The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-25 00:00:00

STATE OF AFFAIRS AT ADEN. ADEN, AUGUST.—My letter of the 19th will have in formed you that a large body of Arabs had been col lected together, and commanded by a fanatic) named Bhaik Ismail, for the purpose of attacking Aden ; and also of the affair at our outpost with a reconnoiter ing party of the enemy early in the morning of the 17th. It has since been ascertained that their loss on that oc casion was 22 men in killed and wounded, and among the former a chief, the leader of the party, which con sisted of 300 men. They were not discovered till within 200 yards of our works ; when discovered, they fired a volley of matchlocks, but on the guns opeaing on them, theyinstantly fled. In the morning a party was sent out in front, who brought in two Arabs badly wounded by grape. A quantity of arms were also brought in, and several dead bodies were seen in the plain, which they had not been able to carry off in their precipitate retreat. The wounded are under the care of Doctor Malcomson, the civil and staff surgeon. Since that time large re inforcements have joined the Shaik from the various tribes. It is not certain whether any of the chiefs have cordially embarked in his cause, with the exception of the Soultan of Lahedge—a treacherous cowardly man, to whom Aden formerly belonged, and to regain possession of which there is no crime which he would hesitate to commit. No treaties, however sacred or solemn, will bind hina. Good faith is to him unknown. Sheik Ismail lies encamped at a village and mosque called Sheik Othman, on the other side of a small creek, across which there is a bridge, but fordable in most places at low water. This temple is a very conspicuous object from Western-bay, where the steamers coal, and is distant from the Turkish about four miles and a half, with a good road the whole distance. In this position the enemy are distinctly seen with a glass from almost every part of our works. They are calculated to be about 8,000, of whom 5,000 or 6,000 may be considered armed and fighting men. They are principally furnished with provisions from Lahedge. The other chiefs, amongst whom the Shaik has, doubtless, considerable influence, supply his wants to a certain extent. He seems to be in no great hurry to precipitate an attack till he has collected a respectable force and matured all his plans. His arrangements certainly appear to have assumed a degree of system which has never hitherto been observed amongst the Arabs during former attacks. All our supplies and communications with the interior are entirely cut off ; and though at such a very short distance, and under our glass, hardly any thing, in fact nothing whatever, is actually known, either as to his force, who they are, or what are his resources and plans. On one occasion he sent in to say, that he was not come as a thief to attack us at night, but that he would come and show himself in open day. In this instance he most certainly fulfilled his promise. On the morning of the 27th, at half-past eight, a heavy column was seen leaving their camp at Shaikh Othman, and marching down to the bridge over the creek above-men tioned, which they crossed in tolerable order and firmness. They extended themselves across the low isthmus which connects Aden to the main, formed into three distinct columns, and: sat down just out of range of our guns. A few round shot and shell were fired at them from the forts and gun-boats, which did not reach them. They evidently did not like the appearance of our works now fully manned, aad, after waiting about an hour, they quietly formed themselves into two columns, and leisurely marched back to their camp. It is most probable that he did not intend an attack, which, in an open plain, swept by a numerous and well-served artil lery, would have been nothing short of madness, but merely as a demonstration, to accustom his men to the ground over which they would have to march to attack, to the appearance of the place, the works how and where manned, and another important matter—the sound of our guns ; and to try to impress on their minds that guns are not such formidable things as they have hitherto considered them to be. All these circum stances show a foresight and precaution which indicate that he is no novice in these affairs. As he has now so completely invested the place on the land side, and shows no intention to risk an action when he knows a repulse would entirely break up his force, he may occa sion us much trouble before we can drive him from our neighbourhood. All our garrison have remained at their post tinder arms day and night for the last 16 days, and must con tinue to do so so long as they are immediately in our vicinity. I regret to say that nothing further has yet transpired regarding the reported murder of Mr. Ale,ek, the master of the English schooner Highflyer, and Mr. Wheatley, of the house of Waghorn and Co. During the present state of affairs at Aden no vessel can yet ba sent to inquire into this melancholy occurrence. EPT, I.—Nothing further has been heard of the fate of the two gentlemen mentioned above. As yet no vessel can be dispatched to learn particulars. The Arab force, which has remained before our workslfor the last 18 days, broke up yesterday, after some dis putes which led to partial fighting amongst themselves. It has now been fully ascertained that no chief joined the standard of the fanatic. Many paid him a visit, I but evidently more for the gratification of their curio sity than from any wish or intention to make common cause with him. In fact they were suspicious of him and his proceedings from the beginning, as the impres sion which he created was that an attack on Aden was merely a pretence, that he might at his leisure collect a fore to enable him to rob and plunder the country. Many of the idle and wandering Arabs joined him with that prospect in view. They will now scatter in bands over the country, and plunder indiscrimi nately friend and foe. There is no sufficient reason whatever to doubt the good faith of the Arab tribes with whom we have hitherto been on friendly terms ; they have committed no overt aet to authorise us to make reprisals on them. It is true they did not attack and, as they might have done with the utmost facility, drive back the Shaik with all his followers, three-fourths of whom belonged to tribes far remote from Aden, and cared just as little for the Mahometan re ligion as they did for that of the Christians. They were mercenaries, and as the Shaik could not afford them pay, he promised them the plunder of Aden, and worked on their ignorance and superstition by inducing them to be lieve that he had the power to charm the guns to pre vent them from firing. Finding that he was an impostor and deceiver, they have left him. He is now a prisoner, with only 20 followers, with the chief of the Fouthlee tribe—a bold, honourable tribe. Our relation with the tribes is merely peace ; there exist no treaties, either offensive or defensive, between us. How, then, can we expect them to fight our battles ? We have never cultivated any friendship with them. No exchange of civilities has ever passed between us. We have never visited them in their towns, though often invited to do so. They are from this and some other causes suspicious of us. If an intercourse was permitted between the officers of the garrison and chiefs, lam certain that on no future occasion could a large body of men remain within five miles of our post, clearly seen with our glasses, and their drums (torn-toms) distinctly heard by us, without our knowing who they were, how many they were, where they came from, by whom sup ported, or what their intentions were, or whom likely to attack. In one and all of those essential points we were totally ignorant. Had our affairs been personally known to the chiefs, could this state of things have lasted twenty-four hours ? No, they would have written to their friends all requisite information, and most assuredly would have driven the Shaik off in less than twenty-four hours. No combined attack will ever take place on Aden ; of that we may rest assured ; their divided interests will never permit them to co-operate cordially or with effect in such an undertaking, which they well know must end in their total discomfiture. This morning supplies have come in, and in two or three days time our usual inter- course will have been properly established again. Should anything further occur, I will not fail to communicate the full