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the raw material of the latter—malt, which was not imposedon the raw' material of the former. He was perfectly willing, opal burdens and fiscal impositions considered, to place colo nial spirits on the same footing as British spirits; and it was in the spirit of this proposition that the present alteration was submitted. If this change was not a sufficient equalisation between the two products, p he would do what he could hereafter to make it so. With regard to the duty imposed on Irish or Scotch spirits, when the duty was high, continual at tempts were made to evade the duty, and illicit distillation prevailed to a great extent. But since the reduction of the duty had taken place, illicit distillation had almost ceased, while the consumption of regularly produced spirits had greatly in creased. The present duty, therefore, was as high in each country as could be, without giving great encouragement to illicit distillation. The facilities f o r evading the revenue in Scotland and Ireland, from the nature of the countries, were so great that it would be impossible safely to retain any higher duty than the rates now imposed. In England the spirit duty was regulated according to the circumstances of the country, and if it was higher, smuggling would inevitably prevail to a great extent. There was a large amount of unprotected coast in England, especially in the west, and to raise the duty higher, would be to offer the greatest inducements to smuggling. He did not threw out these observations as an answer to the objections of the Hon. Gentleman, but rather to show that great care and considera tion should be observed before any change was made. Tim Hon. Member concluded by a review of the scales of duties imposed on British spirits, at various periods from 1802, with the object of illustrating the course of argument he had been pursuing with regard to the duties that should be imposed. Mr. HUME was satisfied with the explanation cf the Right Hon. Gentleman with regard to English spirits, but he was not so satisfied with that relating to Scotland and Ireland. He could not see any reason why the people of these two countries should be obliged to pay more for colonial rum than they paid for whisky. Mr. GOULBURN would take the proposal of the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) as an in stalment of what was due to the colonies. In the year 1830 he had occasion (being then Chancellor of the Exchequer) to re vise the whole subject, and proposed an additional duty of Is. upon British spirit. Corn was then subject to a higher duty than it was by the existing tariff, and then it would be three years henee. Unfortunately, he was unable to carry his ar rangement into effect. With respect to the differential duties of Scotland and England, he thought there were departmental difficulties in the way of their equalisation ; bat these were not insuperable. He considered that in consequence of the disad vantage under which the West Indian colonies laboured by the recent measure, which affected their interests, to adopt the proposed reduction on rum was an instalment of what they were justly entitled to. He thought, therefore, the equalisation of the duties on rum and British spirits was a measure to which they were entitled in accordance with every principle of justice. Mr. P. M. STEWART told the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) to proceed in the course he had commenced. He deprecated the anomaly which existed between the duties en Irish and Scotch spirits, and contended that on one article, drawing a revenue of five millions yearly, such a principle should not be applied. He hoped they would not attempt to settle the sugar question without equalising the duties on rum and British spirits, and regulating the supply of labour, two measures which the West Indies were entitled to in consequence of the measure which had lately passed for the equalisation cf the sugar duties. Mr. BERNAL said, if the West Indies and British Guiana were to be considered as integral parts of the British empire, there was no reason why their commodities should not be allowed to come in on the principle of competition with the same commodities the produce of the United Kingdom. He said he would not say a word on West Indian grievances, all he would say was, do justice to the colonies and the West Indian interest. He remembered well that the landed interest in this country was always made the foundation of these differ ential duties ; but he hoped the House would deal with the sugar grower as they had done with the corn grower, and equalise the duties. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose to explain, and said all that he meant was that some time was necessary for the Govern ment to consider this question, lest injustice might be done to any parties. It was certainly his wish to avoid this, and he hoped his Hon. Friend would allow the Government time to take it into their consideration. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to a remark from Mr. Goulburn, said that the duties in the tariff, of this year, were put down exclusive of the 5 per cent. Mr. GOULBURN said when rum was put in tit. schedule reduced to Bs. led , he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer was aware there was a 4d. additional to the nine shillings of the former tariff. He wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer was aware that he might only be reducing the duties on that account by merely 2d. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he understood the suggestion, and would see that his intention was attained. - Mr. MACKINNON then withdrew his motion. The several articles were then gone through and agreel to. The report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. The House then resumed. ARMS (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill being read, Mr. LA BOUCHERE said it was with extreme reluctance that he rose to move the second reading of this Bill ; but that feeling, he said, did not arise from the Bill as a whole, for the Government, and he agreed with it, was of opinion that this Bill was necessary for the well-being of Ireland. He did not agree with all the provisions of this Bill, and had he been con sulted en it, he could never have been a a party to the introduc tion of it into the House.--( Hear, hear.) But he hoped to show the House that it was perfectly in consistency with this opinion that he rose to move the House to pass the measure for so limited a period as would give the Government time to con sider what might be the best course to take in the Govern ment of Ireland. He said the House would agree with him in this, that it would be no part of a wise policy to have the peace and security of that country unguarded. He said this was net a continuance Bill ; the Go vernment in that respect had adopted arrest novel course, for it came into the House, iind asked it to pass this Bill only till the first of May next, that it might have time to consider the course of policy it should adopt. He did riot know any other course the Government could have pursued on this question, as the terms of the Bill made it imperative that the whole question should be fully considered early ii the next session of Parlia ment. It might have been said, why not withdraw the present Arms Bill, and introduce t he Arms Bill previously in opera. Von ? But he had objections to that Bill, greater objections than he had to the present one, and. therefore, the best course be thought would be to renew the Bill for the short period he name d. While he proposed this, his objections to the present Bill, which he had stated on a former occasion. still remained, both as regarded the registering of arms and " branding." With regard to the former, the re gistrations were over, and no harm could arise from that clause between now and next May ; and with regard to branding that had already taken plane. No harm could there fore arise from the continuance of the Bill for nine months longer. By so doing her Majesty's G .vernment would have the,opportunity of fully considering the question. A great deal in the meantime would depend on the way in which the Government would carry the provisions of the Act into opera tion, and while he pledged himself that it would be carried out in the least objectionable manner, he must bear his testimony as to the forbearing way in which the late Government had carried its provisions into effect. He would, therefore, merely as a temporary arrangement, move that the Bill be read a second time. Mr. HUME said the easiest way for the Right Hon. Member to have met the difficulty would have been to allow the Bill to drop a ltogether.—(Hear, hear.) The Hight Hon. Gentleman had not given the shadow of a reason for the continuance of the Bill. He admitted that the Bill had been a failure, and yet he asked the House to consent to the continuance of this bad Bill for nine months longer. The only argument used was, " I have confidence in her Majesty's Ministers," as to the way the provisions of the Bill shall be carried into effect. But he would not consent to place the question on that tenure, and lie considered the Government would do itself great injury if it adopted and carried out this Bill. He had a greater re spect for he r Majesty's Ministers than they had for themselves, and he wished to save them from attempting any further coer • cion. The Noble Lord at the head of the Government himself moved that the branding clause should be expunged from the Bill, and yet he now sought to perpetuate the measure which he then condemned. He would advise her Majesty's Govern ment to drop coercion and try conciliation ; and, depend upon it, they would find that much more advantageous for the wel fare and peace of Ireland. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the Bill he read a second time this day month. The amendment being seconded, Mr. SHAW denied there was any thing coercive in the Bill. The principal clauses objected to were inoperative now—those r elating to registration and branding ; and, therefore, there could be no objection to acceding to the request of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for Ireland. The course pro posed by the Government was the most reasonable that, under pre sent circumstances, could be adopted. - Mr. BICKHAM ESCOTT said if the Bill had been found troublesome, useless, and expensive, as asserted by the Hon. Member, who had just sat down, he weuld ask where was the necessity for re-enacting it now ? He could not understand the motive for bringing it forward again. The Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary for Ireland, gave no reason for passing this tyrannical Bill, or why the constitutional rights of the Irish people should be handed over to the execu tive Government. The Right Hon. Gentleman to 'd them three years ago, that it was the custom of the executive GO. vernment to resort too much to their unconstitutional proceed ings. If that was his opinion, then, and if it was as he ealleci it, a tyrannical measure, why did he now, when he passed over to the ether side of the House, propose and support what he then an violently and unhesitatirgly condemned? No man pretending to common honesty could adopt such a course. For Iris own part be called upon the House to reject the Bill. Mr. MUNTZ sa'd that public men were at great discount now, he might say that they were at Birmingham discount, 75 per cent.