The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-19 00:00:00

'ISTS. EXAMINATION AT BOW•STREET. The numerous bodies of Chartists apprehended in London on Wednesday evening last by the metropolitan police were brought up for examination at the police-court in Bow street yesterday morning (Friday), at eleven o'clock. Mr. Hall was the presiding magistrate, the ordinary charges, summonses, &c., being disposed of by Mr. Henry in an adjoining room. The court continued very crowded throughout the pro ceedings, which occupied the whole of the day. A strong force of police, armed with cutlasses, were on duty in and about the precincts of the court; but no desire to attempt a disturbance was anywhere manifested. Mr. Clarkson attended to conduct the prosecution, and the prisoners were defended, apparently without their knowledge, by Mr. Macnamara, a solicitor in Lincoln's Inn-fields, who complained to the Court, once or twice, of his having been denied access to his clients at the police-station unless in the presence of an insepctor. The first eleven placed at the:bar were Joseph Ritchie, Alfred Abel, William Gurney, John Sheppard, James Snowball, James Richardson, George Greensledge, Henry Small, Edward Scudding, William Byrne, and Philip Mar tin. They were chiefly journeymen shoemakers or brick layers, and, with one or two exceptions, seemed little dis posed to treat the matter with that levity which marked the conduct of the prisoners in the earlier stages of the late Chartist prosecutions. Mr. Clarkson opened the proceedings by briefly detailing the leading particulars of the disclosures of Wednesday evening, from which it was impossible to doubt that an in surrection in London was seriously contemplated, and that measures fraught with danger to the public peace and private property were in acti ve preparation. It was intended, by force of arms, to violate the laws of this country and set the Government at defiance; and, however absurd such a thing might seem, it was clear from the words, deeds, and designs of these men that a general rise in hostility to the constituted authorities had been determined upon. Hap pily, however, for the respectable portion of society, just in proportion to the baseness and wickedness of a cause were its objects the more likely to be frustrated by the act of one or more of the men themselves, who may have combined for its promotion. That was a protection which the public might always calculate upon, and nearly always possessed *hick such times a n d un d er suc h c i rcumstances as those to *hich the present proceedings had relation. The Learned Counsel then examined the following wit nesses : Nicholas Pearce, superintendent of the F division—On Wednesday evening last, about six o'clock, I went to the Orange Tree public-house, Orange-street, Red Lion-square, accompanied by a number of of and found the whole of the prisoners there in a room on the first floor front. We took them all into custody, and found under the chairs and benches which they had been occupying a nuiaber of com bustible balls covered with tow saturated with turpentine. I took two large clasp-knives from Ritchie, whose hat and clothes smelt strongly of turpentine. lie refused to give his address, but afterwards, told me, at the station-house, that ho had only recently returned from France. Cross -examined—The door of the room was not locked. We had no difficulty in getting in. The men were in con versation with each other. Sergeant Thompson of the F division, who accompanied the last witness, picked up a paper in the room purporting to be a certificate of the appointment of Greensledge and Byrne as Chartist delegates of the " Thomas Paine" branch. Having afterwards learned where Ritchie lived, witness went to the hoarse, No. 2, Cross-court, Russell-court, Drury-lane, and found in the kitchen, occupied by him, 117 ball-car tridges, four bullet-moulds, four loose bullets, three combus tible balls (covered with pitch, and having a fusee running into the centre of them), some powder-horns and a quart bottle, all containing powder, a bayonet, a ladle for melting lead, fifty percussion caps, a quantity of small shot, several pieces of lead, two pamphlets on the Charter, and other papers. Police-cotistable F 136 proved that Ritchie had lived in the kitchen in question, which was formerly occupied by himself (witness). Constable 18 G, on searching the lodgings of the prisoner Scudding, at No. 31, Cock-lane, Smithfield, found in his box a card of the "London Life Protection Society," upon which the name of the prisoner was written, as being entitled to " one musket." Thirteen other prisoners were now placed at the bar, as the remainder of the evidence chiefly affected them, although involving several of the party found at the Orange -tree pub lic-house. They were--Charles Taylor, George Cox, William Poole, Charles Wicks, Thomas Herbert, Thomas lons, James Brow ton, Hugh Conway, Alexander Hardy, Samuel Hardy, James John Norton, William Winspere, and Samuel Morgan. They were of much the same class as the first lot of prisoners, although, upon the whole, an inferior body of men. Superintendent Rutt, of the L division said, that upon in formation he proceeded with a body of men on the same evening (Wednesday) to the Angel public-house, in Webber street, Blackfriars-road. They found the whole of the pri soners (with one who managed to escape in the confusion) in a back room—the tap. Witness had a cutlass in one hand, and a loaded pistol in the other, and threatened to shoot or cut down any one who offered resistance. The officers then began to search the prisoners, while witness kept strict watch on their movements, especially as he had seen weapons in the breasts of one or two of the party. All the weapons produced were found in their possession . Cross-examiaed—No resistance on the part of the pri so ners was attempted. He saw that Conway had pike under his waistcoat. Constable L 124 searched George Cox, and found his membership card, and another, both produced. Constable L2l searched Winspere, who had his body en cased in the shield-plate produced (apparently part of a coal-skuttle), wearing it under his clothing, and tightly strapped round him. Witness also took the pike-head pro duced from the same prisoner. Constable L 6 searched Thomas Herbert. Nothing par ticular was found upon him, but he took 75 ball - cartridges, wrapped in a handkerchief, from under the seas where he was sitting, between lons and Winspere. Constable L 112 searched James Browton, and found the sword produced between his shirt and trousers, and a dagger in his left-hand pocket. The guard to the handle of the sword was in his hat. A small screw-wrench was taken from his jacket pocket. Constable L 106 searched Hugh Conway, and found upon him two large pike-heads, which had been concealed under his coat. He also found upon him some Chartist cards, and a special constable's warrant, which had been originally made out in the name of William Sparks, but the name had been erased, and that of " Hugh Conway " inserted there instead. Inspector Rogers, of the L division, searched the lodgings in which Samuel Morgan lived, in Bond-street, Borough road. He found there an old sword, a loadel cudgel, two Chartist cards, and an order of the South London Life Pro tection Society, entitling the holder to " one pike ;" also a pamphlet on the Charter. Inspector Arnold found a sword at the house occupied by Poole, in Northampton -place, East-lane. It hung from the will of a room in which his children were sleeping on the floor. Constable L 184 searched Samuel Morgan, finding a pike head in his coat-pocket, and 15 ball-cartridges in a piece of rag In. • spector Carter took a sword from the urinal adjoining the room, having previously seen it placed there by one of the prisoners. Thomas Powell examined—.l am a carpenter, and live at 23, Gloucester-row, Gloucester -street, Hoxton. I have been a member of the Chartist Association, and was elected a delegate of the Cripplegate district branch, which held its meetings at Mr. Cartwright's, in Cripplegate. I continued to attend the meetings after my election. On Tuesday evening last I went to the Lord Denman beer-shop, in Web ber-street, to a meeting of delegates, of whom there were about forty present. Tke prisoner Ritchie was one of them. Gurney was also present; but I do not identify any of the other prisoners at the bar as being there also. It was pro posed at this meeting by one of the speakers that a deputa tion should retire to a neighbouring coffee-house in the same street, to consult together and come to certain decisions, and afterwards to communicate the result to the meeting. This speaker said he had just arrived from the north, after taking a tour round to the principal towns. He told us that he had been watched by a policeman for the last four hours. He had been told so by a boy, as he was leaving his house. He said that the people of Manchester and Liverpool, and (I think) of Birmingham, were up and doing, or would be doing, that very night. About five of the delegates then re tired, and returned again in three-quarters of an hour, but the speaker alluded to did not come back with them. A than then stood up and acted as chairman. His name was Mul lins. Ritchie and Gurney were still present. The chairman said, " Gentlemen, you are all aware that the sub-committee having retired,jand come to certain resolutions and decisions, have appointed me to give you certain instructions, which they have agreed upon. You all understand very well what we have met here for. Now, gentlemen, I have one ques tion to ask you; and you understand there is to be no flinching —you must speak out honestly and boldly whe ther you mean to come forward as men or not. To morrow night the blow must be struck. I wish to put this question plainly to you—whether you intend and are pre pared to come out, every one of you, to a man?" Here some one remarked that there was no time to lots, and he had better put it round the room " Yes" or " No," whether they would come out or not; upon which the chairman did put it to the delegates, each separately, including my. self. He asked the person next to me first, and he said " Yes." Then he asked me, and I said " Yes," also.