The Sun. — London, England, 1837-06-14 00:00:00

—I think the words were that I had seen Mr. Staples, and he had requested me to ask whether you would withdraw your opposition to the Cemetery Bill, if he would withdraw one of the clauses. Did you ever say anything to me about presenting a pe tition to Parliament, complaining of my Parliamentary con duct ?—Most decidedly not. Did I ever make any promise to you, that if such a peti tion was not presented, that I would withdraw my oppo sition to Mr. Staples' Cemetery Bill ?—ertainly not. I never made use of the word petition, or adverted in any way to a petition respecting you or any body else. Did I make any mention of a petition to you ?—No. Did you tell Mr. Staples if the petition was not presented complaining of my Parliamentary conduct, that I would withdraw my opposition to the Cemetery or any other Bill ?—No. Certainly not. Did you tell Mr. Staples on one occasion that I was in an adjoining room, and that if he would vote you would go and speak to me, and tell him whether I would withdraw my opposition ?—No. I think I said that if certain words in a clause were withdrawn, I thought from your manner you would withdraw your opposition to the Bill ; but I did nit say one word about a petition. Examined by Mr. T. DUNCOMBE—Had had a con versation with Sir Samuel Whalley about the Bill. I told him that certain words had been introduced into the elauso that I thought would remove his objection. Mr. Staples said something to me about bringing the subject before the House of Commons by petition, and I told him he had Fetter not do so before be had seen Sir Samuel Whalley. Ile said the petition referred to certain psrties, but against whom he did not know, and that it was on the subject of certain insertions being made in a clause. I understood what was the general object of the petition. I don't re member requesting Mr. Staples to call again in three quarters of an hour or an hour's time, but I think he did call again, which was on the same morning as that on which I had some conversation on the subject of the petition. I am not quite sure 'where Sir Samuel Whalley was at the time Mr. Staples returned, but I think he was in the house in Bridge-street. I don't recollect whether Sir S. Whalley was in the adjoining room. On one occasion I did request him to go into the next room to speak to Sir Samuel Whalley, but whether it was then or not I don't know. (Here the examination was con ducted in so low a tone of voice that we could not bear distinctly either the questions or the answers.) Sir Samuel Whalley had declared the insertion of the words was indispensably necessary for his constituents, and in sisted ou their remaining in the clause ; and I said that if' the promoters of the Bill agreed to their remaining, I hoped Lis oppostion to the Bill would be stopped. lam not quite sure whether Mr. Staples asked me questions, or whether my impression was that Sir S. Whalley would withdraw his opposition to the Bill if the words remained. I did not tell Mr. Staples that Sir S. Whalley requested he might not be called on to canvass in favour of the Bill. On the motion of Mr. AGLION BY, the 'avitneas was ordered to withdraw. Mr. AGLIONBY would put it to the House whether . tile lion. Member fur Finsbury was quite correct in the course he was taking, because it savoured more of a cross examination then of an examination in chief. He did not find in the evidence that Mr. Sutton had not made the slightest allusion to any one of those particulars. The more correct way would be for the lion. Member to ask the witness whet did take place. Al DUNCOM BE would put the question in any shni_e the House might think proper. The witless was then recalled, and the examination by Mr. DU NCO MBE resu:ned. I don't think I told Mr. Staples that Sir Samuel Whalley had canvassed votes against the Bill. I have no recollection of . it. I don't recollect sa)ing that I huh told Sir Samuel Whalley that if he had canvassed six votes against the Bib Lc tnu-t bring twelve down ta2.oinst it. 'lle w itness tea Bien examined by Mr. JERVIS, and stated that he bad beard Mr. Staples complain of the conduct of Sir S. V,Thalley In opposite,T, the Bid. Ile had heard the name of Mr. AngerSt tin mentioned as the Member who was to present the petition, but he had no conversa tion with S:r S nnuel aka it the petition. Fla had merely spoken to him about the clauses. The witness was then aslzed cog 2 questions by Mr. Roe buck, 5..; S. Whalley, Mr. Angerstein, and Mr. Aglionby, but the exianination was conducted is so low a tone of voi,!e, that neither the questions nor the aIiSWC' s reached the gallery. Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY wished the Hon. Mem ber for Greenwich to state the circumstances under which he had received the petition, and what had taken place in consequence thereof. Mr. ANGERSTEIN stated that after he had re ceived the petition he mentioned the subject to Sir Saamt.l Whalley, who said t1i.2.1 lie was surprised that any man should present such a petition. To which he said that he had read the petition—that he thought it one of importance, and that in his mind he was doing Sir Samuel Whalley a kindness in giving him an opportunity of denying the charges. On the day on which he intended to present the petition, on coming up to the table his name was called out by the Speaker. He informed him that he bad not the petition which he intended to present with him, but it was in the anti-room, and he would go and fetch it. 11l the lobby he saw Mr. Staples, who stopped him as he passed, stating that he did not wish the petition to be pre sented, as they had come to an arrangement with Sir S. Whalley, who had consented to withdraw his opposition. Ile then put the petition in the hands of Mr. Staples, went home to his dinner, and upon returning found Sir S. Whalley addressing the House on the subject. Mr. HUME wished to know what conversation passed with the Hon. Member for Greenwich when Mr. Staples gave him the petition to present. Mr. ANGERSTEIN said that he hardly recollected. It was done in a hurry—tl?e contents of the petition were hardly stated to him. After reading the petition he thought it his duty to take the earliest opportunity of presenting it. Mr. Benson Rose, one of the Clerks of the House, stated that he attended the Portland CeMetery Bill. Ile recol lected questions arising about the insertion of certain words in a clause. The resolution having been agreed to, the words were handed to him by Sir Samuel Whalley, and he then inserted them in the resolution, under the impression that they came front the Chairman. The next day he saw the Solicitor for the Bill, who in quired how the words had been inserted in the clause ? To which he replied, that - if be thought there was any thing wrong, and if he would send the Chairman to him, he would state the circumstances of the case. When he saw the Chairman, he asked him whether he was aware or not of the insertion of the words in the clause, to which he said that he was not, and that if lie had been, he should have op posed the insertion of any such stringent words in the Bill. There was a discussion upon the introduction of a proviso in the Committee ; the proviso referred to the exclusion of Primrose-hill from the uses of the Company. In answer to questions from Mr. Duncomhe and Mr. Aglionby, the wit ness stated that the resolution of Sir Samuel Whalley bad been put after Mr. -Wakley's motion had been negatived. Mr. Staples was then called in and examined by Mr. Mr. DUNCOMBE, Mr. ANGERSTEIN, and Mr. PRAED, but the examination was conducted in such a conversational tone that we could not collect the import of it. The witness having been ordered to withdraw, Mr. AGLIONBY complained of the practice of alter ing the names of Bills before the House, which greatly misled