The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-16 00:00:00

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FRANCE.

rWe quote the following interesting account of the pro-
gress of Steam Navigation from the Morning Herald. We
wish that a vessel similar to the Ondine, with a screw-pro-
peller, had been among the daring competitors.—ED. Sun.]
Great competition at present eists between the ports of
Dover and Folkestone as:to rapidity of communicatian with
the French coast.
The South-Eastern Railway Company having made Folke-
stone a principal station, and improved its harbour, several
fine iron steamers were built and regularly connected with
it ; namely, the Princess Alice, the Princess Mary, the
Princess Maude, and the Queen of the Belgians, which last
vessel was launched only a few months ago. Each of these,
in the order stated, was an improvement upon the former
one, and was considered the fastest steamer in the world,
until at length the Dover people, determined not to be out-
done, induced the General Steam Navigation Company to
send down the Magician, also an iron steamer, to ply between
that port and Boulogne. The Magician has since proved her-
self equal in speed to the best of the Folkestone boats.
Another iron steamer has lately been launched, named the
Ondine, to run on alternate days betwixt Dover and Bou-
logne, with the Magician ; and a very lively interest has been
created along both coasts as to whether the palm of speed
belonged to the Dover or the Folkestone boats.
On the 2d instant, the Ondine, in going from Dover to
Boulogne for the Indian mail, on account of the Morning
Herald, accomplished the run, thirty miles, in one hoar and
silty-one minutes, the quickest passage, we believe, ever
made. The inhabitants of Dover, Folkestone, and Boulogne
were on the qui rive, as it was known that a trial would take
place betwixt the Ondine and the Queen of the Belgians,
which was waiting at Boulogne for the Indian mail on ac-
count of the Times.

On that occasion the Queen of the Belgians performed the
distance in one hour and fifty-three minutes, beating the
Outline by sixteen minutes ; but the cause of this apparent
superiority was an accident to the Ondine's machinery, one
of the slides having Driven way. But as on the previous day
the Ondine had made the voyage in two minutes less time—
namely, in one hour and fifty-one minutes, it was resolved
by the owners that as soon as her machinery was repaired,
another trial of speed should take place on the first oppor-
tunity. . . .

Ev'erything having been set to rights on board the Ondine,
by the 13th instant, she proceeded on that day from Dover
to Boulogne, to try her qualities with the Princess Maude,
which vessel has hitherto had the reputation of being the
fastest boat on the station.

The following account of the interesting trial has been
transmitted to us by eye-witnesses.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
" The Outline was put into the Roads this morning, and
went over to Boulogne to meet the Princess Maude, and met
her accordingly about half an hour after she had left Bou-
logne. The weather was thick at the time, the wind blow-
ing fresh ; she was, however, made out, the Ondine being to
the windward of her. The Ondine bore down and hoisted
her red flag of defiance. She took her station about a cable's
length behind the Maude. Some few minutes elspsed before
it could be told which of the vessels would prove the victor.
The Maude had her staysail and foresail set. The Ondine soon
set two sails also. In ten minutes the competitors were pad-
dle-box and paddle-box, and in twenty minutes the Ondine
was so far ahead that she actually put the Maude into her
wake. The Ondine proceeded on to Folkestone, and when
within about a cable's length of that harbour she hove to in
sight of all the Folkestone people, who had apparently as-
sembled to witness the issue. In eight or ten minutes the
Maude passed close to the Ondine's stern, and went into
the harbour. Knowing that she had to land her passengers
and return to Boulogne, the Ondine waited, standing off
and on, till she backed out ; and when she had got her
head right for Boulogne, and considerably ahead of the
Ondine, the latter once more started after her, when a most
interesting struggle took place. The Ondine, however,
was soon again paddle-box and paddle box with her op-
ponent ; the sea was very rough, and, apparently, the
Maude at times shipped a great deal of water ; the On-
dine threw it off both sides of her paddle-boxes. When
sufficiently ahead of the Maude, so as to run no risk, the
Ondine crossd her bows and went round her ! thus demon-
strating, a second time, the great superiority in speed of
the Online over the Princess Maude. Both the City
of London and Magician, in crossing to and from Bou-
logne and Dover, saw the trial, and bore to each place the
news of the Ondine having gone twice round the Maude in
so short a distance. It is the general opinion that the Prin-
cess Maude is superior to the Queen of the Belgians ; and
nautical men, who witnessed the sight, declare that it was
worth a Queen's ransom to witness these two fleet coursers
of the deep flying through the waves—sometimes over, some-
times under—at the rate of 17 and miles per hour :
(e'nosi ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)

I have only a few minutes to spare, but I employ them
in giving you an account of an interesting trial of the qualities
of the Ondine. Her engines having been put in good order,
she left this place (Dover) this morning, with the intention
of having a fair trial with the Princess Maude (the Queen
of the Belgians beini, laid up at Folkestone), and, proceeding
towards the French Coast, the Ondine met the Maude
coining from Boulogne, and not far distant from that port.
)n nearing her the Ondine put about and waited until the
Maude was in a line with her, starting with scrupulous
fairness. It was soon seen that the Ondine was going
ahead ; and in a run of 1 hour and 21 minutes beat her
seven minutes ; this was with a brisk gale, and the wind on
the larboard quarter, two sails being set on board of each
vessel. It was known on board the Ondine that the Princess
Maude would return to Boulogne; so the Oudine waited off
Folkestone, and again started fairly with her against the
same brisk gale and heavy sea ; wind on the starboard bow ;
but the Ondine being to windward of the Maude, the latter
had the advantage of shelter, to a certain extent, by being
in the former's lee; and for a time, in cow,equence, the
Outline did not seem to have much superiority ; but when
she bad gained enough headway to leave the Maude com-
pletely exposed to this influences of the wind and sea, the
Ondine's advantage became nearly as apparent as before,
arid in three-quarters of an hour from starting astern of her
opponent the Ondine crossed the Maude's bow and returned

to :Dover ; thus settling the question both of speedantisea:
going qualities When running head to wind I never saw
anything, so animating, nor, to my mind, so strikingly full of
interest; the Princess Maude having been at times com-
pletely covered with broken water or spray, hissing, and, to
appearance, converted into clouds of steam or smoke as it
dashed against the funnel. The Ondine had her share of
spray, and some of the persons on board got completely wet
through ; yet, what wonder when the speed and the weather
arelaken into account."

This splendid little vessel, the Ondine, was built and fitted
with machinery by Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., of
Blackwall ; and her superiority has been fairly proved, as
our correspondent remarks, both as to speed and sea-going
qualities. And it must not be forgotten that the experiment
has been made with a vessel from the experienced bands of
Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, of Blackwall, who, no question,
avished upon her their utmost skill. But it remains to be
told that the engines of the Ondine are two fifties only,
while those of the Princess Mary are, at least, twenty horse
power more. The Princess Mary, the Princess Alice, and
the Queen of the Belgians, were all constructed by Messrs.
l)itchburn and Mare.

We hare gone into the details of this contest, because the
public at large, as well as the inhabitants of Dover, Folke-
stone, and Boulogne, possess a deep interest in the wonderful
progress of steam navigation.