—(A. laugh.) And the same question was put to every one pre sent. here were only two who said " No." Ritchie and Gurney both gave their assent. The chairman then gave directions that on Wednesday night, at eight o'clock, every delegate was to assemble the members of his locality, at their place of meeting, all armed and ready. Some one arms without de legates asked how they were to come with their arms without being detected. The chairman said, " Come in the best way you can." Some delegates inquired how was it possible to conceal their pikes? The chairman said, the further direc tions I have to give to you are these—" We shall take up four Positions." One of the delegates, Mr. Brewster, was to head the body at Clerkenwell.green ; another, Mr. Payne, was to take the Tower Hamlets; and Mr. Mullins and Mr. Bassett _were to take the B roa d way , W estm i nster, and the Seven 'Dials districts. . The Learned Counsel here applied for warrants for the ap- Prehension of the four leaders mentioned by the witness. Examination continued—The chairman said, that every man would be expected to be at his post at twenty minutes past nine o'clock to a second. Arrangements were then made, In pursuant of a previous understanding, as to what sh ou ld theirbe don l ead e by the different assemblages, under the comm an d o f the different d e l egate present was to bring four men, thing and eve good and true, Upo n g, whom they could re l y, for doing any- ,1 r Y t ilm and Ritchie was appo i nted the super meet at the O intendent of that b range ": ody It was proposed th a t th ey should I'ree public-house, precisely at five o'clock, on Wednesday aefterrzon. It was understood that they were to fire house remises, or anything. Ritchie was present at the OranwgaeyTrPee at a previous meet- ins when this course was deceidveendinupon and the directions Ritchie was ap given out. On the Tuesday pointed leader of the band of men togi)e sel e ct ascd.by the dele n (rein each gates, some one went round the room to person present the number of firm men he courdttinsure and the number of forty-five was promised. Brewster said that the guumakers' shops must be seized if they could not get the requisite supply of arms elsewhere. This was said an reply to a question put to him by one of the delegates. Brewster is called a warden, and, according to the Chartist or Von, each warden has the command of 100 men in f,rr trict. I was asked how many men I would bring to folio s ; Ritchie, and I replied that I was sure of one, and would five two. Gurney said to me, " Oh, nonsen se , you can get or six if you like. I can, and shall." Gurney was not v district representative, but he told me that he attended at the Orange Tree, not for the purpose of acting himself, but to show the confidential man whom he had secured what course to take under Ritchie's directions. He told me this at the police station, where I was admitted to see him aft er he was in custody. ' At ithe meeting on Tuesday another of the Prisoners, Poole, produced some t r i- co l our wr i st b an d s, similar to the one produced (found on one of the other pri- S olaro). These were distributed among the delegates only, so that the men under arms might recognise their leaders.— (One of the " cards" was here shown to this witness.) This is the card given by a society which held its meetings in Hatton-garden, and which distributed pikes, muskets, &c., to all who had received such cards from the society. The prisoner Martin was the first man who ever showed me one of these cards. Cross-examined—My name is Powell, but I have some times assumed the name of Johnson, became I did not wish my relatives to know that I was mixed up with such things. I entered the Chartist Association for the purpose of learn ing what was the nature of its proceedings, and communica ting them to the police if I saw occasion to do so. I thought that something would happen injurious to the peace and state of the count ry , and I was resolved to get what know ledge I could of the intentions of these men, for the purpose of defeating those intentions if possible. Soon after joining them, I found that I was among men who would do anything and everything. I gave Gurney some powder once, per haps about half a pound; I never gave him any bullets. I have never been employed by any one to get information. I told what I knew of my own free-will. This being the case for the prosecution, as far as it was in tended to cart' it at present, Mr. Clarkson said he had now to request the whole of the prisoners might be remanded for a fortnight. It would be impossible to complete the indictments for the coming sessions at the Old Bailey, which commenced on Monday, and, even if practicable, would not be just even to the prisoners, who would not then have time to prepare their defence. Mr. Macnamara did not object to the proposal for a remand, but he submitted that with respect to several of the pri soners at the bar, there had not been a syllable of evidence adduced against him. He was instructed that they hap pened to go into the public-house by mere chance for a pint of ale or something of the kind; for it should be remem bered that, although the prisoners stood charged with a trea sonable conspiracy, they had assembled in a public-house with open doors. The two brothers, Hardy, lons, Norton, and one or two others, here assured the Court that they were not parties to the proceedings at the Angel tap, having only entered for refreshment a few minutes before the arrival or the police, which quite took them by surprise. They did not say, how ever, that they were not Chartists. Mr. HALL was bound, upon the present evidence, to regard all the parties present at these meetings as implicated, in a greater or lesser degree, perhaps, in the avowed design of the party, which was no other than to attempt an in surrection in London. The possession of so many deadly weapons proved the desperate character of these assem blages, and he should have no hesitation in remanding all the prisoners till Thursday, the 31st instant, fully agreeing with .he Learned Counsel for the prosecution, and the soli citor for the prisoners, that the evidence could not be com pleted or the defence prepared in time for the forthcoming sessions at the Old Bailey. Mr. Macnamara inquired if bail would be permitted ? Mr. HALL could on no account admit the prisoners to bail. The present aspect of the charges against them led to the conviction that they would probably be committed for the very serious offence of high treason. the prisoners were then removed. Thomas Jones and Frederick stone were then charged with being found with fire-arms in their possession on the same night. Inspector Haynes, of the A division, deposed to having found the prisoners in conversation together at the Chartist club-room of the Charterhouse coffee-shop, Strutton-ground, Westminster, a place kept by a delegate named Lacey, and notorious as being the resort of the Chartists belonging to the " Wallace brigade branch" of the society. Witness took possession of a book containing a list of the Chartist mem bers of the branch, some papers and placards. Jones was searched by two officers (Kendal and Walker) in the pre sence of witness, who saw a pistol (primed and loaded with bullet), 70 ball-cartridges, some canisters containing powder, a bayonet, &c., taken from his pockets. Other weapons and ammunition were found at his lodgings. Jones admitted the truth of these statements, but wished to exonerate the other prisoner, who had nothing to do with him. Haynes said that nothing was found on Stone, but he had reason to suspect that he would be implicated hereafter. The names of both the prisoners were in the book produced, as members of the Wallace branch of the association. Mr. HALL was obliged to keep in mind the statements made by the witnesses in the preceding eases when enter taining such a charge as this. Here was a man found with such weapons about him on a day which had been fixed for the disturbance of the public peace, and under circumstances which compelled him to order his detention, with the other prisoners, for a fortnight. There was less evidence to affect Stone, who might be admitted to bail. William Swinbourne and Charles Young were next placed at the bar, on a similar charge. Inspector Russell, of the A division, found the prisoners I together on the night in question (Wednesday), at the Blue Anchor-yard, in Westminster. Witness and another officer went into Swinbourne's house, and after searching his rooms and the outhouses, found a great number and variety of pikes, pike-heads, daggers, fire-arms, bullets, combustible balls, &c. When their arrival was suspected there was a bustling noise in some parts of the house, caused by the removal or con cealment of the weapons • while Swinbour n e, h as t en i ng i nto his shop, commenced working at his trade as a shoemaker. The prisoner said the yard was open to at least 200 people, and of course he was not responsible for what might be found there. As to the other prisoner, he assured the Court that he was merely a lodger in the house, having been there only a few weeks. Sir. HALL remanded Swinbourne till the 31st, but dis charged Young, against whom nothing appeared in evidence. A youth, named Thomas Elliott, was charged with having bullets in his possession, also on the Wednesday, but, after one or two questions had been put to the constable who ap prehended him, the prosecution was withdrawn. William Argua, an " Irish felon," was charged by con stable F 1 with walking the streets in the midnight of Wed nesday with a gun in his possession, which he had concealed under his coat, and described as an " umbrella" when ac costed by the police. It appeared from a card found in his possession that he was an enrolled member of the " Irish Felon Society," in London. Thai last words of Mitchel were printed as a motto on the card. He was remanded for a fortnight. William Lacey and Thomas Fay. the former of whom has been referred to as connected with the Charterhouse coffee shop, were charged with having attended the meetings of de legates. 1 Their identity was est a bli s h e d b y t h e evidence of Powell, and ,they did not d en y that they were delegates, b u t F ay, who seemed a poor s i m pl e f e ll ow, assured the Court that al though he had gon e i n t o th e country as a " delegate, " he never knew the object of the mitsion, or what particular du ties were imposed upon a gentleman elected to that office of distinction. He returned again without having done or said anything to anybody. There being no other case for the present, the Court was then relieved of a somewhat laborious duty. The number of Chartists remanded is thirty, and two have been discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. SEDITITON.