The Express. — London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

TIIE UNITED STATES ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, StAIDAT, JOLT 23. At half post five o'clock this morning the British an d North American Royal Mail Ship Africa arrived ie the Mt owe from New York, from which port she oiled on the 14th. The Africa brings 108 passengers, sad taiti,ooo dollars in specie. Among the passengers is M. Kossuth, who en gaged his under the assumed name of " A. mZ•pli h." gr a l:R e for London by the 9.30 train yes terday morning. The United States mail steamer Arctic had ar eirttl out at New York on the 14th, with the usual malls from hence, and the royal mail steamer was .ell by the Africa within twelve hours sail of that port. Th , Leo tire at Montreal is described as one of the most stensive ever experienced on that conti zoo. Tlw times raged for two days, and destroyed a bout I. ease houses. The loss is estimated at one million sterlirg. Thu pros incial government has placed the sure of 2../001. at the disposal of the relief committee for the immediate relief of the sufferers, and private eubseriptions in their aid are to be commenced forth with. Another extensive fire had also occurred at Roston en the loth instant, which destroyed property to the amount of half a million dollars. tbsee go county wu visited on the 9th instant with a very destructive haCstorm, which occasioned con siderable damage to property in the vicinity of Palermo. In Baltimore upwards of three hundred houses w e re submerged by reason of a freshet which °outwit there on the morning of the 13th. Another freshet occurred on the 9th in Vermont, which cermet away two railway bridges, and a dwelling houw. near Richmond. The steam propeller City of Oswego came in collision with anot.ter steamer in Lake Erie, on the 12th. and immediately sank. Between fifteen and twenty p><rwas are reported to have lost their lives by the accident. The houses of Congress had been busily engaged wirding• up the nmattling business of the session. fhv appropriation for additional compensation to the Collins line of steamers was carried by a INV jot" Iy of 2in the House of Itepresentatives. The steamers are to be kept on the route. The following are the particulars of the fire on board the City of Manchester, announced in the accounts received by the last mail from America: As the City of Manchester was coming up the bay OP the afternoon of the 9th, the bar-keeper went be low to draw some spirits, and the cock being hard to turn. he struck it with his foot to get it free, which threw down the light which he held in his hand. The spirits !wing at the time gushing freely from the cask, ignited, and in a moment the room was en trivet' in thanes. The bar-keeper and one of the stewards received such injuries, that they have since both expired. A tire-annihilator being brought into use, the dames were soon subdued, and it is not ex pected that the cargo has received much damage, if any. In the southern states, the whip have declined to sanction the nomination of General Scott fur the pnsidentehip, and fresh opposition continues to pour in eve re day from the slave states. In the Ilouse of Representatives a bill had been reported authorising the postmaster-general to con tract fur the transportation of mails twice in the month. in first-class steamers, between New York and Galway the sum to be paid not to exceed 10,000dols. the round trip. According to the Halifax British .Interican large quantities of gold have been discovered in Nova Scotia, and persons are going to that place by thousands. A noted character, named George E. Hamilton, who had obtained a considerable share of notoriety, and several large sums of money, by issuing fraudu lent tickets of conveyance to California, has been arrested and committed for trial, for having com mitted a forgery on Messrs. Tapscott and Co., of Liserpool and New York, to the extent of 25,000 dollars. Several deaths had occurred in New York from sun-strokc, and the vrtather had been intensely sultry. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Jean 14. The demand for exchange is rather more active this last week; sterling rules at 1101 to 1101. Continental bills are done at an advance on late rates ; franai 6.16 to 6.174. CoTTuC i* a little more active, without especial change in pm's, which, imam...need by lightness of the meek, tend if saythinr, in favour of owners-1,140 bass were dYjMea of at 91e. fir middling, sod 91e. he dint Oilman hansnsturre.—The market fee Ora rod Weston en. kibits so emeatial variation. TM husill iv r ei =ft= h still spirited, and there is IMMO Rem prices w ith imbrue receipts Mae alakelble cep' plies are well maintained. The laden tab us met Ina so moth, is eassairiosso of the seismal aloe of astion grades, and sesreity of lestorn froleett. Whist Mine Wry hem, though It tikes mungla after which may be secatinted for by the high claim of hoiden end the searc.:y of easels. Rye is doll mod assfuell et M. per buthi.l. Oats are pretty actively jagpsirml aAar erliher. to 444 e for Wasters, sad 44e. to 465. he Stahl ppaws bush& Corn Arun active and buoyant, ths fivsanabM oda= from Ecutlad coon the isiesnco of heavy ma imps. solos weans& bushels utunorthentallis at 42e. to 594 e. ; abed Wages at Ma. to 61e. ; sr • mai yellow at 62e. FIZIONTe.—We Mediae aato of 11•1111111ons4. nose to Ward, windy Is elf np. at 10d., sad 1,110 do. at Is. 16,000 baholsof ars were aimed at 31d. in bulk, sad 3.000 bosh& el what at 4d., Masi by tho vessel. Cotton was at ed. ToLtalas thaw woo a far amount' Onion at parkas atm Moen Immo deetation of mo unt to notice in rates be Nom whit Odalsods. • Teasel ins chartered to load with ask In the laddill provinees. for Roll at 7Se. 6d., and sarfkut to Mire. sad book at 2.0011 dollars. One was also taken for the West ladies at :vc. to rotors with salt at Ile. the Court. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. Her Majesty and Prime Albert rode out on horse back yesteay aftersees. The royal &Urea walked Gan drove is the pomade. The Hon. Slower Snaky has eseceeied the Hole. Cerohee Caswell* as Kahle( Besse, hi Waiting. SUNDAY. Dike Osoftis atul the (heal Noche= of Meelll;al;urg . 'Sated the Gems yesterday, and tetassed gads is the afternoon to Shaeklis. The Duchies of Gloucester, attended by Ludy Ca. Money and the Hon. Colonel Liddell, arrived shortly WWI eeven o'clock, on s WWI to her Majesty. The Princess of Hoheolohr-Langenboarg, ernmealaniod Ly her son and daughter, a t a irnee and prisons of Hob's lobe, arrived in town on • tarday morning Dom Calais. Her serene Muchness was received at the terminus of the South Easters Londoo-bridge, by Sir Cooper, and conducted to Clarence-house, St. Jamea teg l: half.pest 12 o'clock the princess left town, attended by 6a George Couper, for Frogmore, on a visit to the Mobile of Kent. The Earl of Devon had an interview with Sir Jobs Pakingten as Saturday at the Colonial-cake. Mr. H. flail, L.U.(Cape of Gaol Hope), had also an interview with the right hon. baronet. Mr. Secretary Walpole left town on Friday emitting far a few days. The Amomey.General of Gibraltar had an Interview with Sir John Pakington on Saturday. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Hong-Koss sad Ceyioa on Saturday from the Colonial.office. TIItNLIZR STORY AND HEAVT FALL OP RAIN.