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fourth Xbition FRANCE. By an order of the Minister of War, i n 1843 , ma d e w ith the view of preventing officers o f th e arm y f rom co ntracting marriage, with a da nger o f b r i ng i ng upon themselves additional charges w hi c h th e y wou ld be unable to meet, it was declared that no permission would be given to a n officer to m arry un l ess th e l a d y s hould possess an income of at least 1,2001. a year, which is not to be a life income, but in full right, so as to profit to the husband or children in the event of ler death. The present Minister of War has, by a circular to the generals of divisions and subdivisions, ditected that they shall look strictly to the execution -of this regulation, and not permit any officers to marry until the Minister himself shall have examined as to the validity of the deed by which such property is secured. We read in the Moniteur de 1 Armee :—" The Minister of War, struck with the inconvenience that results from the ignorance of horsemanship which is sometimes shown by infantry officers in command, and being desirous of putting an end to a state of things alike prejudicial to dignity and duty, has de cided that, after the general inspection of 1853, cap tans of infantry susceptible of becoming chefs de Bataillon shall not be proposed for this grade until sley have satisfied the inspector-general of their Ability to manage a horse in presence of the troops." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TRESDAY.—We learn by the Africa that the New York cotton market was dull, with a small concession in price, whilst that of New Orleans continued steady though quiet. The total receipts amounted to 3 ; 008,553 bales against - 2,322,921 last year. The reports of the new crop were still in the highest degree favourable. It would seem as if specu lators on both sides the Atlantic were becoming more wary in their proceedings ; for, in some instances, buyers are able to supply themselves, in Liver pool, on slightly better terms than they could last week. And that ready sympathy with any cir cumstances calculated to excite caution, which pre vails here, has been so far called into action as to diminish the buoyancy of our market both in yarns and goecl , . But though business has lost something in point of tone, and the buyers are more inclined to hold back than before, there is yet a great steadiness in prices ; indeed, in most articles the utmost firmness -prevails. The advantage which, in some instances, buyers bad last week in certain things, such as the tower counts of warps, and the Indian qualities of 40's, 50's, and 60's mule, is rather more marked and gene ra!' to-day ; and the improvement then showing itself is domestics appears to be retarded. The India houses hold off from purchasing shirtings as w e ll as yarns. In 7-Bth, 9-Bth, and 5-4th printing cloths, however, there is as much firmness as ever. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a rather heavy and s l u ggish market to-day, with a li m i te d attendance of buyers , but little chan ge i n prices. There are no ne w features in the wo o l mar k et to report, either in price or demand. The dealers are out of sorts, and they say that broke wools are be coming very scarce. MACCLESFIELD, TllESD AY. — Business in manufac tured goods has made further progress, nearly the whole of the existing stocks having been cleared off ; and buyers are anxious liy ~eing spe as ct s forey are produced. e contracts th of some descriptions for d produced. O a th e whole, the prospects three r coming winter appear f avourable. Thrown Silks : The market h as b een less active than of late ; but as manufacturers have had free sale for their goo&, and as their stocks of silk on hand are understood to be unusually light, there is every prospect of an active demand ere long. The ac counts to hand this morning from the continent speak of prices for Italian throwns having a hardening ten dency, which may have the effect of bringing over further orders for our home throwns. Raw Silks— The market latterly has been much unsettled by the circulars freely sent out by the leading brokert, which have been of a very contradictory nature, and have tended unnecessarily to alarm the trade at a tilme when business appeared near at hand. On the whole, looking at the various chops put forward, the reduction appears to be one of quality as well as HALIFAX, SATIJILDAY.- - Rather more fancy goods, chiefly of low quality, have been disposed of in our piece hall to-day than for some weeks past, but the general condition of the worsted trade has experienced no amendment. In yarns and wools there is no ma terial change, except perhaps that there is somewhat more languor in the demand, prices remaining the same. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have no change to notice i❑ our market ; it continues dull, with the exception of the woollen fancy branch ; rather more has been done in that, with new patterns for the winter season. LAWS AND INSTITUTES OF IRELAND The following is the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire and report concerning the ancient lvei and instilites of Ireland : "May it please your Excellency,—The pi incipal ma- teriels necessary for the preparation of a report on the ancient Irish laws beieg now ccllected and arranged, we have thought i: our duty to icy before your Excellency a brief statement of the results at which we have al ready arrived; and to solicit some instructions respect ing the time and manner of completing the task which your Excellency has been pleased to commit to us. " The first object to which oar attention was directed was the formation of a catalogue of all the manuscripts of the Brehon Laws which are known to exist in the United Kingdom. A numerous and valuable collection of these documents, originally made in Ireland by the niniat Welch antiquary and philologist, Edward Lhwyd, is now preserved in th e lib rary o f T r inity College, Dublin, to which it was presented about sixty years ago, by Sir J o h n S e b r i g ht. In ILdisposin g of it, he appears to have been influenced by the advice of the celebrated . Edmund Burke, who tnatiltatedoonthat occasion a lively anxiety to have the materials of Irish history placed within the reach of * ell i c ' l ara by the tranoaticn and publication of all the ancient records of the k w , Agss .,a.na a fewb co l untry- Besides the Trinity Col dea', we have ascertainedeonging to the Royal Irish Aca demy, of the Bretton that transcripts of various por iLnatwhse are to be, found in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, and in the Stowe Collectiounary of the British Museum, lis n .z ow the property of Lord Aslitureham. All the3o ••., except the last men to which we have not tioned, as yet been so fort una t e as at To obtain access, have been des cr ib ed a n analytcal catalogue, mad e according great length in i to our di rect i ons Carry, by Dr. ODonovan end Mr. E ugene e and contain ing notices of their respective duties, and o f t h e general nature of the subjects they treat ot. "'the dates of the existing MSS. of the Brehon Laws vary from the early part cf t he 14 th to the clos e of the 16th century; but the authority of some is enhanced by the fact that they were traLscribed 'ay persons in who a : e families the office of brehon, or judge, had been heredi tary for several generations. " For the laws themselves a much higher antiquity may be safely asserted. S 3 far us we have ext erna l evidence to guide us, there is no reason to suspect that they have undergone any material change since th e time of Corm ac M a c Cuillensin, Kirg and Bishop of Cashel, who died A.D. 903. lle V 733 a man of great learning and energy, who certainly promoted the ex , cution of con s id era bl e literary works, and under whose influence it is not improbable that a systemat_ic . compilation of the laws ma y have been effected. Of this, however, we have no distinct record. Ou the other hand, we find scattered through all parts of the laws al lusions to a general revision of them in the fifth cen tury, at the instance of St. Patrick, who, in conjunction with certain kings and learned men, is said to have ex- Punged from them all those institutions which savoured of paganism, an d to have framed the coda called the beinchus Mor. These sam e documents assert the existenc e t of still mor e anc i en t wr i tten l aws , th e gre ater par of which are ascribed to Corm ac Mac Art, monarch of Irela lid, in the middle of th e third century. How ever slo w we be kind, wh , e , may be to acquiesce in statements of the d+ contradict o what we have learned concerning Western E uro legislation in the remaining parts of matter of reee t e .we may readily admit that the subject antiquity, as ' of t indt'lle laws demonstrates their great society in w hich they the primitive nature of the tempts to efface it, treayc prevailed. In spite of the at• ible in many parte o ; , s th of heathenism are still discern ordeals of a pagan chara.etenl. They enumerate various magical, and specify the occasions which are expressly termed thaw was prescribed. Th e a r e e a3 i°fla on which a resort to laws of marriage, which pro , ar e also provisions in the h ave exercised but a feeble ; _ n e _ that Ch r i st i an i ty cou ld they were enacted. "'"ilence at the time when " The language in which the Brehon is a convincing proof of their Laws are written anti 'laity , Th oomposed in a peculiar dialect, as men eray are maintained; but, if their style differs fromYtvr have a vernacu'ar Irish of the pre s ent day, as Anglo-Saxon o f the dines from modern English , this di ssimilarity - t a-S alca to be as cribed mainly to the effects of time, by which the ortho graphy a nd grammatical forms of the langua g® ha been modified, and legal terms a nd p hra ses of constant recurrence have become obsolete. T he an tiquity of ' the language of the Brehon Laws being once established, it mast be apparent that the publication of them would promote the study of philosophy in no ordinary Way. From no other source could such abundant and precious materialsth be obtained by the scholar engaged in analyzing ot e he C r eltio lace s-inage!, and determining their relation to branches of the Indo-EuropGan language' "Apart from their mere • 't these lan's are pos sessed of considerable ' antiqut.y, They lay down the t - ri l v Trest to the historian f all classes; they defineof persons o ees and duties theenure of land aed the rights of property of all kinds. per fect picture of the s oc i ety I n i : 4 word, they furnish a w regulate, from the constitution- Which they were desiwed to relation subsisting betwe en the of the ki ng dom, and the vincial kings, do w n to the minutest details cf domestic "Such being the estimate which these documents has led us to f an examination of ontnts 7;3 feel that we are fkill- or al of their age and niermailig to yc,or Excellency that J7 warranted in recom the publication of them THE SUN, LONDON, should be undertaken at the expense of the State, and I under the superintendence of competent persons. All 1 the arguments which induced the Government to order the publication of the Angle. Saxon and Welch laws might be used in favour of this measure. In fact, the publication of the Brehon Laws appears to us to be essential to the completion of the works already put forth by the Commissioners of Public Records. " About 70 years ago Vallencey, in his Collectanea Rebus Hibernicis, published a few extrects from them, accompanied by translations. But both text and version were so full of inaccuracies, arising from the incapacity of the editor, that the value of the documents was not fully exhibited in these specimens. In truth, the work was too difficult and expensive to ha undertaken by auy individual. It requires a long “me, a cons id era bl e out lay, and much co-operation for its proper execution. Persons possessing a vernacular knowlege of the Irish , language, and accustomed to transcribe Irish MSS., must be employed in the work of copying and translating. These again would require the superintendence of ac complished scholars, versed in history, juriiprudence , arehmslogy, and philosophy. Moreover, it would be necessary to procure copies or collations of MSS. in remote places. The work, when completed, would be an extensive one, occupying a large folio volume , which would possess but little p o pular interest, and woul d be consulted only by a limited class of historical rea ders. Taking all these circumstances into account, we aro con vinced that, notwithstanding its intrinsic importance, the publication of the ancient Irish laws could not be effected in the ordinary manner, and must be undertaken by the Government, if it is ever to be accomplished at all, " The present time affords facilities for the execution of the design now proposed. During the progress of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, several persons ac quainted with the Irish language were employed to collect information on matters of topography and ancient history. Under the direction of the officers conducting the survey these persons became well instructed and disciplined scholars. In a few years more this advan tage will be irretrievably lost. The taste for antiquarian scholarship among the lower classes in Ireland is nearly extinct, while death and emigration are fast removing the few individuals who possessed the qualifications just mentioned. Without the aid of such labourers the task of transcribing and translating the Brehon Laws would become one of extreme, if not hopeless difficulty. There are some circumstances which would render the publication of these ancient laws peculiarly interest ingtha t in th theehabits eyes of f f politician.tthheenht and actiont isp prevailing ltbg am improbable ebg t h e native Irish are reflect e d i n the laws which they framediereiga infofiruentheeesna,seenlvdeate before they they y y were affected clingby with obstinate ten ac i ty, even for centurieseont u continued afterto the y had been compelled to submit to British rule. The Brehon Laws were actually appealed to so late as the reign of Charles I. We must not, therefore, bo sur prised to find florae traces yet remaining of their effect upon society. " We would also suggest that good results would be obtained by exhibiti ng t h e rea l s t ate o f thi s country a t a remote period of its history. It would then be found that false or exaggerated notions have been entertained of the well-being of society and the advancement of civizilation in early times. Ireland never enjoyed a golden age. It would be more easy to say, that she suffered for many ages under an iron feudalism, which administered essentially different laws to the rich and to the poor. Ignorance on this head has certainly created in some minds an unreasonable dissatisfaction with the present order of things, and a perverse disposition to thwart the efforts of those who are doing their utmost to ameliorate it. Nothing could be more efficacious in dispelling such morbid national prejudices than a complete publication of the ancient Irish laws. " Lest it should be supposed that any national par tiality has affected the opinion which we have ourselves formed, we beg to direct your Excellency's attention to the accompanying copies of letters on this subject from Mr. Hallam, M. Guizot, Professor Ranke, and Professor Grimm. (Appendix A.) Other English and foreign scholars of the highest eminence have in similar terms expressed the deep interest with which they regard it. " We also annex a statement (Appendix B.) of the expenditure of tho sum of 2001. placed at our disposal by the Lords Commissioners of her Mojesty'a Treasury for the purpose of enabling us to defray the charges ne cessarily incurred in the preparation of cur report. It will be observed that the greater part of the money has been spent in making the analytical catalogue, the ma. nuscript of which extends to 538 folio pages. " Repecting the several matters briefly touched upon in the present communication, we propose to f a y b e f ore your Excellency more ample details in a report founded on the mass of information we have gathered. It is our desire to confirm the general statements here made by extracts from the Irish laws and records of all kinds. But the preparation of such a report must be attended with considerable labour, and could not be accomplished very rapidly by persons having other official duties to dis charge. We therefore pray your Excellency to inform us whether it is your pleasure that we should d raw u p s uch a full report, end to signify the latest time at which you could permit us to present i' We entertain a hope that your Excellency, having the case fully set before you, will see sufficient grounds to warrant you in recom mending the application of public funds for the purposes here contemplated. At the same time we apprehend that the materials for the decision of the Government must be furnished by us at an early period, if any grant for the publication of the Brehon Laws is to be included in the estimates for the present year. "We have, &c., - " JAMES EL TODD, D D. "Feb.l9, 1852." CHARLES GRAVES, D.D. " Note.—The Earl of Clarendon having resigned the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland a row days after the preceding report had been presented, a copy of it was laid before his successor, the Earl of Eglintoun, together with a letter requesting his Excellency's in struction. To this the Commiss:oners received the fol lowing reply : ." Dublin Castle, April 27, 1852. " Sir,—With reference to your letvr of the 22d inst , enclosing a copy of a report on the publication of the Brehou Laws, I am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to inform you that his Excellency, having before him the information therein contained, does not think it necessary that you should at present draw up such a full report as the Commissioners propose. In the papers already submitted to him he sees sufficient grounds to warrant him in recommending the publication of those laws; and his Excellency has accordingly forwarded the report, with the accompanying papers, for the favo ura bl e consideration of the Lards Commissioners of her Ma jesty's Trec3ury. I am, &c., "`JOHN WY NNE. " To the Rev. Charles Grams, D.D.'" ATTEMPTED ASCENT OF MONT BLANC. Although ascents of Mont Blanc are now of more common occurrence than formerly, perhaps the fol lowing account of an attempt which, though fated to be unsuccessful, was of more than ordinary difficulty, may interest your readers :—Having long waited for fine weather, I was at last gratified by the arrival of the north wind, here its invariable companion; and having