The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-09 00:00:00

THE LATE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS. The will of the Duchess of Orleans has been read with the interest due to the virtues of that Princess, her terrible reverses, and the solemn tone and grave significance of the document itself. After discharging the duties of religion and of personal friendship the Duchess openly and earnestly com mits to her sons the political mission she had received, and which was not idle in her own hands. She prays that they may ever remain faithful to the precepts of their childhood, and continue stead fast likewise in their political faith. " May they observe it both by their constancy in adversityan d. exile, and by their firmness and devoted patrio tism when the course of events shall call them to their country. May France, restored to her dignity and liberty—may constitutional France reckon upon them to defend her honour, her gran deur, and her interests, and may she find once more in them the wisdom of their grandfather and the chivalrous qualities of their father. They should ever bear in mind the political principles which have made the glory of their house, which their grandfather faithfully observed upon the throne, and which their father, as his will and testament bears witness, had ardently adopted." The Duchess, therefore, transmits, with scrupulous fidelitv, all that she had received. She desires that not a whit of the pretensions she could ever lawfully claim shall die with her, and she sends the Count of Paris into the world as much an aspirant to the throne of France as James 111. and Prince Edward of the Stuart dynasty were to that of these realms. If this be questioned, and if a mere vulgar standard of pity might suggest thit the Duchess had done better to adapt her desires to her actual condition, it must be observed that the author of this will was of that sex which is ever the more conservative and tenacious of rights. Without the active ambition and inventive enterprise of man, they take their hold where they are, or where they have been, and resolve, at all events, not to lose or give way : On the other hand, they who look out for special Providences in the affairs of States, and 'who go so far as to thank Heaven for giving us a Queen during the strange vicissitudes at home and abroad during the last twenty years, will probably see in the -widowhood of the Duchess of Orleans and the long minority of her sons a special pro vision for maintaining unimpaired the rights of the younger and more constitutional branch of the Bourbons. The duty of maintaining such pretensions de pends mainly on the prospect of their success. Dis cretion here, as in many other cases, must be allowed to dictate ; and discretion implies an accu rate measure of probabilities and a sound judgment as to the best means. The present repose of France, and her amicable relations towards this country, ought not to be molested for any slight cause. Undoubtedly, peace and order incur some danger from the existence of Pretenders with nothing to do but to intrigue, to cherish differ ences, to welcome malcontents, to multiply adhe sions, and, in general, to do all the mischief in their power to the established order of things. In this country we have almost come to regard a Pre tender as simply a nuisance. We have no patience for him, and should as soon think of Lord Palmer ston tampering with the allegiance of the Army, as of any Prince agitating for the throne after a regular Parliamentary deposition. But, if there is one thing more evident than another throughout these questions, it is that England is not France, and must stretch all her measures of propriety and wisdom very far indeed before she can ven ture to think for France. There could not pos sibly occur in this country such events as those which have constituted the history of France for the last ten years ; and an empire of the _Napo leonic or Roman type could not exist for a day in any place where ten Englishmen were the people to be governed. Justice, morality, and truth, and all that men call " order," have securities in this country that are not known in France, or at least have no political footing there. Public opinion and. ' an almost absolute freedom of speech secure a hear ing for every argument and a chance for every cause. If a Sovereign, a Minister, a Goverment, a faction, or a Parliament, do wrong, they a re sure t o h ear o f it. The check comes immediately. As the speed becomes excessive, or the orbit extravagant, the break is applied. But opinion, knowing its power, avoids those excesses which would put it out of court. Thus it is that we avoid the use of violent remedies, and have all we want within the four corners of our Charter. In France, on the con trary, the same results are only to be obtained by setting constitution against constitution, dynasty against dy nas ty, P r i nce aga i nst Prince, the poten tat e in posse against the potentate in esse. The Emperor has to fear, not an oligarchy, not a class of democratical reformers, but the Princes of an other dynasty ; and he has to fear, not for a certain policy, certain Ministers, or certain measures, but for himself. The " standing column" of the poet, which fortune may kick down any day in her mad freaks, is surmounted by no genius or divinity but his own statue. That is the game of politics in France. The counters there are not the men or the measures we bandy about with as much indiffe rence as we do the pretensions of rival actors or painters, but Monarchs and dynasties. It is by the consent of the latter that such is the question. They severally stand for principles. Louis Napo leon published his "ideas," and he stands for them. The Duchess of Orleans has bequeathed the policy of her father-in-law and her husband to her sons, 'who are exhorted to preserve the tradition and hand it down unimpaired. They can have no diffi culty in identifying the bequest. It is as distinct, as notorious, as fully embodied in fact, as the jewels and articles of furniture bequeathed in the same will. It would be wholly out of place, then, and simply an impertinence, to criticise a proceeding which in this country is impossible and would be ridiculous. - The mother who here left her sons a solemn charge to contest a Throne held by the ab solute master of half a million armed men would be thought rather a fury than one blessed with the milk of human nature. No British mother, how ever, hesitates to inculcate an obstinate persever ance in the traditions of a family, in the religious doctrines of her own friends and advisers, or in the opinions of a faction, be they ever so incompatible with peace or happiness. That is all the Duchess of Orleans has done, though in her own way and in the terms customary with her adopted country. She has done what France expected of her, and she would have forfeited the esteem of her foes as well as of her friends had she betrayed her trust and released her sons from their allegiance to their own pretensions. The Emperor would be the last man to expect such political abnegation. It is necessary to the game; and certainly, when one comes to see, it in a proper light, it is for the interest of France. What is to check the Emperor ? Not laws, for it is he who makes them. Not the army, for it is he who commands it. Not opinion, for he is its cen sor. Not the people of France, for he holds the proxies of seven millions. He is checked only by pretenders and by rival dynasties. Should he for- Fet his duties—for even empire has its duties—he is confronted everywhere with the awful image of princely excellence, sustained under less tempta tion, in the person of an Orleans or an old Bourbon. They are always ready to step in, and, if they have sense, take care to live up to the mark. If he trips and stumbles, they are famed for their sagacity. Should an Emperor of the French ever reproduce the scenes of Caprem, there will be some Prince of Royal blood a very model of Republican sim plicity. The competition will be in conduct, and the Crown will always wait the forward grasp of the worthier. No Emperor can ever be insensible to the argument of such a rivalry, and therein con sists the chief or only security for good government in France. As her administration must be abso lute, b lute, it is only am ong th e b anished that she can look for that " Opposition" so essential to our idea of a good Parliamentary system. The Duchess of Orleans, then, has only done what was due to France, and even to the Emperor, as well as to her Own sons. She has played her part in the gam e , and had no other. Of course it is also part of the same system that no Bourbon, elder or younger, can be admitted on the soil of France, and that every adherent must be an object of just suspicion and constant surveillance. That is not an agree able state of thi ngs either. for the watchers or for the watched. B ut the French to these relatio ns than w e are more accustomed are, and have at least a right to live as they please.