— Yesterday (Sunday) at a few minutes past I o'clock, p.m., the metropolis and suburban districts for mikes distant wen 'Visited by nee of the most fearful storms of thunder, rain, ac, that has happened for loose considerable tia past. At the time previously stated, the whole atmosphere became densely clouded, and, in the eosins of a few minutes after- wards, several heavy claps of thunder followed in rapid succession. when the rain poured down la torrents. Far riogdoo-etreet, New Bridge-street, and the lower end of Fle , I-street, were upwards of 12 hashes under water, bat the Ineeneenience occasioned in that district was trifling to what took place more eastward. in Spitalaelds the water in some One.. rain as high as three feet, and coveriag tM footpaths, rushed down the gratings Into the cellars ma kitchens, and In fore the inmate. bad time to remove say a their flaniture, an incalculable amount of mischief wire done. In the immediate neighbourhood of the General Fwt.oface, the thoroughfares were completely impartable on account of the great depth of water which accumulated so rapidly. About a o'clock another storm of lightning, thunder, and rain followed, but the water did not cause half the ravage in the public streets it did at the previous hour. FoRF.IGN FIREARWR—The Lords of the Treasury having had under their coseklera•ion an applieaCon of a metropolitan firm requesting that a ease of foreign pistols which hue arrived in this country front France may be exported to the East Indies, their lordships have caused it si - croary to acquaint the Commissioners of Customs that they consider that these pistols were justly liable to detention, and that the only concession which towel be made in the matter was to permit the pistols to be returned to the port from which they had been shipped to this country. and which their lordships allowed tinder the circumstances of the ease. POLLS. YIMAL CLOGS Yr Till POLL. Sinclair CLARE COUNTY. FINAL CLOOIt OF Till POLL. Fitzgerald 2.022 Vend.leer 2,015 O'Brien 1,971 lE I LIEF.NN Y COUNTY. PIN•L CLOS' OP TIII POLL. Blies Weeps Butler Ellis The Kilkenny Moderator says:—•' We are able to state oa food athority that a retition will positively be resented and energetically prosecuted. As well se the intimida resen tion there is another strong gr 'and for petition—that of want of quali6eation. Lord James Butler will, after all, be the member for our county, and the triumph of hie opponents will prove but short-lived." MEATH COUNTY. TINAL CLOG{ OP Tllll POLL. Lam 2,583 Cerbelly 2,417 Grattan CARLOW COUNTY. PIMAL CLOSI O► VII POLL. Ball _ _..__ _____ _. .-.--. 893 Wean BealnuT MI 878 Keogh 873 KLNGII COUNTY. lIIIIST *&T. —.. Bland —. LOU O'Brien Bernard WEXFORD COUNTY. nosy MT. Wlllabss ---... lAN Omer 1,232 Marisa !AR Omar - 14 - 01 Nem DOWN COUNTY. Lord Hill — 8173 Kerr Shaman Crawford 4893 Mr. Crawford's friends polled a few votes the second day, although it was clear that the eastern was decided on the first. DUBLIN, SUNDAY. The following returns bare been receired to-day. They show the final close of the second days polling in the several COIALItics : KING'S 00UNTY: O'Brien (Liberal) Bland (Liberal) Bernard (Tory) lILDARE 00Mat cosma n _ a penq ins (UMW) MO (IWO al MATO COUNTY. Moore (Liberal) lO6 Biwa. (Liberalory)) 3i'itlpiae (T IVEXFORD COUNTY. *Mahon (Liberal) Georg* (Tory) 1564 Morgan (Liberal) Carew (Liberal) Nana (Tery) LEITRIM COUNTY. Brady (Libers4 "'695 Meatieraery (Tory) Clements (Liberal) 6BB - - SLIGO COUNTY. Swift (Liberal) Booth (Tory) Gore (Tory) 1237 Teats 74 TIPPERARY COUNTY. &ally (Liberal) Badlair (Liberal) 6083 Otway (Tory) WATERFORD COUNTY. Power (Liberal) Hutebisos (Tory) Esmond' (Liberal) 1676 MONAGHAN. Leslie (Tory) Foster (Tery) Gray (Liberal) 2348 ANTIIIIN COMlTT—Macartavy and Psekenhass returned ; no opposition. Don most County—Hays, Cosolly, and Johnstone no minated ; poll, July 27. ELECTION RIOTS IN IRELAND. The following additional particulars of the unfortunate affair at Simile-bridge, in Clare, are from the Limerick Reporter of yesterday Late in the evening a young sera sassed Michael Olyan wee conveyed by his father, meths% miff sinter on a ear from Sizmile.bridge to Bar s Empital, labouriog seder a severe bullet wound is gni& The ball peal clear through the fleshy poet of the WO, withest wag the bone ; hopes are eaceleami of hie ressway, arab his condition is set Ise then 11111/1114 The saaholl state of his areas and Ilmally sail an be deestibeL It appears that he was siegehisic at a dielsom front the crowd and soldiers whoa Ihme Ira. took plakead he alleges that the only muse gives the the Ma as ante mass thaws by • kw women vie bed hem weeding psalm aria gam of Simile bridge wham they saw the areas sea eta Mr. Delmer and • arty of the Met. All was calms sad good order up to that resasest. A rasa of the woe of Hassea died of his wean ghat sin *Week pa. The lives al elan see thepenedel. Aaelhrnam e gimes saaswlas set aseertalaii e with a eagesai koshers of the shiseMar t hem. woe seamed le the Clan lelmemy at Basis. It ep 'sags es ela leas that there be ea ang—at lesa as sada seardeseas lag—werw oul e it d sot fee the order M pars sal lad gives is the early part of the .fusing at Thesimmilyne. If sash mean is weal remeneto he sees. Two of the eatirry an. mid M ham loess hit with those. sal the meet slew Mass spllaerad ; bat. is sMilles le this. than war MSS wiriew ellarded kr the thia. Ilia this us ass sales throws by WOOSIn. Tales alas woos la all, sash of wkkh teokethet—asselly afl =Meth Mr. M. tiontr. of CIS=II4O/011.1.11. a Jury slat See Vika, pat..a bell as lama ea the Maim a/ the deed. The inquest we Marna to M masa (Servalay), ales several witasmes err be en emies& Sir Leans Oinks, liesteasat of the esset/, ad Mr 1. 4 1. miaow if Si, Jobs T. asset the IMO pram yenning sefaVrth; isatem sad theeassives is as asset Unglues teem a the eamagw Or Leda desired that there as se eeasaglvea brae iLg asihreslassidemesteaeaselled livened le sine who gave the taw. li Arthe deelred they they gave no order. The Mien In essinead Mend that hews a order. The Han ties eaMisse lied at a essibleralle distance fres the tams, who threw the chose tam the., and at the leg of Ile Math They 'redo. we have shove stated. be two diseethas is such Maeda there as a wall, whisk eon pbsisly eutlessd the aegis. a that there was se swaps whavier. ems way er the T l Motam the marine= Le. Massey wee We Ilessiegles% Mann this fa lalleorieg nadir the Abet of a paha waled over the hi p lam The ball her sat hoes mamma. This =Mr. Delsege's milk:vs' all apes at the milk mar the drat szeitemeat prevailed mai the imPl&" Alma* all the provincial papers teem with details of Miasma Mame kind employed by the caniteoding parties at Use *leaks's. The Kakeisity Modienstor bailouts columns occupied with accounts of °singes of this nature, but as the polities of the paper are strati, these secouals mast be tam tsenpvase salsa. The Moderator mya: " The most dastardly attacks were made as Lord James Butler on annul occasions; as one in particular, whilst driving hem the Court-house, with Sir John Blondes, es they were shoot turning late 'Clog-street, they were to sailed withdrowers of dirt, stones, and sucks, the hones bead was and every e ff ort was mails to break the falf open they at ; kis lordship carried a stout stick with tibia lee delhaded himself galMatly, knocking over onit reseal tube remelt him a coward blow on the back of the seek. However, Colonel ()oldie sod the dra goons s... inesenod Lord James from the mob, riding them down in emery direction, sad we are happy to rate that lardehip neoeived no serious hurt. Several voters ro tors*/ hem from the y gl ree t:ere also waylaid la the suburbs, and beaten most d full . " The excitement and ace in own were far greater than in Ki,kenny. From an early hour thousands of foredooms-tinkle' fellows commenced pouring into the town from the surrounding country sod from New Ross, and aeon the streets became densely crowded with a yelling