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7 i SIR ROBERT PEEL'S SPEECH. (From the Times.) The event of last night, we venture to predict, will occupy no ordinary place in political history. It was a resign ation of power in the moment of a great success, and w i t h other . circumstances pre-eminently calculated of themseve s . to win favour and support to the Government. The Min ister who had gradually, and at last thoroughly and unreserv e dly, _ r identified himself with a popular cause, had just procu ni ed on fo or it that final triumph which nothing but such an s u himself forces could have effected. He had drawn towar d s d no small portion of that homage and grati tu d e conceded, people had destined, and which he also cheerfully r which the to ether names. With one the palms great except ion , r too near home to be forgotten—with the exception of I elan of peace and the laurels of was commercial Pmeegntyd and e unexampled victories, a series o f g ood-fortunes power of man to secure or r j a e u n ee to of ex tw pe en ct, ty h . ad H l v v i e u n it a t fi h v u e s years' Government the sub accomplished much and livedolmonegutinhisa s s tor hort di l a m p e p , ear the s. Hinoisw ter suddenly retires. is this ? Be what my l s n te a ri m ous law doest ea his t country s u mjusticehe andoose its rulers w hich subjects them to so grea t itself t o so great a hurt ? Here, then, is the question which imparts a peculiar interest to the present re signation as explained last night by Sir Robert Peel. The Minister resigns not merely because he is beaten on one partieular question, important as it is, but because he has not the general confidence of a ma jorit7 in Parliament. Perhaps, seeing that no-confidence mot:ons are the threat of the session and the gossip of the day, this may seem no very strikhkr account of the matter. A no-confidence vote, to be sure. is the natural death of a Premier. He goes on till his pasty grows less and less, and and they who dislike or distrast him become a majority. His work is then dove, and he is strangled with a resolution declaratory of his unfitness for the post. True. But never, we say without hesitation, was there so pure, so simple, so unembarrassed an example of a no-confidence vote. We have usually seen Ministers slowly; inking under incompetency and failure. Pledges unredeemed, measures abortive or unsuccessful, an exhausted treasury, reveries in war, new and oppressive imposts, general un popularity, are the calamities which one by one diminish the number of Parliamentary supporters. The catastrophe comes with many warnings. Old age is not more gradual than the decline and fall of a Ministry. It becomes in capable, and ceases to do before it cea ses to be. N ow , Sir Robert last night was able to proclaim a series of suc cesses which, be they his or any other man's, or only dame Fortune's, yet impart at least a lustre to his period, continually brightening to its very close. Unquestionably with those whose favour is called popularity, he is more popular just now than he has ever been. Notwithstanding all this he falls. Nothing whatever destroys or impairs his power but this want of confidence. He could carry some measures, and he has the entire and almost servile confidence of some men • but he has not a party—that is, a su ffi c i en t one. He m ade it, and he has destroyed it. There are not 340 men in the House who will go along with Sir R. Peel, and take him for their guide. As he explains himself, "It is not for the public interest that a Government should re main in power unable to give practical effect co the measures which they consider necessary for the public welfare." The Premier may sometimes have occasion to ask a certain dic tatorial power—viz., to see that no harm comes to the com monwealth; and, without going to extreme eases, he is always making demands upon the faith and goodwill of the Legislature. For such purposes the Government must enjoy absolute confidence. The want of this general confidence, therefore, is fatal ; such is the fatality under which Sir Robert has fallen. He is able to show only d e mo nstrate claims to confidence. Grant them all. They only demonstrate in this instance the general deficiency. Sir Robert is trusted by many for many purposes, but not by a majority generally. We say not this in order to re-open any personal or moral inquiries. We only call attention to a most conspicuous incident in our constitutional history. No future De Lolme will consider his work complete witboat a chapter on this crisis. Ile may have his own news of it. He may laboriously mete out the honours and eishonours of the fatid rupture; or he may forbear entirely fom the moral question ; but he will certainly dwell at sorro length on the fate of a man who rose to power by forming a party, and fell from power by destroying it, and whq at the moment when his own opinions had become emancipated, found him self entangled and finally overthrown br the obstinacy of that party which he himself had made. Already, if we mistake not, a fact so remarkable is impressing some useful lessons. Are we to be always governed by parties ? Hitherto we have been taught that an honest man must also be a party man. They who stood _apart were "wavering," "crotchetty," and " unpractical." We will not relate how long, how often, and how much we have suffered for venturing to think that Sir Robert might be wrong, and that his party did not comprehend all truth; nor will we now enumerate the points on which we have had tie misfortune to differ from him. It is enough to gay that it was always set as so much treason to the sacred cause o. Conservatism. " The party" could tolerate no such sin gularity of opinion. " The party," as a whole, was right, and, right or wrong, it was at least expedient to maintain the theory of infallibility. Thus did the creed of Conservat ism grow into sanctity, and " the party" rise to power. Now behold a strange reverse. The statesman eschews the errors of his creed. His " party" remains unconverted. He attains the utmost point of his ambition; he succeeds beyond his hopes. There is one only drawback which countervails his many achievements. " His party," his own creation, the " Frankenstein" his own fingers had made, drags him to the ground. The country was to be saved by the Conservative party. If Sir Robert Peel is right in his great mea sure, as we believe him to be, by that same party the country is now in the way to be ruined. The statesman and the party are new both doing what they think to be right. The misfortune is that the head is grown wiser than the tail. The tail, if it has no wisdom, has at least a sting, and the fable of the scorpion is realised in the downfal of Sir Robert through the suicidal attacks of his indignant party. All must feel what-an im mense quantity both of recantation and of oi cv would have been saved if people had only bee n all,. to have an opinion of their own ten or even live • • . How long was it urged as a solemn obligation . evout Conserva tives to abhor the League, and ans. •. ' Cobden ? Po pular movements of all kinds were,. pounced as injurious to good order. Good men were positively deterred from ex pressing the least concurrence with the views of the Covent garden orators. Nay, it was said that Royalty itself was instructed to deprive of her countenance the very locality of that abomination. How changed the scene! Now from the lips of the P rem i er , we are to l d that the name of Richard Cobden is associated with one of the greatest mea.eiees of social reform known to modern times. If such is the rallibility of party, surely it is time to check its sway. (From the Chronicle.) The public will gladly recognise, in Sir Robert Peel's speech of last night, an earnest of the fulfilment of those anticipations which we yesterday expressed, relative to the Right Him. Baronet's course as a leader of the Parliamentary OppositiOn. He gives the country to understand, in lan guage:of unusual force and explicitness, and which derives peculiar emphasis from his own evident impression of the " Solemnity" of the occasion, that that superiority to personal and party considerations which has so signally characterised the closing portion of his official career will continue to manifest itself in his, ex-official acts and declarations. The retiring Premier professes, it will be seen, in the strongest terms, a steady and unwavering fidelity to those great prin ciples of commercial and Irish policy, of which a five years' experience of Ministerial responsibility has irresistibly taught him to feel the truth, and appreciate the importance. He will heartily co-operate with his successors in every measure tending to the relaxation or abolition of the yet re maining restrictions on trade and industry, and to the more complete realisation of that commercial and in dustrial enfranchisement which events have enabled him so happily to commence. And he will likewise assist, to the utmost of his personal ability and Parliamentary in fluence, the efforts of a Liberal Administration to subdue that hitherto undiminished difficulty which he has made so many well-intended but unavailing attempts to reduce. Every earnest and well-considered endeavour, either to improve the social condition of the Irish people, by ameliorating the rela tions of the peasantry and farmers to the landed proprietary class—or to heal their political and religious discontents, by a system of government, legislative and executive, based on the principle and conceived in the spirit of complete political and religious equality between Catholic and Protestant, and between Irishmen and Englishmen —will receive Sir Robert Peel's disinterested and zealous support. Of his opposition, as of, his successors' administration, the programme will be free-trade and justice to Ireland. We feel the liveliest satis faction in recording declarations so creditable to Sir Robert Peel individually, and so favourable to the best hopes of the country. In tendering these pledges of fidelity to the respon sibilities of Opposition—as likewise in so handsomely acquit ting himself of the long-neglected debt of justice to Mr. Cob den—thetlate Premier has truly and wisely interpreted the de mands of public opinion and feeling.a After all that had hap pened, the country felt itself entitled to expect some definite intimation as to the relations in which Sir Robert Peel con ceived himself to stand to his official successors, and to public interests as administered by them ; and we rejoice that the disclosures of last night are so well calculated to remove those anxieties which had been more or less entertained by many of the warmest admirers of his recent policy. As it is impossible to entertain a doubt but that pledges given with so emphatic a distinctness, and under circumstances implying the utmost deliberateness of choice, will be honourably re deemed, not merely in the letter, but in the spirit, we gladly accept the guarantee now given, that a Liberal Administra tion, charged with the onerous trust of completing the eman cipation of luau:Al an , er a contentment of Ire te - tommencing the pacification and it, will encounter no other di ffi culties than those