— (Laughter.) And he thought that the late change which had taken place in the opinions of the met, who composed the present Government, as compared with those which they held when they were on the other side of the House, would not tend toraise them in the estimation of the country. He thought he would be degrading and disgracing himself by supporting the present Government in this measure, though he was gene rally in the habit of supporting them; Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD condemned the Bill. He thought that the branding system was very disgraceful ; and entertaining as he did the views with which he formerly re garded it, he would vote against it. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE. would reluctantly vote against the Government; but, to be consistent with the opinions - which be formerly ex pressed, b e must oppose them on the present oc e e asion. Mr. BELLEW would vote against the Bill . TiLeldGoovpepron the se inentm were inconsistent with re gar d to it, d h e would . 'm Mr. PIGOTT supported the Bill. The Recorder f°r:Dub tin had truly stated that all the mischief of the Bill The greater portion of the arms had been registered. During the last six months very few registers had taken place. He celled upon the House to allow the Government time to consi der the whole subject, as he b e lieved that, under all the cireurn 5, vices , such a course would he most expedient. Mir. HORSMAN said his regret at the introduction of this Bill formerly was greatly increased on this occasion. The mem b e rs of the Government, when out of office, had opposed this measure —had said that coercive measures had been a signal failurt , , but now. when in °Zee, they not only abstained not from such mecaesrutreisn,jybiutt t vc h a e s y h ad u o m p i t i e i d at t ,n h g e mto . the Right g a h ' t fion su rel y. infatuation; a Gentlemen to uphoid w hat the y had p reviousl y opposed. H e said he could not give the measure his support. Sir J. FERGUSON said he would certainly support tie measure. Mr. B. OSBORNE said he could not understand the dis tinctions which were to be drawn in this legislation between England and Ireland ; that English people were to be allowed to use t heir powder without restriction, and the Irish were not. The Gogernment came in with protestations of good-will to Ireland, and a wish to destroy distinctions between that and this country, but here, with a measure which eat not be queathed to them, they contradicted their own previous pre tensicins. 'Xhe Bill was not bequeathed to them. The Right H ol ielitibirtet (sSirjantes Graham) had said that the Bill was ;pit* a fill ore. Why, then, he asked, should the Govern ent;:allo'-this Bill to remain on the statute-book ?He would giv¢ tbe - Measure his opposition. 3(r..T. D UNCOMBE thought the Noble Lord, who by leirfemeans or Other was considered the Prime Minister in that !Wow—. -( Laughter)—would have occasion to explain his *et ,He htscl, a few nights ago, asked the Noble Lord on what principles he meant to carry on the Government. The Noble Lord talked about everything except what would have been an answer to Ma question, and said at last he would carry on the Government on the principles which he had al ways advocated. What? Was it thus that he was to carry out the principles advc 3 dby him in 1843? By a measure like this—a measure which' . ;upposed they were to pass as a tribute to their predecessors, wl: xi they had turned out of office on the principle of non-coercion for Ireland. They had turned them out, and now the first act •' the Government was an Act of coercion. One Hon. Member had called this a piece of infatu ation; it was a measure which would have died of itself, and no one would have heard of it. For his part, considering what would be said in Conciliation Hall, that here another Saxon Parliament had passed another Coercion Bill, he would stand to the last in his place and oppose it. Mr. PROT HE ROE might have, under other circumstances, voted against the Arms Bill, but, at present, he must support the Government. He believed if the present Government was thrown out there would be no chance of getting a Minis try so well disposed to do justice to Ireland. Lord MORPETH claimed no gratitude for himself in rela tion to Ireland, as he had on various occasions proposed Arms Bills to Parliament, but he did so on those occasions from a pressure of necessity. The Hon. Member (Mr. Duncombe) spoke very harshly in relation to the members of the Government in voting against the coercion, and proposing the present mea sure. Now, there was this difference in the two case; while they objected to the plan proposed in the Coercion Bill for tran quillising Ireland, it did not follow that they were against all regulations applicable to the proceedings of the people of Ire land. He, for one, was nut prepared to say that Ireland could do altogether without some form of an Arms Bill, and some measure to regulate the sale of gunpowder ; and while they objected to many of the provisions of the present Bill, all they asked of the House was to continue it a little longer, in order that the whole question might be considered, and that a measure might be digested, which would be more in accordance with the feelings of the people of Ireland, and cal culated, with the measures that might be proposed, to improve the general condition of that country.—(Hear, hear. ) Mr. SPOONER thought the proposition of the Govern ment a very fair and reasonable one, and it had his most un qualified approbation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose, after the various attacks made on him by Hon. Members, to occupy the House a short time as to his consistency, and as to the provisions of the Rill. Now, in preparing the present Bill, he had only one of two courses lett him to pursue—either to propose the Bill as it stood, or to throw it out altogether. Had he done the latter. he would have acted more inconsistently than be had done in bring ing forward the proposition for the continuance of the measure. When the measure was previously before the Home, the Bill submitted contained two parts ; one providing for the regis tration of arms, and the other had relation to the sale and transfer of gunpowder. There were two main objects songl t to be obtained by the Bill, and he gave them his support in 1843, reserving to himself the right of proposing amendments when in Committee. It was, therefore, perfectly consistent in him now to support what he oid in 1843, and for ten years before. He, therefore, in 1843, voted for the Bill going into Committee, and wh( n in Committee, he otjecied to the branding clause, though even that clause was not so tyran nical as represented to be. He was defeated in his attempt to inapt-Lye the BLI in Committee, and, in consequence. he aban doned all further opposition to the prowess of the measure. He had now, therefore, to choose between a continuance of the Bill, containing, he admitted, certain very objectionable clauses, and giving it up altogether. He adhered to the former course, as he did not think the power conferred by the Bill should be entirely taken away From all the consideration he had given the subject, he was not prepared to take upon himself the responsibility of abandoning the measure altogether. If there was any particular objection to the clauses, as they were now on the second reading, why not reserve their opposition till they went into Committee, when the obnoxious clauses might be considered. He believed that without this Bill, life and property would not be sate next winter in Ireland, and, believ ing that, he could not shrink from his duty in proposing the second reading of the Bill. Should the House reject the Bill, he felt persuaded that many of these degraded charac , ers, whose proceedings they read of in the Irish papers, would think they had an impunity to do what crimes they ,leased. An Hon. MEMBER—Then the Bill is to be permanent in that case. • Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not say that it would be per manent on that account. What he meant was that the sud den withdrawal of the Bill would have the effect he stat,d on the minds of those unhappy creatures. He was ready to incur all the unpopularity which the proposal of this measure might entail on the present Government, but a regard for the necessities of Ireland required that he should propose its temporary continuance. He should be very glad when the time for altering the Bill came, but at present he ' hoped the House would sanction the course which the Go vernment proposed to pursty. Lord SEYMOUR would vote for the Bill if the Noble Lord (John Russell) would promise to expunge the clauses to which he objected when he sat on the other side of the House. Mr. MILDMAY came down to the House to support the Bill, but in consequence of the arguments brought forward by the Treasury Bench in support of the measure he was deter mined to oppose it. The Noble Lord, the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire, said that there was no time to consider the Bill with a view to its alteration; and on that account thcught it would be better to propose its temporary continuance. As. however, the Government themselves thought the measure objectionable—(Laughter)—be could not sanction the course pursued by the Government with regard to it. LITERATURE. debated question of the long and the short pledges, When the most extreme opinions were uttered on the subject. The Rev. JaBEZ BURNS was opposed to the adoption of such a resolution, although he was a long-pledged man, and he repudiated the old plet!ge, in which au exception was made to liquor used "in the religious ordinances of the Church ;" for, since he bad become a teetotaller, he had never permitted religion to justity the use of that which he con demned in the chapel of which he had the spiritual tare. (This sentiment appeared to have been shared in by a great number of those who were present, if wa were to judge from the cheering with which it was receh ed.) Dr. LOVELL was also opposed to the adoption of such a re solution, although when he joined the cause he had ordered the beer in his house to be thrown upon the dunghill and the wine to be made blacking of. He, however, had no ob jection to accept invitations to dinner (when his time per mitted), even though the usual decanters of wine were on the table; but he had refused even to pass the bottle to a lady of title, in order that he might keep his hand blameless in assisting to procure that intoxicating draught for another which in his conscience he so much condemed. SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY TREASURY. By Samuel Maunder. Fou th Edition. What a terrestrial globe is to a multitude of maps this little book is to an ordinary library. It is the accumu lation and condensation of knowledge upon almost every subject; and it offers in a compact and portable form as much of real instruction as is usually scattered through many hundred volumes. Mr. Maunders has with no little ingEnuity selected the very cream of all the encyclopedias that have ever been published, and pre sented it to us in a book, six inches by four in dimen sions, two inches in thickness, and in weight a very feW ounces—avordupois. It is a volume to be carried in one's valise upon a journey, and would answer all the purposes of a library of reference. The gentleman who has compiled this remarkable work haS shown himself gifted with the keenest appreciation of what is really worthy of menticn and what is altogether superfluous. He has stripped off the redundant husk, and bas