mob of non-electors, who kept their position during the whole day. The force of military and police was scarcely sufficient to cope I with so dense and daring a body of rioters, who could only be properly kept in cheek by completely clearing the streets, and keeping them out of the town. In the morning a large mob proceeded from the town towards Killine to meet the voters of the Hon. Mr. Agar Ellis on their way to the poll. The voters were accompanied by Sir John Power and Father Doyle, of Oraigue, who in spite of all the re monstrenees of his clerical confreres, remained firm in sup port of the Clifden family. The attacking party here caught a tartar, fur they were beaten back and driven into Thonise•town ; bat being these reinforced, they corn- TIIE EXPRESS. MONDAY EVENING. JULY 26, 1852. mesced etather onslaught before the sneaks& entered the town, is which we regret to learn that &r Jetta Power was covered with filth and Father Doyle received a severe blow from a stone on the head. The most nefortenate occur rence, however, which we have to record was as accident of a very serious nature to the Rev. Jeremiah of Kilmoganny. That gentleman was In the midst of a ferocious mob, who were beating him end covering him with fund, when some soldiers of the eompany of the foith Itegiessur, who arrived that morning from Callan, rushed to his eminence. One of the soldiers was thrusting back a rufhan with the MIZZIO of his musket, when it unfortu nately exploded, and a ball passed through the shoulder of the li nt. Slr. 11•Cheane." THE MURDER NEAR BATH. In dm E.rpress, in December last, there ap peared the particulars of a brutal and cold-blooded murder, perpetrated on • quiet and inoffensive man named Ueorge Bush, at l'riston, a village situated a few miles from Bath , on the night of the first of that month. Tie deceased, who was a milkman residing at Tinishury, a mile or two from Primes ' had attended an auction sale at the latter village, and intho evening, with others, regaled himself at the Ring of Bells, the village public-house. lie leR early, however, to go home, but neat morning his dead body was dimovered in a field not half a mile from the house, the unfortunate man's threat having been est from ear to oar, and his pockets rifled of their contents. Several persons were at the time apprehended on Rapt cies of the horrible crime, but after lengthened lions discharged, and one young man, • butcher named ' Evans by wider such terrible suspioioa that he has been almost an outcast from society ever since. The pukes were completely baffled in their investigations, and the painful &Emir was almost considered ma impenetrable mystery, when, most unexpectedly, • ohm was lately obtained to the murderer by his own confession. The party thus implicated is an Irish pedlar named Christopher Smith, who was lately confined in the Dorches ter County Gaol under the Vagrancy Act, and who whilst imprisoned stated to a fellow prisoner that be had com mitted • murder in Bomersetshire. This led to Ifenther inquiries, which resulted in the prisoner's apprehen lin by Mr. Hughes, chief of the Bath police, on the charge ef the murder of Busk, at Primon. On being apprehended the prisoner said he amid make a clean confession of it, and then told Mr. Hopes se follows 1 was at the pob lie-heese, end at the Mule selling incline and other little =trathad half ••pleg of beer, aced 1 sew the man I pull wet hieuptssews, whisk tempted me. I fol lowed hint hem doe pslMbsma until he VW two or three Adds over a stile, ad whim he pt 70 or SO porde I tripped his up with sty let. He fell en the back of his heed and esietl out hardier • very loudly, and said tome, Do you moat to warder r r 1 replied to him, ' Yes.' " The pri sneer, them leellies at kis arms, said, " I was then much stringer tad mem settee than I am now, and I held him a few minutes and drew say knife across his throat two or three times, and he never moved afterwards. There was not much straggling, as it was soot over. I knelt oa him, and when I wee oa him the blood came over me, and I tore up some grass and stuffed it into the cut. I then took his purse, but did not get more than seven or eignt shillings. I thought he had more, or it would not have happer ed. lam sorry for it, It was a eold-blooded deed, and one of the worst murders that ever was done. I slept in a cart-house that night, and in barns end under haystaclu ever since; bat wherever I was I could not rest, as I saw the man. It was a dreadful thing to have on the miad, and I am perfectly prepared to die for it." On Saturday the prisoner was brought up before a full bench of magistrates, at the County-office Bath. The greatest excitement prevailed, and several h undreds of per s2ns followed the fly in which the prisoner was conveyed from the police station to the magistrates office. The pri mer apron very dejected. end hie countenance presents a wry limped appearance. He appeared to pay great atten tion he die evidence of the various witnesses, but declined peidag my questiose to them. Thelenewing evidence was adduced:— Flower, son of M. Flower, who was first apple. lts2= rs suspicion of the murder, de to finding the body of the deemed severed with lying neer the foot pat. is • nil batmen Peldos end Timsbury, between mess sad eightedeek m themes*/ after the murder, the Ihad of Deeember. _ VM.Viii,carps ---- War, of Timsbury, wee told on the morn ing of the 2nd of December that Bush was lying M a Geld with his bowels out. He went to the field and found the body lying on the back, the left hand being evens the sheet, and there was a shilling stack by blood on the back of the hand. The throat wee cat from ear to ear, and both of the pockets of the trowsen were turned inside out, and there were marks of this having been done by a hand with blood on it. The deceased's hat was lying near the body. The spot where the body woe lying was about half a mile from the Ming of Dells public-house, at Priston, and about 90 1 yards from the stile of the field leading from it. The wound in the throat was stuffed full of grass. Mary Weeks, wife of William Weeks, Isndlord of the Ring of Bells, Priston deposed that she remembered the let of December last. It was a Monday. On that day she saw the deceased Georg* Bush at her house. lie left at stout a quarter pest 7 in the evening. Could net swear she bad seen the prisoner there ; but a man shabbily dressed Ike him came to the house in the afternoon, and had half a pint of beer. He bad a basket sad a bag with him. She knew he was an Irishman by his brogan, and he was vary ' like the prisoner, bat she could not swear to bins. There was a sale at Priaton that day. Sampson Willis sew the deceased at the Ring of Bells on the let Demeter. He saw him pat his hand in his pocket to pay some money, and heard money rattle. ?amity Fowles, servant to Mr. Keeling, of Priston, re membered the aide on the Ist December. She was then living as Reek-hill with her mother. About half-past 10 o'clock ea that morning a man came to the gate of her mother's Mom The man bad a basket on his arm with aleit s rs and laces hi its sad be asked her if she smithies ? She did not make any That day Weigle previously he had asked at L i tt, end she had prodissed some huller matches of him. She should knew the mass again, eke bed seen him fre quently darial e ttr 2t ret two or three years. He weeny came once a t to the house, but she had never bouOt anything him except on the one occasion when she Weed the nmaises because be was so very saucy. Tee winless was lore melted to look round the court and see if she meld the ma. She at once identified the pd. lienfie. The , sit orstinued, was much thinner new thorn