The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-08 00:00:00

IMPROVED RIFLE MUSKET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l have seen a letter in your paper of the 2d of September, signed by " A Contributor to the Quarterly Review," in reference to my letter published in the Times of the 28th of August, by which it appears I have been criticising an article in the Review of which he i s the writer. lad no intention of criticising an y one, but, because I happen to differ from him while stating facts and experiments, the contributor says " that I do not understand what I have been writing about." It is possible that some of your readers may think differently as to my capabi lities. and ignorance, and as t o hi s asser ti on " th a t th e Mime rifle will certainly not keep its ground in the end, and that it is bad, both as a musket and rifle." He accuses me of impugning the accuracy of his statement, as it " carried conviction to the minds of the highest military authorities." Surely this is hardly fair, because, having a decided opinion of my own, I stated in your paper the results, by impartial experi ments, of the comparative powers of the improved rifle musket and the old musket. However, I must comfort myself in my ignorance by the Duke of Wel lington having given an order since the article of the contributor was published in the Quarterly Review to issue to each British regiment 100 stand " of the Mini 4 rifle, which will not keep its ground in the end, and which is bad both as a musket and rifle!" My only object in giving information regarding the improved rifle musket was to benefit the British service, and to arm our brave fellows with a firelock better than the pre sent one; and for their sake I will surrender to the contributor his assertion, " that the Minis rifle has no point blank range whatever," such assertion being either a matter of opinion, or a discussion regarding technical phrases. But, while I say this, ho will pardon me for using in my favour what he meant as the contrary ;—I mean the statement "of one of the most accomplished and scientific officers of the British army," to supply the de fects of the supposed want of point blank range of the Minic rifle, which statement shows how the rifle musket can be made quite as efficacious at short distances as if it had or had not a blank point range. This officer, in his statement to the contributor, says that the Mini 4 rifle at 100 yards was correct as to its line of fire. I believe the same cannot be said of the old musket. He further states, that at 100 yards the ball generally hit two feet four inches above the point aimed at. If an enemy's line is within 200 yards, advancing quickly against another line, there is not much time on either side for taking aim through sights. In good regiments the order has always been to level low, or at the lower part of the knees; and, if this old regulation order with regard to Brown Bess be continued with the rifle musket, the heads and chests of the attack ing party would be hit, or the heads of the ho rses, and thighs and bodies of the cavalry. An intelligent soldier soon knows the faults of his fire leek, and how to remedy them, and this is why a soldier before the enemy prefers to fire with his own firelock to that of another. I have seen nothing in the letter o f the 2d of Septem ber which has altered the opinion expressed in my letter of the 3d of January, 1852, " That this new firearm and ammunition would make a complete change in the system of warfare." That great improvements in the destructive Powers of firearms will take place is certain, and he who shows, i m provements "war is not to be child's the best preserver of that by these in m y o pinion, play" is, . peace, and consequent friend of humanity. S e pt. 4. CHARLES SHAW. AN AMERICAN EXECUTION. rHIDADELPHIA, AUG. G.—This morning the exe cution of Matthias Skupinski, for the murder of the lad Lehman, in Janu ar y l ast, took place in Moyamen sing prison. The number of persons present to wit ness the condemned man expiate his crimes on the gallows, as presc r ib e d b y the Act of Assembly, was limited. This arrangement having been announced in the Ledger of Wed nes d ay , h a d t h e d es i re d e ff ect i n preventing an immense crowd within and without the prison walls. Those admitted besides the officiating officer was Deputy Sheriff John Miller, the Execution Clerk, Stephen Kingston, nine other deputies con nected with the sheriff's office, the Deputy District Attorney, William B. Mann; Recorder Lee, the three interpreters. Henry Snawinski and Towsig, who had been with the condemned upon several occasions Dn. "Wall, Burden, and A. C. Bournonvill, the inspec tors of the prison, one reporter for the press, and the jury of twelve men, composed of Messrs. Daniel Deal, Fred. Gaul Smith, Banner Thomas, Martin Van Duren, jun., Henry Delany, George K. Childs, Charles Hartman, Peter Fisher, Albert Coffin, Alex ander Hazlett, and A. G. Duhammel. These por sons entered the prison at nine o'cclock, and soon after the Sheriff visited Skupinski, with a view to prepare him for the doom which awaited him. Mat thias was with the two Roman Catholic clergymen, ' Rev. Messrs. Etthoffer and William, with whom he had spent Thursday night in religious exercises. He expressed himself willing to die, and as the Sseriff was about to leave him he kanded him a paper, of which the following is a copy : " I, Matthias Skupinski, in the name of God, beg and implore, as a last request, that when William Deal, Esq., High Sheriff, shall have executed the law upon my body, and when I shall be so long hung by the neck that my body shall be dead, then my body shall be committed to the care of Rudolph Etthoffer and Celestin William, the Roman Catholic clergymen who have been my con fessors when living, that they may see my body in terred. " SKUPINSKI MATAISZ. " Friday morning, eight o'clock, August 6, 1852." Tee place of execution was then duly examined by the proper authorities, and the rope placed round the befue, which was tea feet from the ground. Everything being in readiness there, some time was allowed the condemned man before he was exe cuted. At ten minutes before eleven o'clock, Sheriff Deal and his deputy, Mr. Miller, went to the cell, and adjusted the cord about his arms, and at eleven o'clock he was conducted from that place of confinement, dressed in a blue frock coat, black pants and black silk vest. Ha walked down to the gallows with a degree of firmness that surprised all who no ticed him, with nothing to disturb his apparent deter mination to boldly suffer the penalty of the law, ex cept when he met the gaze of Mr. Skawinski, the Pole who some weeks ago made an affidavit before 11 ayor Gilpin. Then he seemed agitated, but for an Instant, and, passing Mr. Skawinski, proceeded calmly to the place of execution, fo l lowed by the officers and jury. Upon arriving at , the stairway leading to the platform h e ascended in the same firm manner, accom panied by the sheriff and Catholic cl e r g y. Rev. M r . E tthoffer asked Matthias repeatedly in the Polish language if he h a d anything to say, to which he repliefl7',, Nothing;" Rev. Mr. William,gave a nod of hi s h ea d, an d th a t g entleman read from a paper as b follo y w o s u : The criminal who stands ;sires me to say, before he undergoes the extremefore penalty of the law, that he begs pardon of all whom h e done, he forgives all wronged by ma crimes, From his t '"-) 7 have injured or Ho is ready to mankind the injuries they have d submit to the severe sentence to which mded justice dooms him. Be bears no rese atment ell O to those who were in s t rumental i n his arrpA r t log him before the tribunal this P a" tring sentence up him. Already he his made his peace with his crimes like the pcnitent Prophet, he has wept over rimes in the bitterness or his 'soul. And before he is l aunched lute eternity—before be appears b e f ore hi s God, and your God—his Judge, and your Judge—he wishe s to be reconciled openly to his fellow-mortals , lie be gs me to request your prayers for him, that when his soul leave s this prison of clay, the Almighty God may be merciful unto bin, and may admit hies into the company of th e blessed," Tee noose was then adjusted around the neck of the criminal by Sheriff Deal. After the clergy and officers had taken leave of him, and the two outside props having been taken from under the drop the cord attached to the centre prop, which was all that sup ported the drop, was pulled by the sheriff at precisely nineteen minutes past eleven o'clock, and Matthias Skupiuski was launched into eternity, Thus he suffered the requirements of the law, and after the lapse of two minutes and a half life was extinct. There was not a single motion of the body for several seconds after it fell, and the only evidence of life was severe twitches of the le gs and arms. Nothing besides this was recog nised. The body was suspended 37 minutes, and was tanbednz down by Deputy Sheriff William S. Mann, ered over to the clergy in accordance with requestthehead was the executed criminal. The back part warm T r e W ea as . quite warm, and the b o dy was also vertibrm was neither of the neck was broken, but the A cast of tfa broken nor dislooated. A. C. Cournouvil: was subsequently taken by Dr. this city.