particulars. The Honourable Company's steam .frigate Atalanta arrived here on the 30th ultimo, at half-past eight o'clock A.m., with mail up to the 7th of August, and 26 passengers ; she left the same at nine o'clock P.M. She brought intelligence of a very interesting nature to all who are fond of studying the operations of nature, viz., the appearance of a volcano in a state of activity in an island in the Red Sea, near the ancient and cele brated city of Mocha, named Zibeer. No flames had been seen, but large, dark columns of smoke had been seen to ascend from various parts of the island, which left no doubt of its being occasioned by subterraneous fire. We trust such a very favourable opportunity will not be lost of examining strictly into this most curious phenomenon, which may be productive of important results in the navigation of the Red Sea. It is well known that during the operations of volcanos and earthquakes, elevations, and subsidences, both on dry land and at the bottom of the sea, take place. All Go vernment vessels, steamers or otherwise, should be directed to take a cast of the lead as frequently as pos sible when passing near Mocha or Zibeer island. The Oriental and Peninsular Company's steamer Precursor came in last night, at 11 P.x., with 50 pas sengers, and India and China mails. She leaves this evening at sunset. All the troops continue healthy; no cholera or other epidemic disease at the place. Her Majesty's frigate Fox, Sir H. M. Blackwood, has not yet arrived, though daily expected. SHIPPING LIST. Government Vessels—Hon. Company's steam-frigate Sesostris ; ditto schooner, Mahi ; ditto block-ship, Chorpe. Merchant Vessels—Louisa Munro, barque ; barque; Arachne, barque; Higbflyer, schooner. The barque Brooke has arrived safe at Moulmein. ORDINATION.—The Lord Bishop of Exeter held a general ordination in the cathedral church of his diocese on Sunday last, when the following gentlemen were ad mitted into holy orders : —Deacons—Humphry Lowry Bernieoat, M.A., St. John l / 4 College, Cambridge; George Lemon Church, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge; Thomas Wood Cleave, BA., Exeter College, Oxford; Augustus William Green, 8.A., Trinity College, Ox ford; Eldred Green, 8.A., Trinity College, Oxford; Henry Llewellyn Hussey, 8.A., St. John's College, Oxford ; William Pye Pye, 8.A., Trinity College, Ox ford; William Pinder Roberts, 8.A., St. John's Col lege, Cambridge ; William Clarke Welsford, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford. Priests—Rev. William John Alban, M.A., St. John's College, Oxford; Rev. Harvey Alex ander, 8.A., Worcester College, Oxford; Rev. ,John Moysey Bartlett, 8.A., Worcester College, Oxford; Rev. Richard Downes, M.A., Trinity College, Oxford; Rev. Edmund Gooch, BA., Christ Church, Oxford; Rev. John Durbin Gra y , M.A., Baliol College, Oxford, by letters dimissory from the L ord Bish o p o f Gl ouces t e r and Bristol; Rev. Joseph Phi l ip Knight, a literate per son; Rev. Robert George Hooper Richard, 8.A., Mag dalen Hall, Oxford. THE STATUE AT LARGE.—If the proverb that " coming events cast their shadows before" should be realised in the case of the duke's statue, the day of its arrival will be as bad as an eclipse of the sou in the metropolis.—Punch. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, gr-P P Y I M IVE'R 25, 1846. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE HAMMERSMITH JEWEL CASE. - Archibald 211'Neill, 22, chemist, was indicted for stealing two chains and other articles of jewellery, value 10/., the property of Ann Church. Mr. Doane prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoftr. The circumstances under which this charge was made against the prisoner, will be fresh in the recollection of the public, as they have been recently given very fully in the repeated examinations of the prisoner, with a person named Kennedy, before the magistrates at Hammer smith Police-court. It will be recollected that a lady, named Riley, lodged in the house of Kennedy, who carried on the profession of a surgeon at Hammersmith, the prisoner acting as his assistant, and shortly before her death, which took place on last Easter Sunday, she gave a number of valuable articles of jewellery to a lady named Church, who placed them in a drawer, and shortly afterwards she discovered that they had all been stolen. The prisoner was proved to have dealt with a portion of the stolen articles by pawn ing them some time afterwards ; but it appeared that he had, from the commencement of the transaction, all along declared that he had merely acted as the agent of Kennedy in so pawning them, and that he was innocent of the robbery. Mr. Kennedy was called as a witness, but he did not appear. Baron PLATT intimated his opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to convict the prisoner. He had al ways stated that Kennedy gave him the things to pawn, and certainly Kennedy had as good an opportunity to take them as he had. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the Learned Judge ordered the prisoner to be imme diately discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EJECTMENT OF A DUN.—Mr. Hay, house-agent, Con duit-street, was summoned before Mr. Long for an as sault on William Edwards. The complainant said he was in the employ of Mr. Barnard, oilman, Carnaby-street, and on the day when the assault was committed he was sent by his master to Mr. Hay's house, to ask for payment of a small bill, and in case of refusal to wait in the house until he was paid. He called according to order, and saw Mr. Hay. Mr. Hay refused to pay the bill, and he then said his master had directed him not to leave the house until he was paid. Mr. Hay attempted to push him out of the house, and as he was stooping down Ur. Hay gave him a vio lent kick, and afterwards forced him out. He returned to his master, told him the treatment he had received, and was then advised to take the present proceedings against the defendant for an assault. Mr. Hay said the complainant called upon him for payment of a small bill of three shillings. lie told the complainant he was busy, and he must call again. The complainant said he should not leave the house without the money, and then began cracking walnuts and throw ing the shells about the office. He told the complainant that if he did not leave the premises he would turn him out. The complainant put himself into a fighting atti tude, and then he told the complainant if he persisted in his insolent behaviour he would give him a sound thrashing. Defendant went into his office, but came out again on finding the complainant still in the place crack ing walnuts, and he put him with no more than proper force into the street. The complainant after a short time returned into the house, but he was again made to leave the place. The complainant was neither kicked nor struck, and this could be proved by a witness who was in the neighbourhood. The witness was sent for. He was a sullen-looking Irishman, named Farrell. When the book was tendered to him he refused to be sworn, unless he was first in formed who was to pay him for his evidence, and what he was to receive. Mr. LONG desired him to take the book at once and be sworn. He was there as a witness having evidence to give, and he must give that evidence on oath. The man refused to be sworn. Mr. Lox° said, that if he persisted in his refusal he would commit him, as he was undoubtedly authorised by law so to do. Mr. Hay here said he would pay the man. The witness then agreed to be sworn. He said he saw the complainant pushed out of the house, but not kicked. Mr. Lose said the complainant had sworn that he was Licked.. The defendant denied the kicking, and the only witness who was present confirmed the statement of the defendant. He could not satisfy his mind that the 'lssault had been committed, and he would, therefore, dismiss the summons. ADVENTURES OF A TIGER.—Two men, named Corcoran and Peacock, were charged on suspicion of having stolen the watch of Uriah Gruff. The complainant, a sprite in the Beaufort livery, was just able by tiptoeing to peep at the magistrate over the rail of the witness-box. The complainant filled the post of tiger to the Duke of Beaufort. His mannikin airs of manhood excited the risi bility of all present. He had met • with Corcoran s day or two ago; had been challenged to play at bagatelle for beer; had accepted the challenge, and had voppecl" his man out of a pint. When the beer was dis posed of the defeated party had no money, and complainant was obliged to " stump up." The next day Corcoran demanded his revenge. They went into a public-house n d whetted their ardour with several pints of beer, and then Corcoran asked him it' he " warnt ageing to stand no gin?" He stood a quartern " like a brick," and Corcoran stood another. 