when she 'raw Yen ow the da of the sale. He had also et that the • shah sop es w ith a leathers peak. ▪ had ohm a huh miser, and Whoa ma hoer than he did sow. Nage Bask was mordswed the ems eight. She went sad saw the body the Lest manias. Hock-hill, when she lived, was but a bald or two /toss the spot where the body was found. The add in whisk the murder took pleas could he seen from the beam. John Wiwi, labourer, of P • dopeadi that on the morale' a ft er du murd er of George Bush, as be was going to his work about 8 o'clock, he saw a man skiing upon the beak by the roadside, our the Ring of Bells, and he was wiping his shoos with a pions of paper. Hs spas to wit. sees and said him what time *was. Ha epee like an Irishman. The primer was aimed the sine height and features, bet be simuld not Shaw sweat Iss was the man. If be was the maw be was abused a gnat dial he the worse. He looked at that dor • peat Sod jollier than be did now. He had as a brews do* will a peak to it and • boast *wag to his back. Habawl the primmer was dio nom, bet tint ba was mask ailing. Istawry wide of Joseph lkinmea, of Oradea end. Balk. resnewhored the night By was murdered. 'no next wear she went over to Priem to boss about ft. Oa her way, chant half -past II e' when between the Hod Lies lan, Odd laws. sad Hand MOM SUMAS. gate, ski neat a ma. (This new shout a mile sod a b nearer Bath than the plans whore the WI witness deposed to seeing the prisoner.) He turned oat of the tl read towards Combs Deers. There wee a woman wi g h a C As witness came up as awn the man was riermilsgesime the well, and the mum was dabs, essambing as host of his shirt, num whisk witness observed NM Spits of Mod. The prisoner was the wan she saw • oho was gulls sore of that. He was stouter then, and lied were whiskers thane hod new. The futures were the tam. Witness stopped to sois what the woman was ag, when the wawa said to her, " what the devil are you 11.14 at r Wham sada no mply. Jos* Maw Synssa4 surgeon, of Karkabirty, was called wpsw Isemessioe the body of the murdered man ea the Sul of Hoomabor, the day after the murder was disco vered. lb saw the body is the churchyard, at Primes. He lid the threat sat from ear to as,, the wowed going through to dis spits. amides the larger wound, there Were two mast eats ea the left side of the throat. To Mdiagtholleige wooed, he should think there mast have e several maw, and it mast have been Lashed with a amp hatmonsat. There were two wowed' hided sod above the right ear. They were each weds as arlibt have been avid by the damned falling beeline' upon • sharp stns. The wound in the throat world mass almost iasimimaawas shark. The witness Ira gebil o someime the bands of the prisoner, a ft er whisk fe doled that brs head scut on the forefinger of the left head, and there woo a soar above the knuekle. Allred Hughes, chief.( the Bath police, deposed to the coafenion nada to his by the prisoner, as gives above, mad added, that after the prisowir said he was prepared to die for the murder ha added tat he ought to have killed himself, and that he night have dose it, only that he had set the pluck • sad that he had got We band bit sad his lager out ia dena:t. He showed wines some soars on the ibreinger of left band. Witness asked hiss how he got his left band cot, and he than ewilaind the way In whiels it wee dons, as he was holding back the chin of the demised. The primmer hero said, se the magistrates were consi dering the propriety of calling timelier witness', " Gentle men, thete's enough evidenoe to hang twenty without any mom." The usual caution was then rend to the prisoner and he was asked if he had ■nyth' to say why he should not be committed. He replied " I hare nothing to say ;" and signed the 'Meant in a capital haudwritise. The prisoner was then committed to take his trial at the neat senses on the charge of wilful murder. Etscrtots RIOTS, Bylaw., JULY 25th.—Wo re gret having to record the death of a person named John °ridding, who breathed his last yesterday, at the Bristol Infirmary, and who was severely wounded . at Bsnwell, by a pike by some miscreant, at the recent election for the eastern division of the county of Somerset. An inquest on the body of the deceased has been opened pro forma by the coroner, J. B. Grindon, Esq., and it stands adjourned till tomorrow, when, of course, a strict enquiry will be made into the num of this brutal outrage. THE STOCKPORT OUTRAGES. The inquiry before the magistrates was resumed oo Satun.ay morning at the Court-house. Mr. Gibson requested the court to give blossoms laetrile tint as to the course ho must punu • • tines the mayor had deelised to permit hi m on W e d n esday to examine Mr. Clue, the pubiiahtr of the placard 'toed by " an elector of Kdinburgh," sad "published for the Protestant Astoria. ties," as to the author of it. Mr. J. St. John Yates, one of the magistrates, said he thought that would nut form pert of the present, but might be the subject of a subsequent inquiry. The Mayor said he still held the opinion that this pla card formed no part of the present investigation. Wm. Wright, clothes dealer, No. 6, Rdward.street—Wu In Chestergate on the night of the riot, about half-past eight, neer the Grapes, in Petty's Carr. I saw the primmer Michael Murray corning down Pichford's steps. Five or six Irishmen stood at the bottom, and he mid to them, " We had our day on Sunday, and we'll have our sight to-night. We'll wash our hands in protestant.' blood, and walk on bier beads for stones." He went towards Adlington square. He had a short rough walking stick in his hand, about an inch and a half round. I saw no more of hint. By Mr. Gilson—l believe I have been convicted for beinc drank, and foe felony twice, about eleven years since, in this court. I have been in prison about three times besides for being drunk and disorderly. A man named Okay. was with me when I saw Murray. I ant gave in formations of this to Mr. Reddish's clerk seven or eight days slant. I had not heard that Murray had an luforina tion against moo. He came and asked me my name on the same day es I saw Mr. Reddish's clerk, but a little before. Jemee Olewre a labourer, the man above alluded to corroborated the last willies''. statement. Murray . said " " We had our d a y on S un d ay , an d we 'll h ave our night to night. We'll wash our hands in protestant blood.' Ito Ho muttered some other words which witness did not boar. Did not know &heftier he bad anything in his hand. By Mr. Gibson—Told this to Mr. Reddish's clerk six or seven days ago. Joshua Etchells, steam-loom weaver, Barlow-street, Higher Hillgate.—On Monday night, the 28th ult., Michael Murray led a crowd of about 40 people down the Hillilete• Ile met Lee, the police-officer, and said to him, " I insist upon your clearing this crowd away." Lee told the crowd to disperse The crowd west down the Hinges., and witness followed them. As they went through the Underbsak Murray picked up a stone, and threw it at dye begs, and another he put in his pocket. They went as far as Mr. Medal's surgery in Chestergate, and then Murree said, "Now then, make ready." The crowd then occupied the whole width of the street, end drove about 20 persons before them who were is the street. Witness then I went home. Others besides Murray had sticks. Joseph Sharpe, High-street, Heaton Norris, was in Carr- gretn u a special constable at half-past 11 o'clock on Tue.