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Those anxious for fair and calm discussion, and of gradual progression, condemned such conduct ; nothing so greatly impeded the progress of fair, just, and proper reform as the at tempts which had been made by violence to wrest from the constituted authorities what a certain portion of the people required. Ho felt no doubt the jury in this case would do their duty. Mr. Richard Kemmis examined by Mr. WELSBY— Is Crown Solicitor of Ireland. Produced the record of conviction of John Mitchell for felon,y. (The examined copy was put in.) Frederick Town Fowler was then examined by Mr. BODKIN. He said, I have been in the habit for come years of attending to report public meetings. I re member attending a meeting which was held on Clerken well-green on the 29th of May last. It took place about half past six o'clock in the evening. I saw the defendant Fussell there. He was in a van, in which there were about 18 or 20 persons. Altogether there were about 3,000 persons present. The first person who spoke at the meeting was a person named Williams. I took a note of part of what he said, but not all of it. I merely took such portions of it as were necessary for a newspaper report. (The witness then read the part of the speech commencing " The bloody aristocracy has done its work," which was read in the opening address. He then read extracts from the speech of M'Carthy, who was the next speaker.) Fussell, the present de fendant, then addressed the meeting. He said, the Government had succeeded in convicting honest John Mitchel, and then went on to say "how have they accom plished it? Why, by packed juries and partizan judges. I tell Lord John Russell I have no sympathy with his dam nable Government. If the Queen does not recognise the people, the people must forget to recognise the Queen. If John Mitchel is sent out of this country, every Irish man must rise and revenge the insult, or they will no longer be worthy of the name they bear. The Govern ment is not worth the support of any honest man. It is too contemptible to be recognised, and you must use your best endeavours to overturn it. And now I wish to impress upon you one safe way of getting rid of our bad rulers, who forget their duty to their country. I openly avow that I recommend private assassination. What made the Emperor of Austria fly ? Why, the fear of assassination ; and it is by that means that we must get rid of our bad rulers. I would disown any one of my own sons who would not assassinate any one who was instrumental in banishing me from my country." Williams then asked the people to fall into marching order, which they readily did. The procession thee► went along Aylesbury-street, St. John's-street, Old street-road, to Finsbury-square, where it remained for about a quarter of an hour or more. The people then proceeded through Long-lane to Smithfield, and from thence down Snow-hill and along Holborn, to the Land and Labour Bank of O'Connor, where they gave three cheers. They then went to Leicester-square, and from thence to the Chartist Assembly Room near Soho square, where left them. There were about 3,000 people altogether when the procession started. The procession appeared to create a great deal of fear and terror in the minds of the people along the line of march; many shut up their shops and closed their doors. box ; and decide, as was their duty, upon the evidence alone. They had learned from the preliminary discus sion that had taken place, that the indictment contained the main charge against the prisoner—that of sedition —in various forms—namely, as having uttered seditious language, taking part in an unlawful assembly, and of taking part in a riot. Although it would not become him, after what had been said by the Lord Chief Justice to make any observations with re spect to what had fallen from him in answer to the ap plication of his Learned Friend, he might he allowed to say, on the part of himself and of his Learned Friends, that if he had been called upon to reply to the objec tions urged, that he should have stated that he should feel it his duty to adopt no course in this proceeding which might be calculated to embarrass the defendant in his defence, and that, as his Lordship had said, he should confine the prosecution to the proof of the main charge, sedition, though the indictment contained three charges, to each of which it branched off. The charge, therefore, which the defendant would have to answer would be that of seditious speaking, taking part in an unlawful assembly, and with being guilty of riot— the judgment of the Court upon all of which would be precisely the same, but with respect to the count charg ing riot, it was iu the discretion of the Court to super add the punishment of hard labour. Before he pro ceeded to state the facts of the case against the defendant, which ho should do as briefly as possible, they would, he trusted, forgive him if he availed himself of this opportunity, so different from those that presented themselves on ordinary occasions, of making one or two observations upon the law appli cable to cases of this description; and although, of course, in the formation of your opinion you will be governed by the direction of his Lordship—and if I am wrong in any particular I beg of the Court to correct me—yet, standing as he did in a public position, he might be excused if he stated, from authority, what the law was, that others besides the defendants might take warning as to the consequences which they would entail upon themselves by acting as he had done, and in order, if they did render themselves amenable to the law, that they might not plead ignorance when they were punished for taking part in proceedings of this nature. The first count in the indictment charged the defendant with sedition, and the offence had not been improperly defined by the Com missioners appointed to inquire and report upon the na ture of the offence. And the offence was settled and defined as this—as tending to injure and endanger the political constitution of this country by violent public tumults, by exciting discontent in the minds of the people, and by thereby exposing the Sovereign and public functionaries to public contempt, and thus exciting sud den political changes by unlawful means. The Commissioners added that such offences might be re garded as " assaults upon the constitution, and though they may not threaten destruction to the Crown and Government, ought nevertheless to be punished." And, in truth, although the offence be inferior in character to the high and grave offence of treason, and though the punishment differed greatly from that awarded to the higher crime, yet, no doubt, sedition was an offence of a most serious character, and did require to be repressed upon every occasion by the strong arm of the law. The late Lord Tindal in adds essing a jury upon this subject clearly defined the danger of the offence, how easily an innocent person might be made to suffer for the guilty. He looked upon the testimony of that eminent Judge as of the highest kind, and as tending to the honour of that profession of which he (the Attorney-General) was but an humble member, and to that of the public. He said in effect that every person who was knowingly present, and knowingly took part in a meeting which was made the means of addressing language to the persons so as sembled of a violent and intemperate nature were guilty of taking part in an unlawful assembly, and though unaccompanied by any circumstances of violence to give it the character of a seditious meeting, yet, the mere fact of being present at similar meetings at which such violent and intemperate language was ad dressed to the assembly, constituted an attendance at au unlawful assembly, or the second charge is this indict ment. The Learned A ttorney-General then read the charge of Chief Justice Tindal at Bristol, at the trial of the Bristol rioters, in extenso—(as it has recently ap peared in the newspapers we do not think it necessary to introduce it into our columns.) He thought their Lordships would agree with him that this was a full and clear exposition of the law applicable to charges of this description—namely, sedition, but also of the conse quences of designedly attending a meeting of this de scription, where seditious words were addressed to the people assembled. But there were other circumstances that materially constituted such assemblies unlawful, and as they were fully and clearly set forth in the charge of Mr. Baron Alderson at the special commission at Monmouth, at the trial of Mr. Vincent in the year 1839. Ile did not know that he could do better than read it. Having read the address, he proceeded to say—That Learned Baron said, pro ceedings such as those adopted at assemblies like that out of which the present proceedings had arisen, " con stituted an assembly of a highly dangerous character, which ought to be suppressed by the strong arm of the law." But there was a further circumstance which ought to be well known to the public—if persons went to such assemblies from mere idle curiosity, thus swell ing the concourse of people, creating and aggravating the alarm, they had no right to complain if in the confusion of the disturbance, though perfectly innocent, they were suf ferers. There was yet this furthtr consequence resulting from attending meetings of