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p vilirataßD At's. let—Arrd. Hawthorn, Bell, Quebec. brur"°,.. .„ , er, Atu. 9 . A rr d . Al e h ym i st. W e lls, Quebec; Bobert It tn."' s, Quebeng, Mild Pens Arlie, Moot, St. John's. Sid. Caroline, i c. .--0 1 , T fin. St. Au a. MADOC, Ana. 10.—Aml. Wear packet, Taylor, Quebec. 414 George, G. 10.— Arrd. Henry ismay, • St Mary's, N.S. Off Poole, itestigouche; Edwin, Quebec. kartti a t ' ti A ". 11 .—Arrd. Elizabeth, iloVerness, Miramichi. The cent a ,..7'.'awksworth, from Goole, and the Victoria steamer were in the "us morning•• the former received considerable damage on stil thoard quarte'. I„_ P ARLIAMEN TA RY B U ESS. "`° ll l the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, AUG. 11. RAILWAYS. seN,Conamittee of Selection have nominated the following tact Committee on a Railway Group : A''''nlnlittee consisting of—the Hon. E. Yorke (Chair- Abel 7: 111 ) Colonel Thomas Wood, Sir Denis Le Merchant, Mr. • tot s Huth, and M r. B rown, to w h om t h ey h ave re f erre d the 7,1`;13 comprised in Group No. 72 of Railway Bills, viz.:— TotiCork and Waterford. e 6 elect Committee to meet on Friday, Aug. 14, at one. PA l4 r ......................... . .* *44 I4.3IENTARY DIVISIONS (PrOrp the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. TUESDAY, AUG. 11. „ (Que.., D EODANDS ABOLITION (No. 2) BILL, 4ties t i o s". s c onsent signified) read a third time; Motion made, and to leo n P r oPosed, .. That the Bill do pass :"—Amendment proposed , in oil,' out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, co nside r M add the %N ords, " a Select Committee be appointed to I Siti the present state of the law of deodands and of actions for Ystsu" t tt-tle Person by aecidext or otherise," instead thereof i— sitill, n k ni t, " That the words proposed w to be left oat stand part vie stion." The House divided : A A% MAJORITY—AYES, 51. , il, Colonel ji 4 4el, E arl of Escott, Bickham Sheil, R. L. lift. k W in. Barry Evans, Sir De Lacy Somerville, Sir W. Ferguson, Sir R. Strutt, Edward er, 4 3'. Crave 1 1 Gibson, T. M. Thoniely, T. _, T. Captain Gore, Robert Troubridge, Sir E. li li e d V , ele ßalph koa -411 ., W. x. Greene, Thomas Turner, Edmund 8 • g rie E Grey, Sir G. Wakley, T. pekkhur.' E. P. Hawes, B. Walpole, S. H. k i t, mr7 t . John Hobhouse, Sir John Warburton, H. liy hi , - "ue. NV. Howard, P. H. Ward, H. G. e ft ~ (3. $. Jervis, Sir John Wawn, J T. IZ . Ord, Iv. S. Morpeth, Viscount Williams, W. Muntz, U F. Wood, Colonel T. titu7 44 ,,. George O'Conor, Don Wyse, Thomas 13 —14,10 11 Lord Yorke, Henry R. 4144; A 4 miral Parker, John TELLERS. Rich, Henry kbrih ts ' bavld Rumbold, C. E. Tufhell, H. —Coll, Viscount Rutherford, A. Craig, W. G. Xet to MINORITY—NOES, 6. Ne ul t T. G. Nicholl, John TELLERS. E. Palmer, G. Wortley, J. S. '41 % J• W. Somerset, Lord G. Cripps, W. COURT CIRCULAR. Th the gang Queen and Prince Albert, and their Majesties lis n g and Q ueen o f t h e B e l g i ans , a tt e nded by the Lod Alfred Anson, M a j or A. d'Hanins de Moerkerk e, ret n ; ' F red Paget, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, of l u ri4Hl ls _fronl Ventnor (where the august party parto ok eveni n e :, °ll ) shortly before seven o'clock on Monday TL ."n the char-i-bane, to Osborne House. Alfred Ro Yal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Princ ca t?e Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice went the rrl ege to the beach yesterday morning, and took n. accustomed exercise. The ir Roy al Highnesses the Duke and Duchess o f Ix eat tbridg e , and the H e reditary Grand Duke and Grand D uchess of Mecklenburg Strelita, honoured the perform ance of the Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening. Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Coign- Itoun, Diplomatic Agent for the Hanse Towns, also t ransacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation on the subject of West India Emigra tion had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the C olonial-office. The dep u t a ti on cons i ste d o f M essrs . H. Davi dson, I A. M acgregor , Mr. APCblery, and Charles 'ulavry a t,„ ,11r. WY street. se, M.P., had an interview with Lord John "Inesell yesterday at his official r es idenc e in Dowing• TColonel Anson b a d an i n t erv i ew w i t h th e E ar l o f i r d e e nion yesterday, at the office of the Board of c The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a tis4fraittee-meeting yesterday. There were present the k a rt' of L on d on, the Bishop of Oxford, the Earl of It m ugh, the Ri g ht H on . H. Goulburn, and the ,g r it nn. John Ni c h o ll . o r ne Lord Mayor had an interview with Sir George i r. Yesterday a t t h e Home-office. 1 %4 11111,11bOld, M P., the Mayor of Great Yarmouth,. T. Swabey had an interview with the Right Hon. The tner • Gibson yesterday at the Board of TFade. YesterdAdJutant-General of the Forces had an interview k r , 4 3 7 with Lord John Russell. Gr e "Aquhoun had an interview yesterday with Earl Y at the Colonial-office. St A ST•ALBAN'S ELECTION. tae t c"Pfn TIIESDAY.—The poll took place to-day. The Poll as quiet as usual, and the hourly declaration of .th e ,IlLseemed merely to confirm previous anticipations. 'Den were as follows : CLOSE OF THE POLL. Cabbell Listowell... 149 Mor -1 vitolirttle b e f ore five o'cloajck ity the Mayor announced the poll elect e, and d ec l ared Mr. Benjamin Bond C a bb ell to be duly pl eas The announcement was received with mingled ap e and disapprobation. 04 • CA.anELL then addressed the electors, and said that bi r evious occasions when he had the honour of appearing oor„.,Ore th em on t h e preceding day h e h a d f o llowed his noble p Ore Their kindness had, however, changed matters, Vic' he w as now a dvanced t o t h e first rank. H e wou ld use expression, perhaps more kindred to a sister country—lie h ad been twice behind before, but he was first at last— (Laughter) —and he hoped that it would not be the last 4 laie he should be fi rst. — (Laughter.) He then said, he would not pledge himself to anything ; and having acknow ledged their kindness, and declared his gratitude, retired knidst great applause. Lord Lis TowELL said, although he did not then present himself as their Member, he hoped shortly to do so ; although he did not then present himself to return them thanks for r eelecting him, he came forward to thank those who had 4 ,, tl Pported him up on th at and former occasions, and he had 'le doubt b u t t h at h e should be reinstated in the position, as regarded that town, lie had so long the honour to hold. His o rdship retired amidst great cheering. Cabbell was subsequently chaired round the town. TT SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES.—T UESDAY. A Swenstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. Three yrs old, 7,;t 51b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st llb ; six and aged, 98t 31b; ,~tares and geldings allowed 31b, winners extra. The winner to be sold for 120 sovs., and the second to save air. stake. Heats, the New Mile. air. Pettit's Alvani,w, 5 yrs (Pettit, jun.) 1 1 kr. G. Dodson's Libation, 3 yrs kr. Wood's Maid of Auckland, aged 7 3 kr. G. Ongley's Symmetry, 4 yrs Ir. Hawkes's Primrose, 3 yrs Mr. G rev ille's Deerchase, 3 yrs ............... ) 4r. Cope ' s E nerg y, 4 yrs T• Riggin's Alice, 5 yrs he Chelmsford Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Once round and y a distance. rki Exeter's Sis to Pergularia, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ... (Gilson) 1 rd Exeter's Wee Pet, 6 yrs, Bst 71b 14. r. Shelley's Hawkesbury, 4 yrs, 7st 71b -4°ll . G. Ongley's Mystery, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ... ........ ... The tr Won by eight lengths. bale..yland's Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for Yrs old • colts, Bst 51b • fillies, Bst 31b. About k t. a-rnile. ' ' li on ‘: ?Ipe's bf by Cardinal Puff—Jinglepot's dam(Mann) 1 T he i. Ongley' s Maid of Athens, 2 y rs f o ' 11 1) Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Three yrs old, 7st llb ; ~,tl r , Bst 71b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 61b ; mares S OO 4 geldings allowed _3lbs. The winner t o b e so ld f or 41r. Tz l l °‘'s, if demanded, &c. Three miles. ai r . "k` 4l 4'kes's Red Leg, 3 yrs ai r , rgle's Fama, aged 2 3 kr, c 'clo - o's Libation, 3 yrs • Shelley's Haw k` bury, on by half a length. it i, WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—TUESDAY. it, ..-e Produ ce St a kes of 10 sovs. each. Once round. kr: The Prod uce Romance, Bst 7 Ir 11, N`ov's Mariet Bst 2 "er immpton ta, Stakes of 25 sovs. each, and 100 added. . Twice round and a distance. 1 _ at r•P a ei rr k lauSs Inheritress, Bst 51b 1 ' .41 11 W.._ 3 Dulcet, 6,t 101 b Th mttesl e y na Burgundy, sst 121 b 3 R an :' Lediea , p In th urse of 50/., Once round and a distance, was ree heat s by Mr. Godson's Susannah. The Trial Stakes did not fill. The cRECEIVED THIS DAY.I 11.. Tr W O LVERHAMPTON RACES.—TtrEsDAT. —4O P rod -- ` stakes of 5 sous. each, and 30 added, did not fill. Is Nt. el" Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added, for colts, li — or. %Cu , and fillies, Bst 31b. Once round. (13 Subs.) r ' tri rt e," o Romance—allowed 3lb (Arthur) 1 'la J. Plows Marietta—allowed 31b .the f 'k e ' d Auricula Ssu .0110 wing also started but were not placed :—Mr. i.r,VBCharlotte (31b) —Mr. J. Stubbs's Hyacinth (31b) agsttetti„,? B tYn's Chartist—Mr. B. Minor's Augustus. It„ -- _.b""" - 2 to 1 agst Auricula, 3 to 1 agst Marietta, 7 to 2 Aue-uance, and 1 agst Augustus. '1 44 M etila made r un ning to the distance, where Romance be warietta took *t u p , the former winning by a length. oni„ ° , l verha mpt 1 Sta kes of 25 Soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 th e .' if dec lared, a l n vith t he Tradesmen's Purseof 1001..addedl Sp second saves his stake. Twice round and a dis. (5 tjr. A/., 3 , 4 of whom declared.) alr. p:Kitanes Inheritress, 6 yrs, Bst 51b ... (Templeman) 1 2 . k r• er r f t a Dulcet, 4 yrs, Gst 10lb e.,1,..he. ifto4iinoiws ißllurgundy, 3 yrs, sst 121 b alori c k, B ~,!, also - started but were not placed :—Sir Dart,_ 4 ""("93Y. 6 vrs , Bst 41b ; Mr. Meeson's The -.nu er ,Y a rs . 7st ; Mr. Bell's Winesour, 6 yrs, Bst 71b ; Mr. tett. Golden Bee,3 yrs, 4st 111 b. 1 tid in g- 3 to 1 agst Dulet 5 t 1 agst Inheritress; sto Golden B ee; and 7 t c o 1 ; agst u Winesour. Won by a neck. 011 .41,T ..... on t, :D ENTERTAINMENTS AT TLIE MANSION ROUSE. will e 4 O 19 % inst., the Lord Mayor and the Lady 4 tar ertain her Majesty's Ministers, and their ladies? will ' l ow i f e t Party of the nobility, at dinner. About ISO 4 Mayoress Nt urcl ° a most splenflid entertainment. On Thursday and Riv e , 4 ,Y next his Lordship and the Lady Mayoress v. Lll also A Piendid entertainmentS. -.44p 0 .... of tit ~...TBIENTS IN THE EX'CISE.