The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

FRANCE. Rumours are rife of Ministerial modifications to take place on the return of the Prince President to of as the future Paris. M. Bineau is again spoken Minister of the Interior, and M. Ach ille. Fould as the successor of the present Minister of Finance ; while M. de Beville, Colonel of Eng in eers, and attached to the household of the President, is the most likely can didate for the important post of Mini s t er o f St a t e . One difficulty attends these arrange men t s , th a t i s with reference to the Mi nister of the I n t er i o r, ab o ut whose future position it is not so easy to determine. It is certain that the entrance of M. de Beville into the Cabinet, and particularly as Minister of State, would be especially agreeable to i the President, who s desirous of giving to that department all the importance formerly at tached to it. The bureaux of that branch of the Government prepare that immense mass of projects which are to be submitted to the head of the State, and which are subsequently transmitted to the Mini sters respectively. All that concerns foreign policy, all the plans of melioration and reform, are first con cocted in the Cabinet of the Minister of State, who may be considered as a general director, while the other members of the Cabinet are, more or less, in a subordinate capacity. The Minister of State, in fact, as everything is concentrated in his hands, is pre sumed to be familiarly acquainted with all the details of Government. Whether from devotedness to his person, or from the idea entertained of his superior capacity, M. de Beville is the man whom the Presi dent would most gladly see at the head of that depart ment. He was spoken of several months ago, and his is one of the appointments that is considered as most likely to take place before long. Monseigneur Sibour, Archbishop of Paris, has ar rived in Paris from his visit to the Rhenish provinces. Monseigneur Jean-Antoine-Doumer, Bishop of In dianopolis, bas arrived in Paris from the United States. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, the Bishop of Down and Connor, and the Bishop of Clon fert, arrived in Paris on Friday evening. Dr. Cullen and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ross are expected to join them immediately. The object of their visit is connected with the Irish College in Paris. The French Government, it appears, exercises only a pro tectorate over the funds of this establishment, and the Irish Bishops regulate the discipline and the personnel of the College. There is a rumour of an intention on the part of these five prelates to wait on the President of the Re public, whose return to Paris will take place before their departure. A letter from Strasburg of the 24th states that whilst the waters of the Rhine and the 11l are falling gradually, other disasters are announced. The water which entered by the breach made near Artzenheim, in the Haut-Rhin, has established a fresh current in front of Rhinau. The losses caused by this last flood are enormous. There have been eight houses swept away at Richtolsheim, 12 at Saassenheim, 25 at Rhinau, 12 at Beeftzheitn, and 10 at Obenheina. There are several other buildings so seriously damaged, that it will became necessary to repair them before they can be inhabited. Th e re turns of the losses sustained at Artoltheim Schcenan, Diebolsiaeim, and Frieseaheira had not been received at Strasburg, but it is known that the inhabitants of Oberheim have suffered enormously, having been for a long ti©e expos e d to t h e f ury of the torrent rushing in from the breach made in the embankment at Rhinau. It is to be mentioned to the honour of the inhabitants of Baden that when they were apprised of th e me l ancholy pos i t i on of Rhi na u they sent there several boats laden with pro visions for the sufferers, Th e i n habitants o f the neighbouring villages likewise rendered all the as sistance in their power. Mae commune of Matzenheina which contains only a population of 700, has taken charge of 50 children, which are lodged and fed until their parents can claim them. According to the ac counts from the Haut-Rhin, the overflowing of the Rhine and the 11l has caused terrific disasters in that department. A subscription has been opened through out Alsace for the sufferers, and the Bas-Rhin has already raised 200 f. towards the charitable work. DENMARK. The concession of the Government for the construc tion of the Schleswig Railroad by Mr. Peto has been officially published. It gives the contractor an ex clusive right in the line for the conveyance of goods and passengers for 100 years from the date of the open ing of the road. During that period no other con cession will be granted for a line in the same direction, under the condition that the road shall be completed within three years. It will run from Flensberg, over Husum to Tonningen, and from Husum to Rendsburg; the tract from Flensburg to Tonningea to be com pleted first. Fadrelandet condemns severely the ad dress of the Minister at War at the late banquet in reference to the Danish army, as to the Holstein troops it must have appeared an insult. ITALY. Sir Henry Bulwer, the British Ambassador at Florence, is charged with a commission to Rome of more Importance than the release of Edward Murray from the prison of Ancona. Notwithstanding the malaria he has gone to Rome to negotiate with the Pontifical Court. A concordat for Ireland is stated to be one of his objects, and some means of over coming the religious difficulties at present disturbing that country. Great hopes are entertained of the success of Sir Henry, on account of his diplomatic A letter from Florence of the lgth, in the Ri:sorg,i utento of Turin, states that the loyal Court is still Occupied with reading the documents relating to Guerrazzi's trial, so that the sittings are now with out interest. A rumour is current that Guerrazzi has addressed a letter to the Grand Duke, praying his High ness t o go spontaneously into court, and give his testimo n y i n favour of his ex-Minister. In a letter dated the 18th, the Paris correspondent of the Risorgimento of Turin states that Marshal Solt once complained to him that he had unac countably lost a vo l um i nous correspon d ence h e h a d carried . on w i t h the late Duke of Wellington, con taining very interesting historical facts. The corre spondent expresses a hope that the Marshal's heirs m ay have found the letters alluded to, which would throw much light upon the history of the Empire. A WOMAIV 81 - IOT By HER SUITOR. A crime was perpetrat e d on Friday evening at Newport, which, it is feared, will terminate in the death of the unfortunate victim --a middle-aged woman, named Etheridge, ho was shot at by her suitor, named Samuel ning, formerly the guard e of a coach, and latterly t-Y the assistant of Mi ss Ethe ridge's blind father, who keeps a public-house and tow n of market garden, a short distance fro m the of Newport. Greening had long paid his addresses to mi ss Etheridge, who is his cousi:), and, being a resid ent in the same house frequently gavt. herd occasion to re . habits, he bein g .... monstrate with ' him on his dissipate s member of a band, from whose rf fre quently came home drunk. She performances he fused, it is stated, to be married to him on the ground of these habits. These jealousy, under would appear to have cause d a fit of under the effects of which he again resorted to drink. For two or three days last week he is stated to him self been intoxicated. A continuous quarrel between. the day self and Mtb bliss Etheridge was the result. On previously to the shocking occurrence, he was observed_ examining a pistol, which Miss Etheridge kept by her, in consequence of the garden being sometimes visited by plunderers, whom she (being a daring woman) would have shot at, had any come within reach of the house. Greening was seen trying a cap on the pistol, and pretending to fire up the chimney. The pistol was afterwards found to be missing from the place where it . Bas usually kept. On the evening in question Green rg, still under the effects of intoxication and J e ? 