-
ble Lord had alluded ' • but he had expected when he
moved the second reading of this Bill, that there
would be no opposition to this stage of the Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY thought the Hon. Gentlemen who
had opposed this Bill had not read it—(Hear, hear)
—but he supposed that they Wert priVileged in that
respect. The present Bill was merely for the pur-
pose of reducing the expense of electing coroners.
Everybody knew that the present mode of electing
coroners was a disgrace to the kingdom. The poll,
when once opened, was obliged to be kept open for
ten days, and it would be illegal to close it before
that time.

The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered
to be committed on Wednesday, the 6th of March.
HORSE-RACING PENALTIES SUSPENSION

BILL.

Mr. IIoRSMAN asked the Hon. and Learned
Member for Bute if the Bill relating to -the penalties
on horse-racing was of such a pressing nature as to
interpose 'before the Order of the Day for the ad-
journed debate. This was the second time it had
done so.. - • .

. Mr. J. S, WORTLEY said the Bill was of a very
pressing nature as some of the actions were being,
commenced at the assizes. He should, therefore,
move that the Sp.aker do leave the Chair.
After a few Words from Mr. CHRISTIE, '
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that if the Hon. Gen-
tleman was to make the Bill- at once what it ought
really-to be—A private and personal Act to exempt
certain Noble L-ords and Gentlemen from cer-
tain penalties- to.. which they had subjected
themselves in consequence oft their ignorance of the
law, he would find no difficUlty in getting it passed.
His own opini3n was, that they were fairly, entitled
to this indemnity, and there were many instances
upon record where indemnity in similar cases was
granted. - •
Mr. HORSMAN said if the Bill were really pro's-
ing, then he was sure there were many Members who
would support the Hon. and Learned Member; if it
were-not -pressirigi- surely-it-was a fit subject-for con-
sideration whether the delay now sought should' nOt
be conceded. • '

Mr; CHRISTIE said, it might conduce to the
convenience of the House, if ho stated that the decla-
rations in these actions were only delivered two or
three days ago, and that they would not come on for trial
at the Suriey Assizes ; therefore, there was no
necessity fOr thus pressing on the Bill. If the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman would postpone the Bill for
this evening, every facility would be given- to him
hereafter.

Mr.WORTLEY said he was sorry he could not ac-
cede to the wish of the lion. Gentleman. Proceedings
were at present going :On in these actions as rapidly as
possible for the purpose of accumulating costs, and
he knew that two of them Were ready for
trial one at the coming Surrey, the other at the
York Under theSe circumstances, and
recollecting the, difficulty -there might be in
hereafter bringing this matter before the -House, with
the mass •of other subjects coming before it, he did.
trust that no further delay would be insisted on.
--Mr"--gIiRESTIE-must say-then,-as no delay would
be conceded, :that he should, proceed to move- the in-
struction of which he had given netice.=--(Cries of
"):Spoke;:3l3oke," Chair, chair.")
The SPEAKER: declaretl that the Hon. Gentle-
man;
hai;ing_preViOnsly addressed the House on this
subject, ...had- forfeited Ais right to . move his in-
structiOn.,--(frear; and a laugh.) • .
Mr.'lllll‘lE, said :the Bill rio*'. before the. House
had ,been :altered aceording to the propositions made,
the othettight„. from his side of the ;House. It was
now, in fact,a Bill simply to Stay proceedings. The
promoters of the Bill having- fairly met them, and
carriedtheir :wishes .into effect, he for one:could be
' no party to the present opposition.---(Cheers.)
Mt, I3RIGHT said, as his Hon.. Friend (Mr.
Christie) • 'was debarred. moving hiS: instruction, he
• should take upon 'himself "to.do .so. :He begged to
move that it bean instruction to the Committee tp
extend the provisions of the Bill to all: proceedings of
Common infOrthere tinder' the authority of any penal
•
Mi. CHRISTIE would Second the instruction he
could, not propose l- and•he. did so.bicause he thought
the measure as now before the House Was to throw
a protection round a few individuals, which, if
desirable at all, ought to be extended to, every class.
He could not; nor would not, 'recognise any
tion between.,small bets Made by
,persons in an
humble station of life, and larger ones by the aris-
tocracy and richer classes, neither could he distinguish
the .difference between horse-racing, and any other
species of gaming. Re was so convinced in his opi-
nions upon this subject, that he should offer , the
strongest OjorSgition to this`Bill: The most eminent
jtidge§ decided,' that under the penal
'statue- of Queen,. Anne the sport of horse-racing was
included, • and Baron Rolfe had pronounced a similar
decision in the Court of Exchequer no later than the
term before 'last. It had been stated by the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman who introduced this Bill that
the Noble Lord the liteinher for Lynn (Lord
George ,Bentinck) was .one of, the parties intended
-bef relieved by the Bill. In making that
stater pt, ..he !seta that the Noble Lord was
entirely ignorant of the law "Agair4„NlAeli .he
had offended. No such statement however had
been made by the Noble Lord himself. If the No.