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.1144 1 x.d . 7 . 6!ei x.d• . • 254 •••••• PA. •••• l• lie '...° •••• • • • • on*, am.• tax. Abe ..... ••• 116 1 4 •••••• 10111.1 •••• 6t of 25) • w. I ••• i••• '••• I•• 0 i / 00 , ~• S o. '0 '0 • et Fig' r., 10, I, 11 1 ~lc ll roi L t erln l t" 1013° DIPE PI l'. mai °„1, rah; ''' Era' ix* Lucifr 0 IP- 1 , 101" MAGAZINES (CONTINUED ). BANKER'S. There is a supplement this month, in which a con siderable portion of the evidence taken before the Secret Committee of the House of Commons on the Commercial Distress and the Bank Charter i.ti given, and we are promised the conclusion of this inter esting and most important evidence in another supplement, to be published next month ; which will include that of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, and Messrs. Samuel Jones Loyd, Tooke, Taylor, and Birkbeck. No person desirous of ac quiring information on this, the most important ques tion of the present day, should omit to make himself thoroughly acquainted with this testimony. The several answers of each witness relating to the same point are given together under the appropriate head ing, which will afford great facility to the inquiring student. The first paper in the maga . zine itself is a notice of the report of the Lords' Committee on the operation of the Bank Charter Act, in which that able document receives the praise it so justly merits. " Letters to Branch Managers," the fifth of the series, is on the subject of overdrawn accounts, the mischief of which, if permitted as a permanent accommoda tion, are forcibly depicted. There are also papers on " The Preferable Mode of Raising Additional Rail way Capital," "The Exchanges with India," " Pacts and Suggestions respecting Savings Banks," and on " Banking and Commercial Law." We have also the usual amount of information on various topics of in terest to the mercantile body. SPORTING REVIEW. Craven opens the Number with the usual sketch of " Tbe Racing in July." The Newmarket Meeting —the Liverpool Meeting—and last, but not least, the Goodwood Meeting, are commented on by this keen sportsman with the ability and judgment for which he is so remarkable. The extent to which the sweep system is now carried on has excited his ire in no ordinary degree. Maxwell contributes one of his inimitable tales, " The Reminiscences of a Grouse Shooter." Although the denouement is melancholy, the naive and original manner in which it is related, in the peculiar style of the gifted author, will mingle a smile with the sadness oc casioned by the result. The manner in which Phil Martin is caught by Amelia Sophia Brodigan, is richly comic. He is captured at a pic nic, which is described as " a sort of out-o'-door trap used by she adventurers to seize on a disjointed sen tence uttered by some simpleton, when three-quar ters clewed, refer him to mamma, and regularly ruin him before he has time to bless himself." We have also several clever contributions from " Oxo nian," " Gelert," " Harry Hieover," " Linton," " Hawthorn," and other worthies; and two excellent engravings, one of Cymba, the winner of the Oaks, and the other, " Once more upon the Moors," con stituting altogether a very excellent number. MISCELLANEOUS. The Metropolitan Magazine for August opens with the second chapter of " Swissiana," which is an amusing narrative of a traveller's wanderings in Switzerland. Besides the ordinary instalments of the two novels, " Clarendon" and " Marmaduke Hatton," which have for some time occupied a prominent part in the Metropolitan, this number contains several abort and amusing tales, the best of which are " The Man Monster" and " The Inspired Poetess." The latter conveys a not insignificant lesson to would-be " Sapphos.' Poetry, as usual, abounds in the Metropolitan—poetry of various kinds and various qualities, from the lengthy drama of " Pharoah," to the light and agreeable verses of Mrs. Abdy and Mrs. Crawford. The most interesting article in the Eclectic Review is that which criticises Lord Hervey's Memoirs of George II." The recently published " History of Chevalier Bayard," Staughton's " Sketches of the Puritans," and Davis' " Es timate of the Human Mind," give occasion to three able papers on those diversified subjects. The last article in The Eclectic on the " Re-distri bution of the Representation," contains some very valuable remarks upon Parliamentary reform, eluci dated by facts and figures which enable the reader to form an accurate idea of the re lative political position of the metropolitan, mining, manufacturing, and agricultural counties. The article on " Sabbath Economies" is well timed and well-written; but, much as we appreciate the religious spirit and liberal opinions of the writer, 'we cannot but consider him as mistaken in some of his premises. For example, he condemns Sunday trading (such as the petty " trading" referred to in the Bill recently introduced into Par liament), on the ground of its injustice to wards the working classes, whereas it is the work ing classes, chiefly and almost solely the working classes, who would suffer by the passing of the pro posed measure. What does it matter to the rich man if th e c public-house or the chandler's shop be clos ed o on Sunday, he has only to ring his bell and order his servant to bring a fresh supply of provisions from his 'eellrched cellar, whereas the poor man, not pos se seed such a resource to fall back upon, must perhaps go without some of the common comforts of life on the very day he is most able to enjoy them. This is only one instance of the practical injustice of the proposed measure. The Belle Assemblee is as attractive and agreeable as ever. The portrait of Rose Bradwardine adorns the new number of this magazine, besides the indispensable plates of "fashions.' The literary contents are a melange of poems, tales, sketches, and other variou s s p ecimens of " light read ing." The opening paper, a letter from Italy, on " Cathedrals,' gives a description of St. Peter s—a theme upon which travellers, from Childe Harold downwards, have almost exhausted the powers of lan guage, but apparently without conveying an adequate idea of the "ark of worship." The writer of this letter throws an entirely new lig ‘ht upon the interior of St. Peter's. It has been left for him to tell us that You go round and round the tremendous building, and are penetrated with the same lively emotions as on view; ling the stock of a great London upholsterer ! In penning such a sentiment as this, we think the writer might, in common courtesy, have employed the pronoun I instead of you, for v,ve doubt not he is as solitary as he is original in his opinions. One of the most interesting, be cause one of the most appropriate papers in the .Pa tri clan for August, isathe biography of the - Arch duke John of Austria. Under the head of " Ro mantic Heroes of History," this magazine- contains a very attractive memoir of Cola Rienzi, a memoir not rendered less attractive because the opening scenes of the great:'4ibune's' career are taken from Gibbon and the closing:, scenes from 13olwer. Sharpe's London ArVaaine •`, is - visibly improved. The present number, -4 adorned by two steel engravings, and is flinciful 'portrait, and the other a view of ••: 'ere-Batan-Serai, in illustration of a tale of that name by Miss Pardoe. The Yere-Batan-Serai, or Swallowed-up Palace, is, Miss Pardoe tells us, the greit subterranean wonder of Constantinople. It is an immense cistern, supported by columns of marble, *lnd floored by several feet of water. The engraving of this singular scene is moat effective. The dim recesses of the cavern in the background, and the marble pillars in the foreground, revealed by a vivid light carried by some solitary boatman, •1 have a most enthralling effect. The Farmer's Magazine contains "portraits" of Van Tromp, the winner of the St. Leger, 1847, and the " Baron of Ravensworth," a short-horned prize bull. Besides a variety of articles valuable and interesting to the farmer and agriculturist, the Farmer's Magazine for August gives a full report of the great Agricultu ral Meeting at York, and some account of the first formation of the Agricultural Society. The London Repertory of New Inventions, in addition to its ordinary monthly catalogue of new patents, contains some in teresting remarks upon the "Organisation of Labour." The Church of England Magazine, as usual, furnishes a series of religious and interesting reading for the several Sundays of the Month. Lowe's Edinburgh Magazine contains several interesting articles, the best of 'hich is on " European Politics—France, Germany, and Austria." The following explanation of the causes of the rapid disorganization of the Austrian empire are well worthy of general consi deration :—" Last February th e Emperor Ferdinand ruled over thirty millions of subjects, the greater portion of whom were believed to be peaceful and well affected ; and his vast territories, which included some of the fairest provinces of Europe, were de fended by a numerous, highly-disciplined, and faithful army. Life and property throughout his dominions were rendered secure by an admirable though de si.Notic system of police, and the material prosperity of the people, as evinced by the progress of industry, was upon ' the increase. The empire was at peace • with all the world, and could boast of the firm alliance of the two greatest of the continental powers, France and Russia. Abroad it was represented by diplo- Inatista eminent for their experience and their rank, and at the head of the civil government at home there was placed a statesman inferior to none of the present age in the splendour of his reputation. There were many elements of human grandeur, and much, promise of stability in this fair and complicated struc ture ; but the event has clearly