3 3 7 ) was again quarrelling with his sweetheart, a" tor a moment or two was missed from the room where miss Etheridge and an assistant gardener were seated at a table. On Greening's return he walked up and dOwn the room again still bickering with his con- sin ; when suddenly he rushed up to where she was sit ting, presented a pistol at her, and fired. The unfortu nate woman s - shrieks,' as she fell down, awoke her father, who had retired to rest ; and when assistance was procured, she was taken up insensible, bleeding pro fusely from the mouth, ear, and cheek, on the left side of the face, the contents of the pistol, which or hard wa ddi ng , h av i ng were supposed to he shot and enteresmad just shed be somelow the p e h ar, f o f ~ e teeth, passing - matured the l e ft j aw , afterwards aurgeo_n, one of the borough through the mouth. She was I. a- once, conveyed to bed, and Mr. Woollett, ouse cell. magistrates, was called from 24 e.wKrt• Greening still remained about the house, , in a half-drunken, sullen humour, till he was apprehended h b y the bo rmgh police, and lodged in the station- The prisoner has since stated that he was no t aware the pistol was loaded, though this does not agr ee With the fact of his snapping and trying it in the chim ney on the p rev i ous d ay. H e i s a l so s t a t e d to have told. his victim that if she did not have him, but married another, it should be no good to her—he would pre., vent her happiness. The wounded woman, when consciousness was in some measure restored, in the course of the night frequently expressed a desire to see Greening, and appeared to feel deeply from the consideration that be would have to suffer in prison for what he had done. Both her father and herself, it was thought, were more desirous that Greening should not be taken into custody than otherwise ; and it was not expected that either the father or the assistant gar dener, the latter being an eye-witness of th© whole transaction, would further the ends of justice, if evidence aga i nst t h e they could avoid it, by g i v i ng prisoner. On Saturday the prisoner was brought to the bar at the police-office,.t. before ie Rev. T. Pope and Mr. Morgan, M.P., county magistrates. Evidence was THE SUN, taken to establish the charge of wilfully shooting; but the case was adjourned in order to obtain the evidence of the wounded woman. SAILING OF ME FORERUNNER FOR AFRICA. (From the Liverpool Albion.) PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Forerunner, Captain J. B. Atkins, a new and beautiful vessel, belonging to the African Steam Navigation Company, arrived here, yesterday morning, from the Thames, after a speedy passage of thirty-four hours, in weather well calculated to try her capabilities as a sea boat. Several of the directors came round as passengers, and, amongst them, Mr. Macgregor Laird, the founder of the company, and whose practical acquaintance with that country and its coasts and harbours has imparted a spirit of confidence to this undertaking which augurs well for its future success. The construction of the Forerunner having been already described, we feel it unnecessary to go into particulars further than to state that she is an iron steamer, propelled by the screw, of 400 tons, and 50-horse power. Her extreme length over all is 170 feet, and breadth of beam '22 feet, draw ing, with full cargo and coals for fifteen days, nine feet water fore and aft. The saloons and private cabins are designed with every view to comfort and ele gance, and her great length, tapering masts, and ex ternal colour, which is entirely green, gave her a light and graceful appearance. Finally, when we leern that the contract for the conveyance end the mails was only completed in March last, and the vessel built and made ready for sea within six months, the public will recognise the activity .of those who have been able to achieve so much in so short a period. ie. The Forerunner takes out a fu ll cargo of miscella She also neous goods and a large amount in spec carries a number of passengers, amongst whom are Captain A. E. Kennedy, Governor of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Kennedy and servant, James C. Fitzpatrick, Esq., Chief Justice of the Gold Coast, Mr. and 11Irs. Pratt, Rev. Mr. Cornwall, Col on i a l Ch ap - Rev. M. Re ichardt, Mr . E. Watacoll, lain, and Mrs. Cornw all, Miss Campbell, Mr. J. W. Thomp son , Li eu t. Thy. Mr. Reny, Cave, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Bracket, for Sierra Leone ; also, Staff -Surgeon Daniel, Rev. Mr. Mon serratt, colonial chaplain, Madame Chevreille, Mr. Malliotte, and others for the Gambia. All expressed themse l ves highly pleased with the accommodation, and were in high spirits, more especially the old voy agers, at the prospeot of a speedy passage. Iu con flexion with the internal arrangements of the vessel, it may be interesting to state that her berths, though comparatively small, and this company are well lighted and ventilated, have, we believe, the merit of intro ducing for th e fi rst t i me i n a ma il pac k e t- s hip Sil ver ' s water-proof and floatable mattresses, each of which is said to be capable of sustaining the weight of eight persons in the water. She also carries powerful hose. to be worked by the ship's engine, in case of fire, and two capacious life-boats, each with full room for 30 persons. The latter have been imported from Ame rica, and are similar to those now generally employed in the United States navy. They are constructed of galvanised iron, have air-chambers fore and aft, and ara considered peculiarly adapted for vessels trading in hot climates, the material of which they are con structed not being likely to deteriorate by exposure. Captain Atkins, wbo commands the Foreruner, is a seaman of much experience, and was, until recently, in the employment of Messrs. Wigram, in one of their East Indiamen, and, therefore, well acquainted with the passenger trade. His crew consists of first and second officers, ten able seamen, three engineers, and six firemen. The cuddy servants are also ap pointed by himself and under his implicit control, and, looking to recent examples, the most rigid regu lations are prescribed with respect to lights, smoking, and other practices involving danger by fire. A novel expedient has also been adopted by the direc tors, at Mr. Laird's suggestion, with a view at once to preserve discipline and encourage propriety of behaviour. A certain per tentage is allowed upon the passage-money and freight each voyage, which is called good-conduct money, and divided amongst the officers and crew ; the former getting t•ssc-thirds and the latter one-third each. 'Phis is much on the system of " lays" in the whaling ser vice, and gives all en board on interest in the success of the voyage, and, as the captain has the power of withholding these gratuities in cases of misconduct, a salutary means of punishment is thus provided. 'We are told that the Forerunner is specially de signed by draft of water to enter the harbour of Lagos, it being expected, as a consequence of the friendly relations which we have latterly established with the chiefs and other inhabitants of that part of the coast, that an extensive trade will soon be in operation. Already it has exhibited itself in an ex traordinary degree at the Gambia, and there can be no doubt it will be further encouraged by the facili ties afforded to commercial enterprise by the active directors of the African Steam Navigation Company. The Forerunner will be succeeded by four other so:eamers of a much larger class, two of 900 and two of 1,060 tons burden, to sail every month, and a steamer will shortly be laid on to Madrid and Tene riffo, which, from the beauty of its clinmte aut.' pit turesque scenery, is likely to rival the former place as a sanatorium. Hitherto, however, Teneriffe has not been much resorted to by Europeans for pur poses of health, owing to the want of opportunities of reaching or leaving it at convenient intervals, such opportunities depending solely upon the chance visit of eligible vessels. Under all circumstances we feel that great public advantages will be derived from the efforts of the company to which we now allude, the harmonizing influence of legitimate commerce must sooner or later show its effects in superseding a bar barous traffic, the way of the missionary opened up, and the efforts of those at home, be they religionists or mere philanthropists, having in view the reclama tion of the negro race, will be promoted and fostered by a means of communication at once frequent and certain. Already we find that two missionary clergy men have gone out in the Forerunner, one from the Church of England Society, the other from the Wes leyan body, and we are told that a number of others are expected to follow. PORTS OF IVETVCASTLE AND SHIELDS. Mr. How, one of the Surveyors-General of the Board of Customs, is at present on a visit of inspec tion to these northern ports, and a few days ago received a deputation, consisting of the mayor and corporation, and many of the leading merchants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with reference to certain alterations proposed to be made in the existing mode of conducting the customs' business, and the proposed enlargement of the port of Shields with that object, by a proportionate curtailment of the port of New castle, which arrangement the merchants and inha bitants of Newcastle considered would be highly inconvenient to them, and detrimental to their in terests. Mr. Clayton, the town clerk, addressed the inspector at great length, explaining the circumstances. A. project has been lately sanctioned for the construc tion of a spacious dock at Hay Hole for the shipment of coal, under the patronage of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. The site of this dock is within the port of Newcastle, but adjacent to t h e western li m i t of th at of Shields, and the inhabitants of Shields P r opose to en l arge the boundary so as to include the intended dock, thereby adding greatly to the revenue of the port. vessels that take .They also propose to compel all the whole or any part of their cargo in the deep n water ta at Shields to clear out from that port, notwithstanding of the ves se l ra r ` a ding that the owner and char tererbuysinreeside in Newcastle, and wish ttovitrb,anwshacot ishains ag ent ;:,.. there. Mr. Alderman tons of coals annually on` the the shi Tine, supported the pment of 400,000 escribed the great merchants of Newcastle th a e nci the ivniceoßn.sveonfietnlicee deputation, t o w hich effected. A lengthened discussio followed,posed changes would be subjected were close of which the inspector intimated tath at the report the result of his inquiries to ther p otird of e should Com missioners. It is understood that the alteration s which are proposed by the inhabitants of Shields have received the sanction of the Duke of Nerthumber land. _.