—John James Baer was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Daniel May, City policeman, No. 357, upon a charge of misdemeanour. Mr. Hayward, from the office of the solicitor to the Trea sury, attended for the prosecutio.n. Mr. James White, short-hancl writer, said on the evening of Friday, the 28th July last, I attended a meeting at the theatre in Milton-street, in tb.e City. I got there about a quarter to eight o'clock. There were not many persons as sembled when I first went, but the number was augmented to about 500 or 600, and increesed from that in the course of the evening to about 1,000 I should think. The witness then read his notes of the speech made on the occasion by the defendant, who proclaimed himself a hawker of fish, and indulged in ignorant and disgusting inflammatory declama tion used upon such occasions. The man was committed for trial. TO THE' EDITOR OF THE SUN. " Vincit omn:ta, veritas." have read with astonishment in your paper of yesterday an ext rac t f rom a Mr. Sydney's work, beaded "George Stephenson, the author o f th e R a i lway System, " alleging that to the late Mr. Stephenson we are indebted fin. the establishment of railways:. Perhaps Mr. Sydney will favour the public with some information as to what consti- tutes Mr. Stephenson's claim. I have seen a copy of the first edition of Thomas Gray's 'work, published in 1820; I have also in my possession a copy of the fifth edition of Gray's work, published in 1825, which I think clearly shows Gray to be the originator of public railways. Mr. Sydney having made a statement derog: story to Gray's claim, I shall be glad if he will inform the pi iblic of the grounds for his allegation. If he declines doing so, I charge him with pan dering to popularity to the Fe ejudiee of the unrewarded reputation of Thomas Gray. George Stephenson was undon btedly a first-rate mechanic —but Thomas Gray is the ant nor of the railway system. Let Mr. Sydney disprove this: if he can.—l am, Sir, your . very obedient servant, JB. Exeter, Aug. 18, 1848. BANK OF (From last ni An Account, pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturday, E NGLAND. igh is Gazette.) 710 and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for , a 12th day of August, 1848. 'AZ TMENT. ISSUE D; X. Notes issued.... •• •• 26,693,923 kwernment debt 11,015,100 ( )ther securities .. • 2,984,900 ( ;old coin and bullion 11,756,604 S Myer bullion X 26,633,925 Dated the 17th day of August, 11 .£ 26,693,9 M• MAIISTIALL, Chief Cashier. 2s 54.%,. rI ATICINT. G .verninent securi • ties (inclucllng Dead Weight Annuity) .. 12,462735 01 her securities .. • • 10,857,,119 rtes .. • ...... 8,528,200 4 5, )1,1 and silver coin.. 671,066 2ANKING DJ Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest •••• • • • . 3,105,442 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts)" 3,822,141 Other deposits .• .. • • 9,440,513 Seven day and other bills • • • 1,088,024 £32,519,120 X 32, ref. MARSHALL. Chief Cas 19,120 hier. 4. LS. . Dated the 17th day of August. 1 RAILWAY SHAH ,E MARKETS. BRISTOL, 4 kUG. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The bu si aess of to-day has been more brisk, but prices are rather lo w er. The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 127 dis.—Ci !douian, Preference, p. Great Western, Quarter Sharc s, 34 dis.—Great Western, New Shares, 3 dis.—Taff Vale, IN; ew Shares, die. LIVERPOOL , AUG. 18. Broca EXCHANGE.—The den la nd for shares in this; market is trifling. The market keeps di ill , and prices low. The sales are— Caledonian, Preference, t is. 3d. p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late M. and B.), M. Pr aference, % c. p.—London and North. Western, 113 1 / 2 —DiWo, New Quarters, 3s. 9d. p. —Midland Stock, 94—Ditto, Nov . Halves, 71. 16s. 3d. dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4. Thirds, 6% —York, New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Punt ase), %p. MANCHESTER, A Ara. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales. . ire—Sheffield, Eighths, 6 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, ; Vo. 4, 3 1 4 1 dis.—Birken head, Lan cas hi re, and CheshireJo nction, 8% dis.--Cale donian, Preference, % p.—East La ncashire, 17—Sheffield, Preference, 10 dis. S BIRMINGHAM, At tic. 17. .68:rzs.c .ExcrtANGE.—The sa l es art ,—N ort h Staff ordshire, 9d. a is. (la.—Shrewsbury and Bina, .ngham (A), N. 18s. YORK, AUG. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The busine l s t ransacted t o -d ay was as follows : —G reat 2 Northern, 7A, e.• —1 Torth British, Thirds, % c.—Y or k , Newcastle, and Berwic k(1 rl. N. E. Pre/ 1 .),8%* G ASGOW, Au G. 11 • STOCK Excuargott—The sales -.Caledonian, Prefe rence, 565. 9d.—Glasgw, Kalmar Deck, And Ayr, 1 lalves, No 1, 7—Great Northern, 71. us. North-- British, 'thirds, 455.—Paialey, Barrhead, suld u t ul e 6 a. IRELAND. Second Lieut, John Boulton, vice Clifford. Second Lieut. John De Luttrell Saunderson, vice Brt tingham. Second _Lieut. Montray Anketell, vice Du Plat. Second Lieut. Philip Dickson. Second Lieut. 2Eneas Clarke. Second Lieut. Francis Place. Second Lieut. Edward Jackson Bruce. Second Lieut. William Powell Richards. Second Lieut. John Edward Hope. Second Lieut. Henry Walpole John Da.shv Second Lieut. Algernon Brendon. Second Lieut. James de Havißand. Second Lieutenant Sidney Carden. Second Lieutenant George Allix Wilkinson. Second Lieutenant William Windham Augustus Lukill Second Lieutenant William Walker. Second Lieutenant Charles Edmund Walcott. Second Lieutenant Gilmore Burtchaell. Second Lieutenant Gronow Davis. Second Lieutenant Edgar Grantham Bredin. Second Lieutenant William John Bolton. Second Lieutenant George Bruce Traherne. Second Lieutenant Samuel George Batchelor. Second Lieutenant Herbert Taylor Middleton. • Second Lieutenant Frederick Close. Second Lieutenant James Sinclair. Second Lieutenant Henry Lynch Talbot. Second Lieutenant Willoughby James Wilson. Second Lieutenant William Henry Randolph Simpson. Second Lieutenant Lewis William Penn. Second Lieutenant Henry Robe Saunders. Second Lieutenant Edward Geary Snow. •.. • Second Lieutenant John Duff Ramsay. Second Lieutenant William Morris. Second Lieutenant Henry Renny. Dated 30th June, 1848. Commission signed by the Lord - Lieutenant of Bedford shire. Bedfordshi re Regiment of Militia—llenry Beek lef Richardson, Gent. to be Ensign, August 9. Commissions by the Lord - Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. Upper Ward and Airdrie Corps of Lanarkshire Yeir manry Cavalry—Cornet Robert Finlay to be Lieutenant, vice Gerard, promoted, Aug. 5; Cornet Robert Mon teith to be Lieutenant, vice Brown, promoted, Aug. 8 ; John M'Lean, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Finlay, pro moted, Aug. 5; Douglas Baird, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Monteith, promoted, Aug. 8. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 16. CORPS OF ROYAL BIARIWES. Harrison John Jell, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Theophilus Vaughton, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Augustus Tonyn Staines Cuttler, Gent., to be , Second Lieutenant. William Taylor, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Edward Grant Stokes, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. John Duff Pigott, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Dixon Whidbey Curry, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Thomas Moore, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. William Cunningham Symonds, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Horatio Nelson Charles Blanckley, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. -• Thomas Brignall, innkeeper, South Mimms, Barnet- BANKRUPTS. ,s John Henderson, bookseller, Belfast, to surrender Aug. 31, at half-past one, and Oct. 2, at half -past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. George Gillingham, veterinary surgeon, Church-street, Chelsea, Aug. 25, at two, and Sept. 29 , at half-past twelve, at th e C ourt of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Ablett, Newcastle -street, Strand. William Farlar, builder, Bro m p tou-square, Aug. 26, at two, and Sept. 29, at half -past ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingball street; Wells, King William -street, City. Henry Constable, grocer, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, Aug. 31 and Sept. 28, at half -past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram and Co., Birmingham. Horatio Frederick Winn, japanner, Birmingham, Aug. 31 and Sept. 28, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Brown, 13ilston, and Smith, Birmingham. John Wingrave, silk dyer, Coventry, Warwickshire, Sept. 5 and Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Brewett, Coventry. William Babb, plumber, Tavistock, D - evonshire, Aug. 31, at one, and Sept. 20, at eleven, at the Exeter Diitrict Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Keddell, Lime-street, London. Charles Bodlev, merchant, Exeter, Aug. 31 and Oct. 5. at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernamann, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Baker and Co., Lime-street, London. Squire Bland and William Bland, maltsters, Carlton, Yorkshire, Aug. 31 and Sept. 29, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Wil liamson and Co., Great James-street, London; Bulmer, - Leeds. John Jackson,' chemist, Morley, Yorkshire, 'Aug; and Sept. 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Jacques and Co. Ely place, L on d on; S catchird, Morley, and Sykes, Leeds. *. Gielis Francis Henry and John Henry Chambers,' vinegar brewers, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Sept. 8 and 25,'sit eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Keightly and Co., Chancery•lane, London ; Holden, Liverpool. Henry Barton, jun., ship broker, Liverpool, Sept. 8 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cae zenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London; Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. John Bickerton, flannel draper, Newtown, Montgo-• rneryshire, Sept. S and 2.5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Wild and Co., College-hill, City • Jones, Newtown. Joseph H a ll an d Richard Mi&obbin turners, Bury, Lancashire, Aug. 29 and Sept. 19, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Frazer, official assignee, Man chester; Appleby, Harper-street, Red Lion-square, Lon don; Grundy, Bury. Henry Andrew, dyer, Smedley, Manchester, Aug. 30 and Sept. 