The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-15 00:00:00

FRANCE. "Interrogatory of Louis Napoleon after the affair of Boulogne, 28th August, 1840.—M. I'asquier—' Did you not accept div ers prof:anions made Cu you by secret societies?' Answer—' M. de wished me to come to an undersranding with the secret societies. I re "lks ~ (.1, becinse it was contra!' • to re opinion that be • ) Y * '"(' People should raised without knowing how we abeeldnaoftqiitrweards be r able to put them down again. I do with that of I";ive how they could connect - my name : e i e v tr e ,: t .h h t i: t.aubourgii. I feel myself bound to l e m xp r i ca la l it) n for my own honour.' Thus, it is himself dishonotire Highness would then have thought of the fauhourg,,, Which are now solicited in his favour had he connected his activity ; he would have blushed e nam e , as he said, of so much ma jesty with that fan raevolutionnaire ; he was desirous only tojeuer la comedic , f his double equipees to Stras burg and Boulogne are rind that it is not the vocation which would have failed hles.t usßut let us for the moment here, if you please, leave aside the faubourgs, as to the question of the interior stop us take a view of his Imperial Highness in his foreignsh relations. In the tries little comminatory note quoted hard to establish, always letters in han e , A l l e . d i e t e c — e well un derstood, that the Prince wished to insure:h. currenceof Russia. Here, truly, we are obliged to a rm Con. selves with courage, and look twice at the document. Our.. The phrase is printed. Tnere is more than thi s . The Princ e is made to say, still speaking of Russia ' By adopting em this Power will exalt me.' Oh, for sham e ! A n d it is iet: the family of Napoleon that such language could be held. Of Napoleon, whose national feelings were so pure, so aniaiated. Of Napoleon, who preferred sacrifici ng hi sl crown rather than wear it dishonoured, than owe it to concessions unworthy of him. Oh, no ! This document L OWS . Viiiiknuch confounds us will, we are sure, be anni- It is never too late to destroy calumny which -, __ i _ .- ' - teittu dtogo so far. What most astonishes us is, '-.'''' - at& ' .... \tv t gby which so many political men are corn ,,ipie.lll-,.PrOisefl. 4 been suffered to remain in circulation for ' 'r-' ,1 .1...'i .cig l 4 Oft& without Wog -riJate d; ti4at the Imperial - 4 ✓~ Tie following appeared in our Third Edition of last iiight]:— The Minister of Finance has contradicted a re port circulated to the effect that he had refused the offers of the holders of the Paris and Lyons Rail road shares to pay up the unpaid instalments of 250 francs. lie will, on the contrary, receive all offers made to that effect until six. o'clock in the evening of the 15th inst. The Arcrniteur contains the following : "The blockade of Buenos Ayres (the United Pro vinces of Rio de la Plata), which had been estabhshed on the 24th September, 1845, by the combined nava l forces of England and France, but in which the British forces cep red last year to concur, was raised in the month of June by the French forces. They, however, maintain the blockade of the portion of th e coast of the Oriental territory occupied by the troops of General Oribe." M. Emile Thomas declared, in the Socialist Club of the I3axar Bonne Nouvelle on Tuesday afternoon, his intention to resign his pretensions to represent Paris in the National Assembly. The Central Democratic Committee has chosen MM. Edmond Adam, 11. Say, and Gervais of Caen, for its candidates to represent Paris in the National Assembly. By the latest accounts from the French fleet under the command of Admiral Trehouart, it appears that the ships of the line, the Friedland, the Ocean, the Souverain, the Inflexible, and the Jeminappes, %%ith the steam-frigate Descartes, were with the Admiral at Palermo, on the 4th instant. The ship of the line Jupiter, and the frigate Psyche had sailed to join the steam-frigate Asmodee in the Adriatic. The steam-frigate Pomone and the steam-corvette Solon were at Naples, and the steam-corvette Pluton remained at Ischia with Admiral Baudin. The hearing of the prosecution of M. Gouache, re sponsible editor of the Reforme, which was called on yesterday before the Court of Assizes, was put off till the next session on account of the absence of his Counsel, M. T. Bac. The case of M. Veyron•La croix, responsible editor of the People C'onstituant, was next called, and his Counsel, 111. Duthell, moved the Court for a postponement of the trial until the jury should be formed on the new bases laid down by the decree of the National Assembly in the last month, but the Court refused to grant the applica tion. Upon this, M. Veyro❑ and his Counsel retired. The Advocate-General, M. de Royer, then read the articles incriminated, and insisted on julginent being pronounced by default. The Court, after delibera tion, declared M. Veyron-Lacroix to have bee❑ guilty of an attack upon the Government of the Re public, and of exciting civil war, and condemned him to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 2,000 francs, and further ordered that all the numbers of the journal which had been seized should be de stroyed. M. Aubry Foucault and M. Schneider, respon sible editor and printer of the Peuple Francais were yesterday again condemned by the Tribunal of Cor rectional Police to a month's imprisonment and 200 f, fine, for a second publication of that journal without complying with the laws of the press, relative to de clarations and caution money. The Peuple Francais, it will be remembered, was a defunct journal resusci tated to replace the Gazette de France when the latter was suspended. By a decree of the Executive Government, the great seal of the State will bear on the obverse the figure of Liberty with the legend —Au nom du peuple Francais, and on the reverse a crown formed of oak and olive branches, and a sheaf of corn ; within the crown will be inscribed Republique Francaise, democratique, une et indivisible, and for legend—Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. The seals and stamps for the courts, tribunals, magistrates, and notaries will bear the same figure of Liberty, as on the great seal, and the exergue of Republique Francaise ; and as a legend the names and offices of the functionaries by whom they are used. The Minister of Public Instruction has decided that from the 15th the Library of the Louvre shall be open to the public, from ten to four, except on Sun days and fetes. The Committee of Agriculture has just heard the explanations of M. Proudhon, relative to a national loan to the Bank of France with the State. M. Proudhon thinks that his proposition would put an end to the financial and commercial crisis, and intro duce a new principle of credit. His ways and means are the following features A forced loan of two milliards; 2. To extend the tax of 45c. to 1852; 3. To place by purchase the shares of the Bank of France in the hands of the State. It results from the long explanations given by M. Proudhon, that the loan of two milliards should be supported by productive property, mortgages, &c., bearing their share in the burden. The bons of the loan are to bear an interest of 2 per cent., and are not to have a forced currency. M. Proudhou is of opinion that they would be much I sought for by commercial men. He sees no incon venience in continuing the tax of 45c., as in his opinion this extraordinary charge would he com pensated for by an ulterior alteration of the indirect taxes, and in the cheapness of raw materials from the low price of interest. The Bank of France, when purchased by the State, would be independent of the executive power, and placed under the surveillance of the National Assembly and of the Chamber of Com merce of Paris. This plan, he thinks, would tend to lower the rate of ieferest, arid, in consequence, would prevent the periodic:al commotions caused by the hire of capital. M. Cesbron Laval!, in remarking on this plan, declared that the project of M. Proudhon ap peared to him to resemble the remedies of quacks, which promised life and caused death. The Com mittee signified its intention of stating its opinion at its next sitting. It may be remembered that some time ago some sensation was created by a M. Vignie putting for ward the Prince de Joinville as a candidate at the elections. He has just published another placard again proposing the Prince to the electors as a can didate, and recommendina- him as President for life of the Republic ; or, if it be preferred, M. Vignie's placard recommends the appointment of the Duchess &Orleans as Regent. The placard has been seized, and a prosecution has been commenced against M. Vigni6 and his printer for exciting to disobedience to the laws, and to attempts to overthrow the Go.. vernment. The &forme has the following article against Louis "Napoleon : • " No one has forgotten the famous letters which, a few years ago, let us into the secret of the royal tender ness of Louis Philippe for his amiable r faubourga. '!' here hasjust now fallen into our hand , a no less curious docu ment which, as app'ars to us, testifies the imperial dispositions of Prince Louis towards these mine fau bourg.:, and towards:which all the dynasties seem to en tertain the same affection. They are extracts from the minutes of examinations on the last feat of arms by the Napoleonll,ts, the immortal expedition to Boulogne, and also extracts fro m p r i nce l y letters (these unlucky princes ' are always writing), printed and published eight y, ars ago, and which, up to this day, have not been disputed. Let us first quote from ibe interrogatory of M. Barginet in November, 1839, by M. Zangiacomi, the examining magistrate. Question—You have declared that ou took a journey to London to warn the Prince that . his name was being brought forward in the secret societies? Answer—Yes. The Prince told me that he was greatly dissatisfied with one of his principal agents fLr stirring up mane fange revolutionnaire, which could only sully his name.' " Note given to the Duke de Padoue on his taking his departure for London, 20th June, 1840.