'They walked into the street, when having got into the chance of a " milt" with a :lull-sized man, Peacock came to the rescue, and put his antagonist to flight by a well-administered " muzzier." Peacock asked him to stand more gin for this piece of service. He complied with the request, and all three adjourned to a public-house in Apple Tree-yard, when they put the gin about so briskly that he lost all recol lection of events, until he was wakened up by a police- man, who found him snoring on the altar of a shrine in Apple Tree-yard. He went home, and somewhere about the evening of the next day he missed his watch. His only ground of suspicion against the prisoners was, that they had been in his company while the gin and beer festivities were celebrating. Mr. LONG said, it was disgraceful for two men to encourage a mere child in gin drinking; as far, however, as the charg e of felony was concerned , that was not established by evidence, and he must therefore discharge them. He feared that the boy (complainant) had but a sorry prospect before him, if he continued in the prac tice of such conduct as he had himself avowed. The tiger, who appeared to think the magistrate had not a due appreciation of manhood, cocked his hat fiercely and strutted out of Court. MARYLEBONE. SERIOUS PRACTICAL JOKE.—Mr. Henry Mares, a sculptor and stonemason, residing at Kensal-green, was charged on a warrant with having been concerned in the following shameful outrage upon Alfred Cottrell, 26, Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico. Complainant, a very respectable looking young man, deposed that on Tuesday last he was cutting a stone in the Kensal-green Cemetery, when one of defendant's men told him that his master had bet him a sovereign that he (complainant) could not pull a cat, affixed to a rope, across the canal. Being much pressed to try the experiment, he left off his work, and went to the water's edge at the end of the cemetery, when a rope was thrown across from the opposite side of the canal, and he was then told to turn round. He did so, and in an instant the rope was tied round his waist. He was then dragged from one side of the water to the other, and in consequence he had caught a very severe cold ; his clothes were also completely spoiled. Complainant further said that he was taken to defendant's house, where he was compelled, notwithstanding what he had suffered, to sign a paper promising to expend ss. amongst the men in drink. He was quite positive that defendant was one of the party who pulled him through the canal by the rope. Mr. RAWLINSON (to defendant)—This seems to be rather a serious practical joke ; what is your answer to it ? Defendant—This young man, the complainant, is very full of self-conceit, and the workmen determined on serving him this trick. I was asked to go and see the sport, and I did so, being of opinion that laughter was likely to benefit my health. I did not drag him across, and he don't know who did it. When he got to the opposite side ho said it was the cat.—(Laughter.) Mr. RAWLINSON (to complainant)—Was there a cat there ? Complainant—There was, sir. Mr. RAWLINSON—You say that your clothes are spoiled. At what do you estimate the amount of damage? Complainant—l should think 31, Defendant called John Neville, who said that the per sons by whom complainant was dragged through the water were two men named Coles and Tomkins. De fendant certainly attempted to throw the rope across, but as it fell short of the mark it was laid hold of and thrown over by another person. Mr. RAwLINSON said that it was quite clear that de fendant took a part in the shameful transaction, and that as he had, according to his own account, enjoyed the " sport," it was his duty to make the complainant amends. He seemed disinclined to do anything of the sort, and the Magistrate ordered him to pay a penalty of 41., with liberty, however, to speak to complainant. The affair was ultimately arranged by defendant pay ing over :11. to complainant, and the parties then left the Court. ROBBERY.—Bridget Stapleton was charged with having stolen a silver cream ewer, the property of Mrs. Harden, Allsop-terrace, New-road. It appeared that the servant left the ewer outside of the window at the bottom of the area, 'that the milk might be put into it when the man called at the house. It was missed, and it subsequently turned out that the prisoner, who had been in the habit of soliciting alms at the dwelling, had endeavoured to pawn the article at a shop in Tottenham-court-road, where, from the unsatis factory account which she gave of herself, she was given into custody.—Committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. CAUTION TO JOURNEYMEN.—George Seeker, a jour neyman in the service of Mr. James Bower, baker, of 5, Tothill-street, was charged with getting drunk and neglecting his employment. Complainant said that defendant, who was in his ser vice, went out with his bread at about one o'clock on Tuesday, and returned about three, so drunk that he was incapable of following his employment. Complainant, who supplies Tothill-fields Bridewell with bread, had at the time two batches ready to put into the oven, but de fendant was too drunk to do it, and complainant was in consequence put to very serious inconvenience. De fendant was also intoxicated on the following day. Mr. BOND asked the accused what he had to say ? Defendant replied—Nothing, I know that I have done wrong. Mr. BOND inquired how long he had been in com plainant's service, and what his conduct had been. Complainant replied, five or six years or more, during which time he had frequently indulged in liquor. He (complainant) had repeatedly cautioned him, and pointed out the consequences that must ultimately result. It was necessary that an example should be made, for the bens• fit of the trade. Mr. BOND said, that if the master bakers were not pro tected, they might be put to great loss and inconvenience, indeed they might be rained. The defendant was committed for twenty-one days to hard labour. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BURWASH, SEPT. 20.—As the picking of the h!:; ps ',,ed with did not much surprise the m . Th ey t h oug h t, tthofe their t p e r r o s d t e co . me more dis i appoi n Light weh,;`::is at the atcom mencementhdevawneeieghs however, that as the picking should proceed, and the hops acquire more condition, they would necessarily weigh heavier. In very few instances have these ex pectations been realised. Some good samples have gone from this neighbourhood to the metropolis. Not many sales have, however, been made, except by necessitous people, most of the planters looking with confidence to the obtaining of higher prices. BREDE, WESTFIELD, AND SEDLESCO3II3.—The hop picking in these parishes will soon be brought to a close, and indeed it is time,' as they look very brown, and in picking drop entirely to pieces. They weigh better than at first, seventy bushels to the cwt. is about the average. Hop pole stacks now rear their winterly head in every direction, and nature has been robbed of her richest ornament. Many of our growers do not think of selling under 41. per cwt. Duty estimated at 200,0001. BECKLEY, SEPT. 20.—About four days more will bring the hap-picking to a close in this and the neigh bouring parishes; there is not any of the planters will grow so many as last year, therefore they think the duty estimated too high. EASTHOATHLY, SEPT. 20.—Our hop-picking is now fast approaching to a close, but in a few instances it will be prolonged until quite the latter end of the present week. Never has there been a time more propitious for both planter and picker, scarcely a drop of rain having fallen during the whole process. The hops, although in most instances requiring an unusual number of bushels to the cwt., have well retained their condition. The pickers in many instances complain that they have not been able to make so much of their time as they were wont to do, owing to obtaining the required number of bushels long before the day closed. The samples gene rally produced by the dryers hereabouts are of most ex cellent quality. FARNHAM, SEPT. 20.