The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-02 00:00:00

IMPERI. AMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, September 1. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. MILBANK PRISON BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. BATTERSEA PARK BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the parish of Lambeth, complaining of the grand jury system. CITY OF LONDON SEWERS BILL. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from an individual, praying to be heard by counsel against the City of London Sewers Bill, and that the Bill might be referred to a Select Committee. Lord CAMPBELL apprehended that the prayer of the petition could not be complied with without violating their Lordships' standing orders. After a short conversation the petition was received. Lord CAMPBELL then moved the suspension of the standing orders in question. Lord BEAUMONT said a motion was on the paper for suspending the standing orders in favour of the Bill, and he could not see why the same indulgence should not be conceded to its opponents. The hurried manner in which their Lordships disposed of Bills towards the end of the session almost rendered the rights of property unsafe, and he really did hope that the first business their Lordships entered upon next session would be the certsidtrs,tion of some remedy for this evil. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE recommended the suspension of the standing orders in this case. Lord REDESDALE said that the Bill had been sent up to their Lordships much too late. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE stated that it could nq,under the circumstances, have been submitted to the H nse earlier. It was very important that the Bill should pass. The motion for the suspension of the standing orders Yeas, however, understood to be withdrawn, and the Bill was read a second time. COPPER DUTIES BILL. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the county of Cornwall, signed by 21,545 persons inter ested in the mining trade of that part of the country, against the Bill relating to the duties on copper and copper Ore. The Earl of FALMOUTH presented a similar petition. On the motion that this Bill be read a first time, Lord REDESDALE complained of the late period at which the Bill had been introduced to their Lordships. In the other House it had been brought in upon the Bth of May, and had been adjourned no less than thirty times before it came to a second reading. Their Lordships bad not been treated with due courtesy; the measure was one, involving a change in the financial system of the country, and it was impossible to give it the due consideration which its importance demanded. Ho pro tested against the system of delaying the introduction of measures into their Lordships' House to such incon venient periods as had been of late the practice.—(Hear, hear.) Nothing now was left the House of Lords, they had scarcely an opportunity to pass their opinion upon a measure; and to debate it was almost an impossibility. He considered that if they did not mark their strong dis approbation of this want of courtesy on the part of the House of Commons, their independence was at an end. He also objected to the measure as being one for the re duction of the revenue. When they considered the pre sent crippled state of the finances of the country, they would be of opinion that such a reduction could not be 'very well afforded. In the county of Cornwall, where the evil effects of the measure would be principally felt, the potato crop had almost totally failed; the harvest was exceedingly deficient, more so than in any other county. Under all these circumstances, he considered it his duty to oppose even the first reading of the Bill. He would, therefore, move that the Bill be read a first time that day six mouths, and that motion he did not believe an independent Member would refuse to suppit. 'The Marquis of LANSDOWNE trusted that the House would not dispose, in any such summary manner, of a Bill which haeffor its objects the reduction of a high duty and the promotion of the trade of the country. The Noble Lord - seemed to consider that the present measure was a great innovation upon the system of the country. Was he aware that four or five years ago this liberty of exportation did exist ? The present system was an experiment by w hi c h, f rom a false idea of af feralg protection to British copper, the smelting trade of this e unary has been exposed to severe danger, and was gtadually diminishing. Did he know that the effect of the present system was to raise up a smelting trade hi Chili, in the United States of America, and that ores which would have come to this country to be smelted were by its operation now smelted in foreign countries ? He would refer the Noble Lord to the evi dence of the British Consul at Philadelphia. In the year 1847, that gentleman informed them that since the passing of the late measures, a company had been formed in Boston, who were erecting smelting furnaces. The same was the fact in New York, in New Jersey, and in several other places. The evi(!enten taken before the Navigation Committee con firmed the statements which he had made. With the knowledge that a great portion of the copper ore was going out of the country, he could not conceive that their Lordships would at-sent to the extremely unusual course of rejecting the Bill upon its first reading. He considered that it would be setting a very dangerous precedent if they rejected in this manner Bills sent to them by the house of Commons. It would be saying, in fact, that the opinions of the House of Commons, de • Glared by a large majority, upon a subject of trade and taxation, were not even worth a consideration. Lord REDESDALE would not commit an act of dis ctatirteay towards the House of Commons without a suffi cient reason. But the House of Commons had committed an act of discourtesy towards them by keeping back a 13134 of such importance until such a late period of the session, which, had it been introduced in June, they should have been allowed at least a week before they would have been asked to read it a second time. He thought the prese e nt moment was a good opportunity for resent ing the want of courtesy shown them. Lord MONTEAGLE entirely concurred in the ob servations of the Noble Lord who had just sat down as to the impropriety of sending up Bills at such a period in the session as to make it impossible to consider them. He trusted that some steps would be taken to prevent the recurrence of the evil, and that some rule would be agreed to which eliould preclude their Lordships from entertaining any ills after a certain date, except cause were shown why they should do otherwise. He remem beefed that the House of Commons had treated a Bill sent down to them in the same manner as that in which it was now proposed to treat the present; there was not a Member of their Lordships' House at that time, who did not feel that the House of Commons was in error, and they would not do well to follow the precedent. Could be mark his dissatisfaction at the system without inconveaience to'the public, he would not hesitate to do so, but he could not consent to sacrifice innocent parties for the rake of declaring a principle. The Earl of PALMOUTH thought that they could reject the Bill without giving offence to the House of Commons, as the measure was one of finance, which they could not alter in subsequent stagesj moreover, the AVE had been a d op t e d b y a very small majority in a'''Very thin House. Before the Bill of 1842, under the old system of duties, he could employ all his labourers, but now he was obliged to discharge a great 'many. If there was a prosperous body of merchants in the country, it was the smelters. They were a small body enjoying a monopoly, and were the very class of all others that ought not to receive protection, as the present Bill conferred, He would oppose the Bill. The Marquis of LANSDO`TVNE replied in a few words. The - Earl o! DESART considered that a great deal had been said of the smelting trade, as if it were upon its last legs, but he believed that the smelters were the 1 1300 flourishing, body of manufacturers in Great Bri tain, and that fact was evidenced by the present Bill, of which they would have never heard a word were they not as he described them. It had been stated that there was a reduction in the importation of copper ore, but within the last six months there had been imported 412 L worth of copper ore into this country. The Bill was of that nature that they could not alter it, and he saw no objection to rejecting it upon the first reading. Lord WYNFORD objected to the Bill as having a tendency, if it pass e d i n t o a l aw, to encourage the l aye tradeiif Cuba. Earl GRANVILLE replied, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the first reading l7 Against it l3 Majority —4 The Bill was then read a first time. TAXING MASTERS, COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, this Bill was read a second time. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved certain alterations of the standing orders relative to the sittings of the Com kffittee of Privileges, and with regard to the classification of Bills. The motion was agreed to. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the Postage on Newspapers (Channel Islands) Bill went through Committee. On the mot i on o f E ar l GRANVILLE , t h e D ra i nage Certificates Bill went through Committee. CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, this Bill was t read a second time. T o be committed to morrow at weive o'clock. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition for a general schem e • land. et education of all classes in Ire .. adjourned Their Lordship,' a o'cleck. till this day, at twelve riousE °Ns, September 1. (Continued from our Afteill4 Edition of yesterday.) SWEEPS ant RACES.eenTsIN OF OF AD VERTISEMEN mE NEWSPAPERS. In answer to a question from Ak NSTEY, The ATTORNEY-GENERA :aid, as no notice ofswiiele,ersting advertise had been given of the illegality races, no ments in newspapers resp‘ cling steps had been taken by th.e Governinienwtafsol!).itillt illegal now wished to give notice that such a comae if parties hereafter continued to insert them, thee"yas; would be made amenable to the law. Lord G. BENTINCIC trusted that, at all events, there would not be one law for the rich and another for the ipor. If those sweeps were put down, he trusted that a step would be taken with respect to every de scriptinn of lottery among the higher classes. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the question to which he replied referred only to the insertion of ad- Ve;rtiaements in the newspapers. IRELAND. Mr. HAMILTON gave notice of his intention, early in the next session, to bring forward a Bill for the pur- pose of consolidating the union between England and Ireland, and in order that a complete identity might be established between the two kingdoms, to move an hum ble address to the Crown, to establish an equalization' df the laws between the two countries. SLAVE TRADE. Sir R. 11. INGLIS gave notice of his intention, early in the next session, t o move an a d dress to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to adopt the most effectual mea sures for the suppression of the slave trade. NAVIGATION -LAWS. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice of his intention next session to move resolutions with respect to the game laws. MALT SUTIE. Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice that he would early next session move for an alteration of the malt duties. THE VERNON LEGACY. Sir R. H. INGLIS trusted that the House would mark its sense of the munificence of Mr. Vernon in making so large a contribution to the National Gallery as he had done. Lord MORPETII said that the Government had al ready intimated to Mr. Vernon the gratitude of the na tion for his unprecedented generosity. REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND INSTITUTION (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments to the Reproductive Loan Fund Institution (Ireland) Bill were considered and i agreed to. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. PARKER, it was ordered that the House at its rising should adjourn to Monday next. ISLAND OF CEYLON. In reply to a question fram Mr. HUME, Mr. HAWES said, from the last dispatches he had received from the Governor of Ceylon it appeared that there was no fear of any disturbance arising in Canada among the natives. It was true that additional taxes had been imposed which had given rise to some dissatis faction, but they had been substituted in the place of cer tain reductions made in the amount of import and export duties. It was not true that a poll-tax had been imposed, nor had it ever been proposed. One of the new taxes levied was one similar to that under the old statute of labour in England, requiring every inhabitant to give six days' labour in the year, or pay 3s. a, year. The only other tax imposed was one on guns. There was no tax on dogs, but persons were required to take out a license for keeping them. Mr. Emerson Tennent, the Governor, at tended a meeting in the island, and with great presence of mind and ability explained the reason why those new taxes had been imposed, and his explanation ap peared to give general satisfaction. COPPER AND LEAD DUTIES BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Lord G. BENTINCK moved that it be read that day month. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the third reading For the amendment Majority The Bill was then read a third time. POOR-LAW AUDITORS' PROCEEDINGS RESTRICTION BILL. This Bill was read a third time. THE TREATMENT OF MITCHEL IN BERMUDA. Lord G. BENTINCK rose to ask the S ecre t ary o f State for the Home Department a queStion with regard to the truth of certain reports current in Bermuda of im proper favour having been shown towards the convicted felon Mitchel. He asked the question more for the purpose of obtaining a contradiction of the report, rather than from any belief in its truth. He had re ceived a communication from a gentleman holding an office in the island, whose name he had placed in the hands of the Right Honourable Baronet, which stated that it was currently b e li eve d th at Mitchel, in his way out in the Scourge, messed every day with the lieutenant of the vessel; that on tak ing leave of him that officer shook him by the hand, and that the lieutenant justified what he bad done in conse • quence of a letter which he had received from the Lord- Lieutenant, ambiguously worded, stating that Mitchel's former position was to be borne in mind in the treat ment to which he was subjected. The letter stated further that Mitchel had been allowed a private room since his arrival on board one of the convict hulks, and that a servant, a convict, had been appointed to wait upon him ; that he was allowed to wear his ordinary clothes instead of the usual con vict dress, and that he had not been put upon the public works like other convicts. He found that similar reports had found their way into the American papers; as he perceived by the .New York Ileiald of the 4th instant, that Mitchel '4; as treated like a gentleman, that he was not employed, and that he was allowed books, but neither pens nor paper. He (Lord G. Bentinek) did not believe that any officer in the Queen's service would shake hands with a convicted felon, and that the Right lion. Baronet would state that no distinction was made between the treatment of persons of station and edu cation and the meanest convict, when either the one or other rendered himself subject to the penalties of the law. Sir GEORGE GREY replied that nearly a similar question had been put to him by the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Robinson), and, although his reply to the Noble Lord might involve more details, it would be in effect substantially the same. He had communicated with the first Lord of the Admiralty on that subject, and he had informed him that he had received no information tending to corroborate these rumours, as doubtlessly he would, had they been true, from the Commodore of the fleet, the Earl of Dundonald. In re plying to the former question, he (Sir George Grey) stated that Mitchel was removed from Cork to Ber muda immediately after his trial in a war steamer, as some time would have elapsed before a convict ship could have been got ready, and the Government wished to make an example of the convict. The Scourge was not commanded by a lieutenant, but by a commander— Commander Wingrove, an old and efficient officer—and ho received his instructions from the Admiralty, and not from the Lord - Lieutenant, who had no power to do so. He was directed to use every precaution in order to prevent any attempt at escape, and allow him sufficient diet and exercise for the preservation of his health. He was placed in a separate cabin, and at the door of which a . sentry was constantly kept on duty. Th e Right Honourable Baronet then read lettersfrom Mr. Elliot, the Governorof the island, stating that the prisoner had been reported by the surgeon, Mr. Hall, to be afflicted with some chronic disease—an affection of the lungs—and that he was unfit to be placed upon the public works.—(Hear, hear.) He had consequently been appointed to attend in the hos pital ward of convalescent officers. He must therefore assume that the reports were altogether destitute of foundation.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ROBINSON trusted the Admiralty would cause an investigation to be made into the matter. Admiral BOWLES expressed his disbelief in the truth of the reports; had they been true he should have received a communication from his Noble Friend Lord Dundonald. ARMISTICE WITH DENMARK. In reply to Mr. HUME, Lord PALMERSTON stated that he was happy to inform the House that he had received a com munication from her Majesty's representative at Copenhagen stating that an armistice had been signed at Copenhagen, on the 26th, and there was every reason to believe that the ratifications were exchanged yester day.—(Hear, hear.) The blockade would be discon tinued.—(hear.) FOREIGN AND COLONIAL IMPORTS. Mr. NEWDEG ATE moved for returns showing the real or market value of all goods, manufactures, and products imported into the United Kingdom during the years 1845, 1846, 1847, and the first six months of the year 1848, respectively, according to the denominations thereof, in all cases where the real or market value of the quantity of such imp or t e d art i c l e has exceeded 3,000; giving the total value of such articles imported in each of the above periods respectively, and distin guishing the colonial from the foreign importations; and giving, in corresponding columns, the official value of the same, and the difference between the real or mar ket and the official value. Mr. LABOUCHERE objected to the motion of the Honourable Gentlemen, because there would be great practical difficulties in the way of preparing the returns for which he moved. After a few remarks from Mr. Robinson, who bore testimony to the impracticability of ascertaining the real value of imported articles, and from Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Hume, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord George Bentincic, and Mr. Newdegate, The motion was withdrawn. Mr. NEWDEGATE then called the attention of the House to the large amount of imported articles hitherto unenumerated in the trade and navigation returns. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the Exc uxQuEtt and Lord G. BENTINCK, the subject dropped. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. The House was informed that their Lordships had agreed to the Controverted Elections Bill—Transfer of Landed Property (Ireland) Bill—Commons Inclosure Act Amendment Bill—Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill— Sugar Duties Bill—Sheep and Cattle Importation Pro hibition Bill—Sheep and Cattle Contagious Disorders Prevention Bill, without amendment: and to the amend meats made by the Commons to the Earl of Glengall's Estate Bill—Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome Bill, without amendment: Nuisances and Conta gious Diseases Bill—Dublin Police Bill, with amend ments. RIVER BOYNE NAVIGATION. Mr. REYNOLDS moved for returns of the annual receipts and disbursements of the River Boyne Naviga tion Company, from the time of their incorporation to the Ist day of May, 1848 ; under the head of receipts, such return to comprise an exact account of the several sums raised by subscription, advanced by Government, and borrowed from private persons, for the construction and maintenance of the works, together with the funds annually derived from tolls or any other productive sources during the period specified ; under that of dis bursements, the return to include the sums expended from time to time in the construction and maintenance of the works, the its :count of salaries and allowances annually paid to directors, secretary, clerks, toll-keepers, and other officers respectively, and the yearly payments on account of interest and principal made to the proprietors, to the Government, and to those from whom money was bor rowed. Of the number and amount of the loan certifi cates or debentures issued by the River Boyne Naviga tion Company, from the time of their incorporation, With the name or the parties to whom they were made Payable. so Of t h e sums distributed periodically and for a m years am ongst a few proprietors of old stock, with e statement of the grounds upon which such partial dis tribution has been made. And of the names of the directors and secretary for each year from the incorpora tion of the company to the present; the names of those upon wh_Agomtrheeedtonagement devolved to be specially marked. SAVINGS BANKS IN IRELAND. In reply to a question from Mr. HUME, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not prepared to say at present that the Government would undertake to commence proceedings, and carry on suits, against the insolvent trustees of savings banks in Ireland, in which great defalcations had taken place, although he admitted that it was not much to the credit of the trustees that the depositors should be deprived of their money. PUBLIC DEBT. Mr. HUME moved for a statement, showing the per petual annuity which is equivalent to the whole of the terminable annuities which existed as part of the public debt, on the sth day of January, 1848; the interest of money being taken in the valuation after the rate of three and a half per cent., and also of three per cent. per annum (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 348, of session 1842).—Agreed to. _gre, VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. Mr. HUME moved for a statement of the number, nature, extent, and position of the settlements, and number of settlers, which the Hudson's Bay Company will be required to establish in the island of Vancouver within the period of five years, so as to prevent a revo cation of the grant of that island : specification of the stipulations which will be required from settlers by the Hudson's Bay Company, previous to their proceeding. to settle ; also the tenure or terms on which land will be sold to settlers; theprivileges which settlers will have in tho fisheries, mines, trade, bunting, &c., and in carrying on commerce; also, what taxes or charges or other de mands will be made on settlers : the nature of the general, local, or municipal government which will be established on the island, and the powers which the managing directors of the Hudson's Bay Company will exercise over the government, also in :regard to initiat ing, allowing, or disallowing laws: The nature and ex tent of the communications which will be kept up be tween this country and the island of Vancouver, and what rights or privileges will be given to settlers in the island in the conveyance of letters, goods, and supplies to and from. The motion was withdrawn, after a few observations from Mr. HAWES. MADRAS. • On the notion of MatlsM --- 4 copies were ordered of the Minutes of Consultation recorded by the Governor in Council of Madras, and of the proceedings which have passed both in India and in England, relative to the suspension from office of Malcolm Lewin, Esq., late Second Judge of the Court of Suddr. Adawlut, of Madras; and to the removal, to inferior judgeships, of G. J. Waters, Esq., late First Judge, and T. E. Boileau, Esq., late Third Judge of the same court. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. Mr. HUME moved for accounts of the capital of the lludson's Bay Company at the present date, and the nature of the property in which invested, with the names and number of shareholders or proprietors, and the number of shares held by each ; and, of the principal articles of import and export by the Hudson's Bay Com pany during each of the past five years, showing the qu entities of each, and aggregate valne thereof. After some observations from Mr. ROBINSON, the motion was agreed to. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING-, ARMY. Mr. HUME postponed, in consequence of the absence of the Secretary-at-War, the following motion, of which he had given notice:—" That the nominal return of all officers at present serving on the staff of the army on home and foreign service, in the capacity of general officers or colonels on the staff, &c. (ordered 31st of March), be made forthwith." RUSSIA. In answer to a question from Lord DUDLEY STUART, Lord PALMERSTON said that the Russian troops had advanced into Moldavia with the consent of the Turkish Government, but their stay was only tempo rary, as they would be withdrawn when the occasion had ceased for which they had been sent there. BOARD OF WORKS (IRELAND). The O'GORMON MAIION moved, pursuant to no. Lice, for copies of any reports made to the Commis shiners of the Board of Works in Ireland on the prac ticability of rendering the town of Ennis, in the county of Clare, a seaport ; together with an estimate of the cost of works for such purpose, and the probable amount of time requisite for their completion. The motion was agreed to. ELECTION FOR CHELTENHAM. Mr. R. PALMER, on the motion for the adjournment of the House, drew its attention to a matter personal to himself: He had been one of the Members elected on the Committee to try the merits of the late Chel tenham election, and in constquence of the de cision of that Committee he had been treated by Mr. Craven Berkeley, in a speech ut Cheltenham, with the most venomous and personal calumnies, and had been accused of speaking with the agents against him, and of being closeted with them in Howard's Robing-room. He denied the whole insinuation in tote, and although he might found a motion upon the subject, he declined to do so, thinking that the mere mentioning of the subject would be sufficient. The case of the Cheltenham Committee was a most clear one, and the Committee were unanimous in their decision. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL regretted that Mr. C. Berkeley should have been led away in the heat of speaking to make the assertions he had done against the Hen. and Learncd Member—assertions, he had no hesi tation in saying, which were most unfounded and un called for. Lord G. BENTINCK could not but express his in dignation at the attack that had been made against the Hon. Member for Plymouth, and trusted that the Nobika Lord who now represented the Government in that House would agree with him in expressing that in dignation. Lord PALMERSTON had no hesitation i❑ expressing his regret that Mr. C. Berkeley should have been led away to make the attack he had done upon the mem bers of the Committee. Of this he was sure, that the character of all the members of that Committee were far too high in the estimation of the public to be injured by the uncalled-for attack of his Hun. Friend the late Member for Cheltenham. The subject then dropped, and the House adjourned, at Half-past Five o'clock, till Monday. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN Cll?CUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 31. CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) WALLEY V. G. 3I`CONNAL. This was an action of assault and false imprisonment. The defendant pleaded that he was not guilty, and secondly, in justification, under process from the County Court here. The latter plea was denied by the plaintiff in his replication. Mr. Sergeant WintiNs stated the case. -- Jones said:he was an officer of the County Court. lle had a;warrant from that Court to arrest one William Ireland. M'Connal was the plaintiff in the action. He directed Smith and witness where to find Ireland, and they went to look for him, and the defendant joined them. They went to George's Dock. The defendant's young man also was with them, and he went down to the dock to see if Ireland was there. He returned, and said he was there.l They then went and he pointed out the plaintiff. Witness said to him he perceived he was William Ireland. He replied no, his name was Hugh Walley. Witness pointed him out to a police man, and told him to keep his eye on him, and went and told the defendant. Defendant's young man said he was the man, and witness went to him again, and told him he must take him. Several people about said there was a man in the same employ of the name of Ireland, but the name of the man they were taking was \Valley. They took him towards the defendant, and Smith spoke to him. They then