The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. 710 M Tie MORNING PAPZRS OP TELS DIT. TIMES.—The great object of an administrative de wrtment should be to combine economy with efficiency. The thing to be done should be well done and cheaply done.' A rule so simple as this is runs a double risk of infringement from two opposite quarters—from the par simony of the stingy and the profusion of the profligate. Concession to either is a crying evil; both have the same misqlaievous effect—viz., the mutilation of the public ser vice. But if we wish to estimate their respective magni tudes, we must give precedence to that which is the parent of others. Upon this head there can be no doubt. The niggardliness of a sensitive economy is the result of a fretting extravagance. It is only when large sums been squandered without respect for the public purse or benefit to the public interests, that men take the epidemic of stinginess, and avenge themselves on the in effaeiency of "extravagance by getting up the in efficiency of meanness in its stead. We may arrogate to ourselves some right to speak upon this head. We have resisted to the utmost, and shall continue to resist, every attempt ostensibly and professedly made to cripple the defensive arm of the empire. We will be no party to any policy that diminishes the necessary and indis pensable strength of our army and marine. When a millenarian light gleams upon the intellects of all Mankind—when peace, contentment, and fraternity have taken the place of strife, ambition, and jealousy— then we shall be quite as ready to propose a general disarmament, and to insist on such an example begin ning with ourselves, as Mr. Cobden or Mr. Bright. But meanwhile we see no prospect df the kind. We believe kingdoms and republics to be as prone to aggrandize ment as ever they were. The National Assembly in Paris, and the National Assembly at Frankfort, both fail to inspire us With any hope of universal amity. The old passions of nations still remain, and the old instru ments of their gratification remain also. As before, the strong will seek to oppress the weak, and the weak will combine against the strong. The pacific nations will be those which are able to command peace; the mediating nation's those whose intervention must be received with respect. So long as human nature remains what it is, this is likely to be the state of things in the world. While it is, Great Britain will have a great deal of work on her hands. In order that she may do it fully and effectually, we would have her enter the arena of war or diplomacy with her energies undamped and her 'resources un curtailed. But, that she may do herself justice in any emergency of politics or war, we must insist that of all the money that is voted for the public service of the country not one farthing be diverted from its object by the whims of theory, the malversation of office, or the greed of peculation. The Committee which has recently been sitting on the naval estimates has, it is true, not detected any of those gross monstrosities of embezzle ment and plunder which in one century provoked the lamentations of poor Pepys, and in the other raised the wrath of Lord St. Vincent. We cannot now point to dockyards lumbered with rotten timber, nor to crews starved into scurvy in spite of a munificent vote of sup ply, nor to gigantic frauds committed with impunity by thriving contractors and protected jobbers. These enor mities have, for the most part, had their day. The frauds, the peculations, and the jobs of the present cen tury are on %scale of degeneracy compared with those which our grandfathers tolerated, and their great-grand fathers laughed at. Whatever there is of flagrant disho nesty belongs to the department of the Woods and Forests. There is nothing under the Admiralty or the Horse Guards comparable to the robbery of the New Forest. But, yet, enough is known to warrant the continuance of the narrowest scrutiny and the observance of the. most rigid economy. We have a powerful marine ; the! House of Commons is generally most liberal in voting its supplies; the almost universal wishes of the nation are against its mutilation and diminution: it is there fore the 'bounden duty of every officer connected with the administration of the navy to jestify the predilec tion of the people, and to take every possible precaution that no handie be given to its enemies for casting an imputation on its management or damaging its essential vigour. Let anything like reckiese expenditure, heed less misconduct, or flagrant jabbing be once traced to its supsrisr or subordinate officers, and such a storm of popular indignation will be raised as will not only destroy the vicious excrescences of the system, but will also in its fury tear up by the roots the basis and groundwork of our defensive establishments. We pay from 5,000,0004 to 6,000,000/. a year for the main tenance of our marine. This is an increase —and, in fact, a regularly progressive increase —since the year 1834. At that time the clamours fir retrenchment and the necessity of doing something to earn popularity had cut down the navy to its lowest possible strength. The sudden and large increase in its expenditure during late years was is some degree owing to the excessive economy forced upon the Ministry alter the Reform Bill. Unfortunately, one exfrorae drove official men to another. The House of Commons convinced that it had carried parsimony to a in atoned by conniving at a proportionate profusion. Many expenses were incurred which have since grown into costly and recurring burdens. Many estimates were allowed which have since returned periodically with no prospect of their cessation or their utility. The Keyham steam works have already cost us 400,000/., and will cost us 700,000/. more. Then there is a perpetual sea-wall at Portsmouth, which every year pops its head up among the Navy Estimates, and disappears with a vote of some 30,0001., of which no clear cc count is ever rendered. Then, again, there are a variety of mills, with all sorts of roofs—roofs that will last end roofs t'iat won't—roofs that catch fire and roofs that are fire-proof—all constructed accf , rding to the taste of the Surveyor-General or First Lord for the time being. I:i fact the navy seems to serve as a grand experimentunt cr,is for the ingenuity of official fancier. No sooner has stale new functionary paid his virgin visit to Wool vsich, Portsmouth, or Plymouth, than a score or so of new buildings are sketched on paper, and—with out the ceremony of an estimate or a vote—proceeded with till ready money is wanted to complete them. But if we are expensive in our buildings, we are more ex pensive in our ships. Here everything depends upon whim and chance. One First Lord has a mania for round sterns, another for square ones, one likes raze'd 74's ; another fancies nothing so much as tall-masted shortsbodied brigs, that run neither over the water nor through the water, but usifler it. One board was bitten with a passion far iron steam-boats. About fifty were launched. Suddenly, some dissatisfied grumbler suggested that they would not stand a broadside. This had never occurred to any one of the board. How ever, as steam-ships were intended for action, and as powder and shot are used in actions, it was resolved to test one of these favourites by an 18-pounder. The effect proved the grumbler to be in the right. Instead of merely making a perforation to the extent of its own diameter (as it would have done in an oaken plank), the shot tore away the whole iron plate; and had this oc curred in an engagement the vessel would have sunk. Sc, after a costly hanselling there were no more iron slyam-ships. Then, again, there has been an enormous outlay in doctoring and tinkering the other steam-ships. Sometimes they have been equipped with paddles, some times with screws, but always without economy. The Blenheim was tortured from a seventy-two into a steamer at an outlay of no less than 68,00014 Besides all these expenses there is a permanent one chat should at once be put an end to—that of the contract for Britith oak. This is a monopoly contract, and therefore oak is forced upon the shipwrights fey objects for which other timber is better adapted. Now, when we reflect on the favourite mode of dealing with the timber in the royal forests, as lately brought to light by Lord Duncan, and on the great difficulty that is always apparent in apply ing national property to national uses—we shall clearly understand why too large a price is paid by the Admi ralty for the ships of the Royal Navy. Indeed, it would be very easy to economize in more ways than one. If the Lords of the Admiralty would open the contract, not only for the supply of timber, but also for the build ing of their ships, to public competitions, then the Royal ivy would b oas t of 31443 cheaply and substantially Milt, and as good sailers, as the vessels of Messrs. Greene and the New York liners, instead of leaving to the luck of every new First Lord, and the genius of every new Survey or, the qualities of every new vessel in her Majesty's service. There are other pieces of extrava gance noticed by the Committee besides these connected with the building of ships and sea-walls. There is the extravagance of keeping up an immense invalid corps of Admiral and routine Captains, three-fourths of whom are utterly unfit for service. There is the annual outlay of 1,000,000/. a year on that philanthropic bugbear, the African coast. Altogether, of the 6 . ,000,000/. w hi c h our navy costs us, 1,500,0001. is /Fasted. The Committee does not notice the latter, but does the former ; and recommends that the number of Admirals be reduced to 100, and that the syste m o f routine be di scont i nue d in favar of