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he gave 609/., then 400/, and afterwards 2001. Scott I then said he would not give a farthing. The witness was cross-examined at great length, with a view to test his character, and the quaintness of his replies, and the humorous mode in which the questions were put, kept the Court in a roar of laughter. He admitted that he had been " unfortunate" three times, but said he had paid all his 'bona fide credi tors 20s. in the pound. First, he had failed through the failure of his bankers ; afterwards, because the Belgian Government had behaved shabbily to him in reference to some horse contracts, and the last time be cause of liabilities he had undertaken for others. He admitted that he had been an insolvent, and remanded for twelve mouths by Mr. Commissioner Harris, but said it was done upon an ex parte statement, that he was let out of prison the next day, and that when before Mr. Commissioner Fane, that Learned Commis sioner told him he left the court with no stain on his character. The witness admitted that he was a Jew, and that his real name was Lazarus, and on being re minded that he did not take the oath with his hat on, he said none but ignorant Jews did.—(Laughter.) John Abol, innkeeper at Norwich, also deposed that be was at the meeting at Hatehett's Hotel. Ferris first said he had given 6001. for the bills, but afterwards that he had given 400/. for them. Mr. Scott said he did not believe that he had given a farthing for them, and Ferris then said he paid down 200/. and had to pay 2001. in a few days. I took Ferris aside (having agreed with Mr. Scott that I would do so). I said, " I don't believe you have given anything for the bills. This young man is a very illiterate, stupid fellow, as green as grass, and it is a great pity he should be robbed of 1,0001. I can make him stand 3001. or 400/. but if Ido you must let me stand in." He said, " Well, it must not be less tiian that, for there are three or four of us in it, and if you have less it will be of no use." I then told Scott I was satisfied he gave nothing for the bill and that I would not pay a farthing. The witness was cross-examined, but nothing material was elicited. Mr. Draper, solicitor, proved that he went with Mr. Scott to the defendant and offered him 1001. to give up the bills, which he refused. Saw no clerk there. The account of the discounts was entered in a book in which entries of wages were. There was no other entry of discounts. In another small red book Ferris showed entries of two or three small amounts of recent date. Mr. Miller proved the attestation of the warrant of attorney, and Mr. Baron Alderson's clerk produced the affidavit of Ferris, in which he stated that he had in structed his clerk , Rogers, to make inquiries as to Mr. Seott. Mark Briggs and Charles Field, journeymen carpen ters, were called to prove that the defendant kept no clerk. The first witness said he succeeded his father in the business, and was considered well to do. Lewis Levi was called to indentify the letters of Axon, which were tendered, but objected to by Mr. Sergeant Jones, and rejected. Mr. Sergeant JONES (who was specially retained) then proceeded to address the jury for the defendant. He said the case alleged against the defendant was one of conspiracy and fraud—that he was connected with Moreton, and obtained the bills by plot and contrivance, and that they having been so dishonestly obtained, the warrant of attorney was executed as the fruit of the con spiracy and fraud. He should meet the evidence ad duced ; he should show the utter groundlessness of the charge, -and then he should ask the jury to declare by their verdict that the defendant was no party to the fraud. C. H. Gregory, chief engineer of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, deposed to having known and employed defendant for several years. He appeared to have a good business, and was an active, money-making man. James Rogers proved that he was partially engaged as clerk to Ferris. Was engaged the latter part of March to make out bills and keep books. Had collected from 3001. to 4001. for his employer between March and the present time, and had called at various places for sums amounting to 8001. At the end of May a person called, giving the 'Jame of Moreton. He told Mr. Ferris he had been referred to:him;by Mr. Faulkner, and that he had a bill for 500/. he wished discounted. Ferris said he had lent several large sums, and it was not convenient. Moreton said he had a large sum to send into the country in a few days, and requested Ferris to advance 2001. Ferris said he might leave the bills, and sent witness to inquire about Mr. Scott, which he did, and reported to Mr. Ferris, who then advanced 2001., and gave his I 0 U for 2001. more. Moreton came a few days afterwards with another bill for the same amount, upon which Mr. Ferris advanced in notes and gold 2001. more. The witness was cross-examined, with a view to show that Ferris's business was not a large one. He also admitted that he had been a bankrupt, and that his certificate was refused for fraudulent preference, and for administering the funds without an order from the Court. By the jury—Never heard Mr. Ferris ask Moreton how he got the bills. S. Nurse, publican, of Chales-street. Westminster, was called to prove that he had known defendant, who was a respectable man, to cash bills. Had heard a person ask him to discount a 100/. bill, for which he asked ten per cent. •Cross-examined—Have been to races with Mr. Ferris —to one horse race and a number of foot races; and had betted with him. W. Smith, of Princes-street, Brighton, hotel-kacper, deposed that he had borrowed money of defendant about two months ago. Had known applications for discounts made to him by many parties. Was at the meeting with Lawrence at Ilatchett's Hotel. Lawrence met him in Piccadilly and asked if Ferris would allow him a liberal discount on the bills. Ferris said he would do so but that he had given COO/. for them. Lawrence then pointed out Abel as the person who would arrange the bills. Abel then ought hold of Ferris, and said, "Come along old fellow. Scott is inside. Have you any objection to see him?" Heard all that passed, and nothing whatever was said by Ferris about standing in. Did 'Rot hear him say he would give Lawrence 501. to allow aim to " stand in." Scott said ho had been robbed of the bills, - and Mr. Ferris said he was sorry for it, and that if Mr. Scott would give the 4001. he had advanced, and a guarantee for the 200/. I 0 U, he would give up the bills. Abel called Ferris aside, and said he could get soot., if he would let him stand in. Mr. Ferris said, What do you mean by that. I only want to get back my money?" A row then ensued ; all the lot abused Ferris, and Ferris said that they were all thieves, and left the house. Knew John Bennett Faulkner, hut never had anything to do with the house he kept. He appeared to be a respectable man. Introduced him to Mr. Ferris at about the time of Epsom races. Had Been Mr. Ferri3 lend him money. Never knew Moreton connected with Ferris in any way. The witness was subjected to a searching cross-exami nation by Mr. COCKBURN, as to his habits of life, &c. He admitted that he had been wandering about a good deal; that he had been in America looking for employ ment, and in France searching after runaway debtors, receiving a commission for such debts as he got. He, had also, he said, been private secretary to the Charge d'Af faires of Naples. Ile had once been imprisoned for a month for beating a man who had attacked him, and throwing a policeman over some railings. His father had at one time kept a gaming -house, but he was net a gamester. Inspector Shackell, of the detective force of London, deposed that he had knossn Ferris for nineteen years, and had borrowed money of Will for somesrelations. He was in a good way of business. Witness had frequently been employed in detecting the bill-stealers of London. Never knew Ferris was'connected with any of them. If he had been it is possible that witness would have known it. Cross examined—Had borrowed money of Ferris for Mr. Cauty—not for Captain Cauty, but his brother. He formerly did keep a gambling-house, but not lately. Have not been engaged in compromising hill-stealing transactions, but have been employed in negotiate for the return of bills. Have not done so twenty times. Know Alves, the bill-stealer. I have gone to him at the prison, but never introduced Ferris. Alves has called at my house. I had nothing to do with getting up the defendant's case. I did write to Norwich to inquire about Abel. I was asked about him, and said I knew nothing bad of him, hut wrote to inquire. Have not threatenedithe plaintiff's witnesses. I am told that I told Lawrence he would be transported if he got into the box, and I have apoligised for it as a joke, and said I was in liquor at the time, but I was not tipsy. Two journeymen carpenters, named Purbrook and Groome, were called to prove that the defendant was in a fair way of business. Mr. Thomas Alley Jones, attorney for Ferris, was also called to show that when the warrant of attorney was executed the plaintiff made no complaint against the defendant. • Cross-examined—He did not complain of my bill of costs, or that I had charged him 4/. for a stamp although there was no stamp. The warrant was not stamped, and I did charge 41 for a stamp. s He-examined—l afterwards paid 41. for the stamp And 51. penalty. Mr. Coexists:lN then replied at great length, contend ing that the facts as proved before the jury must lead to the inevitable conclusion that the defendant Ferris was cognisant of the fraudulent mode in which the bills had been obtained from Mr. Scott. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence at great length, and the jury, without leaving the box, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The case, which occupied the greater part of two days, I excited t h e greatest i nterest, and the Court was crowded throughout. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Any. 25. CROWN COURT. —(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) Joseph Cuddy, Edward Murphy, and James O'Brian, were indicted for having, at Liverpool, conspired toge ther with divers other persons to procure and transmit to Ireland large quantities of arms and other weapons, for the purpose of being used for insurrectionary and other unlawful purposes. A second count charged the pri soners with have sent 1,000 pikes to Ireland for the purpose Of bring used as aforesaid. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty, and traversed until next assizes. m. indicted -li . Thomas Lees, 11m. Parry, il e f a or having o il having Micha e l Morris, and Ames West, were hl .. , the Ist of May, and divers other days, conspirdd td ex -?.V.halir . cite discontent in the - minds of her Majest 0 • • r- -, . • )I' l i krAiiisktho laws, to obstruct the execution . y subjects 1 a the laws '----' •-'--- '' - - 014 make insurrections, routs, and riot * „<--,:..?-- " ' a s, and that in ',",,....._ ,- pu - sdance of such conspiracy they did miserable i t h ' ; l7 -. ...... ..?, - Itg bodies, so as to create terror and () g et er alarnx m h ...'-t'-liA;1;:il mitres in t her thalesty's subjects'. • • - - t e , .cIN. -I:' ' :. ' ','"' The.prisoners all pleaded Not'GUilty, and decl ared --- r : -4— ; .. thei w sh to be :tried these assizes. •. tv p - t ~,-t _ ,.-1 es West was arraigned on an inddietment for - 4r.il ag at Ashton, and pleaded Not Guilty. . , i , Piritneis .0' Donnell and Matthew Somers were arraigned on an indictment for conspiring to transmit arms to Ireland, and with hating done so to be used for insur• rectionary purposes. The prisohers pleaded Not Guilty, and traversed to the best sums. 7T.34-4, a.. 411 John Flinn, James Downey, James Mooney, Owen Gunn, and Edward Birch, were arraigned on an indict ment for riotously assembling, with other persons, at Manchester, armed with sticks and staves, and assaulting a constable. They pleaded Not Guilty, and having been in custody twenty days, must be tried. Peter Murray M‘Douall, the well-known Chartist leader, who was out on bail, was called on to surrender to an indictment for a treasonable conspiracy, but did not appear. It L' understood that about thirty prisoners, against whom bills have been found, were lodged in Kirkdale gaol, yesterday. Wm. Johnson (or Brallagan), the man mentioned in APLane's case yesterday, was arraigned on the coroner's inquisition, for the murder of the child at Ashton, but as the grand jury ignored the bill, no evidence was adduced against him, and he was consequently ac quitted. _ _ _ Charles Gallagher, aged 20, who was charged with the murder of his wife, on the first night of their marriage, at Liverpool, was also arraigned on the coroner's inqui- sition; the grand jury having ignored the bill against him, and no evidence being offered, he was acquitted. James Sanc4ford, aged 27, was indicted for a felo nious assault on Alice Lingard, a child under ten years of age, at Manchester, on the 21st of May. The jury retired, and were absent about three hours, but at length found the prisoner Guilty, on which, the prisoner being called on, said he wished the age of the child to be inquired into. His LORDSHIP said there could be no reason to dispute the evidence of the parents on that point, or the finding of the jury as to the charge itself. That finding would but a short time ago have been followed by death, for it was the worst case he had ever known, and he felt it was his duty to sentence the prisoner to be transported for life. His Lordship then passed that sentence on the pri soner. Thomas Rankin, and twenty-one other Manchester Chartists, were arraigned on an indictment charging them with conspiring to incite to insurrecitms. They all pleaded Not Guilty. Many of them traversed, but many elected to take their trials now, and several, including Cuddy, O'Donnell, Somers, Murphy, and O'Brian, who elected in the morning to traverse, now expressed a wish to withdraw the traverse and be tried now. It is, however, understood that the " Attorney-General will to morrow make a formal application to postpone the trials of those indictments where some of the accused have tra versed, on the ground that it would be ineligible to try some now, and some at a future assize, on the same in dictments. August 26. CROWN COURT—(Before Mr. Justice CIitSSWELL.) Various sentences having been passed, The ATTORNEY•GENEAAL moved to postpone the trial of such as had not traversed in the case of the Queen v. Archdeacon, 45, and others, 22 of whom were in custody, and the greater part of whom had traversed. These were the Manchester Chartists. The trial was ordered to be postponed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then made a like applica tion in the case of the Queen v. Healy, and others, being 34 of the Ashton Chartists, and the same order was made, it being understood that large bail would not be required. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS made a like application in the case of the Queen v. Birch, and four others, also Man chester Chartists, but having no affidavit of not being ready, his Lordship said he felt bound to try the case. Peter Murray M'Douall here surrendered, and Mr. Sergeant Wuzanis moved to rescind the order to entreat the recognizances of himself and bail. His LORDSHIP assented ; he had not signed the order. The prisoner was then arraigned, on an indictment, which charged him, in the first count, with a seditious conspiracy. He had been committed for making a sedi tious speech at a meeting, and now Mr. Sergeant WILKINS and Mr. PeILLOCK submitted that the prisoner was of right entitled to traverse; and four cases were mentioned, where the prisoners had been committed for felony, and on the bill being thrown out, a bill for misdemeanour found; on which the judges held the parties respectively entitled to traverse. It was answered by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL that the cases cited did not apply, as the indictments were for wholly different offences from those for which they had been committed; whereas, in this case, the recogni zances wero to answer a charge of sedition. His LORDSHIP said he must consider the case with re ference to the commitment, and he thought the charge of conspiracy so different from the charge of making a seditious speech, that he was inclined to allow the pri soner to traverse. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then said that he would enter a nolle prosequi as to the count for conspiracy. Mr. Sergeant WILKINs said they were taken by sur prise by that course, and they were in reality not pre pared for the trial, having relied on their right to tra verse. His LORDSHIP said he would postpone the case till Monday, but it would require a very strong affidavit to induce him not to take it then, and he advised them to be prepared to try then. Mr. Sergeant lA/m(l[Na then proposed that the pri soner should be let out of custody on the same bail. This was opposed by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the ground that he had already had to move to estreat the recgnizances to force the prisoner to surrender. His LORDSHIP retired, and on his returning said that, under the extraordinary circumstances, he had thought it right to consult Mr. Justice Erle, and he agreed with him, that the prisoner should be detained in custody till his trial on Monday. Ile was detained in custody accordingly. CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) FURRELL V. HARRISON. This was an action for work and labour, for wages, by which the plaintiff sought to recover 43/. 10s. The defendant pleaded never indebted; secondly, that the claim arose out of an employment as mate on board the Cora, and that the defendant was entitled to deduct the residue of wages otherwise due for wilful loss by the plaintiff of part of the ship's stores, to wit, the anchor and cable, alleged to be worth more than the sum of 43/. 10s. To the latter plea the plaintiff replied, denying the loss to be by his default, and whether it was or was not was really the question between the parties. The case having been heard, The jury almost immediately found for th© plaintiff, debt 431. 10s., the full amount. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. TRIAL OF ROBERT CROWE. (Continued from our Third Edition of Saturday.) Mr. Baron. PLATT having carefully summed up the whole evidence, The jury then retired. and were absent more than two hours, when they returned a verdict of Guilty, but at the same time expressed their opinion that it would be better in such cases to have the evidence of two witnesses. The Learned JUDGE remarked that it was no doubt more advisable, but at the same time such a course was not always practicable. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, August 26. Mr. Commissioner Pane was the only Commissioner whe sat to. day, and the cases heard before him were of an unimportant nature. • IN RE Si. JULLIEN. in this case, as our readers will recollect, which was reported in our journal about a week since, a somewhat unfavourable suggestion was made respecting Mr. Lewis, the bankrupt's attorney, haying possession of a great quantity of the bankrupt's property. That gentleman was to day examined in private at considerable length, and entirely exonerated himself from any imputation, adding that. lie had received 4,0001. from M. Jullieu, out of which sum, however, he had paid the latter's creditors no less than 3,903/, he (Mr. Lewis) being at the same time a creditor to the extent of 4,0801. T}IE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, A trarST 28, 1848. IN RE HAYWORTH AND CO. These bankrupts, iron -founders, came upon the balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Glover (Bucklvrsbury) to pass their last examination; and all parties being per • fectly satisfied with the accounts they passed. WHITECHAPEL COUNTY COURT. GREGORY V. WELCH. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 141. Bs. for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Sidney, the solicitor, of Hatton-garden; said that his client, the plaintiff, is a licensed victualler, and sought to recover the amount named, for necessaries supplied to the defendant, a commercial traveller, and he contended that if he proved that . the charges were reasonable, and gave evidence of the delivery, he should be entitled to a verdict for the full amount. The Learned Gentleman then called Emma Martin, the bar maid, who had kept the account against the d e f e nd an t, and the waiter, who .h a d attended- on him; and they having given evidence to that effect, The worthy JUDGE asked if there was any defence? The defendant's SOLICITOR said that his answer was the " Tippling Act," which excluded a person from suing for more than 20s. worth of spirits, which must be consumed on the premises of a tavern keeper at one time or sitting. In the plaintiff's demand there were items, " Grog, grog," to the amount of 94 75.; there fore he would submit that that sum must, at all events, be scratched from the bill. Mr. SIDNEY replied that his friend was too late to call into his aid that Act. The defendant should have filed that plea in court several days ago. The JUDGE remarked that Mr. Sidney w as qu i te right, and immediately awarded the plaintiff tho whole of his claim and costs. FATAL STEAM BOAT ACClDENT.—Yesterday after noon, while the Ant steamer was on her passage from Dyers'-hall-wharf' to the Ivy bridge-lane Adelphi, a boy, about twelve or fourteen years of age, who was sitting on the rail in the after part of the vessel, fell overboard. The order to ease the vessel was imme diately given and obeyed, and preparations were being made to lower a rope or fender .for the boy to lay hold of (the steamer carrying no boat), when a very active waterman, named lticharl Tisdoll, who was rowing a fare across the river in his wherry, rowed towards the spot, add attempted to save the boy. He seized his cap, and put his arm down in expectation of grasping him, bat did not succeed in his efforts. The deceased's cap, a black cloth Oiler remains in the possession of Tisdell, and may probably lead to the identity of the body, when it is found. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—DIARRHEA OR BOWEL COM. PLAINTS CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—At this sea son of the year disordered Bowels are most. prevalent, caused, in many inst a n ces , by eat i ng too f ree l y o f vege tables or fruit. Let those suffering from this complaint t t r h y: stomach, Pills, which are o f so s t rengt h en i ng a n ature, that they quickly r es t ore t h e i mpa i re d tone of and permanently renovate the digestive 9rgarns. Bile and diseased liver may be infallibly cured by their use, therefore residents in.the .Eitst and West Indies cannot have recourse to a more effectual remedy. As a family medicine it is unequalled, and it may be safely used by both sexes at any age.--Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244 ) SOW, London. trb Miittxm SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR 7. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) John James Boyer, 32, described as a labourer, was then placed in the dock, upon an indictment charging him with sedition. The ATTORNEI-GENERAL said that the speech which the prisoner was charged with delivering was delivered at a meeting held on the 28th of July, the day following the ill-founded and fated rumour of an insurrection in Ireland, and of the disaffection of the troops, at the thea tre in Milton-street, Cripplegate. There were at first about 500 or 600 present; but when the prisoner deli vered his speech there were nearly 1,000 present, con sisting chiefly of Irishmen and persons of the labouring classes, who were highly susceptible of excitement. The prisoner was a fish dealer—he sold fish about the streets —(Laughter)—and was possessed of considerable powers of the tongue. His speech ran as follows : " It is not the fashion of Chartists to prevent free and fair discussion. I love discussion. I glory in being in a discussion, and simply because I think that discussion, based upon fair and equitable grounds, is the best way of arriving at the truth. Now, as to the resolution I hold in my hand:—' Resolved, that this meeting deeply sympathizes with the struggling people of Ireland, and is resolved to assist them by all and every means in their power; and that we consider the physical preparations of the Go vernment unjustifiable without the proper remedial measures attached thereto.' Brother Chartists! brother Republicans! brother Democrats)—for 1 don't know that I can address you by any better name than Demo crats, for the principle of democracy is the principle, of fair play; the principle of democracy is the principle of a free stage to all and no favour to any ; the principle of de mocracy is the rights ot the rich and no more; the prin ciple ot democracy is the rights of the poor and no less; the principle of democracy is the greatest amount of good to the greatest number. In short, the principle of de mocracy is the principle or justice and ot truth. Demo crats are the same in every nation. The democrats of Russia, the democrats of Poland, the demo crats of Switzerland, the democrats of Ger many, the democrats of France, the democrats of Ireland understand each other. They are all travelling the same road, they have all one mind, they have all one aim, they have all 'one object in view; and that ob ject is glorious liberty, th ey are a ll s i ng i ng one song— not in the same language, perhaps, but the same senti ment. "' Oh, liberty, will men resign thee, Once having felt thy glorious flame? Shall locks or bars or bolts confine thee, Or whips thy noble spirit tame?' That is part of the Marseillaise Hymn. Tyranny has not tamed John Mitchel yet, I will be bound. It has not yet tamed Ernest Jones, I will be bound. Did it tame the men of old when they were burned at the stake? No, it did not; it actually pro gressed their principles more than they would have pro gressed. And let tyrants beware. You had better shut up shop; you had better put up your swords and cut and run, for democracy is spreading, depend upon it, and sooner or later will overwhelm you nil. We have seen - lords and dukes and princes, and all the rest of the mob in different nations cut and run. Louis Philippe had to change his clothes and his whiskers, and to take his umbrella, and run away. We shall live to see greater changes yet. As a democrat, I hope so. Every man that works for his living honestly, either by his head or hands, is a respectable man, though by bad laws he may be badly clothed and badly housed and badly fed ; and those who do not work for their living, but who fatten upon the labour of others, are not respectable people, but, on the contrary, are thieves and rogues and vagabonds, though they may wear fine linen and fare sumptuously every day—though they may wear crowns upon their heads and have swords hanging at their tails—though they may be called Lords, and Dukes, and Marquises, and Viscounts, and Right Rev. Fathers in God, and Knights of the Garter, and Grooms of the Stole, and Lords of the Bedchamber, and all the other flummery, and mummery, and humbuggery. I therefore will address you as respectable people,—for I presume that with the exception of a sprinkling there and a sprinkling here, and a few of these despi cable wretches who have hired themselves for blood money—with the exception of those creatures we are all respectable people. If Lord John Russell wants to know what I am—l am a merchant in the city of London, and though perhaps I have not much 'rhino,' I am perhaps more respectable than many other merchants, for I market with ready money. I sell fish about the streets. If we perform our duty well, generations yet unborn will bless: us, if we perform our duty ill, generations yet unborn will curse us. What is that duty? The Northern Star of last week says, our duty is to sympathize with Ireland. Well, is our duty to end there ? Our duty is to help Ireland, and I will tell you how we will help her. lam not going to say, in God's name, get arms,' for that is sedition : I am not going to say, in God's name get pikes,' for that is felony; but I am going to say, in God's name get uo - ibrellls," in God'. name see gee.te..t..' lam not going to tell you my opinion of the Government of this country; but I will give you the opinion of somebody else, and as this man is a long way off I don't think that the Government will be able to catch him—and that is the Editor of the New York Herald. lam read ing from a stamped newspaper, the most loyal paper in the world, and therefore there is no treason in that. This is what Brother Jonathan thinks of the British Government. They say, we are a nation '—you and I— 'we area nation,' say they, grovelling in abject slavery.' There is a shame. A narrow oligarchy is grinding the masses of our population to powder ; it rules, taxes, and plunders the State for its own lucre and ambition. The church, the law, the navy, the army, and the Crown are kept up only to catiate its hungry maw and aggrandise its power. The middlo classes, says Brother Jonathan —I don't say so—' are either slaves or toadies—the lower classes only slaver.' Chartism is the natural and true expression of the popular feeling. The unconcealed wish of the majority of the people is for a Republic, and they are only kept in check by the terrors of military force. And now, something to the point that has called us together this night. We will quote Brother Jonathan again, because they cannot eaten him:—' If ever there was a people,' says the New York Herald (which, mark you, is the organ of the war party, and the war party in America is now getting the ascendancy, and that is another significant