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told me that she fired the house, as Betteridge was a Coward. Betteridge, in a couversaticn afterwards, said the fire had been put out a quarter of an hour too soon. I went to the Monarch Insurance Company, 150(1 on my return I told Betteridge the office knew ell about iteeed the female prisoner said they were only pumping you. On cross-e4a,uaination, the witness seated that on the night of the fire he latched his bedroom door, undressed, went to bed, and fell fast asleep, and Mr. Betteriego hod to force the doer open before he could rouse him op.: William Joseph Cooke, shopman to the prisoner at h C e hacpmetri elt-street—ln May th e pr i soner i n f orme d hi m t h a t plated setting fire to the 'bop in Whitecross street, in order to get more money from the insurance company than the goods were worth. Goods and clothes wer e sent from Whitecross-street to Chapel-street the day before the fire. After the fire Betteridge said the fire had been discovered to soon. On cross - examination, the witness said ho had some co mmunication with the.fire-office. • llsnristh Ann Rose, wife of a furniture dealer in Old atreet-road, deposed to Bettetidge purchasing a coffee box from her for 3s. about two days before the fire. It was brought away by the boy Judge. , J ames Seaward, of 149, Whitecross.street, said ho lived exactly opposite Bettridge's shop. On the night of the fire, he invited them over to his house, and they re umined with him until the fire was put out. The wo man did not seem to be alarmed while the fire was raging. She laughed at the lad Judge. I believe the two pri soners slept tnether. There was no other female in the hla ust's and I have seen a man and woman going to bed in one room. Betteridge seemed alarined. William Thomas, a carman, said, on the 25th of June 4 0 found a quantity of ceiling .rubhitih had been placed against the wall of his premises in York read, Bt. Luke's. It consisted of mortar and hair, and must have been shot there on the previous day. George F„ go, of the Fire Brigade, went to the fire .at two o'clock in the morning in company with two other firen lee, named Wilson and Cramptoe, who had since et with their deaths. On examining the premises ho There that th e fi re had originated in the trent cellar. -there was au aperture from the cellar into the shop. '.e11.0 fire had burnt off the end of the curtain. The beards /IV been loosened to let the fire get up. .If there • heat no owning the fire would have been confined 101,4 basement. The depesitione of Wilson and Cram pton were ad- Initted and read. a Eviden ce was given to show that the prisoner had in tire'd his goods for 4001., and had made a claim of about 1 601' for loss sustained by the fire. IL l e 4r. ..Pe..rtitY then addressed the jury on behalf of both pr isoners. - - (Tatilitiial was proceeding when our report left.) MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The Court eat this morning to hear bail and appeal eases at the Court-hence, Clerkenwell-green, their being 614 oases in the paper for trial. t - "en Hanson pleaded not guilty to an indictment l2r ging her with v i o l en tly assau lti ng her c hild, J ane 11 2. 30 n, in a m os t unmerc if u l manlier. , Dearsley appeared for the parish authorities of Andrew's, Ilolbern, for the proscenan, and Mr. Clarkson for the defence. appeared fro m t h e ev id ence o f th e g i r l th a t h er other had upon several occasions beaten her most se berelY sometimes with a rolling-pin and at others with a crass rod . S he had run away from home nine or ten rn I s es, and h a d b een b rought home aga i n by the police. L had taken money f rom h er mot h er ' s t ill , an d h a d 'Vent it, end it was for that she had been flogged. Mr. P. Wilders, a surgeon, stated that he examined T he br .child, and found upon her arms some very severe b lu lll ,..'es- The scalp was also bruised, and the eye was c " 11 "( 1 - should think that the bruises were the res ult of several severe beatings, and might have been caused by a window roller or some such instrument. Several witnesses were called who proved the above. a air. CL IRKSON a d dressed the jury for t h e defence in oe el Nklent speech, and contended that she had not ex et,Lecl her d u ty i n c h ast i s i ng her daug h ter. Mr ' WITHAM summed up at great length, and the "‘Y returned a verdict of Not Guilty. STATE OF T RADE. lu (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) "" 4 "CRESTE R , TUESDAY.—On Saturday an excite 17,ent was got up in the Liverpool market, and sales the extent of 25,000 bales (15,000 on speculation a°d for export) were effected, at an advance of kd. Per lb. 00 the rates of the previous day, mainly from expectation that Monday's packet would bring ...Livi a " of a further rise in cotton in the American ports. When the accounts came to band, however, they disappointed the sanguine expectations that had .: formed ; for, only very partial and unimportant faun having been committed by worms, and ;le report s of the crop being in the highest degree favourable from nearly all parts, the New York favo urable had not gained more than ke. to ie. per lb., 11- ' W hilst business continued limited in the southern ' ) o b !tsi yet with a bias to ratherhigher quotations. The „..!'sequence is, an abatement of spirit amongst our "elghbours, who are hardly able to maintain the tia!a , took at the end of last week, though x,ooo S t ° o l , ciay l . 2 ,ooo bales yesterday, and about the The upward tendency which evinu raw material continues to exhibit has caused ha at "! again to harden in their terms, or, at `lO 4 '° be more difficult to deal with than Zbetl;erdiate of our last report. Water twist, -Übe G a ; 11 bundle or warp, is fully *J. per lb dearer. 'they Mans are more inclined to purchase than al s ' n " e -e e, and an inquiry from the China houses ; has arise n since the arrival of the advices, which Fi v e a better account of twist than of shirtings. The aternent regarding warps needs some qualification, 'lB the lower counts, though worse to buy, are kept 111 „ c ueok by the unsatisfactory state of domestic and 3..er heavy goods . For 40's and 50's mule twist, of , A lic hao qualities, there is now more inquiry, and an _,'"/ance of kd. per lb. is obtained for the latter, and - 1 01 - to la. f o r the former. The same bearing is still - round i n me di u m cops and in fineyarns. The accounts fr om China show a depression in the value of shirtings, io consequence of an excess of supplies ; and such de blend as we experienced for these articles a week %go is arrested. Although some business is doing in qualities adapted to the Indian trade, it has received a 'beck from the unsatisfactory condition of business at C alcutta. Domestics still_ lag exceedingly in the tear of the yarns . from which they are made. The fakers of these cloths are hoping that a better trade twat hand, as August and September are always the 1 11 .°tIths of great es t d e m an d; b ut as yet t h ey h ave ` l , l Moulty i n o bt a i n i ng t h e very i nadequate advance f°r which th ey are struggling. They are, however, tc hloing the stocks, which have accumulated only in Nv hands, and to no great extent on the whole. t gether the cloth m ar k e t i s qu i e t, but Al lyperfect •Zrtn. Roc nnaae, MONDAY.—Notwithstanding it has 9 ela the r us h - b earing Monday, t h ere h as b een a f a i r ;,: a °l °lit of business transacted, at prices much the P e as those of the previous week. The wool tket h as been dull ; the manufacturers buy very 41 1 / irt glY) and for immediate use only. IibieteCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.--We are at length en ' for ee ii& report a decided improvement in the demand rnak' manufactured goods. Many of the smaller „rs have more orders than for some ti me p a st ; and, ! i s "7 Stocks on h an d were a ll b u t ex h a usted, it "Tbr e x p ee ted the autu mn trade will be active. w° Silks— The inquiry for the home market is a scrip t i ll 'Ore free, b u t c hi e fl y con fi ne d t o th e finer de-. Ptir e h es °l.lB ) which are diffi cu lt t o ge t wor k e d. The also eou e t a i !or s the French and German markets are e MPloy eti ruem, which keeps the throwsters actively m i ss Ras a ered a NV Silks—The market for Chinas has Vme d es r . r eaction to the extent of 6d. per lb. on . bl a n i s tie b s a s v ci e e -I bl' e t e i tt ° ll s ; and some considerable transac „ entered into at this reduction. The ' prices as c) b - 7. I3engals has been to a fair extent, " °ll tineut a l e ''re• The accounts received from the rulin g markets represent prices of Italian raw ex pected g " tr e b high, and that but little silk was ataeAx be sent forward to our markets. 12,0 , (1 .3 buts languid just now, both in the Piece Hall alter • warehouses. In yarns and wools there is alteration. h ub ,711 n i ,, 1 1 1181 : 1 ELD, TUESDAY .— Our market to- day has 'clu e h ad is same as last week ; if anything, rather 'clve -° ,ng to order among the woollen fancies. We 14 0 t shippers in the town, but they have 'sav e b 80y extensive purchases. The warehouses ' rather bee flat during the week, but have been doing niore to-day. h as ( YECT / a , t ONIST MEDAL.—A. really exquisite medal the °' -eistrac'k off bY Messrs. Thomas and n eat ,Jewellers of Boston, in commemoration of mutate:, estionable triumph of the Protectionist can -4 • Pee r -s.