The Sun. — London, England, 1848-06-29 00:00:00

FRANCE. [The following appeared in our Third Edition 431 last night] : _ Up to six o'clock last night Paris was perfectly tranquil. The JToniteur contains a decree, signed by General CAVAIGNAC, ordering the Judge Advocate attaché to the Courts-Martial of the first military division, and their deputies, to prepare evidence against the indi viduals arrested in consequence of the events of the 23d June and following days, in order that those persons may be tried according to the provisions of the penal code. The same official journal contains a decree, signed by General CAVAIGNAC, commanding that the power delegated to the officers of the judicial police shall be exercised under the direction of the military authorities. General PERROT has been named Commander-in- Chief of the National Guard of the Seine, by General CAVAIGNAC. We take the annexed account from Galivant s Messenger of last evening : The Univers gives the following relative to the mission which the Archbishop of PARIS took on him self to fulfil with regard to the insurgents : " On Sunday evening the Prelate, accompanied by two of his vicar-generals, proceeded by the Rue St. An toine to the Place de la Bastille, where the combat still continued. The welcome which he had received from General Cavaignac was but a prelude to what he met with in the places near the scene of the combat. His resolution was praised ; he was surrounded by citizens, soldiers, and women, who fell on their knees, and were unanimous in calling down blessings on the head of the envoy of God, and in imploring his benediction. Some among them, more prudent than the rest, represented to him the danger, perhaps useless, which he would incur. His reply was, It is my duty to offer tip my life;' and he was heard to frequently repeat to himself—Bonus autem pastor dat vitam suam pro ovibus suis. On his route he entered several of the ambulances, giving his blessing and absolution to the wounded. On reaching the scene of combat, which was then going on with great severity, he asked the Colonel who was in command whether it was not possible to stop his fire for a few moments; he hoped by such a plan that that of the insurgents would also be suspended, and that during this temporary truce he might make himself known and come to a parley with them. The Colonel, admiring the feeling of the Archbishop, yielded to his request, and the anticipations of the prelate were realised, for the firing ceased simultaneously on both sides. The insurgents mounted on the top of their bar ricade, and held the butt-suds ©f their muskets in the air. The Archbishop and his two vicars-general, Jacquemet and M. Ravinet, advanced towards the barricade. One man alone, dressed in a blouse, preceded him, carrying a branch of a tree in his hand as a mark of conciliation. The insurgents, on their part, descended from their barricade, some of them appearing pacifically inclined, and others with menace in their features and in their language. By a zeal which can readily be understood, the combatants on the side of order could not reconcile it to them selves to see the Archbishop thus exposed to the rage of men who had on that very day murdered some persons who had been sent to parley with them. They, therefore, neglected the request of the Prelate, and ad vanced, and were thus face to face with their enemies. Reproaches and threats exchanged, and personal strug gles took place, the disastrous consequences of which the ecclesiastic sought to prevent in the na me of religion, and of the Pontiff who came there to stop the effusion of blood, to save those who had taken up arms, and their wives and children. During these altercations which for some time delayed the ac compliehment of the holy mission, a musket was fired, but it is not known on which side, or whether it was by accident or intentionally. In an instant a cry of Treason, treason arose on all sides ; the com batant retired, and the firing became more sever , 'halt ',yea The worthy Archbishop was thus placed tw •en the two fires ;he showed no alarm, he never thwigi tof escaping to the right or left. He ad vanced tosea ris the barricade, and still accompanied by bis vicars-geeeral he mounted it and reached the sum mit. He was thus in view of both parties. The balls whistled round him, but at this time appeared to respect him. One of his attendants had three balls through his hat. The mediator showed himself and what voice could be more eloquent than this heroic apparition! What thanks ought to fall on the heart of the Pontiff, thus offering and giving his blood and his life 'or the people entrusted to his care. What glory also both for him and for the faith which inspires it ! But his sacrifice was to be completed. He came down from the Calvary where death had spared him, and had scarcely descended a sew steps, when he fell pierc e d in th e loins by a ball which appeared to have come from a window at the side. A faith ful servant who followed him unknown to his master, endeavoured to catch him in his arms, but was himself wounded in the side. Lst us, however, render justice to every one; the insurgents ran to his assistance, and carried him to the Hospital of the Quinze Vingts, and placed a guard over him. They procured the signatures of all present to attest that he was not shot by the persons to whom he had first spoken, and they appeared very anxious to have this point clearly stated. The news of the event soon spread through the Faubourg, and produced an extraordinary sensation. In an hour afterwards the firing ceased not to recom mence. The Christian calmness and serenity which in duced and sustained the conduct of the Archbishop never left him. On the Vicar-General, M. Jacquemet, rejoining him, the Archbishop begged him, as a friend, to tell him what he thought of his condition. Is my wound serious ?" It is very much so.' Is my life in danger?' It is.' Well, then,' replied the Arch bishop, let God be praised, and may he accept the sa crifice which I again offer him for the salvation of this misguided people. May my death expiate the sins which I have committed during my episcopacy.' He after wards confessed, and received the Sacrament of Extreme Unction, preserving throughout his severe sufferings all his presence of mind, and expressing a satisfaction full of simplicity and grandeur at having accomplished abet he called his duty. 'Life is so short,' he often repeated, and the term which still remained to me could have been but short ; I have sacrificed little for God, for the men created in his image, and repurchased with hie blood.' Oa Monday morning he was carried to his palace, and as he passed through the streets the people all fell on their knees with a feeling of venera tion. He was escorted to his residence by a party of the Garde Mobile. The countenance of one of those gal lant youths particularly struck him as he had seen him fighting, and after having received a wound in the head wrest a sabre from the hand of his assailant. He beckoned him to approach, and having still strength enough to raise his arms, he detached a small crucifix which he wore suspended round his neck, and gave it to the young hero, saying —' Never part with this cross—place it near your heart, it will bring you h a ppiness.' The young mare whose name is Francois Dalavrignere, of the 7th company of the 4th batta lion, joined his hands in an attitude of prayer, and swore to preserve for ever the precious souvenir of the vene rable dying prelate. The pain he suffers is still very severe; the ball has not been extracted, and his medical attendants have little hopes of his lite," We learn that at one o'clock this mcrning the Right Rev. Prelate still retained possession of his faculties, and bore his sufferings with a fortitude which virtue and Christianity alone can bestow, but no hope remained of his surviving beyond a f ew hours. In addition to the atrocities committed by the in surgents, already described, it is stated that on a barricade in the Faubourg St. Antoine the body o f a Garde Republicaine in uniform was impaled, and the bowels taken out. In the Pantheon the bodies of several Gardes Mobiles were found hanging by the wrists and pierced by sword and bayonet stabs. Not only were jagged bullets used, but others were made with fragments of copper and cast-iron. In the Clos St. Lazare an officer of infantry, taken prisoner by the insurgents, had his hands cut off, and he died slowly on the ground from these frighful wounds. The feet of a dragoon were cut off, and he was replaced dying on his horse. The wound of General CHARBONNEL is not so dangerous as was at first supposed. M. DORNES, the Representative, and Lieut.