eminently deserving officers. In both these suggestions we heartily concur. But because we do approve of a polies , which would weed_ from the marine all imbecility and incumbrance— f)r that very reason do we earnestly protest against the first step which the present Board has taken in the way of economy_viz., dismissing 2,000 ablebodied and well disciplined seamen into the willing arms of the French, Swedish, and American navies. Of all the elements of a t navy sailors are the most important. We have on the stsvo:nks and in commission ships enough to last us for years. Men are not so abundant nor so easily aost_r;y:dy ; and our first piece of economy is to enter on :_otostinsaaintsvhich will leave us a large fleet of ships to he anon, led by effete Admirals and manned by raw CHRONICL ES Univers a l su ff rage and the ballot they ha ve hi therto unsrte this ti me i n t h e i r accessories as tors and the astoniPsrh"ed, to the praise of French elec . and d nt of Political alarmists. Pink, blue, yellow, brown of green papers (the Government has the monopoly ite) are flying about in all lions, wee are told, abnidll3paonstded everywhere (to the dis direc- paragement of play- mendacM. Albert), in all the hues of' the most beeteftil g e Resignations, a o r r e ptrhoe fessions—it would be hard,toOrtYd;ieteßrmesini most elaborately fraudulent deceitful. First oftdl, it is M. De Girarilin whophisawnititYhdrawn from the Louis Napoleon; electoral struggle, and, next, te competitors while all El Dorado is promisedby dee of a reecsepue sergeant in with the zeal and vemity England. And, as a MTet and harnsonloti:g such professions, the Prefect of the Seine p s ut s s equetee of dilatation, which instructs us greatly in its illustoruattia pro • a practice which is acknowledged to be fashionable_of that of voting twice. Pains and penalties the 1 70 . severe are announced against such 'sewer's as shall this' time think tit to double themselves. The Emperor Charles the Fifth was wont to say, that " he was twice a man who knew two languages." The descendants of his old Parisian antagonists have discovered, not a royal, but a republican road to this sort of multiplica tion, but repeat their individuality, as we learn on offi cial authority, with the utmost ease and success. Nor will this duplicity be arrested, we should think, by any retenAe on the part of an Executive which, at the same time, puts forward its own candidates and would-be no zainese, criraping„ rather than canvassing among the population. Electors will probably compromise with THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1848. the law, and give their spurious and second votes to the Government favourites—a hedge worthy of the whole transaction. In the meanwhile, the controversy which is carried en about particular candidates is not without amusement to those who can afford to laugh at the exacerbation of feuds so ephemeral. It would be diffi cult to convey a notion cf the intense and titter indig nation of the other Conservative journals, at the mono poly of recommendation asserted by the Constitutionnel and the Journal des Debate. And the obnoxious trinity of Fould, Adam, and Roger, is everywhere opposed, but eminently and formidably, lr the names of Delessert, Ertgeaud, and Emile Gi rardin. Another pretender there is, not supported by the Moderates, unless it may be partially out of ill will and pique to general Cavaignac, in the person of Prince Louis Napoleon. It is not difficult to understand why his name is so often, and, as it appears to us, so un necessarily, brought before his countrymen. He is al ways coming in, always resigning, and always standing again. But something more than this is required to enforce and establish his superb pretensions. An ami able, honourable, accomplished, and popular gentleman, he is by no means in so fair a public position as the Princes of the House of Bourbon, who represent a principle, and who, even were they cretins, could scarcely be worse than Louis XIII. or Louis XVI. But, to con tinue Napoleon, you must be something more than his nephew and the son of Hortense ; and his legitimate successor is more likely to be found among those who have fleshed their swords and earned their laurels in Algiers, than in his own family and blood. Thus, we think that the Reform and the Bien Public, which are running in couples to hunt down the Prince, are giving themselves much pleonastic trouble. Were he member for Paris to-morrow, he would probably only play second fiddle to his cousin, who has given promise of some ability and eloquence ; and, were he even Presi dent, or " something more," he would scarcely prove a serious obstacle to that regenerative radicalism, which is the dream of the Beforme, or that coute qui coute as cendency of M. de Lamartine, which seems to be the sole object of the Bien Public. However, to a light nation like the French, the reproduction of ridiculous passages in political history, is not without its effect. And the story of " the gilt eagle of wood, with Na poleon's victories in magnificent letters on its breast," and " the live eagle in its cage," and " the three-cor nered hat," and " th e swor d of Austerlitz," and the " star of Eugene Beauharnais," are awkward reminis cences just now. While the quotations which the R 6 forme has disinterred from the Prince's past speeches, proclamations, writings, and examinations, are still more fatal and untoward. He spoke, it seems, of " the revo lutionary mud" with which an agent of his had mixed himself up, much to his disgust; and with which he by no means desired "to dirty his name." He also, it is as serted, invoked the aid of Russia in an unhappy phrase, "In adopting me, this Power elevates me ;" while Generipl Montholon's frank confession before the Orleanist Chamber of Peers, is severely stigmatised as exposing the nature of the Bonapartist movement:— " The Prince sought every means of entering into France with arms in his hands, for the sake of retaking the Crown." While we think that General (Cavaignac has little to fear from the claims of the Napoleonists, he may yet perceive in the vista "the beginning of the end," in so far as his present authority is concerned. Bo the result of this election what it may, and, oven sup posing that two of the Itloniteur's candidates be returned (the third, M. Gervais, has retired), the Government can scarcely withstand the rude shock which it received the other day, in the speech of M. de Falloux, and the ignominious capitulation to which it was reduced. The confidence of the Assembly has been withdrawn from it. The ,time-servers of the Centre and the Plain, upon whom alone its majority depended, will rat, as they in .variably have ratted ; and General Cavaignac has no other resource but to throw himself on that mountain, to which his policy in office has proved so odious and offensive. ADVERTISER.—It is a long time since we advocated the necessity of employing some efferstive means for the purpose of saving this metropolis fro'o the annoyanc, and danger which inevitably result from the foul stet( of the river on whose banks it is built, and we cannot therefore but view with satisfaction the willingness of any of our contemporaries to aid in bringing about this " conzummatiou devoutly to be wished." The subject is for a variety of reasons, peculiarly seasonable, and we therefore gladly resume our efforts for the purpose of accomplishing en end which all would not fail to desire and endeavour to accomplish, if the matter were only presented before them in its proper light. The inhabi tants of London ought toreinderstand that the mail who writes " London is my dwellieg-place," ought to be able to boast of residence as pure and healthy as any place it: which a large community can be congregated. It is true that the gathering people together in large masses may give rise to a state of the atmosphere which is quite incompatible with the enjoyment of health, but it is at the same time true that this result is by no means a ne cessary const quence of living in cities. It is quite within the power of the good citizens of London to breathe in a pure and clear atmosphere, and to contemplate with pleasure the fine stream which now from Battersea to Blackwell is converted into a noxious drain. We know a case which occurred lately, in which a Londoner was innocent enough to imagine, that ho might enjoy a pleasant trip from Waterloo-bridge to Greenwich-pier, when the tide was running down. When we state that our friend was a man with a nose, and with lungs, which have the habit of inhaling whatever kind of atmosphere may surround him, it will not be necessary that we should state how grievously ho felt himself disappointed on the occasion to which we refer. The bad odour produced by the influx of the numerous drains, the contents of which were diluted by the stream, so as to give them the greater power of dispersion through the whole region, convinced the passenger that he was expending his groat for the misery of steaming along a drain some five or six miles in extent. For such a person it is not necessary to state that Waternien's steamers will in future ply in vain when the tide is running down. In the fond recollection of bygone days, he may apostrophize the famous stream, but while he sings, "Flow on, thou gentle river," he will surely betake himself to some rapid conveyance, which will place between him and the "gentle river," the greatest possible amount of distance in a given amount of time. We refer to this particular case only because it is one of ten thousand which occur every week at this season of the year, to the great damage of the people of London, and what in the estimation of too many is still worse, the deterioration in the value of property in