„l, Lincolnshire . The front of this—what e -l e ,"roti would have grandiloquently designated sti 4 Nun,pi ece of plate," has the arms of the county . , / g i th e d by a wreath of acorns and oak leaves, • seesierai words " Glorious P ro t ec ti on i st T r i ump h : Pe • ars Eleetlon, July, 1852." On the reverse ap tetnra inscription—" In commemoration of the shir e ° the whole thirteen Members for Lincoln ca protectionist 3 • • It — surrounding the . 144 f rinciples to. th ose thirteen Members, as follows :—Chris -ur q t ktiho pe ° / i lo Pe, Sibthorp, Cabbll, Herries, Welby, a _raha n , A arghley, lleneage, Heathcote, Thesiger, `rade rs "-nneslev. The most enthusiastic Free 11114°Ysieeall:11"g'st whom we have ourselves b ee n f or -•, P r oud to he enumerated—cannot but admit e vass al anita t i on aloleness of this graceful little evidence of 'rail.. 4 / 1 : 1 0 13 BANDON RAILWAY .—( 2O miles open)—Return Piet he week ending Aug. 14, 1852 : 1 — akereliandise, cattle ,8tc.... ... 0 1 10ger parcels, &c. '" 417 21 15 9 15 10 Corresponding 19 Total ... week in 1851 (10 miles open),: - 0 5 Paasengers, parcels, &c. 3 6 J Merchandise cattle, &c. Total £39 7 '2 over thilthtil" passed STORM. —A heavy thundel _Ore .e !net ropolis , yesterday evening. The lightning er tid, au% tue peals of thunder deeper and of long 414t10n, than have been known in LonclOn for some Years sterm . ,. was --.._ T .01 E SPORTING NOTES. No, COLXXX VI. THE PROBABLE STAR TERS FOR TO - MOR ROW'S RACES AT YORK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUIV. Sin,—The fields for this, as wc , ll as for th e o th er d ays, will be unusually large—for the Eoor Handicap in par ticular. The following lists of starters have been made up from the latest information received this morning. The Prince of Wales's Stakes—Catspaw, S. Andrew, The Queen, Auld Acquaintance, Wi ngs o f a D ove, Mi ss Norton colt, Young ffeverlac, Miss Emma, Eliza, and William Rufus. For the Brawham Park Stakes, at the tinae of writing nothing had arrived to run; it was expected, hewever, that Black Audrey would be there in the course of the day to walk over, should cone of the others put in an appearance. The Eglioton Stakes—High-Sheriff, Lumley, Auchin- Ink, Grapeshot, and perhaps two or throe others, in cluding Mdidatone and Evadne. SIGH-SHERIFF and GnAPESIIOT it is expected will occupy the leading posi tions. Colt Sapling Stakes—Viaclor p Youtbfal Da, anti . . County Plate—The Italian, Vaultress, Lambton or Exact, Conrad, Primo Minis:or, and perhaps Voltigeur. In the absence of the last-named, who, if a starter, ought, not to be beaten, PRIME MINISTER is my selection. The Great Ebor Handicap—Voltigeur, 5 yrs, Bst 131b—Nancy, 4 yrs, Sat—Montague, 6 yrs, 7st—Hip poly tus, 4 yrs, 7st—Little ;Ivry, 3 yrs, 6st 131b—Ha ricot, 3 yrs, Est 131b—Sir Rowland Trenehard. 4 yrs, 6st Mb—Storyteller, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Lady Eden, yrs, 6st 31b—llyecintb, `3 yrs, sst 121b—Saekbut, 3 yrs, sat 11Ib—Adine, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Merry Bird, - 3 yrs, sst 91b—Odessus, 3 yrs, sst 21b—colt by Ithuriel, oat of Gipsy, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Bilberry, 3 yrs, 4st—and Cleveland, 3 yrs, 4at 131 b. Weathergage and Lady Aznyott may also go, but it is doubtful at the present moment. My opinion of the candidates is unaltered ; MONTAGUE to win, with Haricot, Merry Bird, and Sir Rowland Trencharci well up. Saekbut will run forward, and perchance might get a place.—l am, Sir, &c. Aug. 18, THE SPIRIT OF. THE TURF. ' SPORTING INTEL LIGEN CE. YORK AUGUST MELTING. YOLIK, SIX O'CLOCK, TUESDAY fol owiniz ere the arrivals up to the present houri—Lady Amyott, Young Beverlac, c by Melbourne, out of La Femme Sage; Bilberry, Merry _Peal, The Puritan; etter celores;- t brPicaroon, out of Coimbra, 2 yea; . Frantic, Adine, Sackbut, Haste Homburg, Sittingbourne, Maid stone, Defiance, Kate, Odessus, Haricot, Malice, The Queen, The Saxon, Helen Faucit, Eleanor, Vivandislre, Anthinleck, Pitfall, Catspaw, Dame Tattle, Tittle Tattle, 2 yrs; Vindex, 2 yrs; Lord Lieutonanft Bell Tinker, Nancy, Eliza Middleton, Conrad, Killarney, Wings-of-a Dove, Voltigeur, Rsdulphus, Comfit, The Cutler, Alle gro, Merry Bird, Jessica, Racheiri Snowdrop, Lady Agnes, Lamhtors, Exsct, Grapeshot, Lrimley, Colster dale, Equal, St. Andrew, St. Michael, Ace of Trumps, Sir Charles, Needle, The America, Welsh Bet, Wo mersley, Haled, Daniel O'Rourke, Hyacinth, Florence, Lady Vernon, Newton Lass fitly, Lady Eden, Peggy colt, Paddy Bird, Gincowsr, William Rufus, Vaultress, Ilex, Farmer's Bey, Miss Norton, 2 yrs; Montague, Tom Holthy. Varmint, Don Carlos, Ammonia, Priam the Third, Youthful Days, Eliza, Sir R. Trenchard, Jetnima colt, Galvanism, Bird on the Wing, Sabra, Eulogist, Stockwell, Conspiracy filly, 2 yrs; The Reaper. Cleve lan 1, sister to Daniel O'Rourke, Kingston, Charity, Prime Minister, High Sheriff, Infidelity colt, Grace Darling filly, Hippolytus, Miss Emma, Little Harry, Nicotine, Laura Middleton, Gipsy colt, 3 yrs; Bubastes gelding, Italian, Liudrick. LICHFIELD RA.CES.—TITESDAY. Free Handicap of 10 toys, each, h ft, and 30 added. One mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Flinteff's Taley, 5 yrs (Wells) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Gladiola, 5 yrs Mr. Copeland's Director, 3 yrs Mr. Fowler's Forester, 6 yrs The Gold Cup of 50 sovs. added to a Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft. One mile. (8 Subs.) Mr. Merry's Sally, 3 yrs (Wilson) 1 Mr. Flintoff's Ibis, 3 yrs 2 Lord Ribblesdale's, 6 yrs 3 The Qaeen's Plato of 100 guineas. Two miles. Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn, 6 yrs (Flatman) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Weathergage, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Palmer's Doubt, 6 yrs ••• Mr. Elington's Carrier, 3 yrs ..... The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added, for two yrs old and upwards. Heats, one mile. (6 Subs.) Mr. Brown's Lticy, 6 yrs (Wells) 1 1 Mr. Peace's Stranger's Daughter, 5 yrs 0 2 Mr. Wilson's Stratagem, 3 yrs Mr. Carr's Lady Ann, 3 yrs BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY. GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.-5 to 4 agst Stock well (t). EBOR HANDICAP.-9 to 2 agst Adiue (t), 10 to 1 agst Storyteller (t), 10 to 1 agst Montague (t), 12 to 1 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard (t), 15 to 1 agst Sackbut (t), 15 to 1 agst Cleveland (t), 15 to 1 agst Odessus (1), 15 to 1 agst Haricot (t). DONCASTER ST. LEGER.-7 to 2 agst Daniel O'Rourke (t), 7 to 2 agst Stockwell (t). CRICKET. KENT v. ENGLAND. With this return match the grand cricket week com menced at Canterbury on Monday, there being an im mense assemblage of visitors from London, Dover, Rams gate, Marc:rate, Herne Bay, and i n d ee d f rom a ll o th er parts of Ont. Nearly the whole of the leading families of the county were present. During the dinner hour the band of the Rifles played the fashionable music of the day, the company promenading along the upper aide of the ground, which thus presented a very brilliant ap pearance. Kent went in first, and having scored 112, England entered upon their innings. At the conclusion of the day the score stood as follows: - KENT. Adams, b Grundy Wiltshire, run out 3O b Clarke 0 Martingall, run out ... ..... qA. Blynn, Esq., b Grundy 8 Pilch, c Grundy, b Clarke.. 2 6;11o1lands, b Clarke Wenman, b Grundy BW. Pilch, b Clarke . 2 Clifford, b Clarke ... ...... Wigzell, not out ............ 8 y ENG W. Nicholson, Esq., hit wkt, b Hollands lO Wisden, b Hollands Guy, not out ... 23 , 48 The match was resumed on Tuesday morning. CROYDEN AMATEURS v. SEVEN OAKS HOLMESDALE CLuD.--Thia was the return match between these clubs, and was played at Croydon on Monday last. The game terminated in favour of the Croydon by 94 runs on the first innings. AND. Parr, not out Leg byes, 1.. ..............1 ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. COWES, TUESDAY EVENING. The Royal Yacht Squadron, as the parent institution of the kingdom, has ever maintained a pro.emieent position and importance over the other more recent but flourishing branches, and the opening of the present regatta gives an earnest that, notwithstanding the closeness of one event upon an other, it will prove as brilliant a meeting as on any former occasion. Th e b eaut if u l waters of th Solent are now thickly dotted with the mimic fleet riding at anchor, and the display of their distinguishing colours, with the dressing of many of them in their holiday bunting, gives au animation to the scene, which, coupled with the beauty cf the surrounding country, it would be difficult to equal in any other part of England. The regatta has also received additional im portance from the proximity to the royal residence of Osborne, being under the immediate patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who almost invariably honour it with their presence. Whether the present regatta will be any exception to the general rule will have to be seen, but there appears to be a very general opinion hero that her Majesty will return to Osborne House from her marine excursion in time sufficient to see the contest for Prince Albert's Cup, if not for that of her own royal gift. The weather was most