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Mr. Clarson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. talkie for k the defence. f The indictment charged the prisoner with having ,raodulently, obtained goods within three months of his u stikruptcy, by falsely representing that he was still carrying on business in the ordinary way, cud of sound credit. thikt first the prisoner pleaded not guilty; but, by advice of his counsel, he withdrew that plea, and substituted for it the plea of guilty. I3onxix said his client certainly had no fraudu ieat intentions when he obtained the goods. He in bleed to h ave t a k en them abroad, in the hope of being to dispose of them to advantage, and to pay his 11,reditor the full amount of their value; but he was bold to admit that this intention he wholly with from the creditor at the time he obtained the goods. L Mr. CLA RKSON said this prosecution bad been ordered r the Commi s si on ers of Bankruptcy, and the offence o Which the prisoner was charged was a very serious °ll e. The fraudulent act of bankruptcy of which he 1 1 5 8 charged consisted of having obtained from a Mr. % tie" ' Mar chand 60 gold a nd 24 silver watches, under e pretence that he wanted them in the ordinary course c busi ness; b ut so f ar f rom t h at b e i n g the case, he had )takeniti hi s passage for Austra li a , an d sa il e d th e nex t d a y the queen of the South for the Cape, where he was nK th 'Q'rwards apprehended. The prisoner lad carried on the b usiness of a jeweller in Southampton, and up to the 12 th "u of last June he kept his shop open in the usual tht in ,er• The next day, however, it was ascertained IL "' ne had " bolted," carrying with him every thing b at the shop contained, besides the watches in question; il t hia ereditors, having acme clue to his retreat, dis katelled a detective officer after him, and before he had 1 '2%1 five hours at the Cape he was in custody on the Present charge. B MARTIN' asked if the prperty had been re et Were f replied in the affirmative. The watches r ° f ound upon his person when he was arrested, and s -16 tack i n trade on b oard the Q ueen o f t h e S out h. 13 told ril MARTIN, in passing sentence upon the prisoner, l es tra that many a man had been transported for a °ffence than this. The prisoner, in point of fact, had °f the of a robbery in every sense of the term, and e __Te worst character, but the law only provided a rhnetshment of two years' imprisonment for the offence. W ar Court , however, in the hops that this would be a `h o g to hi m f or t h e f uture , wou ld a bstain from p ass - fj severest sentence allowed by the law, and there (l, the judgment of the Court was that he be imprisoned es enth Pt to hard labour for the space of 18 calendar The s. prisoner was then removed. n.e'V'Testo AND WOUNDING.—Thomas Henry Knight, f e 1 0 ' 4 . 50 , described as a watch finisher, was indicted for h oul thirly and maliciously stabbing and wounding Mary Pleuadednight' with intent to murder her. The prisoner not guilty. sow,Ryland appeared for the prosecution. The pri cer was not detended by counsel. hn arY Ann Knight stated that the prisoner was her oand, and they had lived together at a lodging in St. a: ln eraa 0 h ht o nig tof the 16th of August last they b at they to rest as usual about eleven o'clock at night, ik 4 e t they had not been in bed more than an hour before prisoner got up and said, h e must pray, for he had dived a warning and Z had not an h our to l i ve. Ho ac dingly f e ll u p on his knees and began praying for some : Z. l : l e, but in a very rambling,strain, and she induced him 17 1... e?aie to bed again. About two o ' c l oc k i n t h e morn 0101e was taken in the same way a secon d t i me an d N...-etated upon her getting up, although he knew that she 134 1 suffering from rheumatics and little able to do so. 4 , ggled out of bed however with some difficulty, no struggled mien he strck her upon the head with an iron ball. knife in out onto the landing and he followed her with - li l' A e hi his hand, and stabbed her between the Aft e ° ;.`"rs• She had no knowledge of what occurred es n w ards, for she became insensible, and when she 11°, t ° again she found herself in the hospital. Wi t ",° ll MARTIN—Has he ever assaulted you before. ken"" eBB- --No, nothing more than what's usual 'atween 8: 41 d wife. Ittti tk r°4 MARTIN—Then this was the first time he il o Welsd on? Witness—Not desactly, but he did not h er afore. th.odger in the same house proved that he went r e trof„ sone of the proseoutrix, and foun d her bleedin g hat n ' ae li from a wound in the back; while a medical helit e a d N i to to the nature of .the wound, which he repTe kighi have resulted been a very ,the one, and one which , Ti t 4 e resulted in fatal consequences. Lat etit a i P u risoner, in his defence, denied that be had any beep e, Of murdering his wife, but the fact he had ( I,lte ti r °h the drink" for a fortnight before the night in Itkr. l ° l3 , and he was not in his senses when he used the tij o Somebody appeared to him just before, at least the ti ti ght 80, .and as he believed in the " warning' at thie os _ 42 e, he assaulted his wife while in a state of total ilit7oiousneSS. kity, 04 , MARTIN briefly summed up the case, and the trait Without hesitation, at once found the prisoner T h .' of the minor offence of unlawfully wounding. kid hop Cohur sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned teo nti Zt to hard labour for the space of nine calendar k e i NEW COURT. e tkili lard . m 77 "1 104 ° . 4 of oiZain i a n ttorney, who was found guilty last money under false pretences, but 4 e eaLsentence wa g s postponed on his own application, . sh t hen t :ule him to file a ffi davits in mitigation of p h u a ni rie_ t krd er w as brought up this morning, before t 1, 11 ,to receive the judgment of the Court. hy 6 4ECORDER asked the prisoner what be had to say 111111° itidgm''" s hould not be passed upon . him? Th li r , ne t }, -"lite to t oa rs Produced two or three a ffi davits, in addi .4 .413s — a , which had been already filed. ne t d li sv - itpl e o rDEn said he had received a number n o_f l itiot h e ae to the with the exception of two, which had 1 ,. prisoner's previous character, they could r 1 7, 41 ve r t a it 'eu notice of, as they impugned the justice rtver--'lct delivered bthe jury with which he had . no d ‘ I Ili Whatever t o k ., th _ . me ddle; / 6 an e„';! he had been unfairly convicted he must Vile p r i rt"lcation in another quarter. eo I B °Lier again protested his innocence,. and said leptoth,d never thi of praying for a mitigation of t he . Ildp rip that would be tantamount to an admission it' L lt" 3l4 ' L ' He then went on to show that his Lord * l,l - mAi li w d "Ight to listen to and act upon evidence d ~.‘a eppits calculated to show that the jury had arrive Lske. i3l 3h soUs verdict. Os pir t h; who appeared as counsel for the prosecu q6ived t here could be no doubt that the prisoner had liail, moue from Staden and Hemp to a dmit them k 4li s • s eti P t e r 1 1 1 1 ° _ we r again appealed to h is . Lordship to allow li iveeti "..to be postponed, alleging as a reason that b i ll 's-op it Zon into his case was now going on at the -.4 .1, 4 47 te°1113 E1t considered that it was not a su ffi cient ot The for the ; Postponement of the sentence. pi a lreg r 'soner said he was willing to undergo any term h it... Nit .. a nnleat until his innocence was proved, but .es e . Oly ful l to have upon him the stigma which h w n a e s t, in Ilstientiitruwed the conviction of a jury, ip als o °I I to !show that he bad been wrongly when co e nvicte a d n . pktetligulded that Colonel Drummond was to have N. s li, tb: wi th Mr. Secretary Walpole, at the Home )tjjtel taQr nln g . on the su bject of his conviction. mei Ecuannit said, under these circumstances, he T he ~, ; se sentence upon him until to morrow. , vr ' 4 otier wee then removed. j9 l B q a •••••••• OF 185 3 . tl ll imli EAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION 0 , Li t; N is,foll o „ the Chief Secretary for Ireland, has addressed ls t i'''az," b il letter to Mr. Roney the secretary of the Exhi- Nr„ t1:1; -4131 ill Castle, Sept. CI, 1852.—Sir,—In acknow %."l44l,- receipt of your letter of the 23d ult., I beg to 44 ' l / 4 , / 4 "1 , that, in accordance with the wish expressed thllle eo Will be prepared to submitted to Parliament early p4cal ti e l og session, a Bill to extend the provisions of the V II 4 egil• !. Y 350, and to give protection from . piracy to 410 to liming new inventions in the Industrial ter in i tt ! 3 e held in Dublin in 1853, The Bill will be lien, air , Provisions to the Designs Act of 14 Vic., c. 8. AN., l',. : " t ir obedient servant, NAAs." Tk,_ . Mi n ,. : 44 CTICE IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY.— i teljn4 Z . ' ° , 4 one of the recent Chancery Acts (15 and 16 44,-:., k -0), the Master of the Rolls and the Vice-Chan lli, far When sitting in open court, are empowered . to tt bolsitii,consideration in chambers any matter which, .in k'td t. of in h of the judges, may be more conveniently .dis -44 lh at ` chambers, or when sitting in chambers to direct ogee inter to be heard in open court which either of the e t die t t a t ): think ought to be so heard. The mode . of pro tleoltt4le t 'ore th e Master of the Rolls and the Vice-Chan et,-ed b.,,:,S hY summons, and according to the form now f letting,,i the judges of the superior courts of common law of 'A at chambers. )tai 0 r f rom Cordova states that a large quantity h th y ( , _eter shells, some of them containing - % m a n ny the s ii Va li a it g,,, p . earls , , had been recently discovered N o 1 ek e of the (Juadalquiver, and that a compan y e had tiotoh,"s i ts Whole in that city, in ord er to e xamine the river extent. ) / ,'A"' ' • ~ 121 1 4 THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. (From the Morning lierald.) This morning Mr. Secretary Walpole has received the following letter from the Earl of Derby, dated Balmoral on Monday last, from which it will be seen by our readers that her Majesty has determined that a public funeral shall be accorded to the late illus trious Commander-in-Chief; that the funeral will not take place until the new Parliament shall assemble, in order that that Parliament may declare their wishes upon the subject ; and that the members of both Houses may have the opportunity of personally attending the solemn procession. It is her Majesty's wish that the mortal remains of the late Military Hero stall be deposited in St. Paul's Cathedral, and be placed by the side of the late Admiral Lord Nelson, the greatest naval chief who ever reflected honour upon this country. Mr. Secretary Walpole, we understand, this morning, sent down an express telegraph message to Walmer Castle, that a guard of honour should im mediately be placed near the body of the illustrious Duke, which of course was immediately done, and where it will remain as guardians of the public trust until her Majesty's further commands shall be made known upon the subject. Through the obliging courtesy of Mr. Secretary Walpole we are enabled to publish to our readers n copy of the deeply interesting letter, which the Earl of Derby, in obedience to the commands of her Ma jesty, has written relative to the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, expressive of the Queen's wishes upon the melancholy subject : " TO THE RIGHT LION. SPENCER H. wALroLE, SECIIE- TARP OF TUE HOME DEPARTMENT. " BALMORAL, SEPT. 20, 1852. " Sir,—Her Msje.sty received with grief, on Ttiun day lust, the ufflicting intelligence of the sudden dulth of the lute Duke of Wellington. " Although the Queen could not for a moment doubt that the voice of the country would be unani mous upon the subject of the honours to be paid to the memory of the greatest man of the age, her Ma jesty considered it due to the feelings of his Grace's surviving relatives that no steps should be taken, even in his honour, without their approving concurrence; and, accordingly, in the same feelings, in obedience to her Majesty's commands, I wrote to Lord Charles Wellesley (the present Duke not having returned to England), to ascertain whether the late Duke bad left any directions, or whethey his family desired to express any wish on the subject ; and suggesting the course which appeared to her Majesty best cal culated to give expression to those feelings, in which the nation, as one man, will sympathise with her Majesty. " Having this day received letters from the present Duke and his brother, to the effect that the late Duke bad left no directions on the subject, and placing themselves wholly in her Majesty's hands, I hasten to relieve the public anxiety by signifying to you, for general information, the commands which I have re ceived from her Majesty. _ . " The great space which the name of the Duke of Wellington has filled in the history of the last fifty years—his brilliant achievements in the field—his high mental qualities—his long and faithful services to the Crown—his untiring devotion to the interests of his country—constitute claims upon the gratitude of the nation, which a public funeral, though it can not satisfy, at least may serve to recognise. " Her Majesty is well aware that, as in the case of Lord Nelson, she might, of her own authority, have given immediate orders for this public mark of vene ration for the memory of the illustrious Duke, and has no doubt but that Parliament and the country would cordially have approved the step ; but her Ma jesty, anxious that this tribute of regard and sorrow should be deprived of nothing which could invest it with a thoroughly national character—anxious that the greatest possible number of her subjects should have an opportunity of joining it—and anxious, above all, that such honours should appear to emanate from the general will, and that the two Houses of Parlia ment should have an opportunity, by their approving sanction, of stamping the proposed ceremony with in creased solemnity, and of associating themselves with her Majesty in paying honour to the memory of one whom no Englishman can name without pride and sorrow. " The body of the Duke of Wellington will re main, therefore, with the concurrence of the family, under proper guardianship, at Weimer Castle, until the Queen shall have received the formal approval of Parliament to the course which it will be the duty of her Majesty's servants to submit to both Houses upon their re-assembling. As soon as possible after that approval shall have been obtained, it is her Ma jesty's wish, should no unforeseen impediment arise, that the mortal remains of the late illustrious and venerated Commander-in-Chief should, at the public expense, and with all the solemnity due to the mournfulness of the occasion, be deposited at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, there to rest by the side of Nelson—the greatest Military by the side of the greatest Naval Chief who ever reflected lustre upon the annals of England. "I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient humble servant, "DERBY." LAST OFFICIAL ACT' OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. —His Grace's last official act of any importance, as Commander-in-Chief, at the War office, was the regulation of the uniform to be worn by the officers of the militia now in the course of en rolment. So anxious was the Duke for the early issue of these regulations, that on the Saturday pre vious to his lamented death a special messenger at tended at the Government printing-office to convey the_proof for his Grace's revision and signature, so that the document might be at once forwarded to the lord-lieutenants of counties and acted on. PRINCE ALBERT'S LAST VISIT TO THE DUKE.-- On the occasion of her Majesty's recent visit to Bel gium, her squadron having anchored for one night in the Downs, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort proceeded from the royal yacht in a small boat to Walmer Castle, where the Noble Duke was then stay ing. The illustrious veteran appeared highly pleased with this mark of attention, and received Prince Albert with much cordiality. They had a lengthened conversation together, after which the Prince left the Castle to join her Majesty in the Victoria and Albert. This meeting between those two distinguished per sonages, which was on the 17th of August, has proved to be the last. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 20. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert attended Divine service yesterday in the parish church of Crathie. The service was performed by the Rev. Dr. Paul, one of her Majesty's chaplains in Scotland. The Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Earl of Derby, Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon, were in attendance. Earl Fitzhardinge had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office. The American M►nister, Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, Colonel Lawrence, and Miss Lawrence, left town on Monday, on a visit to the Earl of Carlisle, at Castle Howard. HER ITIAJESTY'S SOJOURN IN THE NORTH. CRATHIE, MONDAY.—On Saturday ber Majesty made short excursions around the castle and by Crathie-bridge to the north side of the river. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went into Balmoral Forest, and was very successful, having killed three fine stags. The Royal Family rode out on ponies through the grounds and in the neighbourhood of the castle. Yesterday her Majesty, accompanied by Lord Derby and other members of the suite, again at tended Divine service in the parish church of Crathie. The Very Rev. Dr. Paul, of Tullynessie, one of her Majesty's chaplains for Scotland, officiated, and preached an eloquent discourse from Mark viii. 38. The audience (which, as usual, included several groups of strangers) was a large one. Yesterday afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert , drove down by Ahergeldie so far as `` CralgOLlSle, .and at Corbie hall, where the royal vegetable garden is located, both alighted from the car;ieg e, and conversed familiarly with the old gardener and his wife, two patriarchal relics of the last century, respected over the whole country aide. Her 11.1ajesty and his Royal Highness returned to th e cas tl e in the evening. WAS T HE D UKE of W ELLING TON FSEIt .. VIT OUIDED? —ln Rush's "Residence at the Court of London," the fol lowing anecdote is recorded : " Until this occasicn I was under an impression that the Duke of Wellington never was wounded; but Sir George Walker said, that not long a f t er the storming of B a d a j os, be was struck by a random musket ball in the side, in an affair with