- day night, the 29th June. Sew James Logue in a house nourishing a sword, and furniture we. being thrown out of I the window. When be came out, I told him to give me the 'word. He refused, and I took It from him, and brought it to the police•office. It was an Irishman's house. (The sword, on being produced, appeared a comparative) harmless weapon, being about half a yard in Worth with no edge or point.) Margaret Marlow said she saw the prisoner Samuel Prestos' breaking the poor box at the Rdgeley catholic chapel at a quarter past ten on the night of the not. When I got to the chapel the crowd was breaking the door. Prestos put his head in the broken box, and thee put his shred hand in his right hand trousers pocket. Could not see whether he bad anything in his hand. Prawns is a weaver at Mr. Kershaw's mill, and witness worked at the same mill. Afterwards saw a cross broken in the middle of the crowd. Theresa Amy was at the Edgeley chapel about 10 o'clock on the Tuesday night. Saw Mark Gleave stirring up the tire outside the priest's house. The priest's vestment was in the fire. Saw him about two o'clock the next morning in Walker's yard, Brook-street, breaking into some cellars inhabited by Irish. About 20 people were with him. They smashed all the furniture and took the men out of the houses to prison. I believe they said they would kill them if they would not go. The assailants bad all what they called truncheons. One men had a arow-bar. The truncheons were rough sticks. Mary Anus Hanley, called by Mr. Gibson in defence of the prisoner, Many O'Gara, said-1 saw the prisoner on the night of the riot at the top of the Whooshes' steps between half-put 6 and 7 o'clock. Stones were flying at the time. 1 told the prisoner to get out of the way of the stones, and she went into Chestergete, and I believe into her lodging. Believe she is a very peaceable woman. Hannah Hearne said the prisoner Mary O'Gara lodged with her, and was • very quiet, honest woman. John Barlow, bricklayer, arrived at Edgeley Chapel shortly before 10 o'clock on ihe night of the disturbance. The crowd were breaking Mr. Frith's windows with stones and sticks. I went through the gate to the front door, and I begged of them not to touch it. They were breaking the panel.. Some of them said, " That's Bodow's sea,wbo carried the great cross," and then they struck at me, but I avoided the blow. 1 saw William Welker, a shoemaker, after the mob had broken into the chapel, and told him this would never do, end begged he would put a stop to it. He did stop the boys from breaking the school windows, but he then went to the !root of the chapel, and kicked at the side door next the school. The door next Mr. Frith's hoses was open. The gas-pipe in connexion with the meter was lit. A piece of pipe stood up about a yard, and the light yea at the open month of that, like a torchlight. I saw Hamlet Hahne standing inside the porch, dressed like a sailor. About a doom men were with him. Did not see anything in his hand. Did not hear him my or see him do anything. This was about half. past ten o'clock. Alice Devine, laundress, saw Mark Glean come into the vestry from the chapel, through the broken door, with • flat stick in his hand, like the side of a bed, but smaller. He wiped the perspiration from his face, and then walked into the lobby of Mr. Frith's house. Before Glesve cams late the vestry,l heard a-noise as if they were break ing tb• chapel done. Went to Mr. Frith's house to toll him the mob were wining. This concluded the case for the prosecution. The magistrates having retired for an hour and three quarters, resumed their seats at five o'clock, when The Mayor said the aegis rates had determined that the following prisoners should be discharged, via., Michael Murray, James Loinsa, Peter Howbotham, Henry Mini, John Watson, Wm. Wood, and George Potts. Against the following the magistrates were of opinion that a case was made out, which they would have to an swer : Patrick O'Hara, James Finn, Michael M'Der most, Thomas Garvey, James Walsh, Thomas Mur glie.Paineett,looNr;pouglilet Th""a uel Boy le, lien,, cr.; Wm. Burin', Mark Glean, Henry tee, Thomas Ed wards, John Mater, Samuel Prestos, Thomas Walker, Joseph Birth, Samuel Williams, =1 Thomas Gardner. As to Gouge Patsy end Hamlet Halm, they were willies to hear any ',Menem that _might be eMered la their detente. Mr. Mese said be shield reserve b debris kr all the prisoners Mawr be apyamed ter. The atagisMass then Ambled the end adasansed tall Wedareday, to ld ems Kr. Ihrandlea maid dolma= whether be ' she reserve Ida dehase er net. RAILWAT AOCIDIATT.—On Wedoweelay evening last, the train do from Ferryhill at Muhems at 6 o'clock wee run lath by the Leeds Northern kV: 4z glees where the Leeds Northern lise ill =tbe near Btorktea. sad a flambee of sad eases wore throws iato the stoma sad alarm— several of them piths( SOVIIIII/ lyre( Wean that the driver of the Laths Meethelet Mein had been Sews the lies to the old Illsehtem awl epood statics, ▪ pelmet mei es a geode weseheme e sad after leaving the Steehls• goads. was pan up the Clarence line, thaerthig the rthaeladar of thud aggees I. frost of his thew, to to the Leeds Northers Ilse. Arriving at the junction of the ewe pollways jest at the inomeet the Ferryhill train was emeieg dews, the se the cattle tracks el the lugger trate amp' the muse of the wader et the merger UWE. eme We the Mom. lam e end smademl sail the adjelehig seem‘elses Mat aseelly pieses it ales serried away Iles side et a liebeiess carriage— tearing away the wets, mid dela/ fearful havoc is its pro- Wiest a deem meow:gem sow MOM or 1M• In tired, Mew whim was Mr. Gnaw of Bilmbargh, thief imgiseer et the Leeds Northers Dim whose Mg is broken is tire plasm sad eo smugly bessratid diet the medical ma wits ham attended his am apprehend,* it will have to be Ulm it Mr. Mawr having .guessed • wish to have kis own mulled elimilhat, atelsgeephie a= was forwarded le Bilebemil to Dr. Syne, who here by ea ?handy ehersecs. Mr. Grainger is the mellser. • frig hem the smith of Boatlead, named Cueadeglima, easteepe ied by her aims sad sanerrasaid, had, the twe Swam melt a leg broken, sad the latter was severely Lobed about the mete. • Mrs. Lewis, hem Mielleskse, _wes oleo mach belied ; mud a summeselellmorsiller hem Kredimil is much but about the leg soli mode. tu surd reseived a cut above the eye; sad a sea salmi lam ibersedesu is a deal hart about the kam. Sem taw ure buy ;=sbat these are the pledge) view. Dr. Ir. Foss, Mr. Rifilater" and ether issifent pude men, were immediately ea the sp eel rem/Irby their services in the must _prompt sad Washed manner ; sad everything has been done that meld pemilily alleviate the sufferings of the 4, lnjured. The esegambithe of the Leeds Nonagon train was takes kat armesdy soon after the aseideut puled, sad we mediseetemil is es manded.—Sinsderthad Nom DAWN° ROBBIItY AT MIRIFIELD.