the neighbourhood of the Thames. With respect to the state of the atmosphere, similar cause of complaint exists. The policy of the city of London, whether well or ill-directed all persons must judge for themselves, has exempted the citizens from the operation of the Health of Towns Bill, and deprived us of one moans by which it was proposed to remove the nuisances which abound in various directions. Still, let it not be sup posed that we are doomed always to remain in the un healthy state to which we are at present exposed. We do not expect that London will ever be able wholly to dispose of its "home, made cloud;" but wo might ren der that cloud much lighter than it is at present, and save the air we breathe from the intolerable and dangerous impurities With which it is now filled. The smoke nuisance of London may be abated, if it cannot wholly be removed. The large manufactories in various direc• tions, whose huge chimneys send forth their dark and heavy volumes of soot, contribute greatly to the atmospheric pollution, from which the public health suffers. Those huge establish ments need not be as they now are, the causes of annoyance and injury to the public. They can all consume their own smoke. There are several inventions applicable to this object, any one of which would suffi ciently accomplish the purpose. If we should be told, as formerly we have been that the expense of using the required apparatus is ipet great, we must venture to leave that matter to the consideration of the parties concerned. Those who are producing large wealth by these means ought not to be permitted to damage the public for the sake of avoiding a trifling expenditure. By proper at tention on the part of the community to their own in terest, nuisances of this and every kind by which the air is polluted must be ultimately removed. We are glad to perceive a disposition to recur to a plan which has been formerly advocated in these columns, of running a trunk line of drainage along each bank of the river, so as to prevent the offensive matter from entering the stream, to pollute it. It is generally known, but the fact is not duly appreciated, that the offensive contents of I our sewers may, by simple exposure to the atmosphere, be converted into a valuable fertilizer of the ground. We have seen a notice lately in illustration of the manner in which this fact is beginning to be appreciated. We refer to a case in which the contents of a sower were removed in a barge, for the purpose of being placed on the land, and the price given for this manure, we hope, will be such as to create a large amount of traffic. The truth is, that, for want of a proper arrangement, we are not only allowing our fine river to be polluted, we are also depriving the fields by which London is surrounded of the fertilizer by which their productive power would be greatly increased. The refuse of a vast city, by a most wonderful law of nature, can be converted into the means of preparing a supply for the wants of its living inhabitants. The plans, therefore, of saving all this refuse for agricultural purposes is that to the accom plishment of which the public purpose should be di rected, and for the carrying out of which we have an abundance of scientific agency available. Among the various plans suggested to accomplish this most desirable end, we have not seen any one with the details of' which we feel perfect satisfaction; but a very little time would suffice, if the object were really determined on, to accomplish all that is required. The ex periment to which we have just referred will, we have no doubt, serve to stimulate the enter prize of those persons who have hit on that parti cular method of turning the public nuisance to a good account. But we need not say, after the views lately expressed, this method of acting cannot be cavied on without danger to the health of the parties engaged. If the contents of the trunk lines of sewers were con veyed to places down the river, it would be quite prac ticable, by means of hose such as are now employed to empty cesspools, to transmit the manure by boats and suitable means of land carriage, to every place where the fertilizer may be wanted, without at ail exposing those engaged in the undertaking to any danger or an noyance. Unhappily, the natural enterprize of our countrymen ha 6 been greatly depressed by the excesses con trol, confidence e k n ri c oo e vy. and o. of of the railway mania period; but we hope that the countryo will, before very long, recover a proper amount abthynedbadinactivity; and, should the Government not have previously taken the subject under its own con ttone which would be more worthy of well-dav da t gaeo t httn h ocemtn c he e e m iloa m rn e ds r act v i h a ian l a et n n r t wf h r r ill o ine p th i c p , oi than u ntpollution, and energya impartingx s community, t, made a source of pestilence to the A YACLIT VOYAGE TO NORWAY, DENMARI, AN D SWEDEN. BY W. A. R oss , E SQ.— W e know not when we have read any work, no matter the subject or species of composition, with so much unalloyed consent as these varied and amusing volumes. It will be asked what do they describe to render them so attractive. Are you a salmon fisher ? read the book, and 'twill tell you. Should you like to stalk the reindeer ? read the book, and 'twill answer. Are you fond of strange towns, strange people, strange lands and scenery—fond would you be of ploughing the ocean in your own trim. built yacht with the friends of your bosom ? read this book, and you will see it done by others. Lord Rodney in his Iris cutter, accompanied by the author and Cap tain P., left Greenwich to cruise round the coasts of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, chiefly in search of salmon rivers. They were not, however, all absorbed by fishing and sporting adventures. They visited and en joyed, like accomplised gentlemen as they are, Copen hagen, Elsineur, Gottenburg, Christiana, &c., and Mr. Ross describes those places and their prominent features with such graphic pleasantness, that you see them beam ing before you. They penetrate the interior of Norway, and as they explore its rivers, mountains, woods, and fells, their admirable chronicler describes what they saw with daguerreotype detail, and with the freedom and glow of pencil and oil colour.—Belfs Life. FIRE IN CLEMENT's-INN.—Yesterday afternoon, between the hours of twelve and one, flames were ob served issuing from the windows of No. 12, Clement's inn. The alarm of fire was instantly raised, and on some men proceeding thither, it was found that the whole of the upper part of the passages and staircases was on fire. With great exertion, however, the flames were kept under until the arrival of the engines of the London Fire Brigade Ord others, which succeeded in preventing the spread of the damage, and ultimately extinguishing the fire. The loss has thus not been great ; arid we understand the premises were insured. A basket, which was used as a receptacle for ashes, was found on the spot where the fire originated, burnt to a cinder ; and it is supposed the fire was caused by some hot cinders being thrown into it with the ashes. THE IZADCLYFFES OF DERWENTWATER MEMORY. •It is understood that the representative of the attainted Esrls of Derwentwater, Mr. Robert Itadclyffe, of Fox Denton-hall and Ordsall Manor, in the c ounty palatine of Lancaster, will shortly raise a claim to the family's ancient Earldom of Sussex and Barony of Fitzwalter, b _gore the House of Lords. A case is to be bubmitted to an eminent peerage barrister for his opinion on its merits previous to being laid before the law officers of the Crown. Should the claimant's title to the older peerage ho established (as we trust it may), it is presumed, he will then proceed to seek for a reversal of the attainder of the chivalroui but ill-fated Charles James, last Earl. Although the larger portion of the Derwentwater estates is inalienably granted to that noble institution, Green wich hospital, there are yet some relics of their Scot. tish possessions that the Crown has the power of restor ing along with this title, which it is stated, is the last of the attainders caused by adherence to the Stuart dynasty remaining unreversed.—DarlinAn Times. Dispatches wer© sent off terda y evening from the Colonial-offic e , for the Goveyesrnon of Hong Kong Labuan, and West Australia. THE SACK OF NETJILLY. (From Galignani's Messenger.) On Saturday a young man named Robert was brought to trial before the Court of Assize of the Seine, on the double charge of having been concerned in the burning and devastation of the Château of Neuilly the favourite residence of Louis Philippe, and of attempting to extort money under thretsts from the Marquis de Nicolai. The prisoner had led an adventurous life and had been in prison for rob bery. He was dressed with a certain elegance, and in the course of the trial dwelt with great complacency on his successes among women. The indictment set forth that on the morning of the 25th of February, after the revolution had been accomplished at Paris, a number of people went to Neuilly, and demanded to be allowed to visit the Chateau. As the soldiers who had been placed to protect the edifice had been withdrawn, there was no means of opposing this de sire. The regisseur, accordingly, gave orders that they should he admitted, and it was hoped that they would content themselves with a simple visit. Presently the number of visitors greatly increased, and after a time amounted to several thousands. All went on well at first, but some men having called for drink the cellars were broken open and the people rushed in. After drinking to excess some of them proceeded to commit acts of devastation. They tore to pieces the rich furniture, destroyed