even broken away the shell ; his book is certainly the very kernel and pith of knowledge. Although the type is somewhat diminitive, it is so sharply and clearly printed that the sight is not in convenienced by the perusal. Mr. Maunder has con ferred a benefit upon his fellow-creatures ; his work is the vade mecum of literature and science. A third GENWILEMAN said that if the meeting passed such a resolution he should feel that he bad no right to be ' ;. any longer among them, for though he was a sincere and deter mined teetotaller himself, he could not afford to carry out the principle of such a resolution in his own house by intro ducing what would only be a subject of discord with his wife, who was not a teetotaller, although she never touched a drop of any intoxicating liquor except when (as she con ceived) the usages of society required her to offer a glass of wine to a friend who visited her. Dr. Beaumont, the Rev. Dr. Beecher, and several others, having spoken against the resolution as well as the amend ment, a second amendment was submitted to the meeting with the view of getting rid of this vexata questio—namely, " That this meeting proceed to the consideration of the previous question." The CHAIR3IAN having expressed a wish that Mr. Dunlop would withdraw his resolution, as it was so necessary to pre serve unanimity in their body, Mr. DUNLOP said that his conscience would not permit him to accede to such a proposal. When be recollected that the American, the Scotch, and the north of England teetotallers hael adopted the long pledge, he was the more anxious to press this subject upon the attention of the convention. He thought that the time was now come when a sudden start ought to be 'made upon this subject. In the ret.ce Society they had adopted two pledges—the one permitted a defen sive war, the other denounced war under any circumstances. Ultimately, that society would not tolerate any person on their committees, or in the capacity of agents, who would not pry aeh in favour of total peace, under all circumstances. Ile merely asked them to agree to a resolution giving a pre ference to the long pledge. The CSAIRMAN expressed his doubts of the competency of the World's Convention adopting any such resolution. On the question being pus, " the consideration of the pre vious question" was carried by a large majority, and the resolution and first amendment were rtjected. The CHAIRMAN appealed to the meeting in favour of carrying on their proceedings in a calm and dignified manner, as he thought that the state of excitement which pre vailed among them was totally unworthy of their proceed. i ng;;.—( Hear, bear.) HAMBIJRGH AND FLANDERS MAILS. BRUSSELS, Aua. 6.—The Chamber of Representatives received to-day, from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the treaty concluded with Holland, aecompaniel with sn - explanatory memorial. The treaty was referred to the section fur examination ; and, on the motion of Messrs. Orsy and I.ebeaux, the Chamber ordered that, together with this treaty, those concluded in 1824 and 1837, between the Netherlands and England, and in 1840, between the Netherlands and France, should be printed. The Minister of Finance then p: esented to the Chamber the application for votes of credit, the principal of which, exceeding three millions of francs, is for the completion of the second southern line. Thk Chamber decided that it will meet again as soon as the reporter of the central committee, which is to examine the treaty with Holland, shall have concluded his task. BRUSSELS, AUG. 7.—Tne section of the Chamber, pf Representatives met at half-past eL•ven o'clock, to ex amine the treaty concluded with Holland. At noon most of them had chose❑ their reporters. If our in formation is correct, no capital objection was made to the treaty. Regret was expressed in all the sections at the melancholy situation in which the convention plact Ostend, Blanckenburgh, and Hey - et,. by the sacrifice which it imposes on the national fishery. The decision respecting cattle was not objected to. The central section will meet to-morrow at ten o'ciock. It was generally supposed that the report may be pri ited and brought up at the generally sitting on Monday. The debate will then commence on Tuesday, or at the latest on Wednesday. The section are summoned for to-morrow, at half past eleven o'clock, fur the examination of the project of law for a vote of credit of 3,700,000 francs for the department of public works. The debate on this sub ject will follow that of the treaty, and the Chamber will probsiblv break up at the end of next week. BRUSSELS, AUG. 6.—Two English steamers are now at Antwerp, taking on board an enormous quantity of pears, apply s, and other fruits, sent from Flanders. BERLIN, JULY 31.—M. Von Pechlin, the Danish re presentative of the German Diet, has arrived here. It is asserted that he is instructed, Ist, to endeavour to in duce the Diet, in case complaints of the letters patent should be brought before it, to declare itself incompetent. 2d. To convince the German Governments that the agitation, as it is called, in the Duchies, is of a revo lutionary character, and endangers the internal safety of Germany. MUNSTER, AUG. 2.—The Rev. Caspar Maximilian Baron von Droste-Kschering, Bfshop of Munster, died to-day between two and three o'clock. BERLIN, JULY 30.—M. Eichmann has declined the post of Minister of Finance which was offered him. It is probable that either M. Von Paton, or Mr. Kochne, will have the offer ; should the latter be successor of M. V. Flottwell. M. Von Pochammer will have his place as Chief Commissioner of Taxes. But it is a question whether these gentlemen will undertake so difficult an office without conditions, and whether they will not encounter the same difficulties to which M. Flottwell has been obliged to give way. It is said that it has been found necessary to take an advance of some millions from M. Von Rothschild ; under these circum stances the estates of the kingdom will surely be con voked, in order to guarantee the loan which is necessary. HAMBURG, AUGUST s.—lt Was reported here this morning, that the Assembly of the Estates of Holstein was dissolved which seems to be wholly unfounded ; on the contrary we learn that the Assembly, in its sitting yesterday, resolved to adjourn sine die, by a majority of 37 to 6. The SECRETARY Then submitted to their consideration an address to the Wesleyan Conference, now sitting in Bristol, calling for their support in aid of the temperance movement throughout the world. Dr. BEAUMONT having moved, and Mr. JAMES S. BUCKINGHAM having seconded the adoption of the address, it was carried unanimously. ➢lr. HAUGHTON, of Dublin, proposed a resolution to the effect %, That in view of all the information which has been given to this Convention, our conviction of the immorality of the manufacture, sale, and use of intoxicating drinks as a common beverage is deepened and strengthened; and we desire to enunciate to the world this strong conviction of our mind," &c. Mr. H. SoLLY, in seconding the resolution, read an address to the manufacturers and sellers of intofticating drinks, setting forth the evils c'nsequent upon an indulgence in them, and appealing to them as Christians and as humane men to give up such traffic, and to aid the Convention in their efforts to advance the comforts and happiness of mankind by denouncing the use of all such pernicious beverages. Mr. ALEXANDER. said he was opposed to the adoption of such a resolution as the one proposed by Mr. Haughton, in asmu2h as he was not prepared to prove that in all cases the use of intoxicating drinks was in itself an immoral act; he believed it to be opposed to Christian expediency and their duties as patriots and Christians. He could go no further. The Rev. Mr. TABRARAM thought that the resolution ought to pass, for they should take care that the second com mandment was not violated—" Thou shalt love thy neigh bour as thyself." Mr. J. * S. BUCKINGHAM was also in favour of the reso. lution. Here an animated discussion again took place in reference to the propriety of agreeing to such a proposition. The question was ultimately put from the chair, and was carried by a large majority, the minority being ouly about four. The address to the brewers, distillers, and sellers of in toxicating drink was then referred to the committe for some verbal amendments, after having received the concurrence of the meeting. Mr. CHRIMES then moved that a correspondence be opened with all parts of the world, in order to ascertain how far the formation of a " World's Temperance Union" would meet with general approbation ; and that a committee be appointed to report in due time as to the result of their cor respondeace. After some further discussion this resolution was carried against a minority of only seven persons. Mr. REED, of Glasgow, having moved that the convention do recommend the establishment of day schools fur the teaching of the principal branches of education upon total abstinence principles, which was agreed to, the usual thanks of the meeting were given to the chairman, and the sitting of the Convention was brought to a conclusion. Mr. GOULBURN would support the Bill. The late Go vernment had thought the present Bill necessary, and as he considered the same circumstance which called for the Bill still existed, he would support the Government. Lord J. RUSSELL, in reply to the Hon. Member behind him ( Lord Seymour), bad no objection to accede to the ex punging of the objectionable clauses. WAWN would oppose the Bill, and he believed the conduct of the Government with regard to the measure most inconsistent. Mr. COLLETT thought the Bill uncalled for, unnecessary, inapplicable, and inefficaious. The Noble Li.rd frequently ob jected to the sliding-scale of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tainwerth ; he had, however, followed that Right Hon. Gentleman with regard to flogging is the army, which he proposed to continue during the life of the Duke of Wellington—( Laughter)--and he now proposed to try the sliding scale with regard to the present measure. He would, therefore, oppose the second reading of this Bill. Colonel SIBTHORP would adopt the same course now as he did when the Bill was last before the House. He would never support a truckling Government. If a stringent measure was considered necessary, why not at once bring in a coercion Bill? ST. PETERSBURCH, JULY 28.--On Sunday evening his Royal Highness Prince Oscar, of Sweden, returned to Stockholm. The Prince, accompanied by his Ma jesty the Emperor, before he leaves the Gulf of Finland, attends the evolution of a Russian and Swedish squadron. yesterday, to-day, and to morrow off Revel. FRANKFORT, AUGUST I.—Count Von Minach Belling hausen resumed his seat as President of the Diet, the day before yesterday. It seems certain that many of the reports spread during his long absence, of proposals to be made by him, on the part of his Government, will be confirmed. These reports, holding out prospects of important measures relative to provincial assemblies and to the press, seem to have proceeded from persons who were in some way or other interested ; but the delay of the return of the President was not occasioned by such matters, but by the affairs of Galicia,which called for the efforts and serious attention of all the mast eminent Austrian statesmen. After seven or eight sit tings, the Diet will break up as usual at the end of Sep tember, and not meet till the beginning of next year. CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 22.