—EarI) on Fri day morning, the sloth warehouse helms's( to r. Joshua Harker, auteataetarer. Wrist, was heath isle by some daring villain aid cloth itheeatiag to them NIX to 1601. taken away. The swam was elhesel by estling a round hole, four aid a halt WINS is direeleff e is the pawl of the door, and by patting the ma thumb the ewe was un locked and the ouch tam eV by _wbish wee secured. Although the weeeleses essuesied with the dwelling house, sad woke see et the meson , ee l the slilhtest noise was limed by the illlAtes. Se wed sad esthete were the desperadoes. that they leek time to wort the cloth, taking with thus the best Mesh wool-dyed cloth that was in the warehouse. It is suppesed it would weigh about • weber of • tea. The robbers were traced through the ems the wall, and up the field to Knoll-lane, where rt i rs imi supposed a conveyance was in realises to receive the plunder. About two o clock in the morning some persons attending a brick kiln close at hand heard a spring cart drive by and stop, when a person went up to it and said somethutg, wl.en the car drove immediately in the direction of Knoll-lane. As Mr. Howarth, the constable for Mirfield, and Mr. Green were at York, Mr. Inspector Kaye, of Hud dersfield, was immediately on the spot, and measures are being taken, if possible, to detect the robbery—Wakefield Journal. ROBBERY AT LEEDS BY POLICEMEN. LENDS, SATURDAY. Yesterday, John Payne, No. 42, and John Outh waite, No. 93, two of tht Leeds police forte, were brought before the Mayor and several other magistrates, at the Leeds Court-house, oa a serious charge. Payne has been three or four years in the force, but Outhwaite, who is a much younger man, has not been more than a year. The circumstances out of which the charge arises arc the follow lag :—A little before three o'clock yesterday morning, an other police-officer, ow duty iu Mill-hill, found two young womrn, about 17 or 18 yours of age, fast asleep on the atop of what used to be the post-office. Ou being awake the two girls said they were on their way to New castle, and that police officers 42 and 93 had taken all the money they bad to pay lodgings ith. The two girls were accordingly taken to the police office, told the same story to the superintendent, sad when the police arrived front duty they picked oat Payne and Outhwaite as the men who had got their money. This led to an investigation by the watch eommittee yesterday morning, who finding the charge made , out, at once dismissed the two officers from the force, and ordered them to be taken before the magistrates and punished for neglect of duty. The facts as stated in open court are thee. The two girls are Mary Ann Smith and Ann Wi.kinsou, from Man chester. They stated that they were on their way to New castle, where Wilkinson has a stepbrother re-Ming ; and on the previous night they were inquiring for lodgings, when a little girl offered to take them to her mother's house. This was in York-street, and just as they were inquiring for lodgings, the two policemen, Payne and Outhwaite, came up and asked if they had any money to pay for lode. logs. The replied that they had, and Wilkinson gave to Outhwsite a sixpence and some copper, expecting that he and Payne were going to find them lodgings. In stead of doing this, however, Outhwaite waked away, and Payne, after removing a man that was standing near, u-ed his stick, and, as one of the girls expressed it, " leathered" them both away. In support of this statement two police-officcrs, John Shendon and Samuel Stead, were called. Their evidence was to this effect. They were patrolling York-street about • quarter before one o'clock, when they observed Payne and Outhwaite standing with these two girls and another. The girls were asking shout lodging., when one of the officers asked if they had any money to pay (or lodgings. One of the girls said they had, and took out • sixpence and ' 3id. or 4d. in copper; whether the girl gave Outhwaite the money or he took it out of her hand they could not say, bat they afterwards saw it in his posrassion. In answer to questions by Payne, the witnesses said they did not hear anything said by Payne, who at the time went to remove a man who was standing near the place, and that at the police-office Outhwaite afterwards denied in toto that he had ever got any money. Payne, in defence, said, I know nothing at all about the money. I was there when the girls came down, and I asked what they were doing. I never heard a word about any money until I came back from taking the man away, and then when between the Yorkshire Hussar and Lees square ono of the girls shouted out, .42 has got my money." At this moment, Outhwaite came up out of Lees-square, and the girl then said 93 bad got her money. Outhwaite denied it, and I turned to get the girls away down the street ; that is all I know about the matter. Outhwaite admitted having gut the money from the girls, but said that he gave it to Payne, who had it in his pocket at the time he drove the girls away. Ile silted Payne if he could look him in the face and say he did not get the money. Payne replied that he could, and wished to ask the girls whether he got any money. The girl Wilkinson said—No, you (lid not take the money, but you was standing by when the other man took it; and when he got the mosey you " leathered " us away. The Mayor, after conferring with the other justices (ed arming the two defendants), said—You are now brought before us upon two informations charging you with neglect leg your duty as constables of this borough ; and certainly if it is the duty of a constable to be honest, and to exercise his office with due attention and humanity towards the un fortunate persons with whom he has to deal, never was there • case of greeter neglect of duty. I have had occa sion to tell you before, and I now repeat it, though towed to hear charges made against police-officers, they are generally of a trivial character ; but this is the most utterly disgraceful I have ever heard. If these girls were violating the law by committing an act of vagrancy by remaining in the streets, the utmost I you bad to do was to bring them before the justice* next morning with as much regard to humanity as possible. But to take their money, whether they gave it you or not, and then to drive the girls away, calculating no doubt that they would not have the courage to appear against you, is a thing so utterly disgraceful to any person employed in any way in the administration of justice, that we as magistrates should be violating our duty if we did not mark such con duct with our severest displeasure. By the Municipal Act you are liable to imprisonment for ten days, or to be fined 40s. and to dismissal from office. If you had not already been dismissed, this court would not have allowed you to I continue in office ; but that duty his been discharged by the proper tribunal (the Watch Committee) ; they have discharged their duty, and we shall discharge ours, and sorry we are that the set of parliament does not permit us to inflict a heavier punishment. We shall sentence you to be imprisoned in the house of correction for the space of ten days. The defendants were then removed in custody. The mayor, addressing the girls, said they should make an order for them to be assisted to proceed to Newcastle by railway. SPORTING. TATTERSALVE.--SATERDAT. 0001.IWOOD STAKES. 9to eget Mr. ream% Merest (t Creel') 19 to Mr. Itageelesistprise IS to Mr. Etwen Butatesiet (t to NM) 11 to Mr. Dos Ode Dee Pedro (1) 19 to Mr. WI Marre's CblefJetties IS to Mr. T. Part's Weseersses Is to Mr. Ileum% Sherlsee (t freely) LS to Mr. lestries Pelow.ms.l.see (r Uto Lord Weterhers Oadterow (t) ) SO to Mr. I. Day's Menearsa (I) The only horses in favour were Haricot, Dm Pedro, Bushranger, and Musician ; the outlay on Musician in the course oldie day amounted to upwards of 1,200!. Surprise had no friends. crocDWOOD CUP. to I apt Mr. MetkiriScitiTesi • 4 to 1 Mr. Mornes 10 =LI T lalt el) le to 1 Mr. A. Mimeses 14 to 1 Mr. Aaaengs Minim 16 to 1 Kr. J. M.lltuleesTegMagtoa (t to 1601.) Newminster was backed for about 1,0001. at 10 to 1, the layer offering to go on. Stilton was not in favour. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. COXPLWOOD sTAKII2. $ to I opt Horloot 11 0 3 to 1 not Ms Pedro II to Ittaltroogor to to I Wastliergogo 12 to I (t booly) 000DW D CUP. 2to I opt Mkt= I 7to I opt LItUo Barr, 7to ILlogoloti to l— tfinrsolaoter —"— GOODWOOD RACES. The following horns, betide@ those trained by T. Taylor, and several others, of whom no return has been received, ea pe t ted to be in the neighbourhood by Monday night : amisbiter, Champion, Don Juan, Newininster, Iris, Orespier, jusgbow, Auld Acquaintance, Hobby Horse, Bisect,ph u, Plumatead, Lad in Waiting, Missive, yys,Wisegoe. Selina, Lady Harriet, Joe Miller, Common Seamy KWma, Old Rowley, Lady Octavia, No Chance, Carib*, Arleele, Scarecrow, Barcelona, Catalpa, Glenluor, Hirsute, Pen* War Whoop, Little Savage, Knight of the Shire, Narcissus. Gold Dna, Sleotrine, Hobble Noble, Ring loam. Le Jail, Valour, Charming Woman, Bushranger, ' Kafght of Ile Thlerle, Ithelbert, Chilton, Herein., Pits. Yea. larouterie 4 ifius,Pather Thames, Little Harry, Buck thorn, Gelsew, LaserAn, Gavotte, Elinsthorpe, Milesien, , Jack the Giant Killer, Psaltery. Ireland's Eye, Amazon, s. ' Helen. Vaulty' (doubtful), Catherine Hayes, Bridget, Faux Pas, Gloomy, Estella, Cotton Lady, Frantic Greengage, ' f by Annandale out of Lydia Languish, Ludo, Claverhoure, Sir Walter, Elspeth, Vaaderdeeken, Aphrodite, f by lon oat of Palma, Pantomime, Surprise, Pearl (doubtful), The Nabob, Torment, Herbert, Talfourd, Plot, King Pepin, Potentia colt, Hesperus, Maidstone, Hugo, Landgrave, Carrier, Placid, Ectasy, Dundrum, Convulsion, Bl oo d Royal, Tamerlane, Follow.me.lada, Aitchbone, c by Mel bourne oat of LaFemms Sage, c by Irish Birdcatcher out of Meeks, f by Don John out o/Miss Sarah, Leybeurne, Chop- I kiss, Belle Senesce filly, Phrygia, Midas, Stockwell, Iles, >reseant of Anjou, Lens, Filbert, Ambrose, Toga filly, Del~se filly, Pittall, Auehinlech, Cock Pheasant, Don Peke, Merry Peal, Hamptoo, Coral, Hungerfurd, Hing eless, Mermoe, Cotieula, King David, Officious, Hernandez. Ploughboy, Harbinger, Houlakin, Red Hind, Maria, Horne brewed, William Rufus, Refraction colt, Coral colt, Cuckoo filly, Stella, Dagobert, Buckhound, Young Lochinvsr, Harpsichord, Backbut, Termagant, The Brahmin, fby Touchstone out of Kitty Coleraine, Montague, Belgravia, Incense, Enact, Allegro, Rage, Eagle's Plume, &nits, Mustang, Teddington (doubtful), Chief Justice, Britton, Paddy-b'rd, Readmit, Ells to Mountain Deer, Shropshire Lem, Corybantes. Gerard Shirt, Esq., has retired from the stewardship, which has been accepted by the Hon. Fns. Lawley, M.P. We are requested to state that a special train will leave the London-bridge Station for Drayton and Chichester on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. COMPLETION OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO Toonrow.—Yesterday the electric telegraph wu com pleted from Bridgwater to Taunton, and in ten days' time will be extended to Exeter. ------- ------• AILIOTRALIAN MAIL STEAMERS.— Thet steamer Aus tralian, which left with the first mail by steam for Ans• tralia on the 6th of June, is due at Plymouth, according to Post•oflice regulations, on the 30th of Neventber. The nouns of post to Australia and back is therefore 178 days by the Cape route. The homeward voyage of the Cape and Australian packets will be considerably longer than the out ward one. As it will be impossible to steam the distance between the Cape and Australia, advantage mut< be taken of favourable winds. On the outward passage these winds are generally found, but on the homeward one they will not be met with without going north or south of the direct track ; hence sailing vessels from Australia come home ria Cape Horn or by way of Torres Streit* and India. It is most probable that the Australian mail packets will proceed considerably to the north of the direct line to the Cape of Good Hope on the homeward passage, in order to fad in with favourable wind,. flailing vessels to and from Aus tralia do not now often touch at the Cape. They get into high southern latitudes, where the degrees of longitude are shorter, and thus take the shortest COMIC to reach their destination. This is the secret of the extraordinary rapid voyages made recently between this country and the sati pods*. DR. PUSEY AND THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS. The following correspondence has recently taken place : TO Tlll THOUS LON. PIK JOHN 110 MILLY, WASTES OP THZ ILOLUi. Sir,—l see ascribed t - ocou — tl7fu . Bowing words lam strongly opposed to the Roman catholic religion, and as strongly to the doetriues of that peculiar set of persons commonly called ruseyites, whom I consider more dan gerous then open and avowed Roman catholies." I cannot but hope that there may be some error in the report of your words, and that you did not really say this. If you did say it, permit me with ill respect to inquire whether, on reflection, it seems to you just and equitable that cue holding your office should have spoken such words publicly ? 111 mistake not, you are yourself a judge in the very court which, if these doctrines were legally called in question, and there were any appeal from the lower court, would have to try them in the lust resort. Bearing the sacred office of a judge, you would in your own court have thought it a bouuden duty, before God and icon not to prejudge a cause. "both our law judge any mac before it hear him, and know what he doeth 2" In this instance you have deseeuded from the office of a judge to that of • public accuser. You have implied that certain persons, wore or fewer, contemptuously celled by my name, Brady, teach doctrines which they 10 not openly avow; and, secondly, that ouch doctrines are at variance with those of the church of England. I will not believe, unless I am obliged, that you did this for any political object. 1 will believe that it is your sin cere, although unfounded, conviction. But then you must desire, equally w ith myself, that this state of things should not last. You must be a anxious that the evils which you deprecate should be removed as I am that the truth should not be evil spoken of. I have taught nothing in private which I have not taught openly. 1 son ready to give public account not only of what I have taught, but of every point of my belief and practice. I should ba glad to do this, in order that it might, if any thought good, be made the sub. jeer of a prosecution in an ecelestastical court. I pledge my self to do this—publicly, fully, distinctly, without reserve— that if you think my teachiug on any point nut implicit enough fur the law to tyke cognisance of it, it may be the more easily tested, whether it i. or is not in accordance with the doctrine of the church of England. Ido so because I believe that it would be a relict to many minds to have this question formally settled. And now, I solemnly call upon you to take one of th three courses : 1. Te disavow or withdraw the words ascribed to you. 2. To sue me in an ecclesiastical court. la this case I will defend myself (without any re-sort to any legal or technical grounds) simply upon the merits of the case itself. I will interpose no plea which the state of the law might allow me, but simply maintain what I have taught to be in con formity with the doctrine of the church of England, or agreeable thereto. If you do not, I call upon you and your friends, at least, thirdly, as you respect the principles of justice and honesty, and, much more, as you stand in awe of the judgment scat of Christ, in wLicb account is to be given of every idle worddiot again to impute to me or to my friends, that our doctrines are not " open or avowed," nor to inflame the people against their pastors by insinustions which you cannot substantiate.—Your humble servant, Christ Church, July 21. E. D. PI'SEY. The Master of the Rolls publishes the following reply to Dr. Pussy's challenge : " July 23. "Sir,—The words you refer to formed part of an answer sent by me to an application from an association of persons at Dcvonport for my opinion in writing on the subject of certain resolutions passed by them, and which answer was published by them. These words correctly express my opinions. I decline to take either the first or second course suggested by you. With respect to the third, I deny that these words imputed, or that they were iatended to impute to yourself or to your friends, that your or that their doarines are not open or avowed.