--N ew y and Mr. Vannucci, an Italian, o f writ Tribune. FORBIDDING TH E B A : —.. " --------- , , last, during divine service i n O n S un d ay morning 2 church of Sleaford, and shortly after the Rev. R. Yerbur of marriage, a stout rosy-faced la ' ss had Published the banns . the midst of the con gregation, anti forbade from furatlaceer rrcit3peArilication the banns of marriage between , herself and but the one who the favourite, seems the " ladye fair ' had two admirers,4Th"eas Rea. It caused the publication of the b . anns modeol,llg she took the above extraordinary own marriage.—Cambridge Chronicle. , Preventing her BARNET CATTLE FAIR,. SEPT. 7.—This three cattle and horse fair terminated yesterday, Tnue r i e l e days' satisfaction of a large class of .bree.ders, salesmen, the dealers in cattle. who succeeded in disposing of nearv"d whole of their live stock. At the opening of the fairthe o Saturday l as t hi g h prices were asked for every de,criptiolll of grazing beast, and continued firm to the close of the fair Y e sterday. Although at the commencement many graziers were reluctant to give the prices asked, yet so great w as the demand t h ey were ultimately o bli ge d to yield to the d e „ minds of the sellers, the result being, according to a fair computation,,, , riPwares of 40,000 head of neat cattle were dis- P°'o from'uricg the three days of its continuance —prices M.,.1 rang ing . ii. to 2/. per head over the prices of last year. i c a and in -calf eo• 211. each; Suffolks 147' best Yorkshire beast, was short-1,500 being to 16/. ditto. The supply of sheep were Welch, the of them prices outside number—most . immaterial. Young horses which for practical purposes is ordicarily dear—the breeds of all . descriptions were extFa prices, and the dealers er3 realising good remunerative selling. turning a considerable profit by re- NORTH AND SOUTH.WEsTEEN JUNCTION HounsIow MAIL' and ready forwill to B r opening, and entford, is now coin- the London and North-Western b2 w or k e d j o i n tly by ways. and bouth-Weete r n Rail-' THE SUN, FRANCE. The addresses from certain parties in England to the people of France, giving assurance of good wishes, presented by Mr. Elihu Burritt, have been very kindly noticed by several leading journals. The Siècle quite responds to the sentiment that, no matter what changes may take place in the forms of government, they ought not to affect the sympathies of nations for one another. As a sign of a general tendency to wards peace ideas, the Siecle regards with satisfac tion the addresses presented through Mr. Burritt. The Pays and other journals have also some observa tions in a similar spirit. If the amiable philan thropist through whose hands the addresses in ques tion have been presented did no more than elicit such responses, his labours are rewarded ; for these answers serve to show that the idea of war with other coun tries is not much in vogue at present. The illoniteur contains a decree promoting General of Brigade Lapene, in command of the artillery of the Bth military division, to the rank of grand officer of the Legion of Honour. Another decree promotes M. Blanqui, of the Institute; and M. Vilene, Pro fessor of Philosophy at the College of Louis-le-Grand, to the rank of officers. The subscription in favour of Dr. Newman, opened by the Univers, amounts to 17,578 f. The Presse, in its weekly commercial bulletin, says :—" The orders for exportation which usually take place in the spring were retarded this year, and have not been of their former importance, and conse quently the customs returns for the first half-year of 1852 showed a considerable falling off, but there is reason to believe that the returns for the second half year will be more favourable, as the commission brokers who generally do not begin to give their orders before September have been gi v i ng them during the last three weeks. Business in al mos t every branch of industry was very brisk in August, and the manufacturers in the province agree in stating that trade has improved. Several orders have arrived from Russia. They are all fur articles of the best kind, as the rate of duties is so high in Russia that it does not answer to import inferior articles. As weather has dissipated a e r x d a s g t g h e e r a h t a e r d v es t fears, the tha t fi w n e e re eutertained, and many regards the harvest, the fine weather has dissipated t eg accounts now state that the yield is good. In the Bas-Rhin, the Prefect has informed as nformed the Council- General of his departm en t that he had season to believe the wheat crcp wi • ll exceed that of 1851 and that the crop of • potatoes will be three or four times more considerable than that of lieve, however, notwithstanding what is now said, that the crops of 1852 will not be found to be good either in France or in the principal countries of western Europe." ITALY. The Tuscan electric telegraphs were connected with those on the Modenese territory, and put in activity on the Ist inst. agreeably to the convention of the 27th of June last between the two Governments. By this means Tuscany is in direct telegraphic communica tion with Austria, Bavaria, and Prussia. The regu lations adopted for this telegraphic service appeared in the Monitore Toscano of the 30th ult. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Sept. 7.) SUGAR.—To-day there was more confidence on the part of importers of West India Sugar, the demand was brisk for home trade purposes, and the rates obtained 61 per cwt. above those of Friday. Operations are 900 hogsheads, including at auction 184 hogsheads Barba does, which went at a similar improvement; fine yellow selling at 37s to 38s, midding to good 32s 6d to 33s 6J, low 303 6d to 323; 100 land 3 GO trca Jamaica, brown 303 63 to 31s 6d, low to middling yellow 328 to 345, and 97 brls Tobago common yellow 31s 6d to 325, and middling to fine brown 303 to 31s per ewt. The market for Colonial Sugar closes under favourable circumstances. REFINED.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in Refined Sugar for home consumption, brown lumps were offered at 433 to 43s 6d, and common to fine grocery at 443 to 4556 d per cwt. Crushed continues to attract little attention from exporters. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon several parcels of Mau ritius Sugar were cold privately, and at auction 2,117 begs were disposed of at stiffer rates—fine yellow went at 35s to 36s 63, good 34s to 34 6d, mid 32s 63 to 33s 6d, low 31s to 325, good to fine brown 233 6d to 30s 61, and refining sorts from 3041 to 35s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was an increased demand for Bengal Sugar, and prices advanced 63 to Is per cwt. At public sale 2,250 bags were sod—Benares, good white at 36s 61 to 373 6d, low to middling 34s Gd to 365, fine like Mauritius 345 to 36s per cwt. Of Madras several parcels found buyers privately at stiffer rates. At auction 210 bags went at stiffer rates, viz., at 36s 6d for good grocery. Orders are on the increase for Penang, and 2,042 bags at public sale sold at very full rate, low to middling soft yellow at 27s to 295, and fine brown at 26s to 26s 6d. FOREIGN.—To-day privately little was done in Foreign Sugar, still holders declined to sell under previous rates. None was offered at auction, but 2,250 bags brown Per nambuco, and 1,200 cheats yellow Havannah are declared. MOLASSES.—Previons prices are required for West India, yet little has been done; sales are only 160 puns Antigua, at 14 61 to 15s, and a small parcel St. Lucia 12s to 123 61- The rates demanded for Bengal and Mauri tius are 12; to 123 63, and 133 6d to 153 for Cubs and Porto Rico; at present few buyers are to be met with, and supply is mere plentiful. Of Tamarinds several parcels have been sold, East India at 7s to 12s, and West India 24s to 425. A good demand exists for Honey, Jamaica 35s to 545, Cuba 34s to 403, and Nar bonne 50s to 60s per cwt, but there is a more plentiful supply. COFFEE. —This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee was in excellent demand, and stiffer rates were obtained. At auction 86 casks, 12 brls, and 1,500 bags were dis pased;of; good mid to good realised 60s to 635, low mid to mid 54s to 595, other sorts 50s to 53s 6d, small 48s to 493, triage 44s to 48s. Of Costa Rica 1,000 bags went at very full prices, good to fine ord at 458 6d to 535. Of Tellicherry 70 cases realized 56s for fine ord; but 450 bags Singapore Java were taken at 463 6d to 478 for good ord, being above the value. Native Ceylon met with more attention, and the parcels sold privately were at 435 61 to 44s 61 for good to fine ord. Mocha is wanted, and at former rates there are few sellers. TEk—There continues to be a large home trade de mand for low to good common Congou, with several ex port buyers; rates rule firm at 81 to 80 per lb. The better sorts are held with firmness, but have been ope rated in with caution—rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf at 91 to 100, strong and Pekoe sorts lid to is 6d: at a small reduction there are many buyers. Souchong is still wanted, but no advance, supply being more plenti ful—the rates paid for common to mid are 81 to Is, good to fine is to Is 101 In Oolong little has been done, still prices remain at 3d to 1 Id for low to mid, and is to Is 8d for better sorts. A good demand still exists for clean Pouchoug at 5d to 70, and there is no increase of supply. Operations in Greco }lave been upon a small scale during the last few days, stillnt commonlowerra a t n es d m ar e e d r ia pj m ec n t , an d for good and fine qualities, but be obtained at a small reduction, supply being on tee in crease. Prices rule as follow:—low to mid are is Oid to is 2d. good to fine is 31 to 2s 33, choice 2s 4d to 23 