The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-02 00:00:00

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J'ae We hav e received Cape Town journals to the Bth of as The struggle with the Kafirs was still going on 1'1 "g the eastern frontier, and the victory gained over t hem at Fort Peddie had considerably raised the spirits of the colonists, though no one doubted ultimate suc cess se e "P e niaflY as men of all ranks and occupations ro pressing forward to aid in expelling the savage but skil ful and activ e enemy. Th e f o ll ow i ng arc extracts 'eta the Papers ( 0 1 the South /ill. icln Commercial Advertiser, June 6.) the following particulars of the engagements at Fort ed dio, by the R ev . G . G reen, W es l eyan m i ss i onary, 're Contained in letter to him from a friend at Gra ham's Town : ried a Su e aY, 24th.—We received intelligence, by means of f t' of Umkye's confidential men, of the near approach T 'f several large bodies of Kafirs, with the intention . ef attacking S a nt they the post. He bed received notice sawat hem, had instructions to kill him. If they chief utto, they were not to say, this is a 21; or if they saw his place, they were not to s Y' . ihi s is the place of a chief, &c. He brought in most 'e! his family, a few faithful attendants, and his cattle. orlielliarations made for the security of the women and C i d e re ,n in One of the commissariat stores of the fort, ce u e r'Z'ntisay very kindly affording all the assistance he If' /slight comes on a ith excessive cold. Monday.— );" n ing and night . also very cold. No doubt this, under ;toe Providere, was the means of delaying the in -oufued attack. Tuesday morning.—Woodeutters ordered h'aegon drivers ; some refused ; one young fellow, tref t " l'Y name, was tied up to one of the waggons, ree e i v , d twenty-five lashes. Wednesday.—Two Parties of troops were sent cut at the same time, one to fscort the wood waggons, and another to bring forage lv tliz o itlicieth b e ut ro le r e a v g i e n with the Stock's place. Both returned in safety. The party sreggons saw a body of Kafirs at a dis led net z g orders not to leave the waggons they tot them battle. It is well they did t t k li e 4i ,a liCY la e r dil . e o e b s t d o t ( a ) i ) , gi n ve oon.—A Fingo brings information of Kafirs are approaching , from the te e "ighbourhot,d of Stock's country. An English lad 1). 4 , e° nfirms thi s . D ragoons sent ou t, un d er Si r H . se : t ad, to attack them, also a six-pounder. Shepstone 0 7 1 at.returns with information that the Kafirs are coming tliC lll all sides in great force. A body of infantry fir' to to support Sir Harry. Continued li a ,P 'Ward ; the gun rent back, one of the horses her been shot dead; the horse was a wheeler. Troop klitt 4l it - Major Moffat, 7th Dragoon Guards, shot in Three pounder sent to the assistance of the 1 10 - 1. A little before sunset all returned. There was i t e uct. casualty our side. The Kafirs had fought httistreat bravery, and some had even come so near the thin B to give the officer in charge an opportunity of apt l i g e th em two rounds of cannister shot, which levelled opport'ew of th em . A t l ast t h e D ragoons had also an an ; pc, l = l4 Y of charging, as the Kafirs had co me ou t the ht" "" fiat, and thi s a pp ears t o h ave b een th e c l ose o f th e ; a tths- They fled before the Dragoons, but many of ,;e wee eutP.v u One got about ten inches of Sir les ti t h,J's sword ; it was bent in extracting it from the th "Of the Icafir• Mr. Gore's sword was broken over e e l t ld of h' mo s t of the Dragoons' swords gave '"Bt, thZ t l e td r' beenin contact with the Kafirs. It e e2 ild that 100 were killed. A party of Fingoes were ‘"" 'ged also We now expected that a general attack c'tild be e s The night, how ever Made that night on the pe • - Passed away qu i et ly. All hands, as well as the in fro , s ' sleep in so me d e f e nsible place. Some Kafirs ingeT° main body came down in the dusk of the even - le a ricov the p ost, and f i re d several Fingo h uts. A kee',°°kets were fired at them by Lieutenant King with es", ,skill, and it is supposed with good eact. 28th. —While at breakfast heard three the'' "dies of Kafirs were approaching the post on l‘h F° dies Graham's Town, and within a few miles. 4 1, 0 Z could be seen through the glass. About ten they to C h oy t hemselves on the waggon road, coming down est 'on in two large bodies. There they remained, lin g :side the range of our guns, evidently with the Pre s "'" of drawing out the troops. This Unakye had th e "t'°usly informed us, was their plan, and as soon as one's were f a i r l y away f rom t h e post , i n pursui t o f laee rt l , the others were to rush in and destroy the %die 4 " the troops, however, did not move, other * Eafirs showed themselves—one to the east- ard ittne dense mass, which must have consisted of thou- f eetirs., These were said to be the Gaikas, including, .o fttltisielii,Stock's and Sontu's people, as well as black k ti was stated to have been recognised riding on a great "rse ; another chief rode on a white horse. A w ard Proportion of them were mounted. To the west eith I und erstand, there was a body still larger than th e ~,e rL a those I h ave name d . T here were five divisions in Is e "' t ale- Som et hi ng fearful was ev i dently preparing, and si g h t °WY:afraid lest they should wait and come upon us at Li nos Every prep ara ti on wa s mad e by Lieut.-Colonel es et ' 4 3' for a vigorous defence. Captain Savage's men sjeheleealled from D'Urban, where they had beer! sta see:eu on their arrival. The Fingo women and children kr o . u e Placed, some inside the fort, and others in the ditch sie er " . , it, where, being close under our guns, it was ep ee e u they would be perfectly safe. I was not a little Is et s: n raged and struck also at that time, by the recol et; 'n that at the very moment when all this fearful ti ol a was set against us, our friends in various parts of ar et ° lony were engaged in prayer for the success of our ts _ 4 I am a f ra id I can give you no description of the at 'els itself. Were it not that life and death were con %nee in it, I should h ave pronounced it a most beau tiftil sight. As I did not go into any of the buildings till 41 1 was over, I saw the whole of it, but no doubt many l 'eutnstances will escape nay memory. The Kafir com- Ahmanders sent their aides-de-camp from one party to an er, just as you would see it d one on a field-day eWith European troops. The main b o di es were b e i ng _ laintioually- increased by both horse and footmen, and n after eleven the array was truly terrific. The B e st body of all was said to be to the west ed, and probably consisted of Ijrnhala's and Rili's zo _ s te 7s. As they saw their scheme of drawing out the tu i(uPs did not succeed, small parties of them bea to di:pee in beautiful skirmishing order, and then het wo o the siclls of Pato and the Gaikas moved towards each le tte r e , advancing at the same time as if intending a cora 44de attack on some given point. The artillery was in ce tu 'ass to g i ve t h em a salute the moment they should e, wi thin range. Th e gun was po i nte d towards Pato's la t iP t e , but a body o f t h e G a i kas com i ng w i t hi n range a kid! soo ner than th e ot h ers , a shot was sent into the °Nae 4t b of them. It seemed that several were knocked ce rn I,.this sh ot, b ut that was of little consequence in to h ave °n to what followed. Thi s s i ng l e s h o t a pp ears thrown disconcert e d t h e i r p l an, an d t h ey appeared to b e then elves 'l.l M ee confusio n . R a pid di sc h arges o f s h o t an d foil to Th e K a fi rs h a d now exten d e d them six hseo r ound, and th ere was a con ti nuous li ne a t l eas t t ame n , in length. Think of these advancing at the e a ; °t oent, and so filling the valley that it appeared , n red it - s sB of asp Kafirs. Rockets and shells were p is, pOssible, and presently a tremendous P , beC u sketry from the Kafirs was poured, not upon aver us, the balls whistling over our heads. They .' l ' lll not, however, come near enough for the K te tl rj. „, t° ,,Play upon them, and they consequently , - ; 4 ,1 b , -- " f ew shots, excepting from the infantry - , 1 :111,:' A body of them got to Webb's store, and s hell s ,ae well as Abernethy's, but a few large „ l owi s t,: e log thrown among them from tite short they speedily fled. We saw them running with ,`" e -cs ,°,t3e blankets, &c., and a rocket was sent after nr e eWtneti caused them to drop what they had and run. one f ,6 slaughter sheep were near the Hag -staff, and ahet:e"r rode up and was driving them off, when a few 11e, w 4 r um the fort caused him to fall from his horse. livt a ,, 4 , s, however, only wounded, and managed to get in se'i' l l,,Quving the sheep. I expected they were corning psi s -; forc e on the fort itself, and was not a little sur boas%to find that they kept clear of that, as they had (kiss e ` -t that they would trample this place to dust. They bead with most of the cattle, however (about 4,000 tis t - e 'i• They would have taken the whole but for the torc't,alined bravery of the Fingoes. They retook a ob;s'ckrable number. The actual fighting, you will ti t i er ve, was with the Fingoes, as eve l r3 d • e s e ol d di t e i r ie wa c s ot i l i ti to e ither the fort or the bar Tacks. the fort n to dang 3 er, that h ave gone without exp osing_ i t. Presuming, as we certainly did, that they would attack and if they had moved to any point, there were ictses to pour in upon us from all quarters. The ra tts were sent out rather late, and could not overtake (Q/* A party of Pate's men still remained on the hill th shams Town road), and Sir H. Darell galloped after e ft e tn, but they fled at his approach. The brav e Fi ngoes ItLiltinued the fight until late, and pursued the Kafirs it A l l ' -o st as far as the Gwanga. Twelve Fingoes were V I " , including a woman and child; and 62 Kafirs were t ri Cd by them, independ e ntly o f th ose kill e d b y t h e ""P, e s• Several were killed by the rocket s an d s h e ll s . ekt.cti4he Kafirs are still about in n um b ers , an d we are laC,,ng a night attack. The have got the cattle, and til e " ow come and set fire to the thatched buildings, if oan take us by surprise." (EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER,) I t itko arl i _olls estimates are given of the force which at- Voc )o '. tala post, ranging from 5,000 to 10,000. I think kit •''" low an estimate. I never saw anything more taiAelacent than their appearance, and there were cer -1414 3. ,, e ,fietigh of the m t o h ave ea t en (literally) Fort Peddie 4ass t o i t contained, and yet all the mischief they did 111 4 - 1" I ng away th e Fi ngoes ' ca ttl e . 