shown that there was • something wanting to ensure its safety in the hour of danger. What was the fatal source of weakness, the . hidden malady which affected the political frame of this great empire throughout its vast proportions ? It was simply this, that the Austrian system was built , entirely upon a false foundation. It proclaimed aloud that man was unworthy, from his nature, of civil liberty, and the voice of outraged public opinion has replied by levelling the system with the dust." Simmonds Colonial Maga zine is, as usual, exclusively devoted to colonial interests. In speaking of the new colony at Van couver's Island, one of the writers of this magazine very justly observes, " The settlement of the North American coast will determine the future empire of Great Britain in the Pacific Ocean, and so it becomes the duty of Parliament to ,1)1 i THE SUN, exercise a vigilant watchfulness over the arranze ments that are made, and to guard against an unwise or ignorant step in the formation of a colony." Politics for the People has reached its third part, and closed its brief career. The object for which it was commenced, and the causes of its cessation, are satis factorily explained "to the reader," and that object was so good that we shall be glad to see it more suc cessfully carried out on some future occasion. As a parting memorial of this little publication we quote one of its aphorisms, which is not the less true for appearing in a somewhat homely dress :—" How seldom, in the midst of any trial, do we look on it as anything else than a thing to be hurried over with much repining. How little do we carry ourselves forward in imagination, and think that the time may come when we shall see that the passing away of this trial was a loss to us, and when we may long for it to return, like the young soldier who would almost die to have the day of battle hack again in which he behaved at all unworthily." .Edin.burgh Ecclesiastical Journal is, as its name imp or t s , w h o lly occupied with eccle siastical subjects, and the Colonial Church Claionicle is in like mullet chiefly devoted to missionary in terests. The best sentence in this volume is un doubtedly that on its title-page, from Bishop Butler —" Christianity is to be considered as a trust de posited with us, in behalf of mankind, as well as for our own instruction. No one has a right to be called a Christian who doth not do somewhat in his station towards the discharge of this trust." We have left Chambers's Journal to be nearly the last in our cata logue. It is unnecessary to say that it is anything but the least ; and it is almost as unnecessary to say that the contents of the number for -August are instructive, entertaining, and interesting, for such are inseparable characteristics of Chambers'. One of the tales in this number, " A Honeymoon in 1848," is an amusing account of the strange adventures of a newly-married couple who endeavoured to make a tour of Europe in the midst of revolutions. Every month we express our admira tion of the very beautiful illustrations of Le..&llet. The number for August is fully as attractive as its predecessors. These plates may not only serve to . pourtray the ephemeral fashions , but are worthy of being transferred to the album. The Family Herald, as usual, contains a variety of highly amusing sketches and anecdotes, original and select. Many of the latter, the selections, are taken from Punch and other periodicals and journals, and are well worthy of being thus amassed and treasured up, but of some of the " original " matter we can say no thing in commendation. Here and there, in the Family Herald, we are sorry to find silly sentimental tales and trashy verses, which ten years ago might have been tolerated, but which are now quite un suited to the fastidious taste of the reading public. LONDON, SPORTING INTE:LLIGENCE• WOLVERHAMPTON RACIi.S. MONDAY (CON CLUDED). The Ladies' Purse of 50/. Heats , once round and a dis. Mr. Sharratt's Egret, 3 yrs, 7st (Sharpe) 1 1 Mr. Pettifer's by Martin Chuzz!ewit, 3 yrs ... 0 2 Mr. Hart's Miss Stephenson, 3y, rs, ist 0 0 Mr. Frost's Yard-arm, 5 yrs. Bst 121 b 0 0 Mr. Robbins's Shrewsbury, 3 yrs , 7st 31b ... 2 dr Mr. Green's Haida, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b 3 dr Mr. E. Lord's Clairvoyance, 3yr s, 7st ... ... odr Mr. Jacob's Dunlavan, 6 yrs, Bst 81b , 0 dr WEDNESDAY EVENING, IRELAND. ~ ~ ~. ARREST OF MR. J. HARNETT, ONE OF TEE INS URGENT LEADERS. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.—A dispatch from Limerick, dated last night, announces the arrest of Mr. J. Harnett, who is charged with leading the party of armed insurgents that attacked the Kerry and Limerick mails at Abbeyfeale. It has been stated that Mr. Harnett, who is a Protestant, and a person of some consideration, had been acting in concert with Mr. Richard O'Gorman in the mountain district, near Abbeyfeale. Harnett was brought into Limerick last night, on an outside car, handcuffed, and escorted by a party of Dragoons. He was lodged in the county gaol at Limerick. At first, it was supposed that O'Gorman was the person arrested. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. A full average time of year supply of English Wheat has been received up to our market this week. Still, however, the show of samples here to-day was by no means large. Although the demand was not so active as on Monday. it may be considered steady, at prices fully equal to those paid o❑ that day. All kinds of Foreign Wheat, the supply of which was tolerably good, were in moderate request, and the quotations were well supported in every instance. Barley, the supply of which was moderate, moved off freely; but we can notice no further improvement in value. In Malt, a steady business was doing, at late rates. Oats were in good request, at fully the late improvement in value. Beans, Peas, and all other articles, were quite as dear. English • • •• •• Irish. •• •• •• •• Foreign .• •• •• TUESDAY. The Patshull Handicap oi15so; s. each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, with 30 added. Mile and a half. (22 Subs., 9 of whom paid 5 sovs. each.) Lord Caledon s Wanota, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Tasker) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Distaffina, 3 yrs, sat 91b... ... 2 Pottinger, Est 31b; Cheapside, Est 61b; and Never Mind, 4st 101 b, also ran. Even on Distaffina, and 5 to 2 agst Wanota. Won cleverly. The Chillington Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added; for two yrs old. T.Y.C. (12 Subs.) Mr. E. Peel na The Iron Duke, Bst 71 b (Templeman) 1 Mr. Copeland's Aldgate, Bst slb ... 2 Westow, Bst 91b; Woolwich, Bst 91 b, and Lady Bar bara, Bst 51b, also ran. Even on Westow, and sto 1 agst The Duke. A fine race, Westow beaten off. The Cleveland Cup of 100 soya., with 50 added, by Subs. of 10 sovs. each; the second to receive 201. Three miles. (12 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, aged, 9st 6lb (Templeman) 1 Mr. Sharratt's Egret, 3 yrs, 6st 51b ... 2 Mr. Clark's Lady of the Lune, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (pulled up). 2tol on Inheritress. Won easily. The Albrighton Hunt Stakes of 5 SOVB. each, and 25 added; for four yrs old, 12st 41b; five, 12st 121 b; six and aged, 13st; mares and geldings allowed 31b, and half-bred horses 71b; winners extra. Twice round. Gentlemen riders. (7 Subs.) Mr. W. T. Riley na Haida, 5 yrs (Mr. E. Parr) 1 Mr. Moseley's Dr.Phillimore, aged ... ... 2 Mr: James Stubbs's Hyacinth, Cyrs ... 3 Won by two lengths. The Borough Plate of 60 soya.; for all ages; the winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Fowler's Ranthos, 4 yrs ... (Denman) 1 3 1 Mr. Pettifer's ch fby Martin Chuzzlewit, 3 yrs 2 1 3 Mr. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 5 yrs ... ... 0 2 2 Mr. Marshall's Wolverhampton, 3 yrs ... 3 0 dr Mr. Williams's Marlow, 4 yrs... ... ... 0 dr BETTING ON THE HANDICAP. 5i to 1 agst Meaux I 6 and 7 to 1 agst Dough. EGHAM RACES.—TIIESDAY. No one had reason to complain of the bill of fare pro vided for the first day's entertainment; it was not so prolific as at places where money is more plentiful, but it was quite up to the Runnymede standard, and it de rived au importance rarely found in two yrs old running at Egham from the appearance of one of the Derby favourites, Borneo, who, it will be recollected, ran El thiron to a head for the Triennial Stakes at Ascot, and who has recently been sold into the Goodwood Stable for the large sum of 1,500 guineas. The defeat of this high-priced animal, created quite a sensation, and, at the same time, proved quite a godsend to the betting men, whose operations on the previous races had been alike dull and unprofitable. For tunately for the legitimatists, the Members' Plate, origi nally advertised for the first day, was somewhat irre gularly, it appears, transferred to the second, and thus there was only one race in•heats; this, however, by a laxity for which the fineness of the weather was an ex cuse, kept a company, not remarkable either for number or rank, on the course until half-past five o'clock. The Railway Plate of 201, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, for all ages. The winner to be sold for 1501., &c. three quarters of a mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Drinkald's Man of my Heart, 5 yrs (501.), 7st I Duke of Richmond's Nectar, 3 yrs (501.), sst 41b 2 Mr. S. Scott's Daughter of the Star, 3 yrs (80f.), 7st 91b 3 Mr. J. H. Peart's Ennui, 5 yrs (801.), 7st 91b The following also ran :—Mr. C. J. Sadler's Moodkee, 4 yrs (501.), 6st 41b—Mr. Thornton's Plenipotentiary filly (b b), 3 yrs (501.), sst 41b—and Mr. Gibb's The Countess, aged (1001.), Bst 21b. Betting-6 to 4 agst Nectar, 3to 1 agst Man of my Heart, and 4 to 1 agst Ennui. Man of my Heart made all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Runin 1 min. 16 secs. The Gold Cup of 701., by subs. of 10 sovs. each ; three yrs old, 7st ; 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; 5 yrs, 9st ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b ; mares, &c., allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 6001. &c. Two miles. (7 Subs.) Lord Exeter's Tophana, 3 yrs ... (J. Sharpe) 1 Sir G. Heatbcote's br f by Velocipede, 3 yrs 6 to 4 on Tophana, who led from end to end, and won by a length.Wiun in 4 min. 2 secs. The King John Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for two-yrs olds. T.Y.C. (16 Subs.) Mr. Dixon's b f Philippa, Bst 31b ... (W. Day) 1 Mr. Gordon's Borneo, Bst 41b... ... 