Members. In the present case the Bill was called the Portland Cemetery Bill, and in the Votes it was called the North Metropolitan Cemetery Bill. Mr. HUME made a few similar observations. The SPEAKER said that fault rested with the parties who petitioned for leave to bring in Bills. EXCISE LAWS. On Mr. WALLACE rising to call the attention of the House to the administration of the Excise Laws, and to move certain resolutions therein, Mr. BARING said that the Report which was the sub ject of the motion, had not yet been distributed among Members, and he thought the House could not come well to a - decision on this subject until it had been put in posses sion of that Report. Mr. HUME said this was a subject that had attracted the attention of the public for some years. The Treasury ought to have the matter put into their hands, but as they had not thought proper to do so, he trusted that the Hon. Member for Greenock would persist in his motion. Mr. WALLACE then said it was a very long time since the question to which his motion referred had been agitated in the country, and as yet no steps had been taken to remedy the grievance complained of, although by the reports which he held in his hand the existence and extent of these evils were placed beyond all doubt. By one return in his possession it appeared that in one depart ment alone (the Excise) a sum of upwards of two millions was not accounted for to that House ; and he believed it would be found that nearly as large a sum was not ac counted for in the Customs. The whole subject had been most ably discussed in the nineteenth Report of the Com missioners of Excise Inquiry, which preceded the twentieth ; and yet it was left to an ordinary Member to call the attention of the House to the subject, instead of the matter being taken up by the Government. The Hon. Member then proceeded to read extracts from the Report of the Commissioners, from which it appeared that the number of persons employed at present in the Excise department was as great as in the year 1797. The Conimissioners had all equal powers. The consequence of which was, that the responsibility was so di% ided that it rested nowhere, and the greatest possible inconvenier ce resulted to the trading community, between five and sx thousand of whom were affected by the operation of those laws. The total amount of sala ries connected with the Secretaries' department was up wards of 7,0001. a-year ; and attached to this was the office of correspondence, an office unknown in any other depart-' ment, and, in his (Mr. Wallace's) opinion, wholly unneces-; sary, the expense of which amounted to 6,0201. In _the storekeeper's office there was a printing-office for the ex clusive use of the Excise department, which was pertina ciously continued by the present Excise Commissioners in the teeth of the Report of the Commissioners of Excise in quiry. As an instance of the complicated machinery by which the business of the department was managed he might mention that eight proceedings were adopted before a tax could be collected on a single house. The Report also re commended that the salaries of the Commissioners and officers of the department should be voted by that House, and net deducted by them from the revenues which they received, and yet no step had been taken to carry that re commendation into effect. The Hon. Member concluded by moving " that the Report of the Committee of the Commissioners of the Board of Excise, on the twentieth Re port of the Commissioners of Excise Inquiry, be referred to the late Commissioners, Sir Henry Parnell and Henry Berens, Esq., to examine the same, and to report their opi nion thereon to this House." Mr. HUME seconded the motion, and expressed his deep regret that so little had been done by the Treasury to carry the recommendation of the Committee into effect. An Hon. MEMBER moved that the House be counted, but the number requisite were present. Mr. HUME proceeded to say that the Treasury pro ceeded with these expenses notwithstanding the recom mendation of the several Committees, and it was high time that steps were taken to remedy the evil. Mr. F. BARING contended that no blame attached to the Treasury, and that it was unfair to call upon the Treasury to proceed upon recommendations contained in two thick volumes of Report, without allowing sufficient time to go through them, so as to proceed properly and with due caution. On the motion of Mr. A. TREVOR, the House was again counted, when 40 Members not being present, it ad ourued at a quarter to eight o'clock. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of June 13.) SUGAR.--We have to report a rising market for West India Raw Sugar, and there continues to be a good business doing. New Barhadoes went off with spirit at prices fully equal to . those of the former sale, and in some cases they were rather dearer, fine selling at 655. to 663., mid. and good 68e. 6d. to 695. For Refined goods there has been a brisk demand from the grocers at fully former rates; sales of Lumps above the standard made at 743. to 755., rather under 735., fine Leaves and Tittlers 755. to 78s. ; for shipping few transactions have taken place, but there being few goods ready for immediate delivery double Crushed is still held for 325. to 325. 6d. This afternoon the grocers continued to purchase freely, paying higher priees, Lumps above the standard selling at 765. ; double Crushed is nut now to be purchased under 335. Nleuerrlue.-The prices have iinprsved ; ord. to good mid. yellow sold at 525. 6d. to 575. 6d., fine 635., low to fine brown 48e to bas. EAST INDIA.-Bengal admietrible for home consumption at the 245. duty continues in brisk demand by the grocers, and former prices have been fully maintained ; 1,100 bags at pub lic sale went oil' readily, ord. grey and yellow at 575. to 5Ss.; ii.feriur to good a bite 58s. to 665. ; Manilla has been taken privately at 18s. 61 for ord. yellow, being ls. decline on last week's rates. FOREIGN-Pernambuco at public sale, the strong white de scriptions went off with much spirit at Is. to 2s. advance, other sorts at previous market prices, fair to fine strong white sold at 32e. to 365. 61, ord. soft and good mid. 245. 61 to 253. ; ord. to good yellow 19s. to 234 6d., good brown 16s. 6d. to I Se. 61., end a small parcel of old mild yellow flavannah, privately et 21)3 ; a floating cargo of a bite Paraiba has been taken for lialland at 31s. COFFEE.-This afternoon British Plantation was in good • request, and 108 casks Jamaica at public sale went off briskly at fully previous prices, middling selling at 100 s. to 104 s. ; fine ordinary 86s. a 87e. 61. Mocha continues firm in price, but there is still little business doing, and a part only of 153 bales sold at auction found buyers at 735. a 824. 61 for good fair clean girl led, the remainder was taken in at these rates. PO bees Setherang went at their full value, and sold at 365. 61 a 375. 61 for good middling brr.vn mixed. The public sale of 50 casks 1,692 bags Foreign were mostly dis posed of, but at a decline of is. 6d. a 2s. ; Rio fine dark coloury went at 405. 61 to 435. 61, good ord. coloury 38s. sd. to 395., pale and good dingy mixed 375. to 385., two lots of fine coloury 445. CI to 475. 61. ; St. Domingo taken in at 40s. fur good ord. File but mixed ; Havannah first class sea da maged sold at 465. 63. to 48s. 6d , and third class at 38s. The parcels of Ceylon, which were taken in at public sale on Friday last at 62e. 6d. for good ord. has since been disposed of at 645. to 645. 61., at which there are now ready buyers, but there are few or no sellers at these prices. COCOA.-Trinidad good bray went at 375. to 4 Is., low to good red 41 s. to 475. ; St. Lucia mid. red was brought in at 435. ; the supply of Foreign being still short, the purchases have been confined to a few small parcels of Para at 345. for. middling. Rum.