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London; Thorley and Robinson, Man.. cheater. THE THE EVENING, AUGUST l9 , 1848. THE COMMISSION. DUBLIN, AUG. 17. —The Lord Chief Baron and Baron Pen nefather took their seats on the bench shortly after ten o'clock this morning, when the jury panel was called over on fines of 501. ; but, notwithstanding the severity of the penalty, forty-six persons only answered to their names. The list having been gone through a second time, eight jurors more answered to their names. INTIMIDATION OF JURORS. Before any further business was proceeded with, Mr. Sa muel Waterhouse, foreman of John Martin's jury, begged to bring under the consideration of their Lordships the facts of a case personally affecting himself, and which occurred late on the preceding evening. He stated that he had scarcely reached home, after discharging his duty as a juror, when two gentlemen called at his house, and requested to see him. The communication having been made to him, he instantly came down stairs to the hall, where the two stran gers were, and immediately recognized one of them as Mr. James Martin, who had been examined as a witnes on the day preceding, on his brother's trial. On his presenting himself, Mr. Martin asked him whether his name was not Waterhouse, and on his replying in the affirmative, he said, " I came here to challenge you to mortal combat, for having bullied the jury in the case of my brother." He (Mr. Waterhouse) denied that he had acted as had been alleged; that he had sworn to return a true verdict, according to the evidence, and had endeavoured to discharge the responsible duty cast upon him "well and truly." He expressed his disinclination to enter into the conflict desired by Mr. Martin, and then handed him over to the police authorities. Subsequently, however, the solicitor of Mr. Martin waited upon him, and expressed on the part of that gentleman's family the great regret they felt on hearing of the outrage which had been committed, and assured him that it would cause a painful impression on the prisoner's mind—not that it might serve to increase the measure of his punishment, but regret for the part his brother had acted. He (Mr. Waterhouse) felt bound to inform the Court that he had received a most ample apology from Mr. James Martin for the manner in which he had acted, alleging, in extenuation, that it arose from the state of excitement in which he was at the moment. That letter was sent from the Police-office. The CHIEF BARON—Is he there now? Mr. Waterhouse—Yes, my Lord. The CHIEF BARON—In making the statement you have, you have done your duty as regards the administration of Justice in a manner creditable to yourself. If the person who committed this act were not now in the hands of justice, we should consider it our duty to call on you to make an affi davit on which we would issue a warrant to make him sub ject for contempt. As he is now amenable to justice, we do not think it necessary to take that course. Mr. Burr —.We will produce the young gentleman here to answer for his contempt. On the part of his unhappy family, I have to say that nothing could be more creditable than the manner in which this matter has been brought forward. No sentence which can be passed on the prisoner could give him more agony than this act of his brother's, and when, on a former occasion, another juryman was as sailed, he expressed his disapprobation of it. The CHIEF BAsoN—As respects the prisoner, it is impos sible this matter can have the slightest effect on our minds. Mr. Burr—l believe that, my Lords; it is solely for the sake of his character I speak. His brother will attend here at any hour you may appoint, and submit to any punish ment you may think proper to inflict. CHIEF BARON —Let him attend at four o'clock. SECOND TRIAL OF O'DOHERTY. The appointed business for this morning —the second trial of Mr. Kevin Izod O'Doherty—did not commence until nearly three o'clock this afternoon ; the time from the sitting of the Court at ten o'clock, A.M., having been wasted —as usual, we may say—by matter quite foreign to the issue. The Clerk of the Crown then proceeded to call over the jury list, but was interrupted by Sir Colman O'Loghlen, who handed in a challenge to the array, on the ground that the panel did not contain a proportionate number of Roman Catholics. Triers were then appointed, and, after a protracted dis cussion, the challenge was disallowed. After a number of challenges, both on the part of the Crown and prisoner, the following jury were sworn:— David Alexander, William Carson, Joseph Robert Comyns, John Cannon, James Wilson, George Lyons, William P. Lowry, James Hare, James 'Hunter, John Harris, Samuel M'Allister, Francis Walker. The SOLICITOIi.GENI:KAL was stating the case to the jury at post hour. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. The Solicitor-General's statement to the jury, in the case of the Queen v. O'Doherty, embraced much the same topics, and was supported by nearly the same arguments as those employed by the Attorney-General on the former trial. The first witness called by the Crown was-- Francis M`Keever—lle deposed that he knew the prisoner for four or five years: was engaged in the same establish ment with him, namely, that of Mr. Donovan's apothecary; Mr. O'Doherty was then serving his apprenticeship; wit ness was at present Mr. Donovan's assistant; witness was acquainted with the handwriting of the prisoner (a docu ment was here put into the witness's hand); he believed this to be in the handwriting of Mr. O'Doherty. I have no doubt that the paper produced (the manuscript of the arti cle headed " Our Harvest Prospects ") is in the prisoner's handwriting. (Another document—the manuscript of the article headed " Our War Department" —was here put into the witness's hands.)—This is not in the prisoner's hand writing. I used to live in Poolbeg-street, and was not then very will off. I was not promised anything for giving my evidence, nor do I expect anything, on my oath. (The manuscript of the articles headed " A Lesson from the In surrection in Paris," and "Courage," were here put into the witness's hands, and he stated they were not in the pri soner's handwriting.) Mr. Vernon, of the Stamp-office, was next examined—He deposed to the declaration of proprietorship of the Tribune having been lodged in his office, signed by Mr. O'Doherty and Mr. Williams, and Daniel Hoban, the printer; and also to copies of each publication of that paper, signed by the prisoner, having been lodged there. Constable Michael M‘Ginn 12 G, exami ne d—H e b ought the newspaper p ro d uce d at the office of the Tribune on the Bth of July. Sergeant Prender examined by Mr. BALDWIN—On the Bth of July last he went to the printing establishment of Mr. pardon, on Bachelor's -walk, armed with a warrant for the arrest of a person named Hoban. After arresting Hoban, he got from him certain manuscripts connected with the Tribune newspaper, which he brought away to the detective office, in Exchange -court, and locked up there. They were after wards taken to the Lower Castle-yard. The manuscripts already referred to were produced, and identified by the wit ness as those which he had seized. The several documents tendered by the Crown in evidence, including the manuscript of the article entitled " Our Har vest Prospects," were then put in and entered as read, which closed the proceedings in this case for the day. Mr. Martin, brother to Mr. John Martin, recently tried and convicted, was then, at the command of the Chief Baron, pled at the bar of the Court. 'Waterhouse was also called, but he was not in attendance. The CHIEF BARON said, we desire Mr. Martin and Mr. Waterhouse to be in attendance at the sitting of the Court to-morrow morning. Mr. O'RunKE then applied that Mr. Martin might be al lowed to stand out on bail, stating that he would be respon sible fcr his appearance next morning. The application was granted. The Court then adjourned to ten this morning. LATEST FROM THE AUG. CLONMEL, THURSDAY EVENING, AUG. 17.—About nine o'clock en the night of the 14th a party of dragoons arrived in Limerick, bringing with them, from Abbeyfeale, Mr. Hartnett, who, we are informed, was arrested on a charge of high treason. He is charged with being the person who headed the party that stoped the mails a few days ago in that neighbourhood. On his arrival in Limerick he was lodged in the county gaol. He complained of great weakness and exhaustion, and was kindly provided with tea ; he was offered, but declined, spirits, saying he had not taken any for many years. At two o'clock' on the 15th another body of dragoons and some infantry escorted into prison about 25 of Hartnett's followers—men,; women, and, children, whose appearance was miserable in the extreme. As they passed through the streets while it was raining fearfully, the impression pro duced on the Limerick mob was woful. Indeed their ap pearance was not calculated to make one think highly of the Abbeyfeale division of the rebel army, as commanded by General Hartnett. Wednesday the detective police arrested a gentleman named John Martin Burke, who gave his address Fort Wil liam, Scotland. Mr. Burke was committed to Newgate under the recent Act of Parliament. Full committals, by warrants, signed by his Excellency, have been lodged at Newgate on the following persons: Richard F. Ryan, Eugene Martin, James Lawlor, and Timothy Setoa. A gentleman who travelled through the counties of Lime rick and Tipperary yesterday, states all excitement has sub sided, and that the people were pursuing their usual business. The potato blight, it appears, is on the increase in these districts. DEPARTURE OF STATE PRISONERS. Thirteen of the persons in custody for political offences, including Patrick O'Higgins, Mr. S. J. Meaney, and J. Taffe, barrister, arrived at Kingston this morning, by the seven o'clock train, and were put on board a Government steamer, which steamed at once from the jetty, bearing towards the north. It is supposed their destination is either Carrick fergus, county Antrim, or Fort George, Scotland. The pri soners were escorted to Kingston by a large body of the metropolitan police. There was not the slightest excitement, nor was there apparently any sympathy for the patriots. President—Did you take any part with relation to the prisoners of the 15th May? D.I. Arago—The banquet 0f25 centimes had for its object their liberation. It was decided that day I should go to shut myself up in Vincennes. I had examined beforehand a THE INSURRECTION OF JUN - quantity of furze, of which they had need to fill the fosse. E . As to the j u d gment of the prisoners, we had no plan settled. The following is the dep os iti on of Al. Arago, Me m b er Neverth e l ess, we should not have bad them titlbeme m before a u tried by an ex ry, of the Provisional Govern men t b e f ore t h e C ommittee of ceptional cour t. We should have sent Inquiry. It is the most i m p or t an t ev id ence g i ven, and with th e proviso of asking from the Court of Cessajtion powers to send th e a ff a i r to a C ourt o f A ss i ze ot h er than that beau heavily against M. Ledru Rollin and oth er func . tionaries:— of the Seine, out of legitimate suspicion. President—lt appears th a t the delegates of th e L uzern- FIRST DEPOSITION OF Al. .41RAGO. bourg had become the b r i ga d ers of the nation a l workshops. SITTING OF WEDNESDAY , J ULY 7 . Did they n o t rece i ve orders from Al. Louis Blanc in th e new The President—You are mo re capa bl e t h an any one e l se to it ion enlighten us on the attempts ( a tt en t ats ) o f t h e 15 t h of May p os ?a . Arago _ and 23d of June, on their o r i g i n an d t h e c i rcumstances con- the organization M of the national workshops p . ied That is lf enough . Marie it was who occu himse about nected with them. to tell you with what honesty it was effected. We were pre- Al. Arago—Please to question me. occupied