The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. Dunuttr, SEPT. 12.—1 t is more than likely that Lord John Russell will be afforded on opportunity of seeing something of the south of Ireland during the progress of the state trials at Clonmel, to which his Lordship has been summoned as a witness on the part of the Crown. It was rumoured some days agu that such a proceeding was in contemplation, but little credit was attached to the statement. It ap pears, however, that it was substantially correct, and that such an idea was not only entertained, but that the preliminary steps have been taken for carrying it into practical operation. The Freeman's Journal of this morning gives the following account of the matter : " We are enabled to announce that the Prime Minister will have occasion to pay a second visit to this country, and theta polite invitation for that purpose was conveyed to him in the afternoon of Saturday last, bearing the signature of Messrs. Pedder and Carmichael, clerks of the Crown for the county of Tipperary —or, to express ourselves with less ambiguity, we may simply state that Lord John Russell, almost the moment previous to his departure from our shores, was handed a Crown sum mons, requiring him to attend and give evidence at the ensuing special commission in Clonmel, on the part of Mr. William Smith O'Brien. The delivery of this docu ment, as we can collect, was not effected without some difficulty. Several applications were made in the course of Saturday for an interview with Mr. R. W. Grey, the Premier's secretary, with the view of making his Lordship acquainted with the object of Mr. O'Brien's solicitor (Mr. Potter), but in vain; and it was only after the carriage was packed, and the Noble Lord's family waiting him to step into it, that he could spare a mo ment for an interview with Mr. Potter. It took place in the drawing-room of the Viceregal Lodge, and, after a brief introduction, Lord John was handed the legal docu ment in due form, which he read over carefully. Mr. Potter then observed that, in order to comply with the requisite formalities of law, it was his duty to tender his Lordship a viaticum; accompanying the summons which required his attendance, and at the same time hading him ten sovereigns. Lord John Russell declined to re ceive the money, observing, that though such might be the form of law, Mr. Potter might consider the service of the summons complete without his acceptance of the viaticum. His Lordship then remarked that he was going to Scotland by a special order to wait upon her Majesty, and that he did not know for what purpose his attendance could he required at the trial. Mr. Potter stated that the legal advisers of Mr. Smith O'Brien con sidered his Lordship's attendance and evidence absolutely requisite. " The Premier then requested that if it should still be deemed necessary to examine him as a witness, he would receive intimation to that effect as early as possible, in order to enable him to make arrangements for attending the trial at Clonmel. " Mr. Potter repeated that he had reason to believe his Lordship's evidence would be indispensable on the trial, and then withdrew, after which Lord John Rus sell stepped into his carriage, and drove off to Kings town. "It is supposed that the object of the accused is to obtain from his Lordship a distinct enunciation of opi nion respecting the extent of prosecution, which would justify armed resistarce to authority, and perhaps also ascertain how far his Lordship's practice as a statesman agrees with his theories as a historian. In his Lord ship's Life of Lord William Russell, doctrines are broached awl promulgated which would go to show that obi lience to bad laws was a crime, and resistance even to good laws badly administered, a duty." ESCAPS OF T. M. RIVERS. ESQ., ()F TYLRANGHAY CASTLE.—This gentleman (according to a Leeds correspondent of the Freeman), for whose arrest on a charge of high treason a warrant had been issued shortly after the affair of Ballingarry, has safely ar rived in France. lie was seen in London ten days ago, the night before he sailed, arid there is now no question of his being beyond the benign influence of British Coercion Bills. Ma. HALPIN, LATE SECRETARY OF THE IRISH CONFEDERATION.—As it was ascertained that Mr. Halpin hail been removed from BeVast, and had not been received in any of the prisons in Dublin, it became a question what had become of him. A gentleman has called at our office this moment, to say that on Wednesday, the 6th instant, Mr, Halpin passed from Dublin to Satins in the twelve o'clock train. He was accompanied by only one man—and in reply to questions from two gentlemen who knew his appearance, and travelled in the carriage with him, be stated was on his way to Naas gaol. It has been since ascertained by our informant, that Mr. Halpin is now in the prison at Naas. THE APPROACHING TRIALS.—Under this head the Evening Mail states that it understands that Mr. Duffy is to be put on his trial not with the other accused parties in Cionmel, but before the next Corn mission in Dublin. MR. (YGORMAX AGAlN.—Captain Love, Limerick Regiment, while grouse shooting in county Cork, was arrested for Mr. Richard O'Gorman. REMOVAL OF CONVICTS FROM SMITUFIEII) PRISON TO KlNGSTOWN.—Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, about two hurldred prisoners (all male) were removed from Kilmainham and Smithfield prisons. The convicts had been collected from different parts of the country for some t:me rat. They were taken from the pri son to the North-wall in covered cars, guarded by dragoons. On arriving, at the light-house point they were put on board one of the river steamers and sent to Kingstown, where they were shipped on board the Pestonjee Bomanjee, which fine vessel will sail for New South Wales in a few days.—Freeman's Journal. THE STATE TRIALS. The Freeman's Journal of this morning has a de scription of the formalities which will precede the trials at Clonmel, from which it appears, that if the bill of indictment shall be found, a copy is immedi ately given to the prisoner to enable him to prepare for his defence. He is entitled also to a copy of the caption of the indictment, which is a statement of the title of the Court, and the time and place of finding, &c. In England a person charged with high treason is entitled to obtain with the copy of the rndictraent, lists of the witnesses to be produced against hlin, and of the jurors who are to try him, ten days before trial ; but these provisions of the English statute are not extended to Ireland, Here these lists are not necessarily given, and instead of ten but five days are allowed after the furnishing of the copy of the indictment before the trial. The five days, however, are exclusive of the days on which the copy is given, and also of the day on which the prisoner is arraigned and called to plead, which he must do instanter. They are also exclusive of any intervening Sunday. So that thus it appears that the trial of any of the prisoners at Clonmel cannot take place before the 29th inst. There seems to be some misapprehension as to the number of challenges to jurors allowed to the pri soners in cases of high treason. The number of peremptory challenges formerly authorised by law was 35, but now, by a statute passed in the ninth year of George the Fourth, in all cases alike, whether of treason or felony, the number of peremptory chal lenges is limited to 20 ; of course any additional number of jurors may be challenged on cause being shown. Upon application, each prisoner is allowed two counsel, who are assigned at his nomination by the Court, an both counsel are permitted to speak for him. The senior counsel of the two addresses the jury at the close of the case for the Crown, and the junior after the examination of the prisoner's witnesses. Counsel for the Crown then replies upon the entire ease. As to the evidence required to sustain a prose. cution for high treason, it has been ruled that the overt acts of treason must be proved to hare taken place in the county where the indictment is laid. MEETING OF MAGISTRATES AT LIS TOWEL. The magistrates of Kerry assembled at Listowel have given publicity to the following important de claratioa : " We are of opinion that under the present system of rating it will not be possible for us much longer to pro vide for the wesairs of the poor, even though the incomes of the landed proprietors, and those who have claims upon them, should be wholly confiscated. " It will appear on an examination of the accounts of the Union, containing an area of 209,261 acres, a population of 78,750 persons, a nett value of 97,5581., that, independently of advances made from the Trea sury to this union to the extent of 23,0001., for the purpose of providing food for the people tinder the Temporary Relief Act, exclusive of expended under the Labour-rate Acts, the poor -rats for this Union from 29;h September last, and "litnated to meet the ordinary demands upon the Board rdiEsns to 25th of March next, amount to 43,9121. '" and in some electoral divisions to 16s. in the P oun d , *la, for instance, the rate upon Dronalceen electoral divisions, val ue d m t db c ," perioa. . 5,3711., amounts to 4,1191. ld. for the for which it Independently of a debt amounting to 767/., "We are or7nsains liable, to the Relief Commissioners. the peopl e o f i ° , l 4nion that to provide for the wants of should be forthwith an income-tax, for this country, which surround established, to meet the difficulties us. That the proceeds should be ap plied:— " Ist. To pay off, by instalmentsi in 22 years, the ad -6 and 1847. vances made to us in 18 or the building of " 2d. To pay f expenses of the carrying poor-houses and the staff of officers necessary effect, and also the ex o . f all medical charities. 