101, Young Hyson Canton Bci to 11d, Hyson kind is to 14 70, fine and superior is 8d to 2s 2,1, Terankay 101 to Is, Gunpowder Canton 70 to Is, Hyson sort is 21 to 2s 7d, fine 2s 81 to 33 6d, Imperial Canton 101 to is Id, Hyson sort is 2d to 2s 21, and Hyson skin 51 to 1 01. Flowery Pekoe remains in good demand, and rates are firm: fine at is 91 to 3s 43, and other sorts is 21 to Is Bd. Few buyers are to be met with for Scented O fse r a ecn n ot g ce e do4a P c e ,c k o o rd e, in a go lt n h teo o , ugh there are sellers at is to is 81 little good to fine, and low to mid 91 to I Id. In Caper intdlejahas been done, and 6d to is 3d is the value of vately of 37s to 44 7 3 quality. There is an improving demand for West , and prices have an upward tendency. Sales pri- Triinidad, good to fine red have been made at nada 29s Para at 25s 6d to 2o6reign' siness is doing in mid 34s to 365, grey 303 to 335, Gre afnd superior 35s to 365. A good bu- RICE --A larg e and rates are firm. Bahia and s % l ; es a a nd ha G s n b a e y e r c il on 32 cl s u fi d d ed to in 34 E s G as d t . bu 'l }eta lower rates having been India in consequ ence accepted; but tf•ere is adslaitiful supply. At auction 3,700 bags and 1,000 pkts co mid were sold—good to :11::::::initca tine white at lOs to los 6cl ord o 8s amteisninveeeresold rather ender hagB Madras, good and fine Bengal con. to mid 83 to 8s 63; 2,229 bags grain Ric© has been dis r_ utnadireern these a s e t pbegs cwt,iii o ü b l 9 b 5 ut t0 3, 1 6 0 8 3 6 terms. Privately a fair quantity of American cleaned of at similar terms. Java is in small worth rse 9s 6d to 103 6d, and cargo 83 to BsBi6Tlyihaensde rates rather exceed those of last year; stock is 600 tons has been i n good request, yet Carolina can easily , obtained at 22a to smaller, and deliveries 1 7 1 s o, 6 o d oo to la l g s e , r a . nha C e l A e a ra n e e 295, low to fine Patna 10s to Ila 6d. Prices aro not better i for Sago, st i ll u 7 better demand exists, small 153 6d to s, medium and 14s 61 Sago 61 to s l a u r p g p e l y l7 i s s n t o o t a 2 d O e s ci , a s a n t e d f o s r u p theer i o d r e ni 22 a s n t d o ., a 2 n B d s . is getting smaller but operations ar e 153 are the rates paid privately. Of l A in f i r t o e w d; roo ß t e s r u m p u p d ly a at llid to is 00, , St. Vincent's 2 there and Brazil lid to 2id per lb. For Tapioca. Ilia and Para di to 61, East India increasing demand. Rio at 2d to 4id ; Ba lid to 20 per lb. INDlGO.—Although the q O uantity of East India d.!- clared for auction on the 6th ctober :is already 1 2 , 740 f with a prospect of its being increased to 18,0 00 che sts, still the market is in a favourable position. Spanish is wanted, and a small advance has been obtained. At auction 62 serons Guatemala were sold at from 33 to 5s per lb. COCHINEAL,—This afternoon prices were not better i for Cochineal, but buyers came forward more freely, and at auction 93 bgs Honduras silvers sold at 35 9d. TALLOW.—A brisk demand has been experienced for Russian ou the spot during the last few days, and there 'a an advance—fine old yellow Candle selling at 39s 3d i vito " 3 , 9 9 : ritc ::, new :39s 93 per cwt ; indeed some parties ", ot accept these terms. For delivery many contracts have been concluded, and the value is 38s 8d t m to e n t vv 27 it o h cks g la re s a t t t e hr ee months of the year. Home melted r attention, and 38s tid to 39s is the pre- I sent value cash. has rather fallen off. At aim- Australian were nearly all sold, beef at 35s can 35s to 39s 61 for to l o 38s 6d; 500 pkgs South Ameri 41s to 41s 3d ; 28 •1‘ ow to fine •; 8 ch t s fine 1 a, on Ea 41s Indiat ckseko sf patent refined 28:paeaB:wigt.ianFo3r7sautcoti309:' d s 10 I Tallow are announced. OlLS.—There is yet a reluctance to do business in Seel, although pale can be obtained at 331 103 to 341, grad other sorts 301 to 331 per tun. In Cod little has been LONDON, done,met with and little 33 notice, is the h fin e i value,altho although with fair obtainablesupply.r Southernat3v t o 34/ 103, and other sorts 301 to 331 10s. S perm is not offered at any further declin e, y et p urchases h ave been limited at 851 to 87 1 , and Ileadmatter 881 to 901. Fo r auc ti on 100 tuns Seal are declared. Linseed Oil has been in brisk request at 303 to 303 3d on the spot, 283 to 29s for future delivery, and the market has a firm aspect. Rape Oil is less wanted; brown has been selling at 31s to 31 $ 6d, Refined 32s to 32 s 6 d, and Fo reign 333 to 335 6d. Olive is much wanted; Gallipoli 51/ to 534 and other sorts 491 to 531 per tun, a further rise being looked for. Palm is less required, and there is more desire to sell good to fine at 283 to 29s per cwt. Lard Oil is yet in small sup ply, and worth 52s to 545. There is an improving de mand for Cocoa Nut. Cochin 333 6d to 355, and other sorts 31a to 33s 6d. East India Ground Nut Oil is rather more in request at 321 105 to 33/ 103 per tun. PROVISIONS.—Irish butter has been in brisk demand, and prices have improved, although arrivals were largo during the past week, and amounted to 14,600 firkins. Sales of Carlow, Clonmel, and Kilkenny have been made at 753 to 793, Cork 743 to 755, Limerick 67s to 713, Waterford 70s to 743. and Sligo 69s to 73s per cwt. English finds a more ready sale, fine Dorset at 82s to 86s, Devon 765 to 783, aed Fresh 8s to 103 p3r dczm pounds. Of Dutch arrivals have fallen off, and were 5,800 casks for the last week, the demand has much improved, and there is an advance. Friesland fine sel ling at 805 to 823, surplus and seconds 62s to 745, Kempen and Zwolle, fine 72s to 763. Groningen 64s to 665. Emden and Leer 6Ss to 70s. Holstien and Kiel 78s to Ss. For Bacon much better demand exists, and of prime supply has become small. Prices are firm. Irish small meat at 52s to 623, heavy 553 to 575, and Ilambro sizable 54s to 553. In bale and tierce middles purchase have been limited at 50s to 545. For Navy Provisions the market has a dull aspect; supplies are getting larger and a desire is evinced to sell Pork—lrish India at 71 103 to 81 per tierce; Mess 80s to 853 per barrel; Bad, liamburgh, prime mess 1103 to 120 s; American ditto. 1153 to 120 s, and India, 1353 to 1403 per tierce. In Hamhurgh pur chases have been small; there are sellers of Irish at 60s to 68s, and English at 6Ss to 705. For Lard the demand has much fallen off, and Irish bladdered is offered at 60s to 651, keg and firkin 56s to 58s, and bladdered 62s to 655. There is a firm market for Cheese, and a good business is doing; Edam at 32s to 41s, Gouda 29a to 375, Kanter lis to 173 6d, and Ame rican 30s to 40a per cwt. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 3. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 3, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. J. G. Dalgety us Consul at Melbourne for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Senor Antonio de Almeida Campos as Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 7. 4th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Hill Trevor, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Gold, who retires upon half-pay Unat tached, Sept. 7. 17th Foot—Lieutenant David Latouche Colthurst to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thwaytes, who retires ; Ensign Ralph Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Colthurst, Sept. 7. 44th Foot—Ensign Bradford Smith Hoskins, from the 65th Foot. to be Ensign, vice Brackenbury, appointed to the 84th Foot, Sept. 7. 59th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Mainwar ing, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant - Co lonel, vice Trevor, appointed to the 4th Foot, Sept. 7. 63d Foot—Ensign Vincent Mackesy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Emerson, who retires. Sept. 7 - 67th Foot—Assistant Staff-Surgeon Edward William Bawtree, M.D., from half-pay, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Dundas, who resigns, Sept. 7. 84th Foot—Ensign Pierce Chute to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macbean, promoted to an unattached company; Ensign Ernest Henry Brackenbury, from the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Chute, Sept. 7 . UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant William Ho d g es T y lden Pattenson, from the 25th Foot, to be Cap tain, b y pur chase, Sept. 7. Erratum in Gazette of August 17. 2nd West India Regiment—For Lieut enant Charles John Patterson to be 'Adjutant, &C a read Lieutenant David Aihman Patterson to be Adjutant, &c. MEMORANDUM.—Captain alvid Green, Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the Army by the sale of his Commission, he being about to become a Settler in New Brunswick, Sept. 7. Commission by her Majesty the Queen, July 30. King's Own Regiment of Staffordshire Militia— Daniel Hillman, Gent., to bo Adjutant, vice Captain Spring, resigned. Commission by her Majesty, July 5. Royal Sussex Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— Lieutenant William Fuller (late of the 52d Regiment) to be Adjutant, from the 23d July, 1851. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex. Adjutant William Fuller, of the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, appointed to serve with the rank of Captain, July 31. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. John Cam Thackwell (not John Cann Thackwell, as advertised in last Friday's Gazette). Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert Waller (not Robert Wallere, as advertised in last Friday's Gazette), Clerk, to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 31. [The following article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday, the 31st August last] : Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. James Rigby, Esq., to bo Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant cf Lancashire. The Right Honourable the Earl of Burlington to be Deputy-Lieuteuant; Frederic S,wallis Gerard, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; John Hargreaves, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Edward Pedder, Esq , to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Sept. 3. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutlandshiro. The Honourable Henry Cecil Lowther to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Sept. 3. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Merionethshire. Viscouat Seahatn, to be Deputy Lieutenant; Sir Wat kin Williams Wynn, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Lloyd, of Rhaggat, Esq,, to be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert John Tottenham, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Edward Lloyd Edward, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; George Price Lloyd, Esq , to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Durham. Durham Militia—Henry Forester, Esq., to be Cap tain; Charles Watkins Arthur Harcourt Wood, Esq., to be Captain; Henry John Baker Baker, Esq., to be Captain, Aug. 26. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Re giment of Militia—Thomas Dickinson Hall, Esq., to be Maj or. Commission by tho Lord-Lieutenant of Denbighshire. Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—George Hammond Whalley, Esq., to be Captain, vice Madocks, resigned, Aug. 18. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William Crabtree and Stephen Shepherd, iron foun ders, Bradford. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Warner, plaisLerer, Tranquil-vale, Black heath, Sept. 17, at one, and Oct. 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingh all-street; Linklaters, Size-lane, Bucklersbury, Henry Newson Brewer, tobacconist, South-Eastern Arcade, Southwark, Sept. 16, at one, and Oct. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannon, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; thetholme, John-street, Bed ford-row. John Fowler, builder, Clifton, Bristol. Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Cornish and Parnell, Bristol. Daniel Sparks, surgeon, Cirencester, Sept. 21 and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Mullings and Co., Cirencester; Bevan, Bristol. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. W. Hesseltine, tailor, New-street, Dorset-square. E. Waghorne, Devonshire-street, Stepney. - S. J. Cole, lodging-house keeper, Lodge-road, Regent's park. J. P. Cameron, clerk, Mill-street, Hanover-square. T. Collier, plumber, Ocean-row, Stepney. J. Shearmur, shopman, St. George-street, St. George-in. . . the East. J. Brookland, jobbing carpenter, Newland-street, Pimlico. J. Barker, innkeeper, Witnesham, Suffolk. G. Brooke, auctioneer, Wath-upon-Desrne, Yorkshire. D. Forshaw, clerk, Beresford-street, Walworth. W. Wilson, Canal Company's agent, Gloucester. 11. Lewin, draper and hosier, Bedford. J. Ibotson, farmer, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire. T. M. Williams, farmer, Fulwood, Sheffield. R. Cowel, master of the Industry steam-boat, Middles- brougb, Yorkshire. B. Johnson, dealer in flour, Broomfield, Yorkshire. W. Hall, pitman, Bank Foot-row, Durham. ..J . _ . Mowbray, inn keeper, Framwellgato Moor, Durham. J. Bradshaa; el° 11. Ai`Clell eab B. Jackson, draper and hosier, Durham. . Evans W.,.. Wheatley, journeyman mason, Thinford, Durham. W. ,Asquith,. labourer, Hartlepool, Durham. 4 B. Gilbert, boot and shoe maker, Chatham, Kent. L"... N. Mahon , e vr,..alesman, Manchester. proprietor, Kingston-upon-Hull. E. Hirst, cloth y, brush maker, a e n a c h a i s n h o i gger and beer seller, Manchester. manufacturer, Sheffield. J. Mahon, tailor, agent, Kilvoy Mont, Glamorganshire. t i r i . : na t . ac a t k u ee r r e r , , Ht A i l i o m s e s , l ey Manchester. BroB ro ugh , Stal e y - brid J. Mite g h e' d, G. Antrobus, pork-butch S. Pearson, stage coach driver,i''Liverpool, Lancashire. T. Dick, grocer, str„„v,w Manchester. 1 J. S. Branch, Bootle, Lancashire.aY Manchester. I p. Jones, brush maker, Norr is, Heaton La • ncashire. J. Squires, furniture broker, Leeds. Garth, J. Nutley, cab proprietor, Leeds. M. Howard, woollen manufacturer. p. Holmes, publican, Northowram, Yorkshire. J. Blackburn, fulling miller, Mirfield, Yorkshi re . S. 7 Baggott labourer, Kirkstall, York s hi re . S I. J. Greeniug, sen., retailer of beer, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. P. Crispin, carpenter, Bristol. J. E. Watts, woollen draper, Bristol. H. A. Huskisson, warehouse clerk, Birmingham. G. Marley, farmer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDEND. In the Country. S. W. Isherwood, Kingston-upon-Hull, woollendraper, Sept. 20, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATES. J. At the Court, Basinghalltreet. coth D ec i u 7 ~, Tollesh ont D'Arcy, Essex, burgeon and Oct. It t t Welf9. In the Country. Pace, see., Liverpool, ship owner, Sept. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J, W. Yell, Walworth-place, Walworth-road, tailor, d ra p e r, and hatter—W. Reeves, Leadenhall-street, ship and insurance agent, and merchant, certificate of the third class—R. 11. Whiteman, Putnoy, Surrey, apo thecary, certificate of the third class—G. Laws, Wal tham Abbey, Essex, linend ra p er , cert ifi cate o f t h e t hi r d class Peacock, L a dh roo k- grove , N ott i ng -hill , p l um ber, painter, gli:zier, and house agent, certificate of the second class--R, Se we ll, Swaffharn, N or f o lk, scri vener, certificate cf the second class—J. Thomson, King-street, Camden-town, draper, certificate of the second class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. L. R. Price, F. Jonson, and C. Markoe, Vera Cruz \v. Morison and H. H. Ross, Liverpool, mercers—W. J. Whitehead and J. Whitehead, York, drapers—T. E. Skidnaor3 and J. Parkhouse, Rickmanswerth, coal-mer chants—E. Whitehorn and T. 11. Cooper, Willit3n, So mersetshire, printers—J, Clark and J. Clark, Halifax, grocers—T. Firrastone, E. B. Dime:lack, and J. Thomp son, Wolverhswpton, coal-masters (so fur as regards T. Fircustone)—W. W. Carter and W. Weldon, Stockton on-Toes, mercers —T. Walker and W. Colton, Chester, nurserymen — G. W. Lucas and C. W. Austin, Bristol, ship-brokers — J. Gill and R. Gooddy, Manchester, fus tian-manufacturers—A. P. Jacob and E. Jacob, Liver pool, auctioneers—J. W.V. Whiteley, and J. Whiteleeg, Stockport and Nantwich, cotton•spinners—G. Graham and J. Lee, Hartlepool, ship-brokers—D. ()NCH, senior, and D. Owen, junior, Rye, Sussex, ironmongers—R. B r i e n, J. F. Harding, and F. Hodson, Spencer-street, —C\ Footman,lE r o. k d s e b n rodd e ri awo l , tsurgeons Suffolk,d Pretty,E A. F. Nicholson, and J. Skeet, drapers (so far as regards J. Skeet) mongers—S. P. W. Simonds, Ashford, Kent, iron -. Pierce and J. Pierce, Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells, curriers—G. Morrison and H. Parker, Sheffield, bra cebit-rnanufacturers—R.Dale and J. Morris, Liverpool, c ommission agents—W. H. Dunster and A. r Booker, Henriett a - street, C aven di s h- square, solicitors— vi . 13. Parker, I. Hall, and J. Janion, Manchester, soli citors (so far as regards W. B. Parker)—J. W. \Vhittaker and G. Woodhouse, Bolton, architects—W. J. C. Max ted and C. Wootton, Chatham, drapers—W. Hancock and W. Ch arlesworth, Ticknall, Derbyshire, fellmongers, C. R. Hammond and W. H. Hammond, Oxford -street, breeches-makers —J. Down and W. Down, Coburg-place, Bayswater, i ronmongers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Finch, H oly maker. John Haycock, St. Edward, Cambridge, bookbinder. Trinity, Cambridge, boot and shoe- George Lyford, Sutton Courtney, Berkshire, farm bailiff, James Benson, Billericay, Essex, licensed victualler. John Bishop Norman Encrlishcome, Somersetshire, watch and clock maker. George G r if f i n, Boston, Lincolnshire, organ builder. James Bennett, Swinton, Lancashire, journeyman brick setter. George Derrick, Swansea, Glamorganshire, fruiterer. John Singleton, Nantwich, Cheshire, shoo manufacturer. Richard Atkinson, Little Horton, Bradford, cooper. Jame s Clegg, Bradford, surgeon. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. G. Philp Fifesbire, millspinner, to meet within Buist's Tontine Hotel, Cupar-Fife, Sept. 14, and Oct. 11, at twelve. A. Smellie,Springburn, grocer, to meet within th e Victoria Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 17, and Oct. 15, at one. J. M`Nicol, Dumbartonshire, currier, to meet within the Elephant Inn, Dumbartonshire, Sept. 13, and Oct. 4, at two. A. Sprunt, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the Crow Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 13, and Oct. 4, at one. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Louisa Payne, carrying on the business of a butcher at 75, Snow-hill, was summoned under the City of . London S ewers ' Act o f 1851, f or s l aug ht er i ng sheep in a cellar that was more than 18 inches below the surface of the street, and unregistered, against the statute. The inspector of slaughter-houses for the City gave evidence to the effect that on Friday, the 27th of August last, he saw three slaughtered sheep in the defendant's cellar, several ready for killing, and men in the act of slaughtering others. The cellar was six feet below the surface of the street. Defendant said that she was merely conducting the business for the creditors of her brother, who died about 12 months ago, and had used the cellar as a slaughtering. house without complaint for 20 years, and that she had only continued the same thing in total ignorance of acting illegally. The inspector said there was a penalty for putting live sheep in a cellar. Alderman MOON said, es this was the first case of the kind under the new Act, he should like to have the advice of a brother magistrate, and Sir Peter Laurie accordingly was sent for, when the defendant was informed that she had incurred several penalties ; but, as she bad promised to discontinue the use of the cellar, she would be leniently dealt with. Tee de fendant was then fined 51., half the maximum penalty for the principal offence ; but, on her circumstances being represented to the magistrates, they mitigated it to 21. 10s. and costs, which were immediately paid. BOW-STREET. William Clout and William Dowding were brought before Mr. Henry for final examination on the charge of stealing official forms and stationery from the War office. William C. Bussell and John Ladd appeared on their recognizances to answer the charge of having knowingly received the stolen property. Mr. Clerk, as counsel for the Crown, stated that after a minute investigation into the circumstances of the case, they had resolved to abandon the charge against the alleged receivers ; and he suggested that they should be examined as witnesses to strengthen the evidence against Clout and Dowding. As a state ee of : e ed as a w it ness . ine nt had been made by th e l atter prisoners directly messengersheeo directed of theto attend , War- office, and ce implicating hewould be examined Parry, counsel for B usse ll, h ope d it would go forth that his client was enti re l y exonera ted from any a the person accused had imputation of criminality in these transactions, although blameable to some extent, perhaps, for having made such purchases without sufficient caution. Mr. Hessler—That may he inferred, I presume, from the course which the Crown has taken in with drawing the charges against Bussell and Ladd. William Gell, the messenger referred to, was then examined—He stated thatehe had been sixteen years in the War-office as messenger and librarian, having the entire charge of the books. Ile had known the two prisoners, Clout and Dowding, for eight months past, during which they had been employed in remov ing books and papers from one floor to another, owing to a change of rooms. The bulk of the papers and printed forms ,, now produ ce d h a d b een k ept i n t h e 4 , form-room, an were part of the stock which witness authorised the prisoners to remove from one room to another. FT eses never gave either of them authority to sell any of it as waste paper. While the alterations were going on witness gave Dowding a number of printed pamphlets to sell for him as waste paper, but they were upon a private subject, and had nothing whatever to do with the War ()flee. They have been in his (witness's) possession about two years, having been originally given to him b y Mr. W. Brown, a clerk in the. accountant-depart ment. Before sending out those pamphlets, witness took the precaution to show them to the chief mes senger, Mr. Griffin, in order to satisfy him that they were not official pipers. Dowding sold them for 7s. Gi., and witness gave him 8i for his trouble. Witness also asked Dowding to sell some old almanac frames, which Mr. Griffin had given him. Formerly it was usual for the Government stationer to supply new frames with the almanacs every year. Two or three years ago an order was given to have the new almanacs pasted in the old frames, to save expense. Last year it haying been found that the pasting cost as much as the new frames, a Treasury order was given The for the latter. old frames were then given to witness as perquisites, because he h a d had the trouble of pasting the almanacs upon them ; and these were the frames which he asked Dowding to dispose of. William John Griffin, senior messenger an d house keeper at the War-office, confirmed the s t atements of Gell respecting t h e pamphlets , which were upon the subject of the` Eton question," and had nothing to do with the office. Witness also proved that the regarded as • almanac-frames had been their perqui sites for 50 years, and longer, by tradition. Mr. theevidence * Mr. Clerk explained that to the old almanac -frames had . been offer e d i n eousee quence of a statement made by one of the prisoners at the first examination• cheesemon er William C. Busselle g Eby, York haveg been called the Crown street, Westminster, d to having purchased about as a witness, now depose 41. worth of the printed ~ forms, militia Acts, pamph lets on the " Eton Question, &c., as waste paper, of and Dowding, who the prisoners Cloutbrought either separately or parcels to his shop, Dowding together,, about eight or ten times. Sorge of generallythe parcels took the money for the paper. le Mr. Ladd, drcels were afterwards opened and sorted . Y CI Ladd at Wit ness's shop, and ho authorise to sell several quantities of it. a cheesemonger in pi na r es John Ladd, formerly to assist ie ' stated that he had occasionally called Mr. Bussell, in a friendly wa y, in his shop, during th e absence of one of his men, and on these occasions he sorted some of the paper, weighed it into parcels, and disposed of some to different tradesmen whom he knew, getticg about 31 a pound for it. (The pri soners received 2d. a pound for it.) Mr. Strange, 14, B roa dway, deposed to h av i ng purchased a quantity of similar paper from D ow di ng and Mr. Housego, b utc h e r, Mr. Mirley, and other tradesme n , w h o had purchased of Ladd, gave evidence of the facts. Mr. Scott Robinson, of the War-office, identified all the property produced, as well as some additional quantities which had been found by Sergeant Prit chard in a vault under the War-office, a key of w hi c h was taken from the pocket of the prisoner Clout. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. HENAZ Silii—l will Tiow take this opportunity WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8 1852. of stating that the messenger Gell has completely exonerated himself from the charge made against him by the two prisoners, Clout and Dowding. I come to this conclusion from the evidence which he has given, and from the fact that the solicitor who repre sented the prisoners to-day has not thought proper to put a single question to him. Mr. Lewis, the solicitor referred to, begged to state that he abstained from doing so only upon the under standing that the case was going fur trial, and that consequently, in his discretion, it would be better to reserve the cross-examination for a jury. Mr. lIENar —As the case stands before me, I am fully justified in making the observation respecting Gel), and I repeat it. The prisoners were then committed for trial. TVESTIIIINSTER. Mr. Arnold was engaged from between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon until long after the usual hour of retiring in the evening in investigating the complaints against M. and Madame Poitevin and Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of Cremorne-gardens, exhibited against them by Mr. Thomas, the secretary to the Royal Society for the Preventio❑ of Cruelty to An i m a Is. There were i❑ all five summonses, three of which charged M. and Madame Poitevin with "unlawfully and cruelly ill• treating, abusing, and torturing" the two horses on which balloon ascents were made on the 231 and 26th ult., and the other two were against Mr. Simpson, alleging that on each occasion "he did unlawfully cause and procure a certain horse to be cruelly ill-treated," &c. Mr. Thomas conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis attended for the def-nce. The court was crowded almost to suffocation by persons anxious to hear the proceedings. The two ponies alleged to have been so illtreated were brought into the court by Mr. Simpson for the magistrate's inspection, caparisoned as when they made the ascents. They were pretty creatures, apparently in very good health, and so extremely docile and willing to have their bandages or slings applied that they playfully lifted up their legs that the operation might be per formed with greater facility. They moreover ex hibited such attachment to Madame Poitevin as to follow her about the yard and push their noses into the pocket of her dress in search of some dainty in store for them. After some conversation as to the mode in which the proceedings should be conducted in justice to all parties, it was determined, that as precisely the same features prevailed throughout both oases, and against all accused, the question should be brought to issue by going into the whole facts, and admitting the evi dence of the defendants for each other in the case against Mr. Simpson. Mr. Thomas having briefly opened the case, The first witness called was Mr. Harry Dews, who described himself as a veterinary surgeon, at 41, Duke-street, Manchester-square. He went to Cre • morne-gardens at about half-past four o'clock on the afternoon of the 23d ult. Curiosity took bim there. It was to witness the ascent of a horse, of which there had been an announcement. He saw M. Poitevin ride a horse round the arena or hippodrome, and then into the inner circle, where the horse was attached by cords to the car. Mr. Lewis here directed that the model of the bal loon and car, which had been