the French, on the bor ders of France. It was merely a slight wound and wa s dressed on the spot. Th e Duk e on receiving it exclaimed, Hit at last '•' and seemed much pleased." THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. (From the Weekly Dispatch.) The death of the Duke of Wellington has proved to all the greatness of his life. Nothing could be more quiet—let us not be misunderstood in using the word —more common-place than his closing scene ; there was no climax, no catastrophe, no heroic sacrifice in battle, like the fall of Nelson ; no exhaustion by stern mental strife, as in the fates of Pitt and Canning, no sudden stroke of unforeseen accident, as we misterm it, as in the loss of Peel. The Duke died at an age when death must, in ordinary cases, have been long expected—of a disease that often strikes old age fatally—epilepsy; and this was caused probably by a paroxysm of the morbid appetite for food, which it is especially necessary guard against at that period of life. His danger, if we may believe the accounts, was apparent to himself, and much underrated by the apothecary who was summoned, Mr. Hulke, although that person had attended him on the occa sion of a previous similar attack. However, the Duke has quitted life, as far as we may pronounce for another, happily • in the fulness of years, and without the painful and humiliating decline of faculties., He has died a natural death, and, we hope, a very easy one. The time of his ceasing to breathe could not be exactly determined. And so passing away, with as little to startle in the event as death can bring, the event itself causes one deep, strong, unanimous sensation. What may be the effect in other lands we know not—we almost care not; the great country which he served is enough to estimate his memory and to treasure it. He has, as much as one man can embody a common cause, saved Europe; but we do not expect Europe to repay its debt, or even to understand it. It was the single misfortune of the Duke's life that he served those who were every way less worthy than himself. In this we do not speak of the nations no so mainly helped to redeem from intolerable and disgraceful bondage, but of those who led and represented them. In England he has long been looked upon as a piece of living history. The past had more of him in men's minds than the present, but, had a present arisen that needed his help, the old faith in him would have been shown, as of old. Indeed, in the two latest crises of our policy, both within the period of the shortest memory, he was looked to as the arbiter of all differences. The Russell Ministry could scarcely rule, and none were ready to succeed them; the Duke's moral authority composed the difficulty, and on the weight of his decision the effete continued in power. The nation was in possible peril from the freaks of irregular and unscrupulous authority in France ; all sane men asked, what insurance against the danger will the Duke think sufficient ? He had not outlived his service or his fame; and he dies when neither could have been much increased. Moreover, he passes from us at a time when all enmity and all envy are disarmed —when he is understood as he would desire to be. This is great fortune. The earlier part of his Euro pean career was subject to all the spleen of party. The somewhat shallow, and the not too honest persons who then represented the people's cause, never divided or classed the progress of the French revolution and its consequences. In the origin of the great war, which was only stayed, till 1814, by a hollow truce, the French, maddened and brutalized as they were by the education of serfs, fought for the inherent rights of mankind against the paltriest and most presump tuous usurpers of them. They claimed national exist ence against the miserable conspirators of Pilnitz. Disgraced as their cause might be, it was, in its main essentials, holy. The disgusting egotism of many in dividuals polluted it ; the horrible selfishness of one engulfed it. Men who are striving against the charla tan tyrannies of Napoleon the Little should begin by rightly estimating him whom, for antithesis' sake, they call Napoleon the Great. That Napoleon sub stituted bloodglory for the defence of patriots and free men ; he substituted aggression, lust of conquest, brigandage, for republican virtue; he derided equality, and threw baubles to dupes as badges of slavery; he, the ancient enemy of France by blood and feeling, the avenger of Paoli—he, the Corsican, the son of a conquered land, whose schoolboy dreams were hatred to his island's oppressors—crushed France and stood upon its ruins, its possessor, its tyrant, governing the estate and the human cattle upon it with skill indeed, but with skill exerted only for his own personal purposes. France was his, and that was the sum of his regard for it. But half-minded men never analyse causes; when party spirit works they wilfully confuse them. When Napoleon reigned, it was England fighting for existence against a tyranny as frightful as that which France had discomfited. France had taken the place of aggression. Our Li berals could not see this. To them, as to some French men of the present day, who, as children, are unable to give up the bauble glories of the Empire, Napolean was the vindicator of freedom against tyrants, the child of the Republic. He hated and despised both. When Wellington entered the field of European con test, it was in opposition to the idol of these twaddling dramatic romancers, these would-be politicians, who preferred a story book in weekly or daily parts, in which their favourite might triumph, to the serious justice and the hard practical facts they had no skill to appreciate. They felt for Napoleon as they would feel for Madame Laffarge or Ainsworth's Jack Sheppard. We are tracing Wellington's career in tracing these contrasts. He and Napoleon were indeed impelled on different courses in widely different spheres of action, but the moral distinction was as great as the material. 'Wellington was no hero for slipslop sentimentality. The Li berals of England thought that they were doing service to mankind when they were mocking at his plain, patient genius, and thwarting his efforts to arrest a plague that dazzled them by flashing its in fluence in lightning meteors. But the English sym pathy, the heart of the people, as we remember well, was with the English general. They did more than illuminate for his victories—they rejoiced in the ap portionment of the rewards which they were well aware they had to pay. Even after the retreat from Moscow they could hardly believe Napoleon Bona parte to be anything less than personally invincible ; but they honoured Wellington as the man that could beat all his generals. The cynical Opposition carped and hindered —the paltry Government was afraid of supporting to its utmost, and with full avowal, the soldier who did its choice unwonted honour. Welling ton had to win success, that he might have the power to compel from his employers the means of success afterwards —and he did it. He conquered reluctance at home as enemies abroad, and forced enthusiasm as well as victory. He has been compared to Napoleon : he should be contrasted with him. For ourselves, we decidedly sa y that he was the greater man. He un dertook his task under all the obligations of morality and honour, and he beat the man who would own none of them. This ought never to be forgotten in the estimation of noted men. It is the first interest of mankind to give the prize to those who deliberately choose to serve their fellows in com pliance with the laws of right, and not to those who make mankind serve them in utter defiance of these laws. If merely to produce a given quantity of change, regardless of the means which bring it about, or the ends for which it is accomplisbed, be the mea sure of greatness, the conscienceless must transcend those who have conscience. Good is heavily weighted while evil is free. We are not comparing abilities, but deeds ; the men as they stand in history self sculptured. The use of all qualities is the glory of the possessors. Wellington and Bonaparte acted upon opposite principles ; they never could have un derstood one another. Wellington's unselfish devo tion was to his country, personified to him, as a soldier, in that country's Sovereign. If we could imagine him at a conference in another world, it would be carrying out the Queen's interests to the utmost of his power. Bonaparte so completely mistook him, that one of his calculations was that the Wellesley family, after what they had achieved for England, must be expecting to reign in it. He could not understand the dignified humility of true glory, the fame that is won by working for a great cause without a second thought, that imperishable and ever honoured fame that comes as an unsought accident to the per formance of duty. Again, as a soldier, we cannot allow 'Wellington to be less than Napoleon's superior. The successes of Austerlitz and Jena were in a great degree Napoleon's own ; but even there he had no worthy competitors. At Marengo he was beaten. Desaix released him from defeat. At Wagram he would have perished with all his army, had the Arch duke Charles trusted in his own victory. What Wellington achieved he owed to himself, even to the formation of his armies out of the most unpromising