PARKS AT MANCHESTER.
INTERVIEW WITH SIR ROBERT PEEL.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
The deputation, appointed by the public parks, &c..
Fotnnaittee to proe,ed to Loudon, in order to have an
interview with the Premier, consisted of Alexander
Kay, Esq., mayor of Manchester, (the chairman of the
committee), Mr. Alderman Watkins, and Messrs. Mal
color Ross and Edward W. Watkin, the honorary se-
cretaries of the public parks, &c., committee. At the
appointed hour on Wednesday the deputation had an
interview with Sir Robert Peel, and were accompanied
by the following Members of Parliament
Entwisle, Esq., Thomas Milner Gibson, E•q , Joseph
Brotherton, Esq., and Thomas Wyse, Esq. It is much
tai be regretted that Lord Francis Egerton and Mr.
Mark Philips, M.P., were both prevented attending (as
they had expressed a desire and intention to be present)
by sf vere indisposition. The deputation having been
Introduced to Sir Robert Peel by William Entwisle,
Esq., M.P. :
The M.tvolt concisely- recapitulaicd the peculiar
claims of Manchester for the specified object, as detailed
iu a memorial and statement forwarded to Sir Robert
Peel on the previous day, by the honorary secretaries,
of which the following are the heads :
The result of the subscription has been, that the fund
now amounts to 30,7461. 17s. 3d. contributed by 3,318
persons of all clasz.es, in sums, varying from 6d. to
1,0001.; a larger amount perhaps than was ever before
raised by voluntary donations for local objects, iu any
town or city in the kingdom. Of this sum, 116,000/ is
already paid into bankers' hands.
Tu make the undertaking efficient, it is absolutely ne-
cessary to have—
A park, promenade, and play-ground, on each of the
sides of the town.

To erect (where eligible buildings do not exist) rooms
for refreshment and shelter.

To provide seats and benches in abundance.
To construct fountains pith a plentiful supply of pure
water.

And to lay out the grounds in the most attractive way

From the plots offered to the Committee, there have
bricaeln, selected, as most desirable, land, &c., sufficient to
public places. The northern one (pink) con-
tains 170,000 souls ; the southerly (blue) about
130,000. The population
of the former consists very
greatly of factory operatives and others who especially
need s for -
recreation ; that of the latter
comprises large nuleenr s of the labouring with other
classes, but it is rot so dense The conversational nature. of the interview prevents a
detailed statement of what took place; but the result
was that Sir Robert Peel urged the smallness of the sum at
the disposal of Government for
such namely,
8,000/., the residue of a grant of 10,000 r made ins_
and
that he could not, " at present," ask Parliament for a
further grant, as reaions (with several other minor ones)
for recommending a grant of 3,0001, frompresent
fund, on condition that a Government surveyor be sent
down to inspect its disposal, and that 30,001. of the
sum subscribed be actually paid up.
The smallness of the proposed grant took the depu-
tation by surprise, and was strongly argued against ,
and the Mayor finally stated that the sum was so inade-
quate to the requirements of the district, and would,
he feared, be so unsatisfactory to the population of
which he was chief magistrate, that lie did not feel
warranted without consulting those by whom the de-
putation was sent, in exposing Manchester to the
degradation of appearing to require so small a sum, and
begged that he might be allowed to write to Sir Robert
Peel in reference to his proposal.
Sir ROBERT PEEL expressed himself satisfied with
the course proposed to be taken ; and the deputation
broke up after an interesting discussion, which lasted
forty minutes.
[We understand that Mr. Entwisle, and all the other
members of the deputation, highly approved of the de-
claration of the Mayor ; and we have no doubt that a
similar opinion will pervade the whole community.]

FAST TRAVELLING.—As an instance of the extraor-
dinary facility of communication between this town and the
metropolis, we have authority for stating that yesterday
. (Friday) a gentleman left London by the Great 1% estern at
half-past nine, roc, stopped ten minutes at Exeter, and
reached Devonport, by the Tally-ho, at live minutes past
seven, A.M. ; -thus performing the entire distance in little
more than nine hours !—Devonport Independent.

MEETING IN FAVOUR OF THE

GRANT TO MAYNOOTIL

A numerous and respectable meeting of English Romah Catholics
was held yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, Gm' Queen-street,
fir the purpose of petitioning Parliament in favou_ of the grant to
Maynooth College. The meeting was convened by an advertise-
ment, bearing the names of the Earl of Arundel and surrey, Lord
Shrewsbury, Lord Camoys, Lord Beaumont, Lord Stourton, Lord
Petre, Lord Stafford, and Messrs. Charles Langdale, Edward Petre,
H. V. Stafford Jerningham, and John Towneley, )LP., most of
whom were observed amongst the gentlemen on the platform.
The chair was taken a few minutes before twelve by the Earl of
Arundel and Surrey, on the motion of Lord Casnoys, seconded by
Lord Beaumont.

The Cissramax, previous to opening the business of the meeting,
stated that he had received a communication from that venerable
nobleman, Lord Stafford, who expressed regret that he would not
be able to attend on that occasion. Lord Shrewsbury, the Noble
Chairman added, was also unable to attend.

Mr. LANGLEY, the Secretary, read the following letter from
Lord Shrewsbury. He did not place it in the hands of the Noble
Chairman, because he was afraid the Noble Earl would abstain
from reading the concluding part of the note:—
•` Alton Towers, April 13, 1845.

" Dear Mr. Langdale.—Unable to attend the:meeting which you
have been good enough to inform me is convened for Tuesday
next, I beg you will have the goodness to express my great regret
at the circumstance, as well as my most cordial assent to the
meeting's objects and intentions ; and upon this point I need not
say more than express my perfect and heartfelt concurrence in the
sentiments so ably and honestly expressed by your noble chairman
in his place in Parliament on Friday last.—l remain, dear Mr.
Langdale, very truly and faithfully, yours

" SHREWSBURY."
The Noble CWAIRMLN then proceeded to introduce the imme.
diate business of the meeting. He said—Gentlemen, we have
met here for the purpose of expressing :our sympathy on the oc.
casion of a measure of great benefit being brought forward by her

Majesty's Government, for the relief of our Catholic brethren in
Ireland.— (Cheers.; Gentlemen, for nearly fifty years, the nursery

of the Irish Catholic clergy has been the College of Maynooth,
furnishing almost the entire number of the clergy in Ireland.

Gentlemen, I intend, very briet3y, to lay before you the reason of

our meeting here to-day. It is not, however, my intention to enter
into a defence of the much-maligned Mayneoth, because the

pure and spotless character of the Irish Catholic clergy is too well
known to need any defence from me.—(Loud cheers.)
Her Majesty's Government, with every liberal and generous feeling,
and a very liberal and generous speech on the part of the Prime
Minister, have introduced a measure which has been received
with ecstacy in Ireland from one end to the other. Feeling, as we
do, a strong sympathy with our fellow Catholic subjects iw Ireland,
it would not be decent, it would not be becoming, if we did not

now come forward to show that we sympathise with them;
and for that purpose, and with that view, we have met hereta

day to petition Parliament that the Bill, which has already made
some progress, may be passed into a law. For that purpose a
series of resolutions has been prepared, which Noble Lords and

gentlemen will have the honour of laying before you for your con.

sideration and approval. Gentlemen, I will not detain you further
than to say I am happy to see so numerous and respectable a meet-

mg. I will therefore conclude by calling upon my Lord Camoys

to move the first resolution.