—1 t is said that the Em peror of Russia is very mnch displeased with the Prince of Servia, because he did not go at the same time as the other Princes to pay his compliments to the Sultan of Rustschuek, and a note is spoken of, which M. Von Tilon has received from St. Petersburgh, in which this displeasure is expressed ; and it is asked whether the Porte has lost its influence over that vassal, so as to be unable to prevent such occurrences. M. Tilon, as we hear, has communicated this note to the Porte. The Porte, on its part, was dissatisfied with the Prince of Wallachia, his manner of presenting himself was thought to be unsuitable to the character of a vassal. The hum ble marks of submission were expected from him, which the Prince thought he might omit. The splendid Euro pean uniform of the Prince and his attendants gave great offence, and it was thought necessary to insist that the Prince and his suite should appear before the Sultan in Turkish Fez.—Hamburgh Papers, Aug. 7. THE LATE AFFRAY BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND THE POLICE AT SUNDERLAND. SIINDERLAND, SATURDAY, AUG. B.,—Yesterday the magis . . trates of this borough were engaged nearly the entire day in investigating into the above affray, and also as to the con duct of the picket of the 69th Regiment, who had gone hrough thestreets with drawn bayonets, on . Friday evening, in a slate of great excitemen' attacked some of the police. and thrown the inhabitants Which were in the High-street, into great terror and alarm. The police-court was crowded. and Captain Paxton, the commanding officer at Sunderland Barracks, was in attendance, and took notes of the pro ceedings. The soldiers King and Brennan, and two civilians, who had formerly been in the; militia, named Roberts and White, were placed :at the bar, charged with having cut and wounded George Holmes, a police-constable, with intent to maim or disable him. The House then divided, when there appeared, For the amendment .. Against it Majority in favour of the Bill —33 Mr. ESCOT C requested that 'the former Bill should be printed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL consented. _ _ - Mr. T. DUNCOM BE said it was generally understood that certain objectionable clauses were to be omitted; inded several votes had been given the Noble Lord on that ground. If they were excluded, he would give the Government very little trou ble. He hoped, and he saw no reason against it, that Ireland and England would be governed on equal principles. How ever, the Noble Lord had not yet said he would exclude those clauses ; he had merely said to the Hon. Member opposite, that he would take it into consideration. But all knew what that meant. --- The town clerk prosecuted,• and Mr. Hay ton, a solicitor, appeared for the civilians. The principal witness was Holmes, who was in a very weak state from the injuries he had received. He deposed, I was on duty in the High-street, on Tuesday evening, be tween eight and nine o'clock. I saw three soldiers come down the. street, one of them appeared to be very much intoxicated, and the others were not so bad. Atter they passed me I saw a soldier strike a sailor on the breast. I went up to him, touched him on the arm, and said, " You had far better go to your barracks quietly, and not make any disturbance in the streets." Brennan and King were two of the soldiers. Brennan said, " I shall not go ; I know what you are," shoved me with one hand, and struck me with the other. after he struck ..me my hat fell off, and, on stooping to pick it alp, I received another blow from the same man. I then attempted to take hold of him, when he shoved me again. King and a third soldier took hold of Brennan, and I said to them, if you will only take them away to the barracks, I want nothing to do with them. Then Brennan made another rush and struck me on the breast. I ►aid hold of him to take him to the station-house. Either King or the other soldier held him fast, and said I should not take him. I drew my truncheon, and told King, if he did not leave hold of him, I should be obliged to strike him on the arm. I asked him several times to leave loose, and, as he did not, I struck him on the arm with the truncheon. All three then seized bold of me and struck me. Whilst this was going on, I saw King draw off his side-belt, and I re ceived a severe blow on the head, Which made me insen sible. I did not see who struck the blow. After I came to myself a fourth soldier interfered. He came behind me and put my hair into his mouth. Some person took him off. After that he got hold of my coat back with his teeth, and shook it for a long time. I was removed into Mr. Nesbitt's shop. Witness then spoke of having seen Roberts and White excite the crowd, by shouting " don't see the soldiers beat," abusing the police, and hurrahing when he was struck at. Lord J. RUSSELL said the question proposed was a d.i• cult one, and it might require consideration ; but he would con• sent to the exclusion of the clauses in question. Mr. HUME said if he had heard the same from the Noble Lord sooner, he would not have divided the House on the subject. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on Monday next. FORMS (AS `ESSED TAXES) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC WORKS (ADVANCES) BILL. The report on this Bili was brought up and agreed to. CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this Bi I was brought up. IVIv. WILLIAMS coat not agree to the mode in which the public money was to be appropriated under this Bill. Mr HUME objected to the charge, and felt inclined to take the sense of the House upon it. He believed the advance of the rroney would be no relief to Ireland. Mr. LABOUCHERE defended the vote, and stated it would cause great dissatisfaction in Ireland if the vute was withheld. HAMBURGII BORSENHALLE, JULY 28. Bills. Money. kustrian 5 per Cents ll2 Bank Shares .... • 1570 Anglo-Russian Loan 107 Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 100% Ditto Ist series Inscription.. .... • lBl% Ditto,Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series 973 Ditto, in Certificate. ..... .......• • 98 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. Ditto Stieglitz •••••• • • • • •. • ...• 88% 881( Spanish New 5 per Cent.......• • 17% 17% Ditto 3 per Cent . . Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 21. E per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2 1 % per Cent ..... 59% Ditto 3 per Cent. ................ Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 79 1 ,E Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 86 National Bank Shares • . • • • • • • • • PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BEELIN, JULY 30. The report was then received and adopted. THE COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENTS (IRELAND) (No. 2) BILL. The Report of this Bill, after a very few remarks from Mr. Hum., the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and some other Hon. Members, was received and agreed to. DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. The report of this Bill was brought up and received, and several additional clauses to the Bill added by way of rider agreed to. _ _ St. Schuh' Sch., 3% per Cent ..... • 96% 95 Bills. Money % Fruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 p er C ent Foreign Exchanges... Exchange on London, Ll Sterling, 3 Months, 6 2434 6 24 Mr. Wetherell, Mr. Nesbitt, and Mr. John Thomas gave corroborative testimony. James Croucher, a private, was called for the purpose of giving the names of his comrades on the evening; in question. He deposed—l left the barracks on Tuesday ; I don't know what time of the day; I cannot tell exactly with whom I went; I do not know the name of a single man ; I do not know the men ; I have been about rave months in the com pany; I do not know the names of half the men. I came out of the barracks by myself. I was in the Noah's Ark that afternoon; I did not take notice whether nny soldier was with me or not. I picked up a belt, put it over my own, and tarried it to the guard-room. The picket did not take any person into custody. The prisoner, upon being called upon for his defence, ad mitted being concerned in the affray, but denied having struck the officer with the brass breast-plate. One of them said they had defended themselves, and what would civi lians have said if they had allowed policemen to strike at them without doing so—would it not have been said that they were cowardly fellows? The magistrates retired, and on their return the Mayor said they had resolved to deal with the case summarily ; they should fine each 5/. and costs—in default of payment one month in the House of Correction—and they much regretted that the law would not allow them to fix a greater penalty for the offence. They had also requested him to express their : trong dissatisfaction with the disre putable manner in which the military had given their evi dence, and their hope that Captain Paxton would assist the police in detecting the offenders who were not yet in custody. The assistance iu his captain promised to afford every power, and the proceedings on this charge terminated. The Bench next entered into au investigation relative to the conduct of the picket on the evaning in question. After examining witnesses, Captain Paxton expressed his regret at the misconduct of his men. He wished the bench to understand that he had no desire to interfere with the police, in sending fo r hi s picket; his only object was to prevent further disturbance, and it was not by his authority, or in accordance with his wish, they had drawn their bayonets. The flavor said no blame was imputed to the gallant captain ; and as they had no pri,oner before them the bench would not proceed fur , her with the investigation. WORLD'S TEMPERANCE CON- VENTION. FIFTH DAY'S SITTING. On Saturday there was a fifth meeting of the Convention, although it was previously understood, according lo the ar rangements originally proposed, that the great " monster " demonstration at Covent-garden Theatre, on Friday night, was to terminate the proceedings. In consequence, how ever. of the great mass of business that remained yet un considered, the committee having the management of this Convention, thought proper to appoint an extra day for the purpose of consummating their operations, and accordingly the Convention met again at the Literary and Scientific Institution, in Aldersgate-street. The chair was taken at ten o'clock, by W. Cash, Esq. The meeting was but thinly attended. After some formal matters of business had been disposed of, a resolution was agreed upon referring a large mass of papers, yet unread, back to the committee, as it was impossible they eoulu be considered by the Convention within the time to which their sittings were limited. A warm and animated discussion then ensued in consequence of cer tain observations made the night before Frederick Doug lass, the escaped slave, at Covent-garden Theatre, by which it was supposed by some members of the body that a charge was made against the Temperance Society in America, of supporting the obnoxious system of slavery. It will be re collected by our readers, that after Frederick Douglass had concluded his very able and interesting address upon the night in question, the Rev. E. N. Kirk, from Albany, sought to procure a hearing gith a view of removing the impres sion which he thought the language of the independent minded Virginian negro was calculated to make upon the public mind. He was, however, prevented from proceeding with such explanation by the vociferous cheers with which the speech just uttered by Douglass was received, which cheers were continued for several moments after the object of their admiration had resumed his seat. The subject was therefore brought before the Convention on Saturday, in the abSence of Douglass, although we believe it was generally understood that the man never had the smallest intention of making any such representation against the temperance body in America. The subject was at length dropped in consc. quince of the inteticrence of the chairman, and the regular business of the meeting was resumed. A resolution was passed, expressing their gratitude to Pro vidence f or hi s goo d ness i n b r i ng i ng so many of the i r b rethren in safety from different pirts of the world to aid in the ex- Iteliepelcet owhich ccur occupied yt hehoi P r e a d t ten t s i e o e n e v u e p r3 t . o . the time of their adjournment, about one o'clock. m Ge a l i t s e t r o t. : . ThP Grand Duke Michael rit Russia arrived at Berlin is t'le 3d. I . 