3d. law into o 3a . To pay in aid of Unions or electoral divisions, one year more than 6d. in the, pound, eharvad in eiay o one-half of such excels of poor rate. ' "4th. To provide one fouiethraitzioofnthe f un d s which . may become necessary to a id " That to provide ter local relief a unio n rat should " That the respective electoral clivisions any once lilted for their expenses, exe'uding the general union rate; rate; and if such rates should exceed in any one year 7s. 6d. per pound, that the electoral division so circum stanced should be assessed to the extent of ono-half of such excess out of the property-tax. "That in future all persons deriving income by rent charge or annuity out of the land, should contribute ratiee,lsy according to their income to the poor-rate. TOL t we paid guardian should be appointed by the tinvernment to each board, who-should be the executive officer, and that they should also appoint all future relief officers, none of whom should have been previously con nected with the district to which he may be sent." MORE GEMS FROM THE "HUE AND CRY." From the above publication of Thursdly last we take the following, under the head of Cork County:— Description of two cows, the property of Michael Hurley, &c. lst—" Three years old ; head and neck white—short horns in calf (!) 2d—* A few white spots on the back, and long horns in calf !"—(Valuable horns these !) Description of a mare stolen from Daniel Kenneally— " A red mare has a bad mouth about 14 hands high ! (This mare must have ruined any man—a mouth 14 hands high would be capable of drawing in a small cock of hay at a pull.) The following is given in full, it is under the head of the County of Dublin; the property is described as be longing to R. G. Talbot, Esq., parish of Monkstown:— " One silver inkstand, with a place for two bottles, one being oval glass in the centre, two grooves for pens which stood on four feet marked with a cockatrice's crest!" " A gentleman's gold ring, with a light lavender stone, with a man's head engraved on a lady's small work box!" (It will prove rather a tough job to unravel the above paragraph.) From Kildare there is a description of a mare stolen from a Mr. Andrews, the tail of the animal being valued at 181.! (Quere—What is the value of the mare when the tail is worth the above sum?) It appears that heifers attain an age in Londonderry County never heard of in other parts, for we have the description of " a heifer, twelve years old," which was stolen from Mr. S. Church, of that county. (Cows in Connaught, we are told, have long horns; well, here's a match for them—heifers in Londonderry twelve years old!) From Meath, amongst other things, there is a descrip tion of a " vagabond" named John Lee, containing the following paragraph :—" Brown eyes, which appears as if he had shaved off his whiskers!" Mr. Pat. Naughten, of Mayo, lost a heifer, described as "all white, except a little, and one of hor horns." The following is a Monaghan bull :—Description of two yearliug calves—lit a bull; 2d, a heifer calf ; all red or yellow. John M'Namara, of Farnans, Queen's County, lost a mare, which is described "as between a poney and a horse, with a long tail, about 14 hands high!" (This tail is just the size of the mare's mouth, No. 1.) Thomas Wright, one of the Ballingarry rebels, is de scribed as " very talkative, and thinks himself a great politician. Supposed to be at present in the city or Cove of Cork, as he sailed for America from Liverpool on the 13th August !" In Tuesday's publication of the Hue and Cry, our old friend Head Constable Taylor (who described the pistol found by him, and which he stated had several invisible marks) has improved on the pistol—the round barrel is now described "as a square barrel." John Sexton, one of the " rebels," who was described in a former number of the Hue and Cry, as having "two blue eyes,`and blind of one of them," is set out in Tues day's publication as " with one blue eye," and " blind of one eye." Such are the gems of the two last numbers. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. _ WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 12, 1848. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Assistant-Surgeon James Cockburn, from the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Campbell, deceased, Sept. 12. 7th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Charles Edward Petre to be Captain, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires ; Cornet Nicholas de la Cherois to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Petre ; Thomas William Goff, Gent , to be Cornet, by purchase, vice De la Cherois, Sept. 12. 10th Foot—Lieutenant Mowbray Baumgartner, from half-pay 28th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lee, ap pointed Paymaster ; Lieutenant Edward Lee to be Pay feaster, vice Barlow, appointed to 9th Light Dragoons, Sept. 12. 21st Foot—Ensign:John:William Charles Fagge, from 69th Foot to be Second Lieutenant, vice Gray, who ex changes, Sept. 11. 22d Foot—Ensign John William Poole, from 3d West India Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Gardiner, deceased, Sept. 12. 25th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Joseph Hollis to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Chambers, deceased ; Brevet Major Andrew Armstrong Barnes to be Major, vice Hollis, June 19 ; Lieutenant Robert Henry Lindsell to be Captain, without purchase, vice O'Connor, deceased, June 11 ; Lieutenant James Ogilvy to bo Captain, vice Barnes, June 19; Ensign Astley Campbell Smith to be Lieutenant, viee Linsdell, June 11; Ensign Horatio Priestly to be Lieutenant, vice Ogilvy, June 11; Ensign John Henry Nott, from the 88th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Smith; William Vere Lane, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Priestley, Sept. 12. 27th Foot.—John Anderson Gordon, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Chancellor, promoted, Sept. 12. 53d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Simpson Grant, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gor don, promoted in 95th Foot, Sept. 12. 55th Foot—John Hayman Ward, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Ford, appointed to the 96th Foot, Sept. 12. 60th Foot—Lieut. Robert Hewitt, from half-pay 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stirling, deceased ; Second- Lieutenant John Henry Payne to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hewitt, who retires ; Bryan Yiney Douglas Smith, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Payne, Sept. 12. 61st Foot Lieutenant-General Hastings Fraser, C. 8., from the 83d Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant- General L'Estrange, C. 8., deceased, Sept. 1. 64th Foot Lieutenant George William Powlett Bingham, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Norris, who retires; Ensign William John Chads, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bingham; Henry Hammerton Alex ander, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chads, Sept. 12. Geth Foot—Lieutenant Francis William Astley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Blount, who retires; Ensign Webster Thomas Gordon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Astley; William Bowles, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gordon, Sept. 12. 69th Foot—Ensign James Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Aitchison, who retires, Sept. 12; Second Lieutenant Herbert Charles Gray, from 21st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Fagge , who exchanges, Sept. 1 1 ; the Hon. Edmund John Boyle to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smith, Sept. 12; Edward Alarcon, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Boyle, appointed to the 85th Foot, Sept. 13. 73d Foot—Lieutenant Langford Heyland, from half pay 101st Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice Nash, deceased; Ensign Walter Johnston to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hey land, who retires ; Michael William M'Creery, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John ston, Sept. 12. 77th Foot—Ensign Thomas Elliott to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sleigh, who retires; William Rick man, Geut., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elliott, Sept. 12. 83d Foot—Major-General Sir Frederick Stovin, K.C.B. and li.C.M.G., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant- General Fraser, C. 8., appointed to 61st Foot, Sept. 1. 85th Foot—Ensign the Hon. Edmund John Boyle, from 69th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bayly, appointed to Bth Foot, Sept. 13. 88th Foot—Ensign Henry John Lo Merchant Baynes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Donnell, who re tires; John Henry Nott, Gent.. to bo Ensign, by pur chase, vice Baynes, Sept. 12; William Daunt, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Nott, appointed to 25th Foot, Sept. 13. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Hill, from halc-pay 45th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Peddle, appointed Pay master; Ensign Michael Foster Ward to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Iliil, who retires; Henry Butler, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ward, Sept. 12. 