— Times. T,lltreasu re Retired rs of the THE BALLOT MOVEMENT.— of Ballot Society have received from Artillery," who wishes himself thus announced, th of e of £4O, for the use of th e societ y . suni ALBUMEN, STARCH, AND GUM AS NUTRIMENTS. —The Medical Times records some interesting experiments by Dr. Hammond, concerning the nutritive and physiolo gical effects of albumen, starch, gum, &c. He found albu men in his urine on the 6th day after taking albumen exclu sively as food ; he also observed that, under the same diet, bodily temperature did not diminish ; that he grew thinner; that the quantity of fibrine and albumen increased in his blood : and that the proportion of azotised matters increased in his urine. After 12 days, diarrhoea and abdominal and cerebral pains forced him to discontinue the experiment. Dr. Sequard, who tried the same diet, suffered chiefly from vertigo and extreme weakness. During 10 days Dr. Ham mond lived exclusively on starch diet. He found that the heat of the body increased ; that sugar appeared in the . 1 1fr.e it i that the albumi nous p r i nc ipl es o f the blood 'um' 'shed, and the carbonaceous increased ; that the urine contained less than its ordinary amount of azotised prin ciples. Dr. H ammond suffered much during this experi ment from headache and p he lost more in weight Yr"is ; he became very weak, and than in the experiment with albu • men. Dr. Hammond afinot able to su s t a i n an exc l us i ve l y gum diet more than four da ys, t ill i consequence of the great loss of weight and of strength , lowering of temperature, and the general disturbance o f the functions of the body from wluoil he Oland ill conse quence, w THE NAVY. The Windsor Castle, recently launched at Pem broke Dockyard, will shortly be jury-rigged an d navigated round to Devonport to be placed on the steam reserve. The following are her chief dimen- sions Ft. In. Length over all 246 0 Ditto of keel for tonnage 166 6 Breadth, extreme 6O 0 Ditto for tonnage Ditto moulded Depth of hold Her burthen is 3,099 tons, and she will carry 100 guns—viz., on the lower deck 30 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. and 9 feet length ; on the middle deck, 30 32-pounders, 42 cwt. 8 feet ; and on the main deck 30 32-pounders, 56 cwt., 9 ft. 6 in.; and on the upper deck 10 32-pounders, 42 cwt., 8 feet. The Windsor Castle is far from being a fine-looking ship; she is too short and dumpy, and cannot rank beside the splen did new class 100-gun vessels, such as the St. Jean d'Acre and Conqueror. This will not be wondered at, as she was laid down 14 years ago, when she was designed for a first-class man-of-war, but modern vessels have quite eclipsed her. She has been prepared for the screw-propeller, and with her armament must prove a powerful vessel. We are requested to state for the information of those having friends in the Eastern Monarch troop ship, bound to India, that on the 28th of July last all on board were well. Captain Peter Cracroft has been appointed to her Majesty's ship Niger, vice Cochrane, invalided. THE ARMY. The war authorities have recently effected seve ral improvements in the transport of the numerous reinforcements which have recently been despatched from this country to India. One of these improve ments consists in sending several steady and expe rienced staff-sergeants on board each of the vessels. This plan has been foundnecessary, as the draughts embarked for India consist, for the most part, of very young soldiers, and the non-commissioned officers, it is expected, will be of great use in main taining proper order and discipline, and in perform ing the staff duties generally, during the voyage. All the staff-sergeants so selected will receive 2s. 6d. per day, exclusive of their pensions, as long as their services are required. After the troops they accompany have disembarked in India they will return to this country by the first available vessel, for the purpose of attending other draughts out. Yesterday the sick and wounded troops who have arrived at Chatham from Delhi in the Waterloo, from Kurrachce were taken from St. Mary's in valid establishment; to Fort Pitt, for the purpose of being inspected by Dr. Taylor andthe medical staff at that establishment. Although many of the inva lids were suffering severely from wounds or sick ness on embarking for England the sea voyage has so improved them that, out of upwards of 50 con valescent troops, only six were found unfitted for further service. This number, of course, does not include the wounded soldiers admitted into Fort Pitt Hospital for surgical treatment, nearly the whole of whom it will be necessary to discharge as soon as they have recovered. We have to record the death (in his 78th year) of Gen. T. A. Parke, C. 8., which occurred at his resi dence at Hythe, near Southampton. This gallant officer was present at the battle of Camperdown on the 11th of October, 1797, and commanded two companies of Marine Artillery in Spain in 1812, and three companies in America from 1813 to 1815. He served at the attack and capture of the en trenched camp at Hampton, and had besides been twelve times engaged with the enemy in boats and on shore. His commissions bear date as Cornet 19th of May, 1795 Lieutenant 23d o f Nov. 1796, Captain 15th of Aug. 1805, Major 12th of Aug. 1819, Lieut--Colonel 31st of Dec. 1832, Colonel 26th of April, 1838, Colonel Commandant 12th of Feb. 1842, Major-General 11th of Nov. 1851, and General 6th of Feb. 1857. He had re ceived the silver medal, and was, since June, 1857, in receipt of the good service pension. MILITIA. The 7th Lancashire Rifle Regiment assembled at Bury on Tuesday last, under the command of Lieut. Madocks, for 21 days' training. The Dorset Militia assembled for training at Dorchester on Tuesday last. The regiment is re ported to be good condition. The Norfolk Artillery met at Great Yarmouth on Tuesday last for 21 days' training. The East Norfolk Militia Artillery assembled at Yarmouth on Tuesday for three weeks' training. The Third or Royal Westminster Middlesex Light Infantry will assemble for training at Turn ham-green on Friday, the 17th inst. Viscount Chelsea is the colonel. The Cornwall Rangers Militia met for 21 days' training at Bodmin on Tuesday last. The 2d Royal Lancashire Militia, commonly known as the Duke of Lancaster's Own Rifles, assembled at Birkenhead on Tuesday last, under the command of Sir T. G. Hesketh. The East Suffolk Militia will assemble for 21 days' training at Ipswich on Tuesday, the sth of October. LIVERPOOL SHIP WRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY. The following interesting report has just ap peared, giving the award of the society's medals and pecuniary acknowledgments to the heroes who have saved the lives of others at the risk of their own:— " The present is the 19th annual report of the committee of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society to the subscribers, and in presenting it the committee take occasion to express the loss the society has sustained in the death of the late Mr. Charles Cotesworth, whose practical knowledge and warm feelings towards those whose services in saving life bore evidence of personal