62 Kafirs were at: Y the Fingoes, who lost 12 men. An unfortu dittto%eeident occurred by the bursting of a shell imme thil o Yer the trench in which the Fingo women and lyith' e n had been placed for security. A poor woman, 11 1 . 1 % child about a year old, were both struck—part of teok"ell PaS3ing through her and her infant at the same ttved il „ t * I think Divine Providence, and not man, w as he :s in this affair. Such an assemblage of Kafirs f lt ‘tay made with the mere object of getting cattle s e tee . 4. heY no doubt intended to take the fort by main ha ve destroy it and all it contained ; and if there -Ise had b e - withstooden equal to their vaunts, nothing could them." FORCE OF TUE KAFIRS. th t 4 b ller° a re still a few straggling parties on this side of t .he z°lll9e,r, chiefly infesting the bushy country between 111 a t ri3 erg and the Addo, and which keep that district th at slat © of alarm ; but it seems to be pretty certain h Od t11 6 7. 8 e are not in ' an • great force, and that the great th ere invaders have been recalled to concert some lixze v eriterprise and which it will be well for our on • erli T hl t ,nt to' consider with the most careful atten 7keetiralue Power of the confederated chiefs should be "44t-"el,Y estimated, and arrangements corresponding t hcru k h ° 156 at once made to meet it. The , i following following, 41 4. - ,, a rough calculation our this force, be quite C rev il ..... (l ,gh for all pracq,..al pposes • „ 18,000 warriors. M nenrao, and others of the %.1 trib 14 414 e s .. ••• ••. 10,000 , trib fe 411 t 1 others of the T'Slambie _ _ ... 8,000 It Pato, and the Congo tribes ... ... 2,000 „ Mapassa, and part of the Tambu tribes 2,000 „ Total ... 40,000 If we allow for all who may remain neutral of this host, 2,000 men, it is said, we apprehend, as far as we can go, thus leaving 38,000 infuriated savages to be re sisted, driven back, and, if possible, subjugated by the power of the colony. It should also be borne in mind, that the principal Tambu, or Tambookie Chief, Umte rara, is at present doubtful, but should he join in the league he will throw an additional 12,000 men into the scale against it. To meet this large force we have, ac cording to the estimates made, say 20,000 men, includ ing 4,000 disciplined troops of all arms. But then we have other resources. We have several ships of war upon our coast, and reinforcements of military may be speedily expected. We have a right, too, to expect the co operation of Faku, the Fetcani or Amaponda chief, and who, if he take the field, will at least furnish full employ ment for Creli, and thus diminishing by 10,000 warriors the estimated force opposed to tho colony. Besides this, it must be borne in mind that all the warriors in Kafir land cannot possibly engage, any more than all the men among us, in the activo duties of the field. The wealth of tl!e Kafir is cattle, and these must be tended, an em ployment in which the women and children are never permitted to engage. Subtracting, therefore, all so em ployed, it is probable that the total amount of the Kafir force which may actually take the field will amount to 30,000 Dien. And when we reflect that these are all practised to the use of arms from their childhood—that their mode of conducting warfare is extremely harassing to disciplined troops ; when we estimate their boldness, and the tact displayed in all their enterprises, and then add to all this the difficulties of the country, the result may welt make our Government proceed with the most watchful circumspection, as well as awaken a full deter mination to carry forward whatever measures may be resolved on with that determined courage and persever ance, without which the colony cannot reasonably hope ultimately for decided EUCGQSS.—South African Commer cial Advertiser. (Postcript to the South African Commercial Advertiser.) " Cape Town, June 8, 1846. "By the frontier post which arrived this morning in telligence has been received to Tuesday, 2d June. " Colonel Somerset had successfully effected the pas sage of Commatys Drift, with his convoy of eighty-two waggons, intended, it is supposed, to relieve and rein force Fort Peddie, and for other services. This is de cided sw.icess, the Kafirs having gained nothing, and being fairly repulsed in a country highly favourable to their mode of action. Colonel Somerset had reached and halted at Breakfast Vlei on the night of the 31st. This is about half way from the Drift to Fort Peddie, which he would reach by another day's march, by a road running through Stock's (late Eno's) country to the Fingo Settlement, on the border of which it stands. " Colonel Somerset's force is estimated at 1,500. This, with some troops, &c., that were expected to join him, and the force at Fort Peddie, will enable him to clear that part of the country, and cover Lower Albany. The Kafirs will, therefore, probably direct their maraud ing parties against the upper part of the line, or the Somerset district. " Sir Andreas Stockenstrom had just arrived at head quarters." " We have received the following, which may be re lied on as a correct account of the late attack on Colonel Somerset's division, in Fish River Bush " Colonel Somerset moved from Committee's Drift with the force under his command, at daylight on the 31st, and by ten o'clock had all the waggons across the Fish River, and formed in order about half a mile beyond. The waggons were divided into several divisions, with companies of troops between, and strong flanking parties thrown out. About four miles from the river, at a steep ascent, the advance guard was sharply attacked, and the lire returned by Cape Mounted Rifles under Captain Napier. The whole continued to advance under a con tinual fire for nearly two miles, the guns being well up to the front, and opportunity being found occasionally of using them with effect. The ammunition waggons which were in front were got through the pass, and halted on the opposite height, with a gun in position, by two o'clock. The rest of the waggons followed, and by five P.M. the whole train, 82 in number, was safely formed into a camp on the height. " During the advance the cavalry were dismounted, and with the infantry returned the enemy's fire well and effectually. Several of the oxen in the waggons were shot, but by active exertions were quickly replaced from other waggons. " The loss of the troops was three killed and six wounded. The latter are believed to be doing well. Six horses were shot, among which were three of Major Gibson's and Licut. Stokes'. " The enemy did not attempt to molest the camp during the night."—Frontier Times, June 2. "By a private letter from Somerset, we learn that a waggon has been stopped there loaded with gunpowder, which the person in charge was attempting to smuggle into Kafirland, by giving out that the casks in which it v.as contained were filled with brandy and tar. The patrol, who appear to have been desirous of tasting some, upon being refused their request, were determined to take the brandy by force, and one of the party, there fore, drove his bayonet into a cask, when immediately the gunpowder rushed forth. We have not heard the name of the party who has thus been found guilty of the blackest treason against his country andagainst the pub lic safety. He belongs to Graham's Town, as our in formant states, who, however, refuses to say who he is, as if he would not even utter the name of the base and unprincipled wretch who could engage in such a nefa rious traffic. The authorities will not fail to make an example of this party. His crime is of the blackest die." —South African Commercial Advertiser. THE CONVICT JOHN SMITH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The case of the convict John Smith is one in which every one, even an advocate for capital punish ments, may interest himself, because there were ex tenuating circumstances in his case which induced the jury to recommend him to mercy. Why, as is the case in France, is that recommendation not considered deci sive ? Sentence of death is never passed there after the jury have pronounced that there were extenuating cir cumstances in the case. How is it that we who boast of that palladium of British liberty, trial by jury, allow a judge to unite in his own person the judicial and executive powers, for it comes to that if the solemn and ever-to-be-respected recommendation of twelve English jurymen is to be overruled by the opinion of one man. Now, how has Baron Platt's mind been influenced in this case against Smith? It is said he was leaning to the side of mercy until the use of the knife was urged as a reason for hanging Smith. No doubt that cowardly weapon has been too much used of late, and ought to be put down by the most stringent measures, but I deny that Smith comes under that accu sation, even although lie did kill Sarah Tolleday with a knife, because the knife is almost the symbol of his occupation. He carried it about his person for necessary use—for professional purposes. He did n)t go in search of it. He used it in the heat of passion, finding it at his side or in his hand. Ile did not think or pause to meditate the rash act; it was the result of a sudden outburst of wrath, which the constant provocation and annoyance to which he was subjected naturally excited. Besides,l et us take into consideration Smith's occupation. He, as a cook, was necessarily exposed to a scorching fire, con fined in a steaming atmosphere, and no doubt anxious about and harassed with his duties. I may say confi dently, as a medical man, that the occupation of a cook must produce a greater amount of cerebral irritability than almost any other trade; indeed, it is notorious that cooks are extremely irascible ; their occupa tion is the cause. Combine, then, the provocation with constitutional irritability, and the furious passion is easily ace.ounted for, and ought to be considered as an extenuating circumstance, especially when it is remem bered that the knife was Smith's legitimate weapon, and was neither sought for, snatched up, nor unclasped with premeditation. Lord Tenterden sentenced a gentleman to be hung for shooting m a an fis . herman on the banks of the Thames, be cause he went h ome f or a gun an d came b ac k an d s h ot the poor His Lordship said that act was the main thing which constituted the murder, for d it T p e r n o te ve rd d e malics r w ig it h heme t pr int d h i a t t ati c o a n s . e, If, E therefore, aronFla L tti o s r wrong in Tenterden for he ought, according to that interpretation of the law, to have recommended the jury to bring in a verdict