Lord CAMOYS said be last year had the honour of presiding at a
meeting of the English Catholics for the purposeof expressing their
disapprobation of the course pursued by the Government towards
the Irish Roman Catholics, and now they were met to display their
approbation in favour of the present Administration, in
consequence of the measure now proposed for the
benefit of the Roman Catholics of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)
But they could not help at the same time expressing their re-
gret that there should be a necessity for disapproving of the feel-
ing which has been excited in England against this Bill. They
confounded a grant for the education of the people of Ireland with
a grant to the priesthood. He himself was in favour of the vo.
luntary principle.—(Cheers.) It was argued also against this Bill,
that it was a violation of conscientious feeling; it was not that
feeling which prompted them to oppose this measure—it was an
intolerant spirit towards the Church of Rome—(Hear)—and an
ig-
norance of its tenets that brought forth this display of intolerance
and bigotry. Why did they feel a scruple in supporting this grant now,
when that principle, if it were a principle, was long since violated,
by their paying the Roman Catholic clergymen out of the public
funds, for teaching the paupers in the poor-houses in Ireland ?
(Cheers.) It was also argued that the English should not contri-
bute to the support of an establishment to educate the clergy of
the Roman Catholics in Ireland. He would ask who had a bet-
ter right to support the clergy, than those who had long
since plundered the Roman Catholics !of Ireland ?—(Cheers.)
What would they say if they found establishments without at-
tendants ? They would rejoice that they were not Englishmen to
share in such adu grace. One word as to the policy of this grant.
He did not think that there ever had been a majority in either
House of Parliament which was not in favour of this grant—and
it was good policy to unite the strength of the whole countty to
preserve domestic peace and defy foreign invasion. But if there
was one thing that excited the gratitude of the country
it was the way in which the grant was made, and Sir
Robert Peel might feel assured that he would not be
disappointed in his expectations of the readiness with which the
Irish people would acknowledge the benefit he had conferred.
Other concessions had been made, but they had been trammelled
with conditions which took away from the value of the boon; but
in this instance the Premier had had the wisdom and the goodness
to confer this grant without a condition which impeded the ad-
vantage. of the gift. Sir R. Peel might be assured that such
a grant as this would excite a different feeling, and if he accom-
panied her Majesty as he (Lord Camoys) hoped he would
accompany her, he would find the grateful exclamation
of the people for himself mix with the plaudits for her Majesty.
The people of Ireland were aware of their value in the British
empire—they had rights, and those rights they were determined
to obtain, and if they did not obtain them the people of this
country oppressed and wronged them. And in the lines of
Captain Rock, he might say 1—

" As long as millions shall kneel down
To ask of thousands fur their own—
So long as thousands turn away,
And to the millions answer nay,
So long the merry reign shall be
Of Captain Rock and his family."
With these remarks he would move the first resolution :

" That the English Catholics in communion with all of every
nation of the Holy Catholic Church in communion with the See
of Rome, are deeply interested in whatever affects any portiou of
the visible church of Christ on earth, whether far good or evil.
That if they iegard even the most distant and widely separated of
their holy church with such feelings of affection and brotherhood,
how much stronger is the claim of their Irish Catholic fellow-
subjects upon their sympathy and interest."

His Lordship sat down amid loud and protracted cheering.
The Rev. Mr. SISK, after paying a compliment to the Chair.
man, said that he had read the excellent speech of Mr. Macaulay,
in which he reprobated the shabbiness with which the grant to the
Irish Church had hitherto been made. Now he (Mr. Sisk) felt
that this grant was not a concession to the Roman Catholics, but
a first acknowledgment of the rights which they possessed—a
sprinkling of justice through the long train of injury to which they
had been so long subjected. It should not be forgotten that the
whole population of this country consisted of 24,000,000 of indi.
viduals, and out of these more than 8,000,000 were Roman Catholics,
who bore their share of the taxation of the country, and who were
as good and as faithful subjects of her Majesty as any other portion
of the people. And if the Protestants of this country conceived
that there was any objection to the endowment of the Catholic
Church, the Roman Catholics, with equal truth, objected to the
endowment of the Protestant Church. The Rev. Gentleman then
cited another extract from Mr. Macaulay's speech, in which he corn.
pared themunificent endowments of Oxford and Cambridge with the
Do.the.boys Hall, which with scanty and parsimonious niggardliness,
the Parliament had hitherto fancisd they had endowed the Ca-
tholics. He (Mr. Sisk) would not follow the bad example of those
who, with a profession of charity on their lips and hypocrisy in their
hearts, vilified the holy religion which the Roman Catholics pro-
fessed, but he would say this, that the Roman Catholic subjects
of this country were behind no body of men in the excellence of
their lives, the extent of their attainments, and the worth of their
principles. The Rev. Gentleman sat down very loudly cheered.
Lord BeAUMoNT rose with great pleasure to respond to the call
to move the second resolution :
" That this meeting of the English Roman Catholics having
seen a Bill that has been introduced into Parliament by her Ma-
jesty's Government, which, if passed into a law, will be productive
of great benefit to their Catholic fellow-countrymen in Ireland,
are anxious to express their sincere gratitude to her Majesty's Go.
vernment for the introduction of the Bill, and also for the liberal,
kind, and generous feelings expressed on that occasion by the First
Minister of the Crown."

Those who imagined that the grant was simply a vote of some
28,0001. or 30,0001. for the support of the Irish Catholic priesthood
were grievously mistaken. Instead of its being such a vote, it was the
commencement of a series of great measures for bettering the con-
dition of the great body of the people of Ireland, and on that account
it behoved them to use their best endeavours to remove the scruples
and objections of the opponents of the grant. At the same time he must
confess that he was convinced those persons who opposed it were
sincere in their opposition. He was personally acquainted with
meaty of them, and he could truly say those he did know
were men of high moral integrity and spotless charazter.
Nur did they oppose the grant because it was ext ravagant in a
pecuniary point of view, but because they believed it was at
variance with the faith they professed. They looked upon the
Roman Catholics as professors of error, and were desirous there-
fore of convincing them of the truth of their own religious prin.
ciples. On the other hand, those noblemen and gentleman who
had called that meeting looked upon the opponents of
the grant as the victims of error. Were they then
to be deterred from doing all they could to obtain this grant ?
Certainly ❑ot. They were acting in accordance with the dictates
of their own consciences, and their support of the measure was no
more unjust or objectionable than the warm and enthusi.
antic declarations and protests of its opponents.—(Hear, hear.)
He would again read the resolution, and hoped that whoever would
second it would make use of any necessary remarks which he might
have omitted. The Noble Loid concluded by proposing the
resolution. .

