The Express. — London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

bike respect Wig seig k dom sad in the former alas ▪ 111 . Nonni I/Econ.-710pin' GM Exeter Protection 6 ,,,, t y hare threatened the amiliannia ed slas Molise of .e..&•oniv withaemonil p esididass lathe poses - • , S iuckley Buck, sea Mee Nome rassabar (1.. of "' sv. F.. 1.) in opposition to Sir Timm Ad a k „ dhe b.. roo f, end noel( stanch to frog gods pd a do m Aft , r , enot deal of ezertiona oa the part at the proesettea up such • requisition as wadi Wore lir. so • t ! 4" . the if • has ended in a total Ihniteo—the • i e . t au . , II Air caidl.l.i., 1 , withdrawn, and the protectionist,' are loiAing ea. I for ,0111Vbinil diSe. Sir Thomas Achim' wilt lei sure la 1„ re I.1,••t• lit as raid. If the protectiou.sts had not WilkarAv u their man, the liberal party, which is very punt ui lin north of Devoe, would have probably brought Wentworth Buller,. Esee., of Downes (chair , t t i [head and Rioter Railway) . ; and it is asserted se i t t, .001 have been returned in conjunction with bar T. A " I I la. protectionists are now uuder great apprehen -80114 the ti m gentleman should be introduced. p s e.tet.- -On IVeitieeda, evening, a meeting of , and non. electors of Paisley was he:d in the TM (gar: rati! Er, fib) t i rian Church, St. lames'estreet, for the d hearing Me. }lady, who has come forward is ggrlgrira;ou to Mr. A. Ilacie. Bailie Telford occupied the Ifsly avowed himself in favour of free trade, bose.bold mileage, tut. by ballot, and triennial vela prep, lir swim ape used to the endowment of Maynonth, Ind muld, if elected, vote fon its repeal. The anatinients of Mr. Italy appeared to meet with • favourable reception ; ged a mown that he was a tit and proper person to tepeee. seat l'assi.y in parliameut was menet unanimously. Mr. s e jj. who ;wart. , . at the English bar, u known as •clever writ , in WM , eur leeding teriews and daily t 4 I(r.. oh • Various communication have passed WWI, Is. car. of Chester, sod the commit. me of th, re. ton Comervative Aesosiation and b neon, *eh a slew to his introduction to th! t re t t v ot . en I gee e me ueli a Enervative candidate. Mr. Rallies is NB of the Time...de Clonicellor Ithikes, of Chester, and is ba se "( retetrar of that diocese. Ile was an unsuccessful eatslobste tor the repreientation of Detby at the last gen:- ra: r 4 - rfe 4uoa Chrosiele. Sot Tit II ts.- —The conservatives have resolved for ,ell,l T. qulsstou to Lord 11. nry Cholunindeley, to cane s at een: nee:OW.lw for South Haute, and there is every tries to lei. . " hi. ler.'.thip will comply with such •requi. Snot, and oand as • co:lrague with Mr. Compton_ in elm- Isstrie the county. As the requisitioniste to Lord 11115 wall be t he rot", Al penults who brought forward Char:" it iv preowned that the latter will theta, to he tenni ,ted with South Hants. Sir John Bane r Mill. Bart., and the principal of the liberals of Mouth Henn, will held a meeting at Matcham's Hotel, in Southampten, on Wednesday next, to adopt preliminary swineree bi secure the ilicuon of Sir Omege Staunton, Dane for th.' southern division of Hampshire. SPERY.—Mr. Shinty, who has so long re rn,et.,l this borough in parliament, has, this day (Fri publish. J • valedictory *dime to his constituents, he intimates his intention, at the close of the pre sent ...on, to retire into private life. Mr. Tomline, who nnel the borough from 1811 till the general election is I'd:, when he was defeated by a small majority, has, dune,: the last three days, been canvassing the electors a pe, tree trade principles with the must complete success, ,tieton may be Oohed on as certain. Mr. Baldock, enc of the pr. sent members for the borough, and Mr. Restheate are also actively anemias upon the most ultra ton proved.; party spirit nuts very high. The choice of se e , h e lms wail. in all probability, fall on Messrs. Tomline .mil Halilock ;(tort'). A second Whig candidate was ear but lie has not yet made his appearance. Set 1 ILinr ION. —There appears no probability at prew at of a conservative candidate coming forward as col of Mr. Bailie Coehranee. It is intended Mail • pellet meeting of the constituency of this borough at the latter end of this :week, at which Mr. Wilcox sail Sir Ali sander Cockburn, the present liberal members, will be pr. SHEFFIELD.— On Thursday a ear large open air meet held fur the purpose of receiving Messrs. Parker sod limbed'. The mayor occupied the chair, and Mr Tana lint addressed the meeting. Ile referred to the vant.atting pulley of the present government, and advised the i lectors to make whomever they would send to parlia ment "give bail for free trade." Oa being questioned re prime the ballot, Mr. Perkier said that six or seven years age lie had voted for the peopadtion of taking votes in that way. 11.31 'dace that he had come to the conclusion that the 'sub.:Anan of secret suffrages would not be judicious. lit had therefore abstained hem voting on the question et lately.all Mr. Roebuck introduced himself to the electors as unchanged —a radical reformer—a supporter of toe ballot and triennial parliaments the same as ever. A "vet" was made on the I, amed gentleman about the Coppock affair, of which he gave the following explanation " Previous to my election ter Rath in 1111, my friends said, ' We could not return two radicals, but we might return one if the whirs would join us.' The whigs were then in office. Mr. Stanley, now lon} Stanley of Alderley, was the Secretary to the Trea sury. I went to him, and told him what had occurred. Hear, now, the feet, which has startled many people. ' I am going down,' said he, to attend necessarily to my own election ; correspond through certain persone—one of whom (Mr. Roebuck continued) I will not name, because there is no necemity to dreg names before the public—' but at all events write to Coppock.' 1 wrote to Mr. Cop pock on the state of the town. Mr. Stanley applied to Loral Duncan, and Lord Duncan came dawn. A friend of mine, who knew what had occurred about the misuses of Bath, said • few days before to me We lave • private fund, subscribed to by many radica ls as well as othew, and we will send some of the money to bear the cep n. aof the Bath election.' And that friend of mine, knowing that Mr. Coppock would meet me on a certain day, sei • Wire that to Mr. Roebuck ;' and I carried it down to Bath, and it formed a portion of the expenses that w, re necessarily incurred. Mr. Coppoek's name was mentiened in the Mouse of Commons this year, and I then said that Mr. Coppoek had not interfered in any election of mine, and therefore I was not called upon to vote his expul sion from the Reform Club. I also said then, and I say now, that neither he nor any other man would have dared to in terfere in toy election as he had interfered in the St. Albans election. Now, I bad really and entirely forgotten that 1 had written to Mr. Coppock, heave in reality I lac wrdtcn to Mr. Stanley; the communication was with rirri,ment, we wanting a whig candidate, and the fact of My `avian written to Mr. Coppock had dropped out of my mind." A gentleman, named 'reunite, who did not ap pear to be satisfied with this explanation, having, amid loud deers and hisses, proclaimed Mr. Roebuck "a liar," pro pod s resolution to the effect that Messrs. faker and Itoi buck were ant fit to represent Sheffield. Mr. Harvey proposed end Mr. Fisher seconded the following amend . meat—" That John Arthur Roebuck, Req., is • fit and proper person to represent this large and important town la parliament." (Vehement applause.) A show of hands having been called for, nearly all present held op theirs in faioLlf the amendment, which was declared carried amid loud cheers. A similar amendirent was then put in behalf of Mr. s'arker, but was declared lost. After a vote of thanks to the Mayor, the meeting separated. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Nantes of gentlemen who ' www4l their examination in the seism sad practice of medwilie, and received certificates to practise, o v a Thurs day. April IS, 18.52 :—Briis Clarke, V7oveester ; Joseph Niue, N. etury ; Joseph Lewis, Cardiff; Thomis James Teaser* ; It ,fiert Kamm, Clapham ; Frederick Moon ; Frank Lane Bindle', Ba rton-on-Trent; Charles Palmer, Horton. ir,landmy ; George Walker, Ilarworth-on•Tees, Dukes'; Jobs Northead Nicholls Ilantertoo, Elland, York.hire ; John Perastela, Cewley, Uxbridge; George Brovh Brest; Sas FUntshre ; Charles powwow ; Rabat Posies, Bat h ; Ebe Dalllo, Swamies; • ELM %LE EMIGRATION FUND.