risk to them selves, made him a valuable acquisition to the com mittee, of which he was a member from its first formation, in 1839. I n th e p resen t report there are fewer striking features than usual in the ser vices of those to whom rewards have been given for their instrumentality in saving life, but the committee have pleasure in alluding to the follow ing instances of courageous and energetic exertions, though unhappily not in each instance altogether successful, as exhibited in the case of the Earl of Carrick, where only two lives were saved :—The first case to which the committee would specially draw the attention of the subscribers is that of Capt. Harri son, of the steam tug Enterprise, of Liverpool who, seeing a schooner, named the Mary Johanna, on shore on the Dutchman's Bank, Beaumaris Bay, during a gale, Jan. 21, launched his boat, and, with four volunteers from his crew, pulled to the bank, but not finding sufficient water on it to take the boat to the schooner, they carried it over that part of the bank, a distance of about 400 yards, and launched it in a swatchway, along which they pulled to the wreck, rescued the crew of the schooner, and returned with them to the steamer in the same manner. For this gallant service a silver medal was awarded to Captain Harrison and £4 to his boat's crew. The second case is that of Jas. Lewis, mate of the steamer Earl of Erne, who, on two different occasions, jumped overboard into the Clarence basin, and saved a man and a boy from drowning. A silver medal was also presented to Mr. Lewis, who, in the subsequent passage of the steamer across the Channel, was himself rescued from a watery grave. These are the only two medals awarded this year. The third case is that of the intrepid exertions of two men in the Isle of Man, named Thos. Watterson and Wm. Hodgson, on the occasion of the loss of the steamer Earl of Carrick; and though they only succeeded in saving one man, who, with another, floated ashore by a life-buoy, were the only persons saved, the commit tee considered their exertions so meritorious that they remitted to Mr. Quirk £5 to be divided be tween them, after paying a small item to a third Party, who was useful in another way. The ser vices of Watterson and Hodgson were brought un der the notice of the committee by Mr. H. Quirk, of the parish of Kirkpatrick, Isle of Man, by a letter, dated lith Feb., from which the following is an extract :---‘ I hope I may be justified in re commending two to 3, fisll ,o e u rrn Win. Hodgson and Thos. sideration to r ece i ve some s r o e C w ie a ty ra 's o f f av m o e ur ri a t b f l o e r co b n e- - ing instrumental in saving the life of John Lyons, one of the seamen on board the screw steamer Earl of Carrick, trading between Ayr and Liverpool, which was lost on the 25th Dec. last, on a reef of rocks in this parish, called Nairble Point. Those men, upon seeing Lyons approaching the rocks, dashed through a narrow passage, where the sea ran tbetween whichthtocsrsotechdkesiy.oin us un g bd r s e e a bg t force, carrying a rope with althoughh, force threw f to th h e im w , a 7 e d s several times after gettin yu g ent h ht o le l y d of it, they eventu ally succeeded in re, hi .which became the arot ev fbeuinghim from a watery with the exception ery other soul on board, grave, who was saved on aolifJaves Watt, another seaman, cases, there is still e-11°I.' Besides these three which is the bold and anotherready escrving special notice Morton, one of the Prince's Dock in which Wm , into that dock, on a dark night,ock gatemen, jumped. hearing a cry of alarm, and swam aboutmediately on covered a man who had fallen into the tilld ock, he dis covered he succeeded in safely landing. ln and whom accounts will be found a general summary of the services rendered by the different parties t o w h om rewards have been paid ; and while no less th an 37 lives have been saved in the river, on two occasionS only were the exertions unsuccessful, so . prompt and energetic are the boatmen and ()thug =. rendering aid by instantly proceeding to the assistance of persons in danger on hearing a cry of alarm. Rewards altogether have been granted for saving 65 persons, of whom 37 were taken out of the river, eight from the docks, one from the canal, one from a pit, and 18 from vessels stranded near the port. The well-known case of the steamer Sarah Sands, on fire near the Cape of Good Hope, while convey ing troops to India, was brought before the society by a member of the committee, and they would have been well pleased to have rewarded the cap tain for his very meritorious conduct on that occa sion, but, after every inquiry, they were sorry to find that they could not bring the case within their rules." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1858. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK SEPTEMBER RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-olds andupwards. One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Payne's Tragedy, by Brocket, 2 yrs (£3O), Est 41b (Daley) 1 Mr. Saunders's Ferndale, 2 yrs (£3O), 7st 31b (Snowden 2 Mr. Sherring's Linda, 2 yrs (£3O), ost (Parsons 3 The following also ran :—.Ethon, Catalpa filly, Honey dew. Betting-2 to 1 agst Ferndale, 7to 2 agst .ffithon, 4to agst Linda, 5 to 1 agst Tragedy. Won by a length, bad third. The winner was bought in for 105 guineas. The Welter Cup, value 100 sovs., the rest in specie, by subscription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c.. Winners extra. Gentleman riders ; professionals 61b extra. One mile and a half. (22 subs.), 12 of whom declared. Lord Clifden's Fadladeen, by Nutwich, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. Thomas) 1 Mr. Henderson's Logie o' Buchan, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (Mr. W. Bevill) 2 Count Batthyany's V u l can , 6 y rs (Owner) 3 Mr. Rose's Little Tom, aged, lOst 81b, inc. 61b extra (Wells) 4 Betting-2 to lon Fadladeen 4to 1 agst Little Tom. Won easily by a length, bad third. The Members' Plate of /450. Winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. J. Thompson's Soloman, 2 yrs, 6st, inc. 5111 extra _ . . (Challoner 1 Mr. E. Clarke's Simpleton, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (F ren ch 2 Mr. Baldwinson's Lizzie, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (S no wd en 3 The following also ran :—Mimosa, Orson, Brother to Chanoinesse, and Brusher. Betting-5 to 2 agst Brother to Chanoinesse, 4to 1 agst, Simpleton, 5 to 1 agst Mimosa, 6 to 1 agst Lizzie, 7 to 1 agst Soloman. A good race in. Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third ; Mimosa was fourth, and Brother to Cha noinesse fifth, close together about two lengths from the third. Brusher got badly off. The Welter Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft. Gentlemen riders ;professionals 61b extra. One mile. 5 subs. Lord Ailesbury's colt by the Flying Dutchman—Gala, 3 yrs, 9st 31b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. E. R. Clarke's South-Western, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (in. 61b. extra) • (Bates) 2 Mr. Higgins's Laverna, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b .... (Mr. Dart) 3 Mr. J. Shelley's Lord Berkeley, 4 yrs, lOst 51b Bevill) 4 Mr. Rose's Little Tom, aged, list 41b (Count Batthyany) 5 Betting-6 to 4on the Gala colt, sto 1 agst any other (offered). Won by a length and a half ; bad third. The Nursery Handicap, of 10 sovs each, h ft for two-yr- olds. The second to save his stake. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 27 subs. Mr. J. Thompson's Solomon, by Teddington, 7st llb (including 51b extra) (Bullock) 1 Mr. Gulliver's Contract, 7st.. (Roberts) 2 Mr. Gratwicke's Nassau, 7st 51b (Cresswell) 3 The following also ran :—Heir-at-Law, Commodore, Pan, Adulation, and Columbine colt. Betting-6 to 5 agst Contrast, sto 1 each agst Adulation and Pan, 10 to 1 each agst the Columbine gelding and Solomon. Won by half a length, about four lengths between the second and third, wide intervals between each of the others. The Warwick Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10 sous each, with 100 added. 