The Hon. Euw►RD PETRG, in seconding the resolution, said
- - - - -

that as he laboured under indisposition he would be excused from
going into those topics alluded to by his Noble Friend who pre-
ceded him. Whatever they might think of the voluntary system,
this movement was solely against the religion of the people of Ire-
land. It was nothing but prejudice and calismny that had excited
this opposition against this most beneficial measure. He could
truly say that he would support every measure tl at would tend to
alleviate the wrongs of Ireland, and would tend to cheer its pros-
pects.—(Cheers.)
The resolution was then put and unanimously carried.
Lord EDWARD HOWARD then rose to propose the following
resolution:—
" That this meeting deeply regrets the tone assumed at this
time by too many of their Protestant fellow-subjects. That they
feel much sorrow when they see unfounded—they fondly hoped,
forgotten—charges renewed aoainat them. But, often as those
charges have been successfully refuted, they feel their best return
for calumny—which, they hope, has arisen from misapprehension—
is the charity and patience inculcated by their Church."
The
Protestant
to Maynooth was chiefly opposed by two classes—the
and
conscientiously on religious measures, and to whose opinions
he looked with great deference—and the other class were
support. With re
those who dissented
were contravened by those ofe
gawredretoitnh favour of
from the Established Church in this
country, arid who were
was a grant which wasthe voluntary system of
went in Ireland, and continued an
former, he felt that their arguments
given
byit% Roebuck, who stated that this
and now
liament in England,
twhaasnuatbouhtetobebleievinedcreastheadt
exclusively Protestant Parka.
There were, no doubt, an immense number
it by an exclusively Protestant Par.
but
of England to Parka.
same vrinciple,
of petitions presented from
were very little more than meat against this
those petitions,y
measure ,
not,l,eisne
n reality,
nththeye
they would find that there was r
came to look at the signaturespap",for when the
of the feeling of the countrysuch a great extent
opposed this grant on the ground of the voluntary system, Those who
a very poor case in their favour in Ireland, b ry system, had but
a Presbyterian Church Establishment, as also
because there was there
the Church Esta-
blishment of England, which he did not think a
against a grant to the education of the priestrdofargument
Ireland,Therefore he would say, associated as he was with them,
very sorry to find there should be se great a sensation a g;Cnat he
was
mia the
Catholic religion. He did not think that there was any
could justly tax the Catholic body with disloyalty. For himself,
whomself
and the Catholic body in general, he repudiated any such charge if
it were made. It was constantly inculcated from their pulpits
that they should pay a proper and right obedience to the autho.
cities and the laws under which they lived.—(Hear, hear.) Such
were the tenets which they were taught by their religion,
and he trusted that the People of England would shortly see that

this grant was founded In wisdom, and that it would be a means of
combining all classes of the community in one common bend of
unity and amity; and he felt assured that in the case of any civil
commotion—which heaven keep from us—there would be no reason
to fear that the Catholic body would prove a source of weakness.
Such being the case, it must be far from the opinion of any
well-informcd person that the Catholics of this country would
prove disaffected to the Government, if their rights w ere
duly and fairly considered. He deprecated any imputation that
the Catholics wished evil to the Established Chianti, or any other
institution of this country. He was an Englishman, and he felt
proud of being connected with a country which was, unques.
tionably, the first in the world. They could not be more loyal
or well disposed than they were now, and more affectionate than
they were now, to their beloved Queen ; and if they did not
exactly obtain all that they could desire they looked for.
ward to better times, and be trusted that the experience of
their Protestant fellow-countrymen would induce them to look
upon them with grouter charity and more right feeling; and
with this hope he would move the resolution which had been put
into his hand.

The Hon. CHARLIS CLINEORD rejoiced to see one of the family
of Howard engaged in this demonstration of fealty to his Church
and charity to his fellow subjects; and he would congratulate the
meeting also on this opportunity of showing to the world that
the principles of their Church were principles of kindliness
and justice, and that obedience to the laws and affection fur the
Sovereign were as rife in the bosoms of the Catholics of Ireland as
in those of any other inhabitants of the empire. He congratulated
the Prime Minister on the progress he had already made in this
great and well-advised measure; and notwithstanding the 113
petitions of Mr. Hindley, and all the opposition which it had met
with, he trusted it would be carried out to a successful conclusion,
for it would be carrying out the dearest wish of his heart. To him,
who was one of a family who had never swerved from the re.
ligion of their forefathers, there was no snore earnest wish
than to see Ireland happy. He knew that those imputations which
had so frequently been thrown upon their religion would in time
die away, and he rejoiced at this opportunity of bearing his testi-
mony to the truth and the charity of that religion, which was al-
ways an agent in promoting loyalty and truth. It was a religion
which taught the fulfilment of all public as well as all private du-
ties—this it was that taught the Catholic soldier to bear the brunt
of the battle, and fight in his country's cause the way to
victory—(Hear, hear)—this it was which taught the Catholic
sailor to tread the deck with firniness and devotion, and to bear
to battle and to conquer in his country's cause. Rejoicing as he
did in the charitable terms of this resolution, and trusting that it
might trove in some degree instrumental in removing the erro-
neous impression of many in this country with respect to the na
tune and spirit of the Catholic religion, he gave it his cordial sup-
port.

The Hon. CHARLES LANGDALE, in moving the adoption of a pe.
tition to both Houses of Parliament in favour of the grant, de-
clared that his Catholic brethren in Ireland ought to be grateful to
her Majesty's Government for the boon they had given to
them, and expressed a hope that the complete and full
adoption of the grant by Parliament would not lead to the
catastrophe which some of its opponents had predicted. He
alluded to the sacrifice of certai.i Members on the
Moor of the House of Commons.—(Laughter.) The Church in
Wand originally belonged to the Catholics, and he was therefore
far from objecting to the grant, but he trusted it would not be
taken as a precedent for making future grants to endow other sects.
lie did not object to the expression of opinion on the part of the
opponents of the grant; but what necessity was there for their
going out of their way to heap abuse and calumny on the Roman
Catholic religion ? How different had been the spirit which pervaded
their own proceedings that day. Were the speeches of those Noble
Lords and gentlemen who had preceded !aim tainted with the
bigotry and illiberality of their opponents, who held forth at Ex-
eter Hall? God forbid that they should be.—(Cheers.) Far be it
from them to imitate their opponents. Let them rather pursue a
directly different course, and endeavour, by calm and persuasive
arguments, to convince their Protestant fellow.subjects that their
opposition was uncharitable, and not by violence and abuse widen
the gap which existed between the members of the two 1 ersuasions.
He would conclude with moving—

" That a petition be drawn up in the usual form for present'stion
to both Houses of Parliament, acknowledging with gratitude the
progress already made in the Bill, and most earnestly praying thou
to pass and carry it into a law.
The Hon. Mr. STaevoao JERNINGUAM, in seconding the resa.
lotion, expressed a hope that the Premier would pay more attention
to Lord Sandon, the Noble Member for Liverpool, than to Mr.
M` Neill, the rev. incumbent of St. Jude's. He recollected seeing a sen-
tence which was framed by this rev. incumbent placing her Majesty's
name in a very unfortunate juxta-position with the name of Jezabel
and when brought up to explain it, he statul that, by her Majesty,
he meant the Roman Catholics.—(Laughter.) He meant nine_
twentieths of the civilised portion of the world. That there
were ten thousand petitions against the measure was a
circumstance rather untoward at first view, and upon
which he looked with the highest respect, but justice
they had a right to—(Cheers)— and when such sentiments as those
put forth by the rev, incumbent of St. Jude's, were expressed, they
could not be treated with any other feeling than that of indigna-
tion.—(Cheers.) His Honourable Friend who preceded him
proposed a tour through Ireland; he could say that
he had anticipated him by having already made that tour And
he denied that there was in Mayhooth that waut of cultivation, or
that absence of humane conduct which had been:so frequently imputed
to them ; for example, he would state that he never met a more
finished. gentleman, or a more perfect scholar, than
Dr. Dengan, who had been a Professor of that Col.