prepared, should be pro duced for the magistrate's inspection. Mr. Lewis—l have not only, the model, but the originals here. Mr. ARNOLD—Balloon and all, Mr. Lewis ? (Laughter.) Mr. Lewis—Not the balloon ; all else. Witness explained that the pony was supported by a portion of canvas under its abdomen, and a broad strap passed up behind its shoulders. Mr. ARNOLD—What would be the effect produced by the animals being taken up in the way you de scribed ? Witness—Compression of the abdominal viscera, congestion of the bloodvessels in the hinder extremities, extravasation in the lining of the abdo men, producing internal bruises, and giving a great deal of pain and suffering to the animal. Mr. ARNOLD—What would be the external ap pearances ? Witness—Violent perspiration and symptoms of great exhaustion from continued pain. Mr. ARNOLD wished to know whether great per spiration of the pony would show nervous distress ? —Witness replied in the affirmative. The witness was subjected to a most rigid cross examination by Mr. Lewis, which occupied upwards of an hour, in the course of which he said he had been practising more thad 26 years as a veterinary surgeon, but was nothing else. Did not go into the gardens gratuitously as the friend of Mr. Simpson, because he found the free list was suspended, and he therefore paid for his admission. Had known a horse go to rest on a sling for 14 years, but his legs were not entirely taken off the ground. The sling was used merely to assist his legs. Never saw sound animals placed in slings for ease. Had never experimentalized on horses. Had never broken a leg to see whether he could set it again. Was first called upon to be a witness on Thursday, the 26th of August. Did not send to Mr. Thomas to induce him to lay this complaint. Did not know of any person going to lay the complaint. Was on the free list at Cremorne-gardens. Applied to sign the book, but found the free list was sus pended, and paid. (Marked sensation among the auditory, which so increased that Mr. Arnold said, that if the proceedings were interrupted he must have the court cleared. The book was produced, to show that witness had signed his name, but witness said it was not placed there till after nine that evening.) Would swear that he did not shake hands with Mr. Simpson that evening. The horse went to the car regularly and quietly. It did not exhibit any fear or anxiety. It was not at all disturbed by the din of music or noise around it. Did not perceive any trembling or uneasiness about it. It struggled a little when it got in the air, and witness should say it was very uneasy, but could not tell how many seconds it was so, because he did not time it. Remembered the other pony of M. Poitevin's being ridden from Hounslow on the 25th by Madame Poitevin. Had no conversation with a Mr. Hunt about it. Had some conversation with him, but did not remember whether it was on the Monday or the Thursday. Did not say that the pony was as fresh as if it had come by the railway from Hounslow, where the balloon fell. Had not examined the horses very carefully, but believed them to be in good health. Thought if they were brought to him as a veterinary surgeon, no twithstanding the compression of the abdominal viscera and the conges tion cf bloodvessels in the hinder extremities, and the extravasatiou of the peritonreum, he should certify that they were in good health. The compression and congestion of the bloodvessels would injure only for a time ; as soon as the cause was removed they would resume their pristine form. He did not know that the natural instinct of au animal prevented its going willingly to any place where it was illused, or where it was in dread. Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether M. Poitevin's ponies were blinded to make the ascents ? Witness replied in the negative. He admitted that he spent the Sun day evenires after the ascent with Mr. Simpson as a friend ; and' that at that time he was watching the proceedings connected with the ballooning on the pert of the society. A Mr. Smith had come to him on Tnursday before to tell him to do so. He was watch ing on the 26th, and met Mr. Simpson in the grounds and thought he shook hands with him. On the score of humanity witness did not know whether he should take anything from the Animals Friend Society for his trouble. Had not been told he should be paid for his trouble, but knew he should, if he pleased. Police-sergeant Underhill, 6 V, deposed to being present at the descent of the balloon at Wimbledon park, and was about to proceed, when— Mr. Lewis wished to know whether the magis trate's jurisdiction travelled with the balloon, as they were suddenly transported to Wimbledon. For the sake of argument a horse or human being might be very well when they started from Cremorne, but under ordinary circumstances might be unwell before they got so far. Mr. ARNOLD thought the person who took the animal up with the balloon would be liable. Sergeant Underhill continued—He was about 250 yards off when the balloon descended, and first saw it swinging to and fro with ten or a do zen persons round it, who had come to assist the aeronaut. He saw two men run up and lay hold of the horse's head. Witness passed his hand over the horse, and it felt very hot. The perspiration was dripping down its shoulders, but the horse stood perfectly quiet. His eyes appeared wild, and like a horse that had run away. In cross-examination witness admitted that he had not had much to do with horses. M. Poitevin's pony was not so warm as he had seen many horses. Had seen them going up Holborn-hill considerably more heated. Witness made no report of cruelty on this case to the commissioners, nor could he say that any act of cruelty had been practised on it. Sergeant Daley, 33 V, gave confirmatory testi mony in some respects, but he was not up until a few minutes after his brother constable. The case for the prosecution being closed, Mr. Lewis addressed the Bench at very consider able length, and with his usual ability. He stated that, whatever the result of this inquiry might be, it was not Mr. Simpson's intention that this exhibition should be repeated, and, had he received the slightest ietimation from the Bench that it was for a moment objected to, it would not have been continued ; but, notwithstanding his future intention, he felt it a duty to himself, and to those who were with him in this transaction, to court the fullest investigation, and to receive the magistrate's opinion upon his conduct. M. Poitevin was then called, and, having been cautioned by the Magistrate that by the law of this ccuntry he was liable to three months' imprisonment if convicted upon this charge, and need not answer any question that might criminate himself, said he had had one horse three years and the other four or five. One hAcl gone up 100, the other 150 tbneo, He had made altogether between 540 and 550 ascents. The horse started quietly on the 23rd ult., merely moving its leg; once or twice, as living animals would do. When it came down it always fed heartily. The horse was fed when suspended for trial by the authorities at nris between 15 and 20 hours. In his opinion it did not suff , r any pain by the ascents. Witness had communicated to Mr. Simpson that he had had the permission of foreign powers to ascend, and that the proprietor of another establishment in London had written him word the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty had given their sanction. Mr. Thomas denied that any permission had been given by them. M. Poitevin said he did not take any whip up with the horse, or illtreat it in any way, and it did not appar in any pain when it descended. Mr. Tnomas wanted to know whether on one cc casion a horse of his did not bleed at the nostrils after an ascent ?—M. Poitevin said it did slightly, but was uninjured, and ate directly afterwards; but this was owing to the altitude of the balloon. In answer to an inquiry from Mr. ARNOLD M. Poitevin said it depended upon the rapidity of the descent as to the heat or coolness of the body. . _ Madame Puitevin confirmed her husband's account in every particular. A number of other witnesses were called for the defence, including veterinary surgeons, whose evi dence went to show that slinging for a period of years was a common practice with horses, and attended with beneficial results. The general testimony, in other respects, was highly exculpatory of the defendants. Mr. ARNOLD said he should reserve his decision in this case sine did, but would communicate with the parties when he had gone through the voluminous evidence before him. Although the evidence had gone to show physical pain on the one side, and to re but it on the other, another question arose to which Mr. Lewis, he thought, might have addressed him self,—viz., whether it was not cruel to put any animal in a position of danger without its having the means of helping itself ? The decision stands adjourned sine die. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday John Talfourd, an old man about 70 years of age, of most extraordinary appearance, hav ing long white silvery hair hanging down his neck; white mustachios, and an ample beard of the same colour, and who was stated by one of the solicitors in court to have sat for a number of years as a subject to crayon draughtsmen, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt upon the following charge of stabbing : Joseph Harvey, a hairdresser, whose right hand and arm were slung in a kerchief, and enveloped in hospital splints, stated—Yesterday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o'clock, I called at a lodging-house in George-yard, Whitechapel, to visit a friend of mine who lived there, and finding, upon inquiry, that he was out, took a seat by the fireplace to wait for his re turn. On an opposite bench I saw a man lying at full length, and fast asleep, and on looking at him re cognized him as the prisoner, whom I recollected to have seen before in the streets. I sat waiting for about five minutes, when the prisoner woke up, stared across at me, and, uttering a most disgusting expression, demanded what brought me there. I ex plained what I had called for—to see one of the lodgers, and he ordered me out. I said I should not go till I thought proper, upon which the prisoner imme diately jumped up, and, walking across the room to a side-table or settle where the knives appeared to be kept, snatched up a tableknife, the edge of which he felt with his finger to see if it was sharp. I did not suppose he was going to use it, and, therefore did not feel uneasy at his conduct; but, upon seeing the pri soner fling down that knife, and take up another, which he examined in a similar manner, I then be came so, and was thinking of going, when the pri soner hastened up to me with the knife in his hand, and, exclaiming, " Now, I'll see if you won't go," thrust the blade so close to the bridge of my nose that I felt the point of it touch my skin. He then rapidly drew the knife back a second time, and made a despe rate plunge with it at my face, but I saw the blade coming down, and, jerking my head on one side, thrust out my arm to keep it off, and succeeded in saving my face, but the knife came down with such force that the point of it entered my hand deeply, just inside the thumb, where it inflicted such a wound that the blood poured out in a stream, and I lost a great deal. I jumped up immediately to prevent his repeating the blow, and struck at him with my left hand to keep him away from me while I got out, but before I could do so Sergeant Price, who is appointed to inspect lodging-houses, fortunately came in, and on my call ing to him to protect me he seized the prisoner, who was perfectiy sober, and after a struggle wrenched the knife out of his hand and took him in charge. My hand still kept on bleeding, and I therefore went to the London Hospital to have it dressed. (The witness handed in a certificate from Mr. Ridley Porter, the house-surgeon, describing the wound as an incised one, opening into the joint of the thumb, and stating that the prosecutor was in danger from it.) When called upon for his answer to the charge, the prisoner made a jumbling sort of defence, the pur port of which appeared to be that while lodging at that house about three weeks before some one had robbed him of one of his shirts, and having, upon making inquiry, had a description given him of the thief, which corresponded with the prosecutor's ap pearance, he ordered him out of the place as soon as he saw him, and took up the knife to terrify him, but had no int en ti on t o use it i n t h e manner a ll ege d against him. Mr. TYRWIIITT said that it was a very serious case, and ordered the prisoner to be committed until that day week for the completion of the evidence, and that the result of the injuries the prosecutor had received might be ascertained. THE SHEFFIELD MURDER. SHEFFIELD, TUESDAY.—Yesterday we gave the particulars of the finding, of the dead body of a man, shockingly mutilated, in a hedge bottom, about a mile and a half from Sheffield. The medical examination shows, beyond all doubt, that the man has been mur dered. That examination was made on Sunday by Mr. Roper and Mr. H. Payne, surgeons. At the back of the head was found a shot-wound, about an inch in diameter, and penetrating two inches into the brain, where were lodged fragments of the skull and a quantity of No. 4 shot. There was another shot-wound behind the right car. The shot in this wound had passed under the base of the skull, and lodged in the bones of the nose, fracturing the temporal bones, the floor of the orbit of the right eye, and shattering the internal structure of the upper jawbone. The destructive weapon, probably a small pistol, must have been held close to the head of the murdered man, for the flesh around the wound under the ear was discoloured with the exploded gunpowder. It should be remarked, too, that the shot found in the brain from the wound behind the head had not spread, as would have been the case if fired from a distance, but lay in a space little larger than the orifice of the wound. There were also three incised wounds on the right side of the face, one extending from the lower lip round the chin, in a semi-circular direction to the outer coat of the eye ; the others were of less extent. The lower jaw was fractured at the angle and at its centre (the chin) ; the upper jaw was also broken near its centre. It was late on Saturday evening when the body was identified as that of Mr. Alexander Robinson, of Doncaster. His friends were communicated with im mediately, and on Saturday his late employer, Mr. David Barber, draper, Doncaster, arrived at Sheffield. From information obtained from him it was clear that Robinson had been robbed of money, a silver lever watch, and his pack of drapery wares. From the active inquiries set on foot by the police, Robin son was traced to have dined at Gray's eating-house, in Watson's-walk, Sheffield, in company with a young man named James Barber, and two other young Scotch travelling drapers. After dinner Ro binson and Barber adjourned to Naylor's public house, adjoining where Robinson was in the habit of staying. There they had something to drink, and Barber was heard to say that he would introduce Ro binson to some good customers near Gleadless, a vil lage about five miles from Sheffield. Robinson then made up his pack, and he and Barber left the house to gether, about 2 o'clock. As yet there is no evidence of Robinson having been seen alive after that time. About 5 o'clock Barber, it is found, entered the Royal Standard public-house, Leadmill-road, apparently in great haste. He placed in the care of the landlord a draper's pack, and at his (Barber's) urgent request, a cab was sent for. Between the messenger starting for and return ing with th e ca b B ar b er asked for a clothesbrub , and was at consid era bl e pa i ns t o c l ean se his clothesand boots. He was driven to the Rein-deer Inn, t Devon shire-street, where he asked for a bed , b his own l o d g i ngs a t Mr. Pigott's 5 land lord n o t b e i ng a bl e t o accomm odate hune,u the he went to were enabled to obtain up to Monday a fternoon. In the evening of that es were brought street. This was the only infolrom' Nw Meadow ation the police to light which quickly led rc t unastanc to th e unravelling of the They then g eneral description of the de ceased's watch, intelligence w ithi n one hour from the receipt and dd a the wa t c h was found in th e p osse sion of Mr. Beet, of the t ,of West - street, with whom it had been pawned on Saturday evening for 30s. It h av i ng by bean found tha t the pack left at the Royal Standard Barber, on Thurs day afternoon, was th a t b e l ouging t the decease, d Barber was, at seven o' c l oc k on M onday eve ning, as men tioned above, tak en i nto custody. Ile was _ told that he was suspected of th e mur d er o f R o bi r son , but with great sang froid he denied the whole affair. On searching him, however, there was found in his pocket-book the pawnbroker's duplicate of the mur dered man's watch. But, on being confronted with thepownWitr) it was loud that he was wit the ----- .------ person who had pawned it. There was found also upon him 2/. 15. in money, and a post-office receipt for a registered letter, which he posted on Friday to man, named George AI a friend at Port Carlisle, Cumberland, and which it is thought contained a remittance of money. A young having been in Barber's company, was next apPre; vended. He was identified as the person who b 25 pawned the watch ; and he at once admitted it, stating 'Cormack, who was traced to that he received it from Barber at the Reindeer lila on Saturday night, and gave to bim the m oney for which it wits pawned. From the facts brought to light, it is clear that the murder ana was committed between the time of Barber t , he , deceased's leaving Naylor's public house on Royal Standard. In Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, and the arrival of Warber, with additionthe mtuordtheeredoZne, upon this point, is the fact that in the stomach of th e murdered man was found his undigested dinner. The s e ld in which the body was found is situated at a considerable distance from any house or public footpath. It lies in the direction of Geadless, the place named by Barber as the locality in which the customers reside of whom be had spoken to Robnson. The motive, beyond that of robbery, for this bolical murder is involved in mystery. Barber sad vi 2 i t ie i i) c e e Robinson had both served a term of years un ster. der Barber's uncle, Mr. David B arber, of Donca About two months ago Barbe r was di.scarded by hi' uncle, in consequence of embezzlement. Prevousl9 the uncle had given 9 /. for a silver lever w atch as duct 1.2 , p re sent for the prisoner Barb er. his miscon however, lost him his uncle's favour, and the watch was , g iven to Robinson. About six weeks ago Roin: son s engagement with lUr. Barber terminated, all the latter, as is customary, providee. him With a Pa c A had previously of drapery as a stock in trade, and he commence', travelling over the district which the prisoner Barb!' the offer of Barber to assist him in obtainiug cu 7 tomers, that be was lured into the secluded spot ~,bet perambulated. It was, no doubt, Psi occupied by he was murdered. During the whole of Monday and to -day (Ttlees; day) the space in front of the Town•ball has beep ed mints of the police authorities have been wat ch,,,, with the greatest interest. The unhaPPY eventt.no large crowds of people, and the M thrown the whole town into a state of excitemen elevets TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 4.45.