materials. Lamartine has thoroughly estimated him when, in his narrative of the battle of 'Waterloo, he treats him as the most perfect and illustrious imper sonation of the English character. Wellington des paired of nothing. He might ',be slain with his last follower, as he made up his mind to be at Waterloo, but he would not be beaten. When but one of his staff was left beside him, and he was asked what w as ba th tt i l n e g by as out daringouta to be done in case o f an y thin g ha pp enin g to him self, he had but one order to g ive, " to die to the last man." his Napoleon enemies ; ha t cl her w e o w n as m n a n ny a such daring Wellington. As he had been obliged to cover with his fame the sins of his patrons at the opening of his career, so he suffered in the dis grace of others when he had helped to win Europe for them. The tyrants of the Holy Alliance made him appear an accomplice in their iniquity, though he was in nowise responsible for the abuse of the power which be had so mainly contributed to recover for them. This is admitted and comprehended now. When we turn to him as a statesman, we have the same character, but employed on a subject respecting which his mind was not specially instructed. There were the same sense of right, the same simple single mindedness, the same disdain of hollow convention, the same disregard of personal consequences; but there were, also, the pride of birth and the habit of aristo cratic predilection, and the absence of philosophical training which might countervail them. What he could discern he saw rightly ; but he could not see enough. In the case of Catholic emancipation, he I perceived a coming civil war, and with the courage that would rather bear obloquy than inflict such miseries as civil war entails, he magnanimously i yielded his political pr e f erences . Reform he opposed I because be " could n o t see h ow the King's Govern ment was to be carried on." He professed no thee ! retical distinction of right; he never said that the aristocracy ought, as a moral choice, to have the government of England • but he had a ma chine that would work, with whi c h, indeed, he had secured England's safety in 'the Catholic eman c ipa tion against England's w ill , an d h e did not wish to see the machine brok en t il l he w as sure that another could be provided. When the Reform Bill had done that, he accepted it, and, in his way, he did his best with it. Never a viol en t part i san, i n the latter years of his life he has b een a l most re l ease d from party altogether. As Com man d er- i n -Chi e f he has inde pendently pursued th e good of the serv i c e, and applied the nation's forces to their most effectual purpose. He has been an arbiter between factions, with the power of the House of Lord s t o en f orce hi s d ec rees. Of that institution he may al most b e sa i d to b e the saviour, in h moderating its oppositi on when opposition was most dangerous. The Peerage was insti nc tively g rateful to him. He held its decision* often and continuously in the proxies he had i n hi s poc k et. T o the last it would have been a d esperate attemp t Lords to thwart his will or oppose h i s j t o move the u d gmen t. He had a veto, at least, upon all that was proposed in the British Legislature. He is gorse. The Northmen's image of death is finer th an that of ot h er c limes ; no skeleton, but a gigantic figure that envelopes men within the massive fold s o f i ts dark garmen t. Wel lington seems so enshr ou d e d from us, as t h e last of a mighty series, the gr ea t est closing the proc ession. The robe draws round hi m an d the era is pas t. His offices and honours lie like a w rec k and spoil on hi s empty path. They must only b e ta k en up by wor thy bands It will be an addition a l reproach upon a ll insuf ficiency, that it struts in th e garment of t h e Duke of Wellington. Royal perso nages are bru it e d as his successors in his greatest function, that of Comman der-in-Chief. Let them shu n the comparison. Let them pause before they revive ideas which it is wise in their order to obliterate. It will be difficult enough to arrange for the du e per f ormanc e of that anomalous office. We require a t once a secu rity that it should not be made an instru ment of party bribery by a Minister of War, and th a t i t shall not b e re moved from the animadversio ns of public op i n i on in the House of Commons. There is a Gordian knot to be loosed as intricate as the East Indian Government. But, in any case, the Commandership must not be the prize of blood, or interest, or connexion. Prince Albert would begin his tinPopularit b assuming such a dignity, to the excl us i on of men who have earned their experience in hard soldierly life. The insult of placing the Duke of Cambridge in such a po sition is not to be surmised without proof. As to the minor means of patronage, even to b the riband of th e Garter we are entitled to demand a strict account. Th e r e i s no patron age now. If an institution, eve n order must of chivalry is to be upheld, it irresponsibles such he has asso ciating to it only such a s mankind will willingly honour. If public assent doe s not confirm the new knight in his election, hi s companionship is dis graced. We know the sudd enness of selfish action, or we should not advert to su c h topics in this article. By the memory of the past w e c h arge the dispensers of the future. And here we p ause, not from having exhausted our subject, but of n ecessity, being content,y and for the moment, to yield our concurrence in many points on which men are agreed, "d to propound such differences as we need n o t fear to maintain. an Many among our readers will have to talk of the subject of this article to satisfy the inter es t of present praises children ; ourhe the b l e i s ; t f ptrhoaotf hiso f thenam name r sincerity ewv ei will en hc o es f spoken to children's children w i t h increased and affection. 7HE ESSEX MAGISTRATES. =TREIR LAW AND THEIR GALLANTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The Essex magistrates, when they decided the charges against Mr. Simpson and Monsieur and Madame Poitevin, declared their perfect consciousness that the eyes of Europe were upon them. I certainly was not previously aware that Europe occupied her visual organs in gazing on such intellectual objects as the Solons of the Ilford beach; but, if it be so, and if her ears as well as her eyes were employed on the oc casion in question, I cannot but think that she must, like myself, have been very much at a loss, on bearing the decision at which these learned gentlemen arrived with regard to Madame Poitevin, whether most to admire their gallantry towards the sex, or their pro found knowledge of the law which they professed to administer. The magistrates were sitting in the character of a jury, end in that character were called upon to give the accused the ben e fit o f any reasonable doubt, and this obligation, w hi c h applies to every case whether decided by a jury or by magistrates acting in their judicial capacity, surely was not the less imperative because upon this occasion the offence charged was one created by statute, and th e p ers on accused was a foreigner and a l a d y ; but, if it turns out so far from y which the weaker sex there being a d ou b t , t h e law was clearly in favour o f Madame Poitevin, an d neither the care w hi c h d ou bt engenders, or the sympathy commands, were necessary to lead to her acqu itt a l. What will Europe say , when, having w ithdrawn her gaze from th ese h er f avourite sons, a nd the sound of the oracular wor d s which proceed from th e i r lip s having died away, she exercises her judgment on their proceedings? It will be recollected that the alleged offence was committed by Mad ame P o i tevin in the presen ce of and in company with h er h usband, he be i ng not only actually present, but t a ki ng a part in the tran saction ; and therefore, unl ess th ere was something i n this case to take it out of th e general rule as to t h e presumed coercion of the wife i n o ff ences comm i tte d by her, in the presence of and j o i ntly with her hus b an d, she was undoubtedly entitl e d t o an acq u ittal. It is true that raises a legal presumption of coercion, which is capa b le of being re b u tt e d by evi, dente ; but in tais case no such evidence was given, and therefore the p resumption of law rema i n ed in full q nzala ill se, there is no force in favour of th e f emale defendant ; a nd although there is som e ques ti on as to the extent to w hich this rule applies to c er t a i n offence this rule of law si mp l y authority for the p os iti on that', it does not ex tend to a statuteable offence o f thi s description, b u t on the con trary, the report e d d ec i sions, Rex V. P r ice ' 8 C. and p. 19, Anon. Matth. Dig. Cr. Law, 262, clearly I show that it does. am quite aware that these are decisions which, it has been contended, take all cases below felony out of th e operation o f t hi s rule; . but I believe that on exami nat i on of all t h os e cases be found that their eff ec t has been misconceive will d by those who have dra wn a distinct i on which in th d, e more recent cases is, aft er considera tion, repudiated, and, therefore, I think I am j us tified in cont endin g t that the decision of . the Ilford Bench exhibit s on the part of those who pr onounced i t a want knowledge, as well as th e a b sence o f that courte legaldsy and consideration which a lad y an d a foreigner might have expected at the h an d s of E ng lish magistrates and English gentleme n . The differe nce b e t ween the procee dings at Ilford and the cours e p ursue d b y Mr. Arnold in the case of which was heard b e f ore h i m, w ho so determinedly refused to p erm it hi s feelings or his private op inions to interf ere w ith th e construction which, as a lawyer, he felt himself called t o put upon the statute which it was his d u ty t o i nterpret, is so se lf- ev ident as to in duce even th ose w h o are the mos t a nxious that our country gentlemen should with which their position as justices of the peace in vests them, seriously to doubt whether even that con the close adminis sideration ought to weigh against tration of justice i and whether if unpaid services ought not to be altogether dispensed with on the ad ministrators ; but be this as judgment-seat, something like a decent knowledge of possess that influence to be possessed by its ad the law ought at all events advise the S 1 Bench, while the pre sent system continues, for the sake of their own kind enough to credit, to request that Europe will be . deliberations. shut her eyes during their present it may, I should strongly Temple, Sept. 18, 1 8 52.