3-yr-olds, 7st ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 71b ; 6-yr-olds, 9st llb ; 6-yr-olds and aged, 9st 51b. Certain penalties and allowances. The second to receive 30 sovs out of the stakes. Three miles. 23 subs. Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, by Heron, 5 yrs, 9st 81b (in cluding 71b extra). (S. Rogers) 1 Lord Clifden's Loyalty, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Bray) 2 Betting-25 to 1 on Fisherman. Loyalty made play at a pretty good pace, Fisherman being upwards of a dozen lengths in the rear. After passing the mile post the old horse rapidly approached Loyalty, quitted him before rounding the turn, and came in alone. Loyalty was pulled up at the distance, and walked in. The County Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, 8.7 c. Winners extra. The second to receive 30 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and a half. 42 subs, 21 of whom declared. Mr. Moreton's Wanderer, by Melbourne, 3 . yrs, .sst 13Ib . (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Brown's Pactolus, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Perry) 2 Lord Clifden's Hydromel, 3 yrs, 7st (B ra y) 3 The following also ran :—Night Ranger, IVouvermarts, Logic o' Buchan, and Negress. i3etting-5 to 2 agst Wouvermans, 4 to 1 agst Wanderer, 5 to 1 agst Hydroniel, 6 to 1 agst Factolus, 8 to 1 agst Night Ranger. Won by two lengths; a head between the second an, third ; about three lengths between the third and fourth. The Town Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft. Winners extra. One mil e . 23 su b s. _ _ -- -- Mr. Gulliver's Apollo, by Py rr h us th e Fi rst, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Roberts) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck' s O r i an d a , 4 y rs , 7 s t G1b .... (Plumb) 2 Mr. Barber's Abron, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Dales) 3 The following also ran :—Sly Fellow, Bel Esperanza, and Simpleton. Betting-3 to 1 agst Bel Esperanza, 4to 1 each. agst Orianda and Abron, 5 to 1 agst Sly Fellow, 8 to 1 agst Apollo. Won by three-quarters of a length ; half a length be ,ween the second and third ; bad fourth. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Toxopholite (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst The Hadji (offered) 10 to 1 agst Sunbeam (taken) 11 to 1 agst East Langton (taken) 12 to 1 agst Eclipse (taken) 12 to 1 agst Governess 20 to 1 agst Volta. On Tuesday,. after our parcel w as d espatc h ed, 25 to 1 was betted against Fitz-Roland, and this morning those odds were offered against his being one of the first three. Any price might have been obtained about him. He seems to be hopelessly " gone." CESAREWITCH. 16 to 1 agst Melissa (taken) 20 to 1 agst Warlock (25 to 1 was laid once to now, 25 to 1 agst Rocket (taken) 25 to 1 agst Poodle (offered) 30 to 1 agst Physician (taken) 33 to 1 agst Duchess of Sutherland (taken) 33 to 1 agst English Rose (taken) 33 to 1 agst Roman Candle (taken) 33 to 1 agst Turned Loose (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fadladeen (taken) 100 to 1 agst Montague CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 33 to 1 agst Blanche of Middlebie (taken) 33 to 1 agst Glenmasson (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sedbury (taken) 33 to 1 agst English Rose (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Happy Land (taken) WEYMOUTH RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Two-year-old Stakes. Sister to Amsterdam Sister to One Act Fun Simon fell. Four ran. Melcombe Stakes. 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It appeared that Holmes, a detective of the F division, watched the prisoner Leonard, from an establishment belonging to the prosecutors, who are contractors to the Government for army accou trements, in Dean-street, Soho, to the shop kept by Wilkinson, with a bag containing something bulky. The constable went in and made some inquiries as to what Leonard had brought; Wilkinson gave evasive answers, but at length admitted that there were some pieces of leather which Leonard had left in his bed room. Leonard had been in company with a person in Messrs. Almond's employment just before he left with the bag. Witnesses were called as to the previous good character of each of the prisoners. Mr. M'Donnell addressed the jury for Wilkin son, and Mr. Ribton for the other prisoner. Wilkinson was acquitted. Leonard was found guilty, and sentenced to four months' hard labour. Bridget Driscoll, described as a widow, was in dicted for feloniously receiving from Ann Bailey, nine sovereigns and other moneys, knowing them to have been stolen from one Job Wilson. Mr. Le Breton was for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. The principal witness in the case was the Ann a brothel kept b y th e pr i soner, i n A Bailey mentioned in the indictment, a prostit u t e , who s i r in imehouse. She stat e d th a t s h e go t i n nn ltveeedt L company with Wilson, the prosecutor, a seaman, belonging to the Polar Star, trader, at a public house, and after indulging in drink she took him to the prisoner's house. The prisoner knocked at the door after Wilson had fallen asleep, and told her in Irish not to remain with that man, for he had only a few shillings, to take his money, and she would then turn him out of the house. The witness then took his purse and quitted the room, when the prisoner snatched the purse from her hand, and afterwards turned the witness out of doors, undressed as she was. She said the purse only contained a few shillings, but really it con tained £9 125., and afterwards she admitted the amount, and offered the witness part of it to go into the country with until the prosecutor's ship had sailed, but she refused to have any part of it, and, on the contrary, searched for and found out the prosecutor, and told him all about it. She told the pristhier what slie had done, and again she wished her to go out of the way, as it would be better for them to have the money than for that Dutchman to take it to Hamburg ; but she would not listen to her overtures, and at once went and gave herself up to the police. Her evidence was fully corroborated by that of another prostitute, who lived in the same house. When the prisoner was taken into custody she declared that neither Bailey nor the sailor had been to her house at all; but the prosecutor bore out the girl's statement, and proved that the purse .con tained coin amounting to £9 12s. The policeman found on the prisoner a savings bank book for £43, which amount had been deposited in sums varying from £4 to £l3. Mr. Sleigh urged that the evidence was unworthy of belief, and prompted by feelings of revenge. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The policeman asked what he was to do with the bank book P Mr. Creasy said he could not advise him, but strictly it was forfeited to the Crown. The prisoner was sentenced to ten months' hard labour. Joseph Hobbs, 22, pleaded guilty to a charge of feloniously cutting and stealing a leaden pipe, the property of the corporation of London, in the new Copenhagen cattle market. Sentence was deferred. Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. Henry John Arid, a respectable young man, wa s indicted for embezzling several sums of money re ceived by him on account of Augustin Lay Cowen, an ironmonger, of Edgware-road, his master. He was sentenced to six months' hard labour. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted; Mr. Ribton appeared for the prisoner. John Slater, 51, elerk, pleaded guilty to several charges of embezzling money, received by him on account of Messrs. Esdaile, of the City Saw Mills, Wenlock-road, City-road. The sums laid in the indicted amounted to £46 15s. 9d. But there were others. He had been in the prosecutors' service about six years, and a great deal of thcil money passed through his hands. He was strongly recom mended to mercy. Mr. Creasy said he was not sure that it was not his duty to pass a sentence of penal servitude; for these embezzlements by confidential clerks were ofiences which, from their nature, required to be met with a severe punishment. Under all the circum stances of this case, and considering the recommenda tion that had been made to the court, the sentence was hard labour for one year. Mr. Cooper was counsel for the prisoner, Mr. Sleigh for the prosecutor. (Before Mr. Payne.) Wm. Clarke, 17, labourer, was indicted for felo niously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Henry Eddie, and stealing therein three silver spoons, value £2 55., his property. Harriet Wright said she was in the service of Mr. Henry Eddie, of No. 1, Laurie-terrace, Campbell road, Hornsey, and on the 15th of August she was in an upper room, and hearing a noise she looked out of the window, and saw the prisoner running up the area steps with a basket in his hand. She missed the spoons from the dining-room table, which had a few minutes bef ore . Wm. constable, 481 K, said he I been . en Haggarty, safe there police ol l y went to the White Horse public house, a quarter of a mile from Laurie-terrace, where he found the pri soner in the tap-room in company with two other persons, and immediately the prisoner saw him he ran into the water-closet. The witness followed him, and asked him what he was doing there, to He was taken to the sta twiohcni-hhohuseemaandde t n h n er r e ep t ly he former witness identified him as the person who had ran out of her master's house with the basket. A search was subsequently made, and the silver spoons were found in the water closet. The prisoner, in his defence, denied having been in the house at all. The jury found the prisoner guilty. A previous conviction having been proved against the prisoner, Mr. Payne sentenced him to be kept to hard labour for 18 months. Joseph Boswell, 23, painter, was indicted for stealing a timepiece and other articles, value £6, the property of Mr. Philip Heath, in his dwelling house. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and being identified as an old thief, was sentenced to penal servitude for four years._ Samuel Bywater, 30, plasterer, was indicted for stealing I7lbs. of copper-plates, value 155., the pro perty of John Mitchell. The prosecutor is a printer, carrying on business in Wardour-street, Soho, and the premises have been for some time under repair, the prisoner being employed there. A man named Joseph Park, a rag-dealer, living at No. 5, Grafton-street, Soho, purchased the plates of the prisoner, and gave him 11s. for them, he stating that they were his' own. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the indictment. The witness Park was sharply questioned by Mr. Payne as to his receiving these plates. He said he bought them in a fair way of trade, and booked them, and also told the policeman that he had bought them. He had known Bywater before. Mr. Payne—lt is rather lucky for you, Mr. Park, that nothing further will be done with you than I refuse you your expenses. A little more and I should have directed you to be prosecuted for receiving this pro_perty, which is quite fit for its proper purpose. You are almost as guilty as the prisoner. The prisoner was then sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for nine months. Rebecca Gilman 43, needlemaker, was indicted for st e ali ng t wo pillows and other articles ) the pro perty of Harriet Henderson. The proseentrix is a p o o r widow, living at No. 9, Charlotte-place, ClerketiWell, dlid tWelte months ago the prisoner engaged her ready-funished iodg. Trigs, and remained there for about five weeks. She left without giving any iidtias and. when she was gone the room was examined, and it was found all but ei m ity, A mongst t h e ar ti c l es m i ss i ng were two tw9 lI P a l 1141vs' a air of blankets, a irons. air of sheets, a p swing gijass, fender; three saucepans, a chair, and p prisoner until last tiStrt6usred6auytri:eeskaw i, wlhciefliteoafctchle-', dentally manedt h g e a r ve in h t e h r e in st t r o ee c t us , e th ha d r y g . ed her with the robber,.- The pry- found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Payne sentenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine months. George Webster, 40, pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of shoes, value Bs. 6d., the property of Henry Hussey. The prison officer proved that the prisoner was convicted in 1851 of felony, and sentenced to im prisonment for three months ; again in 1852, and , sentenced to six m on th s ; aga i n in 1852, an d sAi-- tented to twelve months' imprisonment ; apin in gebruarb 104, awl sentenced to Mir yea= penal servitude. Since the expiration of the last sen tence he had been imprisoned five weeks. Mr. Payne sentenced the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for six years. Joseph Grimes, 31, stoker, was indicted for steal ing a brass plate, value 10s., the property of Henry Grace, the same being fixed to a building. Mr. Itibton and Mr. Palmer prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended. It appeared from the evidence that on the morn ing of the 14th of August, between two and three o'clock, a police-constable named Townsend, 337 D, was on duty in Praed-street, Paddington, and while he was there he saw the prisoner leave a coffee shop, cross over the street, and walk deliberately up to the door of Mr. Grace, a tailor, and wrench from the door a brass plate, with the name and business profession of the occupant of the house. The plate had been fastened by two screws and nuts inside the door. As the constable made his appearance, the prisoner put the plate down by the scraper and walked quickly away. The policeman then followed him and took him in custody. (The plate was produced, engraved " Grace, Tailor;" and although of considerable thickness, was much bent by being wrenched from the door.) The prisoner, in his defence, said he entered the coffee-shop at 20 minutes past 12 at night, and was there until he was taken away by the policeman, with the exception of about two minutes, when he went out with a gentleman to a neighbouring coffee-house, to inquire if the gentleman could be accommodated with a bed, and having ascertained that he could not, the prisoner immediately returned. Mr. J. H. Evans, the coffee-housekeeper, and Sarah Stevens, the manager, stated that a gen tleman came into the shop about one o'clock, and wished to have a bed there. They were unable to accommodate the gentleman, but in formed him that they thought a neighbour on the opposite side of the street would be able to do so. Upon that the prisoner volunteered to show him the place ; but in two minutes both the gentleman and the prisoner returned to the house, were sup plied with coffee, and after that the prisoner never left the house until he was taken away by the police. Stevens afterwards asked the policeman what he had taken the man away for ; and, on being informed, she expressed her disbelief at it, as she said the man had not been out of the house for more than two Minutes, and asked him why he had not taken the man while he was removing the plate, instead of waiting so long. He replied that he was smoking a pipe and was dozing at the time, and that, if he had not taken the man, he should have " lost his coat." She did not know what he meant by that, unless it was that he would lose his place. Townsend here said that since this transaction he had appeared against the witness for having used abusive language towards a neighbour. Sarah Stebbings, the waitress at the coffee-shop, gave similar corroborative testimony. Mr. S. E. Palmer, for the prosecution, addressed the jury, contending that the evidence for the pro secution ought to be relied upon, as there was an entire absence of motive on the part of the police man to fabricate such a chary against the prisoner; while on th e p ar t o f th e witnesses for the defence there was the strong motive of resentment, inas much as the policeman had been subpoenaed and appeared against them as a witness for using abusive language to a neighbour, and therefore that their testimony was not to be relied upon. Mr. Payne summed up the evidence with great care. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground that it was possible that the policeman might have lost sight of the person who committed the robbery for a moment, and thus been mistaken as to identity. Ellen Brown, 50, widow, was indicted for steal ing three handkerchiefs, and other articles, the pro perty of a laundress by whom she was employed, and also for stealing a brooch and ring, the pro perty of Thomas Fletcher, her master. She was convicted, and sentenced to nine months' hard labour. Mr. J. P. Doyle prosecuted. The prisoner's daughter, an in teresting-looking girl, about sixteen years of age, was in court, and seemed in the deepest distress, weeping bitterly when her mother was removed from the dock. It was stated that now her mother was taken away from her, the consequence of a long course of mis conduct,,the girl was left without a friend or rela tion in the world, and no home to go to. The matter was mentioned to Mr. Payne, who directed the case to be brought under the notice of the Society for the Rescue of Young Women and Chil dren, Poultry, and an address, where a letter would find the girl, was taken. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Edward Alfred Brooke was charged with annoying his brother Mr. H. B. Brooke, of 4 and 5, Poultry-market, Leadenhall, under the following circumstances : The complainant having been sworn, said—About half-past 8 this morning the defendant entered my shop and demanded a suit of clothes. I told him I would give him neither clothes nor money, and requested him several times to leave the premises as he was obstructing my business. He brought a crowd of between 30 and 40 persons round the shop. He refused to go away, and I was at length com pelled to give him into custody. At the station house I. did not wish to press the charge, and con sented to his being released. When I returned to Leadenhall-market I found him in the shop with 40 or 50 men about him.. He declared he would have a suit of clothes or money, and I was compelled to give him into custody a second time The Lord Mayor asked the defendant what he had to say in answer to the charge. Defendant—l have been a citizen and liveryman of London for year s , a n d f o r many years carried on a very large business with my brothers in Leaden hall-market, as poultry and game salesmen. Through adverse circumstances and law expenses I became a broken-down man, and about two years ago left London for the purpose of seeking my liv ing in, the manufacturing districts. I worked very hard at Liverpool and Manchester, and latterly at Sheffield. About six weeks ago I was taken very ill, and upon partially recovering I walked from Sheffield to London, where I knew I had good friends, and relatives and brothers. The Lord Mayor—What has that to do with the case ? Defendant--I went to my brother Henry Brooke, who is not only my brother, but also executor to My father. He is my own flesh and blood, and knowing he was well off, I spoke to him civilly, and told him if he would give me a suit of clothes I could do for myself. The Lord Mayor—He told you that lie could not, and you ought then to have . gone away. After that, you had no right to remain and demand a suit of clothes. If you have any legal claim upon him, that is not the way to enforce it ; but I dare say your brother has very good reasons for what he has done. Defendant—Many times I have lent my brother hundreds of pounds, and he has never giv en me one farthing, _ _ The Lord - Mayor—Your brother, I dare say, has very good reasons for refusing to assist you. Complainant—There are very good seasons, my lord. Defendantlf he would only give me • a suit of clothes, I would not annoy him. The Lord Mayor—Your brother very kindly released you from custody once, and you imme diately returned to his shop and annoyed him again. Defendant—But he is my own flesh and blood, and if he does not assist me, I should like to know who is to do it ? If I had gone into his shop as a strangei, it would have been a very different thing. The Lord Mayor (to the complainant)—He makes a promise that he will not annoy you again. Will you be satisfied ? Complainant—Yes. I have no desire to punish him, provided he will keep away from my shop. Mr. George Brooke, another brother, stepped forward, and said—Will your lordship allow me to speak ? lam a brother of the complainant and defendant. I saw the occurrence referred to, and I consider that the complainant acted very wrongly in giving the defendant into custody simply for asking a question. The Lord Mayor—Will 'you give the defendant a suit of clothes ? Mr. G. Brooke—l have parted with my all with him, and will do so at this moment. I will not only give him tt home, but he shall never want a home while I have one. - The Lord Mayor—l have nothing to do with family squabbles ; all I have to do is to protect the complainant in the conduct of his business. Mr. G. Brooke--If I were Your lordship's brother and in poverty I should come to you, and I know that you would not reject my application. A man who appeared to be an artisan here called out—l will give half a suit of clothes, !my lord, if his two brothers will find him the other half. The Lord Mayor—He is as well able to get his living as you are. (To the defendant) —Your bro ther was perfectly justified in giving you into cus tody. You created a disturbance in his shop. Mr. G. Brooke—He did not, my lord. I think it is the duty of a younger brother in poverty to apply to an elder brother, who is better off, for as- sistance. - The Lora Mayor It i's an annoyance to the comp lainant in his business to bring a crowd before his door, If you, defendmit,-Tfill promo me the,t yoq will not go to your brother's shop again I will dis charge you. The defendant gave the required promise, and was discharged. WORSHIPiSTREET. Sarah M'Donald, a shrewd-looking brunette, was brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt, on remand, charged with having ob tained from Mary Ann and Eliza Gable several pieces of money, by unlawfully pretending to use certain subtle craft, with intent to deceive. Mr. Gomm, from the offices of Mr. Young, at Stepney, attended to defend the prisoner, and the court was crowded during a second lengthened in vestigation of this singular case. Mr. D'Eyncourt—ls there any further evidence to be offered ? Horton—l have not any, sir. Mr. Gomm—But, sir, I should not be doing my duty to the prisoner if I neglected to put the com plainants under a cross-examination. In fact, I have no hesitation in saying their evidence is not reliable. Mrs. Gable is decidedly not in her right mind. Mr. D'Eyncourt—lf the complainants are here, let them stand forward: Mrs. Gable, on entering the witness-box, was observed to evince less anxiety and restlessness than on the first occasion, and replied to the ques tions put to her in a satisfied tone and manner. Mr. Gomm—How do you feel to-day ? Mrs. Gable--Oh, I am better, sir ; the pains are not so acute as they were. Previously they were so bad I was obliged to hold my nostrils. Mr. Gomm—Did you find the human bones do you - any service ? Mrs. Gable—l never tried human bones. You will understand that my system is still suffering from what occurred before the prisoner was brought here. Mr. Gomm—Have you not told the prisoner that yourself, son, and daughter, were full of vermin ? Mrs. Gable—Yes, and we certainly were so, they gathered in the hair. That was when the spell was upon us. The pains in the eyes, nose, and back part of the head at such times were dreadful. Mr. Gomm—Did you not go to the gipsies and give them the gown you wore ? Mrs. Gable—That is a mistake. The gipsies at Wanstead took a fancy to my muslin gown, and I afterwards told Mrs. M'Donald that I regretted not having given it to them off my back. Mr. Gomm—ln your opinion what occasioned the pain you have spoken of ? Mrs. Gable—Why, the vermin of course ; and they came from the spell she set upon us. Mr. Gomm—Do you recollect the prisoner say ing to you, " You have some curious notions, and I must humour you a bit ?" Mrs. Gable—l do not recollect. She might have said so ; but I do recollect that when I first went to her she said, " One person is the same to me as another, for I have to get my living, and I expect that those persons who come to see me will pay me." I have known her street door to be open at all hours, the Sabbath included. Mr. Gomm—Did she ask you for money ? Mrs. Gable—She did not exactly ask, but I knew what she had said about expecting it. She said she was going into the country, and I said a little money would be useful to her. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Did the prisoner charge for the powders, Mrs. Gable ? Mrs. Gable—She did. She always said that the powders were sixpence each, and it was sixpence also for laying the cards. I made her extra pre sents for relieving pains in my head, and body, and mind. She made no charge for that. She never asked for payMent of anything. I did not give her occasion to ask. Mr. D'Eyncourt—The question is, whether Mrs. Gable gave the money-voluntarily or was asked for it. Mrs. Gable—lf I might be permitted to speak I would say that it is very hard to be punished in this way for five years, and by Mr. Gomm—Have you ever been a patient of any other person than Dr. Ramsbotham ? Mrs. Gable—Yes, of Dr. Frampton ; he gave me same beautiful medicine that made me better, but then the spell (looking at prisoner) came upon me again. Mr. Gomm—You say that you are better now ; how do you account for that ? Mrs. Gable—Why, I attribute it to Mrs. M'Do nald's absence from her house since her last exami nation, of course. Mr. IYEyncourt—Then you believe your health improved from the fact of the prisoner having been locked up ? Mrs. Gable--I think so in my heart. Mr. Gomm—l will not put any more questions, sir ; for it is clear that we shall get the same de scription of reply ; but, with your permission, I will put a few questions to the daughter of this lady.—Do you feel better this morning, Miss Gable ? Miss Gable—l am rather better. Mr. Gomm—You have heard your mother speak of the vermin—how do you account for their troll. bling you ? Miss Gable—Why, from the spell, of course. Mr. Gomm—Are you annoyed in that way now ? _ _ _ _ Miss Gable—Oh, w dear, no, they have vawnishel There cannot be a doubt that she caused them to trouble us. M. D'Eyncourt—You believe that? Miss Ga'ble—Of course, and (raising her voice) I also believe that she can at her will - lay a person on a sick-bed or raise them up from one. (Sensa tion in court.) On one occasion she gave my mo ther a root to burn, and shortly afterwards—l re collect it was on a Satu r d a y night—we burnt it, and I thought mother would have gone mad, she was taken so violently ill. Before she was in cus tody I felt lost and bothered, but now I feel better. I have not seen vermin, and am altogether different. Mr. D'Eyncourt--Have you ever seen any per sons at the prisoner's house? Miss Gable—l have seen numbers, policemen and their wives, but not any superintendents, in spectors, or sergeants. Oh, _I am telling you the truth—the truth. Sh e told, me that one person alone gave her 9s. a-week. Mr. - IYEyncourt (to the solicitor)—What do you say about the 'case now ? Mr. Gomm—l submit, sir, that the evidence is not reliable that mother and daughter are as much under a spell now as before ; and I therefore contend that their uncorro borated testimony should not be credited. Several persons are present who will give the prisoner an excellent character. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Well, I will hear them. Emma Brumsby---I am married, arid have lived opposite the prisoner's house seven years. I am not under .a spell. Never heard any reports of the pri soner dealing in witchcraft. Never observed any carriage at her door, except the doctor's. Never heard that she had the reputation of being a for tune-teller. .. 2 .. 3 Mrs. Burke—l live next door but one to the pr Boner, and never heard or saw an ythi ng th a t cou ld induce me to believe in this charge against her, until I read it, as every one else has, in the newspapers. Mr. Arnold—l have lived in the neighbourhood. 16 years, and knew the prisoner before her mar riage. She has a first-rate character, and a family. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Officer, from whom did you hear that carriages had been seen at the prisoner's door, and that she had this notorious character ? Horton—From some of the neighbours, sir ; and even as I came to:this court with her, persons in the street observed, " So Mrs. M'Donald, you have caught it at last." Mr. Gomm—Then why are not those persons in attendance to corroborate the statement? Horton—They would not come, as they expressed a great objection to have their names read in the newspapers. • Mr. D'Eyncourt—The witnesses called in behalf of the prisoner appear respectable, and I cannot suppose they have committed perjury ; but it is manifest she has taken advantage of two very weak persons in Mrs. Gable and her daughter. Such acts must be put a stop to—the weak intellect are likely to be so affected by them as to become in time half insane, and I really believe that poor Mrs. Gable ef and her daughter are in such a condition from their fears having been wor ked u p on. I send the pri_ soner for 21 days to th e House of Correctio n. The prisoner, who h ad fa ce concealedhe gre r atm d o u b rin the whole time e vidence was received, t hen burst into tears, and was removed to the cel ls , Mrs. Gable and daughter being followed by a both sexes when they left the court. THE PENNY PRESS."" Born t o di e, " says the Sta f fordshire Advertiser. seems the ordinary fate of the c h ea p papers of which the repeal of the St amp Act pro duced so large a crop. The repeal Observer, a paper h a lf printed in London, has ceased to appear ; and a similar fate has happened to the _Dudley Express, originated by a limited liability company, which was formerly printed in South Staffordshire, the matter being, by a plan now becoming common, the groundwork of a second paper published in a neighbouring town. 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He enjoys *good spirits, and is aclihe and energetic. Printed directions for the use of these pills accompvy wery boa, I THE ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR. A letter from Paris, in the Nord, contains some particulars respecting Madagascar, which at this present moment,, when the French have just made it one of their naval stations, and when there has been much talk of both French and English pro jected expeditions thither, are not without interest. The French writer says :—" The station of the eastern coast of Africa will form the seventh of our naval stations, the others being the western coast of Africa, India, and China, the Pacific Ocean, the western coast of America, the Antilles, Newfound land, and Iceland. I will commence by speaking of the possessions we actually occupy on the east coast of Africa. Besides the fine island of Reunion (formerly the Isle of France), 150 leagues from Ma dagascar, we possess on the shores of this great island the islands of St. Marie, Nossi-Be, and Mayotte, the last being the head station of this little Government. The island of St. Marie, called by the people of Madagascar Nossi Ibrahim, is situate towards the eastern point of Madagascar, from which it is separated by a channel 5 kilo metres wide; it is 48 kilometres m length, from 8 to 12 in width. An arm of the sea traverses its southern portion, dividing it into two parts. It is surrounded in a great measure by reefs, but to the north there is pretty good anchoring ground, and Port Louis, the capital of the little island, is an ex cellent port. In the middle of this port is a little island called Madame, strongly defended, and on which are the barracks, storehouses, and dockyards. Not far off, on a mountain, are the ruins of a monu ment recording the first occupation ; it is a pyramid, from the middle of which a tree springs, and on whose sides are carved the arms of France and of the East India Company. The cession of the island was made on the 30th July, 1750, by Beti, daughter of the last Prince of Foulepointe, to Louis XV., represented