of manslaughter, because Smith seized a weapon which he was compelled to carry about his person, and without premeditation or malice, but after sufficient provocation, committed the rash deed; therefore, I maintain that he is only guilty of manslaughter; and, in my humble opinion, if he should be hung a legal murder will have been committed to all intents and purposes. I think, Sir, in conclusion, that the solemn recommen dation of a British jury should, at all times, affect a sentence. Their powers want extension. If the chances of death were left in their hands none, save such monsters as Burke, Greenacre, or Tawell, would suffer. Justice would be administered with mercy, rather than with vengeance. We would cease to be accused as a people of possessing the most sanguinary code in Europe. The demoralising and barbarous scaffold would be re moved with horror and disgust, and that dark and foul feudal stain, capital punishments, be for ever blotted out of the criminal code of a powerful, civilised, and commer cial people. Sincerely trusting that public opinion may at least save one scandalous scene, I beg leave, Sir, to subscribe myself your obedient servant, P. M 6, Wellington -pl ace , Newington . MDOWALL. Butts. A MONEY-DIGGERpeot, reply.inquired inquisitive The Y h e a w u hf k aa Yankee, e se eing a , he was was a of dg l a g b i o n u g r er for.di digging n o retired was d course duly heralded to the curious in such matters, and the money-digger was visited by three or four credulous fellows, when the following dialogue ensued :—Visitors—" We are told that you are digging for money." Labourer—" Well, I aint digging for anything else, and if you're wise you had better take hold also." Visitors—" Have you any luck ?" Labourer—" First-rate luck. It pays well." No sooner said than done,' the four fellows, thanking the generous delver for giving them an invitation to share in the golden harvest, off coats and went to work in good earnest, throw ing out many loads of earth, till at length, getting very tired, the following colloquy took place :—Visitors—" When did vou get any money last 1" Labourer—" Saturday night." Visitors—" How much ?" Labourer—" Four dollars and a half." Visitors—" That's rather small business." Labourer —" It's pretty well; 6s. a day is the regular price for digging cellars all over town." The visiting loafers dropped spades and vanished, quite put cut with the man who dug money at the rate of 6s. a day. Last week we gave the particulars of a distressing casualty at the powder mills, Kerry, Argylesbire, when, by the explosion of the store, six men were instantaneously killed, and two others received serious injuries. One of these, we have since heard, died shortly afterwards, and the survivor was brought to the hospital here on Tuesday, where he re• MIR 410 proc i mitg areenock 4dvertior, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1 B'4 6. LIGENCE. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL- I PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Lords of the Admi ralty are expected to arrive here this evening at ten minutes past six, on their annual official visit of inspec tion. Their Lordships dine this evening with Sir Charles Ogle. The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Johnston, returned this morning from Lisbon, whither she had conveyed dispatches for the Commander-in Chief of the squadron of evolution, Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker. She arrived at Lisbon on the 21st ult., and found lying there the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott, with the broad pendant of Commodore Sir J. G. Bremer, protecting British interests ; and the Superb, 80, Captain Stephens (acting). Captain Corry had not joined, not having gone out in the Comet, which re mained a day at Lisbon to coal, and then went in search of the squadron of evolution, which she found a few hours' run off this port on Saturday, the 22d ult., and delivered her dispatches. The Admiral had in his com pany at the time the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Sheppard bearing the pendant of Commodore Sir F. Collier ; the Queen, 110, Captain Sir Henry Leeke ; the Rod ney, 92, Captain Collier ; the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer ; the Canopus, 84Captain Moresby ; the Van guard, 80, Captain Willes ; the Raleigh, 50, Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert ; the Constance, 50, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker ; the Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliot ; the Spartan, 26, Captain Symonds (the latter four forming the frigate experimental squadron under Sir T. Herbert, which had joined the large fleet on the preceding day) ; the Rattler, screw steam-sloop, Captain Smith ; the Cy clops steam-sloop, Captain Lapidge; and the. Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander M'Cleverty. The Comet received letters and dispatches from the Admiral and the squadron, and left on her return on Sunday, the 23d ult., put into Corunna from the preva lence of north-easterly winds, where she coaled, which place was at that time in a state of considerable excite ment from the probability of a rising of the populace. The town was under martial law. Mr. Northcote, master, came home from the fleet in the Comet to resume his duties as assistant-master attendant of Chatham Dockyard, having been relieved by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Smith, second master of the Trafalgar, also invalided in the Comet, which brought invalids and mails, which latter she landed at Plymouth last evening. The Orestes, 18, Commander Cannon, arrived this morning at Spithead from the Mediterranean, her period of service having expired. The Garland steam-packet, Master• Commander Smithett, arrived last night from Dover, to attend upon her Majesty during her next marine excursion. The Nautilus, 8, Commander M'Donnell, arrived to day from her cruising ground off Brighton, to replenish water and provisions. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Commander Lord A. Fitzclarence, left this morning for Cowes. CHATHAM, SEPT. I.—Commander Hugh Goold is ap pointed to the Ocean, 80 guns, flag-ship, Rear-Admiral Sir E. D. King, K.C.H., at Sheerness. He succeeds Commander Fleming, and Lieutenant Charles Haydon is succeeded by Lieutenant Charles B. Stockdale. Lieu tenant C. Haydon is appointed to the service of the Ordinary at this port, and we sincerely believe much regretted by all at Sheerness who had any intercourse with him; and the very high order and efficiency in which he has left that ship reflects the highest honour and credit on him. His gallant services are too well known to require comment. In 1810 Mr. Haydon was Mid shipman of the Ramillies at the eapture of Linois' squa dron; in the Epervier, at the taking of the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix; in the Cherub at Martinique, served in her boats in an unsuccessful attempt to burn the French frigates Felicito and Furieuse, in Basse terre, Guadeloupe, under a heavy fire; and at the de struction of the two French frigates under that island. Was in the Pompee at the subsequent capture of that island; commanded a gun-boat at the siege of Cadiz, and was present at the surrender of Genoa. After such services, it is surprising that a First Lord professing to promote men that have been under fire in preference to others should have passed over this officer, he having been thirty-six years a lieutenant and first lieutenant of a flag ,ship. The North Star, 36 guns, Captain Sir James Home, C. 8., is ordered to this port to be paid off; she is ex pected this afternoon. Her station has been in the East Indies, and she has been out five years. This morning a detachment from the depot of the 46th Regiment, consisting of 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 52 rank and file, left Chatham Barracks under com mand of Captain David Fyffe, with Ensign G. F. Dallas, for Gravesend, there to embark on board a steam-vessel for Harwich, for the purpose of relieving a detachment of the provisional battalion at present stationed there. A detachment of the 2d battalion of the 60th Rifles, consisting of 4 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 42 rank and file, under command of Lieutenant H. E. Warren, also left this morning, for Tilbury-fort, for the purpose of reliev ing a detachment of the provisional battalion; and 1 subaltern, 4 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 44 rank and file, left the provisional battalion for duty at Upnor Castle, to relieve the depot at present stationed there. ROYAL ARTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER. Woolwich, Aug. 29. Her Majesty is pleased to approve of the following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery:- 1. Major• General Joseph Webb Tobin, to be Colonel Commandant, vice Lord Bloomfield, deceased; dated 16th August, 1846. 2. Major-General Richard Luken Brough, to be Colonel Commandant, vice Wulff, deceased; dated 17th August, 1846. 3. His Lordship the Master-General has been pleased to appoint Major-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., to be Colonel Commandant of the Royal Horse Artil lery, in the room of Lord Bloomfield, deceased; Major- General Tobin is therefore posted to the third battalion. 4. Second Lieutenant J. Godby is transferred from Major Rowland's company 9th battalion to Major Ot way's company 3d battalion, by order of the Master- General. (Signed) H. D. ROSS, Deputy-Adjutant-General. REGIMENTAL ORDER. AuGusT 29, 1846.