been joined on Tuesday evening by two other gentlemen with the same intention, we determined to try the ascent the following day. Accordingly, we left Caamounix at eight o'clock, our party consisting of Mr. Sargent, Mr. B. H. Bulwer, myself, and 26 guides and porters. We arrived at the Pierre d'Echelles at twelve o'clock, where the guides break fasted, a n d, h av i ng crossed the Glaciers des Boissons and Tacconay, reached the Grand Mulets at half-past four. Three of the guides were then sent out to trace some of the next day's route—very necessary, since we were obliged to leave the Grand Mulets at midnight. The sun set without a cloud, and, wrapping our blankets round us, we lay down on the rock full of hope for the morrow. At twelve o'clock foour party, di m i n i s h e d t o 17, left the Mulets, th e re party, guides carrying lanterns. The tracing of the - path was rendered exceedingly difficult by the 81:1°1v being frozen over, but not sufficiently to bear our we i ght. mortification, The great Crevasse du Dome was reached at half-past three o'for We sank nearly three feet at each step. Exited, earlyoverff which an avalanche falling in spring the only passage. To our unspeakabl lanche no longer discover some othere we found that this ava lanche and that we should have to , the most success, when parties, we examined „ r°llte • Dividing into small doable for nine hollers place that seemed when Michael pas th ia o g a e t daring of our Michael Irene Coutet bein g guides, said he thought a littler?ute thither, preceding, advanced, r c e u v t a s i s n e the wall of the Dome de ee outii Inlgh th t e b c e avoided altogether. We then traced a ti' le d and by that time, the evening hour as we returned to the Mulets, which We lett the nest morning at the same the .xt 700 feet, one of the guides, Having shortly afterwards reached the terrible Do me . g , and ascended about with ropes, commenced cutting. a groove in the '' lying horizontally. This per pendicularopera- tion, wall of ice, of just width and height enough to admit the body tion, changing the guides every five minutes, occupi e d about two hours, in wbich time we had cut_ through about 40 feet of ice, and hav in g then descended on the other side of the Crevasse, we reached the Petits and Grands Plateaux in six hours, without much difficulty. One of the guide was here over come by nausea, and obliged to return. We shortly after ascended the corridor whence the first view towards the other side of the mountain is ob tained, and remained for a few moments enjoying the glorious panorama spread out before us. The Ber nese Oberland, with the Monte Rosa range on our left hand, were partially hidden by fleecy clouds, but the giant peaks appearing above them w ere distinctly visible. Opposite us were the St. Bernard range, and to our right Piedmont and the endless plains of Lora brd3r. The Jura bounded our view towards the north. We next ascended the Mer de la Cote by about 200 steps cut in the ice, and walked on about to reach as quarter of a mile. It was then about 10 o'clock, nd, h av i n , on , y i ten minutes more walking in breathin thce summit, we stopped a few mo ments to rest. I experienced some difficulty g, but n e ither my compani ons nor the guides seemed to suffer much incon venience. I all our ho R ejoicing en in the speedy accom p lishmen t of . -, we again put ourselves en route, when we were suddenly enveloped i n a dense fog, which was accompanied b y the most violent wind and hail. We were nearly in total darlcness and such was the violence of the wind that cur footsteps in the soft snow were no sooner m a d e than they were effaced. We waited a few moments, and then made a desperate effort to advance ii a th e t ee th Q f ti storm, but in vain ; after a fair fight we were de feated, and obliged to retreat. In a short time we again renewed the bard contest, but with the same result. The tou rmente raged with awful vio lence ; we could scarcely keep our feet, b o ldi ng on by each other ; and the guides, suddenly exclaiming, " Si les traces sont effaces nous serons tous perdus," best a most precipitate retreat. We were then mourn fully obliged to retrace our steps, which we had much difficulty in finding, and return when within a stone's throw of success. The same storm-cloud r ema i ne d on the summit , as ifin triumph, for the remainder of the day, and we sulkily bent our course towards Cha mounix, where we arrived at nine o'clock the same evening. Aug. vari d 28. from j ° 9 11 4 N i n U t s h s e u s E U R n . a t a nT o d u b n em i x tuh , ie S ert a ma t u toam r d be a et y leo , rw zero near the summit. theePhG.Sarn: MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 4, 1852. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*2.52 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 43 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 169 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ••• 1.12 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 31 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 73 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... ... 63 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of tho Uterus, &c. ... 3 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 9 Diseases of the Skin, &o. ... 2 Malformations... ••• ••• ••• ••• •• • 5 Premature Birth ... 32 Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 34 Sudden ... 5 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 56 Causes not specified ... 4 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Deaths in cone- Deaths Enumerated, spending week in the 1851. of 1851. Week West Districts... 376,427 .. 143 ... 163 North Districts.. 490,396 218 ... 203 Central Districts 393,256 ... 139 ... 162 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 194 ... 183 6outh Districts.. 616,635 ... 273 ... 255 Totals... 2,362,236 ... 967 ... 966 Males ... ... ... ... ... 489 Females ... ... ... ... 477 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ... ... ... 785 Females ... ... ... ... ... 739 Total ... -.1,524 *ln this number are included 53 by Scarlatina, 40 by Typhus Fever, 105 by Diarrhcea, and 8 by Cholera. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION RAIL-- WAY —This line, from Hounslow to Brentford, is now com pleted and ready for opening, and will be worked jointly by the London and North-Western and South Western Rail ways. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 3. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 7. 4th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Hill Trevor, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Gold, who retires upon half-pay Unat tached, Sept. 7. 17th Foot—Lieutenant David L a t ouc h e Colthurst to be Captain, by purchase, vi ce Th wa y tes , w ho retires ; Ensign Ralph Smyth to b e Li eu t enant , by purchase, vice Colthurst, Sept. 7. from 44th Foot—Ensign Bradford S m ith Hoskins, appointed the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vi ce Br ac k en bury, nted to the 84th Foot, Sept. 7. 59th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Mainvrar ing, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant - Colonel, vice Trevor, appointed to the 4th Foot, Sept. 7. 63d Foot—Ensign Vincent Mackesy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Emerson, who retires, Sept. 7. 67th Foot—Assistant Staff-Surgeon Edward William Bawtree, M.D., from half-pay, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Dandas, who resigns, Sept. 7. 84th Foot—Ensign Pierce Chute to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macbean, promoted to an unattached company; Ensign Ernest Henry Brackenbury, from the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Chute, Sent. 7. ITNATTACEIED.—Lieutenant William dodges Tylden Pattenson, from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, by pur chase, Sept. 7. MEMOR.ANDUII.—Captain David Green, Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the Army by the sale of his Commis s io n , h e being about to become a Settler in New Brunswick, Sept. 7. Commission by her Majesty the Queen ! July 30. King's Own Regiment of Staffordshire Militia— Daniel Hillman, Gent., to be Adjutant, vice Captain Spring, resigned. Commission by her Majesty, July 5. Royal Sussex Light Infantry Regiment of Militia-- Lieutenant William Fuller (late of the 52d Regiment) to be Adjutant, from the 23d July, 1852. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex. Adjutant William Fuller, of the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, appointed to serve with the rank of Captain, July 31. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. John Cam Thackwell (not John Cann Thackwell, as advertised in last Friday's Gazette), Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert Waller (not Robert Wallere, as advertised in last Friday's Gazette), Clerk, to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 31. [The following article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday, the 31st August last]; Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. James Rigby, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. The Right Honourable the Earl of Burlington to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Frederic Sewallis Gerard, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; John Hargreaves, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Edward Pedder, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Sept. 3. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutlandshire. The Honourable Henry Cecil Lowther to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Sept. 3. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Merionethshire. Viscount Seaham, to be Deputy Lieutenant; Sir Wat kin Williams Wynn, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Lloyd, of Rhaggat, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert John Tottenham, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Edward Lloyd Edwards, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; George Price Lloyd, Esq , to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Durham. D ur ham Militia—Henry Forester, Esq., to b e Cap tain; Charles Watkins Arthur Harcourt Wood, Esq , to be Captain; Henry John Baker Baker, Esq., to b e Captain, Aug. 26. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Re giment of Militia—Thomas Dickinson Hall, Esq., to be Maj or. Cemmission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Denbighshire. Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—George Hammond Whalley, Esq., to be Captain, vice Madocks, resigned, Aug. 18. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William Crabtree and Stephen Shepherd, iron foun ders, Bradford. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Warner, plaisterer, Tranquil-vale, Black heath, Sept. 17, at one, and Oct. 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Linklaters, Size-lane, Bucklorshury. Henry Newson Brewer, tobacconist, South-Eastern Arcade, Southwark, Sept. 16, at one, and Oct. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Beetholme, John-street, Bed ford-row. John Fowler, builder, Clifton, Bristol, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Cornish and Parnell, Bristol. Daniel Sparks, surgeon, Cirencester, Sept. 21 and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Mailings and Co., Cirencester; Bevan, Bristol. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. W. Hesseltine, tailor, New—street, Dorset-square. E. Wsghorne, Devonshire-street, Stepney. S. J. Cole, lodging-house keeper, Lodge-road, Regent's park. J. P. Cameron, clerk, Mill-street, Hanover-square. , . T. Collier, plumber, Ocean-row, Stepney. - J. Shearmur, shopman, St. George-street, St. George-in. the , East. - - J. Brookland, jobbing carpenter, Newland-street,Pimlico. J. Barker, innkeeper, Witnesham, Suffolk. G. Brooke, auctioneer, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire. brou b H. pr,.LewinWilson, r Canal aper aCnodmpan hosier,y' Porstaaw,clerk, Beresfurd-street, Walworth. Jaw..iHall, Bedford. J. Gloucester. J. Ibotson, farmer, Ecclestield Yorkshire. Johnson, g 13tYorkshire.na l dealer i T it: M. cor, W e ji,lliams, farmer, Fulwo ' od, Sheffield. keeper, J. Mowbraray,a B. Jackson, draper innsatner of the Industry steam-boat, Middles , Bank Foot-row, Durham. opuerrnand hosier, Durham, W. Asquith, labourecrian W. Wheatley,j flour, Broomfield, Yorkshire. proprietors, Zi. a;ildlaftlepool, Durham. slogger and bengst"-uP°n-Hull. Framwellgate Moor, Durham. mason, Thinford, Durham. W. B. Gilbert, boot , maneerhseller, Manchester. maker, Chatham, Kent. Atior.nt, Glamorganshire. R H . . D m e c va ie l, H c a a n b , J. Bradshaw, salesman W. Evans, colliery agent, Kilve Brough, Staley- J. Hebron, tailor, York. N. Mihony, brush maker, Sheffield. E. Hirst, cloth manufacturer, Mossloy bridge, Lancashire. J. Mitchell, cabinet-maker, Huline, Manch es t er G. Antrobus , p ork -butcher, Liverpool L v.: , ancasuire. S. Pearson, stage coach driver, Manchester. T. Dick, grocer, Strangeways, Manchester. .J. S. Branch, Bootle, Lancashire. P. Jones, brush maker, Heaton Norris, Lancashire. J. Squires, furniture broker, Garth, Leeds. J. Hutley, cab proprietor, Leeds. M. Howard, woollen manufacturer. I'. Holmes, publican, Nerthowram, Yorkshire. DIVIDEND. tln he Country.. S. W. Isherwood, Kingston-upon-Hull, 7oollendraper, Sept.aoth 20 , e Iu at twelve, at the Town-hall, ngiton-upon lital. NOTICE OF CERTIFIC ATES. T At the Court, Basinghall - st rect, ijaWron, T o ll es h un t D'Arcy, Burgeon a n d Oct. 1, at tyfeha, WEDN ES DAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8 1852. In the Country. R. Pace, sem, Liverpool, ship owner, Sept. 29, at sloven, at the Court, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. 3. W. Yell, Walworth-place, Walworth-road, tailor, draper, and hatter—W. Reeves, L -iadeuhall-stroet, ship and insurance agent, and merchant, certificate of the third class —R. H. Whiteman, Pinney, Surrey, apo thecary, certificate of the third class—G. Laws, Vial- Es,ex, lin en d raper, cert i f i cate of the third Peacock, Lalbrook-grove, Notting-hill, t cp h llau a s na ms b_er, Abbey,it snter, glazier, and house agent, certificate of the second class—R. Sowell, Swaffham, Norfolk, scri vener, certificate of the second class—J. Thomson, King-street, Camden-town, draper, certificate of the second class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED, L. R. Price, F. Jonson, and C. Markoe, Vera Cruz W. Morison and H. H. Ross, Liverpool, mercers—W. J. Whitehead and J. Whitehead, York, drapers—T. E. Skid moro and J. Parkhous e , Ri c k i nans worth. coll-mor ctits—Eire Whitehorn an d T . 11 . C o _ Ter, Wil l i ton, So raonet hire, printers —J. Clark and J. Clark, Halifax, grocers.—T. Furmstene, E. B. Dimmazik, aral J. Thomp son, Wolv‘?rhampton, coal -masters (so far as regards T. Firmstone) — W. W. Carter and W. Weldon, Stockton on-Toes, mercers—T. Walker and W. Colton, Chester, nurserymen—G• W. Lu cas an d C . W . A ust i n, B r i sto l , f ship-brokers —J. Gill a n d R. G oo dd y, M anc h ester, fus tian-manufacturers--A, W. Whitelegg and J. Whitelegg, St oc kport and Nantwich, cotton - sp i nners —G. G ra h am and Hartlepool, s hi p -b ro k ers— D . O wen, sen i or, a t Liver pool,ia manuacturers—A. P . J aco b and E. Jacob, on, junior, R ye, Sussex, ironmongers—R. B u r d ien J. Lee, J O . w Hardin g , an d F . H odson, Spencer-street, Cl er kenwell, surgeons ( so f ar as regards F. Hudson)—J. W• P Footman, - • re tty, A. F. Nicholson, and J. Skeet, W oo dbridge, Suffolk, drap ers ( so f ar as regar d s J. Sk eet ) W. Simonds, Ashford, Kent, iron- Tunbridge Wells,Pierce and J. Pierce, Tunbridge and carriers—G- Morrison and H. Parker, — S m h °E e n ffi .gSe o r l t d s°d , b dS r a a .t e L e Ea b n. id E. t•manufacturers—R.Dale and J. Morris, Liverpool, commission agents—W. H. Dunster and A. Henrietta- street, Cavendish-square, solicitors— w. o Hall, a n d J. J a nion, M anc h es t er , soli citors (so far as re gards W. B. Parker)—J. W. Whittaker and G. Woodhouse, Bolton, architects—W. J. C. Max- Led and C. Wootton, Chatham, drapers—W. Hancock and W. Charlcsw orth, Ticknall,berbyshiro, fellmongers, i'arker, I. B c. o rtu kr, B. R- Hammond and W. H. Hammond, Oxford-street, breeches-makers—J. D own an d W. D ow n, Coburg-place, B a yswater, ironmongers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Finch, Holy T r i n ity, C am b r id g e, boot and shoe maker. John Haycock, St, Edward, Cambridge, bookbinder. George Lyford, Sutton Courtney, Berkshire, farm bailiff. James Benson, Billericay, Essex, licensed victualler. John Bishop Norman, Englishcome, Somersetshire, watch and clock maker. George Griffin, Boston, Lincolnshire, organ builder. James Bennett, Swinton, Lancashire, journeyman brick setter. George Derrick, Swansea, Glamorganshire, fruiterer. John Singleton, N antw i c h , C hesh i re, s h oe manufacturer. Richard Atkinson, Little Horton, Bradford, cooper. James Clegg, Bradford, surgeon. ISCOTCU SEQUESTRATIONS. G. Philp, Fifeshire, millspinner, to meet within Buist's Tontine twelve. Hotel, Cupar-Fifo, Sept. 14, and Oct. 11, at A. Smellie, Springburn, grocer, to meet within the Victoria Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 17, and Oct. 15, at one. J. M`Nicol, Dumbartonshire, currier, to meet within the Elephant Inn, Dumbartonshire, Sept. 13, and Oct. 4, at two. A. Sprunt, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the Crow H o t e l , Glasgow, Sept. 13, and Oct. 4, at one. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Louisa Payne, carrying on the business of a butcher at 75, Swa3 summoned under the City of London S ewera ' Act of 1851, for slaughter i ng sheep in a cellar that was more than 18 inches below the surface of the street, and unregistered, against the statute. The inspector of slaughter-houses for the City gave evidence to the effect that on Friday, the 27th of August last, he saw three slaughterei sheep in the defendant's cellar, several ready for killing, and men in the act of slaughtering others. The cellar was six feet below the surface of the street. Defendant said that she was merely conducting the business for the creditors of her brother, who died about 12 months ago, and had used the cellar as a slaughtering•house without complaint for 20 years, and that she had only continued the same thing in total ignorance of acting illegally. The inspector said there was a penalty for puWng live sheep in a cellar. Alderman Moos said, as this was the first case of the kind under the new Act, he should like to have the advice of a brother magistrate, and Sir Peter Laurie accordingly wes sent for, when the defendant was informed that she had incurred several penalties ; but, as she had promised to discontinue the use of the cellar, she would be leniently dealt with. Trie de fendant WM then fined 51., half the maximum penalty for the principal offence ; but, on her circumstances being represented to the magistrates, they mitigated it to 21. 