took the plaintiff to Kirkdale gaol. The young man's name was William M'Connal. The defendant heard the plaintiff say he was not Ireland. Henry Thomas said he was present when the first process was served. The officer said, "We have been looking for you a long time, but we have caught you at last." The boy APConnal said, " That is the man." The officer said, "We have a love-letter for you. The plaintiff said his name was " not Ireland, but Walley," Witness did not t e ll the officer Ireland was at the dock all day, and they might servo him at any ticeN Another witness proved that on the service of the second and third process the plaintiff told the office r that he was not William Ireland, and witness told him the same. Mr. Wilson, plaintiff's employer, said he was daily at George's Dock, and might have been served or arrested there any day. Witness heard of the arrest, and went to the officers of the County Court to try to get him libe rated, but did not succeed. He then went to Kirkdale, and saw the plaintiff in prison. He had on a felon's dress, grey with yellow stripes. Plaintiff' s wife went with him, and took him some food, but the gaoler wo u ld not let him have it. He was imprisoned 14 days. Mr. Stone, High Bailiff; said the last witness applied to him. An application was mad© to the Judge of the Court. Witness afterwards saw the defendant, and told him ho had seen a very str o ng affidavit, and suggested he should dis c h arge hi m . Th e d e f en dant said he was, he believed, the right man, or he had represented him self to be the man. Mr. Bremner, attorney for the plaintiff, said he made an affidavit o f th e p l a i nt iff' s id ent i ty, an d left it with the Judge, M r . L own d es, telling him he left i t for thein spection of all parties interested. He did make the ap plication. The Judge declined to interfere, saying ho had no jurisdiction. Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury for the defendant. He said, the question would, he thought, resolve itself satisfaction i i into a poi n t o f l aw. On the plaintiff being serrved with t he wrt , t owfatisiehciso dui Court, t h to a that appearhe asa notnd establishth edeb td t he would ther eon h ave had a judgment in his favour.ust take If he negl ecte d to do that he m the consequences. But even if hi s L ordship shoul I not ' or to , a t n h d e agree with him in that, ho would show that the def-ride t was entitled to their verdi c t on t h e facts. lie then called his Lordship's attention to the C ounty Courts Act, and to the fraud sec tion and 99th sect i on, which authorises the Judge to commit; and sub m itt e d t h at the plaintiff in that action in the County Court had nothing to do with the com mitment, it was the act of the Judge only. Mr. Justice ERLE said, the warrant was a lim ited capias ad satisfaciendum. Mr. J us ti ce Patteson had had the question before hi m, and in consequence of a diffi , rcnce of opini on h e had lookedinto it most elab - u - ately, and after several weeks of consideration, ho was firmly of opinion that it wax in the nature of a writ of execution. The Common Pleas, however, had given a judgment after argument, totidern verbis, that the order of the Judge of the Co un t y C ourt was an order in pananz, and not a writ of execution. 110 was therefore, bound to decide for himself, and ho was clearly of the same 1 he would give Mr. Martin leave to movo upon the point to enter a nonsuit. Mr. MARTIN said the case of Fisher v. Nlagney, also decided by the Common Pleas, 5 Manning and Grainger, was an authority for the proposition that the party served with a summons was the real defendant in an action, and might be taken in execution on the judg- ment. Acquittals—Mary Ann Staples, Thomas Cherry, Wm. Betts, James Dowday, Edward Kelly, Mary Ann Dale, Richard Has, James Barnes, George Hughes, Elizabeth Pattison, James Walden, William Parker, Robt. Franks, Emma Gartley, John Charles, Walter David Uunday, William Harvey, Eliza Whittaker, Jonathan Gorden, William Purkiss, William Causon, John Love, Edward Bishop, Mary Ann Edwards, William Merrick, John Osborn, Richard Whitelock, Henry Simpson, John Wil liams, Sarah Nicholls, John Eldridge, Robert Davidson, Michael Brian, Josaph Kappax (admitted as evidence), Thomas Hugginson, Mary Arm Spry, Mary Dore, Wm. Wight, George Ward, Mary Ellis, Ann Wallis, George Green, Thomas Trevitt, Thomas Haycock (detained), John Tracey, John Hooper, John Magrath, Thomas Manning, George Thompson, Ann Wallis, Samuel Want, George Hurley, Edward Piggott, John Keates, Ann Tapson, James Brooke, James Green, John Wain wright, Ann Briant, John Berger, Eliza Coldred, Wm. Miller, Andrew Thompson, James Barker, James Morgan, Eliza Kent, George D ay, G eorgo T alwell, Charles Powell, William Armitage, Andrew Bacher villa, Marsh Roderick, Henry Brookes, Robert Randall, Henry Rose, Richard Elsworthy, Henry Smith, admitted as evidence. There were only eight bills ignored by the grand jury. Several cases stand over !uatil the next sessions, which commence on Monday, the 19th of the present month. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Yesterday Mr. Rothschild, accompanied by Alderman Humphery and Mr. Travers, of St. Swithin's-lane, ap peared before Alderman Gibbs for the purpose of com plaining of what he considered to be a very serious and disgusting nuisance, and requesting the attention of the authorities to its nature and possible conseque nces , more particularly as the necessity of sanitary observances was becoming more urgent and palpable. The Hon. M.P. for the City of London then proceeded to statesthat but a short time before he entered the Mansion-house, the gravedigger of St.. Stephen's, Wal bFoolc, the burying ground of which was adjoining to his premises, had, in digging a grave, removed a coffin for the purpose of making room for another, that a most offensive of had proceeded from the spot, that bones had been scattered about in the endeavourito supply accommodation for the new sepulture, and that the grave, from its present appearance was incapabl e o f containing: an a ddi t i ona l tenant according to the reason able allowance to depth. It seemed to be the object of the person employed in digging the grave to sink one coffin into anot h er w i t h t h e v i ew o f a ff or di ng accemmo _ dation for the coffin then ready to bo inhumed ; and under such circumstances it was thought to be the duty of thpse:who were peculiarly liable to annoyance from opening the ground, to represent the fact, although it was certainly very seldom that a burial took place in the ground. .Alderman Humphrey said, he had advised Mr. Roths child to apply at the Mansion-house upon the subject, in order that immediate stops might be taken to pre vent anything like contagion from such a nuisance in the heart of the City. Mr. Rothschild said, he believed that two years had elapsed since a funeral had taken place in St. Stephen's churchyard, but the effluvium arising upon the opening of the ground on o ccas i ons o f t h e . ki n d, f rom the de composed animal matter, was quite intolerable. Alderman GIBBS asked Mr. Rothschild whether he did not pay for the privilege of opening windows from his premises into the churchyard? Mr. Rothschild replied in the affirmative, and ob served, that he was th e more unt i t l e d to protection on that account. Alderman GIBBS said, there was no doubt as to the justice of the c l a i m to protect i on f r om every nuisance which was ca p a bl e o f b e i ng reme di e d, and informed the gentlemen who attended to make the representation that immediate inquiry should take place. The complainant then retired. Mr. Ramsey, the churchwarden of the parish of St. Stephen, was then sent for by Alderman Gibbs, and informed of the matter complained of, and the church warden sent for the beadle, who attended forthwith, to. gether wi t h t h e gravedigger. In the meantime Bradley, one of the principal Mansion-house officers, visited the grave, by direction of Alderman Gibbs, to take its di mensions. The beadle said it was the fact that the gravedigger had been contrivin g to make room for: the new ctffia which was at that moment on the ground ready for in. humation;, by pressing the coffin which presented ijE elf Mr. Justice ErtLE said the case would ho fruitful of legal points. Mr. MARTIN then continued his address, and having concluded, called the following witnesses:— - Mr. Statham, clerk of the County Court, stated what had been the proceedings. Mr. Justice ERLE summed up, telling the jury that in his opinion the plea of justification was not made out, and as he sanctioned the arrest, the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. He would, however, as important to the mo tion in the court above, ask them to say whether, in their opinion, the plaintiff had represented himself as William Ireland. They must also say what damages he ought to receive. His Lordship summed up on both points strongly in favour of the plaintiff, but concluded by say ing that if the plaintiff had misrepresented himself, and led the defendant into the error, he should think the smallest sum sufficient compensation. The jury said they were of opinion the plaintiff did not so misrepresent himself, and gave Damages, 501. Leave was then given to move to enter a nonsuit, and Mr. MARTIN said he should also move, on the ground of misdirection. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. The following is a correct li s t o f t h e sentences passed during the last sittings at this Court:— Sentence of Death recorded—Hannah Leath, for ad ministering poison to an infant. TRANSPORTATION. For Life—George Pearson, for returning from trans portation. Fifteen Years—Frederick Augustin Moore, Ann Jones, John Lawrence, and Henry Chapel]. Ten Years—Solomon Levy, Patrick Hayes, Thomas Hamlin, Margaret Wood, George Thomas Witchell, Ann Pickett, John Fish, James White, John Hawkins, John Prenderville, Robert Gordon, John Vennell, John Smith, William Ware, James Green, William Jones, William Robins, George Baker, George Roberts, and Thomas Murray. Seven Years—John Wilson, John Humphrey, Robert Sammon, Thomas Harris, John Ford, Thomas Barnes, Edward Swadling, Henry Turner, Themes Blanchett, Frederick Edwards, Alfred Hart alias George Sutton, James Grieves, John North, Thomas Brown, Henry John Hazell, Thomas Hills, Eliza Smith, Thomas Glen nan, William Wright, James Taylor, John Price, John Hall, George Bowling, Thomas Roberts, John Willis, John Williamson, Dennis Wilson, Thomas Albury, William Trigg, Catheriae Speed, Charles Coates, Henry Graham, Ann Fitzgerald, James Hubon, William Coe, William Simpson, Louisa Gregory, John Murphy, Henry Lee, John Taylor, William Geeld, Ann Williams, James Chapman, William Johnson, John Davis, Ed-- ward Clayton, John Betts, and James Stevens alias Parratt. Two Years—John James IMPRISONMENT Bezer to pay a fine of 101., and find recognizances for good behaviour for five years; Robert Crowe fined 101., and recognizances for five years ; George Shell fined 101, and recognizances for five years ; J. Maxwell Bryson a fine of 201., and recog nizances for five years. Eighteen Months—James Powell, John Molloy, Mary Ann Flynn, Elizabeth Hostler. Twelve Months—John King, Thomas Howe, Francis Chapman, Hannah Bruce, Caroline Watts, William Henry Smith, William Ellis, James Ward, Thomas Row botham, Richard Williams, Samuel Wateham, George Sawyer, William Cunningham, Samuel Wallis, Ann Haines, Georgo Johnson, William M'Quean, John New man, Thomas Strange, Edward Clarke, William Stewart, Ann Murray, James Whitall, Thomas Whittaker, Joseph blunt, Matthew Bowler, Thomas Nichols, James Johnson, Richard Conquest, Edward Duke, Edward Leach, Edwin Fox, William Harris, William Hughes, John Dean, James Lesuef, Catherine llarrien, Thomas Williams, Arthur Leary, Richard Cooper, Robert El liott, Robert Smith, William Smith, Elizabeth Brown, William Clegg, Alfred Farrell, Henry Schneider, Ellen Fox. Nine Months—William Gleming, alias Clements, John CafFerty, Charlotte Britton, Charles Jones, John Sy mons Babbage, George Sears, J o h n Clements, Charles Dean, MaryFitzmorris, Thomas Lancaster, John Red man, William Johnson, Elizabeth Styles, James Carey, Thomas Forrest. Eight Months—Eleanor Tripp. Six Months—Mary Carty, Charles Western, Mary Kelly, William Harris, Albert Brown, Henry Tripp, Ann Mally, Edward Wade, John Hall, George Lewis, William Lee, Thomas Fitch, John Williams, Ralph Randall, William Merry, James Corbett, James King, James Condon, Elizabeth Williams, John Boosev, James Megan, Elizabeth Christopher, Henry Huntley, Florence DriEcoll, Joseph Sugg, Mary Minton, Elizi Benning, Richard Keys, Estha Waters, Jemima Furze, William Dodge, Catherine Dillon, Elizabeth Macdonald, Eliza.. both Sinclair, Henry Westgate, Thomas Brooker, George Jackson, George Cooke, James Byrne, Ann Brown, Robert Parratt, Mary Brad, John Beazly, Thomas Starke. Four Months—Sarah Harris, Henry Sullivan, Charles Waters, Mary Ann Jones, Joseph Williams, Ann Wales, James Whitbread, Elizabeth Spearing, Abraham Cole, Henry Jessop, Henry Harris, Bridget Lloyd, John Saunders, George Jones, Sarah Fisher, Elias, Gibbs, James Murray, Ann Philipps, Charles Grey, John Smith, John Ryan. Three Months—Ann Jones, Ellen Trent, Margaret Snatch, Ann Daily, George Medal, Alfred Jones, John Flannagan, John Mitchell, Edward Flaherty, Benjamin Holt, George Johnso n , M ary A nn B ruce, John Hurley, Henry Roll s , Rebecca Brown, Edward Weston Howard, William Shipgood, James Hope, Mary Watts, William Gray, Thomas Goodall, Joseph Cooper, Charlotte Knight, John Arundel!, John Boltwood, Henry Bryant, Mary Dillon, John Jones, Richard Hardy, James Magrah, Mary Weldon, S ara h P oo l e, M ary Ann Keefe, Eliza Constable, Charlotte Gibbs, Henry Wilson, Walter Fitzgerald, Henry Lucking, Henry Mortimore, Thomas Gubbins, Francis Umfraville. Two Months—Edward Laurence, Thomas Barrett, Jane Spearing, Patrick Hall, Mary Tomlinson, Charles Sigrave, Julia Harrington, John James Henry Wittey. One Month—James Carnell, Owen Gibbons, Charles Perkins, James Bryant, Joseph Francis, Joseph Fefus, Henry Neale, James Nash, Matthew Gower, Maria Turner, Thomas William Snape, Joseph Peachy, Solo• man John Lovell, Charles Macpherson. For Periods varying,from Five Weeks to Six Days, and kept in Newgate —Solomon Lyons, Daniel Harring ton, Cornelius Sullivan, James Terry, Caroline Ann Kirby, Alfred Johnstone, John Hutchings, John Chad born, William Henry Smales, Mary Conway, Edward Woodgate, William Allen, John Logie, Samuel Shiggs, James Robins Price. SEPTEMBER 2, 1848. GUILDHALL. A black man , who described nims e lf as P r i nce H enry Christophe of Hayti, was charged before Alderman Musgrove with having bilked the landlord of the Whit tington Dining-rooms, Newgate-street, of refreshments, &c., to the amount of 19s. 6d. The prisoner was a powerful-looking black, of a rather dignified deportment. Alderman MUSGROVE asked him if he could under stand English ? He replied in French that he could not. The Chief Clerk (Mr. Wood) observed, that a few days back he heard him talk tolerable good English, when he came to complain of some matters between him and his consul. The ALDERMAN asked the waitress, who stood up to give evidence, whether he spoke to her in English ? The witness said, yes, as well as he could. She had understood him very well. The prisoner began to speak of his right to some pro perty as being of more moment than the trumpery charge, but Alderman MUSGROVE said he was informed he had described himself at the station-house as Prince Henry of Hayti; but no respect to ranks could be paid in that Court, for he must deal with a prince the same as he would with a peasant. He must first hear the charge against him, and then listen to his explanation. Ann Pash, a waitress at the Whittington dining rooms, said the prisoner entered between the hours of three and four o'clock, and ordered an expensive dinner for himself and friend, at the same time representing that he was Prince Henry Christopher of Hayti, and that he should want beds for himself and friend that night, and that it was his intention to bring his wife and family to -lermanently occupy the rooms while he remained in this country. Believing his statement to be true, he and his friend were supplied with whatever they wished for, and in a few hours they ran up a bill of 19s. 6d. Alderman MUSGROVE asked what they had? Pash replied, that in the first instance they had two basins of mock turtle-soup, then a roast fowl and ham, with vegetables, afterwards a green-gage tart, and fi nished with bread and cheese. They next enjoyed themselves with two shillingsworth of cigars and seven pints of fine old ale, after which they ordered tea and writing paper. Having finished this meal and:smoked two more cigars, the friend left for the purpose of going with a letter to the post-office about eleven o'clock at night, but did not return. The prisoner slept at her master's house, and had breakfast, but when the bill was produced shortly after, and no money forthcoming, he was given into custody. Henry Medham, of the Saracen's Head, Snow-hill, said the prisoner had victimised him in the same way almost. He represented himself as Alexander Chris tophe, brother to the King of Hayti. He brought his wife and child, and since Saturday ran up a bill to the amount of 51. 3s. 10d. Witness gave him a bill for 31. 2s. 10d. on Monday, when he promised to pay,saying that he had money to receive, but not a farthing was re ceived. Alderman MUSGROVE asked the prisoner what defence he bad to make for such conduct?—The prisoner replied that his brother was dead, and that he came to England about three months ago. Alderman MUSGROVE asked him if ho had done any work?—The prisoner, with a most indignant air, said that he had not. Ile came to this country to recover money. Alderman MUSGROVE said he should like to know what money was found by the officer when he was searched. Richard Humphreys, 289 of the City Police, said he found sundry papers, a pocket-book, an empty card-case, and an old knife, but no coins of the realm. Ann Pash here stepped forward, and said that, inde pendent of the bill, he had borrowed 2s. from her. Alderman MUSGROVE asked her in what way? Pash replied that he and his friend wanted some whis key, and as their house was not licensed to sell spirits, she expended the money by the prisoner's direction, he promising to pay her again. The prisoner leant forward over the bar and vehe mently deniedahis assertion. It was not witness's case, but her master's. Alderman MUSGROVE—I shall treat you as a rogue and a vagabond. Prisoner, taking up some papers, exclaimed this is the vagabond, not me. Alderman MUSGROVE sentenced the prisoner to one mouth's confinement. WORSHIP-STREET. A gaunt, emaciated youth, named Edward Long, was charged before Mr. Arnold with having attempted to commit suicide by suspending himself from the top of a lamp-post. I Police-constable Branningham, N 145, stated that while on duty in White Bear-gardens, Kingsland, shortly before twelve o'clock on the previous night, his attention was attracted by a terrified exclamation from a woman, who was looking down from an upper window of one of the 'houses, and on reaching the place he observed the prisoner hanging in strong convulsions from the iron work at the top of a lamp -post, to which he had attached a handkerchief, the opposite end of which was securely twisted round his neck. With the assistance of a person who came up at the moment the prisoner was cut down and conveyed in a senseless condition to the station house, where medical aid was promptly obtained, but a considerable time elapsed before-their efforts to restore animation was