auspicious, and presented a singu larly-marked contrast to that of yesterday, for in the place of a darkened sky and a thick drizzling rain we had a fine and clear atmosphere, with a warm and bril liant sunshine, with just sufficient wind to make a sail ing -match interesting. The town is now very full of company, and the beach was crowded at different parts . of the day with a great number of fashionables, who ap peared highly to relish the display of sailing skill pro vided for their amusement. The yachts at present in the Solent and the Medina are very numerous, but even the present large number would have been considerably increased but for the bois terous gales experienced of late, which has prevented many of them from coming up from the westward and other ports. It was stated that the Coquette, on het way from Plymouth t o thi s place, had sunk, but this rumour has turned out, happily, to be without founda tion, as information has lately been received that, being overtaken by a storm, she put into Weymouth, and has escaped with but slight damage. Amongst the fleet of yachts now present are :—The Xarifa, the Earl of Wilton (Commodore of the Royal Pearl, Yacht Squadron); the Capricorn, C. R. M. Talbot, Esq , M.P. (vice commodore) ; the h Alarm Weld, Esq. ; the Bacchante, B. Jones, Esq. the; Joseph the Marquis of Anglesey ; the Wizard, William Dela the Nymph, Si r J ohn Bayley, d ; field, Esq. ; the lone , Almon Hi11, Esq. raance, b eth, the Bart. n t . Augustus Moreton; c ha r Franklin, Esq. the i ß r ar ; r t e h t e re Se ; J. a th S e er e P : n :l ord C. Paget ; Amazon, Sir John the Marquis of Conyngham ; the Ga untlet, William hn Osprey, W e lsl3 S , Peareth, E4q. ; the Lavrock, Captain 0. H. William s , R.N. ; the Turquoise, C. I. Coots, Esq. ; the Gip sey Queen, Sir H. Bold Hoghton, Bart. ; the Susan, th e Earl of Hard wickc ; the Aurora, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq ; th e Arr o w, 'Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq. (vice commodore of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club) ; th e Camilla, J. E. W. Rolls , Es q . ; the Spider, F. P. Delme Radcliffe, Esq. the Cy gn et, Bedworth, Lsmbton, Esq. ; the Claymore, Archibald Camp bell, E , q. ._(winner of the great prize at St. Petereburgb) ; the Mosquito, Lord Londeshorough ; the Dolphin, William Smith, Esq. ; the Nautilus, George Bates, Esq. • 2 _ the Plover, Lieutenant Co lonel Henry Bro wn; the Ripple, Douglas Dickenson, Esq.; 1 1 1 1 , e • lreak, Curling, Esq.; the Fancy, the Re v. P. Ilartopee the Leda, Lieutenant-Colonel Smith; the Beatrice, Sir W,Carew, Frisk, George Arkwright, E, ' Bart. • the (I.; the Pandora Captain R. Smith Barry; the Osprey, Lieut enant-Colonel M et R. W. Huey; t e ar tuna, Sir Henry Edwards . 1 1 S I Bart.; the Sybil, F. F. Ref ford, Esq i the Lotus, ;he Marquis ' l3 th ; besides Many other yachts Whose names vs could not a learn. The sailing committee consisted of o • of Mr. W. Ponsonby and Mr. Richard Franklyn. SUN, LON DON, THE WEST INDIES. The news from Jamaica is to the 26th ultimo, but there is little of interest. Our files of journals give a gloomy picture of the agricultural prospects and dis tress of the colony, aggravated by the disease preva lent in various parts. The island had been visited with some severe shocks of an earthquake, which greatly alarmed the inhabitants. The emigration movement to Australia had somewhat subsided. St. Lucia was healthy, and seasonable rains had fallen. The small-pox was raging more than ever in Port Royal. It has also appeared amongst the peasantry in the up-lands of St. Andrew's, and several cases have terminated fatally on Airy Castle, and among the surrounding settlers (at St. Christopher's and St. James's districts, and Newry Mount). It is dis• tressing also to learn that no medical attendance can be had in the districts we have named. Up to the 30th June no fewer than 7,781 cases had occurred. The weather has been unsettled and showery. From the provinces we learn that the scarcity of na tive vegetables is increasing to a large extent. The peasantry in some districts have been driven to con sume unripe yams ; and in all parts of the island fruits—mangoes especially, which are very abundant —form a not inconsiderable part of the food of the poorer classes. Her Majesty's ships Imaum, Commodore M'Quhae; Calypso, Captain Forbes : Rosamond, C omman d er Crawford; and Alban, Lieutenant Meynel, were at Port Royal. H er Majesty's brig Persian, Commander Mitchell, left Kingston on the 17th ult., for Rattan. Accounts from Barbadoes state that the sugar crop of 1852 is entirely closed. The young canes for the next crop continued to wear a healthy ap pearance. A fearful accident had occurred in Trini dad. The boilers of the steamer Victoria burst on the passage from Port of Spain to San Fernando, killing and wounding several persons. Some rich specimens of gold, found at the Upata diggingf, in Venezuela, had been exhibited in Trini dad, and sold for 2241. sterling. JAMAICA MARKETS, JULY 26. (From Cordova's Mercantile Intedigencer.) We have no improvement to report in the state of trade, since our issue of the 12th. Supplies are, for the most part, light, especially with reference to bread stuffs, but the spread of small-pox in the city, and indeed in most of the agricultural districts, has communicated a more than ordinary degree of languor to every branch of trade. _ Produco is looking up. Sugar is firm at a small ad vance for the better qualities, and rum has been moved rather freely at improved rates. Of coffee and pimento we have to report a bero market. Occasionally, a few bags—the gleanings of the field—aro brought in, and are sold at irregular prices. Exchange on London 90 days, par. raet tsenl tl kay i on, ds crushingN " SILHOUETTES" OF STATESMEN.—A writer in the Morning Chronicle speaks to-day "of Lord John Russell's wizened but earnest face, of Sir James Graham's ample form, of Lord Derby's keen and defiant gaze, of Mr. Dis raeli's look of ennui (a portraiture in which Mr. Leech has been of late greatly more successful than heretofore), of Mr. Bright's pugnacious presence, and of the Judicious Bottle holder's matchless ease." MELANCHOLTDEATH or AN OLD STAGE FAVOURITE. —An accident occurred between four and five o'clock OH Monday afternoon, by which Mr. Frank Hartland, who was and for many years a great favourite on the London Stage as a pantomimist, having been associated with the celebrated Grimaldi, lost his _life. It appears that Mr. Belk, the emi nent builder of Pimlico, had entered into a contract for the restoration of eight or ten houses in Mount-street, Westmin ster-road, commencing at the corner of Hercules-buildings, from mthe While sc i a n tro this ld . On Monday afternoon Mr. Hartland ~h appenedj iggert , o , be by passing, when his attention was attracted by a four-in-hand, driven in the by a nobleman , immediately facing the pr w o o p r e k lcier s aclodr i lm.e n adri q l u aaei happeningposition, t to what giveis w technically ay, skull. The unfortunate gentleman was taken in a state of l i e nt e an on d i t n he it s s id d e es o c f en th t e st h r u e c a k d, insensibility to the surgery of Mr. Brooks, a few doors off; but that gentleman at once pronounced his case hopeless, way to which place be died. Mr. Hartland has left a large family, hitherto entirely dependent upon and ordered him to be taken to St. Thomas him, to deplore their untimely loss. THE STORM.—Last night a young girl, of 16 years of age, and very prepossessing appearance, named Morgan, residing at 20, Charles-street, _Blackfriars-road, was momentarily deprived of si g ht b y a flash of lightning, Mr. Brady, surgeon, was quickly in attendance, and ren dered•the unhappy girl every assistance. We are requested to state that the intended visit of Mr. Thomas Baring to the United States has no connexi on with any diplomatic question, nor has there been any coin _ munication between the Government of this country and bi n on the subject in dispute respecting the fisheries.— Morning Paper. - The- La Plata left Southampton yesterday with the West India and Pacific mails. She had on board 1,380 to ns of coals, the largest quantity of fuel perhaps ever taken on hoard a steamer. It is estimated that the coal of the West Indi a Company used at home and foreign ton. Some idea may be formed from this of the enormo us expense of working a monster steamer, as the cost of fuel of the La Plata on her voyage from Southampton and St. Thomas will scarcely be less than 2,000/. Mr. Napier, theer maker of the engines of the La Plata, has offered to w ag 5,0001. that she will make the voyage to St.. Thomas in 12 days, and that her engine power is sufficient to take her there in ten days. The distance between Southampton a St. Thomas is near 3,700 miles, which is 700 miles farther than the distance betwee n Li v er p ool and New York. Ti e ngines of the La Plata reg i st er the revolutio ns of the paddl e : w heels on a disc simil ar to that on a g as met er. Opposit e to the disc a timepie ce is placed to show the celerity of th : re volutions. The ladies' saloon is, perhaps, the most supe r b apar t me nt afloat. The gigantic mast passes th rough the centre of the apartment, and is beautifully carved an d painted; and -forms a splendid orna ment. The panels are formed of slate, and on them are painted exquisite land scapes. - The ornamental paintings on board first-rate steamers are of a more subdued character than formerly was the case. Passengers, particularly ladies, have complained that staring pictures looking down on them aggravates the horrors of sea sickness. THE ROYAL JOURNEY TO BALMORAL.