the pictures and works of art, and threw the remains of all out of the windows. A heap having been made of the furniture, &c., the drunken mob set it on fire. The flames extended to the Ch&teau itself, and soon re duced a great part of it to ashes. The leaders of the mob, who excited them to devastate and destroy, were observed to be perfectly sober, and appeared to have peat control over them. Chief among these leaders was the prisoner, who wore a red belt round his waist. He was observed in the thickest of the frightful scenes, and was detected, in comp an y o f another man and a woman, in pillaging a number of costly articles. The second charge was, that the prisoner had written to the Marquis de Nicolai, threatening that if he did not put a sum of 3,500 f. under the porte cochere of his house at a particular hour, his Château in the country should be burned down by a gang of forcats. The prisoner, in answer to questions put to him, said that he had gone by the names of Vicomte de Ribeyrolles and Baron de la Tour, partly because he had been condemned to imprisonment in early life under his own name of Robert, partly because he got on better in the world and succeeded better among women. His imprisonment, he said, had corrupted him, and on leaving gaol he again fell into crime. " But," said he, " God did not abandon me. I met with an English woman who knew my life, but did not reject me. She was to me what Madame War ennes was to Jean Jacques Rousseau. I have devoted my life to her. With her I have travelled through England and Germany, and my heart, what ever may arrive, will always be hers." After answer ing some questions relative to a key of the Marquis de Nicolai's house which he had obtained, after which a considerable robbery was committed, the prisoner went on to say that he went to Neuilly on the 25th of February with between 5,000 and 6,000 persons, and that the Château was burning when he arrived. fie remained there two hours, and the next day went to St. Cloud. He denied that he had excited the people to devastate and burn Neuilly, though the President warned Min that he had been recognized by several persons ; and he also denied that he had endeavoured to excite the people to go and burn down the Château of St. Cloud. Being asked what a paper found on him with the inscription " Boulogne, Laferriere en Brie, Chdteau Rothschild !" meant, be could not or would not say ; neither would he say whether he had written it; but if he had, he said, he had probably done so to know how to spell M. de Rothschild's name. The Presi dent, however, told him that lie had most likely written the note in order that he might send a letter to M. de Rothschild similar to that he had sent to M. de Nicolai. The letter to the latter gentleman was then read, and the prisoner admitted having written and sent it. The letter, as set forth in the indict ment, threatened M. de Nicolai that his Chateau at Mon tfermeil should be burned down, as had been th a t of M. de Rothschild at Suresne, if h e did not deposit 3,500 f. under his porte cochere. The prisoner went at the time he had fixed to get the money, but in stead of receiving the cash was captured by the police. The witnesses were then called, and they gave some curious details as to the devastation of the Chateau of Neuilly. M. Aubert, formerly regisseur of the Château, stated, that after the soldiers had gone away, he re mained with only about 50 persons, and as they could not hope to resist the emeute, they put aside their arms. At first the people were orderly, but the de vastation afterwards commenced, and was carried on in spite of the exertions of a number of energetic men, who threatened the thieves with death. The floors soon became strewed with the necks of bottles, broken glass, and the remnants of destruction. The next day the witness went to the Château with General Ordener, and the General, though he had seen many fields of battle, wept at the sight of the horrible de struction ssliM had been effected. "In the cellars," says the witness, "we found dead men with their faces lying in wine ; others so drunk that they could not stand upright; others who had to be pushed on like blocks or brutes. There had been 90,000 bot tles and 1,200 casks in the cellar, hut only 160 bottles and 600 casks remained." A number of other wit nesses described the dreadful devastation. One who distinguished himself in opposing the work of destruc tion, said that he had been attacked by some of the drunken men, and rolled among the broken glass ; " but," said he, "I killed one, wounded another, and the third ran away !" A powerful woman, who had been armed with a sword, deposed that she had pre vented the chief gardener's house from being burned down, but the President told her that her conduct in the course of the devastation had not been right ; and he added, "Frightful things occurred ; at a moment at which most infamous scenes were taking place in one of the chambers, the bed, the ceiling, and the floor gave way, as if by the punishment of Heaven, and all disappeared I" A witness, said that m any persons were burnt to d ea th, and that the most abo minable orgies took place on the beds of the King, Queen, and Madame Adelaide. Some Polytechnic students and others attempted, at the risk of their lives, to check the frightful profanation, but could not succeed. Several of the witnesses swore positively to the prisoner having acted as a leader in the devastation, and having shouted, " All must be burnt ! all must be burnt!' g h t a e k a e u n , a p s a part i s n a d the suchburnin g a and devastation verdictad The prisoner's Advoc a t e d e li vered an earnest ad dress to the jury, a n d i mp l ored them not to declare of h th a e vi C n hm guilty of would send him to the scaffold. The jury, notwithstanding the evidence, brought in a verdict of acq u itt a l on that part of the charge • but the prisoner w as conv i cted of sending a threaten ing letter to M. d e Nicolai, w ith t h e intention of torting money, and was sentenced to ten years' ex ars' h ard labour at the hulks. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 19. (Before Mr. Commissioner Ho',Reim.) WILLIAM BEECHAM'S BANKRUPTCY. The bankrupt in this case, described as a banker and money-serivener, at Hawkhur4, Kent, applied for and obtained his certificate to-day, without the least opposition. IN RR --- PRICE. This bankrupt, formerly connected with the Belle Sauvage Inn, Ludgate-hill, applied for further pro tection, that previously granted by the Court having expired. The application was grounded on the 2d section of the new Act, which empowers the Commis sioner to grant an order of release to a bankrupt whose examination being adjourned sine die, or his certificate refused, may be incarcerated at the suit of a creditor. In this instance a creditor, named Newman, op posed the application, and His HoNona, having carefully perused the section of the Act referred to, said, that under the circum stances of the present case he could not consent to order the bankrupt's discharge, inasmuch as no judg ment of his guilt or innocence could be arr i ve d a t until he had passed hi▪ s last examination and came up for his certificate. When this was done, he (the Commissioner) would have the facts fully detailed, and be thus enabled to form a satisfactory opinion on the merits of the case. He must th ere f ore decline to accede to the applicati▪ on, but would appoint the 7th of November for the bankrupt's examination. Wiea(BßdtnhEoditNshlcvaedEt.ahsyraie)Trtm.l. es Gibson No reott, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Francis Shea, a shoemaker, living at 7, George passage, Snow-hill, and Catherine Shea, his wife, were placed at the bar before Alderman Lawrence on the charge of assaulting, with intent to murder, their landlord and landlady, Mr. and Mrs. Cox. After hearing some evidence, Alderman LAWILE/WE asked when the complaining parties would be able to attend ? Wag possible they could RaEndEedzthem accordingly. young comlAT sel:deteocr m -smi nNo e an n o: , :rrclje: w pwAttl ere charged with stealing a gold two watch, a cash -box, and a deed-box containing three sovereigns, and between 20s. and 30s. in silver, from the dwelling-hous e of the Rev. J. F. Denham, rector of St. Mary's, Strand. The prisoners were nephews of the prosecutor's housekeeper, and one of them, Charles Norcott, visited his aunt at the residence chambers of the rev. gentleman, in New-inn, on Tuesday evening, the sth inst. He remained there about two hours, having once absented himself from the room where they had been sitting, on which occasion she heard a stumbling noise in the passage. She did not take particular notice of the circumstance at the time, thinking it probable that he had mistaken his way in the dark ; but she now believed it possible that he might then have admitted his brother, the other prisoner, into the house. She went out with Charles at about ten o'clock, and he took leave of her in Wych-street, after which she saw nothing more of him. Her master re tired to bed as usual, and she believed that she secured the house by bolting the doors, &c., before going up herself. Between five and six o'clock the next morn ing the Rev. Mr. Denham, having just risen, disco vered that the front door was unbolted, and unlocked from the inside; and he afterwards missed his watch from a shelf in his study, his cash box, and a deed box, the latter containin g 31. and some'silver. There hap pened to be nothing in the cash-box but an empty pocket-book. The gatekeeper of New Inn, Wych-street, who was on duty on the Wednesday morning, deposed that he saw Isacc Norcott pass through the gate at about a quarter part five o'clock. There was no thorough fare at that hour, but witness