—A1. pie— (the Relortne, in a note sap', we have reason to believe that this was the agent spoken of by 11. I3arginet) is entitled to a reioration, and if Prince Louis N..phleen refuses to give it, he will obtain it from the publicity of his acts, , and from this publicity it wihl result from a proof written by the Prince's own hand, that he, the Prince, fully intended to play a democratic part, since in several of his letters he engages M. de a donee lu comethe avec les faubouigs, and to occupy himself only with the army. TILE L 5, -mar this subject. It would be in the reco llection of tb ot : shareholders that t wo o ff ers h a d a l rea d y eroug been mode f r the sam e quarter . Th e f i rst offer, which was .0 way, /` before th e s h are h o ld ers i n a fair and open wa of unanimously r e f use d. Th e ot h er offer, made tbre e a s four days afterwards, was one which the directors thous. it necessary to call the shareholders together fore_cto'; opinion on ; and of course refused. Had the dir, c , eo repr o ', foreseen then what had taken place since in matters, that offer would not have b een ff et jected ; but people were sometimes penny , and pounds fo o li s h.—(A l augh.) A ll h e would jai was, that the directors would not lose any ePr iftt i l f ik to encourage any lease of the line either by son or any other party, so as it would secure an ft e ' io tageous return for the capital of the company.—(t o , h( ar.) With these remarks ho would conclude bY icb ing the adoption of the report; in agreeing to Wle, o , motion the shareholders would pledge themselves to subsea thing but a general approval, as he intended W ee quently to propose a series of resolutions relative to special matters contained in the report. b Mr. APINTene complained of the manner in whiroo Mr. the accounts were made up. He urged the susPen s s , of the North Berwick branch; intimated his detertet, tion to protest against going to Parliament for the P h T i l posed branch to Leith, and concluded by saying t' from a careful inspection of the accounts, he had coin to to the opini o n th at t h ey were not in circumstancesto pay a dividend. H e would, therefore, move as if , amendment, that no dividend be declared till next ha' year. t 'S As no person w as f oun d to second M r. M'in-Yre amendment, it fell to the ground. Mr. WILSON, Ilawick, said, as he understood, th ere 0 was a pr o b a bility o f some offer being ma d e o n the part of th e Y or k, N ewcastle, and Berwick Company, be thought they should h ear w h at i t was b efore t h e y p r o ceeded further. The CHAIRMAN said he would s t a t e , as distinctly so he could, wh a t h a d taken place. At halnpaat d ec o . , that forenoon, half an hour before the meeting to° bled, sever a l gent l emen wa i ted on the board of dire:, tors, stating th a t t h ey represected an influent i a l body re v' English proprietors, and mentioning that they w e b , anxious that an arrangement should take place, the ject of w hi c h s h ou ld b e to get the line leased or sold °O, Mr. Huds o n. Th ey mentioned that it was their intt tion, at thi s meet i ng, to move that a committee o f the shareholders, conjoined with a committee of the dire" tors, should be appointed for the purpose of intro' during this m a tt er to M r. Hudson. The directors and these gentlemen parted, as ho thought, on l e very trifling matter. As he understood it to be c e rl ' o due to a oody of gentlemen who had so long ta ke s charge of the affairs of the company, and had el y , e o their responsibility for such large sums of money, t" ~a they should be trusted in a matter of this kind, be Ma te to the deputation that the directors could not agre e to have a committee of proprietors conjoined with the; The directors, however, pledged themselves to an 1343 10 forthwith a committee of their own number, to op en a communication with Mr. Hudson or any other gent iee man. 'I he d e p utat i on, in reply to this, sa id that th e y would nominate the committee from the board. also he c o uld not consent to, and ho hoped that trief, would not disturb the unanimity by making acY I c e s proposal. H e cou ld assure them that nothing would g him and his colleagues greater satisfaction than to ent er into such an arragement, either with Mr. Hudson or a n f, other party, a s wou ld b e f or the advantage of the Nor' British shareholders. t Mr. WIL SON , of Havvick, here rose, and at gr ey eee, length revi e w e d t h e a ffai rs of the company. It, said they looked to the line when completed, what did itsb ch ih It showed th a t, sup p os i ng the branches to Tranent, yen Berwick, J e db urg h, an d Selkirk completed; an d s ec posing that they yielded a revenue equal to the prest o line, they would only have five per cent. to give to out holders of d e b entures, while they would have but ovs" 2} per cent. to divide among the shareholders. $e tha n referred to a conversat i on whch he had had with fir, Hudson, in the course o f which that gentleman hauii.s dicated an opi n i on t h at he would give the sharehel u f of the North B r i t i s h one York and Newcastle share er eer two North Briti s h s h ares. —(A laugh.) He (Mr. f , e e s oe/ ' et; expected that they would laugh at that announcem ent ' but it was only fair to come to the point, and thereto"; he would ask them would they take that?—(Crie e (). " No, no.") Mr. ALL EEWSON as k ed if Mr. Wilson was authorised to make that offer? Mr. WI LSON sa id no; b ut that Mr. Hudson ba d t ol e n him that he had gone over the figures of the lines, 11 7 11. that this was the result to which he had cotoe." -1 / 40 Voice--" Mr. Hudson could only be joking.") w as no t joking. A man never joked when he talkee ° D, business matters. Mr. Hudson was an honest and an honourable man. In the course of the conversation fi r ' Hudson went into this calculation. My line, when the bridges are open and all paid for, will come somewhere about 24,000 L a mile; and I am taking at present abou t 5,3004 per week of traffic. The North British Raii",/ will cost nearly 30,0001. per mile, while you are otul f taking about 3,0001. per week. If t h ese calculations made for Hudson w e r e correct , an d if d ue allowance was maw" for working expenses, they would see that Mr. Hudson had actually made them an offer a great deal better than their present position showed. Mr. WATSON, of Glasgow, said he never heard a more dolorous speech, and that it was more like a chapter out of the " Lamentations of Jeremiah" than anything else. He did not believe that there was any good ground for drawing such a picture of the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN said he had never seen such attempts to sacrifice the property of the company as had been made in that room.—(ilear.) Mr. Geeeow, Liverpool, thought that Mr. Wilson bad given anything but a correct representation of the pros pects of the company. He held, however, that even with the prospect of a 2} per cent dividend, as Mr. Wilson had said, it would not be shown to be a bad in; vestment ; for, taki ng i nto account the great increase 0 ' traffic that might be expected to take place when the through communication was completed, and when the affairs of th e country were i n a better condition, be ba d good grounds for hoping that there would be a vast tic' cession to the revenue. He argued the necessity °I economy, and recommended that an inquiry she' ll " take place into the salaries of the officers of the Con e pany. He said that it was out of the question to giv e 1,0001. a year to the secretary, and 1,200 e to the en gineer. He also complained of the salaries paid to ()th e i r officials, after whi c h h e went on to argue th a t they di d not require to be at the mercy of Mr. Hudson, inasmuch as he was convinced that by entering into an arrange' ment with the Edinburgh and Glasgow a n d the Ca: r t e h a e l y i se w a o u g l o d d b d e i vaibdleendt.o Mr.inn tuad'n . their ti i p a o n s i C t i n m , p a a n n d i e t s o , son's anxiety to get possession of the line showed that i t was not such a bad concern. He then urged the nee° . sity of Scot c h ra il way companies protecting themselves against the practice which obtained of persons who we re t a r b a l v %t l o ing pa i y n for th rifid.eas first and carriages. nds `this,econd-elass a he said,ccommo theydatio might do, by running fewer trains with third-clas s carriages. SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER agent who has published it has not been the object of believed that there were 21. owing by Mr. M'Ewen, any prosecution, has not even been contradicted." about 101. from Mr. Hogg, and 11. from a Mr. Smith, During the last two weeks, that is fr om August 28 the whole of which the prisoner had received and to September 11, the eight military commissions have not accounted for. decided on the fate of 2.827 insurgents; of these Amos, E 111, said he took the prisoner into cus -1,939 have been set at liberty, 