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, "JOHN ROMILLY." "To the Rev. Dr. Posey." MUSIC HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The " Puritani" was repeated at this theatre on Saturday evening with great success. Elvin; is the hest of Madame de In Orange's parts. She acts it with much feeling, and sings brilliantly, without overlaying the music s ae she is apt to do) with a profusion of so-called embellish ments. live "Son yergino vesxosa " was warmly and unanimously encored. There was afterwards a new ballet-divertiesement, called La Bouquetiere." There was a time when the announce ment of a new ballet gave some promise of an imaginative and poetical entertainment. Ballets were often interesting dramas, affording room for good acting em well se pretty dancing; and some of them have had substance enough to furnish materials for plays and operas. This is no longer the case ; and the name of • new ballet is something quite arbitrary, the thing itself being merely a series of dances and evolutions, varying only in their order and arrangement. This new entertainment, "La Bouque tiere," has in the oatset some glimmering of a subject con nected with its title. There is a scene of • dower-market, where a bevy of dancing damsels are joined by a band of dancing soldiers. A dancing flirtation takes place between Alassede, the flower-girl, and La ilistipe, the guardsman. A wedding (the programme tells us) is the result, and the rest of the dances express the nuptial festivities. All this is nothing ; but the flower-market was a very pretty scene. Mademoiselle Guy Stephan danced charmingly. M. Durand executed his pirouettes and entree/gas with marvellous agility ; and some of the groups and tableaux were exceedingly picturesque and pleasing. The whole was, and deserved to be, received with great applause. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Tho annual general assembly of the company of proprietois of this theatre took place on Saturday, in the saloon, to receive the statement of accounts for the put year from the committee, to elect six committee men in the room of those retiring by rota tion, to elect an auditor, and to appoint the usual sub committee.—B. B. Cahbell, Esq., M.P., having been voted to the chair, the report of the general committee was read. It stated that the committee were under the necessity of announcing that Mr. Bunn having declined to continue the lease from June last, the theatre had not been let, as was anticipated in the last report, for the back portion of the year. Mr. Bunn, in endeavouring to carry out his object, had met with many difficulties, and incurred a very heavy expense, the amount being increased by the limited period the committee were compelled to restrict him to under the agreement, viz., 10 days, to complete the works neces sary for the opening. The committee had, therefore, been unable to meet the current expenses of the sea son In full, and the lessee remained unremunerated for his outlay, which, however, remained for the benefit of the proprietor.. Negotiations were still under conside ration to enable the committee to offer the theatre to another tenant for theatrical representations, and hopes were entertained that they would be able to effect that de sirable end. Mr. T. Nelson had been appointed architect to the theatre, in the room of the late Mr. Beasley. The com mittee had advertised to let the theatre, and were now in treaty for that purpose, but the result could not at present be ascertained. The receipts for the year, including a balance of 2151. 61. 4d. from the former season, had been 3,4921. 14s. Ild., and the payments 3,4381. Os. 6d., leaving a balance of 641. 14s. Cut. in the hands of the treasurer. The renters had received through the trustees 6951., but the limited means of the committee had occasioned an arrest to them in respect of their rent charges, and also an additional arrest to the Duke of Bedford on account of ground rent. Messrs. Jullien and Guy had punctually paid up their rent for their portion of the past year, amounting to 1,2071. 17s. A resolute:op adopting the report was put and carried with out a remark. The outgoing members of the committee were re-appointed, and the other routine basiness for which the meeting was called having been gone through, a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. Entrain FIRE NEAR BROMLEY f...IIURCEI.-011 Saturday morning, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, • fire which, at one time, threatened to destroy the pariah church, broke out on the extensive premises, belonging to Mr. Fawley (the proprietor of the White Hart, Bromley), termed Church Farm, and almost adjoining the church. The disaster was occasioned through some children playing with lucifer matches, one of which, on becoming ignited, fell upon some combustible matter near one of the bares and in an instant afterwards the flames assumed a most formi dable aspect, for several loads of peas, the barn, a couple of timber buildings, the cow sheds, and various other steno tures, took fire. Mr. Pawley, upon being apprised of the disaster, ran to the spot for the purpose of rescuing some of the property front the various structures ; hut whilst so assisting, the fire entered the building he was in, and fairly surrounded hlm, and before he could effect his escape, he was so badly burned, as to be obliged to have surgical as sistance, and to be removed to his bed. A great number of the inhabitants immediately proceeded to the spot, to render assistance, taking with them the parish engine ; but, owing to the long distance be tween the fire and the only pond of water, some time was lost before the machine could be got to work. The authorities, fearing it the wind should shift that the parish church would be endangered, despatched a mounted police-officer to London, to request the aid of the file bri gade. The heat of the weather was so great that the ex press could proceed no further than Lewisham, and two other relays were obliged to be obtained in order to reach town in time. The moment the news arrived, Mr. Hender son, the chief officer of the D section of brigade, *flirted to the spot with an engine, drawn by four post-horses, and they arrived there (a distance of len miles) in less than three-quarters of an hour. The firemen then found the fire raging with considerable fury, but unfortunately they were unable to set the engine to work, on account of the long distance at which the water had to be obtained. The firemen, however, did the best they could under the cir cumstances, and, by pouring buckets of water on the flames, they eventually got them so far under as to allay all appre hension of any further est, nsion of mischief. The damage done may be thus enumerated : A large barn destroyed, insured for 1501. Twa timber buildings, the cowsheds; nine loads of tares, several loads of peas, a waggon, and some outbuildinas. Fortunately the property was insured in the Phconit Fire. offlee. MONNTEB BLAar.—An extraordinary bleat or ex plosion of powder, ignited by means of ilectricity, took place in Garantully more than half a ' thirteen simults' eulationokot Icu the fourih explosion it% this quarry. —F' ' antutly - quarry on iicinilailui....:‹geVilag 's sit a ton of powder wu used. There were Rancour charger, cheerio ro4 s i cal- iris than 140,000 mil)" __ . see` is ' plosion of the soma - 14 lace J . Ir.—Edinburgh IV 0 1 %, .4,,, .• '. • -1,14 a