--By the promotion tita e , 'aternan, tile chief clerk in the Excise-office, to the htcon:Solicitor in that department, the chief cl e rkship has 41 %Itt t va eaut. M Mr. ....ayon,r. Proctor, tbr many years engaged as as • D r. I n 3 . to th e l ate has become the sueeeesor of Poio te4 Ile.man, and Mr. Dwelly, se con d c l er k, h as b een ap , W :qv 412utemplation. n the room of Mr. Proctor : Several otl,ler changes IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOLIATION. DUELLN, AUGUST 10.—The weekly meeting of the Asso ciation was held this day. Mr. O'Connell was present. The attendance was very numerous, and considerable anxiety was manifested to hear what had been the decision of the committee with regard to the illation. It was also believed that some new accessions of a respectable character to the movement would be announced. On the motion of Mr. O'CONNELL the chair was taken by J. C. Fitzpatrick, Esq., barrister. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, thanking it for the honour conferred upon him by placing him in that honourable position. He regarded the distinction as a com pliment upon him by the committee in consideration of the part which he had lately taken, in the absence of better men, for the stistentatisn of the real interests of the country. Mr. O'CONNELL rose and moved the suspension of the standing orders, to enable him to move that the committee of the Association be directed to prepare a petition to the Le gislature against any renewal cf the Arms Bill.—(Cheers.) It was with the deepest regret that he (Mr. O'Connell) perceived that the subject lissd been brought before the House, but still he had some reason for believing that the measure proposed by the Government was not understood in this country ; on Wednesday next, however, they would be in full possession of its nature. He would, therefore, propose that the committee should not meet till they bad all the facts before them. If they were not satisfactory, petitions should at once be adopted, imploring of the Go verninent not to renew that nefarious Act.—(Cheers.) He had no doubt but in Dublin alone 50,000 signatures would be attached to such a petition in one day.—(Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he moved that the committee should meet on Wednesday. The Honourable Gentleman then pro ceeded to say that there was another subject which he wished to bring under the consideration of the Association, and which was of infinitely more importance than any thing connected with the Arms Bill. It related to the recent conduct of some Roman Catholics in the north of Ireland—(Hear, hear)—and which deserved sev erel y to be reprobated. The Orangemen, it appeared, had lately, in the course of their insane " marchiags" (as they were called), committed several horrible outrages which loudly called for a Government investigation.—(Hear, hear.) But the fact of these outrages, atrocious as they were, having been com mitted was no reason why the Catholics should interfere with the savages who perpetrated them. The Orangemen, if prosecuted, were sure of an acquittal, as no Orange jury would find them guilty. It was not so with the Cat holies — innocent or guilty, they were sure to be convicted. The Hon. Gentleman having read several documents in connexion with the affair, concluded by moving that the repeal wardens of the south be directed to use their influence in the prevention of outrage, and likewise that Mr. Steele be deputed to exhort the Roman Catholics of Ulster not to interfere in any way with the proceedings of the Orangemen. Mr. O'CoNNELL here wished to announce, and he trusted his friends of the press—(Cheers)—would notice it, he had been again tormented with an anonymous letter. Fifty times in his life had he declared that he had an utter contempt for such productions; for if the writer's name were worth giving, he would be sure to give it.—(Laughter.) It was a very lengthy document, and was dated "Camberwell, Aug. 6th." The writer had taken immense trouble with it, but he (Mr. O'Connell) would show them hew little trouble he had in getting rid of it. [The Hon. Gentleman here tore the docu ment amidst much laughter.] He would next hand in V. the subscription of Constantine J. Smith, who had heretofore been deterred from becoming a member by the conduct of the Young Ireland party.—(Cheers.) His next duty was to read the following letter : " Reform Club, Friday, Aug. 7, 1846. " My dear Sir, —Although you affirm that a public letter does not often carry conviction, I am sure you will not be sorry to hear that your letter to me has done so. " Last Monday's proceedings at Conciliation Hall have con vinced me that the principle of moral force has been finally adopted by the Association, and I therefore no longer hesi tate in enrolling myself a member. "Inclosed is a:five-pound note, for my first year's subscrip tion; and I am, my dear Sir, most faithfulliyours, " CECIL LAWLESS." As Mr. O'Connell pronounced the name, with great em phasis, the entire auditory rose en masse, and cheered loudly for several minutes. The cheering having subsided. Mr. O'CONNELL said he had the honour to move that the Hon. Cecil Lawless should be enrolled a member'of the Loyal National Repeal Association.—(Cheers.) He - would also move that his letter should be inserted on the minutes; and he took that opportunity of expressing his heartfelt delight that Mr. Lawless had joined the cause of repeal. Fifty years ago his father had been imprisoned for loving Ireland too well ; but his nine months' imprisonment had only created a more fervent affection for his native land. The real reason why he had been sent to prison by Lord Clare was well known. A poor man was drinking at a well by the roadside, when a Scotch dragoon rode up, and asked him " why he dared to be out so late." The man replied that part of the district was not proclaimed; but he brought him to a turnpike, and there cut him down. --(Oh, oh.) Lord Cloncurry with difficulty had prosecuted the miscreant, but Lord Norbury had told the jury to acquit him.—(Disapprobation.) From that hour Lord Cloncurry had registered a vow in heaven to look for the good of Ire land. He was an excellent man, and a good landlord ; one on the surface of whose property there had been no ruffle, while all Limerick had been disturbed. He (Mr. O'Coanell) was rejoiced that his son had joined the ranks of " Old Ire land." He had now the honour to move that Thomas Maher, Esq., born that morning, and presented to him by his excellent friend, Mr. Maher, should be enrolled a member of the Association.—(Cheers and laughter.) He was not very old, but he was not a Young Irelander.—(Cheers.) A Voice—He may be worse.—(Order.) Mr. STEELE read a letter from the Right Rev. Dr. Coen, en closing 401., and expressed his gratitude for the high honour which had been done him by selecting him to submit it to the Association. On the motion of Mr. O'CONNELL, the letter was inserted on the minutes. Mr. STEELE also submitted some communications from the Rev. Dr. MacGennis, P.P., of Clones, and presented several addresses to Mr. O'Connell from various parts of Ireland, ex pressive of the utmost confidence in his wisdom and integrity. Mr. O'CONNELL suitably acknowledged the honour which had been done him, and expressed his conviction that by the exertion of constitutional agitation they might ultimately hope for a restoration of their domestic Legislature. With the adhesion and co- operation of the Catholic clergy, there was every reason to believe that no violence or outrage would ever occur, and that the people would be restrained' within the bounds of moderation. Mr. O'CoNNELL again rose, and read a communication' from the Rev. Dr. Burke, enclosing 201.; repeal rent. The constituency of Clonmel had done him (Mr. O'Connell) the honour of entrusting him with the selection of a candidate to fill the vacancy which was about to occur in the representa tion of that borough. He considered the electors of Clonmel were fully qualified to select a candidate, but if they should consider his presence necessary in order to support the cause of repeal, he should most willingly go down. In conclusion, the Hun. Gentleman read a letter from Cashel, enclosing 581. rent, including the subscription of his Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Slattery, Archbishop of Cashel, likewise the resolutions. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL then addressed the Association relative to the notice of motion given by his father in Par liament for an inquiry into the effects of the union on Ire land, and concluded by moving " that a committee should be appointed for the purpose of preparing documents for the use of members during the discussion of Mr. O'Connrll's motion in Parliament." In doing this they were taking a leaf out of the book of the Anti Corn-law - League, as the League had taken a leaf out of their book. They took their leaf by forming an association and holding public meetings. He would take his leaf by the distribution of small publica tions to enlighten the public mind. He hoped the com mittee would be able to digest the invaluable matter that had been collected from the labours of former committees, in order to show the grievous evils arising from the union and the irresistible necessity of its being repealed. Mr. O'Connell here handed in several sums of money, including the remaining half-notes of 901., forwarded during the precediag week, in addition to 131. from thirteen Roman Catholic clergymen by Bishop Cantwell. Having read :a letter,of Mr. which the wr iter expressed his regret at the seces sionr Mr. Smith O'Brien, and a hope that he would rejoin the Association, Mr. O'COWNELL said he heartily concurred in the hope that Mr. O'Brien would still join them. They . hadnot se parated from hi m , b ut he had thought it right in his judg ment to separate from them, and vihenever he could bring his mind to join them on the principle of moral force, never did man receive a more enthusiastic reception than he should. It would not be worthy of the Association if they sacrificed their principles for any private indi vidual. There was a marked distinction—as marked as that of day from night—between physical force and moral persuasion. They would fling all idea of physical force to the idle winds, and would act on moral persuasion alone. It was that which obtained emancipation; it was that by which Cobden had carried the repeal of the corn-laws; and it was by that alone that they would carry the repeal of the union. It was then late, but he would not allow them to separate without offering them some considerations on the present state of political affairs. They had been for merly laughed at in England, they had been met by taunts, but a new era had now dawned, and there was now an uni versal wish throughout England to remedy the mischief and palliate the wrongs of Ireland.