The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

TRIAL OF THE CHAR FIST CONSPIRATORS. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD CURT CQNTINUATION OF TEIE TRIAL OF C 3FFLY, LACY, AND FAY. Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams took their seats on the bench at ten o'clock. Mr. BALLANTINE proceeded to Pid ress the jury on behalf of Cuffey and Lacy. A fter some prefatory re marks, he contended that the, Attorney General was Wholly unjustified in saying that the prisaners were con nected with any plan of organization with a s levy to a general end simultaneous I:sina of the people throughout "le country. No evidence had been adduced to show that they had any connexion with any such orgaroz tiona The Attorney-General ha I said that no great Vslio good wes ever obtained by violent measures. it wes nototious, that the great measures on which taelr liberties rested were obtained at the point IL the bayonet ; but. under the sway of bus reigning Monarchy, who desired by every %leans to promot l t.he weir:ire of her subjects, force was annecessary to obtsin that which was obviously good. Ile was Derfcetly re-ly to admit that the prisoners had been guilty of great ;•nproptiety, but he denied that they had any intention of levaing we^ against the Queen. It Was said that the Acts under which the pi isoners had been indicts I was most merciful, since it reduced the crime of treason, of which in effect the prisoners were charged, to an ordineay felony, end hence abolished the -Pllnishment of death, and the disembowelling of the yet *arm body of the malefact sr. He admitted further that Us Government of the pre-ant day was merciful, but do 40 % let the jet.) , forget that the time might come when a Government might I - tusposed to tyrannise, andavhen they might have unconstitutionel judges and unconsti tutional attorney-genere's —let tnem else bear in Mind that a conviction under this Act placed the turtles affected ;n the pDsition of serfs of the ktovernment for life; since,:. the discretion of the Gourt, % man so convicted wes no longer a free man. Notvvith- Standing the mercy of the Act and the leniency of the Government, the making of the offence a felony perpe trated a monstrous injustice, as it took away the privi leges which prisoners indicted for the high offence of treason enjoyed; as a copy of the indictment, and a list of the witnesses to be called against, and the jury who Were to try, them, were not furnished to them. The pri lrilegewastakenaway altogether. Doubtless the meetings Were unlawful, end deserved to be punished by the law— doubtless a deal of foolish tslk was uttered, and there was a great deal said about hand- grenades, in a wild Scd untutored belief that they would thereby obtain . ke People's' Charter ; but it was absurd to say that the object of this conspiracy was to levy war against the Queen. The idea wee absurd. Don't let them be told that a meeting at a pot-hmise, and the nonsense talked by Cuffey, and the finding of pike-head in a garret, was levying such a war. Let them, therefore, not be carried away by the special pleading of the At torney-General, but find them guilty of a misdemeanour. Was it not very likely that the spies of the Government tutored these foolish, excited, weak people, into acts of vi olence, who in reality had no wicked design ; that they had fomented the whole matter, and planted about the persons of these persons, and about their houses, evi dences of guilt which they intended to use for their own purposes hereafter, and which they had themselves e( rileoeted. He trusted the jury would not forget that lowly of the greatest men of England had died upon the scaffold in defence of the very liberties they now enjoyed, and that they should not consent to take away the liberties of their fellow subjects without the most reature consideration, and without a due sense of the tedent they thereby created. He then proceeded to a l with the witnesses and the evidence adduced by aserra He did not anticipate that in a grave charge of this kind they would believe a person whom they would tot trust in their shops by a drawer containing money Which they had not counted, or in fact lend him half-a• 11 - own. They must apply the same rule to matters of this kind as they would to the ordinary pursuits of life. The prisoners had a perfect sight to combine as others had done to obtain by constitutional means the Charter. It was as open to a fair discussion as the expediency of ltdopting the Reform Bill, or the repeal of the corn-laws, Which, though as much opposed one time as the Charter, had become law. When persons had combined for a certain purpose—the ,Charter, for instance—was it not easy for wicked persons, for gain, to join them in the guise of friendship, and to fan the already excited *lemmas of the confederation into a flame. Other bodies in- good repute—the Freemasons, for instance—had Vaarders and other officers, and used secret symbols. , The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Freemasons ha d an Act of Parliament legalising their proceedings. Mr. BALLANTINE said the Odd Fellows were not legalised by Act of Parliament. He accused Powell of having created violence where there was a disposition for peace, and with being a person utterly unworthy of belief. They had heard from his own lips that he had disseminated hia - poison among his workmen—originated and fomented. the crime new laid to the charge of the prisoners. Was it not obvious that he had made the first pike head, and exhibited it to those with whom he Joined, in. girder to induce them to make others, and when V ass proper time arrived thereby to strengthen the cave against them? What evidence had they to show shat Davis had not used many of the violent expressions ~,,aosssd to by Powell? How many:spies were t h ere ? as it not possible that there were many more, and that, in Iru'Lls, they formed this formidable conspiracy, and drew tlke prisoners and others into the gulf? The Attorney lUeneral had stated in his opening that there were - thousands upon thousand's in London who knew not Where to get a morsel of bread or a bed to lie upon at night. It was a lamentable and an appalling fact; and was it not likely that these housel.ss and famishing wanderers were easily made the tool of a de signing sc oundrel like Powell, who had not even the ulerit of being, • an accomplice—the man who had as landted his own father, deserted his wile, played the des picable part of a decoy at a gambling table, and run races to hrir.g custom to beer-shops. He asked them, With a strr.ng sense of justice, not to believe this man — t o put ne, faith in him. In war, a spy, when detected, was hu-ug up like a dog to the nearest tree; but perhaps t a k sPY ; a civil matters, and more especially one against a '""Chartists, was a more respectable person , and les s mete . eying such a fate. He (Mr. Ballantine) did not think a ?' and he believed the jury would agree with hi m ; but . ey would of course form their own Judgments. Then ntgain, was it not remarkable that Davis stated his atten lion had been drawn to the evidence of Powell by read ing it in a newspaper. He admitted ho had read it. Was it not likely he had learned his lesson from that Person's testimony? (The trial was proceeding when our report left.) THE " COMBHARTIN SILVER NINES."—The silver lead mines in the 'tillag e of Combmartin, Devon (pro bably the oldest mines in England), which have been Worked at intervals from the time of Edward 1., and of Which mention is made by Camden, who says that the expenses of the war in France, in the reign of Edward lir, were partly defrayed by the silver extracted there- Iron; "have been abandoned within this month, with the excerption of the nipper levels, where three or four men are still employed. Why this abandonment has been re- IL'-ived upon we do not know, the yield being from 60 to %0 ounces of silver to the ton of lead ore, which is con- Itidered a profitable retina for the working, &c. There are. besides the facts mentioned in Camden, some curious historical circumstances connected with these mines. A Cup, weighing 137 ounces, made of the silver smelted from the ore found in them, was presented by Queen Elizabeth to Sir R. Martyn, Lord Mayor of London. This cup was, in 1830, melted down and made into three tankards, which form part of the civic corporation of the metropolis. The ancient cup bore a quaint and ap propriat'e inscription, thus.