858 condemned to tody, and told him the nature of the charge against transportation, and 30 sent before councils of war. him. The prisoner said nothing in reply. From the time of their entering into functions, these The prisoner in defence, said he was not going to commissions have pronounced 8,700 jud gmen t s in all, deny taking all the money. It was his duty to re by which nearly 4,890 persons were set at liberty ; ceiv© all moneys, and to account for them to his master. somewhat less than 3,600 condemned to transporta- The latter always received the money once a week, tion, and 229 se n t b e f ore counc i ls of war. but he frequently forgot to book it till several weeks Another detachment of insurgents was sent off to had elapsed, when it slipped his memory that he had Havre last evening, already received it from him (prisoner). The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial at the Central Court. FRANKFORT. The New Rhenish Gazette publishes a letter from Frankfort of the 9th, stating, on what was considered good authority, that the new Ministry of the Confede ration would be probably constituted as follows : Baron de Stockmar, President of the Council ; M. Stettman, Minister of the Interior; M. de Meyern, Minister of War ; M. d'Arnim, ex-ambassador at Paris, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; M. Combes, Mi nister of Justice ; M. de Hermann, Minister of Corn merce." MAI?YLEBONE. James Fraser was finally examined on the follow charge of robbery : It appeared that Mrs. Lewis, of Cambridge-street, Edgware-road, was walking along Crawford street, when she saw the prisoner draw his hand from her pocket and run off. She called out " stop thief," and he was soon afterwards taken into custody. In his progress along he was observed to pass something to another person. The property lost by Mrs. Lewis was a purse, which, fortunately, contained no more than 3s. 61; it had not since been met with. The prisoner, who denied his guilt, and said that upon hearing " stop thief" called, he joined many others in running, was committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. Defendant (with emphasis) —A more base and groundless accusation than the present could not be made. I can prove that the charge has been trumped up by the complainant, and that it was done with a malicious intent. The fact is, this informer Evans was in my employ up to Saturday last, on which day I entrusted him with some tickets to dispose of for the races, and he was to have brought back the money. Instead, however, of his doing so, he sold the tickets, kept the money, and sent me a letter, threatening that if I proceeded against him for the offence he had com mitted, that he would give such information against me as would have the effect of throwing me into gaol. This letter is now in the possession of my wife, and will be produced upon another occasion. Mr. COTTINGHAM—I hare nothing whatever to do with the motives that induced Evans to lay this in formation ; that person may be steeped in dishonesty as well as you in obscenity. With that I have nothing to do. It is when persons like you fall out with one another that the public derives a benefit from it, and in this instance it will have the effect of stopping the dissemination of such obscene and disgusting works as those proved to have bee n p r i nte d under defendant ' s direction, and sold in his shop. After some remarks from the defendant, Mr. COTTINGIFIAM repeated, that with the motives by which the informer was actuated he had nothing to do; that the defendant must remember that this was not the first occasion on which he stood in the same position at the bar of that court for a similar offence, and committed for trial. The magistrate added, that the offence alleged against the defendant having been proved, he sh ou ld certa i nly send him for trial, and should give notic e t o t h e S oc i ety for the Suppression of N ice to prosecute. The offence, how ever, being a bailable one, he should adjudge the de fendant to enter into his own recogn i zance of 2001., and find two sureties of lOU, to appear again on 'Wednesday, in order to notify the circumstance to the above society. The defendant said, he should not trouble any of his friends, but should submit to be sent to gaol. GREEN WICH. John Collins and John Coblings were charged with stealing from the person of Owen Lynch, of Eltham, milkman, five sovereigns, on the afternoon of the 6th inst. The prisoners had been remanded for a week, owing to the absence of material witnesses. Owen Lynch said, on the 6th of September inst., between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, I was on my way h ome, across Lee green, when I met the prisoners. Collins said he would lay me a pot that he could show me more money than I could. lie pulled out silver, and I was foolish enough to pull out my purse and show the contents—eight halves and one sovereign; both prisoners saw the gold. I left them and went on my j ourney home, leaving them behind. I felt tired, and when I got about thirty rods off I sat down at the roadside and fell asleep. Shortly after wards a boy, named Loft, waked me up. I felt my pocket and missed my purse and money. Davies, 163 It, said—l apprehended the prisoner Collins attempting to escape towards Blackheath, and told him I wanted him for a robbery. I asked him if he had any money? He said he had plenty of sovereigns and one sovere i gn i n go ld ; an d at the station e seahed him and found e i g ht half station I again searched him and found 21s. m ore in smilovnere.y-i lCommitted. then searched John Hepwell, WOOLWICH. embez zling b etween 171. and 181., the property of his a youth, was charged with master, Mr. Griffin, carrier, of Woolwich. It appeared from the evidence that on the Bth or 9th of September, 1847, at which time the prisoner was in the prosecutor's service as errand boy, a man in the same employment, named Selmen, gave the prisoner several parcels containing money, amounting in all to nearly 181., which had been forwarded by Woolwich tradesmen to the wholesale houses in Lon don in payment of accounts. One of these was sent by Mr. Pettigrew, a military tailor, to a Mr. Oliver, but in consequence of Mr. Pettigrew having died in the interim, and no one having seen the m one y (121.) placed i n the letter, this charge could not be pro. ceeded with. Another parcel, containing three sove reigns and some silver, was sent by a Mr. Green, a candle manufacturer, to Mr. Hale, of Queen -street, Cheapside. The prisoner was ordered to leave the money at the various houses, and to meet the witness Selmen the same afternoon in the Old Bailey. In stead of doing this, as he confessed to the Court, he broke open the letters, .abstracted the contents, and went to Gravesend, where he spent the whole of the money. He was not heard of until a few days since, when he was apprehended by Police-constable Griffin, 229 R, in the Greenwich union. The evidence in the case of Mr. Hale was fully made out, and Mr. Traill committed the prisoner for trial on that charge. THE HARVEST. During the last week, and what has gone of this, the weather has been most propitious to the ripening, the cutting down, and in-gathering of the crops. In a few places in this neighbourhood reap ing has been finished, and leading is in a state of great forwardness. What has been got into the stack-yard is in the best condition. The oats and barley are spoken of as being excellent crops, the latter far heavier than was at one time anticipated. The disease has not spread of late among the potatoes. Regents and cups appear quite sound, but late Americans are in every place diseased more or less. Taking all things together, prospects of an abundant supply of food for man and beast are cheering.—Dundee Advertiser. A gentlema❑ in this neighbourhood who has taken up his crop of late potatoes (pink kidneys) found about one eighth part diseased. This was very much better than he had anticipated from the perfectly decayed state of the haulm. He strongly recommends every one to take up their late crops (they cannot improve, but may become very much worse), and to sow the ground with turnips—the white snowball will do well.—Cambridge Advertiser. Since our last, we have had a great alteration in the state of the weather, for while Saturday was through out cloudy, with occasional showers, and while the rain fell nearly continuously and sometimes heavy from about eleven o'clock on Saturday night to about six o'clock on the following evening, Monday and yester day have been throughout fine and bright days. The temperature has, however, even on these last two days been very low for the sea.on of the year. The maximum temperature was on Saturday 62 degs., on Sunday 67 degs., and on Monday 56 degs.—Manchester Guardian. Saturday last was a fine day until nightfal, and a very large quantity of oats and wheat were housed in excel ent condition in this and the adjoining counties. Indeed in South Lancashire and Cheshire, with the exception of some unimportant townships in the hills, the grain har. vest may be said to have been completely gathered in. The crop of oats in Cheshire has not been finer for many years, the grain being well fed, weighing heavy, unit, when manufactured, producing meal of excellent quality. Sunday was a thoroughly wet day, the rain falling for eighteen hours conntinuously. Yesterday (Monday), on the contrary, was as fine as the most ardelit agricultu rist could desire.—Manchester Examiner. GLascow.