—1 n order that the responsible duties of the captain of the day shall not be broken in upon, the commandant directs that the captain next for guard shall hold himself in readiness to conduct foreigners of distinction round the Royal Arsenal. Sect. 1, item-5, of the standing orders to be amended accordingly. THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—Yesterday the household troops changed quarters in the following order :—The Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards, stationed for the last six months at St. George's Barracks, Charing-cross, moved from that station to Winchester, relieving the 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, which proceeded to Portman-street. The 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards marched from Wellington Barracks to St. John's-wood and out quarters, relieving the Ist bat talion of the Coldstream, which proceeded to St. George's_Barracks. The 3d battalion of the same corps marched from Windsor to the Tower, from which the battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards marched to Windsor. The Ist battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards moved from Portman-street to Wellington Barracks. The distances to and from Winchester and Windsor, &c., were effected by railway, as usual. Seve ral of the officers are now on furlough. The barracks are in pretty good order, and the men in the enjoyment of wonted health. There is no foundation for the various reports abroad on the subject of a brevet. It may, perhaps, be added, that the expense of such a proceeding to the country would be pretty considerable at the present time. The depot of the 81st Foot will form the guard of honour iu the event of her Majesty proceeding to Jersey. The head-quarters of this corps are in Canada. Sixty gentlemen have been gazetted as cornets or ensigns in the army during the preceding month, twenty five only of whom have purchased their commissions, varying in price from 4501. to 1,2001. each, and amount ing in the aggregate to the sum of 13,7801. The following non-commissioned officers have been presented with commissions during the month, and have also received the bounty of 1001. to assist them in their outfit as commissioned officers :—Sergeant-major J. Croker to be quartermaster in the 6th Foot ; Sergeant major Thomas Knott to be ensign in the 4th Foot ; Quartermaster-sergeant G. Pollard to be quartermaster in the 6th Foot ' • Sergeant-major P. Carroll to be quartermaster in the 97th Foot ; Colour-sergeant R. Fortune to be quartermaster in the 23d Foot ; Sergeant major J. Harvey to be ensiga in the Cape Mounted Rifles • Sergeant-major J. Gough to be quartermaster in the Rifle Brigade ; Sergeant-major J. Taylor to be quartermaster in the 71st Foot. Thirty.six ensigns have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant; seventeen without purchase, and nineteen by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands, 6,8001., the regulated difference for the commissions vary ing from 2001. to 8401. Twenty-two lieutenants have been promoted to the rank of captain; eight without purchase, and fourteen by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands, 21,3701., the regulated difference for the commissions varying from 1,1001. to 2,7501. each. Eight captains have been promoted to the rank of major ; three without purchase, one by brevet, and four by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands, 5,0991., the regulated difference for the commis sions varying from 949/. to 1,4001. each. Two majors have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel ; one without purchase, and one by brevet. Thirteen assistant-surgeons have been promoted to the rank of surgeon, and fourteen medical gentlemen have received commissions as assistant -surgeons. THE BANK ROBBERY AT BERWICIL—The authori ties of Berwick have completed their investigation into this extraordinary case, and have determined upon committing Mrs. Thompson, the wife of the manager, for trial at the next Northumberland assizes. A very strong feeling of sympathy is manifested in her behalf by the inhabitants of Berwick, more especially in the more respectable circles, with whom she and and her husband have very extensively mixed. Few of the circumstances connected with the case have been allowed to transpire beyond those already published, the magisterial inquiry having been conducted with closed doors. It is understood, however, that various points have been discovered which, though trivial in themselves, are important when considered in connexion with other facts. For in stance, black thread exactly corresponding in colour and quality with that with which the bedding had been re sewed after the money had been secreted, has been found in Mrs. Thompson's workbox ; and it also appears that on the night of the robbery she deposited the keys of the bank in a box, or safe, in her bedroom, and placed the small key in her pocket. The female servant who slept in the same room, and who at first professed ignorance on the subject, now positively states that her mistress was absent during the night for about an hour, and on returning washed her hands. Mr. Burdis, one of the directors of the bank, has been en gaged in an examination of letters found in Mrs. Thomp son's possession, and one express ion used her husband, in a letter written some time ago, has been much dwelt upon; it is, " Burn my letters, or they will tell tales." As soon as the unfortunate woman can be rewoyed she will be sent to itibrPOth Bas"" DERBY ELECTION. DERBY, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—The Tories have been very busy canvassing and publishing lying hand bills, and they seem to be tolerably confident of a ma jority of 150 votes. We must bear in mind, however, that in trusting to the division in the ranks of the Li berals on the Maynooth question, they are depending on a broken staff. Mr. Strutt has already succeeded in smoothing away some of the rough of the opposition on that score, and will yet succeed to a still greater extent. The subjoined handbill has been circulated in reply to the one put forth as from a meeting of Protestant Non conformists:— " As a wrong impression is abroad relative to the character and proceedings of the meeting of Protestant Nonconformists, held in the Baptist Chapel, in St. Mary's-gate, yesterday morning, it has been thought right that a brief explanatory statement should be pub lished. It has been reputed, and seems to be generally believed, that this meeting was comprised of several hundreds of Nonconformists, that the proceedings IN ere perfectly unanimous, and that it was resolved, if possible, to prevent the return of Mr. Strutt, in consequence of his vote on the Maynooth question. Neither of these assertions is correct. The meeting consisted of about fifty persons ; and so far fr om th e proceedings being unanimous, a difference of opinion was loudly expressed; the original proposition, as published, was met by an amendment of unqualified support to Mr. Strutt, which, after a protracted discussion, was lost by a majority of not more than ten or a dozen votes. Several parties did not vote either way. No authority was given by the meeting for the publication of its proceedings. " W. M. COOPER. " W. H. JONES. " Derby, Sept. 1, 1846." _ _ Mr. Stilitt has been cross-questioned by the Rev. J. Gawthorn (Independent) on various matters. We subjoin the discussion, as it is of public interest : Mr. Crewel-tom; said that he quite approved of the reasons which induced Mr. Strutt to accept the office to which he had been appointed, and he thought the con stituency of the borough would be unanimous in that respect.—(Cheers.) Mr. Strutt had referred to a gen tleman, who, it was said, was to be put forward as a candidate, chiefly on the ground of dissatisfaction with Mr. Strutt's vote on the Maynooth endowment. The Baronet alluded to might be a very good man, but he was not in Parliament when that grant was made ; they had had no experience of him, and could not certainly know how he would have voted on that question, as not only a large body of Whigs, but a great number of Tory Churchmen also voted for the measure.—(Hear, hear.) But while Sir Digby Mack worth thought it was very unjust to tax Protestants for the support of Popery, he had no objection to tax Catholics and Dissenters for the support of his own sect. —(Loud cheers.) He wished to keep up the Irish Church in all in its extent, and Mr. Gawthorn feared, in its enormous abuses too.—(Hear, hear.) A man of such onesided justice was not entitled to our confidence and support.—(Cheers.) But Mr. Gawthorn felt it was a duty he owed to himself, to Mr. Strutt, and to no small number of the electors, honestly to declare his own entire disapproval of Mr. Strutt's vote on the May nooth endowment—a disapproval in which millions—he repeated, in which millions coincided. But as that was past, he thought we bad a right to make some inquiry respecting the future ; and he took the liberty to ask, if it was proposed to Parliament to endow the Romish priesthood from the public finances, would Mr. Strutt support that unjust measure?—unjust, because it would be taxing one man to maintain the religious opinions and observances of another.—(Hear, hear.) Govern ment had no money to give to the Romish priests, without taking it out of our pockets ; was it right, then, that we should be taxed for such a purpose ? No man was more sensible than be was that the Irish Catholics are shamefully oppressed.—(Cheers.) Great injustice is done by forcing them to support a church of which they conscientiously disapprove, and they ought to be relieved ; but the method proposed was opposed to religion and equity. We ought not to attempt justice to them by doing injustice to others. The only way to do them justice without wrong to others, was to free them from all forced contributions to a church of which they conscientiously disapprove.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. STRUTT was extremely obliged to his friend Mr. Gawthorn for having given him this opportunity of ex plaining his vote on the Maynooth grant, and would be happy to answer the question which Mr. Gawthorn had put to him. The College of Maynooth had been es tablished about half a century ago by the Protestant Parliament of Ireland a Parliament in which no Roman Catholic could hold a seat, although an im mense majority of the Irish people were of that religion. That Protestant Parliament having experienced the evil arising from the Roman Catholic priests being edu cated abroad, where they became disaffected to the institutions of their own country, determined to establish a college for them in Ireland. Being Protes tants themselves, they would, no doubt, have been glad to render the Irish people Protestants also ; but as this was impossible, they wished (so far as they were able) to render their priests good subjects. The College of Maynooth was instituted on these grounds, and has ever since continued to receive an endowment from the public purse, having been supported by all the successive Go vernments, of all political parties, which have existed during that time. Y In consequence of the great increase of population of late years, and the additional number of priests required, the sum which had been annually voted had become quite insufficient for the pupport of the col lege in a state of common comfort and decency, and a Bill was proposed by Sir Robert Peel to make the necessary increase in the endowment, and to put the college on a better footing. It was admitted on all sides, either that this Bill ought to pass, or that the college should be abolished altogether, and no choice was given but be tween these two alternatives. Under these circum stances he had to consider the effect of his vote upon the condition of Ireland. He could not look upon the grant as a new and detached question. He had to de termine whether, considering the immense revenues pos sessed by the Protestant Church of Ireland (revenues, be it observed, which bad been taken away from the great body of the people and conferred upon a small minority), whether, considering the grants which were annually made by Parliament for the support of Protestant Dis senters in Ireland, it would be just and wise to deprive the Roman Catholics (being the great majority of the people) of the small pittance which they had possessed for more than half a century. He knew that those of his friends who were attached to the voluntary system would say that they were guilty of no injustice, inasmuch as they are equally opposed to the endowments of the Pro testant Church, and that they would treat both on an equal footing. But they must recollect that they had at present no power of putting an end even to the grossest abuses existing in the Irish Church ; and if he and the rest of the Liberal party had joined Sir Robert Inglis and ether enemies of religious liberty in defeating the Maynooth Bill, they would afterwards have found these men the most strenuous supporters of the endowments of the Church.