lege, and had now become a Bishop. For this measure,
as a religious measure, he did not care, for, when they were not able
to force their opinions from three millions of Roman Catholics,
how could they expect to suppress the opinion of seven
millions ?—(Loud cheers.) It was impossible that they could
alter their principles by this grant now.—(Hear.) He could
not sit down without stating that If Englishmen insulted their
Irish fellow-countrymon by withholding this grant, he, as an
Englishman, should shudder at the consequences. He cordially
supported the resolution moved by his Hon. Friend, and thanked
the :nee ting for their patient attention.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. Sergeant EiiLL thought it his duty, as a Catholic resident
in Londen, to express his thanks to her Majesty's Government for
the first occasion on which they had shown any disposition
of conciliation towards their Roman Catholic fellow-sub.
jccts. The resolution he held in his hand needed no
recommendation from him. It was that their Noble
Chairman, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Ise requested to present
the petition to the House of Commons, and that his Noble Father
be requested to support the Bill when it reached the House of
Peers. When he recollected that, through all the struggles of the
last 20 or 30 years, the grandfather of their Noble Chairman
had ever been in the front of the contest, and that the noble

house had ever been foremost in bearing their testimony to the
faith that is in them, he felt that no resolution could have been
confided to him which could have met with a more cordial re
sponse in his feelings. When tie looked at the speech of
the Noble Chairman in the House of Commons last Friday, he was
assured that there could be no better representative of the Catholic
body in England; and be trusted that when the Bill was again
brought before the House he would repeat the same manly con
duct ; and he did conceive that the Noble Lord, and
those who had acted with him in what was called the Opposition,
if the country were doing nothing that in any way derogated from
their characters as public men in giving their support to the Mi-
nister of the day against the factious large minority at his
back. He remembered when the Prime Minister wer.t
to the Guildhall to be invested with the freedom
of the City of London, he had stated that the Catholic
Emancipation Bill should never, if he could help it, remain a dead
letter, but that it should become a real charter of liberty to his
Roman Catholic fellow-subjects ; and he (Mr. Sergeant Shee)
did feel that it was their duty to give him the whole
of their support. Whets he looked at the way in which the
Opposition was giving all their support to Sir Robert Peel,
when Lord John Russell could, if he had pleased, on this
measure, have put the Minister out of power, he did
say that the Opposition were entitled to their very best thanks.
He had heard it asserted that when they obtained this
gra.st, they were pledged to look for no ulterior mea-
sures ; but when he looked at the endowments of
Winchester and Harrow, and the other great esta.
blishments of the country, he thought that there was no reason
why, after having obtained this grant, they should look
to further endowments for their Church ; and he agreed
with the Noble Lord who spoke to one of the early
resolutions, and who said that it was idle to suppose that this
measure was to end with the grant of a few thousands to May-
nooth—something more than this : and he felt that Edmund
Burke was right when he said that the Catholic Church ought to
be supported as a good, and not tolerated as an inevitable evil, and
he was 'assured that if Sir Robert Peel were to forsake those prin-
ciples of Conservatism, of which every body seemed now ashamed,
and followed a course which was just to all pasties in the State,
he would find as much support from the Roman Ca-
tholics as from any other body in the empire.
They were there to refute the assertions of those
who with Machievelian machinations wished to make it appear
that the Catholics of England were indifferent to, or ungrateful for
this boon to Maynootb. With these observations he begged to move
that the Earl of Arundel and Surrey be requested to present the
petition to the Hons.: of Commons, and that the Duke of Norfolk
be requested to present it to the House of Lords.

Mr. C. Dociquir had great pleasure in seconding the resolution.
He thought they ought to support Sir Robert Peel on this occasion,
because it appeared to him that the Right Hon. Baronet had taken
the first step towards giving justice to Ireland. How could
those who a short time ago voted 7,0001. for the Catholic schools
in Ireland oppose this grant ?—(Cheers.)
The Chairman having vacated the chair, and Lord Camoys
taken his place,
Mr. HOWARD, M.P., moved a vote of thanks to the Earl of
Arundel and Surrey for the able manner In which the Noble
Earl had presided over the meeting. The Hon. Member thought
the meeting would have two objects. It would convince the

Government that they were grateful for the measure, and chew its
opponents that they could support the grant and resist their efforts
without any acrimonious spirit.
Mr. Wm. „Tomes seconded the motion, and it was afterwards car.
ried by acclamation.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and Suaamr subsequently acknowledged
the compliment, and the meeting terminated.

The Earl of Cardigan has purchased the Royal
Yacht Squadron cutter Reindeer, 100 tons, from Mr. Spencer de
Horsey. This vessel was formerly the property of the late Mr.
John Moore (an old member of the Club), who by his will be-
queathed it to Mr. Spencer de Horsey.

TEMPLE Clluncu.—Tho following notice appears
on the Temple Church :—" Divine service will he performed daily
in this church, at nine o'clock, until further notice."

CAMBRIDGE CRICKET CLUB.—Last week this club
opened the season by a match with the Trinity and St. John's Club,
and the first match of the season will be between the University of
Cambridge and the Marylebone Club and ground.
REPRESENTATION OF WEST KENT.—It 13 said that
the approaching election will be contested, in consequence of Lord
Holmesdale having expressed himself favourable to the endowment
of Maynoeth.
THE SWINDLING CASE AT SUNDERLAND.—James
Dawson, late landlord of the Commercial Hotel at Sunderland, who
was last week committed for trial on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud his creditors, of forgery, and of stealing a watch, has exhi.
bited in the same line in various parts of the country, under the
assumed names of Dawson, James, Hughes, Jones, Boucher, Arc.
At Preston, in July, August, and September last, he victimised
the tradesmen there to the tune of 1,0001. or 1,900/., and then
decamped. He is well known to the turnkeys of the Queen's
Bench Prison by the name of Boucher, and additional evidence
of his "business habits" is by almost every post conveyed to
Sunderland. His friend, Mr. Richard Raymond Shires, com-
mitted to Durham gaol for attempting to compound one of
Dawson's felonies, is also well known to the officers of the
Queen's Bench Prison, and he has not only been identified by
the under-governor of that prison, but some useful information
has been received respecting this worthy, which proves that
the gang is an extensive one, well organised, and that they
have carried on a system of wholesale confederate plunder
at once extensive and astonishing. Mr. Williams, who figured at
Sunderland with Dawson, was, at the time of the latter person's
apprehension, about to open an " establishment " at Ldwestoffe,
under the name of William Thompson, but since the exposure of
against the the
the
follow thehlar,:,eilla
gang at Sunderland, he has "cut and run " without making
any serious inflictions on the pockets of the people in that lown. It
2 expected that the exposure of this extensively organised gang of
swindlers will break up the confederacy, and be the means or
designsadou ofpr similarctic scoundrels,
The
creditors
unsuspecting and confiding tradesmen on their guard
s
derland,
every lawful mean:
.him a bankrupt, and are determined to use
pt
his confederates, their
power t 3 unravel his villanies, to un-
maskorws hoof Dnat,avysorait,teamt Stan.
the law. He is in , and to punish him to the fullest extent of
the IA evince good hands, and his " friends " in London and
s many comfort themselves
has in all „.„,_._ with the reflection that he
hop,
merchant Fui probability terminated his business and anxieties as u
Newcastle Paper,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, April 15.
_ _ _

This being the first day of Easter Term, the Lord Chancellor
entertained the Judges, Masters in Chancery, and Queen's Counsel
to breakfast, at his Lordship's residence in George-street, Hanover.
square. After which his Lordship, accompanied by the Judges.
preceeded in state to Westminster Hall, for the purpose of taking
their seats in their respective Courts. His Lordship took his seat
shortly after one o'clock, accompanied by the Master of the Rolls,
the Vice-Chancellor of England, the Vice-Chancellors Knight
Bruce and Wigram, and Masters Sir Giffin Wilson and Sir
George Roce.
His Lordship took motions, none of which possessed any points
of interest.

