The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 15.—The Duke of Wellington, Sccompanied by the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Cla rence Edward Paget, Captain Whitmore. and several officers of the Royal Engineers, arrived here about 12 o'clock to-day in the Black Eagle steam-vessel from Woolwich, on a visit of linspection of the fortifications. His Grace altd party were received very privately,"there being not above a dozen spectators besides the Com• wander-in-Chief of the station, Vice-Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.U., Major Walpole of the Rifle Brigade, Captain Gould of the Ocean, and one or two ether naval and military officers, who were in waiting to receive them. No guard of honour was in attendance, nor was there any salute from the flag-ship: all went off sts quietly as though the visit had been from the hum blest individual in the War-office. Having disappointed the denizens yesterday by their non-arrival, few were Jooking out for them to-day. His Grace and party landed at the Ordnance stairs about a quarter past 12 o'clock, end immediately proceeded to view the neighbouring fortifiintions, ascending the steps near Admiralty-house, and going over all the works surrounding the garrison, where entering the Admiral's carriage and one or two post-chaises which had been in attendance since yesterday, they drove along the dockyard wall, taking a cursory view of the new battery and musketry walls now in course of erection opposite. In crossing the drawbridge to Mile-town his Grace was enabled to view the land defences in that situation, and now in course of enlargement and repair. Driving rapidly through Mile-town, they soon reached the Telegraph bill, about two or three miles distance, which they in spected minutely, with a view, it is said, of recommend ing a fort to be erected thereon, it being considered the strongest position in the island. In returning from the bill they had an excellent view of the dockyard, the harbour, and the several defences, and we understand that his Grace, as well as the Marquis, expressed their entire approbation of the plan of them. On the return to the garrison about two o'clock they were again re ceived by the Vice-Admiral, Sir Edward King, who in vited them to partake of luncheon at Admiralty-house, but this was declined, and his Grace and party imme diately proceeded to the Ordnance wharf, where, enter ing the barge of the Commander-in-Chief, they were, with him, conveyed on board the Black Eagle, which soon afterwards sailed for Chatham. His Grace is to inspect the fortifications there this afternoon, and after wards to proceed to Walmer Castle, viaMaidstone. Captain Arthur, C. 8., the superintendent of the dock yard, and Colonel Thomson, Royal Engineers, were prevented waiting on his Grace from indisposition. APPOINTMENTS. William Wood, Lieutenant, America ; Harvey, 'Mate, ditto - Thomas Weston, Midshipman, Sidon ; Frederick W. Nundi, Naval Cadet, Victory ; Richard Batchelor, Clerk, Sidon ; Edward Deely, 2d Engineer, Bulldog ; George Kaye, Ist Engineer, ditto. PORTSMOUTH, &pr. 16.—The Fairy steam yacht has been to Cowes this day to attend on her Majesty. The Victoria and Albert yacht is preparing to return her stores, &c., and to be laid up for the winter, as it is understood her Majesty and the Royal Family will not use her again this year. Her Majesty will leave Osborne House for Windsor on Saturday or Monday. When the Duke of Wellington visited this port a few days since, in company with the Marquis of Anglesey, the Master-General of the Ordnance, brief as was his visit, his Grace did not fail to observe the extremely ex posed situation of the Government establishments on the Gosport side of this harbour, which have fewer defences than any other establishments along the coast. It would be utterly useless to arm the entrance to the harbour for the protection of the establishments on either side of it, as such defences as now exist, and are daily receiving increased strength, are, notwithstanding their apparently impregnable character, wholly inadequate to the protection of the most important establishments — viz., the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment, and the dockyard opposite. These establishments, than which there are none other tof so much import ance in the kingdom, or so essential to its efficient defence, are at present greatly in want of defences ; for, although on one side the harbour we have the Platform-battery, Southsea Castle, and the King's Bastion, all well mounted with heavy ordnance, and on the other side Blockhouse and Moncton Forts, also heavily mounted, and although other strong works are progressing at the harbour's mouth, yet no defence whatever exists at the most accessible point of the coast between Fort Moncton aad Calshot Castle, Stoke's Bay, where, supposing for argument's sake, an enemy suc ceeded in making a landing, they might collect unop posed, and march without fear of disturbance to the Tear of the Clarence-yard, and commit irreparable damao to: that national storehouse and the dockyard opposite before any effectual forCe conllf cress the water or assemble in the viciniey fdr their ''clefence. Thus, al though the front door of this - important arsenal is strongly guarded, the back door is left open and without a watchman. It is to provide against so glaring an oversight in the erection of efficient works of defence for this most important station that the works at the maga zines at Priddy's Hard are being strengthened, and new fortifications thrown up, and that a battery for long guns of the heaviest metal is immediately to be erected in a suitable situation, to sweep the approach to Stoke's Bay east and west. This we are assured has been ordered, and we sincerely trust it is correct, as, whatever tends to strengthen our insular position, removes the chance of hostilities with others. The Board of Admiralty are to leave Devonport this day, and proceed to Pembroke Dockyard, to inspect the new docks, building-slips, marine barracks, and the for tifications constructing on the recommendation of the committee of officers, viz., the late Colonel Sir G. Hoste, R. E., Colonel Mercer, and Captain Sir T. Hastings, RN., who have been appointed by the Master-General of the Ordnance to examine into the state of the de fences of and near the several dockyards, and who especially called attention to the defenceles3 and ex posed condition of Pembroke-yard, where the greater part of the ground is occupied in building-slips, and also that the troops employed for the protection of the arsenal have not any barracks, but are accommodated in an old hulk, the Dragon ; and particularly that there was an entire want of artillery fortification. Since this report has been made, measures have been taken t 9 erect batteries, and to place the walls of the dockyard in a proper state of defence. The Board of Admiralty expect to conclude their official du ties at the outports this week, and resume their places at the Admiralty on Monday next. Their Lordships have signified to several captains and commanders, who have solicited appointments to ships and sloops, that not Any vessels will be put in commission at present, as the late Government left office with about two thousand snore seamen employed than the number voted in the estimates. Hence, until the Castor, Semarang, Tyne, Wasp, and a few others, are paid off, nothing of any importance will be brought forward. The Amphitrite, Trincomalee, Cambrian, Java, and Alfred, at this port, ire all nearly ready for officers and men. Her Majesty's steamer Bulldog his been prevented going to sea by the want of engineers, both those,be longing to her being sick ; and, also, in consequence of her engines being, at noon this day, discovered to be out of order. On getting her steam up, and preparing to go out of harbour, it was found that a vacuum could not be formed, and it is suspected that the screws of the pipes have been meddled 'with. Workmen from the metal-mills have been sent off to endeavour to rectify the injury. Engineers from Woolwich wrre to have been down this afternoon, but, should they arrive, the vessel cannot go to sea this evening. The verdict of the coroner's jury on. the _marine artillery soldier, who destroyed himself 'on Sunday morning wbile•on sentry, was "Temporary insanity. The Aid-lighter, with stores, .sailed fur Dei-onport und Pembroke yesterday. The Falmouth lighter sailed to-day for Woolwich with stores. The Drake lighter sailed to-day for Chatham, with a number of artisans from the copper foundry in this yard, to be employed at that place, where a new foundry is established, intended to supersede the one at this yard, and to which, it is believed, the whole establishment is to be removed from here. _ _ DETONPORT, SEPT. 15.