—The hop-picking season has been a very long one, but will be brought to a close next week, the nnmber of hops far exceeding the calculation of every planter. The general price of picking is lid. per bushel, thereby showing that our white burr hops are unusually large, and notwithstanding they were not picked until thoroughly ripe, yet it is thought they will come to the scale rather light, say nearly 80 bushels to the cwt. The duty of this district is expected to exceed that of 1826, many planters having exceeded a ton to an acre, and as bright as it is possible for them to be, consequently the samples will be generally very good. HORSEMONDEN, SEPT. 20.—Hop-picking will nearly or quite terminate in this parish in the ensning week, with but very little improvement in the weight of the hops since the commencement. Such, we believe, to be the case through nearly the whole of this district, which we think is not difficult to account for. Did any person ever see a field of corn that had been blighted produce much seed ? So with the hops, where they have been blighted they have but little seed, and where there is a paucity of seed, there is a want of pollen, which detracts greatly from their weight. Surely the planters must be insane to crowd their hops on the market at the pre sent ruinous prices ; if they do, 250,0001. must be lost among them, by a growth which it is not probable will reach 200,0001. duty. If hops were at a moderate and remunerative price, say Si. ss. per cwt., every common brewer would use them in lieu of quassia, &c. &c., which would cause a consumption equal to 30,0001. duty extra among the brewers ; we may also reckon 20,0001. duty for the loss of the apple crop, and 20,0001. for the in crease of the population, and the prosperous state of manufactures and of the country generally ; these items together would cause a consumption equal to 70,0001. duty over that of years when prices run high. Again, no hops can be wanted for private consumption until this unprecedentedly warm weather breaks up. Under all these circumstances, now the needy planters have been obliged to sacrifice a great many of their hops, would it not be wise for those that still hold their crop not to sell under 51. or 51. ss. per cwt., which prices would but just remunerate the planter, or save him from loss, and at which we think the consumer ought not to complain. HEATHYIELD, SEPT. 19.—Hop picking is drawing to a close with many, but there are some who will not finish much under a fortnight. Many hops of the last week's picking have been considerably deteriorated in quality by the extreme heat of the sun, preceded by foggy mornings; and should heavy winds intervene, the consequences will be disastrous to the unpicked hops. The relative weight per bushel has reached its maxi mum mere than a week, and is now generally reported to be fast receding, and the duty is considered by many to be much over set. MAYFIELD, SEPT. 20.—Several planters have finished picking, and never was a finer time for the pickers, the crop far exceeds that of last year, and the samples ge nerally are very good ; if the weather proves fine, picking will be over the ensuing week, and the planters are looking forward for better prices than the present ; no doubt but their expectations will be realised, as the hops are of superior quality this year. NORTHAM, SEPT. 19.—The hop picking with a very few exceptions is now come to a close, and it appears from the accounts where they have been weighed off, that the average weight will fall much short of last year. RYE, SEPT. 20.—Several of the small growers have concluded hop-picking, and appear well satisfied with the result. The larger growers will not finish under another week ; and should the weather prove as favour able as it has hitherto done, they will have no cause for complaint, but should wind and rain prevail, their loss would be very great. A slight improvement has taken place in the weight of the hops. UDIMORE, SEPT. 20.—Hop-picking goes on rapidily, and some of our farmers will finish the latter part of this week. The hops are getting very brown, and re quire from 70 to 80 bushels to the cwt. WORCESTER, SEPT. 18.—About 2,500 pockets of new hops were sent to market , by the planters last Saturday, of which 1,400 were sold and passed the public scales, and 284 in. the week. The demand was good, an d a ~ considerable ntimber' of pockets were sold more than could lit: weighed on Saturday, which have passed the scales this week. The picking progresses fast, and the fine weather very much favours the condition of the hop. Vrices on Saturday from 755, to 925. The duty is expected to reach 30,000/.—Sussex Advertiser. SCIENTIFIC' CONGRESS of ITALY. GENIA, SEPT. 15.—The congress was opened yes terday, in due form and solemnity, in the grand h a ll o f the ducal palace. The Noble President, the Marquis Brignole Sale, Ambassador from the Court of Sardinia to the Court of France, after having, with a long train of savans, heard mass and Te Deurn, and received the solemn benediction from the Cardinal at the Cathedral, took the chair at twelve o'clock, having on each side the syndics, &c., in grand costume, the Cardinal and Gover nor occupying elevated seats. The magnificent salon, the finest in Italy, and well known to all tourists passing through Genoa, although of great dimensions, was crowded to suffocation. The galleries were occupied mostly by the ladies, who happily were in a fair propor tion as to number, and afforded, by their animated looks and graceful Italian dresses, an agreeable contrast and relief to the customary suits of solemn black and re flective visages of the sages below. The President, a very dignified looking personage, read his inaugural dis course, which occupied an hour and a half, and was listened to with much attention. They say it might have been a more animated and interesting composition, considering that he had for subject the glory of Italy, past, present, and to come ; but marquises and others, who from their station are called to preside over such assomblies, are not obliged to be orators. Tho Marquis Brignole adorns his high station with every quality which commands respect, and possesses very superior talents. The PRESIDENT began by briefly expressing his em barrassment under the onerous duties imposed upon him. He then proceeded to observe how worthy the city w h ere they were assembled was of being the place o f meet i ng for the Congress of Science, since it had produced so many who had rendered their country illustrious by their excellence in wisdom and valour, in letters and in art. After this enumeration of the celebrated Genoese of times past, the President went on to allude to the valuable results of such meetings, and to the'powerful protection which they bad received from the Italian princes, and especially his Majesty Charles Albert, who in all things sought to increase the honour and advan tage of his subjects. The orator then alluded to the state of science, spoke of the influence, which was exerted in retarding it, and of the rapid illumination it underwent on the arrival of peace. He then touched upon the various subjects which would occupy the attention of the meeting, and elucidated their importance. Turning his discourse upon Italy, he then spoke of those living per sons who, by the brilliancy of their genius or the excel. lence of their works, had spread renown over their native land. The President concluded his discourse by show ing that science ought always to march onward under the banner of religion, uttering at the same time a generous aspiration for the young Italians who were con secrating their studies to the service of science and of this country. The discourse was repeatedly interrupted by cheers, and the applause at the conclusion was vehement and reiterated. The Prince of CAssrso then rose, and after speaking of the importance of the congress and the glorious result to science, informed the meeting that he was commis sioned by the Pope to express his fervent prayers for the successful labour of the congress, and his perfect accord with all its objects. This address was also received with much applause. The inaugural addresses having been delivered, the meeting adjourned into a saloon appointed for that purpose, in order to elect the presidents of the several sec times. The following gentlemen, all well known to the scientific public in Italy, and many whose fame has ex tended into England, were then elected:— SECTIONS. Mathematics and Physical Science Chemistry Prof. Giachino Taddei Geology and Mineralogy Agriculture Botany, &c Cay. Antonio Bertolini Zoology and Com. Anatomy Prof. Antonio Alessandrini Medicine Cay. Carlo Speranza Surgery Geography and Archaeology Cay. Giulio Cordero di S. Quintino. Many savans reached Genoa last evening, and others are arriving every hour. I hear that Mr. Buckingham and Mr. Cobden aro here. The committees are now de ciding on the merits of the different competitors for the premiums, which are to be awarded and delivered to morrow, in the Grand Hall. There are three exhibitions —fine arts, &c., pictures and sculpture, and cattle. I have not time for details. Last night there was a grand ball at the Governor's. The agreeable salons of the Casino are thrown open to all the visitors, &c., every evening, and the soirees and receptions given by the noblesse are numerously attended and very amusing. In short, in 119 other congress which has takes place in ItP ..y have the savans been so welcomed and feted. On the 27th, the first stone of the long-talked of monu ment to Columbus is to be laid with great solemnity, and afterwards a balloon ascension—a great novelty in Italy. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. FARRINGDON-ROAD, SEPT. 24.—The jury re-assembled this morning and resumed the inquiry, when The CORONER said—Gentlemen, at 'our last inquiry we thought it necessary to summon an eminent engineer from Bristol, with a view to his examination of the broken iron of the luggage van, to ascertain the cause of the accident, which the witnesses have hitherto been unable to state. The Coroner then briefly detailed the nature of the accident, and the jury proceeded to view the broken second-class carriage, which had been brought down from Didcot for the purpose. The whole of the first body of the carriage was broken to pieces, and presented the appearance of a complete wreck. and had still the marks of blood, Sze., about it, from which it became evident that Mr. Sargent's head had been severed while the unfortunate gentleman was standing up. The following witnesses were then called:— Henry. Stevens sworn—l am superintendent of the Farringdon-road station. On Monday evening I was on the the platform of the down line when the train was coming in. I was sufficiently near to see what happened. I was standing back on the platform, and I heard a crash just as the train got to the bridge. I im mediately ran forward to the edge of the platform, and saw the fire flying out from each side of the train, and the luggage van raised upon the first passenger car riage ; the engine parted away from the train, that is, I mean, went quite ahead, just as she approached the platform. I could not distinguish if the engine broke away at the first concussion, but I think there is no doubt of it. The luggage van had four wheels. The whole of the van, with the exception of the partitions, is composed of iron. The passenger carriage which goes next to the van is not different from the others—its body is wood. The luggage van contained from 10 cwt. to 15 cwt. of bullion and the passengers' luggage; it was pretty full. I judge from the weight of one box which was left behind, and there were ten of those boxes. Im mediately after the accident I sent for Mr. Barker, the nearest surgeon, and ho was very soon on the spot, at least within half an hour. One of the bodies (Bonner's) had been removed before he came. I heard the crash, and as the train came on near the platform, there was another check from the crossing at the platform, which arose from the van being partially off the line, and by which check the van was forced further on the passenger carriage. The crash was at the bridge. Richard Fuller sworn—l am clerk at the Farringdon road station. At the time when the accident happened on Monday night I was on the down platform, watching the train coming in. I saw something rise in the air under the bridge just as I heard the noise. It was the luggage van, as I afterwards ascertained upon the train reaching the platform. I afterwards examined the van; it had four wheels, and the off fore-wheel spring was broken. The effect of that would be, I should suppose, to tilt the hind part in the air. The other spring might have been broken. The ironwork was much torn away, and broken a good deal. I cannot account for the break ing of the spring. By the Foreman—l think Mr. Sargent was killed at the bridge instantaneously. By the CORONER—I believe, from common observa tion, that the effect of breaking the spring was to raise the van up at the end. If I were told that if the spring broke it could only fall three inches, I should say it could not raise it as it was raised, which was five or six feet ; but I suppose the ironwork to have become detached, and that the axle slipped more to the middle, which would tilt it up more at the end. The height of the arch of the bridge is perhaps five feet above the carriage when the van is in its proper position. A jeryman—Then it could not have fallen that dis tance, and yet that it struck the bridge is evident from the piece which is broken out of the arch. Mr. Bush, the engineer, thought that could easily be accounted for. By a juror —The buffers of the van were broken. They were broken off as it fell. I did not know what they struck against. The buffers of the tender were broken, but not much. By the CORONER—If the buffers of the van were broken downwards, it could not be by striking the ground. I cannot say what was the cause of the break ing of the buffers. Robert Matthews, police-constable, No. 395, of the Great Western Railway Company, sworn—On Monday night, when the accident happened, I was passing under the bridge to go to the signal -post, which is just on the other side. I gave the usual signal for the train to come in, and I remained at the signal-post until the train had passed. While I was passing under the bridge there was a great shock, and I saw a quantity of fire flying from the luggage van. In consequence of the fire and smoke I was so stunned that I could not tell what it was. CORONER—Do you mean fire and smoke, or sparks and dust? Witness—l should say it was fire. I was so enveloped in smoke or dust that I was obliged to grope my way to the signal-post, and there I remained until the train passed me. I heard a great crash, but at the time I could not say what it was. I cannot say where the fire or sparks, or what it was, came from; but it came from some of the carriages. I became enveloped with a cloud of dust or smoke, but I believe it to have been smoke. Mr. Thomas Bush sworn—l am a partner in the firm of Bush and Beddoe, engineers, of Bristol. Having heard the evidence of the engine -driver read, Mr. Bush wished him to be recalled. Robert Patterson, the engine -driver re-examined— Preceding the accident I was looking for signals to the policeman, and not to the train behind me. Mr. Bush examined—l have examined the spot on the line where the accident ocurred. I observed the line for some distance between the bridge and the platform, and also beyond the bridge. I observed from the bridge to the platform, and for about 20 feet beyond the bridge, a slight indenture in the permanent timber, caused by two wheels being off the line. I have also seen the broken passenger luggage, the luggage van, the broken springs, the wheels, and the ironwork belonging to the luggage van, with the exception of one connexion, which more properly belongs to the tender. I have also examined the buffers of the tender. The luggage van is composed of an iron front and back, and wood sides ; it is as they are usually made of that class ; it is a class commonly in use on this railway; this is the common van for luggage; the generality of vans have four wheels. On examining the broken springs and the ironwork, I find every part was in a sound state previous to the accident, and there is no appearance of flaw or old fracture. I did not ob serve, any part that had been weakened by use. The springs are composed of spring steel. They aro fastened iu an iron box in the centre. Nothing that connects the spring together is broken. The boxes are cast iron, with brass bearings. The axles are wrought iron. The hangings which are connected with the springs, but which I call brackets, are of cast iron. That is usual in luggage vans and carriages not generally used for pas senger traffic. A juror —I consider that they ought to be made of the best charcoal iron. Examination resumed—The only parts that are cast iron are these brackets or hangings and the axle-boxes; there are many of them used ; wrought iron is generally safer than cast in anything. By the Foreman—Then if these bad