— "In Martyn's Coombe I long lay hid, Obscure, deprest, with grosser soyl, Debased , much mixed, bad, Till Balmer came, whose skill and toyl Reformed me so pure and clean As richer nowhere else is seen." & letter from Charles IL to Lewis Incledon, of Buck hinde, coupty Devon, dated October 26, 1648, is still extant, from which it appears these mines were held in high estimation, and considered of importance in those days. Her present Majesty Queen Victoria has various articles manufactured by Messrs. Ellis, silversmiths, of Exeter. in her possession, end in the cabinet of Prince Albert there are some fine specimens of the ore of these Mines. Messrs. Ellis have purchased the remainder of the silver smelted previously to the late suspension of the works, which it is to ba hoped will shortly again be operatioe, MILK FOR THE PEorm—There exist on Long Island, near Brooklyn, several manufactories of milk— the process of which should be known. One of these dairies covers a space of 600 feet front by 300 feet deep, carefully fenced in, so as to be as private, as pos sible—the business of the people being to drink the milk, not to know how it is made—in which enclosure 400 cows are kept the whole year round, These cows are fed on the refuse slop of whisky distilleries, and it is given to them warm. Each barrel costs six cents., but being adulterated with water and cheap feed brings the price still less. Such is the fond ness of the cows for this vile compound, that after having fed upon it for a week or more, their appetites become so depraved that they will tak e no other food. The result is, their milk-producing organs are stimulated to a wonderful degree; they yield enormously, but soon becolne diseased; their gums ulcerate, their teeth drop out, and their breath becomes fetid. Though thus dineased, they do not fall away in flesh, but, on the contrary, puff up and bloat to an appearance of great fatness ; their joints become stiff, so that they cannot lie down, and rarely or never come out alive. Bad as this is, the milk is afterwards mixed with molasses, water, and whiting, and then sold to the people of Now York for pure milk 1 Any one may observe the thirty-six vans that carry it round every morning. It i s of course very injurious to children, who use it in re- ae :,, greater quantities than adults. Some idea may be fa rme d of the profit made by computing one barrel of sl jp to a cow, costing sixpence, and the milk produced being 80 cents.—. New York paper. . FATAL ACCIDENT:TWO young men of Torpoint, Devonport, went out in a skiff on T desday morning, for the purpose of shooting on St. John's Lake. By some accident the boat was upset, and both were drowned. The body of one ; named Grylls, whose father keeps a public-house In Torpoint, was picked up about an hour after the, accident, but the other has mot yet been found. Tae TRAGEDY IN TOXTETIL-PARK.—The inquest upon Robert Howarth and his wife, who were found dead in the house of the husband, in Toxteth-park, Liverpool, was commenced on Monday and adjourned to the following day for further evidence. On Tuesday, Mr. Haverty, the surgeon, who had made a post modern examination of the bodies, deposed that he had found a Iwo guantit7 of rim in tho stowathe of both, but 1 1 14 E SUN. LONDON, 1 1 111I11SDAY EVEN ENG, SEPTEMBER 28, 181st. Mr. SULLIVAN—NO Only to re-establish the old tax. _ . Mr. POTNDER said that the observation of the Honourable Director showed him that he (Mr. Tucker) had not well considered the subject. Until he heard some satisfactory answer from the chairman, he could not conscientiously withdraw his motion. An Hort. PROPRIETOR was understood to say t! -, •4 the question was, whether legalising this tax wt uld be tantamount to re-establishing the Sayer duties. Mr. SULLIVAN said that if the tax were legalized the compensation might be fairly withdrawn. Mr. LEWIS observed that the state of matters seemed to be this—they were bound to pay certain sums of money, but the mode of payment was such, in the opinion of the Honourable Proprietor who had brought forward the subject, as to place the Court in an objectionable position—in a position of which the Hon. Proprietor disapproved. Now, the Hon. Pro prietor proposed to dispense with the sum annually paid, and to allow the priests to collect their tribute. But that proposition had already been the subject of deliberation on the part of the Supreme Government, and by them it had been decided that the practice of allowing the priests to collect their fees would be inconvenient and objectionable. If so, there was an answer to the honourable proprietor. But, then again, if as the honourable proprietor thought they were placed in a false position under the present system, was there no mode by which the dif ficulty could be got rid of ? He would suggest the apportionment of such a sum of money as would yield 23,000 rupees annually—thus, as it were, by one pay ment, cutting off all future connexion between this country and the revenues of the temple. The CHAIRMAN repeated the 23,000 rupees an nually paid had been given in compensation for what had been taken away. It was a matter for the Court to consider whether they would wish to vote such a large sum of money as would produce 23,000 rupees annually for the purpose in question. The motion was then put, and carried almost unani mously in the negative. Mr. POTNDER —Then I am beaten.—(A laugh.) The CHAIRMAN—You are.—(Renewed laughter.) LOCAL COURTS IN INDIA. Mr. SuLuvats then rose to draw the attention of the Court to the state of the Supreme Court at Cal cutta, and to the necessity for instituting local courts —similar to our Courts of Request—generally throughout the Presidencies, so that the inhabitants of India might have what they have not yet enjoyed, a system of economic and speedy justice—justice ad ministered in their own language and brought home to their own doors. At the time of the establishment of the Supreme Court, the Hindoo and Musselman inhabitants of Calcutta were told that they were to have a great boon, and so they rushed into it like sheep into a good pasture; but, unfortunately, they came out of it like sheep from a shearing house. For the evils resulting from the administration of justice by the Supreme Court no remedy had yet been provided. Act after Act passed for the establishment of local courts in Bombay and Madras had been dis allowed by the Court of Directors here, and the Supreme Court of Calcutta was still the only tribunal for the administration of justice. He wished to have courts established on the model of our County Courts, by means of which cheap and speedy justice should be brought home to every man; and, also, to see some check put to the unauthorised extension of the powers of the Supreme Court of Calcutta.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Proprietor concluded by moving for papers and correspondence connected with the subject. The CHAIRMAN denied that there was any wish on the part of the Directors to prevent the inhabitants of India from enjoying speedy and economical justice, and the delays which had occurred in carryiug out that desirable object were assuredly not changeable upon the Court of Directors.—(Hear, hear.) The Court had received, in July last, a letter from the Government of India, communicating the draft of a Legislative Act, but which Act had been considered so objectionable, that it had been or dered to be referred to this country, and another draft to be prepared. The Court of Directors had referred the subject to their law officers, who were of opinion that, as a whole, the proposed Act would be an objectionable measure, and who recommended the adoption of a uniform system for all the presidencies, founded, in essentials, upon the English County Court Act. The Court of Directors were now, therefore, waiting for the draft of the proposed Act, which might be expected by the next mail.—(llear, hear.) As to the extension of the Supreme Court, it was a subject to which the attention of the Court of Di rectors and the Government had been directed, and every effort would be made to prevent inconvenience or expense in this respect to the native inhabitants of India. He trusted that this explanation would satisfy the Court.— (Hear, hear.) As to the papers moved for, many of them had been already ordered to be printed, and with respect to the others, he hoped that the motion would be withdrawn.—(llear, hear.) Withdrawn accordingly. INSUBORDINATION IN THE 6TH INDIAN LIGHT CAVALRY. Mr. MALcot in Lewis (formerly Judge of the Suddr Court of Madras) then rose and addressed the Court as follows :—Sir, I now rise to bring before the Court a question which has long agitated the public mind of India, and has also been discussed in England to a considerable extent; I allude to the case of the killing of two sepoys, belonging to the 6th Light Cavalry. of is with respect to a person of the name o f Veneata Royaloo. The CHAIRMAN—The notice I have g Mr. LEwIN—If you will allow me, I will proceed to that presently. This question was brought before the attention of the Court of Proprietors, upon a fernier atation, by Mr. Sergeant Cr aielee, and its further consideration was then put off by the Court of Directors. The CHAIRMAN (with great warmth) —I have in timated to the Honourable Proprietor that the question was not put off, but withdrawn by the consent and wish of the Court generally ; and I must say that I think the Honourable Proprietor is acting most im prudently in brorthind a subject of this nature Upon the preient Occasion. Mr. Lewin--If you will allow me to speak first sir, you can reply to me afterwards. The Cnantman-;-Imust -say that it is highly incon venient to diseuss any questions of this kind NM tieeted With the army. Thi s case was discussed some time ago, and it did cause cons id era bl e agitation in the public mind. It was s e t t l e d