—(Cheers.) Acting on the Christian principle of "Do as you would be done by "- -(Loud cheers)—he would place himself in the situation of a poor Irish Catholic, and he could not but feel that if he were told that a regard for, the voluntary principle required that the small allowance made to Maynooth College should be taken away, whilst the immense revenues of the Irish Church and the votes to Protestant Dissenters remained untouched, he should be treated with gross injustice.— (Loud cheers.) Acting, therefore, on this principle, and having a due regard to the feelings of the Irish people, and to the maintenance of the connexion between the two countries, he had felt it his duty to support the May nooth Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He came next to Mr. Gaw thorn's question, which he had much pleasure in answer ing. He wished, however, first to state, that he had al ways been, as Mr. Gawhorn well knew, opposed to pledges as to particular votes. He thought that every candidate was bound to make the fullest explanation of his opinions to his constituents, and if they had so low an opinion of his character as to believe that he would be likely to change his opinions without sufficient reason, it was their proper course not to elect such a man.— (Loud cheers.) Without, therefore, pledging himself on any particular vote, he entirely agreed with Mr. Gawthorn as to the injustice of taxing one man for the support of another man's religion—(Cheers)—and his opinion was, like Mr. Gawthorn's, entirely adverse to any measure for taxing the people of England for the endowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood of Ire land.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. GAWTHORN—If money was to be given to May nooth, why was it not taken from the superfluous reve nues of the Irish Church, as Mr. Ward proposed? The grant of nearly 40,0001. per annum to the Presbyterians in Ireland is not to Protestant Dissenters; the recipients are advocates of a church establishment. They are now begging for further grants from the public purse—will Mr. Strutt comply with their request ? As to what is in England called the Regium lionuni, it is an annual grant of about 4,000/, voted for the descendants of the French Protestant refugees, some of the poor of St. Mar tin's-in-the-Fields, and Protestant Dissenting ministers. The dissenting ministers of the Congregational order, and the Baptists, have repeatedly protested against this grant, and prayed that it may be discontinued. Mr. Hume has given notice that the next time it is proposed he will move that it be not allowed; will Mr. Strutt sup port that motion? No denomination has a right to re ceive a shilling from the national taxation. I therefore inquire, in brief, whether Mr. Strutt will oppose all grahis from the public purse to any religious body, and for any religious purpose whatever? Mr. STRIITT spoke again shortly, in reply to Mr. Gawthorn, explaining that be had himself voted for Mr. Ward's amendment for taking the funds for the endow ment of Maynooth out of the surplus revenues of the Irish Church—(" Hear, bear, from Mr. Gawthorn),...... which he thought would have been the proper course ; and it was only on this amendment being rejected by a large majority that he consented to this payment being continued to be made out of the general revenue of the country. Mn Strutt also explained that rresbyterians actually were Dissenters in Ireland. With respect to Mr. Gawthorn's last question, he must repeat that he concurred in Mr. Gawthorn's general principle, but that (for reasons which he had already stated) he must de cline giving ati absolute pledge which would bind him under circumstances which he might not at present be able to foresee' an d would send him to a d e lib era ti ve as sembly without the power of deliberation. Mr. Strutt's answers gave great satisfaction, and were loudly cheered. The nomihation Will take place at nine o'clock to morrow morning. The contest is expected to be a severe one, but the result will be in Mr. Strutt's faiout, TEMPERANCE MEETING.—A public meeting, which, grew out of the proceedings of the World's Temperance Convention, took place last evening at Bishopsgate Chapel, Bishopsgate-street. Its object was to combine the benefits of temperance with education, and more especially with Sun day teaching. Several of the most eminent of the American Tile dele g ates chair wwaieretakpreen by sent, ci a , m , o . nAgttwwohoodm, Esq. observed Dr. Beecher, the Rev. Mr. Patton, the Rev. Mr. Brainerd &c. THE REGISTRATIONS. CITY OF LONDON. Yesterday the notices of claims and objections to the list of voters were posted on the church doors, and it would appear from them that the Registration Court of the City of London is chosen as the grand arena for political warfare for the metropolitan districts. The claims and objections are more numerous than on any former occasion, owing, no doubt, in a great measure, to the belief that the new Parliament will be elected from the next registry. The partisans and agents on either side are busily engaged in making preparations for the ensuing contest, and great expectations are felt for the result. The objections are as follow . Liberals Conservatives LIVERY LIST. 283 560 Total livery objections It must be observed, however, that several of those are objected to by both parties for misdescription, change of residence, &c. The objections to the householders' list are unprecedently numerous. HOUSEHOLDERS' LIST. Liberals Conservatives 2,800 Total householders' objections 4,315 The claims on the livery list were never before so small, being only two Liberals and one Conservative. On the householders' list of claims the Liberals have made 304; the Conservatives have made none whatever. It is believed that the revision will commence on the earliest day allowed by law, viz., the 15th of September, in consequence of the great mass of business to be trans acted. CITY OF WESTMINSTER. The business of the revision for the City of West minster will this year be quite of an exparte character, and forms a new feature in the registration for this city. For the first time since the passing of the Reform Bill the Conservatives have neither made claims nor taken objections, consequently the whole of the business to be brought before the Revising Barrister emanates from the Liberal party. The agents of the Conservative party will, however, be present to watch the registration pro ceedings. The following statement shows the number of claims and objections : CLAIMS. OBJECTIONS. House- Scot House- Scot holders. and Lot. holders. and Lot. St. Anne St. Clement Danes St. George St. James 9 ... 2 ... St. John St. Margaret ll3 ... St. Martin-in-the-Fields 3 ... St. Mary-le-Strand — ... St. Paul, Covent- garden 1 Precinct of the Savoy — 14 ... 7 93 ... 12 14 ... 1 34 ... 1 47 ... 5 18 ... 6 1 ... 8 ... Total 232 35 35 We stated that nearly 600 voters have been disqua lified in the parish of St. Margaret's alone, through ne gligence of the parties, for which subsequent proceed ings will be taken. MIDDLESEX. Up to yesterday evening the lists from the different districts had not been received, consequently no opinion could be formed as to the amount of new claims. The number of objections are about equal on each side, viz., 750 Liberals and 750 Conservatives ; considerably be low those taken by the Liberals alone last year. The particulars will be made public in the course of a few days. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday fore noon in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House. Lord John Russell arrived in the afternoon at Osborne House, on a visit to her Majesty. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings on the beach, and in the plantations of Os borne House yesterday. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, left town shortly before twelve o'clock yesterday, for her residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness were attended by the Countess Haack, the Earl of Denbigh, and Count Puckler. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Bushy House, to pay a visit to the Queen Dowager, from her residence, Frogmore House. A dejeune was served to the august party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took her departure in the afternoon for Frogmore House. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal High ness the Princess of Prussia and suite, returned to Marl borough House yesterday, in two carriages and four. Mr. H. Barkl3 , , M.P., and Mr. Macgregor had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian Mi nister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Milbank Prison Commission held a meeting yes ;erday at the Milbank Prison. _ _ _ The Chairman of the Customs had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller- General to the Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governor of the Mauritius. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo nial-office, for the Governors of the West India colonies. Lord John Russell left his residence, at Wimbledon, yesterday morning, for Osborne House, Isle of Wight, vici South-Western Railway. SEWING SILK.