-Colonel MICIIEL, of the artillery of the National Guard, are both as well as can be expected after the severe wounds they have received, and are considered to be out of danger. General DAStEsNE is in a very alarming state. General DUVIVIER'S wound is more serious than had been supposed, but is not dangerous. The C ons tit u ti onne l asserts t h at t h e wor d s " Pi llage ! Violati on !" were inscribed on several of the insur gents' flags. We rather doubt this, particularly as the words "Mort aux Voleurs !" was found in scribed on the walls of several of the houses of which they had taken possession. This is a favourite motto among the insurgents of Paris on all occasions, though by no means generally carried by them into practice. At the barrier Rocheehouart the insurgents had, it is asserted, a quantity of vitriol, with a fire-engine, to throw it into the faces of their assailants. M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN iz confined at the Con ciergerie, and placed in secret confinement. Even Mme. DE GIRARDIN could not obtain permission to visit him. An application for his being let out on bail has been made and refused. The Paris Bourse opened yesterday pro forma, but no business was done. ,The , 4 niteur publishes the speech of Cou n t 1 /Momi -.- Minister of Denmark at the Court of - , h i p Paris, tO ' the hitp Executive Government, on pre "" `'renting his credentials. He professes in it, in the 4... ' name of the KING, the most friendly disposi- Gals toward France, and the desire to keep up the old relations of alliance and sympathy. The reply to the address of Count killoLsg was made by :;... THE SUN, LONDON, M. DE L AMARTINE. He declares in it that the Re public will have for Denmark the same sentiments as those shown by the old Government, and that " the form which nations give to their governments do not in any degree change their permanent rela tions of friendship with other nations." The accounts from Lyons by this day's post are very satisfactory. Not only was the capital tranquil, but there was so little apprehension of an outbreak, thlt some of the National Guards and troops of the line were holding themselves in readiness to march at the first orders to the relief of Paris. We learn from Marseilles, the 24th, that the insur rection, which commenced on the 22d, was effectually put down by the National Guards and the troops of the line on the 23d. After many vain attempts to bring the insurgents to reason, several pieces of cannon were brought to play upon the barricades, which were successively carried. The loss of life on the side of the friends of order in the second day's combat appears not to have been so great as might have been expected, considering the resistance made, particularly in the houses of which the insurgents had taken possession, and from which they fired upon the troops. The letters and journals of the 24th do not, however, give any return of the killed. After the taking of the barricades the insurgents were at tacked with great vigour in the houses, and 800 arrests are said to have been made. Among them were several women armed with poniards. The Moniteur Algerien of the 21st has the follow ing :—" The Governor-General has received a telegraphic dispatch announcing his being elected a representative, and authorising him to go and take part in the labours of the National As sembly. This has been confirmed by the follow ing :—' The Minister of War to the Governor- General of Algeria. You are nominated a r e p res en - tative of the people. General AI AR EY is promoted to be General of Division. The Govern ment wishes you to retain your post. Nevertheless, if it be y our intention to come to Paris, you will place command ad interim in the hands of General MAREy." HUN GARY. The Hungarian Ministry has determined to march 30,000 men against the Croatians. AUSTRIA. The tranquillity of Vienna had continued undis turbed up to the 22d inst. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 28. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) RAILWAY COMMISSION. Mr. BANKES said that he had a notice on the paper for next Tuesday of a motion for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Railway Commission Act. It was his in tention, with reference to that motion, to put a question to the Government on Friday next, the tendency of which would be to know whether it was the intention of the Government to oppose that motion. THE "NO HOUSE " ON TUESDAY. Mr. EWART, after complaining that no House had been formed on Tuesday, gave notice of his intention to bring forward the motion which stood on the paper for Tuesday on the first night of a Committee of Supply. Sir WM. MOLESWORTH gave notice of his inten tion to bring forward the motion which he was prevented doing on Tuesday, in consequence of there being no House, on the 25th of July. _ . _ _ Mr. COBI)EN said it was notorious to all that when no House was made it was the fault of the Government, and the Government alone.—(Oh, oh.) There was not a single member of the Government on the Treasury benches on Tuesday. Sir GEORGE GREY thought the assertion of the Honourable Member was totally uncalled for and unworthy of him. (Hear, hear.) There were, as he understood, no less than six Members connected with the Government present on Tuesday, and if the Hon. Member was desirous of knowing what was the reason that he (Sir G. Grey) was not present, he begged to in form him that he was attending a Council at Buckingham Palace.—(Hear.) He thought it was the duty of Hon. Members who had motions on the paper to take care and make a House.—(Hear, hear.) Sir W. MOLESWORTH had done all in his power to make a House, but several gentlemen who had pro mised him to come down had not performed their pro mise.—(Hear, hear.) He made no charge against the Government.—(Hear, hear.) After some further dis cussion, the matter dropped. SLIGO . ELECTION. On the motion of Colonel DUNNE the evidence taken before the Slgo Election Committee was ordered to be printed. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. On the motion that the [louse should resolve itself into Committee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Mr. GORING opposed the motion. Ho could see no object that would be obtained by the Bill, inasmuch as the Acts which it sought to repeal were in fact obso lete, and virtually repealed. The Honourable Mem ber alluded to the various anathemas which had been issued by the Pope against the Protestants of this country, and which were unrepealed, and stated that the Pope still asserted the powers which were conferred upon him by the Church, and would exercise them if he had the power which the Hon. Mem ber for Youghal endeavoured to obtain for him by the present Bill. The Hon. Member also referred to the " Catholic Breviary," which ho said contained doctrines of an improper character, and entirely opposed to the Protestant feeling in this country. In that book the doctrine inculcated by St. Alphonsus Liguori was ap proved of, that servants should he at liberty to steal if they were not paid sufficiently well by their masters. The Roman Catholic religion had lately been declared to be the religion of the state in Sicily to the exclusion of all others ; the King was obliged to profess it, and should he change his religion he was to be considered as having forfeited his throne. What security, therefore, had they that this would not be the case in Ireland, supposing the Roman Catholics were to get the Bill passed? He had attended to all the debates on the subject, and had heard a good deal about many grievances which were inflicted upon Catholics by certain obsolete statutes, but he had never discovered any real case of hardship, or any relief which the repeal of those statutes would give to their Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen. An argument had been brought forward, that it the Bill were passed there would be an end put to religious discussions in that House, but could they suppose that the zeal and energy of the Jesuit order would be relaxed, and that the high spirit of the Noble Lord (Lord Arundel and Surrey) would be sati.fied by the Bill ? On the con trary, he considered that the Noble Lord would continue his agitation until all the boons had been granted by the House. He considered that the conduct of the Roman Catholics in Ireland had been such as not to entitle them to any such relief as was proposed to be given to them by the Honourable Member, and he said so on the authority of the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell), who had stated that the Roman Catholics had not been excluded from the jury upon the trial of John Mitchel because they professed the Roman Catho lic religion, but because they sympathised with the acts and views of the criminal. He drew the inference from that circumstance that the Roman Catholics were disaffected in Ireland. If the Bill were passed it would be viewed as an insult upon the loyal Protestants of Ireland, from whom they could only look for assistance during the periods of disturbance and rebellion, which he must say had been encouraged in that country by the truckling legis lation,rs ir ll.of postponed the uni N IL to o h b ua l t e Gd L ialy o ß r yf d o r supported un J pi ohn Russell). On these arourals h© moved that the Committee on the Bill be GREY said, Sir GEORGE w g p h h o t r e . t n e d theyt he into Com mittee he would r i e n ad r i e ly er s e t n ate the course reason - to b e eli t e o v got. Government e in o tr e t v l e ed r, toe take this clause. before they reached the clause his lion. and Learned e iri e end the Attorney-General would b e in his place, ready to su port it; and he, therefore, tr usted the Housef would ne gative the amendment for adjourning