knowing that he was a nephew of Mr. I)enham's housekeeper, and supposing that he had come from there, did not put any ques tions to him. Prosser, the chief constable of Coventry, deposed having apprehended both the prisoners at their uncle's in Coventry. They had arrived there, and were sleeping together. He searched them, and found the gold watch and pocket book beloning to the prosecu tor, both in the possession of Isaac Norcott. The Rev. Mr. Denham stated that he had known the prisoners a long time. They were the sons of a former sexton of the parish, and he had interested himself considerably in their behalf. He obtained a situation in the Post-office, through the influence of some friends, for Isaac Norcott, and had given reli gious instruction and advice to both the prisoners. He believed that his housekeeper, who had been in his service ten years, had allowed them to:ehare more than half her wages ; but, latterly, belreiing Isaac to be a worthless, idle man, he hail desired that he should not be permitted to call at his chambers. Tile prisoners offered no defence. Mr. llnriar committed them both for trial. George Bridge Mullins, a well-dressed young man, who stated that he was a surgeon, living at 34, Southampton-street, Strand, was placed at the bar charged with having conspired, with the Chartists against already the Queencommitted a n from o v t e h r i o s me court,, &c. to levy war Powell, the Chartist witness, repeated his former depositions respecting the meeting of Tuesday, the 15th ult., at the Lord Denman public-house, where andtlle p m ris a o d n e er th A e lu se ll d i nitsiooucscusppeieedehethse aptotrsitbouftecdh'atiormhiainn., He called upon the meeting to turn out and fight, and, at the suggestion of Cuffey, put it to the mem bers present, individually, "whether they would or not ?" He told them to speak out honestlyilind bravely. He accompanied the deputation who went out to arrange the plans for the intended insurrection, and, on their return, informed the meeting what they were expected to do. He said that Mr. Ritchie had been appointed to lead the noble band of men who had volunteered to fire buildings, railways, &c., and put the propositions as to the watchword by which they were to be admitted to the Orange Tree, to meet their leader. In conclusion, he exclaimed, " May God's bitterest curse hang upon the soul of that man that shall betray any one of us." The prisoner said, a m inshtoheeaabkseern,ce of his sol i citor, he should not cross-examine the w it nesses. living in Ch ar l es - Street,the " Robert Emmett Brigade " se c ti on of the Chartist l'll omLaissso Barrett,n -g rove stated that b e was a member of Association, which held its meeti ngs at Morgan ' s beer-shop in Praed-street, Paddington, and at Bree den's beer-shop in Shoulden-street Marylebone. Knew the prisoner at the bar, and' had heard him address meetings at Breeden's. On Sunday, the 13th of August last, he saw him at Breeden's, and heard him tell the meeting " to prepare themselves and be in readiness for the great crisis that was coming." Also, " that it would be necessary to make a small sacrifice to enable them to assist the committee of progress." On Wednesday, the 16th, there was another meeting of between thirty and forty mem bers at the same place. The prisoner arrived there in a cab in company with another man who had a musket. The prisoner looked into the room, but did not go in. A man named Smith went and tapped him on the shoulder, and said to him "My boy, I thought you were taken." He replied, " No, they shall only take me with my life." Witness saw the pike-heads in the hands of several of the Irish Confederates at the meeting ; also two pistols. After the prisoner retired several others followed him, and after a short a b sence h e looked into the room again. Smith came back with him and said to the meeting that " they must prepare to be in Crown-street, Soho, and in Seven-dials, by ten o'clock, to meet their leaders, and if he saw a good muster he would give the word of command." Some one asked how they should carry their arms, whether openly or secretly ? Smith replied, " The best way you can, Witness walked towards Crown -street and Seven-dials, and saw ab ou t thi r ty Ch ar ti s t s an d Confederates whom he could recognise, including some who were present at the meeting at Breeden's. A man named Liddell had stated that he only just escaped apprehension at the Orange Tree by about fire minutes. He stated it privately to Smith and others; and also that he had some combustibles in his pocket to take there, but seeing the police at the house he hastened away as speedily as possible. Sergeant Thompson, of the F division, stated, that he apprehended the prisoner at his father's house, 3, Tatham-court, John-street, East-street, Old Kent road, on Monday e vening. H av i ng a susp i cion that home Kent road, prisoner was in the h ouse, he watched the return of the father, and then forced his way in with him. He found two ladies concealed in the coal cellar, and the prisoner was up stairs, attired in his mother's clothes, with a bonnei and veil on. When discovered he offered no resistance, but merely re quested time to p u t on his own apparel. Witness and a brother officer (West) then took him to the station. The prisoner reserved his defence. He begged his worship to allow him to go to gaol in a cab, owing to his indisposition ; hut, in the a b sence o f a cer tifi ca t e relating to his health, Mr. Henry declined making any distinction in his &your. The prisoner was then committed for trial. MARY LEBONE. Frederick Bishop was placed at the bar for final examination, before Mr. Broughton, on the charge of having stolen a considerable quantity of cloth, &c., from the Paddi ngton terminus of the Great Western 'Vie evidence went to show that, on Sunday after noon last, a parcel, containing cloth, silk, &c., value upwards of 30/., was sent to Pickford's office in Regent-street, from Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Sa ville-row, addressed to Mr. Gould, Bath; it was forwarded by the carriers to the railway station, whence it had by s ome means or other, been ab etracted, and on the next morning the goods were found in the possession of the prisoner, who was car rying them in a sack along -the South Wbathroad. ' short distance from the railway premises. The pri soner when stopped threw down his load and made off, but was subsequently captured by Hughes, 13 D.—He was fully committed for trial. M ARLBOROUGH -STREET John Mailer Gardiner, a young man of genteel exterior, who has passed under the assumed names of E. H. Green, Rutter and Co., and Straubenzee and Co., was again brought before Mr. Bingham for further examination, charged with having stolen a bill of exchange for 2001., which was entrusted to him by Mr. William Barnwell, of 81, Jermyn-street, foe the purpose of getting discounted. Mr. Hobler said he should apply for a remand, in order that the prisoner might hear the evidence brought against him by Sir William Worsley. What ever charges were brought against his client, he thought a sufficient time ought to be allowed for the attendance of all the witnesses ; he should, however, apply to have the prisoner admitted to bail. Mr. Read said he had no objection, providing twenty-four hours' notice was given. Mr. BINGHAM said he had not the slightest objet.• tion to that, and would remand the prisoner until Thursday week. ___ CLERKENWELL. Joseph Worrall and Cecilia Warton Chandler were placed at the bar before Mr. Combs, charged with cruelty to four children belonging to the former pri soner. The parish authorities of St. Luke's attended to conduct the prosecution, and the case excited the most intense interest in a crowded court. The poor childr en , w h o were attired in the work house costume, were mere living skeletons covered with marks of violence, some of which were actually festered; their heads were shaved, and exhibited a mass of scabs and sores ; their bones were literally protruding through their skin, and they were scarcely able to stand on their legs. They were allowed to sit on the floor .during the investigation. The wretched exhibition of the unfortunate children caused a great sensation in court. Police -constable 297 P deposed that on Monday evening, about six o'clock, ho was passing by City garden-row, City-road, St. Luke's, when he saw a crowd of between 300 and 400 persons, and he was informed that a woman was ill-using and strangling some children; he knocked at the door several times, but could not gain admittance. A ladder was pro cured, by which witness got up to the first-floor win dow, when the male prisoner, who had a piece of wood like a staff, threatened to kill any one who dared to enter his place. The prisoner also threatened to blow out his brains with a pistol. The children and the prisoners were in the room ; their appearance was most awful, and he thought one of them was dead. Another constable arrived, when they entered the place and took the four children to the workhouse, where they were received, and the prisoners were taken into custody. One of the chil dren, Henrietta, nine years of age, had a pair of dreadful black eyes, and she said they were caused by her father beating her. The other children also com plained of having been ill-used by the prisoners. Henrietta said her father beat her for stealing half pence. She said the children on that day had rice and sugar, bread and potatoes. They said they were sometimes very hungry. There was a bed and bed stead, &c., on which the prisoner slept ; but the children lay upon the bare boards without anything to cover them ; and they were evidently in a state of starvation. Sergeant Cotter, 15 N, confirmed this testimony, and added, that he