—On a recent importation into one of the principal outports of a parcel of sewing silk, from Hong- Kong (,China), the party paid the duty leviable on manu factures of silk not particularly enumerated, &c., 15 percent. on the value of the same, upon which it was delivered for home use by the officers of the revenue. The importer being subsequently informed that he had entered it under a wrong denomination, and that he should have described it as being, organzine thrown silk, and which is free of duty, made appli cation fur the duty to be returned. The matter involving a question of some importance, it was referred to the heads of the department in London. It appears that some years since animportation of the same description of article took place, and was entered by the proprietor at a low rate of duty, but was detained by the officers of the revenue as being liable to a higher rate of duty, as organzine thrown silk, and was sub sequently directed to be charged with the then higher rate of duty leviable on that article. The article sewing silk not having been inserted in previous tariffs, it necessarily could not be specifically declared free under that particular head ; but by the recent Act the article organzine thrown silk has been declared to be free of duty, and as it has been ruled that sewing silk, dyed, was organzine thrown silk, and subject to that rate of duty when it was higher than the other descrip tion.of silk manufacture mentioned, it is deemed that it is now entitled to the privilege conferred by the new Act, and it has been decided to be admissible free of duty. The sewing silk alluded to is imported from China, but is not considered equal to the sewing silks manufactured in this country. THE PARLIAMENTARY PRINTERS.—After the labours of a protracted session the printers in the employ of Mr. Hansard, about 250 in number, went down to Brighton on Monday morning, and dined at the King and Queen, where an excellent dinner was provided for them. Mr. Hansard, who was himself staying in Brighton, did them the honour to take the chair. After the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were proposed, after which the health of Mr: Hansard was given by the senior compositor, and, it is perhaps needless to add, responded to with the utmost enthusiasm. We understand that Mr. Hansard be haved most liberally to his men. Inspector Partridge, a most intelligent and active officer of the A division of Metropolitan Police, has lately (from the efficient services he has rendered the country by bringing Mocker, Beaumont Smith, Oxford, and other noto rious criminals to justice, and from his being an excellent linguist and translator) been appointed to a lucrative situa tion as commissioner of police for the Isle of France. ROBBERY OF EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS IN GOLD AND SILVER AT TIIX NORWICH RAILWAY TERMINUS.—NOR WICII, TUESDAY.—Considerable interest was excited in this city yesterday, by a robbery of the most extensive character, which took place at the terminus of the Norfolk R a il wa y. According to the information furnished the writer by the railway authorities and the police, it appears that immediately after the arrival of the first down-train, it was discovered that the cash box of the company, and which was kept in the office attached to the station, had been emptied, and its contents, amounting to upwards of 800/. in gold and silver, carried off. The key was still remaining in the lock, but the cash, what had become of it, nobody knew. The necessary alarm was given to the officials of the company, and information of the depredation was promptly forwarded to Mr. Garrington, the chief constable of the city, when a most active search was instituted. A large number of his force were posted in all parts with a view of tracing the plunder, but up to a late hour not the slightest clue could be obtained. A general opinion seems to prevail that the robbery must have been committed by some party connected with the office. There are suspi cions in a certain quarter, but, lest they should not be cor rect, the omission of names is advisable. Mr. H. Bolling broke, one of the city magistrates, and who is the resident director, was engaged the whole day in examining the ser vants of the company, and the premises in the locale of the robbery, but without arriving at anything satisfactory as to the whereabouts of the property. The spoil weighed near half a hundred weight, and consequently its removal must have been a work of much difficulty. We understand that on a Monday morning there is generally more cash in the office than on any other day, there being the receipts of Saturday night after the bank closes, of Sunday, and of Monday morning. It seems that it should have been paid into the bank before the hour the robbery was committed. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—EarIy this morning, as one of the vans, laden with baggage and furniture belonging to some of the non-commissioned officers of the Grenadier Guards , was on its way to London, an ac cident occurred by which one life was lost and several persons seriously injured. On the front ladder of the van some bed ding had been fastened with cords, and on the bedding several soldiers' wives and children were seated. Among them was the wife of Sergeant Robinson, with an infant not more than a week old asleep on her lap, when just as the van was pass ing the gates of Frogmore Lodge, the cords with which the bedding had been tied, suddenly broke, and the beds, the women and the children, were all tumbled pell-mell into the road. The sergeant's wife had her shoulder dislocated, and her baby falling on its head, died almost instantly. Several of the other women and children were much injured, and the driver narrowly escaped having the wheels pass over him. The injured parties were instantly removed to the Hope Tavern, in the immediate vicinity, and surgical assistance was in attendance within ten minutes after the accident, and the poor woman was humanely attended to, but her infant was pastall human aid. An inquest was held on the body thi s afternoon, and a verdict of " Accidental Death" returned, the coroner observing the law of deodand had expired, other wise some punishment might have been inflicted on the driver, owner, or packer of the van, for having used cords not fit for the purpose. GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY. Traffic re t u rns fcr week ending August 29, 1846 :—Passengers, 15,656; amount received, 3741. Os, Bd. ATTIDIPTED MURDER —SUICIDE THROUGH JEALOUSY. (Prom the 117anchcst(r Examiner , Aug. 29.) An incraest was yesterd a y h e ld by r. Chapman, the ' borough coroner, and a respectable jury, at the Bank of England Tavern, Pollard-street, Manchester, relative to the death of Abraham Ashworth, a weaver. The evi dence showed that twelve months ago, yesterday, the deceased was married to a young woman seventeen years of age, who was employed in a factory ; that he was of a jealous temperament, and that his weakness was turned into a source of mirth by his fellow-work • men. He frequently charged his wife with being too intimate with a man named Royle, and on this score beat and quarrelled with her ; but he, nevertheless, seems to have loved her, and when he was in a play ful humour she endeavoured to disabuse his mind of the foul thoughts that had fixed themselves there. Her efforts, however, were vain, and seven weeks ago the unhappy pair separated, and she went to live with her mother in a cellar in Junction-street, occupied by a married couple named Gregory. On Tuesday night last the deceased went, for the first time since the separation, to see his wife, told her that he was going to Bury-lane, near Leigh, and asked her to accompany him to the railway station. She went, and just before starting lie bade her farewell in a friendly manner, and promised to return in about a fortnight. In the course of the following night, after having been for some time asleep in Mrs. Gregory's, she awoke, and to her asto nishment, saw h er h us b an d near her, " looking very vicious, and turning his eyes away from her very savage." He seemed to have had some liquor. She got up, and offered to prepare him some supper ; but he refused to have any thing to eat. He requested, however, to have a quart of beer ; this she went for, and he drank the whole of it, with the exception of a teacupful, which was divided between Mr. and Mrs. Gregory. He then began to accuse his wife of ins proper conduct; with Royle, who works in the same factory with her. She offered to go to the factory, and have the whole matter cleared up, and to this the de ceased consented, declaring that reports of her infidelity were current through the mill. lie soon after went to bed. In the morning, at five o'clock, the mother of Mrs. Ashworth, Gregory, and his elder son went to work. In about half an hour after Ashworth sat up in bed, and his wife saw him take something from the pocket of his trousers. He asked her to lie with her face upwards, tied her cap• strings, and seemed in a more affectionate mood; and this opportunity the young wife seized to beseech him not to listen to the silly tales which he had mentioned on the previous night. lie burst intu tears, and attempted to jump out of bed; but she caught hold of him, and he had to rise. He then threw himself back, and attempted to raise his arm, as though he was struggling with powerful emotions and a deep resolution. The action, however, was sufficient to disclose to the alarmed wife something bright and flashing in his hand ; she thought it was a penknife, but it was a razor, and she screamed out violently. lie caught hold of her, and mingled his cries with hers ; but, when he was unable to hold her any longer, he raised both his hands, and inflicted a ghastly wound on his throat. Terrified, the young wife ran screaming into the street ; he hastily followed her ; but she had the presence of mind to close the door, and she held it so firmly that he failed in his efforts to open it. A man, attracted by her screams of " Murder!" came from a cellar on the opposite side of the street, and as soon as she saw him, she ran towards him, fainted, and fell. On recovering she found that her finger had been cut. Several persons soon entered the cellar. The unfortunate man was sitting on the fender, in his shirt ; around him was a pool of blood, i n the m id s t of which lay the razor kith which he had, no doubt, in tended to murder his wife, and with which he had in flicted on himself a wound, of which he died in about an hour and a half. The cellar, in almost every part of it, bore marks of blood. No one knew where he got the razor ; but there can be but little doubt of the object for which he had possessed himself of it ; for he had often threatened, as he expressed it, to put both