95th Foot—Assistant Surgeon Archibald Gordon, M.D., from 53d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Joseph Ewing, who retires upon half-pay, Sept. 12. 96tk Foot—Ensign Frederick Goulburn Allman to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Raitt, who retires; Ensign Alfred John Ford, from 58th Foot to be Ensign, vice Allman, Sept. 12. THE SUN, LONDON, NAVAL IN TELLIGEN.CE. APPOINTMENTS. Commanders.—Michael do Courcey, a very gallant and meritorious officer, to the Helena, 16-gun sloop, at Cork, about to proceed on foreign service; Humphery J. Julian confirmed, in the Resistance troopship, at Sheerness. Paymaster and Purser.—Charles Simpson, to the Cy clops steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Gunner.—Charles Simpson, to the Cyclops. Boatswain.—William Kitt, to the Cyclops. Carpenter.—Robert Yule, to the Cyclops. Naval Cadet.—Viscount Gullamore, to the Fisgard pendant-ship, at Woolwich. ANNUAL VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO CHATHAM DOCKYARD, SEPT. H.—This morning, at half-past ten o'clock, the Admiral's tender, the Wildfire steam-vessel, from Sheerness, passed the Dcckyard with the Admiralty flag at the mast head, and proceeded up the Medway to the Stroud station at the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, and there embarked Admiral James Militias, Captain M. F. Berkeley, Right Hon. Lord John Huy, Captain A. Milne, Captain Archibald Irvine, C. 8., director of engineering and architectural works; Cap tain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8.; Captain A. Ellice, comptroller of steam machinery; and Captain Henn} Eden, private secretary to the First Lord. who came by train from Gravesend, their Lord ships having disembarked at ten minutes after ten, A.M., from the steam-packet Adder, Master Commander John . . .„ . Hammond, which left Woolwich at eight o'clock. Their Lordships on landing were received by Capt. Sir T liouchier, K.C. 8., Captain-superintendent of the yard. and Alexander Karley, Eq., master attendant ; F. J. Laire, E,q , master shipwright; and other officers of th, yard. Colonel John Wright, K.H., commandant of Of Royal Marines, also met their Lordships, and presented them with the strength of the division. Their Lordships attended by a numerous train of officers, proceeded tt. 99th Foot—Lieutenant William J. Hamilton to be inspect the several departments of the yard, and the. Captain, by purchase, vice Bull, who retires; Ensign works connect e d with the raising of three extensive iron William Forward Allston to be Lieutenant, by purchase, sheds for building first•clazs ships ; also a new basin, vice Hamilton; Allan Macdonald, Gent., to be Ensign, capable of holding a first-rate lice-of-battle ship and by purchase, vice Austen, Sept. 12. threeLfrigates ready for service. Their Lordships thee Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Alexander Morphy inspected the slip from which the Mars, 80 guns, wit, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Dick, deceased, recently launched : it is very defecti ve , an d w it Juno 14; Edmund Patt e r son , G en t., t o be Ensign, vice require a considerable outlay for repair. They next Murphy, Sept. 12. proceeded to the mast and boat house, and then t( 3d West India Regiment—Claudius Kerr, Gent., to slip No. 8, where the Ellin steam -vessel of 90 tons be Ensign, without purchase, vice Poole, appointed to is building. She is to be a mail boat for con- , the 22d Foot, Sept. 12. veyarice of dispatches from Gosport to Os borne, and is beinf , built upon the dia• gonal principle, with ma h ogany. She is expected to bt the fastest packet in the service. Their Lordships thou proceeded to the parade-ground belonging to the Dock yard Brigade, and minutely inspected the defective state of the wall, recently erected by contract, and which ha,- sunk in parts several inches. They next inspected the Armoury of the Dockyard Battalion, and the cleanlines , of the arms and the regularity of the department gave much satisfaction. Their Lordships next witnessed the process of making sheets of c pper and copper bolts, &c.; but owing to the great heat of the furnaces, their Lordships did not remain there any length of time, and at one o'clock they repaired to the residence of the cap tain superintendent, and took luncheon. At two o'clock they inspected the seamen and seamen riggers, and also the dockyard police force. Admiral Dundas and Cap tain Berkeley, with Lieutenant Wise, director of police, inspected the station, and each department gave the utmost satisfaction. Finally, after visiting the guard. ship Poictiers, their Lordships took their departure, and went on board the Wildfire, which conveyed them to the railway station, where a special train wrs in readiness to take them to Gravesend, and they returned to Woolwich by the Adder steam-packet. UNATTACHED. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Scott Lillie, from Major half-ply Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Abraham Josias Cloete (Deputy Quartermaster-General, Cape of Good Hope), trom half-pay Captain 21st Light Dragoons, to be Ma jor, without purchase; Lieutenant James Black, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase, Sept. 12. BREVET.—Lieutenant Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, of the Ist European Regiment of Fusiliers on the Bengal Establishment, to have the local rank of Major in the Lahore territories, Sept. 12. floarrrAL STA?P.—Assistant Surgeon James Webster, M.D., from 93d Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vice Grant, appointed to the 53d Foot, Sept. 12. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Pa- latine of Lancaster. William Legh Clowes, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieute nant, Sept. 7. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. William Dawson Damer, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu. tenant, Sept. 9. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 5. The following promotions hare this day taken place, consequent upon the death of Rear-Admiral Mauritius Adolphus Newton De Starck :—Rear-Admiral of the White Right Honourable Earl Cadogan, C. 8., to be Hear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Phipps Tiornby, C. 8., to b© Rear-Admiral of the White; Captain Sir Watkin Owen Pell to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. IL—Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, the Master-General of the Ordnance, arrived here on Friday afternoon, in his yacht the Pearl. On Saturday morning, accompanied by Major-General the Hon. Henry Murray, Commander of Form; for the Western District; Colonel Oldfield, Royal Engineers; Lieutenant-Colonel Rowland, Royal Artillery; Captain F. H. Rimington, Royal Engineers; and Captain G. Graydon, Royal Artillery, the Noble Marquis proceeded to inspect the defences at Mount Wise, and thence went to the Plymouth citadel. The more especial object here appeared to be the examination of the recent improve ments and additions to the sea-facing of this important fortress, executed under the active superintendence of Colonel Oldfield, the resident Commander of Engineers for the district. Proceeding across the Parade the dis tinguished party ascended the ramparts to the Old Sa luting Battery, and turning to the eastward passed through Cumberland Battery to the south-east point of the fortifications, where a 32-pounder on a revolv ing platform has been erected for the protection of Catwater and its vicinity. Some time was occupied in the inspection of this position and in the examina tion of the asphalte covering on the main walls and embrasures from the Old Saluting Battery to this point. Passing through Prince Edward's Battery and Curtain, the Noble Marquis descended from the Magazine, where and examined the church, th al most entirely reconstructed, and , the Grand where some serviceable additions have b een made. The dry condition of this building and its contents met with the approbation of the Noblo Marquis. The lower fort, on which has been recently built a guardhouse, powder magazines, a furnace for red-hot shot, was nfrct inspected; after which his Lordship and the Colonel of Engineers left the citadel by water, and having joined the yacht proceeded to St. Nicholas Island, where a half moon battery on revolving platforms has been con structed and new barracks and furnaces erected; DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. Thomas Wright, grocer, Longton, Staffordshire. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Samuel Price, underwriter, Fish -street-hill, City. BANKRUPTS. Lawrence William Ash, corn and coal merchant, White Lion-street, Pentonville, to surrender Sept. 26, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 24, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom bard-street; Lovell, South-square, Gray's Inn. Thomas Keating, druggist, St. Paul's Church-yard, Sept. 27, at two, and Oct. 24, at tw e l ve , at the Court of Bankruptcy.ld ewry ; Edwardsofficial assignee, HardwickFrederick's place, and D av id son, Weaver's-hall plac e, o Basinghall-street. Edward Hammond, oil crusher, Rotherhithe-street, Rotherhithe, Sept. 28, at half-past one, and Oct. 