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Immediately they are place before imperfect vision, that mist and dullness v‘ hich appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct. and is brought to its youtlifhl, natural, and original state. Also. Achrcsaatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, Invisible and a; kinds of Acoustic Instruments, IC. relief of most extreme deafness. ag s. e a d nd im ß p . e s r o te io c in t soligi:tobpetcleoilanne:bright and brilliant. are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neigh bourhood. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and Observe—Only to be had At so, Albemarle-street, liecaettliy, ePP°II" the York Hotel. AFTERNOON SITTING. A resolution was pa sse d, w hi ch contained a recommenda tion to every temp e rance society i n the kingdom of promot ing home efl.()r ts. Mr. DUNLOP missionary a resolution, to th e e ff ec t " T hat lioptheli moved this convention are of opinion that, in order best to advance the cause of temperance, those engagements ought to be pre ferred which, agreeing to personal abstinence from alcoholic liquors, would also have the effect of restraining the parties from giving or offering these liquors as beverages." Mr. Rim proposed an amendment to this resolution, and a discussion ensued of a very antagonistic and excited character. _ _ _ The propositions before the chair wire rise to the oft- THE_ SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1846. MODE OF DISMANTLING OR DE- STROYING FORTS AND FLEETS. The following are the leading portions of a petition recently presented from the Earl of Dundonald, Vice Admiral of the Blue:— " That in consequence of a device having been rffered to the notico of Parliament, whereby, as assert: d, hostile. vessels of war could be destroyed at great distances, and other enterprises speedily and (actually accomplished, your petitioner, on the 2d of August, 1844, tendered to the Right Honourable the House of Lords his secret plan (maturely considered during more than thirty year) for infallibly dismantling or destroying forts and fleets, of whatever force or magnitude. " That your petitioner previous thereto, in 1812. had communicated the said discovery to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, who, having submitted the consider ation thereof to the high and eminent professional and scientific men, imposed his command that the nature thereof should be held secret, by reason of anticipated dang , r to which the colonies might be exposed. " That your petitioner, after the accession of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, again.".on rumours of war, gratuitously pr. seated his important plan to the Cabinet Councils of two Administrations ; l ard he has reason to believe that the greatest military authority of the age is cognizant thereof. , _ " That your petitioner could at various times have used the said discovery to his private advantage, but has ever reserved it for the service of his Sovereign and country ; and with the same view now offers it to the direction of your Honourable House, trusting that a verification thereof will acquit your petitioner of the im putation of dishonourable motives and avidity for gain, %bother, prior, pending, or subsequent to such impu tations •, and thus show that the honours your petitioner received from his Sovereitn, of which he was de prived, and which have hitherto been withheld, are rightfully due to your petitioner, as well as the sixteen years' half pay stil retained ; which inflictions, added to heavy costs, to an infamous sentence, to imprison ment, and fines, wire all imposed, because the mind of your petitioner, so pre-occupied, did not possess judicial acuteness to detect a fradulent purpose in an intrusion for which there existed another apparent, pressing, and amply sufficient motive, known to your petitioner. " That disreputable inferences, deduced from such inflictions at home, have been deemed sufficient to warrant great injustice abroad ; for the authorities at Chile have awarded scarcely one-fourth of the debt of honour due to your petitioner, for important, suc cessful, extra-official services. Whilst the Portuguese Administration in Brazil (whose misconduct of affairs and evil counsel subverted the wherwise revered autho rity of his late Imperial Majesty) unscrupulously rsfused to your petitioner even the balance of his pay, after he had completely fulfilled his Engagement, and accomplished, in spite of superior force, the ,:rduous task of plscing all the northern pruvinces (being the largest and richest portion of that vast empire under the authority of the legitimate succ( ssor to the throne, and subsequently suppressing a formid a bl e re volution against the Imperial Goverement. ‘. That four petitioner, perceiving that your honour able House has been specifically moved to sAnction an inquiry into the aforesaid device, and that her Majesty's Government have acquiesced in its examination, Humbly prays that your honourable House will be pleased to adopt such measures as shall afford to your petitioner the means of proving that enterprises far more important and more difficult than that of New Orkans may be achieved by his secret plan ; which, in its con sequences, must tend to prevent the recurrence of injuri ously protracted expensive wars. " And your petitfoner, as in duty 13 , pund, will ever pray "London, 22d July, 1846." " UNDONALD. POTATO DISEASE IN SCOTLAND The accounts from most districts agree in stating th-t the potato disease of last year has been extensively generated in the crop now in the ground, and in may cases it appears to be spreading with fearful rapidity. The followilig are extracts from the journals on the subi ect t; FIFE SHlRE.—Reports from north, south, east, and west, are now pouring in upon us, announeing the appearance of the murrain amongst the potatoes again, and in some fields which, a few weeks ago pre sented a luxuriant appearance, the stems are as much withered as it it had been the end of October. The disease, which is in every respfct similar to that which attacked them last year, is more extensive and fatal in its offt as. All the precau tions to prevent its inroads, such as cutting off the stews, planting with sets recently raised from seed, and many others, veins to be unavailing, as every variety see.►,s to be affected, at a much earlier la.:lft of the season than it was observed in this locality in 1845 ; indeed, some of the measures which have been tried as preventatives, such as cutting down the stems, have been found to be rather injurious to the plant than otherwise.—Effeshire Journal. FORF A RSIIIRE.—We were sorry to observe, the other day, on looking at a small field of potatoes in the vici nity of the town, that symptoms . of disease had begun to make their appearance amongst them. The leaves had an aspect as if they had been struck by lightning, being of a very light yellowish hue, and sickly in ap pearance ; and the blossom appeared quite blasted. On rooting up a few of the potatoes, we round them to be peculiarly hard and a little discolAured. We have heard of various complaints regarding the potato crop in ge neral in this neighbourhood, particularly between this and Arbroath. The disease seems to have affected as yet chiefly the early potatoes, but it is feared that it will soon make inroads up-,n the general crop. We have heard nu reports of failure in the Mearns, and trust the disease May not penetrate into the district.—Montro.e Standard. RE • A PPEA RA ECE CF TEE POTATO DISEARE.—Th.?. Aberdeen Herald of Saturday says that " the disease which made such havoc during the last autumn and winter, has made its appearance in many places, and threatens the ruin of a great portion of the crop. The disease seems to be most prevalent in particular vici nities, and where it makes its appearance, immediate care is taken to pluck up the stems over a considerable space round the diseased spot, in order to prevent the healthy tubers from being infected. In some quarters in this neighbourhood, the disease has not yet made its anpearance, but in others the loss is very considerable. The nature or origin of the disease does not seem to be ascertained. Some believe the disease of last year's crop to have been propagated through the seed ; others are of opinion that the only injury received by the pre sent crop has been produced by electricity during the numerous and severe thunder storms that have taken place in the course of the past six weeks." Ross-SHIRE.—We regret to learn that in Lochcarron and Kintail the potato disease has appeared. About a month ago the potatoes were particularly luxuriant, but about a fortnight afterwards the shaws commenced to blacken, and since to wither, and of tour, e, the root will immediately rot. In several rigs whole drills, or pieces several yards square, have the above appearance, and fears are entertained that the disease may make a serious inroad upon the results of the crop.