by M. Cosse, a naval officer. The only compensation for the cession was ' a certain quan tity of goods proper and suitable for her.' - It was abandoned at the time of the Revo lution, but-. Count Mole again caused possession to be taken on the 15th October, 1818, by Baron Macka,u ' and the French agents were perfectly well received by the natives. Next year a garrison of 60 men was placed there. In 1821 the French Government, desirous to develop agriculture in our colonies, sent men and money to St. Marie. The first attempts were unfortunate ; they were badly directed, diseases afflicted the colonists, and the re sult was total failure. Just then, Feb., 1822, an English corvette arrived at Port Louis, and its com mander, Mr. Moresby, demanded by what right the French were established there and what they pro posed doing at Madagascar. M. Sylvan Itoux, commandant of the island, replied that he acted in virtue of orders' from the King, and that Madagas car was French. An animated discussion ensued between the Governor of Bourbon and. the Governor of the Mauritius, who declared Madagascar an in dependent island. It was subsequently that Radama wished to seize the sovereignty of the island, and to crush the numerous chiefs who had recognised our suzerainte. Radama, however, never contested our right of property in St. Marie. They continued to fortify the port, which in 1825 had 76 white men and 182 blacks in' the service of the colony, and 100 more on the properties of some colonistsi Two men of-war were stationed there. But the conduct of Radama brought things to that point, that in 1826 it was necessary to think of forming an expedition, and to station 300 men of black troops at Port Louis. The expedition, undertaken in 1829, failed. One of the first acts of Louis Philippe's Government was to evacuate St. Marie, but occupation was soon resumed. " In 1840 our Government felt the importance of increasing our naval power in those latitudes, and acquired in July the islands of Nossi-Be and Nossi- Cumba • in 1841, the island of Nossi-Mitsiou and surrounding islets and the island of Nossi-Fale ; the Sultan of Mayotte ceded his island on the 25th of April, 1841. All these cessions were obtained from tribes friendly to France, and who felt them selves unable to hold their own against the Hovas. Thenceforward we had an important position in the Mozambique Channel ; all these islands aro situate between Madagascar and the continent. Mayotte alone. one of the Comore islands, is 60 or 70 leagues from the shore ; the others are in situations analogous to that of St. Marie. Mayotte and Nossi-Be were at once occupied, and since then have annually increased in importance. Mayotte, especially, is on the way to become an important colony ; it is 21 miles long, and has an area of 30,000 hectares. A chain of mountains crosses it from north to south. The Frenchestablishment is at Point Choa, where the land is very fertile. The island is wooded, has excellent water, pasturage, and some good anchoring places. Nossi-Be has a smiling and fertile aspect, the centre, occupied by mountains, has 30,000 hectares of wood. The esta blishment is on the banks of a little river, and has received the name of Hell-ville, from Admiral Hell, Governor of Bourbon, when possession was taken. Of the other islands belonging to us, Nossi-Cumbai not a league from Nossi-Be, is very populous, and has magnificent vegetation. Nossi-Fale, eight miles east from Nossi-Be, is rich in rice grounds. " According to the latest documents that have reached the Ministry of Marine and the Colonies, the population of Mayotte and its dependencies is as follows : Mayotte .. . . 6,829 inhabitants, of which 3,748 men. Nosse-Be . . 15,178 3) 7/ 7,790 „ St. Marie .. 5,560 /9 9, 2,489 ~ To these are to be added 500 or 600 floating popu lation, 52 functionaries and employes, 200 men of European, and 250 black troops. At St. Marie, the growth of sugar is attaining a great develope meat ; in 1854, 339,121 kilogrammes of sugar were exported thence to France. a In this situation France has military establish ments easy of development on the two casts of Ma dagascar ; and, moreover, Mayotte gives her an ex' cellent position, with respect to Muscat.and Zan zibar, points towards which French trade begins to direct itself. The opening of the great road by the Red Sea (Suez) will augment the importance of this colony, which will thus find itself considerably nearer to the mother country, and will be the ad vanced post of our colonial power in those latitudes. I will hereafter trace the history of our rights to Madagascar, and it will be seen that M. S. Roux, capitaine de vaisseau and commandant at St. Marie, was completely- right when he replied to Captain Moresby, of the British corvette Menai, " that al the island belonged to France, and that he pro tested, by anticipation, against any infringement on her right of property." The last news received from Madagascar is to the effect that Ranavalo, Queen of that island, was seriously ill. Her decease would, it is said here, have a great influence on the future affairs of that country. COUNTRY 171.1RKETS. DUBLIN• -SEPT. G. Our corn market was firm I The supply was tolerably fai only a few samples appeared. White wheat, new, 228 to 24s Red do. —s to -.s Old white 26s to 28s Red do. 24s to 26s Barley, malting.— 15s to 17s For every description of grails. r, except of barley, of which No inquiry for Indian corn• Barley, grinding 15s to I7s Oats, old, 12st 15s to 16g New do 13s to 14s Beans. —s to --s Malt . —s to COAL MARKET-SEPT. 8. Davison's West Hintley, 16s. Od; Holywell, 14s. 3d. ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 15s. 9d. ; Tanfield 'B Moor, 13s. 3d. ; Tanfield Mo or utes, 13s 3d.; Wylam, 14s. .od. ; Eden Main, 16s. Walls End—Riddell, 15s. 9d. ; Eden, —s. Od.; Belmont, —s. Od. ; Thorpe, — s. Od. ; Bell, 15s. 6d. ;..Russell's Hetton, 16s. 6d. ; Framwell gate, —s. Od.; Haswell, 18s. Od.; Hetton, 16s. 9d.; Cassop, 16s. 9d; Lambton, 175.6 d.; Tees ' 15s. Od.; Heugh Hall, 16s. 3d.; Hunwick, —s. Od. ; South Hetton, 17s. 9d. ; Acorn Close, —s. Od. ; Shineliffe, 16s, 3d.; Kepier Grang e, _ 17s. ; jo ßr uff ad ryn yll':4 2 H is e ._ tto p n, ow .l6.s. ell, 9 o d ie .; uffi. Nix yn on' s s tei, Merthyr, 2l4. 2od Is. ; Nixon's —Ships a t market, 57 ; sold, 49. • BIRTHS. ANSTRUTHER.—On the Bth inst., at 30 Craven-hill gardens, Hyde-park, Mrs. Anstruther, of a son. FIELD.—On the Bth inst., at Reigate, the wife of Sidney • Field, Esq., of a daughter. KNIGHT.--On the 7th inst., at 11, Bedford-terrace, Upper Holloway, the wife of Mr. Edward Knight, of a SOIL SPARKS. —On the 7th inst., at the Charterhouse, the_wife of Mr. Sparks, of a son. MARRIAGES. C HITTY — POLLOCK.—On the 7th ingt. at Hanworth , Middlesex, Joseph William Chitty, Esq., of Lincoln's inn, barrister-at-law, and Fellow of Exeter College Ox ford, sec on d son o f Th omas Chitt y , E sq ., o f th e Inner Temple, to Clara Jessie, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. the Lord Chief• Baron and Lady Pollock. LAY—KIBBLEIVIIITE.—On the Bth inst., at St. Clement Danes, Mr. William Lay, of King William-street, Strand, to Harriet Ann, second daughter of the late Mr. Thos. H. Kibblewhite, Brickhill, Bucks. DEATHS. BYRNE.—On the 25th ult., at Ringwood, Hants, Captain John Francis Byrne, late Scots Fusilier Guards, aged 76. FRANCIS.-Ou the 6th inst., at his residence, the Newlnn , East Moulsey, W. P. Francis, late of 1, Allen-street , Lambeth, aged 56. TIOOPER.—On the sth inst., at Clifton, William Henry Hooper, Esq., formerly of H.M.'s Ceylon Civil Service , aged 70. KENT.—On the sth inst., Mr. Joshua Kent, late of Castle street, Oxford-street, and for the last 40 years of Wes leyan-place, Kentish-town, aged 87. PENHALL.—On the 7th inst., at Hastings, Wm. Penh Esq., aged 23. WALFORD.—On the sth inst., at Great Bardfiold, Johrl. Walford, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant of the county " Essex, aged 75. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Mddleaox, Thor inlay, September 9, 1869. 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