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Symes, Weston, and Tees dale, Fenchurch- street. John Miller, bookseller, Oxford-street, Sept. 19, at two, and Oct. 24, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry ; Nicholson and Parker, Lime-street, Leadenhall-street. John Dillon, ironmonger, Hereford, Sept. 19 and Oct. 24, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Gwillim, Here- _ ford; Suckling, Birmingham. John Croudson, money scrivener, Wigan, Lancashire, Oct 11 and 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Hilton, Wigan; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bed ford-row, London. Thomas Rowell, merchant, Hartlepool, Durham, Sept. 27, and Oct. 24, at one, at the Newcastle District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Turn bull, Hartlepool; Forster, Newcastle. William Wallace and George Dormand (and not George Dormond, as advertised in last Gazette), ship. owners, Sunderland, Sept. 13, at twelve, and Oct. 13, at two, at the Newcastle•upon-Typo District Court. Wak ley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Nixon, Clifford's Inn, London; Brunton or Cooper, Sunderland. Christopher Green, coal merchant, Beckford-row, Ws.'worth-road, Sept. 20, at two, and Oct. 24, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Messrs. Baddeley, Leman-street, Goodman's-fields. John Yates, jun., corn factor, Colwich, Staffordshire, Sept. 21, and Oct. 31, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. W hitmore., official assignee, Birmingham ; Crabb, Rugeley; Smith, Birmingham. On Sunday the Marquis of Anglesey dined with the Commander of the Forces at the Government-house, Mount Wise; and on Monday left Plymouth in his yacht accompanied by Cokniel Oldfield, R.E., for the westward. This morning Rear-Admiral Reynolds hoisted his flag, blue at the mizen, on board the frigate Southamp ton, 50, in Plymouth Sound, and was saluted by the Port Admiral's ship, San Josef, 110, Sir Thomas Mait land, in llamoaze. Iler Majesty's store depot, Andromache, 26, Master Commander T. Johnson, arrived on Friday from the Cove of Cork, and was this afternoon towed into Ha mosze by the steam•sloop, Hermes. The emigrant ships Lady Kennaway, for Port Ade laide, and the Johnson, for Port Philip, sailed to-day. The Walmer Castle sails this evening. The Earl of Wilton, in his yacht the Tarifa, arrived this morning from the eastward. Wind northerly, light breeze, with clouds. DIVIDENDS. In the Country. W. Bagnall, Burslern, Staffordshire, grocer, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Matthews and C. D. Matthews, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, and Chip ping Camden, Gloucestershire, bankers, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—M. G. Rose, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, innholder and victualler, Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Court, Rristol—J. Straker, Jarrow lodge, Durham, brickmaker, Oet. 5, at half-past ten, at the Court, Nowcastle-upon-Tyne—A.Marsland, Maccles field, Cheshire, silk manufacturer, 9ct. 6, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Prince, cloxhoe, Durham, grocer, Oct. 6, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon- Tyne---J. Andrew, Dean Water, Cheshire, and Man chester, calico printer, Oct. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—W. Lax, Darlington, Durham, land surveyor, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court, _Newcastle upon-Tyne. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. R. Cappur, Nantwich, Cheshire, cheese factor, first dividend of 2s. 6d. on Thursday, Oct. 12, or any subse quent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. G. Cappur, Nantwich, Cheshire, cheese factor, first dividend of ls„ on Thursday, Oct. 12, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. 11. Hollis, Liverpool, tea dealer, Is. 9d., on Thursday, ARREST OF A CHARTIST WRITER.—Mr. Superin tendent Beswick, of the Manchester police force, appre hended Joseph Barker, of Wortley, near Leeds, about seven o'clock on Monday evening, on a bench warrant, for sedition. Mr. Barker, irho has made himself con spicuous as a Writer in a weekly publication called 714 c People, was one of the body of Chartists against whom indictments were preferred at the late Liverpool assizes; and it was by virtue of the warrant then issued against him that he was apprehended. On Saturday last he put forth an address to the electors of Bolton, offering him self as a candidate to represent that borough iu Parlia ment in the room of the late Mr. W. Bolling. He had addressed a meeting in Bolton on Friday evening, and came into the town to deliver a second speech on Mon day, but was taken into custody by Mr. Berwick, with Whom was M r . S uper i nten d ent H arr i s , of the police force, shortly ,;asto speak. befor e th e h o ldi ng o f t h e meet i ng at w hi c h h e peak. Mr. Barker was at the office of Mr. IL M. BAIRD, ADJOUARTNBEIDR2,-1- i son, solicitor, when arrested. touchinguiry srt 1 1(1 4 a u:: A l i. o_N ß T lß H 3 E ini _B ol o i n io Y l, Ll C Es o p lo ur N . E . ± gentleman 1 iennacithe death of the above lamented The evidence given n urned this morning, at nine o'clock. new in w ro as of a similar Datum to that before adduced, no rmation being e li c it e d. Th e in quiry had not terminated when o ur re p ort left. Oct. 12, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liver pool. J. Blackburne, Liverpool, tailor, second dividend of 25., and first dividends of ss. upon new proofs, on Thursday, Oct. 12, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liver pool. H. Dutchman, Liverpool, merchant, 1 lid., on Thurs day Oct. 12, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Ba.singhall-street. T. Earle, Castle-street, Long-acre, funeral carriage master, Oct. 6, at one --F. Webster, Writtle, Essex, innkeeper, Oct. 7, at one—J. M. M'Kenzie and J. Fraser, Pancras-lane, City, warehousemen, Oct. 4, at eleven— s. Bayly, Folkstone, Kent, Cheesemonger, Oct. 5, at three—T. H. Forster, Haymarket, chemist and druggist, Oct. 5, at one—G. Parnell, Walworth-common, brewer, Oct. 5, at half-past twelve—J. Foster, Wilson-street, Finsbury, fringe manufacturer, Oet 5, at two. In the Country. R. Yarnell, Newport, Monmouthshire, gardener, Oct. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Penny, Merthyr Tydv il, brewer, Oct. 10, at eleven, of the Court, Bristol, J. M. Pennman and T. Pennman, Sunderland, apothe caries, Oct. 5, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—T. Nesbitt and R. Cairns, Sunderland, brewers, Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne— J. Straker, Jarrow, Durham, Bricklayer, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle upon-Tyne—T. Gilbert son, Birkenhead, flour dealer, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Brooke, Birmingham, manufac turing chemist, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court Birming ham—R. Ellerbeck, Pilkington, cotton spinner, Oct. 4, at twelve, at the tCourt, Manchester—T. G. Ferguson and H. Taylor, Manchester, merchants, Oct. 4, at eleven at the Court, Manchester. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) Mr. PRENDERGAST, in the course of yesterday, said he was about to make a somewhat extraordinary ap plication, and it was one, too, which very much af fected a gentlemen of the name of Wooller, who in years gone by occupied a very celebrated position be fore the public. Mr. Wooller, however, was not the same as he had been in the days to which he referred; for the the truth was, that the infirmities with which that gentlemrn had long been visited had rendered him quite a different man. However, be that as it might, Mr. Wooller had, in serving a client, placed himself in a difficulty. It appeared that a person whom Mr. Wooller was instructed to defend had been convicted by the magistrate at the police -court of some offence arising out of transactions in respect of the possession of a watch, and thinking, as well as his client, that the latter had a good de fence, he had given notice of an appeal against the conviction at the last sessions. The defendant, however, it would seem, had only one surety to offer at the time • therefore, on his solicitatio n , ✓ Mr. Wooller consented to become the second surety. The necessary sureties were thus given to appear and pro secute the appeal. By some mistake, however, the appeal was not entered, whereupon the recognizances were entreated, and in pursuance of that estreat the Sheriff had taken Mr. Wooller in execution, and that gentleman had consequently been some days in prison. As the matter now came before the Court, the ques tion was, whether the recognizances in the case of Mr. Wooller were to be enforced or not. The Learned JUDGE inquired the nature of the case in which Mr. Wooller's client had appeared before the magistrate. Mr. PRENDERGAST replied, that it was connected with some transaction about the possession of a watch, and Mr. Wooller's client was ordered either to de liver up the watch, or to pay the supposed value, 61. 10s. This was the decision against which the appeal was to be made. At the Court of Review, Oct. 3. J. Lovesy, Cheltenham, bookseller—F. Coker, Ship.. ham, Norfolk, timber dealer —T. Whinney, Panton street, Haymarket, licensed victualler—H. Bolton, Luton, straw manufacturer—J. Coward, Kenton, near Harrow, schoolmaster—H. H eywood, Manchester, auc tioner—R. Harding, Bridgwater, draper—P. Pattison, Cornhill, tailor and draper—W. Cole, Calverley, York shire, consulting engineer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Elizabeth Dobson, T. Dixon, and F. Dobson, Salford, Lancashire, grocers and tea dealers—Elizabeth Dobson and T. Dixon, Salford, Lancashire, tea dealers—R. Johnson and W. Brandvvood, Eccleshill, Lancashire, coal merchants—J. Cheyne and I. T. Shutt, Harrogate, Yorkshire, stock and sharebrokers—B. Wright and H. Wright., Madeley, Shropshire, ale and cyder merchants —P. R. Dummett and H. P. Badger, Sheffield, manu facturers of cutlery—J. Traxton and T. W. Webb, Holborn, lithographers —J. May. sen., and J. May, jun., Baughurst, Hampshire, farmers—J. Holt and W. M`Lean, Bury, Lancashire, tailors and drapers—R. Roberts and R. W. Roberts, Cross-street, Finsbury, wine and spirit merchants—J. E. Partington, sen., T. Dorrington, and J. E. Partington, jun., Chorlton-upon- Medlock, Lancashire, surgeons (so far as regards J. E. Partington, jun.)