necessarily Incident te law work itself honourable to Sir Robe r t reel —as t meet be. hlt is in e the highest degree gratifying to the public—that manifested this solicitudes" to, convince his Parliemenaa tary opponents, that he intends to deal by th em as they have uniformly dealt by him—and that the intrinsic difficulties of the task which now awaits them will not be needlessly aggravated by unfair or factious courses on the Part of a statesman whose real convictions of public policy and duty are, in the main, coincident with their own. To ourselves, in particular, it is matter of agreeable reflection, that the readiness "Aids we have evinced, throughout the closing passages of Sir Robert Pees recent official career, to put the most favourable construction in o power on a cha racter whose indications are so eses t o ent ip r evoi - . vocal or con tradictory, is likely to be justified by the event: It i s D I sant to receive this early and authentic assuranc ea moral aspects of that new epoch of the • late pre m ier's e the which is to explain or redeem everything, white such as to place him finally right with his country. We sincerely trust that it Will always be in our power to speak' of the Free trade Minister of 1846 as one would wish to speak of a states man who, whatever his former misdoing*, as been the in strument of a vast and enduring public good, and that the recollection of that substantial debt of gratitude which he has undoubtedly imposed , u.s by his services to our national commerce and industry, may never be painfully qualified by yet fresher reminiscences of offences against political mo rality. (From the Herald.) The resignation of the Peel Ministry and the acceptance f that resignation by the Queen were last night announced i the House of Lords by the Duke of Wellington, and in the louse of Commons by Sir Robert Peel. It was also stated y the Noble Duke and by the Right Ron. Baronet that le Queen, acting, of course, as before, under Sir Robert eel's advise, had col - man:tea a Noble Lord (Lord John ussell) to form an administration. So far all is plain lough; but what if Lord John Russell should be driven to +.clare in .June or July—as he was driven to declare in De tmber—that lie cannot form an Administration possessing to elements of stability? The advanced age of the Duke of Jellington—now in his seventy-eighth year—precludes the ossibility that his Grace can again engage in . the toils of ditical life; and Sir Robert Peel expressly declared that he uld not continue to hold office. What, then, if Lord John ussell shall be compelled to renounce the attempt to form Administration upon those stringent conditions upon bleb only, as Sir Robert Peel explained last night, a inistry can be properly formed, or can properly ex ,;--namely, the support of a powerful party, pre ired to support the Ministry upon all important iestions? Sir Robert Peel has promised to support the Russell Ministry in prosecuting his own free ade policy, and has hinted a disposition to support that inistry in its Romanist measures for Ireland. But Sir R eel has no personal party—he is now but one man, and if, he says, he cannot repossess office, he must count upon remaining but one man, and that one one of the smallest men in the empire. He will not bring with him to support a Russell Ministry any of the wretched 112—the larger and less culpable division of whom followed him merely in order to keep out a Russell Ministry. Still less can he hand over to his free-trade and pro-Romanist successor the noble Coun try, ;arty, numbering 250. It is, therefore, not at all im possible, though we admit it to be unlikely, that Lord John Russell may decline to execute the commission imposed upon him. His Lordship's declining it, however, or his attempt ing to execute it, cannot change the relative strength of parties in Parliament and through the country. The Conn try party of 250—sure to be greatly augmented by a general election—will remain; the 112, too, will remain (no longer urged by the scourge of an official " whipper -in") to follow their original bias ; and Lord John must prepare to confront a great majority in the House of Com mons, probably a greater majority in the House of Lords. What, then, are Lord John Russell's prospects ? He, Whig as he is, may carry on the Government upon the principles of the " Country party," but he can carry on the Government upon no other principles. As far as the " Coun try party" is concerned Lord John will have no difficulty in this respect. They have already " generously" supported Sir Robert Peel (the word " generously" is his own, and it is well chosen) for five years, while he lavished upon the opponents of their principles whatever of public patronage he did not find it necessary to give to his own relations and personal dependents. Lord John Russell may, therefore, be quite at ease upon this head. The Country party will not quarrel about patronage; but let Lord John bethink him in time of the danger of touching the British and Protestant principles of this great nation. Let him carry on the Go vernment of the country upon the principles of " the Coun try party," and he may remain Minister as long as it shall please him; but if not—Sir Robert Peel is his example. The present is not the time to discuss the reasoning of Sir Ro bert Peel's farewell speech, or to express our opinion of the good or bad taste of his eulogium upon Mr. Richard Cobden, whose whole merit, even as we can extract it from the panegyric of the Conservative ! Premier, is a successful imitation of Mr. Daniel O'Connell's seditious conspiracy (lately prosecuted by the same Premier) as it exists in Ire land. The present is not, we say, the time for such cri ticisms, but we think that whoever reads Sir Robert Peel's speech of last night, must with *us rejoice in knowing that he is never after the present week to open his lips as a Minister of the Crown. His offence is an offence not merely against party but against morals, and the interests of mo rality would be compromised should it be visited with any less penalty than a perpetual disqualification. As to Lord John Russell's prospects, we have already hinted at them ; but we must add that he takes office with some advantage as the successor of him whopronounced the Cobden toadying speech, to which we must refer. To read such disgusting things is really enough to make one quarrel with his species, at least to blush for a party and a country so long cheated as our country and party have been. ,Lord Pal merston spoke his mind rather freely, and we honour his Lordship for it • and Mr. Joseph Hume put hi s sea l upon Sir Robert Peel's character by eulogising it. There was no going beyond that. . (From the Pest.) It is, we think, not likely that those who sympathise with our views of public men, or public affairs, will find anything satisfactory in the speech of Sir Robert Peel of yesterday evening, beyond the announcement that he ceases to be Mi nister. That, indeed, is a satisfactory statement. No man, we believe, loves power more than he does, and the loss of it is no doubt to him a punishment. That punishment he most richly deserves. The most remarkable passage of this dis honest politician's statement is that in which he acknow ledges that the merit (?) of the corn-law repeal measure rests with Igr. Richard Cobden. This had been frequently said before in different terms. We ourselves, no further off than yesterday iWorning, adverted to the fact that Cobden it was who bad frightened Sir Robert Peel into the adoption of the com-law repeal measure. The novelty is in such a man as l'eel acknowledging that to be true which really is true. This, probably,. would not have happened, but for the com plimentary speech of Cobden regarding Peel on Thursday night. To the tradesmanlike mind ofPeel it had probably oc curred that some payment was due for this, and before he abso lutely ceased to be Minister he thought it decent to settle the ba /ince of his account with his friend and ally Cobden. It ii ruethat not very long ago he described the said Richard G) i,(7112 tp-the House of Commons as something not ex trentAy emir from an assassin, but in these days such " changes of opinion ' are so common as to have ceased to excite any violent emotion of surprise. As might have been expected, the coolest impudence, and the extremest folly of the speech of the Right Hon. Betrayer of his party are to be found in his allusions to free trade. His jargon about fo reign nations buying in the dearest markets, while we buy in the cheapest, is nothing better than a j ugg l e of words. If foreign nations bought in the dearest foreign markets, rather than in the cheapest foreign markets, his remarks might have some reason in them. As it is, such remarks are at once foolish and deceptive. Foreign nations pay dearer to their own producers than they need pay to the producers of other nations. This is merely a contribution from the owners of capital in foreign nations to the support of the industry of their own people. It is a very proper price for the owners of capital to pay for the privileges they enjoy—for the safety of their possessions, and for the ease and tranquil lity of which they are in the enjoyment, while others labour for them. It is the policy of such men as Sir Robert Peel to secure every advantage they can for the owners of capital, while the producers at their own country are to be subjected to every disadvantage, and more especially to that of com petition with foreign producers, whose taxation is compara tively light, and who do not live in the neighbourhood of enormously rich people, that insult poverty by their ostenta tious contempt of its helplessness. We rind in the speech of Sir Robert Peel very little—we may almost say nothing—. worthy of an eminent statesman. It appears to us to be rather the farewell address of a cold-hearted, in sincere, and baffled intriguer. We may, perhaps, err, and judge with less charity than we ought, but we certainly cannot but hold the opinion that one of the most disappointed men this morning in. the Queen's do minions is Sir Robert reel, and, for the sake of public jus tice, we are glad that he is a disappointed,. and a punished, man. We believe that he calculated on something very different; vps, are well pleased that his calculation has been erroneope. It is for the honour of England that he should be di.nonoured. Waiving the question of the national effects of his policy, we hold that his cold deceithis treachery to those who trusted him—is far too palpable to be denied by any honest and observing man ; and this offence, now com mitted for the second time, deserves every public reproach and public disgrace that can befal him. His position in history, if he hold any position at all, ought, in our judg ment, to be among the infamous. If yesterday evening he had made anything like a fitting apology, we might have thought it our duty to refraiq from language so, harsh as this; but as it is, we see no reason why we should not say as we think, that the conduct of Sir Robert Peel is the greatest disgrace to England which has occurred in the nine teenth century. (From the Daily News. ) There is a singular combination of the circumstances