at t h a t time, and I mast say that I think it is very indiscreet on the p art of the honourable member to re-open the Aublect. Mr. LRVVIN—I claim thy right e ta bpbak first, sar i And pia can eXpress you opinion afterwards, or more what amendment you please upon my m otion. The CHAIRMAN—I will h ear anyt hi n g you may wish to state upon the subje c t. I t is not my desire to prevent yoti speaking if you w i s h wdo so. "only mean to tell you the fact, th a t h a i l i ng broached this subject on a former occasion ; Mr. Sergeant Gasielee withdrew his motion; ate'. a speech from the chair , and one froth Mr. Twinin g an d ot h er members of the Court, expressive of their o pi n i on „thq it ' 4l° it subject which ought not to be hrdathed.r---lgear.) Mr. MAnatott When Mr. Sergeant Gagelee brought forward this inotion ht Nit girl: l 4 l Y the force of the 0130011th:1M Made by the Chairman, that he was perfectly satisfied with their reasonableness, and consented to withdraw his motion: Mr. LEwnt—l will simpW e s )k 6hittiek the inhabit c ant4 ttf ii itt oe content to be told that that the is an act of injustice which has been per petrated in India, and which is not to be exposed, be cause it may cause inconvenience td somebody. or other ? Do yeti hot think it L ifolild ihticli tettei § when aggraVated charge are IV..94'aici against your 0.11604, td itIICW the circumstances to be ex pomi What is the idea which will be created in the minds of the people of India by this sort of con cealment ? They believe that ydii are hound to see that justice takes plate' and that redregi than hu afforded wheneyei brought under your notibe: ! I ttl.Y, Sir, that to refuse to inquire into the lik,h of this case, upon the plea that it will create disa ff ection in the army, is no argument at all t it is mere absurdity to say so, t , It is year husineta t o see that justice is dote; and twat redress is afforded, whenetet of act of injustice has been perpe tiated —(lean) Mr. MIRRIOTT—Sir, I rise to order.--(Great con. 'usion.) The CHAIRMAN (with great vehemence)--I musi say that I do think it is too bad to brineor ward a question of such a nature in this manner. The pro ceeding has been approved of by the Commander-in- Chief, approved by the authorities in this country, and declared to be le g al b y the Crown of fi cers. - Mr. LEwIN—I am prepared to show that it was illegal, by reference to authorities. Mr. WurrEmArt (with great excitement)—lf you allow such a matter to be discussed in this Court, the proceedings of every court-martial in India may be b roug ht here for discussio n. B y so doin g you will sap the foundation of th at bod y through whom you have maintained your empire in India—the army. Mr. LEWIN-1 disagree with the lion. Director. maintain that you are more likely to destroy your power in India py permitting injustice to be done, and then refusing to listen to an application for redress when the matter is brought before you. Mr. POYNDER—I say that these charges of in justice have already been brought before the Court by a motion, which motion was afterwards withdrawn by its own proposer. Mr. LEWIN-1 claim a right to take my own course. Mr. POYNDER (angrily)—Sir, I will not be in terrupted. Mr. LEWIN—You have interrupted me ; I rose and was in possession of the chair. Mr. POYNDER—I am speaking to a point of order, sir, and I am in possession of the chair, and you are not. I wish to know who you are?—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") I never heard of you before.—(Cries of " Oh, t oh.") I say once more that I see no pretence wiAt. was not satisfied as to its nature. He was certain, how ever, that it was not pure arsenic. The Coroner said he should again adjourn the inquiry, in order that the poison might be analysed, and the inquest wls again adjourned. Yesterday, lir. Haverty, the surgeon, de po ed that both the above had died from the &fleets of arsenic, a small quantity of which the male &cowed was proved to have bought six weeks ago. After the Coroner had summed up, an open verdict of "Found dead" was returned. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR CHARLES MAXWELL, C. 8., officer died on the 23d instant, at Broadstairs. He was the eldest son of Charles Maxwell, Esq., of Dumfriesshire, by the ellest daughter of James Douglas, Esq , of the same county, and was born in 1775. He catered the army in 1795, as Ensign ; in 1796 be was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant; in 1797, to that of Captain; in 1808, to that of Major; in 1809, he became Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1819, Colonel; in 1830, Major General; and in 1841 he was advar,c , d to the rank of Lieutenant-General. Ile received the colonelcy of the 3d West India Foot in 1843. Sir Charles was employed on the coast of Africa in 1809 aed succeeded in reducing the French colony of Suri nam. He was engaged in the defence of St. Vincent until the entire subjection of the Capihs. Ile landed with the 63d Foot in North lloll,md in August, 1799, and was present at the surreniier of the Dutch fl , •et iu the Helder, and in the actions of the 19th of September, and the 2d and 6th of October. In the following year he took part in the expedition intended for the attack of Belleisle, and afterwards in the affair at Ferrol, and in Gibraltar and Malta, until the peace of 1802. In 1806 he served in South America In ISO 9 he commanded the land force in the capture of the French fortress and settlement of Senegal. He was Governor- General and Commander-in-Chief of the island of Goree, the settle ments of Senegal and Sierra Leone, to July, 1815. He was subsequently Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Dominica, St. Christopher's, Nevis, and other islands. THE LATE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR MAURICE O'CONNELL, K.C.H.—This distinguished officer, whose death is stated to have occurred at Sydney on the 26th of May last, after a lengthened colonial service, was a distant relative of the late Mr. Daniel O'Connell, M.P. After serving with the rank of Captain in the emigrant army under the Duke of Brunswick, he entered the Bri tish army in 1793, still holding the same rank. In 1805 he was advanced to the rank of Major; in 1809 to that of Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1819 to that of Colonel; in 1830 he became Major-General; and in 1841 Lieutenant- General. He received the Colonelcy of the 80th Foot in 1844. Sir Maurice served at Dominica, and commanded the light company of the Ist West India Regiment at Roseau on the 22d of February, 1805, and successfully resisted the repeated attacks of a very superior French force. At the conquest of the Kandian territories, and capture of the reigning monarch, he commanded a divi sion of the army under Sir Robert Brownrigg. He re ceived the thanks of the House of Assembly at Dominica, and was presented with a sword, value 100 guineas, for his services in - that island. He also received a sword value 501., and a piece of plate value 1001., from the com mittee of the Patriotic Fund. The deceased was for some years engaged in New South Wales as well in the civil as in the military departments; and it appears that he was on the point of returning home when death cut him off. ANOTHER MEETING OF THE CHAIRMEN OF T LEADING RAILWAY COMPANIES. —Yesterday afternoo at half-past one o'clock, another meeting of the chair men of the Great Western, the London and South- Western, and the London and North-Western Railway Companies took place at the residence in Lombard•street of Mr. Glyn, M.P., chairman of the London and North- Western. In order that the meeting should be as pri- vete as possible, none of the other directors or the secre taries of either of the companies were present. The three gentlemen, Mr. Charles Russell, Mr. Chaplin, and Mr. Glyn remained in deliberation for a considerable time. The resolutions come to have not transpired, but it is understood among the friends of the three gentlemen that the best feeling prevailed, and that all of them expressed their deep anxiety to act hereafter in concert in the adoption of those means by which confidence in railway property may be restored, and its market value improved. It is due to Mr. Charles Russell, the chairman of the Great Western, to say, that he expressed in the most emphatic manner his earnest desire that in future the three companies should cultivate the most friendly relations with each other, and should do everything in their power to promote the general prosperity of the railway interest. One of the subjects which 'occupied the anxious attention of the meeting, was the necessity of adjusting the differences which existed between them regarding their respective lines, and from the friendly spirit evinced on the part of each gentleman, it may be regarded as a settled point, that there will not from this time be any further misun derstanding between them. It was also agreed that fewer trains should be run on each of the lines, that no further responsibilities of any kind should be incurred, and that every measure which the law allows will be adopted to raise the market value of railway stock, so as to insure