—On Friday and Saturday last the weather was occasionally showery; but as there were at intervals bright sunshine and drying breezes, harvest operations were not interrupted. A good deal of grain in stook has now been exposed for a considerable time; but as the temperature has been low, no harm has yet ensued from sprouting. Th e weat h er during the last week, with the exception of Monday and Tuesday, was generally rather unfavour a bl e i n t hi s di str i ct. —Gl asgow Herald. DUMFRIESSIIIRE.—In all early situations, stacks be fore long will be the rule and stooks the exception; and, should the present resemble last week in weather, as seems probable from the mercury again mounting, abun dant scope will be furnished for celebrating thankfully harvest home all over the south of Scotland.—Dumfries Courier. 771 AME S. Thomas Watts, who has been for some time em ployed as a watchman at a place called the Refuge tor the Houseless, and to which baths and washhouses are attached, in Glasshouse-yard, Upper East Smith field, and James Clark, a tall youth, were brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with ill-treating a seaman named John Hood, and robbing him of his jacket and waistcoat. It appeared from the statement of Hood, whose face was torn and bruised, that on Tuesday night he was in Upper East Smithfield, and met with Clark, who induced him to leave the house, and forced him into a certain place in White's yard, Rosemary-lane, where he was knocked down and brutally used, and his jacket, waistcoat, handkerchief, and stock taken from him. One man exclaimed while he was on the ground, "cut his -- throat," and he was knelt upon by one man while another compressed his throat until he was nearly strangled, and the blood issued from his nose and mouth. He saw both prisoners in the house where he was ill-used. He purchased a suit of clothes for 2/. 10s. just before he met with Clark, and he was plundered of everything except his trousers. Samuel Damerall, a police-constable, 140 H, said that both prisoners were pointed out to him as having being concerned in the outrage, and he took them into custody. They denied all knowledge of the sailor. Inspector Scott, of the II division, explained the affair to the magistrate. The prosecutor was in veigled by Clark into the refuge for the houseless, commonly called the Model Lodging-house, in the neighbourhood of Upper East Smithfield, on Tues day night, at twelve o'clock, and he was exposed to a muck trial, at which a man, who called himself an inspector of police, presided as judge, and the sailor was sentenced to pay a fine of 7s. The sailor had no money about him, and he was immediately at tacked by all the persons in the Refuge, about twenty in number, who beat him in the way described, and robbed him of his clothes. The Refuge was estab lished with the most benevolent intentions by Mr. Russell Gurney, Dr. Bowie, and other philanthropic individuals. CAMBRIAN ARCHEOLOGICAL CONGRESS. CARNARVON, TUESDAY.--The second annual meeting of the Cambrian Arcluzeological Association was com menced in this town this morning, and will continue during the week, closing on Friday evening. The meet ing is held under the patronage of the Marquis of Northampton. The President of the Association is Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, lial t., F.S.A., Lord-Lieutenant of Flintahire, and the lists of vice• presidents, members of the committee, and local and district secretaries, in clude the names of most of the nobility and persons of eminence in the principality. Two excursions were made this morning by the visitors and gentlemen interested in the antiquities which abound in the vicinity. The first was into the Island of Angle sey, visiting the church at the village of Newborough, the church at Llangadwalair, and the one at Aberffraw : the celebrated Cromlech at llenblas, and several other objects of interest. The excursion extended to a distance of 22 miles. After some further proceedings, 11r. BALL&NTINE said—l will let this case stand over till Saturday ; it must be further inquired into. A gross outrage has been committed upon the sailor, and he has been stripped of his clothes. I shall re mand the prisoners for the present, and if the sailor can identify any more of the parties who robbed him, take them into custody. The second excursion took the company through some of the most romantic and beautiful of the Welch scenery. The route lay through the pass of Llanberis, visiting the ancient towner at Dolbadarn, and Llanberis church; thence through the fertile vale of Gwynant to Beddge lert, the magnificent mountain pass of Aberglaslyn, the Roman-road, Castel' Cidwm, &c., and back, through Bettves, to Carnarvon. This trip was over thirty-five miles of ground. with a great The large and commodious room of th e N at i ona l School had b e e n app ro p r i a t e d f or th o ex hibi t i on of the drawings,re tnumber. T objects of antiquity, &c of whie h there drawings were ranged great taste, and the various articles of antiquarian Interest were placed on tables in the centre of the room. This evening the following papers will be read:— "On Druidic Stories," by the Rev. John Williams, of Nerquis; " On the Cromlech," by the Rev. John Jones, of Llanllyferi ; " On Cantrei y gwaelod," by the Rev. Griffith Williams, of Llangollen ; and " On the Archi tectural Features of Bangor Cathedral," by the Rev. U. Longueville Jones, M.A., of Beaumaris. A diver of the name of bolt is at present engaged nspecting the moorings in the Tyne. He goes down daily and traverses the bottom of the river, examining, with all the minuteness of a person walking on shore, the positions of the chains and buoys. On Monday he came in contact with a log of mahogany, opp os i te W hite Hill point: On being brought up it bore the date of 1813, having been immersed 35 years.—Neweastle Journal. BLACKBURN.—On Tuesday, about twelve o'clock at noon, a store, containing about 700 calico pieces, be longing to Messrs. F. Steiner and Co., of Church, near Accrington, was burnt, down. So rapid was the fire, that in less than half an hour there was nothing left but the bare walls. The loss is about 5001—Mane/aster Guardian. HLANGLIOLY StuClDE.—Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquiry at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on view of the body of Samuel Alberry, aged 54, who committed suicide on the evening of Friday last, under somewhat peculiar and painful circumstances. It appeared that the deceased had been for upwards of thirty years in the employ of Messrs. Russell and Badcock, Scotch and Manchester warehousemen, of No. 13, Friday -street. Mr. Howell, in the employ of Messrs. Russell and Bad cock, stated that about eight, en months ago deceased had a severe attack of erysipelas in the head, since which time his mind had occasionally appeared to wander. Latterly, upon several occasions, he had been threatened with his discharge on account of inattention. On the day on which he committed suicide, he bad been closely questioned by Mr. Russell relative to the payment of the booking of certain parcels with which he bad been entrusted. Ten minutes after that occurrence deceased went into the cellar and committed suicide by cutting his throat with a knife. Wm. Alberry, the son of the deceased, stated that his father bad been for some months past in a very desponding state, and bad lately expressed a fear of losing his situation. lie thought that this was sufficient to account for the rash act. The jury after some deliberation returned a verdict of Tem porary insanity." TEE REAL SPEAKER Or THE lioursz OF COX. NoNs.—Mr. Chisholm Anstey.—Punch. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH BRITISIL—PROPOSED NEGOTIATIONS WITH MR. HUDSON. On Wednesday the half yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the North British Railway was held in Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh; Eagle Henderson, Esq , the vice-chairman of the company, presided. After the seal had been affixed to the registered list of shareholders, the report by the directors, of which the following is an abstract, was rt ad:— " The revenue account shows a free balance of 24,448/. 12s. 1 ld., from which the directors recommend that a dividend, at the rate of five per cent. per annum for the half-year, be declared and paid on the original and Dalkeith Branch Shares. This will leave a balance of 488 L 12s. 1 ld., to be carried to the credit of the cur rent half-year's account. As compared with the cor responding half-year in 1847, the revenue of the by-gone half-year shows an increase of 8,3101. 7s. 6d. This has arisen chi, fly on the goods traffic, which, notwithstand ing the depressed state of trade, is continuing steadily to advance. The recent opening of the bridge across the Tyne, and the opening of the bridge across the Tweed, which is about to take place, will doubtless add ma terially to the traffic, both in passengers and goods, by affording the means of transit to and from England without change of carriage. The increase of traffic from this, and from the gradual development of the trade of the line, as well as the reduction which will take place in the cost of working and manage ment, give ample promise of the revenue progressing, so as to improve the future dividends, even when the addi tional capital which has been created comes into opera tion. The completion of the Ha wick Branch has been delayed much longer than the directors anticipated. The sole cause of this has been the difficulty of getting money. The directors have been using every meats which they prudently could to overcome this, by enforc ing payment of the arrears due on calls. By their pro. ceedings they have reduced the arrears from 131,829/. se, which was the amount due at July 31st, to 112,1122, which is composed of -1. Arrears on original stock, 2851.; 2. Arrears on half shares, 6,027/. 