which ennoble a political fall, in the event which Sir Robert Peel last night announced to the House of Commons. The sacri fice of life or power for a great end ; that sacrifice made, more over, in the plenitude of life and power, and made with strong foresight and firm will ;—all these ennoble. They leave no room for party, none for contempt. They silence hatred, and redeem many faults. We do not say that Sir Robert Peel's political character has been perfect, or that consistency and an undeviating coarse is not a most desirable and lofty virtue. But as Liberals, we have little right to dwell upon and exag gerate the one defect, by which, besides, we profit, whilst we know, toe, that this one fault wo u ld b e d amnatory, were it not redeemedi by evidently high-minded and disinterested aims, by wisdom, by boldness, by sympathy for popular rights and wants, and by that knowledge, which alone is power, and can fulfil its convictions. The expression of opi nion, the development of principle, with which Sir Robert Peel accompanied the announcement of his resignation, evince that he has no reason to regre t th e course whichhe has taken. He evidently is not inclined to crave pardon for his liberal leanings; to excuse the boldness of his financial and economical innovations ; or to lure back to his standard those who have deserted him, by whispering that his aberration bas been but temporary. On the contrary, Sir Robert glories, like the dying hero, is his prowess. He has caught the wide applause, the far and distant s Dun d s o f un i versa l approbation, which have hailed his measures. He has found such applause and such support, more inspiriting than the cheers of mere Parliamentary partizans. And the Mi nisterathough uttering the words of resignation, addresses himself to the country as well as to the House, with the tone, not of a dismissed servant, but of a very authoritative though parting friend. For our part, we could scarcely be lieve our ears when we heard the Tory chief not merely glory in the hopes of the great measure which immor • talises the session, but proclaim the doctrine of assi milation and equality to be applied to Ireland. " A complete assimilation of Ireland to England and Scotland in political and religious privileges should not be defeated by jealousy or suspicion on our part." Ominous words, these. Bold words, and true. The mere utterance of them is a feat ; the acting up to them would be the utmost that the warmest Liberal could desire. And we cannot but mark with the loudest applause so striking and so powerful a valediction. We will not, for the present, undertake to follow Sir Robert through the review of his five years' administration. On so multiplied a subject there is much to say; and though the Premier may be a very admirable Crichton in 1846, this picture of him might become distorted and changed, if we extended it to a representation of him during five years. Let him sit for his portrait now, his hand upon the Corn Bill, whilst, in lieu of that very stupid, untoward, and prepense Coercion Bill, let him have limned his declaration of last night, as to tow Ireland should be governed. But, though there was nothing of the taunting, offensive, or invidious, in the Ministerial valediction, it yet is one not calculated to render the government of the coun try more easy for his successors. To outbid Sir Robert Peel in practical Liberalism will be difficult. The things to be done are of minor importance. And now that the Corn Bill has passed the country will probably fall into a calm, very favourable to an o ld esta bl ished Government, but affording few chances for those who must achieve something. And yet Sir Robert Peel shows no inclination to monopolise glory to himself, or to deny it to ethers. Nothing could be more generous, more full, and more striking, than his acknow ledgment that the carrying of the most vital part of free trade was not owing to the efforts of any chiefs of any of the old constitutional parties, but to the disinterested energies and eloquence of Richard Cobden. Earl Grey, in the House of Lords, had anticipated this tribute, which, even from him, et in the House — Of Lords, was thotight bold. Comi ng f rom Bir Robert Peel; the unstinted tribute did as muchhonour to the giver as to its object. ; - JIB LATE MR. HAYDON. - - TO THE EDITOR. Of THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—The lamentable death of the late B. R. Haydon, and the painful embarrassments in which the family are placed, seem to have awakened deep sympathy in the public mind, and a desire to manifest the same in any way that would be agreeable to the feelingslof the family, and a means of extri cating them from their present difficulties. I would suggest as a means of effecting this object, that the gratuitous use of one of the picture galleries be sought (perhaps the Royal Academy would embrace the opportunity of acting upon the principle of " forget and forgive," by a rantit.g the use of their rooms at the close of the season), and the owners of the works of the late eminent artist be solicited for the loan of the same for a public exhibition, the proceeds to be for the benefit of the widow and family. Some such plan, I think, would be well supported. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, Oxford-street, June 29, 184 G. J. H. B. HAIL STORM.—On Thursday afternoon the country between Mailing and Rochester was visited by a severe thunder storm, during which there was a heavy fall of hail, which did considerable damage to the crops and vegetation generally in the neighbourhood; in many instances strip ping the trees of their leaves; the corn, hops, and fruit plantations having all received damage, more or less, froen this awful visitation. SCARCITY OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS.—The cutting of the grass has, in many instances, been impeded by the difficulty of obtaining mowers. Although the price of labour has been advanced, still men could not be obtained. We have heard of a case where mowers have refused ss. Gd. per acre for cutting grass, which is a great in crease of wages over those paid at other seasons,--Aidesbury NM% TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Lord Francis Egerton, and the heirs male of his body law fully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Vis count Brackley, of Brackley, in the county of North ampton, and Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere, in the county of Salop. _ _ _ The Queen lies also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the following gentlemen, and the re spective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz. :—The Right Hon. Thomas Frankland Lewis, of Harpton-court, in the county of Radnor ; John Somer set Pakington, of Westwood-park in the county Worcester, Esq. ; John Gladstone, of Fasque and Balfour, in the county of Kincardine, Esq. ; James Weir Hogg, of Upper Grosvenor -street, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. ; William Feilden, of Fenis cowles, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq.; Wil liam Verner, of Verner's-i)ridge, in the county of Ar- Magh, and of Inismagh, in the county of Tyrone, Esq. ; and Sir Moses Montefiore, of East Cliff-lodge, in the Isle of Thanet, and county of Kent, Knight. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton Douglas, Esq. (commonly called Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale), the office of Knight Marishall of Scotland, in the room of William George Earl of Erroll, deceased. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Brownrigge Collision, 8.A., to the vicarage of Saint Michael, in the city of Coventry and diocese of Wor cester, void by the death of the Rev. Robert Simson. The Queen has been pleased to 'present the Reverend Duncan Campbell to the church' and parish of North Knapdale, in the presbytery of Inverary and county of Argyll, vacant by the death of the Reverend Donald M`Lachlan, late minister thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. John M`lvor to the church and parish of Small Isles, in the presbytery of Skye and country of Inverness, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Henry Beat son, late minister thereof, to the church and pariah of Barra. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-Gen. Sir Patrick Ross, K.G.C. St. M. and St. G., to be Go• vernor of St. Helena. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William Thomas Denison, Esq., Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers, to be Lieutenant-Governor of Van Dieman's Land. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Hon. F. W. A. Bruce to be Lieut.-Governor of Newfoundland. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Murrell Robinson Robinson, Esq., to be Second Assistant Sur veyor for the colouy of the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Daniel H. 0. Gordon, Esq., to be Chief Justice for the Virgin Islands. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Sin clair Bryan, Esq., to be Treasurer for the said Islands. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the following officers, in her Majesty's service, and in the service of the East India Company, to be Companions of the Most lion. Military Order of the Bath : Lieut.-Col. H. S. Phillips, 53d Foot. Lieut.-Col. T. H. Franks, 10th Foot. Lieut. -Col. G. L. Davis, 9th Foot ; and Lieut.-Col. J. It. Smyth, 16th Lancers. Lieut. -Col. C. Godby, 36th Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. C. D. Wilkinson, 63d Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. R. A. Stedman, Ist Bengal Cavalry. Brevet Lieut.-Col. N. Penny, 69th Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. J. A. Thompson, 59th Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. H. J. Wood, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. Alexander, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. Nash, 43d Bengal Light Infantry. Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. I'. Lane, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. H. M. Lawrence, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. F. Abbott, Bengal Engineers. Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. S. Laurenson, Bengal Artillery ; and Major H. Forster, Commanding the Shekawattee Brigade. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 26. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Pedro Degola y Ravara, as Consul at Malta for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 26. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain and Brevet-Major A. W. Hope to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sandilands, re tired on full pay ; Second Captain W. B. Young to be Cap tain, vice Hope ; First Lieut. E. W. Rodwell, to be Second Captain, vice Young ; Second Lieut. J. L. Bolton to be First Lieutenant, vice Rodwell, June 23 OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 26. Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-Colonel E. Matson, to be Assistant Adjutant- General, June 15. Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners—Brevet Major J. Lynn, Royal Engineers, to be Adjutant, vice Whitmore, pro moted, June 18. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 27. Corps of Royal Engineers—First-Lieutenant R. M. Laffan to be Second-Captain, vice Ford, deceased ; Second-Lieu tenant J. H. Smith to be First-Lieutenant, vice Laffan, May 1. _____ OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 29. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Colonel W. G. Power to be Colonel, vice Trelawney, deceased, May 4; Brevet Major J. L. Smith to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Power; Brevet Major W. H. Askwith to be Captain, vice Smith ; First Lieutenant S. D. Broughton to be Second Captain, vice Askwith ; Second Lieutenant J. R. Lugg to be First Lieutenant, vice Broughton, June 23. The dates of promotion of the under-mentioned Officers have been altered as follows, viz. : Lieut.-Colonel A. W. Hope, May 4, 1846 ; Captain W. B. Young, blay 4, 1846 ; Second Captain W. Swinton, May 4, 1846 ; Lieut. W, N. Hardy, May 4, 1846 ; Second' Captain E. W. Rodwell, May 26, 1846 ; Lieut. J. L. Bolton, May 26, 1846. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 23. Corps of Royal Marines—Sergeant-Major W. Ruston to be Quartermaster. Commission by the Lord _Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. First Regiment of WeWYOTicifilitia—J. S. B. Maim cliffe to be Colonel Commandant, vice R. F. Wilson, who retires, June 23. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetsbire. First Somerset Regiment of Militia—Adjutant W. S. Cook to serve with the rank of Captain, June 18. Second Somerset Regiment of Militia—Adjutant A. J. Macpherson to serve with the rank of Captain, June 18. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire. East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry--J. M. Balfour, Esq., to be Captain Commandant ; J. W. Hunter, Esq., to be Captain ; T. S. M. Innes, Gent., to be Lieutenant; W. Sandilands, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; H. M. - Davidson, Gent., to ba Cornet ; C. Balfour, Gent , to be Cornet. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Sweet, of the city of Bristol, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. George Hornsby, builder, Lesbury, Northamptonshire. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Wood, plumber, Luton, Bedfordshire, to surrender July 10, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane Cornhill ; Taylor, Finsbury •circus, London. William Molyneux, innkeeper, Sandwich, Kent, July 14 at three, and August 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Hall, Moarilyan, and Rowsell, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn ; Lee and Tapley, Sandwich, Kent. William Henry Hounsfield, draper, Cardiff, July 10, and Aug. 18, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Acramen official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan, liristol. Thomas Dolphin Weaver, ship-broker, Liverpool, July 15, and Aug. 11, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Wilkin, Furnival's Inn; Brown, Liverpool. Joseph Clerk, innkeeper, Plymouth, July 16 and August 6, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official as signee, Paul-street, Exeter; Elworthy, Plymouth; Surr and Gribble, Lombard-street, London ; Stogdon, Exeter. William Jane Geach, auctioneer, Cornwall, July 16 and August 6, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernamann, official assignee, Exeter ; Commins and Son, Bodinin ; Stogdon, Exeter; Smiths, Southampton-buildings, London. James Waterhouse and Robert Sutton, calico printers, Salford, Lancashire, July 14, and Aug. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man chester; Claye, Thompson, and Welsh, Manchester; Gre gory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London. Robert M'Kim, merchant, Bombay, July 17, and August 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Charlotte-street; Saunders and Atkinson, Manchester. Jane Wright, licensed victualler, Manchester, July 18 and Aug. 6, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tids well, Manchester. Jonn Astley, fustian manufacturer, Manchester, July 15, and 31, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Wea therall, Temple, London; Dearden, Manchester. George Bury, surgeon-dentist, Handsworth, Staffordshire, July 9, and Aug. 8, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham ; Smith and Co., Bedford-row, London. James Evans, cattle dealer, Ilaywood Lodge, Hereford shire, July 11 and August 5, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Gwillim, Hereford ; Suckling, Birmingham. Isaac Sansome, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry, July 9 and Aug. 15, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; T roug ht on an d Lea, Coventry ; Austen and Co., Gray's Inn. Trytle Joel, jeweller, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 7, at half-past ten, and Aug. 25, at half-past one, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Compton, Church -court, Old Jewry; Hodge, Newcastle-upon -Tyne. Thomas Melton, victualler, Lincoln, July 15, and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Kingston-upon-Hull. Kynaston, official assignee, Hull ; Rushworths, Staple Inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. [ Dividends, &c., in our next.] EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. ACKERMANN'S, STRAND.—APPREHENSION OF THE THIEF.—For a consider able time past serious robberies have been committed at Messrs. Ackermaun's, and the individual supposed to be im plicated was taken at a late hour last night. lie has been in the service of the firm about nine years, and last night, from suspicion entertained, he was lockad in a back room of the shop in the Strand till a police•oflicer could be called in. He, however, managed to jump out of the window, and escaped, but on arriving at his lodgings in Pentonville last night he was taken into custody. Several valuable prints have been found at his lodgings. The prisoner was conveyed to Bow street station-house. JESUITS IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.—Arch bishop Magee, the predecessor of the present Archbishop of Dublin, made the following assertion to some clergymen of his diocese, some time previous to his death :—" There are, (said he) at this moment, many jesuits—concealed, of course—but still acting as Church of England clergymen, and in the possession of parishes, who are silently but surely working its downfall.—Church and State Gazette. FOLKESTONE, JUNE 27.—The South-Eastern and Continental `team-packet Company's steam-vessel the Queen of the Belgians rrrived here this day at forty minutes past twelve o'clock, with sixty-six passengers and two carriages ; and at twenty minutes past one o'clock left the harbour again for Boulogne with 115 passengers, his Excellency Lord Cowley and several persons of rank being on board. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY l, 1846. LAW IN TELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, June 29. (Before Mr. Justice PArrEslx.) MISS lURDETT COUTTS AND RICHARD DUNN, 4IIIC BARRISTZR. To-day waa appointed for Mr. Bodkin and the other parties engaged in the above prosecution to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue to remove the indictment for perjury against Richard Dunn, from the Central Criminal Court to the Queen's Bench. Mr. Dunn appeared in person, and Mr. Bodkin with Mr. Humphreys attended the Judge on behalf of Miss Burdett Coutts. The Learned JUDGE inquired if Mr. Bodkin had any affidavit to put in ➢ir. BODKIN replied in the negative. Mr. Dunn, with extreme volubility then argued that he bad received letters purporting to bear the initials of the defendant; that he had replied to them, and taken the best means of ascertaining their authenticity ; that by appealing to the bankruptcy laws he had adopted what he thought was the shortest course to justice; and if the authority was not genuine, why did not the bankers impound the cheque, and adopt such rigid measures as bankers generally would do if a false cheque were presented to them! On the con trary, Mr. Marjoribanks had only stated, on seeing the authority, that he had no orders to pay the 100,0001. de manded. He (Mr. Dunn) believed that the influence of the bankers was so great upon the citizens of London, that if he were tried by an Old Bailey jury he could not expect to receive fair play as an English subject who had always borne allegiance to the Queen. He had been watched from house to house by the police—he had had his papers taken from him—no attorney or barrister would act on his behalf— his very food was interfered with through the agency of this woman. Mr. Justice PArrEsoir said, that two of the Judges would preside at the Central Criminal Court, and therefore the de fendant would have as substantial justice done him as in the Queen's Bench. Mr. Dunn said that he could not obtain the assistance of Queen's counsel without paying a fee of fifty or one hundred guineas. A major in the army, who was also a witness, was absent from London, and he (defendant) required time to arrange his evidence. Forty-two magistrates had on a former occasion decided against him, and but for the interposition of the Queen's Bench, he should have been sacrificed to as base and diabolical a conspiracy as the present. Mr. BoDKIN said he was instructed to leave the matter entirely in his Lordship's own hands. The lady, however, who was the object of the defendant's persecution, was en titled to some consideration. If the case was removed to the Queen's Bench it would only entail heavier security on the defendant ; and, without going into the pretended authority to draw upon Coutts' bank for 100,0001., he (Mr. Bodkin) would state that the indictment for perjury assigned that there was no debt due or owing to the extent of one farthing by Miss Coutts. The Learned Counsel th-n called the at tention of the Learned Judge to the following lines, and which defendant had sworn was his authority for drawing the cheque, and for non• payment of which he sought to make the firm of Coutts and Co., bankrupts : " Send to Coutts's your bill, There are lots in the till, I'll give the clerks orders to do it ; Then get your discharge, Your dear body enlarge, And in Stratton-street do let me view it. - And, by the by, love, my affection to prove, For your long cruel incarceration, Tell a good round sum, As I've plenty of tin To make you a fair compensation.—A.B.C." He (Mr. Bodkin) would put it to the Judge, whether any sane man would pretend to rely upon such a poetical effuii,,o as the production of a lad 3" 100,0001. ? , and as authorising him to draw The Learned JUDGE said there were many statements in the affidavit quite beside the question, but he thought it would be more satisfactory to all parties to allow the writ of certiorari to issue, and to increase the bail. The defendant was then ordered to find bail, himself in 2001., and two sureties of 601. each, to take his trial on the charge of perjury at the Court of Queen's Bench. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 30. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at the Guildhall, London.) There were two special jury cases for trial on the paper this morning, but they were disposed of, without going to trial, by being referred, with the consent of the parties, to arbitration. After disposing of an undefended case, the Court adjourned till to-morrow, the parties to the common jury cases on the paper, not being prepared to go on with them. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, J une 29. (Sittings at Nisi P r i ns , at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice ERLE and London Co m mon Juries.) BARRY V. POLEY. The plaintiff was proprietor of the Journal of Commerce and also of the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette; the de fendant, a provisional director in the scheme for a Chelms ford and Bury Railway. The action was brought for the cost, &c., of advertisements, amounting to 1191. The de fendant had paid 931. into court. The question now to be determined was whether the balance of 26/., or any of it, or if any, how much of it was due? The defendant had been registered on the Ist of February, 1845, as a promoter, and subsequently, on the 6th of March, as a provisional di rector. In October his name was registered as that of one who had withdrawn from the projected company on the 31st of August. Part of the advertisements had been inserted in November, the cost whereof amounted to 71. ; 4/. were charged for advertisements sent out on the 7th, and inserted in the newspapers on the Bth of February, 1845, the day on which defendant was first registered. There was a question if the defendant was liable, seeing he had not been regis tered until after the order for these advertisements was given, and Mr. Justice Erle left it to the jury to say whether he (the defendant) was or was not liable, or, in other words, whether he was not engaged in carrying out the concern as well on the 7th as on the Bth. This made one question for the jury; and another was, whether defendant was liable for the advertisements which appeared after his registration, and previous to his actual withdrawal of his name. The cost of these was 15/. Th e thi r d was w i t h respec t t o his liability for the 71. The jury found that the defendant was liable for the 4, and for the 151., but not for the 71. Verdict for plaintiff accordingly—Damages 191. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 30. (Sittings at Nisi hills in London, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Common Juries.) DAY V DAY, Mr. Humphery appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bovill for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover a sum of about 7,0001.. as for money lent and on account stated. The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted ; and that as to 2,500/. of the amount, the ground of action, oc curred more than six years ago. The replication put these pleas in issue. It appeared that the parties in this case were brothers, and that the plaintiff had, on several occasions, as sisted the defendant. On the 25th February of the present year, the brothers met, and then settled the account exist ing between them, upon which settlement the present action was brought. Mr. BOVILL submitted, on behalf of the defendant, that the settlement produced was not of a nature to support the declaration. Ultimately a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, with damages, 6,8501., several points of law being reserved by his Lordship for the consideration of the full Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. A poor young man, whose case excited much corn misseration, was brought before Alderman Musgrove, charged with having stolen a piece of gingerbread. A confectioner stated that the prisoner, who appeared to be greatly distressed, walked into the shop, took up the piece of gingerbread as if he was desirous of being seen, and willingly resigned himself to the custody of an officer. Alderman MusoaovE expressed regret at seeing a Young: man, who had the appearance of respectability, compelled to resort to such a mode of showing his distress. The prisoner, with tears in his eyes, said he for the first time since the day of his birth took possession of what was not his own. He had been in a linendrapers' house in the country for a considerable time, and had the respect of his employer, until he had the misfortune to be left a legacy of 1091., a sum which completely turned his brain, and made him an idle vagabond. Until the money was spent he never thought of attending to any business, and his place being supplied by a more attentive person, he wandered about in quest of some employment, but failed in every application. Alderman MusueovE —Then the legacy was your ruin? The prisoner—No doubt of it. I never had a day's luck since I got the money. If I had never seen it I should now be comfortable and respectable, instead of pretending to be dishonest in order to save myself from starvation. Alderman MuscaoyE.—Why did you not apply to the union ? The prisoner—l did apply there, and I was advised to hang about the parish, and do something which might cause me to be taken before the Lord Mayor, who would be induced probably to intefere for me. I then took the gingerbread, and it was the first off'nce I ever committed, except the foolish extravagance with which I spent the money, which ought to have been kept for respectable purposes. Alderman MUSGROVE said the case of the unfortuate young man was by no means an uncommon one, and it would certainly have been fortunate for him if he had never seen a shilling of the legacy. The prisoner— Until I got it into my possession, I had no care and no vice, and I can refer for character to many most respect able persons, who have known me long and intimately. Alderman Musc ROVE directed that the officers of the Cannon street Union should provide for the prisoner, and send him home in a few days. IVORSHIP-STREET. Sera:roma ATTEMPT TO PoLSON A F A3 , fie x.—A young fellow, named Thomas Crawford, was re-examined before Mr. Broughton, th e mag i strate, charged on suspicion of hav ing intended to p o i son the family of his late master, Mr. Unthank, a tradesm an to whom he was apprenticed, in Old street-road. The prisoner, a s u ll en and determined-looking lad, was some time since gi ven i nto custody for stealing half-a-crowu f from his master ; b u t w hil e he was locked u in the station house a fellow-pris oner was taken ill, and in the confusion that arose he cont r i ve d to etTect his escape. On the Satur day night after he f oun d means to enter his master's house clandestinely, and was by mere accident discovered concealed under tee bed of hi s roaster ' s son, with an axe in his hand. He was then agai n g i vnn i n charge to the police, and his indentures bei ng cance ll ed at the Court, he was committed for trial for the ori g i na l f e l ony of stealing th e half-crown. The grand jury, ho wever, i gnored the bill, and he was libe rated. Last Saturday fortnight his late master, Mr. Unthank, was alarmed by a noise in the back premis es , and a police man being called in, th e pr i soner was found upon' the leads of an outhouse over the water-butt, and the constable, seeing bun fumbling at his trousers pocket, and shifting something from it to his coat pocket, took from him a paper Containing a powder, which a chemist pronounced to be sugar of lead, in sufficient quantity to destroy half a dozen persons. The prisoner asserted that he had found the stuff in Pit field-street, Hoxton, and he did not know what it was. Peter Unthank, the complainant's son, under whose bed the prisoner had been aged eleven ears, found concealed, now deposed that the prisoner, w hil e i n hi s father's service, showed him one day some stuft; whi c h h e t o l d him was sugar of lead, and pointed out to him how m uc h o f i t would be enough to y poison a person. Mr. Sadler, a practical chemist in Norton Folgate, said he had examined the contents of the paper found upon the pri soner. There was about an ounce of sugar of lead, which ap peared to him to have been kept a considerable time, and if put into a cistern with even twenty-five gallons of water, would seriously affect those who partook of it. Mr. Unthank, the complainant, said his firm belief was, that the prisoner had intended to miz it with the water t 9 be • used by the family, and they lived in constant anxiety and fear in consequence of what had taken place. Mr. BROUGHTON said, that such circumstances were cer tainly very alarming. Under the circumstances, he should require the prisoner to find bail, two sureties for 301. each, for six months, and unless he could procure such bail, he would have to remain in prison for that time. The prisoner was committed accordingly. SOUTH WARK. UTTERING FICTITIOUS GWEQ UES. George William Draper, late clerk in a Government office, was brought before Mr. Seeker for re •examination, charged with obtaining money by forged cheques. _ ft appea;ed that on the 4th instant, the prisoner, who was previously known to a Mr. Wills of Great Charlotte street, called on him, and, producing a cheque for 51. is. 6d. drawn on Messrs. Curries, the bankers, of Lombard-street, requested he would give him cash for it. Mr. Wills, know ing the prisoner to have filled a respectable situation under Government, obtained change fur the cheque, which was sub sequently presented at the above banking-house, the drawer of which, a fictitious one, having no effects there, it was re fused payment. On a subsequent day, the prisoner obtained from another tradesman cash tbr another cheque of 8/.14.9.6d., drawn upon the same bankers, and which turned out, as in the former case, to be valueless. A witness was then examined, who stated that he was clerk to Mr. Gamble, a stock-broker, No. 5, Bank Chain bars. On the 3d of June the prisoner called at the office, at which time Mr. Gamble's cheque-book was lying on the desk. Witness had ecc.ision to quit the office, leaving the prisoner there, and during his absence the latter had full op portunity of cutting some leaves out of the cheque-book. The policeman produced Mr. Gamble's cheque-book, with several of the blank cheques wanting, and on comparing those uttered by the prisoner, it appeared they corresponded with those taken from the cheque-book. As other evidence was wanting to complete the charge against the prisoner, he was remanded. WA NDSTVOUTH. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTII.-- After the disposal of several uninteresting charges, Mary Anne Austin, a young woman apparently belonging to the gipsy tribe, was placed in the dock, where a chair had been provided for her accommodation, as she was iu a very ex hausted condition, charged with concealing the birth of a child in the parish of Croydon, or near thereto. The first witness called was police-constable Wm. Burton, who stated that he was on duty at Streatham. on the 10th of June, about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon, when his attention was called to the prisoner, who was lying in a ditch by the road side for some time. He questioned her, but could get no answer, but at last she slid she was going to the other side of London, and that she had walked from Croy don that day, which is distant about four miles from where he found her. As witness could get no other information from the prisoner he got a woman to talk to her, and this woman afterwards told him that she believed she was in the family-way, and about to be delivered. Dr. S: ewart was then sent for, and by his orders she was removed into a neigh bour's house, where he examined . her, and stated that he could not ascertain that she was enciente. As the prisoner con tinued in great pain, and was evidently growing worse, wit ness procured a cart and horse, and drove her over to the Wandsworth Union. Mrs. King, the matron, proved that she received the prisoner about eight o'clock the same evening, and, sup posing that she was in labour, hag her immediately removed to the lying-in-ward, and sent for the surgeon to the union. During the interval that elapsed the matron examined the prisoner and told her that she was not with child, and that if she did not tell her the truth she could not assist her, and the prisoner then said, she had given birth to a child a few days since in the Salt Marshes, on this side Sandwich. The next day she told another tale, and said, that she had delivered herself in a field, seven miles the other side of Croydon, that she had laid all night by the infant, which was born dead, and had left it the next morning covered with leaves. Mr. Clement Edkins, assistant to Dr. Connor, said, it was his opinion that the prisoner had been delivered of a child about four days prior to her being brought to the union. It would seem also that the prisoner's delivery was premature. A lodging-housekeeper at Croydon stated that on Sunday night, the 7th inst., the prisoner slept at her house in a room in which there were three raen,a woman, and three children ; that the next morning she laid in bed until al) be others were up, and went straight to the water-closet that she afterwards washed some articles of clothing. She remained till Wednesday morning and left. Sergeant Dayley, 33 V, proved that after hearing i a va riety of statements from the prisoner, and making inquiry and searching for the body in various directions, he at last obtained information which induced him to believe that the prisoner was delivered at the lodging-house at Croydon, and he subsequently told her that all her previous statements were falsehoods, and that he had traced her to a lodginf;- house at Croydon, where he bad every reason to believe Bbe was confined. The prisoner then said she did deliver herself there on the Monday morning, about ten o'clock, having been all night tormented with the pangs of labour, but which she concealed from the other inmates; that she afterwards wrapped the infant, which was dead, in a sheet, carried it down stairs, and threw it down the privy. The nurse at the union proved that the prisoner had also made the statement to her. Inspector Bison, stationed at Croydon, said the privy had been twice emptied, but nothing had been found. Mr. PAYNTER said that it was possible the prisoner might have been delivered, as she had at first stated, on the other side of Croydon, and afterwards walked to the lodging house. This would net be a solitary instance of extraordi nary exertion shown by women under similar circumstances. It was evident that no other evidence could be procured ; therefore he should commit the prisoner to the assizes for the concealment of the birth. The prisoner was then removed. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. The corn Importa'ion Bill passed the House of Lords on Thursday, received the Royal assent on Friday by commission, and is now the law of the land. That this measure would be carried by the Peel Cabinet before its breaking up has for some time been regarded as certain, and the effects ha ve , th ere f ore , i n a great measure been anticipated ; still we are inclined to think that the liberation of so large a quantity of wheat as that now in bond in the kingdom must, at least for a time, have some effect on prices of free. Whether the reduction will be very great will in some measure depend on the degree of firmess holders —merchants as well as farmers—may display. That the millers are totally out of stocks is a perfectly well known fact ; their necessities have lately been so pressing that even the certainty of the new Corn Bill coming into immediate operation, combined with very favourable weather, has been inadequate to check an upward tendency in prices; if, therefore, no particular eagerness should be shown to press sales, it is very pro bable that comparatively little effect may be produced on the value of wheat by the new order of things. How quotations may ultimately range must of course depend on the result of the harvest at home end abroad. Up to the present time the promise for the wheat crop is decidedly good, as far as the British islands are concerned; the greatest danger at present to be apprehended is, that after so long a spell of hot, dry weather, an equally long interval of wet may follow, which would, unquestion ably, be attended with considerable risk. To offer an opinion as to what wheat may be worth in the autumn can at best be regarded as mere guess-work, but there is something like data for judging of the probable variations in prices between this and harvest. Firstly, we know that the millers and dealers are absoluely with out stocks; secondly, we have reason to believe, from the sparing manner in which the markets in the agricul tural districts have for weeks past been supplied, that the quantity remaining in the farmers' hands cannot be large. If right in the latter conclusion, and the de liveries from the growers do not greatly increase, the whole of the foreign in the kingdom, with what may still be left of last year's growth, would not, we think, be more than sufficient to satisfy the consumption until the new crop (however early the harvest may be) can be ready. This is, we think, a reasonable view to take of the matter, and we therefore repeat that the holders of wheat have the regulation of prices almost wholly in their own hands. Should anything like undue anxiety be shown by merchants to force off the foreign wheat, farmers would probably catch the infection, and something like a panic might ensue, by which prices would for a time be unreasonably depressed: whilst, on the other hand, a determination not to submit to lower rates would leave buyers no alternative; for, as already observed, the mills and flour stores are empty in all parts of the kingdom. Hitherto the trade has maintained a tolerably firm tone, though towards the close of the week, when it had become known the new duties were likely to be in force, almost immediately a slight disposition was manifested to get rid of free wheat, previous to the expected competition on the libe ration of the foreign. The change in the weather has unquestionably been very beneficial for the spring -sown crops, and the apprehensions which were beginning to be felt in consequence of the drought have, in a great measure, subsided ; whether, however, the late-sown barley and oats will wholly recover from the injurious effects of so early and severe a drought as that experi enced (scarcely any rain having fallen from the 21st of May to the 21st of June) is doubtful, and it is certain that beans and peas have been irretrievably damaged by the extreme heat during the period named. There has, nevertheless, been a want of activity in the demand for all these articles, and the upward tendency of prices has been completely checked. REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. The latet advices from the United States, received by the Great Britain, state that the stock of wheat and flour had further accumulated at the leading ports, the arrivals from the interior having been more than suffi cient for the local consumption, and the shipping demand having in a great measure subsided. Under these circumstances, prices had continued to tend downwards, though the reports of the appearance of the growing crops were not very favourable, the fly having in many districts attacked the plant. The most recent accounts from New York are of the Bth inst. ; the best brands of Genoese Flour were then obtainable at 41 dols., and Michigan at 4 dols. per barrel ; but the , concession made by the sellers had failed to lead to ex tensive operations. At Philadelphia, on the 6th June, flour was quite neglected, and the quotation was then 3 dols. 871 c. to 4 dols. per barrel. Wheat was also lower, good Pennsylvania red having been sold at 88c., and white at 95c., per bushel. At Montreal (from whence we have letters of the sth inst.) a depressing effect was produced on the Flour Market by the news from hence taken out by the Hibernia steamer. In the Baltic markets very little change seems to have occurred in the value of wheat, for though few foreign orders had been received, and little inclination had been shown by local buyers to speculate, the confidence of holders has been maintained in consequence of the anti cipated change in the English corn-laws. It is, however, quite evident that, in case we should continue to have favourable weather for the crops, prices abroad will, sooner or later, come down so as to meet our markets.. The article has for some time been dearer at the ports of shipment than at Mark-lane 7 a state of things which readily explains the inactivity of the trade for some weeks past at the principal Baltic ports. At Daatzic quotations were almost nominal on the 20th instant. During the week ending that day only about 200 lasts had changed hands. For ordinary mixed qualities, 425., and for good high-mixed, weigh ing 61 to 62 lbs. per bushel, 455. per qr. free on board had been realised. The accounts from Rostock, Stettin, and neighbour ing ports are of precisely the came character as before. Redly fine Wheat having become Deuce M these plunk and the deliveries from the growers having nearly ceased, holders of the little on hand had been encouraged to demand previous prices (435. to 455. per qr.), and the rates asked having been much too high to allow of the execution of the few orders received, hardly a transaction for export had taken place. At Hamburgh, on Tuesday, there was less doing in wheat than the previous post d y, but the demand for spring corn was then still active, more particnlarly for oats, of which purchases had been made on British account at 195. to 20s. per qr. fi ee on board. The Dutch and Belgian markets have lately been over done with wheat. A letter from Antwerp states that nearly 100 cargoes had come to hand there, which had caused a depression in prices. At Rotterdam, on the 23d instant, business was exceedingly dull, and the weather having become showery, the fears relative to the rye crop had subsided. From the Mediterranean the reports have for some time been, and still continue, without the slightest in terest as far as Wheat is concerned, the business done at Marseilles, Leghorn, &c., having been confined to purchases made for local consumption. At the former place, Polish Odessa had up to the date of our last ad vices been held at 345. to 355. pt r qr. ; and at Leghorn Murianople Wheat was still quoted 365. to 38s. per qr. free on board. Since writing the above we have another arrival from America ; further large supplies of Flour had, we are inrormed, come to hand at New York, and the tendency of prices had continued downwards. The accounts received this morning from the Baltic respecting the Wheat trade there are also dull.