—On Saturday aa • r party of hassle enigma% My is eissabor, males t.dal of about eiaht koadeai and fifty, who he.. lota tent nut by this outing**. .ailed Rom Oravomoml IS boar ha Tartar for Syear_ Thu _maderasta aeolead at the London station et the Moroni Railway hum tbe I. Hattomesamicut at Wiwi 9 Vele* when they were mat by tbe NNW Ni.. Sidsay Meebeet sad Mrs. Hubert, the May. Mama huksan, 11611wp Designate of Lytteltos, Mr. N. MEM" M.P., the Ni,. M r Brows, the Rae. Mr. Umbel& amoral ladies and pa th men et the ommissee. looka, the 1 99 1 1 19Eta_ t • vretioa am% red Ns. , weary bo um kid taw*. The by gamy to whorl they es beard a etamasrZwldeli ll thela akaadde of the Tirlar, at Osavaioad, a ship of her etre, sad parlisdarly dry and remy l =lllllll &.1,. The prepared= MN 111 M anitaMMis WWI& WSW INN comfortable, and orapeteed a wasaber of katednis Anima for Increasing their Miegiaildlidalli v wen hie= e t the company ; and MN poet Romos, beim *sell nuited thcitotedimMe end a lapse of isdeastima awl wirier from MM. Libre ' trbir =ldf_ them to write to Wrens bw *sir asin, 701061.41 Were th.a aildremed by Mr. Mine, lierbseli !ter maw time gest es bawl the wwwillee lns tor. Mt the chip amidst theorise's% of the isenligranik and women who manned the rigging. TM wish wry a migrant% wen exceedingly respectable mad welkessiluetel yvanc women, and although there were a hw grave feces 1.10.111/ them. there were ao absolutely sad ones, and all eruct to look forward with phew, to the advaetsgeons eking.. in thee positions is kilo which they anticipated. FLIGHT Or A RAILWAY MANAGE/L-11M diree- toe; of ish• of Wm ipal railways are likely to be severely taken to task by Ms Marebeidars, is amps of ems of thaw priacipal memiEliaMag to America. Although he has boa la • wort swinish& ellealtee• M hac been merelets of me lemma brain sa n for ycan peat. every salrerMeaM easier amber him has been victimised through loading him saw et me ar,v —i• many eases the winds of their ear hp Om Moir hint earnings. In semipublic de dr ellbials er. forbidden to lend wavy to their sagmerfor oaken as pen ofdismissal. garb •Me alight with propriety be in to ductd into railway mhadidements. Ligation can seraely dare refuse to lead to Shah inowburs where lb. refusal la voluntary, sod the smi., ender to obligations the tomer. proper • mama e• kept up. The nowspaiiire Int G - ' &Aw l:wen has the foll ow i ng :—.. N o little 1"111 .. MOM 11 during the week by the Bu dd .IM r. r * Cornelius Storing., of traffic on the Siortiftn sr i a ir • r= 1 :: hare not transpired, but we are • r. Stowin has sailed *r America, that difileisitliVallag out of some old affairs lure caused his departure, and that there are no known deficiencies affecting the railway campay." THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Another promenade concert woe got up on Bator- day, but, the Woods sad Femme bawls. refused to permit the introduction of militia/7 base. doe =oldest entertain- Min was confined to Mr. Beet's peelkwysese• as the great organ, said =wormed a eclectics of mired music from the works of Hauck', Haydn, M Grans, Bach, Moser'. as. The perforeametve es at three o'clock wit, eclecticism beta the "Nerwieb,* and inielted at lee o'clock with Idayda's grand "Nallehdah &was." Is the early past of the day them were comperatively Ilem visitors, but tower& three o'clock they began to Como Ia muck more rapidly, and by four o'clock there were several thousands collected in the western naves and gallants near the organ, besides large numbers who had evidently conic for the pleasure of the prune nide, and to see and be seen by their friends and the public. Crowds lingered during the greater part of the day in the transept, which is evi• dcntly the favourite portion of the building, where the young green leaves are again beginning to expand upon the majestic elms, notwithstanding the prophe cies that were so rife twelve months egothet the trees would decay for want of moisture, and fill the building with ants, insects. end rubbish of all sorts. The second spring, how ever, finds them more vigorous and more forward than those in the open air, and here were numerous groups seated watching the stream of visitors pour in, listening to the musical trickling of the fountain, or the fainter strains of the groat organ, whirls, powerful as it is, was almost lost bekwe it reached the centre of the building. Under the trete in the north transept a very respivtable , cascade was Rot up in the sole remaining fountain of the Exhibition; and still further teeth, in the refresh ' meet department, soda water, ginger beer, and bottled ale were pouring out in continuous streams, the heat of the building, when the sun shone powerfully on the glass roof, being rather unplersont On one side of the transept opt- I =mess of Mr. L min Ilaghe's paintings of the Exhibition I were exhibited, including that which shows Sir Joseph Pextun's design for converting the building into a winter garden. On the other Boater's oil paintings were displayed, tempting the visitors with their villa and glowing remi niscences of the past year. At three o'clock a general meeting of the committee interested in the preservation of the Crystal Palace took place in the large room near the south entrance, and resolutions were unsnimoitely adopted to organise district committees and get up public meetings in verities parts of London, so that the metropoiitan public generally might have an opportunity of express. tog their views and opinions ugpn the subject. Meetings with this object will tile place in the course of neat week, aail on Monday, the 19th, then will be a general public meeting of the people of London. In the following week, commencing Monday, the 26th, the whole of the steam boilers and steam en schinery connected with tho building will be sold by auction. What ever success may attend the efforts now making for the re tenth= of the Crystnl Palace, the experiment of the last two Saturdays has undoubted evidence of its popularity with all classes of the people. THE GREAT EXIIIBITION SURPLUS FUND. The subjoined letters show that the Commission ers for the Exhibition of 1851 still keep a firm hold of the surplus fund. It does appear to us, however, after com p_aring Mr. Edgar liowring ' a letter to the secretary of the Wamngton Local Committee, with Ids letters to the gentle men of the Cockermouth ebonies' Institution, that the tenacity of their grasp is relaxing. The Warrington Local Committee were bluntly told that the Commissioners Do not feel themselves in a position to comply with the application contained in the memorial." The Cuckermouth Mechanics Institution is told that the Commissioners fear it will he out of their power to comply with the wishes " expressed in the letter of their Directors," When men say they fear they mmy not be able to do something, the natural inference is that they wish to do it. The commissioners relent ; they incline to listen to the prayers of the contributing local committees, sad local institutions for promoting instruction. A little timely pressure will confirm them in their good dispositions ; and if they can be brought to re-consider %Le matter, they cannot fail to per ceive that to devote the surplus fund to the promotion of local free libraries and museums, instead of being a " li mited, partial, or local" purpose, is in truth the most essen tially national and comprehensive plan that can be devised. If other places which bate contributed hasten to follow the good example set them by Wan ingtori and Coekermouth, there can be little doubt that the attempt to job the surplus fund for a local and limited " west-end of London pur pose will be defeated. TO TIM 'EDITOR OP TIM EXPILF.BS. - Su,—lt is clearly evident from the enclosed copy of a letter from the Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition, that the " provincial " mechanics' institutions, libraries, reading rooms, and museums, are not to participate in the "surplus fund" iu their hands, amounting to uuwards of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds, but will, in all probability, be spent upon some object in the " metropolis," consequently will never be seen by hundreds of thousands that contributed towards it. The press of England can do much ; and if it keeps its eye upon the surplus, good may yet come. With thanks for what has been already done, I am, &c. WM. SMETHURST. Cockermouth Mechanics' Institution, April 8, 1852. Palace of Westminster, April 6. Sir,—l am directed by her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of the 26th ult., addressed to his royal highness the President of the Commission, by yourself and Messrs. Burnett and Yondale, on behalf of the Cockermouth Me chanics' Institution, submitting the claims of that institu tion toparticipa.e in the surplus funds of the Exhibition. The Commissi, UM din ct me to transmit torn], in reply, the accompanying copy of the report on the subject of the surplus, that has been already addressed by them to her Majesty, wherein tiny intimate their opinion that it should not be applied to purposes of a limited, partial, or local character, and they therefore fear that it will be out of their power to comply with the wishes expressed in your letter.