-Rum has fully maintained former rates, and there has been a very steady demand, chiefly for the strong descrip. tions of Jamaica ; the purchases amount to 400 puns., 250 of which were Jamaica, and sold at 3s. 7d. to 3s. 10d. for 29 to 35 per cent. over proof, and 4s. Id. for 36 over ; the re mainder were Leewards, 3 to 7 over sold at 2s. 2]. to 2s. 3d., 11 to 13 over 2s. 4d., 16 over 2s. 6d., 30 to 32 over 3s. 2d., 33 to 36 over 3e. 4d. TALLOW.-The transactions in P Y C have been only to a limited extent for consumption at 425. 6d. The operations for delivery in the last three months have been on a limited scale at 41s. 6d. per cwt. SALTPETRE.- English Refined continues to be taken steadily at 275. to 275. 6]. per cwt. At auction this afternoon 572 bags Madras refraction 171, sold at 205., being fell prices. Fnume-With the exception of having had a steady demand for fine Valentia Raisins at 445., there has been nothing else particularly doing. TURPENTINE.-For Spirits the request has been moderate at Is. a 2s. decline, puns. having been sold at 665., and car boys at 68s. Rough is held for 125., at which there is no demand. RICE.-Feom the shippers there has been no demand for Carolina, and the price remains at 21s. 6d. ; for home use there has been a steady request at 30s. a 325. This afternoon East India continued only in limited request, and 3,432 bags Bengal at auction were only partly disposed of at rather lower prices for the best descriptions ; good white sold at 12s. 6d. a '33., low mid. taken in at I Is. 6d. a 12s. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Earley. Pease. s. to s. s. to s. 46 577 33 —sg 50 50 55 .28 33 59 35 4i 601 22 37 50 60 26 31 tio 35 48 56 28 33 50 56 26 34 38 46 TUNE 9. Per Quartrr. Bsiton Gainsborough GranthAlil lionicastle Linc01n....... Spalding Stamford York DUBLIN MA From To Average. 2 , 1 Wheat,per barrel 20 5t0ne...... 27 0 34 0 32 S 0 2ere l6 stone 0 0 0 11 0 0 o Barley 33S Oats l4 stone l2 0 15 0 13 13 8,204 Flour, per cwt.... $ stone '7 0 21 0 0 250 Oatmeal stone l4 0 17 0 15 0 sold to Bakers only. 6,BCS Cwt. Flour Average price of Wheat and Flour 46,. 8.1. per sack. from 20s. OA. to 21s. 0.1. Receipts of Flour, 12,419 i Firsts Seconds from 154. OJ. to I9s. 0.1. Sales of Do . 8,204 Thirds PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf.— 3J. I Half Quartern o4d. CORK MARKETS.—June 10. Wheat (per 205t.1...22: , W. to 265. Od. l Oats (per 14st.) C 1.4 to 13s. 6tl Barley (per 165 t.)... 9 6 13 9 Flour (per cwt ) 6 U 19 V O a tmeal (per cot.) los. Od. to I6s. Od. Veer, 4d. to ad. • Mutton, 4d. to 6d. ; Veal, 4 d. to 6 . 1 . ; Pork, 4J. to 41.; Fresh Butter, 10d. to 11d. per lb. eatcu Or BUTTER. To the Merchants. To tho Country f 64. First Quality - Ns • Sec6iid .., 92 Third Fourth 7O Fifth G2 Sixth, 46 CLONMELL bi) Per t RKETS.—June 19 Cwt. s. d. s. d. Near Futter — 0 to 105 0 Oatmeal 111 6 13 6 Rendered Lard 0 44 0 Per Flour, Second 3O 31 0 ---Ilousellold 46 (1 28 0 Per 1 a. d. s. d, Hides (raw) I to 32 8 ISAcon Pigs 33 0 42 0 Heads... ........... 2O 0 0 'n ag , Flour, Thirds 2? 26 0 I-- Fourths H. 0 18 0 arrel. Parley ....12 0 15 0 Coals 0 3 6 tone. Tallow (rough) 4 0 4 Potatoes 0 3 0 Rapeseed 20 0 Here 8 4 10 0 Per Si Wheat 0 15 0 24 Oats KILKENNY Wheat (per barrel) 20s. 3d. to 265. B ar l e y 9 'll 9 Oats 9 6 10 0 Four (per bag) 19 0 3d 0 Butter (percwt.) 9O 0 92 0 Bacon I'igs CoLlls 1 0 1 1 MARKETS. Beef (per lb. Mutton 0 3 0 5 Park 0 2 0 3 Veal 0 4 0 6 Fresh Butter 0 10 1 0 Salt Ditto Potatoes (per it.) 0 2 3 SCOTCH MARKETS. HADDINGFON CORN MARKET.—Juneg. 1 1 Wieat. Barley. Oars. 1 Pease. Beans. 1 68 , od 33s ood d 39, 01 —s 47s Od Ms Od 30s Od :i3s 0,1 --s 0,1 44s Od 57s 0.! 20i 0,1 25s 04 I—sOd • 40. 0,1 35 qrs. of NV h eat in market,te I whereof were sold. 27 Usisold--0 Grey. ...... 31. Os. 9.1. 1.1.50. First P.econd Fbird Ttiere wer, v erage DALKEITH CORN MARKET. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Fire Ud 34s 6d .ecutid sss.:tOd 3.2.3 (Id 3.1 s 0 , 1 ilitrl. I 44s Gd 2'J. Od 26s SI —.June 8. 1 Lease. Deans. ,od 40. Od 43g Od 43, Od 40. Od 40 Od - - - --- MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW , J. P n,ra, vicuAter, Fiect-street I al 1 T. Curti, butcher, Stepey TILE PoLITIcAL UNION.—The election of the Council took took place last, night (Wednesday) at one of the largest meetings ever held in the Hall. Upwards of seven thousand members were present, and there can be no doubt that except there be some very considerable change soon, there u ill be more than ten thousand members. Thomas Attwood, Esq., M. P. was elected President, and most of the members of the old council were re-elected, and the proceed ings went off with great spirit and good order. —Birming ham Philanthropist. Oats. I Beans I. to A. a. to 1. 39 42 21 28 IRISII MARKETS. KET NOTE for the WEEK 20 24 36 42 22 30 44 45 - 24 - 49 21 '25 36 44 24 26 II 44 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1837. that newspaper. The plaintiff was a gentleman who had received his education at Trinity College, Dublin. He subsequently devoted himself to literature, and was a very extensive contributor to that very able periodical known by the title of Fraser's Magazine. He need hardly tell them that a contributor to such a magazine must be a person of ability, for monthly magazines were very different now from what they were twenty or thirty years ago. Pre vious to that period the monthly magazines were highly respectable certainly ; but they were dry and vapid affairs, in which men of genius and intellect declined to display their abilities. Now, however, the thing was different—the pe riodicals exercised considerable influence on society from the valuable matter which they contained ; anal a person to be capable of contributing to them must be possessed of consi derable literary qualifications. Mr. Cox was the printer of the Metropolitan Conservative Journal—a newspaper that made its appeal to a great and influential party in the State ; and he believed that it exercised a considerable influence upon that party. He was not astonished at this, for it made its appeal with great talent and considerable power, if he might judge from the several articles that had come under his notipe occasionally. Dr. Maginn was a gentleman whose political opinions were in accordance with those advocated by the journal in question ; and therefore no feeling of political strife could be pleaded in extenuation of the attack made upon his client. The nature of the at tack would appear from the libels themselves. A drama, entitled the Student of Padua, became the subject of re mark in n aser's Magazine, and it was supposed, but most erroneously so, that these remarks were from the pen of Dr. Maginn. He defied his Learned Friend to prove that Dr. Magian had said anything whatever in Fraser's . reflect ing on the Student if Padua. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to call the attention of the jury to the libels complained of, which were contained in a letter inserted in the Metropolitan Conservative Journal of the 2d of April, 1837, signed " the author of the Student of Padua," and in an article under the head of " Literature and Science." The letter contained the following passages : " The writer of the attack on The Student of Padua' is incensed with its author, because I know this anonymous re viewer to be a coward, who has skulked from the field of honour—a poltroon who has eaten,his own calumnies—and a dastard who seeks revenge by his pen when he dare not take it with his hand." But let me quote the passage : " As to who the two gentlemen connected with Mr. Fraser's Magazine may be, I know not—one of the gentlemen is Dr. Maginn, and this gentleman, as he has the effrontery to style himself, is the author of the brilliant calumny on me, simply because I happened to be privy to a little ()pir in which the Doctor dropped a white feather, and proved himself as great a coward as he is a malicious libeller." The article had the following passage : " None but a convicted coward, a slanderer, a backbiter, and a dastardly calumniator by profession could have been guilty of such a ruffianly arid insolent article. He must be one of those bribed assassins of literature so common in Lon don, who live in garrets, and are only admitted into the com pany of the swell-mob, and the courtesans of the Haymarket, or Drury-lane. " And let us ask, who is this miserable pauper-scribe in Fraser,' that lie dare come forward in such an offensive man ner, on so trivial an occasion ? Is /:c the author of any one known work ? Is lie moral, and virtuous, and sober, and thoughtful ? Is he a man whose toleration in society, whose eminence in literature, whose courage, and whose position al low him to be gratuitously insolent ?" The Learned Gentleman having commented upon the libels as he read them, said it could not be urged in exte nuation that the letter had been inserted owing to seine carelessness, for the slanderous attack contained in the Later was repeated in another form in the same Journal, and on the same (lay, and evidently by some person having a con trol in time editorial department. Dr. Maginn felt it neces sary, as an individual who depended upon his literary labours for his existence as a gentleman, moving in a re spectable station in society, to meet this most uncalled-for and slanderous attack upon him. The Jury would per ceive that this action was brought against the printer of the Newspaper, so that lie might, if he pleased, put the riter of the libels into the witness-box, and justify his assertions. defendant, however, declined to put a justification on the record, and had, in fact, allowed the action to go by default ; and Dr. Maginn now appeared before the Jury to ask of them to give such compensation as a man so deeply wounded deserved. The Learned Gentleman called the attention of the Jury to the circum stance of this libel upon Dr. Maginn coming from a quarter where lie did not expect it. Was it not cruel that his client was denounced as a person unworthy the confidence of the gentleman to whom he looked for subsistence ; and was it not a bitter aggravation of this attack that the wife and children of Dr. were told that the husband of the one and the father of the other was only the fit associate of the swell mob or the degraded courtesan ? He hoped the day would never come when such slanders as these would be allowed to go unpunished. Mr. Jones, a clerk in the firm of Dawes and Frazer, solicitors, purchased the Metropolitan Conservative Journal, which contained the libels complained or, at the office, in Wellington-street, Strand. Cross-examined by Mr. THESSIGER.—Never heard from Dr. Maginn that an article had been inserted in the Metro politan Conservative Journal as an apology for the libel complained of. A witness named Rawshow accompanied Mr. Frazer, the solicitor, to the house of the defendant. On the 21st of April a letter was given to the defendant, who said he was the printer of the Metropolitan Conservative Journal —that he printed the number of the newspaper containing the libel, that he expected to be proceeded against, and, be added, that if the parties did not hold him harmless, he would call on Mr. Frazer at five o'clock, and let him know all about the matter. He said he knew nothing of Mr. Milton. Cross-examined—Believed that the letter was demanding the name of the proprietors of the newspaper. Could not say how it was that Mr. Frazer asked the defendant if Mr. Milton was the author of the article in question. Had seen and spoken to Dr. Magian ; but did not know where he resided. Mr. TIIESSIGER on the part of the defendant, was asto nished at the course which his Learned Friend had taken in this case. He had, with his usual eloquence, drawn a flattering picture of Dr. Maginn. He had described his early life. He spoke of his connection with Trinity Col lege, Dublin, and pointed to him as a gentleman of high literary attainments, moving in the better circles of society, and in every way entitled to the character and rank of a gentleman. It appeared to him as if his Learned Friend intended to call evidence in support of this flaming and flattering character ; but what was iris surprise when he found that his Learned Friend, instead of producing evi dence to support his statement, called upon the Jury to take the estimate of Dr. Maginn's character from himself. The defendant was the printer of the Metropolitan Con servative Journal, and it was hardly necessary to say that he bad no more to do with the libel complained of than any of the gentlemen forming the Jury. If his Learned Friend had shown that an application had been made to the defendant for the name of the author, and that a refusal had been g iven to that application, then, indeed, his Learned Friend might - have some ground for jus lifying this action being brought against the printer. His Learned Friend was bound to show that every information respecting the author of the libels was withheld. But was this the case ? Was information refused ? But his Learned Friend, with great ingenuity suggested, that by bringing the action in this way the defendant had an opportunity of placing the author in the witness box, and justifying the statement made with respect to the plaintiff. But this was a mistake. The defendant had no wish to place himself between the contending parties. He had nothing to do either with the letter or the article complained of. He knew that he was responsible in point of law, and the only thing that he could do under the circumstances was, not to aggravate the offence with which he was charged by putting a plea of justification on the record. It was said that Dr. Maginn was not the author of the criticism on the " Student of Padua ;" but this was the first time that such a state ment had been made. Had it obtained publicity earlier the probability was the cause for this action would not have arisen. Mr. ButtcHELL summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1501. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JinvE 13. Michael Barry Macarthy, comedian, late of Covent garden Theatre, applied on his petition, and was declared entitled to his immediate discharge. Edward Kelly, whose case had been before the Court on several occasions and reported, to-day again came up. The insolvent had kept a clubhouse ►n Clifford-street, Bond-street, which was for the purpose of gambling, and had been fitted up accordingly. From the opposing credi tors the insolvent obtained a marble billiard-table, the value of which was 1251., and the fitting up came to 251. more, of which 701. had been paid, and the company were now creditors for the residue. The whole property on the pre mises had been sold under a warrant of attorney, given to a person named Levi. The debts contracted by the insol vent amounted to a considerable sum, and there was no tangible property for the creditors. The insolvent, on his former hearing, stated that he had compounded the balance of a gambling debt of 3,0001. with a Nobleman for 1,5001. The name of the Nobleman was required, which the insol vent refused to disclose, and the case was adjourned. The name was now mentioned, but it did not come out in the evidence, neither was it mentioned by the Counsel. The insolvent bad, it appeared, received about 6001. of the 1,500/., which sum he had expended, keeping out of the way for fear of an arrest. The insolvent was adjudged, from the date of filing his petition, to an imprisonment of ten calendar months for making away with his property. MONDAY, JUNE 12. HlVliam Fletcher, the attendant on Lord Byron for twenty years, applied on his petition to be discharged under the Act, and was unopposed by his creditors. Fletcher l had, it appeared from his schedule , been struggling for some years with poverty ; his debts, from 1529, amounted to 4491. 