himself and his wife out of the road. On one occasion, about two or three months before the separation, he was fondling his wife, as they sat alone ; and when her head was resting on his lap, he took out his penknife, and pointing it at her thro a t, sa id, " J enny, I want your throat.' He made a movement with the weapon, and it penetrated the skin of her neck. The jealous man had evidently for some time entertained the notion of put ting an end to his own misery and life, and of punishing the supposed infidelity of his wife. The jury brought in a verdict, that the deceased had cut his throat with a razor when in a state of unsound mind and distraction. THE MURDER OF THE CHEVA- LIER STEWART. (Extract of a letter dated Ancona, August 1.) If you have not already heard through the public papers of a shocking crime that has been perpetrated in this vicinity, it is my painful duty to communicate the sad and atrocious deed. Our mutual friend, the Chevalier Abbi". Stewart, was, on the 17th ult., most inhumanly and deliberately murdered on the shore between this and Sinigaglia. Poor Stewart put up at Casabrugiate for a few days, for the benefit of sea bathing, previous to visiting the fair of Sinigaglia. On the morning of the t7th he bathed at a secluded part of the shore, when a peasant approached him and tendered his services to hold an umbrella, which he accepted, and remunerated the man for his trouble, upon which the peasant in quired if Mr. Stewart intended bathing again in the evening. He replied he should, but would not require his services. However, the peasant dodged him to the shore between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and waited his opportunity for committing his premeditated crime, having prepared, and partly manufactured, a long stiletto since the morning. He took advantage of the moment that Stewart was passing his shirt over his head, and inflicted three stabs, which Stewart received on his left arm, and at once faced his murderer, without weapon or covering to his body, and demanded his intentions. The wretch replied " Plunder." Poor Stewart pointed to his clothes, watch, ring, and money, and besought him to take everything and decamp, and spare his life. The monster hesitated for a moment, and then rushed again upon Stewart, and stabbed him eight times more, two of which wounds extended to the whole length of the stiletto. Stewart fell, and the murderer made off with his things. Then poor Stewart rose to his feet, wrapped himself in a sheet, and proceeding nearly half a mile to the nearest cottage, falling twice before he could accomplish the distance. Medical aid from Monte Marciano soon reached him, but mortal aid was of no avail ; about an hour after midnight he expired, praying fervently, and wonderfully composed to the last moment. Half an hour previous to his last gasp he took up a pen and wrote to his brother, who, I believe, is his heir—" Dearest George, I am dying. T. Stewart." By poor Stewart's descrip tion, the assassin was arrested within an hour of the bloody deed. Though there is all necessary proof of the identity of the culprit, yet I ap prehend the extreme penalty of the law may not reach him, being under age (nineteen), according to the laws of this country. I understood that in the case of great atrocity the Pope can lend (as it is called here) a few years to the criminal. The British Consul has re presented this case to Rome, as one requiring the exer tion of this power, and awaits the decision. The Consul has had poor Stewart's body embalmed, and placed in the church of Santa Maria, preparatory to embarkation for England. Now comes the extraordinary and almost incredible sequel to this most melancholy and dreadful deed. The priests (I presume) having learnt that the deceased belonged to a rich family, began as usual, to speculate upon what might turn up most to their advantage. All at once a child, a cripple from its birth, was cured by crawling over the coffin, and left his crutches there. The fame of this miracle spread throughout the town and neighbourhood, and the lame and halt flocked in from all sides. Numerous other miracles are said to have been performed—offerings of wax began to drop in to the church—scores of children were brought in to be cured of all kinds of diseases. At length the crowds of deluded beings reached such an extent that the British Consul feared they would destroy the coffin, and accordingly ordered it to be removed out of the body of the church to a vault ; but this was an undertaking of some difficulty, and he was obliged to call in the aid of the gend'armes to close the chief entrance to the church, and get the crowd out by a back way, and prevent the , iopulace outside from rushing in. By half-past nine o clock at night they succeeded in clearing the church, and re moving the coffin. Next morning the church was again beset with crowds, who kissed and adored the ground upon which the coffin had been placed, and strewed it with flowers and garlands. It is said also that the ground has wrought miracles. It is also said that the priests will endeavour to oppose the Consul when he claims the body for shipment, as they hope the family will canonise their relative, and let them reap the ad vantages attendant upon such ceremonies, leaving the body with them. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—VAUXHALL GAR DENS.-A benefit, in aid of the funds of this excellent insti tution, was given last night at Vauxhall Gardens. The " bill of fare " was most liberal. The fireworks by Darby, and the illuminations, were most brilliant. To-morrow (Thursday) a grand naval fete, in honour of the " wooden walls of Old England," when all the nautical airs of Dibdin will be sung, and the gardens will present one blaze of light, decorated with the flags of all nations and other appropriate insignia. On the 10th, Mr. T. Holt, the treasurer of the gardens, has announced his benefit. He will be aided by a host of talented professionals. There will also be a fire bal loon and a double display of fireworks. T ANDE M ACCIDENT.-011 Friday last, as the Hon. Arthur Ward and Mr. Byng were driving towards Falkirk in a tandem, after viewing Stirling Castle; the leader sud denly became restive and unmanageable, and turned round upon the wheeler so sharply as to snap the shaft, and im mediately both gentlemen were thrown out with great vio lence, and remained upon the ground for several minutes quite insensible. At length they were taken to the house of Mr. Mackenzie, surgeon, of Falkirk, and received every at tention that was possible to administer. Mr. Byng, who was driving at the time, escaped with a slight wound near the left thigh ; but his friend, who was a most expert driver, and who had but relinquished the reins two or three minutes previous, is in great danger, suffering from concussion and contusion of the brain. The unfortunate gentleman had driven the same horses for above two months in Scotland, and is in his 22d year. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—STRANRAER, AUG. 27. — Last night, a little before twelve, four seamen put off f r om the quay in a small boat, intending to retire for the night on board their respective vessels, and having rowed alongside the Scotia steamer, William Houston, mate of the Scotia, and another of the party, sprung on board, when the small boat immediately capsised, throwing Matthew Houston, brother of the mate, and the other man into the water. William, the mate, seeing the accident, and knowing his brother could not swim, jumped overboard with the intention of saving him, but unfortunately never saw him again. The remaining man of the party lowered a boat from the steamer, and succeeded in picking up William Houston, and the other, whose name is Lamb, both greatly exhausted. Strict search was made for the body of Matthew, but unfor tunately it was trot found until this morning.—Cakdonian Afercury. IMMIGRATION. The various members of the West India interest aro indefatigable at present in their efforts to obtain justice for the West India colonies at the hands of the Govern ment. The natural indolence of men in office, and the prepossessions of politicians and politico-economists so sectarian as the Whigs, will require their utmost efforts, and they will also require support from the colonies. This will requira to be given promptly, yet Nvith fore thought and guarded caution in language. Much harm has first and last been done by ie`termit ting activity and unguarded language on the part of parties connected with these coh miies in the mother -country, and colonists themsel,ves. Every discrepant opinion is laid hold of by Government as an excuse for stopping to deliberate—that is, foT doing nothing. Every opinion that flatters their pre conceived opinion coming from resident colonists is laid: hold of as a pretext for abiding by their prejudices. There are many respectable and, from their great pro perty, influential members of the West India interest at home who have taken little pains to analyse the sources of West India distress, and can only be got to move with the body on rare and stirring occasions. All kinds of quacks from the colonies get round these parties with their nostrums, and cause them to introduce disunion into the body. Again, a few sanguine residents are rtrn away with by the El Dorado promises of a Smith, and their lucubrations are regularly forwarded to the Coronial office as the public opinion of their respective colonies. The intelligent colonists ought to lay their heads toge ther, determine what points they want to carry first. then appeal for the support of their fellow-colonists. In the life of Franklin—his early life in Philadelphia-- they will find a model of shrewd, sagacious, cautious, resolute formation of a sound practical public opinion in a not very manageable community. Similar means must now be used to similar ends in the West Indies. It is the crisis of these colonies' fate. There are discordant elements in them which can only thus be brought to work in harmony. The free black peasantry, and the panderers to their prejudices, lay or clerical, must be thus won over or silenced. The first task is to reconcile them to immigra tion. Immigration is the foundation upon which the su perstructure of colonial prosperity must be reared. It is true that capital is wanting, but capital will never flow to the islands until there is plenty of available labour. It is true that agricultural and manufacturing processes admit ofimprovement (not to the extent that pedants and knaves represent at home, but still to some extent), but for this we may trust to the awakened intellects and energies of the residents. But labour must be had— a full continuous stream—from the nearest point, from Western Africa. It is for the interest of all classes irt the West Indies that it should be had. This is what the missionaries of common sense must teach the indus trious and well-meaning among the peasantry—the honest and intelligent among their pastors. This may be done by the means we indicate; and this ripened intelligence must be brought to bear en masse upon the Home Government.