--It is un derstood that her Majesty and the Royal Family w il l Ei... spend a night at Holyrood Palace, en route to Balmo ra l s'un recap being made there for her preparations are accordingly at Balmoral tion. Intimation has been received 1 that the Court will arrive there on Wednesday, the Ist of September, so that the illustrious party will probably reach Holyrood on the evening of Tuesday, the 31st of August, departing next morning on their 'northward journey.—North British t Da Z ' y Mail. , —On th e PEMBROKE AND MILFO RD HAVEN. l4th inst. Lord Hardinge and Sir John Burgoyne inspected the works of the intended fortification on Thorn Island, Milford Haven, and expressed themselves satisfied with the rapid progress making' towards completion. Thence they pro ceeded to the fortification on the Stack Rock in conthan , with Colonel Victor, the commanding engineer, togetheri• J with Mr. Clark, the clerk of the works. Lord Hardinge and Sir John Burgoyne carefully examined every portion of that work now finished, and complimented Colonel Victor on its successful and satisfactory completion. They then went to Pembroke and inspected the towers, and afterwards left for London: Bract( 1-lauvEsTnas.—A great many colliers in the counties Of Stirling and Linlithgow hav e ' we understa nd , left their w or k this week, .and betaken themselves to shear ing, at which they areearning 3s. per day. To so great an extent has this take in the case of one , 78 men have loft, and n p ace, that . beginningto tell in the traffic receipts the result is already. cf the Monklands Mineral Rail way. It is some consolation that, to the gold diggings, even should all the Irish go off to fall back upon • , we shall have our black-diamond . upon, order men British Mail. er to get in our golden gram—North 112 STEAM-BOAT AC CIDENTS.—The New York Herald dives a list of the steam-boat accidents from January 9 to July 28, from which it appears that 20 accidents occurred, by w hi c h 48 people were killed and 100 injured. The amusements opened with the race for— Her Majesty's Cup of 100 guineas, for cutters of 75 and ' not more than 105 tons, belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron, for which the following vessels were en tered : Aurora, 47 tons, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq. Lavrcck, 72 tons, Captain Williams. Arrow, 102 tons, Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq. The Queen'a Cup Course, viz., from a cutter moored off Cowes Castle, round the Nab Light, returning from thence to Cowes, and proceeding to a vessel moored off Yarmouth, and back to Cowes Castle. A time race on a new scale. , The Arrow, from her late performances at Ryde, was decidedly the favourite. Shortly before ten o'clock the vessels appeared at the stations, and at five minutes before ten the preparatory gun was fired. The crews of the respective yachts were seen in activity is a moment in getting all in readiness, land at ten o'clock precisely the gun for starting was fired. There appeared to be some little delay in getting under weigh, but the Arrow was the first to show her botesprit ahead, and getting to the windward she, for a short time, took the lead, followed by the Lavreck, and some distance astern by the Aurora. Her lead, how ever, was but of very temporary duration, for she had not started above a minute when the Aurora, who had now gathered her wind, came abreast of the Lavrock, then passed her, and drew rapidly on the Arrow. On getting abreast of the Old Castle Point she overhauled the Arrow, and in a few moments succeeded in running by her and taking the first place. The Arrow then contiaued to fall astern, and from this point to Osborne House a most interesting raco ensued between the Arrow and the Lavrock, the little Aurora still 'main taining the lead. The relative positions were unaltered from this point, and they made their way towards Ryde; when it was the general opinion of those on the' beach that the Arrow had again succeeded in tacking first towards the Sandhead buoy, but this opinion re• quires confirmation. The handling, however, of the Arrow was most excellent, and under her altered f•-rm she appears to possess all the requisites for fast sailing in common with those of the latest from the builders' hands. The pretensions of the Aurora are by no means to be underrated, as she was the second vessel round 'he Ni:edles on the occasion of the race for the Queen'a Cup in the course round the Isle of Wight last year. It will be remembered that thiS was the second victory of the America, nod the Aurora was then the only vessel that came round the Needles with her. We must, hoW ever, defer the result of this match until the next com munication, el The Ruby steamer, • with a band of music on board, accompanied the yachts round the course, and a great number of ladies and gentlemen availed themselves of this opportunity to witness the mach. There was a talk here to-day that the America, Lord De Blaquiere, would appear in the Solent if a crew can be got together to the owner's satisfaction, but she is disqualified from sailing in any match here, not now being a foreign vessel, and her owner not being a mom ,ber of the Royal Yacht Squadron. ,_. WED NESDAY ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. --- That the production of a "grand historical opera" by the cel e b rated Julliee, whose name has long since become a household word throughout the length end breadth of the land, should fill the walls of C went Garden to overflowing might well be expected, and certainly the attendance last evening in honour of the first representation of Pietro 11 Grande was of no ordinary extent. Th e popu l ar maestro himself pre sided in th e orc h estra, and was greeted with even more than the cust omery fervour that his presence evo k es from the au di tory . w herever he appears. I n the d " gettio g up " of the new affair expense seeme d literally to b e no o b ject. We all know the splendid resources of the establishment, and in addition to their full developm en t l ast night, in the features of scenery, costume, and a p po i ntments, three m i l i tary bands were superadded to t h e instrumental strengt h o f the orchestra, and the chorui was augmented by the addition of forty-two voices. The libretto of Pietro .11 Grande is the work of Mr. Desmond Ryan, translat e d i nto Italian by Signor Mazzioni. Historic truth has yielded to the caprices of poetic f licence, as may b e seen from the following sketc h o f the story as it h as b een handled by Mr. Ryan. The dramatic effect produced i s , h owever , i n the present case an ample excuse for the disregard of Clio. P eter (Signor Tamberlik) is on the •point of departing from his ship-building labours, in Saardam, and Catherine (Mdlle. Anna Zerr)-_a sort of naval virandiere—is smitten with the disguised Emperor. The young lady, however, h as two suitors, Rossomak (Herr Formes), a Cossack chief, in attendance on the Czar, and Zeinbarg (Signor Rommi), one of her own coun trymen ; for neither of whom, however, does she at all concern her se lf. The first scene represents the dockyard, and is full of bustle and character. On one side is a ship on the stocks, with men employed tar ring her. At the back is a very correctly rigged barque, carrying top and top gallant mast% which moves away at the close of the act, carrying Peter and his fortunes. Men labour at anvils and carrying stones, and twisting ropes, and altogether the spec:- taele is very lively and 'signifi cant , Af ter an attempt b y Zeinherg on Peter's lif e , at teetjnetjgaliee of R° B g° - intik, acoinplimeatary ballet signalise"s fife know ledge of the Dutch authorities of the personnel of one of their shipwrights; and when this is over, and in the silence of the 'night, the two would-be assassins return, intending to complete the business of the Czar, when they are discovered by Catherine, denounced, and the life of Zeicherg only saved by Peter—who avows his real indivi duality—interfering on his behalf. A tender farewell of the poor Dutch girl follows, and. then, in the midst of a very effective tableau, the Em peror enters his own ship and bids his old comrades adieu. In the second act we have an elaborate tent scene, with more than one band upon the stage. Peter and his generals, the most conspicuous being Lefort (Sig. Tagliafico), are holding a revel—a very,favourite proceeding, by the way, of the Czar, and the group of tough old Scotch adventurers, who mainly formed his coadjutors_when Catherine, who has followed her lover, bursts in and an nounces the imminent danger of the Russian army. After being recognised and welcomed by Peter, and departing on her mission to the Grand Vizier, warlike proceedings commence. Peter changes his plan of defence, and dictates fresh instructions to his generals. Then the tent draperies are drawn aside, disclosing fortifications and a distant camp. After a warlike chorus of officers, we have a military spectacle representing the defiling of the Russian forces. Troops of various