—Ross-shire Advertiser. A MODERN JACK SHEPPARD. (From the Cork Constitution of Tuesday.) Donoghue, alias Green, convicted last assizes of rob bing the North Roman Catholic Chap?l, in this city, of the communion plate, and who escaped with two other prisoners from the Smithfield convict depot some time since, was arrested on Friday at Kilworth. Donoghue, after his conviction, and when leaving the dock, declared with an oath, that he would take the life of the principal witness against him, a man living in the North-main-street, of the name of Mahony, hatter keo en by the nick name of " Buck Ned." Donoghue's account of his escape contains some curious incidents. He says that he offered to effect the escape of his two associates— M'Auliffe, who was convicted at the same assiz.?s for violation, and a man convicted at the Armagh Assizes, provided they pledged themselves to aid him in mur dering Bu:k Ned. The conspiracy to murder having been entered into, Donoghue set to work to gain his and their liberty. This occupied over a fortnight, and with the assistance of .a rope, he lowered down his accomplices into an outer card, from which they escaped over a wall and got into the manger of a stable. As soon as he put himself out the(ugh the window, toe rope slipped, and he fell from the third story, and came on his head on the ground. The fall drew the attention of a man outside, who arrested Donoghue, us soon as he got over an outer wall, and put him into a house, and locked the door on him. The man immediately went to give intimation at the prison, but before his return Do noghue had escaped through the roof. He then join,;(l his accomplices in the manger, where they concealed them selves until a late hour that night. They then went down to the North-wall, where they remained in a house for three days, until Donoghue had recovered from the fall. i'hey then came on to Kilkenny, and went to the house of a priest, where they represented themselves as pau pers from a workhouse, as th.y had the convict dresses on them, and Donoghue being a cabinet-maker by trade, remained in the house until he had made two dressing tables for the priest. The money he got for this work enabled them to continue their journey into Carlow, Here Donoghue knocked a man down at night, awl was arrested by the watchman and taken to the watch-house, Here he saw the placard posted up de scribing his person, and offering a reward of 501. for his apprehension, but even here his cleverness, though in the convict uniform, did not escape him, and fhoere told he sttch be a en l a ti s eir go i t n fellows then set off to Kilworth, on their way. purchase dischargedCirk , an4l. D f i r i o n m og •es bread. and there met an old accomplice in rohh-ri , of Callaghan, who, had just been fellow of the eame him custody. discrrhiawrgeobreee baker'sshop, and while in the act of purchasing, Calla ghan endeavoured to give information to a policeman, Nl'Dertnott immediately proceeded to the house, but he entered he was perceived by Donoghue, who before named 111•Dermott, who had been stationed in Cork. Donoghue I rushed into the back y ard, sealed the wall, and made threw ,h the fields. He was , however , quickly followed by the c onstable, who arrested him. Donoghue wa s lodged in our county gaol on Saturday. It is supposed that the other convicts are still in Kileorth mountain. [ADvERTISEMENT.]—THE EARL OP ALDROROUGEI AND Houower's Plus.—An astounding cure by this miraculous. ineolcine, after every other means had failed. S ee extract of his loidsbip's letter, dated Villa Messina, Leghord, Feb. 'el , 1845: "To Professor Holloway,—Sir, I beg to acquaint you that you: pills have effected a cure of a disorder in m y l i ver and stomact —, :iot even the wa t ers c; faculty, at h ome and all over the cc w ao hi nri c tsi l ui l lae a dn ll to t , h rh e aA m dia o nr s oi t et e nb m brae in dn e ......i n ab t l if ig ton th ede e ff)A ectnayidborough. " These wonderful Pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach, i-old (also ilol loway's Ointment) at Professor Holl oway ' s Establishment, 244. Strand, and of all medicine venders th roughout the civilised world. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Warwick, Aug. 8. CIVIL SlDE.—(Berore Mr. Justice PATTESON and a Special Jury.) GEACII AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES OF JOHN SCOTT, A BANK RUPT. DECEASED, V. INGALL, ACTUARY OF THE IMPERIAL INSURANCE OFFICE. This extraordinary canse, which htsted from nine o'clock till seven yesterday, and from nine o'clock till past two to day, was an action upon promises brought in the name of the assignees of a bankrupt of the name of John Scott, deceased, by the purchaser at auction (a Mr. Field, as we caught the name) of a policy of insurance upon the life of the said John Scott, upon the 13th of May, 1840, effected in the Imperial Insurance Office for the sum of 2,0001., against the defendant as the actuary or public officer of the said Im perial Insurance Company ; and was a third trial, a new trill having been twice granted, after vervict against the officio on each occasion, for misdirection of the Learned Judges— on the first occasion the Lord Chief Justice of England (Denman), and on the second the late Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The real issue was, as to what was " spitting of blood." Mr. tif. D. Hill, Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., and Mr. Mellor, conducted the case of tbeplaintiffs. Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Waddingt. n were the counsel on behalf of the office. This case having on the two former occasions appeared in the columns of The Sun, we =A now restrict our report to little more than an outline, though it is one of very considerable importance. On both the former trials, as bove stated, the company were defeated in their re sistance, as it will be seen below they were also on the present. The policy was effected on the 13th of May, 1840, the examination questions put by the office, of which one was as to the having or ever having had "spitting of blood," having been answered satisfactorily to the office in favour of the life, both by the assured and by his medical atten dant, and the assured having been examined by Mr. Wic kendon, the medical gentleman employed on the part of the office ; as also by the medical examiner on the part of another office, by both of whom the life was approved of, and the recommendation in favour of it made to their re spective employers. The assured became a bankrupt .; Messrs. Geach and others were appointed assignees under the fiat, and put up the policy for sale by public auction, when the gentleman who now sued in the name of the assignees became the purchaser for the sum of 1181. The questions put to the assured and his medical attendant were, as will be seen, very strict indeed, and, as usual, the truth of the answers thereto was declared to be the basis of the contract, and this declaration the assured had signed. The death oc curred in the month of December, 1843, of consumption, beyond all question. The deceased was evidently a member of a very consumptive family. On the part of the plaintiffs were called a vast number of witnesses, certainly more than a score, whose evidence went most strongly to negative the fact of the deceased having been the victim of consumption in May, 1840, and also the fact of his having, or ever had, spitting of blood. The witnesses for the office, with the ex ception of medical gentlemen, a Mr. George Richmond Col lis, and Mr. Wickendon, the examiner for the office, were all (or very nearly, if not quite so) near relatives of the deceased whose interest under the policy was of course practically lost by the assignment for the banefit of creditors under the fiat in bankruptcy; and it was advanced fur the plaintiffs that they had either an interest in giving testimony in favour of the office, or an ill-feeling towards the other parties. Mr. Justice PArrrsorr commenced his summing up by ob serving upon the great misgivings and apprehension:- that he felt. in directing the jury, after two such eminent Judges as Lord Denman and the late Lord Chief Justice Tindal had been held to have misdirected. The jury, without leaving the box, in a very few minutes returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, for the amount of the policy, 2,0001. The plaintiffs (in form ; the purchaser of the policy, in substance and effect) have thus had three successive verdicts for them, a thing; unprecedented, at all events for a very long space of time, if not altogether so. The costs, the whole of which, between party and party, fall upon the office, will probably far exceed the 2,0001., the amount of the policy itseti. CHARLES DARKER V. CHARLES FRANCIS WOODY, ESQ. This was an undefended action by an advertisement agent, &c., in London. to recover 27;i/. for adverti semen t s inseJef in he Times, Chronicle, and numerous other papers, against the defendent, as one of the provisional, and also of the managing committee of a project entitled " The Cambrian and Grand Junction R9ilway. ' Mr. Hurnfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Hayes appeared as counsel for the plaintiff. The defendant did not appear at all. The defendant was clearly proved to have been one of the provi,ional and also cf the m ,, naging committee. The order by the agent of the committee was also proved, and that advertisements to the amount claimed had been inserted by the plaintiff: The defendant had written, in answer to an application by the agent of the company , to pay up, "I will pay you my money like a brick, poor as I am, for I like the line very much," &e. He had also written a letter, acknow ledging that he had made himself liable as a committeeman. The evidence, however, was that the plaintiff, as an adver tising agent, claimed 15 per cent. from the company, and obtained also a .um varying from 5 to 10 per cent, from the newspapers, and charged his 15 per cent. upon the whole stun for the advertisements, and not for that sum minus the 5 to 10 per cent.—The Learned Judge said that this ap peared to his mind dishonest, and strongly recommended to the jury a corresponding deduction. They, however, re.• turned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amcunt sought to be recovered. BARKER v. VERNON. This was another action of a like nature. A verdict was taken for the plaintiff subject to a reference. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. Mr. Wakley, jun., the son of Mr. Wakley, M.P., the Coroner, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with assaulting policeman E 12, in the execution of his duty. The constable said he was on duty in Grafton-street, Euston-square, on Sunday night, and was informed that a dis turbance was going on at an assembly room in that. street. He went to the place and found Mr. Perry, the proprietor of the rooms, engaged in a strugglewith some person, who he believed was a friend of the prisoner. He was endeavouring to restore order and separate the combatants, when Mr. Wakley sud denly seized him by the throat, and forced him to leave go of his - friend, whom he ( witness) was about to take into custody. The prisoner forced himself away, " squared up to him" (witness) and struck him. The blow was not a very severe one. Witness succeeded after some time in taking the prisoner into custody. Mr. Perry, the proprietor of the rooms, stated that the dis turbance originated in the prisoner and his friend refusing to leave their hats at the door according to the rules of the place.. He insisted on their doing so, and they assaulted him. He corroborated the policeman's evidence. In cross examination, he admitted that he struck the prisoner, but said he did so in defence of the policeman. The prisoner denied that he assaulted the policeman. He himself had been assaulted by Mr. Perry, and by the people present, and so had his friend, but he certainly did not strike the complainant. In support of this statement he called three witnesses, whose evidence went to show that he had been very much ill-used, but did not greatly affect the policeman's state ment. It appeared from their statement that Mr. Perry had violently assaulted the prisoner on his refusing to leave his hat at the door. iltllsitid he had nothing to do with the question as to whether Mr. Perry's conduct was right or not. If, upon considering the matter, and having ad vice, the prisoner chose to take out a summons against him he could have one; but the charge of assaulting the constable was entirely distinct from that. The prisoner had no right to do so under any circumstances, and for that he would punish him. However, he would take into account the fact that the prisoner had evidently been beaten, and very severely hurt, and he would only fine him 305., or sen tence him in default to ten days' imprisonment. The fine was paid, and the prisoner was set at liberty. BRIGHTON, A uc. 10.—Lord Bathurst arrived on Sa turday, from Paris, by the steamer from Dieppe. ORGANIC CIIRIOSITY.