this description. If a person went to one of them from idle curiosity they must take the whole of the consequences if they were punished with those who had confederated-together to call toge ther designedly tumultuous public assemblies. He made this observation in that public court in order that those who felt disposed to take a part in such unlawful assemblies might know the consequences to which they were exposing themselves. If those who were present at the meeting at which Fussell spoke the words imputed to him were proved to have acted in concert, they would all be amenable to the law. The meeting in question, which had led to this proceeding, took place on Monday, the 29th of May; it was held after seven o'clock in the evening of that day. A number of similar meetings had been held which had excited terror in the minds of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. It was held without any previous an nouncement; they would hear from the language used by the speakers on that occasion that by some secret communication with those speakers the proceedings were arranged by some private understanding till held with out any notice. Upon that occasion some thousands— he believed as many as 2,000 or 3,ooo—were present. A van was drawn out into the centre of the meeting, and two persons addressed the assembly before Fussell appeared. The first speaker was a person named Williams, whose words ho would read to show that the assembly was an unlawful one, not for the purpose of showing that the defendant was responsible for words uttered .by another. " Div friends," said Williams, " the bloody aristocracy has done its work at last. Although we have got a Government spy amongst us, we don't care. That man, I know, has transported his own sons; but keep the peace, my friends. If any one disturbs you, I hope you have sufficient energy to defend yourselves. Now keep the peace, and I will take you to a p lace where you will meet five times the number of m en collected here. When I give you a signal I want you to fall into marching order four abreast and follow where I will lead you, no matter where. I will take you to a place where you will meet ten times more men than are here, and there you will be advised what to do. I don't fear banishment any more than that brave, noble, and patriotic man, Mitchel; he does not care for it. Mitchel has been sacrificed by the ruling Government. He has been murdered by those • base, brutal, and bloody Whigs,' through the instrumentality of a packed jury and par tisan judge." Fussell, as he had said, was in the van. Williams was followed by a man named Macarthy, who said he agreed with Williams with respect to his con demnation of the Whigs. lie asked would the peo ple of Ireland allow John Mitchel to be taken from his native land; if they allowed him to be taken from his native laud many other brave men would fall victims to the diabolical Gagging Bill, and it was now the time for all who valued liberty to strke the blow. Ireland would rise in arms. If that country had been quiet, it was only that it might recruit its strength, and make a bold effort to release itself from the tyranny at the proper time." Let the jury recollect that this language was addressed to the lower orders of society— persons suffering from the depression of trade at that time, which was considerably aggravated by their being there at all, and who naturally brooded over their wrongs, whether real or supposed, and were, therefore, the more readily open to the mischievous designs of those who addressed them. Then the defendant Fussell said, " A base Government had by means of a packed jury and subservient judges succeeded in obtaining the conviction of honest John Mitchel. John Mitchel had asserted that the Queen had forgotten her duty to her country, and he declared the same opinion. If she neglected her duty they should refuse to recognise her. Government, it had been said, had acted upon expediency, but that was a ridiculous plea for conduct so arbitrary and disgraceful. He wished to impress upon the meeting that there was ono sate way of getting rid of rulers who forget their duty to their country, and he would openly avow what he meant—he meant by private assassination. (Sensation.) That it was that made the Emperor of Austria fly, and that it was that should make other crowned rulers fly also. He had five sons, and he would disown either one of them who refused to assassinate any parties who were instrmental in banishing him from his native land for such an offence as that for which Mr. Mitchel had been convicted." Afterwards Williams addressed the meeting, and at his request they marched four abreast through the principal streets of the me tropolis until a late hour, causing the greatest terror and alarm in the breasts of the people. The Learned Gentleman then went on to say, that the Go vernment having had these sentiments brought before them, felt it their duty to proceed against them. No notice having been given of the intended meeting, a short-hand writer was not sent to it, and they had there fore to depend on the testimony of a person who at tended to prepare a condensed report for the newspapers, and who took down such sentences in short-hand as ap peared to him the most prominent, and his testimony would be corroborated by another who attended for a similar purpose. The matter first attracted the atten Lion of the Government through the press, and they then set about making the necessary inquiries for the reporter at the different newspaper offices. Ile appre hended there would be no difficulty in proving the of fence. He believed one of the highest privileges of the constitutionspkea was that whi c h a ll owe d open an d pu bli c everyg calm,Engishftra,n did legiti n m o a t t sish evdistco take ussion away —ari o d he, ne like iota of th at important r p it r s iv t i h l a c t ge had No occurred class i nof t p h e e r s tn o n e s could look up on the evem tropolis olis in ane vin y rso ot e h sr e e other light i t t e htthan that of sev e r e condemna tbieorna. o They f y all means of raising up nuns classes desirous to pre- Gibraltar.. • • • . •• Leghorn Genoa .. • • • • .. • • Venice Naples ...... • • .... • • 3, 1 i Palermo, peroz , Lisbon.. .. .......... 0p0rt0..................!i Rio Janeiro ........ Bahia .... Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .. PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 .New Dollars U 4 9 .` e Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars .......• 0 4 11% LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JULY 3.—Wind S.S.W., fresh breeze, and fine clear weather. PENZANCE, JULY 3.—The Lugger Louis, Cloitre, from Swansea to St. Brieux, sprung a leak, and was aban donded off Longships ; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, JULY 4.—Wind N.N.W. to N.N.E.—Arrd. Harriet, Williams, Newfoundland. Off port, Formora. Sid. Wye, Rio Grande; Valparaiso, Valparaiso; Jane Quebec. WIVENHOE, JULY 4.—The Que dirande mi (?) Ro driquey, from Christiansands to Barcelona, was assisted into this port to-day leaky, and making water, having been on shore on the sunk sand. CONWAY, JULY 3.—Arrd. William Fell, Quebec. MUMBLES, JULY 2.—Sld. John Hullett, Tanner, Cape of Good Hope. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 4.—Sid. Canton (steamer), Canton. COWES, JULY 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Roseberry, Young, Bahia. LIVERPOOL, JULY 4.—The Ann Lockerby, which sailed from Saugor 4th May for this port, was reported to be putting back on the 11th, making 39 inches of water per hour. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—Wind W.N.W. to W.— Arrd. Mary Seaton, Meldrum, Quebec. DEAL, JULY 4.—Wind N.N.W. to S.—Arrd. Eliza Robson, Taylor, Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh ; Pollock, Mclntyre, Miramichi; Margaretta, Liekis, Miramichi, and sailed for New Orleans. Arrd. from the River and sld., Mary White, Gambia. Sid. the Outward Bound. CLYDE, JULY 3.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. 2d, Eliza Leishman, Dickson. Mauritius; Mariner, Crawford, Quebec; 3d, Roger Stewart, Begg, New Orleans; Pro vidence, Burgess, Savannah; Ann Harley, Scott, New York; Torrance, Patten, Montreal; Cherokee, Wylie, Montreal; Gratia, Poland, Newfoundland. Sld. Gaunt let, Kean, Honduras. DUBLIN, JULY 3.—Arrd. Highlander, McMillan, Trinidad; Harlequin, Blayne, Barbadoes; Talma, Bowie, St. John's, New Brunswick; Elizabeth, ditto. CORK. JULY 2.—Arrd. Bache M'Ever, Sullivan, St. John's, New Brunswick. SCILLY, JULY I.—Sid. President, Rio Janeiro. SWANSEA, JULY 4.—Sid. William Nicholson, Cuba. BRISTOL, JULY 3.—Arrd. Thomas Blyth, Thompson, Mauritius, and not the " Thomas Knight," as reported yesterday; 4th, Frederick, St. John's, New Brunswick. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY A slight increase has taken place in the arrivals of English Wheat for our market this week; yet the show of samples to-day was very small. For all descriptions the demand was steady, at fully Monday's advance in the quotations, at which a clearance was readily effected. The imports of foreign Wheat have been only 1,540 quarters. There was a steady sale for that article, and choice qualities were mostly held for more money. In Barley —the show of which was good—comparatively little business was doing, at late rates. Malt was very dull, but not cheaper. The quantity of foreign Oats was good ; but the supply of English was small. The Oat trade ruled heavy, at last week's prices. Beans Peas, and Indian Corn, commanded very little attention. The top price of the best town-made Flour was advanced to 465. per 280 lbs. English .. Irish... ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Larley. Oats. I Flour 2,120 qrs. 710 qrs. I 1,790 vs. 1,760 sici. Yoreigu . 14,620 I - 1,540 5,010 Malt, 3,840 qrs. BOROUGH 3101. MARILET. This market continues exceedingly heavy, at barely last week's reduction in prices. The plantation accounts are favourable, and the duty is called 195,000/. to 2 00,0001. Sussex Pockets, 21 15s to 3/ 2s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 18s to 315 s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 314 s to 5/ ss. EL WRITECIZA P. Our Mark e t was steady to-day, and last week's prices were well supported in every instance. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3i 4d to 4a 8d; Lamb, 4s 8d to 3s 6d; Veal, 3s; 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs. by the carcase. E CHARTIST TRIALS. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. THE TRIAL OF FUSSELL. The body of the court became crowded soon after balf-past nine. The attendance of barristers was very l arge. The gallery was but thinly attended. - - The Attorney-General entered the court at ten o'clock. Shortly after the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, accompanied by Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice M alik, took their seats upon the bench. Joseph Ireneeus John Fussell was then called upon, and surrendered on his bail. The defendant was placed immediately under the dock ; when he took up his position he became an object of curiosity for some minutes to th e L earne d J u d ges an d th ose present. The following is the charge as set down in the calendar— " Remanded from the last session, standing indicted for unlawfully, in the presence and hearing of divers sub jects of our lady the Queen, uttering, &c., certain sedi tious words against our said lady th© Queen and her government, &c." The Attorney-General, with whom were Mr. Welsby, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clarke appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Huddlestone appeared for the defendant. Mr. Staight, the Clerk of the Arraigns (to the defendant)—Prisoner at the bar, are you guilty or not guilty ? Fussell (in a loud voice), Not guilty. Mr. Sergeant ALLEN then applied to their Lordships to quash the indictment, or to call upon the Attorney- General to elect on which counts he should proceed. The offences charged against the defendant were— sedition, attending an unlawful assembly, and with riot. As each count charged a separate and distinct offence, and as the evidence on each would differ, ho contended that toe application he had made should be acceded to. If it were not, the defendant would be embarrassed in his defence. He cited authorities in support of his Yiew. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant ALLEN—I was on the waggon. There were three speakers, and the whole speaking did not occupy more th an t w enty mi nutes at the outside. My note is in abbreviated long hand, and is my usual mode of taking down speeches to be inserted in the newspapers. ( The witness here handed in his notes to the Learned Counsel, and pointed out to him the latter passage of Fussell's speech.) Thirty or forty of the best reporters on the London; press take notes in that way. I have been employed on all the London papers. I have been employed on the p ines, I attend meetings on my own account, and send in my reports to the different newspapers, and if they use them they pay me for them. 1 have communicated with the editor of the Times personally with respect to taking reports of meetings. Ido not know that I have ever spoken to the editor himself, but I have seen him dozens of times. I have been a reporter six or seven years, and some portion of the time was editor and reporter of the Railway Telegraph. I have never attended a police office as a reporter, but about thirteen years ago I at tended a police court as a defendant, for having run away from my master, to whom I was an apprentice. I have also been charged with felony at a police court, in consequence of an action I had against the Morning Chronicle. I was charged with putting the ash of a lighted cigar into the letter-box of that newspaper, and the case came before Mr. Ball, at Bow-street, who die,- missed me, because there were no grounds for the charge. I commenced an action against the Morn ing Chronicle for 481., but not having sufficient evi dence to substantiate the case I abandoned it. There was a case of arson in which I was a party in re lation to the Sun Fire Office. I was insured for 500/., and the house was burnt down. I claimed 4101., but never got it. I have heard it said by counsel that I had been guilty of arson, but I never pay any attention to what they say.—(Laughter.) I never absconded for having defrauded Messrs. Spicer, the paper dealers. I am not aware whether I owe them anything. I was editor of the Theatrical Chronicle, but not the pro prietor. I never bought 401. or 451. worth of paper from them on the understanding that it was for that paper, and then sold it next day for 101. I have been a bank rupt, but obtained my certificate immediately, and handed in my assets to the amount of 3001. more than my debts. I report for all the papers and send copy on the chance of its being inserted. lam paid by the line. I never was in • the employ of the Blackwell Railway I attended nearly all of the Chartist meetings, and re ported some of them. I was engaged by the Express to report the meeting on Kennington-common. I never send ,to papers when they have their own reporters present. _ _ _ Re-examined—lf I send to a paper what is not true, one may send for years without having a line in. Henry Potter was next examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL—I am a reporter, and report for all the daily papers. I report in short-hand. I attended the meeting on the 29th of May. I arrived there a few minutes before seven o'clock. I was on the van. At the com mencement of the proceedings I should say there were about 2,000 or 3,000 persons present. I took a note of part of what was said at the meeting. (The witness here read the notes he had taken of Williams' speech; also the notes of M'Carthy's and Fussell's, which were quoted by the Attorney-General in his opening.) The people then fell into marching order at the request of Williams. The witness then described the progress of the procession to Dean-street, Soho, as detailed by the last witness. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant ALLEN—I was not engaged by any paper to attend the meeting. I have lived in the same house with the last wit ness since the beginning of the year. I did not see any other reporters at the meet ing. I was induced to go there on the chance of getting my account inserted in the newspapers. The speaking altogether occupied about forty minutes. Fowler and I acted as partners. If I sent false reports to any of the newspapers I have no doubt that my reports would not be inserted again. I retired with Fowler after leaving the meeting. We did not compare notes, hut he wrote ono portion of them, and I another portion. I can't exactly say now which part I wrote. There was a very great noise at the meeting. The whole that I wrote was put into the Morning Chronicle. I swear I never compared notes with Fowler. Horace Harvey, policeman, was next called and exa mined by Mr.CLAßKE—Attended the meeting onClerken well-green on the 29th of May. A man named Williams first spoke at the meeting. I have the notes with me speaking. Th e people that I took of his spe ech. I l eft the meeting for a shor t time, a n were e r h r n cheering d Fussell very n2uh. Wh en F ussell wa se had done speaking, Williams ' said, " Now f r i en d s, f a l l i n w e then etu four abreast." I saw Wil liams in fr ont of the proces sion as it went through C om p ton-street. He said, ad dressing the people, that if they were f r i en d s enl r to the cause they would fall into the procession. The witness then detailed the progress of the procession to Dean-street, and also the route it took in returning back to Smithfield. On returning, opposite the Dispatch office in Fleet-street, some of the leaders cried out," Let us smash it in;" but they did not carry out the threat. When they got to the corner of Bridge-street, Black friars, somo suggested that they should attack the Ti m es office. They then went through Farringdon-street to Smithfield, and from thence to Red-cross-street, where Williams addressed the people from a coffee-shop window. He said they had had a meeting in spite of " finality Jack" (meaning Lord J. Russell), and that they would continue meeting until their Irish brethren had obtained their liberty, whatever might be said by Lord John and the other members of the Government. M`Carthy also spoke from the window, and told the people they would " do it " to-morrow, and advised them to come armed with guns and pistols. Some one in the crowd said, "Lead us on, and. we will do it to night." The City police then interfered, and dispersed the people. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. ALLEN, without, however, eliciting any material fact that bad not been already given in evidence. James Collins, of the City police, exa m i ne d by M r . WELSBY—On the 29th of May last my division was ordered to go to Red-cross-street. There were between 3,000 and 4,000 people assembled opposite Cartwright's coffee-shop, from a window of which some one was ad dressing them. We had orders to disperse the mob, which we did, without using our truncheons, but many of them assembled again in Golden-lane. I there had a brickbat thrown in my face. 'there were four police man wounded besides myself. Several Metropolitan policemen came to their assistance. Hot water was thrown at some of the police from the windows of the houses, and also from somo of the courts in the lane. James Terry, a glass-maker in St. John-street, was then examined by the A TTORNEY - GENERAL. My shop is situated close to the Green, and I could see persons go ing to the meeting on the 29th May. I was not alarmed myself, but my family were, and many of my neighbours, I shut up my shop. I - saw the procession turn out of Aylesbury-street. I think there were about 600 per sons present. That is all I saw. I cannot say whether there were more. Mr. HUDDLESTONE followed. The Learned Judges, having consulted, Chief Justice WILDE said, his Learned Brothers agreed with him that the application could not be enter tained. It was the duty of the Court to see that the case against the prisoner was not conduct( d in in a way likely to embarrass him in his defence. The whole of the offences charged might have been committed on one occasion, and one might resolve itself into the others; he could not well see how they could be separated. One of his Learned Brothers had informed him that he once tried a man who was charged with wounding nine cows in the same stable. There were nine counts in tho in dictment, and an objection was made to the indictment, on the ground that it might resolve itself into nine dis tinct charges, and that the prisoner might be punished on all, but the Court, entertaining a different opinion, overruled the application. As it appeared from the indictment that the offences charged were com mitted upon one occasion, the Court did not consider that the prisener would be embarrassed in his defence. They could not, therefore, entertain the motion. The defendant having been again arraigned and pleaded " Not guilty," as before, The ATTORNEY -GENERAL proceeded to address: the jury- II said lie could assure them that he should have been well pleased if he could have terminated his official career without appearing before them as a public prosecutor, in any proceeding arising out of the poli tical disturbances of the time; but the circumstances which had led to the institution of this prosecution were such, that ho was quite convinced they would bo of opinion, when they heard them, that if he had hesitated to assert the dignity of the law that he should have deservedly no laid un ce himself open t o h ave the severest censure pro upond him. Not only had the prisoner at the bar been guilty of conduct which at any time would have rendered him liable to the utmost punishment that the law could inflict upon him, but be bad taken advantage of the temporary distress that pre vailed in the country to excite the passions of the multi tude, and this prosecution had been instituted not only to warn others who may have become the victims of such arts, owing to their distress and ignorance, but to assure the we ll-di sposed subjects of the Queen that th e la w is strong enough, and that its administrators are ready to punish with severity those guilty of a violation of the public race. They would concur with him in t hinking th a t i t was not right that the country should be kept in a continual state of alarm, and that those V. ho thecame forward to maintain the public peace, and to assist Government in su pp ressing disturbances, should those e kept continually in a stat 3 of excitement by their who acted lik e t h e defendant and others, doing best to paralyse trade, to the successful carrying Ott of which alone could they hove for support. He had made these prefatory remarks in justification, ifjustifica- Poo were r equ i red, with respect to the course which he had felt it his duty on behalf of the Goveinment to pur sue on thi s occasion; but it wa s a lt oget h er unnecessary or him t o warn them, who were gentlemen of great ex l'erience, th at they must not allow themselves in the oonrse of these proceedings to be influenced by any motiv es, save that which as good citizens, desirous of preserving the pace of the country, they should be i t uated, Th ey of course must take into consideration `1 evidence alone which would be produced before all the ~and dismiss from their minds, as far rs they could, Which they had either heard, read, or seen, in rela meri t r , ie. , the :natter before them, before they entered that Joshua Pleasant, a hatter, residing in Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell, said on the day in question he and his family were much alarmed at the number of people passing. They saw the horse troops pass, and of course they were alarmed.—(Laughter.) Ile consequently followed the example of his neighbours, and shut up his shop. Cress-examined by Mr. ALLEN—The people forming the procession were of the worst class, and in conse quence of their proceedings, serious injury was done to his business. By Chief Justice WILDE—I do not know the names of the speakers; but they were of the worst possible class.--(Laughter.) This concluded the case for the prosecution, and the jury retired fur a few minutes for refreshments. THE SUN, LONDON,_ WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JULY 5, 1848. IMPERIAL PARLIA:MENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. The West of England and South Wales Drainage Company Incorporation Bill was read a third time and passed. The following reports were considered and agreed to and the Bills ordered to he engrossed : Rawlins' (or Bishops Hull Curacy) Estate Bill. Worcester Turnpike Trust Bill. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from an in , dividual named Spring, stating that he had a claim upon an Hon. Member of the House which he was unable to recover, in consequence of the Hon. Gentleman having , no assets to distraiu upon, and praying the House to pass the Bill for vacating the seats of insolvent Members. The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition from the City of London in favour of a uniform penny receipt stamp. Sir F. BARING presented a petition from Portsmouth in favour of Parliamentary reform. Mr. P. WESTHEAD presented a petition praying the House to pass a Bill to enable members of the Free Church of Scotland to obtain sites for their churches. Mr. EWART presented a petition to the same effect. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston in favour of secular education. PUBLIC HEALTH —THE CHOLERA. Mr. MONSELL gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests whether he had been informed that the; cholera had broken out in Moscow and Petersburgh, and whether it was the intention of Government to take any steps for improving the public health in Ireland; also that he should ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it was the intention of Government to estab lish a steam-packet station on the West Coast of Ire land, now that railways had been opened to that part of the island? PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNMENT BILL. Mr. GREENE, in moving the second reading of this Bill, reminded the House that the prorogation of Par liament put an end to the progress of measures which were then in an unfinished stage, and the pre sent Bill had been introduced for the purpose of removing the inconvenience and expense which this system inflicted upon the country. If the House would take the trouble to glance over the business of the last few years they would find that towards the close of every session all sorts of Bills in great number came crowding upon them from the House of Lords, and on many occasions many of those Bills were obliged to be discharged in consequence of there not being sufficient time to get through them before the prorogation day. Of course, having to introduce these dropped measures de, novo, tended to increase the business of the succeed ing session, and the natural result was that a session seldom or never passed without their having a large number of Bills greatly in arroar. This was an evil ad mitted on all hands, and the only question to be consi dered was how to get rid of it. A. remedy could be pro vided by resorting to the prerogative of the Crown, or by passing a distinct measure upon the subject. For his own part, he confessed that ho preferred the latter plan, and accordingly he had ventured to introduce this Bill to provide that, is certain cases, Bills in an ad vanced stage should be hung up from one session to another. Mr. GOULBURN did not wish to take up the time of the House, but he could not help taking that oppor tunity of expressing the doubts he entertained as to the expediency of passing this Bill. It was true that the business of the House greatly accumulated towards the close of every session, but he was afraid the Bill would get rid of that evil by establishing a more aggravated one. If this Bill passed he very much feared that public measures which ought not to be delayed in their pro gress through the House would be deferred from session to session, to the great injury:of the public; and h e wou ld suggest thatinstead o f a d opt i ng this Bill some steps should be taken to induce the other House to expedite their proceedings as much as possible, so as to prevent a crowd of Bills comi ng d ow n at th e close of their sittings.