10s. and costs, which were immediately paid. BOW-STREET. William Clout and William Dowding were brought before Mr. Henry for final examination on the charge of stealing official forms and stationery from the War office. William C. Bussell and John Ladd appeared on their recoguizances to answer the charge of having knowingly received the stolen property. Mr. Clerk, es counsel for the Crown, stated that after a minute investigation into the circumstances of the case, they had resolved to abandon the charge against the alleged receivers; and be suggested that they should be examined as witnesses to strengthen the evidence against Clout and Dowding. As a state ment had been made by thelatte of the v rprisonelreffi prisoners directly accused had fthe messenge rs been dir ec t e d t o a tt en d, and i t h m h e e p w l p i eceraustloidnng one ebaec euxamined as a wit ness . Mr. Parry, counsel for Bussell, hop e d it would go forth that his client was entirely exonera t e d from any imputation of criminality in th ese transactions, although blameable to some ex t en t, perhaps, for having made such pi: chases without s ufficient caution. Mr. HENRY —That may he inferred, I presume, from the course which the Crown has taken in with drawing the charges against Bussell and Ladd. messengerhe h referredad been i t x o i ee was n y t e h a e r n s t William examined—He Gel I stated the ted that in the War-office as messenger and librarian, having the entire charge of the books. He had known the two prisoners, Clout and Dowding, for eight months past, during which they had been employed in remov ing books and papers from one floor to another, ow i ng to a change of rooms. The bulk of the papers and printed forms now produced had been kept in the " form-room," and were part of the stock which witness authorised the prisoners to remove from one room to another. He never gave either of them authority to sell any of it as waste paper. While the alterations were going on witness gave Dowding a number of printed pamphlets to sell for him as waste paper, but they were upon a private subject, and had nothing whatever to do with the War office. They have been in his (witness's) possession about two years, having been originally given to him by Mr. IV. Brown, a clerk in the accountant-depart ment. Before sending out those pamphlets, witness took the precaution to show them to the chief mes senger, Mr. Griffin, in order to satisfy him that they were not official papers. Dowding sold them for 7s. Gd., and witness gave him GI for his trouble. Witness also asked Dowding to sell some old almanac frames, which Mr. Griffin had given him. Formerly it was usual for the Government stationer to supply new frames with the almanacs every year. Two or three years ago an order was given to have the new almanacs pa3ted in the old frames, to save expe nse . Last year it having been found that the pasting cost as much as the new frames, a Treasury order was given for the latter. The old frames were then given to witness as perquisite', because he had had the trouble of pasting the almanacs upon them ; and these were the frames which he asked Dowding to dispose of. senior messenger William John Griffin, and house keeper at the War-office, confirmed the statements of Gell respecting the pam phlets, which were upon the subject of the " Eton Question, end had nothing to do with the office. Witness also proved that the almanac-frames had been regarded as their perqui sites for 50 years, and longer, by tradition. Mr. Clerk explained that the evidence in reference to the old almanac-frames had been offered in conse quence of a statement made by one of the prisoners at the first examination. William C. Bussell, cheesemonger, 24 , York. street, Westminster, having been called by th e C rown as a witness, now deposed t o having purchased about 4/. worth of the printed forms, militia Acts, pampb. lets on the " Eton Question," Sm, as waste Paper, of the prisoners Clout and Dowding, who brought parcels to his shop, either separately or t ogether' about eight or ten times. Dowding generally t ool , the money for the paper. So me of the parcelsd w ere afterwards opened and sorted b y Ladd L ad , at wit ness's shop, and he authorised to sell several quantities of it. nger in ri l e John Ladd, formerly a cbeesemo co i , stated that he had occasi ona lly called to assist Mr. Bussell, in a friendly way, in his shop, durin g the absence of one of his men, and on these occasions he sorted some of the paper, weighed it into parcels, and disposed of some to different tradesmen whom h e knew, getting about 3d. a pound for it. (The pri soners received 2d. a pound for it.) Mr. Strange, 14, B ro adway, deposed to having purchased a quantity of similar paper from Dowdi ng ; and Mr. Houeego, b utc h er , Mr. Mirley, and other tradesmen, whohad purchased of Ladd, gave evidence of the facts. Mr. Scott Robinson, of the War.office, identified all the property produced, as well as some additional quantities which had been found by Sergeant Prit cherd in a vault under the War-office, a key of which was taken from the pocket of the prisoner Clout. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. HENRI sal--I wiil now take this opportunity of stating that the messenger Gell has completely exonerated himself from the charge made against him by the two prisoners, Clout and Dowding. I come to this conclusion from the evidence which he has given, and from the fact that the solicitor who repre sented the prisoners to-day has not thought proper to put a single question to him. Mr. Lewis, the solicitor referred to, begged to state that he abstained from doing so only upon the under standing that the case wes going for trial, and that consequently, in his discretion, it would be better to reserve the cross-examination for a jury. Mr. HENRY—As the case stands b-Ifore me, I am fully justified in making the observation respecting Gell, and I repeat it. The prisoners were then committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. Mr. Arnold was engaged from between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon until long after the ustuld hour of retiring in the evening in investigating the complaints against M. and Madame Poitevin and Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of Cremorno-gardens, exhibited against them by Mr. "'norms, the secretary to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. There were i❑ all five summonses, three of which charged M. and Madame Poitevin with "unlawfully and cruelly ill• treating, abusing, and torturing" the two horses on which balloon ascents were made on the 231 and 26th ult., and the other two were against Mr. Simpson, alleging that on each occasion " he did unlawfully cause and procure a certain horse to be cruelly ill-treated," &c. Mr. Thomas conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis attended for the deft,nce. The court was crowded almost to suffocation by persons anxious to hear the proceedings. The two ponies alleged to have been so illtreated were brought into the court by Mr. Simpson for the magistrate's inspection, caparisoned as when they made the ascents. They were pretty creatures, apparently in very good health, and so extremely docile and willing to have their bandages or slings applied that they playfully lifted up their legs that the operation might be per formed with greater facility. They moreover ex hibited such attachment to Madame Poitevin as to follow her about the yard and push their noses into the pocket of her dress in search of some dainty in store for them. After some conversation as to the mode in which the proceedings should he conducted in justice to all parties, it was determined, that as precisely the same features prevailed throughout both cases, and against all accused, the question should be brought to issue by going into the whole facts, and admitting the evi dence of the defendants for each other in the case against Mr. Simpson. Mr. Thomas having briefly opened the case, The first witness called was Mr. Harry Daws, who described himself as a veterinary surgeon, at 41, Duke-street, Manchester-square. He went to Cre morne-gardens at about half-past four o'clock on the afternoon of the 23d ult. Curiosity took him there. It was to witness the ascent of a horse, of which there bad been an announcement. He saw M. Poitevin ride a horse round the arena or hippodrome, and then into the inner circle, where the horse was attached by cords to the car. Mr. Lewis here directed that the model of the bal loon and car, which had been prepared, should be pro duced for the magistrate's inspection. Mr. Lewis—l have not only; the model, but the originals here. Mr. ARNOLD—Balloon and all, Mr. Lewis ? (Laughter.) Mr. Lewis—Not the balloon ; all else. Witness explained that the pony was supported by a portion of canvas under its abdomen, and a broad strap passed up behind its shoulders. Mr. ARNOLD—What would be the effect produced by the animals being taken up in the way you de scribed ? Witness—Compression of the abdominal viscera, congestion of the