—Yesterday the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Royal Naval and Military Free School was performed by the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, G.O B. At ten o'clock in the morning a procession started from the Town-hall, attended by the band of the Royal Marines, and headed by seamen and marines, bearing flags and banners. They were followed by the infant school, girls' school, boys' school, subscribers, friends, and committee ; officers of the navy and army, visitors, commissioners of Devonport, superintendent of police, mayor, magistrates, and Town Council of D evonport, members of Town Council of Plymouth , architect, con tractors, the clergy and ministers of all denom i nat ion s. The Earl. of Auckland and the other Lords of the Admi ralty were immediately preceded by Captains and Com manders R.N. in commission, Colonels and Majors of regiments, Commandants Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery, Colonel Beatty, Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, Captain Sir T. Fellowes, C. 8., Major-General the Mon. 11. Murray, and Port-Admiral Sir John West. On reaching the ground in King-street, the Rev. W. B. Payne, the chaplain in ordinikry, offered prayer. The stone was th, n lowered in its place, and adjusted by his Lordship in the usual manner. After the children had. sung the national anthem, the Earl of Auckland, ad• dressing the Worshipful the Mayor of Devonport, said, that however much he had been pleased on Saturday, by the honour which then devolved on him of laying the foundation-stone of the great national undertaking at Morice-town, still that pleasure was surpassed by his feelings on the present occasion, when the moral and spiritual education of those brave defenders of their country, her seamen and soldiers, was so deeply con cerned. Ile had always taken a sincere and lively in terest in the education of the people, especially in that system which as entirely free from sectarianism ; and he now most ffeartily congratulated the Mayor of De-t vonport, and those gentlemen who had actively pro moted the 'present measure, on the successful result which had att en d e d t h e i r e ff orts ; an d conc l u d e d b y saying that he should esteem it as a honour an,' a pri vilege to be allowed to enrol his name in the ist of sub scribers to the institution. Mr. Blackmore, the Mayor o f D evon p or t, having in suitable terms, asknowledged hi s L or d s hi p ' s address, the band of the Royal Marines played the national anthem, and the ceremony, which was attended by a vast con course of persons, concluded. • In the afternoon the Lords of the Ad m i ra lt y v i s i te d the sail-lofts in her Ma j esty's dockyard, and witnessed the result of some experiments on sail-cloth th a t h a d been previously saturated with a preparation. Th e canvass, which was quite rotten i n consequence, parted with a very small amount of force. Their Lordship's then went on board her Majesty's ship Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, in Hamoaze, and minutely inspected that fine vessel. In the evening they patronized a ball at Elliott's Royal Hotel, given in aid of the funds of the Female Orphan Asylum at Stoke. The front of the hotel was brilliantly illuminated with a handsome star and the letters "V. A." The ball was attended by a fa,hionable company, and being crowded to excess, no doubt contributed a handsome sum towards the newly erected institution. THE REGISTRATION. TOWER HAMLETS. D. C. Meylan, Esq., the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters for this borough, opened his Court on Wednesday, at half-past nine o'clock, in the Court-house, Wellclose-square. The overseers having handed in the list of their respective parishes, it appeared that the total number of claims was 107. There were no objec tions. The claims were from the following parishes:— Poplar, 1; Christ Church, Spitalfields, 3; Mile-end, Old Town, 22; Ratcliffe, 3; Limehouse, 4; St. George's, 3; Hackney, 19; Shoreditch, 20; Bethnal-green, 29; Shad well, 1. After a short conversation it was arranged that the lists of the parishes from which there were neither claims nor objections should be disposed of before ea tering upon the consideration of the claims; this having been done, the first claim entered upon was that of Win. Forscutt, of 31, Robin Hood-lane. The overseers ob jected on the ground that the claimant had not been a sufficient time on the rate-book. Mr. Forscutt, who defended his own claim, said that this was owing to the overseers having refused to place his name on the book, notwithstanding repeated notices to that effect. He charged Mr. Nation, in particular, with throwing every obstruction in the way of his ob taining the privilege of a vote, and now, when he had at last compelled the insettion of his name they had in creased the rating of his house 150 per cent., and even increased the estimated value of the house itself from 141. to 181. per.annum, determined, apparently, to make him pay for it. It was such conduct as this on the part of parochial officers which narrowed the franchise, and made the Reform Act a nullity to large classes. In sup port of his claim, Mr. Forscutt handed to the Court duplicates of the claim to be rated, which he had served 'upon the overseers on the 11 th December, 1845; sth March, 1846; 25th June, 1846; and 22d August, 1846. The rate-books were put in evidence at the request of the claimant, and the Barrister decided that the claim was a good one, inasmuch as the notices required by the Act had been duly served. The first notice having been served on the 11th December, 1845, previous to the pub lication and allowance of the Christmas rates, he did not see any rate from the 20th July, 1845, which Mr. For scutt was not entitled to claim upon, and upon these grounds it must be admitted. Mr. Forscutt then requested that the Court would en force the penalties in the 51st and 46th clauses of the Registration Act, and that the overseers should be thied for wilfully neglecting to insert his name on the register, and also for their frivolous and vexatious opposition in the court to his claim. The Barrister declined to exercise the power vested in him by these clauses, inasmuch as there was a great distinction between an innocent mistake as to the Jaw, and a wilful omission. lie thought the first was the case in this instance ; as to the penalties levied by the 46th clause, they referred to individual objectors, and not to the overseers, who had appeared merely to sustain their own list. Mr. Forscutt denied the overseers could object in their official capacity, it must be as individual voters, and on that ground he claimed the costs of his attendance, and the infliction of the fine. Unless something was done to restrain parochial officers from the Anse of the powers vested in them, these abases would increase, and the franchise be practically denied to those entitled to it through the obstacks they created. The Barrister could not concur in the views of the claimant as to the fine, but hoped the discussion which had taken placewould effect all that the claimant wished. Claim allowed. The next list was that of Christchurch, Spitalfields. The claim of William Somervile was disallowed, on the ground that he had made no claim between the Ist of August, 1845, and the 10th of August, 1846. In the interval four rates had been levied without his name being put on the rate-book, and the Barrister held that not having complied with the requisition of the Act, by giving successive notices for each successive rate, the claim must be disallowed. The overseers said, that having ascertained the house claimed for, though one which was compounded for (the landlord paying one part of the rates and the tenant the other), was or the required value, agreed to put the name on the rate-book for the ensuing registration. The two remaining claims on this list were disallowed, in consequence of the non appearance of the claimants ; their claims, however, stood upon the same grounds as the preceding, and would, in any case, have been rejected. The claims of Ratcliffe and Limehouse were admitted without oppoSition: the requirement of the law having been complied with in each ease. Mile end Old=Town.—Twenty- two claims.—The claim of -- Boon, tenant of a " compound house," was Objected to, on the ground - that he only paid rates on 81., the landlord being rated for the other 81. The overseers admitted, however, that they had inserted Boon's name on the rate-bock, in compliance with a claim made by him. The Barrister said the insertion of a name was an admission of the right to'vote; the only question was whether the premises were of sufficient value. It appeared that the tenement occupied by Boon was one of three, the estimated value of which was 601; there could therefore be no doubt of its sufficiency, and the claim must be allowed. Two claims from tenants of the other two houses were then admitted for the same reason, and the remaining nineteen were disallowed on the ground of non-appearance. St. George.--Three claims.