—(Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL, without entering into the general question involved in this Bill, put it to the Hon. Member opposite, whether it would not b e as we ll to refer the Bill to the consideration of a Select Com mittee. Mr. S. CRAWFORD objected to this Bill alto gether, and should feel it to be his duty to give it his most decided opposition. Ho should, therefore, move as an amendment, that it be read a second time this day six months. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen rode out on horseback yesterday morning, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The lion. Miss Dawson, Maid of Honour, Major-General Wemyss, Equerrry in Waiting, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert, were in attendance on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday afternoon, attended by Lieut.• Colonel Seymour. His Royal Highness visited, and minutely inspected, the Lodging-house for the Working-classes, erected by the Metropolitan Association in the Old Pancras-road. Sir DENIIAM NORREYS trusted his Honourable Friend would not think it necessary to persevere in his amendment, for the Bill, in his opi n i on, had been ren dered absolutely requisite by the great accumulation which had taken place of late years in both the private and the public business of the House. Lord MAHON would readily consent to refer this Bill to the consideration of a Select Committee. Although he was opposed to many parts of the Bill he still thought that it was one which might be usefully enter tained. Many measures which were sent up to the Lords late in the session were often lost from the want of time to get through them, and he thought they might safely and properly provide that such measures should be taken up in the next session at the stage they were in when Parliament was prorogued.—(Hear.) Mr. URQUHART attributed the delay which took place in the progress of public Bills to the neglect of Government in allowing many important measures to rest in the hands of individual Members, and be thought this Bill would extend that abusive system. Ho should give it his decided opposition. Mr. MOWATT could see no real objection to the Bill. It would enable parties who had private Bills in a partially advanced stage to resume them in that stage in a succeeding session, without going to the expense of beginning again de novo, and he therefore trusted the amendment would not be pressed to a division. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, after what had passed, ho did not feel himself justified in persevering with his amendment, and with the permission of the House he would withdraw it. The auli,aduient was accordingly withdrawn, and the Bill read a second time. (LEFT SITTING.) IREL AND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING. In consequence of some alteration in the arrange ments of the Court, Mr. Devin Reilly's trial is post poned until to-morrow (Wednesday). A warrant was issued yesterday under the Treason Felony Act against Mr. Martin, proprietor of the Irish Felon newspaper. The officer entrusted with the warrant has been un able to execute it, in consequence of the disappearance of Mr. Martin, who is evidently keeping out of the way to avoid capture. In the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, at half-past four o'clock, the jury found a verdict of Guilty against Patrick Gogarty and the other traversers. The CHIEF JUSTICE sentenced Gogarty to seven years' transportation ; E ng li s h , to two years' impri sonment; and the remai n d er to one y ear'simprison ment. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday, the 3d, the debate was con tinued on the Sugar Duties, without producing much that was new, except the assent given by Lord John Russell at the end, to th e i mposs ibili t y o f getting through any set of Resolutions by the sth of this month ; the consequence of which is, that the duties under the Act of 1846 must go on for the present. An alteration in one article of the intended Minis terial scale was proposed, and negatived by 231 to 169. I hope I have written enough, not to be set down as believing that Free Trade includes the trade in stolen pocket-handkerchiefs. But there is no banner raised on the other side. The Anti-Slavery party is extinct, or only perceptible in the adverse camp. They would keep out slave-grown sugar, if asking for tree-labour sugar at a shop would do it. But they have no notion of any united action, either on the Government or on public opinion. They would at this moment turn over the coast of Africa to a restoration of the Slave Trade, to gratify a crot c h e t they have, that th e way t o diminish the evils of highway robbery is to do nothing to anger highway men. And the Free-traders, or some of them, I fear, have an indistinct notion, that to cover tropical America with slave labour, would be a capital thing the House met at twela;elesoclTochke, factbut i quarter a in b o e t f i o o r t e i little was done. At a house e nce ls s li w s against t c h o counted out, n s t I suppose that everybody . likes for ecoigioni t lpa r t a a Tr d tah e uti . einevste:Hilrayfyoe interference when it is his own way, and dislikes it when the contrary. I am, Sir, your obedient servant T. PERRONET THOMIISON. Blackheath, London, July 5, 1848. We believe we are correct in stating that M. Guizot has declined the Chair of Modern Languages made to him by the curators of the Taylor Institution m Oxford. M. Guizot declined the offer from personal motives, with every sense of the compliment, which We st ill t hi nk was paid to him by the curators at the expense of the O T s. ime trust confided to them by the Univer c sity..._ THE WINNE RS OF THE JULY TAE E 8 FORETOLD BY ",PEGASUS."—The article written by "Pegasus," and published in Bell's Life in London, July 2, stated the three first horses would be Flying Dutchman, Sister to lodine, and The Jester. Bell's Life is regularly pub lished in time f or th e newspaper agents to send by all the Saturday afternoon railways. The sale of Bell's Life exceeds 27,000. SOUTHAMPTON JULY 4.—The American mail steamer Hermann, Captain Crabtree, having taken on board a supply of coals, sailed this morning for Bremen. She has on board about 200,000 dollars iu specie for Germany. The Wonder sailed this morning for Havre with the American mails, ex-Hermann, from New York; likewise a considerable amount of specie and gold coin intended for France. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Canton sailed to-day for China via the Cape of Good Hope; and the steamer Transit, intended to run on the river Nile, in the service of the Egyptian Government, sailed this afternoon for Alexandria. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took a drive yesterday in an open car riage and four. _ Prince Alfrad, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took airings yesterday in the garden of the Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Royal Italian Opera-house with their presence yesterday eve ning. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Earl of Listowel, Major-General Wemyss, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also honoured the performance of the Royal Italian Opera-house last evening with her pre sence. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady Augusta Bruce. His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected Mr. Maclise's designs for a Niello bracelet, Mr. Bell's bronze of Shakspeare, Mr. Redgrave's paper for hanging pic tures on, Messrs. Holland's drawing-room chair, and other works executing for Summerly's Art Manufactures. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town yesterday morning, for her residence, Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, on Monday. The Lord President of the Council had an interview with a deputation from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Muir, the Rev. Dr. Craik, the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, Mr. John G. Kinnear, and Mr. J. A. Macrae, who were introduced by the Duke of Argyll. Total . 51b. The winner of the Derby to carry 81b, the second, 61b, rod the third, 31b extra. A.F. Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland—Duke of Rut land's Fiddler—Mr. B: Green's Flatcatcher. NOTTINGHAM, 1848. Acceptances for the Nottinghamshire Handicap. Inheritress, aged, Bst 91 b—Rattrap, 5 yrs, 7st 12— Yardley, aged, 7st 1 ilb—Giselle, 5 yrs, 7st 41 b—Zuleika, 5 yrs, 6st 131 b—All's-well, aged, Est 111b—Louisa Newell, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Tom Jolly, 4 yrs, 6 st—Self De-, fence, 5 yrs, sst 7 1 b--Tuscan, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Snowball 3 yrs, sst 61b—Sampson, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b. Acceptances for the Chesterfield Handicap. Inheritress; aged, Bst 101 b—Rattrap, 5 yrs, Bst 71b— Giselle, 5 yrs. 7st 51b—Ales-well, aged, 6st 131b—Syl van, 3 yrs, sst 91 b—Snowball, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Reality, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Alpheia, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. BRIGHTON, 1848. Acceptances for the Brighton Stakes. Footstool, 5 yrs, fist 101b—Lady Wildair, 6 yrs. Bst 91b--The Cur, 6 yrs, ist 121b—Crozier, 4 yrs, ist 101 b Rattrap, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Sir Arthur, 6 yrs, 7st 71b— Ipecacuanha, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Joe o' Sot, 4 yrs, 7 st— Pillage, 4 yrs, Est 121 b—Fistiana, 4 yrs, Est 101 b Sutlej, 6 yrs, Est 91b—Geraldine, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Anta gonist, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Marquis of Conyngham, 5 yrs, Est 61 b—Tarella, 4 yrs, sst 131b—Trap, 3 yrs, sst 111 b Millwood, 4 yrs, sst 111b—Liston, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Re flection, 3 yrs, sst 71 b—Remembrance, 3 yrs, sst 61b— Self-defence, 3 yrs, sst. WOLVERHAMPTON, IS4B. Acceptances for the Wolverhampton Stakes. Inheritress, aged, Bst 91 b—Rattrap, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b Rowena, aged, 7st 11 1b—Yardley, aged, 7st 91b—Cle mentina, 4 yrs, 7 st—Little Mary, 6 yrs, 6st 71b—Laza rillo, 4 yrs, Est 51 b—Pottinger, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Hornet, 4 yrs, 6 st—Counterfeit, aged, 6 st—Deloraine, 4 yrs, 6st —Sponge, 3 yrs, 6st—Lady of the Lune, 4 yrs, sst 91b— gr. c. by Theon, out of Ferneley's dam, 4 yrs, Set 91b— Dough, 3 yrs, sst 71 b—Fernhill, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Samp son, 3 yrs, sst 2 1b—Cracow, 3 yrs, sst 21b. GOODWOOD RACES.— In addition to the many rich prizes to be contended for at the ensuing meeting, two new Plates will be given on the last day, viz., 200/. added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for two-year olds, to name on the day of entry for the Plates, and the weights to be declared the night before running ; and 150/. for all ages, weight for age, one mile, the winner to be sold, with his engagements, for 1,0001 ; to name on the Monday after the Liverpool. The Chesterfield Cup (handicap), one mile and a quarter, closes on Sa turday next. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS , NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 347 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 53 Turbercular Diseases... ... 171 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 125 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 27 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... • . 76 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... 70 Diseases of the Kidne- of the .tta,—..tys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 12 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ••• 1 Diseases of th e Ski n , & c . 2 Malformations... ..• 6 Premature Birth ... ••• Atrophy Old Age Sudden ... ' ... 32 Violenc e , Privation Cold, or Int em p erance 9 2 Causes not spe c ifi e d ... ... 4 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES - ... 1,100 Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the 1841 . Five Springs. W ee k . West Distrlets... 300,711 . . 143 ... 165 North Districts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 215 Central Distri c t s 373,653 ... 171 East T 'il;tricts ... 392,444 ... 18 8 ... 199 ... 248 Sout- districts .. 501,190 ... 248 ... 284 T0ta15........ 1,948,369 ... 943 ... 1,100 Malea ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 54 8 Females ..• 552 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... .. ... .., 783 Females ... ... ... ... ... 769 .• ••• ••• ... 1,552 intrll Mittion NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match—Miniver received forfeit from Francisca. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, &c. The Flying Dutchman ... 1 Cracow ... ... ... 2 Chicot ... ... ... ... ... 3 Won by a length. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 4.)- SucAu.—To-day there was a further diminution in the demand for Raw Sugar for home trade purposes, and on the part of exporters very little desire was shown to do business. Merchants were more in clined to sell, and for most sorts a decline in the value took place. West India Muscovado 'was dealt in with caution to-day for both the scale and refining purposes, while the prices taken were 6d per cwt under those of Friday. Only 370 hhds and trcs wore sold, in cluding a public sale of 150 hhds Barbadoes, which went off flatly at the reduction above noted ; fine yellow sold at 435, good 4ls to 425, good middling 40s 6d, middling 39s to 40s per cwt. The market for both free and slave labour sorts closes with a dull aspect. REFINED. —To-day the market was firm far Refined Sugar, and for home trade purposes a good ela mand ex isted. Standard lumps realised 565, and brow n grocery 55s 6d. In Bonded Crushed Sugar large s ales were made for exportation at 25s to 26s per cwt. Meunrrtus—This afternoon two parcels of Mauritius Sugar, amounting to 6,202 bags 124 tierce; s and 206 casks were submitted to public sale, and the chief part sold, but at 6d per cwt d ec li ne , an d the biclxl inns were languid. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was onlj a limited demand for Rengal Sugar, and 4,606 bags at public sale went at 6d to is per cwt. decline for strop g yellow; white Benares, however, realised the full word t. FOREIGN.—The market for all descriptions c f Foreign Sugar has been in an unfavourable position since our last report. On tho part of holders a desire . has been manifested to realise upon rather lower terms , still the export orders completed have been trill tug, and home buyers operated with reluctance ; our refiners working under bond are also little in want of sugar. The sales concluded by priv: ate treaty are a cargo of white Havannah for St. Petersbw •gh at 325; 270 chests of ordinary yellow Havannah for z dining in bond at 18s, and 100 chests of brown Maroini at 17s per cwt. At public sale 562 packages of Cuba wear e taken in. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was little • passing in Coffee by private treaty, either for home us a or expor tation. At public sale 267 bags of Planta t ion Ceylon were mostly taken in above the value—good bOa to 655, fine 70a; a few lots were sold. Native Ceyl an is dull of sale. COCOA.—West India is not offered at any further de cline, but the trade operate with caution, an , J. there is a plentiful supply, whilst further arrivals ar a expected. At public sale 250 bags Trinidad were all talc ,en in at the full value—low and middling red at 39s to 4: Is, and grey 3Gs to 3Ss per ca t. For all kinds of Foreigr L the market is dull. TEA.—To-day the quantity of Tea s! ibmitted to public sale amounted to 7,212 pkgs. The ire was not much demand, and 2,500 were sold at about f ormer rates. Congou, ordinary went at 7d to 'lid, fair con anon 71d to 9d, fine Is 2id; Pouchong qd to Sid; Cap IT, in boxes, scented is lid to is qd; Orange Pekoe, t cented, fine Is 84el to is 10d; Hyson, fine 3s 7id to 3s 8d; Young Hyson, fine 2s 9d to 2s 10d, ordinary Is 1 d ; Canton lid; Imperial, ordinary is 2d to is aid; t su npowder, catty boxes, fine 4s Gd to 4s Bd, and Canton Is 7d to 2s per lb. RICE.—To-day there was no public sal a of East India Rice; and by private treaty all sorts w ere dealt in with caution, notwithstanding the low rates . c :urrent— Bengal, middling and fine white only realist i 9s to 12s per cwt. I . COCHINEAL .—Prices must again be quc ,ti 2cl rather lower, on account of the large supply and I united de mand. Of 100 bags Honduras offered at pu lone sale, a small part only sold—Honduras, low and r %iddling sil vers at 3s 7d to 4s. SPIRITS.—To-day Rum was dealt in with caution, and th© progress of prices is still downwards; prc of Leewards can be obtained at Is 7id to Bd, East India is 5d to is 6d, Jamaica 28 to 38 per cent over p roof 3s S xl to 45, 1 4s 2d to 4s 6d, and Demerara of s t ro ng qua lity at 2s 7d to 3s per gallon. There are again large 1 arrivals of West India. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 14 bags ] ?imento sold at 30 v for low middling ;20 barre ls Jar eves Ginger were taken in at 56s to 60s for good ordi nary; and 7 casks of Limed Dutch Nutmegs, at 35 per 11 ). SALTPETRE.—To-day there was a considerable falling off in the demand for Rough ; and at pub lie sale 1,632 bags were taken in at the former value— good grey 4t per cent refraction at 28s, and middling 6 ier cent 4 7s There were no buyers withn per cwt. i is of theso quotations. ioltittblee desireealled T A rnow.—Russian on the spot can cheaper, but on the p art of th e trade has been manifested to do business, and 44s 6d to 45s per cwt are the rates accepted for fi, le P.Y. Candle On the part of hol ders the re appears to be a d es i re to sell. For delivery in the last three months of 1 has been little passing, and sellers are w the year, there 43s to 43s 6d. Home made is not much filing to accept can bo obtained at 44s to 44s 6d tis i required, and supply continues to increase. Other sor t Ott cash, as the brought freely to market, and prices i. aof Tallow are way. At auction 484 casks of New Soa .63 slightly given nearly all sold. American nearly all for and d h b N u Nr y a e h r 3s s. we o r n e Friday 200 casks of Tallow will be offer' ,d at public sale. Rough Fat is dull of sale at "s se 6 e d d perst: me. Wm.