— West India Mail. Th ,e Earl and Countess of Seafield are shortly ex pected to arrive iu town from Cullen House, North Britain, on their way to the Continent. On Wednesday last, the Noble Earl had a " gathering" at Cullen House, when there was an exhibition of the sports peculiar to the Highlands. Lord Beidhaven, Lord George Lennox, Lord Robert Clinton, Hon. L. A. Grant, Captain Hood, Hon. Mr. Byrne, and a large party, visitors at Cullen House, were present at the gainer, the successful competitors having prizes awarded them. The Earl of Leicester and a select circle are visiting Mr. J. and Lady Elizabeth Spencer Stanhope at Cannon Hall, Barnsley, - Yorkshire. The Earl of Ellesmere has left Worsley Hall, Lanca shire, for his shooting-lodge in Sutherlandshire, where the Noble Earl purposes to enjoy the sports of the Highlands up to the close of the present month. Lady Bloomfield has left town for Kingseote, Glances :ershire. Lady Pakenham, wife of Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.8., in command of the troops of the south western district, is to present a set of new colours to the 2d Regiment, shortly after the arrival of that gallant regiment at llaslar barracks from Winchester. THE LATE FRACAS ON A LCCOMOTIVE ENGINE.— Yesterday, Temple, the engine-driver, and Poole, the stoker of the mixed train from Bristol, who fought on the engine, between Steventon and Didcot stations, thereby perilling the lives of the passengers, were brought before Mr. Gooch, the superintendent of locomotives, when, it having been ascer tained that Poole was the aggressor, he was immediately discharged, and Temple fined a sovereign—a very inader quate punishment, considering the danger incurred, as it was his place, holding such a responsible situation, to have stopped the train on the outbreak, and have given Poole into the guard's custody, as they are all constables. Two days ago, the inhabitants of the Rue d'Enfer were amused by the scene of an Auvergnat undergoing pun.' ishment, for suffering himself to be beaten by his wife. After a formal trial by a party of water-carriers, his countrymen, lie was sentenced to be paraded through the quarter mounted on an ass, with his face towards the animal's tail. The funds for the hire of the ass and of a bagpiper, amounting in all to some 8£ or wn, being raised among the fraternity, the hen-pecked husband was, after some resistance, mounted on the animal in the humiliating posi tion named in the verdict, and, preceded by the bag pipes, was made to go through several streets amidst the hootings, laughs, and jeers, of an innumerable rabble.— Puri s s paper. The - 'Gazette of last night contains the orders in Council ratifying the treaty of international copyright en tered into with Prussia for the protection of " authors, ins.. ventors, designers, engravers, and makers of any of the fol lowing works (that is to say), books, prints, articles of sculp ture, dramatic works, musical compositions, and any other works of literature and the fine arts in which the laws of Great Britain give to British subjects the protection of copy right ;" also, regulating the duty to be henceforth charged on books and prints brought into this country from the Prussian dominions. SECESSION IRON THE CHURCH.—Letters were yes terday received by two eminent Roman Catholic divines, re siding at the West-end, from the Rev. A. Renaud, Apostolic Missionary, Candy, Sidney, conveying the intelligence that the Rev. T. G. Wenham, M. A., Protestant chaplain to the garrison quartered in that district, had, on the last festival of St. Peter and St. Paul, resigned his profitable cure and sought admission into the Catholic Church. The rev. con vert is described as a man of highly cultivated mind and many prepossessing qualities. A SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.—A notice has been received at Lloyd's, reporting a serious accident to the French ship Cecilia, which had put into the Mauritius on the Bth of June last almost a wreck from the effect of lightning, and with a loss of four men. The vessel eight days previous• had encountered a fearful tempest of lightning and thunder, in the height of which she was struck by the electric fluid, occasioning serious damage in every part of the ship to such an extent that it was expected she would immediately founder. The four seamen who lost their lives were stand- ing forward close to the chains. They were burnt dread fully, and when found their clothes were on fire. The ship's repairs would occupy nearly a month before she would be tit again for sea. PARTRIDGES IN THE LONDON MARKETS.—Yesterday being the first day of the partridge season, Newgate and Leadenhall markets, as well as the principal poulterers' shops in the metropolis, presented a better show of birds than is generally seen at the commencement of the season. Par tridges are in prime condition, and sold at ss. and Gs. a brace, the smaller birds were sold at 3s. 6d. and 4s. a brace, and there were several hampers offered at 2s. and 2s. 6d. per brace; but which, from their appearance, must have been slaughtered previous to the Ist of September. Hares are tine, and fetched from 3s. to 4s. 6d. each. Mr. Robert Duneombe Shafto, of Whitworth, is named as a candidate for North Durham, at the next general elec• tion, on the free-trade interest. _ ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIPE FROM FIRE.—The corporation of the City of London bayi ng made a grant to the Society of two hundred pounds, for the purchase of six machines, with their appurtenances, that number has been completed, and placed in various districts of the City. The society has now twenty-one stations, ex tending over one-third of the metropolis, and as the ands increase, they will be enabled to extend their sphere of use fulness. During the last two years the society, by the aid of their machines, have saved nineteen persons, who other wise must inevitably have perished by the most terrible of all deaths—that by lire. Two more machines are building, and will shortly be placed in West Strand and BIODIptO I2 . WRECK OF AN AMERICAN EAST INDIA TRADER.--- Letters have arrived communicating i nte lli ge nce of the total wreck of the American East India trader the Gentoo, corn• mander Hollis master, belonging to Boston , wit h a c a r go of indigo, saltpetre, &c. Her loss occurred on the night of the 29th of last April, on a reef of rocks in Stray's Bay, on .the same spot where the Duke of Northumberland Indianian was wrecked a few years since. The weather at the time was boisterous, the wind blowing almost a gale from the N.E., and raining heavily. She struck at about ten o'clock, un fortunately with such violence as to carry away a large por tion of the keel, and the water rushing into the hold she fell over on her broadside, when she quickly became a complete wreck. With the exception of a lady passenger, her two children, and servant maid (names not mentioned), all on board were saved, amounting in number to forty individuals, a third of whom were passengers. The unfortunate lady and her children were lost by one of the boats swamping after they had been lowered into it. The seamen strove to save them, but a heavy sea swept them beyond human reach. The vessel was nearly 500 tons burden. She was bound to Boston from Calcutta. Her loss is reported to be upwards of 25,000/. VC DISCOVERY OF SKELETONS AT SOUTH LAMBETH.--• A vast number of houses have to be pulled down, to make way for the extension of the South-Western Railway to Waterloo-bridge, and the excavations are carried to a depth of from sixteen to eighteen feet, and consequently by far deeper than were the foundations of the houses recently de molished. On Saturday last, whilst the men were digging below the foundations of some houses recently standing on the Lambeth side of the Wandsworth-road, and opposite to Philip's fruit tree nursery, they found two skeletons of hu man beings. They were neither of them perfect, the skulls and some of the large bones alone remain. The bones were quite black, and upon being handled crumbled to dust. They- appeared to have been in the place they were found a century and a half, and were probably those malefactors or ,felo-de-ses buried at cross roads, or some of the :unhappy victims of the great plague. Mr. Carter, the coroner, thought it unnecessary to hold an inquest. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—Yesterday morning, shortly after six o'clock, a man named Bailey, in the employ of Mr. Cubitt, of Thames-bank, in going to his work, discovered the body of a gentleman lying on the shore of the river, opposite to St. George's-square, Thames-bank, apparently left by the receding tide. A policeman was called to the spot, and the body was conveyed to the King's Arms public house, when the usual means were adopted to restore anima tion, but without effect. In the course of the morning the body was claimed by a gentleman named Baker, who stated that the deceased was a gentleman of independent property, and very respectably connected; his name was William John son, and he had resided for sometime past atNo.l4, Belvoir terrace,Vauxhall-bridge-road. lie had left home after dinner on the previous evening with the intention of taking a walk, which was the last time he was seen by his friends alive. It appears that lie had been in a depressed state of mind for sonic days past, but his family could form no opinion what ever how he came in the river. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—The following notice, by command of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, is now posted at the principal entrance to the new Palace of Westminster :—" Great inconvenience and occasioned by to the progress of the works having been oc o b f y a t a h n e n a ss d i i o n n i admission ohne henceforth e s f t o r r a t i i i i g p e r r s a t i l b i t e i d ss . This ancient ST. JOHN'S -GATE, CLERKENNVpLLt.he Kni gts of St- John structure, famous for its association with oldest erections in neglect, is at length in pro. in the metropolis, after years of !!e of all further to cess of restoration, strict attention being P John of Jerusalem, and considered one oft a i he d archOctural oratructivg,