with the difficulties of arranging the project in the The President—There seemed t o b e littl e homogenity in different rnairies ; there ensued thence disorders and abuses. the elements of the Government. Was not that one of the We had wished t o rem e d y thi s , in dividing the operation of causes of the successive manifestations of the people? payment. The organization essayed for this met with unfor- Al. Arago--4 am inclined t o gay a ll I k now , I avow that seen obstacles; the first was to produce a great agglomera discord did exist in the Government. There were two tion, serviceable for &w i th 's , After that, we sought to dissi elements present: the element of the moderate republic; the pate the workshop s , but w e always found new obstacles. A element of a more ardent republic. Thence discord arose, little before the last events, two or three measures were which, however, never manifested itself in outward acts. adopted : one had for it s object the elimination from the na- Arguments and threats were both r esor t e d t o aga i ns t us . tional workshops of all men, from seventeen to twenty.five rhe first origin of the disturbanc es was the mad doctrines years old, to incorporat e them in the army ; another pro- Promulgated among the workin g classes. It was evident scribed the return of workmen (like the hatters) to private that ideas of such a nature would le a d t o bloodshed. The workshops which were open ; and in the third place, it was theories of the Luxembour g w ere p ern i c i ous; they gave r i se proposed to direct the greatest possible number of workmen to hopes whi c h manifested themselves even in the e l ectora l to their places where hands were required, notably on colleges. Forinstance, at the elections of the Garde Nationale, Angers. One was, to have embarked for their destination 150 such questions as the following were put :—" If the National on the 23d of June, and the next day 400. We even in- Assembly does not share our opinions, will pre y t o e u nde it ?" That question was put. It was march dt iiagainstat Paris their tended departure, togo as far o was all France, that Paris ought to rule and govern all. to the barricade in the Rue Soufflot. "They would have bj a e s ctio l n 2 s °° w . ere l3 m a a d de in to flu m e e nce w s he I prevented went When the National Assembly found it impossible to respond beaten us at Angers," they said to me, "as at Curbevoie, as to exactions above its wishes and strength, a fearful attentat at Puteaux," I answered " That this was a mistake. Per was made against it. This was one Curbevoie consequence of such haps there had been faults in small localities like utopias. come from Angers, and and Puteaux' but that demand had , President—What have you to say concor • ning the circulars that our workmen would have been differently treated.' which so justly caused a sensation in the country? as I They answered me, " I had no right to speak to them, . Al. Arago—They were deplorable. They made men had never known hunger," We had wished to substitute doubt of the possibility of establishing a republic in France. piece for day work: other difficulties encountered us. We We decided that a member of the Governments hould revise, had calculated the rate of piece-work by the more feeble control the expressions and the spirit of any new circular, workmen, painters, printers, &c. ; it resulted, that the most but this measure was not carried out. I owe it to truth vigorous and expert earned as much as 15 or 16 francs a and to justice to say, that the author of the cir- day. I think that an individual, placed at the head of the culars was not Al. Ledru Rollin, but Al. Jules cir- day. national workshops, wished to augment their number in an he avowed this himself at an assembly of e l ectors. electioneering interest. One might be quite sure of these But I return to the Luxembourg. One of our first dissen_ ki n d of electors. Orders wer e given to all the mairies to sions arose there. Al. Louis Blanc desired the creation of a close the lists of inscription. On the penultimate evening ministere du progn's. I opposed it, on the ground that the before the 23d of June, a mayor was dismissed, for one sole principle was a false one, because it was to be imposed upon inscription made in neglect of these instructions. The bar ns under the mask of the name of the people, because the ricades followed, and the resolution could not be executed. Ministry would have been necessarily given to Louis Blanc President —What person wanted to augment the members himself, and we might have been suspected of sharing kis of the national workshops in an electioneering interest? • , doctrines. He threatened to resign. It would have been dangerous, as we had no power. What would have been the result if a conflict had occurred then? The same elements of disorder that exist now existed then. The city of Paris ran the risk of being sacked. President--Is it the dissenting element in the Government which opposed the return of the army to Paris? M. Arago—Yes ; but the clubs had a great :deal to say to it. They were very threatening on that point. In my capa city of Minister of War, I took it upon myself to recall same of the troops. I was obliged to have recourse to a subterfuge to procure artillery. I then recalled two regiments of in fantry and two of cavalry. I did not give in to the menaces of the clubs, who were confident that no more troops should be seen in Paris. President—You had thus two elements opposed to you, the Republique Rouge and Socialism. Were those elements leagued together against you? M. Arago--Sometimes they were united, sometimes not. M. Ledru-Rollin never shared the Socialist principles of M. Louis Blanc; but in otter respects they acted in concert, especially as regards the adjournment of the elections. That adjournment gave rise to a violent controversy. M. Ledru-Rollin did not think that France was democratic enough. He thought that time should be allowed for it to inculcate democratic principles; that an adjournment was therefore indispensable. As regards the coercive measure, MM. Leclru-Rollin and Louis Blanc were of the same opinion. M. Ledru-Rollin made a report to the Govern ment on the events of Rouen. That report was not favour able to the two generals who gave the orders there. At the conclusion of this report a proposition was made by Louis Blanc to recal the two generals, and try them by court. martial. This led to a violent discussion. I opposed it, and finally carried the point. President—At the manifestation cf the 16th of March cries were raised of " Vive Ledru-Rollin1" What interpretation may be set upon them? Arago—The National Guards made a manifestation, which I may qualify as ridiculous. I was conveying M. Ledru-Rollin in my carriage; a National Guard exclaimed, " A bas Ledru-Rollin 1" I said to him, " You are not aware of the imprudence you are eommitting. You are not aware that it was here Foulon was killed; that your exclamations may cause a similar disaster." The shouts ceased. On ar riving at the place of the Hotel de Ville, cries of Vive Le dru-Rollin!" succeeded the former ones, which were utter e d on the Quai Pelletier. President—What was the object of the counter-revolution of the 17th of March? M. Arago—l was not a witness of the facts ; I was not able to go to the Hotel de Ville. I had two Ministries to attend to. I remained at the Ministry of War. President—What is your opinion of the manifestation of the 16th of April? M. Arago—On the eve we were informed that the mani festation would be on a large scale. The Government de cided on not proceeding to the Hotel do Ville, so as not to comply with the exactions which might be demanded; it was resolved not to go there until the National Guard were masters of the movement. I, however, proceeded there at one o'clock. I only found MM. Buchez and 124 curt. They were anxious at being there alone. They made me remain; but shortly afterwards I withdrew to the Mairie of the Bth arrondissement. The Bth Legion behaved well. From there. I could procure ammunition from Vincennes; Colonel Rey,: who afterwards came to parley with the eineute, undertook! the defence of the hotel de Ville, for which he was answer able, and moreover, three guns were to be fired to warn me of danger. President —On this day, what part did the two elements play, with which we were occupied just now? An investiga tion was set on foot, what became of it ? M. Arago--I am not aware whether that manifestation was provoked by these elements; I am ignorant of the details of' the investigatio n . President —Was not that investigation dropped on the ocsi casion of the fete of the colours? M. Arago—lt was under the Arc de Triomphe that M. Caussidiere came and informed me that M. Blanqui had not been arrested, notwithstanding my orders. That deter mination was adopted in consequence of the greatness of the manifestation, and not to :attach too great - importance to Blanqui. The Preeident—Will you explain yourself on the events of the 15th of May. M. Arago—We were told on the eve that a manifestation would take place in favour of Poland. We feared that Poland was only a pretext; every precaution was taken to prevent the mob arriving at the hall of the Assembly. The most formal orders were given to that effect. We were con vinced that it was impossible for any human force to cross the threshold o f t h e Assembly. When I heard of the viola tion which h a d taken place, I was surprised, indignant, furious. We immediately consulted on the best measures to liberate the Assembly; but there was an apprehension. We feared exposing the members of the Assembly to the risk of being assassinated ; thence arose the necessity of temporising. Some of the members had arrived at the Luxembourg, M. Berville among others, who told us that the Assembly had been dissolved, and that it was neces sary to rally it at some other point. Our first idea was to take measures for admitting the Assembly to the Luxem bourg. I then proceeded to the Assembly. I passed through the 11th Legion. I found them disheartened and cast down by the report of the dissolution of the Assembly, and the overthrow of the Government ; I cheered them by protesting against the attempts that had been perpetrated. I declared that all that had been done was null and void— that the Assembly maintained its powers—the Government its authority. On returning to the Luxembourg, I was met by Quentin, ex-Receveur des Finances, who said, " I am come to replace you." I seized him by the collar, and said, " Whilst you are replacing me, I shall meantime find you a place in a prison." He was armed with a brace of pistols. He is now at Vincennes. Aer this incidnt, the 11th Legion, full of ardour, offered to accompany me e to the Hotel de Ville. We punished all who took a share in the attempt. We deprived Colonel Saisset of his command; we