been made of wrought iron the accident might not have happened ? Witness—l do not attribute the accident to this at all ; for the duties which they have to perform they have generally succeeded well on the Western line ; but wrought iron is better ; if I were going to make a car riage of this description, throwing expense out of the question, I should use wrought iron certainly. By a juror —When they are of cast iron they are very liable to break, I should say, on a sudden stoppage? By Mr. Bush—The axle-guard ought to relieve that strain ; in the event of a cast iron bracket breaking, no serious injury would ensue from that breakage ; the axle-box would 'merely fall into the axle-guard, and thereby the carriage would run without springs, free from danger. From the examination I have made I attribute the cause of the accident to be that the engine broke away suddenly, unobserved momentarily by the engine -driver, and then the train running into the tender just under the bridge, the consequence would be the buckling up of the train by the carriages running over one another. My opinion is that the springs of the van did not give way in consequence of any weight placed in the van, but that from some cause, with which I am unacquainted, the screw connexion between the van and tender must have broken probably at or about the time when the steam was first let off, and that the tender and engine being loose and in advance of the train from some sudden check at the bridge, the train with the luggage van in front, by their own weight and im petus, ran into the tender and thus threw the luggage van up in the air against the bridge, causing a great con cussion and crash. Unless I saw the screw connexion I could not undertake to say that the accident could not have been guarded against. Mr. John Gibson, of Paddington, superintendent of the carriage department of the Great Western Railway, sworn—Every carriage, van, &c., is thoroughly exa mined, oiled, and screwed up before it starts, and they are also oiled and examined at every station by the men who go round with the grease-boxes. It is their duty. The screw connexion belongs to the tender; they hook it on, and they would examine it at Slough, Didcot, &c. I attribute the accident to the same cause as described by Mr. Bush. I think if anything had been wrong in the screw connexion while at Didcot it would have been noticed. It could not have then been broken or the train could not have started. In the vans and trucks, which have cast iron spring scroll brackets, the axle guard the lateral box or each sde , and lead longitudinal sothat touch no strain comes upon the cast iron brackets. Of co urse , they have all the vertical weight. All our car r i ages are rm wh ed eel a s s , to uard or is srag so thefo of such a construction that if every spring under the various carriages were broken the train would go along safely, but not so easy. Mr. Seymour Clarke he re exp l a i ne d that the examina tion of the carriages, screws, &c., at the various stations would be only a general one. Mr. Walter Barker, of Wantage, surgeon, deposed to having been sent for on Monday night to the railway.— On my arrival I saw the body of Bonner, who was dead, bat not cold ; the im me di ate cause of death was dislo cation of the neck. There were bruises also about the neck and upper part of the trink. Immediately afterwards I saw the body of Sargent, it was in the broken carriage. The body was erect, the front part being towards the back of the carriage. It was retained in that position by the hand, which was through the roof, and there slightly confined. I observed that the head had been severed from the body by a force acting from the front part of the body backwards and upwards, the slice of the bones showing that the force had been from below the wound, commencing slightly under the chin, and passing through the neck and the upper part of the oc- cipital bone. The head was entirely removed, and was some distance off. on the roof of the carriage. Seeing the man was dead, we knew we could be of no assistance to him, and therefore we allowed the body to remain, watched by a policeman, until we had searched and be come certain that there were no other wounded persons in or under the carriages ; that was the cause of the delay in its removal. The CORONER then summed up. His remarks would be very few, seeing the very great attention they had paid to the case, and from the fact of the great experience of their foreman as a county magistrate. The cause of death, it was perfectly clear, arose from the accident on Monday night last. The Coroner then read the evidence of Tuesday, and said, that at the close of the day he had felt it a duty due to them, the public, and to himself, that the passenger carriage, which he thought had been improperly removed, should be brought back for their inspection, and that an eminent engineer, unconnected with the company, should be examined as to the cause; and with that view it was that Mr. Bush was summoned. They had seen the carriage, with the blood on it; and from it, it must be evident that the unfortunate man must have been standing up when his head was cut off by this sudden and violent concussion. They had heard that the ends of the van were of iron; and his ow n opinion was, though he confessed that he was unac qainted with railway matters—but his opinion was, that while the ends of the luggage van were composed of iron there should be some greater protection than mere wood to the end of the first carriage next to it. He however merely stated this as his own opinion. Mr. Bush had then given his evidence as to the cause of the accident —it was for them to take these matters into their con sideration, and to say whether they thought the accident arose from circumstances over which there was no control, or otherwise. - The Coroner then alluded to the abolition of the law of deodand, and concluded by saying that ho felt the fullest confidence that they would, as indeed they would under any circumstances, give a fearless and im partial verdict. The jury, after a few minutes' consideration, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." WORCESTER GREAT HOP FAIR. WORCESTER, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The annual Wor cester hop and cheese fair, which takes place on the 19th of September, has been held here to-day, and was one of the largest and most busy fairs which has been held for some years. In consequence of the forwardness of the hopping, which has been wonderfully advanced by the glorious weather with which this part of the country has been blessed during the past three weeks, it was anticipated that there would be a large bulk of hops brought to market, and the result proved that the expectations of the most sanguine were exceeded by the reality. At the market day, on this day se'nnight, the unusual num ber of 3,000 pockets were "pitched," and the prices ranged from 755. to 90s. for very choice samples. To day, however, there have been no less than 7,000 pockets brought to thei market, the two market-places being crammed to repletion, and the pavements of all the ad jacent street being piled up with this extraordinary in flux. Notwithstanding this large supply, prices have somewhat advanced on the rates of Saturday last, some of the choicest samples being quoted as high as 100 s. per cwt., but the general range being from 80s. to 90s. The Worcestershire and Herefordshire samples this year are unusually fine. There was a large attendance of merchants and buyers from London and other parts, and business was brisk throughout the day. . . _ The importance of this trade may be judged of from the results of the following calculations which have been made of the value of the new hops brought into Wor cester market within the last twelve days. A pocket of hops weigh on the average 1 cwt. 3qrs. The weight of hops offered in Worcester market on Saturday, the 12th instant, therefJre, was 5,250 cwt., and the average price was, say 801.3. per cwt. This would realise a sum of 21,0001. Add to this the value of the hops offered in Worcester-market to-day-7,000 pockets, weighing on an average 1 cwt. 3 qrs., would produce an aggregate weight of 12,250 cwt., which at the average price of to day, say 855., would realise 52,0621. 