better dividends for the shareholders. TUE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—On Saturday last Mr. Dearden held an inquest at the Black Bull Inn, Middleton, on the body of James Wild, miner, nearly twenty-six years of age. William Mitchell, coal miner, said that about half-past seven o'clock on Wednesday morning last, ho and others went to their work at Little Green coal pit, belonging to Messrs. Wild, Andrew, and Haigh. The pit was about 70 yards in depth, and the seam 30 inches in thickness. There were four seams in the pit. He had worked there above two years. They used safety lamps when required. The men had all been told net to go into that part of the mine where the acci dent occurred; it was about fifty yards from the shafts. The decetv-ed, Thomas Cheetham, and a boy about thir teen years of age, went into that part of the mine. Cheetham had a candle with him when the explosion took place. He was very badly burned, though the boy was not injured; but tho deceased was very much burned, and also injured on the left side, so that ho died at four o'clock on Friday morning. The boy, Nathaniel Wood, said he was about four yars from Wild when the explosion took place. They had all candles. He had a spade in his hand, and it was blown out of it , but he was not hurt. The " blase" went over his head. This boy corroborated the evidence of the last witness relative to the previous caution, not to enter that portion of the mine. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Cheetham, the other miner who was injured, died on Monday morning.—Manchester Guardian. SURREY THEATRE.—Mr. H. Webb, a gentleman of considerable fame at the Marylebone Theatre as a low comedian, has lately been playing a round of characters at the Surrey. Upon the occasion of his benefit last night he appeared as Mawworm, in the Hypocrite, wherein he developed an abundance of grotesque and pertinent humour, which the audience enjoyed immensely. The outward signs of success could not well be more triumphant. The house was crowded. THE CURRENCY.—On Monday and Tuesday even inas Mr. Jonathan Duncan delivered two lectures at Liverpool, on the evils of the present currency system. FUNERAL Or LORD GEORGE BENTINCI. The funeral of this lamented Nobleman has been fixed to take place on Friday morning next, at Marylebone old church. The remains have not yet been removed from Welbeck Abbey. LLOYDS' Rooms.—A general meeting of the mem bers was yesterday held in the Underwriters'-room, Mr. G. R. Robinson, M.P., in the chair, to receive the re port of the committee for the past half - year. The re port having been read, was unanimously a do p ted, and a vote of thanks proposed to the committee and sub committee for their exertions to insure the comfort and convenience of the members during the recent altera tions in the rooms of the establishment. The following votes from the funds were then unanimously carried: — To F. Jerome, boatswain of the American ship New World, 10L and an honorary bronze medal, for his courage in rescuing a number of passengers from the Ocean Monarch. To Jonathan Bragdon, chief mate of the Ocean Monarch, an honorary bronze medal. To Mr. Whiston Bristow, passenger in the Ocean Monarch, 21/., and the sum of 1001. in aid of the funds of the Shipwrecked Fishermen's and Mariners' Benevolent Society. NIAGARA SUSPENSION BRIDGE.--A serious differ ence has arisen between the directors of the Suspension bridge Company at the Falls, and their engineer, Mr. Ellet. As the matter will no doubt come before the courts on this, as well as on the other side the boundary, it would not be proper at present to detail the particu lars at length, but in order that the leading features may be understood, it is necessary we should say that the directors discharged Mr. Ellet from their employment ; that, acting under his instructions, his brother and some other persons took possession of the bridge ; that the high sheriff of the. Niagara district, accompanied by Mr. ?learner (of the firm of Messrs. Miller and Boomer, of this town), counsel for the directors, w en t up on Mon day to eject the intruders by summary process before two magistrates, Messrs. Lowell and Street ; that the authorities were violently resisted, and some of the par ties went so far as actually to raise a n axe to strike the sheriff •, and that after great trouble and disturbanc e , Mr. Ellet's brother and two other perso ns were arrested ' and committed to the gaol of this district, where they now lie. The half of the Suspension-brid ge on this side of the river is in the hands of the directors ; the half on the other side is in the hands of Mr. Ellet's friends, but an injunction from Chancery to dispossess them has been applied for.—Niagara Chronicle. ABERDEEN, MONDAY EVENING.—It is now ar ranged that the Queen will leave Balmoral on Thursday morning for Aberdeen, by the Dee-side-road, and t' the Victoria and Albe rt will sail at two o'clock r jd London. T of he the Royal cit Yae' .at will be y of Aberdeen , g% the Bl ac k p da il y ote m d orn by ing for Capt ain Cargill, steamer, and accompanie d b y t h e V,ra. Enle, and Vivid steamer s, now the dock here. I n Consequence of the inconve .fence which the Royal Family felt on the passe north from the occasional rolling of the vesse, the present beds in the Royal apartments ar stead. q to be removed, and cots slung in their ',hew cots are so constructed, and will be so Placed, that whichever side the yacht may roll to, they will always hang steadily in the perpendicular, and thus the violent motion of the vessel will be little felt. On Saturday and Sunday last we bad an easterly gale, but to-day the weather is fine, and generally her Majesty eAnRT o'clockug ua Ic on s has_enjoyed sunny days. FArvidaNyEnWighYt O a R s K tdd —Between en llr ten una b and li ng noise was heard in this if a heavy vehicle was driven rapidly over the city, as pavement, and it died away almost as soon as it came. It is now ascertained that it was the shock of an earthquake. Norfolk (Ct.) inform s us that he A gentleman from there; and in Brooklyn, Newark, Tarrytown, the shock sensibly and many other places i n this vicinity, the noi se an d shock were also remark e d an d ex the hands on board of a steam-boatriel yln need. At Ny ac k got out of their berths and went oiidegckat the wh ar f belief that a collision had t a k en place bet:ve under u t' another vessel. In other places it was a cause n3* alarm, but it was not so much remarked ' yoi fi coo kr ; Sept, 12, „le , and r general oere,—New EAST INDIA HOUSE. The General Quarterly Court of Directors and Proprietors of the Honourable East India Company was yesterday held at Leadenhall-street. Sir James Lushington, the chairman of the East India Com pany, presided. The Court was very thinly attended. The minutes of the last General Court were read and confirmed. EXPLOITS OF MAJOR EDWARDES. Mr. SULLIVAN begged, before the Court proceeded to the business of the day, to call attention to the transcendent services lately rendered to the Company and to the empire by Lieutenant Edwardes of the Ihngal army, and Lieutenant Lake, of the Bengal engineers—(Hear, hear)—services which had, he believed, been seldom or never equalled in the annals of Indian warfare. The sagacity and energy of these young officers had, as he believed, saved them from the dangers and expense of a long and protracted war, and he hoped that both the Government and the Court of Directors would be disposed to mark the high sense which they must entertain of achievements] of so signal a nature.—(Hear, hear.) In . ithe case of Lieutenant Edwardes, some such acknowledgment was the more especially called for, inasmuch as that officer had lately, he was sorry to say, sustained a severe personal injury, amounting to the loss of the use of his right hand, in consequence of the explosion of a pistol.—(Hear, hear.) He tru,ted that what he had said would elicit some in formation as to the intentions of the Court of Direc tors.