--. THE RAPE ON BEDMINSTER DOWNS. Since our last publication we have gleaned the following additional particulars respectin most atrocious outrage :—Robert Hall, the man who, in company with a Mrs. Allen, a neigh bour, first heard the girl's screams and went to her assistance, states that it was about a quarter to twelve o'clock at night when he was awoke by the screams of a female in distress. He heard, in addition to the screams, the exclamations "Oh don't serve me so. Mother, mother, pray come. Murder, murder," &c. On hearing these cries he called out at his window, " Mrs. Allen, here is some one insulting your daughter." Mrs. Allen, who it seems, has several daughters, stated it could not be ceae of them, as they were all in bed. While she was dressing, Hall also put on some of his clothes, and e when both were ready they sallied forth in ,Zpa h ny, Hall carrying his loaded gun. On cross out " 1.2,.,, that e road in the direction of the screams, which girl:' time had become somewhat stifled, Mrs. Allen loudly, You villain, you are ill-using a ~ . At that moment Hall saw ' one of the men ...Bing p rom the ditch and nettles in which the girl Wes then lying. a stoopithng P Wost g. The other man stood in the dit c h i n ate n b re, and on hearing Mrs. Allen call o u t, g:nvte!, mene then awe(clrd 4, eneesey .. to his companion. g _ , e amped rapidly, and on getting over the five barred nearly fell. gate, behind the reservoir, one of them would l h only distinguish the figures at , still,,hlyeing nlight have fired, but was fearful, if he a d i d d i th s t n a , n t c h e a , t a h n e d qt e the girl whose screams had drawn him to thusp o t. girl, Mrs. Allen then went forward, and found the in the ditch. They :whose name is Martha Fear, of Chew Magna e wes in such a state of assisted her to rise , when agitation as to be almost fra n 'a The man and woman LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1852. did all they could to sooth her, and ultimately she in sisted upon g oing direct home, under the full impression that her mother was gone on before, and that she would find her disabled on the road. Hall then saw her safe as far as Dundrey-hill, and said he would wait there while she went on, and if again molested would go to her assistance. The girl, however, got safe home, and having informed her father, who is a labour ing man, they went at once to the constable of the village (Chew Magna) and gave information of the outrage that had been committed upon her. Four days afterwards, Martha Fear was again on her way to Bristol, and on crossing Bedminster Down, in a different dress from the one she had worn on the night of the outrage, saw and identified both the men who had assaulted her. A warrant was imme diately taken out against the men, and its execution fixed for yesterday morning, but on the constable call ing at the men's houses, to execute the warrant, both of them had gone off at five o'clock in the morning, o were e had po litely leaving word that they would wait upon the a e d t h o ee h n ea p r uh th li e sh c ed ase ih , andthis journal contra- m agistrates the report that l as t week. It is needl ess toaddthat they did not make their appearance, but there is little doubt that they will soon be in the hands of the law, and made to answer for their - . 11 any.—Bristol Journal of Saturday. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE W. S. RAMSEY. This was the last examination meeting. The bankrupt was of Queen's-street-place, Southwark Bridge, wholesale chemist. The accounts, prepared by Mr. Pettis, showed unsecured debts to be, 3,023/. ; secured, 6351. ; assets in good debts and property, 536/. ; property held by creditors, 6201. The accounts began with a deficiency of 588/. ; the profits had been 1,021/. ; losses, 3671.; trade expenses, 1,301/. ; do mestic and personal ditto, 630/. ; other expenses, 2731. Mr. Valiance, for the assignees, did not oppose. Mr. Ross, a creditor, having put a few questions to the bankrupt, as to his trade and domestic expenses, also as to the state of Isis affairs in 1851, when, ac cording to the bankrupt's own statement, he was able to pay 17s. in the pound, His HoNouß allowed the bankrupt to pass, all questions being reserved for the certificate meeting. Passed accordingly. IN RE NASH AND NEALE. To-day was fixed for a dividend meeting in the matter of these bankrupts, the bankers of Dorking and Reigate, and whose failure occurred about three years since. There have already been dividends to the amount of 13s. 6d. in the pound. Mr. Clabbon, for the assignees, submitted a state ment of accounts, which showed assets in hand sufficient to yield a further dividend of 6d. in the pound. The separate estate of the bankrupts hav ing paid 203. in the pound, a surplus from each of those estates has been carried to the joint estate, which, with some joint debts recently recovered, has yielded the above amount of dividend. The dividend will be officially declared in a few days. IN RE RICHARD DE OMAN. This was a certificate meeting. The bankrupt was a carpenter of Cheam. The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, show 4091. of debts—assets, 2201. Mr. Hughes opposed; Mr. Lawrance supported the bankrupt. The charge against the bankrupt was concealing property amounting to upwards of 1001., that he had resorted to the extraordinary course of burying the property in the garden, and in holes under the floor ing, and that he had also induced a witness to swear that the bankrupt owed him 251.; this turned out to be false, and the witness had been prosecuted and con victed of perjury. The allegations were not denied. His HONOUR, said he could scarcely imagine any case which would warrant an utter refusal of certifi cate if this was not such a case. There had been concealment, and concealment persisted in after it was partially discovered. But this was trifling as com pared with his other offences, which included perjury, and subornation of perjury. Regretting that a man of advanced age should have so disgraced himself, he felt bound to refuse his certificate altogether.—Re fused accordingly. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pufmars.) IN RE JOHN MACARTNEY. This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke on behalf of the detaining creditors, Messrs. Laurie and Wilson, warehousemen in the City. Mr. Sargood supported. In the schedule Messrs. Laurie and Wilson were entered as creditors for 3401. and interest, money re ceived by the insolvent on their account, and lost by him while travelling by coach from Birmingham to Worcester in July, 1847. The insolvent, upon being examined, said the state ment in the schedule was correct. lie received the money upon his journey as traveller for the opposing creditors. He lost the whole sum upon two occa sions, 2401. in July, and 115/. about three months previously. The insolvent subsequently corrected himself by stating that he lost the whole amount at one time, but only told his employer of 1151., as he hoped to be able to make good the deficiency by the aid of friends. Mr. Laurie was called, and stated that in May, 1846, the insolvent acquainted him with the loss of 1151., which was charged against his salary, and he was continued in his situation until August, 1847, at which time witness suspected him of deficiencies in his accounts. The insolvent subsequently sent him an account of sums received and not paid in to the extent of 2401., but witness found that there were other sums not included in that account. The list of amounts given by the insolvent to show his loss in INlay, 1846, contained sums received in June and July, 1847. _ _ _ Upon cross-examination Mr. Laurie said the rea sons which induced him to sue the insolvent after the lapse of five years, were the imminent operation of the Statute of Limitations, and some insulting beha viour of the insolvent towards himself. Mr. CooKE addressed the Court, and prayed for a very severe remand, on the ground of a breach of trust, and expressed his doubts that the insolvent had met with any loss at all, from the evidently fallacious account which he had given of it. Mr. SARGOOD asked the insolvent whether he really had lost the money P—The insolvent replied he had lost a part. He lost 115/. Mr. SARGOOD after that said he could not argue upon that point, but submitted that the lapse of time during which the opposing creditor had remained quiescent had operated virtually as a condonation of the original offence. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS expressed his disgust at the audacious conduct of the insolvent, who, after imposing upon the Court for four hours, by swearing first that he lost 3401. on two occasions, and after wards all at once, at the end of the case coolly ad mitted that his previous evidence was wilful and wanton perjury. The breach of trust was clear, and for that offence, and considering the manner in which the insolvent had conducted himself, the Court was compelled to pronounce a severe judgment, which would not permit the insolvent his liberty until the expiration of 18 calendar months from the date of the vesting order. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Hugh Cavendish Coleman and Margaret Coleman, his mother, were brought before Sir W. Robert Carden, in the custody of Brett and Rowe, of the detective police, charged with having conspired to defraud persons of considerable sums of money by means of false declarations. Mrs. Coleman was brought up by habeas from the Queen's Bench Prison. Mr. Shorrt appeared as solicitor for the prosecution, and Mr. Hobler attended for the prisoners. The essence of the charges against the male fent'pri soner was, that he had falsely declared before a notary public that he had never encumbered certain property to which he would have a reversionary claim upon the death of his mother, and upon which he raised money, and Mrs. Coleman was charged with having made a declaration to the same effect ; and it was stated for the prosecution that they were both per fectly e previously Y aware of the fact, that sums of money had been 1111 Y obtained upon that security by the male prisoner. The case had been adjourned for the Purpose of bringing videue forward witnesses to give im portantto have been Sir R. Vir c e. ARDEN—Are the witnesses who were brought pres ent forward in proof of the fraudu lentt-iiilat j th Mr. Shorrt said he had every fuil e t w h itnesses were intentionally summonedpromised ob country dealings reason to believe e object of the prosecution. absent, in order to t recently beend statedgboenee necessary r e Ireland,r was some 0 reason m ed a days. to present, attend,fo buta andnd from tthehe One ha eared into the of a very heavy otherbelieveo whatl e r hbh thataaa dd d drei disappeared Depnep Sir R. W. CARDEN—If it warrants shall be sent out for the absent witnesses. character l‘lr.particularly the y young man. Shorrt—There prisoners, chargesr is uuers , A clerk to Mr. Dodd, who had been applied to for the advance of money by the male prisoner, sa id he had accompanied Mrs. Coleman to the notary, and witnessed the making of the declaration. Mr. John Sise Nenn, notary public, of Pope' s Head-alley, said the declaration purporting to be made by Hugh Cavendish Coleman had been made before his brother, William W. Venn, who was like wiFe a notary public, and that purporting to be made by Margaret Coleman was made before himself on the 29th of April. Brett (the officer) said the male prisoner had re cently furnished his chambers and purchased a horse with, there was ever v reason ‘o believe, the proceeds of the fraud, ' and " was paying at the present time U. a week for the keep of the horse. He had also obtained goods in the names of Thompson and Wil liams, and other names, a fact which when generally known would no doubt bring together several com plainants. A tailor here got into the witness box, and said that Mr. Cavendish had ordered of him in another name a suit of clothes for his groom, for which he had paid, and a suit of clothes for himself for which he had not paid. The prisoner said—l went in a different name for the purpose of avoiding arrest upon a civil process. I am willing to return the suit of clothes I ordered for myself. Brett—They have ordered a quantity of plate with their crest ; and I have reason to believe that many tradespeople have become their victims. The prisoners were then remanded till Tuesday (this day) week. Sir R. W. CARDEN ordered summones to be issued to one of the advertising brokers for supplying per sons with passages to South Australia, in consequence of several complaints made to him in the course of the day by poor people who had paid the deposit money , required, and been refused the necessary accommoda tion upon their arrival at Liverpool by the parties to whom thay were referred. Sir Robert said he feared the system which had been so extensively exposed had received but a temporary check, and that he would readily render all the help h e cou ld t o p rocure th e restitution of the property of credulous victims, and to punish the plunderers. William King, a fat rosy-cheeked omnibus driver, in the employment of Mr. Balls, of Brixton, was con victed of having driven a horse whose shoulders were completely raw. The horse, which was stated to be in f i ne con diti o n, had been a steeple-chaser, and the defendant said the animal's impetuosity, which could not be restrained, was the cause of the injury. The policeman said he had notice of the condition of the horse on Saturday from a gentleman, and watched him into the City upon the present occasion. Sir R. W. CARDEN asked whether Mr. Balls knew anything of the condition of the horse's shoulders ? The defendant said that Mr. Balls had given especial order that the horse should not be taken out till he was perfectly well. Sir R. W. CAEDEN---I apprehend that he and other extensive proprietors are frequently deceived by their drivers, who, while they have evidently all sorts of comforts themselves, care nothing about the misery they inflict upon the p oor an i ma l s . I hope Mr. Balls will hear of this conviction. 1 fine you 405., or 14 days' i m prisonment i n l3 r i c l ewe ll. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY" AT LORD LONSDALE'S.—John Martin, whose real name is Paddington, and Neil Lamont, were brought before Mr. Arnold charged on sus picion with having stolen a valuable gold snuff-box, thepr property Kneller Smart, gold refiner, Princes•street, Lord Lonsdsle, 15, Carlton-terrace. Leicester-square, of deposed that on the 30th of August l a st the prisoner Martin brought the gold box to him and offered for sale. Witness asked him if it was his own, and he said it was not ; it belonged to a person named Lamont, and gave his address No. 6, Dorset place, Pali - mall east. Witness declined purchasing had satisfied himself that it was all prisoner then left the shop, and he saw of him till Saturday afternoon, when he nr ( hi p o i lh i lb s ri o 'ong n xa e n r mud ) lo theteri he entered tered the shop and demanded the box or the money for it. Witness having in the mean time received information that a box similar to the one produced hid been stolen from Lord Lonsdale's, sent for a constable and gave prisoner in charge. Mr. Smart added that neither Mr. Lamont nor the prisoner Martin were known at the addresses given. King, an active °facer attached to the C division, said he took the prison Martin into custody on sus picion of having stolen the box produced. Witness, from information he subsequently received, went on Saturday night to the Coach and Horses in Welbeck street, where he saw the prisoner Lamont at the bar, and asked him if he knew a man named Paddington. After some hesitation he admitted that he did know such a person, and witness then told him he was an officer; that Paddington was in custody on suspicion of having stolen a gold box from Lord Lonsdale's, and that he (Paddington) had made a statement to the effect that he had received the box from him (La mont) as a present, with a request that he would take it to Smart's, in Princes-street, as it was worth 201. The prisoner at once denied all knowledge of the box, and having admitted being at work at Lord Lone dale's some weeks ago, he (witness) took him into custody on suspicion of having been concerned with Paddington in the robbery. Mr. Aucklyn, upholsterer, 26, Lower Sloane street, said the prisoner Lamont was employed by him in August last, at Lard Lonsdale's, stuffing and covering up furniture in the drawing-rooms. The prisoner left him on the 23d of the same month. Henry Smith, Lord Lonsdale's butler, recollected the prisoner Lamont being employed at his Lordship's residence, in the drawing-rooms. Paddington, who was a helper in his lordship's stables, assisted him. After they left a number of valuable articles were missed from the south drawing-room, and the gold box produced he (witness) believed to be one of the number, his lordship's property. Mr. Wontner, who attended on behalf the prisoner Lamont, contended that there was not a bit of evi dence to connect his client with the alleged robbery, and requested his immediate discharge. After a slight discussion, Mr. Arnold agreed to Lamont's entering into his own recognisance in 501. to appear on Wednesday next, on which day Padding ton will be brought up for further examination. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Mr. Augustus Ivinty, a surgeon in the army, was placed at the bar before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with assaulting and threatening the life of Mr. John Harding. The complainant, who wore a medal and three clasps on his breast, stated that he was connected by marriage with the defendant, who came to his house on the previous night and insisted on having an inter view with his (defendant's) wife, who was staying there. In consequence, however, of defendant having on various occasions ill-treated his wife, he was in formed that he could not be permitted to see her, particularly at so unseasonable en hour, and upou receiving this answer he became excited, seized com plainant by the throat, shook him, snd also struck him on the breast, but did not hurt him. The complainant added that the defendant had been amongst the Kafirs wife had no wish to have an for some length of time , and had only recently arrived he acted with such violence interviewfrom the Cape with ; him, that a hisnd as in his efforts to have an interview with her he (com plainant) called a policeman, had him ejected from the house, and taken to the station-house. Mr. ATECKETT asked the defendant whether he wished to ask the complainant any questions ?—De fendant said it was merely a family matter, and ought not to have been made the subject of a complaint at that court. The fact was, he had been absent from England for the last three years, and hearing that his wife was at Mr. Harding's house, he went there to see her, but every impediment was thrown in his way to effect that object, a nd he admitted that he was a good deal excited, and m ight have acted with more impru dence on the occasion than he ought to have done. He could explain a good deal, but he had no wish to expose family matters in a public court. Mr. ATECKETT-Will you promise not to go to the complainant's house again ? Defendant—l want to see my wife for the last time, and I don't know where else to see her but at the complainant's house. Complainant—He wants to see his wife to wreak his vengeance upon her; that is what the family are afraid of, knowing well the cruelty he exercised to wards her before he went abroad, and a residence amongst the Kafirs has not improved his temper or disposition. Mr. A'BECKETT inquired if the interview with his wife could not be accomplished in the presence of some of the members of her family, as the defendant says he only wants to see her once more ? Defen dant—That is all I require. Mr. ATECKETT—however, said, that if the cm plainant went in bodily fear of the defendant, he should call upon him to find sureties to keep the peace. The complainant admitted that as for himself he went in no dread of the defendant; all he wanted wis for him to keep away from his house. After some further discussion on t he sub ject, the defendant was adjudged to enter into his own recog. nizances for three months to keep the peace. SEIZURE OF AN EXTENSIVE ILLICIT DISTILLERY. —On Saturday afternoon, from information forwarded to the Inland Revenue-office, Broad-street, City, several most active officers proceeded to Rosomon-street, Clerkenvvell, and made a very extensive seizure of illicit goods under the following circumstances. It appears that the revenue officers, upon proceeding to Rosomon-street, ascertained that the person of whom they were in quest had, in order to blind suspicion, opened a butcher's shop, and carried on the distillation of spirits at night. Having stationed a number of policemen at the front and back part of the house for the purpose of preventing any one from making an escape, the officers of revenue proceeded to the lower part of the house, and in the kitchen found a very large copper still set in brickwork, a number of tubs, and all the other necessary paraphernalia for carrying on a large and extensive business. A further search being made, they succeeded in apprehending one man, and also discovered a quantity of molasses and several gal lons of spirits considerably over proof. The whole of the goods having been seized were in the course of the evening conveyed to the Revenue-office, Broad-street, where in due course they will be condemned. The man who was taken into custody is to be brought before the magistrates at the Clerkenwell Police-court to answer the charge. It may be h a ere lit t le stated in t o n t h o o t o t t i y s n b e y i g t h h b o o seizure urhood ha of i o l f l ic l t t es stills, it gettingbeing only a month since, on S a t ur day, that the revenue officers made a similar seizure within a few doors of that effected on Saturday last. WHITEHALL PREACHER.—The Bishop of London has appointed the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, M.A., F.R.S., Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, preacher at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. TUE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND LAST TEAR. —There is only the difference of a letter between this year and last year : last year was a year of Bloomers; this year, thanks to Mr. Disraeli, is a year of Loaaws. FALL of TWO HOUSES in SEVEN DIALS. (LATEST PARTICULARS.) Yesterday morning, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, an occurrence of a most frightful character, by which a great number of persons were seriously, and it is feared two or three, fatally injured, happened near the angle of Queen •street and Great St. Andrew street, Seven Dials. From careful inquiries made on the spot, as well as at the various hospitals and St. Giles's Infirmary, the following particulars were ob tained, which may be relied upon as being substan tially correct. It is necessary to state, that at the corner of the two streets before alluded to stands one of those large spirit establishments, which abound in that neigh bourhood, termed the Crown Tavern. Adjoining this building stood a lofty house, which was let out as a cheap lodging-house for tramps, &c. It had a frontage in Queen-street, and extended as far back as the houses in Great St. Andrew's-street. On the other side of the public-house stood an oil and colour. shop belonging to Mr. Levy, which was entered from St. Andrew's-street. All of a sudden the inhabitants of the adjoining streets were aroused from their slumbers by a noise resembling a heavy clap of thunder, and so severe was the concussion chat several houses were shaken to their foundations, and men, women, and children rushed forth in their night clothes, and sought pro tection in the street. It then became apparent that the greater portion of the two houses adjoining the public-house in each street had fallen, and from the screams which were proceeding from the rains it was manifest that a number of persons were buried in them. What to do for the best the neighbours scarcely , knew, as they expected every minute to see the re maining walls fall. Nothing daunted, however, by the great risk of losing their lives, they manfully entered, and after some time they succeeded in extricating from the lodging-house three persons, whose names are given below. These were at first thought to have been killed, and they were quickly removed to St. Giles's workhouse, where, upon being examined by the surgeon, they were found to be alive, but so seriously hurt that they, were at once removed to the infirmary. Some few minutes afterwards three other men were got out of the ruins of the lodging-house, terribly wounded, and they were thken to Charing-cross Hospital. One man, it is feared, is fatally injured. Several others were likewise extricated, but they were found to be comparatively unhurt, and were removed to some of the otner lodging-houses in the neighbourhood. While most hands were engaged working on the ruins of the lodging-house, a cry was raised that several others were buried in Mr. Levy's premises. This unfortunately turned out to be cor rect, for when the building fell five persons were in the place, and as the floors fell they were precipitated to the base, and became buried in the rubbish. A young man fell with Mr. Levy's two children, but the timbers toppled in such a direction as to form something like a tent over them, and they were gut out without being seriously injured. Mrs. Levy, however, was not so fortunate, for she fell amid such a heap of rubbish that near two hours elapsed before she could be extricated ; when that was ac complished she was found to be so seriously injured that she was taken to Charing-cross Hospital. Mr. Levy himself had a miraculous escape, for it seems that he had not retired to bed when the acci dent happened, but was in his shop making up some accounts, when he heard the crash, and, before he could get to the street-door, he saw his wife and children shot to the bottom of the building. The man in charge of the lodging-house was closing a bargain with another man respecting the price for a lodging, when he heard a crack which ho thought was caused by a rat in the cupboard. Having obtained a hammer he opened the door of the cupboard, when, to his dis may, he saw the back part of his house open and fall to the ground. A strong body of the F division of police, as well as a number of labourers, were engaged up to dusk last evening in searching the ruins of the two houses for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not any , other persons were buried in them. The result, how ever, is quite unsatisfactory. Some of the men who were at work in the forenoon removing the rubbish assert that, for a long time after they commenced operations, they could hear a noise as of persons moaning. From the inquiries