species march by, from artillery to Cossacks. The first band is that of a cavalry regiment, all the performers mounted and 1 P-ays ; ng a gay and pi qu a n t march. Infantry drums an d fi fes come next, the drums very long and of a peculiar construction; and lastly, we have an ordinary regimental band. The whole display, which is a very brightly and carefully managed piece of pageantry, leads up to the arrival of Peter with his staff, all equally mounted on capari soned and caracolling steeds. The remainder of the act is made up of tumultous choruses, and rushes of driven-in and rallying soldiers across the stage. Peter, with a telescope, surveying the field, is not in the least put out by the exp l os i on o f a shell close to him ' • and finally, making a last appeal to his m en to follow him to the death, he seizes a standard, and rushes with his re serve of troops into the fray. The third act opens in the Kremlin. The night is dark, with snow falling. The Czar holds high festival, and from the daughters of the Boyars assembled he is to select a Czarina. But Rossomak's vengeance is not yet satiated. In a nook near the palace be and his accomplices plan the assassination of the Emperor. Of course the faithful and omnipres en t C a th er i ne , w h o has not turned up after the battl e o f P u l tawa unt i l this critical moment, is wandering by, an d, o f course, she hears their plans, and hurries off to save once more the Czar. The monarch is in a desponding condition, 'longing for another look of the lost Catherine, when her voice startles his ears. In a moment she is in his arms, and the story of Rossomak's treachery dis closed. Peter quietly bides his time. 'Rosso mak .makes his appearance with his friends in the ball-room ; but when be attempts to stab the monarch, Peter, who is prepared, seizes his wrist and drives the weap o b i nto the assassin's breast. when, in conclusion, we state that Catherine succeeding congratulatory chorus, resplendent in im perial robes, we have brought the story to its fore seen termination. The music is much what we had anticipated. A great deal of what is pleasing, sparkling, melodious, appears in the and effective —noisy pro found. There was no dulness, but some condensation is necessary. This should be employed principally in the second act, where some disapprobation was occasionally, and not very - manifested, to whi c h , however, the introduct i on o f equestrian spectacle, which shocked the hyper-fasti dious, partly conduced. The grand hit of the opera and which will become, we imagine, a great popular is the Russian hym n , favourite. The waltzes, polonaises, and mazurkas, and felicitously introduced, are of course delightful, here observe that the choregraphic e based upon a national melody, so is the ballet music of the first act. We may Madame Robert and M. Alexandre was highly praiseworthy ; but that of the new Russian danseuse, Mademoiselle Adrieneff, did not find unani mousamid favour. , The first act terminated tremendous applause, and a recall for Anna Zerr, Tamberlik, Formes, and Jullien. We could specify several morceaux of great beauty, but shall be content d execution of with singling out the prayer of the nuns, accompanied by the organ behind the scenes ; the septet in which o cel, (eel Peter dictates the plan of the battle ; his cavatihs, " Ah ! se to m'ami ;'' dun afflita ;" and the chorus, " Non s oda pia." Tam berlik was absolutely glorious. He looked, acted, Catherine's prayer, and sang to perfection. The peculiar talents of Mdlle. Anna Zerr were exercised to great advantage in the part of Catherine, and assuredly these _ two .e eminent artistes are entitled to the gratitude of the justice. What for they did him the amplest What Formes had to do he necessarily The exertions of Tegliafico, Stigelli, Polinihn indeed all concerned, were worthy of all admiration. to All that is wanting is some judicious curtailment. d attractive render Pietro 11 Grande highly popular an spectacle ; and as an opera, as it is magnificent as a . disappoint we rest satisfied that M. Jullien will not .. .. . his friends, the public, in exercising this sni t e t 1 11 1 t e o r falla i o n o f There was very considerable applause a did nobly. and and the curtain. M. Jullien was loudly called with Mdlle. th for, dile. responded to the summons, in company w l Anna Zerr and Tamberlik. Among the persons the performances by his presence. Am° ls - ake and Du of distinction present we remarked the Geraldine chess of Beaufort and the Ladies andHenrietta .or _ , d the Du- Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Ben: Bath the Earl of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured chess of Leinster, the Marquis of B b a e t Viscountess Now port, the Countess of Glengall, lett, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and .dstone , his port, Viscount and Viscountess Mai Gordon Lennox, Excel lency Baron Rehausen, Lord Henry Gordon, Lady Burg- Countess Pow- M.P., Lord and Lady Frances G Lady Mary Chris hersh and Mrs. Locke, Lady Kin g ._ , Bateman and the topher and Lady Lucy Grant, 1 ,4 0! Churchill, Colonel the Cape), Lady Flower, Lord Alfred the Hon. Mr- Jer. . Right. Hon. Cecil tireld Forester, Hon. Miss Hanbury, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Lady the Hon. Mr. Stuatt annhy, Colonel the Hon. G. cadoge Macdonald, the Ron. Mr. Wortley, the Hon. James Anson and Miss Anson, Banbury, the Hon. Mrs. George Hon. Strange and the ningham, the Hon. G. W. Mulles, the Hon. Gerald Pon the Bon. Mr. J. A. Villiers, th.e.. 5. Norton, the Hon. 211.8ir er H , e S ar ir y A ,B r is th h uT Sir Mrs. Abbott, Sir Henry Hon. Mrs. Jocelyn, the Hon. George Douglas, Sir E. Page Turn As ton, tee. &o. Webb, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPH ITH EATRE. The astonishing and unpre cedented feats of the b rothers Seigrist, on La Perche , have ex cited such an amount of pnblic enthusiasm that M r. Batty has found it expedient to enter int o a re-en g a gement with those e x t raor di nary ar ti s ts, who continue n i g h t l y to display their matchless dexterity in the circus. The grand spectacular drama of Peter the Great is in the height of its attraction; the role of the Muscovite Czar being sustained with great dignity and effect by Mr. Ryder. In the production of this piece Mr. Leclercq has proved himself to be the best of stage•managers. The groupings and general liaise en scene are most admirably arranged, and, indeed, in all that has been brought forward on this stage under his direction, a Si gnal improvement on precedi n g s easons is dis• cernible in the legitimate features of s t age e ffect, resulti n g from his singularly happ y Combination of taste and tact. Astiey's has never been stronger in the field than at present, and we strongly recommend any who may not have visited it lately, not to omit an evenings enjoyment in its brilliant interior before the approaching recess. W e are given to understand that Mr. Batty has retained Mr. Fitzball to write the opening of his Christmas pantomim e , regardless of expense, and which he is determined shall surpass all his previous efforts. EVENING, AUGUST BRITISH ARCHJEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. NEWARK MESDAY.—Last night, at eight o'clock, a meeting Of the Archaeological Association was held at the Town-hall, at which the Duke of Newcastle presided. Among the members of the society present we oh!:erved—Lord R.. P. Clinton, M.P., the Earl of Lincoln, Lord E. Clinton, Mr. Barrow, M.P., Sir P. D warris, Mr. T. J. Pettigrew (the treasurer), the Rev. R. J. Hodgkinson (local hon. secretary), Mr. G. N. Wright, Mr. J. R. Planche, Mr. T: S. Godfrey, of I3alderton, D r . L ee, Si r 0. Moseley, Mr. G. H. Vernon, M.P., &c. There was a very numerous attendance of ladies and gentlemen in the body of the hall. Before the ordinary business of the association was proceeded with, The Meeroa (Mr. Nicholson) read the address from n the Mayor an d Corporation of Newark to the Duke of Newcastl e , an d to the Archaeological Society, ex pressing their congratulations t t e association. n hh The Duke of N EWCASTLE, on the part of the com• mittee and m em b ers o f the society,returned his ac knowledgments for the kind reception vvhich had been given them in th a t anc i ent and remarkable borough, and for the address w hi c h h a d just beenpresented. the Mayor, to the R ev . M r . Hodgkins the on association dto other residents in the to wn , th e t h anks of were especially due f o r th e great assistance they thhad rendered in preparin g f or th e recept i on of so consider able a number of per sons , an d f or the excellent ar rangements which their l oca l k now l e d ge and business_ like habits had enabled th em t o ma k e. With refer ence to those portions of th e a dd ress which referred personally to himself, he would only say that he valued them most highly as proceeding from the in hahititnts of a town which had always stood pre eminent in his affections, and in the welfare of which he took a deep interest. The address had referred to the past history of Newark, and to the great men who bad first drawn breath in that town. He sincerely hoped that the great men whom Newark might in future produce would be'tnen who would carry the blessings and truths of religion among their country men, and even into foreign climes, and that such days st Af a a s those in which their magnificent castle was dismantled were past never to return.