ROLLS' COURT, Aptil 15.
His Lordship did net take his seat to.day till nearly two
o'clock. His Lordship took motions of no general interest.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS, April 15.
The Vice. Chancellor of England took motions.
The Vlce-Chancellor Knight Bruce did not sit today.
Vice. Chancellor Wigram sat in the new court recently erected
for him in Old Palace-yard, and heard motions.
In the Equit) Courts, several gentlemen were called within the
bar, who have been recently appointed Queen's Counsel. Among
them were Mr. Wood, the son of Sir Matthew Wood, Mr. Hey.
ward, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, and Mr. Sergeant Mantling.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 15.
Their Lordships took their seats on the bench shortly after one
o'cloek.

Her Majesty having granted patents of precedency to Mr. Ser.
geant Manning and Mr. Sergeant Channel], those learned gentle.
men were called within the bar.
The following gentlemen having lately received silk gowns, took
their places inside the bar as Queen's Counsel :—Messrs, Wood,
Humphrey, Butt, Gurney, and Haywood.

BAIL COURT, April 15.
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
THE SPA FIELDS BURYING-GROUND.

Mr. PEACOCK moved, on the part of Mr. Bird, manager of the
above burying..ground, for a writ of certiorari, to remove an in.
dictment for misdemeanour out of the Middlesex Sessions into the
Court of Queen's Bench. The Leased Gentleman moved on the
ground that questions of fact were likely to arise which would
render it advisable to have the case tried by a special jury.
Mr. WILDE said he had been but a few hours before instructed
to show cause why the writ should not be issued, but, supposing
that his Lordship thought that the indictment ought to be removed,
he had BO objection to make some arrangement relative to the
, trial.

Mr. PEACOCK cited precedent to show that a rule absolute should
be granted in cases of misdemeanour.

His Loaosuie, however, only granted a rule to show cause, two
days hence.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 15.
(Sittings in Banco.)
TILE DISTILLERY CASE-TRIAL AT BAR.

This case, which was adjourned till to-day from last Term, in
consequence of an informality, war, after a brief conversation, again
postponed to Wednesday, the 22d inst., for which day it is positively
fired.

COUNT OF COMMON PLEAS, Aprills.
(Sittings in Banco.)
Their Lordships sat but a short time this day and heard no
motion of importance.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)

CurrlNG AND WOUNDIND.—SamueI Smith, a sailor and a re.
turned convict, was indicted for feloniously wounding Mr. Sparks,
a police-constable, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm.
A serious disturbance took place at a beer.shop, kept by a person
named Stainsbury, in Whitechapel, and the constable was called to
take some of the parties into custody. He did so, and some persons
attempted to get them from him. He was knocked down, and
whilst on the ground the prisoner threw a large stone at him,
which struck him on the head, and laid his scalp bare. He became
insensible, and whilst in that state he struck him repeatedly on the
head. The constable was conveyed to the hospital, where he lay
in a dangerous state for three weeks. • _

The prisoner, in his defence, said he did not strike the man—
:hat it was a cabman who did so.

_ .
The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to fifteen years'
transportation.
INGENIOUS ROBBERV.—JuIia Jessie Payne, aged 19, spinster,
was indicted for stealing bank-notes, jewellery, and other articles
of considerable value, from the dwelling house of Mrs. Susannah
Brown, her property, and a chain and pencil-case, and other
articles, the property of Mr. Brown; and J. F. White, aged 21, a
glass.cutter, was indicted for being an accessory after the
fact. The female prisoner had formerly been in the service of
Mr. Brown, who resides in the Mile-end.road. On the 3d of
February an entrance was effected by the nursery-window by some
person, who was judged to be a female, from the small footsteps in
the ground, and the articles mentioned in the indictment
stolen. In the course of last month the bank notes were
traced to the female prisoner, with whom the male
prisoner was living A great part of the at tidies were found in
her possession, and the rest were traced to various pawnbrobers,
with whom she had pledged them, and who identified her as the
person. They had purchased, amongst other articles, a quantity
of new furniture, and in some of these purchases the male pri.
Boner accompanied her, and tendered notes in payment. They were
to have been married, and had made some preparations for cuter-
ing into that happy state.
The case was not clearly made out against the male prisoner, and
the jury Acquitted him, but found the female Guilty, and she was
sentenced to be transported for ten years.

NEW COURT.
Mr. Commissioner Bullock was occupied during the whole of the
morning in trying unimportant cases.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
QUEEN-SQ UAR E.
CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—Isaac Har-
man and WiWant Nichol.tant, two ill-looking fellows, the
former of whom had a severe black eye, were on Satur-
day placed at the bar, charged with uttering counterfeit
half•sovereigns, under the following novel and peculiar
cireumstm.:t s

Mr. William Bryson, the son cf the proprietor of the
Two Brewers, Brewer's-green, Westminster, stated that
on last Tuesday evening. the prisoners came into his
father's house, and called for some shrub, in payment
for which Harman tendered a sovereign. The change,
amongst which was a half-sovereign, was placed upon
the counter before them, when Nicholson observed that
he had coppers enough to pay for the liquor, and that
witness could give back the sovereign, as there was no
necessity for Harman to change. Nicholson then put
down fourpence-halfpenny, and witness having returned
the sovereign to Harman, took up the change from the
cmnter, which was, to all appearance, the same as he
had placed there. The prisoners then went out, when
witness on a sudden suspecting that something was
wrong, examined the change, and found that a counter-
feit half-sovereign had been substituted by tilt) fellows
for the genuine one he had originally placed on the
counter.
Mr. Thomas Lee, the proprietor of the Rochester
Arms,()n
Fridayil ch
evening,
t:s te -row, Navn,
(si a ill;
Harman
hmaatn
,t hue, b prisoners( )pretended
to
oe
be
drunk, called for a glass of ale, and threw down a sove-
reign. Pr.isecutor gave him a half-sovereign and some
silver, and was counting some copper money to complete
the change, when he saw Harman take the g.-iod half-
s_ivereign up and substitute a spurious one for it. Ile
immediately took the latter up and examined it, and, on
his throwing it do:hnelui phoonhittheiicaoruinnatne,r,a:lda,rhieni:ni
tshieidm-
denly put it in his mouth and swallowed it. Prisoners
way,
pcoaninfie.ir their defence, Harman said,
triedbo
Otbnttiit)l-ileginielgteoacr
" It's werry unpolite on him to give me this here black
eye, and when I gets out I'll look arter him ;" and Ni-
cholson said it was all wrong that had been said against
alled
him.—They were remanded till Monday.
et.
THAMES POLICE.