considered the children's state so shocking that he instantly procured a surgeon. Bridget Walter, a nurse in the workhouse, proved having undressed the children and finding them covered all over with bruises and sores. Richard Tyler, the prisoner's former landlord, said that he had frequently seen the male prisoner beat the children, and their cries alarmed the whole neigh bourhood, and on his (witness's) remonstrating with him he threatened to blow out his brains for interfer ing. On Monday he was again attracted by the loud screams of the eldest child, Henrietta, and gave her some bread and butter. He had frequently seen her leave the prisoner's house with a bottle to fetch gin for them. He had seen the children devour their own excrement. He had seen the prisoners lying comfortably in bed while their children were without food or anything to lie upon. He took the children, with assistance, to Mr. Riggs, one of the board of guardians of St. Luke's. Mr. Allberry, clerk to the vestry-clerk of St. Luke's, here said, ahat from information he had received in reference to this case, by all accounts the children had been most shamefully treated. The male prisoner was living on the prostitution of the female prisoner, who was the sister of his late de ceased wife. They were' in the habit of living well themselves, whilst they starved the children. The male prisoner was in the habit every night of regaling himself over his pipe and gin and water at the Macelesfi•ld Arms in the City -road. Henrietta Maria Celia Worrall, the daughter, aged nine years, whose appearance excited great sympathy, being an intelligent little creature, said artlessly that her father be4t her for lying and thieving. Mrs. Chandler beat her sometimes. Her father beat her severely over the thighs and legs with a thick stick or cane which broke while he was beating her. Mr. Frederick Wright, surgeon, IVhitecross-street, said he found the children in a state of filth and ex haustion from want of food and neglect; there were marks of violence on the children. The male prisoner asked Henrietta whether he did not make her say her prayers after lying and thieving The child--I think so. Prisoner —Have I not sent you into the streets with a paper on your back with " Thief" and " Liar" written upon it, in order to Shame you ? I own I did beat her very severely With a cane, which broke the last time. Her flesh is in the habit of festering, and when I found I had injured her I shed tears. Sergeant Cotter said, in a drawer in the same room that the children lived there was a package of arsenic, which they could easily get at as the drawer was kep" open. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. John Charles Barratt, carver and gilder, Strand. Abraham Holmes, worsted spinner, Bradford, York• shire. John Yates, sen., corn merchant, Colton, Staffordshire, Oct. 3, and Nov. 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Pal mer. Rugeley; Smith, Birmingham. John Render and Edward Render, tailors, York, Oct. 2 and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Nixon, Clifford's inn, London ; Pratt, York; Harle and Clarke, Leeds. Richard Moyle, ironmonger, Penryn, Cornwall, Sept. 28, at one, and Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter ; Baker, Ruck, and Jennings, Lime-street, London. William Croudson, iron merchant, Wigan, Lancashire, Oct. 2 and 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bedford-row, London; Woodcock, Part, and Scott, Wigan. James Duckworth, provision dealer, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, Oct. 2 and 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assi gnee , M anc h ester; Johnson, Son, an d Wetherall, Temple, London; Taylor, Manches tea DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basingball-street. J. Brooks, Norwieh, leather merchant, Oct. 11, at eleven—J.T.Ubsdall, Exbury, Southampton, briCkthaker and dealer in bricks, Oct. 12 at halt-past twelve—G. Gilbert, Folkestone, Kent, leather cutter and shoemaker, Oct. 11 at twelve—R. Stapleton and W. Thorn, White friars, scavengers and dust con t ractors, Oct. 12, at twelve --R. W. Philps, Dorking, fellmonger and woolstapler, Oct. 12, at half-past eleven —C. Percival, Greenwich, dealer in china and earthen ware and glass, Oct. 12, at eleven —R. Oakley, Southampton, market gardener, Oct. 11, at one—G. F. Blow, Great Dover -street, New ington, currier, Oct. 11, at half past eleven—C. J. Ha milton, High-street, Islington, bookseller, Oct. 11, at twelve. In the Country. W. T. Morgan, Neath, Glamorganshire, draper, Oct. 24, at eleven, at the Court Bristol —J. lligginson and R. Deane, Liverpool, merchants, Oct. 13, at eleven, at the Court Liverpool—P. Hare, Liverpool, tallow chandler, Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Court Liverpool —R. Imeary, East Jarrow, Durham, alkali manufacturer, Oct. 13, at twelve, at the Court, N ewcastle-upon -Tyne—C. Martin, Darlington Durham, plu m b er and glazier, Oct. 13, at one, at the Court Ne wcastle-upon -Tyne —J. Welsh, Car lisle, Cumberland, tailor and draper, Oct. 13, at half past ten, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Gatrell, Lymington, Hampshire, upholsterer, Oct. 13, at half -past eleven—J. Gibbs, Lewes, Sussex, boot and shoemaker, Oct. 13, at eleven—H. Ellis. Ebury square, Pimlico, baker, Oct. 13, at eleven—N. Bruce, Farringdom-street, printer, Oct. 10, at twelve—W. Sharp, Wisbech St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, common brewer, Oct. 13, at two—C. H um fi ey, jun., anor-street, Cam berwell, Surrey, merchant, Oct. 13, at half-past two—G. Clay, Queen-street, Cheapside, woollen warehouseman, Oct. 11, at eleven—W. Clunes, Brydges-street, Covent garden, pawnbroker, Oct. 18, at half-past one—W. Clo thier, 5, Quickset• row, New-road, Fitzroy-square, sta tuary, Oct. 18, at one. The prisoner said he kept it to kill vermin. The words, " Arsenic poison," upon it were in his own handwriting. The auditory here became so incensed that they gave strong expression to their feelings, and applied the term " Wretches," hissed and groaned, and called out, " Shame," until they were checked by the Bench. Mr. COMBE inquired if the prisoners wished to say anything to the charge ? The male prisoner said, he was an accountant, 31 years of age, and bad formerly held office in the parish of St. Pancras for seven years. He had been in America, and returned two years ago to Liverpool, where he held a situation as clerk. His wife died ; he lost his situation, and his wife's sister (the prisoner) undertook the care of his family, and they even tually lived together. Tyler, he said, was prejudiced because he (prisoner) prosecuted at this court his daughter for stealing while she was his servant. He was driven to distress, and would not degrade him self by applying for parish relief, and he had fre quently lain in bed for days together without food in order to give it to his children. Mr. COMBE ordered that the children should be taken care of in the workhouse, and bound over the prisoners to appear again at this court to answer the charge on Tuesday next. The prisoners were then taken. from the bar, and the feeling was so strong against them that they were hooted and groaned out of court and spat at, and the people were so infuriated that had it not been for the protection afforded by the police they would inevitably have been torn piecemeal, and they were obliged to take refuge for a considerable time in the waiting-room, evidently afraid for their lives. The children were conveyed to the workhouse. I In the Country. F. R. Stradling, Glastonbury, apothecary, Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Austin, Clist Honiton, Devonshire, builder, Oct. 25, at eleven—at the Court, Exeter—F. H. Rendell, Torquay, Devonshire, builder, Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter —H. Hillier, jun., Birkenhead, Cheshire, innkeeper, Oct. 10, at eleven, at at the Court, Liverpool—Jan e P arker, Goosnargh with Newsham, Lancashire, Oct. 12, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. At the Court of Review, Oct. 10. G. Perigal, Clement 's-lane, Lombard- street, wine merchant—C. Brady, Clement 's-lane, Lombard -street, wine merchant—J. Every, sen., Lewes, Sussex, iron founder—J. S. Peirce, Southampton, saddler —J. Coop, Radcliff, Lancashire, timber -merchant —G. C. Hol land, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, banker —W. Y. Scott, North Walsham, Norfolk plumber—R. Lane, Lisson-grove North, corn dealer—J. Laws, Broad street, Golden-square, grocer—W. Clay, Cheapside, warehousmen—J. B. R ush, Mylne-street, Claremont.. square, cattle-dealer—J. Woodyatt, Witton, Cheshire, joiner —T. K. Adams, Birmingham, gun manufacturer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Richardson ' T. F. C a ldb eck, and J. S. Smith, Lisburn, Ireland, bleachers, and Watling-street, ware housemen—J. Gibbons and R. Hadfield, Manchester, power-loom cotton cloth manufacturers—G. Sakamore and W. Smith, King's Lynn, butchers —W. Mannox and J. Tonks, Wolverhampton, carriers—R. Rayne and D. Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ironfounders and engi neers—J. J. Rogers and J. H. Rogers, Exeter, vete rinary surgeons and 'salesmen —Mary Rouse Ivey and Martha Gregory, Bristol, Berlin wool and fancy dealers and stationers —J. Lumb and J. Greenwood, Halifax, .... Sim son J fancy manufacturers— p . Williams, J. H o l mes, an d W. FROM THE LONDON GAZET'T'E , Wells, Sor nersetshire, paper makers (so OF TUESDAY. far as regards W. Simpson) —T. Roper and W. Gray, Loughborough. Leicestershire_,_ lace CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 13, 1848. TO SERVE IN Tins PRESENT PAR- facturers—W. Paterson and J. Wither, Tann- NEMBER RETURNED LIAMENT. ton drapers and tea dealers—M. Harrison,-- 'R. Borough of Bolton—Stephen Blair, Esq., in the room and Harrison,arri Chester, silk mercers—T. Smith and manu of William Bolling, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 19. J. T. Smith, Greenham, Berkshire, timber merchants and barge builders—A. Mann and H. Grasett , At' Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Brevet Major the friars, City, merchants—W. Strode and 7 . in: st Le dger, m a r S y t ... Hon. George Cecil Weld Forester to be Major, by pur- Martin's-le -Grand—T. Figgis and J. u d chase, with the rank of Lieutenant -Colonel in the Army, axe, City, wholesale druggists and dry D sa i l i te a r n s o — ve C. . Bq C u h a a r p e: Chap vice Smith, who retires; Lieutenant Horace Dormer lin and J. Chaplin, New Bond - stree t , S. C. Lane, J. Paton, Jose to be Captain, by purchase, vice Forester; picture dealers—W. Buller and H. Cornish, Stot- Cornet ph Brunt (Ridin„,ce-master), to be Lieutenant, gurney, Somersetshire, maltsters— O. regerthen, Clifton, Bristol, by purchase, vice Trelawny; John Wyndham Billington, Emma Paton, and Eliza W. T. Roddy, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Brunt, Sept. 19. booksellers and stationers—l. 15th Light Dragoons—John Puget, Gent., to be Bristol, booksellers— g Leeds, coach builders —J. Cornet, by purchase, vice Clarkson, appointed Quarter- Witney, Oxfordshire, E ; l iir eons and apothecaries—W. master, Sept. 12. Harris and J. Bleasda e, ;A. Batt 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Charles Edmund Brown and J. G ' VENT PETITIONERS. INSOLVENT Thornton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Pryce, who regory, Sheffield, merehants. retires; Ensign Cecil Squire to be Lieutenant, by pur- Thomas Thomas James Halman Culverhouse, Brynmawr, Breck nockshire, p m chase, vice Thornton; John Tolcher, Gent., to be En aidstone, fellmonger and woolstapler. Joseph Epps, sign, by purchase, vice Squire, Sept. 19. 9th Foot—Brevet Major Arthur Borton to be Major, !Thomas Moore, Carrington, Che s hi re , b r i cksetter. George H arr i ngton Hawes to be Captain, by purchase, W illiam Jepson Pattriek, Walsok en , N orfolk, tailor. Isaac Batkin, Stafford, Baker. by purcha se , v i ce Thomas, who retires ; Lieutenant vice Bort on ; E ns i gn Henry Ralph Browne to be Lieu- William — ri uffiths, Lock, Brecknockshire, lock keeper. George Dry, Dinder, Somerset s hi re, labourer. tenant, by p urc h ase, vice Dawes ; James Leg-h James Newton Nicholas, Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, Thursby, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Browne, 'James worker. Willi a m Wilson, butcher, vvLiavietropzni,ear i 4 ive Sept. 19. pool, brick burner. Bth of Thanet, railway ticket 28th Foot—Edward Thomas Stehelin, Gent., to be Patrick Kenney, Ensign, without purchase, vice Lennox, who resigns, Edward Duncan Chapman, Jos e ph Roper, Nottinghan3, schoolmaster. Sept. 19. collector. Frederick Wheelhouse, Nottingham uyman printer. 38th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Anderson to beCap tain, without purchase, vice Carr, deceased Ensign William Coxon, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, shopkeeper. SCO rcu SEQUESATIONS. Fiennes Arthur Quartley to be Lieutenant, G y e i vice , A t n o d e b r e • T. Patterson, Glasow a t d Ir, to meet Sept: 22; son; Aug. 22 ; James Thomas Craster, • , Ensign, vice Quartley, Sept. 19. 46th Foot—Captain Alexander Maxwell.to_be 31.5,i9r, i,_--d : o ct; - 23, .... one , within 1 3 ea e ieutenant nvi retires; Li at by purchase, vice Campbell, who , rota LAIIBET ; 11. Yesterday Adolph Von l Zuel, alias the Rev. A. C. Liebviel, who has been in custody for several days on charges of obtaining goods by false representations, was placed at the bar before Mr. Norton for final ex amination. He was fully committed to Newgate for trial. James Bill Albony to be Captain, by purchase, vice Maxwell; .Ensign Brent Neville to be Lieutenant,-hy purchase, vice Aloouy; Alfred Constantine Norman Smyth Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Neville, Sept. 19. 47th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Call Lodder to bo Cap tain, by purchase, vice Grant, who retires; Ensign Wil liam Henry Longmore to be Lieutenant, by purchase vice Lodder; Thomas Law Roberts, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Longmore, Sept. 19. 50th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant. Colonel Peter John Petit to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice An derson, who retires ; Brevet Major William Langley Tudor to be Major, by purchase, vice Petit; Lieutenant Heath6eld James Frampton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tudor; Ensign William Bellers to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frampton ; Tindall Hebden, Gent to be Eesign, by purchase, vice Bellers, Sept. 19. 83d Foot—Ensign Henry De Rinzy Pigott 6 Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord Alfred Church_ who retires; John Sprot, G en t., to, be Ensign, by p ur • chase, vice Pigott, Sept. 19. 3d West India Regiment—William Hamilton, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchas e , v i ce B rowne, whose appointment has been cancelled, Sept. 19. HosPrria. STAFF. — Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces Anthony John Dolce, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Brummell, deceased, Sept. 19. BREVET.—Lieutenant -Colonel Henry Bristow, half pay 3ss Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846; Captain Frederick Conyers Cotton, of the Madras Engi neers, to be Major in the East Indies, Dec. 11, 1847. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. The Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Joseph Robert Whitgreave, Gent., to be Cornet, Sept. 11. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Regiment of Yeo manry Cavalry—The Hon. William Henry Curzon to be Cornet, vice Darwen, promoted, Oct. 21; Cornet the Hon. Henry Dugdale Curzon to be Lieutenant, viceDarwen, re tired; Henry St. John Halford, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Brooks, promoted, Nov. 9, 1847; Henry Freeman George Coleman, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Burnaby, promoted, April 201 Sir George Howland Beaumont, Bart., to be Cornet, vice Clemant, August 4; Robert Wigram Ark , wright, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Henry D. Curzon, pro. moted, Aug. 250848. ;0 be BANKRUPTS. Richard Gay, mustard manufacturer, Dover, to sur render Sept. 29, at one, and Oct. 31, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Bischoff and Cox, Coleman -street. Stephen Gilbert Fryman, wine merchant, Rye, Sussex, Sept. 29 and Oct. 31, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Baddeley, Leman-street, Goodman's-fields. Edward'Pearson, modeller, Norwich, Sept. 29, at two, and Oct. 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ed wards, official assignee, Old Jewry ; Wood and Blake, Falcon -street, Alderagate. Shadrach Robson, sen., farmer, Watlass Bedale, York shire, Sept. 27, at half-past two, and Oct. 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Hill and Mathews, Bury court, St. Mary Axe. Henry Moseley and James Brabamon Murphy, carvers, Derby, Sept. 29, and Nov. 3, at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Not tingham; Gadsby, Derby; Reece, Birmingham. Isaac Horn, tarpauling manufacturer, Islington, Sept. 26, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane; Chidley, Guildhall-chambers. William Watson, innkeeper, Golden-valley, Codnor park, Derbyshire, Sept. 29, and Nov. 3, at eleven, at the District Court, Birmingham. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Jesop, Alfreton, Derbyshire; Stephens and Co., Queen-street, London. John Horatio Charlton, tailor and draper, Hales Owen, Worcestershire, Sept. 28, and Oct. 26, at the Birming ham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birming ham; Motterana and Co., Birmingham ; Hayes, Hales Owen. T. Thomson, Glasgow, manufacturer, to meet, SePt . 25, and Oct. 19, at one, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. J. Robertson, L e i t h , sp i r i t dealer, to meet, Sept. 25 +` .3, and 0ct.16, at twelve, within Taylor's Rooms,Edinburgul G. Henderson, Leith, clothier, to meet, Sept. 25, and Oct. 16, at two, within the Royal Exchange Coff ee. house, Edinburgh. J. Bryan, Glasgow, grocer, to meet, Sept. 25, an d Oct. 16, at twelve, within Bridge's Commercial Hotel, Glasgow. J. Mattison and W. A. Turner, Glasgow, Johnstone, and London, thread manufacturers, to meet, Sept. 25, and Oct. 16, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glitsg°,l r ' J. Russell and W. Somerville, Glasgow, cotton 5 11 7. . i 1 w ners, to meet, S e pt. 26, an d Oct. 17, at twelve, with al Carrick's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. - QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. [Transmitted under date of Lisbon, the 9th instant, by Mr. C. Jauncey, Agent to Lloyd's, to Captain G.. 1 1. Halsted, R.N., S ecretary, Lloyd ' s.) , (From the Lisbon Diario do Governo of Aug. 29, 184 , 8 2 Extract of an or d er f rom the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to the Board of Health: — Art. 1. Vessels arriving here hiving the cholera oa board, or having had it during the voyage (whencesoever they may come), are not to be admitted in any of the ports of this kingdom. " § single. Those of the second species (especie), if " days shall have elapsed after the last case of choler* without any subsequent incident, may be admitted untied the conditions declared below. " Art. 2. If any of the vessels referred to in the pre' ceding article, should from stress of weather put into gal of the ports of the kingdom, requiring immediate assist' ance, it