fact) if ever there was a people aho bad cause to rise and strike their tyrants, the Irish are that people. If there ever was a time to do it, the pre sent is it. The crisis may be delayed until after harvest, but we are inclined to think that it will come then beyond all peradventure. They will gain an accession to their ranks from Mitchell's conviction and transportation of thousands who have heretofore opposed their move ments; and if, after rising in arms, they can but hold their ground for five or six weeks, their example „ill assuredly be followed by the Chartists, and the result will be the downfal of the great tyrant of the universe, one of the most corrupt, tyrannical, grinding, and despotic Governments that Providence ever permitted to afflict a world. In this down fel the nobility and aristocracy, the well-fed pup. pets of the Government, they who have lived on the fat of the land, and reverted in luxury purchased by the sweat and anguish of a nation, will be crushed to atoms.' The gagging' Bill does not say we must not read, so you seo I like to do everything according to law. Brother Jonathan says By the last arrival from England we have some indications of the policy which England has shaped, and which from all appearances she is determined to pursue. It is not a direct, open, and honest policy, such as Russia has marked out, but a mean, panditiful , sneaking, and und er h an d system of petty intrigue Machiavellian deception, whi c h has alwayscharac terised her Government from time immemorial. Fear ing the powerful Republic, its increase, its stability, and its future greatness, and knowing herself to be powerless to oppose any obstacle in its way, this wicked, atrocious, and diabolical Govern rnent has embarked in a policy which would disgrace the Things of India. She dare not meet the Republic in the field, and there manfully and honourably dispute the spread of the principles of free government in Europe. The' first shock of battle would show her nakedness and prostrate'her. But she can play the assassin. Sh e can stab her enemy in the back, as she has done on former occasions, and as she is attempting to do so again; but it will be seen with what success eventually. The policy which she has determined upon is to send abroad her agents for the purpose of intriguing th e people and with the Governments of the continental nations, of putting the people against the Governments, and the Governments against the people—of inciting the masses to rise for their rights, and inciting the Go vernments when the masses have risen, to massacre them, as has been done in Naples. There is not only every probability, but it is almost a moral certainty, that the late dreadful massacres in the city of Naples were the work of this trea cherous and mean Government through the agency of its intriguers. At the present time there is no doubt that England has her agents scattered throughout all Europe, whose missions are of this character, and who, if successful, would deluge Europe with the blood of her people, and re-establish, amid carnage and desolation, monarchy in France, and prevent the progress of the principles of free government from making further headway in Europe. 'These are the despicable and underhand means which this assassin Go vernment has resorted to 'to overthrow France, not during, as we have befOre stated, to measure lances with the giant Republic.' Now, there is an important question •in this bill. Is Ireland up ?' think she has been down long enough, and another thing you will own, too, that it is time she was up, and if she does not get up herself as one man, serve her right for being down, and servo any one right that kisses the chains that bind him. It is a shame that those who pant for liberty should still be in bondage, whilst some are slaves at heart ; but I hope that Ireland is not a slave at heart, and the time is fast approaching— perhaps at this very moment she is at it, and if she is, God of the suffering poor defend the right. Tyrants have reigned in Ireland for seven centuries nearly, and I hope that those who have mocked her sufferings and starved her may now meet with the reward w hat y would e people. The Irish have a right to govern h s o h e e ver ha t d he h y er a themselves. Let I th re e l y and me d r o it' if w are. 'But nationality?' the Irish nation, as every other nation, govern itself by its own laws. Some people say what ha ve the En g lish to do with it ? The English, I consider, if they are democrats at heart, have to do with everything that is oppressivb and- - unjust ; they have raiser, their voice against injustice and oppression not raise their voice when injustice and oppressioll are per 't in Poland.• Why per petrated in Ireland ? I say the Goverp went are acting either very roguishly or very insanely ; and, therefore, I say openly and advisedly that neither a roguish Government nor an insane Go vernment ought to exist. lam ready here to assert that there is something rotten in the political state of England; that from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot there is nothing but wounds and putrefying sores; that monarchs, aristocrats, lords, free• traders, special constables, and blue devils have all done that which they ought not to have done, anti have left un done that which they ought to do. One in seven has has no voice in this country, and while that is so we aro virtually slaves. I advise you to read the Black Book of England, and you will find that Lord John Rus sell was very foolish, and told lies too, when he stated that the people of England wanted no reform. There are too many bishops; there is too much aris tocracy; there are too many drones to live upon the bees. I wish to God they would emigrate. I say that a system of emigration is a very good thing, and the sooner those fellows emigrate the better. I always like to say what I mean and mean what I say, notwithstanding the consequences that may ensue. The truth ought to be spoken, I reiterate the sentiment that Ireland is justified in rising up in arms against those who have oppressed her ; and God grant she mae win ; and I say in the language of the poet : " Downwith aristocratic slavery, " ' Up with Republican bravery.' The speech was received by the audience with much ap plause, and there was a deal of excitement. Having ad. verted to the effect and tendency of that speech, taking into account the excitable state of the audience addressed, the Attorney-General stated that the prisoner was a person of a very dangerous character and it was neces sary that his career ought to be stopped. Mr. James White, short-hand writer, proved attend ing question, th e ch a ir w as taken by j The witness then read the speech of the oh n t the h aw. meeting in chairman, and also that of the prisoner which is given above. _ _ At the conclusion of this witness's evidence a copy of the Times was put in evidence, and the additional com ments upon the extracts from the New York Herald walleged by th e Attor ne y-G enera l thatere read, those comments itbeing had been altogether omitted, by the prisoner when he read the quotation from the Ame rican paper. This closed the case on the part of the Crown. The prisoner addressed the Jury in a quiet, inoffensive, arid fluent speech, which was listened to by the Court with considerable attention. He avowed himself a con sientious Chartist, and stated that whether the speech he delivere was seditious or not it contained his honest and deliberate opinions. Every man had a right to express his opinions openly, freely, and fairly, and he contended he had done nothing more. If he were guilty of sedition in quoting a passage from the Times, in the hearing of about 800 people, the newspaper was still more so by publishing it to the world. The prisoner then asked the jury if the miserable condition of the labour ing classes, to whom he belonged, and the injustice and the oppression they had to submit to, was not a sufficient reason for the expressions he had made use of, and the course he had pursued. In the course of his speech he complained of not being allowed to consult Goldsmith's " History of England" and the Times, for the purpose of preparing his defence. Mr. BARON PLATT said the prisoner ought to have informed him of that when he was arraigned. He should, however, make enquiries into the matter, that the public might not be induced to think that any obstruction had 'been placed in the way of the prisoner's defence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then replied in a very eloquent and impressive speech. The Learned Jupcx charged the Jury, The jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty. By the direction of the Learned Judge, James Max well Bryson, George Shell, and Robert Crowe, the other Chartist prisoners, were placed in the dock, together with the prisoner Beezer. Mr. BARON PLATT having severally addressed the prisoners, proceeded to say that they had been found guilty of uttering seditious speeches for the purpose of dis•urbing the peace of the country, and inciting the people to insurrection. They bad been fortunately stopped in their career, for it the Government had allowed them to pursue their guilty course, and they bad arrayed themselves and their party in arms, they would assuredly have been found guilty of high treason, and undergone the extreme penalty of the law. It was a mercy, therefore, that their evil course had been stopped. Ilhey called them selves the people, and said they advocated the rights of the people, but they must know full well that the people were opposed to the objects which they and the persons who joined them had in view. They might have been actuated by motives of vanity in the course they had taken—they might have expected to have been dealt with as martyrs, or to be kept in comfort out of the purse of those confederated to gether—but whatever might have been their objects, it was the duty of the Government to put down such practices