—1 a, Si r, ke g T. B. ex citement exists at Oldham LIE OLDHA M E L ECTION.. -- A g reat deal of i n reference to the ensuing blic dinary d egree of bustle; election in the room o f Mr. Duncuft , deceased, and althou g h the election cannot ta k e place until November the most a ctive exertion s are b e ing made by the two eandidates, Mr. Heald a n d M r. IV. J. Fox . The town prese n house exhibits ts an almost every every pu flags and banners with devices indicative of the political sen timents of the respective candidates. There has been a re port that Robert Owen, the Socialist, wuld offer himself but there d oes no t seem to be any foundatoion for the rumour., Oldham has been generally remarkable for the fervour, not to say violence, it exhibits at e lections, but p art y sp i r i t h as never been so strongly manifested as upon this occasion. There are meetings almost every ni g ht. at som e of which such a spi r it o f turbulence has been exhibited that the friends of Mr. Fox thought it advisable to appeal to the magis trates to take some steps to protect the inhabitants. The consequence is that placards are now posted on the walls deprecatin g the use of flags and banners, and stating the determination of the m agistrates to prevent riotous assemblages. Already many windows have been broken, and other injury d o ne to property. On Saturday, i n spite of a dren c hing rain, the supporters of Mr. Heald had an open air meeting nea r the town. Al l p assed off quietly, bat in the even i ng th e town was in a n a g ita ted state, and the merits, or ra th e r the alleged d emerits o f both candi. dates were discussed by the respective parties with conside derable warmth. The placards and other articles put for ward attract public attention in a very high degree, and when the time for the election draws nearer the contest will, no doubt, assume a still more formidable character. The general opinion at Oldham seems to be that Mr. Fox will be returned again. THE COMMANDERSHIP.M•CHIEF OF THE ARMY. --It --- -..t is, • m e understand, coafldently reported that the post of Com mander-in-Chief of the Army will be offered to Lord Ilar dinge.-- Chronicle. SPORT/NG NOTES. No. CCCXII. A FEW WORDS ON THE MANCHESTER MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.N. Sits,—A tolerably good programme has been issued by the Manchester sporting executive decision to for morrow and Friday. The Wilton Handicap of 100 sus., added to a sweep stakes of 5 soya, each, two miles 240 yards, out of a strong entry will, in all probability, have a good field at the post ; b ut t h e race , to my f anc y, will be entirely with L err y w h ent. Banshee, an d Bl ac k D oc tor ; who, perchan ce , may fi n i sh f i rst, second, an d t hi r d, in the order I hav e pl ace d t h em. I The Autumn W e lt er Handicap should book a cer tainty for Warwick, if be runs. The Champagne Stakes, notwithstanding the penalty that Exact will have to carry, if they mean her, will be monopolised by this slashing daughter of Birdcatcher. Lambton will not start. The Chesterfield Handicap, about a mile and a quar ter, like unto the Wilton, has an uncommonly strong entry, and will no doubt likewise attract a good field, including Timid Fawn, Warwick, and Kiteflyer, who, I opine, will catch the judge's eye pretty nearly in the order I have placed them. A good deal of betting this morning, at the following prices:-10 Sovs. Stakes (Leicester)-2 to 1 agst Bor deaux; 4 any other; Warwick and Koh - i-noor are said to be non-starters. Eglinton Handi cap - 3 to lon tho field. Marchmont Stakes-6 to 4o n L am b ton, and sto 2 agst Goorkah. Wilton Handicap (Manchester)-7 t o 2 each agst Black Doctor and Lerrywh ent; 5 to 1 each agst Little Davie and Barbata. Champa gne Stakes-6 to e 4 r baegnsat colt, o t o i l o a ff g e s r t e E d t agsth lb e ,a Lambton. Autumns to 1 ag s t t h e Verbena Welter Handicap-2 to 1 agst Warwick, 4to 1 any other. Chesterfield Handicap-3 to 1 agst Warwick, 4 to 1 agst Timid Fawn, 6 to 1 agst Little Davie, 8 to 1 each agst Lough Bawn and Barbata.—l am. &c.. Sept. 22. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BEDFORD RACES.—TUESDAY. The Preparation Stakes, of 5 sous. each, 3 ft. Gentle men Riders. Mr. J. Rogers's Chorus walked over Two years old Produce Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft. Duke of Bedford's Dromedia, 7st 131 b Mr. T. Price's bc by Don John, Bst 21b (J. Sharp) 2 Mr. H. D. Bonlton's Winter, Bst 21b (Bartholomew) 3 Mr. G. Ongley's Fame colt, Bst 41b (Norman) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Dromedia. Won by two lengths. Bedfordshire Stakes, of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and only 5, &c., with 70 added. Two miles. Sir W. Booth's Azael, 3 yrs, 6st 91b ... (Charlton) 1 Mr. C. Alston ns Ibis , 3 yrs , Est 121 b (Wells) 2 Mr. 11. Littledale na Maria , B st 81 b... (T. Sherwood) 3 Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith, Bst 71b ... (W. Sharp) 0 Hon. F. H. Vernon na Harp, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (E. Jones) 0 Mr. Stephenson's Waverly, 3 yrs, ist 41b (Thurgood) 0 Mr. Frith na b f Counsellor, 3 yra, sst 121 b (Kendall) 0 Mr. W. Hale's Bilberry, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb ... (Palmer) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Azeel, sto 1 each egst Waverly and Bilberry, 6 to 1 agst Aaron Smith, and 8 to 1 agst Maria. Won by ten lengths. The race is in abeyance in consequence of an objection made by the owner of Bilberry that the other horses bad not carried the proper weight. It appears that the highest weight left in was under Bst 71b; it was raised— after adding penalties of 51b each to Azaci and Aaron Smith for running—to that weight, and the others in proportion, instead of raising it upon the original weight. Bilberry carried weight according to the articles, but having met with an accident early in the race, did not run the course, so that there is a chance of the race being void. Two Years Old Plate of 10 sova. each, with 50 added; lomew) 0 (Charlton) mann) 2 3 winners 31b extra. Half a mite. Mr. D. Lane's Charley, Bst 71b h t t a l e e I s m w a i s f t Maid, osti 0 Bst B 4 a l b r th ( J. o 4. , (Sly) 1 Mr. Wanchope's Bridget, Bst 41b '! l L ic i Mr. Liley's Tavistock, Bst 101 b (Thick) 0 Mr. Rayner's Tittle Tattle, Bst 41b (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. Flintoff's Whalebone, Bst 71b (Wells) 0 Betting—Even on Charley, 5 to 2 agst Bridget. Won by half a length. The Town Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added. Heats, a mile and a quarter. M u r r. . S E h . ft ritn . O p i t a o r n k 's e Mr. Rogers's. Chorus, 4 yra, 7st 111b...(J. Mann) 1 1 Mr. Wycherley's Derby, 3 yrs, 6st (Wells) 5 2 Mr. Sparks's Presto, 4 yrs, Bet (J. Sharp) 4 3 Mr. Anderson's The Chase, 3 yrs, 6st (Rook) 2 0 Mr. Chapman's Diligence, 5 yrs, 7st 71b Drayton) 3 0 Each heat won cleverly. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 against Azael. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY. MANCHESTER CHAMPAGNE STAKES.—Even on Exact. THE CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP (MANCHESTER).