10s. PROTECTIONIST POLICY. (From the Morning Post.) We publish the following declaration, without, of course, at all declaring any coincidence of opinion with it : DECLARATION OF CONSERVATIVE POLICY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FAIR TRADE AND EQUITABLE TAXATION. " The abolition of all Excise duties on domestic pro ductions and manufactures, and the consequent conso lidation of the Customs and Excise, together with the reduction of the coast guard. " The admission of colonial wheat, pulse, and flour, at a statistical duty of 6d. per quarter and 6d. per barrel. " The reduction of duty on tea to Is. per lb. " The reduction of duty on tobacco to ls. per lb. " The reduction of duty on colonial sugar to ss. per cwt. " Ditto on foreign ditto to 10s. per cwt. " REVENUE COMPENSATION. " Fixed duty on foreign wheat at ss. per quarter. " Fixed duty on other foreign grain and pulse, 2s. 6d per quarter. " Fixed duty on foreign flour, 2s. 6d. per barrel. " Restoration of the duty on foreign cotton wool to 3s. per cwt., as an equivalent for the excise on soap. " The charge for postage to commence at Id. for a quarter of an ounce, instead of half an ounce, to make up for the loss of excise on paper, which has always been a tax on education and literature." " REASONS FOR REMOVAL OF EXCISE DUTIES ON HOME PRODUCTIONS, AND ADJUSTMENT OF REVENUE DUTIES. " As long as an income and property tax is imposed, which, together with the burden of the poor-laws, falls principally on the landed proprietors and agriculturists, foreign imports, competing with our domestic produc tions, cannot be admitted without paying a revenue duty. " The reduction of duty on tea, tobacco, and sugar would not eventually yield less revenue, owing to the increased consumption, whilst the comforts of the poor would be greatly enhanced, and our commerce ex tended, especially with China, and the inducement to smuggle put an end to. " The loss of revenne on the Excise duties would be compensated for by the duty on foreign wheat, pulse, flour, and cotton wool, together with an increase in the Post-office revenue, which would be equivalent to the loss of the Excise on paper, to which would be added the enormous saving in the expense of the collection of the Excise duties, as well as in the reduction of the coast guard establishment. " Since 1842 nearly five millions sterling of duties on foreign imports have been reduced for the chief benefit of the manufacturers, while the Excise duties have been retained and the income and property tax imposed. Five millions having been taken pif and five millions laid on withont any benefit to the poor man. " The proposed revenue duty on wheat would be about ten per cent. ; on colonial sugar about fifteen per cent. ; and on foreign thirty per cent. ; making an ave rage of twenty-two and a half per cent., whilst the pre sent duties are respectively about forty-five per cent. and seventy per cent. LAMBETH. CHARGE AGAINST AN AUCTIONEER AND HIS MAN.— Mr. William Ratcliff, an auctioneer, whose rooms are at 135, Lower Marsh, Lambeth, and Charles Orridge, his man, were charged with having stolen a pair of de canters, of the value of 65., the property of Mr. Woolfe, a glass and china man, in the London-road. From the evidence of the prosecutor and his wit nesses, it appeared that the prisoner Ratcliff was pre paring to sell by auction, on Monday next, the whole of the stock of goods upon his (the prosecutor's) premises, and had called at his shop with his man relative to the arrangements about the sale. When they were gone the prosecutor missed a pair of glass decanters, and having, on previous occasions of their visits missed other things, he proceeded to Ratcliff's rooms. He there saw the prisoners, and perceiving a bag there with some thing in it, he examined it, and there found the pair of decanters he had previously missed. He then gave the prisoners into custody. The prisoner Ratcliff treated the matter rather lightly, saying that the decanters were taken more out of a lark than anything else, and asked his fellow-prisoner if he did not tell him to take back the decanters, and tell Mr. Woolfe how easily he could be robbed. The prisoner Orridge, in the most simple manner ac knowledged that this was certainly true, but it was not until after the decanters had been discovered by the pro secutor that he gave such directions. He also said that he (Orridge) had taken away the decanters from the shop of the prosecutor by direction of his master. Ratcliff denied this, and both prisoners were re manded to a future day. THAMES. ATROCIOUS CRUELTY TO A Cow.—lley Elias, a Jew drover, was brought up in custody of Gifford, a police constable, charged with cruelty to a cow which had just been lauded from a Rotterdam steamer, in a very bad condition. Gifford stated that on Wednesday evening he saw the prisoner driving a cow along St. George-street, op posite the London Dock. The animal appeared to be in a dying condition, and was bleeding from the nostrils and mouth, where it appeared to have been knocked about. The prisoner beat the cow severely with his stick, and then twisted and screwed its tail to make it proceed, and while he was doing so the poor animal fell down. The prisoner then tried to beat the cow up again with a long stick, in which he believed a goad, or sharp pin, was inserted. The cow winced under this brutal infliction, and at last did get up. The prisoner then commenced twisting the tail again, and drove his stick with great violence against the beast, which continued bleeding. He remonstrated with the prisoner, and told him the blood was flowing from the animal's nose and mouth through his ill-usage, which he strongly denied, and mule another attempt to urge the cow onwards, but the animal was too weak to proceed. He warned the prisoner not to ill-use the cow any more, and said the best thing he could do was to obtain a cart, and after he had again beaten the cow he went in search of one. Before he returned with the cart the cow fell down in the street and died. lie understood the cow belonged to Marcus Poole, of No. ea, Prescott-street, Goodman's-fields. Two other witnesses confirmed the statement of Gif ford, and said the prisoner beat the cow over the head with his stick, and pricked it with great force. The prisoner denied all that was alleged against him, and a person named Marcus Poole said he was the owner of the cow, which was somewhat affected by the voyage from Holland, and could not walk so fast ai others, but it was a good cow, and not in a dying con dition when landed. He gave directions to the prisoner that it was not to be parted with to any butcher for less than 141. 10s. Mr. BALLANTINE said the statement made by Poole did not alter the facts of the case. Atrocious cruelty had been exercised towards the cow while it was dying, and he sentenced the prisoner to pay the maximum penalty of 405., or to he imprisoned for one month. He had been a magistrate twenty-fire years, and this was the first time a Jew had ever been charged before him with cruelty to animals. The fine was immediately paid. SUNDAY TRADING IN PUBLIC HOUSES AND BEER.- SHOPS.— Jobn Harney, proprietor of a beer-shop in London-street, Ratcliff; James Griffith:, of the Anchor and Hope beer-shop in New Gravel-lane, Shad well; John Glazier, landlord of the Turk's Head public-house in Green Bauk, Wapping; Robert Webster, of the King's Arms public-house in Brook-street, Ratcliff; and Wil liam Pattison, of the Ship and Green Dragon public house in King-street, St. George's-in-the-• East, appeared before Mr. Ballantine to answer informations preferred by Inspector Valentine, of the K divison, for supplying beer and spirits during the prohibited hours on Sunday last. The cases were made out against the various defend. ants by the evidence of police-constables. _ _ Mr. BALLANTINE fined four of the defendants 20s. each and costs, and directed that Mr. Webster should pay 2s. costs only, it appearing that he commenced busi ness at ten minutes before one on Sunday afternoon, and there was a probability that he might have been mis taken as to the time. The magistrate, among other ob servations, said he should be quite content if no such law existed, but while it did exist it must be obeyed, and he was bound to enforce the law when a case was made out. It was a great hardship on the pro prietors of houses of public entertainment who con formed to the law, and kept their houses closed for thirteen hours, that they should be subjected to the unfair competition of those who kept their houses open and violated the Act of Parliament. He was determined to protect the fair trader, and if any of -the dofendants were brought before him again, a severe penalty would be inflicted. HAMMERSMITH, CHARGE OF FORGERY.