10s. ; 3. Ar rears on quarter shares, 24,307/. 55.; 4. Arrears on third shares, 81,492/. ss. Total, 112,1121. Were these arrears, and the final call which has been made on the third shares, promptly paid, the whole of the branch would be opened in 1849. In the meanwhile, seventeen additional miles of it (making in all twenty miles) have been opened, and it is satisfactory to have to report, that, so far as it has gone, the traffic has equalled the expectations of the directors. The completion ot the works, however, will depend entirely on the promptitude with which the calls are paid, and as there is a large sum which is already expended, which must lie nearly d. r mant until the line is tuliy opened, the directors earnestly urge on the shareholders not to delay the payment. Had the completed portion of the Hawick branch been opened as soon as the directors at one time hoped it wOuld have been, they could have pia posed a specific plan for put ting the holders of the third shares, on which no interest is at present paid, on a somewhat more equal footing with the other shares than they have heretofore been. They have not, however, had sufficient experience of the working of that part of the line to enable them to do more than suggest, that the free revenue from it for the current half-) ear should be divided among those holders of third shares who shall have paid their calls. This will not do injustice to the holders of half shares, as they will continue to receive their interest until the branch is completed, and it will, in the only practicable manner, relieve the holders of third shares to a certain extent from the hardship under which they have laboured, in not having yet got any interest or dividend on the sums paid by them. The other branches are being pro ceeded with as fast as the funds at the directors' disposal will allow. The Tranent branch is all but finished, and the greater part of the Dunse branch will be opened within three months. The Kelso and North Berwick branches are not in so forward a state, although they are also well advanced. They will be pushed on as soon as the directors are put in possession of funds for the purpose. The Bill which was applied for last ses sion, by authority of the shareholders, for the enlarge ment of the Edinburgh station and the improvement of the branches to Leith and the town of Dalkeith, was lost on the second reading(without the merits having been gone into), in consequence of the oppositionof the magistrates of Edinburgh, and one landowner. The directors regret this, as they consider both objects to be of the utmost importance. In particular, the trade with Leith is in creasing so much since the partial openingof the Hawick Branch, that it will be next to impossible to work it on the existing Horse Branch, except at very great incon venience, delay, and cost t o t h e company, and to the public. The directors, therefore, recommend that they be authorised to renew the application to Parliament for an Act to carry out the same objects as those contem plated in the Bill which was rejected last session. The other Act for which they applied, to enable them to raise an additional capital of 600,0001., for completing the works was passed. And, in conformity with the instructions of the shareholders, the directors in tend at the firstfavourable opportunity to issue the shares authorised to be created under it, proportionally to such of the holders of the Carlisle extension scrip, as shall claim them, within a time to be specified by the di rectors—credit for the deposit of 12s. 6d. per share, which was paid on that scrip, being to be given to the parties who shall so take the shares. Should any of the &hares not be taken up by those parties within the spe cified time, such shares will then be issued as may be di rected by the company ; and those holders of the Car lisle extension scrip, who do not exchange it for new shares, will receive back the deposit paid on it, minus the expenses incurred in regard to the bills which were presented for authority to make that line. The sum to be repaid would be about 4s. 6d. per share. The new stock, when paid up, will take dividend along with the other stocks on the line and branches being completed. The directors had intended to have proposed, at this time, that the different classes of shares should have been at once converted into 251. stock. Such a measure, while it would have simplified the books and saved ex pense, would also have been convenient to the sharehol dere. They are obliged, however, to postpone this, in consequence of the calls not having been all paid, and of the works not having been completed. They will bring it forward as soon as they are in a position to do so with effect. The only special business before the meet ing will be a motion by Mr. Blackadder, That no sys tematic and predetermined work be done on the railway on the Lord's day.'" The CHAIRMAN, in rising to move the adoption of the report, said he would not occupy their time by calling attention to the depressed state of commercial enterprise throughout the country, and its effect upon railway en terprize in general, but would proceed at once to refer to the progress of the line during the last half-year. A comparison of the revenue derived from passengers showed that, during the half-year ending the 31st of July, 1847, the amount realised was 28,321/., while for the corresponding half-year of 1848, the amount was 30,0571., being an increase of upwards of 1,7001. The number of passengers conveyed during the same period in 1447 amounted to 56,716 ; while in 1848 the number amounted to 531,867 ; being a decrease of 35,829. Not withstanding that large decrease in the number of pas sengers, they would observe that there had b een an in crease of revenue. The directors had increased the charges in July, but they did not take much credit for that being the cause of the increase of the revenue. He might mention that there had also been a decrease of about 400/. on the revenue derived from the conveyance of horses and carriages, which showed the want of communication by bridges over the Tweed and the Tyne. This proved distinctly that they had lost a great deal of through traffic from that want of communication, caus i ng, as it did, travellers t o change twice on their way to the sonth. They were aware, however, that this would soon be obviated by the completion of the temporary bridges. With regard to the revenue from goods he was glad to say that it showed a similar result. For the half-year ending the 31st July, 1847, it amounted to 14 ,3091., while for the corresponding half-year of 1848 it amounted to 2 0,808/., being an in crease of 6,4991. He need not, however, detain them by going through the gross revenue. In looking over the report he supposed they would fancy that the working expenses had been rather great; but they were aware that on new lines it was difficult to bring things down to the lowest possible minimum. He anticipated, how ever, that these expenses would, by - and-bye, be v e ry much reduced. Th ey would perceive in the accounts an item for waggons amounting to 1,7001 This was a pretty heavy charge, but it was one which he did not think was likely to occur again, caused as it was by the altering the springs and making the waggons suitable for the English traffic across the bridges. Ile might also state that they expected, by the opening of the bridges at Berwick and Newcastle, to be able to make a large reduction in the price of coke, namely, from 18s. 4d. to 14s. 3d. per ton, thereby making a difference of 2,5001. in the yearly expenditure for coal. They likewise expected to make a large saving by making the Berwick station a road station. With regard to calls, as stated in the report, there were some of them that ought to have been paid up long before this. Measures bad been taken by the directors to expedite the payment of these arrears as quickly as possible; and a special meet ing would be called, if these were not paid up, for having the shares confiscated. Some of them might think that the calls had been rather heavy. lie could assure them that the directors felt this as strongly as they did themselves ; but on looking at the accounts they would see the absolute necessity which ex isted for relieving the directors of the large sum for which they had become individually responsible. Apart from this, however, the money was absolut e l y required f or com pl e ti ng the works now in pro gress. They were aware that they had only about one-half the amount of mileage in operation for which they had ob tained powers when the last accounts were made up. The other day they had opened 17 additional miles, and he had the satisfaction of saying, that since these 17 miles of the Hawick line had been opened, the traffic was exceedingly promising, and he was confident that it would turn out to be a most advantageous line. From the large quantity of coal at Bow shank they had yet derived no benefit, on account of the unfortunate tunnel at that place; but they expected by Christmas to reach St. Boswell's, and to get into the heart of that rich country. With regard to the branches he would not say much. As respected the branch to North