—(Hear.) The Noble Duke, having resumed his seat, said that it was the practice for the President of the Assecia tion to read an inaugural paper, and he must apologise for the very imperfect address which, in compli ance with that custom, it would be his duty now to deliver to them. He came among them rather as a disciple than as a master—as one who had much to learn ra ther than as one who had anything to teach. He would, therefore, only endeavour briefly to lay before them a plain and simple basis, upon which others would, be hoped, in the course of the week, erect a more elaborate structure. One of the objects for which the as3oCiation was established was to prevent, as far as was practicable, all injuries with which an cient national monuments of every description might from time to time be threatened • and he believed the society bad been very successful in their endeavours to secure that end.—(Hear.) Another object of the association was to spread abroad a correct taste for arch eing, and a just appreciation of monuments of ee anc i en t art, so as ultimately to secure a general inte rest in their preservation. So well aware were the ancient Greeks of the value of such investigations as those undertaken by this society, that in Athens three men were paid by the State, whose duty it was to afford information to those who sought instruction respecting the interesting monuments of their coun try. With regard to our own country, however, so entirely deficient were the records of history from the 3d century to the beginning of the Bth, that, but for the researches of the antiquarian, that long period would be almost a blank in the annals of this island. —(Hear, hear.) Another most important subject, and one intimately connected with the science of go vernment, had of late years received the attention of the society. H e alluded to the bearing of ancient laws, and the influence of apparently anomalous cus toms, upon the habits an d even the dispositions of a people. Some able men in the sister country bad lately been investigating the Brehon l aws , w hi c h seemed to have more or less governed Ireland for nearly a thousand years, and he rejoiced to say it was now decided that the whole of those laws should be at once translated and published.—(Hear, hear.) Such a publication might possibly throw light upon much that was • singular and that had been inexplicable in the destiny of that nation. In France there was, or at all events there was till recently, a Government office, whose duty consisted in watching over monuments, and in securing the restoration of such ancient buildings and monuments as would otherwise fall into dilapidation or be de stroyed by private persons. That important duty was, however, performed in this country to a great extent by voluntary associations, such as that which Was now holding its meeting, and it had been most successfully performed in numerous instances— (Hear, hear)—not by any actual power with which such societies were invested, but by the wholesome action of public opinion, induced by their represents tions.—(Hear, hear.) He must say that until he visited Egypt he was never fully impressed with the value of antiquarian researches. The discovery of a key to the Egyptian hieroglyphics bad given a means of more fully understanding the writings of past ages, and even of the books of the Old Testament, which no other event could have afforded. It really seemed providential that all the wonders which had been brought to light within the last forty years in Egypt, in Nineveh, and in other places, should have been buried for so many centuries--nay, for decades of centuries—by which alone they could have been preserved to give the people of this day a clear insight into the religious forms and domestic manners and customs of the most celebrated people of antiquity. He would only ex press his sincere hope that those remains might henceforth be preserved.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble at 80 Duke then p rocee d e d to refer me)length to the local antiquities o f N o tti ng hamshire, and gave an in teresting sketch of th e hi story of Nottingham, New ark, Southwell, Mansfield, and Worksop, making particular allusion to many of the antiquarian relics to be found in those towns. The Noble Duke con cluded by expressing a hope that the catalogue ré sumé he had given of some of the antiquarian riches of the district would induce others who possessed more leisure and skill to turn these facts to account, and to unveil from the dust of ages those sterling treasures which many among them were only now beginning to appreciate.—(Hear and applause.) On the motion of Sir 0. MOSELEY, seconded by Mr. T. J. PETTIGREW, a vote of thanks was given to the Duke of Newcastle for his able paper. Mr. GUTCU then proceeded to read an elaborate and interesting paper on Robin Hood and the ballads, which he had prepared in consequence of the vicinity of the place of their present meeting to Sherwood Forest, which had been hitherto regarded as the habi tation of the celebrated English yeoman Robin Hood. The recent singular discovery made by the Rev. J. Hunter, in his researches among the ancient records of the Exchequer, justified him (Mr. Gutch) in as• serting the veritable existence of Robin Hood, and the county of his residence. Mr. Gutch referred at great length to the statements of Dr. Stukeley, Mr. Thoresby, Mr. T. Wright, M. Thierry, a writer in the Westminster Review under the signature of " G. F.," and others, with regard to the existence and cha racter of the renowned outlaw, and quoted many in teresting passages from ancient ballads detailing the exploits of Robin and his comrade, " Little John." From the information derived from these sources, combined with the discovery recently made by Mr. Hunter, that at the time of the presumed existence of the outlaw, it appeared from the account of the ex penses of the King's household, that one Robin Hood was a porter of the chamber, Mr. Gutch expressed his firm opinion that Robin Hood was not a mythical personage, but had a veritable existence about the year 1323. A paper on the era and character of Robin Hood, prepared by Mr. J. 0. Halliwell, was read, in the absence of that gentleman, by Mr. T. J. Pettigrew. The writer stated that the recent publication by Mr. Hunter, in which he attempted to prove from records that Robid Hood was a veritable historical personage, had drawn much attention to this interesting ques tion. Without pretending to the discovery of any fresh evidence, Mr. Halliwell thought that an intel ligible resume of the arguments on Robin Hood's true character might not be unacceptable to those whom he was addressing, who would then draw their own conclusions on the subject. Robin Hood was not mentioned by any writer previous to the latter part of the 14th century. The only authentic notice of him as an historical character was met with in the pages of Fordun, who travelled and wrote in the latter part of that century, and who intro duced a notice of the hero after relating the final defeat, towards the close of Henry lll.'s reign, of the great national party of England under Simon de Montfort. Mr. Halliwell then read the narrative, which stated that " from among the dispossessed and banished arose that mos t f amous cut-t h roa t Robin Hood, and Little John, with their accomplices,'' and proceeded to record some of the acts of the daring outlaw. This account appeared only in a late d as of little • of Fordun, which Mr. Halliwell regarded to of ; e l " if authority ; and asked whether it Robin Hood had been a real person so occur in of itioch no'to riety, that no notice of him whatever w w ° ant of histo • contemporary history. There wasd n h o a d such a per rians who treated of the period, the had part of the son as Robin Hood existed have been no 13th century, he must unquestionablyhovveietnr 3 Abbas, or other writers. by Matthew Paris, Ben" n they popular merely ballads, writers. Instead of this, him mentioned, as a subject ° the ce ntury after alleged time a work composed a of his death. The early ballads on the subj ec t were most numerous, but it seemed scarcely credible that those romantic compositions should be treated as evi dence. Mr. Halliwell proceeded to quote s ome ca- 18 1852 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. rious and interestieg extracts from the Robin Hood ballad poems, and came to the conclusio n that it was - most unsafe to rely On the. very insufficient evideecea 11701?TifF.RN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 17. of the existence ofeuch a:persetnaS w ere d er i ved from RT NISI PES COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice this source. In all prehlibility he was a mythic per- WidLITMAN.) sonage, and the c&njeeture that his name was merely , MELLOR v. LEATHER AND cLoUGH. a corruption of of the Wood" w as b y no This action came on yesterday afternoon, and was means an impossible one.. not finished until nine o'clock last night. After a f ew wor d s from Air. PLANCHE, •h' tel Mr. Serge an t Wil kins and Mr..l3irnie appeared for rence to s ome o f ;h e f ac t s m entioned in the foregoin g the plaintiff Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., for