— 4to 1 eget Young England (taken), 5 to 1 agst Timid Fawn (t), 5 to 1 agst Evadne (t), 7 to 1 agst Grief (t), 8 to 1 agst Bilberry (t). Shire), 2 5(0 to , 2 1 5 a t g o st 1 Le Juif CESAREWITCH STAKES. -13 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn 2 (t 5 ), t0 2 1 0 atogslt Knighta gstL i n o d f ri theek (t agst Alonzo (t), 30 to 1 agst Mrs. Birch (t). INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. YORKSHIRE UNION HUNT MEETING, 1852. The Juvenile Handicap of 5 soya. each, &c.; for two years old. The Judge, Bst 51b—b cby St. Laurence, out of Sister to Meteor, Bst—br c by British Yeoman, out of Gholab Singh's dam, Bst—Audubon, 7st 121b—Pride, 7st 10Ib— bc by Jago, ought of Daugh ter of Toscar, 7st 101b—The Buccaneer, 7st 10113-13 f by Melbourne, out of Gaiety, 7st 81b—Charity, 7st 71b—Auchinleck, 7st 61b—Zeta, 7st 61b—Polly, 7st 61b—St. Andrew, 7st 41b—Malice, 7st—Miss Agnes, 6st 101 b—b fby Venison, dam by The Saddler, fist 81b—ch c by Velocipede, out of Luxury, Est 61b—Tickton, 6st 61b—Sweetness, Est 61b—Rattle cap, 6st. The York and Ainsty Handicap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and sonly if declared on or before Monday next. Sir Charles, 5 yrs, Bstslb—Lough Sawn. 4 yrs, Bst 41b Maid of Team Valley, 6 yrs, Est 41b—Unity, 4 yrs, Tat 101b—Garforth, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—The Proctor, 4 yrs, 785 81b—Conmore, 3 yrs, 7st 61b—The Alp, 6 yra, 7st 41b—Lerrywheat, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Little Davy, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Tiew Hallo, 6 yrs, 7st—St. Michael, 3 yrs, 7st —Cleveland, 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Recommendation, 3 yrs, Est —Florence, 3 yrs, sst 121 b. MESSRS. HOWARD AND CLINTON TO THE SPORT ING PUBLlC.—Conscious that we have discharged our duty to the public, by sparing neither money nor exertion, in obtaining the best and choicest informa tion from the most influential, and even from the most closely-guarded stables, we have hitherto been re warded by ample success. Being equally aware of the many enemies that our success has produced, we beg to lay before you the following cursory remarks in the Morning Post of yesterday (Tuesday). The public will, we have no doubt, respect the opinion and judgment of such a man as Argus, a man of discriminating judgment and known honour. " The present is the age of wonder, and on so great a scale are thq operations of a firm, calling themselves Messrs. Howard and Clinton, carried on, that a journal of their own, published by subscription, has been established by them, for the retailing of information; the changes in the market, or in their own opinions, being conveyed daily to the public through the columns of a morning contemporary, in cypher. Some of these numbers were handed about at Doncaster, and scanned with a degree of avidity that shows how eagerly in formation on racing is sought after by the speculative classes. Some condemned, but all were amused by them ; and upon the principle of rendering unto Comex, &c.,1 cannot but admit their luck, in finding out the secrets of the pri son-house,' must be either very wonderful, or else that they mustihave resources at their command such as we are wholly unacquainted with. And it was still more amusing to hear of parties, some of them old stagers, too, candidly admitting the fact of their subscription to their lists, and the confidence in the investment of their moneys. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and I should not be surprised to hear of this firm becoming a great fact' in the racing circles.—Anaus. Sept. 20, 1852." Fee for subscription to Cambridgeshire, 1 guinea ; to Derby, 3 guineas. Any one meeting, 10s. 6d. ; telegraphing extra. Address, H. and C., Post-office, Coventry street, Soho._Post-office orders payable to Henry Howard.— Morning Paper. SONNET ON HEARING THE FIRST TID INGS OF THE DEATH OF THE GREAT DUBE OF WELLINGTON. Lift up the wail, and let the dirge he rung; The roll of muffled drums appal the ear; The Dead March peal; the fun'ral hymns be sung— The Nation's Hero lies upon his bier. A Beacon-light hath vanish'd from the earth ; A Master-spirit from the human race 'A worthy, foremost in the ranks of worth, Is missing from his old accustom'd place. The Conqueror's halls are desolate, at last; Where comrades triumph'd mourners sob instead;—. The " Iron Duke " to Death's domain has pasted. The Patriarch hath bow'd his hallow'd head. His country weeps—Oh ! melancholy day! Her long familiar Pride for ever snatched away. The Warrior and the Statesman well combin'd; The Patriot frankly blended with the Sage; The noblest Man of Mark, among his kind, Who, world-wide, shap'd the fortunes of our age. From our lov'd Lady, on her firm-built throne, E'en to the humblest dweller of the land, Soon as the dismal tidings shall be known, One universal sorrow will expand, One deep, affectionate, and yearning grief To lose—the honest j.Mja„nA—utthheor f , matc hless No Spartan epitaph—no niggard f ame— Shroud the transcendent glori es o f hi s name ! But let his grateful countrym en decree— " Britain ne'er lost a son, Gr ea t Wellington, like thee !" l ßu s ra C l l: S i o e n fi nets." Inner Temple, Sept. 16, 1852. FASRION.—THE DIPTHERA .BONNET.—Madame Duhav D'Golberg, whose lised Europe as the presidin name r o i d s known throughouatscir astonished her votari es b y the produdeetsisonoforrchhiaopeabu. The history of this novelty is somewhat curious, and peculiarly marks the chara c t er of the Parisians. Madame D'Golberg, about to retire fall o f h onours was s t ruc k with a desi re to leave a somethi ng which should ' attach "glory to her name." Fired with the notion, and in the pure srit of a Frenchwoman, she seized upon a skin of polished leather, and in an instant converted it into a bonnet. Yes, a bonnet — charming as ever claimed Paris as its birthplace! Madame has secured a patent for her ingenuity, and has conferred upon Messrs. Jay, of Regent-street, the exclusive right of the sale in this country of those made in black and violet. The pos session of these bonnets has already become a perfect furor in Paris ; and the really beautiful way in which the material is made subservient to every style of wearer, from the truly co_ quetish t o the sombre or demure, fully justifies this distinc tion.—Morning THE NATIONAL GALLERY. — Notice was issued Yesterday, at the National Gallery, Trafalgar-square, that it was cl ose d for the annual vacation until the 25th of October, when it will be re -opened to the public. The Vernon col- Pall-mall, is closed fo r the col lection at Marlboroligh House, same time. NAVAL 1 TELL/GENCE. APPOINTMENTS. I The followinz; officers have been re-appointed to the screw-sloop Encounter on being re•cominissioned : Chief Engineer, James B. Ciosh; assistant engineers, Samuel Clement?, James Itoffey, and Philip J. Gruchy. Assistant-Engineers—Robert M'Ewen, to the Blen heim, .60, screw-steam guard-ship, Portsmouth; ai,d Frederick J. Devaux, to the Encounter. PRIZE-ISONEY FOR THE GLADIATOR AND JACKAL.— Messrs. Woodhead aria Co. have given notice to Captain John Adams and the officers and crew late of her My.- jesty's ship Gladiator, who are entitled to share in the proceeds arising from the capture of the slaver, name unknown, on the 21st of August, 1850, by the Jackal, tender to her Majesty's ship Gladiator, that the distri bution thereof will be made on the 19th day of October next, at No. 1, James-street, Adelphi, and where the list will be recalled every Wednesday and Friday for three months:---Flag, 761. Is. 7d.; captain, 1421. 135.; second class, 261. Is. 10d.; third, 201. 17s. 5d.; fourth, 121. 10s. 6d.; filth, 71. 16s. id.; sixth, 61. ss. 3d.; seventh, 41. 3s. 6d.•, eighth, 21. Is. 9d.; ninth, 1/. 6s. ld.; tenth, 15s. 7d. PRIZE-MONEY FOR THE FIREFLY.-Mr. Chippendah has given notice to the officers and company formerly of her Majesty's steam-sloop Firefly, John Tudor, Esq., commander, that an account of money received for the Brazilian polacca brigantine Independencia, captured on the 31st of January, 1850, will be deposited in the re gistry of the High Court of Admiralty. Ajax, 56, screw guard-ship, Captain Quin, discharged her powder and shells at Spithead yesterday morning, and in the afternoon got up steam and went into har bour to be refitted. She will ho taken into dock. Bull-dog, 6, steam-sloop, will come out of the Ports mouth steam-basin dock on the 27th inst., and be fur ther fitted as an advanct steamer in the basin. Collingwood, 80, will be taken out of dock at Ports mouth, about the 16th of October. Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Captain Halsted, sailed yesterday evening from Spithead, for the West Indies. Growler, 5, steam-sloop, Commander Stoddsrt, has been taken alongside Portsmouth Dockyard, and is dis mantling and returning stores, previous to being paid cff. Ili ghtlYer, 21, screw-frigate, Ciptsin H. J. Maven, irom Portsmo ut h , on her way to th e 'Pest Indies, anchored in Plymouth S oun d on M o nday. Vesuvius, 6, steam-sloop, will be taken out of the Angle dock at Portsmouth this day, and p further fitted the sea-basin; sh? hasho ennew opnereBd• PORTSMOUTH, TursDAY EVENING. —The Ocean Queen, American line this morning, to e m b ar r k Packet, arrived at Si. Helen's stock for Now Yorir. WinPdaTngera and take on board DOR T,' M en dv.., moderate and cloudy. ood lighter, having be sup p EVONP gaff; lied with ONDAY a new.will and the wind proving in her favour, sailed thi s morning for WOOLWICH, SEPT. 2 I.—TRE TumbrOke. STEAM -VESSEL.