bloodvessels in the hinder extremities, extravasation in the lining of the abdo men, producing internal bruises, and giving a great deal of pain and suffering to the animal. Mr. Antis:An—What would be the external ap pearances? Witness—Violent perspiration and symptoms of great exhaustion from continued pain. Mr. ARNOLD wished to know whether great per spiration of the pony would show nervous distress ? —Witness replied in the affirmative. Tne witness was subjected to a most rigid cross examination by Mr. Lewis, which occupied upwards of an hour, in the course of which he said he had been practising more thad 26 years as a veterinary surgeon, but was nothing else. Did not go into the gardens gratuitously as the friend of Mr. Simpson, because he f oun d th e f ree li s t was sus pended, and he therefore paid for his admission. Had known a horse go to rest on a sling for 14 years, but his legs were not entirely taken off the ground. The sling was used merely to assist his legs. Never saw sound animals placed in slings for ease. Had never experimentalized on horses. Had never broken a leg to see whether he could set it again. Was first called upon to be a witness on Thursday, the 26th of August. Did not send to Mr. Thomas to induce him to lay this complaint. Did not know of any person going to lay the complaint. Was on the free list at Cremorne-gardens. Applied to sign the book, but found the free list was sus pended, and paid. (Marked sensation among the auditory, which so increased that Mr. Arnold ssid, that if the proceedings were interrupted he must have the court cleared. The book was produced, to show that witness had signed his name, but witness said it was not placed there till after nine that evening.) Would swear that he did not shake hands with Mr. Simpson that evening. The horse went to the car regularly and quietly. It did not exhibit any fear or anxiety. It was not at all disturbed by the din of music or noise around it. Did not perceive any trembling or uneasiness about it. It struggled a little when it got in the air, and witness should say it was very uneasy, but could not tell how many seconds it was so, because he did not time it. Remembered the other pony of M. Poitevin's being ridden from Hounslow on the 25th by Madame Poitevin. Had no conversation with a Mr. Hunt about it. Had some conversation with him, but did not remember whether it was on the Monday or the Thursday. Did not say that the pony was as fresh a 3 if it had come by the railway from Hounslow, where the balloon fell. Had not examined the horses very carefully, but believed them to be in good health. Thought if they were brought to him as a veterinary surgeon, notwithstanding the compression of the abdominal viscera and the conges tion of bloodvessels in the hinder extremities, and the extravasation of the peritorerum, he should certify that they were in good health. The c ompression and congestion of the bloodvessels would injure only for a time ; as soon as the cause was removed they would resume their pristine form. He did not know that the natural instinct of an animal prevented its going willingly to any place where it was illused, or where it was in dread. Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether M. Poitevin's ponies were blinded to make the ascents? Witness replied in the negative. He admitted that he spent the Sun day evening after the ascent with Mr. Simpson as a friend ; and that at that time he was watching the proceedings connected with the ballooning on the part of the society. A Mr. Smith had come to him on Thursday before to tell him to do so. He was watch ing on the 26th, and met Mr. Simpson in the grounds and thought he shook hands with him. On the score of humanity witness did not know whether he should take anything from the Animals Friend Society for his trouble. Had not been told he should be paid fur his trouble, but knew he should, if he pleased. Police-sergeant Underhill, 6 V, deposed to being present at the 6 descent of the balloon at Wimbledon park, and was about to proceed, when— dr. Lewis wished to know whether the magis trate's jurisdiction travelled with the balloon, as they were suddenly transported to Wimbledon. For the sake of argument a horse or human being might he very well when they started from Cremorne, but under ordinary circumstances might be unwell before they got so far. Mr. AuNOLD thought the person who took the animal up with the balloon would be liable. Sergeant Underhill continued—He was about 250 yards off when the balloon descended, and first saw it swinging to and fro with ten or a do zen persons round it, who had come to assist the aeronaut. He saw two men run up and lay hold of the horse's head. Witness passed his hand over the horse, and it felt very hot. The perspiration was dripping down its shoulders, but the horse stood perfectly quiet. His eyes appeared wild, and like a horse that had run away. In cross-examination witness admitted that he had not had much to do with horses. M. Poitevin's pony was not so warm as he had seen many horses. Had seen them going up Holborn-hill considerably more heated. Witness made no report of cruelty on this case to the commissioners, nor could he say that any act of cruelty had been practised on it. Sergeant Daley, 33 V, gave confirmatory testi mony in some respects, but he was not up until a few minutes after his brother constable. The case for the prosecution being closed, Mr. Lewis addressed the Bench at very consider able length, and with his usual ability. He stated that, whatever the result of this inquiry might be, it was not Mr. Simpson's intention that this exhibition should be repeated, and, had he received the slightest intimation from the Bench that it was for a moment objected to, it would not have been continued ; but, notwithstanding his future intention, he felt it a duty to himself, and to those who were with him in thi s t ransac ti on , to court the fullest investigati on , and to receive the magistrate's opinion upon his conduct. M. Poitevin was then called , and, having be en cautioned by the Magistrate that by the law of this country he was liable to three months' imprisonment if convicted upon this charge, and need not answer any question that might criminate himself, said he had had one horse three years and the other four Of five. One 120 gone In? 100, the othu 150 time°, He hadlmade altogether between 540 and 550 ascents. The horse started quietly on the 23rd ult., merely moving its legs once or twice, as living animals would do. When it came down it always fed heartily. The horse was fed when suspended for trial by the authorities at Paris between 15 and 20 hours. In his opinion it did not suff,r any pain by the ascents. \Vitness had communicated to Mr. Simpson that he had had the permission of foreign powers to ascend, and that the proprietor of another establishment in London had written him word the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty had given their sanction. Mr. Thomas denied that any permission had been given by them. . - M. Poitevin said he did not take any whip up with the horse, or illtreat it in any way, and it did not appear in any pain when it descended. Mr. Thomas wanted to know whether on one oc casion a horse of his did not bleed at the nostrils after an ascent ?—M. Poitevin said it did slightly, but was uninjured, and ate directly afterwards; but this was owing to the altitude of the balloon. In answer to an inquiry from Mr. AUNOLD M. Poitevin said it depended upon the rapidity of the descent as to the heat or coolness of the body. _ . . . Madame Poitevin confirmed her husbands account in every particular. _ . A number of other witnesses were called for the defence, including veterinary surgeons, whose evi dence went to show that slinging for a period of years was a common practice with horses, and attended with beneficial results. The general testimony, in other respects, vv•ls highly exculpatory of the defendants. Mr. ARNOLD said he should reserve his decision in this case sine die, but would communicate with the parties when he had gone through the voluminous evidence before him. Although the evidence had gone to show physical pain o❑ the one side, and to re but it on the other, another question arose to which Mr. Lewis, he thought, might have addressed him self,—viz., whether it was not cruel to put any animal iu a position of danger without its having the means of helping itself ? The decision stands adjourned sine die. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday John Talfourd, an old man about 70 years of age, of most extraordinary appearance, hav ing long white silvery hair hanging down his neck; white mustachios, and an ample beard of the same colour, and who was stated by one of the solicitors in court to have sat for a number of years as a subject to crayon draughtsmen, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt upon the following charge of stabbing : Joseph Harvey, a hairdresser, whose right hand and arm were slung in a kerchief, and enveloped in hospital splints, stated—Yesterday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o'clock, I called at a lodging-house in George-yard, Whitechapel, to visit a friend of mine who lived there, and finding, upon inquiry, that he was out, took a seat by the fireplace to wait for his re turn. On an opposite bench I saw a man lying at full length, and fast asleep, and on looking at him re cognized him as the prisoner, whom I recollected to have seen before in the streets. I sat waiting for about five minutes, when the prisoner woke up, stared across at me, and, uttering a most disgusting expression, demanded what brought me there. I ex plained what I had called for—to see one of the lodgers, and he ordered me out. I said I should not go till I thought proper, upon which the prisoner imme diately jumped up, and, walking across the room to a side-table or settle where the knives appeared to be kept, snatched up a tableknife, the edge of which he felt with his finger to see if it was sharp. I did not suppose he was going to use it, and, therefore did not feel uneasy at his conduct; hut, upon seeing the pri soner fling down that knife, and take up another, which he examined in a similar manner, I then be came so, and was thinking of going, when the pri soner hastened up to me with the knife in his hand, and, exclaiming, "Now, I'll see if you won't go," thrust the blade so close to the bridge of nay nose that I felt the point of it touch my skin. He then rapidly drew the knife back a second time, and made a despe rate plunge with it at my face, but I saw the blade coming down, and, jerking my bead on one side, thrust out my arm to keep it off, and succeeded in saving my face, but the knife came down with such force that the point of it entered my hand deeply, just inside the thumb, where it inflicted such a wound that the blood poured out in a stream, and I lost a great deal. I jumped up immediately to prevent his repeating the blow, and struck at him with my left hand to keep him away from me while I got out, but before I could do so Sergeant Price, who is appointed to inspect lodging-houses, fortunately came in, and on my call ing to him to protect me ho seizsd the prisoner, who was peifectiy sober, and after a struggle wrenched the knife out of his hand and took him in charge. My hand still kept on bleeding, and I therefore went to the London Hospital to have it dressed. (The witness handed in a certificate from Mr. Ridley Porter, the honse•surgeon, describing the wound as an incised one, opening into the joint of the thumb, and stating that the prosecutor was in danger from it.) When called upon for his answer to the charge, the prisoner made a jumbling sort of defence, the pur port of which appeared to be that while lodging at that house about three weeks before some one had robbed him of one of his shirts, and having, upon making inquiry, had a description given him of the thief, which corresponded with the prosecutor's ap pearance, he ordered him out of the place as soon as he saw him, and took up the knife to terrify him, but had no int en ti on to use i t i n the manner alleged against him. Mr. TYRIVIIIT T said that it was a very serious case, and ordered the prisoner to be committed until that day week for the completion of the evidence, and that the result of the injuries the prosecutor had received might be ascertain , d. THE SHEFFIELD MURDER. SIIEFFIELD, TUESDAY.—Yesterday w e ga ve the particulars of the finding of the dead body of a man, shockingly mutilated, in a hedge bottom, about a mile and a half from Sheffield, The medical examination shows, beyond all doubt, that the man has been mur dered. That examination was made on Sunday by Mr. Roper and Mr. H. Payne, surgeons. At the back of the head was found a shot-wound, about an inch in diameter, and penetrating two inches into the brain, where were lodged fragments of the skull and a quantity of No. 4 shot. There was another shot. wound behind the right ear. The shot in this wound had passed under the base of the skull, and lodged in the bones of the nose, fracturing the temporal bones, the floor of the orbit of the right eye, end shattering the internal structure of the upper jawbone. The destructive weapon, probably a small pistol, must have been held close to the head of the murdered man, for the flesh around the wound under the ear was discoloured with the exploded gunpowder. It should be remarked, too, that the shot found in the brain from the wound behind the head had not spread, as would have been the case if fired from a distance, but lay in a space little larger than the orifice of the wound. There were also three incised wounds on the right side of the face, one extending from the lower lip round the chin, in a semi-circular direction to the outer coat of the eye ; the others were of less extent. The lower jaw was fractured at the angle and at its centre (the chin); the upper jaw was also broken near its centre. It was late on Saturday evening when the body was identified as that of Mr. Alexander Robinson, of Doncaster. Ills friends were communicated with im mediately, and on Saturday his late employer, Mr. David Barber, draper, Doncaster, arrived at Sheffield. From information obtained from him it was clear that Robinson had been robbed of money, a silver lever watch, and his pack of drapery wares. From the active inquiries set on foot by the police, Robin son was traced to have dined at Gray's eating-house, in Watson's-walk, Sheffield, in company with a young man named James Barber, and two other young Scotch travelling drapers. After dinner Ro binson and Barber adjourned to Naylor's public house, adjoining where Robinson was in the habit of staying. There they had something to drink, and Barber was heard to say that he would introduce Ro binson to some good customers near Gleadless, a vil lage about five miles from Sheffield. Robinson then made up his pack, and he and Barber left the house to gether, about 2 o'clock. As yet there is no evidence of Robinson having been seen alive after that time. About 5 o'clock Barber, it is found, entered the Royal Standard public-house, Leadmill.road, apparently in great haste. lle placed in the care of the landlord a draper's pack, and at his (Barber's) urgent request, a cab V:113 sent fur. Between the messenger starting for and return ingd with the cab Barber asked for a clothesbruth, and was at considerable pains to cleanse his clothes and . boots. He was driven to the Rein-deer Inn, D o evon shire-street, where he asked for a bed, buth land lord not being able to accommodate him, he Meadow his own lodgings at Mr. Pigott's, 105, New the police street. This was the only informat ion ternoon. In e th went to theienn o that on Monday were enabled to obtain up to Mondayesa were brought the evening of that day eircutnst , received the number, whole mystery. They then description of the de ceased'sto light which quickly led to the 'n unravelling of the maker's name, and a general_one hour from the receipt watch, and within for 303. It having street, with whom it had ewr w th e a i s t n t ne was found in the posses siong Royal Standard b 3 nf thoefildntre.llßigeeente,e, ofth beanbeen nt Barber the S ay afternoon, wss belonging t , Barber, en Thursday t., clock taken into custody. lie the deceased,t p u aw r c e a . k a s y lefta ev s e .: i v i above, - he was suspected of the murder of Robin,. was told that .1 son, but with great sang, frou he denied the whole affair. evening., as mentioned on searching him, however, there was found in his pocket-book the pawnbroker's duplicate of the mur dered man's watch. But, on b i ing confronted with theigiwnbrOiert it 'NM found that he was not thy, at t containedPr t Carlisle, a person who had pawned it. There was found also a friea r d eg upon'.l , . I f l o P r a him . —l. le , . in money, and a post-office receipt registered letter, which he posted on Friday to thought remittanceati' beorlfamndo,naenyd. wAhicyhouitnifsc man, named George Mi Cormack, who was traced to having been in Lather's company, was next appre hended. He was identified as the person who had pawned the watch ; and he at coce admitt ed it, stating teat he received it from Barber at the Reindeer Inn on Saturday night, and gave to him the money for which it was pawned. From the facts brought to light, it i s clear that the murder was committed between the ti me of Barber and the deceased's leaving Naylor's pablie house on Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, and the arrival of Barber, with the pack of the murdere d man, at the Royal Standard. In addition to the other evidence upon this point, is the fact that in the stomach Of the murdered man was found his undigested dinner. The field in which the body was found is situated at a considerable distance fro m an y house or public; footpath. It lies in the direction of Geadless, the place named by Barber as the locality in which the customers reside of whcm he had spoken to Robinson. The motive, beyond that of robbery, for tbii din- The murder is involved in mystery. Barber and Robinson had both served a term of years under Barber's uncle, Mr. David Barber, of Doncaster. About two months ago Barber was discarded by kil uncle, in consequence of embezzlement. Previously the uncle had given 91. for a silver lever watch as t a present for the prisoner Barber. His misconduc, however, lost him his uncle's favour, and the vvetnn o Robin: was given to Robinson. About six weeks ag son's engagement with Mr. Barber terminated, BIT the latter, as is customary , p rovided him with a Pact of drapery as a stock in tra de, and be conaer Bomencbear h doubt , travelling over the district whic h the prison _ i e had previously perambulated. It was, no the offer of