the Committee for a fortnight. Mr. FORBES said he was opposed to the Bill alto gether, and he certainly should vote for thpeaas:nedenadnagreenatt. Sufficient concessions had already b een made t o t h e bodynom Roman n f the Catholics,mrfst loyal and people tf this of j3i this i u w c e o re n t ry would have cause to complain of the conduct of the House. Mr. Sergeant TA LFOURD said the topics which were urged against the Speaker leaving the chair had already been most fairly discussed and decided upon, and it w as really too bad to raise another discussion upon the principle of the Bill. It was unfair to obstruct the progress of the Bill at this stage, and he re gretted that the Hon. Gentlemen opposite had not deferred their opposition till they had got into Com mittee. He for one was opposed to many parts of the Bill as it stood, but he felt it would be an unbecoming course fur him to pursue had he followed the example of Honourable Gentlemen opposite. He should, however, strenuously oppose these objectionable parts of the Bill in Committee; and had Honourable Gentlemen opposite adopted the same plan, it would have been more honour able to themselves and more calculated to aid the object they had in view, of modifying, if not throwing out the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWBEGATE contended that the principle of the measure had not been efficiently discussed, while no member of her Majesty's Government had ever yet given an explicit explanation of their views in reference to many clauses of the Bill, and he insisted that those with whom he acted were perfectly justified in retarding the pro gress of the measure by every means in their power. The recent policy of the Pope of Rome in reference to foreign Powers, fully demonstrated that he was anxious to Ob tain an ascendancy over those Powers, and he warned the House to be cautious how they increased the pri vileges of those who acknowledged the supremacy of the Pope. It was quite clear from the recent edicts of the Pope, that he would afford no protection to those sove reigns who did not acknowledge his own right to be the representive of Christ, and the spiritual head of all nations in the world, and if the House, by passing this Bill, increased the power of those who upheld that doctrine, they might depend upon it that sooner or later it would lead to disastrous colisions between the two parties. Why the Pope openly told all who adopted the Catholic faith that they owed no allogiance to that authority which denied his own supreme spiritual power ; and were they, on the face of this startling evidence, to de liberately sit qpiet and allow a Bill to pass into a law which should facilitate the preaching of such dangerous doctrines? Certainly not, and with the experience they had in the fact that every Catholic Sovereign in Europe had felt himself at one time or other compelled to resist the aggressive encroachments of the Pope of Rome, he had no hesitation in telling the House that if they passed this Bill they would be jeopardizing the Crown and institutions of the State.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to know whether the Government considered it consistent with their duty to their Sovereign, whom they had sworn to serve, to recognise, as they did, any bulls which emanated from a foreign Power which had never denied its hostility to the Crown and established religion of this country. He asked this question of her Majesty's Government, whether the amendment of the Attorney-General would guard against that, and prevent interference in the appointment to benefices? Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Gentleman asked him a question which he must know it was impossible for him to answer in that stage of the Bill. He should be happy to give the most ample explanations in Committee.— (Divide, divide.) Colonel CONOLLY opposed the going into Commit tee, because he believed that the Catholics were not sub jeeted to any arbitrary restrictions in the exercise of their religion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For going into Committee Aguiust it Maj.rity. -26 The House then went into Committee Mr. NEWDEGATE repeated the question he had asked before the division. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said his amendment would render the law more stringent than it was before. The Pope would, he apprehended, have no ecclesiastical jurisdiction. He had no jurisdiction in law in this king dom, and he could not acquire it by this Bill. But if parties thought proper to obtain directions from him, that was a matter which, perhaps, no law could prevent. After a few words from Sir R. H. INGLIS, Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to say that a bull was an authoritative document, and whether the Govern ment in allowing such bulls did not virtually place itself in a subsiduary and corroborative part. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL repeated that the Pope had no authority whatever in this country. The Pope might have authority over the consciences of some people in this country, but it was a fallaCy to say that in the law he had any spiritual power. The Hon. Gentleman then proposed a verbal amendment in one of the early clauses of the Bill. Mr. NAPIER objected to the amendment, contending that if it was adopted it would encourage the issuing of bulls from the Papal see, and not, as had been stated by the Learned Attorney-General, act more stringently in preventing their being issued. Mr. C. ANSTEY said his only object in bringing in the Bill was to have granted to his Roman Catholic brethren the full measure of constitutional liberty which was enjoyed by the Protestants of this country. The clause would have the effect of enabling Roman Catholics to enjoy that freedom of communication among them selves and with the head of their Church which already, in the abstract, was afforded to them by the existing laws; and, above all, would take away from our statute-book several obsolete provisions, which, if they had done nothing more, had afforded stock in trade to agitators. Mr. NEWDEGATE said the Attorney-General's duties appeared to be most onerous and important, for after making a statement to the House, he had not waited to hear the discussion upon the clause, and the House was now lef; in doubt as to its effect. He trusted that the House would not permit any such introduction of a foreign power into this country as was sanctioned by the amendment. If the Bill was passed as amended, it would permit the exercise of bulls in this country which were issued by the see of Rome. Sir G. GREY said the amendment would have the effect of limiting the introduction of bulls, as it was originally proposed by his Learned Friend the Attorney- General. After a few words from Mr. Henley, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Anstey, and Sir H. Willoughby, Mr. WALPOLE said he was only opposed to such repeal of the statutes as would be detrimental to the Protestant institutions of the country, aril he would at once give his consent to the abolition of those obsolete enactments which had been referred to in the coarse of the discussion. He would therefore support the amendment introduced by the Government, because though it sanc tioned the admission of bulls, it would exclude those which were decidedly objectionable. _ _ Mr. NE WDEGAiE had great respect for the opinion of his lion. Friend (Mr. Walpole), but be considered that it was advisable to take the opinion 'of the House upon the matter. After some discussion of a desultory nature, Mr. HENLEY moved that the Chairman do report progress and ask leave to sit again. Sir G. GREY deprecated the waste of time that had already taken place. The House then divided on the motion, when there appeared — For reporting progress Against it Majority against reporting progress —4 On our re-admission to the gallery we found, The CHARM 4N putting the question on the amend ment proposed by the Attorney-General, which, after a short discussion, the House divided upon, when there appeared— For the amendment ll3 Against it . Mr. BEItNAL gave his casting vot t in favour of the amendment, and the words propcsed by the Attorney- General were consequently added to the clause. Sir H. H. INGLIS put it to the House, after what had taken place, whether they would proceed further with the Bill that day. He wuuld move that the Chairman should report progress, and ask leave to sit again. A short discussion then took place, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. Henley took part, after which the House divided, when here appeared — For reporting progvess .. llO Against it Majority against it The clause was then agreed to. Sir R. H. INGLIS again urged upon the Committee the expediency of reporting progress in the existing state of things. Mr. JOHN STUART supported the suggestion. Lord HARRY VANE trusted the suggestion would not be adopted, particularly as Wednesday was the only day open to the Bill of an independent Member. It was too bad for lion. Members to come down at four o'clock, to make speeches without having heard any of the previ ous discussion, and hoped in future when these important measures came forward, lion. Members who proposed