1 ls. 10d., and his credits to 2311. 15s. His in solvency was ascribed to outstanding debts, and to the failure of payment, by the Hon. Mrs. Leigh, of the allow ance she made him for some time subsequently to the death of Lord Byron, of 701. a year ; that Lady Byron's be loved sister had assisted him with donations, but the pay ment of the allowance being irregular, had involved him and his family in difficulties. He has been a lodging-house keeper, and the keeper of an Italian warehouse, in Charles , street, Berkeley : square. Fletcher stated that he was in custody for the rent of the fixtures of his house. Mr. COOKE informed the Learned Commissioner that the applicant was the person in whose arms his Lordship died at Missolonghi. Fletcher said the allowance made by Mrs. Leigh would have been paid, but for difficulties. The COURT ordered his immediate discharge. Mrs. Leigh kindly undertook to pay the costs of the ap plication to the Court. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 12. THE KING V. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF BIRMINGHAM. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL showed cause against a rule for a mandamus to the defendants, calling on them to con vene a meeting of the vestry for the election of church wardens for the present year. The affidavits stated that there had been a meeting in St. Martin's church for the choke of churchwardens, when two-candidates, Brown and Wingfield, appeared. Brown was declared elected, was sworn in, and was in possession of the office. He sub mitted that this was a novel attempt to try the validity of the election in a mandamus to elect another person. The Learned Counsel quoted several cases, to show that a man damus would not lie in this case. Mr. HILL, in support of the rule, said that there were two questions in this case, first, whether this was a void election, and, secondly, whether the applicants had chosen the proper remedy. It was clearly a vo►d election, for in the first place one of the poll clerks had solicited votes, and . in the next the poll had been closed by the Rector without giving notice. He then argued that a mandamus would well lie in this case. Lord DENMAN said that the mandamus was, under all the circumstances, the only mode, as it appeared to hire, for correcting that which had been improper. The other Judges concurred.—Rule absoMte. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 13. GIDEON V. ROBINSON. Mr. Sergeant WYLDE appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD for the defendant. This was an action for money had and received. The plaintiff had taken' a house, No. 5, Pickering-place, St. James's, hnd with a person named Sherwood and others, had been indicted by one Jousseppe for keeping a gambling house in that place. The present defendant, who had acted in the character of an attorney, accompanied the po lice-officer to the house on the 16th of November last. Upon their entrance they found Sherwood acting as one of the dealers, with a bank before him, containing 1041., which he immed;ately pushed aside to some other person. The police-officer drew forth a pistol, and ultimately the money was secured, taken into the next room, where the plaintiff was, and counted. The patties appeared at Marl borough-street Office the next day, and the money had remained in the possession of the defendant, who was now, by the present action, called on to restore it. The defence consisted 'in disputing the right of the plaintiff to maintain the action. Mr. Justice VAUGHAN summed up and the Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 104/. lls. lIICKS V. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was the indorsee of a bill of exchange for 5001. which had been accepted by the late Lord Foley, against the defendant, who was the drawer. The bill, which had been drawn by the defendant, payable at three months after date, and was handed over to Lord Foley for his accommodation, became due on the Bth of Dec., 1831, when it was dishonoured. In May, 1832, payment was applied for, and the defendant then admitted that if Lord Foley would not pay he must ; but subsequently he objected to pay, on the ground that he had not received duo notice of its dishonour. The de fendant had now set up the same ground on his pleas, which likewise alleged that there had been no consideration given for the bill. Mr. Justice VAUGHAN charged the Jury, who, after a fc.v minutes' consideration, returned a verdict for the de fendant. DELEGAL V. nIGHLEY. This was an action for malicious prosacution and libel, brought by the plaintiff, against whom an accusation Lad been preferred by the defendant before the Lord Mayor. The defendant had published in a certain newspaper a re port of the proceedings taken on that charge, which was the libel complained of. The charge brought again,t the plain tiff was, that he had fraudulently procured the signature of a young man under 20, his apprentice, to two blank pieces of pap! r, but it appearing had afterwards destroyed those papers he was discharged. Mr. Ilobler, however, alter the conclusion, of the proceedings, made some comment upon tke impropriety of the plaintiff's conduct. The case had been argued at length during the last Term_ upon a special demurrer to the pleas. The Cot 's this morning gave its judgment. Upon the several pleas which had been demurred to, they must give their judgment for the plaintiff. SHERIFF'S COURT, RED LION-SQUARE,JuNE 13. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JUNE 12. OAKES AND WIFE V. WOOD. This was an action for assaulting the female plaintiff and ill-treating, beating, and wounding her with a truncheon, and pushing her down, whereby her thigh was broken. The defendant pleaded, Ist, not guilty ; 2d, that he kept a public house, in which she was making a great noise and disturbance, and obstructing the business and annoying his customers—that he asked her to leave, and upon her refu sal to do so he gently laid his hands upon her to remove her, &c. The plaintiff replied de injuria, but did not new assign. The cause came on to be tried before Mr. Justice Bosanquct at the last assizes for the county of Chester, when the jury found for the plaintiff, with 20/. damages. Mr. Jervis had, in the course of last Term, obtained a rule to set aside this verdict, on the ground of misdirection. Cause having been shown the Court took time to consider. The case excited much interest in the profession, as it involved a very nice and complicated question of pleading, the decision upon which in the Court was expected to clash with the judgment of the House of Lords in the case of " Lucas and Nockell," Ist Clarke and Finnelly, 7 Bligh and 10 Bingham, in affirmance of a previous judgment in the Ex chequer Chamber. In that case Mr. Baron Parke, then a Judge of the King's Bench, alone and single-banded main tained his own opinion against the whole of the Judges in England, to the number of 13, among whom were the late Lord Tenterden and Mr. Baron Bailey, the present Lord Wynford, Mr. Justice Littledale, &c. The latter Learned Judge has since retracted his former opinion, and now agrees with Mr. Baron Parke, who has at length succeeded in carrying his point, and in virtually over-ruling, or at least neutralizing, the effect of the decision of the House of Lords and of the majority of the Judges in Lucas and Rockell. The case of Mills and Barber was, it will be re collected, an example of similar perseverance and similar success. The judgment of the Court in the present case was now declared by Mr. Baron PAaKE—This was an action of trespass for assaulting plaintiff's wife, in which the declaration contained a distinct