—A correspondent says, a short time since, as the organist of St. James's, in this town, was luxuriating in some extemporaneous harmonies, at a most unmerciful length, a gentleman passing by at the time in quired of a churlish and extremely unmusical parishioner if he knew " what stop the player was using?" To which he replied, " There's no stop at all, sir, Pin sorry to say, to this organ, as it has been going just in this way fur the last halt hour."—Sqfolk Chronicle. ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF CHESTER.—LIVERPOOL, Ana. B.—The vacancy, caused In the representation of the city of Chester by the appointment of Lord Robert Grosvenor to the office of Treasurer of her Majesty's Household, was filled up by the re election of the Noble Lord without opposition. At ten o'clock Lord Robert Grosvenor, accompanied by a number of his friends asd the Sheriff, entered the Town-ball of Chester, amidst loud cheers. The usual introductory proceedings having been gone through, the Shrift demanded if any of the electors had a candidate to propose? The Mayor of Chester then rose, and in a few, but complimentary terms, proposed Lord Robert Grosvenor as a fit and proper representative for the city of Chester. Thomas Dixon, Esq., seconded the nomina tion. The '6lteriff having inquired whether any other elector had a candidate to propose, and no answer being returned, Lord Robert Grosvenor was declared duly elected. His Lordship returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him, and promised, as all gentlemen in a similar situation are tire to do, to look after the interests of his constituency. A vote of thanks was passed to the Sheriff, and three cheers given for Lcrd Robert Grosvenor, after which the meeting separataa. _ _ PAIN.—MURDER OF SENOR PERPINA.—Senor Per. pina, formerly a member of the Cortes, who was lately seized by bandits, who asked 60,4 , 00 francs for his ransom, has been found dead lit a welt, three leagues from Lerida. It Appeared that after having cut his throat, they tied two heavy stones round his waist, and then threw him headlong into a tank, where he was found. It is said that two of the assassins have been capiur(d. NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN ELECTRIC TELEG R A PH. Mr. Ferguson Joseph inspected this line on Wednesday last. Pur a ant to his instructions by the spirited directors of the MicUand Railway, for the purpose of erecting an electric telegraph, to cTiW, municate bet3veen Nottingham and the ancient city of Li""pto'ar„ni, utility of these instruments become daily more and more a o -4 ion of and very soon they will be caisidered an indispco.abieeirr,e, ___s„y, railway machinery, as by these means, in case of suadit,:in wg ge"' - ' in a few minutes information can be poetst r ste n :ii l ii ti t d ,,,iw .. i rgeeesk. d ,. an nidh el Not and which formerly could only be done Cy i n the departure made and arrival of trellis. The erection of tingham and Lincoln line will be com t ip i en Course of one month, it is calculated, that _t,atize,X.egraph will be com. piste and ready for operation. _ .ty ; lll3 ter . 0, `Z is not generally ORIGIN OF THE WORD 11 known that this word, presently so much In vogue, is of Scottish origin. There was .. in o lden thne a race, now extinct, called B ogue or 'wag of that Ilk , t Berwickshire. A daughter of this family marr i e d a son of Hume or Home, also of that Ilk. In process of time , by default of male issue, the Bogue property devolved on obe Geordie Home or Hume, who was popularly styled Hume or Hon o' the Bog. This worthy was somewhat inclined to the marvelous, brother, 1 and had a vast inclination to exalt himself, h . and all his ancestors en both sides. His taleshlvciiwfee'vr, family,id not Pss current, and at last, when any one muds any very extraordinary . statement in the Mearns, the hearers would shrug up their shoulders the Bog." 'this was soon shortened and style it "just a Hum o' into Humebug, and in a few years the word spread like wildfire over the whole kingdom.—Sca's man. NOVEL INCUBATION. o s Of a A few da ,rns g the servants of Mr. John Mounsey, of Askh ) a,l - vc o re iansowis n:lg% s, one of them accident a ll y cut off the head of a partridge when sitting upon the nest. Mr. Thomas Mounsey, who happened to be present at the time, 'immediately collected the eggs took them home.(fifteen in number) and Aftor wrapping them in warm flannels he placed the in in a recess under h a closet, near to which was a flue to a boiler, and the following day ed liadnethe satisfaction to find that . thirteen of strong birds. He forthwith took his Young charge to Mr. Robert Harrison, of Askham Ball, principal gamekeeper to the Earl of Lonsdale, when they were delivered over to the matern il care of a bantam hen, which had before hatched and reared a hide of white pheasants. Twelve of the thirteen young partridges are still alive and likely to do well. What is still more singular, since that time Mr. Mounsey lies succeeded by the same process in hatching seven eggs from a nest which had been exposed to the air nearly a whole day, the old bird being accidentally killed by Mr. Henderson's mowers. AMERICAN BEEF AND PORK:—An application has re cently been made requesting that the revenue authorities would permit the partial landing and examination only of beef and pork, imported duty free, from the United States, and the remainder put i over the ship's side into craft, or otherwise dispo ed of as the owner thinks fit, for delivery to his wharf or warehouse, the same being ! intended for immediate reshipment fin outward-b„und vessels, and ] the request has been granted., on conditions that one package in five be landed, in order that an overage pet weight for official purposes may be obtained. • FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Mr. B. ESCOTT wished to know if the Noble Lord had any objection to lay on the table a return of persons flogged in the army in Great Britain and Ireland, in the years 1845 and 1846 to the end of July; specifying, 1. The offence. 2. The regiment, the place of station, the time. 3. The sentence. 4. The order for its execution. 5. Whether the trials were open to the public, or only open to the regiment, or with closed doors. 6. The number of lashes inflicted, and the day. 7. How soon after punishment the man was able to return to his 1 duty, and at what place he was then quartered. 8. Whether death had followed within twelve months of the flogging, and the date of such death. 9. Whether the punishment was inflicted, if in cavalry regiments, by the trumpeter or farriers; if in infantry regiments, by the privates or drummers, anc with what instrument. 10. Copies of the surgeon's minutes of all such punishments, and any subsequent observations on their consequ , races. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that be had an objection to the motion in its present shape. Air. B. ESCO r T then said he would postpone it till a future time. SUNDAY TRADING. Mr. HINDLEY moved the first reading of a Bill for the regulation of Sunday trading. Mr. C. BERKELEY moved as an amendment that the Bill be read a firA time that day three month. After a few words &cm Colon-I SIBTHORP, strangers were ordered to withdraw for a division. But there being but four. een Members in the House, it was counted out at half past Twelve o'clock. FREE FLOGGING AND SLAVE FLOGGING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. have frequently heard the English people speak in the strongest terms of reprobation of our system of flogging slaves in America, describing it brutish and horrible beyond measure, and degrading to any nation professing to be Christian. Allow me to ask you how it ' ls that the sensitive people of Engl an d are so silent after one of their own nation has been cut bit f rom bi t, and killed by this horrid, but, allow me to say, thoroughly Engli s h srs i em of puni,limenr. I have since my residence in Eogland heard your clergy almost their ' execrate for what they, sutir to go on in country with impunity—uav, never even raise their voices against it. As far as profession of religion go es , you, Sir, have ten times over whit we have in my country, but, I must say, I think far less practice. I know not whether yo u are aware of it, but we have no such bloody work in our army now. I know of no nation who £0 soon see the mote in a brother's tve as yours ; and, as men professing Chris tianity to so great an extent, I tell them to wipe out this blot in their own land bcore they talk to us about flogging slaves.—.l am, Sir, &c., Manchester, Aug. 8, 1846. AN AMERICAN. THE MOOllB. —The accounts from the Scotch moors seem favourable for the spartsman ; • bat we are sorry to hear that birds are both BetlICQ and small on the moors in this neighbourhood, so much so, Indeed, that several gentlemen intend postponing the commencement of the semen until the Ist of September.—Neucculle Chronicle. The Mayor and Corporation of Durham have invited their city representative, Mr. Bright, to a public entertainment. SECESSION FROM THE ESTABLISEMENT.—The Rev. Mr. Simpson, vicar of 3fitcham, after having previously resigned his living, has been received into the Roman Catholic Church. MARKET NE WS--(YESTERDAY) CORN EXCHANGE. The past week's arrivals of English Wheat for our markets coat wise, and by land carriage, were on a very limited scale, though of fair average quality. Of all other grain of home produce, as well those from Ireland and Scotland, the receipts were scanty; but from abroad upwards of 11,000 quarters of Wheat, and 24 , 000 ditto of Oats, came fresh to hand. A moderate quantity of English Wheel! came to 11.41 d from Essex and Kent ; yet the stands were D.Y.1 1 ! means well filled with samples. The attendance a buyers belt good, the finest parcels commanded a steady sale, at fully, in S ° ;`,.; instances, a trifle beyond the currencies obtained on this se'nnight, while in the middling and inferior kinds, a f a ir average amount of business was passing, at late rates. A fair portico of tto English Wheat, say about one•third, was of the present year's grown' and which produced from 46s to 56s per quarter, and a So clearance was effected. In Foreign Wheat, the show of which tolerably good, there was rather more doing ; yet, un. iieddenv withstanding the firmness on the part of the we can notice no improvement in value. r„ —god Gratz'. under lock we heard of no sales ; hence prices were almost Several samples of new English Barley was on show, but the citura' s was very indifferent. The best old grinding parcels were clint` u „. dear, hut all other kinds were neglected. Superfine white Ma lts r!,"_ ported late rates ; in all other kinds very few sales were concili a d r= Although we had an immense quantity of free foreign Oats on (the quality of which was inferior), the demand for Englis h steady, and prices were well maintained. The sale of Beans rather dull, yet we can notice no alteration in value. NO 0f kinds moved off slowly, at previous rates. The Flour trade was 1 07 dull, at late rates. srarrizriELD. Lon do n During the past week the imports of live stock into LO ll - - amounted to 20 Oxen from Hamburgh. 226 Oxen and Co"' l and Sheep, 64 Lambs, and 25 Calves from Rotterdam ; 157 Oxen eas e Cows, 584 Sheep, 61 Lambs, and 20 Calves from Harlingen , " dcd ift ow. with 320 head of Beasts and sheep, most of which were lan good condition. To-day we had on offer about 500 foreign oat list and 1,900 Sheep and Lambs, a portion of which were turned °t o ' 4; of week, and which had been fed in the marshes in the neighbuurh coa London. The quality being good, the demand was steady, at lull P i l :we, The arrivals of Beasts fresh up this morning were seasonitblY, Ee 'r though not quite so extensive as those reported on ibis "a'„atber night. The attendance of buyers being numerous, and the .