2 Sir G. Heathcote's b f by Velocipede, Bst 31b ... 3 4 to 1 on Borneo ; 25 to 1 offered agst him for the Derby. The favourite made strong running all the way, Philippa waiting on him until within a few strides of the chair, and winning very easily by a length ; the Veloci pede filly a bad third. Run in 1 min. 15 secs. The Egham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added. Heats, one mile. (9 Subs.) Mr, Osbaldestone's Buckstone, 3 yrs, 501. ... 0 1 1 Duke of Richmond's Nectar, 3 yrs, 501., sst 1 0 4 Sir S. Spry's ch mby Sir Hercules, 6 yrs, 1001. 0 2 2 Mr. T. Smith's Fugitive, 5 yrs, 5 01 ., 6st 51b 0 3 3 Mr. Drewitt's Blind Hookey, aged, 501., 7st 31b 0 0 5 Sir G. Heathcote's bf by Astracan, 501. ... 3 odr Mr. Drinkald's Man of my Heart, 5 yrs, 50/. 2 dr The first heat was won by two lengths, the second by half a length, and the third by a length. The winner was claimed. BETTING ON THE EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Dough—taken; S to 1 agst Meaux; 6 to 1 agst Maid of my Soul. INTELLIG ENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1848. WEDNESDAY. Mr. Payne's Farthingale, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Drinksld'a Dark Lady, Tat 121 b. First half of Ab.M. 100, h ft. DONCASTER.—TUESDAY. Acceptances for the Cleveland Handicap. Miss Sarah, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b ; Lady Wildair, 6 yrs, Bst 81b; Sharston, 5 yrs, Bst ; Saddle, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; Yard ley, aged, 7st 91b; Reminiscence, 4 yrs, 7st 71b; Vanish, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ; Wanota, 4 yrs. 7st 51b ; Clementina, 4 yrs, 7st 41b; Goodboy, 3 yrs, sst 71b. THURSDAY. Acceptances for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. st lb; st lb Miss Sarah, 6 yrs ... 8 8 Gaiety, 4 yrs ... 6 6 Lady Wildair, 6 yrs... 8 6 Alliance, b yrs ... 6 5 Lightning, aged ... 7 11'Sheraton, 5 yrs 6 4 Caurouch, 5 yrs ... 711 Campbine, 3 yrs ... 6 3 Plaudit, 6 yrs ... 7 7'Lola Montes, 3 yrs .. 5 10 Yardley, aged ... 7 7 Kihg of Kildare, 3 3rs 510 Vampyre, 4 yrs ... 7 4 Harriet, 3 yrs ... 510 Executor, 4 yrs ... 7 3 i Maid of my Soul, 3 yrs 5 8 Vest; 4 yrs... ... 7 Opscar, 3 yrs... .. 5 5 Reminiscence, 4 yrs 7 0 Spaniard, 3 yrs ... 5 3 ?deux, 4 yrs .. 613 Goodboy, 3 yrs ... 5 3 Mirmillo, 4 yrs ... 612 Snuffbox, 3 yrs ~. 5 0 Maid of Motherwell, 'Prince Charley, 3 yrs 5 10 4 yrs ... ..6 10 Slug, 3 yrs ... 413 Keleshea, 4 yrs ... 6 8 Sampson, 3 yrs ... 411 F..by The Provost, out IContessa, 3 yrs ... 4 7 of Miss Whip, 4 yrs 6 7. The remainder of Lord Clifden's horses have left Goodwood for Newmarket. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. --- Independently of the ordinary crowd, the theatre was honoured last night with the presence of her Gracious Majesty, of the Queen . Adelaide, of their illustrious relatives. Jenny Lind is unquestionably entitled to the m otto of " Crescit eundo." This is the second year of . and With t e h r h p e o r wer o theref l a s t n t ra d n ct e i o a n defies d se ason at her Majesty s Theatre. What at first was deemed a " Lind mania" is now proved to be the most her all appearancethe reasonable and th de e best found judment. Last night rules in o E t n f g a l s a h n i o d she elic a ited loud murm urs of applaus g e where before the exquisite passages of her p erformance had not been ob served—for example, where s he sa y s to her truant lover that his absence has been thre e a g es, the words " tr 6 secoli" made the audience thrill with the pathos of their utterance. She is the most elaborate of singers, andrries o dramatic thought remains unexpres sed ; she ca research of dr a m a ti c action beyond what. has ever been witnessed, an d s till the flow of her voice is never interrupted in ber " hits" as an actress. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe, honoured the performance with their presence. In attendance upon the royal party were the Viscountess Canning, the Earl of Morton, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Wylde. liar Majesty the Queen Adelaide, accompanied by their Serene llighnesses the Princesses of Hohenlohe and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, and attended by the Marchioness of Westmeath, the Hon. William Ashley, and Captain Taylor, also honoured the theatre with their presence. There were also present his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse),: his Grace the Deice of Wellington, the Duke of Newcastle and the Ladies Clinton, the Duchess of Montrose, the Prince de Crouy, his Excellency the Russian Minister,s the Baroness Brunnow and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, ,ddye Titehfield,cti Westmoreland, m e M t e h n e t a C n r ta o h e uheyni Earl Villiers, the Lichfield, and L a dy A nson , t h e C o and the Bar oness R a h ausen, t h e M arqu i s o f Clanri- a r of o li . D t f il t eehmeoburro Countessok , Countesse th th F e e 00Er ftaj e Earl of of Marquiser ousJersey Car digan, the Count Jea n T o l stoy, t h e C ount de Bark, the Chevalier Colonna, th e B aron Ni co l ay, the Count' and Countess de la Chatre, the Marquis de Crouy, Lord Bateman, Lord F. Gordon, L or d Burghersh, Sir 'l'. B. Lennard, Bart., Lady Lennard, an d Miss Lennard, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Sir H. W e bb, B art ., G enera l t h e Hon. H. Cavendish, Lady D. Charteris, the Hon. Julian Fane, the Hon. C. Cavendish, Sir John Bayley, Bart., and Lady Bayley, Sir Richard Vivian, Bart., Si Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lady Howard, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., General Sir Archibald Maclean, Bart., and Lady Maclean, Sir John Mackenzie, Miss Doyle, Mr. Cecil Forester, M.P., Colonel Wildman, Lieutenant Bedford, and the officers of her Majesty's yacht the Victoria and Albert, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Hubert de Burgh , Mr. Conway, M. C. de Koudriaffsky, Mr. Dodd, M.P., Mrs. Dodd, Major Bark ley, Mr. Montague Gore, Mr. Start, M.P., Mr. Lane Fox, &c., &c. Letters from Trieste to the '6th instant stat e th a t the markets generally, with the exception of w h eat , which had latterly become extremely active, remained unaltered. The principal purchasers of grain were acting on export orders, and hence prices were well maintained. ARRIVALS. Barley. -- qrs. Oats. Flour 410 qrs. I 1,350,6: j 1,760 1 -- 10,150 1 12,503 1 46,710 1 -- 3,IVHITECIIII.PEL,, Wheat. 2,220 qrs. We had only a moderatedemand for each kind of stock, on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s Sd to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork,3s 8d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. BOROUGH ROP MARKET. Several unfavourable accounts having been received from Kent and Sussex, the demand for all kinds of Hops is steady, and prices are well supported in every instaece. The duty is called 195,0001. Sussex pockets, 212 s to 2175; Weald of Kent ditto, 214 s to 2/ 10; Mid and East Kent ditto, 218 s to Si ss. IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, AUG. 15. Harvest goes on slowly; the weather continues very unsettled. Yesterday it rained the whole day, and it now looks heavy. A large portion of the Wheat is cut, but cannot be housed at present. Our supply was pretty good, but not large, to-day. Wheat was in re quest, and prices improved 3s per quarter; Flour ad vanced 3s per sack. Barley and boiling Peas, is higher. Oats and Beans are firm. Malt full as good. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat 47s to 57s Beans 29s to 36s Barley Oats Rye.. ..... .. . .... 25s to 28s Flour, per sack, 4os to 45s AVERAGES FOR TEE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 12. Wheat Barley Oats Beans 7 /9 37s 6d. Peas 33 ~ 33s id. THE CONSPIRACY in LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—To-day the prisoners, John Cuddy and James O'Brien, who have been in custody for the last few days on a charge of supplying arms to the Irish rebels, and being in other respects mixed up with the physical-force repealers, were again placed before Mr. Rushton and the sitting magistrates, when a most t e ofi voluminous raeways, tnhg. the the evidence which had been taken again s t th em was character, read over to anthe occupied prisoners. a s of considerable w a The evidence went to prove, in a variety connexion of Cuddy with the Irish clubs and the leaders of the rebel party. It exposed an organized system of correspondence between the Confederate clubs in. Dublin and those in Liverpool, connecting the prisoner Cuddy and Dr. Reynolds (for whom Cuddy sold pikes) with them in their several movements. The fact of Cuddy being discovered with a bag full of pikes, was followed up by evidence proving him to have regularly attended the confederate and club meetings in this town, and the public meetings generally where Dr. Reynolds was in the habit of speaking sedition. Other evidence of a the corro boratory nature was add ed, which represented the ac cused to be prominently mixed up in entire proceed ing connected with the inte nded outbreak. The evidence having been r ead over, the prisoner, who was represented by Mr. Yates , solicitor, of this town, was asked what he had to say in his defence; when, by the 1 1 advice of his solicitor, he declined to say anything. Mr. Rushton then told him that it became his duty to .commit him to take his trial at the assizes for a treason , - - able conspiracy, by supplying arms to the disaffected in Ireland. The prisoner was then removed in charge of the police, and the several witnesses bound over to prosecute. The prisoner O'Brien was remanded until Saturday. The assizes commence to-morrow; and the trial, which it is expected will divulge some of the principal designs of the rebels on this side the Channel, is looked forward to with much interest. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT NOTTINGHAM.--. On Monday evening, a rumour was current in this town, that a young woman, named Frances Green, had been murdered by her lover, Thomas Hall, a youth of nine teen. Upon inquiry, it appeared that the female men tioned had sustained a wound in the neck from a pistol ball, and that Hall (by whom she had had a child) had been taken into custody. Yesterday (Tuesday), th e prisoner was taken before the borough magistrates, when he made a statement in effect as follows:—" About half past eight last night, I was standing in Cross-street, when a man came up to ,me and said he was in groat distress, that he had walked a long way and had no thing to eat, and that he should be obliged to go to the workhouse if be could not obtain some money for a pistol, which he drew from his pocket. The pistol had a flint lock; I was not told that it was loaded. After some conversation, I agreed to give the man eighteen pence for the weapon. Immediately afterwards I went to the house of Frances Green; she, her mother, and a little boy were in when I got there. I took the pistol from my pocket, showed it to them, and told them how much I had given for it. I then cocked and snapped it, when the pistol exploded and proved to be loaded with ball. The contents entered Frances Green's neck, and she instantly fell." The prisoner was remanded. Th e unfortunate young woman now lies in the hospital in a very dangerous state, the ball not having at present been extracted. THE GRESHAM PROFESSORSHIP OF GEOMETRY.— W. Edkins, Esq., M.A., second master in the City of London School, has been appointed Professor of Geo metry in the college founded by Sir Thomas Gresham, in the city of London, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Birch. The duties of the professor are to de liver two or three lectures each term, in the Gresham Hall, Basinghall-street, in conjunction with other pro fessors in law, rhetoric, music, history. and divinity. PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE —Yesterday forenooa the Secretary of State (Sir G Grey), accompanied by Lady Grey, the Speaker of the House of Commons, and a number of the aristocracy, assembled in the new ground of the London Gas Com pany, at Vauxhall, for the purpose of witnessing expe riments made with Phillips's Fire Annihilator, and seve ral new and valuable improvements in the fire-escape effected by the inventor, Mr. A. Wivell. The fire-escape was tested by Mr. Wivell, in a manner perfectly new. At an elevation of thirty-three feet, a fireman ascended by a main ladder as it stood, unsupported by a wall, having the branch pipe and hose suspended by a belt round him. On reaching the topmost spoke he held it t b o y one rl oa h fn and, t cdhi ladder,rpeicp and teetdheh theav was fitr i hwe n eg water eisgruisnipsuspended secured the h nwadnaeysddwti oroer hook worked, of edotowrp h eh q is i spoke, required. or hose the : ni Th " e I ( 3 ' and the conductors of the machine used it in the manner of turning a crane, right and left, high and low, so as to direct the course of the water to any given point. By l y d t s h y i s s t means system of disposing greata eleva tion. The escapeladderof advantagewater was apparent over the s a ter subsequently without elevatedc an el e tenva nn feet, and at the highest pointwas the hose was again ad justed, and worked i n like manner. Sir George their orgeGrey, and the other visitors, were pleased to ex pr ess gra tification at the complete suc cess o f these experiments. 1 111 , MORE ARRESTS. The Dublin Heraldhis — th; annexed letter from Aloy, in the county of Armagh. It will be seen that the emissary to the north from the head-quarters of sedition is a member of the "Protestant Repeal As• sociation :" " AUGUST 12.—A young gentleman was arrested and held to bail this day, in Moy. It is said that discoveries of some importance have been made on the occasion of this arrest. For obvious reasons it is better not to make known any particulars of this information. The party arrested is a student in the University of Dublin and a member of the Protestant Repeal Association. " Mr. Eugene Martin, brother of Mr. J. Martin, pro- prietor of the Felon, was arrested at Edenderry on Sun day, under the Act for suspending the writ of habeas corpus. One of fourteen shopboys, who fled from Messrs. Pim's haberdashery establishment to escape arrest, was taken at Trim on Saturday last." Yesterday Mr. James Lawlor, late a resident of Summer-hill, was committed to Newgate on a:charge of treasonable practices. Inspector Entwistle searched the lodging of Mr. Lawlor, and in a carpet bag under a bed he got seventy ball cartridges, with about 2lb. of powder, a quantity of percussion caps, and two belts. THE POTATO BLIGHT. After just forty-eight hours of dry weather, the rain set in again last night , i and t hi s d a y it has fallenn one uninterrupted shower, accompan i e d b y a co ld u n g enial wind from the north-east. The fact cannot be blinked that the potato crop is a failure to an enormous extent, and there is not the shadow of a doubt that there will be a fearful deficiency before the close of the year in the staple food of the Irish peasantry. What is to be the result of another season of famine Providence can alone f0r..., From the accounts from all quarters which arrived this day, there is scarcely one to afford any tio k , of a mitigation of this additional calamity. The Earl of Roden arrived in Dublin on Saturday from a tour in the counties of Tipperary, Limerick, Kerry, and Cork; and it is said that his Lordship's report of the condition of the crop in this wide range of country is of the most distressing nature. THE STATE TRIALS. DUBLIN, Auta. 14.—The Court sat at ten o'clock to day, when John Martin was arraigned at the bar, charged with having published in the Felon newspaper certain articles of a felonious character, to deprive the Queen of her style, honour, and title, &c., and levy war against her Majesty. Mr. BUTT, Q.C., applied for a copy of the indictment, which, after a long argument, in which the Attorney- General and Solicitor-General opposed the motion, was promised to the Learned Counsel by the Counsel for the Crown. APPLICATION AGAINST THE PROPRIETOR OF THE " DUBLIN EVENING POST" FOR CONTEMPT. Mr. BUTT, Q.C., applied to the Court for permission to have an affidavit sworn by Mr. Edward O'Rorke, attorney for Mr. Kevin Izod O'Doherty, to enable him to make an application of a very important character. Mr. BUTT, Q.C., said that his application was for an attachment against the proprietor and editor of the Dublin Evening Post, and that he be required to attend that Court to answer for the said contempt. The affi davit of Mr. O'Rorke stated that ho purchased a copy of the Dublin Evening Post, which was published o❑ Satur day evening, at the office in Suffolk-street; that paper, he alleged, circulated extensively amongst the persons who served as jurors for the city of Dublin; and the publication of the evening to which he referred con, tained what purported to be a report of the trial of Mr. Kevin Izod O'Doherty, accompanied by comments which were calculated to intimidate jurors, and obstruct the due administration of justice. The CHIEF BARON said the Court were not prepared upon a single publication to adopt the summary pro ceedings suggested by Counsel, but they would direct,. in the same manner as had been observed in the case re ferred to by Mr. Butt, that no comments should be made upon any of the proceedings connected with the present Commission. His own strong opinion upon the subject was approved of and coincided in by Baron Pennefather, that there could not be a greater offence against public justice than for a publisher to apply the means at his disposal to influence the persons before whom the trials were to come, and who were to be the judges of the im portant question at issue, by the insinuation of any mo tives of an improper character, or to intimidate them in any way from discharging their duty fairly and properly. PROSECUTION OF KR. MARTIN. Mr. BUTT then applied to the Court to have the trial of Mr. Martin postponed for a day, on the ground that he was not yet quite prepared to defend him, owing to the statement made by the Attorney-General, on Satur day, to the effect that he would put Mr. O'Doherty on his trial once more on this day. Another ground for this postponement was to be found in the tact, that a variety of now matter had been introduced into the in dictment which did not appear in the original informa tions, being arti c l e s p u bli s h e d i n the Felon since the period of Mr. Martin's arrest. The Crown would not, he thought, bo incon ven i ence d it t h e application was granted, as Mr. Ferguson was then prepared to defend Mr. Williams, the other proprietor of the Irish Tribune, whose trial might therefore be proceeded with, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that the Crown were not prepared at that moment to go into any case with the exception of that of Mr. Martin. Baron PENNEFATHER was of opinion that there was abundance of time for Mr. Butt to read over the