—The preliminary tri N al A, OR DANUBE f this vessel on Mr. this Zohrab, Saturday last proving satisfactor orte,Tihne consul-general at Loudon for the Ottom vited a large party to be present at her 6na a l n taarnsttwelve Tuna left Blackwell yesterday at a quarter-g o'clock, having on board Mr. Zohrab general, Madame Zohrab, M. P au l Musurus, Esaccnryl. and Dilaver Effendi, secretaries to th e Ot toman le ge" tion; his Excellency the Turkish Mi n i s t er and Madal- Musurus were unavoidably prevented from being pre sent; Chevalier, Madame, and Miss de Soveral, of the Portuguese Legation; Mr. Ellis, chairman of th e Gene ral Screw Steam Shipping Company; Captain John Ford, superintendent, and several directors of the com pany; Mr. Geo. Crawshay, jun.; Mr. Seaward, and Mr. Brunel. The coals taken on board having been more suit able for fine boilers, with which she is fitted, than those used on Saturday last, she proceeded down the river with evidently greater speed than she attained during her preliminary trial, and on her arriving at the mea sured mile her speed was tested, and found to be 10.6 knots, equal to 12i miles per hour, and nearly half a knot greater than on:the previous trial. The result gave general satisfaction, as it was not expected she would have realised that speed, as the builders were limited to a very short length, and to ensure that she would not draw more than four feet of water. The vessel is, con sequently, very fiat-bottomed, with broad bows, and throws up a large wave upon them, which makes her speed the more surprising under these drawbacks, which were unavoidable owing to the difficulty of navigating the Danube in summer with steam-vessels of any other dimensions. The Tuna returned to Blackwell at a quarter before seven P.M., having extended her trip to beyond Shellhaven, at Sea Reach. TRIP to CHERBOURG from WEYMOUTH. The recent trip in the Wave Queen steamer, arranged by Captain Cosens, of the Princess, who accompanied the party, consisting of about 150 passengers, admits of more local description in reference to the natural beauty and scenery of the neighb our hood. The voyage may be said to require seven and a half hours; and, with a good band of music, and the great novelty of passing from Weymouth to Cherbourg, can only be appreciated by those who have taken a two days' trip. Alderney is viewed on the right about twenty miles distant, then a delightful view of the country around Cherbourg, ex tending from Barfieur to Cape La Hogue. The view of the breakwater, three miles in length, is magnificent, the wonder of the world, and the greatest of Napoleon's works. The guard-ship passed, you anchor inside the breakwater till the tide serves to proceed into the har bour, with music playing and decked with colours. Having passed the ordeal of the Customs' department, and obtained accommodation at the hotels, a ramble to the cafe), the cathedral, built in William the Conqueror's time, &c. The next morning at seven visit the Roman Catholic cathedral again during the time of service, after breakfast a view of the arsenal, docks, &c., planned by Bonaparte; the whole are extensive, and progressing to completion. The fortifications are most formidable. On arriving at the surface of the mountain at the interior of Cherbourg, a panoramic view of fifty miles in extent presents itself, and is a rich treat. The armoury, har bour, gardens, &c., are most interesting. This is no flattering description, and a trip is strongly recom mended both with regard to health as well as recreation A FEW FAIR and UNFAIR THINGS AGAINST THE FAIR SEX. BY AN OLD BACHELOR. The mcn who flatter women do not know them suf . ciently, and the men who only abuse them do not know them at all. Romances generally end with a marriage. And many young girls, w hen they leave school, would wish to go through the romance of life—as they do most romances—by beginning at the end. Women should rule but not govern. Scandal, with many women, is an occupation. They pick characters to pieces in the same way that they pick their nosegays to pieces —because they have g ot nothing else to do. If you wish to learn the worst fault of a woman, praise her highly to her friends. Woman is a most beautiful book, that too frequently is condemned for its errata. You can generally tell bow popular you are with a lady by the length of time she keeps you waiting whilst dressing to receive you. A fan is a most handy little instrument for those who have lost the art of blushing. Vows are the bad money—the I 0 U's and post obits with which the man pays a woman the debts of his heart. If a young lady has a purse with two ende—silver in one end, and gold in the other—she is sure to open the gold end first. The only time when women talk much amongst one another, is when they are waiting for the gentlemen after dinner. The eyes of a pretty woman are the interpreters of the language of her heart. They translate what her tongue has a difficulty in expressing. If you wish to close a lady's lips, ask her age. Few women keep a diary after their first love. her, a lO woman ve isa Tell me how many ladies' maids a lady has had, an d I will tel Ip o w n h her h taesmlpoevred madly will l aug h at his mad . A man soons upon as such a subject. h e ha s got cured With ed of it ; n n e e v ss er a l s augh madness, of which she never sees the folly. I don't know which is worst —a man wti money, or a woman who plays at card 0 marries for s• The signal for conversation amongst pretty girl begins to sing. women is when a Women will forgive everythin g bring a bore—everythin g in a in a ma n e xcept his pretty. woman except her bei n g Female forgiveness, illimitable be , has, however, its limits. A woman will forgive an angry word, or a sneer, or a - r a slight shrug elevation of the Hose of the shoulders,bo or a cup of hot tea which she , or a pinch, or a screw the hands may have received from of another woman; brough t to forgive her being sh e may even be h prettier . but to her dying day a e will never forgive her , w hen she has none wearing diamonds herself! Women are like oranges—the finest looking are rarely the best. To • paint angels painters have borrowed the likeness of man. of woman; t o • d e v i l s ,the likeness paint -,---------- N N E ILD.—This gentle- THE LATE 0 0111 . 4 man was the grandse a u d three children, one son and two CrAfrD.ECamden, a rich sugar-baker fiofvewoatiptphl De alr'.'i:,,•na of Wapping, St. es 's-street, and Mr. John Mangles. Neild, jewellers of 6—. s of Mr. Neild are six first cousins, 'vi relation daughters. Twhehodaubglhatu j ers married, respectively, Mr. James The only 11 etresided some time at Huxley, Berks, and ngldren of Mr. John Mangles, ship-chandler, died in the C r s, Bath: the sixth and remaining cousin is the only daughter, of the late John Camden, of Teign d nt of Glover. James Neild, father of the monethhi,lDevon, latterly an amateur painter and a friend and fellow wholly to this his only child, he was god father2so 000/, reverted deceased, died stu intestate, e and his property, amounting to commander R.N., whose name is h t f eof our earliest modern explorers t j o atu us es as M t an a gl o es' on fi,almE'igliyatpr°t and the Holy Land. WELSH SLATE TRAFFIC.—The development of the slate traffic on the Chester and Holyhead line is gradually proceeding, and in a short time there is no doubt that it will ' form a most important item of revenue. The branch lines of rail from the great slate wharfs at Port Penrhyn and Port Dinorwic have been connected with the tramways at the quarries, and in a short time, it is hoped, there will be a communication at Carnarvon between the line and the tram ways leading to the great slate basin. In order fully to in sure an .adequate supply of slates, the company have pur chased a large piece of ground at Saltney, n ear C hester, whereon they can range and stack the slates carried along the line. This piece of land - is eight acres in extent, and on It no fewer than 80,000 tons of slate can be securely stowed- This will prove an immense depot, from which the wants of the surrounding districts can be fully supplied. The great quarries of Penrhyn and Llanberis are now connected with the main line, and the consequence will be a vastly increas ing amount of slate traffic by railway, BANKRUPTCY AND INS OLVENCY..--It is provided by the 142 d section of the Common Law Procedure Act that in future the bankruptcy or insol venc y o f either the plaintiff or defendant shall not abate an action in mon law courts.the com- S UN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, /852. L N 0N THE SPANISH TARIFF. A royal dt_cree, dated 10th inst., and countersigned by SeCor Bravo Murillo, was published at Madrid on the 12th inst., by which the duties on hardwares and other miscellaneous articles, and also on flax, linen thread, Saxon wool, woollen cloths (called Lanes Dulces), and on mules, are ordered to be re duced. The duty on flax was increased about one third in 1849, and both the importation and the revenue fell off in consequence ; it is henceforth to be 22 reels per quintal, being 10 per cent. on the estimated valu e o f 220 reals per quintal, and carded ditto 30 reels, being 10 per cent. on the estimated value of 300 reals, these duties being nearly the same as those paid before 1849 . Under a fore i gn fl ag, these duties will be 27 and 35 reels per quintal. Linen thread (cr u d e ) pa i d 63.60 and 79.50 reals per quintal, according to the flag; it is now to pay, if crude or half bleached, 50 and 55 reels per quintal; full bleached ditto, 65 and 70 reels, and dyed ditto, 100 and 105 reals. Saxon wool paid. 150 and 180 reels per quintal: it will now pay, it unwashed, 63 and 68 reels; and if washed 84 and 89 reels. Woollen goods (called Lanes Dulces) paid 12.70 reels per square vara in Spanish ships, which is stated to be 64 to 74 per cent. The duty is to be reduced to 8 reals the square vara, stated to he equivalent to 