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN had great pleasure in replying to the observations of the Hon. Proprietor. Perhaps the best way of informing the Court of what had been done in the matter would be to call upon the secre tary to read the minutes of the Court of Directors in reference to the subject. The following documents were then read, amid loud marks of approval : "At a Court of Directors held on Wednesday, the 13th of September, 1848, " The Chairman having called the attention of the Court to dispatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay, announcing the military operations carried on against the rebel forces of the Dewan of Moultan, by Lieutenant, now Brevet-Major, Herbert B. Edwardes, of the Bengal army, as communi cated to the Court by the secret committee, on the 23d and the 30th ultimo—Resolved unanimously, that this Court do present to Major Edwardes a gold medal, in testi mony of their high approbation of the important services rendered by him, in raising and organizing large forces in a foreign territory, under circumstances of the greatest difficulty, and in wresting within a very brief period an extensive tract of country from the power of the rebels, in skilfully combining his forces with those of an ally, and in completely defeating the troops of the enemy in two pitched battles, thus evincing the posses sion, in the flower of his youth, of all those qualities which form and ennoble the character of the British officer." The following letter had been received from the India Board in reference to the foregoing resolu tion : " India Board, Sept. 21, 18411. " Sir,--I am directed by the Commissioners for the Affairs of India to acquaint you that they cordially ap prove of the resolution passed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company on the 13th instant, propos ing to grant to Brevet-Major H. B. Edwardes a gold medal, in acknowledgment of the distinguished services lately rendered by that officer in the territories of Lahore. (Signed) " THOMAS WYSE." PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS. Mr. Sergeant STORK inquired whether the Board of Directors had any objection to purchase for distri bution (as we understood), amongst the proprietary body, the three very valuable and important volumes by Professor Wilson, in continuation of Mill's History of India. The CHAIRMAN replied that the works in question would cost an immense sum of money, and that, in the present state of the finances of the company, it would be for the Court of Directors to consider whether they would be justified in spending a large amount for the purpose alluded to.—(Hear, hear.) REVENUES OF JUGGERNAUT. Mr. POYNDER presented several petitions praying for the discontinuance of the annual grant to the Temple of Juggernaut. He did not wish to trouble the Court with the reading of all these petitions, but he would propose that one of them be read, as a speci men of the others. The SECRETARY accordingly read one of the documents in question. It prayed that the priests of the Temple of Juggernaut should not in future be allowed to receive grants of British money, but be permitted to receive their fees from the votaries of the idol. Mr. POYNDER resumed—These petitions came from Leicester, from Nottingham, from Newcastle, from Boston, and from Leamington. They all ema nated from Baptist societies—from that sect to whom they were indebted for the translation of the Holy Scripture into the tongues of the East, and whose views, therefore, upon such subjects, he hoped would always be treated with respect.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the motion of which he had given notice, he had slightly altered it since he had transmitted it to the chairman ; because some of the expressions, as he was advised, were not strictly in accordance with the facts of the case. As it now stood, the motion which he had to propose would be as follows : " That it appearing that on the repeal of the pilgrim tax to Juggernaut, together with the abolition of Sayer, that an annual allowance of 23,000 rupees was awarded; in consequence of which the priests were precluded from collecting their ancient tax, and, inasmuch as the separation of the British Government in India from all conneeion z - ith the Temple, was a chief obitet of the dispatch of the Honourable Directors, dated 20th of Feb ruary, 1833, it be referred to the Honourable Court of Directors to consider whether it will not be advisable to rescind the present annual allowance, and to permit the attendance at the the Temple to collect such fees 53 were heretofore received under ahe Alahratta Government." The Court would perceive that he wished the arrangements between the priests and the votaries to be left entirely to themselves, and he would remind the Court, that when the subject was la agitation, on the occasion of the abolition of the pilgrim-tax, it was proved that in the other parts of India, at Benares for example, a " tidy city,' to which upwards of 10,000 pilgrims annually resorted, it had been found quite practicable to allow the priests and the votaries to make their own arrangements, wiabout any interference on the part of the British civil or military authorities. He knew that the proposition which he had made was seconded by the desires and wishes of many of the best advised in India, and he would be happy could he believe that suce would be the view taken by the Court of Directors. He did not want any hasty decision on the subject, but he hoped that the Court would take a dispassionate and impartial view of the proposition which he had made. The Honourable Proprietor concluded by proposing his motion. Mr. MAitaior, coinciding, as he did, in the Views of the Hon. Proprietor , had much pleasure in se conding his resolution. He thought that the opinions of such men as the petitioners were deserving of great weight, and he hoped that the admirable letter on the subject, addressed by the Rev. Mr. Peggs to Mr. Tucker, would be widely read and attentively consi dered. Mr. SULLIVAN observed that, bound as they were to give some equivalent for what they had taken away, the question came to be, what was the best rooting on which that equivalent could be put? Now, the priests had substantially the right of c ollectin g their reve nues as of old, and what the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Povnder) proposed was nothing but what had been already suggested by members of the &trete vernment, that the priests should be legally as well as actually empowered to collect their revenues. To this proposal there could, he thought, be no objection, as it would settle the long continued agitation on the sub- ject. An Hon. PROPRIETOR deprecated the repeated dis cussions on this subject. It ought to be left iti the hands of the Court of Directors.—(Hear,) r, _ rupees had been awarded as corr The CnAmax said that an annual gra n °j . 2a,000 :. n for fees which had been abolished. nis was a fan Which A must be borne stead'gs in mind in Sionsidering the question. It wP- one, ire toduld assure them, which had not esc- -''' ' ' India. - 0- In 1844 s 4 dispatch, dated the 10th of May, ' ...owed that the views now advocated by the Hon. -MI the -eitthition of the Governmen t__ of Proprietor (Mr. Poynder) were not approved of, or thought admissible; and in a letter dated June, 1826, the Indian Government had laid it downs as their opinion, that it would be inexpedient t-s 3 alter the law forbidding the collection of fees by the priests. Now he would ask his Hen. friend whether he did not think that a return to the old system of exacting fees from pilgrims would not be very mischievous and very dangerous ? It would indeed be a more direct eesnuragement to idolatry than was afforded by the annual payment now made.—(Hear, hear.) Indeed, he believed that such a change as the Hon. Proprietor advocated; would leave the system open to the same objections, on the same grounds, as were at present urged against it.—(Hear.) Mr. SULLIVAN contended that the pilgrim tax was now actually exacted in all its plenitude, and even to a greater extent than in former times. What they wanted was the regular legalization of the impost. Mr. ST. GEORGES TUCKER. observed that a distinc tion ought to be made between the collection of fees now permitted, and the re-establishment of the Sayer dutier.,, to which the motion would practically extend. Ma. POYNDER said his motion inferred nothing of th a sort. Mr. TucKEß—What, then, did the Honourable Pro- Iprietor intend ? Mr. SULLIVAN—OnIy the establishment and legali zation of the ancient tax. Mr. TUCKER—That meant, that they proposed to revestablieb the Sayet duties in a certauk 100414, ever for making such statements as you are about to make to the Court to-day, after the question had been withdrawn on a previous occasion by another member of the Court. I see no pretence for calling that in justice. The proceedings you have now adopted, if persisted in, will indeed be the height of injustice, not only to this Court of Proprietors, whom I have the honour to address, but also to the Indian population— a proceeding which must affect the stability of that body upon whom, I say, must rest the maintenance of our power in India—the military in that country. The CHAIRMAN Perhaps, if the Honourable Proprietor will allow me to read an extract from a letter upon this subject, it may tend to satisfy his mind. The Honourable Proprietor seems to think that the proceedings in this case have been illegal. Mr. LEwIN—I state distinctly that I am prepared to prove their illegality. The CHAIRMAN—HOW can you prove their ille gality ? Mr. LEwIN—I will do this : I will prove that the prisoners had no counsel, and were not allowed to produce witnesses. The CHAIRMAN—I will read an extract from a dispatch, and then, if you choose to go on, it will be for the Court to determine whether you have been discreet in so doing. This is dated the 7th of March, 1847.