even pu nished those who, without taking an active part in the at tempt, wavered in their duty. I may cite General Tamponre, whom we deprived of the command of the Garde Mobile, because he had shown himself with epaulettes in one of the public tribunes during the invasion of the Assembly. On the 14th, when we summoned all the authorithO•to receive our orders, the commissary did not come ; nor did we see more of him on the 15th. He excused himself On the ground of a sprain, and sent us an officer who told us from him that there was at the head of the movement men of whom he was sure, whom ho could answer for as for himself; and that nothing would then be attempted against the Assem bly. I had wished to have him arrested, and his papers seized; but my advice was not followed, and I had it recorded in the procQs verbal. My conviction was that he was mixed up in all this. President--Sobrier was one of the principal authors of the attack on the 15th of May. He had received arms from the Prefecture of Police. M. Arago—The Minister of War is the sole depositor of arms. On the demand of the Minister of the Interior arms were delivered to all the National Guards. They asked me, in a letter signed by M. Elias Regnault, for a thou sand muskets immediately for the Prefecture of Police. Colonel Bressol was charged with the distribution of the arms. The individual who bore the letter said he was So brier, and that 500 were wanted for the Prefeciiire, and 400 for the ancillary establishment in the Mae Rivoli. M. Bres soles went to ask M. Elias Regnault if the distribution was to be effected in this way : the answer was in the affirma tive. Not content with this, he wished to learn it of M. Caussidit!re himself. M. Caussidiire told him to send him 800 to the Prefecture and 200 to the Rivoli. The Rue Rivoli was not considered as the private house of Sobrier, but as a succusale of the Prefecture, in ordcr to be master strategically of that position. President—Did the Government allow all this? M. Arago—We knew nothing of all these disorders. M. Courtais had apprised us of the presence of functionaries at Sobrier's door. We had given orders to suppress them, but we had not been obeyed; we rarely were, as one has seen on the 15th of May, as one will see more clearly in the subse quent proceedings. President—Why did you entrust the command on the 15th of May of all the troops to AI. Courtais? ISI. Arago—l knew personally what to think of General Courtais's capacity. You know the episode of Gen. Petit's arrest? A commission was instituted to appreciate the facts. Marshal Molitor was its president. Such was the presumption of the chiefs of the National Guard, that they refused to be presided over by one of the first generals of our ancient armies. President—Why did not General Fouchd act? 151. Arago—lt would seem that he obeyed RI. Courtais. President—Two or three different elements, with diverse views, and objects, interpellated the masses who invaded the Assembly; the project to overthrow it, was it determined beforehAnd ? Atago;--I think not ; it was first of all only a question topt , 4ag' a petition to the bar; I am disposed to think that We appetite came with eating. a'resident—Nevertheless, a proclamation found at Sobrier's would lead one to believe that the conflict was foreseen. Arago—l have no knowledge about that. Sobrier was arrested at 15, Rue Bac, and conducted to the Quai d'Orsay. I was told that there was an idea of . carrying him to the Prefecture. I opposed this. I made the Colonel of Dra goons responsible, on his head, for the orders I gave him. The (next day the Colonel of Dragoons would not give up Se`brier; without a permit from myself. President—Did they wish only to intimidate the Assembly or overthrow it? M. Arago—l kept myself aloof from all parties I never saw any chief of the clubs. I mistrusted that sort of men. Some of my colleagues can tell you more on this head than I can. President—Were there not other Members of the Provi sional Government in a similar embarrassing situation ag M Caussidiere? M. Arago—lf there had been, I should not have felt more sympathy for them than for M. Caussinii, , re. President—Do you know anything of a speech of M. Cans sidiiire's pronounced in the presence of forty-eight commissa ries of police —a speech in which society was treated in a most peculiar manner? M. Arago—No ; we had no police; the few agents we had were not very trustworthy. They were told not to compro mise themselves for a Government which could not last. The Prefect of Police and the Minister of the Interior had quite a different opinion of those agents. They be lieved in their faithfulness. They were mistaken. To avoid a division we passed over these inconveniences, so as to arrive at the Assembly without any violent conflicts. We wished to accelerate the meeting of the National As sembly, and to convoke the electors immediately. The other members of the Provisional Government pretended that the populations were not sufficiently prepared. They were right in saying so. They were badly prepared by the circulars and the bad selection of commissaries. To such a point was this carried, that they were unhappy enough to select for :the central commissary at Havre a galley-slave. He has since returned to his former avocation—he has assas sinated a person. (To be continued.) The examination of M. Berryer implicates M. Lalanne. The information collected by the authorities concerning Louis Blanc, Caussidiere, and Sobrier implicates seriously these gentlemen. The depositions of General Bertrand implicate M. Lara bit, under-secretary of the war department, for having at tempted to corrupt the troops. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 18. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. August 13. The schooner yacht Urania, 140 tons, Lord Rodney, from Ireland. 14. Cutter Vandal, 105 tons, R. W. Cooper, Esq., ditto. 17. Bacchante, 80 tons, B. H. J ones, E sq., ditto; Dryad, 85 tons, W. Delfield, Esq., London; schooner Saphire, 65 tons, Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, ditto. YACHTS AT THE STATION. The royal yachts Victoria and Albert, and Fairy. Schooners—Capricorn, 313 tons; Saphire, 65 tons; Fairy, 143 tons; Xarifa, 185 tons; Ariel, 118 tons; Brilliant, 392 tons; Fair Rosamond, 123 tons; Magic, 86 tons; Flirt, 155 tons; Camilla, 147 tons; Maud, 119 tons; Merlin, 104 tons; Gem, 12i tons ; Gypsey Queen, 160 tons ; Wyvern, 205 tons ; Urania, 140 tons; Coral Queen, 117 tons; Bi anca, 32 to ns; and Destiny, 110 tons. Cutters—Pearl, 130 tons; Alarm, 193 tons; Emerald, 58 tons; Petrel, 98 tons; Dryad, 85 tons Forest Fly, 36 tons; Elizabeth, 65 tons; Ariadue, 84 tons ; Vandal, 105 tons; Lark. Amazon, 75 tons; Asprey, 50 tons ; Gauntlet, 65 tuns; 65 tone; Maid of the Mist, 30 tons; and Turquoise, 57 tons ; Stormfinch, 63 tons ; Bacchante, 80 tons ; Sultana, 100 tons; Arrow, 84 tons; Gondola, 76 tons; and Cygnet, 35 tons. Yawls—Dream, 124 tons; Susan, 40 tons. In consequence of the threatening appearance of the wee_ ther on Thursday ev en i ng, the display of fi reworks b Rob. son was put off till M on d ay evening. y Friday evening arrived the steam-ship United States, in 13. days from New York. After landing her mails and passe s. gers, she proceeded at 15 min. past 6 P.M. for Havre. Pa W sse e ri a: ther fine, wind fresh from the S.W. Barometer 29.75, but; sinking. The disease in the in potatoes is worse y this ear in the Isle, of Wight tha n even 1846. There is not a great deal of wheat down, but what there is is in a very bad state. The weather could n o t b e worse, for we have sunshine and showers every day. _______. __________ RYDE REGATTA. THIRD DAY. Her Majesty this day gave 254 to be rowed for by water men belonging to Cowes, Ryde, and Portsmouth, and steamed through the yachts in the Fairy to witness the rivalry. Hei Majesty was saluted by the Commodore's and Vice-Commo dore's yachts. Three races c a m e o ff —first for boats belonging to Cowes and , Ryde, prize 101, which was won by the Polka, of Cowes. Second match, prize 10/., for boats belonging to Ports- • mouth harbour, won by the Daring, belonging to th , 3 Butlers. Third match, prize Si., for skiffs of two oars, won by th , - Victory, J. West. Her Majesty 'arrived at Hyde at 30 min. past four, and left at half-past six for Osborne. Mr. Magnus had an interview with Earl Gre at the Colonial-caco. y, ye3terdayr, FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain Richard Phibbs, late of the 48th Regiment, Exon of her Majesty's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, vice Charles 11. Broadwood. Esq. resigned. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 18. 6th Dragoons-Lieutenant Thomas Fraser Grove to be Captain, by purchase, vice May, who retires ; Cornet Arthur Royds to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grove ; Sir Edward Synge Hutchinson, Bart., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Royds, Aug. 18. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards-Archi bald Henry Plantagenet Stuart Wortley, Esq. (Page of Honour to the Queen), to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase, Aug. 18. 9th Foot-Lieutenant Sydney Darling, from 51st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cassiday, who exchanges, Aug. 18. 15th Foot-Andrew John Cowper, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd, who retires, Aug. 18. 22d Foot-Ensign Henry Vansittart Pennefather, to be Lieutenant, vice Whiteside, oppointed to the 96th Foot; Arthur Lloyd Monck, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Pennefather, Aug. 18. 27th Foot-Captain Usher Williamson to be Major, by purchase, vice Fawkes, who retires ; Lieut. Bartholo mew Tunnard to be Captain, by purchase, vice "William son ; Ensign Alexander Chancellor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tunnard, August 18. 29th Foot-Lieutenant Robert Cathcart Dalrymple Bruce, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieu tenant, vice Archer, appointed to the 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 35th Foot-Lieutenant William John James Smith, from half-pay 28th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Baker, promoted, Aug. 18. 40th Foot-Lieutenant Francis Brockman Morley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Heiken, who retires, Aug. 18; Ensign and Adjutant Francis Barry Drew to have the rank of Lieutenant, Aug 17; Ensign Robert Hare to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Morley; Daniel Pennefather, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hare, Aug. 18. 42d Foot--William Crofton Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cumberland, appointed to the 96th Foot ; Assistant Surgeon Robert Henry King, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice William Henry Macintosh, who resigns, Aug. 18. 