—l have the honour to be. air, your obedt. servant, EDGAR. A. Bowntso. Mr. William Smethurst, Cockermouth. Tilt ARCTIC -WOOLWICH, APRIL 10.—The Intrepid, serew steam vessel, Commander M'Clin tock, end the Viewer, Strew steam vessel, Lieutenant Com mander Osborn, were taken out of the basin to-day, and are now at moorings in the stream in readiness to leave with the ' Assistance, Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8., and the Resolute, Captain Kellett, C. 8., when they are completed, which they will ho in a day or two, and they still expect to he able to leave Oreenhithe en Thursday next, the 15th inst., as originally named. The Lords of the Admiralty in. tend paying a visit of inspection to the vessels of the Arctic expition at tireenhithe on Thursday . next, previous to their departure for sea. A new frature is to be introduced an* veseels of Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition , Mr. Greener having bees ordered to supply several of his haspeon guns with a view to enable the °Akers and Ines to 1111 whales sal ether large fish of the Arctic regime for the Clegidi, their oil as fuel, and such porta as are lit nu e *ad. These means, with the addition of KUM Ise killing birds or deer, will *sable the party to elle tin vessurees hitherto unavailable by say of the preview espeditions. EXTENSIVE FIRE.—On Elatariay Wight, at a kto host, the inhabitants of the City sea wet eal ether.= IMO greatly alarmed, in emageteme of bare Ames of Gene suddenly rising high alto the air mei habil', up bulb Mee of the river Thames. We Meg iihtlaetly paispthie tesea the various metropolitan teihget, Ile time wee lost I. the necessary intelligence to the amine steams, la the cosine of a few minutes nos.-- , us erne situ Log . _ . _ _ dun Brigade. sad that of the West Regina eilles, started for the scene of mallegraties. After pseessibeg BOUM distance, the armee resetud isamales OM tie Ire was raging at Mill wall, gopher. Ths 11,111111111 laving arrived at that pint. they Rre that the dimmer had co. cuffed in the maim el Xmas. area and Co., pitch, tar, varnish, awl gaga amides usetategaren. When the Mum was aide steak, 7 Mt deep god tiled with tar, sesulag se au wharf neer the walseslie, was sue vr e hubs begin basses* IV/A the biasing wind i te tank after tisk Rye of OM Imams' Were on fire. All heads this add be gemeered on the aherf went to work, sad seaseguesd Is mean the Ire by throwing sand and wad the swage of the tar, bat without effect, and as bids, materials overflowed the tanks, and ran lik• aegis of brat in into the river. Fortunately so craft wee awed OW, other wise their destruction seat haw boa maple. te. The =wen set to work deem a geed stagli s ef water bars by the Zest Lenity Cestrmy, but spite of the mat IMPS= .NW= of the ism the Immo 'gull net be ssetiposisd di sane leas, end ma ma the assigns of the ilwe sake and ths halals/tow ,hem wens asisped. The gaga etas See is ma plea* haws, bet hem lbe is of saes almegat Mobs age the bus of see of as 1 engines trait k wee being sat te weak, 'West pond is entertnisted that the ems pasty hod ems he In 'dulling the ere. The km is very ea.eidmrkhr, and unfortunately the firm wee net iensged. MTlinittollll 00001ISRMIS h Alt TARDROAI. ilaste a:alumina hes boa tosimismiln the of Mawr, in samingesemesf the diassery,V= 41011111111 of a is mysteries' of as lei of a tanta n a lamed Janus Davis. TM win saved ilk It thought, a little seesey, wee sec 's 1• ye to Amlmillsh, sag L understood to ban mulegempmeals for his side Mg. grains to that ,sky. On Saturdity last be west a alas eons , and was never again seen alive, or hued at wan Use middle of last week, when some men, who wen snagged iehanliag a seat tram ass of the .ad pats the itaNwheed, diseseend • eseditisa. Tie kit led gated tessidb "l : l C he hed wandered in t. the pit, and by mare '.shat had hiss down the *O r but th• apeaseless pat of as gait reads to be told. WMa the mama mama M the pit wet away from b—gbeight, they massesd moth with lading doors, in suit a wig that it maid be say orby force; sad spun the deers Utensil's' are marks v e ia ll eme having beat used ts melon then. The pike authorities are engaged Mudd,' a aearehiu; inquiry into the matter, and it is to be hoped Oat the 'r efforts may lead to throw some light spew it. POPERY IN THE CHURCH OP ENOLAND.—During the put week some of the " Traetarisn " clergymen el Exeter have astonished the citizens by their vagaries. One clergyman (the Rev. S. Lee, of the parish of All Hallows) announced his intension of holding a "midnight service" to inaugurate Easter Sunday; but it is understood that the anthoritice, being apprehensive of a disturbance, communicated with the hilltop, who advised the rev. gen tleman not to hold the service. r THE EXPRESS, MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER SON. On Saturday afternoon a sensation, which it would be difficult to describe, was caused throughout the neigh bourhood of Kennington-road wed Lambeth, in consequence of a frightful murder committed by a young man upon hie mother, a respectably connected widow, named Elisabeth Wheeler, about 44 years of ego. The house in which the tragedy took place was No. 1, Durham-place, Kennington-toed, and immediately facing Bethlehem Hospital for lunatics. The building wee occu pied by Mr. Weckene, a dyer and scourer, a bonny named Toms, the unfortunate woman who has been thus prema turely hurried into eternity, and her son, a young man about 28 years of age. On Saturday a ft ernoon, at a few minutes before 1 o'clock, Mrs. TOM., who was in the house at the time, lied her at- tention directed to a loud scream proceeding from the upper part of the building, which was succeeded by a heavy fall of something on the floor. She immediately went to meet , lain the cause, when the son of the unfortunate women I made a hasty retreat out of the building, carrying in his I hand a stick and a knife. Mrs. Taos having entered the apartment occupied by the poor creature, was horror-struck at finding the trunk of the woman lying on the floor iu a pool of blood, and the head, whieh was completely severed from the neck, was lying op the table in the same room, the flush still moving to and fro. Mrs. Toms instantly hastened I down stairs, and informed her husband that the young man had murdered his mother. By that period he had proceeded some distance up the Kennington-road in the direction of the Common. Mr. Toms, however, never lost sight of him, but billowed his track until ho gut within a few yards of Chester street. At that point Police constable Lockycr, Nu 135, Cottle along, and haying had his attention directed to the murderer he forthwith secured him. He at once admitted that he had murdered his poor mother, and informed the officer that he had first struck her on the broil with RR iron and afterwards cut her head off by means of an ate and a knife. The constehle at once took the man to the station bosom in Kennington-lane, and on his way thither be told the officer he was now sorry that he had committed the murder, but the fact was he mould not help it, for his mother and other persons were continually tor turing him and following him about. He also informed the some officer that he had been c mtined in a lunatic asylum and had not been liberated long. The murderer, when arfclltell, did not offer the least resistance, and to all out ward appearance did not feel the awful position he had placed himself in. From the state of the room there is no doubt entertained but the unfortunate female