—This afternoon Li request, and Oil . vas in excellent prices advanced Linseed 23s to 2, is 3d per cwt on the spot. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S -OFFICE, JULY 4, 1846. Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Thurs day next, the 6th instant, for his late Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, viz.:---The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces and earrings, black or white shoes, fans and tippets. The gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning, on Sunday next the 9th instant, viz.:—The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain whi te , or white and go ld, or w hit e and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The gentlemen to wear black touts, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And, on Thursday, the 13th instant, the Court to go out of mourning. CROWN OFFICE, JULY 1. BIEHBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING.—Tomsner. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 5 ft if declared, Sm.; to go to the second horse; for three yrs old and upwards. New T.Y.C. (15 Subs., 3of whom de clared.) Lord Clitden's Tamarind, 3 yrs, Est ... (Gooch) 1 Duke of Bedford's Eothea, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b ... 2 Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged, 9st 91b 0 Mr. Hargreave's Fistiana, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 0 Colonel Peel's Vert Vert, 4 yrs, 7st •• • 0 Mr. Eel's Captain Pepper, 4 yrs, 7st 0 Mr. J. S. Douglas's Marie Louise, 4 yrs, Est 81b ... 0 Mr. Stephenson's Whipper Snapper, 3 yrs, Est 31b... 0 Lord Exeter's Tippet, 3 yr s , s s t 1 0 1 b... 0 Sir J. Hawley's San Sebastian, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ... 0 Mr. Rayner's Duplicity, 3 yrs, sst 101 b 0 Mr. Watts's Goose, 3 yrs, sst 101 b 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst The Cob, 6to 1 agst Eothen, 6to 1 agst San Sebastian, 7 to 1 agst Marie Louise, 7 to 1 agst Fistiana, and 10 to 1 agst Tamarind. Tamarind made all the running, followed by Tippet, Eiithen and several others lying up. Half way up the cords, Eathen and The Cob showed in front, and a fine race ensued, Tamarind winning by a head, and Ebthen beating The Cob by the same. Tamarind crossed Ebthen at the close, or it is not improbable that he would have won. Tippet, Vert Vert, and Goose, were well up. Run in 1 min. 13 secs. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft. Cambridgeshire - - Course. (3 Subs.) Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalia, Bst 41b (F. Butler) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Banshee, Bst 416 2 Sir W. W. Wynn's Ch a wrydd es , B s t 71b 3 Betting-2 to lon St. Rosalia, who made all the run ning, and after a close race with Banshee from the top of the hill, won by a head; Chawryddes a bad third. Run in 51 secs. The July Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; the second horse to save his stake. New T.Y.C. (35 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman (Marlow) 1 Colonel Peel's Sister to lodine Mr. Gully's The Jester Lord Exeter's Turban ... ••• ... 0 Sir J. Hawley's Touchy •.. ... 0 Mr. Stephenson's Can a di an ... 0 Lord Suffield's Francesca ... 0 Mr. Watts's Oquittos ... 0 Betting-7 to 4on Flying Dutchman, • 4 to 1 agst Oquetos, and sto 1 agst The Jester. The lot got away in a line, and ran in company for about a distance; the favourite then took the lead. was never afterwards caught, and won in a canter by a length, Sister to lodine beating The Jester by a head, Touchy fourth. Run in 1 lain. 12 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, fist 91b; four, Bst lib; five, Bst 1016; six and aged, 9st. The winner to be sold for 300 soya., if demanded, &c. T.M.M. Lord Albemarle's Radulphus, 5 yrs (Robinson) 1 Mr. Genge's lapis, 3 yr s .. ... 2 Lord Exeter's Tophana, 3 yrs... ... 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Radulphus, and 7to 4 agst lapis. Won easy by two lengths. Run in 3 min. 30 secs. Match, 100, h ft. Last half mile of New T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Festus, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Hussey's Maiden's Blush, 2 yrs, 7st. Match, 200,_h ft; Bst 71b each. New T.Y.C. Lord Clifden'sQuerida received forfeit from Mr. Sand ford's f by Ilarkaway, out of Agnes. The list, although not very prolific of racing, afforded some interesting sport, particularly for the July Stakes, aa f for the h ua n i c c ed h e stshf fir st companyl2 t; favourite the w f was weather the theebre was Derby b o y t hmd extremely i a n e abrilliant quality a v favour able, and number, that has been seen at a July Meeting for some years; it embraced the Marquis of Exeter, Earl of Ches terfield, Earl of Orford, Earl of Suffield, Lord Sydney Osborne, Lord Somerton, Lord George Manners Lord Clifden, Lord Henry Lennox Lord Frederick Fitzroy, Lord Stradbroke, Lord Enfield, Sir Minto Farquhar, Sir Robert Pigot, Sir George Armitage, Sir David Baird, Sir Joseph Hawley, Field-Marshal Grosvenor, Colonel Peel, Colonel Newton, Hon. Captain Rous, Captain Bas tard, Captain Archdall, Captain Pottat, Captain Barne, Hon. Francis Villiers, Mr. Sloane Stanley, Mr. Newton, Mr. Batson, Mr. Wall, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shelley, Mr. R. H. Nevill, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Meyrick, &c. &c. LATEST BETTING. GOODWOOD STAKES. 1 agst Crozier 15 to 1 agst Hydrangea 1 agst Diplomatist 15 to 1 agst Gaiety 1 agst Chanticleer 25 to 1 agst Miss Lydia agst Chat GOODWOOD CUP. 5 to 1 agst Cossack—taken ST. LEGER. 1,500 to 1,000 agst Surplice—taken [0 to .2 to 3 to .5 to DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Flying Dutch- I 40 to 1 agst Garland c man I 40 to 1 agst Saucy Dick—t 25 to 1 agst Honeycomb -t fISO to 1 agst Montague—t 25 to 1 a gs t Elthiron—tkn ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY. 50Z; for three yrs old and upwards. From the starting post of T.M.M. to the end of R.C. Tufthunter, 4 yrs. The Town Plate of 50 sovs.; for three yrs old. Last mile and a distance of B.C. Paladi n — c by Jerry, out of Nell Gwynne—Sword player-131ackball, and Sotterley. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old; the win ner to be sold for 2004 Last half of B.M. Alzire—f by Cesar, out of lo — Coronet—Perspicacity —c by Epirus, d by D'Egville—c by Charles XII., out of Miss Petworth—f by Czesar, out of Virago, and Fes tival. Sweepstakes for three yrs old. New T.Y.C. Blackball—St. Antonio—Passion Flower—Tippet. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT. GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Crosier—t 115 to 1 agst Gaiety 12 to 1 agat Diplomatist —t 15 to 1 agst Chat 13 to 1 agst Chanticleer 25 to 1 agst , Miss Lydia 15 to 1 agst Hydrangea filly DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Flying Dutch- 30 to 1 agst Borneo man 33 to 1 agst Judas 23 to 1 agst Honeycomb —t 40 to 1 agst Saucy Dick 25 to 1 agst Elthiron— t I4oto 1 agst Vanguard 30 to 1 agst Uriel--t I 1,000 to 10 agst OqiieStos Justice to Ireland arrived at Newmarket this evening. The Flying Dutchman is not expected to start fur the Chesterfield Stakes. Tufthunter walks over for the 50/. plate to-morrow. The match between Retail and the Agnes filly is postponed to Wednesday in the First October Meeting. WORCESTER RACES.—TUESDAY. The Severn Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. One mile and a guar ter. Mr. E. Griffiths' Lady Lift, 3 yrs Mr. Waller's Pottinger, 4 yrs ••• ••• ••• Mr. Knowles' Grisette, 4 y rs 3 The Worcestershire Stakes of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 40 added; the second to save his stake. Mr. J. Day's Milliner, 5 yrs ... ... walked over. The Member's Plate of 501. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Davis nd Marlow, 4 yrs ... (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. Davies' Plaintiff, 3 yrs ... ... ... 2 2 Captain Crofton's Empress, 3 yrs ... ... 3 3 The Inkeeper's Plate of 20/. added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each. Heats. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Wortley's Premier, 4 yrs (Wakefield) 0 1 1 Mr. Williams' Repulse, 3 yrs ... ... 02 2 Mr. Parr'e Sponge, 3 yrs ... ... ... 1 3 3 Mr. Knott's Outcast, aged ... ... ... 2 0 0 Mr. Walter's Cavendish, a g ed ... ... 3 dr. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TUESDAY. LIVERPOOL Cur.-6 to 1 agst Cawrouch (t to 500, 7 to 1 agst Executor (t), 12 to 1 aget Ulysses (t), 14 to 1 agst Prince Charlie (t), 15 to 1 agat Chanticleer (t), 20 to 1 agst Vampyre (I). GOODWOOD STAKES.-8 to 1 against Crosier (t), 12 to 1 agst Diplomatist, 14 to 1 agst Chanticleer (0, 20 to 1 agst Plaudit (t), 20 to 1 agst Prince Charlie (0. GooDwooD CUP.-2 to 1 agst the Hero (t), 4to 1 agst Van Tromp, 5 to 1 agst th e C ossac k, l 2 to I agst Miss Lydia filly. ST. LEGER.— 5 to 4 agst S ur pli ce , 5 to 2 agst Springy Jack. ... (Denman) 1 INTELLIG ENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1848. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of loco sous. each ; for three years old, 83t PARLIAMENT. Borough of Cheltenham.—The 'Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, the last election for the said borough having been declared void. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 30. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint William Alexander Tinkler, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Markes, retired. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 3. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants —Edward Taddy, vice Boultbee, promoted; Henry C. Singer, vice Mitchell, promoted; Hill James Thomas Tomkinson, vice Henry, promoted; John Bawden Parkin, vice Warlow, promoted ; Charles Johnston, vice Bedingfield, promoted ; Thomas Samuel Poer Field, vice Childers, promoted ; Lawrence Augus tus Bradshaw, vice Mytton, promoted ; John M'Candie Campbell, vice Handcock, resigned; William French, vice Jones, promoted ; Sir William George Johnson, Bart., vice Campbell, promoted ; Edward Adolphus Seymour, vice Farmer, promoted, June 27. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Gentlemen:Cadet s to be Second-Lieutenants —Wilbraham Oates Lennox, vice Wilkinson, promoted; Arthur Leahy, vice Nicholson, promoted; Edward Loftus Bland, vice Walker; Charles Edward Stuart Baynes, vice Burke; Charles Le Gallais, vice Cox, promoted; Anthony William Durnford, vice Farrell, promoted; Donald Augustus Jagger, vice Lidd e ll ; Harry George Tee s d a l e , v i ce Barry; 'Thomas Molyneux Graves, vice Sedley ; William Christian Anderson, vice Lambert, promoted, June 27. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.' Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Hugh Montgomery to bo Lieutenant, vice the Honourable Henry George Spencer, promoted; Francis Horatio Fitzroy to be Cornet, vice Montgomery, promoted, June 30. BANKRUPTS. William Clunes, pawnbroker, Brydges-street, Covent.. garden, to surrender, July 12, at twelve, and August 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, offic/til assignee, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street; Brundell and Co., Temple. Thomas Raybould, miller, Kingswinford, Stafford shire, July 12 and Aug. 5, at half-past ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Bir mingham; Collis, Clowes, and Uhthoff, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. James Woodhill, jeweller, Clifton, Bristol, July 18, and August 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Ring, Bristol ; Jones and Co., Crosby-square, London. Francis Robert Stradling, apothecary, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, July 20 and Aug. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Aeraman, official assignee, Bristol; Brydges and Co., Red Lion-square, London; Naish and Rocke, Glastonbury. John Lucas, general shopkeeper, Cardiff, July 20, at eleven, and August 18, at half-past eleven, at the Bris tol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; White and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Brittan and Sons, Bristol. Richard Yarnell, gardener, Newport, Monmouthshire, July 21, at twelve, and August 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bris tol; Jones and Son, Bristol; Meredith and Co., Lincoln's Inn, London. Francis Cowlyn, mercer, Devonport, July 12, at eleven, and Aug. 10, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Chapman, Devonport ; Galsworthy and Nichols, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London. John Carden, auctioneer, Birkenhead, Cheshire, July 18, and August 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Wilkin, Fur nival's-inn, London; Brown, Liverpool. John Sawley Whitaker, wine and spirit dealer, Sal ford, Lancashire, July 14 and August 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson ' official as signee, Manchester ; Jaq ues , Edwards, Jaques, and Layton, Ely-place London ; Heath, Manchester. George Drabble, wine and spirit merchant, Man chester, July 17, and August 7, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. John Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford row, London ; Morris, Manchester. • Jane Parker, innkeeper ' Goosnargh with New s ha m , Lancashire, July 14, and August 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bedford-row, London;; Turner and Son, Preston. (Dividends, &, in our next.) RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LORD SITAFTESBURYS COMMITTEE.—Noras STANFOADSHIRE (Ashbourne Branch). Preamble proved and clauses agreed to. GROUP No. 2.—SALISBIIRY AND YEOVIL.--The general evidence in favour of this line was closed, and Mr. Locke was examined to-day on the engineering features of the line. his examination had not conc l u d e d when the Committee rose. GROUP No. III.—GREAT WESTERN (Extension of the Berks and Hants line from Hungerford to Westbury). —The Committee were engaged the whole day with the opposition of the landholders, who contend that the line was not only unnecessary, but that it would never yield an adequate return for the outlay, while the Salisbury and Yeovil which they say is a cheap line, wouid take a far more preferable route, and was much more calculated to serve this district of country. GROUP No. 4.—G REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (Isle of Axholme Branch).—The case for the pro moters of this Bill was opened, and evidence taken in its favour. ELECTION COMMITTEE. DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma jority was resumed yesterday, and in the course of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off two addi tional votes. OPENING OF SAINT GEORGE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, SOUTHWARK.. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) This magnificent gothic structure, which has been so much admired of late by all who have had the good for tune to view its interior as well as the exterior, was opened yesterday with a solemn pontifical high mass, which commenced at eleven o'clock, and was attended by sixteen bishops, and upwards of 200 priests and monks, who flocked from all parts of England and the continent to assist at this great Catholic festival. _ _ The whole ceremony was gone through in a manner worthy of early Catholic days, and, but for the wretched chanting, we might have imagined ourselves in one of the continental cathedrals on a grand foto day. The church itself is a structure which reminds one of the Cathedral of St. Gudule at Brussels, only it wants the gorgeously-carved pulpit and magnificent altar piece. The church was filled, and the receipts will amount to 4,0001., the tickets having been sold at one guinea each; north and south aisles, 10s. Gd. each; in addition to which there was a collection. The sermon, by the Rev. Dr. Wiseman, was the most' appropriate one we ever remember to have heard; his eulegium of the late Archbishop of Paris was most impressive. The lamented ecclesiastic was to have been present at the solemnity. The exterior arrangements were admirably managed by 200 of the L division of police, under the superintendence of Inspector Butt. The whole service lasted from eleven till three o'clock. -- LONDON DOCKS. The general annual meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at their offices in Princes-street, Bank (J. CatleEsq., in the chair), for the purpose of submitting the report, declaring a dividend, and electing the di rectors for the ensuing year. The list of directors sub beliabsgt mitted to the meeting was approved, and the six months was statement of accounts showed the number of last year during the tons, being same period 543, measuring 150,570 5 s h s i 4 p , s measuring 154,693 during tons. The earnings during the six months up to the end of May was 197,7014 2s. 3d.; in the corresponding year it was 198,6 9 61. 11 s. s _ . period of lust 107,518/. 11s. 7d.; last year during The expenditure was was 108,114/. 3s. sd. i v . was declared, leaving balance dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. com pany of 133,505/, 16s.5ad in favour of the to the Chairman , the .;. and thanks having been voted e meeting was dissolved. THE LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY. A meetin g of the company was held yesterday at tho offices of the comp an y i n C o l eman - s t ree t (W. Shadbolt, Lsq., in the chair), when a dividend of 3s. 9d. per share 011 the unprivileged shares, and the election ,of J. F. Alaubert to the directory, in the place of Mr. Rughes Hughes, was confirmed. The report, which was very short, merely recommended the measures just mentioned, the statement of accounts, showedithat the re ceipts, including the lease of the line, were 5,7351.85. 6d. Tho receipts up to 31st December last were, including interest from bonds and other sources, 19,721/. Os. 9d., which was consumed to the extent of 5,832/. 10s. in pay ment of bonds, and 5,5681. in the interest of the prefer ence shares. A question being asked by one of the shareholders 1s to the necessity of continuing the board of direction, it was explained that the whole of the office expenses during the last half-year were only about 601. TILE EARLY CLostiva MOVEMENT.—Yesterday the silversmiths and jewellers in the borough of Southwark and the districts of Newington and Bermondsey, and the grocers and tea-dealers within the city of London, gave in their adhesion to the early closing movement, having unanimously determined to terminate business every evening, Saturdays excepted, at nine o'clock. aSir Thomas Fremantle. Chairman of the Custor as, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequ er yes terday, M his official residence in Downing-street .. T - w , i