„ d In more favourable to slaughtering, the Beef trade was steady :-„, ;11.0 some instances, the quotations had an upward tendency- x',„" -- I,Ter• northern counties we received about 1,000 Short-horns; Lind folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, 500 Scots, Hoineb„,Tilefir Short-horns ; from the Westernand Midland districts. Buv d 40 f)rds, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from other parts of Enr," seoti• of var'ous kinds; and from Scotland, 100 horned and Pna' Notwithstanding the numbers of Sheep were v er y extensive. t W h e e e L itV mend for that description of stock was rather b r i s k, and last prices were firmly supported. In Lambs, the supply of 1, hich good, a steady besiness was doing at late rates. The Vex ,trade , cati dull, yet prices ruled about stationary. Pigs went off healrilY - quotations. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d Inferior Beasts •• •• 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto. 2' 0 3 2 Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Prime Scots ...... 3 ii 310 Large coarse Calves 3 4 310 Prime small ditto 4 0 4 4 ;lidding Calves .16 0 30 0 Interior Sheep .. . 3 2 3 6 t og.Q• • Second qualityditto 3 8 4 II Coarse-woolleddittey 310 4 4 Southdown blethers 4 2 Ditto out of the wool "". 4 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 411 Small Porkers .... 4 8 1 9 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 j S Lambs 4 I 7; SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. 3,408 34,040 204 NEWGATE AND LE AD EDT 3 11.1* -1 .• t 10 On the whole, a fair average quantity of slaughtered T.!" l ola come to hand since this day se'nnight from various parts of x;, n i t e ds but the condition has been inferior . The supplies of lideat 5 .,, Del the metropolis, continue good. Primb Mutton and Lanai) ha', 31sflb in improved request, at very tall prices ; but all other kinds ° 4 o .osell have sold heavily, at barely previous currencies. Abort 100 u ACO 4 of foreign Sheep and Lambs, 20 ditto o f B ea st s , and. 20 '— Calves, have appeared on gale. At per stone, by the Carcase. 6, s. d. to s. d. I 1. a. to si i s .reef, inferior.• —.. 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• 2 „ 8 3 6 middling .... 2 8 210 middling 3 ,s,; 4 ; prime large .. 210 3 0 prime .. •• 3 ', 4 prime small •• 3 2 3 4 , Pork, 1arge........ 3 . 410 Veal.. •• • • ........ 3 4 4 4 1— small ........ 4 4 Lamb. 4s Sd to 5s Sd. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. vi e, Beasts Sheep Calves '7, Scotland • • • • • • •• •• • • •• •• • • • • • • • • Yorkshire ..................... 10 30 Limcolnshire ...........• .......• 25 25 Stifibik .......... Cambridgeshire • • • • • • • • •• Essex s Surrey ...... Devonshire Wiltshire • Other parts .... 20 20 20 50 - 40 - 20 ....-"*- .-.---- lio 25 30 - 50 Total ...... .•.... 100 264 nonouGn HOP !MARKET. , r o a tiOn 4 A marked imrovement teing observ-id in some of the•Pl,e col,' both in Kent 3nd Sussex, the demand here for all kinds of ' ho ove r° tinueq in a very depressed state. Selected parcels are , ',501 0.. quite as dear; but all oth, r qualities may be purchased what easier terms. The duty is called 150,000/. to 155.01-411' 13014.1131UMH AND SPXTALFZEZ.7 ,9 :aib I f The supplies of Potatoes on offer in these markets are ' v— p „ er W g. 'arge. Prime parcels moved off steadily at from to I:zi but all o het x,uus ure ilium o. ,e., WOOL. . Since Monday last the imports of Wool have aMutaltru tO fr-out,.'l. bi , les,trom Algoa Bay, 277 ditto from liattiburgh, 185 al to y Petersbnrgh, and 100 ditto from various other quarters. ,lirei' arts Wool rather more business is doing, at full prices ; but L td '' ert Colonial s—the holders of which are finn--co"' " littlo attention. TALLOW. This market is firm, at last week's prices. Town Ta 4°°' 61. net cash. THE SHOOTING SEASO N. ters o f As the 12th of August draws nigh, great c a m sportsmen are wending their way, to be C` ) . dAr housed among the mountains before that au s .T; c o o f se —as eagerly longed for by many as the Derby or St. Leger race; and, like the P °ilitsti•e estimae d racers, the good and bad qualities of moor s a I g ave, ug we former and criticised. The reports which Yonfirrned I be to the strength and abundance of the grouse, a rec .. s by later testimony. Generally speaking, the bir ds strong and plenj.iful. Many beats will Presehu'ot "11ef favourite t he singular appearance of broods, too young Ito s-° 0 , 1 and others not to be distinguished from old birds. , a few moors there are barren pairs, their yortrg 1 10113 1, been destroyed by th un d er - c l ou d s , which, falling, l, torrents, drowned the che e p e rs among the Leath. " heard an instance of this from a keeper w - tio rears s number of pheasants by hand -feeding. At ;meal time': five or six, which had their broods in the neigu; bourhoOd, brought them regularly to feed ; but after a storm of thunder and rain, though the darns re o turned, all their chicks were gone. Tape- o ° l. o has also been spreading its ctsntagion, not rauc°_.„ o yet in this county, although it ca n hardly en.. this eccentric and little-known disease. For such sulf; t4 ings as are unlet, inquiries are still made ; and en2:od, th last taken are—Kilmorack, by E. J. Colliriegje Esq.; Dalmally, H. Brooke, Esq.; Diebdale sod ; 0 , lachie, M. W. Forde, Esq.; C a ntr a y, J. S. El-ed,g Esq.; Kuocky, J. W. Perry, Esq. ; Auchinaut ( 1. G-dr :e, Esq., and W. 0. Jackson, Esq.; rsemilterli La Touche, E-q. Sever a l s p ur tsmen,who-have 1 0 "; o rd. been in the north, are to be located a step SOT It' d the Richard Winsloe, Esq.. is to be at Blackhalt . „?, 13 0,11. forest of Birze• Mr. Caldwell at Skellater: and 1-09 well. Eq.. awl party, at Finzean. Some goo d wed ha ‘e already b e en made in the deer forest. A t bi or..oin, Sir George Gore, Mart., began his sts,o-4 Dorf killing two; the Ma s t er o f L ova t an d the Hon. --- t otai three in Glenstrathfarer ; and one very fat stal',4 o ww , thick antlers, on Fairburn, the property of H. AL Esq. We a, s yesterday two fine heads from FeO ho teo one of them royal—horns very strong, nearly V 9 OO nr. at the top, three long tines on each, the inner 0 abe t preaching each other to six and a half inches. A ll , e l l splendid, wide-spreading royal head was 0 11 ,,,," e d lthidorrach. It had the well-known cups fol Pt' the top branches. At Loubcroy, J. M. E. Jo w ise shot his first stag of th e season some days since ness Cou: ier. DEATH FROM INTOXICATIOI( . —Oft Satur tl* ov ;e l s an inquiry was instituted at the Crown, High-street, __.P e d tb;s, o f • lative to the death of Mr. T. Tucker, aged 37. It aPP•T, 0 110 1 7 0 rIto deceased resided at Gateshead, where he carried on the ". t i 1 ‘,, 4 ' D ef. ipe manufacturer. He was the author of two dre ol ,l 0 101;0 • which he was desirous should be published by a Len d° „ - o af ss , trid, Ile came to town for that purpose on Taesday, in come .i 5. t oe - , Mr. Cook, a glass manufacturer of Gateshead. sOn qi,e do t ' Wartined a tasting order for the London Docks, where tr.o rf , o drank about half a pint of different wines. On leaving 00 3 '00 went to the Old Rose, Shadwell, where deceased had P c ...“1 114 , ite" /j brandy and water, after which he becam e i n sensible • a i o ii `; state be was removed to the s t a ti on -h ouse i n kang ". 0 1° 4 where he was left by his f r i en ds. I n a b ou t half A u „ o t f seemed in a dying state, Mr. Ross, a surgeon, was at ; trial to bleed deceased, but without effect, and whe n Ross - t called for him they were informed of his death. t noel post mortem examination of the body, and was of 01)1. 01) 1o:1Y deceased died from the effects of drink . Verdict—"." an d excessive drinking." r ` to, , Sir Francis Hopkins, Bart., Colonel Bon,_ a .,„t Mrs. St. Aubyn, the Hon. Captain Seymour, tir t i l e &c., left London on Sunday last for AntwerP otea by the steamer Antwerpen, Captain Jackson- Wei Trop' Trots IRON, Stn.—During the year 1845 there iron' sod& of foreign iron (comprising iron ore, chromate re d / 0 ,1;1,6 1 : in pigs, iron in bars unwrought, iron ham 1' fo rte cast iron hoops, steel unwrought, and stee l ,7 e - en et", sip a l tons; of iron and steel wrought there have wear Pr" - the been 109 tons 4 cwt. 3 qr. 2 lb., valued at 21,197/- ~a v e hp of customers, in respect of this manufacture , 1 50 ty p os British territories in the East Indies, whittl e " - i n bars l ief unwrought steel and 748 tons of unvrrought i e rfr eart cola th e been exported ; and the British =h i, Am ght iron bars. which have taken 684 tons p mpg rincipal article in foreig . n r : r i , °° „ fri w rt i,, t u a g in h e t d , f t o h r e h n o e ni t e d c u o t l ; 3l:ll w .7l ,o °ll ; Lion has been iron r d . Of British iron (including o r. w irr h o i u ch o r t eal s i t s e e el t i 'have been exported—of pig - iron, 4 , 3 t o bs d "; ft el ron cast-iron, and iron-wire, 262 '.. of iron, bo , l . t . :"Z d ar i o us kinds of wrought iron, 77,34 2 tei lt r ,oe l r tons; e` o `r r -manufacture, 2,250 tons; of unwrought n e au' best customers in this manufacture United States, which — en have taken 61 to we ' v, I m u - an y 56,40 6 tons; and France, 26,021 tons-, t ons , „ t -of British hardware and cutlery exported, is 20, 7 ,r funee -2,182,999/. Russia has taken from us to Vg/ ; 7ol2llsr:ii.:mus. a nd 116,084/. ; Germany, 113,8471. ; possessions in the East Indies , 91 France, 1 03 1"' • - o Lic e '§ B ll B/ * turd Y a „ o n Out, BATHING IN THE THAMES.---.,lltrer2llt 494 to e t ! was posted near the banks of the Thames in Imv „i -e ille a OW to p art ro i thr b i t i e sp d nit bi nc t e h , e wt pa ohui ri ed s b h bae a r u pr thorittes, and bathing in the water off the banks of th river I,...Ttec -1 ag un ist s e h r ed , late hour on Friday evening. t e hatparwv .--- -- was liberated on —.------- BIRTHB. On the 4th ult., at Madeira, the lady of r. GIP go' D of a son. _ Lansdowne - terrace, Notting-hint At uoveton, Bengal Army, of a son. Willil I ° On the sth instat P k d Regent' park Airs* • ~ Park-road , -roa , s- P Henry Harton, of a daughter. sti, On the 6th inst., the wife of John Bond Dixon, Crescent-place, Burton-crescent, of a son. the lady of BrAi et Chl trl eS On the 6th inst., in. Wyndham-place, the lady a Carpenter, Esq., of a daughter. . 4 ... Nv. Stir O i l" On the 7th inst., in South-street, Finsbury, J'A'" of a son, still-born. ......" , MARRIED -",1 On the 4th inst., at Wandsbeck. Church, Ricb.-- ..r Esc( of Devizes , to Miss Williams, of Totterdown, lE' Bristol. DIED. On the 6th inst., the infant son of Colonel Mar r __.,„ , _ yin Env' - 1 On the 7th inst., at Tonbridge- wells , Ecr; Wet ' ,thaginedst., 90. in Gaildford-street, Ki O rb il y, t E he sq 7 ,E o g ,rci On the 7th inst., in Euston-plaee , Boardman, of the Hon. E. L. C., aged 74 . li , n Bjs 6 On the Bth inst ' G 'ldf d t ti 81i5te'......i- ar.' ~ m Guildford - street , or -s ree - DO Hodges, Esq., a ed 70 g • , •dow of the* On the Bth inst., Mrs. Ann Maria Lane, wi C. Lane, Esq., of Loughton, Essex, aged 78. Major-General boa • London: Printed and Published by Strand, Printer, at The Sun & Mee, 10. 112, Strsuld. in wi tiw 111 0 of the my , in the Cel ul l 0f 1441(11.3". 11. 1846. nitTBDO YOUNG, of 111