—(The Honourable Chairman read an ex tract from a dispatch from India, maintaining the legality of the proceedings which had been adopted with reference to the sepoys,) As soon as possible after the individuals, conduct was discovered, they were brought to trial and sentenced, and more especially as the regiment to which these soldiers belonged were then upon important duty. We are confirmed in our view of the legality of the proceedings which took place at Arcot, upon the most prominent of the mutineers, by the opinion of her Majesty's Solicitor-General, and our own standing counsel. We have reason to know, moreover, that his Grace the Commander-in-Chief has also no doubt upon the subject. Now, I submit to the Court whether, after hearing the opinions of such authorities as these, the Hon. Gentleman is likely to obtain any good by adopting the course with which he this day threatens us, and whether he is likely, in the face of such authorities, to be able to prove the illegality of the act of the court-martial. Mr. LEWIN—If you will allow me to proceed I will endeavour to show its illegality. The letter of the Commander-in-Chief was an act of oblivion ; it was so understood by every body, and yet nine months afterwards these two men were brought to trial for this act and were shot. The CHAIRMAN — And deservedly so, for adminis tering unlawful oaths to their comrades. Mr. MARRIOTT — They were Indian Chartists. Mr. Lzwzrs—There are many grounds upon which the illegality of this act can be rusted. In the first place, the articles of war require that a mutineer shall be tried at the earliest opportunity. These men af terwards passed through Kampter, and they also passed through Secunderabud, in either of which places they might have been tried. They were not tried there, but were brought in perfect ignorance to Arcot, where a court of inquiry was instituted, and a court-martial was held. Mr. FIELDER suggested whether the Court could with propriety go into the case without having the papers before it. Mr. LEWIN replied that the production of the papers was the very thing that he was going to move for. Mr. G. Tuomesos thought that justice had scarcely been done to the lion. and Learned Gentleman upon his first appearance in that Court, and a proper degree of courtesy had certainly not been shown to him. He (Mr. Thompson) had not the remotest idea of the intended discussion of the circum stance to which the Honourable Gentleman bad alluded ; but he thought that the Honourable Gen tleman was addressing the Court under very great disadvantages, owing to the propietors not having been able previously to inform themselve of the merits of the question. He submitted to him, whether it would net be better to give in to the general feeling of the Court on the present occasion. But when Hon. Proprietors endeavoured to prevent a member of that Court from bringing forward any statement before it, which he chose to make with reference to the affairs of the Company, they were themselves violating the privileges which belonged to the whole body. It would be for the Hon. Gentleman himself to judge whether it would or would not be prudent at present to persevere with the statement of his case. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Hon. Proprietor had a perfect right to proceed, if he chose to persist in doing so, but he (the Chairman) merely submitted to him whether it would be expedient, under the cir cumstances, to persevere. Mr. FIELDER then rose, amidst great confusion in the court, and moved the previous question, which, having been stated by him to have been seconded by somebody whose name did not transpire, that gentle man demanded to be instantly put.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. G. Tnompiox reminded the Hon. Proprietor, that no motion whatever could supersede the state ment of the Hon. Proprietor, Mr. Lewin, if he chose to make it. Mr. LEWIS stated that he did not rise for the purpose of disputing the right of the Honourable Proprietor to address the Court upon that or any other subject, but, so strong an appeal had been made to him upon the impropriety of agitating the question, that he trusted he would sub mit to the general feeling of the Court. He (Mr. Lewis) had a very strong objection to questions of that description being brought before the Court of Proprietors, because any Honourable Proprietor might make statements affecting the character of other per sons, which statements might go forth to the world, and the persons affected would not have an opportu nity of making counter-statements in reply. Mt. LEWIN said that his object was, to prevent any exparie statement going forth to the world, by moving for the production of the papers in the case. Mr. SALOMONS suggested that in a question of such importance as that before the Court, notice should always be given by advertisement in the public papers. Mr. LEWIN replied that he had sent a notice long ago to the Honourable Chairman. Mr. FIELDER said that the Court knew nothing of tins,Cl Mr. LEWIN-16i was king.° the Honourable Chairman did not choose to publish the noti6e4 Mr. SALomoss suggested whether the Honourable Proprietor would not be in a better condition to dis miss the subject at the nett quarterly Court, after having given notice iipSH the &tient messier!. The question certainly had a right to be brought ref Ward in that Court if the Honourable Proprietor chose to bring it forward. He (Mr. Salomons) must say l o a th ]Proprietor et rtid ely . r u r. e . i r Je .) win) that his Honourable Friend (Mr. Poynder) had a sv d i d mt: r i e trg s : s rL el aEtw t t h i Narl lt at:l, o a t i n r d a b r MARRiott—No, ian th o tt d t ti a t l i l c went for nothing. the : ei n e nft e od ± to t a l e e tt i t ns it t t oa l tt o ie n pdn s ° that t p t u ii l t s d always wn not the custom in that Court, when parties were desiroous papers ; to give their' notice publitiv at the previous General Court ,of Proprietors; brit the notice of mo ho He v d i a i 6g d oc , u i t A it a t i p u b lis h e di ti r e e l Aia: v hh tioii of the Hen: Prefirieter, gr. be*iti; had not been given in the usual way. The Hon. Proprietor had, however, a right to bring forward any motion he pleased at any quarterly Court. Mr. LEITIN stated that with regard to the non publication; it all arose from a Misapprehension on his port; he had seilt it to the Chairithui, believing it would be published in the ordinary way. Mr. POYNDER admitted that he had used strong language ; but, he trusted, not improper or rude language towards the Honourable Proprietor; if he had done to he begged pardon ; not Only of the Hens Gentlethan himself, but also of the doiirt. Ids *n4 occasionally in the awkward habit of calling things by their right names. After a great deal of desultory and irregular dis cusgoni r. LEillf was again enabled to obtain a hearing, and proceeded as follows :—Sir, I was of the same opinion as the Hon. Proprietor near me, that the case should certainly not be gone into 'without the Court being in possession of the papers. I Would, certainly, in deference to the wishes of Proprietors, withdraw the motion at once, as I do not wish to put anything before the Court against its wish ; but I am per fectly certain that the Catrt of Proprietors themselves; if they were better acquainted with the inipottstnto of the case, would insist upon an inquiry being gone into. I say that the proceedings which have taken place in this case have brought disgrace upon our G ov ernment in India, and have brought disgrace upon this Court. Ido not mean to say that you are disgraced, only so far as allowing this mat ter to take place without any remedy for it. That circumstance has brought disgrace upon the Government and the Court of Directors throughout the whole of the army, and I say it would tend far more to promote the stability of our Indian empire, and cement the allegiance of our army, by your consenting to do justice than, when injustice has taken place, endeavouring to repress inquiry into the circumstances.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT again rose to order. He consi dered the Honourable Proprietor had no right to cast an insult on the military. There were behind the bar many military men, and such remarks, therefore, respecting the character of our military government in India ought not to be made. Mr. LEWIN—I am ready to show that the pro ceedings adopted in this case were against law, by a reference to the law itself. They were against the decision of Lord Gough himself, in March 1844. They were against the decision of George 111. These sepoys had done duty for nine months; they were placed as guard over the camp of the very man who was appointed their prosecutor. I will now state . vflAt the circumstances were which gar rise to the blunder at Madras. The batta was wi'bheld ;rom these men, who at the time were perforiring the im portant duty of guarding the frontier; they thereupon refused to mount their horses, and a sort of passive mutiny took place for four days. In the mean time an order came from Madras, correcting the error, and the men immediately returned to their duty. Briga dier Watson went to them, and advised them to pre sent a certain petition. That petition was presented to Lord Tweeddale, and the order and tranquillity of the regiment was again restored. Immediately afterwards the commander of the regiment wrote to the Commander-in-Chief, and stated that tranquillity was restored, whereupon the Commander-in-Chin returned the following letter :—" The Commander ' in-Chief is happy to understand from these communications, viz., letters of the Bth and 10th De cember, from Brigadier Watson and Col. Litchfield, that the men of the Gth Regiment Light Cavalry have returned to their duty, and that they appear to be sensible of their late misconduct. But as his Lord ship cannot allow the regiment under the reproach of such unsoldier-like behaviour, to continue at a station where it might be required for employment in active service, he has ordered it to be sent into can tonment at Arcot." After the receipt of this letter the men were kept out four months doing duty upon the frontiers, the Government receiving their services all that time, although their death was meditated. After this a letter was addressed to this Court. Major OLIPHANT then rose to a point of order. He really wished to put it to the Hon. Proprietor whether he had not better abstain from proceeding any further in the case. It must be perfectly well known to every person that this transaction had taken place, and the men had all been dead and gone for some years.