subsequently made, there seems to be but one person now missing. That person was a young man who slept on the first floor, and he was seen by some of the other lodgers, who are now in the hospital, clinging to one of the rafters, which was at the time stretched over a considerable portion of the flooring. The building used as the lodging-house belonged to Mr. Jenkins, the pro prietor of the Crown Tavern, at the corner of the street, but was let to a man whose name could not be ascertained, and who afterwards sublet it to nu merous persons. Upon making inquiries as to the exact number of lodgers in the house when the catas trophe occurred, the only answer that could be ob tained was, that accommodation was provided for a large number, but it was impossible to tell how many were in the building that night. From the examination which was made yesterday afternoon it is thought that the wall of Mr. Levy's premises in Great St. Andrew's-street was the first to fall, and alighting on the top of the lodging-house the great weight of the materials caused the latter building to give way. The Crown has not received the slightest injury. The furniture, wearing apparel, &c., in the two houses that fell have, however, been destroyed, and the valuable stock in trade f Mr. Levy is considerably damaged. The following are the names of those known to have been injured :—ln St. Giles's Infirmary—Wil liam Callhoeler, aged 61 ; John Shafto, aged 48 ; and John Forest, aged 39. In Charing-cross Hospital— Charles Regan, aged 30; Joseph Holmes, aged 64; James Hayes, aged 30 ; and Hannah Levy, age not known. Last evening Mrs. Levy still remained in a very dangerous condition, as did also the man Joseph Holmes. The three sufferers in the St. Giles's Infir mary, although terribly injured, were going on very favourably. Orders have been given by the district surveyor to have the property shored up. The thoroughfares through Queen-street and Great St. Andrew's-street were closed during the day, and so great was the crowd of anxious inquirers who flocked to the scene that a powerful body of police were required to keep them out of danger, and to protect the property removed from the ruins. The following is a letter from Mr. Bland, an inmate of Mr. Levy's at the time the accident happened:— " Sir,—l think it my duty (after thanking Provi dence that I am alive to record it) to give you au *account of my miraculous escape, uninjured, from a frightful death this morning. I have been living with my uncle, Mr. A. Levy, oil and colourman, at No. 2, Great St. Andrew's-street, Blooms bury. I was awoke this morning, about half past two, by sounds resembling discharges of cannon, accompanied by screams and groans, and was immediately afterwards thrown out of my bed against a post in the centre of the room, placed there, I assume, to support the roof, the house being very old. On recovering myself lat once made for the stairs, but to my horror found them gone, and the whole of the back part of the premises, together with a house at the rear, entirely demolished. With much difficulty, I contrived to descend from my perilous position by means of a rope, whioh had for some months hung from the top balusters for the children to play with, but which tended providentially to my escape. On reaching the first floor I found my uncle in a state bordering on frenzy, my aunt and her two children having been by this time buried in the ruins, and neither he nor I being able then to render them any assistance. On reaching the street door I found the shopman in a state of nudity, he having been pre cipitated downwards from the second floor. I then ran round to the rear of the premises in Queen street, and was enabled to rescue my little cousin, nine years of age (who bad fallen with his mother), from a frightful death. The other boy (11), who might have been saved at this time, refused to move, exclaiming that he would not leave his mother, and immediately afterwards the timbers again gave way, and he was once more buried. After the lapse of an hour and a half my aunt and cousin were dug out of from the ruins, and the former being seriously in jured was carried to Charing-cross Hospital. I can not but express my sincere thanks to Inspector Dodd and the police under his direction for their efficient services upon this occasion. I have not at present as certained how many persons in the back premises hive been injured, bat I saw the feet only of one poor sufferer protruding from the ruins. Having thus informed you of the facts of the case, I naturally ask why the house has been suffered to be in such a condition. Surely, the parish surveyor must have been very remiss in his duties to have allowed the house, and those in the rear, to have remained uncon demned, for an inspection by any person will convince him that they were totally unfit for habitation." THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.--Some parties have circulated a report that the Duke of Wellington has left a sovereign to every soldier in the British army. A truer statement, in one sense, has never been made, as the late gallant field-marshal has not only left a sovereign to every soldier, but also to every sailor in the services, and to every subject of Queen Victoria, as if it had not been for the sue: case of the Dike of Wellington and the army he commanded at the battle of Waterloo, it is doubtful if this country could, at the present day. boast of having a Sovereign of far greater value than any golden sovereign ever coined. The admi rable tactics of his Grace also put down the movement of the Chartists on the 10th of April, at a period when several of the crowned heads of Europe were placed in great jeopardy of having their sovereignty taken from them. ONE GOOD THING IN A FAMILY.—A New York paper remarks—" A good newspaper is one good thing in a family; and ono who don't take a g , od paper, and pay for it is an unworthy citizen, and disregards the best interests of his family." NAVAL IN T ELLIGENCE. We have great pleasure in announcing that the new 90-gun screw-ship Agamemnon, launched at Wool wich a few weeks since, has been so far completed by the shipwrights' and engineers' departments that she will be commissioned this week, and be forthwith fitted out for sea-service, under the command of Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., late flag-captain at Devonport. The Agamemnon in commission, we shall have the following heavy screw-ships ready fur any service : Agamemnon 9O guns ... 550 horse-power. Sans Pareil Blenheim Ajax 5B „ ... 450 /7 Hogue Edinburgh A respectable fleet, it w ill be admitted, and approxi mating in force more nearly the size and armament of the French screw ships of the line, which have been in active employment for some time. Sir Thomas Maitland, we believe, has never com manded a steam-ship, but as flag-captain to his late relative when commander-in-chief in the East Indies he commanded the Wellesley, and afterwards, for a short time, the powerful 50-gun frigate America, and subsequently was flag-captain to Sir William Gage, then commander-in-chief at Devonport. The follow ing is O'Byrne's notice of this officer :- Sir Thomas Maitland, born in 1803, is only son of lion. Wm. Mordaunt Maitland, a general in the army, by his first wife, Mary, widow of John Travers, Dq., of Firgrove, county Cork, and daughter of the Rev. Richard Orpen, of Kiliovveu. He is grandson of James, seventh Earl of Lauderdale, a lieutenant-colonel in the army; and first cousin of Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, C. 8., K.C.M.G. This officer en tered the navy September 22, 1816. and was made a lieutenant, May 16, 1823, into the Euryalus, 42, Captain Augustus William James Clifford. His neat appointments were, December 20, 1825, and March 1, 1826, to the Superb, 78, Captain Henry Hill, guard ship at Portsmouth, and Ganges, 84, fitting for the flag of Sir Robert Waller Otway, commander-in-chief in South America. Obtaining a second promotal commie sien, April 30, 1827, he successively assumed command, Juno 14, 1832, and April 4, 1835, of the Sparrowhawk, 18, and Tweed, 20. In the former vessel, which he paid off, May 7, 1833, Captain Maitland brought home 589,405 Mexican dollars and 42 bales of cochineal; in the Tweed, the command whereof he retained until posted, Jan. 10, 1837, he served during the civil war on the north coast of Spain, and was in consequence pre sented with the cross of Charles 111. On June 19th in the year last mentioned we find him nominated captain of the Wellesley, 72, iu which ship he continued em ployed under the flags of Sir Frederick Lewis Mait land and Sir Gordon Bremer, until paid off in the summer of 1842. In 1838 he commanded the seamen and marines landed for the purpose of quelling an insurrection on the coast of Malabar; he participated, in 1839, in the operations on the coast of Seinde and in the Persian Guif; and during the hostilities in China he obtained mention for his zeal and ala crity at the capture of Chusan, in July, 1840, and for the valuable assistance he afforded Sir Gordon Bremer at the reduction of Tycock tow, January 7, 1841-was present with her Majesty's plenipotentiary at a forme! meeting which was held with the