—(Cheers.) His object was to ameliorate the condition of the people, firstly of the poorer classes, the labourer and the manufacturer—those men who bad no other resource but the strength that their Maker had given them ; and then his object was to amelio rate the condition of the entire of the people. It was said that the English Parliament was ready to assist them. They were ready to assist the Government. He was anxious to obtain good for the people, and enjoy it when they got it. That was the basis of his exertions. He felt bound to state what was the condition of the people of Ireland—" it was worse than that of any people of Europe," as was proved by Lord Devon's Commission. Those were not the words of a d emago gue, or of a man fabricat in g the words of Lord Devon in his report, subscribedgrievances tthoebyyv.ti-erre. but He was re peating the words of the n R e dington, the present Secretary at atth c e o C n a tin stl i e s: might be said, " non meo hic sermo Gentleman then proceeded to ad vert to the resources of th e l" The Honourable country, and their utter inutility, arising from the decay of trade, and proceeded to say it was his duty to restore prosperity to the country. Now that the spirit of the dream of the Times had been changed, it condescended to talk rationally to him, and be was ready to admit the reason of what it said—" that he ought to join the Government in carrying out these measures of good." He was ready : guilelessly, zealousy, and unremitting would he devote him self to do so. Ther e was, however, a question between the Times and him as to how this good was to be carried out. He said that it would be by the instrumentality of a legis lature in College-green. That was his answer to the Times when it said that " it was not necessary for him to look for repeal." Let but a year elapse and he would prove the Times to be wrong—he would clearly demonstrate that the Government could not assist Ireland. He saw a threatening of this breaking out in the protectionist party. They would be thwarted by party faction feuds, and their best endea vours would fall to the ground. But it WA.9 right that he should not deal in general terms—it was right that he should show what he expected. There were then three distinct topics—the first, as regarded religion, involving education, the second regarded political rights, and the third referred to the relation between landlord and tenant. On the subject of religion they did not re quire any connexion with the state, they did net want that their clergy should become pensioners of any government, nor subject to the bribery of the Castle or the seducery of St. James's. The Catholic prelates bad frequently declared that they never would accept a Government provision, the middling clergy had repeated that declaration, and the people were content to have the clergy as they were, and would never consent to their becoming the minions of power or the bribed servants of the state. It was said in England that the Government wanted to create an establishment for the Roman Catholic clergy ; but they could not, should not do it; and he cau tioned them against making the attempt, for they could do nothing more calculated to afford to the people a worse spas ciraen of treachery. They were content with their church as it wasp they were ready to support it, and they did sup portor individual, therefore, who son it in a mariner truly wonderful, considering the poverty of the nation. Any sSes4 ,of e t of the Roman Catholic gratislated themselves On 144 at deceived them. clew hecogthiks the peueivivat t.tt 1k! h h s e e l v w e o s u m l d o s t refeegr r t e o g t i o h u e s clauses in that Act of an oppre s s ive nature should be strucke religion out. He alluded particularly to the mortmaiu clause. — (Hear, hear.) All he required was that this should be _con sidered on Catholic principles , as he insisted that a sh n3 o - u n la t ea , sure affecting Protestant or Pres b y terian interests be co nsidered on Protestant and Presbyte rian principles. Par tiality to none—fair play to all.—(Cheers.) It was also de sirable that the charter of the national schools should be re considered, with a view of placing Catholie children more immediately under the control of the Roman Catholic bishop. He was prepared to accede the same power to those who dif fered from him in religion. The national system of education could not be effective unless the alteration he suggested were adopted.—( Hear, hear.) He insisted likewise on a revi sion of the " Infidel Colleges" Act. He likewise wished this 1 measure to be considered on Catholic principles. The Roman Catholic hierarchy had protested against that measure, and 1 their remonstrances should be attended to. They believed that any system of education which had not religion for its basis must be fatal, and they consequently refused their sanction to the Government scheme. They saw the effects of Government schools in Prussia and in France on the morals of the people, and they were determined to protect the youth of Ireland from such dims ' trous consequences. On the part of the people of Ireland he (Mr. O'Connell) declared that unless the Government atmheenlrdiesdn tpheaotpiAe._ct.(ctlhieeyercsoouldTnhoetrehowpaestoanwoitnhtelriephoienatrtcsono-f nected with religion to which he wished to call the attention of the executive—the necessity of attaching chapels for ! Roman Catholic purposes to the different workhouses 1 throughout the country. The utility of them must be ob -1 vious to any one acquainted with the Irish character. Public opinion called for the re-consideration of the Marriage Act. Through some blunder this Act, which was intended to give freedom of conscience to the Presbyterians, had be come, by the decision of same of the judges, a trap for the Catholic clergy. (The Honourable Gentleman explained. the nature and tendencies of the Act.) The amendment of that measure was one of the first things he should press on the attention of the Legislature; and in doing so he had the sanction of the bishops. The next point to which he would refer was the Established Church. The people were perfectly ready to give the Government reasonable time for effecting such changes as were absolutely necessary ; but they did ex pect that it would be reduced to the actual wants of the Pro testants. In saying this, however, he wished it to be under stood that vested rights should be scrupulously respected, and that no clergyman should be deprived of the, advantage which he at present enjoyed, but should continue in full pos session of it during the period of his life. To act in any way contrary would be arrant robbery —(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman proceeded to enumerate his demands on the Go vernment. In the first place he implored of them not to make any attempt to bribe the Roman Catholic clergy; secondly, he required an alteration in the Bequests Act ; thirdly, a re vision of the charter of the national schools ; fourthly, amend ments in the "Infidel Colleges" Act; fifthly, an alteration in the Marriage Act—a law which placed the Roman Catholic clergy under the hazard of committing felony; sixthly, the establishment of chapels in the different workhouses; and, lastly, an equitable appropriation of the revenues of the Esta blished Church. He would submit these suggestions to the consideration of Parliament, and if they were acted upon the English press and the English people would have the advantage of him; but if they were not, it would unques tionably strengthen him in his arguments in favour of repeal. Sir Robert Peel had declared, at a most important moment, that the people of Ireland should be placed on a• footing of perfect equality, political and religious, with the people of England. If this principle were to be acted upon the number of representatives should be increased, the elective franchise should be extended, the municipal corporations reformed and placed on the same basis as those of England and Scotland ; above all, the appoint ment of sheriffs should be vested in them. The appointment of sheriffs by the people was absolutely necessary to secure the due administration of justice. Their offers of conciliation would be a mere mockery if they did not give to Ireland the same municipal privileges as those enjoyed by England. Then there was the Landlord and Tenant Bill. If the Go vernment wished to see tranquillity permanently restored to this country, if they wished to put an end to agrarian dis turbances, let them give to Ireland a good Landlord and Tenant Bill, which would secure to both parties the enjoy ment of their just rights and privileges. He (Mr. O'Connell) was most happy to observe that since the accession of the present Government to power a single outrage of a serious character bad not occurred.—(Cheers.) That circumstance ought to prove to Lord John Russell that the people had every confidence in him ; and were willing to give his Ad ministration every trial. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by impressing on the Executive the necessity of reducing the stamp-duty on leases, and of passing an Act for prevent ing distraint for rent in certain cases, and to deprive landlords of the power of ejecting unless where the tenant possessed a lease; and, above all, the absolute necessity of imposing an absentee tax. Let the Government carry out these suggestions, and they would have the support of every well-minded individual in the empire. Mr. O'CoNNELL again rose, and brought up the following report of the committee appointed to consider the case of the Nation. He (Mr. O'Connell) would not wish to injure the property of that journal, and therefore would abstain from making any remarks with reference to it. He merely wished that the Association should sever itself from it : " The general committee to which it was referred to con sider and report whether there be any such connexion be tween this Association and the Nation newspaper as may require a severance of that connexion,' beg leave respectfully to state to the Association— " 1. That it is a standing rule of the Association that any person or persons contributing a sum of 101. to the repeal rent, and transmitting same to the funds of the Association, have a right to have the sum of 1/. 6s. out of said sum of 10/. allocated for the purpose of having a Dublin newspaper, re ceived by the party or parties so subscribing, until that sum is exhausted. "2. That the selection of the newspaper to be so received by such subscribing party or parties is left to the parties ' themselves, provided such paper shall report the proceedings of the Association. " 3. That the newspapers hitherto selected have been the following :—The Weekly Freeman's Journal, the Weekly Re gister, the three-day Freiman, the three-day Pilot, the Nation, and the Itis . 