new matter in the indictment before ha would be called on to defend his client. The jury panel was then read over by the clerk of the Crown, each juror being called upon a penalty of 501. However, a considerable number of jurors absented themselves, notwithstandi ng the largeness of the fine. On the name of Mr. John Baggot Oldham being called, Mr. BUTT challenged the juror on the ground that he was one of the jury in the trial of Mr. O'Daherty. Baron PENNERATIIER—That is not an objection that we can attend to, Mr. Butt. Mr. Burr—Then, my Lord, I challenge him for another cause, namely, that he has already expressed au opinion in this case, to the Effect that he (Mr. Oldham) thought Mr. Martin was guilty of the offence charged against him, and that he ought to be convicte d. Two triers were then a pp o inted (Messrs. William Tilley and George Studdert) to try whether the juror had expressed such opinions iu the case as would dis qualify him from serving on Mr. Martin's trial. Mr. BUTT said he would ask Mr. Oldham this question —whether he had ever stated that if be was placed on the jury he would convict Mr. Martin? Mr. WHITESIDE said that Mr. Butt was not entitled to put such a question to the juror. Lord Tenterden had given an opinion that it was a most disparaging thing to a juror to suppose that he wag capable of acting against a prisoner because of a difference in his political sentiments, and that it was necessary for those who ob jected to the party to prove him to be disqualified by adducing extrinsic evidence to show that he ought not to be permitted to serve. Baron PENNEFATHER stated that the Court had de cided on relying on the decision of the Court of Que en ' s Bench in England in the case of " the King v. Edmonds," which was quite conclusive against the propriety of put ting such a question to a juror. Mr. Charles Mathews, one of, the jury on the trial of Mr. O'lluherty, was then sworn and examined by Mr. Butt. Mr. BUTT (to the witness)—llad you any conversa tion with Mr. Oldham in the jury-box on Friday or Sa turday on the subject of the State trials geum ally Witness—l had. . - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Did that conversation occur while the jury were locked up in th e l ast ease Witness—lt did. We chatted on the merits o f t h at case, and the jury expressed opinions as to the p ro b a b le effect of those trials on the country. Mr. BUTT—Did Mr. Oldham take part in this con. versation? Mr. HATCUELL, Q.C. (interruptin g ), su b mitted that communications occurring between jurors in the jury box were to be regarde as privileged Communications, and should not be i nquired into. Mr. BUTT contended t hat cases mi g h t ar i se (and the present case was one of them) in whi c h i t was necessary to ascertain the fitness o r unfitness of a jur or to serve, although the expressions which were object e d to h ad taken place in the ju r y -box. l'r ex amp l e, if Mr. Oldham had declared in the jury -box that he would con vict every s i ng l e p r isoner to be tri e d during the state trials, he considered he was entitled to examine him as to whether he had uttered such a sentiment. Baron PENNEFATUER differed from the opinion ad vanced by Mr. Butt. In the ease of " the King v. Ed monds," already alluded to, it had been decided that unless proof was given that the juror entertained malice against the prisoner the Court could not order him to be set aside; and he did not think that the Court could re ceive evidence of any other declaration. Mr. BUTT observed, that although he was unable to prove the evidence of what the law would term malice, sa id "that he beli eve d i t would be es yet if the party sential to the public peace that every one of these pri soners should be convicte d," he w ou ld be prepared to act from a motive which ought not to influence the judgment of a juror. Re therefore contended that he was entitled to ask. Mr. Oldham whether he had made any declaration to the effect he had s t ate d . Baron PENNEFATUER stated, that there was no doubt that if a juror declared, while in the jury -box, any opinion unconnected with the case of the prisoner on trial, he might be examined in reference to it; but if such opinion was made in reference to the case then on trial (as was the fact in the instance of this gentle man), he did not see how the Court could allow the matter to be inquired into. . A line must be drawn be tween discussions which a jury have one with another and discussions which take place between them on mat ters which are not intimately connected with the subject of the trial. Mr. BUTT—In that case , m y lord, we will challenge Mr. Oldham peremptorily. On the name of Mr. John Phayre being called, Sir C. O'LoQULEN said that he had been informed AUGUST 16, 1848. that Mr. Phayre was a Government contractor, and that if such happuncd to be the fact he would challenge hial !'or cause. Mr. Phayre having been asked whether he was ever a Government contractor, stated, with great vehemence of manner, that he never received a single sixpence from the present or any other Government. Sir C. O'LocrieEN—Then, Mr. Phayre, wo challenge you because you appear to be such an energetic indiNi dual.—(Laughter.) Upon the name of Edward Bassett being called, the Clerk of the Crown was proceeding to administer the oath (neither counsel for the Crown nor for the prisoner offering to challenge), and had proceeded as tar as the words " juror, look upon the prisoner ; prisoner, look upon the juror, you shall well and truly try," when the Crown Solicitor said, " Stand by." Sir C. O'LOCHLEN submitted that the words " Stand by" had been used too late, and called on the Court to allow the juror to be sworn. He stated that it was de cided in the case of " The Queen v. Frost," that if the words " you shall well and truly try" had been used, it was too late either for the Crown or the prisoner to put in a challenge, and order the party to stand by. There were several persons at the witnesses' table prepared to swear that the words in question had been uttered by the Clerk of the Crown before the challenge was given. The CHIEF BARON having questioned the Clerk of the Crown on the matter, stated that he had been informed by him that the state of the facts was as follows :—ln the first instance the juror was called. He (the Clerk of the Crown), then asked the prisoner whether he chal lenged or not, and, no challenge having been made, he proceeded to admiaister the oath to the juror without asking the Crown Solicitor whether he should order the party to stand by, who thereupon said " Wait," for the purpose of preventing him from putting the oath ; and that, having rather hastily spoken some of the words of the oath, the Crown Solicitor inter rupted him by saying " Stop." Now, such being the state of the facts, it was evident that the Crown Soli citor used the words " wait" and " stop," for the put.. pose of delaying the administration of the oath, and, as the Crown should not suffer by the mistake of the offi cer of the Court, the Court were of opinion that the Crown was entitled to tender their challenge in the case of this juror. Baron PENNEFATHER concurred in the decision of his Learned Brother, and the juror was accordingly or dered to stand by. Several other challenges having been put in on behalf of the prisoner, until he had exhausted his power of challenging peremptorily, and also a great many per sons having been ordered to " stand by " by the Crown, the following jury were sworn:—Samuel Waterhouse, foreman; Edward Barrett, Richard Collier, Daniel Law rence, William English, Timothy O'Brien, Thomas Jrlll n ton. ZVitl3o.n D u ffy, Ll.an r_v Wharton, George Halpin, Joseph Parson s , an d Thomas Walsh. Amongst the objections made to the jurors were the following:—Upon the name of Mr. Thomas Stewart being called, Sir C. O'toonLEN objected to him on the ground that he held an office under the Crown, and proceeded to ex amine him on the subject. The juror, in reply to the questions put, stated that he held a situation in the Four Courts connected with the Court of Common Pleas, under the Hon. David Plunket, who appointed him. The COURT having considered the objection a futile one, the prisoner's counsel challenged Mr. Stewart peremptorily. Sir C. O'LOGULEN next objected to Mr. W. Duffy, upon the ground urged in the case of " The Queen v. O'Doherty,"• namely, that he was a burgess of the city of Dublin, and that by the charters granted to the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Dublin, in the reign of Henry V., and other Sovereigns, burgesses, as part of the Corporation, were entitled to the property of persons convicted of felony, and that consequently Mr. Duffy was interested in Mr. Martin's conviction. The Learned Gentleman then referred to the case of " The King v. Law and Maguire," reported in the fourth volume of Howell's edition of " The State Trials," pages 668 to 670, which was not in Court upon Tuesday, when Mr. O'Doherty was on trial and handed in his challenge. The Crown having entered a demurrer, The COURT ruled in favour of it, reserving the point for the prisoner. The Clerk of the Crown having then given the prisoner in charge to the jury, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to state the case for the prosecution, which, he said, was very similar to the case of " The Queen v. Doherty," tried during the previous week, although it differed in one point ma terially, and that was, that the prisoner, Mr. John Martin, was not only the sole proprietor of the Irish Felon, but was likewise registered as the sole printer and publisher, whereas Mr. O'Doherty, the prisoner in the other case ho alluded to, was only registered as joint proprietor, and was neither the publisher nor printer. The Learned Attorney-General then went on at some length to state the law of the