Chinese Commissioner on the 26th of the same month-again acquired the public thanks of Sir G. Bremer for the cordial aid he afforded him in the action which preceded the capture of the Bogue Forts, Feb. 26-had charge of the Wellesley's boats 'during the original advance of the British towards Canton-commanded the first naval battalion, consisting of eleven officers and 127 of other ranks, at the storming of the heights in the vicinity of that ,city during the operations which led to its ro capture-elicited notice for the admirable manner in which ho placed the Wellesley (within 400 yards of the principal battery) in the attack upon Amoy, Aug. 26- and in October of the same year (1841) was further praised for his skill, zeal, and ability at the reduction of Chusan and Chiughae. For these services Captain Maitland was nominated a C. 8., June 29, 1841; and, in 1843, invested with the honour of knighthood. Commander Robert Hall, recently promoted from the command of the Hound, 8, will be commander of the Agamemnon. The Agamemnon will be taken from Woolwich to Sheerness, to be fitted for sea. Lieutenant John E. Parish (1846), late of the Arrogant, 46, screw frigate, it is reported, will have the command of the screw schooner Sharpshooter, on being re-commissioned at Portsmouth. Commander John Nepean, who was promoted to that rank on the reserved half-pay list in February last, died at Plymouth on Friday last. Lieutenant Lardner Dennys (1812), has not been promoted to the rank of retired commander, as stated, but has been appointed to receive the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital, vice Hills, deceased. COURT-MARTIAL AT PORTSMOUTLI.-A. court-mar tial sat yesterday morning on board the Victory, flag. ship, in Portsmouth Harbour, to try Mr. Frederick Garton, a boatswain attached to Portsmouth ordinary, for breaking his leave, having absented himself from his duty for several days. Rear Admiral Prescott was president, and the captains of the ships in commission, with M. Greatham, Esq., as deputy judge advocate, formed the court. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to be dismissed her Majesty's service. CONVERSION OF A,NnTIIELL SHIP OF THE LAND.-It has at length been decided that the Hannibal, 90, on the stocks at Deptford Dockyard, shall be converted into a screw ship, to have auxiliary machinery of 400 horse power. ARRIVAL OF THE TERRIBLE STE A.M•FRIGATE.— The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain James Hope, C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Medi terranean. She left Malta on the 9th instant, arrived at Gibraltar on the 15th, and sailed again on Mon day, the 20th, having bad fine weather the whole time. Admiral Dundas, with the squadron, w as cruising in the vicinity of Malta; there was no man of-war in port when the Terrible left, but the Spiteful steamer went in as she came out. The Terrible left the Antelope steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Young, at Gibraltar. Lieutenant Harrison, of the Royal Artillery, has come home in the Terrible, and Mr. Dent, mate of the Albion, 90, has come home to pass his college examination. A number of mi litary invalids have come home from Gibraltar. Lieutenant David Miller, senior lieutenant of the Terrible, landed to report her arrival to the Com mander-in-Chief. We are sorry to state that Captain Hope is sufferi ng seve r e ly f ro m a n i n fl a m e d ar m , ori ginating from the bite of a m o squito, in consequence of which the Terrible did not salute the flag on her arrival at Spithead. She will be inspected to-day by the Commander-in-Chief and' Captain Chads, and proceed to Woolwich to pay off. The Terrible has been in commission since November, 1849, but has only had in use two of her old boilers. She will now have new boilers, and a general overhaul and repair. Captain Henderson, C. 8., will take out the Sidon steam-frigate to-day, to test her engines and speed along the measured mile in Stokes Bay, Portsmouth. She was removed from the steam-basin yesterday. Avon steam-tender, Second Master Veitch, re turned to Devonport on Sunday morning. Bleinheim, 60, screw guard-ship, went into Ports mouth Harbour yesterday morning, at high water. At a good rate of between seven and eight knots, she has had a pleasant cruise, and is said to have answered remarkably well. Captain the Hon. Duncombe, Mrs. and Miss Duncombe, and party were on board. She has gone up to her moorings for the winter. The Bulldog, 6, steam-sloop, was undocked at Portsmouth yesterday, and the Encounter, 14, steam corvette, Captain O'Callaghan, was taken in to have her defects made good. Growler, 6, steam-sloop, was taken into the Ports mouth steam basin yesterday. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The American liner packet the Sir Robert Peel arrived from the river, and sailed for New York this morning. The Rolla, 6, Lieutenant Fenwick, naval appren tices' instruction brig, took the ground this morning at Blockhouse Beach, at the time of leaving her moorings to go out of harbour. Assistance was im mediately sent from the dockyard, and her topgallant masts were sent on deck, which, together with her spare spars, were got over the side to prevent her from going on her beam ends until the tide flowed. Her unfortunate position was not without its benefits, however, as it allowed the bottom of the vessel (which was very foul) to be scrubbed without the trouble and inconvenience of docking. The Royal Albert, 130—The Lords of the Admi ralty have determined that this ship shall be converted into a screw vessel, and in order that this conversion should be carried out in the most effective manner, they have appointed a committee composed of Mr. Laire, master shipwright of Chatham dockyard ; Mr. Abethel, master shipwright of Portsmouth dockyard ; Mr. Rice, master shipwright of Pembroke dockyard , Mr. Murry, chief engineer of Portsmouth dockyard; and Mr. Atherton, chief engineer of Woolwich yard, who are to report to the Admiralty the result which they come to as to the best method of carrying out their Lordships' intentions with reference to this ship. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 27.—Her Majesty's iron screw steam troop-ship Megmra, Commander John Johnson, left port at 8.30 A.M. this day for Woolwich, to embark troops and stores for the West Indies. Her Majesty's paddl e -wheel steam-vessel Adder, Mr. J. Watt in charge, arrived from Chatham short l y before nine A . M . having officer board Co.intnainjeen Morrell of the Boscawen, that °eer having summoned to be present at a court-martial holden this day on board the Waterloo, 120, Commodore the Hon. Montagu Stopford. Her Majesty's steam-sloop arracouta, 14, was taken this morning into the north dock of the fitting i 3 basin to have her copper examined and cleaned. Her Majesty's steam - ve ssel Lizard, tender to Mo narch guard ship of ord inar y , was dispached to*Chat ham this day at 1 r.m. with a seaman who fell from the main yard of th e London, 90, for medical treat ment at Melville H o spital. The injuries sustained by the unfortunate sufferer are of so serious a nature that little hopes are entertained of his surviving beyond a few hours. A court-martial assoxibled this day at nine A.M., on board the Waterlo o fla g . ohip, to try Lieutenant C. B. Hore, of her Majesty's ship London, 90, Captaia G. R. Mundy, on a charge of having absented him self from his ship without leave for the space of five days. The following officers comprised the Court :-- Commodore and Senior Officer the Hon. Montagu Stopford, President ; Captain C. Hope, Superintend ent of the Dockyard ; Captain the Hon. S. T. Car negie, of the steam guard-ship Horatio, 22 ; Com mander Henry Pryce, her Majesty's ship Monarch; Commander Arthur Morrell, her Majesty's ship Boscawen, 70, guard-ship of Chatham ordinary. Captain G. H. Mundy, dale London, was prosecutor in the case. The members of the Court having been sworn, and the usual preliminaries gone through, th e charge against the prisoner wa s r ead b y the judge-advocate. Witnesses were called and examined in support thereof. The case for the prosecution was concluded by 11.30 A.M., when the prisoner was called upon for his defence. This having been read by the judge" Advocate, the prisoner called witnesses as to charac ter, all of whom spoke of him in the highest terms as an officer. The court was then cleared of strangers, and on their being again admitted, the Court declared the charge to be fully proven, and sentenced Lieute - nant C. B. Here to be severely reprimanded. APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 27.—Second Master Henry fl (1848), from the Cent aur steam-frigate, flag" ship on the West Coast of Africa station, to the pregnable, flag-ship at Devonport. The Wasp steam-sloop, Commander Lord Joh n Hay, was taken out of the basin to-day, and is now ready for sea, , The Megvera steam-frigate arrived at Woolwich this . afternoon from Sheerness, to embark two com panies of the Royal Artillery tbr a passage to Bar bad oes. THE QUEEN'S STORES.