as those of which they were respectively guilty, in order to preserve the public peace. It is now, said his Lordship, my duty in wielding the sword of justice to make an example of you, as frr as the law gives me power to do so. Men were indicted in this place on a former occasion, but it does not appear that the sentences which were passed upon them are euffieient to deter other wicked and vain people from following their example. It is, therefore, clear teas the sentences upon you should be sufficient to restrain others from pursuing a similar course hereafter. The sentente upon each of you respectively is, that you be imprisoned in the House of Correction for the space of two years ; and you George Shell, Robert Crowe, and John James Beezer are to pay a fine to her Majesty the Queen of lot. each ; and you James Maxwell Bryson, a fine of 201., and to find securities respectively to keep the peace for the space of five years, and until the fines are paid, and the securities are given, you will be confined in prisons. The amount of your recogn i zance% must b e, yourselves in 100/., and two sureties of 501. each. Berger wished to know in what prison he was to be confined? Mr. Baron PLATT said he would be confined in some prison in the district where the offence was committed. Bryson o t o oo t k he an gr t o ib a j l e id cti t c h n at to ho th o e ugh fo t rm to of pipassing n Mr. Baron PLATT — That is not necessary in a case of askedns passed e e rd u , s misdemeanour. The prisoners then left the dock, one of them crying pon him." out, " Come along brother Chartists." NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT and kr. Alderman LAW RENc t ,) John Smith, 28, described in the calendar as a labourer, but who, disliking the vulgar cognomen of Smith, had passed himself off as Lord Barnard, Lord George Bentinck, and Lord Alfred Harvey, for the purpose of the better enabling him to lighten ,certain ladies of easy virtue of their super fluous jewellery, was indicted with stealing a watch, value ;_q, the property of Emily Farrar, in her dwelling-house. it appeared from the statements of the prosecutrix that she was a lady of easy virtue, and resided in Wardour-street. That in the early part of the present month the prisoner met her in the street, represented himself to be Lord Barnard, went to her house, took tea with her, stopped with her an hour, and then deliberately marched off with her watch, as he said, to get it repaired. Mr. HuDDLEsTostE addressed the jury for the prisoner, contending that no felony had been committed, inasmuch as there had been no subsequent conversion. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up, and The jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner Guilty. The prisoner was again indicted with stealing a ring, value 205., the property of Hannah Fescher, a French lady of easy virtue, who at the time of the robbery resided in .Jerinyn street, but who now lived at 6, King-street, St. James's. From the statement of the prosecutrix it appeared that early in the present month the prisoner called upon her in Jermyn-street. She had then a ring on her finger which the prisoner admired, and asked her whether she would not like a diamond one better, to which she replied that she should. tie represented himself to the prosecutrix as Lord Alfred Harvey, took the ring off her finger, and said he would send a diamond ring for it by his footman the next day. The prisoner was Acquitted on this charge. The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the prisoner to ten years' transportation. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The Sheep and Cattle Importation Bill was read a second time on the motion of Earl GRANVILLE. The Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill was read a second time on the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE. The Petty Bag-office Bill was read a third time and passed on the motion of the LORD-CHANCELLOR. The Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers Metro polis Bill was passed through Committee. The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a third time. PAROCHIAL DEBT AND AUDIT BILL. Lord BEAUMONT complained that the Earl of Shaftesbury had, in his rapid zeal for legislation, passed this Bill—so that he did not know it had been passed until. the House had adjourned.—(Laughter.) He should, therefore, to-morrow move that the standing order should be suspended, in order to enable him to bring forward his amendment. He should do this in the form of a now Bill, which might be carried through its stages in one day. The Earl of SIIAFTESBURY said he had proceeded with the Bill in the ordinary form. The Noble Lord was not present to move his amendment, and the Bill was therefore passed without it.—(Hear, hear.) SUGAR DUTIES BILL. Earl GREY rose to move the second reading of this Bill, and was: (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER. took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Edinburgh and Batbgate Railway Amalgamation Bill were read and agreed to. EARL OF GLENGALL'S ESTATE BILL. The Earl of Gletigall's Estate Bill was read a third Lime, after the addition of some amendments. BATTERSEA -PARK, &c., BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. POST-HORSE LICENSES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS (CHANNEL ISLANDS, &c.) BILL. This Bill also passed through Committee. WEST INDIA COLONIES AND MAURITIUS BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a second time, Lord G. BENTINCK said he did not wish to oppose the Bill ; he simply rose to entreat the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer to extend the powers sought by the Bill. It related to the introduction of free labourers, the formation of roads, railways, buildings, car rying out a better system of drainage, and other public works. Now he apprehended that he should take fuller powers in order to enable the Government to make advances upon the coming crop, which he appre hended would be of the greatest advantage under the depressed state of those colonies. In support of this re • commendation, he read a recent dispatch of Lord Harris to Earl Grey, stating that estates were being abandoned for the want of capital, that capitalists declined to lend money, and that unless aid was afforded by the State, great destruction of the crops would take place. If a sugar crop were neglected for even six months, his Hon. Friend the Chairman of Ways and Means would bear him out that it was more profitable to prepare new plantations than to clear away the weeds that had injured the old one from neglect. If the cultivation of sugar was neglected, as he feared it would ; if the slaves of Cuba were to revolt, which was not unlikely, the quantity of sugar that would come into this country would be reduced, and its high price, which would be come as great as during the war, would prevent even its consumption in any quantity. Thus the revenue would suffer. He believed, therefore, he was justified in calling upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to save the colonies from impending ruin, and to prevent a re duction of the revenue upon sugar, by adopting the suggestion he had taken the liberty of throwing out. Pitt and other statesmen had, in a similar emergency, adopted the course he had pointed out, therefore, the principle was not new. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not insensible of what had fallen from the Noble Lord. The object of the Bill was to construct works like those men tioned by the Noble Lord and others, of which the public in the colony were to have the benefit—not to aid in the cultivation of private estates. He was inclined to believe that there were parties in the colony who would lend money on good security for the cultivation of the estates, if the planters might prefer to avail themselves of them. The Government were not disposed to alter the purpose of the Bill. Mr. FORBES inquired what the Government would do if the people of Jamaica could not,pay the ordinary taxes? Would they authorise the Government to levy taxes, or continue to support a colony which could not pay its own expenses? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was extremely inconvenient to answer questions which depended upon matters which might er might not occur. Mr. HUME deprecated the interference of the Colo nial-office in the most minor matters of the colonies, instead of leaving them 'to settle their own affairs. So much were they interfered with that the hearts of the colonists were broken, and they cared not to struggle under such circumstances to improve their condition. .In proof of this, he cited from the Lucia Gazette the details of a dispute between Colonel Torrens and Judge Ready upon some trifling matter. The judge was suspended. An inquiry took place, the judge was reinstated, and Earl Grey directed that the expenses should be paid out of the revenues of the colony. The colonies ought to know what was to be done for them. The question ought, therefore, to have been answered.—(Hear, hear.) The management of our colonies was altogether defective, and until they were allowed to conduct their own affairs, the present abuses would continue. The House ought not to sepa rate without the Government stating what was intended to be done.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. Barclay, Major Blackall, and Mr. Hawes, who said the recent accounts from the colonies were more cheering, The Bill was read a second time. SAVINGS BANKS' BILL. This Bill was read a second time, after some discussion, ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow, at twelve-o'clock. SLAVE-TRADE (EQUATOR) BILL. The third reading of this Bill was postponed unti after the other orders of the day were disposed of. SLAVE TRADE (NIUSCAT) BILL. The receiving of the report on this Bill was postponed until after the other orders of the day were disposed of. TAXING MASTERS COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this Bill was received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow at twelve o'clock. LOCK-UP HOUSE BILL. This Bill went through Committee, was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. DRAINAGE CERTIFICATES BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. The House then adjourned to Five o'clock. The House resumed at Fi%e o'clock. PETITIONS. Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from the electors of the northern division of the county of Lancaster against the establishment of vote by ballot and annual Parliaments. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING. Six o'CLocK. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Cawrouch 10 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 10 to 1 agst Vampyro 10 to lgst Executor 12 to 1 agst Maid of Motherwell 12 to 1 apt Miss Whip filly LEAMINGTON STAKES. 3 to 1 agst The Cur 3 to 1 agst Doctrine 5 to 1 agst ally other ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Justice to Ireland 5 to 2 agst Canezou 5 to 1 agst Surplice 6 to 1 agst Flatcatcher 7 to 1 agst(Springy Jack NEW WRIT. Mr. PINNEY moved that Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a Burgess to servo in this pre sent Parliament for the borough of Cheltenham, in the ro om of the Hon. Craven Berkeley, whose election has been determined to be void.—Agreed to. LOSS OF THE OCEAN MONARCH. Mr. fIUME, seeing the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade in his place, he wished to put a question to him respecting the loss of that ili fated vessel the Ocean Monarch; and he wished at the same time to take the opportunity of recaling the cen sure which he felt called upon on Saturday to throw out against the Cambrian steamer. It was right that the House should know that the commander of that vessel had written a letter to the newspapers, in which he stated that he was proceeding to Liverpool with two hundred passengers, and with his decks full of cattle— he had given up to another vessel all his coals except what was absolutely necessary for the purposes of the voyage to Liverpool—that when he saw the vessel on fire he was ten or twelve miles nearer Liverpool than the Ocean Monarch, and that had he gone to her assistance he would not have had sufficient coals to carry :him back again. Now that appeared to him (Mr. Hume) to be a ,complete justification of the com mander's proceedings, and he was therefore glad to have that opportunity of retracting what he said on Satur day.—(Hear, hear.) The question he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade was, whether he intended to make any inquiry into the loss of this ship?—(Hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Board of Trade had no power to inquire into the less of any sailing ship, ex• eept in the case of British vessels. The Ocean Monarch was a foreign vessel, and he could not say, therefore, that the Board of Trade had any power to institute the inquiry which the Hoe. Gentleman referred to. Mr. HUME remarked that when a vessel was lost in the Baltic Russia invariably caused eveay enquiry to be instituted into the circumstances of the loss, no matter whether the vessel belonged to her or not, and he hoped some arrangement would be made by which England could obtain and exercise the same power.—(Hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE said, without going into the question of its being desirable that England should have the power, he wished his Hon. Friend and the House to understand that the Board of Trade had been guilty of no neglect, inasmuch as it had not the power to inquire into the loss under the circumstances of the case. Mr. HAWES, in reference to this subject, was happy to inform the House thant an Emigration Commissioner had been sent down to Liverpool to render what assis tance he could to the survivors, and he was able to state that arrangements had been made with the charterers of this ill•fated vessel to for ward the survivors at the earliest possible period. He was sorry to add, that the loss, both of life and pro perty, had been very great—the loss of the property belonging to the emigrants could not be less th an 20,0001. Mr. STANLEY said he was p ersonall y ac q uainte d with o Gentleman the f the ill-fated the Commander of the Ca mbrian, and he could assure the tlouse that ;be was a gallant seaman and a mo s t humane man. Nothing but t he p ec u li ar situation in which he was placed hi m s elf could hav e prevented him from Member es se l,returning and f o herMontrose was to de Honourable passengers retracted what he said on Saturday. The subject then dropped. SLIGO ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re ceived a report from the examiner of recognizances, s tating that the sureties onable Sligo election petition w SPJRIT (DEALERS IN) BILL. e e r n e te u r n ed ex i e n e t p o ti for prosecuti ng t h e Th e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER m ove d thet the House should res ol v e itself into Committee on this Bill. Captain PECHELL complained of the delay of the Government, with respect to this measure, and then forcing it on at the present late period of the session ; From the 9th of. June to the 28th of August not the slightest statement had been given by the Government with respect to a measure that effected so large a body as the licensed victuallers and wine merchants of this country. He had endeavoured to extract from the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the objects of the Bill, but his attempts had been unsuccessful. He trusted that the Government would now give some ex planation with respect to the measure. n ha t Etd o d tthh u c ee t i Gr o e n oas, eeornfnemtheinttsß had theay re w ce a i s ve t d o 'a fro ° the licensed victuallers in different parts of the country. He believed that the Hon. and Gallant Member was the only person who objected to the measure. Mr. MACGREGOR trusted that no further opposi tion would be given to a measure which every one seemed to approve of and bore testimony to the atten tion that bad been given by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to the deputation that had waited upon him on the subject of the Bill. Mr. BERNAL also bore similar testimony to the kind manner in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had received deputations on the subject of the Bill. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. The clauses were agreed to after a short discussion, with the exception of clause 7; which was struck out. (LEFT SITTING.) ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) HORSHAM. Tho Committee were again occipied the whole of the day in receiving rebutting evidence on behalf of Mr. Fitzgerald, the sitting Member. MONEY ORDERs.--Edenbridge, in• Kent, having been constituted a post town, the post - office there will be opened for the issue and payment of money o r d ers , on and after the Ist of September. s• HOP INTELLIGENCE. BATTLE.—The hops are still; looking Avell, but the weather is probably against them, as they are in want of more sunshine, and it it continue so much longer, it is likely there Ivey be a great portion of the seed impel-- feet, so that they may be very light in proportion to mag nitude; time will prove this conjecture. 11EATIIFIELD.—The general opinion in this neighbour hood is that the duty will come out far below shat it is currently stated at. Many gardens are beginning to look quite yellow and sickly for want of sun, and the burr is very tardily developing itself. HURSTGREEN.—The hops in this neighbourhood have improved very much since last week, and now show for a good average crop. Many gardens promise a ton per acre, if the weather proves favourable. NEwrcii.—Our crops are going on favourably; re quiring only warm weather to bring them to perfection. ROTHERFIELD.—The hops in this district generally are improving; picking, it is supposed, will commence in about three weeks' time in the early sorts, which have come very rapidly into hop, and in many cases are look ing remarkably well, although upon the whole it is not likely we shall grow so many as in the previous year. RYE.—The continued unpropitious state of the wea ther operates very much against the hops, and retards their progress towards maturity. They are found to bo very uneven in the same gardens—on some hills being quite half grown, and on others but just emerging from the burr. It is probable that another week will more accurately decide what the growth will be. In the neighbouring parish of Iden mould has made its ap pearance, which, it is feared, will rapidly increase should the present humidity continue. The wheat and other crops are also suffering from the prevalence of rain, and the potatoes are daily getting worse. Fine warm weather would now be a great blessing. SALEHURST.—The crop in this neighbourhood will come short of last year. UcKFIELD.—We are inclined to think we shall get a good duty at last with fair weather. MAIDSTONE.— The bines still appear sulky, the burr not coming into hop freely, and the weather being very much against them. Although they do not retrograde, their advancement is unprecedentedly low. The general opinion here is that the duty is overact. MEREWORTH, WATERINGBURY, TESTON, AND NET TLESTEAD.—The hops have grown and improved much within these ten days. but the mould has kept pace with the improvement. On Saturday bets were against 180,000/. Sunday was a fine day, and hopes were ex pressed that, should it continue so, the hops might beat the mould and other enemies; but yesterday the wind and rain did the hops irreparable injury. HoesmoNDEN.—Unless we speedily get fine sunny days, the condition of the hops will prove very inferior. CANTERBURY.—The cold showery weather of the past week has retarded the development of the burr, while the mould is increasing, which (rill occasion a great de ficiency in what was expected. The duty has receded to 180,0001. General accounts state the burr to be coming into hop but slowly, owing to the cold weather for the period of the year. FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS, AUG. 21.