case under the late Act of Parliament, and to mention the circumstances under which Mr. Martin originally ,started the Felon, namely, after the conviction and transportation of Mr. John Mitchel, the proprietor of the United Irishman, whose steps he professed to follow in the very first number of his paper. He then read the several articles relied on for the prosecution, from five separate copies of the Felon, and contended that under the statute, if the jury believed Mr. Martin to be the proprietor, printer, and publisher of that paper, they could not hesitate to convict him upon the indictment, for the articles them selves could not bear a second interpretation. At the conclusion of the statement of the Crown case, evidence was given to prove Mr. Martin's proprietorship by Mr. Vernon, of the Stamp-office. The Court ,was then adjourned to ten o'clock in the morning, when Mr. Butt, Q.C., will address the jury for the defence. SERIOUS RIOTS IN ASHTON UNDER-LYNE AND LOSS OF LIFE. ASHTON, TUESDAY—This town was last night thrown into a state of great alarm, by the intimation received by the authorities, that it was the intention of the Char tists and Repealers to create a disturbance, and draw out the plugs from the various factories round the dis trict, so as to obtain a general turn-out of the hands employed. About a few minutes before twelve last night a police constable, named James Bright, was walking down Bentinck-street, and when about fifty yards below the Chartist meeting-room, he was shot through the breast by some person not yet discovered, although the perpe trator was surrounded by at least fifty persons, armed with guns, pikes, &c. Two other policemen were after.: wards pursued, but they managed with some difficulty to reach the Town-hall in safety. A messenger was then sent to the barrack, but on his way thither he was met by an armed mob, who compelled him to turn back. Another messenger was next dispatched, and gained the barrack by a different road. In a very few minutes the military were under arms, and on the spot where the mob had been collected, but previous to the arrival of the military a lar g e body of special constables, the bo rough police, and several mounted special constables had attacked the mob, whom they soon put to flight, ' taking two of them prisoners. They also found a nitre on the road, the shaft of which is about eight feet long, and the blade about twelve inches, sharpened on both sides. An immediate search was made for arms, and they arrested a man named Wm. Healey, of Newtown Moor, a weaver, who had in his possession a loaded pistol, a butcher's steel, powder, slugs, Chartist Manual, shot bag, pike-head, wadding-purse, a slater's pick, shar pened knife. &c. A man named Wm. Penny was in his company, and had some gun caps ; a third, named Thos. Lees, cotton spinner, had two boxes of lucifer matches; a fourth, named Wm. Eden, a shoemaker, had a pike handle, two knives, and two hall tickets. There were, in the whole, twenty-two persons taken into custody on the occasion. A quantity of ball cartridges have since been found in the garden of Mr. Binns, of Dukinfield, past which place a number of the Chartists moved on the road to Hyde, where they succeeded in drawing the plugs from the boilers of Messrs. Hibbert and Messrs. Thor niley's mills. Here also the police and specials were promptly on the spot, and prevented any further outrage. TUESDAY NOON.—Since writing the above, we have learnt that a person named George Shawcross was shot through the calf of the leg with some slugs, while pas sing the end of Bentinek-street, at half-past ten, and that a man who works at Mr. Fowler's (the potter's), was stopped in the street, because he had a muffler round his mouth. The mob thought he was a policeman in dis , guise, and pierced him through the thigh with a spear. This morning a number of pikes which had been found in a field were brought to the Ashton Town-hall by the police. The handles of many were quite new, and of others the heads appeared to have been recently broken. On their way to Hyde, about two o'clock this morning, the mob stopped at the residence of Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., Dukinfield-lodge, in front of which are placed some small pieces of cannon. One of these pieces they carried with them, but finding it too heavy baggage on their way they left it on the road behind them. Another man, named Bradshaw, has been wounded in the thigh by a pike. He was attacked iu a square near the church, and the weapon was driven almost quite through his leg. The mob called themselves 4‘ the National Guards," but when the military made their ap pearance they had departed. Great fears were entertained by the authorities in Manchester that some attempt might be made to disturb the peace of the town ; every precaution, however, had been taken, and there is not the slightest probability that any attempt will be made there. The Confederate clubs met last night in Manchester with closed doors : all of them were said to be crowded. GOVERNMENT RETRENCIIMENT.—We understand that it i s the intention of the Lords of the Treasury to place the business of the Stamps and Taxes under the Board of Excise, by which arrangement the salaries of a chairman, deputy chairman, and commissioners will be saved to the public purse. MURDER NEAR NEWCASTLE.—The village of Birt ley, about four miles from Nowcastle-upon-Tyne, was, on Saturday last, thrown into a state of commotion, caused by the commission of a murder by one of the workmen in the Birtley Iron Works. It appears that on Sunday morning, George Watson and Thomas Reid, who Mere employed in the above-named establishment, went to their work as usual; something passed between them in the course of the morning which led to a quarrel. After several angry words had been spoken by both par ties, Watson raised a bar of iron and struck Reid on the head, which laid his skull open. Reid immediately fell, and expired in a few minutes. Watson was seized, and has since been committed to Durham gaol on the coro ner's warrant, charging him, on the finding of the jury, with wilful murder. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—Four companies will be added to the existing strength of the corps. making 23 companies in all. The strength of eac h i company is 100 rank and file. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 15.—Admiral the lion. Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, K.C.8., will succeed Sir Charles Ogle as Commander-in-Chief of this:port, should his no• mination be approved by her Majesty, in which case Captain Charles Eden, of the Victory, will remain captain. Mr. Richard Haig, the highly respected and' indefatigable secretary to Admirals Sir Charles Rowley and Sir Charles Ogle, will be secretary to Sir Thomas Capel. The Commander-in-Chiet entertained the fo!- lowing distinguished guests at his hospitable table this evening:—Admiral, Mrs. and Miss Prescott, Admiral and Miss Douglas, Captain Eden, Captain Halliday, R.M., Colonel Gibson; RM.A., Captain Ogle, of the Victory. Captain A. Lowe, Dr. Rolph, Mr. James Hos kins, Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane, Mr. E. Ogle, Mr s . Ogle, Mrs. Talbot, M rs. H. Ogle, Mrs. Lowe, Mre. Gibsone, &c. The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. G. Hastings, was paid off to-day. Wind S. by E.; light airs and cloudy. WooLwldn, AUGUST 15.—The Persian gun-brig and the Teaser screw steam-vessel, have been towed from Woolwich to Deptford by the Monkey and Charon steam-vessels, to be brought forward at that dockyard. The Spiteful steam-sloop was taken out of the basin to .day, and will proceed down the river to-morrow to try her machinery, and if found perfect she will not re turn to this port, but hold on to Sheerness, where she is to be stationed as an advanced war steamer until com missioned. The Niger steam sloop, fitted with a screw propeller, was taken out of dock today, and if found perfect on trial down the river, she will proceed to Sheerness and remain there as an advanced war steamer. The Princess Alice, Dover mail steam packet, Lieut. Striven, arrived from Dover on Saturday last to have some repairs effected, which will be completed in the course of the present week. The Medina steam-vessel was taken into the dock to day, which was vacated by the Niger. The Medina is intended to serve as a packet on the Mediterranean sta tion, where the Merlin, a sister vessel, is already em ployed. The Basilisk steam-vessel, building in this dockyard, is ordered to be launched on the 26th inst., and she is to be fitted with engines of 400-horse power. The Ariel steam-vessel, fitting with smoke-consuming apparatus by Mr. Haig, is nearly ready for trial. Th e inventor appears to ye made great improvement in his mode of attaining an object so desirable on bcard steam-vessels, and the whole of the new works are under deck instead of above, as in the first trial. The result , is anxiously looked f or , as , i n t h e event o f t h e p l an I being thoroughly successful, steam-vessels consuming their smoke will be of great importance even during peace, when engaged in the pursuit of slave vessels. The Marino 6oeiecy's ship Iphigenia is ordered from Deptford to Woolwich, and the boys to be transferred to the Venus ; and the latter ship will be moored of Charl ton-pier as her proper station. The Sinbad lighter, Mr. Follett, master, has arrived from the western yards with stores for Woolwich and Deptford. A large quantity of mud, accumulated in the outer basin, is ordered to be removed by contract. The quan tity amounts to some thousands of cubic yards. Twenty-eight of the engineers and engine fitters re cently employed in the factory at Woolwich Dockyard left this place on Thursday last to solicit employment on the London and North-Western Railway, and on pro ducing a certificate of their previous employment were immediately engaged in preference to hundreds of other engineers applying from all parts of the country. The places of the engineers who have resigned on that line are nearly all filled up with careful and skilful men well able to perform the duties they have undertaken, com pletely masters of their profession, and capable of re medying any disarrangement of the engines entrusted to their charge. UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.