was in the act of leaving the apartment with a saucepan of greens in her hand in order to strain off the water, when her son gave her a violent blow on the head, which felled her to the floor, after which he must have knelt upon her body and performed the act of decapitation. In the midst of the pool of blood was lying a pillow. which, it is believed, the murderer had placed there le prevent the gore from flying over his clothes. When appreissaded by Loekyer, not a snot of blood was perceptible upon his clothes, and his hands were perfectly clean, leading W the supposition that after perpetrating the dread's& leek be beg washed his hands. In the afternoon the prisoner was examined before the lion. Mr. Norton, at Lambeth police.officr. The prisoner, on being placed at the bar, looked wildly around him, and appeared to be either unconscious or indifferent to the 114.16011 in which he was placed. He was dressed in a leek frock coat, Week waistcoat, and light woollen trowsers. He had a black scarf, or neckerchief, twisted rather than tied round his neck. He is a well-made man, with large black eyes, regular features, and an intelligent Mr. Norton inquired—How old are you? Prisontr (carelessly)—Twenty-eight. Mr. Norton—What is your name Prisoner—Thomas Cupper Wheeler. The following witnesses were then called, Eliza Phillips soil, in answer to questions from the ma gistrate-1 'wide at No. 1, Durham-place, Lambeth-road. I hart known the prisoner from the time he was a little Ashy. I knew his mother, whose name, I believe, was Elisabeth Wheeler. I have resided in the same house with' ' her since last August. She was there before we went there. We found the prisoner and the listened there. They lived on the second floor, and we lived on the first door. The prisoner was living with her when I went there. His mo ther informed me, on more than one occasion, that there was something the matter with him. I have fre. quently seen him in the house with a fiat iron in his hand, and also a hatchet. He used to go up end down stairs with either a flat iron or hatchet in his hand. The prisoner—My mother did not fear though, gentle. men. The magistrate—lt is impossible to conceive anything more horrible than the crime w th which you are ch►rged ; and it is my duty to inform you that every word you esy will be taken down, and may be used in eridtnee against you. The prisoner —I don't fear anything. The witness—l have seen him with the iron and the hatchet in his hand, muttering to himself, at frequent in tervals. _ _ _ _ _ The prisoner—l have a habit of speaking to myself, as I hare no ono else to 'pink to, and my mother was always blackguarding me. The witness—About three weeks ago I saw him with the flat iron in his hand, muttering to himself. lie wu then standing in the room. Ile was perfectly still. His mother was in the room at the time, but she said nothing about it then. . . . The magistrate—Did he hold the iron in a threatening manner? The witness--No, sir, his hand was stretched down by his side. He has been doing so for nearly • twelvemonth, ss well as I can remember. About half.past 11 or • quarter to 12 this morning I beard • sculling noise, and then as if something had fallen heavily. I immediately ran upstairs, calling " Mrs. Wheeler." I tapped hurriedly at the door, hut got no answer. I ta ped more loudly at the door, and said " Mrs. Wheeler," and then the prisoner partly opened the door, perhaps about a foot, but not sufficient to admit of any one going in. The prisoner had something in bis hand. It was in his right hand, but I could not see what it was. I think from the position of his hand he wished to bide it from me. He stood with his right hand down. He stood sideways at the door. Ile then hastily closed the door in my face. The prisoner—That is true. The witness—Yes, he did ; and I ran down stain to my landlord and his wife ; for I was fearful there was some thing the matter, end I told them of it at once. They then listened on the stairs, and while they were listening they heard him coming down stain. The prisoner—l left the house directly. The witness—When we heard him coming down stairs, the landlady called us into the parlour for fear of meeting him. When he went out and shut the door the landlady instantly went up stairs and saw Mrs. Wheeler lying en the floor, and when she told us we immediately sent a young man for the doctor. When the doctor came my landlady went up stain with him, and when she came down she said Mrs. V 1 heeler was lying on the floor. I know not what weapon it was done with. I saw the prisoner about 11 technic this morning as if ho was going for an erraad, which be frequently did. I saw him from the window then. He had a bWiet with him. I heard him again on his re turn gels mg stairs, when he was talking to himself as he went up. He often talked to himself, but I did not bear what he said. It was his usual custom, but on this occasion he talked Wader than usual. Mrs. Wheeler had before then ems into my room. I think that was about halSveist or a quarter past ten. She said abe was so mush frightened of him that she would and him away on Monday, as she could not bear it any longer, and she had an Mss last night to send to the workhouse that he might be 'ikon there. She asked me if my little boy would ca a rry litter to the post-office for her, and I said he would. She said the letter was for her daughter, who was at Tunbridge Wells. She told me the prisoner had been standing with a Mt iron in his hand in the morning, sad was muttering something that was most awful. Mr. Norton (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask the witness any question ? The prisoner—The fact is that she has threatened to send me to the workhouse for a great length of time ; and she said she would have me dragged away, and I suppose they cannot dreg people away in the most gentle manner. Mr. Norton—Do you wish to ask the witness any goer tion ? The prisoner—All she has said is true. The witness—He has been at the asylum at Wandsworth for some time. The primmer—lt is exactly 12 1111111.1611 ism I left. Blisibeth T.., wife of Charts' now heated of No. I, Durhassibes. My humbled is • seepshbag ineashr tunr. I been la Ms 1, Durban-oms, dee an Ma months, esti Assad the palms, sad Mb melba awe when we sons. fey ocespied Ib Mp, or mom' leer. He did nothing fir his liviat k i he te e be was est AM to do so. His maw with U. smietemss ohs received tillelbe= g liwit haw boss is timi As I bate sitsermil sometbkag insgsler ia his fussy. times he was worm tins at ether times. Lately I observed Pat he was getting wenn. Wins be bad his btubin be be riga:sic semi - psieeser—All without liberty-is wee begged—l wee wearied. Witmer—When I last saw him belle the ..der, he was at the deer with a basket in Me bud will mom pews is it. Tbat was at alines .'slosh, se belliteet eleven. I think it was shunt an bows babies U. saneder. Shortly after be went isp stain I booed swim, bed I filloreght it was Mn. Phillips leatfog bar MIL Mn. PIM* ass same down stain, sad is ounespense of whet she said I wiat i g stain sad the 'pelmet reseed down. The deer Wes iii but I plumbed M spas sod saw something lying on the hese. I aftestraelle hand it we. Mrs. Wheeler. She was Wag chew le the door within about half • yard of it. I put my hand es her feet and saw blood, and then ran down stairs. 