Berwick, some of their shareholders had not a very favourable opinion of it, and he himself did not consider it a very good one. He be lieved that they would not derive much benefit from it at first. It would make a very good summer branch, but not a good winter one, and they must just, therefore, put the geed and th e b a d together. In reference to the Dunse branch, which he considered a very important one, he anti cipated that in f our months they would be enabled' to open it very nearly to that town. With respect to the Car lisle extension, he intended to move a resolution upon which the shareholders would give their opinion. The last thing which he had to mention was a subject about which there had been a good deal of talk. It had refe rence to a gentleman, well known in the railway world, Mr. Hudson, coming ferward to make an offer for the North British line. Till tbis morning the directors were not aware that any communication would be made on after that defendant and her mother bad a little bit of disagreement. Her mother said to her that she had had two letters from King, and that she knew he was alive. The second conversation was on the 11th July, seven years ago last July. I have heard defendant say since that King had used her badly, and forced her to go into the Union house at Sud bury. I saw a letter directed to Mrs. King, from Michael King, about five years ago. My wife an swered the letter by direction of defendant's mother, and it was directed to Tooley-street, London. I know nothing of whether the defendant knew about the letter. I may have had conversation with her, and I may not. I have subsequently had conversa tions with defendant about King up to February or March last. About a week before Christmas last I went up to London and on my re t urn I to l d the defendant that King had been pointed out to me by Casey, who was with my brother, and who said, " There, that is King, who married your wife's sister." This was at Greenwich. I said, as he was alive she had better not marry. She replied she knew he was dead and buried at Belfast, and she would marry if she liked. On the Sunday after last Christmas-day I went to defendant's to tea. John Downs was present. Defendant produced her mar riage " lines ' with her and the said John Downs. She was described in it as Jane King, spinster. I said, " Jane, why you have not got married ?" She said, " Yes, I have ; here are my marriage ' lines.' " I have since had conversations with defendant about King. I have said, "Mind King do not walk in one of these days, and you find yourself in the wrong." She replied, " Oh, he has been away too long for that." I have heard defendant say that the last time she saw King was at a place called Duxford Plough, between six and seven years ago, and since she told me that it was five years ago. Frederick Fenton, 28, Westgate. road, said—l know defendant and one John Downs, of this town, hardwareman. I was present with defendant and John Downs in London about last Christmas. I went with them to a church called St. James's, when and where they were married in my presence. My wife was with us. This marriage was solemnized the day before Christmas-day, at St. James's Church, in the usual form, and all parties present signed the register. By Mr. S waosi—No secret was made of the mar• riage. I returned to town with them after their marriage. I went to town with them on the Thurs day preceding the marriage. They were married by license. I saw the license at church. Henry King, Guildhall-street, deposed—The de fendant is my mother. I know my father. I be• lieve the first time I saw my father was last Saturday week, at my grandmother's house, about seven o'clock in the evening. Ido not recollect seeing my father five or six years ago. I am sixteen years old. I cannot say hlw long I have lived at Bury. I have heard my mother say my father was dead several times. This was two or three years ago. I have never had anything from my father. My mother has maintained me, and apprenticed me to Mr. Earl, plas terer, my present master. I have heard my father say that my mother was not his first wife ; that his first wife died in London. The defendant was fully committed for trial, but was immediately admitted to bail.—Bury and Nor wick Post. After a good deal of further discussion, the Chairman motion was agreed to, in so far as it went toepproVe C . ) that part o f t h e report which recommended that 6 dill" dend of 12s. 6d. per share should be paid on the 2 51 original shares, and 2s. 6d. on the 5/. shares. It was also agreed, on the motion of Mr. ANDERS OI4 ' that the directors should be instructed to appoint a con' mittee to negotiate with the York, Newcastle, and Bo" wick Company for a lease, or amalgamation with the, North Bri t i s h, an d t h at the consideration of the repor t should be adjourned till Wednesday, the 18th October, when the result of the negotiation, and the document s referred to in it, should be laid before the compal*;i and that the further business of this meeting be ad journed till that day. The meeting then adjourned till the 18th of October. RAI LWA Y SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, SEPT. 14. STOCK EXCHAXGE. —The Share Market remains req s , fiat. The sales are —G reat Western, Quarter Shares, 475 dis.—Midland, 86. LIVERPOOL, Sarr. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market for shares is wo rse again to-day, and prices are lower. The sales are—Birket• head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, ill. Share'' , 9 1 / 2 c. die.—Caledonian, 2 0 , A—Ditto, Preference, 1.; c. dis' —Great Western, Quarters, 5 dis.—Lancashire and York shire (late blancliester and Leeds), Fifths, 3 5 dis.—Ditto. 321. Shares (late Extensi,,n), 10 3 4 dis.—London and North- Western, 110 1 / . c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 18s. 9d. Midland Stock, 83[4 c.—Ditte, New Halves, 10 1 A 1 C.- - Shropshire Union, 3/. 13. 3d.—South-Eastern and Dover. No. 4, Thirds, 6 3 4—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G.. 1.4 -• E. Purchase), :54. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, p.—Edinburgh and Gl asgow, H alves, 4 % d P i r s eLer L en ee c d e s , Eighths, 7 1 4 dis.—South-East ern and Dover, No. 4, 6%—",, Y i reterence, 1-16 p.—Sheffield, Old, 48—Ditto, North Staffordshire, .r,4 dis.— Caledonian, Preference, ti dis.—Leeds, Fifths, 31. z dis.—Sheffield, Preference, 9 13.16 London and North-Western, 110. BIRMINGHAM, Sarr. 14. STocic EXCHANGE.— The market was again flat. The sales are—North Staffordshire, 514 dis.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (B), 86s. 3d. dis.— South Staffordshire, 91s. 3d.do• YORK, SE.PT. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The business transacted to-day wa ll as, follows: Great Northern, 6%—North British, Thirds, 1/. 18s. 6d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Pur chase) 7 - // s n. —York and North Midland, 55. BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., at Purbrook-lodge, Hants, the lady of Stephen Winkworth, Esq., of a son. On the 12th inst., at Regent's -park-terrace, the wife of James Richardson, Esq., of a son. On the 12th inst., at Down Ainpney-house, Gloucester shire, the wif e of Captain C. Talbot, It.N., of twin daughters. On the 13th inst., Mrs. R. Hunter, of Brunswick-squoiret of a daughter. Mr O s . 11 e h f e r 0 , 3 o t h f ains at Great Geo rge - s t reet, Westminster, MAERIED. On the 12th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, the Rev. Charles Abbot Stevens, M.A., of Trinity College, Car'' bridg e , t o Il annah Isaacson, elder daughter of the late COPT Andrew King, R.N., and niece of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward D. King, K.C.H. DIED. On the 10th inst., at Albion-place, Reading, Berks,..,3g ed 6S, Charl o tt e Eli zabeth Wightmau, relict of the late vic e " Admiral Sir Thomas Dundas, K.C.B. On the 11th inst., at Kirk Ella-house, Yorkshire, J. S' Egginton, Esq., aged 50. On the 1 lth inst., aged 84, Jane, wife of Thomas Miles' Esq., of Ston-Easton, Somerset. On the 11th in s t., a t A ve l ey, E ssex, T. Fisher, Esq., of Westcott, near Dorking, Surrey, aged 35. On the 12th i ns t., at R egent ' s-park-terr.lce, the wife o f J. Richardson, Esq. On the 12th inst., Sarah, the wife of E. Huddleston, Es q . ' of Sawston-hall, Cambridgeshire, aged 67. London: Printed and Publi s h e d b y AIURDO YOUNG, si , No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Office, No. Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the cotintY Diiddlesax, Friday, September 15, 1848. BELGIUM. We read in the Independance of Brussels of yester day :—" Baron de Drachenfels, having been received by the King of the Belgians, and presented to his Ma jesty letters by which the Archduke John makes known his accession to the central power of Germany, the Count de Briey has received letters from the Go vernment, accrediting him in the capacity of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Belgium to his Imperial Highness the Vicar-General of the Empire, which letters were pr esen t e d on th e 9th. The Archduke gave our Envoy a most gracious reception. He spoke of Belgium with the deepest interest, and testified a lively sympathy with our li • beral institutions, and the use we have made of them without abusing them." Mr. Arnold was engaged fora considerable time in the investigation of a complaint, preferred by two married women, named Anne and Emma Lofinck, against a gentleman named Jachon, a member of the City Mission, for having, as they alleged, been in strumental in promoting the emigration of their hus bands to America, leaving them and their children behind-in a state of destitution. The first complaint was made to the Magistrate about a fortnight since by the woman Anne Lofinck, who stated that, in consequence of the adverse cir cumstances of her husband, he resolved upon emi grating, with herself and child, to soo.e foreign settlement, and for that purpose attended a meet ing at the Irish Ragged School, in the Minories, at which Lord Ashley, and a number of other influential persons, were present, when a subscription was set on foot to provide a free passage for destitute persons to New York, and the superintendence of the undertaking was entrusted to Mr. Jackson, who con sented to place her husband upon the accepted list of applicants. Both she and her husband remained un der the full impression that she and her child would be allowed to accomfany him until a short time be fore his embarkation, when, to her surprise, she was informed that the funds were insufficient, and that the child and herself must stay behind. She subsequently sought an interview with Mr. Jackson, and remon strated with him upon the hardship of their separation, but he told her he could not assist her, and that, rather than thwart her husband's prospects, it would be better for her and the child to enter the work house. Her husband had since set sail in the Victoria emigrant ship, leaving his family entirely destitute, and if the magistrate did not interfere in her behalf, she had no alternative than to throw herself upon the parish. The Magistrate relieved this woman's necessities with a donation of 10s. from the poor- box, and to day Emma Lofinck, a young woman of 19, with a sickly child in her arms, and sister-in-law of the other, presented herself with a similar complaint, that her husband had also been sent out under the au spices of Mr. Jackson, but with this difference, that she had not the slightest notion he was going to emi grate, as he left her and her child in the morning with a promise to be home in the evening, and that she had never seen him since. She had been ever since involved in the deepest distres, the child in her arms was dangerously ill, and she had no means of procuring support for herself or medical attendance for her infant. Mr. ARNOLD said that it was 'certainly the most extraordinary case he had ever heard, and lie should like to know what it all meant, as he felt perfectly satisfied that Lord Ashley would never have contri buted his money to an undertaking which had for its object the separation of husbands from their wives and families, and placing the latter in the position of destitute paupers. The fact of the second case coming so speedily after the first, rendered it a matter of considerable public importance, and he should im mediately send one of the warrant officers to the house of Mr. Jackson, and request his attendance with as little delay as possible. Shortly before the closing of the Court Mr. Jack son attended, and upon being made acquainted with the circumstances, stated that at the m ee ti ng b e f ore referred to, L o rd Ashley and the other gentlemen present entered into a voluntary subscription to send out a certain number of reformed criminals, and upon referring to the list of those so selected, he found the names of the brothers Lofinck, both of whom had represented themselves as convicted felons, and in all respects qualified objects for the intended bounty. With regard to the wives, he was not at all aware that the younger of the brothers was a married man, and although he certainly knew that the other had a wife and child, it was distinctly understood that the hus band would himself provide the means of conveying her over to his place of settlement. Holland, the warrant officer, said that the wives of both the men declared their husbands had never corn mitted any criminal offence, and their characters for honesty had never been called in question. Mr. Jackson said the men themselves had given him a very different statement, and their self-accusa tion was confirmed by their general .appearance, and the intimate knowledge they appeared to possess of the haunts and habits of the thieves and felons who were associated in the same object with themselves. He could assure the magistrate that he had used every exertion in his power to prevent imposition, and had only been actuated by a desire to effect the deliverance of a set of ruined and desperate men, who had ;lost their characters, and who had no hope of retrieving them in this country. Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether he had taken any steps at all to corroborate the statement of the men as to their professed character and circumstances. Mr. Jackson replied that their looks and languag and apparent intimacy with the thieves who accom4 panied them, were a sufficient guarantee for the fact and he deeply regretted the consequences of the de4 ception they had practised upon him. Dlreutpioonlicheaadnidioot thbeerenautuhseendticinsoausrcceerstaoifniinngfo,rtmhraotuiognli,i ARNOLD. expres se d hi s op i nion that sufficient ca frome such to become c o ir m c e umos f what the character s o f t h e men actually were , but admitting that th e y were felons, nothing could ju . stify here,their and t h separatione g question was, whatwives u wasndr u es their stances. It was m an if est that the case could not re sot these unfortunate women, who were clearlyentitled, to share the free p assage of their husbands, or . to; to be provided f o r if th ey were compelled behind.remain: Mr. Jackson said that he was wholly at a loss h to suggest for th e i r b ene fi t, and repeated that he vf a ct been grossly mi s l e d, an d h a d all along acted wkh ' the; very best intentions. Mr. ARNOLD observed, that the parties who had : taken upon themselves the obligation of sending a l number of men out of the kingdom, upon their merel representation that they were leaving no one behindt them, without proper inquiries to ascertain the fact, l had placed themselves in a rather awkward positiond and he should recommend Mr. Jackson to take the ; matter into serious consideration, with the view of! effecting some arrangement for the permanent benefit; of their destitute wives and children. The 'MAGISTRATE then ordered the case to stand over for that purpose, and in the meantime presented the women with a small sum from the poor-box, for their immediate wants. SO UTH RK. John Sharp, a printer in Kent-street, Southwark, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, under the autho rity of a warrant granted upon an information charg• ing him with exhibiting in his shop and vending for sale books and prints of an obscene description. Thomas Evans stated that he was the person that laid the information against the defendant, in whose employ he had worked as pressman for the last six or seven months. During the greater part of that time informant, under the direction of the defendant, had printed and struck off 1,000 copies of an obscene song, and also 500 copies of another song of a similar inde cent character. On Tuesday last, while at work in defendant's shop, he saw him sell one of the songs in question for half a crown. He added, that on the preceding day he observed a great number of the in decent publications alluded to on the shelves of a bookcase in the defendant's shop. Most of the infor mant's time, while in the defendant's employ, was occu pied in printing indecent books and prints, which were sold in the shop. Several of the publications were here put in, and presented the character spoken of them by the informant, who added that he procured the copies without the defendant's knowledge before he quitted his shop that morning. Guest, the summoning officer, stated that he went, accompanied by the witness, to defendant's shop, for the purpose of taking him into custody, and making a seizure of all the obscene publications on the pre mises. On their approach to the shop, there was a cry of " they are coming," and on their entrance, the place was in a state of confusion ; the bookcases were thrown open, and it was evident that the parties be longing to the premises, having had some previous notice of what was about to take place, removed all the obscene books, songs, and prints, to avert the con sequences. The officer added, that he seized the songs and pictures produced, and also took the defendant into custody. Mr. COTTINOLIAM, having glanced at the publica tions, said it was evident that they were of the most obscene description, and he then asked the defendant what he had to urge in his defence ? VENICE. The Venice Gazette of the 2d inst. contains the following official paragraph :—" NiccoLo TomarAsEo arrived at Paris on the 21st of August. He caused his dispatches to be delivered to the Minister BAsrinK, who was unwell ; he was able to see him on the 22d; he was received with great courtesy ; he received the assurance that the principal basis of the negotiations was the evacuation of all Italy by the Austrians. France desires peace, but an honourable peace—peace, sauf toujours ce grand adverbe honorablement ; in case of extremities, she would not avoid war. M. BAS TIDE showed that he was well informed concerning our affairs, and conversed about them with interest with TOMMASEO. A few French vessels of war will soon appear in our waters. Citizen MENGALDO ar rived at Paris on the 23d of August, with the mes sage of the Assembly and Deputies of this city and province." TUSCANY. • The Provisional Commission is composed of Theo philus Rupp, Odoardo Lloyd, Eugenio Pignatel, Dr. Poll, Dr. Lambardi, Leonidas Spagnolacchi, Major Ghdardi, Cesare Venzi, Giorgio Roberti, Antonio Petracchi, Angiolo Neri. On the 7th, the deputa tion sent to Florence to present the demands of the Livornese to Government, returned ; the Prince had consented to allow the representatives of the muni• cipality to name a provisional governing delegation. The members named in this capacity are Guerrazzi, Lardarchi, and Petracelli. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A well-dressed young man, who gave his name as William Nash, but declined giving any address, was again brought up for further examination on the charge of stealing a horse and gig, the property of Mr. Stapleton. From the evidence taken on a former occasion, it appeared that the prisoner went to Mr. Stapleton's Livery Stables, in New Broad-street, City, on Tues day fortnight, and hired a horse and gig, with a man to accompany him as servant. He drove to the Angel at Edmonton, and having ordered dinner went out to take a walk as far as Mrs. Pike's Academy, where he said he had a sister. On his return he dined, and then ordered the horse and gig to the door, representing that he was going to take his sister for a drive, and should be back to tea, but previous to his departure, he borrowed 2s. 6d. from the landlord, in case he might have to pay tolls. Neither the prisoner nor the horse and gig were after wards seen, and the servant found that he had been, what he termed, "left in pawn" for the expenses. He had also obtained a saddle-horse from a Mr. Scott, livery-stable-keeper in New Cavendish-atreet,on the representation that he was connected with the firm of Nash and Co., the large sugar merchants, in Great Arthur-street, City, which had not been seen since. Under similar circumstances he obtained a horse and chaise from Mr. Gray, of Earl-street, Blackfriars, who sent a man with him. They went to the Cown and Sceptre, Greenwich, but he did not succeed in getting the horse and gig, as he left them with the man also in " pawn." John Spittle, 671, stated that on Thursday last he was at the Bow-lane station when the prisoner was brought there. He remarked to him that it was a bad affair, and Nash replied that it was. Witness said " Mr. Stapleton was very uneasy about his horse and gig," and the prisoner remarked, " Oh, indeed! I left them at the Brunswick Hotel,:Black wall." He then informed him that a number of persons had been making inquiries respecting a horse and saddle, upon which he said that he left it at the Star and Garter, Richmond. In consequence of this information he went with Mr. Stapleton to the officer who had charge of the pri soner, and there found the horse and gig in Mr. Ceeley's livery-stables, while the cushions and whip were left at the Brunswick Hotel, as security for 3s. which he borrowed from the landlord. He after wards went to Air. Scott, and was informed that that person had been to the Star and Garter at Richmond, and recovered his property on payment of 1/. 16s. for the keep of the horse. John Berwick, hostler in the service of Mr. Ceeley, deposed to the horse and gig being brought to his master's stables, by one of the porters at the Bruns wick Hotel, and its having remained there eight days, until owned by Mr. Stapleton. Alderman CHALLIS—Then it appears he has not disposed of any of the property ? Spittle—No, he has not. He only borrowed money on them, and run into debt. Alderman CHALLIS asked the prisoner what he had to say for himself, as his conduct appeared to be most extraordinary throughout. The prisoner merely said that he did not borrow money on the cushions and whip, nor did he mean to wrong any party. He complained of the officer Spittle, under the mask of friendship, getting all the informa tion he could out of him. Alderman CHALLIS asked him if he had got any friends and where they lived ? He replied that he had none in London, but some in the country. Be declined saying where. Spittle said he had been informed that the pri soner's real name was Selby, and that he was for merly a billiard-marker. Be was well known in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket and Windmill street. Alderman CHALLIS said he should remand him for one week, as he would not give any account of him self. His acts were either acts of great impropriety, or the result of a deep laid scheme of villany. If the former, the sooner he communicated with his friends and got them to come forward and speak as to his character the better. He was then removed from the bar. BOW-STREET Montagu Douglas Scott, a young solicitor, who has been remanded from time to time on different charges ( f stealing plate, which he had hired of the silversmiths, and pawned directly afterwards, was fully committed for trial. There were four separate cases made out, including a charge of having obtained jewellery to the amount of 16/., of Messrs. Rowland and Son, of Regent street, by means of a cheque on (;putts and Co., with whom he had no account at the time. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. James Smith, a milk-carrier in the employ of Mr. George Bond, cowkeeper, No. 33, George-street, Foley place, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged w ith having embezzled various sums of money belonging to his employer. • Mrs. M'Ewen, the wife of a coachman, residing at No. 18, St. Alban's-place, deposed that she had dealt with the prosecutor fbr five years. The prisoner had been in the habit of bringing the milk, and her ar rangement with him was to pay him once a month. On the 13th of August last witness paid him ss. 10d. for milk, and prisoner receipted the bill in pencil. That was all witness owed up to that time. Ellen Pearce, cook in the service of Mr. Hogg, 40, St. James's-street, said she had lived four years and a half in her present situation, and all that time her employer had dealt with the prosecutor for milk. In January last witness gave the prisoner her master's chequ e for 51. 16s. 6d. for goods had of Mr. Bond. The prisoner had been in the habit of bringing the m swua i n l s k i s u , ‘o a lf n i n d mgo h l e i uepryetcue thatipted t, the me bill. That paid f o r all th a t Several ot h er witnesses Proved paying the priso ne r o n e r t prosecutore d to varying fr om s s . t o 2/ . on account of the prosecut or , t h e whole of which the prisoner had o statedwii use. Tvhe t e h a a r. t s the l p t hadri w so u n s erhiiduty been in his em p l oy nearlyfive to carry out milk, to receive all moneys, an d d e li ver t h e s e e c c o u u t n o t r , e s d ) hand s every n i ght. The psarmisoenienrtobandis n(optr (Prosecutor's) received from Mrs. APEwentoownittnheeSslf3otrh t u t; A ss u . e l u O s t. nor for the cheque received from Mr. Hogg. Witness BURY PETTY SESSIONS. On Thursday last the charge of bigamy against Mrs. Downs, of this town, which had been remanded I from the previous Thursday, was finally heard before the Mayor, H. Le Grice, T. Robinson, and Ridley, Esqs. The following is the evidence ad duced, and upon which the defendant was fully com mitted : Richard C asey d epose d — l k now, an d am well ac quainted w i t h J ane King, the defendant. She is the wife of Mi c h ael King, now present, and was, I be lieve, marri e d t o the said Mi c h ae l King. I produc e a certific a t e o f the marriage between Michael King and Jane Hughes, at the parish of St. James, by banns, on the 11th of January, 1830, in the presence of witnesses who are s i nce both dead. I h are ex amined the certificate with the registrar-book, and it is a true copy of the entry. I know Michael King and Jane Hughes. I knew Jane Hughes before she married. I know and believe them to be the parties referred to in the registry. They lived together as man and wife at Bury. Certificate signed by Mr. I'ellew. I cannot say how long the parties lived to gether after their marriage. They were continually falling. out, so I hear, but Ido not know. I have un derstood that the parties separated ; and I know that Mrs. Hughes has been living at Bury, away from her husband. I have not seen King at Bury, to my knowledge, within fifteen years, until within these few days. Elizabeth Webb, of Northgate-street, deposed—l know Michael King and his wife, the said Jane King. Her maiden name was Hughes. I recollect their being married at Bury St. Edmund's. I saw both on the day of th e i r m arriage, after they were married. I li ve d i n the same house with them, at Joseph Offord's, f -or tN•stne time. Michael King, now here present, is the p ar t y . Th e prisoner is the person who was Jan e H ughes. By the prisoner —I cannot say how long the parties li ve d t ogether at Offord ' s. I canno t say t h e parties qu arre ll ed whilst they lived at Offord's. William Smith 36 Garland-street, deposed as follow s : —I k now Michael King now present, and also th e d e f endant. I married her s i ster. H ave , , known the defendant about 14 years. Have heard her talk about her husband that she had, Michael King, an Irishman. I think the first time was about ten or twelve years ago that I had conversation with her. She said then that her husband had left her, and had used her very ill. About three years after wards I had some further talk with her about her husband. It was then I went to work for her mother. She asked me if I had seen anything of old King. , I said, " How should I, as I do not know him ?" 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