—J. Jones, W. Jones, J. Lees, J. Lees, J. Lees, W. Booth, J. Marsland, J. Worthington, N. Worthington, J. D. Worthington, and G. H. Worthington, Oldham, colliers (so far as regards J. Jones, J. Worthington, N. Worthington, J. D. Worthington, and G. H. Worthington)—G. Reyes and S. Foden, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers —D. S m i t h an d J. Smith, Sheffield, corn dealers —S. Ives and J. Swan, Paternoster-row, booksellers—C. Ring and T. Hood, Bristol, china and glass dealers —W. 0. Lamond, W. A. Smale, and A. Lamond, stook and share auctioneers (so far as regards W. A. Smale)—G. C. Gascoyne and W. M. Hoison, Newark-upon-Trent, cigar dealers—G. C. Walker, sen., G. C. Walker, jun., and E. H. Walker, Doncaster, che mists and druggists. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Atkins, Sheffield, cordwainer. Isaec Renney, Sheffield, table-blade forger. John Frederick Ilollis, Hurley, Berkshire. William Moody, Ulceby, Lincolnshire. Boulton Phillips, Wolverhampton, licensed victualler. George Penketh, Wolverhampton, grocer. James Winstanley, Liverpool, blacksmith and wheel. wrigh t. George Newell, Appleton, Cheshire, blacksmith. James Rowley, Manchester, colour maker. George Hallifax, Sheffield, shoemaker. John Applebee, Smethwick, Staffordshire, draughtsman. William Mountford, Horseley-heath, Staffordshire, butty collier. Thomas Dumolo, Great-bridge, Staffordshire, provision dealer. Samuel Parkes, Olbury, Worcestershire, journeyman cooper. John George Pilfer Wood, Wolverhampton, tailor. Robert Barlow, Newcastle-under-Lyme, hat manu facturer. Abel Fletcher, Bilston, Staffordshire, butty collier. Richard Woods, Liverpool, ironmonger. Thomas Shipman, Liverpool. Robert Halls, tobacconist, Cambridge. John Kettle, Cambridge. The Learned JUDGE then asked for the production of the client (Morrison). The client was not forthcoming. The Learned JUDGE thereupon said that he should be sitting for several days, and if Mr. Wooller would on any one of those days, deliver up his client, Mor rison, or cause the payment of the 61. 10s., or the sur render of the watch, the Court would then have no difficulty in directing the release of that gentleman. As soon as Morrison was in custody, then there would be no difficulty in the case. Let Morrison come in and surrender, or let Mr. Wooller produce him ; and then, when the principal was in limbo the Court would at once proceed to the assistance of Mr. Wooller. Mr. PRENDERGAST was inclined to think that the results pointed out were not the most seductive, nor were they in his opinion sufficiently so to induce a man to come into court personally.—(Laughter.) The Learned JUDGE said, that either the watch, or the 61 105., or the person of the client Morrison, must be forthcoming before the Court could interfere. THE GAMING-HOUSE PROSECUTIONS.—Mr. BRI ERLEY was instructed to apply to the Court to direct that a certain witness who had been subpconaed in the recent gaming-house prosecution in that court, but who upon being called did not answer, should be ordered either to be fined or indicted for contempt. It would be in the recollection of the Court that at a late sessions a person was indicted by a gentleman of the name of Bond for keeping a gaming•house, and that upon the trial a witness, on being called, did not make his appearance. Another trial against another defendant was about to come on, and the prosecutor having subpoenaed the same witness had since heard that the man did not intend to come to the court ; and, moreover, that a person of the name of (as we understood) Moses Hart, or Moses Jacobs, had been going about to the different witnesses, advising them not to attend to the subpoena. His application now, therefore, was, that the Court would direct that the particular witness in question should be fined or indicted for the contempt. The Learned JUDGE said that if the party were subpoenaed and he did not appear when called at the trial, the consequence would be that he would have to abide the penalty. That would be ample time to deal with the case. John Rowberry, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, coach proprietor. Samuel Price, Ruthin, Denbighshire, provision dealer. John Lea, \Vahan, Staffordshire, cabinet maker. Finley Frazer, Great Bolton, Lancashire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Douglas, Ferryden, general merchant and fish. curer, to meet within the Star Hotel, Montrose, Sept. 18. and Oat. 9, at eleven. W. Eccles and W. Eccles, jun., Glasgow, merchants, to meet within Garrick's Hotel, George's-square, Glas gow, Sept. 18, and Oct. 9, at two. W. Balloch, sen., Muirpark, itirlingsbire, farmer and cattle dealer, to meet within Campbell's (late Gibb's) Red Lion Inn, Stirling, Sept. 16, and Oct. 7, at twelve. Balloch, jun., Muirpark, Stirlingshire, farmer and cattle dealer, to meet within Campbell's (late Gibb's) Red Lion Inn, Stirling, Sept. 16, and Oct. 7, at twelve. A. Pope, Tarves, veterinary surgeon, corn and cattle dealer, to meet within the Lemon-tree Tavern, Aber deen, Sept. 16, and Oct. 7, at twelve. J. 'Croup and Sons, Strathmiglio, Fifesbire, manufac turers and merchants, to meet within the Albert; Hotel, Cupar-Fife, Sept. 19, and Oct. 12, at one. J. Mundell, Edinburgh, stock broker, to meet within Dowell's Sale Rooms, Edinburgh, Sept. 16, and Oct. 7, at twelve. J. Brown and Co., Leith, confectioners, to meet withi❑ the Ship Hotel, Edinburgh, Sept. 18, and Oct. 9 , at one. D. Wright, Burn of embus, Perthshire, manufac- turer, grazier and farmer, to meet within William Miller's Inn, Doune, Sept. 16, and Oct. 7, at two. W. Shanks, Airdrie, spirit dealer, to meet within Drummond's Royal Hotel, Airdrie, Sept. 15, and Oct. 6, at twelve. FOREIGN DRUGS.—An inquiry having recently been instituted as to the liability to duty of magnesia imported from abroad, it having been customary at one of the principal outports to levy the ad valorem duty of 10 various in consequence of its having under gone ingredients, and therefore n o l onger reta i n i ng t h e cha racter of a simple drug, but as the article termed calcined magnesia is in public and general estimation considered to be a drug, and is, in fact, largely dealt in by all drug gists, it has become matter for consideration whether it should not be admissible free under that general head in the tariff, as the table of duties does not define the de scription of drugs which shall be free from liability to duty, or otherwise, neither that they shall be merely es sences, or not a combination of different materials, or shall not bo in a prepared state, but simply enumerated as " drugs," without reference to their actual character or qualities. For these reasons, and on the principle that all articles which are applicable to and intended for medicinal purposes, whether in their primitive state or having undergone a degree of manufacture, should be considered drugs, provided they are not actually and in dividually mentioned in the tariff as being liable to duty under any particular rate, it has been considered that such was the intention of the Legislature in repealing the duty on drugs, and that magnesia is such an article, and therefore admissible duty free. The question as to what constitutes a drug has frequently engaged the at tention of the revenue authorities, when there was some doubt entertained_whether articles which were not en tirely, and only applicable to medicinal purposes, should be considered drugs, but no doubt existed as to those which were applicable to medicinal purposes being so classified. This decision, as it will govern future im portations of the article, is of much interest and im portance. _ LI R NEW METROPOLITAN SEWERS ACT.—The new Act to consolidate and continue in force for two years, the Commissioners Metropolitan Sewers (11 and 12 Vic., cap. 112) will take effect in a few days, on the issuing of a new Commission, by which several Acts of Parliament will be repealed. The object of the present Act is to invest in one Commission the powers now vested in several, in the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Essex, and Kent, not being more than:l2 miles distance frost St. Pa u l' s C athe d ra l, b a t not withi n t h e Ci ty or Liberties. The Commissioners to be named aro to be styled " The Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers." The Act is a very long one, conta i n i ng 149 clauses, and six schedules of forms to be used in carrying it into force. The Lord Mayor is, by virtue of his office, a Commis sioner under this Act, and the corporations is to ap rights, point four C ommissioners under the same. All property , &e., of form er C o m m issi ons are to be transferred under th e new Commission. Extensive powers are given by thi s l aw to the Commissioners for ma ki ng re gulations for an improved drainage, as well as to en f o rce improvements. By the other sanit ary 146th section the Commissione rs of Sewers for t h e c ity of London may exercise and put i nto execut i on, w ithin the City and Liberties th ereo f , the like powers and authorities for enforcing h ouse drainage, &c. , so that the same shall not be a nuisa nce or injurious to health, the e x p enses of which are t o b e paid by improvemen t rates or charges for default, which powers are now given to the Metro politan Commissioners of Sewers. The new Commis sion will be notified in the Londe': Gazette in a few days. POSTAG E ON N EWSPAPEES .