1 The blood was on some clothes near her. I then sent for Mr. Hutehioson, the surgeon, and when he came I followed him up stain, and the first thing I saw was Mrs. Wheeler's head lying on the table. The table wee close to her shoulder. I went directly to my hatband, who went instantly is pursuit of the prisoner. The prisoner was not Mem& bask to the hew. Mrs. Wheeler bad three rooms, in we et which she slam henelf, in another the prisoner slept, and in a third the ledgerr (Edwards). Mr. Thomas Hutchintrat, No. 1, Moor-street, Kenning ton-road, insistent to Mr. Berrell, surgeon, examined — About one o'clock to-day I was celled to No. I, Durham. place. On entering the front room I found the body lying on the floor, with the head of the deceased on the table, separated from the body. There was a knife lying partly underneath the head, and a hatchet near it. The handle of the hatchet was covered with blood; the edge of it sp peered to have been wiped, but there was blood on other parts of it. [The hatchet, a smell one, was hero produced.) The prisoner—She deserved it, end I put her head on the table ; however, it is of no consequence. The witness—The knife is coveted with blood. The body MONDVY EVENING, APRIL 12, , was • fast or • foot and • half from the sdp of the table: The body was lyleg in a different direction the heed. The feet were nearest to the door. I put mey hand on the body and felt it warm. The woman who went up with me screamed and left me alone, and I then went to the win• dow and celled out to the people in the street to fetch a polionnan. I have not made any minute examination of the body. I don't think s h e could have been dead more than 10 minutes when I got there. When the policemen came I examined the body more particularly. I think the woman was tint struck with the hatchet, then cut with the knife, and the vertebra afterwards severed with the hatchet. On the right side of the head there was a wound from an inch to an Inch and a half long, but I do not think that was the cause of death. The snip and the bone were cut through, us it appears to me, with the hatchet. I think • further investigation is nee' e'er/ when the body is washed, and then I shrill be able to' ek more positively as to the cause of death. There was a tilde in the room, ap parent. laid fur dinner, and there were bacon end greens in a saucepan. I think a scuffle must have taken place, as • bundle of clothes which was in the room was in a confused state. I saw a fist iron lying don to the clothes. ar the woman's body there was a pillow, on the surface of which was blood, and impressions as of a nun's knees. Underneath the pillow there w a s a side comb, and one simi lar to it entangled in the woman's hair 111111 broken. There was also a large comb at the side of the pillow. There was diluted blood in the basin in the prisoner's bed-room, and blood on the eashhand stand, and also on the towel. The magistrate—nine you anything to ask this gentle man? The prisoner —I have nothing to ask. I should like the window to be left open while the corpse is in the room. I didn't think of that before. It is the last request, perhaps, I shall make. Lockyer, police-cow-table 134 L—Al,out one o'clock I was in the Vaushall•road, when Mr. Toms came up to me, and desired me to take the prisoner (whom he pointed out) into custody for murdering his mother. I said to him he must cons der himself in my eu , tody, and go with me to tho station. He said " 1 hey hare not let me go far. I have been tormented for four or live years by them." I said, " Do you mean to say that you have kaki.' your mother ?" and he said, " I have, I tun sorry for it." I said, " How cline you to do it ?" Well," he said, "I have been tormented fur four or five years." I asked him how he did it, and he said, She was coming in at the dolt., and I knocked her down with the flat iron, and I found that was not sufficient, and I then took the carving knife. She was very tough, and I then struck her head off with the hatchet." At the station-house I found a knife in his coat pocket, and I asked him what ho was going to do with it, and he add, "That was for myself." 1 understood that be was going to cut his own throat. I afterwards went to the house No. 1, in Durham place. I Si. the deceased lying on the floor deed, with her head on the talik. Ile said at the station, " You will find a letter on the table, and take particular care of it." That was before he said any thing about the knife. On going to the house I found several letters on the tattle, but I have not had time to read them yet. I searched tor the flat iron, and found it in a bundle of elo..hes lying by the side of tho body. There is blood on the iron. .... The prisouir-1 spoke more respectful than the man has said. I did not make a bravado of it. I spoke sorrowfully. did I not ? . . The policeman—Yes, you did. The magistrate—l hove already mere than once cau tioned you as to what you say. The prisoner—l am quite prepared to go to the Pc:druid. I struck her with the flat iron, uud blood must have blood; but I did not bravado about it. _ _ Inspector Coaling—l received information of the mur der about a quarter-past 1, and got there about half past 1. I found the surgeon 'here, and the body as described by the surgeon, and the head on the table with the knife underneath the head, and the hatchet by her side. Lockyer then told ma that the prisoner had said that he had struck her with the fist iron, and I desired Lockyrr to search for the iron. and after doing so he took up the flat iron. The towel we, in the back-room. By the side of the body there was a saucepan with greens or turnip•tops in it. On tho table there was a piece of bacon and pudding. On the way coming from the station-house I noticed blood on the pri soner's hands, under the nails. (The blood was still visible on the prisoner's hands when he was in court.) Ile said, " I have only partially washed them, but if 3ou wish it I shall wash them cleaner." Charles Toms, 1 Durham-place, carpet-bag manufacturer. —Before Mrs. Phillips cane down to me this morning I heard • great noise. That was about half-past 12 or a quarter past It. I was then in the shop at work. Imme diately afterwards Mrs.Phillipseame down, and required me to go up, and said she thought something would happen, as there was a great noim: up stairs; but I did not go up then. I ran down to my brother, and ho said, " By 6—, I shall go up and pull the bell viulently." He did so, and then prisoner tame down and went out. Then my wife went up, and called out, " He has murdt red her!" and I then made off after him I saw hint crossing by the cab rank, at the time, in the Lambeth-road, anti followed him until 1 saw a Policeman, near Kennington-lane. .1 told the policeman of it, and charged him with the murder. I thtn went home and saw the body. His mother was always very kind to the prisoner. The prisoner is well educated. At times he is rational, but at other times he is not. I think he must have listened when his mother was talking about removing him, and I think that was the cause of it all. lie fre quently talked to himself. The prisoner —I have been in the habit of talking to myself. The witness—His mother was a beautiful woman, and stood Eft. 10in. or Mt. Ilin. high. She was always very kind to him. When he has been very bad she has threatened to put him away. Ile has been in Bedlam 11 months, and 7 months in an asylum at Wan , :sworth. lle has been in Brazil, and had a sun stroke as ho was crossing the Line. He had a salary of 300/. alear, and he can speak three or four different languages. [A letter found amongst the prisoner's papers contained several sander., to poison and madness.) The cue was then remanded till Wednesday, when the prisoner will be brought up again, but before then a coro ner's inquest will be held on the body. The proceedings, which occupied upwards of two hours, terminated shortly before 6 o'clock. MURDER AT LIVERPOOL. On Saturday an in quest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner for Liver pool, on the body of Thomas Conway, who had been stabbed in the bowels by a man named John Dowd, on Sun day morning Lit, from the effects of which the unfortu nate man died in the Southern Hospital on Wednesday. From the evidence adduced before the coroner, it appeared that the deeeescd and Dowd had been engaged m • quarrel in which several others took part. At length a fight en sued, in the midst of which Duwd was seen to draw a clasp knife from his pocket, open it, and then put it back into the same pocket. One of the spectators warned the de ceased that his antagonist had an open knife ready, and Conway then said he would fight no longer, and walked away. Dowd, however, followed him, drew the knife from his pocket, and stabbed the deceased in the manner above described. The prisoner was almost immediately appre hended, and the knife, covered with blood, found upon him. The deceased was taken to the hospital, but mord- Section ensued, which resulted in death. A number of witnesses were examined, but the whole of their testimony went to the establishment of the foregoing facts; and, after some deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against John Dowd," who was committed on the coroner's warrant to take his trial at the next assize,. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A recent rogulatton of the authorities of Somers town prohibits any person vending fruit or other articles in the streets after • 'Main time in the =Zoete:day morning the pelloa, in enforcing the pus shape to a poor woman who was vend , lag onseges. oadeammehe to mope with her stock in trade, shit atimeagtsd to ewes the Now-road, when she wu knocked down by a cab horse. The wheel of the vehicle Criover her head, causing sash severe injuries that she ahead imetautly. Tax CILIMOW RAILWAY BRIDOE.—(From our Iteporter.)--Cultrevow, SATURDAY.—Since the floating of the peat tube forming part of this important structure over the Wye, as reported in the Evros on Friday, the sewed of the raising has been successfully carried an. Mend movement is one not lees important, and of mew Monet to the spectator, than the first. The tube huh, boos fashd, as previously described, to a point a taw Mt duo NO water mark, between the piers ulti• stately mended to moppet it, has, by means of powerful nahs: to be ra is ed • level with the line of railway, about 00 het above tie tint position. For this purpose, three sets of chain-lifting tackle, of immense power and =liwere put in operation. Each end of the tube is lts tarn, and the one end his now been raised by this Male to its second elevation on the rock, on a level wits the railway. The other end still rests on its stage, a asset Mame above high water, so that at present the tabs reels at an angle of about 46 degrees. The other sad will be raised in the course of next week. Ordinary trove and steamers can par underneath it by keeping close to the east cliff. When it is raised to its final destination, a gangway will be suspended from it, upon which the workmen will proceed to construct the railway, or rather to fix the girders. These girders, which are ready in the company's yard below, will be raised in three parts, vie., one girder of 120 feet (the middle one) and two ends of 86 feet each. When the centre girder is brought up, the madehre chains from the tube will be brought down and 'Outbid, and the two cads will also be attached to skeins hem the tube in like thinner. The r i o ne adwa i j sat materlah ler the permanent wet will then be us upend put further, and one line will be complete. The pent sisoldisa is that this opening may be effected is oh wishes, two matini, if no unforeseen accident occurs. This WI be • most important consummation, al the mind sal merchandire traffic, at present ex cluded from the railway on account of this gap, will than be introduced. The opening of one line of rails will suffice for this. and when this has been accom plished the additional piers on the western half of the river for the eeseghtet of the up-line of rails will be constructed, ad the essowd tabs—now partly made and lying in the yard beisw—will be raised. It is hoped that the whole ridge may be completed before the end of the year, and that is two months from this time the bridge will he opened for one est of rails. The following statistics are of interest: —Told length of the bridge, 610 feet ; length of the east spas, ISO feet; length of the tubes, 809 feet; diameter of the tether, 9 feet; height of the tube from the foundation of the Tam upwards of 200 feet. FLOW Or FRERII WATER INTO TUE TRAMES.—II appears from the evidence before the committee now sitting on the water supply of tho metropolis, that the immense volume of fresh water derived from the area of the drainage of tho Thames which comes over Teddington lock and mixes with the water below is calculated at 800,000,000 gallons a day, or about 10 square miles of water 90 feet deep. A GANG OF BURGLARS. At the Fletton bench of magistrates (April 2), before the Earl of Abort,. Lord George Oordon, and the Rev. W. Strong, Frederick Wothard, alias Alleoek, was charged with a burglary and larceny at Orton Stanch, near Peterborough, on the 10th of January la,t. The prisoner was one of the gang of which Hall was the leader, and known by the name of the "'Pinker." Humberstune and Strettou were convicted of this burglary at the last Huntingdon Amities, and received sentence of transporta tion for life. The following is Hairs account of the burglary la the latter end of the summer of 1850 I had some conversation with Ilumberstone. He asked me to _ make one to go with him to rob the Stanch House. We did not decide upon it then. The first Saturday in January, 1851, I was at Peterboroueh Market, and met him again, and we got into conversation about this robbery. 110 raid we must go on a Friday night, for they took the money to Peterborough on a Saturday, and paid it into the bank. It was then agreed upon to go un the bil lowing Friday night. I was to see Stretton and the Tinker (the prisoner). I saw them, and told them what had passed between Humberstone and me. They were willing to go. I afterwards saw Humberstone, and told him so, and agreed to meet him in Flatten-lane on Friday night. We met there. We started acre*. the fields towards Orton Stanch, missing Woodsione and Upton. We got there about half past nine, and looked round the place a hit. We watched the people is the house to bed. We all went over the Stanch un to Thorpe. We got into a farmyard there, and took the shaft bolt from a waggon, and culler from a plough, which were standing in the yard. We got back to the Sundt &hoot 11 or half-past. Wa then started breaking into the house. The man at the house came to the chamber window and asked us what we wanted. We said wo wanted m sy, and pelted him with bricks ; he came down stairs and told us not to break open the door, and be would bring to the money. He went up stairs, and came omit and said the mistress could not find the money, AM did not know where she had put it. wan going across the house, and Humberstone rammed a piece of a pole at him through the window. We had then broke a bit off the bottom of the door. I went down on my knees and I looked under it. I put a gun under, and told the moat to open the door. lie told me he would if we would not hurt them. I had the waggon bolt to break open the door. Laid it down, and took up the gun to frighten them. When I woe using the bolt the Tinker had tho gun, and I took it from him before I put it under the door. Steelton had the plough-colter, and tried to break open the dour at the middle part where the lock was. Humberdona and the Tinker pelted the man at the window. 'foe man opened the door. I went in with the gun in my hand, Stretton after me with the waggon bolt, and the Tinker with the plough-colter. I followed the man upstairs, and the Tinker me. Steelton stopped below. The mistress said she did not know where she bad put her money. I started looking foe it, and found it between two beds in a owlet, about 12/. in gold and silver, a spade ace half guinea, a piece of American coin, and a fl *eh note. I Naked about for some more, and went down stairs. The Tinker carried the candle some part of the time, and Mr. Simpson (the Stanch keeper) other parts. I took the gun with me up senies, and had it in my hand all the time I wee upstairs, and never loosed it till I came down again. When wo came down stairs Simpson stepped up, and there was nobody down stairs then but our party. I went into the kitchen. Stretton and Humbentone were breaking open sonic drawers there, and I broke open a cupboard in the beat room. The Tinker held the light. Stretton and Hurnberstone came to us. We took out of the cupboard from thirty-five to forty silver tea and table spoons and some sugar howls, a silver drinking cup, and a plated one, . quantity of rum, gin, and wine. We intil some ham and beef to eat, and some ale, and made wine and liquor to drink. Stretton put the silver spoons in his pocket, and 1 the two drinking cups into mine. We took three table clothe from the house, and the 'linker had three or four bottles of liquor tied up in one of them. Humber stone took the flitch of bacon. Before we lilt the house we parted the money, and the Tiuker had near his 3f. I could not say to a shilling. as we could not make change. Then wo left the house, and crime on the railroad and across the fields back into Flettomlane. There we cut the bacon into pieces, and divided it. The Tinker made several rings out of the silver spoons—three or four different meta The Tinker told me so : broad rings and round ones—one as broad as your nail, and some of the others like wedding rings. On the Monday morn ing after the robbery I took the cope down to Stretton's house. lie took them, and said he would put them with the other silver. About a month or six Weal after that we wanted the silver to sell it. Stretton said it wits all