—An elderly man,—named Thomas Collyer, described on the police-sheet as a farrier at Hanworth, Middlesex, was charged with having knowingly uttered a forged bill of exchange for 251. - Robert Tutton deposed that he is a livery stable keeper in the Marlborough-road, Chelsea. Ile knew the prisoner well. About three months ago the pri soner came to him at the Marlborough Arms Tavern, College-street, Chelsea, and gave to him the bill of exchange produced for 251., dated the 16th of June, and told witness that it was accepted by Mr. Thomas Coggan, the landlord of the Six Bells public-house at Fulham. By Mr. PAYNTER—Had before that discounted a bill of exchange for 25/. at two months' date, which bore the acceptance of Mr. Cogan, but when that came due, Mr. Coggan, on notice being given him of the fact, said he was not prepared, but that it should be all right. The prisoner then 'came to witness with the bill produced, and said that as Mr. Coggan was not prepared to take the first one up, he had brought another bill accepted by Mr. Coggan for one month, which he took, but did not give up the first bill. When, however, the second bill came due, and he went about it to Mr. Coggan, that person said that the man who had uttered it, meaning the prisoner, had ran away, and that he (Mr. Coggan) knew nothing about it, and had not accepted it. Wit ness had since travelled upwards of two hundred miles in search of the prisoner, who was, however, only taken that morning. Thomas Coggan deposed that he was landlord of the Six Bells public-house at Fulham. Had accepted for the prisoner a bill of exchange for 251. at two months' date, but had not since accepted another bill of exchange at one month's date for the same amount. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, denied the forgery, saying h e c o u ld no t wr it e , an d declared that the bill was drawn up according to an agreement he had with Mr. Coggan. Mr. PAYNTER, having examined the bill of exchange, said it bore across it the words " accepted, Thomas Cog gan," and underneath a cross with the words " his mark." The case was certainly a very singular one, as a man who could not writ© was charged with having written the name of another at full length across a bill of exchange, while the mark of that person who can write appears on that bill. Mr. Coggan, in explanation, said that he had to the first bill authorised his son to write his name across it, and he added his mark. He had not received a farthing out of the proceeds of the bill, but lent his name to the first bill upon the understanding that the prisoner would be prepared to take it up when it became due. The pri soner had all the money. Mr. Tutton further said, that when the prisoner brought him the second bill, he showed witness the sig nature on the corner of the bill of Mr. Charles Cotton, as a witness to the acceptance, which induced witness to take the bill. Mr. PAYNTER said he should remand the prisoner for a week. C ILINNEL ISLANDS COMMISSION.—MeSSTS. Ellis and Bros, the commissioners appointed by her Majesty for the examination of the criminal laws of the Channel Islands, and their administration, and Mr. Clark, the secretary of the said commission, arrived in Guernsey from Jersey on Sunday morning. In consequence, a special meeting of the royal court was held on Monday morning, at eleven o'clock, at which were present-- Peter Stafford Carey, Esq., bailiff, and J. Le Marchant, H. 0. Carr& T. W. Gosselin, F. Manseil, T. Le Retilly, Harry Dobree, jun., Thomas Fiott de Havilland, Thomas Andros, Edgar M'Culloch, and Willam P. m e _ tivier, Esq., jurats. The court having been formed, notice was sent to the Lieutenant-Governor who shortly after arrived, and took his seat on the bench on the right hand of the bailiff. The commissioners and their secre tary then entered, and appearing at the bar of the court, presented by the hands of the secretary, Mr. Clark, the royal commission, which was forthwith read by the greffier of the court. The court soon after ad journed, and would commence business on Thursday.— Guernsey Star. Three nights ago a murder was committed in the bagne at Brest by a convict named Joret, sentenced for life, and double-ironed on account of an attempt that he had made to escape. He got up while all the other pri soners in his dormitory were asleep, and, with a small file which he had sharpened for the purpose, stabbed two men, named Biot and Voisambert, who lay next him. Biot was killed, and the other taken into the hospital in a dangerous state. It is believed that he was led to this sanguinary act in ven geance for the two men having given information which prevented his escape ; for he had on the preced ing day applied to be removed to a bed at a distance from them, and on being refused replied that they would shortly hear of him. There is at present to be seen at Mr. Moore's, hair-dresser, No. 4, Dawson-street, Whitechapel, a cat suckling a young gi eyhound only a week old—Liverpool Courier. PORTRAITS WHICH DO NOT FLATTER. The Prefect of the Loir et Cher, as soon as he was in formed of the evasion of the Count de Montemolin, ad dressed to the mayors of the department a circular, con taining a minute description of the persons of the Spanish Pretender, as well as that of Cabrera. The Count is described as follows : _ _ " Age, 28 years ; height, 1 metre 65 centimetres (sft. &tin. English) ; black hair and eyebrows, narrow and round forehead, brown eyes, large and long nose, a little bent on one side, middle-sized mouth, black beard, worn en collier, round chin, oval face, and dark com plexion. The upper lip and the teeth slightly project, and which is more visible when talking ; speaks French with facility, but with a strong foreign accent ; the knees turned in, which is more particularly apparent when walking ; holds himself very erect ; a turn in the left eyeball, showing at times the whole of the white • wears his hat inclined to the ri g ht s id e , an d over t he eyes." Ramon Cabrera is thus described : " Born at Tortosa (Catalonia) ; age, 38 years ; height, 1 metre 63 centimetres ; black hair and eyebrows, or dinary forehead, greyish brown eyes, middle-sized nose, mouth rather large, beard black and rather thin, round chin, oval face, dark complexion. His eyebrows are bushy, and come close to each other ' • has a small scar on the forehead, over the left eye ; legs slightly bent ; never looks a person in the face when addressing him." CONTAGIOUS AND EPIDEMIC DISEASES.—By an Act of last session (9 and 10 Victoria, chap. 96), provi sion was made for the mere speedy removal of certain nuisances, as well as to enable the Privy C ou ncil to make regulations for the prevention of contagious and epidemic diseases. According to the preamble of this statute it was considered expedient, for the purpose of preserving the health:of divers of her . Majesty ' s subjects, that better provision should be made for the removal of certain nuisances likely to promote or increase disease. On the receipt of the certificate of two medical men certain public officers, specified in . the Act, can comp l a i n to justices of the existence of n msances. - The j us ti ces have power to summon the parti es, and to make an order for the removal of the same, and i n d e f au l t the parties complaining may enter th e p rem i ses and remove the nuisance. The costs and expenses incurred can be re covered from the owner or occup i er o f t h e prem i ses. B y the fifth section the Privy Council are empowered to issue orders at an y t i me to prevent t h e sprea di ng o f con tagious and epimedic diseases. The Act contains twenty two sections, and three schedules of forms to be used. A NEW ROMAN NOVEL.—Mr. Herbert, the dis tinguished author of " Oliver Cromwell," after the ex ample of Bulwer and Lockhart, is, it appears, about to test his powers as a delineator of the manners and cus toms of classic times, by the production of a work en titled " The Roman Traitor, a True Tale of the Re public." We hail this announcement with great pleasure. Mr. Herbert has already given sufficient evidence of his ability as a novelist, to leave not a doubt of success, as far as the interest arising from the con struction of his story is concerned ; and we understand that almost all the characters are veritable and renowned personages of the Republic, and that they are depicted with a degree of skill and accuracy, displaying a great amount of classical learning on the part of this popular writer. 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