50th Foot-C a p ta i n Joh Edward Leveson Gower, from the 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Needham, who exchanges, Aug. 18. 51st Foot-LieutenantWillia m Graham Cassidy, from the 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Darling, who ex changes, Aug. 18. 52d Foot-Captain Francis Brown, from half-pay 60th Foot, to be Captain, vice Frederick G. Bull, who ex changes; Lieut. George Augustus Jocelyn M'Clintock to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown, who retires; En sign Charles Parker Heathcote, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Clintock ; the Hon. Henry Flower to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Heathcote, Aug. 18. 55th Foot-William Macdonnell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wynyard, appointed to the 58th Foot; Frederick William Adam Parsons, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Walker, appointed to 66th Foot, Aug. 19. 58th Foot.-To be Ensigns, without purchase-En sign Gladwin John Henry Wynyard, from 55th Foot, vice Middleton, promoted in 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 55th Foot-Alfred John Ford, Gent., vice Barker, promoted in 96th Foot ; Sedborough Mayne, Gent., vice Garstin, promoted in 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 61st Foot-Ensign Charles Bisset Fenwick to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wall, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled; Henry Brackenbury, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fenwick, promoted, Aug. 18. 66th Foot-Ensign John Walker, from the 55th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Frederick Le Mesurier, who resigns, Aug. 18. 68th Foot -Captain Henry Needham, from 50th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gower, who exchanges, Aug. 18. 77th Foot-Breyet Lieutenant. -Colonel Sir Henry Bayly, from half-pay unattached, to be Major, vice Wilson, promoted; Captain Robert Jocelyn Straton to be Major, by purchase, vice Sir 11. Bayly, who retires; Lieutenant Alexander Aitken to be Captain, by purchase, vice Straton; Ensign George St. Leger Gordon Gordon to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Aitken; William Felix Tollemache, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Gordon; Assistant Surgeon Christopher Ma cartney, from the 88th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Manifold, appointed to the Staff, Aug. 18. 83d Foot-Frederick Dickinson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cochrane, appointed to the 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 88th Foot -Acting Assistant Surgeon Fergus Kerin to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Macartney, appointed to the 77th Foot, Aug. 18. 94th Foot-Ensign Edward Dennis Justine Mac- Carthy to be Lieutenant, vice M'Crea, appointed to the 96th Foot ; Philip Primrose, Gent., to be Ensign, vico MaeCarthy, Aug. 18. 96th Foot-Brevet Lieut. Colonel William Hulme to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Brevet Major Thomas Maitland Wilson to be Major, vice Hulme ; Captain James Clyde, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain vice Jones, promoted ; Lieutenant Frede rick Pierce to be Captain, vice Wilson, Aug. 18. To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Lieutenant George Swaby, from the 18th Foot, vice Clyde, pro moted; Lieutenant James Henry Archer, from the 29th Foot; Lieutentant John Salmon Gordon, from the 2d West India Regiment; Lieutenant John Smith Canon, from the St. Helena Regiment; Lieutenant Herbert Taylor M'Crea, from the 94th Foot; Lieutenant John Whiteside from the 22d Foot; Ensign William Frederick Raitt; Ensign Frederick Dobson Middleton, from the 58th Foot; Ensign Edward Oliver Barker, from the 58th Foot; Ensign Christ ophilus Garstin, from the 58th Foot ; Ensign Frederick Jessop Jones; En sign William Munnings Lees, vice Pierce, Aug. 18. To be Ensigns-Ensign Watkin. Tench Little, from the 4th Foot, vice Raitt; Ensign George Bentinck Cumberland, from the 42d Foot, 'vice Jones; Ensign George Henry Cochrane, from the 83d Foot, vice Lees, Aug. 18. To be Assistant Surgeon-Staff Assistant Surgeon John James Clifford, M.D., Aug. ltd.. St. Helena Regiment-Ensign and Adjutant Joseph Hayes to have the rank of Lieute:aant, Aug. 17; En sign John Henry Prenderville, to be Lieutenant, vice Cannon, appointed to 96th Foot; Richard Williams Thomas, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Prenderville, Aug. 18. HOSPITAL STAFF.-Asststaut Surgeon Michael Fen ton Manifold, from the 77th Foot, to be Assistant-Sur geon to the Forces, vice King, appointed to the 42d Foot; Acting Assistant Surgeon Frederick. York Shegog, M.D., to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vico Clifford, ap pointed to the 96th Foot, Aug. 18. UNATTACHED.-Lieut. George Granville Baker, from the 35th Foot, to be Captain, withowt purchase, Aug. 18. BREVET.-Ca,ptain Francis Brown, of the 52d Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aua. 10. ROYAL REGIMENT OF AILTLLLERY. To be Captain. Second Captain Nathaniel Harison. s Second Captain Charles Cheetham. Second Captain Gilbert John Lance 'Buchanan. Second Captain William Staines Payne. Second Captain Walter Raleigh Gil bert. Second Captain Alexander Frederick Wm. Papillon. Second Captain Henry Aylmer. Second Captain George Charles Rawdon Levinge. Second Captain Alex. Graham Wilkir ison Hamilton. Second Captain William Fulford. Second Captain Alexander Irving. Second Captain St. John Thomas Browne. Second Captain Charles Bingham. Second Captain Henry Sebastian Rowan. Second Captain John Noble Arbuthnot Freese. Second Captain Frederick Darby Clt veland. To bo Second Captains, First Lieut. .erederick William Haul tain, vice Harrison. First Lieut. Thomas William Lawrei lee, vice Cheetham. First Lieut. Frederick John Travers, vice Buchanan. First Lieut. Matthew Charles Dixon, vice Payne. First Lieut. Charles Faunee Thorndil:e, vice Gilbert. First Lieut. Henry Rogers, vice Papi First Lieut. John Turner, vice Aylm Dr. First Lieut. Augustus Charles Len nor Fitz-Roy, vice Levinge. First Lieut. Edward Henry Fisher, Irice Hamilton. First Lieut. Robert Frederick Moutetain, vice Fulford. First Lieut. Samuel Cleaveland, vice Irving. First Lieut. Augustus Charles Stapleton Somerset, vice Browne. First Lieut. Pentyre Anderson Morshead, vice Bingham. First Lieut. Samuel Hood Stovin knglefield, vice Rowan. First Lieut. Edward Mourner Box.er, vice Freese. First Li eu t. Charles Scudamore Lon ' e . den vice Cleave land. First Lieut. William Alexander Middle ton. First Lieutenant Roquier John Cannon. First Lieutenant James Robert Gibbon. First Lieutenant John Richard Andereon. FFirst Lieut. Percy Francis Gother Scott. irst Lieut. Somerville M'Donald Calder. J.First Lieut. William Paul Pollock. r Tirst Lieut, H enry Francis Strange. 'First Lieut. John Saltren Willett First Lieut. John Charles William Forteecue. First Lieut. William Hamilton Cox. First Lieut. Richard O'Connell. First Lieut. William Francis Smith Neill. Pirst Lieut. Miller Clifford. First Lieut. Richard Wheatley- Brettingham. .'First Lieut. Charles Taylor Du Plat. To be First Lieutenants. Second Lieut. Charles Maitland Govan, vice Haultaie. Second Lieut. Charles Henry Ingilby, vice Lawrence. Second Lieut. Robert Poole Gabbett, vice Travers. Second Lieut. Henry Peel Yates, vice Dixon. Second Lieut. Murray Fraser Ferrers, vice Thorndike. Second Lieut. Henry Andrew Thrupp, vice Rogers. Second Lieut. Charles Edward Mainwaring, vice Turner 'Second Lieut. Alexander Gordon, vice Fitzroy. Second Lieut. William John William, vice Fisher. Second Lieut. Charles Frederick Young, vice Mountain. Second Lieut. Sanford Freeling, vice Cleaveland. Second Lieut. Oliver Robert Stokes, vice Somerset. Second Lieut. James Farrell Pennycuick, vice Morshead. Second Lieut. Walter John Grimston, vice Inglefield. Second Lieut. William Dalgairns Gulle, vice Boxer. Second Lieut. Charles Edward Oldershaw, vice Longden. Second Lieutenant Nathaniel Octavius Simpson Turner, vice Middleton. Second Lieut. Samuel Digby Wright, vice Cannon. Second Lieut. Augustus Young Earle, vine Gibbon. Second Lieutenant Honourable Leonard Allen Add ington, vice Anderson. Second Lieutenant Arthur Vandeleur, vice Scott. Second Lieutenant Andrew Spotswood OlT,vice Calder. Second Lieutenant Charles Rowland Hill,, vice Pollock. Second Lieutenant Patrick John Campbel I,vice Strange. Second Lieutenant Francis Cornwallis Maude, vice Willett. Second Lieut. Arthur William Twiss, vice Fortescue. Second Lieut. Reginaki Curtis, vice Cox. Second Lieut. Allen Sievwright, vice O'( onnell. Second Lieut. Frederick Seuthcote Selide 4 . Tice Neil M. Arago—M. Emile Thomas ; he intended to be a can. didate. President —What means had he at his disposal to produce this Augmentation? M. Arago—Whilst I was Minister of War, he came to me to ask me to take 4,000 workmen off his hands, who worked on the Champ de Mars. President —What - steps were taken to provide against the catastrophe of the 23d June ? M. Arago--On the 22d June the Ateliers Nationaux sent five delegates to M. Marie, headed by Pujol,siwho spoke in an insolent manner. M. Marie bid him be alent, and said to the others, "You who are real workmen (rais ouvriers) speak to me, I am ready to hear what you have to say. You do not answer. Are you. then, the slaves of Pujol?" They refused to give any explanation, and went away. 1 know that a rendezvous had been arranged for the following morning, at six o'clock. In the night between the 22d and 23d June, at eight in the morning, on a report of the prefecture of police, orders were sent to General Cavaignac to have a regi ment of infantry and two squadrons of cavalry drawn up on the Place de l'Estrapade at six in the morning. That order was not executed. I may add, that on the 24th May a decree of the Government ordered 20,000 troops of the line to be called into Paris. The Minister of War was charged to see that decree put into execution, with the Garde Mobile and the Garde Republicaine; these forces united to the artillery were to suffice. Tue demonstration which had taken place at M. Marie's had alarmed us. Order was given on the 22d to the Minister of the Interior and to the prefect of police to arrest 57 delegates of the Ateliers Na tionaux, Pujol being one of them. We were informed that their addresses could not be found. These very men were all found at the barricades, of which they had the command, I am not yet aware whether Pujol has been yet arrested. The result was, that instead of having to attack barricades under construction, which could have been easily carried, we had to contend against barricades that were completed and fortified, A Member—At the Ministry of War, who gives the order for the movement of troops? M. Arago—The Minister himself; he addresses his orders to the general of division. President—lt has been said that on the 15th of