—Two were disallowed on the ground of insufficient notice; the other claim was admitted, the name having been put on the rate-book, and the rates paid. For the parish of Hackney there were nineteen claims; of these four were disallowed in consequence of non appearance; the other fifteen being merely corrections of a list of upwards of 2,000 names, were permitted to stand. The claims of Shadwell and Whitechapel were ad mitted. Mr. Forscutt called the attention of the Court to the necessity for a fuller description of streets than the lists afforded. For instance, there might be twelve William streets with voters of the same name resident in each, but for want of a more particular description it might be requisite to go to each of them before finding the voter. lie thought the overseers should be ordered to amend this defect. The Barrister admitted that this was an inconvenience everywhere experienced, but its correction rested with a higher power than the overseers, and'he was not autho rised to make any order on the subject. Of the twenty claims for St. Leonard, Shoreditch seven were disallowed on account of non-appearan c e' the remainder, which were corrections of the overseers: list of 4,200 names, were admitted. Oa the Bethnal-green list being called, Messrs' Manley and Benson appeared on the part of the Cora pound Householders' Registration Association of St. Matthew's, to support the claim of fifteen of their mem bers whose names did not appear in the overseers' list. Of these claims eleven were admitted, the majority of them being part occupiers of houses, and paying a weekly rent of ss. ; two claims were disallowed on the ground that the rent and premises were not of sufficient value to entitle to a vote ; and sixteen claims fell to the ground on account of non-appearance, and the absence of the names from the register. The general result of the day's proceedings showed 50 claims out of 107 admitted. The' Court then closed at six o'clock, having disposed of the Various lists in one day. • TIE SUN, LONDON, FRJAfAY :MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1846. HERTFORD. The adjourned Court of Revision of 'voters for this county was heldon Wedneiday;before 3,1 r. J. Espinasse, at the King's Anus, Watford. E. R. Spence and J. F. Bontems, Escp., attended'as the free.trade agents, and C. E. Grover, Esq., attended as the Conservative agent. Arthur John Moore, whose name appeared in the Northchurch list of voters as follows :—Flace of abode, " 33, Queen Anne-street, Cavendish-square;" nature of qualification, "fee-farm rent" "Augustus Smith, owner," was objected to by the free-trade party. A gentleman from. London was called by the Conser vatives to prove the qualification, and gave the follow ing evidence:—l know Mr. Arthur Jobn Moore—be is possessed of a fee-farm rent in the parish of North church—it is of the value of 40s. and upwards, and has been in possession of it more than six months, Cross-examined—Mr. Moore does not reside at 33, Queen Anne-street, but at 4, Upper Harley-street; he did reside at Queen Anne-street, but has removed. The property is situate at Northchurch, and is known by the name of the" New Lodge." Mr. Spence submitted that this was a good objection, inasmuch as the voter had left Queen Anne- street. The witness called upon the Barrister to award him the utmost amount of costs he had the power to do. Mr. Espinasse —I believe you are a solicitor? Witness—l am. 4 Mr. Espinasse—Then in that case I shall award you the sum of twenty shillings. Mr. Spence here rose, and said he was perfectly sur prised that such a decision should be come to. Ile had taken his objection because the voter was not residing as described in the list, which under the provisions of the Registration Act was a perfectly bona fide objection, and one for which costs could not with justice be awarded against him. He would further urge upon the barrister the necessity of the full description of the situation of the property being set forth in the list. It was proved that the property was known by the name of " New Lodge," and therefore called upon the Barrister to insert the situation of the property under the provisions cf the Act, which enacted that in cases of rent charge, not only the owner's name should be given, but also the situation of the property. Mr. Espinasse said he did not think it necessary to state anything more in the fourth column than the owner's name, as by that the objector could easily find the property. Mr. Stem said the owner resided at Scilly, and he could not understand upon what hypothesis it could be contended that the fact of a person residing in Scilly was a sufficient identification of property in Hertford. Mr. Espinasse was of opinion it did; had the objector made inquiries, be would have ascertained whether the claimant was entitled to the property. Mr. Spence thought it a great hardship to be com pelled to go to Scilly to find Mr. Smith ; and then to ascertain whether he had granted the rent-charge—the heading of the list was perfectly clear upon the subject. Mr. Espinasse—The Act says that the notice may be given " to the like effect," and the description in this case was to the like effect. Mr. Spence submitted that it was the " notice," and not the description of the situation of property that might be given to the like effect. He would still submit be was not liable to any costs on that ground, and also on ac count of the party having removed. Mr. Espinasse—l think that no ground of objection, nay, I think it -is a frivolous and vexatious one; and shall give the witness the utmost amount of costs I can. Mr. Spence—Then, Sir, I must certainly ask for a case of appeal. Mr. Espinasse—Then I shall certainly not give it you. The costs were paid, and the name retained. Another case, similar to the above, was then taken— namely, that of Mr. Charles Henry Moore. The ob jector said he did not intend, after the decision gives, to proceed with that objection. The witness in the last case again claimed costs. It was then contended by the free-traders that there was no case before the Court, as no objection bad been proved. The duty of the Barrister only commenced after the notice had been proved, and not before. By the 40th sec. of the 6 Vic., cap. 18, it was enacted, " that any person objecting to any other person who shall ap pear in support of such objection, if he shall prove that he gave the notice required by this Act, the Barrister shall then require it to be proved that the claimant was en titled to vote." It was evident by the word " then" that the Barrister could not decide that the objection was frivolous, groundless, and vexatious, without having first proved before him that the objector had given the no tices required. Mr.Espinasse—l have the objection put into my hand, and the Act gives me power to award costs when it ap pears to me to be right—l shall therefore award twenty shillings to the witness. Mr. Spence hoped the Barrister would not adjudicate upon the case without having first heard the objection; the description in the list was on " fee-farm rent," with out stating upon what property it was charged, whether houses or land, which he submitted was necessary. Mr. Espinasse was of a'contrary opinion, and awarded 20s. costs. Much disapprobation was manifested in Court by both sides (excepting the witness) upon these decisions. William Brown was objected to, in the Wigginton list, by the free-traders, on the ground of misdescription. His name was entered-in the list as residing at " Tring," nature of qualification, "freehold cottages," situation, " next the common." Mr. Brown was in attendance. The property for which he claimed was next Wigginton-common, which was a long and narrow meadow. There were many houses on it besides his own. The cottages were not known by any name, but they were let to various tenants. Mr. Spence laid before the Court the judgment of the )ate Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in the case of Eckersley v. Barker, of which the follow ing is an extract:—" The direction at the head of the form No. 2 (the notice of claim) appears to us to intend that the house and premises are not in a street, lane, or other like place, but in a road, or on a com mon, or the like, then the name of the property should be given, if known by any, or the name of the occupy ing tenant;" and he submitted to the Court that it was necessary that the tenant's name should be in serted. Mr. Espinasse said that however much he respected the opinion of the late lamented and Learned Judge, yet he thought his Lordship could not have contem plated all cases that might occur, and as the heading of the fourth column stated that the " street, lane, or other like place, should be given," he was clearly of opinion that the voter had done so by giving the description " next the common," which was a like place. Mr. Spence submitted that it was " the street or lane " that should be given, and not " next the common." It might be at this end or at the other end, or at any part of the common, from the whole two miles of road. Mr. Espinasse thought it was an " other like place." Mr. Spence—What a common like a street or lane? Mr. Espinasse—Yes, it is an " other like place." The Barrister then awarded twenty shillings costs, which were paid,. but fifteen shillings were afterwards refunded owing to the claimant not being able to show that he had incurred any "costs" in attending, except for the keep of his horse. Mr Spence afterwards drew the attention of the Court to the fact that Mr. Espinasse had been making the very alterations in the description that he had been contend ing for, which produced quite a titter in Court. The whole of the Conservative notices were again thrown over, owing to their not having set forth the voters' re sidince in the notices. The following is the result of the day's revision:— By Free-traders. By Conservatives, Liberals struck off 4O 25 Conservatives struck off 26 16 66 41 Making a total majority, in favour of the free-traders, on the two days' revision, of 81. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SHERIFFS' COURT, September 17. r, (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncAELL.) LEMARGE V. HART • LIABILITY OF SURETIES TO LOAN SOCIETIES.—This was an action to recover the sum of 171. 7s. 4d., for money paid for and on account of the defendant. Mr. THOMAS stated the case. The plaintiff and de fendant were both sureties, with three other persons. to a loan company for a sum of 721., and actions were brought against them, and the plaintiff paid the debt and costs, and now sued the defendant for his contribution. Mr. Webster, the manager of the loan-office, was called, and proved that the money had been advanced to a person named Holroyd, and plaintiff had been sued for it by Mr. Thomas Bevan Jones, who was the only person advancing the money. The money was paid to him by his solicitor, Mr. Shepherd. A receipt, signed by Mr. Shepherd, was then put in. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that the mere production of a receipt was not evidence of a payment. It might have been paid by some other person than the plaintiff.' Mr. THOMAS said that Mr. Shepherd was not in at tendance. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that there being ho evi dence of the payment by plaintiff, he must be non-suited. Mr. THOMAS said he w ould withdraw the record. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that could not be done after thejury was sworn, except by consent. Mr. THOMAS then desired that Mr. Shepherd should be called on his subpoena, which was done in this and the next case, against another of the directors, the Learned Counsel contending that he was entitled to call his wit ness before the jury was sworn, and to withdraw the record. The plaintiff was non-suited in the first case, and the record withdrawn in the next. Mr; THOMAS applied to have the writ retained, as he had not consented to the non-suit, but it was by the direction of the Court. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that he entertained no doubt of the non-suit being correct. The Learned Counse might apply to a judge at Chambers. CLARKE V. ELLIS. This was an action to recover the sum of 51. 17s. 9d. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The facts of the ease were these :—The plaintiff is a tailor, and the defendant formerly carried on business with his brother as a woollen-draper, in Lawrence-lane, City. For the plaintiff, it was sworn, that the goods, consisting of articles of dress, were supplied to the arm. Mr. Stammer, for the defendant, contended that this could_ not have been the case, and called John Walker Ellis, the defendant's brother, who swore that he had a private account with plaintiff, and the goods were sup plied in reduction of a debt due to him, and, his brother bought a coat, &c., of him. The witness had become bankrupt after the dissolution of partnership. The plaintiff refused to produce his ledger to show to whom be had given credit. The' jury immediately gave a verdict for the de fendant. SURREY SESSIONS. ' (Before THOMAS PUCKLE, Esq.) SINGULAR CASE.—It illiam Brawn, a respectable looking youth, about fifteen years of age, was indicted for feloniously stealing a velvet cap from the shop of Mr. Grove, outfitter, New• cut, Lambeth. William EdWard' Grove, son to the prosecutor, said that about eight o'clock on the evening of Saturday, the 26th of August last, the prisoner entered the shop, and requested to look at some caps. Witness opened the drawer in which the caps were deposited, and showed him several. The prisoner declined purchasing, and requested him to bring a blouse for his companion, which they purchased, and left the shop. He instantly perceived that the prisoner had stolen a velvet cap and left his old cap in the drawer among the new ones. He ran after him and brought him back, when he asked him whether that was his cap which he then wore? The prisoner replied " No, it is a mistake, I have left mine behind." Witness then called a policeman and gave him into custody. When in the shop the prisoner said that his cap was similar to the one be had on his head, and offered to purchase it. George Baker, shopman to the prosecutor, said that he showed the prisoner several caps on the evening in question, one of which was a velvet one, for which he asked him two shillings and sixpence, and at the 'same time placed it on his head. The prisoner refused to give any more than one shilling and sixpence for it, and went to another part of the shop where the blouses were kept. Witness went to him again and told him he coda have it for one shilling and ninepence, the lowest price. The prisoner refused to give more than he offered. He saw nothing more of him until he was brought back to the shop with the cap in his possession. When he put the velvet cap on the prisoner's head he had his old one in his hand. Thomas George Painter—Saw the prisoner enter the shop on the evening in question, and proceed to the cap drawer. , After a few minutes he saw him pitch his own cap into the drawers, and place the new velvet one on her head and proceed to the other part of the shop, where the blouses are kept, and having purchased one he left the shop with his companion. Witness went after him and asked him if the cap on his head was his own. He answered in theaffirmativo; but, afterlooking at it, he exclaimed it was a mistake,—the cap did not belong to him. He dun told the prisoner that he had been at that game before on the Saturday previous, and be should now give him ir.to custody. - Three months ago the prisoner stole a cap and a velvet waistcoat : at that time he only purchased a common blouse. Mr. CHARNOCK addressed the jury at some length on behalf of the prisoner, and contended that the cap was taken away by mistake. He was the son of a respectable tradesman, and at the time he went into prosecutor's shop was pos;essed of money to make the purchase. The Learned Counsel called the prisoner's mother, who denied the witness Painter's statement, Mr. Vincent, the news-agent of the Blackfriars-road, gave the ,prisoner an excellent character for honesty, having entrusted him to collect large sums of money from his customers. The CHAIRMANMinuteIy went through the whole of the evidence, and after half-an-hour's deliberation the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. IRISH ORE.—A vessel arrived in the river from Belfast, has brought the large quantity of fifty-one tons weight of lead ore, the production of that part of the sister kingdom. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. George Riad, Alderman WilsJeTcoachnian, 'was brought before Alderman Gibbs charged with having threatened to murder Mary Hill, his fellow -servant, waiting-maid to Mrs. Wilson. _ _ Mr. Humphreys, who attended for the prosecution, stated that the complainant had been many years in the service of Alderman Wilson's lady, and that the pri soner had been the Alderman's coachman for but a com paratively short period. The prisoner had by his atten tion engaged the affections of the young woman, who was a person of most excellent character and highly re spected in the family in which she served. Having, however, learned beyond all doubt that the man who had thus ingratiated himself was a married man and the father of a number of children, she, of course, rejected any farther acquaintance, beyond that which ordinarily existed between fellow-servants, and the prisoner exas perated at the disappointment threatened to destroy her, and she had every reason to believe that be would per form his promise, if allowed to carry into effect his pre sent intention. A letter could be produced which clearly showed that the prisoner _was a married man, but as it was not legal evidence it could not, without the consent of the prisoner, be read. Alderman GIBBS asked whether the complainant and the prisoner were to have been