shall be given to them under the most scrupulous,,_ precautions care f u ll y to avoid all communication wi th the shore, and with the persons rendering such assist' ance, and shall then be obliged immediately to leave the port. " Art. 3. The vessels referred to in the single section of the Ist article—those which come direct from ports where the cholera morbus exists those which have communicated with ports or vessels infected—and those which have communicated with vessels or ports 5 111 " pected, or shall come therefrom, shall be admitted only in the ports of Lisbon and Oporto, and shall there be subject to a quarantine of from five to fifteen days, es the chief of the health station may deem indispensable. "§ Ist. If, however, after the admission of any of the vessels referred to in this article, the cholera shall show itself, the ship shall be immediately obliged to quit the port. " § 2d. Until a temporary lazaretto is prepared al Oporto, these vessels shall only be admissible in the poll of Lisbon. " Art. 4. Susceptible goods on board such vessels al are admitted by virtue of the preceding article, shall be landed and stowed in the warehouses of the lazaretto, and be subject to the expurgation ordered by the Board of Health before they can be admitted to pratique. "§ single. To put this article in execution, teligo rary warehouses shall be erected, without loss of tune, on some isolated spot on the left bank of the Douro, be' tween Villa Nova de Gaia and the Cabodello; and the warehouse at the Lisbon lazaretto to be augmented, u necessary. " Art: 5. Vessels coming from infected or suspected ports, which shall prove by regular documents, that during the voyage they had performed quarantine itt and accredited lazaretto, and have there caused to be ex' purgated the persons, cargo, and hull, shall be admitted to free pratique in the ports of this kingdom, as if they came from an uninfected port. § single.--If, however, they cannot satisfactorily i prove havi ng comp li e d w i th the above, then the sa i d vessels will be treated according to their original prece" deuce, as if the voyage had been direct. " Art. 6. The Board of Health to make known imate" diately to all the health stations:— " I. What ports are, and shall hereafter be, infected with the cholera morbus. " 2. Which are the suspected ports. "3. What articles are to be considered as susceptible , and as such subject to expurgation. " 4. Which are the accredited lazarettos. "5. The alterations which shall be determined on in these matters. (Signed) " DUNE OP SALDANHA. " Palace of Mafra, Aug. 28, 1848." (From the Diario do Governo, of the 4th of September. 1848.) THE BOARD OF HEALTH DECLARES THE FOLLOWIF• TO BE THE INFECTED PORTS. "In the North of Europe.—St. Petersburgb, Riga. "In the South of Europe, and Ports in the Mediterra nean.—Constantinople, Odessa, ports at the mouth of the Danube, Gallipoli, all the Dardanelles, all the ports of the sea of Marmora, Alexandria, in Egypt. SUSPECTED PORTS. In the North of Europe, except the infected. —All those in the Baltic, all those of the Gulf of Finland, all those of the Gulf of Bothnia, Elsinore in the Sound. " In the South of Europe, and Asiatic Countries, ex cept the infected.—All the ports in the Black Sea, all the ports in the Sea of Azof, all the ports of European Turkey, all the ports of Asiatic Turkey. " Included in the Declaration retro,—All the ports of Greece and the Archipelago, all the ports of Syria, all the ports of Egypt. ACCREDITED LAZA.RETTOS. " ne accredited Lazarettos are—Brest, Vigo, Genoa, Marseilles, Port Mahon, Malta." lAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire J unct i on, B I Z . Shares, 9% dis.— Birmingham and Oxford, 24 1 4 —Caledonian Preference, Bs. 9d. dis.—La ncas hi re and Y orkshire, Fifth s,' 41 , dis.— London and North. Western, 109—Ditto, New Quarters, 21s. 3d. dis.— Ditto, 401. Shares (L. and M.), 2 c. p.-- Midland Stock, 84—Ditto, New Halves, 10 dis.—Shrews bury, Oswestry, and Chester, Preference, 12% —Shropsbire Union, 3J dis.—South-E as t ern an d Dover, No. 3, 10% die. —Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 6% —Y or k , N ewcastle, and Ber wick, N o. 2, 1 dis.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), le. dis. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANOK—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancer. shire, and Cheshire Junction, 91 4 dia.—Leeds, Preference, par—Kendal and Winderme r e 3 3 A —South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,6% c.—North Staffordshirs,ls%—Chester l and Birkenhead, 27/. 10s. Sh ares , 12%. BIRMINGHAM, Szr-r. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 19 1 1-- York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 25 ex div.—York and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), par ex Chester and Holyhead, 26%—North Staffordshire, 5/. 113.3 d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Bi r mi ng h am (A), 7 dis.- -Ditto (B), 86s. 3d. dis.—Shropshire Union, 935. 9d. dia. YORK, SEr-r. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows : —Great Northern, 6/. Is. 6 d.—North British, Thirds, 154—Ditto, Quarters, 41jR—York, Newcastle, and Ber wick (Extension), No. 1, 14 —Ditto (G. N. R. Purchase), 7 —York and North Midland (East and West Riding Exten sion), 25. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGIC.—The sales are —North British, Halves, dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Exten sion), No. 2, 1 V s dis. GLASGOW, SEPT. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Caledonian, Prefe rence, 425. 6d.— Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves , No. 1, 51 4—Ditto, No. 2, 5 1 / 2 —Great Northern, 61. ls. Midland, 82 —North British, Thirds, 51.105. 6d.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 3s.—Wishaw and Coltness, 39 1 ,4. rA. D VERTISEMENT.]—NERVOUSNESS ACCOMPANIED BY AFFECTIONS OF THE HEAD.—This arises, in the majority of oases from a disordered state of the digestive organs. The Vegetable Resto rative Pills, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dal ton-hall, near Huddersfield, are pronounced by all who have used them to be the finest medicine ever discovered for strengthening the digestive powers, and for giving tone and energy to the whole nervous system, as another list of 300 cases of remarkable cures fully proves. Be sure to ask for Worsdell's Restorative Pill, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., a fac-simile of whose signature, to• gether with his coat of arms, is printed upon the list of agents wrapped round each boa, without which none are genuine. —Price Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. per box; to be had of all respectable Chemists and Medicine Venders. DUTIES AND PENALTIES UNDER THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE ACTS.—It is provided by an Act passed on the 4th instant (11th and 12th Victoria, chap. 118) that every information for the recovery of penalties, &a, under the Hackney Carriage Acts, may be brought before the Commissioners of Excise or Justices of the Peace within six months after the commission of offences. Bizawa. of O a n so t n h . e 17th inst., at Melehbourne park, the lady St. John Tracy, O a n t t h h o e f e d heir. H. jun., Esq., of a son an inst.,l al ll o l l7.i , a sa t ot. hl dabrnu Brighton,:yN..ohtr North the D a t d he y reo o wn f : the h e oef H l aj o d. n H . C . yo f T. dy, At-h dau hter. Patterson, Esq., of a T g On the 17th inst., a f t a The Mount, Norwood, the lady of W. J. W. Baynes, Esq., of On of R. F. the Wh it 17the, Esq inst., ~ of ain Sussex daugh -gard terens, Hyde-p ar k, t h e lady br dg On tthe re 15:ht, winistte.,ofatthethiteevV.icAar.ag.e,ThCahripp,paefnhaamaa,nC. am eteiAth .Fishe r , o inst., f a bo at B y artlip Vicarage, rent, the wife of W. On the 16th inst., at St. Mary's, Lambeth, R. H. Witty, Esq., of Essex-street, Strand, to Frances Charlotte, daughter of J. Lye, Esq., of Walcot.place, Kennington. Jack On the 16th - inst., at S t. Mary's, Islington, Mr. Samuel B. son, New ton, Strand, and Grove-road, Brixton, to Mary Ann, widow of the late Mr. Fleet - street. John Jackson, of St. Bride's, On the 18th inst., at St. Peter -ad-Vincula, Middlesex, Mr. F. Farr, Dunstable, Bedfordshir e , to Miss M. A. Corbi s hl aYs of the same place. On the 18th inst., at Christ Church, Streatham, William, fourth son of J. Wooler, Esq., of Whitfield-hall, WoLsingbam, Durham, to Henrietta, eldest daughter of H. Wooler, Esq, of Upper Tulse-hill, Brixton. DIED. On the 6th inst., at Twickenham, aged 81, Miss E. Haynes, of Stoke-park, Shropshire. On the 12th inst., suddenly, at Knockdrin-castle, West meath, Sir Richard Levinge, Bart., aged 63. On the 13th inst., at B ,bbicombe, near Torquay, Deion, the Rev. W. Pullen, ALA , aged 45. On the 14th inst., in London, in the prime of life, George Saunders, Esq., youngest on of the late Captain A. Saunders, 12th Royal Lancers. On the 16th inst, at Portsmouth, Mr. Isaac Gillett, of Piccadilly, London, aged 67. On the 16th inst., at Bromley St. Leonard's, H. Stewart, Esq., aged 57. Buried on the 16th inst., Thomas Fisher, Esq., M.A., of St. Peter's C,,llege, Cambridge, aged 35, eldest son of Mrs. Fisher, of Westcott, near Dorking, Surrey. On the 17th inst., Mary Hood, the wife of Mr. Nathaniel Overbury, of Upper Tooting, Surrey. co el - 1 London: Print e d an d P U blished by MURDO YOUNCat j -No-. 112, Stra n d, P r i nter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Aliddlesex, Wednesday, September 20, 1848. It 3 Notice is hi / t icks. Londoi oePtetnber; 110 Person , Person who is e r take, bon; thereof in late i gular PaYtner respect of seYeral condi ille tb will be 4 , arred u. 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