to take part in the debate upon them would take care to be in their places a little earlier than two hours before the adjournment of the House. After few words from Mr. HUDSON, who com plained of the latter observation of the Noble Lord, Sir G. GREY thought at this !ate period of the day it would be better to report pregresF. Mr. C. ANSTEY had no objection to do so if the Right Honourable Baronet would undertake to devote part of a Government night for the further progress of this Bill. Sir GEORGE GREY could not give such an under talsing without consulting his colleagues. Mr. HUME felt that, in the present state of the House, it was useless to think of proceeding further with the Bill to-day, After some further discussion, Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY proposed that the following provisoes should be added to the clause last agreed to: — Page 3, line 10, after the words " Roman Catholics," insert (the 13 Elix. cap. 2) provided always, and Ite it declared, that nothing in this enactment r e l a ti ng t o an Act pissed in the first year of Queen Elizabeth, chapter 1, shall authorise or render it lawful for any person or persons to affirm, hold, stand with, set forth, maintain, or defend the authority, pre-eminence, power, or jurisdiction, spiritual or ecclesiastical, of any foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, nor shall the same extend further than to the repeal of the parti cular penalties and punishmentatherein referred to, but in all other respects the law shall continue the same as if this enactment had not been made. Provided always and be it declared, that nothing in this enactment contained, relating to an Act 13 Elm., cap. 2, shall authorise or ren der it lawful for any person or persona to import, bring in, or put in execution within this realm, any bull, writing, or instrument of the see of Rome; and that in all respects, save as to the penalties or punishments im posed by the said Act, the law shall continue the same as if this enactment had not been made. Mr. C. ANSTEY had no objection to the insertion of the provisions, if the Hon. Gentleman would consent to strike out the words " therein referred to" in the first paragraph, and to insert in their stead the words " con sequent thereon," and to strike out the words " by the said Act," in the second paragraph, and to substitute the word " therein." Sir H. WILLOUGHBY declined to make the altera• tion, on the ground, that if the proviso was so worded, it would have the effect of repealing the common law as well as the statutory penalties. After some discussion, Sir G. GREY expressed himself adverse to the s a e v a i v n e g t r o e s situ resumed, again. The ss, and Houseskhl ad mission of th e p ropose d prov i s i on. It was agreed that the Chairman should report pro gress, the clause was reported accordingly. The remaining ordera of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEE. DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' majority was resumed yest er d ay, and in the course of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off five additional votes. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP No. 2.— LEEDS CENTRAL RAILWA Y S TA - TlON.—Opposition further considered. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP No. B.—The Committee on this group met for the last time to-day, to give their decision on the following cases:— EXETER AND COWLEY BRIDGE JUNCTlON.—Preamble not proved. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK.—Preamble not proved. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (Exeter and Credi ton, Taw Vale Railway and Dock, and Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Companies' Arrangements).—Pre amble not proved. Thus this severe contest between the Bristol and Exe ter and the South• Western Companies, which has lasted forseveral weeks, terminated in the defeat of both parties. OPENING OF THE EXTENSION - - - - OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The York-road Extension of the London and South- Western Railway was examined yesterday afternoon by the Government Inspector, preparatory to its opening on Saturday next, and he expressed himself perfectly satis fied with the substantial and workmanlike manner in which this important, though short line, has been con structed. The Inspector was accompanied in his ex amination by Mr. Locke, and two powerful loco motives were employed in testing the safety of the various iron bridges along the line. The flight of a locomotive across the immense bridge spanning the Westminster-road, naturally excited a good deal of in terest in the neighbourhood. The construction of the line has been most expensive, the two miles of railway having cost no less than a millio❑ and a half of money. It has occupied about two years and a half in its con struction. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 28. (Before Mr. Justice WIGUTMAN and a Special Jury.) THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. PEARSON. This was another action by the Duke of Brunswick against the Satirist for the publication of a number of libels upon him during the two or three years which he was the publisher of the paper. The D u k e h as recovere d verdicts for the publication of the same libels during the time other persons were the publishers. The Duke, as usual, conducts d his case in person, and read a long speech to the jury, in the course of which he read nearly all the many libels that have appeared upon him in the ,Fatirist for years. Mr. HUNTER BROWN appeared for the defendant, and contended that as the Duke had recovered compensation from other persons for the publication of the same libels, and that the vindication of his character, if that was his object, had been as fully accomplished as it could be, it was impossible, therefore, to avoid the inference that the Duke was actuated by malignant motives, and such being the case, he held that the smallest amount of damages would be amply sufficient. The jury fuund a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, THE QUEEN V. UHISLIN. Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Simon were counsel for the proaecution, and Mr. Temple appeared for the de fendant. Mr. Sergeant SIIEE stated that this was a prosecu tion instituted by a lady of the name of Cass—a lacy who was advanced in years, and for a length of time a resident at Winterton douse, St. John's-wood. She had adopted this proceeding against the proprietor of the Satirist newspaper for two libels published in that paper. As to part of the libels, the defendant, under a recent Act of Parliament, had pleaded that the matter was true, and had been published for the public benefit; as to the other parts he had pleaded not guilty; therefore, as to some parts of which the prosecutrix complained, the defendant's conduct would turn out to be wh o lly unjustifiable. A practised libeller who knew how to go about his wicked work, would take care to insinuate so much of truth as would enable the friends of the party to identify her, and the jury would judge from the libels whether the defendant was not a practised libeller. The Learned Counsel then read two articles, one of which appeared in the Satirist of the 28th of November, and the other of the sth of December last. These articles were headed, "Bill Stealers and Black Sheep of the Law," and signed " A Student;" and they insinuated that Mrs. Cass was in some way connected in a bill transaction with those who were alleged to constitute a gang of bill stealers, ar.d said that the parties bad com mitted perjury in some legal proceedings. [These articles were very long, and contained the names of several parties, so that we cannot re-publish the state ments.] The Learned Sergeant commented upon the articles, and said, that so far from their being published for the benefit of the public, there could be no doubt that the object was to extort money. lie therefore called upon the jury to convict the defendant. Newton, you can show that this gentleman, Mr. John Chaplin, was acting as a provisional committeeman, it ill be of no use your wasting the time of the Court. Yet are seeking to charge this gentleman with fraud, and you must show some acts by ~ hich it clearly ap pears that those who committed the frauds acted by his authority. It is very odd that you have selected a gen tleman who has really so little to do with the company. Hare we are till two o'clock - Mr. NEWTON—The real difficulty, my Lord, is to ge! at the real Simon Pure. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—But you have taken a Simon fure who is a long way off.—(Laughter.) It is really of no use your wasting the time of the Court, unless you can call witnesses to fix the defendant with having acted as a provisional committeeman. We like to see that one is making way, especially as you made some remarks on the very slow course of justice.