married ? Mr. Humphreys replied that they were ; and he be lieved all the necessary preparations had been made, when the prisoner's wife interfered. The complainant refused to have anything more to do with him, and he threatened to shoot her, and then himself. The prisoner—Did she break open the seal of a letter of mine ? Mr. Humphreys—You have no right to ask any ques tions of the kind. It was here stated that there was no evidence of any thing of the kind. Mr. Humphreys—l am ready to read the letter I have alluded to, if the prisoner has no objection. The prisoner—l do•not wish the letter to be read. Alderman GIBBS—She says you are a married man. The prisoner (smiling)—l am not. Alderman GIBBS—She says you have threatened her life. The prisoner—l deny it. Mr. Humphreys—lf this letter be a falsehood, I shall give the prisoner an opportunity of punishing the writer. Mary Hills was then called and sworn. She stated that the prisoner said if she refused to marry him he would carry pistols about him for twelvemonths, and follow her to church to destroy her, as he did not care about getting hung for her, he was so fond of her. ' Aldermann - Ginn - a—When did he last say anything of the kind? Witness—On Thursday last. He said he'd follow me to the Sydenham station and take my life. The prisoner—Did I offer to take your life? Witness —You threatened to do so. Alderman GIBBS called upon the prisoner to find bail, himself in 401., and two sureties in 301 each, to keep the peace for twelve months. The prisoner—l cannot find bail. The prisoner was then committed to prison. GUILDHALL. A native of Baden, named Vincent Anselm, who stated that he was a tailor, and had until lately been employed as journeyman in several respectable houses in the City, was brought up, on a remand, before Mr. Alderman Hunter, on a charge of creating a disturbance in the street, and outrageously assaulting several children, by biting and kicking them. He has been now in confine ment in the Compter more than a fortnight, where his conduct towards the other prisoners has been exceedingly violent, and it was the opinion of the medical officers that he was not of sound mind. This day, Mr. Simpson, the Consul of the Duchy of Baden, attended for the second time before the worthy Alderman, and stated that he would be assisted by a society for relieving foreigners in distress, in forwarding the prisoner to his own country. Mr. Alderman HUNTER said that he was quite ready to contribute towards the expense of placing the unfor tunate man under the care of his own friqnds. The prisoner, however, sturdily refused to go home. He said he wanted nothing but to go to an hospital and take physic ; and, after he had indulged in much rambling and incoherent statements in mixed English and German, _ _ 'I he Magistrate and Mr. Simpson having conferred, it was determined to remand him to the Compter for a few days, until inquiries could be made and matters arranged for sending him to his own country and friends. CLERKENWELL. A respectable looking young man, named Charles Talbot, was charged with having defrauded his employer, Mr. Joseph Vintney, a butcher, carrying on business in the Gray's Inn-road, under the following circumstances: It appeared that the prisoner was occasionally ordered te 'procure payment of bills from his master's cus tomers, for which he was to account immediately on his return home. The prisoner having left Mr. Vintney's service, the latter applied to a customer, named Dawson, for payment of 11. 75., which he found had been paid to the prisoner early in. April. There were also two other bills, which Mr. Dawson deposed to having paid the prisoner, but for none of those three had he accounted. Inspector Penny handed to Mr. Greenwood a letter found upon the prisoner at the station-house, which the Magistrate said was written with the view of endeavour ing to prevent Mr. Vintney - from prosecuting. The prisoner, in his defence, said he had lost the money, and postponed telling his master in the hope of being able to raise enough to replace it. The Inspector having stated that there was another charge preferred against the prisoner, of having ob tained a quantity of biscuits in his master's name with out any authority, Mr. GREENWOOD ordered the case to be remanded to next Tuesday. MARELYBONE. Benjamin Thorne was charged with stealing sixpence and a farthing from a little boy, six years of age, named William Spellen. William Ryan, a dentist, observed prisoner speaking to four or five boys about half-past seven that morning, and at last noticed him to take up the little boy above named, and carry him from Ernest-street to Edward street, and while so carrying him he saw him place his hand in the little boy's pocket, and infcrmed a police man of the fact. George Elsley observed the prisoner put a piece of silver in his pocket, on which he recommended him to give up the money, when he took the sixpence from the pocket and a ferthing from his waistcoat and put them into his hand, without saying a word. Witness then gave the money to the policeman. Kale, 213 S, confirmectlast witness's evidence. Harriet Spellen, mother of the little boy that was robbed, stated that she gave him 6d. this morning to buy some bread in Stanhope-street, and heard about eight o'clock the child was at the station-house. Knew also that he had a farthing. The prisoner in his defence said he picked the money Off the ground, and that he was a pot-boy out of place. Mr. RAWLINSON said that though the sum was small, yet the offence was aggravated, and he should commit him for trial. Robert Tring and Albert Dowse were charged by po liceman 79 S with creating a disturbance, and with try ing to get up a fight, about half-past eight o ' c l oc k en Wednesday night, in North-street, Highgate. The policeman stated that the prisoner Dowse was in the " hattitude" of fighting when he interfered. Mr. RAWLINSON—What do you mean? Policeman— Squaring up (suiting the word to the action), and said " Come on," your Worship. Mr. RAWLINSON (much amused)—You need not tell me to come on.—Discharged. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE.—Yesterday, Mary Dempsey, was brought up in custody, and placed at the bar'before.Mr. Rawlinson, charged with having been concerned in a robbery of plate to the amount o f nearly 3001., the property of James Robinson, Esq., No. 6, Bentinck- street, Manchester-square. The robbery was effected on the 12th instant, when an entry was, as it is imagined, made by the thieves through one of the attic windows, facility for so doing having offered itself owing to an adjoining house un dergoing extensive repairs. A reward of 201. was im mediately offered for the apprehension of the guilty parties, and handbills were circulated throughout the various divisions of police. William Kibble, assistant to Mr. Wells, pawnbroker, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, deposed, that on the previous evening the prisoner came to the shop, and offered for pledge two massive silver teaspoons, upon which she asked 15s. She said they belonged to a Mrs. Kilday, who had lent them to her ; and on witness requesting her to fetch the lady in order that he might be satisfied that all was correct, she went away. In about twenty minutes she returned, saying that Mrs. Kilday had gone to the theatre. He told her he should detain her in the shop until he had made some inquiry, when she expressed ber unwillingness to remain, at the same time remarking to him, that if he found anything wrong he might give her in charge. He went in a cab, taking with him the spoons, to Mr. Robertson, who, on examining them, pronounced them to be his. Ashbourne, 119 F, said that the statement made to him by the prisoner was, that as she was standing in Holborn with her basket, a female purchased of her twos) pennyworth of walnuts, and asked her to pledge the spoons at Mr. Jones's, close by ; but as she had had some words with Mr. Jones, she objected to go there, and accordingly she proceeded to Mr. Wells's, and of fered the articles in the name of Kilday. _ Inspector Tedman said that in a sh - ort time other in formation with respect to parties implicated, and who were not yet in custody, would most likely be obtained. The prisoner was remanded for a week. FURIOUS DRIVING AND ASSA ULT.—Edward Knight and George Flower were charged as follows : It appeared that on the previous evening, Knight was driving a cab at a furious rate along the Harrow-road, when the vehicle came in contact wit:i a post, and was turned over; a person named Higgs went up to render assistance, upon which the prisoner Flower, who had got out of a cart which had been going at a dangerous rate, in order to keep up with the cab, committed upon him (Higgs) an assault. The prisoners were both given into custody. Fined 40s. each. ROBBERY OF A WATCH.