CITAIIGE OF MITIIDER.--An Irishman , named Simon
a glass-blower, who is about 29 years of age, was
brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with the wilful
murder of Jane Thruesell, in a low lodging-house, kept
girl, and the circum-
tntdhe rof
whiche it
took place, have caused by a woman named Sheehan, in Blue Anchor-yard,
unfortunate
Boesmary-lane, Whiteehapel.
The
d
great
excitement in the district. The place where the murder
took place is a narrow. dirty, ill-paved alley, leading out
stances eia
of Rosemary dane, which is chiefly inhabited by the
lower classes of the Irish, who have made a lodgment
in a great number of dilapidated tenements, few of which
possess any legal owners. In the house, No. 5, Blue
Anchor-yard, one of the dirtiest, and most ruinous of the
Irish freeholds, the prisoner lodged, with many others, in
the midst of filth and pestilence. From the evidtsice it ap
peered that the deceased, a Yorkshire girl, who came
from Newsholin, near Howden, about six months ago,
lodged in the same house, and was in the receipt of an
allowance of 4s. per week, which was forwarded to her
monthly by her friends in the north. On Friday morn•
ing, about half-past ten o'clock, the prisoner came home
drunk, and enterid the room where Mrs. Sheehan, the
landlady, and the deceased were in bed. Mrs. Sheehan
asked Hill for some rent, aid he refused to pay her any.
They began quarrelling, and the prisoner threw various
things at Sheehan, and they abused each other grossly
At last the prisoner took up a chair and hurled it at the
landlady ; it missed her and struck the deceased, who
was lying down at the foot of the brd. She immediately
exclaimed, " Oh, Simon, you have hurt me ; yam
have struck me on the head !" and she be-
gan vomiting. The prisoner immediately left
the room. The deceased lingered about three hours, when
she expired, and the Irish people in the house immediately
laid out the corpse, anti commenced the preparations for
waking the body, although the girl did not belong to
religi©~ their country or I' • ttempts were made to con-
ceal the circumstances of her death, but on the same
evening Inspector Donegan and police-srgeant Hobert
O'Brien received information which induced them to
visit the h use, and found the body of the deceased laid
out in the usual way. There were six men, of whom
the prisener was one, and a female in the room, and
Mrs. Sheehan was lying on the bed alongside the corpse
in a beastly state of intoxication. The other parties
ware also very drunk and noisy.
Mr. Garrett, a surgeon, of the New-road, was called
in, and examined the body. He had not made a posi
mortent examination, and could not take upon himself to
speak positively as to the cause of death.
As it was necessary to obtain the attendance of several
other persons, the prisoner was remanded till Thursday
next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Maurice Conderr, a diminutive boy, about twelve earsof
age, was charged with maliciously stabbing Joseph y Kent,
aged thirty, with a shoemaker's knife.
A police-sergeant of the E division who took the prisoner
into custody, produced the knife (a sharp pointed one)—and
also a certificate as to the state of the prosecutor, from the
house-surgeon of University College Hospital. It appeared
that the wounded man is a journeyman boot closer, and was
in the employ of the prisoner's father. On Saturday after-
noon, some words ensued between Kent and the prisoner
in the workshop. and Kent struck the boy twice, and was
rushing forward to again assault him when they fell on the
floor together, the prisoner having at the time the knife
in his hand. Kent almost immediately cried out that he
conveyed was stabbed. lie was as quickly
as posible to the
hospital.
Mr. MALTBY asked the prisoner what account he had to
give of the transaction? The boy said that Kent was beat-
ing him, and they fell on the floor together, but he did not
know how the man came stabbed.
The police-sergeant said he had been informed that Kent,
since his admission to the hospital, had stated that he was
now induced to think that the stab was accidentally inflicted.

Mr. MALTBY said, under the circumstances, he would libo,
rate the prisoner on his father becoming responsible for his
appearance when called on.
SOUTH IVARK.

Joseph Barnes, an apprentice to Mr. Cowper, linen-draper,
Blackman-street, was charged with stealing various sums of
money belonging to his master.
The complainant stated that the prisoner had been his
apprentice for the last three years, and that having reason to
suspect him of dishonesty, owing to the extravagance of his
conduct, he set a watch upon his actions. For this purpose
he got a customer to purchase some articles at the shop
with money that had been previously marked, and when the
prisoner was subsequently accused of keeping back some, he
denied it, but some was found in his possession.
When the prisoner's
,box was examined, a great variety of
expensive articles were found, amongst which were a gold
w,tch and chain ; and he admitted to the policeman that they
were purchased with the money of which he had robbed
his master.
The prisoner's uncle, a respectable man. said that his father
was in good circumstances in the country, and he trusted the
magistrate would remand him to give an opportunity of
communicating with his father.—The prisoner was remanded.

MURDER OF A. CHILD AT
HAMPSTEAD.
On Saturday afternoon a jury was empannelled before
Mr. T. Watley, M.P., at the Yorkshire Grey Tavern,
Hampstead, in the same room in which the inquest was
held on the late Mr. Delarue, to inquire into the death
of a male child.
The jury comprised several of the gentlemen who
were on the inquest above referred to.
Police-constable Alexander Mackay, 197 S, stated
that about half-past five o'clock in the morning of the
7th inst., he was on duty in Hampstead-road, near
Sinton's nursery, between Haverstock-terrace and the
Load of Hay, and in a ditch passing along the edge of
the nursery and the main road, he discovered the body
of the deceased. It was perfectly dressed in the clothee
produced to the jury. They consisted of the usual
children's clothing, of the finest texture. The flannel
was quite new, and edged with silk. The under clothing
was of fine cambric, and the cap had a rich lace border.
The body was wrapped in two diaper towels, and sown
up in an old dark green child's cloak. He conveyed
the body to the station-house, where it was seen by the
surgeon.
Mr. Daniel Gower, surgeon, of Hampstead, deposed
that when he first saw the deceased its nose was much
flattened, and there was a mucous issuing from the
mouth and nostrils. He had since made a pose moitem
examination. The umbilical cord had been properly
tied, and its appearance, together with other circum
stances, indicated that it had lived several days. The
lungs floated, and there was every other symptom to
prove this. There was no mark of violence on the per-
son, or any poison in the stomach. The brain presented
a very vascular appearance, and there was a good deal
of fluid blood on its surface. He was decidedly of opi-
nion that the deceased had died from some kind of suffo-
cation, and, from the mucous issuing from the mouth '
and nostrils, it was his his opinion that the suffoca:ion
was by drowning.
The CORONER said, after this evidence, he thought
there could nut be a doubt upon the mind of any one
that the case was one of wilful murder, although they
had no proof whatever of who the parties were that
committed it.
The jury acquiesced, and at once returned a verdict
of " Wilful murder against some person or persons un-
known."
Mr. WAKLEY then remarked he was in the Court of
the Old Bailey on Friday night, end heard Docker's
statement and the sentence passed upon him, and he
could assure the jury that Hocker exhibited all the cool-
ness he displayed when in that root at the inquest; in-
deed he was as unmoved as.the table before him. The
judge was ten thousand tunes more moved than Rocker
was. He seemed completely bound up in vanity, but he
hoped the sense of his awful situation would soon have
the effect of removing the film from his (yes, and enable
him to see his position more clearly than he at present
appeared to do. He acknowledged the writing of the
letter signed " Caroline," and from the very outset of the
case he believed he had done so.
A juror remarked that locker's statement with re-
spect to his covering himself with blood in a slaughter-
house at Hampstead was absurd. There was no
slaughter-house that was not kept under lock and key.