— (1. - iughtr.) The defendant's name being on the provi sienal Committee will not lay a foundation for this action. Unless you can go further to connect the defendant than by showieg his attendance at a preliminary committee meeting, I shall tell the jury there is no evidence. Mr. NEWTON, nothi❑g daunted, renewed the attempt, and called and re-called several other witnesses in order to prove the defendant's attendance at the meetings of the company, and the allotment to him of a sufficient number of shares to qualify him to act as a provisional ciiamitteeinan ; but with as little success as before, which elicited considerable merriment as each failure to get over the difficulty became manifest and called down repeated expressions of impatience from the Lord Chief' Justice, who besides had frequent occasion to reprove Mr. Newton for his disregard of the rules of evidence. Air. ATHERTON, on behalf of Mr. Newton, submitted to the Court that the question was, whether there was not evidence that the plaintiff paid the money, the amount of which was not in dispute, upon a considera tion which had failed, the scheme in respect of which he subscribed it having miscarried ? The LORD CHIEF JUSTIOE was of opinion that there was no case to go to the jury. It seemed to him that the plaintiff had failed to make out that he had any locus standi i❑ the court on the present occasion. It %. as in evidence that the defendant at one time consented that his name should be announced as a provisional committeeman; but they had in evidence also, that in order to quality him to act as a provisional committee man it was necessary that he should possess a certain number of shares, and it did not appear that he did possess any shares; but on the contrary, when he was called upon to qualify as a provisional committeeman he refused to pay, and he never, in tact, attended any other then a preliminary meeting. It appeared to him (the Lord Chief Justice) that he never became a member of the company. There was no evidence that he had re ceived the plaintiff's money, which was the foundation of the present action. It was the mere payment of money into a certain banker's, having an account with cortAin names, namely, the Direct Sheffield and Mac clesfield Railway Company. There was no evidence to go to the jury, and it seemed to him (the Lord Chief Justice) that the plaintiff must be nonsuited. The plaintiff was nonsuited accordingly. The trial lasted nearly eight hours. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 28. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the LORD CHIETb BARON and a•Common Jury.) GADDERER 77. lIADIE. This case, which was partly heard on Tuesday, was an action to recover 2001., the amount of a bill of ex change alleged to have been accepted by the defendant, who pleaded 17 pleas denying the acceptance and the several indorsements, as alleged, by James Limas, Jabt-z Haime, Frederick Hahne, R. Shires, and John Miles, and averring that the bill was accepted fur a special pur pose, which had not been carried out; that there was no consideration for such acceptance; that it was obtained by fraud and conspiracy; and that the plaintiff and the various indorsees took the bill with full knowledge of those facts and without any consideration. This was one of those numerous actions, of whh.th the public have heard so much, and which have arisen from applications made by various clergymen in answer to ad vertisements in the Watchman newspaper, to the effect that the advertiser had 7,0001. to advance for pious pur poses upon the prsonal responsibility of clergymen of the Methodist per,uasion. Application to be made to Mr. Lomas, 53, Mount -street, Lambeth. Mr. Humfrey and :dr. R. B. Miller appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Dowdesvrell for the defendant. Proof of the publication was given. Mr. TEMPLE then required that Mrs. Cass should be placed in the box, as her name was on the back of the indictment. . Mr. Sergeant SHEE objected, but Mr. Justice \IQHTMAN held that she must be called. Mrs. Cass was ;hen put in the witness-box and cross examined—l gave instructions to prevent a person from being a rogue, as he bad commenced a proceeding on a 1,0004 bill without permission. I wish you would let me tell the whole for the good of the public, for I are afraid you won't ask the priper questions. I made an affidavit. A gentleman of the name of Dukes called on me. I did not tell him that White had given value for that bill. I should like to tell you what I did say. I did not say so to that gentleman (who was pointed out). I remember a person coming to my carriage. I told him I would tell him what value was given on the bill, and that full value was given for it. I did not say that White had given me full value for it. Mr. TEMPLE, on behalf of the defendant, addressed the jury, and complained of an indictment having been preferred instead of enabling a jury to give their sense of the conduct of the parties by awarding damages. A prejudice had been introduced into the case by the epithets used by the counsel on the part of the prosecution. According to the old law it was of no consequence whether or not the libel was true, and a party obtained damages to compensate for his wounded feelings. The law, however, was now altered, and a party had a right, even in a criminal prosecution, to justify the libel by proving its truth, and it therefore was open to the defendant to adopt this course. With regard to the intention of the defendant, it must be clear that he did not intend to impute to Mrs. Cass that she was guilty of bill stealing, because the articles were headed " Bill Stealers and Black Sheep of the Law ;" it could not be said that Mrs. Cass could be held out as a black sheep of the law, nor did the article impute to her that she had stolen bills. It was an imputation upon the other parties whose names were inserted in the arti cles. The libels did not impute anything improper to Mrs. Cass. The Learned Counsel then said, he should call witnesses who would contradict Mrs. Cass as to some part of the testimony she had given. tie then contended that the publication was likely to be for the public benefit—as it exposed th e con d uct o f those who were included in the libels. [These parties were not be fore the Court, and therefore had no opportunity of an swering the insinuations cast upon them by the de fendant's counse l. We do not, therefore, mention them.] Upon the whole he urged the jury to acquit the de fendant. The case having been opened on the part of the plaintiff, Thomas Clark, who was the first witness called, said that he knew the defendant and his handwriting. The acceptance was his writing. Upon cross-examtnination, he said he became acquainted with the handwriting of the defendant by going to Pengwelley under pretence of taking lodgings for an invalid, and called upon the de fendant as a person recommended to minister spiritual consolation. The witness tied his arm in a sling, and by this means, upon application, the defendant wrote his address as the person to whom the invalid was to be re commended upon arrival. He obtained the handwriting of one of the indorsers, who kept a shop in Pengwelley, by watching when the party was alone in his shop, and then going in to buy a bottle of pickles, as mate to a vessel, and requiring a receipt to be put to the bill. Langdale, another witness, proved the handwriting of Mr. Lomas, another of the indorsers; he had seen the party write three letters in the office of the plaintiff, he standing by his side and observing the signatures. The witness had known this indorser st week only. He also proved the handwriting of Mr. Shires, another indorser. He knew him by having done business with him; the business was applying for orders to the Lyceum Theatre. He had seen Mr. Shires in Panton-square. It was at a bill-discounting house. He did not know when it was. He knew the handwriting of another indorser, Miles. lie was a relation of his; but he did not know what he was, but he was of very respectable connexion. Mr. Shires was an elderly man, neither tall nor short, not (lark nor fair, greyish hair, neither light nor dark; he did not know him to a hair. Mr. Miles was neither young nor old, and neither tall nor short. Three letters were then put in, the signatures being turned back. He had never seen any of those handwritings before. Upon being re-produced to the witness, he said the signatures were those of Mr. Lomas. He had been an attorney, and was now clerk to the attorney for the plaintiff. The bill of exchange was then put in and read. Joseph William Snell—Mr. Gadderer, the plaintiff, had several times taken the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and had been twice a bankrupt. He lived in Craven-street, in the Strand, and discounted bills very largely. The witness had a cause in the list ; it was an action on a bill of exchange for 1851. He had discounted it for Gadderer. He had no means of liv ing ;he resided at present with his daughter. The bill upon which the action was brought was dis counted at the rate of 60 p e r cen t. p er annum. He paid the money to Shires, who indorsed to the plain tiff. The plaintiff had lived 22 years in his present resi dence, and had also at one time a country house at Streatham. his wife had a large property of her own -1,2501. a year. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. MONTAGUE CUAMBERS having addressed the Court on behalf of the defendant, William Wootten was the first witness called. He recollected Lomas calling, in January, 1847, for letters at his house (which was the post-office) at 53, Mount street, Lambeth. He had no knowledge of Lomas, and had not given him permission to have his letters directed there. About 30 letters were received. Mr. Do Riche—l was managing clerk to Messrs. Few and Co., and served Mrs. Cass with a subpcena to attend the trial. She told me if we called her she would prove that tull value was given for the bill as she was present at the time. Mr. Dukes—l am a partner in the house of Few and Co. I called upon Mrs. Cass relative to a trial then pending. She said, all I can prove is against you. I said, our defence is that no value was given for the bill. She said, that full value had been given for it. She did not say by whom. Mr. Justice NVIGuTmAx said, then there was no con tradiction of Mrs. Cass'a testimony, the only question was, whether the articles constituted a libel. If the jury were of opinion that the articles were calculated to bring Mrs. Cass into disrepute, discredit, and to attach dis grace to her, they were libellous. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, June 28. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) NEWTON V. CHAPLIN. This was an action brought by Mr. Augustus Newton, a barrister, to recover from the defendant the deposit money paid upon certain shares allotted to the plaintiff in the Sheffield and Macclesfield Direct Railway Com pany. The defendant denied his liability. Mr. Newton (with Wilma was Mr. Atherton) conducted his own case; and Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Bovill were counsel for the defendant. John Hillsden knew a person of the name of Tucker; the bill was in his handwriting, and so were the signa ture and the endorsement in the name of Lomas. Three letters addressed to the defendant upon the ❑egotiation respecting the bills of exchange, and signed " Lomas," were in the handwriting of Tucker. He knew a person of the name of Sidserf ; the copy for an advertisement inserted in the Watchman on the 13th January, 1847, was in his handwriting. It was shown to him before insertion. He had known both the parties for some years. The letters from Lomas to the defendant were then put in and read. These letters contained the terms of the pretended negotiation, and were written in an affected spirit of the greatest possible piety, but dealing most freely with sacred names. The witness knew Shires; had seen him in company with Sidserf and Tucker, at the Bull Inn. Bishopsgate, on many occasions. Thomas Marsden knew Richard Shires, who lodged i❑ his house for some time at 6s. 3(1. per week. He left, leaving a balance of 271. 10'. in arrears. C. T. Lewis—Was an officer in the Queen's Prison. Sidserf, Gadderer, and Shires, had been in the prison together. Gadderer had been in the prison five times, between the years 1829 and 1839. John Henry Newdiman—Miles was a tenant of his at 4s. Gd. per week. His wife went out washing. Mary Curling—Was the housekeeper at No. 9, Pan ton-square. Miles had an office there at 12s. Gd. per week. She had seen Gadderer put down the money to pay the rent. Six schedules of Gadderer's insolvency were then put in, from 1826 to 1843. This closed the defendant's case. The plaintiff, Mr. Augustus Newton, resides at St. Paul's Cottage, Cheltenham ; and the defendant, Mr. John Chaplin, is one of the firm of the well known car riers of that name, and keeps the Spread Eagle Tavera, in Gracechurch-street. It appeared that, in the autumn of 1815, a railway scheme, designated the Direct Shef field and Macclesfield Railway, was projected by a Mr. William Chaplin, a brother of the defendant, and seve ral other gentlemen, who, with the defendant, Mr. John Chaplin, were registered as the provisional committee men. This provisional committee held their meetings principally at the Swan with two Necks, in Lad-lane, a house kept by Mr. William Chaplin, the brother of the defendant, and who acted as chairman of the meetings. In. due course of time the promoters adver tised their project in the Times. to which they appended the names of both the brothers Chaplin as provisional committeemen among others. Mr. Newton, the plaintiff, having seen the advertisement, and amongst the pro moters the names of men so respectable as the brothers Chaplin, applied to the company to have 100 shares allotted to him. In answer to that application the plaintiff had 40 shares allotted to him in four allotments of 10 shares each. The company proposed to raise a capital of 80,0001. in 4,000 shares at 20/. each ; and the deposit money was to be 21. 2s. per s hare. On having the 40 shares allotted to him Mr. Newton paid the deposit money of two guineas a share, amounting to 841. Eventually the scheme was abandoned by the projectors, and one:half of the deposit money returned to the allottees of shares, and to Mr. Newton amongst the others. Ur. Newton now sought to recover the other half of his &posit money, which the promoters had thought fit to retain. Mr. NEWTON, in his opening statement to the jury, charged the promoters with not having meted out an equal measure of justice to all the allottees of shares: alike in the matter of the return of the deposit money. To him and others they had only returned one-half, while to certain favoured persons they had though fit to return three-fourths of the deposits. lie should be ahly to show that no regular account had been rendered the shareholders, that the balance she it, such as it was, was full of misrepresentations and falsehood, and that, in some respects at least, the money subscribed for this , undertaking was deliberately applied by the Messrs. Chaplin and those acting with him, to the payment al debts for whi c h t h ey were li a bl e , an d not at all connec ted with this scheme. Mr. Humfrey replied—He did not deny the fraud prac tised upon the defendant; the question was whether Mr. Gadderer had bona fide given a consideration for this bill. At one time it was held that a man was not justified in caking a bill under suspicious circumstances, but that doctrine had long been exploded in Westminster. hall, and a man had now a perfect right to take a hill under my circumstances, because the original doctrine was found very much to embarrass the mercantile interests in the circulation of bills of exchange ; but it cannot be supposed that, under such circumstances, a bill would be Uncounted at 5 per cent. ; the bill is bought, perhaps, for 50/., upon the faith of the names upon it, and the plaintiff is at least entitled to recover the amount he has paid Is the person guilty of the indiscretion of putting his name to a negociable instrument, or the person who, upon the faith of that name, advances money, to be the sufferer? There was no evidence whatever of any acquaintance netween Miles and the previous indsrsers. There was no evidence of fraud on the part of Miles or Gadderer. Why did not Mr. Ilaimes give some notice of the fraud practised in obtaining the bill ? No suggestion even of :,his was made until the pleas were put upon the record ; and Mr. Gadderer having paid a valuable consideration or the bill wan entitled to recover. The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up, said this was the first time in which he had ever known such evi knee as in this case given of handwriting. The only knowledge the witness had of the defendant's writing vas such as he had obtained upon a most fraudulent and vicked r e p resen t a ti on , an d h e did not k now whether the jury would not have been justified in dismissing the case 'mon that evidence. There is no doubt the law of usury in respect of bills of exchange is wholly repealed, and hey may now be discounted at any rate of interest ; but, hough legal, it does not follow that a conclusion may ie drawn by the jury of the knowledge of the facts Mder which the bill was obtained. It is true, as ob served by the counsel for the plaintiff, that a person is not bound to inquire into all the facts of the bill, but it Chaplin, the chairman of the company Mr. Fry, the defendant's attorney, and Mr. George Fre• &rick Eyre, the secretary, were severally called by Mr. Newton, with the view to fix the defendant with havint acted as a provisional committeeman in the propoaed railway scheme, but nothing to the purpose was elicited from any of them, except the fact from the secretary. that the defendant had attended two of the preliminary meetings. He had not been seen at any of the subse quent meetings when the company had been regularly embodied. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interposed—Unless, Mr. THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 18-18. must have been upon a bona fide transaction. The plain tiff must have taken the bill honestly ; and if the jury believed the plaintiff had so taken the bill, he was en titled to their verdict. He must advert to the evidence of the handwriting of Lomas, who turned out to he Tucker. The only evidence was that of Langdale, who had seen him write three letters in the office of the plain tiff's attorney. The purport of those letters, of which the witness knew nothing, could be easily conceived ; and he must say that he thought there was some evi dence to connect the plaintiff with all the other parties. The jury immediately returned a verdict that the bill was obtained by fraud, of which the plaintiff was cog nisant. JUDGES' CHAMBERS. THE CHARTIST LEADERS. Yesterday, before Mr. Justice Erle, in chamber, bail that was deemed satisfactory having been tendered on behalf of the prisoner Vernon, his liberation was ordered until the time appointed for his trial. THE COLDBATH-FIELDS MURDER. THE QUEEN V. WILLIAM JOHN HEWSON. Mr. , HAywooD said, in this case, he had to apply for his Lordship's fiat, directing a writ of habeas corpora to issue, directed to the keepers of the Coldbath- fields prison to bring up the bodies of Alfred Waddilove and Henry Young, prisoners, confined in that prison, to ap pear and give evidence at the next Central Criminal Court Sessions, on the trial of William John Hewson, who stands charged with the wilful murder of William Woodhouse, one of the turnkeys of Coldbath-fields prison. Mr. Hayward stated that the Secretary of State had directed Mr. Kittle, on the part of the Crown, to prosecute. Mr. Justice ERLE directed the writ to issue forthwith. POLICE INT ELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Elizabeth Robinson was charged with having plun • dered her employer, Mr. Nairn, sack maker, of Tower Royal, Watling. street. The prisoner, who had worked for the prosecutor for some years, was seen by a policeman on Saturday even ing at the corner of Wa!brook carrying 14 new sacks upon her head. She carried them into a public house in Budge-row. About three quarters of an hour after wards she came out with them on her head, and was taken into custody as she was going towards Cannon street, having made a very lame excuse about them. She subsequently gave a wrong address, but the police man having ascertained where she lived searched her lodgings, and found there six more sacks and a quantity of twine and sackcloth, all of which property was iden tified as having been stolen from Mr. Nairn, who stated that he had been. within the last 12 months, plundered of upwards of 1501. worth of goods of a similar descrip tion. Part of the goods had been sent to a booking office kept in a public-house, at the bar of which the prisoner had been seen with a man drinking, when they were brought in to be transmitted to Ealing by the carrier, and soon afterwards were missed. The prisoner said that she never for an instant con templated robbery; that she was in the public-house after the sacks were brought in, and, seeing them on the ground, took it into her head that they had been stolen from her employer, and determined to carry them off to his warehouse; that she accordingly got a porter to lift them on her head, and took them to the warehouse, but that was closed, and she was soon after wards taken into custody. She solemnly declared that she had been a pattern of honesty. The LORD MAYOR said that he had no doubt that she knew of former robberies upon her employer as well as that of which she was accused, and committed her for trial. Philip Cloug was committed for trial upon the charge of having robbed his master, Mr. R. H. Bowen, wine merchant, of 101, Fenchurch•street. The prisoner said, all he could say was, that he used to sell wine to a marine store dealer, who gave evidence against him, for Is. 3d. per bottle. BOW-STREET. Alfred Grogan, the young man who has been under remand upon the charge of forging several free admis. sions to her Majesty's Theatre, was placed at the bar for final examination. The case has been already published. It appears that the family of the prisoner had been for many years con nected with the Opera-house and other theatres, and from their respectability, Mr. Lumley was anxious not to press the present charges. Mr. HENRY could not accede to Mr. Lumley's wishes, as the matter was one of considerable importance to the public, as well as to managers. He was fully commited for trial. CLERKENWELL. William Shields and Mary Poole were finally ex amined, charged by Mr. Samuel Charles Whitbread, of the firm of Whitbread and Co., the brewers, of Chiswell street, St. Luke's, with having been concerned in the following robbery On Thursday - last Mr. Whitbread was proceeding up a narrow flight of stairs to one of the cash departments when he encountered the male prisoner, for whom he made way, and on passing by he ran away. ►Mr. Whit bread's suspicions were aroused, and subsequently 253 L in notes and gold was missed from the room. Informa tion of the robbery was given to the police, when, through the active exertions of Harvey, 118 G, the prisoner was traced and apprehended, and nearly the whole of the property recovered. The female prisoner, it appeared, was kept by a gentleman, but allowed the visits of the male prisoner ; and on the day after the robbery he paid her a visit, when she intimated to her landlady that the gentleman, her protector, was about to send her into the country, and offered her an advance of rent, saying she had plenty of money, and was not in want of 501. The prisoner was formerly a waiter at the Green-gate public house, and had been in the habit of attending at the brewhouse. Several witnesses identified the prisoners and part of the notes. Mr. Robinson attended for the prisoners, by whose advice they reserved their defence, and were fully com mitted for trial. Patrick Croley, a rufl'►anly-looking fellow, was charged with a murderous assault, upon Mary, his wife. The poor woman, whose head and face were shock ingly bruised and mutilated, and who was in so weakly a condition that she gave her evidence with difficulty, deposed that the prisoner was in the habit of using her in a most brutal and savage manner. On the previous night he returned home and quarrelled with her without the least provocation, when he knocked her down by a dreadful blow on the head from a broom. She became insensible, and Wed profusely, and was covered with bruises from kicks and blows given by the prisoner. Policeman Ayliffe, of the G division took the prisoner into custody. The prosecutrix entreated the Bench to separate her from the prisoner, as she felt satisfied that he would eventually murder her. She had three children, and she would endeavour to support them and herself as well as she could, as she was unable to bear with the prisoner any longer. The prisoner, with cool indifference, denied the charge. The MAGISTRATE sentenced him to ten days' impri sonment with hard labour in the House of Correction, without fine. SOUTHWARK. Edwin Smith, a respectable-looking young man, was brought before Mr. Cottingham charged with forging a cheque for 57/. 10s. on the London and Westminster Bank, and uttering it with intent to defraud the above banking company. Mr. Edward Grattan, one of the cashiers of the Southwark branch of the London and Westminster Bank, said, that on the previous morning, a little after ten o'clock, the prisoner entered the banking-house and presented to him a cheque for 57/. 10s. purporting to be drawn by Mr. James Dobson, a tradesman residing near the spot. Witness examined the cheque, and was sa tisfied it was not genuine. He accordingly asked the prisoner from whom lie got it, when he replied he was sent by Mr. Matthews, in whose favour thei cheque was drawn. Witness then took him into the manager's room, when a police-constable was sent for. As soon as the officer arrived, the prisoner said that he knew no thing of Mr. Matthews; the fact was, a gentleman at Wallis's beer shop gave it him, and promised to pay him a shilling to get it cashed for him. He produced a can vass bag, and said that the man who handed him the cheque gave it hira to put the gold in. John Frederick Sheriff, also a cashier in the same bank, said that he knew the prisoner by sight. On the 23d inst. he came to the bank ai.d produced an order for a cheque-book signed by Mr. James Dobson, ore of their customers, residing at 127, High-street, Southwark. Knowing him to have been in Mr. Dobson's employ, he delivered a cheque-book to him, and the cheque now produced was one of them. Mr. James Dobson said, that the cheque was not in his handwriting, nor did he know anything about it. He had an account open at the Southwark branch of the London and Westminster Bank, but he never drew a cheque to that amount on the day in question. The prisoner was several months in his employment, during which time he was sent to the banking house with cheques and money, and had every opportunity of examining them. The signatures to the order and cheque were both in the prisoner's handwritin g . Michael Cregan, 145 M, said th at h e took the pri soner into custody. He said that be received the cheque from a man at Wallis's beer-shop, who promised to give him is. Witness took him to the place, but no person could be found answering the description. Mr. COTTINGHAM asked the cashier whether the order for the cheque-book was similar to Mr. Dubson's hand writing. Mr. Grattan replied in the negative, but customers were in the habit of ordering their servants to write out such orders, which were always attended to. Mr. Corrriconast considered that he had not acted with proper caution, as the possession of such cheques was a great temptation to such a lad as the prisoner. Ile was astonished that more forgeries were not com mitted, when cheque-books were so easily to be ob tained. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that a man gave him the cheque to get cashed, under a promise of giving him a shilling. Mr. COTTINGIIAM observed that he had been several months in Mr. Dobson's employ, and ought to have tak en the cheque to him as soon as he got it, it wh a t h e state d was true. But such he could not believe, and, as th e case had been clearly made out, he should commit him to Newgate for trial. MR. ZEPIIANIAII WILLIAMS _Relative to the re port which has recently gone the round of the papers respecting Mr. Williams, the following has been received by Mrs. Zephaniah Williams. in reply to a letter ad dressed by her to Sir G. Grey :—" No report has been received at this office from the Lieutenant-Governor of Tan Diemen's Land with regard to the alleged circum stance of Zephaniah having been sentenced to labour in chains Port Arthur, for having attempted to make his escape.' NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Thip being the anni versary of the Coronation, business was suspended in the borough and the Government offices. The squadron at Spit head and in harbour saluted at twelve o'clock. In the afternoon Lord Frederick Fitzclarence reviewed the troops in garrison on Southsea-common, in the pre sence of an immense number of spectators. The Isle of Wight and Southampton steam-packets have been running all day at one-third the usual fares, and conse quently have been well patronised. The South-Western and South Coast Railway Companies have been run ning ;express trains to Brighton, Salisbury, Dorchester, &0., and have brought a great influx of visitors from those places to see the fleet, &c., here. Owing to the high state of the wind, the ships could not " dress." In the evening the theatre was thrown open at half price to all parts of the house, and the General enter tained a large party in honour of the day. Admiral Prescott entertained the Commander-in-Chief, the Cap tains of the fleet, and a brilliant circle ; and all the other heads of departments similarly contributed to the general hilarity by entertaining those in their depart ments and their friends. A grand ball, attended by all the nobility and ,: , •ntry and the elite of the united ser vices, took place at tit , ! King's Rooms, Southsea, which concluded the testivizi,- , of the day. THE CAPE OF Goou HOPE COMMAND,—Captains Nicholas Cory (1840), who was some long time with Captain Lord John Hay (low of the Admiralty Board), in the North Star frigate, and William Griffin (1842), are each reported as likely to be flag-captains to Rear- Admiral Reynolds, the intended Commander-in-Chief on the above station. HER MAJESTY'S ANNUAL CRITIZE. --- The royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, the Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fiszclarence, R.N., captain, will receive her officers and crew for her autumnal service on Saturday, at Portsmouth, when she will be ready for use. We believe the report is well founded that her Majesty intends to visit Ireland, accompanied by a squadron. The Medusa, a steam packet, Lieutenant Bathurst, commanding, will sail from Portsmouth on Saturday night for Malta, with dispatches for the Governor of Gibraltar, and Sir W. Parker, the Vice-Admiral com manding-in-chief at Malta. We may presumesjthese aro of consequence, by the haste with which the Medusa is ordered to complete for the service. She is ordered to ship her powder and shell in the harbour (a very un usual circumstance). and make straight out for her destination. As a packet in her last service, she carried but two 9-pounder brass guns ; she has had added lour 3:• pounder guns. The Merlin, a similar vessel, com manded by Lieutenant Tumour, will follow the Medusa shortly after to the same station. The Ganges, 84 guns, Captain Smith, is at anchor at the outer Nore, where she awaits sailing orders. Mr. Kerigan, her purser, died on board on Saturday. The Heels steam-sloop having been to Woolwich, after being put out of commission at Sheerness, to receive new engines, has returned to Sheerness to be thoroughly repaired. The Formidable, 84 guns, the Wellington, 72 guns, Captain Price, and the corvette Modeste, 18 guns, are in dock at Sheerness ; the Wellington waiting for next spring tide to go out. The Southampton, 50, is daily expected to be com missioned at the eastward by Captain Cory, for the flag of Rear-Admiral Barrington Reynolds, for the Cape station. Wiud, W.S.W., fresh gales, and squally weather. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant—S. Lilbur❑ to the Coast Guard Service. Mates—W. B. Elphinstone, T. B. Lethbridge, and T. D. Atkinson, to her Majesty's steam yacht Victoria and Albert, at Portsmouth ; F. Peet, to the Tweed corvette at Devenport. Second Master—T. H. Julian to the Agincourt depot ship at Devonport. Acting Asiistant-Surgeon—H. C. T. Wilson to the Hastings, 72 guns, flag ship of Rear-Admiral Sir F. S. Collier, at Portsmouth. Midshipman—W. T. Moule to the Ranger brig, at Devouport. Masiers' Assistant—J. M. Ockly to the Ocean, SO guns, flag ship, at the Nore. Naval Cadets—T. G. Aylmer, to the Tweed ; G. S. Bosanquet, to the Helena sloop, fitting out at Ports mouth. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 27.—Her Majesty's ship Bellero phon, now lying in the Sound, has entered all her hands, avid will soon be ready for sea. Arrived yesterday, the Royal yacht schooner Ondine, from Gibraltar, on the 12th instant. Her noble com mander, the Marquis of Stafford, accompanied by Mr. E. Harcourt and the Rev. J. S. Howson, landed from her, and proceeded to town by the South Devon Railway. This morning the ship Severn, Captain C. Duncan, with a general cargo from Colombo, for London, passed up Channel, having landed her passengers from the Cape of Good Hope, Mr. A. M`Kenny and Mr. Bor radaile. WOOLWICH, JUNE 28.—The Myrmidon steam-vessel is ordered to be commissioned immediately to serve as s tender to the Ganges, 84 flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Dunford King, K.C.H., at the Nore. The Reynard steam-vessel has been commissioned by Commander Craycroft, who recently studied steam a$ Woolwich Dockyard, and he will hoist his pendanton his return from Scotland. One of the crew of the Shirakies, Egyptian steam• frigate, was brought before the magistrate at the police court, at Woolwich, yesterday, on a charge of stealing a piece of leather from Mr. Colebroke when he went to purchase soles for his shoes. The magistrate fined the offender 205., arid he received 70 lashes to-day on board the Nymph receiving ship, where the crew are at present stationed. The officers are very strict in punishing of fenders of that description. The Royal standard was hoisted at an early hour st the Dockyard, the Royal Arsenal, and the garrison, this morning, in commemoration of the day on which her Majesty's coronation took place, and a royal salute was fired from the mortar battery at twelve o'clock. The Royal Horse Artillery, the field batteries, and artillery, were under orders to assemble on the common, at half past nine o'clock A.M., but the order was counter manded in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The depression apparent in the market last week has again begun to exhibit itself; and we have not a good market to-day. A considerable (Inanity of stock is offering. The sales are—Great Northern, 91 4 d i3 ;, 7 Lancashire and Yorkshire. 101. Preference, 6 p er c ent., as. p.—London and North-Western, 119 1 / 2 —Ditto, ters, p.—Manchester, Sheffield, an d Li nco l ns hire, I.ok Preference, par—Midland Stock, 99—Ditto, New Halves, 7 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 91. 12s. 3d. Share s, (13), 4 ; dis.—Shropshire Union, 21. 18 s . 9d. di s —South - Eastern and Dover. No. 3. 9% di s .—Y or k , Newcastle, 31,12 ! d 1 / 8 c. Berwick (N. and B. Extension, N o . 2) , 1 p.—Dubd and Drogheda, 32. 1 .,.', New Quar-.. MANCHESTER, JUNE 28. STocK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 3 dis.—Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire (A), 9 1 4 dis.—London and North-Western , Quarters (C), 2 1 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, Quarters, No. 1, 5 1 / dis.—Ditto, Preference, '4) P North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 28. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Noah Staffordshire , 2% dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 5 1 4 dis.—Ditto 1. B)' 3 1 4—Shropshire Uni o n s , 5S s . 9d . dis.—South Staffordshire , dis. ARRESTS FOR UNLAWFUL TRAINING.—On Satur' day last two other men were apprehended in the neigh' bourhood of Bi ng l e y, an d ta k en b e f ore M r . Busfeild Ferrand, J. P., who committed them to York Castle for trial at the n ex t ass i zes , on c h arges o f un l aw f u lly train ing and drilling to the use of arms and military exer cises. Both Bradford and Keighley have been very peaceable since the magistrates took decisive measures to prevent large and illegal assemblages of the people. (ADVERTISEMENT.]-TILE EARL OF ALDRORoCtOII AND HOLLOWAY'S Pmts.—An astounding care by this miraculonS medicine, after every other means had failed. 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