—George Hyde, who stood charged with stealing a watch, the property of Elizabeth Davis, cook to Mr. Tyers, 11, K e nsington-terrace, under the circumstances previously detailed, was brought up on Wednesday for re examination. It will be recollected that the prisoner, who is an omnibus conductor, solemnly denied all knowledge of the prosecutrix or of her watch. In fact, his defence was, that the woman had mistaken him for another man. To-day, however, Elizabeth Tay lor, the fellow -servant of the prosecutrix, swore that the prisoner was the person with whom the prosecutrix had been keeping company. He was committed for trial. LAMBETH. Mr. Lawrence, a manofrespectable appearance, who described himself as a compositor in the printing _establishment of Clowes and Sons, in Duke-street, Stamford-street, applied to Mr. Elliott for his advice and assistance under the following extraordinary circum stances:— The applicant, who was accompanied. by his wife, stated that on the night of the Bth of May last his wife, then present, had been forcibly carried away from her residence in the vicinity of Stamford -street, and taken to a house of ill-fame in Orchard-street, Westminster, by two men, and there used in a most shameful and shock ing manner, by tww persons, the one a cow-keeper and the other an egg merchant. On the. following morning at about five o'clock she was turned into the street, and made the best of h2r way home, but such had been her treatment that her person was covered with bruises, and her head was so affected that he was obliged to send her to Armstrong's Peckham Asylum for seven weeks. • Mr. ELLIOTT, to the applicant—Have you any evidence to corroborate this statement of your wVe? Applicant— Only this, that when my wife was coming away from the house to which she had been taken, and where, accord ing to her own statement, she was drugged, she was accosted by a policeman on the beat, who told her he had seen the shameful manner in which she had been used in forcing her into the house on the night before, and if she wished to proceed against the parties, whose names he knew, he would come forward and give evidence. ELLIOTT—HaveMr. you since seen that police - man? Applicant—l have not, sir, though I have taken much trouble to find him, Mr. Eworr—How soon after returning from the Lunatic Asylum was it that your wife made this disclo sure to you of her having been so badly treated? Ap plicant—About a month, sir; but she has since seen both parties, and declare s positively they are the persons who used her so shamefully. Mr. ELLioTT—Well, I must say I am somewhat sur prised at the time which has been allowed to elapse since you were made acquainted with the circumstances. Applicant—The fact, sir, is, that I have been endea vouring to find out the policeman who had seen and knew the two persons who had seduced and ill-used my wife, so as to be enabled at once to give them into custody. Mr. - ELLIOTT—I cannot help thinking that the state ment of your wife is rather a singular one. Do you re collect missing her from home on the night in question? Applicant—Most certainly I did, sir, and saw her the following day in a dreadful state. Besides, my wife has within the last two or three days learned from the waiter at a public-house which the parties frequent that they had been boasting there of what they had done. Mr. ELLIOTT observed that it would be desirable to have the wife of the applicant corroborated in some es sential part of her statement before persons of respect ability and character were given into custody on so serious a charge. Police-sergeant 22 B said that on the applicant calling at the station-house he referred to the occurrence-book, and could find no entrance in May last of any such cir cumstance occurring in Orchard-street, Westminster, though it would be the duty of the constable, if he had witnessed it, to make a report of the circumstance to his superior officer. He had also made as much inquiry into the circumstances as the time would permit, but could learn nothing of th%occurrence. On that, as on other nights, the constables would be mustered at the station-house before going on duty, and the applicant and his wife would, on attending there, have an oppor tunity of seeing each of them. Mr. ELLIOTT thought this a good suggestion, and told the applicant that when prepared with further evidence he should afford him all' the assistance in his power. WORSHIP-STREET. A few days ago a young married woman, named Ann Guest, whose face was shockingly swollen and contused, appeared before Mr. Broughton to obtain an assault warrant against her husband, a journeyman dyer, living in Whitecross-place, Finsbury. It appeared from the woman's statement that her hus band, although capable of earning a comfortable liveli hood for his family, consisting of herself and three chil dren, had for a long time past abando ne d hi mse lf to dissolute habits, not having contributed a farthing to wards their maintenance for the last three years, during the whole of which period they had been solely supported by the produce of her own labours as a silk winder. On the day preceding that on which she made her complaint, her husband returned home in a state of intoxication, and, because she was unable to furnish him with money to procure more liquor, he commenced beating her in the most brutal manner. Mr. BROUGRTGN immediately ordered a warrant to be issued for the apprehension of the husband, and yester day being appointed for the hearing,_ when the case was called on, Hayward, the warrant officer, informed the magis- - trate that on proceeding to the house to require the de fendant's attendance, he found that the wretched man had gone before a more awful tribunal, having committed a most determined act of self-d,-struction. From subse quent inquiries he ascertained that the deceased had dis played the greatest despondency ever since the departure of his wife, who had been compelled to' take refuge at the house of her brother, and on the preceding day be contrived to procure a bottle of poison, the contents of which he was about to swallow, when he was detected in the act by one of the lodgers,,who wrested it from' him, and took it into his own apartment. He had only been there a short time, however, when he heard the fall of some heavy body in the deceased's room, and on return ing found the unfortunate man lying on the floor with his throat cut, and although medical assistance was in stantly procured, it was unavailing, as he must have died instantaneously. THAMES. 'Wednesday, two important cases, prosecuted by order of the Board of Trade, came on for hearing before Mr. Broderip. In the first case, John Driscoll, a crimp, of 87, Pen nington-street, Radcliff Highway, was charged under the 3d section of the Act for the Pr o t ec ti on of Merchant Seamen, Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 116, with supplying a seaman, named Joseph Battis, a man of colour, with a berth on board a ship, he not being duly licensed to do so by the Board of Trade, by which he had incurred a penalty not exceeding 20/. Mr. Pelham, for the prosecution, said the Act pro hibited any person from interfering to procure seamen on board merchant ships, unless they were licensed by the Board of Trade. No one could plead ignorance of the Act in the port of London, because the Board had caused placards to be printed and extensively circulated, which contained the principal clauses in the Act, and cautioned all persons against offending and acting con trary to its provisions. The Earl of Clarendon, the Pre sident of the Board of Trade, was exceedingly anxious for the law to be enforced, and was determined to pro tect the merchant seamen of the country. The assistant registrar of the Board of Trade had been directed by the Noble President to attend and prove that Driscoll was not licensed by the Board. Joseph Battis, a seaman, was then called, and although he had been tampered with and threatened by the de fendant, he nevertheless, on being exhorted by the 'magistrate to tell the truth, and the whole truth, gave his evidence fairly, and stated that in March last he was accosted by the defendant in the West India Dock, who asked him what he was ? and on his in forming him that he wanted a cook's berth, the defendant shipped him as cook on board the Sir Robert Peel, bound to St. John's, New Brunswick, and some money passed between them. Mr. Lack, assistant-registrar at the office of the Board of Trade, said that no such person as John Driscoll was ,licensed to ship merchant seamen. Burgess, a police•constable, stated that the •words :licensed to ship seamen" were painted over the door of the house in which Driscoll lived. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he was a shipping agent bef o re th e p ass i ng o f the Act,,and did business with a great number of masters and owners. After - the passing of the Act he did business for a li censed agent, named Beale, who lived in his house, and, after that person went to prison for debt, he continued to live in the house, and the words "licensed to ship seamen " without Beale's name, remained. He then as serted that the black man had shipped on board the Sir Robert Peel eight days before he clapped eyes upon him, and that he was engaged by a man named Lobeck. Battis was recall, d, and in answer to questions by Mr Pelham, said he did not know Lobeck, and that Dris coll had threatened to beat him with a stick so recently as Tuesday. Mr. BRODERIP said, this was the first case under the third clause which had been prosecuted in that Court, and he was glad to hear that the Board of Trade was determined to protect seamen, and prevent their being robbed by persons like the defendant. There were great difficulties to be encountered in prosecuting these cases and, without the intervention of the Board of Trade or the registrar of seamen, the Act would be rendered nu gatory. The case was completely made out, and he sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 5L and the costs. GREENWICH. Thomas Smith, steward of the ship Grecian, from China to London, was brought before Mr. Traill, charged with the dishonest appropriation of two Canton crape shawls, twenty-four boxes of Chinese artificial flowers and butterflies, and a set of cornelian beads, the pro perty of Captain James M'Dowall, of the above-named ship. It appeared from the statement of Captain M'Dowall that he was taken ill at Hong Kong, and remained there after the ship had sailed for England in order to recruit his health; he desired the prisoner, to take charge of the articles in question, and to deliver them to his wife on reaching England. Witness fortunately recovered, and was able to quit China by an early ship unexpectedly. The prisoner had left the ship, but he traced him to a house in Broomfields, Deptford, where a police-constable found part of the property. The prisoner denied that he had brought the pro perty from the ship, or knew what had become of it; he understood that the whole of the things had been stolen from the Grecian shortly after her arrival in St. Ka therine's. Dock. The Police-constable had found at the prisoner's lodgings shirts, stockings, and other articles with the captain's mark on them, which had been worn by the prisoner. The prisoner said in defence that he had purchased the things produced in China, and that the captain had similar articles. Mr. TRAILL said he would remand the prisoner for a week in order to make inquiries, and further search for the remaining property, but would take bail in 401. for his appearance on that day. HAAT MERSMITH.- Three men of fashionable appearance, who gave their names as Wm. Barnet, tobacconist, White Lion-place, Paddington; George Davis, professional singer, Somers town; and James M'Lean, who refused to give his ad dress, were brought up from the Westminster Bride well, for further examination, on a charge of having committed a robbery on the premises of Mr. James Richardson, the City Barge, Strand-on-the -Green, near Kew-bridge, Chiswick. Mrs. Rachel Richardson deposed that she was the wife of Mr. James Richardson, landlord of the City Barge, Strand-on-the -Green, near Kew-bridge, in the parish of Chiswick. On the evening of Friday last, about six o'clock, witness saw three persons of respectable appear ance enter the house, and went, out of the kitchen and met them at the bottom of the stairs. Finding they Were going upstairs to the public room on the first floor, she went up three stairs, to see if her bed-room door was shut, which adjoined the public room. As she came down again the three persons went upstairs, and ordered fourpennyworth of gin with cold water, and a glass of ale. The prisoners Davis and M'Lean, wit ness was sure, were two of the men. Witness sent the drink up by a little girl, her daughter, who brought a shilling down. After they had been there about a quarter of an hour witness's daughter, Elizabeth came running down into the bar, and said, " Mother, mother," but witness was attending to two other re spectably-dressed men who had come in, and stood at the bottom of the stairs, and did not therefore answer her; but witness's suspicions were excited by her manner, and at the same moment she fancied that she heard a rumb ling noise over head. The prisoner Davis had followed witness's daughter Elizabeth down stairs, and stood at the kitchen-door for five or six minutes. While he was standing there witness passed across the foot of the stair into the washhouse, for some hot water, when she fan cied she heard somebody at her bed-room door, and went up two or three stairs to see, and saw the prisoner M'Lean making from the bed-room door into the front room, where the third man was sitting, in great haste, and on entering it he sat down in the first chair he came to. Witness was so agitated at what she hqd seen that she made hot gin and water for Davis, who had come down for another glass of gin and water. Davis drank the glass of gin and water without taking it up stairs, and the other two prisoners coming down stairs, Davis and them left together. Wit ness directly went up with her daughter to her bed-room, and found the door locked as the latter had left it, but on entering and examining the drawers, she found that the gold watch produced had been stolen, and also about a pound in silver, from a basin in the drawer containing silver money. The watch was her late mother's watch, and on her recently taking it to a watchmaker's to have something done to it, he said it was worth 60 guineas. Saw very little of the third man, but thought the prisoner Barnet very like him. Witness saw the watch safe in the drawer at ten o'clock in the morning. Further evidence having been addueed, Mr. PAYNTER said he should commit all three prisoners for trial, but as there might be a possibility of a doubt as to Barnet, he would admit him to bail, himself in 2001., and two sureties in 1001. each, 48 hours' notice of bail being first given to Inspector Morgan. The prisoners were then committed to Newgate for trial, and the witnesses were all bound over to prosecute. THE PEERAGE-ASSUMED NAMES. The Duke of Wellington is not a Wellesley ; his real name is Colley ; his grandfather, Richard Colley, as sumed the name of Wesley (now modified into Wel lesley), without having a particle of the blood of that fa mily in him, but merely because he succeeded to the Wesley estates, under the will of a distant relative. The Earl of Clarendon is not a Hyde ; his only connexion with that noble family resides in the fact that his grandmother was the granddaughter of Henry Hyde, the last Earl of Clarendon of' that dine ; paternally the Noble Lord is 'Villiers. The Duke of Northumberland is not a Percy ; his real name is Smithson, and his ancestor paternally was Sir Hugh Smithson, who took the name of Percy, and re ceived the honours of that famous house under a new creation, solely because his wife's grandmother was a Percy. The Marquis of Normanby exhibits a still wider excursion in search of a title which seems ancient, b u t -is not really so. His Lordship has not a particle of the Mulgrave or Normanby blood in him. His great grand mother, when she married Mr. Wm. Phipps, was the widow of Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, who was also Marquis of Normanby and Baron Mulgrave ; thus Constantine Phipps, her son, contrived to get a re-crea tion of a title belonging to his mother's first husband, whom he had never seen, and whose descendant he was: not. Lord Stafford is not a Wentworth ; Lord Wilton is not an Egerton, although he has assumed that name. Lord de Tably is not a Warren, which desig nation he now assumes ; nor is he a Leicester, which name he bore a few years ago ; he is, in truth, the descendant, paternally, of a certain Gregory Byrne, of the Queen's County in Ireland, whose successors, having married two or three Cheshire heiresses, seized upon the name of those ancient houses. The Duke of Marlborough is not a Churchill ; his real name is Spencer ; and he is only connected with the great military commander by the fact that his ancestor married the celebrated Duke's daughter. Earl Nelson is paternally a Bolton; his father was Thomas Bolton, and his grandmother was the immortal Nelson's sister. The Marquis of Anglesey is not a Paget—his father's name was Bayly. The surname now used by Earl de Grey is the same as his title • a few years ago he called himself Weddell, but his real name is Robinson.