—Although the weather has again been unfavourable daring the last week, we perceive an amendment in the green bind of the grape hops. We had a fine day yes terday, with a higher temperature, and if we get a few more such we think we shall get a good crop. WORCESTER, AUG. 18.—The continued unsettled state of the weather up to yesterday has very much retarded the progress of the hop plantations, and unless it is in some early warm grounds, the plant hus been quite at a stand still. The duty is still called 180,0002, and should the weather become more favourable, which there is an appearance of this morning, it may be rea lised. The market is 6s. to Bs. dearer from the lowest time. ANEW SORT OF Ifor.—Mr. Apps, of llorsmonden, has succeeded in introducing a hop which ripens a month earlier than the original. The set taken from parent stocks, which he planted on the 16th of March last, are now growing over twenty and thirty feet poles, with a fair sprinkling of hops. They have been examined by a gentleman well acquainted with the hop, who pro nounced them to be different from any that he has seen before. Mr. Apps has given them the name of " Prince Albert."—Sussex Advertiser. DISCOVERY OF MORE HOR- BIBLE MURDERS BY POISONING. "JAR - Wien, SATURDAY.—ADother most atrocious inurdur, by secret poisoning, has, within the last two or three days, been discovered in the neighbourhood of Wix, connected with which are some unpleasant state ments, implicating one or more females with other mur ders, and which have led to the most painful excitement throughout this part of the country. The particulars, as far as we have been able to collect them, show that the wretched woman, Mary May, who was executed at Chelmsford gaol, on Monday week, for the murder of her brother, at ‘Vix, for his burial fees, urged and ad• vised the commission of the dreadful crimes, one of which, at least, has been clearly established. Some sur prise has been manifested at the course the authorities adopted in not investigating other charges of murder in which Mary May was said to be implicated, and a ge neral opinion is held amongst the police that she not only disposed of her former husband by the same hor rible means, but also several of her children (she had 14, most of them died suddenly). Nothing appears to have been done, however, in the matter until Wednes day, when Mr. liaison, inspector of the constabulary stationed in the district, received a warrant from Mr. Codd, one of the coroners for the county, directing the disinterment of the body of Thomas Haw, then lying in the burial ground of Tendring Church, in the vicinity of Wix. This party was the husband of a sister of Mary May, whose death took place in April last year. Ile appears to have been a steady industrious man, and had accumulated a little money ; his wife, however, was not so frugal, being rather irregular in her conduct. Havv quarrelled about a man named Southgate, and soon afterwards he was suddedly attacked with sickness ' and died in a few hours. There was no inqu es t held, his death, like the other suspected cases, be registered as from natural causes. His remains were interred in Tendring Church, and exhumed, as before stated, on Wednesday. A coroner's jury was impannelled on the same day, and Messrs. Manthorpe and Son were directed to secure the stomach for analysation by Professor Tay lor, who is an eminent lecturer on chemistry at Guy's Hospital. To-day the authorities received in formation from Mr. Taylor, to the effect that he had found sufficient arsenic in the intestines to account for death. in consequence of that discovery, the suspected party has been arrested, and awaits the close of the coroner's inquiry. The police have also received in structions to exhume other remains. TIER FORGERY ON MESSRS HENRY AND Co.— On Wednesday, the 27th of March last, a cheque for 3,4504 bearing the signature of Messrs. Henry and Co., was preserved at the Branch Bank of England, in Man chester, by a young man name d Francis M'Naughtcn, and having obtained the money, and offered three 5001. notes to be changed at Messrs. Heywood's bank, his youth (not being of age) excited suspicion, and be was told to call again, and then, if all was found to be right, the money would b e c h ange d. M'N aug ht en , h owever, did not return, but, in company with two friends, John Pownall and Hugh Brady, immediately proceeded to Liverpool. Pownall was soon afterwards apprehended, but on giving a satisfactory account of his connexion with M'Naughten, he was discharged. The other two were not heard of in spite of all the vigorous efforts to to discover them by the police, both in this country and America, until Sunday morning last, when Mr. Beswick received a letter from St. John's, the capital of New foundland, stating that the prisoners were in custody fur presenting one of the stolen notes (the numbers hav ing been published) at the bank there on the Ist August. The prisoners had taken the names of William Phillip O'Kelly and Thomas Bradshaw. It is expected that one of the Manchester detective force will be dis patched as soon as possible, for the purpose of bring ing the prisoners to England.—Manchester Tu nes. MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A murder of an i nfant by its mother, accompanied by the suicide of the latter, occurred at Worksworth, Derbyshire, on Friday. A respectable married female, the wife of a master cooper named Ford, having on the day named, pariaken of breakfast with her husband, went upstairs with the ap parent intention of making the beds, but remaining longer than usual, an inmate proceed ed to ascertain the Cause of the delay, but was horror-struck . on perceiving the unfortunate woman in a pool of blood, dead on the floor, and her child of the ago of two months also de a d in the same room — both m other and infant exhibiting d rea dful gashes in the throat , no doubt inflicted by th e un h a ppy woman. Ford, the husband, is a steady and industrious man, and no cause can at present be assigned for the dreadful occurrence. AuToGßApil MANUSCRIPTS OF LORD ByRON.—A few interesting autographs of Lord Byron occurred in a sale which took place on Saturday, at the rooms of Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, the auctioneers, of Picca dilly. We extract from the catalogue the following lots:—Lot 863, " The Curse of Minerva," 13 pages 4t0., entirely autograph, sold for 101.; 864, the well-known " Maid of Athens," the original MS., 2 pages 4t0., en tirely autograph, sold for 41. 45.; 865, the poem " Wa terloo," from the French, 4 pages 4t0., entirely auto graph, sold for 41. 155.; 866, Lines written on a Cup formed of a Skull, 2 pages 4t0., sold for 71.; 867, Lines on the Elgin Marbles, 2 pages folio, sold fur 34; 869, three leaves, being the opening lines of " English Bards and Scotch Reviewers," &e., sold for 54 Amon g st the other MSS. in the s a l e were some illuminated missals; of these the most worthy o f not i ce were-855, an Illu minated Missal, exhibiting a comUination of French and Flemish art, which sold for 80 guineas; and 851, a small Book of Hours, illuminated by a Flemish artist, which sold for 251. There were some other illuminated books of lower pretensions, which sold equally well. THE DECCAN PRIZE MONEY.—From a paper printed on Saturday, it appears that the amount of Dec can prize money realised was 68,67,306 sicca rupees, and the interest realised was 44,13,755 ekes rupees. A it POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. On Saturday John Hathaway, master of the Laila Rut kh iron steamboat, plying between London•brid and Kew, appeared before the Lord Mayor, upon an formation charging him with having obstructed the na vigation of the river at Kew-bridge. Mr. Martin, from the City Solicitor's office,.attended for the prosecution, and: the company's secretary and solicitor appeared for the defence. An attempt was made to get rid of the charge by stating that as the impediment was suid to have been caused at Kew, the magistrate in that district ought to have been applied to. The LORD MAYOR said the objection would not hold, as the information vras drawn under the Navigation Act, which gave the Lord Mayor jurisdiction as far as Staines. Mr. Martin said there was a towing-path along the Thames, which was constantly used by barges, and the obstructio❑ of which he complained interfered with this long established right, a violation of which could not be tolerated, even though the public convenience might have been, to a certain extent, in the opinion of the pro prietors, increased by the course pursued by the de fendant. Richard Humphries, assistant collector at the City Toll-house, which is about 150 yards from Kew-bridge, eta ted that on Saturday, the 19th instant, his attention seas called to the Lulla Rookh steamer, which was partly under the right arch of the bridge, at nearly high water, and remained there about half an hour. During that time four barges had to pass close to the towing path; but, in consequence of the position in which the Lalla Rookh lay, they were obliged to shoot through the second instead of the first arch of the bridge. For the defence it was stated that, in the first place' no obstruction at all had taken place, and, in the Fe' cond, that the steamers had an undoubted right to land their passengers at the spot which the Lalla Rookh was accused of having occupied. Mr. Layton, coal and corn-merchant, a tenant of Kew bridge-wharf, was called for the defence, but be did not deny the fact that the position of the steamer prevented the barges from passing through the first arch. Ile stated that barges had been lying in the river close to his wharf for two or three days. Mr. Martin submitted, that in the attempt to get over the information it had been proved by the wharfowner that