—lllark Lane Express. MARKET NIV S.-(YESTERDAY. 'IBLS 11.L141.1V7,T Z.. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, Si t 4/ ; Clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw. 11 lOs to 1/ 12s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 12a to 1/ 14s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. CUMBERLAND.— Meadow nay, 3/ t o 41 4s ; Clover ditto 4/ to lit 13s; Oat Stra-r, 1/ 10s to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade heavy, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL.—Meact Bay, 3/ to 4/ ; Clover ditto, 4l 5s to 5/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. New Meadow Hay was selling at from 2/. ss. to 31. 63 per load. COM ONXAL. SUGAR.—Owing to the change in the Government, and it being expected that some liberal measure with regard to the admission of foreign slave-labour Sugar for home consump tion may be introduced this cession, a total cessation has been caused in the demand for British Plantation descriptions, and consequently only about 100 hhds have been sold at rather lower prices, establishing a decline on last week of 6,1 to is per cwt. upon grocery sorts. The public sales have offered 4,690 bags Bengal, which went off heavily, and on ly partly sold at a decline of fully 6d per cwt. Privately 120 chests brown Bahia, of mid. quality, have been sold at 20s, being comparatively the value. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 78 hhds 1 tierce 212 barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 1,328 hhds 202 tierces 323 barrels. The stock in the same places is 6,394 hhds 813 tierces 1,877 barrels. COFFEE.-460 bags Ceylon, and 242 bales Mocha, were offered by auction. All the former found buyers at 41s to 42s for good ord quality, being rather dearer. The latter was chiefly taken in at 54s to 70s for mid to good clean garbled. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 113 puns 296 hhds; there were taken for home consumption 111 puns 3 hhds, and exported 71 puns 16 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,096 puns 2,163 hhds. RICE.-2,364 bags and 1 000 pockets Bengal, and 300 bags Bahia, at auction, nearly all found buyers, but went off very irregularly at lls 6d to 13s for mid broken to good white, being the previous value. SALTPETRE. -2,824 bags Bengal and 1,642 bags Madras mostly sold at 21s 6,1 to 26s 6d for 11i to 5 per cent. refrac• tion Bengal, and 25s to 25s 6d for 13% to 11% per cent. refrac tion Madras ; being rather cheaper for the inferior quali ties. SIXES. -549 bags Pepper went at 2id to 2id for good bl,ack Sumatra, which are former rates. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 42s per cwt. on the spot, and Town the same. TlA.—The market k very quiet. (From the Landon New Price Current of June 30.) SuGAR.—To-day the dullness in the Colonial Sugar market further increased, prices again gave way, and which is to be attributed to the uncertainty that exists as to what alteration the new Ministry will make in the duties on sugar the produce of free or slave labour. Although the rates taken for West India Muscovado were 6d' per cwt under those of Friday, still all kinds were pur chased with extreme caution by refiners and grocers, the pri vate sales not exceeding 160 hhds and trcs. At auction 97 hhds 22 trcs of Barbadoes were all withdrawn for the want of buyers. hEFINED.—To-day the home trade purchased Refined Sugar with extreme caution, and the nesrest quotations are 68s to 69s for brown lumps, and 6'is 6d to 70s for standard lumps; the refiners are desirous to sell for forward delivery. Bonded Crushed Sugar has further risen in value, 34s 6d to 35s per cwt being insisted upon for first quality. MAURITIUC—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, and privately very little business was done, although there were sellers upon rather lower terms. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantify of Madras Sugar brouAit to public sale was large, and amounted to 11,43.5 bags; the whole sold at and after the sales, but at a decline on former rates of is per cwt. TEA.—There has been a brisker demand for Congou of all descriptions, but merchants have been compelled to accept previous low rates. To-day 700 pkgs of Assam Tea were offered at public sale, and all sold at fair market rates, that is to say from is Id to 3s ld per lb. Saco.—This afternoon at public sale 36 boxes were sold at 35s for fine small white, which is higher. FOREIGN.—To day the market was much better supplied with Foreign Sugar of all descriptions, the quantity offered at public sale amounting to 1,431 chests yellow ' and 115 ditto white Havannah, 399 hhds Muscav a d o , 269 cases 334 barrels Rio, and 332 bags Pernambuco; of the yellow Havannah a part only found buyers, in consequence of an ad vance on former rates of 6d to Is per ewt being required. CoosoA.—ln West India there has been little passing pri vately, and none has been submitted to public competition ; previous rates are not obtainable, and the stock is still a great one. Foreign is held with firmness, but the demand has been limited. COFFEE. —This afternoon at public sale 38 bales of Mocha Coffee sold at. 51s 6d to 52s 6d for middling green, which is the full value. Ceylon was in fair demand privately, and prices are firm. None was offered at auction. Foreign is still little wanted. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 106 cases and 226 bags of Bengal Ginger were sold : good home consumption at 28s to 30e middling 25s to 27s 6d, and low a t 24 s t o 26 s per cwt. SPIRITL—For Calcutta Rum the demand has increased, but no further advance in price has taken place; the sales amount to 260 hhds at Is lld to is I lld proof with certifi cate, but chiefly at the former rate. To-day Leeward Island Rum was in demand, and the parcels sold were at 2s 3J per gallon proof strength. RlCE.—To•day the demand was active for Bengal Rice, and 3,934 bags 740 pockets at public sale all sold at very full rates. 1,866 bags Madras went at full rates. TALLOw.—Russian is little wanted, and prices are still on the decline, 473 6d to 42s per cwt having been accepted for small parcels of fine Petersburgh Y-11ow Candle, duty paid, but soap-makers and chandlers only take sufficient for their immediate wants. Although there are sellers for forward delivery upon lower terms, still the business transacted was extremely limited, and 40s 6d to 41s are the rates accepted in bond for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow has been in excellent request in consequence of the moderate rate of 39s having been accepted nett cash, but there is still a large supply. Australian has been sparingly dealt in at 38s to 41s for good and fine, and at 34s to 37s for low to middling quality. American is dull of sale at 32s to 41s per cwt for low to fine sorts. None has again been offered at public sale, and at present none is announ c ed. Th e s t oc k o f Foreign and Colonial is still less than it was last year, but prices are higher, and the deliveries are going on slowly. OlLS.—lmporters of Seal Oil have been desirous to realise in consequence of there having been several arrivals since this day week; still, although they submit to a reduction of lOs to 20s per tun, yet the home trade and exporters have purchased with caution. Southern being still plentiful, prices continue to go down, but a good demand has existed for all qualities for home consumption as well as for exportation. Cod has been sparingly dealt in, and prices are drooping, 281. having been taken. The stock has been increased since our last report. Sperm has met with little attention privately, and prices are on the decline, the market having again been well supplied. American Lard Oil has been purchased with caution, Rapeseed Oil is little wanted, the supply is large, and prices are still declining. In Olive there has been little passing, and there are further arrivals. Palm has been in excellent request, and prices are firm. The market is still sparingly supplied, although there are further ar rivals. Cocoa Nut is wanted, but there is not much to be had. Linseed Oil has not improved in value, but the home trade operated largely on the spot. The market is better supplied with Oil, but the consumption does not fad off. Prices are much under those of this period in 1845, and the crushers are obtaining but small profits. On Friday 75 tuns of Southern wfll be offered at auction. There were no sellers of Seal Oil this afternoon in consequence of the calamitous fire at Newfoundland, which destroyed property to an im.• memo amount. MURDER IN THE COUNTY 4,NTR freer ° Z . ; r g i e r e n d a a ent of the Belfast News . Lett-, appearedmwar n 't i l i n n n g t a h S e t a m t e a ionf street, great excite ment, ea ord in his hand, swearing in a frightful manner that he sword his hand, swearing i n a frightful manner that be would take the life of some person before night. A short m sa L s t tril , from g i d s runk j et7eL d . time afterwards a young lad happened to cross his path, upon whom he dealt most unmerciful blows with his naked sword. The infuriated man, after wounding the helpless boy in many places, afterwards thrust his weapon into the belly of his victim, who writhed in agony for nearly half an hour, when he expired. The name of the murderer is Shaw lll‘Geean. a public to in Saintfield. 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[ADVERTISEMENT.]—HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS 1N NEWFOUNDLAND.