—By the Act 11 and 12 Vict., cap. 1 1 7 , wh i ch came into operation on the 4 th inst., it i s provided that all newspa p e rs from the Channel Hands, o r f rom the Isle o f M a n, shall be liable to the payme n t o f rates or dwies o f pos t a ge' This enactment was rendered Lccessary by ne wspapers being printed in the Ch anne l Islands, and forwarded to various parts of England. T he Act is to be deemed a Post-office Act, and its term to be construed as directed by the 3 and 4 Vict., cap. 96. POST -OFFICE NOTICE.—The following notice has been issued by command of the Postmaster-General:— The sub post town heretofore called "Lane End," in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in the county of Staf ford, will in future be designated Longton. Postmasters, &e., will make the necessary alteration iu any official list in which the name may appear. Mr. BRIERLEY remarked that the prosecutor had no power to compel the man's attendance. The Learned JUDGE said that an application ought to have been made to the Court on the subject of the contempt when the former trial was on. The quarter sessions at which it was now said a contempt had been shown to the Court, was defunct ; and it was impossible to originate and try at another quarter sessions any act of contempt which at the latter period it was urged had been committed at a pre vious quarter sessions. Thus the Court could not now direct that the witness should be indicted ; the Court had no power to do so. The Learned Counsel could indict the party if he thought proper, but that Court could not order such a proceeding. Mr. BRIaRLET submitted that the contempt had been shown to the Court, and not to himself as counsel for the prosecution, and again submitted that his Lordship ought to direct an indictment. The Learned JUDGE—Certainly not. The con tempt was to the last quarter sessions, and as there was no continuity between one quarter sessions and the quarter sessions which follows, it was quite clear that so far as the Court itself was concerned, it could not without a case had been adjourned over in the usual form, take notice of it at a new and fresh quar ter sessions. The Court of the preceding quarter sessions was defunct. Mr. BRIERLEY still contended that the Court should take notice of a contempt which had clearly been shown towards it. The Learned JUDGE said, if the Learned Counsel ' chose to take out letters of administration of the estate of the late quarter sessions—although the judge of the Court were yet living in himself—and act upon that administration, of course he could not help it ; but with respect to the quarter sessions at which it was urged the contempt in question had been offered, that Court was without doubt defunct.—(Laughter.) The:prosecutor, if he thought proper, could indict the witness, but the Court could not direct such a pro ceeding. The matter here dropped. JUVENILE OFFENDERS.— George Herbert, aged 16, and Thomas Wallace, aged 16, were convicted of hav ing stolen a quantity of bacon, the property of one Thomas Wright. The Learned JUDGE said, he would just advert to the history of these boys. First, there was the boy Herbert. This was the description which had been furnished to him by the active officer (Lockyer) of the Westminster House of Correction :—" George Herbert, aged 16, was tried at the Middlesex Sessions on the 18th of August, 1846, in the name of William Kelly, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, which sentence was ultimately commuted to two years' Imprisonment, with the view of his being sent to Parkhurst. This was one of those cases in which the Prison In spectors had chosen to interfere in total ignorance of the character of the boy, whilst in that court they had received every information about him, and had sentenced him accordingly. By direction of the In spectors of Prisons, it would seem the boy, instead of being sent out of the country, had been removed to the Millbank Prison on the 3d of November, 1846, from which place he was discharged on the 2d of August last." This was a portion of the boy's career, but he was informed by the officers that he had long, although so young, been a notorious thief, and con nected with the worst gang of thieves in the neigh bourhood of Drury-lane. Indeed he had been one of what were termed the " swell mob" pickpockets, and had been most daring in his vocation for a consider able time. Moreover, he was told that he was one of the worst conducted boys who had ever been sent to the prison. If the Inspectors of Prisons would inter fere in these cases he could not help it, but here was one of the consequences. The boy had previously been convicted three or four times, and then that Court had sentenced him to transportation for the purpose of his being sent to Parkhurst, with the hope of his reclamation. The recommendation of this Court had obtained the customary commutation of the sentence to two years' imprisonment, but con trary to the former course of proceeding in such cases, the boy, instead of being sent to Parkhurst to be taught some trade or handicraft, was transferred to the Milbank Prison, from which he was released only as recently as the 2d of last month, and h ere he was again at their bar in little more than another month. It was impossible that such an incorrigible and ac complished thief could be allowed to remain in the country, and he did hope, notwithstanding he was so short (the boy is not taller, although 16, than one of 10 or 11 years of age), he would be sent away. In the present case the evidence was very clear against I that boy, whilst Wallace, who was in his company, had been repeatedly convicted, an i was only just come out of prison after a six months' sentence. The sen tence of the Court now was, that each of the priso ners should be transported for seven years. As to making any recommendation in the case, he should not forward any more recommendations, seeing that the object with which that proceeding had been adopted had been frustrated by the interference of the Inspectors of Prisons. It would, therefore, be • altogether useless. The prisoners appeared to receive their sentence of :ransportation as though such a sentence %as quite n th® regular and looked -for course; of things. ROYAL NAVA L S CHOOL .—Th e council of admi nistration of this institution have unanimously pre sented to Mr. Eames, the secretary, an elegant silver salver, upon which the following inscription is en graved :—" Presented, on his marriage, to A. I. S. Eames, Esq., secretary of the Royal Naval School, by the council of administration, in testimony of their ap probation of his able and indefatigable exertions for the welfare of that institution, during a period of seventon years." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Cornelius Von Rigendam, a young Dutchman, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen Holland bank notes and securities for money to the amount of between 1,5001. and 1,6001. A re ward of 501. had been offered for the apprehension of the prisoner, who, it • was conjectured, had imme diately after he got possession of the property set off for London in order to get it exchanged. Amongst the stolen property were two Russian bonds, each of which was for 1,000 florins, and payable on the Ist of September. Mr. E. Clarke, clerk to Messrs. Bult and,Co. of Cheapside, bullion dealers, said, "This morning the prisoner called at our counting-house and tendered for sale four Dutch bank notes for 100 florins each. In consequence of information which I had received re lative to the description of the person who presented the notes, I had reason to believe that they had been stolen, and I sent for an officer and gave him into custody." Mr. C. Hodgson (superintendent of the City police) said, " I received information respecting the pri soner, in consequence of which I have taken steps for his apprehension, and I have now an officer in pursuit of him. The name of the owner of the notes which the prisoner tendered for sale is Julius Rind skopf, who I expect will be in town on Friday next." The LORD MAYOR—Do you believe, if I remand the prisoner until Friday, that you will be able_to procure evidence as to his identity ? Mr. Hodgson— I do. The prisoner, who does not appear to be more than 18 years of age, and could not speak a word of English, was informed, through the medium of an interpreter, of the nature of the charge against him, but did not utter a word. It was stated that the prisoner was a messenger in the house of Mr. Rindskopf, and had been sent on Monday, the 4th inst., with the coupons to get them cashed, but never returned. When he found, at Mr. Bult's house, that it was all up with him, he dropped a pocket-book in which were written down the numbers and particulars of the notes which he had stolen. An officer was dispatched to examine his trunk at his hotel, and it is expected that almost the whole of the property will be recovered. lie was re manded till Friday. GUILDHALL. Mr. Irtheard Allgood Dickinsox, of 27, Denmark row, Coldharbour-lane, Camberwell, was charged be fore Alderman Challis with obtaining a bill of exchange for 3001. under false and fraudulent pre tences, on