14 reals the lineal vara, and to 48 per cent. ad valorem. In foreign ships it will be 9.60 reels. The duty on the last-named article w‘is doubled in December last year, by its being in cluded in the class of woollen cloths; and the impor tation, which in the last eight months of 1851 was 96,956 varas, was only 6,364 varas for the first six months of 1852. I❑ hardwares and miscellaneous articles the follow ing changes are made :—plain buttons, metal horn ; pasteboard covered, and the materials for covering paid 6.25 and 7.50 reals per lb., according to the flag. They are henceforth to pay 2 and 2.40 reels. Tor toiseshell, ivory, mother of pearl, and all other but tons not included i❑ the preceding, and those with letters, arms, &c., which were previously included in the same class with plain buttons, are to pay 4 and 4.80 reels per lb. instead of 6.25 and 7.50. Watch chains of steel iron, varnished metals, &c., duty reduced from 12 and 14.40 reals per dozen to 6 and 7.20 reels per dozen ; ditto gilt or plated, from 24 and 28 80 reals to 12.20 and 15.25. Gun barrels, double, reduced from 75 and 90 reals each to 40 and 48 real 4; pistol barrels, double, from 45 and 54 to 24 and 28.80 reals each. Gun barrels, single, from 45 and 54 to 24 and 28.80 reals each ; pistol barrels, double, from 30 and 36 to 18 and 21.60 reels each. -- Hair brushes, clothes brushes, &c., duty reduced from 22.50 and 27 reals per dozen to 14 and 16 80 reels. Clasps (corchetes), plated or nnplated, with their wrappers or card•boxes, duty reduced from 6 and 7.20 real: per lb. to 3 and 3.60 reels. Knives and forks, large, for carving, with handles of born, bone wood, whalebone, or mother - o' - pearl, from 3.60 a n d 4.35 reels per dozen to 3 . 20 and 3 . 80 real& Such re a d 12 reels handles 1 E 5 ,0 f p the er d a o b z above as Knives, with as are curved or in other forms o r si zes f or arts or pro f ess ions, paid before 4 and 4.80 plain brass or ivory, an duty reduced from 12 and 14 . 40 reels to 10 o p f e r tortoiseshell, dozen. plated or gilt, Oilcloths of all cotton, hempen Woollen, colours, patterns, &c., on duced from 3 and 3.60 reels or linen fabrics, duty re- Ordinary single fowli ng-places, per lb. to 2 and 2.40 reals. 100 and 120 reels each to duty reduced from ditto, double, from 200 a ° cr and 60 reels each ; 120; ditto, ornamental (de len* 240 reals to 100 and of barrels , from 30 to 36 ad 4 0 2t_whatever the number reels each, ' v a l orem to 200 and 240 Prints and engravings of all kinds or unbound, duty reduced from 15 t.l whether boundo 18 reels per lb. to 10 and 12 reals. Brass in common hardware, not varnished or gilt, as basins, braseros, feet for the same, &c,, reduced from 5 and 6 reels to 4 and 4.60 reals per lb. ; ditto gilt or varnished on the same objects (a new class in the tariff) 6 and 7.20 reels per lb. Umbrellas, parasols, &c., of silk, duty reduced fro m 16 and 19.20 reels each to 10 and 12 reels each. Combs, tortoiseshell, from 7.50 and 9 reals per oz ,o 4 and 4.80 reels. Pistols, ordinary, one-third of a vara in length and upwards, single-barrelled, duty reduced from 60. and 72 reals per pair to 30 and 36 teals; ditto, double-barrelled, from 90 and 108 reals to 50 and 60 reals per pair. Pocket pistols (less than one-third vara long) to pay 24 and 28.80 reals per pair; ditto, double barrelled, 40 and 48 reals per pair ; ditto, 4 or more barrels, 40 and 48 reals each pistol; ditto, hair trigger, with all accessories, 100 and 120 reals per pair. Gilt articles of all kinds (plaque de oro labrado), duty reduced from 7.50 and 9 reals per oz. to 4 and 4.80 reels. The duty on mules, of which great numbers are smuggled in from France, are reduced as follows : Under one year, from 76 to 60 reals eaeh; from 1 to 3 years, from 190 to 100 reels each; from 3 years and upwards, from 254 to 170 reels each. An account of these changes to be given to the Cortes. CHRIST S HOSPITAL. Yesterday being St. Matthew's-day, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Sheriffs and other civic authorities, proceeded in state, according to annual custom, from the Mansion-house to Christ's Hospital, for the purpose of being present at the delivery of the orations of the senior scholars, appointing officers for the ensuing y ear , &o. Previous to the delivery of tbo orations in the Great Hall, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs attended divine service at Christ Church, Newgate-street, where a ser mon was preached by the Rev. John A. L. Airey, M.A. of Pembroke College, and one of the Mast ers o f the Al(rchant Tailors' School. The junior scholars to the number of 700 occupied seats at the east end of the hall, upon each side of the organ, the Lord Mayor and go vernors being seated at the opposite extremity. The number of persons present could not have fallen far short of 2,000. The Rev. E. Rice, D.D., the head master, and the other masters of the school were seated immediately behind the platform in the centre of the hall, from which the orations were delivered. A large number of the clergy were present on the occasion. The following is a list of the orations delivered, with the L n at a i re n e o s r o a f tio th n, e o s n ch t o h la e r b s e : — nefits of the Royal Hospitals, Richard Alfred Lloyd, second Grecian, who is proceed ingiis to Pembroke Colleg©, Cambridge. we e ti Englishn gfirst G Oration,rec ioann;thme a s th am ernat es i u e b a j l ee Medallist, Henry allis Classical Medalli st, Montefiore Prizeman and Richards' Medallist, 1852 ; w h o is proceeding to St. Jo h n ' s Col lege, C am b r id ge. Greek Oration, o n th e same subject, ilaciare!,er Henry ed I D Bs or Stone, sixth G recian, who is procee ding to Pembroke College Cambridge. French O rat i on subject, John George , on the to Worcester G co a l u l n eg tl e e , tt o , r th ro ir r d d, G as re T ci h a o n tu , w p h so s o n a i m s s i) h ro o c l e ar e . ding Latin Al ca i cs , on Naples, tenth Grecian. Great," Henry Rogers "Alfred the Henry Thomas Armfield, Latin Elegiacs, on Jevers, seventh translation Grecian. of Ring Ri Henry's Address Shakspere), John Wilberforce to his Soldiers (from Doran, fourth Grecoina " Ulysses Redux," James Mae- Latin S p 3 Phics ieventh Grecian. Mac kenzie Maclean, ° H exa meters,Translation from " Young's Last Greek lambics, Latin p • hth Grecian. pphics, on " Thamesis Fluvius," Henry Greek ba- Grecian• Mathematical Medalist, 1852. Ludlow, fifth ' Hexameters, on "The Electric Telegraph," Latin Dove Sweeting, first Richards' Prize Composition, Henry Day," Claude Hubert Perez, eighth Grecian. English Poem, on " The British Empire in the Ea s t Indies," Charles William Paxton Watts, ninth Greci an. The whole of the orations were well received, and the style in which they were delivered reflected considrable credit on the scholars. The Latin hexameters by IL D. Sweeting, who also delivered the English oration, were awarded the first medal, to be in future annually adjudged under the will of the late Rev. G. Richards, D.D., a governor, and formerly an exhibitioner of Christs' Hospital. The composition of Lloyd, who de livered the Latin oration on the benefits of the royal hospitals, was stated by the examiners to be very nearly equal in merit to that of the successful competitor. The French oration by Ganntlett was delivered with great spirit and excellent judgment, and was warmly ap plauded, as were also the Greek translation in iarebice of King Henry's address to his soldiers from Slink spore, and the translation from Young's " Last nay" in Latin hexameters, r ec i ted by Claude Hubert Pares. The allusions in th e E nglish oration to the lamented decease of the Duk e of Wellington excited the deepest interest. The following li nes i n the poem on "British India," by Charles W atts, were loudly applaude d : — " The veteran chic f, the hero of our age, His earli es t l aurels reaped on India s shore, When p burst th e s t orm of ve ngeful Tippoo's rage, d the victor's cannon roar . . ' And Assay s h ear E'en though he sleeps, to crown honest pride Still will each Briton pointwith the fight no more, Where NVerlingtou in Mine began to soar, The E c o r u e n t t h l casts, hosts s n o d the fFrDanocuerhoo's gallantly side, The The orations having been brought to a conclusion, the officers, cccording to usage, laid their staves of office be fore the Lord Mayor, and were re-appointed for the en suing year. In the meantime the " white glove" was handed round for the benefit of the young gentlemen about to proceed to College, and ;the gentle appeal ap peared to be warmly responded to. The national anthers was then sung most lustily by the junior scholars, and the Lord Mayor and civic authorities left the building in the tame state as that in which they had arrived. A considerable concourse of rersons were assembled in Newgatc-street to witness the equipage. In the evening the boys of the school partook of the usual substantial entertainment provided on these occa sions. CEICKET.—ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO or SCTIAND.—On Saturday this match was brought to its conclusion, the result being that the representatives of Scotland were vanq u i s h e d i n o ne innings by eight runs. The following is th e score :—Scotland , first innings, 53; second innings, 71; the Eleven, f ir o innings, 1x I I si' 0 ; 10 13 IP 0 0 '