attended with success. On being questioned by the Magistrate as to his mo tive for attempting such an. act, the prisoner said that having no friends who were able to assist him, he bad lately endeavoured to obtain a scanty support by hawk ing small articles about the streets, but that he became gradually reduced to a state of utter destitution, and not having tasted food for twenty-four hours, he applied at the door of the workhouse for a night's shelter. His request, however, was met with a harsh refusal, and he was therefore impelled in a moment of desperation to adopt the mode described to put an end to his misery. Mr. ARNOLD said he should direct inquiries to be made into the truth of the prisoner's allegations against the attendant at the workhouse, and as he evidently re mained in such a state of mind as to render it unsafe to intrust him with his liberty, he should remand him until Friday next. Sarah Ladd, a distressed-looking sempstress, was charged with unlawfully disposing of six calico shirts which had been intrusted to her to make. Sarah Lyons, who presented as wretched an appear ance as the prisoner herself, stated, that having received the materials for making np a number of calico shirts from a person in the employment of Messrs. Moses, on Tower-bill, she was induced from motives of charity to engage the prisoner to assist her in her work, and the latter undertook to return six of the shirts on Monday last; but having failed to do so, she sought after her, and found that she had pledged them. The witness added, that she herself had a large family dependent upon her, and as she would be required to make good the loss of the shirts by the person who employed her, she was compelled to give tho prisoner into custody. In answer to a question from " the magistrate, the witness stated that the warehouse price for making up the shirts was Is. 6d. per dozen, but that she herself was only paid at the rate of ls. 3d. by the woman who obtained the order, and out of that had to provide the needles and cotton, but allowed the prisoner the same as she received. Police-constable 95 H said that upon proceeding to the prisoner's lodging, in a wretched attic, which was entirely destitute of food and furniture, he fou n d her lying upon a heap of rags i n a corner of the room, and she handed him a dupli cate relating to the articles, which she said she had pledged under the - pressure of severe distress. The prisoner, in an agitated manner, 'Assured the ma gistrate that such was the fact; it was impossible to live upon the produce of such labour, for let her work as arduously as oho could, she was 'amble to make more than three shirts per day, at five farthings each would only produce qd. for ker subsistence. Mr. ARNOLD said it was certainly a very melancholy case, but as the charge was pressed against her, he had no other alternative than to remand her upon it, and shordd order her to l ee brought up on Wednesday next. lAdolpb von, Zvi Id, been soul • at a - LAMB.ETH. a vvell-dressed German, who had 0 time tgo a t eac h er o f t h e G erman l anguage rest),,etable sch oo l i n K ennington-lane, was further exarnir r ed before Mr. Elliott on charges of receiving g° o `: 7 .s under f a l se pretences. iar. George Simpson, a chemist in the Kennington roaC ',. stated that on Monday week the prisoner called at his b C use and said h e h a d a l e tt er f rom a co rrespondent of his who wanted a galvanic battery and an electrifying machine, and which articles he wished him to ship for the C ;ape. Ho mentioned the name of Mr. Nesbit, of Kent) ington-lane, with whom ho lived as usher, as a filen Ai of his, and talked about wanting change for an ord(ir payable at Hamburgh. The articles were selected and, ;rent to a house in London-street, Fenohurch-street, into the next coffin, the contents of which had become, as was supposed, mere dust. It was true, too, that that functionary had, in making graves, removed several bones, but they had been restored to the earth, and the grave was in a state of preparation. It was, however, necessary to state that the grave was evidently too shal low, and that if the body about to be buried was allowed to be laid in it the coffin would be very close indeed to the surface of the turf. Alderman GIBBS—What is the depth at which it is usual to bury the last body in a grave? The beadle— I believe five feet to be the depth. Bradley—The last coffin now in the grave is within three feet and a half of the surface, so that if they bury the body now in the churchyard there, the last coffin will be within two feet and a half of the surface. Alderman GIBBS asked how it happened that in a churchyard in which there was a great deal of room the grave-digger thought proper to disturb the ground of a grave already crowded ? The grave •digger said it was the wish of the family of the deceased to deposit the body in the same grave with that of his child, and it was in accordance with that de sire that he had thrown up the earth in that particular spot. He certainly had dug up some bones as he pro ceeded in his work, but they were all returned to the grave. He bad also sunk one coffin into another, but the decomposition of the bodies having been complete, there was no offensive smell at all. If there had been any he could not have proceeded with the business, which he certainly did accomplish without incurring the least inconvenience of any kind. Alderman Glans—There is no doubt at all as to the improper shallowness of the grave, and the body can not be permitted to be deposited there. Every caution, too, must be used in digging graves to avoid Lts much as possible the exposure of the remains of mortality. I am sorry that there has been occasion for complaint, but I have no doubt the parochial authorities will issue directions, the strict observance of which will render any further observations unnecessary.' The churchwarden said the gravedigger should dig a grave of proper depth, as near as possible to the grave in which the remains of the child of the deceased were de posited. Mr. Simpson here said he had no doubt whatever that there would be several charges established against the prisoner, but for some reason or other the policeman who had the case in hand had not made the slightest move in the matter, not even to call at the house where the prisoner used to lodge, and where he was likely to obtain information about a pianoforte and other articles being received on the prisoner's order. The constable admitted the fact, that all he had done was merely to call at the station-house, and that not re ceiving any information then, he did not give himself any further trouble. Mr. ELLIOTT remanded the prisoner until Thursday next, and directed Attley, an active plain-clothes officer belonging to the L division, to take up the case, and to exert himself in proving the evidence in the other cases by the next examination. THAMES. Miss Mary Ann Ray, a - woman of fashionable appear • ance and ladylike address, appeared to answer two peace warrants, issued at the instance of Thomas Kingsley, of the firm of Kingsley and Adnam, spirit merchants, - 9, Old Fish-street, and Harriett Hartnell, a ladyaesiding at Escott-place, Poplar. As Miss Hartnell wasmaid to be confined from illness, only the one case waslirtareeded with. Mr. Kingsley, who was accompanied by Mr. Robinson, a solicitor, appeared much confused on entering the wit ness-box, and at first stated generally that he went in danger of his life from the violence of the prisoner. In answer to the magistrate, who found much difficulty in obtaining a direct reply, he said he had been acquainted with Miss Ray two or three years, and the reason of her present hostility was, that he was paying his addresses to another young lady. Mr. BALLANTINE—Has the defendant ever threatened you?—She has. Mr. BALLANTINE—What was • the threat? Tell me your story. Plaintiff —Sh e told me, if I hung my hat up at the lady' s house to whom I am engaged, my head would not last long. She said the same should happ, n to the lady, and that two out of three of us should not live. Mr. BALLANTINE, to the defendant—Well, madam, what have you to say to the charge ? Defendant—l have known him, to my sorrow, for many years ; and he bas behaved most cruelly to me. His sister married at Poplar ; and after he visited there some time, he came to me ; after having lived upon my means, ruined my character, destroyed my peace of mind, and blasted all my prospects, he told me, tauntingly, that his brother in-law introduced him to a lady, whose house he said would be a good one to hang his hat up at. Mr. BaLLANTINE—But you must not knock his head off for that. Defendant—Many a better man —many a gentleman, a title to which he has no claim—has had his head off for less than that man has done to a poor creature who is fatherless, motherless, friendless. I lie at your mercy, sir ; I lie at your feet, for I have no one to protect me. Mr. BALLANTIN E —Will you promise not to attempt to knock his head off? Defendant—l don't know. He richly deserves it. He lived at my expense ; had money of me when he pleased ; my purse was his, and I was at considerable expense to make him decent. Though he said he had a place to hang up his hat at, when I wrote to state that my sister was dead, and that he knew I should have an accession of property, he promised sae that he would not go again to Poplar, but desired that I should bring my dear sister's carriage, and go off to the country, where we should get married. Mr. BALLAN TINE —Then you wish him to marry you? The defendant, who is in the family -way, shudder ingly exclaimed—Not now, not now! If every hair of his head was hung with diamonds, I would not marry him now, seeing what a base wretch he is. He has in jured my health, besides ruining my peace; and very little more provocation would drive me to do what I ought