the Bth of August last. From the evidence of Benjamin Wheatley Tracy, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, residing at 225, Maida-hill, Edgware-road, and Henry Lowless, of Hart's-lane, Bethnal-green, formerly a solicitor, but now a commission agent, it appeared that in August last the former gave the latter a bill of exchange for 3001. to get cashed for him, at the same time placing in his hands 100 shares in the Callington Mining Company, in Cornwall, as a collateral security. This bill Lowless entrusted to the prisoner, having known him for some time, and he also gave him the shares. A few days after Dickinson came to Lowless, and said he could not get the bill cashed in consequence of the party whom he expected would do it having referred to the Mining Journal and found the shares only quoted at 141, but that if they went up only one per cent. he had no doubt he could find some one to advance the money. In con sequence of this representation he allowed him to keep the bill and shares for the purpose of making another trial. The prisoner again came and repre sented that he could not effect his object, but he could get it discounted if the prosecutor had no objection to taking 1001. worth of wine and the rest in gold. This proposition was also assented to, but it had never been carried out. In a few days more Mr. Tracy received a letter from the secretary of the Mutual Communication Society, the contents of which in duced him at once to stop payment and demand that the prisoner should restore the bill. Dickinson said, that it was not in his possession, blit in the hands of a man named Clark, who would give it up on being paid his commission. This Lieutenant Tracy agreed to do, upon condition that the prisoner wrote a note to Clark desiring him to give it up, which he did ; but Clark would not give it up, and prosecutor find ing he was about to be duped gave Dickinson into custody. _ _ Alderman CHALLIS asked what was the date of the bill, and by whom drawn and accepted ? Mr. Lowless replied, that it was dated the 3d of August for three months, was drawn by Messrs. Smith, Row, and Co., accepted by Lieutenant Tracy, and made payable at the London and Westminster Bank, as per advice from the North and South Wales Banking Company. It was not endorsed. Alderman CHALLIS asked the prisoner what he had to say in his defence ? He merely said, that if he had time he would be enabled to communicate with Clark, and the bill would be returned as well as the shares. Alderman Culla,' s decided on remanding him until Friday. The secretary to the City of London Trades' Pro tection Society, who attended to watch the case, in formed the Alderman that he had been given to un derstand that Dickinson was not the real name of the prisoner. _ WEDNESDAY EVENll' , ter, SEPTEMBER 13, 1848. WORSHIP -STREET. A stout elderly German of respectable appearance, who has passed by the names of Rosenberg, Parre, and Sandars respectively, was brought up before Mr. Arnold, charged with obtaining various sums of money from lodginghouse-keepers and others seder false and fraudulent pretences. The first case, which also involved a charge of felony against the prisoner, was preferred by Mrs. Emily Sutton, the wife of a wine merchant on Rich mond-terrace, Queen's-road, Dalston, who stated, that on the 6th of May last the prisoner engaged furnished apartments in her house at 30s. per week, representing that he had just arrived from Bordeaux, and had a large stock of silk and other foreign mer chandise which be intended to dispose of in this coun try. He was suppli e d w ith b oar d an d every requisite until the 10th or 11th of that month, when he told her that a large consignment of rich velvets, laces, &c., to the amount of between 4,000/. and 5,0001., had just been made to him, and, as they were then under the lock of the Customs, he should be obliged to her for the loan of 6/.los. to makeup about 1801., which the charges for duty would amount to. His being particular about himt e o h d a d v elOs. the s o m o d n i s e a y r med her u without h e s s p i i t c a i t o i n n n that , and e e l e l e f t t the house, promising to be back to dinner, but he never returned; and on examining her writing-desk, which from the prisoner's apparent respectability she left in the sitting-room he occupied, she discovered that a small gold watch of trifling intrinsic value, but highly prised by her as a gift from her mother, together with a pocket-book, had been stolen. She had since made inquiries at the Custom -house and other places he had indicated, but could gain no in• formation about him, and had ascertained that the whole of his statement as to the extensive amount of property consigned to him from France and Germany was a fabrication. The prisoner was given into custody upon the second charge by the Rev. John Roberts, brother of Mrs. Jane Richards, a lady residing in King-street, Finsbury, at whose house the prisoner presented him self on the very day he absconded from that of the last witness, and to whom, upon her asking him for references as to respectability, he pulled out an appa rently well-filled purse, and exclaimed, " Reference ? oh, yes, dis ist de best of reference:" and displayed so much ease and indifference that she allowed him to take possession without inquiry. He remained here,too, only about a week, when he asked her fur the temporary advance of 81. to pay Customs' dues upon French merchandise, and as security for the amount volun tarily handed her two watches, which he stated to be worth twenty guineas. 'The watches appeared to be worth considerably more than that, and she there fore let him have the 81., which he engaged to return in a couple of hours, but did not, and she saw no more of him until he was given into custody by her brother, who accidentally met him. In the interval she directed the watches to be taken to a pawn broker's, to ascertain their value, and, having no use for them, partly reimbursed herself for the loss by accepting as large a sum as the pawnbroker would advance upon them. Messrs. Pickford and Roberts, pawnbrokers in Old street, produced the watches in question, pledged for SI. 103 --the first a common metal one of an almost worthless description, and the second a small gold enamelled Geneva watch with chain, which was im mediately identified by the first witness as having been stolen from her under the circumstances detailed in her evidence. A third charge was then preferred wer by a wido w named Jane Gardner, of Wink th. pl ace, City road, of whom the prisoner took lodgings, about the same time as in the last cases, as an extensive dealer in French silks and velvets; and after trying to ge! 31. or 4/. of her upon similar pretences, which th,-, widow had not got to lend him, at length accepted 1/. Bs., and absconded. The prisoner in an unintelligible mixture of broken German and English said the watch had been in trusted to him to get repaired by his landlady, but said nothing in answer to the other charges. Sergeant Tate said, since the prisoner had been in custody he had been identified by numerous house holders whom he had defra h u e d rh e ee d :s in a simil ar way of less necessaries, th an sandnt •,a.ss itfhetleremadaygistotragteo e m r eo ARNOLDdr it c requisiteculpability psaaibdint ny t o do e h f ne theia r t them wai oe . on mo n w e i y t with no o d al n v whatever could e exist e a r s conl‘ th slir e d. to cases, which might also resolve themselves into con structive felonies; but, as there would be a very great difficulty in establishing the fact that the accused had no foreign goods at all consigned to him, which would be somewhat equivalent to proving a nega tive, he should leave all the complainants so circluil• stanced to prefer bills of indictment against: him t ilt the Old B a il ey , an d send him for trial upon to e charge of felony, which in his opinion had been clearly made out. The prisoner upon that eagerly exclaimed--";Q 1 : 1 you kent commit me f ur dem vatch ; it was gif 113 fur de repair !" Mr. ARNOLD—That is negatived altogether, and shall commit you for it notwithstanding. The depositions of the witnesses were therefore taken by Mr. Hurlstone, the second clerk, and the prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. LAMBETH. A Rev. Gentleman, the rector of an extensive pari sh in Kent, was brought into court, and placed at 14 1 bar on the charge, as it appeared i n the pol i ce s heel of passing a counterfeit halfcrown piece with inte nt t 3 defraud Ch ar l es N e l son, an omnibus con d uc tor' No. 2,478. The complainant, who is conductor of one of Henry Fisher's Atlas omnibuses, deposed that 5 short time before the prisoner, who was a passage' in his omnibus , gave him h a lf- a - crown i n p a rneai for the far e o f himself and a l a dy w h o acco mpsoi e .,, him. On lo o ki ng a t th e h a lf crown he suspecte d 1" was bad, and in order to test it he applied both h is nose and teeth, an d no t d etect i ng its badness at the moment he gave him ls. 6d. change. After dole; so, however, he applied his teeth a second time to the coin, and nearly bent it in two. He then told th e prisoner th a t it was bad, and request e d his Is. 6 a back, and also his fare, but he refused to do either , and complainant, in consequence, gave him into the charge of a policeman. The accused gentleman—whose name, as there Wa s not the slightest ground for the charge, it would h e cruel to give — sa id, th a t a b out an hour before be a od a lady who had accompanied him got into the omor bus in