—CharIes Thorne, Esq., merchant, of Harbour Grace, had a bad leg of a fearful nature and long duration, for which the medical aid of the island afforded no relief, whereupon he determined on proceeding to England, to try if it were possible to get It soundly healed; but as last resource, and before adopting such a course, he used Hollow a y' s Pi lls and Ointment, which speedily effe.ted a cure of Ms leg. The particulars of this surprising case were received by the last packet from Mr. Spry, proprietor of the " Mercury" newspaper, Carboncar, Newfoundland. These celebrated medicines, which are sold at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London, and by every dealer in me i.oLrifd, wLil CUrO all 044 gifflullth I'On% sum mg *An! THAMES GRAND REGATTA. FIRST DAY. The first day of the Thames Regatta, like the first day of every other meeting which is to be sw , ce , Aied by two othelif is but the prelude to something greater. There were, however, no less than ten races upon the list on Menday, and of these were six which, from the nature of the selection, could not fail of being attractive. The pair; oar race, by gentlemen amateurs, was the first of these, an as member, of the Universities and London clubs were en' gaged in the contests, the interest created was proportion" ately great. To this was added, as a great feature, the con' test with ten picked scullers, for 501., and the other rite° which are below detailed. The racing commenced at half-past three, and was coo: tinned during thd afternoon and evening with the utino" regularity and precision. AMATEUR PAIR-OAR MATCH FOR TWO PRESINTATION SILVER CUPS. First Heat. Mr. Conant, St. John's College, Oxford } (Purple) 0 Mr. Stapylton, Merton College, Oxford Mr. J. Allen, Ariel Club / (Green) Mr. P. E. Dodd, Ariel Cl u b s Immediately after the start the boats fouled, when Melfs. Allen and Dodd left otf rowing, their adversaries continuing the race up to Hammersmith. On an appeal to the unsutret it was subsequently determined, under the peculiar circort" stances of the case, to permit both boats instead of one t° row in the grand heat. Second Heat. Mr. Stratton, Thames Club (Yellow) I Mr. Lambert, Thames Club Mr. Woolstenhohne, Trinity College, Cambridge....... t. 2 Mr. Vincent, Tri n i t y C o ll ege, C am b r i dge... T. H. Fellows, Leander Club (MA) 0 E. Fellows, Exeter College, Oxford They all took the start beautifully together, and off Finch's, red was first by a boat's length or nearly so; yellow second, and about as much in advance of the third paLt! Alm,st immediately after this, the Messrs Fellows rowed them,elves right into the bight on the Surrey shore, and as a consequence were doomed to the unpleasantness of a stern ch,,se. Yellow took it up at the upper part of Finch's grounds, and kept it throughout, rnd woa by three or four lengths. WATER:IIEN SCULLEPS' MATCII, FOE 50 GUINEAS. First Heat. Cooke, Hungerford (Red) 1 Leach, Lambeth Richmond (Red ana IVlii!e) 0 M'Kinney, Richmond (Black and White) 0 F. Phelps, Putney (Green) 0 , Immediately after the start, purple, red; and red and white, dashed off in slight advance of the others. The two t first were unable to continue the pace, and Missam went ahead of the whole party. Leach then challenged him. Cooke was at this time closely pressed by 111‘Kinney, and the rowing on all sides, exceptiag Phelps's, was of the most spirited character. Cooke went gradually and beautifully in advance, and then a severe, and, if possible, a more desperate _ struggle occurred between Leach, Missam ' and APliinneY'• for the second positi on , an d a f ter row i ng half a mile so closely that a blanket would have covered the three at any part of-'; the distance, Leach was successful by a length. Second Hear. Pocock, Lambeth (Light Blue) 1 F. Lett, Lambeth (Yellow) 2 Forrest, Greenwich. (Stripes) 0 Cobb, Greenwich ................. ....... (Pink) 0 Watts, of Waterloo-bridge, was rowing to the station in his wager wherry, when he was run down by some awkward or ill 'designing below-bridge men in a skiff, and a steamer coming up at the moment, he was fortunate in escaping with , his life. He was much hurt, and unable to come to tho station. Stripe, yellow, and light blue got off together. Pink hung a length astern. When about twenty yards Stripe went out in rdvance by a quarter of a boat's length, pink nearing the second and third by great exertion. Light blue then dashed , off in advance of the whole party, and opposite the Crab Tree the third man came up to Lett and challenged him, but was unable to overhaul him, and fell astern, Cobb seemed out of sorts, and too light for the wind, which was blowing ; heavily, and hampered him considerably. Won by four lengths with the most perfect ease, the second man well , ahead of the third. WATERMEN PRIZF: BOAT PAIR OARS' MATCH. First Heat, ..... --. Williams and Collier .,.. (Black) 1 Doyle and Prince (Green) 2 •oLitley and Pate (Stripe) 0 Maynard and Arthur • (Light blue) 0 G. Maxwell and Garratt (Pink) 0 Black went off at first, but had scarcely been a minute at work, when light blue shot out, and became level with them. Stripe came next in order. Black, however, went away, maintained the lead, and won hy half a length. Second heat. ' 11. Campbell and R. Bar row (Red) 1 H. Long and Joseph Smith (Purple) 2 Larkin and Johnson (Red and white) 0 1 H. Barrow and Powell (Black and white i 0 J. Jones and Win g It was a poor race. Rad took the lead, and won by several lengths. a ~ AMATEUR PAIR OARS' MATCH. Final Heat. Messrs. Strutton and Lambert (Yellow) I i f Messrs. Woolstenholme and Vincent (Light blue) 2 Messrs. Conant and Stapylton (Purple) 0 Messrs. J. Allen and Dodd (Green) 0 Purple, yellow, and green, went off together at a fine 'I pace, light blue not getting under weigh so soon. They, ,/ however, soon put on the steam, to make up for lost time; purple then drew out a trifle in advance, and next came I yellow, and a smart brush occurred between these pairs, light blue waiting t4o closely upon them to render the t matter pleasant. Yellow took the lead a little above Spriugate's, light blue being close upon them, and they t, were stroke and str,ke for some distance, making a most beautitul race. At the Crab Tree purple made up to yellow*, and kept them at very smart work. Light blue aso nearcd the two leading boats, and the whole formed a very pretty .1 picture. Won by two lengths. Apprentices Match, in one heat, for a Coat, Badge, and • Freedom, presented by Evan Morris, Esq. George Potoek (Light blue) 1 C. J. Campbell (Purple) 2 1 William Platt Two others started. It was a very well contested race, and t the young men deserved much credit for their rowing. Won , 1 by three lengths. ► WATERMEN SCULLERS' MATcrr Final Heat. The start was splendid, the contest beautiful throughout. On the signal being given light blue shot out, but before ; they had rowed sixty yards, red, purple, and light blue were as level as when at station. Light blue then took the lead, t and then purple came up alongside, and showed a trifle in advance. Pocock again went in advance, and Leach and Cooke made a most determined struggle for second, which ended in Leach dropping astern. Cooke then rowed with great spirit after Pocock, and off the Vice-Chancellor's resi dence was scull and scull with him, but Pocock put on a de termined spurt, and although pressed hard by his opponent, ; won by half a length only. They came in thus— W. Pocock (Light Blue) 1 Cooke Leach (Purple) 0 . . Final Heat for Watermen's Prize Boat Match. Doyle and Prince (Green) 1 Williams and Collier (Black) 2 .• H. Campbell and R. Barrow. (Red) 0 Black took the lead but soon lost it, purple went too near the shore throughout and were entirely lust sight of. The two first boats kept within a length of each other nearly the whole distance, sometimes, indeed, closer. Won by a length only. WESTMINSTER HALL STILL IN DANGER. An in structive corollary on our quotation from the Times'in last impression, respecting the wooden erections surrounding Westminster Hall, has occurred at Bristol, where the ex tensive military barracks, now approaching towards com pletion, ran an imminent risk of immediate destruction by the conflagration of a collection of wooden buildings which surrounded them.—The A horrible case was brought before the Court of Assize of Chartres on the 20th. The circumstances, as proved by the evidence, are a s follow :—At the end of 1844, Louis ' Clairet, a soldier of the 2d Regiment, obtained an indefinite congd, and returned to the house of his brother, a labourer, but with a property of his own, at La Plesse. Louis Clairet was well: received by his brother Jacques, although his conduct had been very bad, and he had been detected in adultery with the wife ofJacques. This crime had been forgiven, and the two brothers worked top ether as labourers on a neigh bouring farm. One evening, in January last, as they were returning home from labour, Jacques in front, and Louis some paces behind, a pistol, loaded with entail shot, was fired, and the charge struck against the head and shoulders of Jacques, but, the shot being of small size, no mortal wound was inflicted. Jacques turned round, and, not sus pecting that his brother was the criminal, called to him for aid, but Louis Clairet ran off. Jacques recovered, and still pretended to have no suspici on o f hi s b rother, but .ue authorities made inquiries, whi c h conv i nced them mat he only could have fired the pistol, which was found near the spot, and which belonged tr Louis Clairet, and had been p urc h ased by him ono - four days before the attempted m ur d er. It was ~:so ascertained, soon after the arrest of Louis, that he had previously en deavoured, but in vain, to rirchase some arsenic, and failing in this mode of A. etting rid of his brother he resolved to shoot him. Not long before the attempt, Jacques Clairet had been induced by his wife to make a will, leaving to her the who le of his little property; and there was reason to believe that this was do ne b y h er i n an ticipation of his death. Several witnesses wer e ca ll e d, an d amongst , who did every thing in his power them Jacques exculpate Clairet, his b ro th er, b ut the proofs were too strong for his g. , aernsity to b e o f any ava il . Th e pr i soner could say very lit t l e i n hi s defence, for he could not bring a to witness to disprove that he had purchased the pistol, and was compelled to admit that he had endeavoured to obtain arsenic; but this, he said, was at the request of his sister-in law, and for the purpose of destroying rats. He was found guilty, but with extenuating circumstances (the verdict of nine jams out of ten, from the increasing dislike to the in fliction of death, no matter how heinous the crime), and was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for life.—French paper. BIRTIIB. On the 20th ult., the lady of J. C. Chaplin, Esq., of Birmin ghan, of a daughter.: On the 25th ult , at Cotswold House, Gloucestershire, the lady of G. E. Clarke, Esq., of a daughter. On the TAU ult., at Avisford, Sussex, the lady of J. W. 11. Anson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 25th - ult., at Winchester, the lady of H. Sutton Lyford, Esq., of a son. On th- 26th ult., in Chester-square, the lion. Mrs. Hussey, of a son and heir On the 26th ult., at Ho o k&ld House, Epsom, Surrey, the lady o f George Bogle, Esq., of a son and daughter. Ou the 26th ult., at Clapham New Park, the wife of John Bedels, Esq., of a son. On the 27th ult., at Forest•hlll,"Mrs. R. Borraß, of a son. MARRIED. On the 25th ult., Captain C. it Montresor Smith, to Caroline, third daughter of the late Captain Dowling. On the 26th ult., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Andrew Ligh ten, Esq., to Mary, youngest daughter of T. F. Slope, Esq. DIED. On the 28th ult., at her residence, in Geo rge - s t reet, Ilanova square, Christina, the wife of T. Laurie Murray, Esq. On the 22d ult., in Beigrave•squars, Mademoiselle Rose Banner. On the 25th ult., at Matfett, L•tdy Blackett. On the 25th ult., at Paris, Maria Dorothea, the wife of David Barclay, Esq., M.P. , On the 25th ult., at Pinner-green, Mrs. Elizabeth Maughan, relict of the late Captain T. Vaughan, aged 80. On tlio 2 th alt., at Stoke-upon-Tern, the Rev. Oswald Leyooster. On the 25th of June, In the New-road, Hammersmith, Mr, Jamea Morehead, aged 74. _ _ On the 26th of June, at Godalming, William Keen, Esq. On the 26th or June, Mr. William Hastings, of Weston-hill, Nor wood, aged 39. On the 26th of June, at Bromley, Middlesex, Robert Young, Esq. On the 27th of June, at Kent-terrace, Regent's-park, Thomas R. Toker, Esq., Post-Captain. On the 27th of .1 ens, in Meeldenburgh-square, IL Weston, Esq. London: Printed and Published by 114URDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct of of the BMW. 111 the County of mmiefos, WE Week?, Jal3' NA S -