MIXED COMMISSION ON 'ITHE RIGHT OF SEARCH.9I
—Both English and French officers have given their evi-
dence. The former are Captains Trotter, the Hon. J. Den,
man, Butterfield, Adams, and Commander Spriggs. Captai
Bonet and several Freud' officers are waiting to be examined
They dined together at Lovegrove's, Blackwall, a day o
two since.— United Service Gazette.
Some of the Canadian journals furnish statistics
relative to the trade of that country, which show the progress
it is making both in imports and exports. With respect to
the first branch of commerce it may be stated that whereas
the entries of British plantation rum in 1842 were only
26,076 gallons, they had increased in 1844 to 120,680 gallons
The quantity of molasses received in 1842 was 117,966 gal-
lons; but in 1844 it had reached 222,836 gallons. The
quantity of sugar, including refined, muscovadoes, and bas-
tards, imported in 1842 was 7,760,0001 b. ; and in 1844 was
13,060,0001 b. The increase in the imports of coffee had risen
from 60:8061b. in 1842, to 432,1051 b. in 1844. With respect
to the second branch of commerce there was the same feature
of improvement in the leading articles. Flour, which in
1842 had only figured for 294,799 barrels, had increased in
1844 to 415,467 barrels. Wheat in 1842 was shipped to the
extent of 204,107 minots, then declined to 144,233 minots in
1843. and rose again to 212,183 minots in 1844. Peas from
78,985 minots in 1642 had increased to 130,355 minots in
1844. Ashes from 27,641 barrels in 1842 had increased to
35,753 barrels in 1844. Butter is the sole article that pre-
sents any alarming fluctuation. The' exports in 1842 were
542,511 barrels ; in 1843 they receded to 374,207 barrels ;
and rallied in 1844 to 460,800 barrels. On the whole these
returns afford incontestable proof of the prosperity of trade in
British North America. The only fear is, that the increase
of exports scarcely keeps pace with that of imports.
;it'll.* mansion in Be!grave-square of the late Mr.
Dehaney, the Solicitor of the Excise, has changed hands by
the instrumentality of Mr. George Robins, for seven thou-
sand guineas, and the on dits concur in its being a great
bargain. The Hon. Mr. Carew is the fortunate purchaser.
The furniture and appendages are to be sold during three
days in this week, and it is said the articles are exceedingly
rare and valuable.
Sir Edward Durnford King, K.C.H., Vice-Admiral
of the Blue, is appointed Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness,
in lieu of the late Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White.
Sir Edward entered the service on the 24th of March, 1786 ;
was made a Lieutenant the sth of September, 1794; Com-
mander, 22d June, 1796 ; Post-Captain, Bth January, 1801 ;
Rear-Admiral 22d of July, 1830; Vice-Admiral, the 23d of
November, 1841. He was a Midshipman in the Barfleur in
Howe's action ; was Senior-Lieutenant of the Dryad, and
was promoted for the capture of the French frigate Proser-
pine, of forty-two guns; and at the taking of the Danish
and Swedish islands in the West Indies, in 1801, he com-
manded the Leviathan. When a Rear-Admiral, he was
Commander-in-Chief of the Cape and Brazil stations, with
his flag in the Southampton, fifty guns.—United Service
Gazette.
THE SUGAR DUTIES.—The Board of Customs
having had under consideration the regulations which it may
be expedient to adopt for giving effect to the directions con-
tained in the Treasury order of the 20th ult., recorded on the
Board minute of the 24th following—under which all parties
who have sugar in the bonding warehouses, on which the
duty of 245. per hundred weight, and 5 per cent. thereon,
have been paid, are directed to be repaid the sum of Ss. per
hundred weight on such sugar, on the delivery of the same
from the warehouses within a limited time, have issued
orders that the amount of duty in question be returned to the
several parties by special certificate, upon the following con
ditions being previously complied with, viz. :—That the ap-
plications be made to the Board by the owners of the sugar
which was in the bonded warehouses on the 14th of March,
1845, when the former duties ended. It is to be observed
that the application is to be made by the parties themselves
in writing, and not by an agent or otherwise; that the ap-
plication be accompanied by a certificate from the Dock
Company. or Ihe owner of the warehouse, that the applicant
was the owner of the sugar, and that it was in warehouse on
the 14th of March, 1845 ; and also by a declaration of the
applicant that he was the actual and bond fide owner of the
sugar mentioned in his application ; that the duty had been
paid thereon, and that it was in the warehouse on the date
mentioned, and also that he is the party who is entitled to
the return of the duty on the sugar under the Treasury order
of the 20th ult., and no other person whatever. And the
Commissioners have further directed that no such return of
duty be made upon any sugar not actually delivered from
the bonding warehouse on or before the 20th of May next
ensuing ; and copies of this minute have been delivered to
the revenue officers at this port, and transmitted to the col-
lectors and controllers of the Customs at the several outports
of the kingdom, for their guidance and that of all parties
concerned.

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TUE ALLEGED MURDER IN WHITECHAP.L., —Yes-
terday a lengthened inquiry took place before Mr. Baker, at
the King of Prussia, Blue Anchor-yard, Rosemary-lane,
Whiteckapel, on view of the body of Jane Thrussell, aged
twenty-one years, whose death, it was alleged, had been
caused by a blow inflicted upon her with a chair, by a man
named Simon Hill, by trade a glass-blower, who was taken
into custody on a charge of murder, and has. been examined
before Mr. Ballantine, the Thames police magistrate, and
remanded to await the result of the present inquiry. Several
witnesses were examined, whose testimony was a recapitula-
tion of that adduced before Mr. Ballantine on Saturday last.
The witnesses, however, after a severe cross-examination, all
concurred in expressing their belief that the blow was entirely
accidental, and proved that the man Hill had uniformly be-
haved kindly to deceased, and would often share his food
with her when in distress. A woman 'limed Box, also de-
posed that immediately subsequent to the occurence, deceased
said that Hill had not hurt her. Mr. Leddle, surgeon, stated
that he had made a post mortem examination of the body of
the deceased. Death had been caused by an ex.travasation
of blood upon the brain. produced by a blow 11101 as might
have been inflicted in the manner deposed to by the several
witnesses. The Coroner summed up at great length, and the
jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of " Ac-
cidental death."

The Decay of Teeth arises from various causes ;
but, principally, it may be attributed to early neglect, ill
health, or the use of tooth powders containing mineral
and other deleterious acids, which give a momentary
whiteness to the teeth, while they corrode the enamel !
—The extreme prevalence of this cause is too well
known to need comment. To this fact, indeed, is prin-
cipally to be attributed the long botanical research,
which happily terminated by the most felicitous discovery
ever given to the world for the Preservation of the
Teeth, Gums, and Breath, viz.—Rowland's Odonto, or
Pearl Dentifrice : this Powder now occupies a distin-
guished place at the Toilets of the Sovereigns and the
Nobility throughout Europe, while the general demand
for it at once announces the favour in which it is uni-
versally held.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—THE EARL OF ALDUOROUGH
AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS 1 AN ASTOUNDING CURI By
THIS MIRACULOUS MEDICINE, AFTER EVERY OTHER MEANS
HAD FAILED !—See extract of his Lord.thip s letter, dated
Villa Messina, Leghorn, the 21st February, 1845. "To Pro-
fessor Holloway. Sir,—l bog to acquaint you that your pills
have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach,
which all the most eminent of the faculty at home, and all
over the Continent, had not been able to effect, nay, not even
the waters of Carlsbad or Mamenbad.—Signed, Aldboreugla."
These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or
stomach. Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor
Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be
had gratis), and by all saaleino vendors throughout the civilised
wet.