--ThO tWO Pciaeld were this afternoon biought before the She ef ,, bench, when Mr. Rayner, the chief cons ta ble, brie J detailed the evidence against them, as a bove. . the Mr. Dunn (one of the ma stra gites) asked the before prisoners whether they wi shed to go • . that the In ' coroner's jury, or whether they desired t og i s . ve , tigation should be made by the bor"g b d ero tratos ? In either case they would be permit teA fessional assistance. It was f or them to choose. ,_ O O Barber carelessly said — " I do not care. 1 sou like to have professional assistance."d if they e wishthe ed Mr. Smith (magistrates' clerk) sal to have professional assistance they must nem_ gentleman, and Mr. Raynor would send for him' be ., Mr. Dunn—Then you have no objection to g i n .. fore the Coroner ? Barber—No ; none stover. bed M'Cormack also said he had no objection. nothing to do with the murder. They were then remanded accordinglY• (wed. The Coroner will hold his i n q uest this dayk nesday). Barber displayed great coolness throughout. ___.--..... THE COUNTRY MANAC(---21S. IPSWICH, SEPT. 7. , t to .daY ; We had a kegs show of new e e o tr r o u h ab a s( t 3 b ui aedtx il e r dp b. ,ea e t. c „ t;ead o n, ti ,id a s l ist l ttib l f eer the wheats appeared improved in condition, of :I v per is very various, and prices ranged from 2 63 'rye best quarter for rt d, and up to 50s fur fin® tads white's9lo pt runs of barley fit for malting purpos, s n3et a pd O s ' 29s and 30s per quarter; otter desei iptions 275 bps s. TO a t" ' 00 3 FIR QUARTER. 005 to ,_ Wheat, w re i d te ( ( o o l I d d ) ) 4 4 2 8 5 6 g s s t t t 0 0 0 Otis Barley, grinding... n ,,, to Or Ditto (new). Ditto, Whitt (old). 54a s s PBeeasans .............. .. .............. 0053 °5 9 tt , oo , 3 ,ii? : 459 to 50• Oats .............. ... c o to C lUi Barley, malting AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING' sul . ;, 6.d Wheat 2,ai Oats .....- ..... ... 5 ;* 3i , 6. Peas Beans 0 ,) HULL, SEPT. 7. ,____Another Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular state ow C oo' favourable week has enabled the farroapedrdates:all propel" siderable progress with the harvest, tion of wheat now remains in In common iwwnihttehhaemt tradeho have most c o tbhdeeue rrningeffected markets the p t ta h hs e et r e bviti b eye a t k bs , eb e a fie n en d j when cage of a full Is per qr; this Was n a" rj the excitement of the earlier Pa rt of. August c yst c a tlng t o he i c n on w d e i a ti t o h n er i ; n bwuhtiethhetrhee n C e a w n be htt g enet fe y w heat is ge d 1 ` )1. harvested, old wheat must be extensivelY needs t.tweri a r t he ra c tl o r n k d e i t ti t o o n -da w y a , saundoat quite e era c te s i hn utti t e a w a q k tu i . e fi tn r ° l , e° , gr t °' mixing. There w as only a small attendance ..,,,best• millers u and dealers were tree b q uy ua ers, o esgA m lot,ertn inoce s enio t rne:grna b g: s,efeusrwl season. r ashpi i hsno t to t ui n e vgrg r eerhdas f n e a , ga r rioeure best samples, fully rent rates of last Tue at s al d iiti n ie y sd ; e i ni n a fe n r d ier ne lee commanding fo for old cd t dh ere a el l o l o r i c ell i t o ce i. p efj . : : ya f t o so r rr actnh grinding ebroarnde gsbibapirepltie.iyil , a t sma ll fo l der s tu show ß a disposition to land rather than submit W I ,. D 1) Beans fully support the advanca noted lat c i tie f e or t be° : . peas on the market, and a general dealan e d 0 30 i There is no alteration to be reported in the lio se „„ply ket; and a less active demand for cakes. No, ° " a r s thei rapeseed to make business, and cakes sell freellers. arrive, or as they are offered from our own ads.' 1 The following are the present p rices of graila :-.. 0: 34 s. s. 1 1. 51 30 DantzicWheat, En a g n li d sh, K r o ed . 4 3 2 8 to 41 !Peas, white and Y e- S --* Do. white Po n n i i g e s r b a e n r i g an and 42 Do. Riga & Archogl 9 ,f5 ..... 4_'''. Oats, auo F t.s s r sb i i e aEa n s n l n a iags n nhl d id: 1.1.. Hamburgh . 37 —42 Do. sonigsberg •••• per t ° 6 9 ,1 Danish, Holstein, Sz 36 381Lins. c., Null 01 9 oci to° ~ 5 --.....'' 4 4 :DD Linseed, 0.. P g r e e t Y r B s . b . I 'a u . c r 'k g h S e : 6 1 ... :. 2 35 i .......'--- 4 !3 0/ t ° 00 1 Odessa 34 3R'Do fine for. . D D o o .. Friesland ßu ss sz Odessa . 1 11 1 6 6 8 7 -----: 2: 1 89 8 ' 0 I Tares,RDßipP: e eii Is c ef E a .e k df :e g s r. _e .._.. i . g if b : . 7 . .. 7. .5 .. . 1°.6 . : :: : 0 .0 .2. ; s : s s 9 ° -' 1: 1 : : '‘ n rill: o : : Barley,m . alting lish ..... .....3„, Do. grinding Beans ......-- 2 00 4 GDuo.anfoorei ................. ' 41, 1 6 / ci to to wl 30 32 Bones, do .... 1./ 4 .... 7/ 0 Do., foreign 28 —301 Rye Meal ............• CONK, SEPT. 6. pigs. Quantity quality .. i. . 033040002 barrel,Dp i Dittoi t h t ttioot whit e . h. h e a 185 6d t o 215 - 78 B R a e r d le w y heat ...Iqs Od to 21s Od 0 d 0:110±af:7 ll' Boar rDeilts .t e QtcuuAranN. nt. eT.ot.i f.wt .yCoh oBoB Baesosstiatltdl e;o(osais6diddt:tetdttthooooef o r we e k ending . 0 0 Dittopitto '' 0 1 0 1 : 0 2 dd to 0 1 0 1 : ( 4 1 d d 'ON Od to ON Od ig° u" „,,,, pd..... 00 d ° ON Od to ON (di- ou' 00s Od to 000 Od 35 Bere Od 00' Od 291 Oats — •• —.los 7d to 10s 1 Wheat, Oats,ile::ls.l.l) e'lls:rtdley r4l;;4r';c :I -1i : Second Third quali t y Fifth quality P . RICES OF BUT Fourth o. First u r t quality quality u a Ipi t i yg3, 300. 655 7 7;2 6 :5 8 55e e p ,FFFTs:oiihrfscutisosrhrt Third q hqdq v uuqq a l a c uaui ivilaat Cowsti Y: tiyi B i - yt a t y s y: : r .. • 5 .. 21: ,.... d ... *:: : : . 1 ... : . .. :9 : ,.. .... 1. . ‘ . . °d . ... 4... . 0i ,... : e ... : 1 564 6 ,3 :9 47 ,ri j , Sixoth... 0 Pigs slity .. 4 4, Sixth q uality ••• ti ••••• ' 2 ;3 . , Coax. —Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; Wi ll ,. t o 90 ~• , seconds,! 1. to 125 6d; households 9s to 1036 d; thirds, 1.71. Oast cwt. Oatmeal IN 3d to 10s 6d; Indian meal 7s 3d to 76,7,„, too' T r e a al, 9s 6d to 108 per cwt. Indian corn 7109 to 720,1„T; ,Ifereg_d, ,J.,_ ,,. n 75s Od to 80s per ton. Hay—Farmers 1850 d to::.o'Foarl:iii zI • dealers 26s Od to 30s; average 0)s per ton• S ,, ti d 12, Od to 20s Od • average 15s ; dealers 210 - , 6 , 1 to to average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten 1011 gti h o o d usehold loaf bd to Od per 41b. Fresh bett or ',coille Newportlper 1b. 14 Eggs-45 Od to 45 2d per hod 0007; Calcift: aOd ; Lydney 153 ; Landore _ „ g r 12s 6d 4to r App whi,, per ton. Tallow 391 Od to talon to 81857 d 00 ;1, 4 1 f, o4d d . pteo t r o oc dw ;7t p.,d b a Bo 5 0 miu g6 t 9 od t d o r t n os p ll e dt s r e l s g a r l i e s a l i t, a l d bt ; a g o per lb ~ per ci f : l et o ,-.: jr —Beef 25 o. - , 3/ 00 r- a t e 9 Bark, red 71 to 8110. per ton. Fleece wool 165 to ON Pn„. red Hernp 291 to 341 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 16s to "lit 4 ditto, 24s to 005 per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to ~.r: 8 Marketton.3d i d t o t 0, to 0d 9 3 1 1 ._0 : 2 ; 0 1 . k e s r p 8 for—Gp e u r a2 t n e ls o o .....b m s n . ; e ; i sp ' a deals, el, 7 t.,erudi p ta2 e on r l el s : ll l l t o n w t, 1 red Bl Ppiel're'lvo calclosl Archangel, 19, per barrel. _______ Y . hl3o4osestOgedirl 113p:retittAll.; ifi.:;:•: BIRTHS. „ i 1 ,011 OF A SON. narba—' On the 4th inst., at Field-house, county of ..- ,if B o froalcinkpli thenr Henry u s4 r3 tteh , v o ei f nnss S t, k i e ;: n saci d t. l , e lo b li y a -hall, ..L vi Middleir; icosl3lhai r i d e . a . 0. i lb the T er ap in. , the OF A DAU6IIII,It. „, i . nrist °l On the sth inst., at WeEtbury-on-'rrYint 11 `": S cot. a te? wife of C tptain Philip Bicknell, MM. 73d Begitin__,ter-g On the 4th inst., at Park-place West, Gto c" Mrs D. S. Barbour. tlidt' slnre, William Parkin Pattinson, Esq., 111ABR1ED. of m e alo- , _ tv .ht v.arden, 0 .0a the 2d inst., at the parish church of Ira 0 aryport, Cumberland, to Jane Frances, eldest Robert NV ise, Esq., of Hawarden. of DIED. 0❑ the 2d inst., at Claysmore, Enfield, Merelina, Wirtfeight I. W. Bosanque, E~q•~ and only daughter of the late '' lion. Lord Chief Justice Tindal, aged 37• sci ' On the 4th inst., at Cirencester, Joseph 11°111:6:;e3 gi►. F.E.G.S., member of the Philosophical Society, 84 c ' ''"Dlar o On the 3d inst., at Brownsover-hall. Warw;cksbire, Selina, the youngest daughter of J. W. B• Leig5,,,,-1. At Tulse•hill, on the sth inst., Mrs. Spicer, age.," 1 6• On the bth inst., at Vintners'-hall, C. 111artin, T.,Ecl'„f gr. On the sth inst., Mary Jane, second daughter ' Thomas Porthouse, of Northampton-square, aged 27- ~.,zl3. On the sth inst., at Epsom, Eliza Mary, the eldest a" ter of Mr. Ebenezer Barnett, aged 18. —____ — V SO, RDO T° 11 1 ' Lend azt: Printed and Published by No. ni 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Ofcel „ E g - Strand, in a e Precinct of the S.ver• in tbli `"- Dlicaletal WednetidAY, September soave TI of th 'lov e win 1 tr act Stoll see d bo r kith( Ity tiset beep, clue r