—Mr. Woodhead has given notice to Captain H. Chads and the officers and crew of the Styx, steam-sloop, recently paid off from the coast of Africa, who were actually on board and entitled to share in the proceeds arising from the capture of the slave-vessel Rolla, on the 17th day of September, 1846, that the distribution will be made on the 6th day of September next, at No. 1, James-street, Adelphi, and where the list will be re-called every Wed nesday and Friday, for three months : Commander (captain) ••• ••• £123 10 3' , 4 Third class (lieutenants) ... ••• ... 16 9 4. Fourth class (surgeons, pursers, &c.) ... 8 4 8 Fifth class (warrant-officers) ••• ... 7 8 2f- Sixth class (midshipmen, &c.) ... 4 18 9 Seventh class (petty officers, Ist class) ... 4 2 4 Eighth class ditto ... 3 5 10i. Ninth class (ditto 2d class) ... 2 9 ‘Q Tenth class (A.B.'s, marines, &c.) 1 12 11* Eleventh class (landsmen, &c.) 1 4 84- Twelfth class (boys, Ist class) ... 016 5, 4 ! Thirteenth class (boys, 2d class) ... 0 12 4 The new and unjust regulations for the unequal dis tribution of prize money are now coming into operation. We truly hope that the Admiralty will see the justice of procuring an Order in Council, cancelling this most unfair and unintelligible system. The lieutenant has ten times as much as the able seaman, and twice as much as the officer next in rank to him (the mate, purser, surgeon, second master, lieutenant of marines, &c.), but the commander has seven times and a half as much as the officer next in rank to himself, and nearly 70 times as much as the A. B. The commander has indeed the lion's share in every capture; not so the lieutenant, for he may be sent away in a prize, and thus lose the oppor tunity of sharing in any captures made in his absence. The commander seizes vicariously and gets seven times and a half as much for his share as the lieutenant, or master, who does the work. How can th e Ad m i ra l ty expect lieutenants and subordinate officers to serve on the coast of Africa whoa there is such an unequal, and therefore unjust distribution of the rewards for such hazardous services?—fierald. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 15. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the consideration of the Lords' amendments of the Public Health Bill; and after stating the amendments made by the Commons to their Lordships' amendments, the Noble Lord said that it was for their Lordships to choose whether they would waive their amendments or throw out this Bill. There was no alternative : it was hopeless to insist on their Lord ships' amendments. He trusted that their Lordships would show an example of moderation and forbearance; and, for the sake of the safety of the Bill, that they would agree to what the Commons had proposed, and would be satisfied with the amendments which they had given, waiving those which they had rejected. The Earl of ELLENBOROU Gil said that after what had taken place in this House, their Lordships had a right to expect that their amendments would have re ceived the support of a united Government in the other House. He supported the propriety of the amendments, ' which, he said, had been adopted with the best inten tions. He objected to the amendments of the Commons, as they might lead to jobbing in the local boards. He deeply regretted what had passed as to this Bill, but at the same time he would not, on his part, even if he had the hope of inducing their Lordships to agree with him in rejecting any of these amendments give the House of Commons an excuse for rejectin g this Bill. The Bill , was not what it ought to be ; it was not what he trusted i it would be, but it was still a great public good, and they should not have, through him, the excuse of depriving the public of it. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was indis tinctly heard, agreed that it was necessary to waive their Lordships' amendments, at the same time regretting that the Commons had not acceded to them. He and his Noble and Learned Friend had entertained a strong hope that the House of Commons would have waived, as re garded this Bill, that portiun of their privileges which, although sacred in many constitutional respects, were impediments in mutters of this kind. Lord REDESDALE thought that great ground of complaint rested on her Majesty's Government in striking out what was called the " smoke clause." This clause had received the unanimous support of the Com mittee of that House. The excuse for striking out the clause was groundless. It was alleged that this was a mutter for general legislation, and should not have been introduced in it as a distinct clause. Now clauses fur such a purpose had been intro duced into Liverpool, Derby, and other large tow ns ' improvement Bills. The suppression of smoke would be of material benefit to the poorer classes. For in stance, weavers in some towns were obliged to shut up their houses, so as to prevent the entrance of smut, which would spoil the fabrics they were manufacturing. He trusted that her Majesty's Government would consent to the re-insertion of the clause, as the ground for its rejection by the Commons was directly the re verse of the fact. lie did not believe that there would be the slightest risk to this measure if their Lordships sent this clause back to the House of Commons. If the Commons should again reject it, he certainly would not press it, so as to endanger the success of this Bill. Lord PORTMAN regretted, as much as his Noble Friend, that these clauses had been rejected by the Commons. lie thought, however, that it would be un wise to risk such a Bill, by pressing this clause at such a lute period of the session. He trusted that at an early period of the next session a Bill would be intro duced to remedy this evil, and which he hoped would prove successful. The Duke of ARGYLL entirely concurred in the feelings of regret which bad been expressed, that the Commons had rejected the amendments introduced by their Lordships. Lord CAMPBELL, in reply, said that he could as sure the House that the Government had used every exertion to carry these amendments, but they had been unsuccessful, tin consequence of the irregular combination of parties against them. It was not until the Government saw that there was no chance of suc cess that they were induced to abandon all hope of car rying these amendments. iie trusted, however, that they would be carried into effect at some future period. Ile was glad to find the unanimity which prevailed as to the course to be pursued by their Lordships; and he trusted that the Noble Lord (Lord Redesdale) would not per sist in his proposal, but take the judicious advice of the Noble Earl (Lord Ellenborough). This Bill was n o t so perfect or beneficial as it might be, still it cont a i ne d ° many beneficial enactments. The Earl of DESART expressed a hope that some arrangement would take place so as to put the privi leges of both Houses on a better footing than they now were, as many of them were at present productive of great inconvenience. The Commons' amendments were then agre e d to. UNLAWFUL OATHS ACTS ( I RELAND) BILL. On the motion of the LORD CH ANCELLOR, that this Bill be read a third time, The Earl of RODEN said that he rose to suggest an amendment, in the second clause, after the words " it shall be lawful to seize all papers and writings, and all arms," that the words "and all communication of every description whatever." The amendment was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned, at a Quarter past Seven o'clock, till Thursday. _.: ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE • ' I 'NJ • -, tt.• HOME ClRCUlT.—Guildford, Auyust 15. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, and a Common Jury.) cox V. HOW. This action was brought by Elizabeth Cox against George How, to recover compensation in damages from him, in consequence of the loss of the services of her daughter, by reason of his having sedueod her. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Charnoek were for the plaintiff; and Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Bagley for tho defendant. Sergeant SHEE said that the plaintiff in this action was the widow of a draper who formerly carried on bu siness at Newport Pagnel, in Buckinghamshire, and who died in 1837, leaving his widow and a daughtor, Mary Anne, the subject of the present inquiry, iu straitened circumstances. Her daughter carried on the business of a dressmaker, and by her exertions she contributed materially to the support of her mother, and by their united efforts they were enabled to maintain a position of respectability, and, as he was instructed, the family were respected and esteemed by their neighbours and all who were acquainted with them. It was while they were in this position that the daughter of the plaintiff, in the year 1846, became acquainted, or rather renewed an acquaintance, with the defendant. She had, it appeared, met him some few years before at a country ball, when he paid her some attention, and accompanied her to her mother's house, but no further intimacy took place at that time, and the parties lost sight of each other until August, 1846, when the defendant, as he had stated, met accidentally with the plaintiff's daughter in the town of Newport Pagnel. He dismouuted, expressed his delight at seeing her, and stated that he had frequently thought of her, and re quested that ho might be allowed to renew the acquaint ance, and to visit her at her mother's house. The young woman did not consent to allow him to visit her as he requested, and he believed that the mother had never encouraged the connexion between the parties. The defendant was about the same age as the plaintiff's daughter; he was, at that time, engaged as a cattle dealer, and he also managed a large farm for his mo ther; but although the connexion might, perhaps, have been considered an eligible one, it would seem that the plaintiff did not approve of it, and he should show that the defendant, in point of fact, never did visit at the mother's house, and that she discouraged his at tentions. The defendant, however, did prevail on the plaintiff's daughter, by the assurance of his honourable intention., to meet him and to walk out with him, and she continued to do so during a period of four months, and, unfortunately, upon one occasion, an improper in timacy commenced between them, the result of which was that in February, 1848, the young woman was delivered of a child. He would not weary—indeed he would not disgust them by detailing the conduct of the defendant after this period. He would rather*they should hear from the girl herself the history of her fall, and the heartlessness and cruelty of the conduct of the defendant, when he had obtained his object. The conse quences were most disastrous to the poor girl herself; she was ill for a considerable period, and those who had treated her before with kindness ceased to do so, in con sequence of her misfortune; and when he had proved these facts, and the jury took into consideration the heartless conduct of the defendant, he was convinced they would feel that it was a case in which the plaintiff was entitled to considerable damages. Mary Anne Cox, a rather pretty young woman, was then examined. She deposed as follows:—I am the daughter of the plaintiff'. I know the defendant George How. He lives at Milton, near Newport Pagnel, in which town I reside with my mother. I first met the defendant at a ball at the Saracen's Head, Newport Pag nel, and I danced with him. This was seven or eight years ago, and I did not see him again until the begin ning of September, 1846. I was going upon an errand in the evening, and met the defendant in the street. I am now 27 years old, and the defendant is about 30. When I saw him on this occasion he got off his horse, and came to me, and said he was happy to see me as he had not seen me so long, and he wished me to meet him on the following evening, but I rather refused him, and we parted. He came by my mother's hede in the following evening, and I went out to speak to him. I did not tell my mother. I made au appoint silent to meet the defendant at the house of a Mrs. Paybody, in the town, on the following Wednesday evening, and I and the defendant went out for a walk together. The defendant professed love for me on several occasions, and I met him once or twice a week in the evening, and we used to walk out together, and for some time he behaved " very gentlemanly." I did not tell my mother of these meetings, but she knew of them from other people. The defendant seduced me in March, 1847. He said he would make mo his wife. From this time an intimacy continued until about FiX weeks before I was confined. I first discovered that I was in the family way in the beginning of May, and when I informed the defendant of it he said he would have me for a wife and would make me comfortable. A short time before I was confined I was talking to the de fendant about my condition, and he asked me if I could not " take something," to which I replied, " George, you surely don't wish me to kill your child?" The defendant made no other reply than that his pony was waiting and he must be going, and he rode away. I was confined with a girl on the 16th of February, 1848, and the child is still alive. The defendant has never contributed one farthing to the support of the child. At the time in question I was living with my mother, and used to per form the domestic work in the house. Cross-examined—l am a dress-maker. I swore the child to How before the magistrates, but they refused to make an order upon him. When I was examined upon that occasion I swore that Mrs. Paybody had heard the defendant make an offer of marriage, but when she was examined she contradicted my statement. I frequently went with the defendant so late as nine o'clock at night, between August and February, and sometimes it was very dark when we were out. We ge nerally used to walk a little way uptthe London -road. My mother knew of these walks, and the used to talk to me about the impropriety of doing so. I swear that I never had a lover before. I know a Mr. Deacon. Ile used to lodge with us many years ago, but since the time of the ball. I never let him in at night in my night dress. He used to be brought home late at night occa sionally from the public-house by the landlord, and sometimes the landlord's wife used to bring him home. —(A laugh.) I will swear that I never let him in at night in my night-dress. I know John Odell—he ;is a farmer's son. I went with him once to Northampton fair, and I was out one night ; but I stayed at the house of an uncle, and tiny mother was aware of it. I know William Nicholl--be is a farmer and dealer; he never promised me marriage, nor did I ever pull a piece of paper out of my pocket and ask him to sign it. I never met him, or walked with him, or permitted him to take liberties with me. I know Edward Alright; he is a pig -dealer, and lives near us. I never said that " Ned must be a fool to kiss and tell;" or that he had been bragging about me. I know Joseph Haynes, but I never walked with him either by day or night. I never walked out with a man named Wykes. My mother came one night to Mrs. Paybody's house to fetch me home, and she went away first and I remained behind. I know Poole's-lane, but I will swear I was never there at three o'clock in the morning, and that William Field ing did not pass me in the lane at that time. I was never out from home so late us three in the morning, and I never went to Mrs. Paybody's and said that my mother had locked me out. One evening I did stop at Mrs. Pay - body's rather late, and when I got home it was be tween eleven and twelve o'clock, and my mother, not expecting me, her, and I was had gone to bed and I could not awake obliged to go and sleep at a friend's house, and the next morning I told Mrs. Pay body what had occurred. This was the same night that my mother had been to fetch me from Mrt. Paybody's. The CHIEF BARON—Who is this Mrs. Pay body? Wit ness—She is the wife of a blacksmith in the town. Cress-examination continued—l asked the defendant to put it in writing, that he intended to marry me; but he said he had not got any paper in his pocket, and his word would do just as well. I asked him three or four times to put it in writing, but he refused. I am quite sure that I am not more than twenty-seven year, old, and I never walked with any young man before. The first time I met the defendant, in 1846, we walked about the town. We did not go into a corn-field. Almost every market day I used to go to Mrs. Payhody's to meet the defendant. He was obliged to pass the door in his way home from market, and he used to put up his horse end come to see me. Mr. CHAMBERS—HOW long, pray, did this sort of in timacy continue? Witness—Five or six mouths. Mr. Joyce, a silversmith in Newport Peg uel, deposed that he had known the plaintiff and her daughter for twenty years, tied they always bore a respectable cha racter, and he never heard any imputations agaivat the daughter. One or two other witnesses were then examined, who also deposed to the respectability of the plaintiff, and this closed the case on her behalf. Mr. CHAMBERS then addressed the jury, and ho ob served that he should be exceedingly sorry to say one word to add to the distress of the plaintiff ; but he was afraid that in the result it would be clearly made out that she had very much to regret in the conduct of her child. He then alluded to the form of the action, and knewsaidi t h w o a w s otnoe deal l such w it h a character ; anait was, that a in hiscounse 0 1 p h : a n r i d o l much to be regretted that as time had gone on, and the inconvenience of the present state of the law had be come so manifest, the Legislature had not put the matter h u y pon wi a proper lichth e footing,party whoand wasestablished really a aggrievedtorm of action mig ht make a claim for damages. At present the law was almost unintelligible. In the first place, no action of this kind could be sustained at all, unless it was made out that the parties stood in the relative position of master and servant, and when this was done, feelings and affections were allowed to enter into the matter. The jury, however, were now called upon to say what damage the plaintiff had sustained ; and, when all the circumstances were considered, he apprehended they would have very little difficulty in coming to a conclusion that it was of the most trifling description. The young woman, Who had been called, had positively stated that she had never had any other lover than the defendanr. In the first place he should submit that this was very unlikely, but ho should positively show them that this unhappy girl— The CHIEF BARON here interposed, and inquired whe ther the Learned Counsel intended to show that ties young woman did not stand in the position of servant? • Mr. CHAMBERS said he could not do that. The CHIEF BARON—Then any evidence with regard to her conduct will be immaterial in the present activ n. I do not see how you can escape from a verdict for 'the present plaintiff. Mr. CIIANBERS said he must admit that this dim , culty