—DEVONPORT, SUNDAY One of those disgraceful scenes, which freque ntly occur here, has taken place in the pas t week. In the low neighbourhood of Ordnauce-lane, inhabited by. pour people, there was what they term " a jolly gc!oa row," or a regular fall-out when one of the parties c D o o r e d k i . n y g t.i l r y d instituted and som e b y through revenge, laid infOrmetion that another had Queen's stores in her possession. A search was ac the Crown solicitor, and some constables from the property WO found, Q M lle r e . Consisting of some fathoms of an old deep-sea lane, used to dry clothes on, and in the same court another w E s Eastlake, the agent for piece of white-line, belonging to another woman, bearing the Queen's mark, was also discovered. The two women were brought before Commodore Superin tendent Seymour or Saturday, and convicted in a fine Both of2l. Be or three months' i mprisonment. being poor widows they could no t raise the mo ne y , and were sent to prison in default. NORTH AMERICA AND WEST IND IE. The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir CT. F. Seymour, C. 13., G.C.H., in his flag-ship Cumber land, 70, Captain Seymour, was at Halifax, Sept. 15 ' Alarm, 26, Captain George Ramsay, arrived at Halifax on Monday evening, the 13th instant, lt twenty-three days, from Antigua. She anchored 011 the south end of George's Island, where she retun ing, lned all night; got under weigh at seven next and saluted the flag of the Vice-Admiral, wh i c h was returned with the usual number of gu ns by t h e Cum returned t c h or e off Berland. Iu beating up, the Alarm g ot on Dartmouth Cove, where she remaine d for abou t a . quarter of an hour, when she got off an d anchored off the dockyard. Buzzard, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Dobbie, at ployed in the protection of the fisheries, arrived. Quebec,.. Sept. 10, it was said, with the intention of going into Clock to repair damage received by to Est ing . the ground off the harbour of Halifax on her firs arrival trona England. Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop, in command of Lieute- 26. nant Crauford, left Port Royal for Cu ba, Aug. THE COUNTRY i MARKET S of The following is the official statement o f the quantotirets corn, &c., received in the port of Londo n from the P 4.50, Essex, from the 19th Sept., 1852, to the 25th Sept., both inclusive : ,v; ' ' . 1, 1 - , , .ai '72. 7:3* tri 4 " Qs pq P 4 Lzl P:1 ' CD 50 3 ° ...../ , ......--"-- ....... ...... --.--.... Colchester lB, 200 15 Harwich __ -- Leih Maldon 3981 92 -- ) ""' 079 370 1033; 58 --:_—' - 1 ------° 1 G - - . follow:-- CHELMSFORD, SEPT. 24.—Prices to-day Wer gis 52 's , Wheat, white, old 46s Od to 54s Od, new 42s to _ ley 26s to 29 8 ; . red, old 40s to 465, new 353 to 40s • bar , 65a to 5 65, che • o ,valier grinding 21s to'27s m alt , chevalier 55s to 58s ; oats 19s to 25s ; peas, partriagew, 911 to 365; white, 30s to 32s boiling, 348 to 365; du n . n , o e j6s; to 35s ; beans, tick, 32s to 34s ; harrow ticks, 3 18 " mazagan, 29s to 325. A ro d 30s COLCHESTER SEPT. 25.—Thneat, white 40s to bus ; k w, to 45s ; oats, 17s ' to 9.3 s ; beans, mazagan 28s to 325; ' l , - ` O3 to greY , ' and small 32s to 365; peas, white 34s to 365, -------------L----I---------e----f°llow:- 32s ; barley, 28s to 32s per qr. quotatious KIRKALDT, SEPT. 25.—The following are the for new grain:— Wheat. :Barley. First 44s Od 28s Od Second 40s Od 24s Od Third 3Bs Od 223 Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801 b. HADDINGTON, SEPT. 21.—i grain at our market to-day:— Old Wheat. First Oats. 21s Od 19s ocll 18s Odi imperial,. he follow): Beans. 305 od od od l os s od to I ng are the peso -303 ° 4 28' ° ` i i 5 e- Barley. 29 Od Ids Od. prices ex Oats. 22s Od - Us 2d Bea m' n A 35' (.1.• n pa 433 7d 27s Od 1 j Third Total quantity of Old Wheat in market 199 qrs., 199 94) 0 1d Do. New do. 697 i old Do. Barley uo. som Do. Oats do. 411 qrs., 409 qi gold Do. Beans do. 45 qrs., - 3 7 8 1 0 6 Qrs., 35 0 s ~ Prices ,s os C C O o kt al per hl A to i r t il E tTh.e—clYor ontizicifrlli Cookson Hartley 14s ~ r, ** 165 Hastings Hartley ••• uu , netton ................ 6d Holywell 165 6 d New Tanfield los 6d Russell's Hetton . ..... 0 14s 3d Whitwell .•••• ••• 15 s s _ , Ravenswor ••• th'sW. 16 ve! Townley Hart 16s 6d Iletton Hartlepool .- . ga 6a West ......... •••-. 14s Gd South Hartlepool .... army arket:.-0 9d West Wylam. i6s Od WylAm 14s od Whitworth . ............ 1 , Wall'2 End, Vic. T ... , 169 v I Acorn Close ...... . ....... 153 Od Bell Belmont l6s 3dDynant ailford Stone 22s ua 163 3d Ships at market, 33. ..... Sold, 30. The only RAILWAY STOCK transac tion E c ' ArtGR . reported \ve h av e to-day to Dotew a s — a BRISTOL, SEPT• 27. STOCK Eyc H . ues 0:111. SHARE MARKET s• An:AL—The share market cont in ues ~, LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 27. improe ment in our share market to-day, and a firmer feeling is aft! nifest. The transactions were as ' follow: —Birenhead ahl.! Lancashire (late Chester and Birkenhead), 20 3—Ditto,,zi• _bli..ares, 3 3 / 4 dis.—Caledonian, 215/B—Eastern Countiesq:-.% an.cashire and Yorkshire, 84N—Ditto, Fifth 8 , , 4 Ditto, London and North-Western, 119—Midland, Gift ,q, n and New Preference, 4 1 / 2 South-P.aster per cent., p. — ,- rth and South Dover, 0 -11/2—Dutch Rhenish, 1 dis.-- - . o4° ^ - Wales, 3%. Blocs MANCHESTER, SEPT. 27' . EXCHANGE.—The business done t' day was very limited, and prices had a downward tendency'. The actionstrans- Q,/ Lancashire were as follow :—East Lancashire, 1‘)/. / ..... and Yo ksh . per cent., .034, . L r ire, 84—Ditto Preference, ondon and North-Western 119-Ikfanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, She 76,-A-- New Gl. Preference, 5 /e c• P . Scottish Central, 20—South-Eastern and Dover, 21 7-16. BIRMINGHAOI, 20—South-Easte r n 27• STOCK EXCLIANGE.—The share market opened firm this morning at last quotations, but business was flat. In the course of the day Shropshire Unions were done at St;:::::ev°11' ~0• 3/, Is. 3d. dis. ___ . ...-----7-- -- ______- f [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A L ife Guardsma Holloway ' s one the Heroes of Waterloo, cured of Rheumatis b of the Ointment and Pills.-111r. Thomas Brunton, landlord Waterloo Tavern, Coatham, Yorkshire, was afflicted for Mall months with rheumatism and rheumatic gout. His legs were dreadfully painful, and disfigured w ith colours of every hue, frightful to behold. For t en weeks he was wholly unable to walk, the treatment he received from several medical men net only failing to do him any good, but leaving him in fact in a considerably worse condition. At this juncture Holloway's Pills and Ointment were resorted to, and by their sole means he has been restored to health and strength. --Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand , London. The weekly reviews of the Amsterdam and Rot terdam produce-markets mention a more favourable feeling among operators, which had in some cases caused an advanc e in prices. Little change had taken place in coffee, but the general tendency was towards improvement, higher rates ha w ing, in special instances, been paid. The transactions in ra sugar had been limited ; purchases of refined had teen more freely made. In rice the dealings continued act", and indigo could be obtained only at an advance. The se counts from Hamburg' and Antwerp represent a similar state of trade. ---------"--m.,...............................,„.....................__________ —__ BIRTHS. OF A SON. On tho 25th inst., at Tavistoek-place, TaVistoek-equarel Pars. George Wheeler. O n the 23d inst., at Belfield, Winderme re, the wife of Captain Nicholls, late of the 4th Dragoon Guarcle. OF A DA.UOUTER. On the 24th inst., at Tavistock-square, the wife of George T. Kemp, Esq. the O w n i t f l e ie of 23 C d ap iu t s a t in ., HatayDesa,r4letyh-hßoeugsienSunbury, Middles' jun., Esq , Bodges, MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at Sidmouth, Devon, George Carrington, Esq., of Sidmeuth eldest son of George Carrington, Esq., of Igisise ti : (~In -abbey, Bucks, to Elizabeth Jane, only daughter of Jamo DIED. _On the 24th inst., at Seething-wells, Kingston, Surrey► John Brown, Esq., aged 81. Thonias On the 25th inst. at I3oulogne-sur-Mer, 111 r. Rouse, late proprietor of the Eagle Tavern and Grecian Saloon, City-road, aged 69. On the 24th inst. Susrighton, Lucy, relict of G• French, Esq., of Anginering, ex, aged 68. On the 23d inst., at Ovington-square, Brompton, Joseph C• "sq,, aged 65. Robertson, _ London: Printed and Published by MII—RDO YOUO, °I on o, 112, Strand, rrintgr. at The Sun Tie. 112, Strand, the }Wallet of the Savo, i n the ousts Pf Middlesex, Tueedoil &Ptembor 28, 1852. cow. The Corn of the unit Sinn notice . o'clock the hag to cont Wich, about 2 73 LOiD:. A Form X 0 Tend( nor any not anthorised i Every Te altl', and b riage of Ti accornpanie to bt eonae oad for the rriTE That the for Rills on f urther not Lonabay, 25 GRA To or from it Grave Between GI $0 other Pi The Packe ~CIO. tT Direct Trl Onattibuse rlie rl, quart 4 0Si BM the foll 110 t.T Tr ee TI roe Mont Aekets ; or Sept. 21, The tile best ' e rltive of d k r in Prete] ost Alpeg &e. osgo,, 4nldtB throe ', in g Z',l;-, at the t We s and gallons Frond COW to : h wot e it :r t .s Chest E ' l t ke°llN. 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