not to do. Mr. BALLANTINE —Why I think the worst thing you could do would be to marry him. Defendant—l am sure of it, sir. (Here the lady dashed a purse of exqui site workmanship on the table; and, turning to the com plainant, said, do you know that purse?) Complainant—l do not. Defendant—You do not? I wrought it for you; I tilled it for you, and you had it for months. It contained the money I gave you to defray the expenses of your landlady's father's funeral; and you had the baseness to show me another purse you had from Miss Hartnell. Mr. BALLANTINE —lf he has promised you marriage, you can have legal redress by action. Mr. Robinson—There was no such promise, I assure you, sir. Defendant--Yes, over• and over he promised, and was most anxious when he thought my sister's death in creased my property. Mr. James Terry, who has offices near the com plainant's place of business, stated that about three months since the defendant came to his counting-house and said, that if the complainant married any person she would do for him. She accused witness of harbouring Mr. Kingsley, and threatened that she would do a deed of darkness before the night was over. Witness said he did not mean to palliate Mr. Kingsley's conduct, who had not acted a manly or straightforward part, but he was a nervous little man, and ought not to be kept in fear of his life by a lady who carried pistols. Defendant—They are not bought yet, but Ido not know what I may be tempted to do. I have had five children by him, and am likely shortly to have another. Only one of them lives, a beautiful boy, the son of that villain, Mr. BALLANTINE—YOU can bring your action against him, but the.law says you must not murder him; and you must procure two sureties of 401. each. Miss Ray—Will you put it off until to•morrow, sir? Mr. BALLANTINE—No; for you may shoot him to night. Miss Ray—Ho is not worth shooting, though he richly deserves it. The lady was then locked into the gaoler's room, but was ultimately admitted to bail, and allowed to go to her child. STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, AUGUST 29.—Th e i mproved appear ance of the weather yesterday and to-day caused a m ore cheerful feeling on our Exch ange to -day ; and, th oug h there was no change i n pr i ces, nor any marked incr ease in the amount of b us i ness done, all parties ap peered in better spirits, and the market was exceedingly firm. There has bee n a f a i r demand for yarn suit a bl e for the Levant markets ; and it is understood that there are orders to some extent in the hands of the German merchants, but the uncer tainty arising out of the Schleswig-Holstein dispute interferes with their execution. We stated in our last report that two steamers, with cargoes for Ham burgh, had left Hull ; and we have since learned that they were allowed to pass by the Commander of the Danish blockading squadron, who merely required the masters to declare that they carried no con traband of war. These steamers, however, carried re gular mail bags; and it is yet unc er t a i n h ow ot h ers, not acting und er the authority of the Post-office, may be treated. The experiment, however, is being made; for the Victoria, a steamer without a mail bag, sailed for Hamburgh on Monday morning; and the result of her voyage is looked for with considerable anxiety. Some interest has been created here by a statement which appeared in second editions of some of the London morning papers of yesterday, to the effect that a Danish Messenger had arrived in Paris, with the important intelligence that an armistice between Germany and Denmark had been signed at Kiel. We have accounts from Hamburgh, down to Friday evening, at which time nothing was known of any such event; and as t h e di stance to Kiel is very short, it is difficult t o conce i ve that news, wh i c h is alleged t o h ave reached Par i s on Sunday morn ing, = s h ou ld h ave b een unknown at Hamburgh Friday evening. from Germany to speak learn f that further the o t w i th mercan tile improve ment in the internal con diti on o f the Bin. there is a country. erl Notwith standing some slight disturbances maintenance general increase of; Moneyc onfidencei peace and order. favourable sa l s o ln b e ta c ht o e m ng the pow er a abun dant ; and trade and industry are T b g e rad a ti c a a l a ly wa r t e s sum fr i o n m g their accustomed channels. character. f the G France, be wTevbearr,eairses still great tmdeiasntrsasotf as s to more o vernment to preserve order ; and b us i ness i s e almost at a stand in many localities. In Paris very f ew people pay rent ; and professional incom es o f a ll kinds are nearly annihilated . We understand th at t h e weavers of Messrs. Woolley and Son, who turned ou t f or an ad vance some days ago, have resumed their employment to-day at the former rate of wages. The official return, prepared under the direction of Captain Willis, shows the state of employment of the whole of the operative classes within the borough of Manchester. A comparison of this return with that for the previons week gives the following results:—Four cotton mills previously work' 'tift full time with a part only of the hands are now worlii9gb with a full complement. There are 1,161 more of the hands employed in the cotton mills on full time, and 94 more on short time. Of the total works included in the table (of which there are two fewer than for several pre vious weeks), there appear to be five more working full time with a full completion of hands than last week, four of which were previously working full time with a part only of the hands, and one was working short time. Of the total hands included in the table, 1,272 more are working full time, and 55 more short time.—Afanchcster Guardian. RocriailadAuci, 25.--There has bowl an improved , by the prisoner's directions, with a bill and receipt, but they were not paid for. The prisoner made some excuse to the messenger, and said he would call on him (Mr. Simpson). From what he had subsequently learned, he (Mr. Simpson) went to the house in London street, where he found the galvanic•battery, but the'elec trical machine was gone. He gave the prisoner in charge, and on his way to the station-house he acknowledged to having pawned the missing machine, and gave up the duplicate. In conclusion, Mr. Simpson said it was his intention to have relinquished the prosecution, provided the prisoner was found to have been driven by distress to commit the offence, and also that it was his only act of dishonesty; but finding that he was guilty of other offences, and gross misrepresentation, he had made up his mind to prosecute. Worthington Strange Lodge, foreman to Mr. Macken, a tailor in Ryder-street, St. James's, deposed that about five weeks ago the prisoner, who assumed the name of the Rev. William Liebrick, wrote a note to his principal, re questing that some patterns might be sent to him. Witness, in consequence, waited on him with patterns, when he selected those for three pairs of trousers, and some for waistcoating. He also ordered a court dress, stating that he was going to Osborne House to be presented to the Queen and Prince Albert. —(Laughter.) The prisoner also stated that he had run awayfrom St. Petersburgh because the cholera was so bad there.—(Renewed laughter.) Finding that the pri soner had not called, as he 'promised, inquiries were made at Osborne House, when it was found that no such personage as the Rev. Mr. Liebrick was known there; and the next place that witness saw the prisoner after delivering the court dress was at Horsemonger-lane gaol. __ t Idemand for fl anne l s to-day, buyers having eL k - en e s, well and pu rc h ase d f reely. Last week being the Tfi there was a more li m i ted number of pieces °Orr" sale, and many of the manufacturers had cleared ogle", noon. Notwith s t an di ng flannels have sold so We llth has been very littl e i nqu i ry for wool, and the dead complain of the limited demand. felf HUDDERSFIELD, AUGU ST 29.—T here has b e en attendance of buyers to•day from the London, Seat and Irish m ar k ets; b ut we h ave not heard of any 17; portant orders having been given. The inquiry stel a ! # have been after first-rate goods, of which there l b , great scarcity. There is much anxiety as regards weather, and hopes are entertained that a fortnight'S e ct tinuance of that which we have had for the last few dr would improve our condition very materially. f the HALIFAX, AUGUS T 26.—Th e unprop i t i ousness o. weather, in the crisis of the harvest, and the co nsequeq advancing pric e o f corn, seem to add to the gloom itien has so longoverhung the worsted trade, and ourrieee' ,° to day presented a m i sera bl e aspect, there be i ng bat # meagre attendance of manufacturers, and scarcely sai l purchasers. There i s a li tt l e more do i ng in Ya-r; chiefly for th e con ti nenta l markets; but the sb i p pl ll 2 houses are very c au ti ous i n g i v i ng out oral 7 i and prices, though steady, are very low. DeersteP 4l wools are selli ng rat h er more freely, at old rates; "A, the staplers only purchase to meet present went& 4 - some of the pri nc ip a l sp i nners are running longer hear short wools are b ecom i ng a little more abundant i n ea r ply, but without any alteration in price. etter LEEDS, AUG. 29.—1 n our th i s day ' s market, - b spirit has been displayed than last week owing to to o better state of the weather, which, at the present sees ° , of the year i s th e great cons i deration, and o f momenta' importance for trade. The amount of business done Os' however, not very considerable. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. , . 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The BRISTOL sales SErr are—Bristol and EV 3 L er ' 35 dis.—Bri s t o l an d E xeter, New, 12% di& w I "—Calede" Preference, 4s. p. LIVERPOOL, Sam. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE. —Th e sa l es o f shares, &c., contine ° limited, and prices are supported at the following .4 11 ° 1 '. LA tions :—Caledonia n , P re f erence, 7 per cent., W d shire and Yorkshire (l ate M . and B.), Halve s (late an lo, S.), 15 dis.—Midla n d St oc k , 89 % —Ditto, New Halves, et ur 3d. dis.—York, N ewcast l e, and Berwick (G. N. E.. 1 • chase), % p. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, ra t T, cashire, and Cheshire Junction 8% dis. cum in.—S° ll Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 7 311 6 c.—Leeds, Preferel?o4 p.—North Staffordshire, 4 13-16 dis.—West Riding 1 : 10 1 4 dis.—Lancashire and York, 17 dis.—Manchester Birmingham (C), Quarters, 2 1-16 p.—London and Nert u Western, New Quarters, IA p. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 1. STocK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Midland (C oll l ,_ dated Birmingha m an d D er b y), 65 ex div.—North Brfur s Thirds, 2 1 / 2 dis.—North Staff or d s hi re, 4 % dis.—Shrew sbOU and Birmingham (A), dis.—Shropshire Union, 3 dis. YORK, AUG. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day " as follows : Great Northern, 7!4—North British, TO" 11. 18s.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. F tir chase), 8%. GLASGO, . 31. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The W sales Aua are—Caledonian, P 7 ference, 535. 3d.—Edi n b urg h and Newport, 7—Glag g ° ,! Dumfries, and Carlisle, s%—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and•Ar' 61—Ditto, Halves, No 1,6/. 3 5.—Glasgow and Greerlit 14 1 4—Great Northern, 7 1 A—North British, Thirds, 51 .,1.„ - 9 d.—Paisley, Barrheac, and Hurlet, 22 5 . 6d.—Scottish tftr 4 tral, 24. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—ARRIVALS t, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, &C.—The following is 11 _,„ — r turn of cattle, grain, &c., for the London markets s a n. the Eastern C oun ti es R a il way, for the week enaw! August 26, 1848: Beasts Calves Sheep Pigs Malt Wheat Barley Oats ... qrs. 109 Beans ••• Peas ... 19946 Flour ... sacks 7, 26 8 Seed , BMrielk... .q . ...u e a w A ta. s 20! Bread Tons. Grits. Wr Meat, dead ... Poultry ••• ••• 132 13 Fish, lresh ••• 16 11 ••• ••• 275 1 2 , Fruit and vegetables ... . . 267 18 0 Ale and porter ••• ... 198 11 Wines and spirits ... • 63 7 Wool ... 33 16 ; General Merchandise ... 2,256 13 ' l .O , IRISH WASTE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY' Yesterday the half yearly general meeting of this 000' pany was held at the offices, 5, St. Mildred's.co l 7 Poultry. The secretary read the report, which pas 4 an interesting ch arac t er . I t stated that the first nut,'" .. of importance to which the directors felt it necessary to call the atte n ti on o f t h e shareholders was that of too last call made in July, 1847, on which there still mained due the sum of 1,285 Z, attributable probably o f the recent comme rc i a l f a il ures and the distressed state Ireland. Th e construct i on of the pier and mill at DI kerin was rapidly progressing, and the second illetss , meta from the Bo ar d o f W or k s was now due. Colon a Robinson, the managing director, was still in:lreisn, ) upon his annual i ns p ect i on , an d would make his reP n , at the next genera l meet i ng. The directors lamente d state that there appeared but too mueh reason for eredb .., ing the unfavourable reports which had been cirCn . l. ted with regard to the return of the potato disease, it could not be ex,ncted that the company's este.l 4 ".. should wholly esca p e t h e i r share of " the visitatiel though provisions had been made to compensate for 10 4: loss in the crop s . Th e b a l ance and cash in hand on 1R", 30th June last, was 3081. 4s , and the total *eel 14,984/.los. The report was adopted, and the meell' shortly alter adjourned. THE STATE OF MILLEANK PRISON.—The of Millbank Prison, Mr. Perry and Captain Wi have made their annual report as to the condition It management of this enormou s esta blishment. -"1 , only individual s sen t t o t h e co l onies in *a penal ra o ; tion in the l as t year h ave b een women, 334 of 013 were transferred to the Penitentiary at Hobart To' The male prisoners, 2,446 in number, were sent eith er to the hulks i n thi s coun t ry or to Gibraltar, pro be' tionary. In o r d er t o ease th e pr i son, Government et":#, tracted for probationary r es id ences for 674 other PSI; , soners, at the gaols of W a k e fi eld, Leicester, Noll ampton, Reading, Leeds, an d Bath. Notwithstandin g the relief thus afforded, the number of prisoners has gone on - increasing to an unprecedented 1; tent, the average n um b er i n the year ending 31st of December, 1847, having exceeded that Of the previous year by 15 1. During tine past ree_ n ' of the current year, th e excess has still further it:wrenl „ - p the average numb er d uring the first seven tuun„t having reached 1,345 , of whom 1,210 were males; ra the number in th e pr i son at one time during that pe ri od • has sometimes a mounte d to 1,473 males and 98 feu";, - The inspectors have availed themselves of every 01° , 0 , in their power t o prov i de accommodation -for this 184 • number of persons, and especial care has been taken, bl e a due regard to c le an li ness and ventillation, to keep t o e prison as h ea lth y as possible. The gross expergee the establishment d ur i ng the past year, including t o _, cost of conveying the prisoners to the hulks and tren t° port ships, was 41,034 L 7s. 4d., from which there is be deducted 4,298 L 3s. 3d. (or 4/. Is. 4d. p er basal t ,, ~ the profit o f pr i soners ' earnings in the manufactutZ department, leavin g th e net expense 36,736/. 2s. 3d. .: deaths during the year were 83, and the pardons, on tau dical grounds, 15. EARNINGS BY . CONVICTS.—It appears from an ° t r i -: vial document just i ssue d, th at d ur i ng t h e year 18 upon a daily average .of 1,056 prisoners in Millbank Prison, their earnings amounted to 5,150/. 9s. 10IAd. 1 1 7, expense of the manufacto r y was 85 2 / . 7s. 6 id ., making the net profit by priso ners ' earnings 4,2931.25. 3 I d " showing the annual ea rn i ngs per head to have bee" 4/. Is. 41c1. ['ADVERTISEMENT.]—SKIN DISEASES.--DR.POI.„ TESTIMONY OF THE EFFICACY OF ITOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND 0 1 b 1 , MENT.—Extract of a l e tt er , dated 16, Blessington-street, Du my _Feb. 9, 1847. Profess or Il olloway. — Dear Sir,—Having devote d . particular attention for some years to the treatment of cutanaoo l, t skin diseases, I think it right to inform yon that I have, in a ErL7 d many case , , recommended the use of your Pills and Ointrnenti invariably found the m t o have the most perfect effect in reinov7s ; those diseases, even when of a very desperate nature. Igo W. E. PovrELL, M.D. I n cases of scald heads, ringworms. P „... , •or tetters on tke face, the effect of the medicines is astonishlus s i tt . Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Eglawidu n :944. Strand, London. ••• 558 ... ••• 96 ... 6,873 ••• ••• 710 ... qrs. 3,170 ... ~ 3,362 ... 21 649 BIRTHS. On the 28th ult., at Bidford Vicarage, Warwickshire, t he wife of the Rev. H. E. Richards. of a son. On the 29th ult., at the Grammar School, Henley-op 'Thames, the wife of the Rev. C. H. Godley, of a son. On the 29th ult., at Craig-court, Whitehall, th e w ife of I, Newall, Esq., of a son. On the 30th ult., in lifornington-crescent, th e l a dy o f J. .Lascelles, Esq., of a son, stillborn. On the 31st ult., at Harewood-square, the lady of hEesql9orht of a ul so ., m at Stanhope-st ree t , R egent's-par k, the rlot o so n n t , wife of Mr. W. Lovell Phillips, of a son. At Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, on th e 29th ult., the lady of "* v . 'Clark, Esq., of a daughter. ARRIED. On the 31st ult., at Boldre Church, Hants, Edward Forb es ' - Esq., F.R S., Professor of Botany in King's College, Le 4 , o ° r: to Emily Marianne, youngest daughter of the late °'`-' - General Sir C. Ashworth K.C.8., K.T.S. Set h On the 31st u lt., at St. Peter's, Gre a t B er kh amps te d , kiah Smith, E sq ., o f Beslyns, Great Bonifield, Esser' T res t Anne, eldest d aug h ter of Noah Newman, Esq., 0' , B erkhampsted. ,On the 31 s t u lt ., at Lewisham, Frederic, youngest " — , ii h or - the late T. Russell, Esq , of Croydon, to Mary, eldest daug - ter of T. Hill, Esq., of the same place. Chat Valentine, eg . On the 31 s t u l t., at St. Mark's, Myddleton•squarer ,Valentine, y oungest son of Mr. Cook, of Baker-street, ,- .17 10 , :square, L on d on, to Csroline, youngest daughter of Lin m s s ' •ot Wolverton, Hants. DIED. On the 14th of July, at Poonah, aged 22, Lieutena nt G. "Chapman, Bombay Engineers, third son of W. Chapman Esq., of Wimpole-street. 50 0 On the 26th u l t . , at York, Robert Gilbert, Esq., second Yorks .of the l a t e Rev. R. Gilbert, recto r o f S e tt r i ng t on , On the 28th ult., aged 22, at Hageley-house, third daughter of Dr. Addams. On the 29th u l t. , at Iligh-street-place, Stepney, Sarah 'wife of Mr. J. Crouch, aged 74. On the 30th ult., at Judd-place East, New-road, p r of Sarah Eyton, aged 82, relict of the late E. Eyton, Mecklenburgh-square. On the 30th u lt., M argare t , t h e wife of T. —w• Duff' of • 11 Thebert on-street, Islington. k e4 On the 30th ult., at Alb any -t errace, Regent's-par- L te ag 0. 6, Anne Eliza, eld es t d aug h ter and heiress o f the of `_Thorold, Esq., of thrmston-hall, Li nc ol ns hi re , and reli ct -Benjamin Thorold, Esq., of the same place. On the 30th ult., at Bellevue-house, S out h a mpton. o f 4aret Jane, daughter of th e l ate HughAPC a lmont, En" -Abbey Lands, Antrim. Tllf• t London : Printed and Publish e d by MURDO by, No. 112, Strand, Print er , at T he Sun Office, Olt #l' I ' m. " Strand, in the Precinct o f th e S avoy, in t h e ° ty fdiddlesex, Saturday, September 2, 1848. IJ