allegation of ill-treating and also of wou nding the wife with a truncheon , and pushing he r on the ground, so that her leg was broken. There were two sorts of pleas— first, not guilty ; secondly, nwlliler Mania imposuit, which said nothing of the wounding and pushing on the ground, but justified the ill-treating and beating. To this there was the general replication de injuria, but no new assignment. It is clear that this plea does not attempt to justify either the blows with the bludgeon, or the thrusting the female plaintiff down with it. Consequently, if these facts were proved to the satisfaction of the jury the plaintiff was en titled to damages for them on the plea of not guilty. Con sequently, supposing the Learned Judge to have been wrong id his direction to the -jury, and that it was not competent upon the issue of de injuria, &c., to inquire into the motive or intention with which the violence was inflicted by the defendant, and that, therefore, the special plea ought to have been for the defendant, still the plaintiff is entitled to his verdict, and the damages, on the plea of not guilty ; and if the plaintiff will consent to allow the ver dict to be entered on the special plea for the defendant no new trial ought to be granted. We cannot help thinking that the Learned Judge was not right in the opinion he expressed. Before the case of Lucas and Ncakell, there could have been no doubt but that, under the general tra verse, the only question to be tried would have been whe ther the defendant was authorised to lay his hands upon and remove the plaintiff from his house—that is, whether the house was the defendant's--whether (if it were a public house) she was behaving herself in the manner described by the plea ; was requested to depart, and refused. The de fendant's motive for using force to turn her out, whether it was from a previous feeling of hostility, or from a sudden transport of passion excited by the blow of the husband, could not, have been made the subject of inquiry, If more than necessary violence had been used on that occasion, it ought to have been the subject of a special replication, and would have made the defendant a trespasser, ab initio. The whole difficulty as to the law upon the question arises from the case of Lucas and Noc kell, by the decision of which we are bound. And if that case had established the general proposition that the motive and intention with which an authority given by law was exercised, could have been in quired into under the general replication de injuria, we must have held that such course must be pursued in all cases, though it might be at variance with the supposed rules of law existing before. But we do not find any such general proposition established either by the opinion of the majority of the Judges, or the judgment of the House of Lords. The case of Lucas and Nockell cannot, therefore, be considered as an authority for the general proposition, that motive and intention can be the object of inquiry on the general traverse. We, therefore, think that the rule must be discharged on the terms before mentioned, but that neither party ought to have the costs of the present rule, each having succeeded in his application. The costs of the case will, of course, follow the finding of the issue.— Rule discharged. LIBEL.-MAGINN IL COX. Mr. Sergeant TALYouao said that the plaintiff in this case was Dr. Maine, who appeared before them to sue compensation in damages for a libel which had inflicted se rious injury upon his -character. The defendant was the printer of the Metropolitan Conservative Journal, and the libel of ‘vhich Dr. Maginn had to complain appeared in DING J POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-II OUSE. Mark Senor, a Prussian, was brought up in the custody of policeman N 0.43, charged with having defrauded Mr. Checquer, of Blackfriars-road, saddler, of a large quantity of goods.—Remanded. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. A stylishly-dressed lad walked into the office with a very lofty air, and addressing Mr. CONANT and Mr. HALL, who were on the bench, desired to be discharged from further attendance, he having been brought there on an assault warrant. Mr. CONANT requested the applicant to wait a few mi nutes for the officer. " I litter myself I can exonerate myself completely from the charge ," said the applicant. " The novel and unpre cedentednature of the insult I received would have justified a more serious retaliation." The complainapt, Mr. F. Healy, having at this mo ment entered the room, proceeded to detail the charge. He said he had a good deal of foreign correspondence, and had been in the habit of posting his letters at the receiving-house in Princes-street, kept by Mr. Laing, tobacconist. The persons who attended in the shop not being very well versed in the rates of foreign postage he had occasionally some little difference on the score of the postage. A few days ago he took a letter to the shop, for the purpose of franking it to France. The defendant, who was serving in the shop, took:the letter, and demanded more than the proper postage. Complainant would not give more than the correct sun', and the defendant refused to take the letter, got into a vio lent passion, struck him with his fist on the face, and re peated his blows even in the street. A witness came forward and corroborated the assault. Defendant—l freely admit I did assault the complainant. My name is Leonard Clow, and when your Worship shall have perused this letter (handing in a letter to the Magis trates) you , will immediately admit that the extraordinary provocation I received justifies my proceedings. This gen tleman came with a letter for France ; I told him I must have the same sum from him which I should charge any body else ; he refused to give it, and he told me I might be d—d. My wounded feelings would not allow me to restrain myself, especially after what he had stated in the letter. Mr. CONANT—The letter appears to be from Mr. Ma berly, of the Post-office, and it contains a copy of another letter written by Mr. Healy on the subject of the want of knowledge at the receiving-house respecting the postage rates. There really appears nothing in it to warrant the assault. Defendant—The bottom line—read the bottom line— and then say, if you can, whether human nature could have borne the provocation ? Mr. CONANT—The line appears to be a•complaint against the " insolent shop-boy," or the son of Mr. Laing. Defendant—There ! Is'not that ample justification ? Could such atrocious epithets be calmly endured? No, not by any one with the feelings of a gentleman. Mr. CONANT—Are you Mr. Laing's son ? Defendant —No, I am his.assistant. Mr. CONANT—Do you serve in the shop ? Defendant —I attend to the interests of the customers, certainly ; if they come in I serve them, of course. Mr. CONANT—What is your age? Defendant—Nearly twenty-one. Mr. CONANT-011, then, your anger was roused at be ing described . as a shopboy instead of a shopman. Defendant—Not entirely ; the other degrading epithet annoyed me ; and, then, to be held up to the world in-such a light ! I felt it was impossible to pass over the insult. Your Worship, I'm sure, will feel pleasure in protecting an Englishman against the affront of a Frenchman. Complainant—l assure you, Sir, lam not French ;I am an Englishman. Mr. CON ANT—We cannot listen to such nonsense. You are fined 40s. Defendant—Forty shillings ! aye, pounds will be paid cheerfully in defence of honour. (Aside to a companion)— Got any tin, Bob ?—Bob (sotto voce) —Not a dump. . The needful was ultimately raised, and the dignified shop man was discharged. UNION-HALL. Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Norman, a clergyman of the Established Church, together with his wife and two chil dren, were brought before Mr. WEDGWOOD. James Hughes, a policeman of the L division, as he was on duty the preceding night between eleven and twelve o'clock in Blackfriars-road, observed the defendant, his wife, and two children, sitting on the steps of a door. Seeing from the condition of the parties that they were in distress he went up to them, and having questioned the defendant as to the cause of his having taken up a position at a doorway at such an hour, he replied, that he and his family were without food or shelter, and that his necessities co:npelled him to do it. The policeman added that, in compliance with the directions he had received with respect to persons found in such a situation as that of the defendant and his family, he accompanied them to the station-house, where they were quite agreeable to go, and they were kept there dur ing the night. 'The defendant said that he was a Clergyman of the Established Church—that he had been curate of a church in the county of Fife in Scotland, but that the people of the place having embraced the doctrines of Irving, his (defendant's) congregation dwindled away until at length he had no hearers. He also fell into an exceedingly bad state of health, and with a view of having proper medical advice, as well as to obtain another curacy, he determined on making his way to London. Since his arrival, however, not having succeeded in the object he had in view, and having expended all the ready money that he had, he was driven to very great distress. The defendant said that if he could only raise as much money as would enable him and his family to get down to Oxford, where he had for merly graduated, he had no doubt of meeting with some of his contemporaries, whom, he had no question, would oome forward on his behalf, and do something to assist him in his emergencies. Mr. WEDGWOOD said that there were no funds at that office applicable to his situation, and that, instead of going to Oxford, he had better remain in town, and again apply to his parish. The complainant said that he should adopt the advice of the Magistrate, who humunely gave him a little silver to relieve his present necessities, and for which he expressed his grateful thanks. The defendant and his wife, the latter of whom appeared to be within a short time of her accouchement, then left the office. The unfortunate defendant and his family were ragged in the extreme, and, although in such a condition, it was evi dent from their looks and general appearance and de meanour that they were persons above the common class of society. He, it appeared, since his arrival in town, had been employed by a clerical agent in composing manuscript sermons, for which he was paid at the rate of 2s. each, but this employment having of late ceased, was the occasion of his distress and that of his family. MARRIED. sr On the 31st ult., at Titchfield , John Buchan Hepburn, to gt.ti cond son of the late Sir J. B. Hepburn, o f Smeaton, Bart. Vq, r , 54 ., garet Sophia, youngest daughter of A. F. W. Swinton, Der Warsash, Hants. On the sth inst., at Old Connell, coun ty Kildare, the 1 1 . 0 0 0 1 1 keley Wodehouse, Captain of the Bth Hussars, to Fanny, daughter of A. Holmes, Esq., Curragh, Kildare, CORONERS' INQUESTS. SUICIDE OF A SOLDIER AT HOUNSLOW BARRACYS.--. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at Hounslow Barracks before Mr. STIRLING and a respectable Jury, on view of the body of Christopher Yates, aged 27, a private in the 15th Lancers, who put a period to his existence by blowing his brains out. The deceased, who was a single man, had only been in the regiment six months. For some weeks before the com mission of the rash act which terminated his life, he had been observed to be in a very low desponding state of mind, which was attributed to an attachment he had formed with a young woman at Hounslow, but it never was ascertained whether such was the case or not, as he (deceased) was not visited at the barracks by any party whatever. No actual cause can be assigned for the desperate act, but the-Jury considered that enough had been proved to determine the state of the poor man's mind, and returned a verdict of " Temporary Derangement." LOVE AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday afternoon an inquiry was instituted before Mr. STIRLING, Coroner, and a re spectable Jury, at the Duke of Wellington, Crawford street, Bryanston-square, touching the death of Mr. James Williams, agect29, assistant to Mr. Andrews, surgeon, &c., residing at No. 96, in the above.:named street, and who destroyed himself by taking a large quantity of prussic acid. Mr. Andrews deposed that the deceased had been with him about fourteen months, and that his spirits were usually either very elevated or very much depressed. He had lat terly laboured under the greatest anxiety of mind, in conse- quence of an attachment which he had formed for a Miss Honand, daughter of --(witness was here iriterruptcd by Mr. Bell, the Coroner's Clerk, who told him that uyon that head he had no occasion to enter into further particu.- lars.) On Saturday morning last, he was informed by his in servant (Mary Reed) that the deceased was lying dead his bedroom, and on witness entering the apartment he di c overed that the body was quite stiff an d cold. A p ahiced al, in which remained a few drop; of pr ussic acid, was p l on the table, together with tvo s bite paper packe ts, one of which he addressed to Miss Holland , and the other to a Miss Sewell, a friend of the young lady in q uestion. Verdict—Temporary Derangement. EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION.—Yesterday 11101110 ing, an inquest was held at the Rose and Crown, Ea* street, Lambeth, before Mr. W. CARTER, Coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable Jury , on v iew of the bo.ii-a of .Tames and Mary Cunningham, otherwise Pratt. Thomas Gawler, Cambridge-place, Lambeth, deposed as follows :—I am parish clerk of this parish, and an under taker. On Saturday night last I proceeded to the house of the deceased persons, accompanied by a surgeon named Harris. I knocked at the door several time s, but receiving no answer I forced it open, and called out " Cunningha m several times, but no person answering I procured a light and went up stairs, and found the deceased James Cun ningham lying on a straw bed, quite dead. I returned down stairs, and went with Mr. Harris into the back room , where we discovered the man and woman (brother and sister to the deceased persons) sitting near the fire place. They appeared to be asleep or in a fainting state. After great difficulty I roused them, and asked the female how her sister was ? She replied " She is dead, and lies stairs in the back room." I again went up , a nd found the unfortunate woman also`on a straw bed, with nothing on except a short nightgown. Mr. Harris gave it as his firm opinion that the man and woman would not survive twenty: four hours unless some immediate relief was afforded. went for a sedan-chair, in which they were removed to Lam' beth workhouse. By the Coroner—Have you any reason to suppose that they destroyed themselves ? Witness—l do not believe such to be the case ; they appeared too fond of each other. By the Coroner—How long have you known the fam il y ? Wit n e s s—Between ten and twelve years, and first became acquainted with them by burying a brother, since which time I buried the mother, and about three weeks ago $ sister. By a Juror—ln what state was the House when Y °ll ; first went to it ? Witness—lt was in a most filt h y state in fact it is one of the most wretched places I ever ell' tered. There was scarcely any furniture, and no food save too small pieces of bacon and several crusts of bread, the h • of which were in a mou'dy state. By the Coroner—Was any money found on the premises? Witness—l was present yesterday morning with Mr. Tee" ther, the relieving officer of Lambeth, when the boxes vier* opened and searched, and four sovereigns, two half sove reigns, two half crowns, three shillings, and one sixpenc ° were found, wrapped up in different paper parcels. By a Juror—Did either of the family ever assign and reason for changing their names ? Witness — They did et', The surviving brother has often told me at the death 13' an old gentleman (a relative of his) the family would be entitled to a very large property. After other evidence had been heard, strangers vier ° ordered to withdraw, and the jury, after an hour's delitee ration, returned a verdict of " Natural death from fever. CAPTAIN ?VIARRYAT'S NEW WORK.