—(Hear.) Mr. LEWIN replied that there were many others, as well as those who were dead, who were affected by the question. Major OLIPHANT wished to know what possible good the mover or seconder of such a motion ex pected to get from it. Mr. LEWIN replied that what he expected to get was, that all the men who were then suffering unjustly should, as far as possible, have justice done to them. Mr. MILLS (a director)—When any officer high in command shall feel it his duty, under his oath, to bring men to a court martial, was it fair to say that he meditated their death ?—(Hear.) Mr. LEWIN—Is not the punishment of death what always follows a conviction for mutiny ? These men reached Arcot, and immediately after that a court of inquiry was instituted, preliminary to a court-mar tial. A letter was sent, and that letter deserves particular comment. It sets out at the beginning with begging the whole judicial question. It states that the fact whether mutiny had or had not taken place was no longer in question. The object was, not to punish the whole regiment, but only a few persona. Punishment was ordained, and somebody must suffer. Well, immediately after this a court martial sat with closed doors ; numbers of persons were called before them ; fear seized on the whole regiment. Mr. MARRIOTT—IS it not doing great injury to this Court to allow this proceeding to go on? Mr. LEWIN—If what I am stating is not true, then let the Hon. Proprietor set the matter right. The CHAIRMAN—Why did not the Hon. Proprie tor bring forward all these charges when he was in India?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LEWIN—I did bring them all forward. The very day when these men were ordered to be put to death I remarked that it was a shameful occurrence, and sent a gentleman, who was with Lord Tweed dale for two hours, remonstrating with him upon the impropriety of the proceeding which had been taken. That happened upon the very day when this order was passed. Well, sir, there is another point which has been insisted upon. At the time these men were put to death, which as I have already observed was nine months after the occurrence, and the order and discipline of the regiment had in the mean time become perfectly restored, there was not a single ground for taking away the lives of these men. The taking away life, even when tolerated by the letter of the law, is almost murder, if you take it where there is no necessity for doing so ; and, I venture to say, that there was not the slightest necessity in the pre sent case. There was a court of inquiry which was afterwards held, and before that court of inquiry certain native officers were called, who, as they did not state what they were wanted to state, were therefore dismissed. What was to be ex pected from the proceedings of such a court martial might easily be judged. Then there was another point, the court-martial ought to have been composed of thirteen members, whereas it was com posed of only seven. Immediately after the court martial upon these poor Sepoys, another was held respecting the conduct of an officer of a regiment, when no less than fifteen of the first men in the army were assembled to try the case. What I contend for is, that the same justice is not extended towards a coloured man in the army which is dealt out to a white man. The Court must be well aware of what took place after the mutiny at Seringapatani. You must be well aware, that all the officfrs who were tried upon that occasion had ccunsel allowed them, while, on the other hand, these poor Sepoys had no opportunity of seeing their friends until after the prosecution was closed. They had no counsel allowed to them, and in fact they had not a single advantage which is awarded in the case of officers when brought before a court-martial. Whether or not this motion will be seconded, is to me a matter of not the smallest consequence as an individual. I shall certainly continue to call upon the Court to do justice, because I think that the matter which I have laid before it involves a glaring instance of injustice, and that the stability of our empire in India is concerned in the case, and that it would be far more for our honour and interest to do justice than to endeavour to repress crime. I merely move, sir, for the production of the papers in this case. Mr. SULLIVAN stated that it would not be fair to the Noble Lord who was implicated in the case if an opportunity was not afforded him to reply to the heavy neeusations which had been brought against him. The statements which had been made that day would go forth through the medium of the press to the world. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Noble Lord did not require any defence. Mt. SimmvAN said that the Chairman might think so, but the mid would think very differently. lie (Mr. Sullivan) had a strong opinion upon the subject; he did not think that matters of that kind should, however, be brought forward in that Court, and had accordingly advised his Learned Friend to refrain from doing so. He certainly should feel it his duty to second the motion, the statement having been made. Mr. LEWIN stated that he was well aware that time were many Directors who held the same opinion upon the subject as himself. The motion was then put and negatived by a large majority. Mr. J.EwIN was then proceeding to bring forward another motion, when he was interrupted by Mr. SALOMONS, who suggested the propriety of giving notice upon that occasion for the bringing forward thQ motion upon the next Court-day. Mr. LEWIN contended that he had given notice to the chairman a fortnight ago, and was, therefore, not answerable for 66 faults of the chairman. Mr. MARRIOTT (with great warmth) : contended that the statement made by the Hon. Proprietor re specting the " faults" of the chairman, was an Insult to the chairman. Mr. LE*IN stated that he was about to bring forward a motion i'espe'ting the removal of the Judges of the Suddr Court ; but, in deference to the wishes of Hon. Proprietors, he would refrain from doing so, and merely give notice for the next Court. After a great deal of acrimonious and irregular discussion, ifi ithieh the Gallant Chairman, Mr. Fielder, and Mr. Marriott Violi the most prominent part, Mr. LEwisz gave notice of the following motions ;of the tea Cotrt t—" To move for papers in the case of the suit filed by M. ' l : r epeat° ltoyaloro, a person removed from office by the Madras Govern ment, :reported in the Fort St. George Ga zette, 9thJanuat7 184F 1 . Also, in the case of the illegal residence of Lord TWeeddale on the Neilgherry Hills, and his exercising the power of Governor in direct violation of an Act of Parliament, which divested him of all authority when absent from Council, on the ground of indisposition, or for what soever cause. Also in the case of the removal of the judges of the late Sulk Court of Madras. THE LATE RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr, G. THOMPSON inquired whether the Board of Directors had received any information relative to the settlement of the Sattara question ? The C/lAIRMAN replied that they had received none, o*ing to a delay ffhich had taken place on the part of the Bombay Government, in sending the papers to this country. He trusted, however, that they would be forwarded by the next mail, when he should be able to give the Hon. Proprietor the information he sought. There being no further business before the Court, one of the most disorderly meetings which has oc • curred for a long time, even at the India lloue, terminated. WREXHAM THEATRE. - This theatre has been opened, at very great expense, by that celebrated tra gedian Mr. George Owen. On Tuesday, the 26th, he appeared as Hamlet, in which character he drew a good house,, and was well received. Mrs. Owen, as the Queen, was delightful; her personage of the Princes of Navarre, in John of Paris, and her singing was grand. The company are very much liked. Miss E. Montague is a great card. Mr. George Owen has taken Chester theatre, and opens the same, on the sth and Gth Oct. Sir R obert Cunliffe, Bart., C. 8., gives a be speak on Friday, and Sir W. W. Wpm Bart., ou Iltodap FRANCE. [The following appeared in our Fourth Edition of yesterday].