Barber to assist hi m in obtaining nt'7_ tomers, that he was lured into the secluded spot where he was . During the murdered whole of Monday and to-dal (T b oes ; day) the space in front of the T own•hall has (Toes; occupied by large crowds of people, and the run i. ve d" ments i of the police authorities have been svet e t e ss event D w'th the greatest interest. The unhappy thrown the whole town into a state of exciteMent. r isona s TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 4.45. --The two p ~4 d were this afternoon brought be fore the he briefl,y ', bench, when Mr. Rayner, the chief constable, detailed the evidence against them , as a bove. . the • Mr. Dunn (one of the magistrates) askea . risoners whether the wished to go before the coroner's jury, or whether they desired that the i i o s., vestigation should be made by the borough cn ti g eo „ trates ? In either case they would bet permitted pi fessional assistance. It was for them o choose% oid Barber carelessly said—" Ido not care. I 814° like to have professional assistance." wish e d m ust ne rv e Mr. Smith (magistrates' clerk) said if they d for him . P to have professional assistance t he y gentleman, and Mr. Raynor wo uld sen o u Le. Mr. Dunn—Then you have no objection t g fore the Coroner ? Barber—No; none whato hate M'Cormack also said he had no objection. Ile nothing to do with the murder. They were then remanded ac cordinglY• " ed' The Coroner will hold his inqu est this daY nesd ay). Barber displayed great coolness throughout. THE CO UN TRY YIA.ILKETS. IPSWICH, SEPT. 7. to•dal ; We had a large show of new corn at market toloy the wheats . appeared improved in condition, the . 6 1 1 23 pet 2 ru , ns of is very various, and prices ranged from 26 5 t?„,,, e bast quarter for rid, and up to 50s for fined whites. .- 1 -' 130 1, 3 a t met re ! °l nd 2 9 ' barley tit fur maltinpurpost a s and 30s per quarter; otter desciiptions 2i s__ ll oo 00 , r" uu o°l PER QUARTER. °°s to ° °s Wheat, red (old).. 45s to 46s Barley, grinding... .Vs 315 Ditto (new). 26s to 42s Beans .............. 0 0 , to Ditto,white Ditto(new) ...... -45 s to 50 , Oats .............. ... - to 00i Barley, malting ... 28s to 30s Flour, per sack ...,° C , 4 8 ,51. AVERAGES FOR THE WEER ENDING SEPT. 4, 1 ,., Wheat 5 2°' " Oats o i s 6d Peas Beans, 0 " HULL, SEPT. 7. __Another Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Cir cular states site COn favourable week has enabled the farmer to 1330 Prop sidcrable progress with the harvest, abd A u E n o c omlne u tion of wheat now remains in the 6e1',8.;,,,ab qietness beet , '--- ides of with most other markets there has beery wee s. - in the trade during the past week, a u had ll advan wheat have been Effected the buyer hu h ° "-- aafterer expected tap of a full 1s per qr; this w as tO ° A a a d the excitement of the earlier p ar t of August end th o • le doubt change in weather; but there can be l i ttle ener,,_ from the condition in which the new wheat is g need f l e l t . harvested, old wheat must be extensively' ne”Loirrs mixing. There was only a small attendance ott7vbest. at market to-day, and a moderate show of n ew ,a, Oar The condition was not quite equal to last ifew - :„, r iv g millers and dealers were tree buyers, d the -,, - o ur' yers, an must be written for best samples, fully equal to tue - ett i rent rates of last Tuesday; inferior neglected. ,11"„ Pr the general though retail demand for old foreig"'ene. strong fresh red qualities commanding the pre f i er rato. A comsumptive sale for grinding barley tit ful f o r the Lie stock in granary or on hoard ship is sii/sil boldc rs coming season. Oats rather neglected, but Ae101e• show a disposition to land rather than submit t 0 `);,- So Leans fully support the advance noted lsst w e f e t . the peas on the market, and a general d e mand l e A w ar There is no alteration to be reported in the lingo" supply of ket• , and a less active demand for cakes. No Old rapeseed to make business end cakes sell free l y ti r ' s. arrive, or as they are offered from our own oru she The following are the present price s of g tain:--- 0 el. 34 S. 8. I 132 .-- 4 0 Wheat, English, red 38 to 41,Peas, white and Ye.- - ~ 26 ' 6 Do. white 42 44'Do. grey ......... .... , ~.. 4 44 46 Dantzic and Bo- Linseed, Black Sea. , ~.. 4'4 42 nigsberg 42 46 Do. Petersburgb ••• ~s .... Pomeranian and Do,ltiga&Archrtgl. ;', g _...4v Hamburgh Danish, Holstein, & "11 0 NW , 0 100 Fiesland3BiLins. c.,111111 01 o d to Russian and Odessa 34 38p)o. fine for. ... 715 n 5 1 tO 6 1 1 Oats, English - ~ to 00 4/ o 5 o i l Do. Danish l6 18 Rapeseed ...... ... d to 903 37s 6 ~. 00 5 Do. Friesland lB —2O Rape c akes... 1)09 3 0 6 Do. Russ. & Odessa 16 18 Tares, En g lish' ••." " 063 --- Barley,malting OO 00jDo. foreign ............ t 9l Of 41 7 1 ° 00 Do. grindim; 23 2.llGuano ......... ,6dto ' 4 Beans Bones, 32 Bones ! do • ...... 9- 5 ~i 0 3 D0., foreign CORK, SEPT. 6. 48 White wheat 183 6d to 213 Od Br rrelz. P C url :, IP stao' cos Ou 78 Red 0 _ i wheat ...ISs Od to 2)3 Od 20 do 19A Od- - - Ditto ........ 00 ) Od . s td to 00s O Ditto .oos OJ to 003 Od 5 Barley 11 3 2d to 113 40 ON 00.. .00 do O Ditto oos Od to 003 Od} 0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 35 Bore.. 00s pd 10s 7d to 100 10d 291 Oats . " •.. 8s Od to 8a 513 5d.-9 do 302 Ditto .. - 85 O Ditto O Pigs OO3 Od to 00s Od - , Quantity sold at the Highest ?tie?..... 47 00 3 . 30 barrels white wheat ;17 red ; 4 barley; bare; 0 pi g s. week ,--- Quantity of Grainof Pigs sold last sr n. Wheat., 1,543. and Number . Oats, 5,214. Pigs, l," Barley, 0. Bere, 70 6 . vi 2 PRICES OF BUTT'''... CURINCT. •„,„,, CANT. Fi..st quality quality ... ......... .. 5 l't ..... Second quality d oua i y ....... .593 Third - quality 6-s Third quality ...........••• . i .„, Fourth quality - Fourth quality ......... ' 45 5 643 Fifth quality 55, Sixth quality 4is Sixth quality ......... ~::„7: Return of Cattle sold for week ending ug. ".,° Pigs, 3 , ,0. Sheep, 285. Cows, 9 9 . 14 , 61; CORK.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 1108 6d ; extrt, to g, ri!r s c e w co t. nd3,l is to 1236 d; hour?holds 95 to 60; thirds, !,, d . w oe Oatmeal lOs 3d to 103 6d ; Indian meal 7s 30 W 7 5 ' ci ', O , to°' meal, 036 d to 10 Os to 7 125 b Pe` spa cwt. Indian corn 71 _, 2 3,; s „ j Bran 75a Od to 80s per ton. Hay—Farmers 1830 d to ........, f r l3o; 203; . dealers 2610 d to 303; average (Asper ton. Strsw 0 0, 0 ; 121 Od to 20s Od; average 153- dealers 215 Od to 6d 4 ., OJ ; average 00s 00 per ton. Bread—Wheaten loia ' 9l t) house ,nold loaf 5d to Od per 41b. Fresh b u tt/1 1. ' 00 i- .... 100 per lb. Eggs-4s Od to 45 2d per hundred • cubs! .., Newport 143 Od ; Lydney 15s; Landore ON ; par ci; !:s 6d [Cr ton. Tallow 39s Od to 405 P N o t Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s 9d per imperial vealgalloll 41 0 Beef aid to 7d; mutton 5d to 60 ; ih Ha i 7d ; 1 )rk 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d Per„. ' tee. 8) Ss to 910313 r cwt. Bangor slates 2/ 17s 6d to 31 " . P r e eton e ; Bark, red 71 to 81 lOs per ton. Fleece wool 16s to 00s P,, e 00 . ref , Hemp 291 to 341 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 1 65t° ' li/ Pe r ditto, 24s to Os per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10105 to y ell oW ten. Ti tuber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine 31 6 Vjet.' ditto, 3/ 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per ' 1 0 ' .if ski° Market 20s to 28s; salted 21s to 30s per oft ;, , C " e ielts, 3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 5d to 74° ; Tor.' EQd to 12d. Guan o—Peruvian, 101 10s to 11/ per ton' Archangel, 19a per barrel. __---- ______------------ BIRTHS. al, d 1 OF A SON. barcl, On the 4 th inst. , at Field-house, county of Dar il of r On Henry )cnk ethen b u S 4 Te h v e 1, -, 9, ' of Skendleby-hall, Lincolns hire. ill, the wile ii ' ist. at Warwick-villas, Maida-ll ' Esq., of the Middle Temple• tile OF A DAUGHTEIt . On the sth inst., at WeAbury-on-Trym , wife of Captain Philip Bicknell, H.M. 73d Regimente..4e, On the 4th inst., at Park-placelfir st Giouces r b e , Mrs. D. S. Barbour, ------ near Bristol, MARRIED. Flint - On the 2d inst., at the parish church of 11-awarder, near shire, I ill; '-'3'3'flort, Cumberland,to Jane Frances, eldest clog 14 \ 1---am Parkin Paffinson, Esq., of bleak , Robert V 4 • tie, Esq., of Ilawarden. ----- ,r. of a u tite r 0 DIED. M e relina , 01 ; c: fit On the 2d inst. , at Claysmore, Enfield, I. W. Bosanquet, Esq., and only daughter o f the late $:l; on. Lord Chief Justice T indal, aged 37. i s(l ' H On the 4th inst. at Cirencester, Joseph n o Wse, so , F.1.Z.G.5., member of' the Philosophical Society, Sic , Mar ls On the 3d inst., at Brownsover-hall. Warwickshire, Selina, the youngest daughter of J. W. B. Leigb , Es,.q' At Tulse.hill, on the sth inst., Mrs. Spicer, aged 7 0 . On the sth inst., at Vintners'-hall, C. Martin, EA' r, On the sth inst., Mary Jane, second daughter of .... Thome:, Porthouse, of Northampton-square, aged 27. b.. On the sth inst., at Epsom, Eliza Mary, the eldest daub ter of Mr. Ebenezer Barnett, agedl2:____...--- --- TOVNG' Lend ,n : Printed and Published by IkIUBDO , 112, lit!, Strand , Printer, at The Sun Ofticel 1t,,, of Sttane, in the Precinct of the Sevo*•. ;n the u''' . igiddleAfgr; ViedneWAY• September 8, li'A bee $a rite De r , t4r !41* 1 , :t1 j