Oxford-street, and as the vehicle was a pprosc_ i o , ing its destinati on a t th e en d of York-street, W 6,1:: worth-road, he remov e d f rom th e f urther en d o f to' vehicle to the door, and taking a halfcrown from hi s purse handed it t o th e con d uctor to take his f are out of it, not havin g th e s li g h test id ea at the time t h a tll was a bad one. H e o b serve d that the con d u cto r looked very earnestly at the coin, but after doing 5° he deliberately handed him Is. 6d. change, and it Wa g not until after he had put the ls. 6d. into his purl and removed to th e en d o f t h e omnibus, and resucw his seat near the l a dy, th a t anyth i ng was said a b o ut the halfcrown. Hi s reason f or refus i ng to give NO the change was the fear of its being taken as e,,, ° admission of guilt, a n d h e pre f erre d su b mittr i cg_n any inconvenience rath er th an i t s h ou ld b e sup Po-7, that he had knowingly or i n t ent i ona l ly passe d a ',iv' of base coin. Mr. NORTON observed, that he clearly saw bow th e thing had happened. The halfcrown was so good imitation of the genuine coin that any person in 6 8 ordinary way might take it, and, according to tb k , evidence given by the complainant himself, he 0 _1'; mitted it to an additi ona l an d somewhat extraordinsUr test—a test w hi c h h e (M r. Norton) never hear d O .L_ before—n a mely, th a t o f sme lli ng i t ; and after a ll tho he had given change for it. He (Mr. Norton) es ic i pressed his regret th a t th e R ev. Gentleman 001,4 have been subjected t o so unp l easant an ordeal. 1:0 cautioned the complainant against giving parties i °l s custody on such frivolous grounds, and told him w duty, in the first pl ace , was to h ave taken t h e n ame c l o and address of th e p ar ti es , an d if they refuse d to i so, or he had reason to suppose that they gav e 0 wrong name and address, it would be then quite ti° l for him to charge them with the offence. da The complainant sa id, th e gent l eman here raf.;f, to restore the c h ange h e h a d g i ven out of the Wl' crown as well as to pay his fare. Mr. NORTON observed, that the reason given by the reverend gentlem an f or not returning the chancre / 11 ,. to him perfectly satisfactory under the circurnstal e i He (Mr. N or t on ) t h ought the gentleman had ac ted perfectly ri g ht i n re f us i ng to return the char 0 gel such an act, as he had himself said, might be taken an admission of guilt. A clergymen - here entered the witness-box, 81 1 1 said that from a lengthened knowledge of the accuse' he believed him to be perfectly incapable of the COnr mission of an act such as that attributed to him- Mr. N ORTON rep li e d t h at the testimony Wan qu,lto unnecessary, as th ere did not appear to him to b e be shadow of an imputation upon his character. The reverend gentleman here withdrew from the bar, and left the court in company wits his friends. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 12. STOCK EXCITANGB.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Una' shire, and Cheshire Junction, 811. Shares, 9% dill Lancashire and Y or k s hi re, Fi fths, 2 % dis.—London $l3 North- Western, 113% c.—Ditto, New Quarters, Ditto, 40/. Shares (L. M.), 3 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, 9%—Midland Stock, 86 e Ditto, New Halves, 8% dis.—North Staffordshire, 96s- 3d.d dis.--Scottish Central, 221 4—Shrewsbury, Oswestry. 811 Chester, 8% dis.—Ditt o , 10/. Preference, 12%—South' Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 61. 183. 9d. MANCHESTER, SErr. 12. STOCK EiCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lance' shire, and Cheshire Junction, 9 dis.—Leeds, 321. Shares', 10 dis. —South- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6—Liverpo°: and Alanchester, 401. Shares, 4 1 4 p.--East Lancashire, 01 14 161 4—Manebester and Birmingh am (A . and B.), 'P.' North Staffordshire, 4 3 4 dis.—Eastern Counties, Shrewsbury and Chester, Preference, 12%. BIRMINGHAM, Sxrr. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.— There was but little business done day, and very little variation of prices. The local lines were those chiefly inquired for, but few sales were effected. LEEDS, SEPT 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, ham, and Boston, 3% dis.—Caledonian, Preference, a d' 3 % . ,„ Great Northern, 10 dis.—Leed s an d Thi ra k, e4M „ —North British, Thirds, 515. 6d. di s .—N or th Stafforo shire, 4% dis._. Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, Y. 0 " 6 dis. YORK, Sir. 11. STOCK EXCHATME.—The business transacted to-daY ° e r e, as follows;—N or th B r i t i s h , Third; c.—York, Newcast le and Berwick (Original Newcastle and Berwick), 26%. GLASGOW, SEPT. 11. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are--Edinburgh and IS'e a ., / " port, 6%—Edinburgh and Perth, 175,—Gla sgow , N nock, and Ayr, Hal ves , N o. 1, 51. 135.—Great ortbe,-..,, ' 6/. Ils. 6d.—North British, Thirds, Si. 14s.—Scottish tral, 22. CeY „n EADVERTISEMENT.j--- Aa Bruised Foot Cured, - Amputation of the Toes prevented by Holloway's g i ; i3- , ment and Pills.—Mr. Oli ver S m i th Jenkins, of Fa lkirk, when sup er i ntending the . erection of a railway bridge had his t oo t severely bruised by the falling of a ben 'l'd ) stone. Apprehending that serious consequences w otl result fro m i t , h e consulted some of the most einille li „ t surgeons in Edi n b urgh, who informed him that to encs;‘, a cure t wo o f hi s toes must be amputated ; refusing submit to this he returned to Falkirk, and commenc ed using Holl oway ' s O i ntment and Pills, and, miraculou s as it may appear, these invaluable medicines healed h is l is foot, and in th ree wee k s he was enabled to resume employment.—Sold by a ll D rugg i sts, and at Pro f e ss°r Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. SEIZURE OF ILLICIT SPlRlTS.—Yesterday inornoi ing Messrs. George Fenn and John Worrall, officers o f Excise, acco m p an i e d b y M r. Jenkins, an active officer s , police, from i n f orma ti on t h ey received, proceeded to house in Edward- s t ree t, H oxton Old Town, for the VI , , pose of making a se i zure on premises in that street. Di r • Fenn posted hims e lf a t th e f ront door, while Mr. 177(41; rail and Mr. Jenki ns k ept watch at the back. Afte,o r i great deal of obst ruct i on b e i ng made, they s ucceeded ' effecting an entr ance , w h en they discovered several thoir sand gallons of illicit spirits, 60 over proof, which thel seized and convey e d to t h e Excise warehouses, in Broa street. The spirits were the produce of an illicit still i° the neighbourhood. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On M onday evening a fatal t t accident occurr e d to M r. West, jun., son of Mr. des' brewer, Hackney -road. It appeared that he mounted , horse which had th rown h i m on a previous occas ioo when th e h orse started off at a terrific speed, and /1t length b o th h orse an d r i der fell, when the animal, rolli°;0. over Mr. West, kill e d hi m a l most instantaneously. I' was a fine promising young man. 21.1.1tTlis. Of E. D. • at Muswell-hill, Hornsey, Mrs..- , . o S f to a n d d a o u n gh M t as er. sey Rectory, the w ife the cI O R n n e t t v h h . e e T 9 B . t t h h Hubbard, i , n n s s t t a t Morgan, of a daughter. . 1 . jo. 0 On the 9th inst., at Highbury-p ace, Islington, Mrs. 4 Gosnell, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Addiscombe-road, Croydon, the ledi of the Rev. R. Inchbald, of a daughter. 17 On the 10th inst., at Woburn-square, the wife of .-- F• Adams, jun., Esq., of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at W estbourne-terrace, Hyde-Park: gardens, under th e i n fl uence of chloroform, the wife of f Edwards, Esq., of a daughter. On the 10th i nst., at Wakefield-park, near R ea ding, t he lady of R. Allfrey, Es On the 11 t h inst. q. ; of a son . 1 1 ' , at Upper Montague-street, Ro se square, Nt rs. P . Roberts, of a son. MARRIED. On the Bth inqt., at the chap ' Bell of the B r iti s h Embassy at PAris, Richard Bunce, Esq., son of the l a t e C a pt a i n Bone R.N., t o Leopoldine Blanche Emily Fauche, second daughte,r 01 Gaspard A. Fauche, Esq., late her Britannic MajelaY 6 Consul at Ostend. On the 9th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-squar e ' Captain T. Whit e , 22d R eg i ment, to Georgiana Isabe l ; youngest dau g ht er o f the late Colonel Moodie, late 10 .0 Regiment. Vi r • On the 9th i ns t. , at S t. J ames ' s Church, Piccadilly, A Dick•Tn, E sq ., 17 t h F oot, to Sarah Alicia, only daughter o f E. Ackland, Esq., R.N. DIED. At Forest-hill, Sydenhani, Sir Hugh Ev e ly n , B ar t., aged 80, the lin ea l d escen d ant of J o h n E velyn, Esq., of o ttoll , the well-known author of a valuable treatise on the cultiV; tion of timber in the royal f ores t s , an d other works. °I. Hugh dying without male issue, the title becomes extinct., On the 7th inst., at T r i gon -t errace, Clapham-roa d, Howe, Esq., late c lerk of wor k s and professor of prac tica . architecture at the Royal Engineer Establishment, Chathaol' On the 9th inst., at Sandford-house, near Woodstock, 035 7, Ellen, widow of the late A. H. R en t on, E sq., M.D., formerl y of Funchal), Madeira. a Ou the 9th inst., at Tulse-hill-house, Surrey, Leon° Marler, youngest son of John Lake, Esq., aged 61. In Sloane-street, on the 10th inst., Elizabeth Ann, the Wi fe of W. Anderson, Esq. On the 11th inst., at Islington, aged 48, James eldest son of the late Rear-Ad m i ra l W a lk er, C. B. and IC. 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