— AfrE: Prince Louis Napolf on h'ld concluded his si...:•ch, the admi-...i0n of M. Achille Fould, as one of the repninntalives of the der.ri went of the Seine, &creel. Tne motion far the admi ss i on o f M . Waspail gave l'Aie to some diicussion. The reporter tit the Cominitt-e apnoint9l to consider the validity of the election of Al. Reopail hrl received • Attorney-General a reqvi!ition demanding an au'holizAtion to continue the prosecutions corn evirst that citizen, now a prisoner at Vin cenncs. Tne Corernittn bid found the election un ionel, but dezlhared itself incomfetent to decide upon the objection wised by the Attotoey-General. M. Denjoy next contended thlt the magistrates would not continue the proFF.cufions against M. Ras pail, unless they were authoriz d by the National Assembly. M. nr.vil had acquired a right by his election. The Assembly should begin by admitting him, end the Attorney-General might then come foi yard and demand the authorization necessary to prosecute him. M. Raspail, who followed, invoked the justice of the Assembly in favour of his uncle. lie had been confined in the dungeon of Vincennes during the last four months, on a mere warrant of a Judge of In st;•uction ; the charges against him had not been sub st•intiated, and until then he should he considered innocent. The Minister of Justice had declared that the lists of the new jury could not be ready before the month of November, and as he (M. Raspail) knew that the prisoners of Vincennes would not ac cept the old jury, it was probable that their trial would not come on before January. He accordingly demanded that M. Raspail be liberated, and that the Assembly should not pronounce on the authorization until he was allowed to defend himself from the tribune. M. Corne, Attorney-General, said that he had addressed his requisition to the Committee after con sulting the Minister of Justice. He had done so because he wished all the fractions of the Assembly to know that the judiciary power was determined to vindicate, under all hypotheses, the rights of justice. M. Corne further stated that M. Raspail had been arrested en flagrant ; that he had been the ob ject of an inquiry, and of an arrest warrant; that the law WAS equal for all ; that the Assembly had maintained it and covered it with its sovereignty; that if M. Raspail was the only accused, his trial should have long been over; that the number of per sons originally arrested was 300, and that 120 would probably be brought to trial. M. Deville, who spoke next, maintained that the jury alone had a right to decide on the offence im puted to M. Raspail, if guilt there was— [M. Deville was here interrupted by loud cries of " Order order !" and N. Marrast reminded him that Raspail had violated the National Assembly, and that he could be guilty of no greater crime.] Had the Minister of Justice (continued Al. Devine) performed his duty, M. Raspail would have been li berated four months ago. M. Raspail was as respec table and estimable a citizen as any member of that house. lie had sacrificed his liberty and fortune, and had been at all times ready to offer his life for the cause of liberty. In conclusion, he demanded that the election be validated, and that M. Raspail be re stored to liberty, in order that he might come for ward to defend himself from the tribune. Several other members were afterwards heard for and against the validity of the election, and the Pre sident having put it to the vote, the Assembly pro claimed the admission of M. Raspail, not, however, witliout a most boisterous opposition. Ihe President then rose and read a requisition which had just been laid on the table by the Attorney- General. It stated that M. Respell was implicated in the arzempt of the 15th of May, which had for its object to destroy or change the form of government, and excite civil war ; and, finally, that he had been arrested en flagrant delit of rebellion on his way to the Hotel de Vile. M. Marie, Minister of Justice, having asked that the prosecution of M. Raspail be authorised dscrgence by the Assembly, Marrest observed that the Gad article of the rules of the House provided that when a Minister claimed the urgency of any measure it should be put immediately to the vote. He accordingly consulted the Assembly, which admitted almost unanimously the urgency of deciding at once the question. Marrast afterwards asked the Assembly if it consented to authorise the prosecution of M. Raspail, and the same majority granted the authorization, not more than twenty members having risen against it. The greatest agitation followed that vote, and when it had subsided the Assembly resumed the discussion on the Constitution. M. Charles Dupin was left at the tribune. General Le Flo has been elected representative of the department of Finistere. lie had '24,016 votes, whilst his opponent, M. Lacoste, had only 7,992 The number of electors registered for the department was 139,786, so that little more than a fourth exercised their electoral right. AUSTRIA. The Augsburg. Gazette of the 21st inst. contains a letter from Vienna, which states that the basis of a treaty of peace proposed by the Austrian Cabinet, and approved of by Russia, has been forwarded to the Austrian representatives in London and Paris, to be communicated by them to the British and French Governments. The writer adds that the Austrian Government is determined not to deviate from the project transmitted, and that it remains for the me diating powers to show by their acts that they seriously desire the maintenance of peace. Wbition NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Rutland Stakes. Nina Ploughboy Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. Blackcock Elimea Match—Strongbow beat St. Ann. TRIENNIAL STAKES. Ta imor Wgloqnd Fl'ig... Elth;ron... ... ... ... ••• ••• Eighteen ran. Won by a length. ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 .. . 0 ... 1 ~, 2 ... 3 BANK OF ENGLAND. The adjourned general Court of the Proprietors of Bank Stack was held yesterday, at the Bank of England, for the purpose of deter mining by ballot whether the drridend tor the last halt-year should be as proposed by the Court of Director.., 3} per cent., or whether it should he 3} per cent. 1% ith a bonus of 1 per cent-, as proposed by Mr. Fielder. The ballot commenced at 11 o'clock and concluded at four. The scrutineers were Messrs. Sutton, Greville, Pyne, and Cazenore. The ballot glasses were closed precisely at four o'clock, and at a quarter past four the scrutineers announced the result of the ballot to b.l as follows : For the directors' proposition of 3} per cent. ... 138 For Mr. Fielder's proposition of .q per cent. ... 123 Majority in favour of the directors' proposition of 15 3i per cent. ... The GovEnNog stated the dividend warrants would be issued on the 11th of October. The Court then adjourned. MADRID and VALENTIA RAILWAY A meeting of shareholders in this company was held yesterday afternoon, at the King's Anna, Poultry, for the purpose of illiciting their feelings upon the affairs of the undertaking, with the view of getting back their deposits. Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq., occupied the chair, and after having delivered a long speech in reference to the position in which the shareholders now stood, recom mended them to continue the proceedings already com menced in Chancery, as the only means of getting re turned the funds in the bands of the directors. M. SPACKMAN, who was allowed to speak after much opposition, said he represented a shareholder who held 500 shares, and was prepared with a resolution, which, if carried, would put an end to all their difficulties, and which, he was authorised to state, would be acceded to by the directors. It was to the effect that a committee of three shareholders should be appointed to confer with the directors with the view to a settle• went, and that it be an instruction to them to ascertain the amount of funds in hand, and to make arranpmente to enable the shareholders to dispose of their Mimi at their actual value. Mr. \VInE, the solicitor acting on the part of the share iolders, accused Mr. iSpackman of having a pers. ,nal motive in prop. , sing the resolution, which he i•lid would :also the effect ot him to put ehls. - the sb.ris at a discount, and by 11 Ir.. -t" a position to noike battcr terms with the directors, o: nuking twinethimg like ss. a , After &Arm share. . , thseussiou, Mr. Spackwan' s motion WUS dropped, 1 ,,, Laving been seconded ; and it was unani mously resclved that the cotnmittec of shareholders houlet be authorised to adopt such measures in law or Equity es may be IR cesary to protect the interests of the shareholders, on the understanding that the expenses do not exceed the amount already subscribed for the pur pose. It was understood, h ow ever, that any reasona b l e pro position of the directors would be entertained, and, if possible, agreed to by the shareholders. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman and tv the cominitteis; and the meeting sepaxoo, A ~ _...,