bad. Me and Humbrrstone went down to his house about it one night. Stretton was in bed, and so was the Tinker. We knocked Stretton up, and told him we wanted to see the silver. lie said it was hid in the ground, and he could not find it at night, but he would come up a night or two after, and bring ROW and show us it. I had nose of the ralver, and I never saw any more of it from that day to this, except what 1 *ow made into rings. The rings now produ ced by Mr. Preston, the constable, aro of the make and shape of three the Tinker spoke ot, such as I saw at Talley w ith different persons tl.ere." After some further evidence had been riven to c-irrobo rate Hall's testimony, the prisoner was fully committed to take his trial at the neat Hunts ILVOZPO. On the 2nd of April, Johd Ouess, of Yaxlev, labourer, was charged with basing, with others, on the night of the 20th September last, committed a burglary at the dwelling house of Mr. Thomas Perkins, of Waehingley, firmer, and stolen money to the amount of 20!., a gnu, silver watch, five silver table and eleven teaspoons, two salt spoons, a ' ham, a piece of bacon, four razors, and a quantity of tea, sugar, cureante, raisins, and pickled onions. The following is hall's account of this robbery :—" In the latter end of August, 1851, John Ouess mentioned Mr. Perkins to me, who he told me live t at Washingley, and, he believed, would have come money in the house just after harvest. We went over to Washingley on the Sunday to look at the house, as I had never seen it. We called at Folksworth, at the public-house, and had some ale on our way borne. I paid for it. There were several per sons in and out, strangers to me. We then agreed to rob the house as scion as he had thrashed out some corn. We told Salmon and Titman what we intended doing, and they were quite walling to join us. A short time after that we all met, and agreed to rub the house on the following Satur day night. Guess said he would go over to Peterborough market, and see if he could see Firkins, and watch him. Then he wax to meet us at the plantation called Morborn Thorns, between eight and nine o'clock that night. We met there accordingly, and went straight across the fields to Mr.'Perkins's house. (Hall then described the dress of himself and his companions.) Guess had a fustain coat on, hat, breeches and leggings, and a pistol in his hand. Before we went into the house he pulled his coat off, and put his shirt outside his clothes. I cannot say what he had on his head, but he had a handkerchief over his face. I think Salmon had a pistol, but whether in his band or pocket I cannot say. Gaels carried a biggish horse pistol. Salmon's pistol had brass about it. Salmon had his shirt on outside, and so had Titman, and I had a red striped jacket on, and all of us something over our faces. Wo got to the house from half. past nine to ten o ' clock . They were not gone to bed. We lifted the latch of the door and walked in. Salmon led ; Guess followed him, I think ; then Titman, and I went in last. They were at supper—Mr. Perkins and an old lady. Perkins was smoking his pipe. Guess said, You've heard talk of Dick Turpin, haven't you ?' Mr. Perkins said, Yes; and Guess said, I'm Dick Tenpin, and have brought my men with me, and we want your money.' Mr. Perkins then said, I know you want a sup of beer.' He took up the jug from the table and went to draw some. We stopped him in the passage as he was going. I took about two pounds from his pocket, within a shilling, over or under. Salmon took his watch. We then went up stairs, Salmon and me. Titman went out of doors to watch. Ones, was left with the old lady. Mr. Perkins went up stain with us. We found more money in the drawers on the staircase, and 6s. in Miss Perkins's pocket, that lay on the bed. Altogether 31. 16s. There was a half-sovereign amongst it, in a purse. We then went down stairs. Mr. Perkins and the old lady went up. We took some silver teaspoons and tablespoons out of a cupboard, and some gin, and sat down and ate and drank. Guess carried Miss Per kins some wine up stain to drink. Taman and Salmon afterwards went up stain, and brought down two hams and a piece of bacon. We sat there drinking until about two o'clock on Sunday morning. While we were there, the handkerchief fell off Guess's face. .We parted the money 1 in the house before we left, taking the liquors, hams, and bacon, a gun of Mr. Perkins's, his watch, the silver, and the money. Salmon bad the watch. Titman had the gun. We then went to Yazloy. Salmon had the plate, and sold it to a man in Peterborough-bridge Fair. We hid the hams in a straw-stack. The same night we fetebeerthem away. The straw-stack fell over during the day with the things in it. Salmon, me, and Gueu fetched them away. Ws all had some." At the conclusion of Hall's evidence in chief, the prisoner denied ever going to Washingley with him to rob Mr. Per kins, and said he went with Hall on the Sunday a flatting. Hall asked if a house was Mr. Perkins's, and he said yes. Among the property stolen were four razors; one of them was an old family razor. Four razors were found in Guess's house when he was apprehended, and one of these Mr. l'er kins identified as the old family razor. Some other evidence of a corroborative nature was given, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial at the neat Huntingdon asaises.—Litscohuhint Chronicle. Tax CHANNEL TOLANDS..—NATIONAL DEFENCES.— Vbsorst Hardinge, the Muter-General of the Ordnance, =-odby Lieut.-General Sir John Burgoyne, the eneral of Fortifications, and Capt. the Ilon. A. arrived at Guernsey in the course of Thursday, by H.. M. Lightning, for the purpose of making an official inspection of the fortifications of that island, with a view of matertaining how far they would protect the English coast from an invading force. Their lordships, after a careful arid lengthened survey of the several ports, re-embarked on board the Lightning, and departed for Alderney. After viewing the works of that island they will proceed to Jersey on a like minion. BONDING IN MANCRESTER.—The trado aro via • ritedly availing themselves of the privilege, ss we have-al ways contended they would ; and we cannot doubt, with our convictions of its great advantage to thin town and neighbourhood, that the system will be extensively carried out. We understand that Mr. Gardner, comptroller of the customs, Liverpool, has been here during the past week, having been appointed by the Board of Customs to revise the present staff of officers in Manchester, with the view of reducing the expenditure to the lowest amount consistent with the security of the revenue and accommodation to the trades; and of arranging offices at the bonded warehouses for the customs officers, prior to leasing their present ester• blishment is Mosleystreet.—Manchesier Guardian. SPORTING. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. In the subjoined programme of the engavinients for this meeting we have prefixed an asterisk to the horses at New market on last nisit. MONDAY.—(THIS DAY.) CRAVEN Ryazan of 10 sovs each, nod 60 added ; 3.y olds. bat Sib; four, fist lib; five, fist 13Ib ; six and aged, Art the winner to be sold f or 6001., un l ess exempt i o n from being sold is claimed at the time of entrance, and horses for which this claim is made to carry Sib A.F. HANDICAP SWIt AAAAA KIR of 20 tors each, and only 5 if declared ; for 3 and 4-yr olds; the second to r, ceive the forfeits. D.M. -- liaTeint.TiTliwavrteraxvs of 25 soya each, 10 ft fur four year aids and upwards. T.Y.C. 11111DLYAIWOICCH STAKNa of 200 cove each, 11 ft for the produce of mores covered in 1818; colts, tfst 71b; tilli. a, Bst 41b; untried stallions or mares allowed 3lbs, if tedlt Albs. Alt. M. (3 cube) •Luke of Redford's Hugo; •Sir R. Pigott's b f by fit. Francis out of Prioress (in un tried); Mr. Worley's—out of Oxonian's dam (stallion not declared.) SWERPSTAX EA of 100 son. each, h ft for the product of mares covered in 1818, and out engaged in either Itithllea worth ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, 8t 4lb ; those by stallions out of mores that never bred a winner allowed 31bs : if I, , th, 611.5. Ab. AL (4 subs.)—•Col. Peel's Livermere, Mr. Ore vine's Protection (3lbs), Col. Peel's b f by Touchstone out of Hersey (300, Lord Orford's I by The Emperor out of Camarilla (MIA). SWLEPATA K PS of 100 *Ova. each ; h ft for 3-yr olds ; colt. fist 7lh each. Cambridgeshire course. 