4 Advocate. " 4. That the parties so selecting newspapers are bound to certify to the Association that every individual subscriber to the sum above mentioned shall have free access at all times to read the paper so selected. " 5. That we are distinctly of opinion that, considering the highly' illegal and unjust decision made by three judges in the Court of Queen's Bench, in the late state prosecutions, by which they admitted in evidence the contents of news papers with which most of the traversers had no connexion whatsoever, but, on the contrary, many of whom repudiated such contents, it is cur bounde'n duty not to leave it in the power of any other tribunal to make a similar, or perhaps more unjustifiable, decision. " And, therefore, we are unanimously of opinion that the Association should totally sever itself from any imaginable responsibility on account of, or connexion with, the contents of newspapers so selected and received as aforesaid. " 6. That the Association should most emphatically dis claim any species of responsibility for the contents of any newspapers so received or sent as aforesaid. " 7. That there are passages in the Nation newspaper which render it necessary, for the safety of the Association from prosecution or indictment, not to permit any subscribers to the repeal rent in future to allocate any portion of their subscriptions to payment for the Nation newspaper. "8. That the Repeal Association is bound, for its own per fect safety, to declare that it cannot in future concur in any way in the circulation or sale, direct or indirect, of the Nation newspaper." Some unimportant business having been gone through, Mr. O'Connell announced the rent for the week to be 3351. The meeting then adjourned. ORANGE DISTURBANCES IN ULSTER. For some days past there have been accounts of threat ened movements by the Orange party in Monaghan and Cavan, and of counter-processions by the Roman Catholic peasantry. We have learned that the Committee of the:Re peal Association have determined on sending Mr. Steele forthwith to the district, in order by his influence amongst the Catholics to prevent any collision, and to establish peace and good feeling, if possible, between the parties. Mr. Steele is to start for Ballyhaise, county of Cavan, probably this afternoon. DECAY OF THE FRANCHISE IN IRELAND. There has been, owing to various causes, a great diminution in the number of persons qualified to vote at elections for Parliamentary representatives in Ireland. At the Cork assizes, on Saturday, there were some appeals from the de cisions of the registering barrister. In one case a claimant had been rejected, and in his case it was stated that house property had deteriorated one-fourth in value in the borough of Kinsale. COMMISSION COURT.-THIS DAY. BIGAMY CAM-THE QUEEN V. MARY DOWNF.S. In this case Mr. PLUNKETT, Q.C., moved for a habeas cor pus test to bring up the body of Henry Augustine Browne, barrister-at-law, a prisoner in Kilmainham gaol, under sentence of transportation, to give evidence against Mary Downes, alias Fitzgerald, alias Browne, who is at present in custody on a charge of bigamy, for having married Henry Augustine Browne, her husband, Wiliam Fitzgerald, being at the time alive. The Court granted the application. TIIUNDInt-STORM IN BELFAST.—There was a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning in Belfast on Saturday. The electric fluid entered a house attached to a bleach-green on the banks of the Lagan, and killed two workmen. Two others were severely injured. SUPPLIES or INDIAN MaAr..—The Kite, revenue cruiser, Captain Burke, is ordered to take on board Indian meal at the Government stores, Custom-house Dublin, and proceed to Arklow, and along the east coast, to deliver it where re quired. The Sligo Champion says :—" The Government has reduced the price of Indian meal in this town to 9s. Al though the accounts will be closed upon the 15th, the stores will be kept open until the present supply is disposed of, and we believe it will last until September,. ..- - MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER.-011 Thursday evening last, at a late hour, as a poor man named Daniel Cox was pro ceeding from Tarmonbarry to Ruskey, accompanied by a little boy, he was met by a party of ruffians, who cautioned the boy to go away from Cox; they then commenced beat ing him with stones, broke his arm, and smashed his skull, and in short finished their murderous attack before they went away, as he never spoke afterwards, although not quite dead when the priest was brought to him. Cox was a game keeper of the late Lord Forbes, and was at the time in a similar situation with Mr. Treddennick ; there was a quan tity of stones about the place where the murderous attack was made, and it is thought that it was in consequence of making himself disagreeable to poachers by doing his duty he was murdered. It is reported two men have been arrested. The poor man was advanced in years, and has left a large ' family. The scene of the murder is in the county of Ros common, but it is not more than seven miles west of this town.—Longford Journal. COURT OF CHANCERY.—Letters patent having passed the Great Seal, appointing Jeremiah John Murphy, Esq., Q.C., one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery in Ireland, that gentleman, with Mr. Watt as his examiner, were on Saturday sworn into office before the Right Hon. the Lord High Chancellor of Ireland. Richard B. M'Causland, Esq., barrister-at-law, was at the same time sworn in as clerk of the custody of papers in lunacy and idiotcy matters. THE ACCIDENT TO SIR CHARLES WETIIERELL.— We understand that the valet was dispatched to London to procure the attendance of Lady Wetherell, who arrived last night by the mail train. We need not say that the uolfortu nate gentlemen met with every possible attention and kind ness at Preston-hall which the sympathy and hospitality of the kind-hearted owner or the skill of the medical gentleman could suggest. The latest accounts from Preston-hall are of a very unfavourable nature. Sir Charles, who is labouring under concussion of the brain, was uilab!e to speak, and the worst results are feared. The Learned Gentleman had been to Smarden to see an estate he had purchased, and was intend ing to return to town by Gravesend. — Maidstone Journal of yesterday. Mali PRICE or GAEL—The shopkeepers and gas con sumers on the Surrey side of the metropolis ha.7e got up a memorial very numerously signed, to present to the gas com- PaPills An that side, praying for a similar reduction (about eighteen per pent.) in the r ice of gas, as has been made by the FIS companies on the 'ddleeaz side. AUGUST 12, 1848. THE suN, LONDON, WEDN'gSDAY__EVICIVINCI-1 NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE - • -- - POR - SMOUTIT, AUG.A 11.--The Gladiator steam-frigat e , Captain Robb, will, it is supposed, be ordered to Woolwich, as the dama g e sustained by tier machinery is more ex t ens i ve than was at first apparent. It is rtunoured that her officers and ship's company will be transferred to the Dragon steam frigate at Sheerness. Commander Graham Ogle (nephew of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief at this port, and god son f the ate Lord Lynedoch), late of the Royalist 10-gun brig, on the East India station, has, very much to his credit, volunteered to do duty as First Lieutenant of the Satnarang, 26, Captain Sir Edward Belcher, now on ber passage to England from Borneo. When Mr. Ogle volunteered his services to Captain Belcher, be was not aware of his pro motion to the rank of Commander. The Rifleman steam gun-vessel was floated out of the dock she was built in yesterday afternoon, and immediately had jury-masts put in and commenced rigging. She will be sent to Woolwich as soon as ready, under charge of Mr. Flinn, roaster of the Victory, and a portion of that ship's crew, to get her engines and screw -propeller. Two labourers working for Messrs. Rolt, on the Steam Basin works, were this morning precipitated from the high est part of the works to the bottom of the excavation, in con sequence of the giving way of the support of one of the tram ways, by which the engine technically called " a jenny." with a stone suspended from it weighing nearly three tons, was thrown over, and those men who were on the machine fell with it. One was carried to Haslar Hospital so much hurt that his life is despaired of; the other, though terribly shaken and bruised, is in a fair way of recovery. It is said that the supports are not, in many places, sufficiently sub stantial, and that this one which has given way was reported to be unsafe some days previous. The Edinburgh, 72, was docked to-day to be fitted as a block ship. The Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant-commanding J. M'Donell, sailed to-day to resume her station off Brighton, for the pro tection of the fishery. An accidental bursting of an air-pipe on board the Fairy steam-tender to the royal yacht yesterday, has disabled that vessel, for the present, from attending upon her Majesty. The Victoria and Albert has been consequently sent on that service to-day. The Neptune, 120, was removed from the basin to-day alongside the jetty. PLYMOunr, Auc. 10.—Her Majesty's steamer Alban, Com mander Burney, came in last night from Cork. At a quarter to six o'clock, on Sunday evening, her Ma jesty's steam sloop Inflexible, Commander J. C. Hoseason, for the Cape of Good Hope, sailed from Barnpool, having taken on board 800 barrels f gunpowder, for the troops at the Cape. The Inflexible, one of the most beautiful steamers in the navy, is 1,122 tons burden, and 578 nominal horse power. This vessel, which was predicted by a contempo rary as unable to swim with her usual or established allowance of stores for a complement of 145 men, has ab solutely sailed to attempt a direct voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, with the following quantity of military stores and specie, for the aid of the colony :—Seven weeks' water for an increased complement of 15 men, making now a total of 160 men; 84 days' provisions; 390 tons of coal, in the bunkers; all her own stores, guns, powder, shot, shell, &c., with a large addition of extra engineers' stores, to make the vessel independent of a dockyard for three years; besides this, she takes out seven field-officers; 2,000 stand of arms; 20 tons of powder for the colony; 32 large casks of military accoutrements, so as perfectly to arm 2,000 men ; and 55,000/. in specie, of which 40,0001. is in gold, and 15,000/. in silver. Over and above the stores, it must not be lost sight of that both captain and officers have laid in very large stocks, all being provided for a voyage to New Zealand, the ultimate destination of the ship. Despite these great additional weights, she steamed to the Eddy stone at the rate of eight and a half nautical miles an hour, the engines working up to 13 revolutions; the draught of Never when she left Barnpool was 15 feet 10 inches aft, and 15 feet 3 inches forward. AUG. 9.