—The. Topic. MURDER OF A CADI IN ALGIERS. A grievous event, the murder of the Cadi (chief magistrate) Lakhal, of the Ouled-Ahmed tribe, has lately taken place in the province of Constantina. The Cadi was making a journey through the district under his authority, for the purpose of receiving the taxes, ac companied only by some horsemen of his tribe and his servants. On the night of the 16th ult. this native chief had established his bivouac on the spot called Guiltet el-Parat, near a douar, or encampment of a fraction of the Olmas. Part of the night had already elapsed with out the occurrence of anything to arouse the fears of Lakhal or his suite, and the servants of the Cadi, who had kept a good guard against marauders, were about to betake themselves to their slumber, when the report of a gun was suddenly heard from the tent of their chief. Some immediately snatched up their arms, while others took to flight under the impression of the danger by which they were menaced. Lakhal, although wounded, at once rose to face his assailants, upon whom he fired his gun, and afterwards attempted td defend himself with the butt, but speedily fell lifeless at the feet of his assas sins, pierced with numerous mortal wounds ; the mur derers after warts mutilating the corpse of the old man in the most barbarous manner. Scarcely had this crime been consummated than the perpetrators decamped, carrying with them the money that had been previously raised, amounting to about 4,000 f., the horses and the mules of the murdered Cadi, leaving on the theatre of this sanguinary drama nothing save a corpse and the tent, which was too heavy to be taken with them. The accomplices in this murder are very numerous, and the unity with which they have acted has called for prompt repression. Lieutenant-General Bedeau quitted Con stantina on the 21st of August at the head of a column, to avenge the death of this faithful chief, who fell a vic tim to his devotion to France. Numerous hostages have already fallen into the hands of Lieutenant-General Bedeau, and it is hoped that the assassins will soon be delivered up. —Sud de Marseilles. PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.—By a Parliamentary re turn, printed on Wednesday, it appears that there were 47 persons on the redundant list of the several public de partments at the commencement of the year 1845, of whom 7 died or became incapable of service during the year ; that 13 were added to the list during the year, making 53 persons on the redundant list of the several public departments at the close of the year—consisting of 10 from the Paymaster-General's department ; 3, Admiralty ; 7, Ordnance ; 7, Customs ; 12, E xc is e ' • 3, Stamps and ; Taxes 2, Woods and Forests ; 7, Audit offiCe ; 1, National Debt z 2ffice ; and 1, Exchequer, Scotland. WALKING MATCH FOR 1001. :—Wednesday Brad shaw and East decided their long-pending match of twenty miles, East receiving three minutes' start. The place fixed on was the Barnet-road, and on the start being made the men went to work at a great pace. accident kept ahead till the tenth mile, when, either by acc or design, he was pushed down, and Bradsh aw q ui ckly passed him and went in an easy winner. It is expected the men will compete again. NEW CHTJRCH AT BETHNAL-GREEN.—Wednesday the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new church of St. Matthias, Hare-street, Bethnal-green, was performed by the Lord Mayor, in the presence of a large number of the neighbouring clergy. His Lordship arrived at two o'clock, and was heartily welcomed by a concourse of from 6,000 to B,GOO persons. The new church, which will be in the Byzantine style of archi tecture, is from the design of Messrs. Wyatt and Bran don, and the building has been entrusted to Messrs. Winsland and holland, who have undertaken to com plete it for the sum of 6,0001. The church of St. Mat thias will be the largest of the ten proposed to be erected in Bethnal-green, being 117 feet 6 inches in length. All the seats will be unappropriated and entirely free. At the close of the ceremony, all the persons resident in the district who felt inclined to accept the invitation sat down to tea in the spacious warehouses of the Eastern Counties Company, at the Mile-end station, kindly granted for their use by C. P. Roney, Esq., the secretary. Over this entertainment the Lord Mayor presided, and although the company consisted of nearly 3,000 persons, not the slightest confusion was occasioned. The assembly broke up about four o'clock. Accounts from Malaga state, that six persons have been sentenced to be shot for the.assassination of Colonel Tubado; six banished for ten and six years from the Peninsula; seven condemned to imprisonment in a pre sidio for ten and six years; and four women imprisoned for five and four years, and six and four months. Two are also to be imprisoned for six months. EGYPTIAN BARLEY.—We have been favoured with a few stalks of this favourite grain of the Nile, grown in the garden plot of Mr. John Bowie, New Richmond Cottage, Fochabers. The barley was first planted about three years ago, from a few grains, which in due course, sprouted up to maturity ; and subsequently additional produce rewarded the exertions of the cultivator. IA order to show the rich produce of this species, from one seed seventy-two grains were counted last year ; and, this season, twenty-two stems are growing from one root ! The barley is quinquangular shaped— having five corners ; and in approaching the ripening, has a very b eaut if u l appearance. Th e spike is not so thick as the square barley or bigg, chiefly cultivated in England and Scotland ; but the calyx, husk, awn, and flower, more resemble rye—the flour is, indeed, very fine. We question much, however, if it could be pro duced to any great perfection in this country, as an alternate soft and warm soil and climate are imperatively necessary for its cultivation. Mr. Bowie, we understand, has sufficient seed of this grain to plant three acres. — Elgin Courant. We have to announce the death of one of' the oldest servants attached to the Palace of Fontainebleau—viz., Aly, a Circassian by birth, whom Napoleon brought from Egypt, and placed among his mamelukes. He was afterwards taken into the service of the Empress Josephine, and in 1805 sent to Fontainebleau as garcon d'appartement, a position he preserved till his death.— Paris Paper. THE EAST INDIA MAILS.—The East India mails will be made up this month, en the evening of the 19th inst., instead of the 2d. The overland mail will be made up on the 24th, as usual. MARKET NE WS,-(YES TERDAY•) NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. We had a steady trade here, at unaltered quotations. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs by the carcase. MEAT MAILICETS. SOUTHALL, SEPT. 16.—Although the supply of each kind of stock on sale to-day was somewhat on the increase the general demand was steady, and prices were well supported. Beef. from 2s 10d to 4 s : ✓ Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Lifmb, 4s 10d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4$ 6d per Sibs. ROMFORD, SEvr. 16.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs_ were in good request, at f u ll pr i ces. I n a ll ot h er kinds of stock only a moderate business was transacted. Beef, from 2s led to 4s; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 53 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d Pe r 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 295; quarter-old store Pig s ' 16s to 20s ; and Mil u h C ows , with their small Calf, 161 to 18/ lOs each. HAIL.SHAM, SEPT. 16.—We had a very firm market to day, At extreme figures. Beef, from 3s to 4s 2d ; Mutton , 4s to ss; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; ; 03 " Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, SEPT. 15.—Beef; from 3s to 4s 2d; Mutton , 4s to 4s 10d • Lamb, 5s to 5 s Gd ; V ea l, 4 s t o 4 s 8d; and Pork, 4s to is 6d per 81bs. Supply go.,d, and trade CHICHESTER, SHIT. 16.—The general demand was Mar very steady at our quotati ons . B ee f , f rom 2s to 4s 2d ; 0111"; ton, 3s 10d to ss ; L a mb, 4 s t o 5 s 6,1 ; V ea l , 4s to 4 s 8d ; an d Pork, 4s to 4s 6,1 per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18e to 295; quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Mikh Cows, with their small calf, 161 to 181 lOs each. Elf Y SAIMIFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 315 s to 4/: New ditto', 2/ 8s to 3/ lOs; Old Clover, 4l lOs to 5/ lOs; New ditto , 34 lOs to 4/10s ; Oat Str aw , 1/ 8 s t o II lO s ; Wheat Straw, 11 O s to 11 12s per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. CuRBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to 41 ; N evi ditto, 2/ 10s to 3/ lOs ; Old Cl over , 41 15 s to Si 8 s; N ew ditto 31 lOs to 41 lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs ; Wheat Stray/ 1/ lis to 1/13s per load. A full average supply, and a begol demand. WHITECHAPHL.— Old Meadow Hay, 8/ss.to 3118 s ; New ditt°' 21 lOs to 31 10s; Old Clover, 41 15s to 5/ 8s; New ditli 3110 s to 4110 s ; O a t St raw , 1/ 8 s t o 1/1 0s; Wh ea t Straw, 10:.• to 1112 s per load. T ra d e d u ll, a t the above quotations,' CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN , For the Week end e d S ept. 1 7 , 1846, made up from the RetUrn soft"' ,aleS Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and " per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I Mr E. BEANS. .7 7 ,. 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