611,,.—•L0rd Exe ter's Ilex, Lord Exeter's Little John, •Lnrrl Hes perus, •Mr. Payne's Wingenund, 'Juke of Iletliurd's Carrier, paid. A. L vermeil.° will walk over fur the Ab. M. 100 sous. stakes, mid Hugo for the Itiddicswurth, there will only bo three races, viz., the Craven, the 100 sins. stakes, Cambridge shire coarse, fur which llce, Hesperus, and Wingenund, are left in, and the L.M. Handicap, fur which the fulloa ing are the weights: HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKE, 01'20 Dom each, 6 ft if de eland L.M. Guy ?daunt-ring. 4 yes, 144 7111: Exeter, 4 yrs, Not 4th; Recruit, 4 yrs, 84 41b; Telescope, 4 yrs, See; Livennere, 3 yrs, 7st Db. TIAIIDAL SWIMPSTAKYS of 10 soya. each; 3-yr olds, ist ; f9ur, Bst 41b ; tire and upwards, 13,t Illb ; winner to be sold for SW tie. First half of Ab. M. PLATE. of SOL, for 2yr olds ; colts, Eist 711.) ; face, 4 slb. First half of Ah._ N. . HANDICAPPLATE of 501. for 3-yr olds and upwards. Cambridgeshire course. NEWMARKET HANDICAP of 2.5 SOTII. each ; 10 ft, and five only if declared ; wilt. 200 added for 3-yr olds and up wards; the second to receive 1001. out of the stakes ; tho winner of the Northamptonshire stakes, or of the Metropo litan Handicap, 711 a.; of both, 101 be extra. Clermont course. (58 subs., 25 of whom paid 6 sons. each.) Age. at. lb. Are. It. lb. Tcddington 4 9 0 Father Thames . 3 .5 9 Aphroditi; 4 8 6, *The Old Lad .. 3 5 8 Ilernandes Payment *Officious •Ilardince 5 7 B*c by Faugh.a- Grand Duke 4 7 4 ballagh, out of *The Proctor 4 7 .5 Dclia Merry Peal .... 4 7 4 c, by Melbourne, Tom Maltby.... 4 7 3 , out of Sally Knock Knoll .. 4 610 Warfoot •Tophana •Ahderbanfann .. 4 6 8 •Caracars Haresfoot .. ... 4 8 7 *Poodle •Ilarpsichord.... 4 6 4 *Royalty 3 5 0 •Coryphee 4 8 3 Phimatead .... 3 5 0 *Lady Agnes 3 6 2 *Pluck •Odessus 3 512 Maria ' Constantino .... 3 610 &tarry 01.1 Rowley .... 3 .5 10 . 'The rent declared ft. TUEODAY HIDDLEAWORTM STAKES of 200 >Av.. each, h ft, for the produce of mares covered in Ibis; colts Bst 71b, filli, s Bst 41b; untried mares or stallions 'Massed 311 m., if both Albs. D.M. (5 subs.)—*Duke of BNlihrd's Weathergage (It untried), *Lord Exeter's b f by St. Martin, out of 'Toga; *Mr. Mostyn's Rosary; *Mr. Mostyit's Magnea, *Col. Peel's The Nabob. WZONT4D.IV. SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of .50/.; 3-yro-olds, ist ; four. 71b; five, 94; six and aged, adt 21h. T.Y.C. HANDICAP PLATE of SOL, for 3-yrs-olds and upwards. AY. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 rots. each, 5 ft only it declared, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; tho second to receive the forfeits. Cambridgeshire Course. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 son. each; 3.yr-olds, 7.t; four, Bst 81h; five and upwardr, Sist Ilb ; the winner to be sold for 1501., &e. Ab. M. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 nova. each ; 3-yr-olds, colts, Sat 71b, and fillies, Bst 3lh • winner to be sold fur 2001., 6tc. ; find half of Ab.M. deneral Aneots'e hr c by Orlando, out of the Princess (5 • Duke of Bedford's chc Hugo (311 w). • Mr. Batson's Khadidja, late Aback; (31b.). Lord Ches terfield's c by the Knight of the Thi,tio out of Dices (3dis). Lord Clifilen's Ilymettus. Lord Clifden's e by Lanercost out of Flycatcher. Lord Exeter's fby Benson out of Me rope(3lbs) • Lord Exeter's bI by St. Martin—Toga. Lord Glasgow's f by Alarm out of Plirsalis (3lbs). Mr. Gre ville's hf by Alarm out of Jane (31bs). Mr. Marc'. f by Touchstone, out of Event (31bs). Sir J. Hawley's Bob Major (51bs). Lord Orford's Fire Queen (31'w). L o rd Orford's f Mina (3ibs). Lord Orford's ?Mina (31bs). • Lord Orford's fby lon out of Exotic. • Lord Orfersra Sophistry (311)1). Mr. Payne'. Glenluee. Mr. Pavne's llirsuta. • Colonel Peel's Livermore. Colonel I ° , el's fby Slane out of lodinu's dam. Colonel Peel's b by Touchstone out of Hersey (31bs). • Colonel Peel's Lapillist. Baron Rothschild's b c by Alarm out of Languish (11w) General Anson's f (dead) by Orlando out of the Princess. Lord Chesterfield's f (dead) by:Knight of the Whistle out of Direr (311rx). Duke of Bedford's Sophistry (paid). Duke of Bedford's f (dead) by Cotherstone out of Reminiscence. Lord Exeter's f (dead) by Phlegm, dam by Velo -iptale. Lord Exeter's Martinet (paid). Sir J. llawlej't Miteri cords (dead) paid. THURSDAY. St rOIfRIPTION PLATE of 301. ; 3.yra-old, Gat 121 b; four, Bst 7th ; five, get. : and aged, Oct 31b. ; the winner to be sold for 3001. D. H. 14 HANDICAP PLATS of 501., for 3-yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C. HANDICAP PLATI of 70i., for 3-yr olds and up wards. D.I. _ HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 'ors. cacti, only aft if declared, for 4 yr-olds and upwards ; the second to receive the forfeits. A.F. SIWZEPSTAIES of 10 sort. each, for 3-yr olds, 7 716; four, Bst 12Ib ; and upwards, 9,t 311 i; mares and geld ings allowed 31h ; the winner to be sold for 200 t , &c. ; if entered to be sold for 1501.. allowed 71b, for 1001., 121 b; fur 7016 e, 161 b.; for 401. 211 b. D.M. Swgzi•svAgits of 501. each, h ft, for 3-yr olds that never won before the time of closing for this stake ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bet 21b; those that have started twice before the time of closing allowed 41b; thrice or more, 6lb ; to be claimed at the time of naming. D.M. (3 subs.) Mr. Ca rew's The Suttler (61b) ; Mr. Herbert's °demos (61b); Lord Derby's Longbow. SWEEPSTAKES of 100 son. each, h ft, for foals of 1849 ; colts, Bst 71b; filthy, Bit 41b; the produce of mares that have bred a winner of 2,000 guineas, Grand Duke Michael, Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger, 71b extra; those by stallions or out of mores that never bred a winner, allowed alb. D.M. 6 subs. *Duke of Bedford's Weatherguage (31b) ; •Lord Chfden's Munn; *Lord Clifden's Herperus ; •I,ord Exe ter's Stockwell (31b) ; •Lord Orford's Alcoran; Mr. Pane's Glenluce, CLAIM STAKES of 200 an. each, h ft, for 4-yr olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bat 21b. D.I. (5 subs.) *Lonl Exeter's Phlegm; Mr. Greville's Amide ; Mr. Howard's Grecian ; *Mr. Mare's Recruit ; Mr. Osbaldiston's Moun tain Dew. MATCH, 100 son, 25 ft, Bst 71b each. D.M.—Mr. God dard's c by Auckland dam by Itedshank out of I ' rublem, against Mr. B. Bateon's Den Nevis. F&IDLT. HANDICAP Swinerreins of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for all ages. T.Y.C. Swatriersnsa of 10 son. each, for 2-ye olds ; colts, Set 71b; fillies, Eat 4lb ; the winner to be sold for 1604 ; if entered to be sold for 1001., allowed 61bs ; for 80/., 91bs ; for 501„ 121bs; for 2.51., 16Ibe. Last half of Ab. M. POST STANZA of 100 sore each, h ft, for 4 yr olds; colts, Bst 7lb ; fillies, Bst 41b, not named in the Claret. T.M.M. (4 subs )—*Midas, Runnymede, l'rimo Minister, Lamartine. Bwinrsvinza of 100 Soo. each, hR, for 3-yr olds; colts, fist 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. D.M. (4 subs.)— General Anson's Bull's-eye, *Lord Clifden's Sackbut, *Lord Exe ter's Ambrose, *Colonel Peel's Nabob. SWENTSTANNS of 50 SOPS. each, for 3-yr-old Men, Bst 71b each ; those by untried stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 4lbs ; only one allowance. D.M. (6 subs.)—*Lord Exeter's f by St. Martin out of Amims, Lord Exeter's fby St. Martin out of Scarf (41h.), Mr. Payne's Hirsute, *Lord Clifden's f Rosary, *Lord Orford's br f Sophistry (41bs), Duke of Bedford's Sophis try h a m d rtine, Father Thames, Grecian, and two or three more from Dilly's,- will be hero to-morrow, and Primo Minister on Thursday. ENTRTES FOR MONDAY (TO•DAYA CRAVIN STAlLM—Harpsichord, Little Savage,Waverley, Lady Agnes. HANDICAP. D.M.—G uy Mannering, Recruit, Telmeope, Livermere, Exeter. The races not expected to commence before three. LATEST BETTING. PINWILAILKET HANDICAP. 7 to 1 art Raololph I $ to I list The Old Lod 6to I Maria ICI to I Olecknaa FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. 7 to 3 soot Voltlgoor. DERBY. i 3 to I loot Augur. ALLEGED STRIKE AMONGST On Thursday between 70 and 80 this port at the same time, the carrying the flag of Union. W (creme had arisen between the consequence of which they unanimously the fishing ground until some -- - euald be cone to.—Hutt l'acket. )ST THE FISHER 80 fishing emu i fa we c Daring, Cap re understand t • he owners and , ' • -1 aniatonsly Tempi satisfactory af." , ets K. . • t. • it' *, ti 11„,11 Z 3O ". •