—On Friday, the 7th inst., Plymouth Sound was graced by the presence of four of her Majesty's ships, des tined to increase the squadron of evolution, under Vice-Ad miral Sir W. Parker, G.C.8., viz.:—Her Majesty's frigate Raleigh, 50, Captain Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8.; her Majesty's frigate Constance, 50, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker ; her Majesty's sloop Spartan, 26, Captain T. M. C. Symonds; and her itijesty's sloop Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott. The crews were making every preparation for an early de parture. The Raleigh went into the Sound from Barnpool on the Ist, took her yawl on board on the 6th, and was out of the dockyard hands on the 7th. She then had rather a list to port. The Constance arrived in the afternoon of the 4th from Portsmouth, and was paid advance on the 7th, when she appeared in good trim, and was visited by Admiral- Superintendent Sir S. Pym, of the Devonport dockyard, and Captain Sir Thomas Fellowes, of the Royal William Victuall ing-yard. The Spartan arrived from Spithead on the sth, and was paid advance. Until yesterday she bore the flag, blue at the main, of Port-Admiral Sir John West. The Eurydice came in on the 4th, at 7 in the morning, from Portsmouth. On the 7th her hands were busily employed stowing sails, &c. Yesterday, at a quarter after 4, the Spartan struck her flag, and saluted the Admiral with 17 guns, which were acknowledged by her Majesty's ship Caledonia, 120, Captain Manby H. Dixon, in Hamoaze. The Admiral's flag was hoisted on board the Netley cutter. At half-past 5 the four ships, with the blue peter flying, hove their anchors close to their bows. At half-past 7 this morning they got under weigh. On board the Raleigh Captain llerbert hoisted his broad pen nant, as Commodore, and was immediately saluted by the Constance, Spartan, and Eurydice. There was a stiff breeze from south-west. The Spartan and Eurydice started first under courses and single-reefed topsails. The frigates were under courses, single-reefed topsails and topgallant-sails. The Eurydice has evident advantage of the Spartan. She was the more weatherly ship, and beat the Spartan nearly a mile in an hour. The Raleigh, however, was overhauling both, and probably got to windward of them in five or six hours. These three were out of sight of the citadel by 10 o'clock. Shortly after leaving the harbour the Constance carried away a spar, sheet, or some portion of her rigging. For nearly an hcur she lay with her main-topsail to the mast, with several hands aloft. The Netley cutter went outside the breakwater, and communicated with the Constance by signals, which were repeated by the Inflexible in Bitrnpool, an by the telegraph at Mount Wise. At eleven o'clock, in consequence of a signal from the Netley, the Raleigh put back, lowered her boat, and commu nicated with the cutter, after which she again bore down Channel. _ _ The Constance was not out of sight at two o'clock. WOOLWICH, AUG. 11.—The Princess Royal transport ship arrived at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, with condemned stores from Barbadoes, and brought home 114 invalids, who were all landed at Gravesend, to join the depots at Chatham, with the exception of five non-commissioned officers and four gunners and drivers, who landed at the Royal Arsenal. The Princess Royal made an excellent passage, having run from Barbadoes to Portsmouth in twenty-eight days. Nine teen women and thirty-three children came home in this vessel, the greater number widows and orphans. The Trident steam-vessel, Lieutenant Rigge, arrived at Woolwich this morning from Chatham, to have some slight defects made good. SUPPOSED MURDERS. OXFORD, AUGUST 10. —The neighbourhoods of Wood stock, Sturdy's Castle, and Jackley, have been thrown into a considerable state of alarm in consequence of the discovery of the skeletons of three human beings, in a pit on the right hand side of the Banbury turnpike-road, and within fifty yards of the Sturdy's Castle public house, and which there is every reason to fear are the remains of some unfortunate fellow-creatures who have been basely murdered and then buried there by a gang of gipsies who used to infest that part of Oxford shire, three of whom are now in Oxford Castle, two under a conviction of murder, and the other of sheep-stealing. Our readers will at once know to whom we allude, viz., to James Biddle and Isaac Sheriff, who were condemned at the recent assizes for the murder of Mr. Mobbs, but whose sentence has since been commuted to that of transporta tion for life, and Skerry, who turned Queen's evidence, but was afterwards transported for fifteen years for sheepstealing. The discovery of the human skeletons arose under the following. circumstances :—When Mr. Walker, the governor of Banbury Gaol, and Morgan, the constable of King Sutton, were bringing Biddle, Skerry, and Sheriff to Oxford Castle, and on arriving within a short distance of the public-house called Sturdy's Castle, Biddle suddenly exclaimed (pointing to the side of the road as well as his handcuffs would let him), " There lays dead men's bones." Mr. Walker asked him what he meant—how dead men's bones came there ? Biddle appeared somewhat con fused, but replied, in a jesting manner, " Oh, they were killed in the war," and said no more. The officers, on their return from Oxford, repeated the conversation to the landlady at Sturdy's Castle, who remembered that, about eight years ago, a person disappeared from that neighbourhood under very peculiar circumstances, and had never been seen or heard of by his friends since— the person's name was hick', the son of a small farmer residing at Jackley (a village about a mile and a half from Sturdy's Castle, and that he was the owner of some cottages and land at that place. He was a very eccentric character, and preferred a roam ing life to that of a settled one. He at last took up a regular vagabond's life, wandering about the country with a gipsy tribe, of which Biddle and , Skerry formed a portion. Every half-year they were to be seen encamped in the neighbourhood of Sturdy's Castle, and it was on these occasions only Hicks used to pay his native village a visit, for the purpose of receiv ing his rents for the lands and cottages. Something like eight years ago he paid his half-yearly visit as usual, but since that time he has never been seen or heard of, and his brother has taken to the property. The circumstance under which he disappeared, and the company he was known to k eep, coupled with Biddle's g declaration on his way to Oxford Castle, l e d to the opinion that he had been base ly murdered for the sake of the rents he had be en r eceiving. No steps were s to by Biddl e , w h en, horrible to taken to ascertain the trut h of fiddle's declaration until Fabroiduatythleasts,powt pointedhen °llng persons wt re employed to di relate, the skeletons of three h uman beings were dis covered ia a hollow pia", which w as many years ago used as a saw pit, on the side of the road, about a foot and a half under ground- Many of the bones are quite placed in a b ox, which is now under perfect. A medical ge ntleman r esiding in the neigh bourhood has pronoun ced them to be those of a woman and two men, and from the state the y were in they must have been there sever al y ears. T hey were carefully collected the issu e o f a coroner ' s be inquest, when, it is to hoped, th a t some further light d erloetkogue and der seal, cf and w a ti g will be thrown on the affair. FIRE IN TNE SOUTHWARK BRIDGE-ROAD.—Yester- day forenoon, between ten and eleven o'clock, a fire broke out upon the premises in t h e occ upation of Mr. James Har court, a corn-dealer, carry in g on business in Norfolk-street, Southwark-bridge-road. I t c anmenced in a building termed a stove, thein pwrhocicehssa ofy larged number of cane r ib s were under goingin g. The firemen and the men em ployed the roof on the premises suc ceede d , after some trouble, in ex tinguishing the flames, bu t not before several gross of cane ribs were consumed, abou t two-thirds of the rac k s i n the building destroyed, and pulled off. The outbreak was caused by a sack having been left hanging over a coke Yesterday m o rni n g, as two --- stove. Mr. Harcourt was unin sured. ACCIDENT ON THE RivElt. brothers. named Gregory a nd George Parsons, and a man e thrown into the named Pate, were rowing d all up the riv er i n a sma ll s kiff. Near Battersea they ran foul of three a sawing - bart zehrow, by which their skiff was upset, an water. By the exertions of the pe o pl e i n t h e v i cin i ty, Pate and George Parsons, who were found cli ng i ng t o a thwart of the boat on turning her up , were rescued; but G regor y Par sons was drowned. The WIT was not found. which This ulis was a a rg s u u e: LusniNc ( ll 7. 3 o e N fore de D li r v . e L re u d sn j s u ra d c g r m o e sn n LAW INTELLIGENCE. std-siooLansi (said ts the e z 2L , . 9e w tai i i r n no n f i a 2 a i l a s ; CO NSISTORy COURT, A ugus t 11. ) t in this case, June last. and the 9th of Learned Judge) brought by Mrs. Mary Williams against Mr. Charles Williams, i her husband, charging him with the commission of various acts of cruelty, and praying a separation on that ground. The question in the cause was an issue of fact, not of law, but depended upon the credit to be given to the witnesses. The cohabitation between the parties had been singularly short ; for the marriage took place on the 28th of September, 1843, and the separation on the 17th of August, 1844. Both parties had been pre viously married, and Mrs. Williams possessed a consi derable fortune settled to her own use. The pleas in the cause were, a libel, an allegation exceptive to the evidence of one witness, and an allegation responsive thereto. The most important witness to establish the charges alleged in the libel was Miss Eliza Tideswell, niece of Mrs. Williams—a circumstance which would lead the Court to look at her evidence with great vigi lance. The first charge in order of time referred to a transaction which took place on the 19th of April, 1844, when, in consequence of a dispute which occurred the day before, both parties used very strong lan guage—Mr. Williams calling his wife a fool, and she retorting by upbraiding him with his unkind behaviour, and calling him a hypocritical fellow. The result, according to Miss Tideswell, was that Mr. Williams threatened to throw a cup of tea in Mrs. Williams' face, and the teapot after it. That statement, assuming it to be true, showed that the parties were in a state of great irritation, and that Mr. 