May M. Charras went to to the Luxembourg to ask for instructions, and that on his way he announced that the order had been given to cease beating the rappel. M. Arago—l am only cognizant of this fact through my brother, who accompanied Charras to the Luxembourg. Charras is a most intelligent and brave officer. I took an interest in him. He was formerly a pupil of the Polytechnic School, and I had facilitated the commencement of his career; he had also been recommended to me by General Bedeau and General Lamoriciere. Perhaps he feared lest the Members of the Assembly should be massacred. In such dilemmas, I must avow, it is difficult how to act. M. Arago adds—The Garde Mobile behaved admirably. They fought with us. They were proud of their uniforms. Nevertheless, we wished to have twenty thousand men in Paris. Were there less? I am ignorant. Respecting the Garde Republicaine, who would have ventured to call it out, in presence of the insurrection, devoted as it was to M. Caussidiere ? But we had the list of officers carefully gone over by a severe commission. Out of ten officers, in some cases nine were rejected. President —How do you explain the change in the Fau bourg St. Antoine, where, at an earlier period, the public mind had shown itself favourable ? M. Arago—lt is very difficult to say. The minds of the ouvriers of that faubourg had been tampered with. The announcements of the clubs had much to say to it. I should prefer seeing the worst theatres in the world to those clubs. We turned them out of the buildisgs belonging to the State, but we were obliged to respect the right of association. Under the Provisional Government, the position was a diffi cult one. People said, "Why do you not bite?" We might have replied, "Because we have no teeth." We were obliged to let many things pass. They threatened to leave us. " Go," we might have said, but it was only latterly we could ave said so. tw as not onl in the Stret, but in the Gov h ernment, that l the red flag was proposed, e on the 17th of April. I said I should prefer being cut to pieces rather than adopt that flag. When the quarrel became more violent, I said, " Call in your adherents, I will have the rappel beaten, and we will decide the question with fire arms!' Each day we" had difficulties of every description to contend against. "Let it come to blows," were expres sions often repeated; and I always replied, " Well, let it come to blows, then !" On the following day, the 19th of April, some of the members of the Government wore a red feather in their hats—it was the day of the grand review. I refused to wear that emblem. SICOND DEPOSITIOW (7TII JULY). President --Can you give us more complete details respect ing a meeting which you have spoken to us about, and at which two magistrates aro said to have been present? M. Arago--I had learnt that meetings were very fre quently held at the Ministry of the Interior, between certain magistrates and functionaries of that Ministry, and that the most singular topics were discussed there. We wished to have correct information on the subject. We did not succeed in obtaining it. The late events have brought the truth to light. M. Louis Blanc was astonished at the vivacity with which the prosecution against him was carried on by MM. Portalis and Landrin. He said—" But they were pile-nale with us in our projects for overthrowing the moderate party of the Provisional Government, and but lately the National Assembly itself." It was to M. Duclerc that Louis Blanc held this language. M. Duclerc mentioned it to Gamier Pages, who repeated the words to me himself. I waited upon M. Ledru Rollin to sound the matter to the bottom. M. Ledru Rollin said to me, "I am the more ready to enlighten you, as I did not approve of the measures proposed by those gentlemen. On the 3d May especially you and the Assembly were under discussion." M. Ledru Rollin declared to me that it was not the clubbists who were most active in endeavouring to overthrow a part of the Go vernment, and to effect the dissolution of the Assemby, but MM. Portalis, Landrin, an d J u l es F avre. It was at a date previous to the commis-ion of inquiry that M. Ledru Rollin made these disclosures to me. He did not assist at all the meetings (conciliabules), the last of which was held on the 3d May, the eve of the re-union of the National Assembly. In his absence it was M. Jules Favre who did the honours. The revolution was said to have deviated, and that it was necessary to bring it back to its source. I have since re called to my memory all the events we have passed through. The instructions which the Provisional Government confided to those magistrates were given in a very careless manner, without any regard to discretion. Those gentlemen initiated the whole world in their researches--in their investigations; the investigation relative to Blanqui especially was conducted in that spirit. One day M. Portalis had said that it was who gave the order to have arms conveyed to the re sidence of Sobrier, with whom I am not even ac iquaint,..d. I explained, on my first examination, the ( circumstances respecting the conveyance of those arms. A Member—After the meeting of the Assembly were the conciliabules continued? 111. Arago-1 am ignorant in that respect. President —There seems to have been very little difficulty in giving arms to whoever applied for them ? M. Arago—They were given at the demand of the maires addressed to the Minister of the Interior. M. Arago adds—l wish to give an explanation concerning M. Caussidilr e ' • I wish to expl a i n w h y I felt so much re pugnance for him. He was always boasting of having saved us. He said—"l put a stop to those who wished to overthrow you." I replied, "But why do you not arrest those men who dared to conceive such projects ?" M. Caus sidiere would not understand me. He contented himself with telling our enemies to remain quiet, in a tone which seemed to imply that they were to reserve themselves for other oc casions. John Bla c kb urn , b u ild er, Iluline, Lancashire, Aug. 28 and Sept. 21, a t t we l ve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London • Whitworth, Manchester. 29, 1 at one, and Sept. 28, at half-past one, at the New.. High Conside, Durham, Aug. District Court. Wakley, official as- Tyne;Dale, draper, signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Harle, Newcastle-upon.. Tyne; Chisholm and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. Robert Kay, corn and flour dealer, Tottington Lower End, Lancashire, Aug. 31 and Sept. 21, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields, Lou. don; Whitehead, Bury. Mat thew Stephenson, commorebrewer, Aycliffe, Dur 4 ham, Aug. 29, at eleven, and Sept. 28, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official as signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Harle, Newcastle-upon. Tyne; Chisholme and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. (Dividends, &c., in our nett.) PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Su, com from the ret urns made in the week week s ending gar August puted 15, 1848, is 255. 0 1 / 2 d. per cwt. • .•--YESTEZDAY. Belmont ......... 163 Scl. Braddyll's Hetton l6s 9d Bell Haswell 173 3d Hetton Jonassohns i Lantbton ............. Morrison Russell's Hettoi 164 9ct Shotten ...... ..... 16s 3d ;Stewart'a Hudson's Hartlepool l6s 01 South Hartlepool ..... 16s 61 Adelaide Teas .. 16s 6d Richardson's Tee 5...... 15s 01 West Cornforth ........ 168 3d DerwentwaterHartley 143 6d Parson's Graigola ...... 22s Od Ships at market... 32. COAL MARIE' Bate's West Hartley .14s 3d' Baddle's W. Hartley 14s 9d Hasting's Hartley l4s 9d New Tanfield 133 Od Newcastle Hartley .. 133 6d Original Tanfield 123 Od Ord's Redheugh South Peareth Tanield Moor 13s 6d Tanfield Moor Butes l2s. 9d West Hartley Wall's End, &c Framwell Gate ...... 16s Od Gosforth .......... 15s 9d Hedley ........... 15s 9d Riddell's ................. 15s 6d Walker ....... ........ 15, 3d Washington Eden Main .......• Lambton Primrose A LiENUIPE LONDON TRICK.—On Saturday 124 as one of the• Brighton tradesmen was leaving London, he purchased at the London terminus, at a reasonable rate, what appeared to him to be a very fine brace of ducks. They were very heavy, each duck being stuffed with about 21b. of sand, which rendered them completely worthlesa.—Brighton Gazette. BIRTHS. On the 12th inst., at Cirencester, the wife of Captain Tobin, late of the 11th Regiment, of a son. On the 15th inst., the wife of Mr. G. G. Coldrey, of Peak hill, Sydenham, Kent, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Cumberland -house, Shepherd's-bush, the lady of Captain Piper, of a son. On the 16th inst., in Gower••street, the wife of W, Carle, Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Lewisham, the wife of Mr. Nicholls, of Greenwich Hospital, of a son. On the 16th inst., at Greenlands, Buckinghamshire, the 'wife of G. Jackson, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., Mrs. Moses Cohan, Great Dover-road, 'of a daughter. On the 16th inst., in Piccadilly, Mrs. J. G. Masson, of a sou- On the 16th inst., at Torrington -square, the wife of Free man Haynes, Esq., of a daughter. I I On the 15th inst., the Rey. gllDenry Ashington, rector of I.K irkby-cum-Asgarb, to Lucy Codrington, youngest daugh; ter of the Rev. R. Yerburgh, D.D., vicar of Sleaford, a llth :rector of Tothill, Lincolnshire. On !the 17th inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Frederick West, of Gresham -street, City, to Clara Stanton, yonuge 4 daughter of John Davis, Esq., late of Wilson street, Fins bury-square. du the 17th inst., at St. John's Church, Clapham-riff' Christopher Procter, Esq., of Li nco l n ' s I nn, to Maria Louis* only daughter o f .C. Hood, Esq, M.D. DIED. On the 10th i ns t., a t South-villa, Elgin, aged 69, Cslit airi P. Falconer. On the 10th inst., Louisa, the wife of Mr. W. Milnes, of Burley-lawn, near Leeds. i On the 13th inst., at Elm-lodge, Upper Holloway, brose Warde, Esq., aged 59. On the 15th inst., at the Veranda, Worlington, Sufrel 4 aged 87, Mary, relict of the late Captain S. Pridgeen, North Runcton, Lynn, Norfolk. On the 16th inst., Sarah, the wife of Mr. W. Challif!, the Cawley-road, North Brixton, aged 79. On the 16th inst., Mr. F. R. Reeder, of John-Wear! America-square, aged 48. On the 16th inst., at Brighton, Elizabeth Wells Ridg loo , the wife of R. B. 11. Ridgway, of Trafalgar -square, adlrilur cross. - - London : Printed and Published 12,y_ MURDO YO No. 112, Strand, Printer, *at 'The Sign Office, No. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the mint/ 0 Middlesex, Saturday, August 19, 1848. -_LONDOY,I- SUN, SATURDAY the tot by a. nee Itt) ati tu x , the set] Obi 'Orb tro ate ere tot • the Are tha Las *or or 1 tag • .1 ( ~ 1 len fo r the an it t pol: 1 hot Uor the ' *3 - 1; IN, 'rill Vii 114 bcy for Yuri eisA ?tat use( qua sior LS' cell