the defendant papers, • Leather, and Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Milward, for laws, courts Sir F. DwARRIS read an able paper on the forest . the defendant Clough. , and customs, and. the Chief Justices in This was .an action brought by a merchant residing Eyre north and south of the Trent. in Liverpool, who in 1849 bought a cream-coloured The meeting separated at a late hour. leanyiu Brazil, and in the spring of 1850 brought it from Pernambuco to Liverpool. The effect of the voyage greatly deteriorated the . " p on y, and it wig landed in -bad eeedition. A livery stable-keeps named Balmer, residing at West Derbv e was sent for, he,recommended that-Mr. Middlehurit, the vete rinary kurgeckri, should be called in. The pony, un der his.attention, recovered, and, being a very beau tiful pony, excited general admiration. The pony, however, soon after became again unwelj, and was again placed under the care of Mr. Middlehurst and Diluter. Buttner proposed that it should be sent to a strawyard in Wales belonging to a brother-in-law of his, named Harker, and to this arrange ment the plaintiff agreed. The pony Was ac cordingly sent there. Some time afterwards Bulmer went to the plaintiff with a very doleful and told him that th e pony was dead, n would take him to the tanyard an d send and that an h c o e , him one orhis feet to'keep in remembrance of him. In 30 doing Bulmer had acted bona fide to the best of his infdrination. A short time after this Bulmer met the defendant Leather, who is a surgeon, and from him he ascertai ne d t h a t th e pohy was Hot dead, as h e (Leather) had bought him of a person named Came ron, WLo went by the name of Scotch Sam. The Plaintiff then saw Leather, who admitted that he had hi 4 Penn lent refused to give it up unless ; 3o guineas were given to him for it. The plaintiff refused to do thisjaut offered to give Leather 1.01. to cover the ex pellees be had been at in Medicine to curs the animal. This the defendant rerused, and the plaintiff was ad vised to get possessio n of the posy as he could. By the plaintiff's directions Balmer, accompanied by a man named Harrison, a bailiff, got possession of the pony and took it to some livery stables out of the borough. The defendant Cloug - b, a detective officer, was employed by the defendant Leather to fled his pony, and take into custody those who had taken it away, on a charge of felony. Thi s c h arge was heard police mag i strate, and dis thoerdered to h e d e li vered up to In b e i f s e e r e e 3, 3t a l n r. d M t a h n e s fi p e l o d n , y Leather on his entering into a replevin bond. For the defendant Clough, Mr. JAMES submitted that there was no case against his client, as he was merely acting in the ordinary discharge of his duty in doing what he bed done, within the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation Act. For the defendant Leather, Mr. HILL contended that his client had mode a bond fide purchase of the pony, not knowing it hod been obtained by fraudulent means. Oa Harker receiving the pony it got worse, oarndde,reudndtoerbetheadvice of T it• h l e r. po .a n l y idd l l v ela as u , rst h , o i w t e w ve a r s , de fendanto pes e destroyed. rli.te3atthheerskbeoluegtohnt for anatomical Os., intend u i r n p g os t e o s. ma H k e e sold to Peter Cameron for 205., and frcm him the an _ .p some experiments upon it, and, if he did not succeed, gave the pony quinine,asbe bad maded under boisnias fidetreatment p areha i s t e re covered; ss a e n s d, were called in support of this statement, the animal, be m a d e no a concealment of it. and Mr. Sergeant Weextras repli e d on the whole case. toHis LORDSHIP, in summin up, l e ft i t to the jury say whether the plaintiff had given authority to Harker and Bulmer to sell the pony. If be had, hadther e d is was pos e a d n oefn it d to in o the fraud,ca if nor, and theHarker plaintiff was en s e titled to their verdict. The jury would al so s ay what damages they would give if they found for the plaintiff. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—.. Damages, 201. His LORDSHIP said en the pleadings the plaintiff could only recover 31., but he would give the plain tiff leave to move to increase the damages to 201. To-day the Court has been occupied until the afternoon with the trial of an insurance case, to which there was a plea of fraud, the question raised being whether the vessel was seaworthy or not when in sured? The case was very uninteresting. A num ber of cases in the second list have been arranged and disposed of. CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Justice CAMPBELL.) Robert Bradbury, aged 31, was indicted for a rape upon Anne Spirey. Mr. Overend prosecuted, and Mr. Monk defended the prisoner. The prosecutrix bad been sworn, and was proceed ing to give her evidence when she fainted away, and a medical man was sent for to attend her. After the Court had waited a quarter of an hour, the surgeon said that the prosecutrix was wandering in her mind, and incapable of giving evidence, and that he could not say when she would be sufficiently recovered. Mr. OVEREND, on behalf of the prosecution, then proposed, under a recent statute, to put in evidence the deposition of the witness taken before the magis trate, the witness being unable to attend and give evidence. His LORDSHIP thought the de - positions net receiv able as evidence under the circumstances, the words of the statute, the 11th and 12th of Victoria, c. 42, se:tien 17, being, " that if upon the trial it shall be proved that any person whose depositions shall have been taken is so ill as to be able to travel" and give evidence, his depositions may be read. Here the witness had been able to attend the trial, but could not give evidence. The best plan would therefore be to take a verdict of acquittal ; and under all the circumstances of the case, and from reading the de positions, he did not think that the ends of justice would be frustrated thereby. George France, aged 27, was indicted for having committed a burglary at Weat Derby, at the house of John Owen, on the Ist of June. Mr. Blair prosecuted, and Mr. T. Atkinson de fended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor, who lives at West Derby, his family consisting servants, end four men -servants, bad on the n ight . of the Ist of June last his mother-in.law end :ister-ii- c of his wile, two maid : law stayinc, with him. About 0:1f1 o'clock i n the morning the prosecutor heard some footsteps in lobby of his house, into which bis open e d. b e droo mr rn rere h and He called to his men, but receiving his wife got up end went to the bedroom cried out, " B— bolted it. A voice in the lobby A h th e e d n oor was noens door and your eyes, burst it open," an d t he door received a violent immedi ately burst open, and the prosec utor six or seven men blow with an iron weapon, the room, and masked and disguised then t, . oh! my men, spare the prosecutor then told them he had my life, don't kill me. , . s , and one of them said " Then a nice sum of T I " T " - b ," prosecutor then went to his cried „ mi ne let us have it." ,, , ovv five men on the stairs, and sitting-room, a a m door. He took from his desk in his room 761. j one at the bedr o o m notes and gold, whi c h h e h a d Manchester the day bef o re, which h e gav e to the m re ceived in gn. They then placed him on a so f a to the wall, and ordered him not t o l oo k with his face One of them then said, "You hav e more at than them this ?" and he told them that th ere were money few sovereigns „ left in the desk, which th ey took out. They then ordered him to go to hi s b edroom an d go to - bed. A man was watching th e d oor, and a m an followed him into his bedroom, an d ordered him to sit in a chair near the bed, pointing a p i stol at his bea d. The burglars remained in the house an hour, taking with them a gold watch, two silver watchea, and some plate, besides the money. While this was going on two men went into the room where the farm labourers slept, and ordered them to lie still, pointing at them something which they took for a blunderbuss. All the men were masked, and none of the witnesses could swear to the prisoner, although they said his size and height and general appearance corresponded with one of the burglars. After the burglars had been gone some time an alarm was given, and the neighbours got up and joined in the pursuit of the burglars. At 'Walton they met a policeman, who bad seen six men get over a stile into the high road. He attempted to seize two of them, and the other four ran down Bootle-lane. One of these four men he swore was in the t he prisoner at the bar. One of the two men h e had seized fi red a pistol at him, tb e smoke of which blinded hlrn, and they both escaped down Bootle-lane. A poli ce o ffi cer named Capstick met sixmen where direction th ese men b a d run , an d ask ed them in l h they w ere go i ng ? Th ey sa id to Liverpool, and h a d been w a t c hi ng t h e brick-fields, and and that they h a d country. Capsti c k heard there had been a row in it themselves, upon said he thought they . bad d and one of the men, whom which they attacked him ; knocked him d own with he swore to be the prisoner, _., . They then 1a I ran away. Ca stick a life preserver. went towards Liverpool, and gave infor mationimmediately police, in consequence of which the to the apprehended a fterwards and identified prisoner was Howard and Capstick as one of the six men. by one .. er's defence, the Learned Counsel , contended that the prisoners identity was not satis factorily out, and he called two witnesses to made p an alibi. rove - Mr. Bema having replied, iiis LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury found the prisoner Guilty. His LORDSHIP ordered sentence of death to be re corded against him, telling him he would be trans ported for life ; and advised that the witnesses for the prisoner should be indicted for perjury. Mr. Bliss, Q.C., has been sitting trying prisoners i in the Sheriffs' Court during the day. TURINT - C3F - HER MAJESTY TO OSBORN E. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. This morning, at 11 o'clock, the Royal steam squadron became by the aid of a good telescope, about 30 miles off this port, coming up under all steam towards Spithead from the eastern channel. The Vivid yacht, Mr. Luke Smithett Master - Commanding, first rppeared. She was followed at the distance of two or three miles by the Queen's yacht Victoria and Albert, with the Sovereign and party on board, denoted by the standard flying from the main. Then followed the Fairy, and, lastly. the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam yacht, with the First Lord on board, but five or ten miles astern. Th e arined attendants (Odi n , 16, Cap thin Henderson Cs.;Magicienne, 16, C a p ta i n Ram , say; Sampson, 6, Captain L. T. Jones; Berracouta, 6, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie ; and the Retri bution, 28, Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond) were nowhere in sight at that time. About 12.15 the Royal yacht entered the anchorage of Sk, head, when all the ships lying there—the Blenheim, 5 816, ca en hei p n t. i, 60, Capt a i n G ar d ner (act i pg ) ; E Hewl e tt ( acting); Vestal, 26, Captain C. B. .Ha ; ra ilton ; an d Tiger, 16, Captain Gifford, " dressed '. and saluted, manning yards and cheering as the Queen passed. The Victory flag-ship and Battorm Battery also saluted. The American line-of. packet ship Lan* dou, Captain liihbert, and the -Alfred Indiaman lowered their ensigns and dipped their pennants as the royal standard passed them; their crews also manned their rigging, an d th e passengers the bul warks, and cheered most loy a lly. H er M a j esty W'.;3 also saluted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Ctub Bat tery at Ryde, on passing that yachting station. At 12.30 the royal yachts arrived off Osborne, when her Majesty stepped into the yacht'a barge, and landed at 12.37, when the flag was struck in the barge, and hoisted at Osborne at 12.44, under the usual salute's from the Squadron House -battery, ani the Marquis of Anglesey's Castle at West Cowes. The Queen's yachts then anchored off Cowes harbour. The armed attend an t s a b ove enumerated did not become visible from the eastward until the Queen had disembarked at Osborne. The Barracouta appeared first, about 25 miles from Osborne; the was closely followed by the Odin. The Magicienne appeared about five miles astern of the Odin; the Sampson about the like distance astern of the Magicienne; and the Retribution about ten miles astern . of th e Samp son. The Barracouta ran through Sp!th ead at 12.55 P.m. ; the Odin, at 1.5 P.M ; the Magicienie, at 1.37 s t g he ua ße r tribution, at d on were 2 r . .a s a r ; .m th . ; e S a a n m d an chored at Cowes. p a s t on 3.2o 2thPe.Mwhaonled The Black Eagle returned to this port at 5, having left the Duke of Northumberland at Cowes, to at tend the Privy Council to-morrow. At five o'clock a heavy thunderstorm came on with rain in a perfect cataract ; it was more like one sheet of water than isolated drops. Meanwhile the lightning was very vivid, and the thunder continuous. It commenced at the westward, and is passing over to the eastward.-6.30 P.M. (From the Court Circular.) OFF FLUSHING, AUG. 16. The Royal squadron got under weigh early yester day morning, intending to proceed to sea, but, in consequence of the gale that was blowing, came to anchor off the town of Flushing. Her Majesty was received with manned yards and a salute by the Dutch frigate lying in the roads. The Dutch Admiral of the Port came on board in his barge to pay his respects to her Majesty; as did also the captain of the frigate. In the afternoon the Royal yachts, with the Black Eagle and Vivid, pro ceeded up the river Scheldt, and anchored off the town of Terneusen. Her Majesty the Queen, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, landed at the town, and drove through the streets and environs. Upon re-embarking her Majesty was saluted by the fort. OSBORNE, AUG. 17. Yesterday morning the Royal squadron got under weigh at six o'clock and proceeded to sea, intending to proceed direct to Osborne, but, a thick fog coming on, the yachts, with the steam-frigates attending upon them, anchored at half-past five o 'cl oc k i n Dun geness Roads, where her Majesty and the Royal party remained for the night. This morning the Royal squadron weighed an chor at half-past four, and reached Osborne at half past 12 o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. - - - - Yesterday being the birthday of her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the morning was ushered in at Kensington by the ringing of merry peals on the church bells, and the royal standard was hoisted. In the evening her Royal Highness's tradesmen in London and Kensington illuminated, and, as usual, they dined together at the King's Arms Tavern, Ken sington ; Mr. Edward Snell, jun., in the chair. Her Majesty was pleased to command a liberal supply of the finest fruits in season from t he ro y al g ardens at Frogmore on the happy occasion, and the Royal Duchess sent a fine fat buck. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, Hugbenden Manor, Bucks. The American Minister, Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, and Colonel Lawrence, have left town on a short visit to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Knebsworth, Herts. The Cambridge University Commission had a meeting, yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing -street. Present—the Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Beeson (Secretary). Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes terday, from the Governors of the North American Provinces. Dispatches were sent to the Governors of the Went India Islands, on Monday evening, from the Colonial office. COSTA RICA-PORT OF BOCA DEL TORO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stet,—As you gave insertion in the body of your paper to the letter of Mr. Montoya, the Vice-Consul publicity to of New Granada, to which the enclosed is a reply from the Consul-General of Costa Rica, I rely on your justice to give the same deg ree of this as was given to the former, in order that both sides may be equally heard.—l am, Sir, &c., J. S. BUCKINGHAM. Aug. 17, 1852. THE COSTA RICA COMPANY. TO J. S. BUCKINGHAM, ESQ. Sir, — With refer ence to the letter of Mr. Montoya, published in the daily journals, to which you have drawn my attention, asserting that the port of Boos a:lei:en:l not.]• del Toro is within the territories of New Gravadt!,at beg wet distinctly to deny the accuracy of 9 e i statement, and to affirm that not only the Boca _ u is Toro, but the whole of the Chirigui Lagooen. also, within the limits of Costa Rica, as ackn o of t l h a e g e ßoas the highest authorities—that the grant, r oe 'Awls del Toro to the Costa Rica Company by legal and tune of that state is therefore pe3,l oyemineo t will authentic—and that the Costa RicaZ an d maintain be fully prepared to justify its "r aw , sir, &C., its right to the ports in question 107215, . Conn' clops - n t ° ll f is e nb a je ß et ie nl a u . at be [All paid farther for as a c d o v ni er m ti ien___2l....r:„......._unicßeall: XTEI4SION.—No fewer extension are before the SOUTH iv' AL four distinct r P s la tillsAiblrL ie rlw lar ay gest and most important than public of South „,./VolajteBid from Milford Haven to Manchester. scheme is on e c Tb .e e c beat of South Wales. This has been running throtig-h -k Union, and has been received with much termed the We „ Td run from Carmarthen through Llandilo, favour. It ni u ji t h, Rhayader, to Llandiloes, thence to Llande v „ e a r l a uchester, thus connecting, by a direct line, the Crew ° a-ind central districts of England with South Wales. northern d that the Earl of Cawdor and Viscount E m l yn, ALP it ' s and other large land owners , are i n f avour o f the ~ Bcheme• The extension of s h or t li nes i n t o the Welsh valleys h a s been found most re munera ti ve , and it is now proposed to cons truct :a line fr om B r i ton Ferry to Glyncorwg and usesteg, running into the valleys of the Avon and Llynvi, and being about 15 miles in length. It would join the South IVales main line at Briton Ferry Docks. It appears that the chief owners of land on the line have consented to give the requisite ground gratuitously. Engineers are again employed in preparing plans and sections for the Forest of Dean Central Railway. The fourth project is the line from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, wh i c h h as met with much attention. 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