'Williams had used very improper threats, but alone it was not suffi cient to found a decree. On the 22d July differences respecting some very trivial matters took place between the parties, and on the 24th another conversation en sued, in which Mr. Williams insisted upon his wife re canting the expression " hypocritical fellow." That she declined to do, and he then used words, if Miss Tides well was to be credited, which no one would attempt to justify. According to the same witness, his conduct on that occasion was very outrageous, and he threatened to destroy everything i n th e house, but it did not appear that any act of personal violence towards his wife was committed. In consequence of that occurrence Mrs. Williams became unwell, and was confined to her bed and room. These circumstances might be material, a showing the probability of future conduct more intem perate and violent, but did not call for particular investigation. The Bth article charged a threat of personal violence on the 10th of August, and a declara tion said to be made by Mr. Williams, that he hoped he should be able to keep his hands off his wife. Miss Tideswell deposed that Mr. Williams desired the footboy to bring a bucket of water that minute to throw over his mistress, and that was confirmed by Sarah Jacobs. Whether Mr. Williams really in tended to commit the act of violence he threatened was a question which no tribunal could satisfactorily decide, but the inevitable consequence must have been to excite great alarm in the breast of Mrs. Williams, and naturally and justly to occasion apprehension of personal ill-usage. lie (the Learned Judge) was of opinion that that charge was proved. After that occurrence, Mrs. Williams re mained in her bed-room, or Miss Tideswell's, until the 17th of August, when the circumstance took place which ended in her quitting the house. The evidence of Miss Tideswell as to the commencement of the transactions of the 17th of August was not very favourable to Mrs. Williams. It was not very prudent to have a door locked which was to be opened immediately on Mr. Williams knocking, and still less so to renew the former quarrel, by reminding Mr. Williams of his threat to throw the bucket of water ; it savoured rather of resentment than fear. Mrs. Williams quitted the sitting-room and went to the bed-room, which was then locked, but on Mr. Williams coming it was opened, and a scene of abuse and swearing followed. Whether Mr. Williams actually struck his wife, and whether he did so inten tionally, had been matter of much discussion. If Miss Tideswell was to be believed, he grasped her neck with his hands, and she heard a gurgling in her throat. Both their faces were covered with blood. He (the Learned Judge) had no hesitation in saying that, even on the supposition that Mr. Williams in tended the violence for one of the servants, and that Mrs. Williams only incidentally partook of it, there was no thing appearin- , on the face of the evidence that could justify it. Such deficiency of self-command rendered future personal violence more than probable. Accord ing to the evidence of Sophia Neale, on interrogatory, there was no violence, towards any one; all that hap pened was, that Mrs. Williams slipped off the ottoman, and Mr. Williams tried, but could not succeed, in lifting her up again. The Court could not understand why that witness had not been examined in chief, and from her very limited cross-examination the Court was sub stantially deprived of her testimony. Another witness examined was Sarah Jacobs; but he considered her pre sent statement to be deliberate perjury, and her evidence must be blotted out of the case altogether. It was not the law, and never could be, that, because a party produced a witness, they should therefore be bound by it, what ever it might be. Miss Tideswell deposed to her and her aunt going to the window on the 17th of August, and screaming " Murder, murder." Whilst they were thus screaming, Mr. Williams pulled Mrs. Williams violently away from the window, slammed it down, and, turning round, said to her aunt, accompanied with oaths, "I'll give ityou for screaming murder," and he then struck and knocked her down, after which the man-servant John came into the room. The man John had not been examined on either side, and the Gaul had some right to complain of it. Mr. Williams had given no responsive plea, and examined no witnesses—a very singular course in such a case. Was Miss Tideswell corroborated as to the main fact, that of personal violence? If the evidence of Thomas Cox, a servant in an adjoining house, and who deposed to seeing the blow from a window, was to be believed, the proof of personal violence, and of the grossest kind, was undeniable. An exceptive allega gation, however, had been pleaded to his evidence, which 'pleaded that it was impossible he could have seen what he had sworn he did see, from his own house, and the part of the house he described himself to have been in. Ia such cases it was necessary to show that the witness was perjured. Mr. Cotton, a surveyor of no very great experience, being only 24 years of age, had made a plan of the premises, and sworn that the statement of Cox was in part incorrect ; that it was impossible for him to have seen Mrs. Williams on the floor or Mr. Williams strike her. On comparing the two statements, however, it appeared to him (the Learned Judge), that there was only an apparent contradiction between them. He was of Opiniorithat Cex was not in the slightest degree dis credited ; but when Mr. Hardwick's evidence was taken into consideration, there was really no longer room for doubt. It appeared•to him (Dr. Lushington), therefore, that the acts of violence charged against Mr. Williams on the 17th of August were established by the evidence of two witnesses, both entitled to credit. These acts of violence were of so gross a description that they fell under the definition of legal cruelty in the strictest sense of the term, and they were not justified by any provo cation proved to have been given by Mrs. Williams. Enough was proved to entitle Mrs. Williams t o the decree of that Court, separating her from her husband. CONSISTORY COURT OF ROCHESTER, August 11. (Before Dr. LUSIIINGTON.) IVEY V. IVEY. This was a suit for a divorce, promoted by Mrs. Ivey against her husband, on the ground of cruelty and adul tery. It appeared that there was a great disparity of age between the parties, Mrs. Ivey being many years older than her husband, and possessing a handsome for tune settled upon her for her own use. Dr. ADA3I; (with whom was Dr. Bayford) submitted that the adultery was fully proved. It was true that up to a certain period their had been condonation on the part of the wife, but the adultery, he argued, had been revived by subsequent acts, and also by acts of cruelty. Dr. DEANE rested the defence on the alleged condo nation of the adultery, and the impossibility of bringing the cruelty charged within the legal definition of that term. The Learned JUDGE intimated to Dr. Adams that he considered the adultery proved, but he was of opinion that the acts of cruelty were not sufficient to justify him in pronouncing for a divorce on that ground. Dr. ADAMS admitted that the acts of cruelty per se were not sufficient to entitle his party to her prayer. He would therefore abandon that part of the case. The Learned JUDGE then signed the sentence of sepa ration on the ground of adultery only. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, August 11. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBUIIN.) FOX V. COLLINGWOOD. This was a summons under the sth and 6th Vict., for the purpose of getting the defendant declared bank rupt unless he paid the sum claimed. An objection was taken to the heading of the sum mons, which was simply Court of Bankruptcy. The COURT was at first of opinion that that was suf ficient, as all the other courts were district courts ; but ultimately held, that under the 24th rule, made by the Lord Chancellor, it was necessary that it should be stated that it was the Court of Bankruptcy, London. His HoNorra also decided on a second objection, that the initials, or the abbreviation of the name of the plain tiff in his signature, was not sufficient, although it fol lowed, " I the undersigned William Fox." The summons was therefore discharged. CONTEMPT OF COURT.-AISTROP V. SOLOMON. In this case the defendant, who had been summoned under the Small Debts Act, was committed for contempt of Court. The summons was originally returnable, on the Ist inst., but the defendant, on being served, said he was " too busy to attend the Court." The Commis sioner suggested that a notice should be given, so that he might not be ignorant of the consequence of not at tending ; but, on receiving it, the same answer was re ceived. The Learned COMMISSIONER, therefore, ordered the commitment to be enforced. Some weeks ago, in consequence of Sir R. Peel's corn-law measures, the Perth weavers received a consider able advance on the weaving of umbrella ginghams, and various other fabrics. At 'the end of last week a further advance was given for such descriptions as are likely to find merchants in the Brazilian and Cuba markets, in prospect of being opened to British enterprise by an abolition of the differential duty on sugar. 'We know some of the most re spectable firms in Perth that would give employment to many more hands than they can at pre sen t procure , an d w ill, we have little doubt, be disposed to advance the wages still further, as soon as the Sugar Bill shall have passed what is termed " the ordeal a the House of Lords."—Edinburgh Weekly Register. LILLIPUTIAN CATTLE.—Mr. William Chute, of Tra lee, has entered two black Kerry cows for the national cattle show at Limerick. The smallest is only 23 inches in height, though rising two yearoo old. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.— Gloucester, Aug.ll. No case of any interest whatever occurred in the Civil Court to-day. The indictment of the Queen against Robinson, clerk, is appointed to be taken to-morrow morning. CltdWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULE.) Eliza Cross, aged 24, was placed at the bar to take her trial on an indictment and a coroner's inquisition charging her with the murder of her newly-born illegi timate female child, on the 17th of May last. Mr. Skinner appeared for the prosecution, the prisoner was defended by Mr. Symons. The prisoner, who was an ironer to a washerwoman named Mrs. llowles, slept on the night in question with her fellow-servant, Sarah Young, who had long sus pected h er o f b e i ng pregnant, but had received denials to every que s ti on s h e h a d put to h er on t h e su bj ect. The prisoner, on the morning of the day in question, got up between four and five o'clock, and went down stairs, and after staying there some time returned into her room and threw herself on the bed, and after lying there about twenty minutes, went down stairs again, and while below called out, inquiring whether Sarah Young was dressing to come down, to which the latter replied that she would be doe in a few minutes. Sarah Young when dressed went down, and observing some stains of blood on the kitchen pavement, made inquiries of the prisoner as to what had occurred, as also did her mis tress when the fact was communicated to her. On being questioned subsequently, she admitted that she had mis carried and thrown the child into the privy, where, how ever, nothing was found on a search. Afterwards, in the course of the same day, the body of a child was found in the prisoner's room, wrapped in a gown near her btd. It was proved that the child was full-grown, The surgeon described the injuries as of a most grievous nature, and stated on examination that this must have resulted from extreme violence. On cross examination, however, he said that a person treading accidentally on the head of a newly born child might possibly have inflicted them. - The prisoner, though unmarried, had previously had two children, one of which was still alive, to which she testified her mistress was very kind, and which she supported. The defence was, that the child having been born suddenly, as the prisoner was going down stairs to the kitchen, had received the injuries causing death by its mother accidentally stepping on its head. After an address to the jury by Mr. Symons, and an able summing up by the Learned Judge, The jury found the prisoner Guilty of concealment of the birth only. His LORDSHIP sentenced the prisoner to imprisonment for three months. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Appleby, Aug. 10. The assizes for the county of Westmoreland commenced here to-day; Mr. Justice Wightman presiding on the civil side, and Mr. JusticeCresswell in the Crown Court. Five causes are entered for trial. The calendar contains the names of thirteen prisoners, the greater number of whom are charged with petty thefts. The charge of rape against four men engaged on the Lancaster and Car lisle Railway has caused a great deal of excitement in the county, as well on account of the respectability of the persons who suffered from the outrage, as of the peculiarly brutal circumstances by which it was accom panied. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) Thomas Burrows, ag(1118, George Lees, aged 18, John smith, aged 21, and William Smith, aged 19, were in dicted for a rape on the person of Jane Dover, at Shap, on the 19th of April last. Mr. Matthews . and Mr. James conducted the prose cution. The prisoners were defended by Mr. Ramshay. The prisoners were striking specimens of the class to which they belong, strong robust youths, but evidently utterly ignorant, and who conducted themselves through out with ;apparently a total indifference to their position. Mr. MATTHEWS opened the case, and called the fol lowing witnesses : Jane Dover, a delicate-looking girl, about seventeen years of ace, stated that she was the daughter of a farmer at Scarside, near Shap. lie is now dead, but the farm is still kept by her mother. Her brother Mat thew and her sister Elizabeth lived in the house. Her sister Mary lived at Ilackinthorpe Hall, and on Sunday, the 19th of April last, had come over on a visit to her mother. The witness and her sister Elizabeth accompa nied her part of the way home, along a footpath leading from a place called Bampton Grange, past Scarside, to wards the high road leading from Shap to Penrith. On reaching the high road they parted, the witness and her sister Elizabeth returning ho me b y t h e footpath. From 'Thrimby Grange, where they left Mary, there was no house in the neighbourhood of the path except their own home, which was about a mile distant. When within about a quarter of a mile from home they met four men, whom they identified as the prisoners. In consequence of an elevation in the ground, the witness and her sister did not see them until they were within thirty yards, and on their coming up the young woman went off the footpath to let them pass. Two of the men, the two Smiths. seized hold of Elizabeth. Jane at tempted to run away, but was caught by Burrows and Lees. She was thrown down upon the ground, and Burrows attempted to perpetrate the offence with which he now stood charged. lie called to Lees to hold her feet, and succeeded, notwithstanding her screams and struggles, in accomplishing his object. Lees then com mitted the same offence, being in a similar way assisted by Burrows. During this time she was aware that her sister was struggling with the other two men, but one of them now left her and came to the witness. He also perpetrated the crime. Both the young women were detained in this struggle for upwards of an hour and a half ; and before the witness finally succeeded in get ting away from her assailants, one of them, she could not tell which, repeated the offence. Another of them then took her up and carried her towards a plantation, at some distance from the path, where he again attempted to violate her person. While he was struggling with her her sister, who had finally got away from those by whom she had been attacked, came up to her on her hands and knees, on which the man left the witness Jane and went to her sister. Jane then got to her feet, and ran home, where she gave the alarm to her brother. He imme diately mounted a horse and rode off to the spot, where he found Elizabeth lying insensible ; she also having been repeatedly outraged in the same way as her sister. Both were in a dreadful state when they reached home, their clothes torn to pieces, their faces bleeding from blows inflicted upon them by the hands of their assail ants, and their persons severely bruised in the long and desperate struggle which they had maintained. Early the next morning the police went in search of the pri soners, who had all been together drinking at a public house at Bampton on the evening in question, and had been seen very shortly before the time when this out rage must have taken place proceeding from Bampton along a path leading to the spot, and in its immediate neighbourhood. It was found that at a very early hour on the Monday morning they had left the " barrack," a cluster of temporary huts in which they lived, and they were traced step by step across the county of Westmore land, and finally into Durham, where they were taken into custody near Hartlepool. On examining their persons it was found that Burrows had but one of his braces on. It was of rather a remarkable pattern, and corresponded precisely with one which was found in the field the morning after the outrage. The spot, it was stated by the witnesses, was so !trodden in the struggle that it was some weeks before it was again covered with grass as before, and it was strewed with portions of the dress of the young women, crushed fragments of their bonnets, torn gloves, and broken combs. According to the testimony of the medical men Jane Dover had suffered extreme violence from the persons by whom she had been assailed. The particulars of the injuries sustained by her sister Elizabeth (whose case was the subject of another indictment) did not transpire on this trial ; but they were understood to be of a most serious kind. The prisoners were convicted. His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said they had been convicted of a most aggravated offence, under circum stances of such atrocity as reflected the greatest disgrace on the country in which they were born. When men at their early age were so brutified any observation would, as to them, be thrown away. There was no possibility of exciting in such minds either regret or shame, and he (the Learned Judge) had never seen four men apparently more lost, more shameless, more dead to every manly feeling. As an example to others, however, it was ne cessary to refer to the fate which awaited them. They were about to leave a free country fora state of perpetual servitude, without intermission of their toil, without wages, without auy reward but that daily bread which would enable them to continue their daily labour, to spend the remainder of their lives in suffering and de gradation. The Learned Judge concluded by sentenc ing the prisoners to transportation for life. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WeIIs, Aug. 10. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) John Gamtfield and Thomas Gaudfield were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Ann Champion, at Curry Rival, on the 18th of January, and stealing therefrom upwards of 60/. Mr. Edwards was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Stone and Mr. Saunders defended ti e prisoners. It appeared that on the 16th of January Mrs, Champion had about 601. in her house ' • she had placed it in her pocket-book, and then locked it up in a box, day (Sunday) she kept in her bed-room. On the following (Sunday) she saw that the money was all safe. On the Monday morning, about seven o'clock , she discovered that the lock of the box bad been broken, and that her money was gone. The prisoner John Gaudfield lived in a cottage belonging to the prosecutrix, and almost ad joining her house, and shortly before this his brother, Thomas Gaudfield, had come on a visit to him. Thomas Gaudfield had a house at Glastonbury, and William Russell occupied two rooms in that house. In the month of January Thomas Gaudfield was absent from his house for a fortnight, but returned one evening ac companied by his brother John. On the 22d of January, about 11 o'clock at night, both the prisoners came to Thomas Gaudfield's house and called up Russell, who opened the door for them* they then appeared to be very much agitated. They went into one of the rooms, and shortly afterwards Russell heard them quarrelling, and one of them said, " Don't curse and swear so ; we have broken into Mrs. Champion's house, and taken away every d- farthing, and we must hide it till the noise is over." Russell, upon hearing this, went down stairs and saw them counting money on the table. They remained in the house about a quarter of an hour, and then went out, the prisoner, Thomas, hav ing a small box under his arm. Russell told this to a woman with whom he cohabited, named Mary Ann Rus sell, but he desired her nut to mention it to a soul, be cause he had heard one of the prisoners say that he would murder any o ne w h o sp li t upon them. Mary tern Russell corroborated the statement of the former \\*less as to what lie had told her. She had nattecl it to twenty people. She had never been in gaol for thieving ; Wt. she had bad a bad husband who bad sent her for some cloth which had been §tolev a fkucl she was taken up for " finding" the cloth. She was tried, and Jentstod Ise six months' imprisonment. her husband had been trans• ported two years since. The prisoners had been seen with large sums of money in their possession shortly after the robbery. The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to be transported for ten years. Susanna Joan Morris, a respectably attired woman, was indicted for stealing ten pairs of gloves and other articles, the property of Mr. Dight Gay, at Exeter. Mr. Phinn conducted the prosecution, and Mre Stone defended the prisoner. The prosecutor is a tradesman in Exeter. The pri soner lived at North Curry, where she kept a school, and Mr. Gay's child was boarded and educated by her at 2/. 10s. a quarter. In July the prisoner went on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Gay at Exeter. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Gay were on a visit to Miss Karslake, at the vil lage of Ede, near Exeter. The prisoner accordingly went there, and after sta3ing a couple of days she went to Mr. Gay's shop, where she re ma i ne d three days, and then the prisoner made a communic a ti on to Mr. Gay, the import of which was that Mrs. Gay had been un faithful to her husband, and she named a gentleman to him. Mr. Gay immediately went to Ede, where his wife was staying, and there he found the gentleman who had been named to him by the prisoner, and he instantly commenced an attack upon him, which ended in a con flict, and Mr. Gay was rather severely punished, and was not able to attend to his business for some days. Mrs. Gay returned to her shop in a day or two after this, and then saw the prisoner in her shop, in the act of turning over different goods. She also observed that the prisoner's luggage was packed up. An altercation took place about what the prisoner had stated, and the prisoner was told that the sooner she left the house the better. Mr. Gay did not pay the prisoner what was due to her, but said he would send her a post- office order for the amount. The prisoner then left. On the 20th of July, in consequence of Mr. Gay missing some gloves and other articles, he went to the house of the prisoner, at North Curry, and he there found a carpet bag, containing several articles belonging to him. On the cross-examination of Mrs. Gay, it appeared that she had sent and received several letters from the gentle man who had been named, and that she had also received presents from him. - For the prisoner, it was urged that she had merely taken these things as a security for the money that was due to her, and witnesses were called who spoke of her in the highest terms. The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, and stated that there was not the slightest imputation on her character. Edward Williams and Abraham Michael were in dicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of the Rev. Robert Haynes, at Coomb hay, and stealing a large quantity of money. Mr. Stone was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Saunders and Mr. Cole for the prisoners. On the morning of the 9th of May it was f oun d th a t the prosecutor's house had been broken into and the money in question stolen. The prisoners were drinking together the whole of the previous day. Some con stables had information given them, and they took both the prisoners into custody at Williams's house ; and, upon searching them, many 51. n o t es were foun upon them, together with a gold watch, chain, and seals, which the prosecutor identified as belonging to him. Williams immediately started, but was followed and detained, and in his pocket the constable found a jemmy. The house of Williams was searched, and a centrebit was found, which fitted an aperture in the prosecutor's study shutter. _ _ Michael pleaded Guilty, and the jury returned a ver dict of Guilty against the other prisoner, and they were both sentenced to be transported for life. THE MURDER AT DAGENHAM. EXAMINATION OF SUSPECTED PERSONS. I 1.1 - 0 RD, TUESDAY EVENING.—This afternoon Dennis Flynn, John Hennessy, and Ellen Rankin, the former of whom were described as agricultural labourers, were brought up from the Arbour-square station-house of the K division of police, and were examined at some length before the magis trates for the Beacontree division of Essex, on a charge of having been concerned in the murder of George Clarke, a police-constable of the above division, on the 30th of June last. Octavius Masheter, Esq., presided. The following evidence against the prisoners was gone into : Michael Welch, on being sworn, said, I arrived in England from Ireland on the sth of February last, and have no regular place of living. The last place I worked in was for Mr. Giddins, of Cudham, in Kent. On Tuesday afternoon last I was at work harvesting, when the prisoner, Dennis Flynn, came into the field and got some work to do, cutting the wheat. On the next day !Ellen Rankin and two per sbns named John and Felix Sweeny, came and sat by a fire made for the purpose of cooking food, in the field. IVhilst sitting there, Ellen Rankin said that they (Flynn and herself) had no necessity for coming out there : that her husband was earning good wages in London, but having the misfortune of assaulting a policeman in Lon don, they were forced to quit the place and go down into the country for twelve months. John Swe e ny as k e d h ow t h e assault, occurred, and she answered it was all on account of an Irishman who came into a room where they had been drinking and was going to sing ; that the Englishman ob jected to it, and a row was caused. She then said that a sergeant came on horseback, and he was struck with a stone. and she saw it ; that Dennis Flynn and John HenneSay assaulted another policeman, and he was found d ea d i n a field in the morning. John Sweeny remarked that it was foolish of her net to keep that a secret. That is all I know about it. The Magistrate asked the prisoners if they desired to put any question to the witness, to which Flynn exclaimed, " It is all an untruth what he has been stating. lam as innocent about this murder as a man in Smithfield." Hennessy—l wish to ask him if ho ever saw me in Kent? Welch—Yes, I saw you drunk in the beer-shop, having a row, and at the barn on the morning Ellen Rankin made the, statement about the murdered policeman. Hennessy—Don't go too fast, my lad, or I shall have you. Why, I was at home at Stratford at the time. Welch declared positively that he saw Hennessy at the Smith's Arms, at Cudham. in Flynn's company. Hennessy—He is stating that which is untrue, your worship; I never was at Cudham in my life, and never saw this lad in Kent. The female prisoner also denied the statement of the wit ness both as to what he swore she had stated in the field, and also to Hennessy being the man who came to the barn on that day. She persisted in stating that it was a man called Jemmy Daisey, and not Hennessy, who came there. Flynn admitted that he was acquainted with Hennessy, but denied that such a statement as Welch detailed had ever been made. The Magistrate said it was a very important matter to the prisoners themselves, and also to the public, that the charge should be; fully investigated, and he reminded the witness Welch of the obligation of an oath. Welch declared most solemnly that he had spoken the truth. Felix Sweeny examined—l reside in Ball-court, Tooley street. I was at work on 'Wednesday last for Mr. Giddens, at Cudham ; and in the afternoon I was sitting round a fire with Rankin and Flynn, who worked on the same farm, when Ellen Rankin said she had no occasion to be harvesting only for beating a policeman, or having a row with a police man, but I cannot say which. She then said something about a policeman being found in the field with his head off, but I did not pay much attention to her, nor do I recollect saying anything to her in reply. Ido not recollect asking Flynn or Nankin, when they came first to work, where they came from. When Ellen Rankin spoke of the policeman being in the field with his head off, John Sweeny, my cousin, said it was very foolish to talk of such a think before people. She had better keep it a secret. The boy Welch was present at the conversation. Before the conversation took place, I had not heard of a policeman having been murdered. The prisoner Hennessy was not there, and I don't think I ever saw him before. Police-constable Edwin Horsefall sworn—l am constable 53 of the R division, and stationed at Woolwich. From in formation 1 received about half-past eight o'clock on Saturday evening I went to a lodging-house in High-street, Woolwich. I requested the person who keeps the house to call Dennis Flynn, who lived below. She did so, and the prisoner Flynn came up, closely followed by the female prisoner. She endeavoured to pass me and get into the street. I stopped her and asked if Flynn was her husband, and she replied no. I asked her then what her name was, and she said Ellen Rankin. I then asked her if she knew Flynn, and she denied that she did. I asked her if she did net go by the name of Ellen Cotter, which she at first denied, but afterwards admitted that she did. I ques tioned them separately, but the women refused to answer any questions. I ascertained from Flynn that he had been working at Footscray, and other places ; and also that a short time ago he had been employed on the Eastern e C s o t un t tiee Railway, and lived at Stratford. On g e o r ir . toth r injured and Flynn inquired, " Who be had robbed " Was his watch c h i i i s ar a g rr e i a v gai al zi th st er h e im th , e a l t ns w pe t c ic to h r h to e ld ap h p i e zn are t d he m n u a c t h ur a e ff o ec f t i t Yesterday afternoon I conveyed the prisoner Flynn from, Woolwich Police-court to Arbour-square station, when he said, alluding to the murdered policeman, and money gone?" He said that voluntarily, and a dd ed, " Was he very much knocked about ?" Flynn—No, I asked you was he much disfigured? Horsefall—lt might have been. It was either the word disfigured or knocked about. Police-constable Edward Palmer, 231 R, deposed—l ap• prehonded the female prisoner. On her way to the station she asked me what I was going to take her for, and added she was not going to get into trouble for Flynn. She would tell all about it. After they were placed in the cell at the station, I heard the prisoner Flynn say to the woman Rankin, " Keep your mouth shut, and they can't hurt us." On. searching a bag I took from the prisoner Rankin, I discovered. the two white gloves (odd ones) new produced. They are such gloves as are worn by the police. The female prisoner said the gloves were given to her by a ' female residing at St. Mary's Cray, Kent. Mr. Superintendent Macquard remarked that the prisoner Hennessy was apprehended by a constable, who had also held. an assault warrant which had been out against him for ai Horsefall, stated t h at Flynn admitted to con T s h id e e c ra o h n l s e ta p b e le r , iod him that the prisoner Hennessy was down in the country with them. The Magistrate here inquired if there was any further evi• deuce? when Mr. Superintendent Macquard stated that, at the present moment there was not, but he had dispatched officers in search of certain information, and expected their arrival at Ilford shortly. If the magistrate would therefore adjourn the proceedings for a short time, or remand the prisoners to a future day, further evidence would be forth coming. The prisoners hero desired to make a statement, but they were checked by the Magistrate, who told them that as their position was a very serious one they had better say nothing lest they criminated themselves. Under the circumstances he felt it his duty to remand them to a future day. Hennessy, on hearing this, burst into tears and exclaimed (pointing to the witness Welch), " That boy is taking my life away." Flynn also shed tears, a n d sa id—Y our wors hi p , I am a poor hard-working chap that never hurt the hair of a man's - The prisoners were then remanded for a week, and tt 'iotoeyd Welch was ordered to be det a i ne d, sus pi c ion being e that if allowed to go at large he would not be again forth coming. POST OFFICE NOTlCE.—Yesterday a notice was posted at the General Post-office that her 11.1a,jesty's ship Inflexible, for the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand, sailed on tha 9th instant from Devonport with the morning mails of that date. Her Dl2,esty's ship Contest is daily expected to sail for the Island of Ascension. Letters will be taken at the uswd packet rates—ls. the half-ounce, &c., and newspaper* free, Mr, Cobden, whose arrival 'ekterday's impression, is stated tiCU tQ yiait :iLajeaY niulPPe. t in 9h P a a v r e is re w ce e iv mentioned on ined viti it! ■