—CaP talli ., Marry at, the most able delineator of nautical life of Tnnd e , fr times, has founded his new story, " Snarley Yow" (just puu lished), on a belief in supernatural agency at once wild r nd gr°' tesque. The way in which this strange influence is mad e , t° affect the sailors who obey the command of this new hero, Cap le e Vanslyperkin, will convulse the reader with lare.ter. The whole work is full of the most amusing characters, from spa r : ley Yow, the Dog Fiend, to Moggy Salisbury, the burn-bes t ' woman, and affords a convincing proof (if proof is wantisg not of the talent merely, but of the versatility of genius, P° sessed by this popular author. Mr. Biscomb gave a lecture at Epworth, on .o°, abstinence from intoxicating drinks, to a large concourse' people, and afterwards Mr. Cassell, of Manchester, go ° I address on the principles and success of the above sacieti The society is gaining ground in the neighbourhood, having got nearly 100 members, many of whom have been great dna" {cards, but are become the most sober of men.—Doncaster GY. f zette. [Similar accounts are constantly given in almost all 0 ' the provincial newspapers.] MR. WASHINGTON IRVING'S " ADVENTUBES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE.".—Hav ing indulged his vivid 0 6 gination in depicting the romantic incidents peculia r to old world, Mr. Irving has found a fresh theme whereon te exercise his talents in the stirring enterprise, the marvellous adventure, and the vast and magnificent scenery of the Tar. world. His present work forms, indeed, a most exciting nikr.a rative ; attention is held in breathless suspense by the ral°,l rush of the incidents, while the imagination is perpetually fe" by broad and vigorous pictures of regions where all is vast, and wonderful. The enthusiasm of the author i s corn. , municated, as if by electricity, to the reader, whose cagern ess to pursue the story forces him to complete the perusal witholl pause. The characters who form the dramatis persona °II this singular recital are all developed by a Mast er-hand. Suc are the worthy Captain Bonneville himself ; Captain Sublette/ the daring Vanderburgh ; Fitzpatrick, the hardy mountaineer; Fontenelle, the trapper ; Captain Wycth ; Antoine Godin, I half-breed ; Tom Cain, a raw, reckless, rollicking Irishman' and others.=Naval and Military Gazette. A FRENCHMAN'S FAREWELL TO ENGLAND"I Adieu, then, England 1 adieu! _ 1 take leave of your beautifY meadows and well cultivated fields, of your magnificent 00' your gardens, your parks, your perfumed hedges, your char°36; ing villages, your smooth and highly valued roads, windinCal gracefully and picturesquely, as if in search of every beaus 11 0 site. Adieu 1 this is my summer farewell I Bu t, adieu °4 to the dim light of the winter day ! to the towns unchee rea o! a single ray of the sun ! Adieu to fogs, damp, and snd li ur . Adieu, also, to the reign of aristocracy 1 to lords , rig ht bon° to ables, &c. Adieu to the finished but cold politene ss; t°2 o o sumptuous assemblies, where luxury and magnificence sultiff unrivalled, bnt where ease and pleasures make wa y for ,5,,0 etiquette Good-b'ye to you also, plain John Bull ! with guy., I have not had much acquaintance, but still sufficient toe °;„ wince me that your good and solid qualities more than counbi, balance your defects I Adieu ! continue to keep yo ur Imaithlo full, round face, although your nose be rather red ! keep s er I your sturdy habits, your long pipe, and the dear pot of b e ti o By Jove ! you form one of the happiest portions of the El l g ao community ! And now, adieu to the whole English nati;el erc u l Adieu to their industry, energy, and constant activity, ei without noise, bustle, or loss of time and words " Adie; their humanity to animals, and their generosity in never c° ; , bating with a fallen foe Adieu to their regularity in F e d forming their religious duties, to their modesty and deceneleo conduct in private and public, which, in itself, places t.,„1 above every other people ! Here, at least , the observer ' the ir follow them with the eye everywhere, into their town s, {e el' villages, into every place which they inhabit, without ever ',Ai, ing that disgust which, in so many other countries, alinostno tcrates the admiration and interest that would be othorls felt.—Count Melfort's Impressions of England. • LADIES',GOLD WATCH — hod A variety of excellent and carefully finished Ladies' Secondto" of Gold Watches, many of them in accordance with the late. st O frole with Gold Dials, Jewelled, &c., are offered for selection, Pr'e". Six to Eight Guineas each, at T. COX SAVOR Y 'S , maker, Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London. N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchang e /0 London ri ote d --- AIG ° i on . 1 noted and Publish ed by 31UR1)0 YOU.-th,ecoutiti 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Stratid, )u of Middlesex.—Wedoesday, June 14; 1837. B11?T11 S. ~ ' On the 13th inst., in Wimpole-street, Mrs. George 1,7°11°5 a daughter. d a the On the 11th inst., at Caversham, Oxfordshire , the la--Y Rev. G. W. Murray, of a daughter. 13 61. On the 11th inst., Mrs. Henry Turner, of Percy-sire ford-square, of a daughter. gr 9 * On the 10th inst., at Belinda-street, Canonbury-squarev ie 00. Sampson, eldest daughter of the late J. Gilmour, Ego Of East India Company's Service, of a daughter. , 0 ° 0 On the 11th inst., in Cumberland-terrace, the WV 0 " Hankey, Esq., of a son. still-born. On the 10th inst., Mrs. George B. Robinson, of a son. the On the 12th iust., in Chester-street Belgrave-squ are, . hter' of R. lloyne, jun., Esq., of a daughter. deug On the 11th inst., the lady of Sir Henry lambert, of aaugnier or tt. nuitues, K. 514., vu....5.5, --- DIED. Rnanlgli On the sth inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, the Rev. John Drake, aged 29. On the Bth inst., at Huntingdon, aged 82, Ann, r elict o f T. V' Okes, Esq., of Cambridge. a I, fr• On the 10th inst., at Hastings, aged 20, Win . Light, son B. W. Scott, of Upper Clapton. , per ce o/# On the 9th inst., Jane, wife of Mr. John HO, °' ' street, Clerkenwell. ar k, aged 689 11. On the 11th inst., in Sussex - place , Regent's-p H. Maund, Esq. t George fjenri i On the Bth inst., at Melcombe Bingham; , Dorse • infant son of the Rev. G. Btn ingha. ltrookrn On the 27th ult., at Haverfordwest , Emma, w if e of C. fi , Esq., aged 31. to the 111 On the sth inst., aged 73, Stephen Watts, Secretarl ilia , ,itils rectors and Guardians of the Poor of St. 111arylebone, vi , o f T. tion lie held for nearly forty years. On the Bth inst., at Watford, Herts, DorothY, wife f Job ° Dyson, Esq., of Tolpits, near Watford. rife of On the sth inst., at Worthing, Elizabeth Mary , 0 JO Wakefield, Esq., aged 81. ham -0 ono°°' On the 9th inst., at Lavender Sweep, Clap Broadhurst, Esq., aged 84. c aged 7 0 1 ;r' On the 6th inst., at Newhaven, James Elphick, --- 1 1' s 'ogne , - Ott the 11th inst., Thomas Keeton, Esq., °f J t ' mondsey, aged 53. TooleY At the house of her brother, Mr. James Southey, o/ Southwark, Elizabeth Yandall, aged 78. On the 6th inst aged 27, Mr. John Boswell Garret, °f Ch street, Camberwell. —'"l Y OU l'i i.,,e° co f 01;