he had himself committed an offence. The LORD MAYOR said it was evident that two wrongs could not make one right, and convicted the defendant. The secretary to the company said the tradespeople and residents of Kew felt greatly the want of the ae commodation which the wharf afforded for the steamboat passengers. The:Loun MAYOR said, he had no doubt of the 0' position of the Navigation Committee to give every res . ' sonable accommodation to the people of Row, but it wits his business to prevent any obstruction to the navigation. As he did not at all consider the case an aggravated one' he should limit the penalty to 51. Notice was then given of appeal. GUILDHALL. On Saturday Mr. George Martin, the keeper of th e City Greenyard, was sumtaoned before Alderman Fen' comb, by Robert Hedges, for unlawfully detaining 6 horse, of the value of 121., the said horse having bee s taken to his yard on Wednesday morning. Mr. J. buncombe, solicitor, of Red Lion-square, said that he appeared on behalf of the Licensed Hackney Coy riage Protection Society to make a complaint agains t , Mr. Martin, the keeper of th e Ci t y G reenyar d , f or who he considered a monstrous imposition. The facts of the case were simply these:—On Wednesday morning, h e• tween one and two o'clock, a cab was called to consrel $ gentleman from Union-court, opposite St. Andrew e Church. The driver happened to leave for a few minutes, when the police took the horse and cab to the Greenyard; and, on the complainant applying for their restoration, a demand of 13s. was made, although they had only been in the custody of the defendant from about two o'clock in the morning until half-past eign Mr. Hedges refused to comply with such a demand, en' tendered what he considered a fair remuneratio n, namely, 4s. Gd., which was refused, and the horse e nd cab were still in the cus t o d y o f the defendant. For the information of the worthy Alderman he would mender), that in the county the subject of greenyard fees wa s brought before the magistrates at Bow-street com e short time back, and, after a proper investigation, they came to the conclusion that th e county sum o f Bs. "It , exorbitant, and accordingly reduced the amount t o the sum of 4s. 6d. Therefore, under those circum stances, he did not see why s uc h an i m p os ition (fo r he could hardly call it less) should b e a ll owe d to eX in the City. The charges were extortionate when could leave taken into consideration that a gentleman ee% leave his brougham and horse at any livery-stabled where the horse would be fed, the carriage cleaned, O il got ready to go out the next morning, for the stet sum of 3s. 6d. Here was a vast difference. There 111 : another point which he wished to remark upon, anti th at was, why the horse and cab were taken at all to the Greenyard, as no charge had been made against th e driver, who arrived at Mr. Martin's premises ball e : they were taken in; no summons had been taken ou t ' and in fact no proceeding whatever against the coin: plainant's driver, and yet he (Mr. Hedges) was required to pay the enormous charge for a few hours' accommoda' tion. The subject had often been mentioned before, end a communication made to Mr. D. W. Harvey, the Con' missioncr of Police, who considered it an imposition, and afterwards a memorial was forwarded and sent to the Court of Aldermen, but unfortunately (although it was presented some months back) no notice had been taken of it, at leastso far as ho was aware of. He was sure, when he referred to the different items, the alderman would agree with him that they were too heavy. If the horse and cab remained only for a short time the charge would be Is. 3d. per wheel, Is. for entrance into the yard, and 3 1 . for the horse. He contended that either the horse and cab ought to have been taken to some livery-stable, nr_e reasonable charge made for their accommodation by to° defendant. Mr. Martin said that he had only made the charge s sanctioned by the Court of Alderman, and produeld i book to verify his assertion. Alderman FARSCOIIIII having looked at it, said t,efhet o re was a case in which he had no jurisdiction, and tieleecouid could go no further into it. The o n ly cours e I t t 15, od advise the complainant to adopt wa s t o p a y the fees the afterwards memorialise the Court of Aldermen excessive charges referred to. Mr. Duncombe thanked th e Ald erman f or his /log ger gestion, and all the parties then left the court. regv The amount of the fees appeared to have been lated by a committee of the Court of Common Cdu and ratified at a full meeting of the Court. n it of WOOLWICLI DOCKYAR D B RIGADE .—The ret tbei the practice of the three Artillery companies Wh A e ' ro ee , tired from 9-pounder guns in the Marshes at 750 Yards fi r s t gave six shots entering the target from the guns of th e t he company, ten shots entering the target from the guns „ 1 , - the second company, and six shots entering the target f rom guns of the third company. Previous to the commen ce add of the practice one guinea was promised to the best gu st pp it was gained by No. 4 of the second company , t b , ur teeu having entered six shot into the target out of the l ° ot do rounds served fur it, being very excellent practic e , t igerl length of range they were fired. The three •t_' r vo ck' companies assembled on Friday afternoon, at thegad yard, under the command of Major Jenki ns ra etice marched at three o'clock to the Royal Arsenal for the bad, with balls fr o m :m a ll arms , fi re d at targets se t UP at add The tiring was first carried on at fifty yards disltil_: ls ,oll afterwards at eighty yards ; and the firing w as re.ms, ari ass l , good, nineteen balls having perforated the small target 00 1 : target of a sub-division of the 3d company, out to get e" forty balls fired; and twenty-one balls entered the sir Go the second round, from the same number of men. o f th e don Bremer. K.C.8., K.C.H., Colonel Commandanot .dtoess Dockyard Brigade, arrived at the Royal Arsenal _ ', est i!!! the practice, and appeared greatly pleased with Or i! The targets were in seine cases so riddled with ball! : ; oed was necessary to suspend fi r i n g unt il th e y were ag"' to the iron rods on which they were stretched. tr , OAKEN GATES RAILWAY! TUNNEL.- -- A W e F n i v g 1 4 5 ! CIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.— On WedriesdaY CV, he ( Joy, shortly before the navvies were leaving work 101_,* 1 71 y f e ll great body of earth, of many tons weights SU i d i ue , yo rdt° s upon them. One young man, named Thomas "% a dly we e ; got out only just alive, with his head and face_ the fi t ile gled. Two other men, navvies, were got out fn. Ani golug earth, quite dead; the o th er poor f e ll ow s aid, s shropsh i " to leave you," and th en died.—Edd°wes Journal. ?JO . On the 27th inst., at ll Dunc 2lll Liling t°ll' an-terrace , _;f e of Joseph Tacker, of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at Aldenham-lodge, Clar the lithe John Mason, of a daughter. Grove , O 24th inst., Mrs. John Ansted, of the ham-road, of a son. oa r O W On the 24th inst., at the Rectory, Harbledowth , the terbury, the wife of the Rev. A. L} all, of a son: a boy 0 1 - On the 24th inst., at the Rectory, Blaisdon , th e virood - Eev. R. E. Hunle, of a daughter. Tr J lierts, the "• . At March, on the 18th inst., the wife of J. ''' • . I" ward, E th s q., solicitor, of a son and heir. On e 24th inst., in Devonshire-place, the la d y H. Dickson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Bo M l A dfe ß C l l E ntch, near LI ''''-% r , " , n 3; n at.n, the a ß nu e t T lia . A, A n . n E a den, 8.A., eldest son of the Hon. and Be v ' ' t o . Al ice of Wexford,ll daughterlrrieaol a D f n 0 1d, 7 alter .. w Baroness hi tney, Gr e yE s E s q., , d e Ruthyo, coof J of blertoe• iv ,. pitlr i . On the 24th i ns t., a t Th ry b erg l 4 th e Bev. C. liter lit er 0 wayt, vicar of Ch e l mars h, Sh rops hi r e; to Eliza , °a " if J. Hardy, Esq., of Thrybergh-ark,p Yorkshire., Cam On the 24th inst., at St. Giles's Church , "` - ‘ , l far; Edward Luscombe, eldest son of T. Scarlett, Esq. , - .oo lle. villa, Norwood, to Mary Anne, eldest daugh ter of Mayhew, Esq., of Camberwell, Surrey. MO ham, On the 24th inst., at theparish c h urc h of ClaP— t Jane' eldest e'djauunglitEer" of Abingdon, Berks, to 111arg o il r f ! Al bion' terrace, Wandsworth-road, Surrey. DIED. A t''i r 5 j°bri On the 3d inst., Henry, eldest son of Robert , Esq., her Majesty's Consul-General at Algiers. , i .. c o leee l , At Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the 17th inst., 1 -n ni et James Young, late of the Bengal Artillery. ~„,. wife On the 24th inst., at Kensington, Lady eli,' Colonel Sir Edward Miles, C. 8.R.1.5. • chertleP On e the 4th 24 inst., at Long Cross Parson s g e *Alto ll-°°- Humphrey , Hall, Esq., late of the Hermitage, the-11 Surrey, aged 86. irlliara Carr, On the '24th inst., at Dover, Ann, the wife of l 1 Esq., of Slaley-cottage;lßlack heath-park. ,_ v.& o f .1' On the 24th inst., aged 23, Caroline Sophia? ti,°' 18 , Scholefield, Esq. , of Ed g b as t on , Birmingham.indsor, age d George Francis, fourth .son of W. F. Riley, Esq. VV On the 2 4 th inst. , a t Forest-hill, near w here he WO On the 24th inst., at 10, Leicester-squafe , : resided 35 years, Mr. Simons, aged 61. J. Robson, On the 23d inst., at Portland-place, R. Jenni n g s ' r'q. On the 23d inst., at Hamilton-place, Sew-road,' Esq., of the Stock Exchange, aged 67. On the 18th inst., at Wallasey Rectory', .I_ , ..ea_rl: i f f rf er e ct P°° lb - : Mary Stewart, second daughter of the Rev. Dr. Dr!'" 7,.._ _ • - . - iiiilJ l46 ' Si London: Printed and Published by AWED _ N o , lig. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sys OP . , : c e I co w of Strand, in the Precinct of the Sain9, iil th e Middlesex, Monday, August 214 1848. gtl • MO I eTe Thy Pae 11ru ,a nd leb r , °DP( rk s — Au, Who Iv for t A , / 'Olll ~.._ at th :No 4't SWill Tntri cisti; t