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

FRANCE. Rumours are rife of Ministerial modifications to - -ke place on the return of the Prince President to . 'iris. M. Bineau is again 9cok -n of as the future sinister of the Interior, arid M. Achille Fould es the acessor of the present Mleiater of Finaece ; while de Beville, Colonel of Bagineers, and attached to id household of the President, president, is the most likely can didate for the important post of Minister of State. One difficulty attends these arrangements, that is with reference to the Minister of the Interior, about 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 the President, who is desirous of giving to that department all the importance formerly at tacta,A. 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 bands, 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 a 3 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 dianapolis, 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 fat, arrived in Paris on Friday evening. Dr. Cullen and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ross are expected to join them immediately. The object of the* 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 A rtzenhenn, in the Haut-Rhin, has established a fre sh 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 Beeftzheim, an d 10 at Obe n h e i m . There are several other buildings so seriously damaged, that it will become necessary to repair them before they can be inhabited. The re turns of the losses sustained at Artolsheim Sob:Klan, Dielaolsheim, and Friesenheim had not been received at Strasburg, but it is known that the inhabitants of Oberheim have suffered enormously, having been for a lo n g time expos e d t o th e f u ry 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 the melancholy position of Rhinau they sent there several boats laden with pro visions for the sufferers. The inhabitants of the neighbouring villages likewise rendered all the as sistance in their power. The commune of Alatzenheim, which contsins 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 canal's from the Haut-Rhin, the overflowing of the and the 11l has caused terrific disasters in that department. A subscription has been opened through out Alsace for this 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 officitly published. It gives the contractor an ex clnsive right in the line for the conveyance of goods and passenger* 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 Tonningen to be com pleted first. Fadrelandet condemns severely the ad dregs 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 Pontificftl Court. A concordat for Ireland is stated to be one of his objec►., 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 I?tter from Florence of the 19th, in the Risorgi. mento of Turin, states that the I,loyal Court is still oceripied with reading the documents relating to GrAerrazzi'a trial, so that the sittings are now with- O' interest. A rumour is current that Guerrazzi Riidressed a letter to the Grand Duke, praying his Highness to go spontaneously into court, and giva his testimony in favour of his ex-Minister. .In a l etter dated the 18th, the Paris correspondent or the Risorgimento of Turin states that Marshal Soutt 'once complained to him that he had unac countably lost a voliiminous correspondence he had carried en with the late Duke of Wellington, con taining very interesting historical facts. The corre spondent expresses a hope that the Marshal's heirs may have found the letters alluded to, which would throw much light upon the history of the Empire. A WOMAN SR 04 - i — B I, HER SUITOR. was perpetrat e d A crime on Friday evening at Newport, which, it is feared, will terminate in the death of the unfortunate vietim—a middle-aged at by her woman, named Etheridge , w ho was shot Ais u s Ethe 7 suitor, named Samuel Gre enin g , fo rmerly ler guard he o of a coa c h, a n d latterly the assistant o ridge's blind father, who keeps a publi c . h . se large market garden, a short the town distance from and Hof Newport. Greening had long p a id his addresses to mi ss Etheridge, who is his cousin, and, being a resident i n the same house, frequently gave her occasion to re. monstrate with him on his dissipated habits, he being a member of a band, from whose performances he fre quently came t home drunk. She refused, it is stated , to be marriedLt o hi m on th e groun d of these . jealousy, These would appear to have caused a habits.i_fiee under the effects of which he again resorted to drink. For two or three days last week he is stated to have b?en intoxicated. A continuous quarrel between him self and Miss Etheridge was the result. On the day 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 r 7" usually kept. On the evening in question Green g,' still under th e effects of intoxication and J s ' u tise - , was again quarrelling with his sweetheart, and for a moment or two was missed from the room where Alaee Etheridge and an assistant gardener were seated at a table. On Greening's return he walked up and down th e room egain still bickering with his cou sin ; when suddenly he rushed up to where she was sit ting, presented a pistol at her and fired. The unfortu nate worn an's shrieks, nestle 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 mtlith, ear, and cheek, on the left side of the face, the content s of the pistol, which were supposed to be shot or h ard wadding, having entered just below the ear, fractured the left jaw, smashed some of the teeth, P a "ing afterwards through th e mou th. She was at once conveyed to bed, and M r . W oo ll e t t ,- su rgeon, One of th e borough magistrates, was called from Newport. Greenin still remained about the house, in a haltesseuniim g sullen humour, till he was apprehended by the bo rough police, and lodged in the station-house cell. The prisoner has since stated that he was not a ware the Pistol was loaded, though this does not agree wi th the fact of his snapping and trying it in the chimney on the previous day. He is also stated to have told his victim that if she did not have him, but married another, it should be ne good to her—he would pre vera her happiness. The wounded woman, when consciousness wee in soine measure restored, in the course of the night frequently expressed a desire to see Greening, and appeared to feel deeply from the consideration that he 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 int o cus t o d y t h an ot h erwise ; and it was not expected that either the father or the assistant gar dener, the latter being an eye-witness of the whole transaolion, would further the ends of justice, if they c ou ld avo id it, b y giving evidence against the Prisoner. at th On Saturday the priso ner was b rought to the bar e police-office, before the Pope and Mr. M "its.o, M.P., county magistrates. Evidence was 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 THE _FORERUNNER FOR _ _ AFRICA. (From the Liverpool Albion.) PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY. 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 m asts, and ex ternal' colour, which is entirely green, gave her a light and graceful appearance. Finally, when we learn that the contract for the conveyance of 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 eo short a r n f t a i l a l c s p a : g c i o e. o f m s h i s e c ealilsao neou3 goods and a large a period. whom are amongst The Forerunner takpeasssoemuntgoeuars, carries a number of Captain A. E. Kennedy, Governor of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Kennedy and servant, Coast, James C. Fitzpatrick, E sq., Chief Justice of the Gold Mr. and M rs . P ra tt, IE3B Campbell, Rev Reichardt, Mr. E. W ataco il, Rev. Mr. Ratty, Ilev. Mr. Cornwall, Colonial Chap lain, and Mrs. Oornevall, Mr. J. W. Thompson, Lieut. Cave, Mr. Co x, and Mr. Brocket, for Sierra Leone ; also, Stetif-Surgen Daniel, Rev. Mr. Mon serratt, colonial chaplain, Madame Chevreille, Mr. Malliotte, and others for the Gambia. All expressed themselves highly pleased with the accommodation, and were in high spirits, more especially the old voy agers, at the prospect of a speedy passage. In con nexion with the internal arrangements of the vessel, it may be interesting to state that her berths, though comparatively small, are well lighted and ventilated, and this company have, we believe, the merit of intro ducing for the first time in a mail packet-ship Silver's water-proof and floatab le 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 are 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, who 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 two-thirds and the latter one-third each. This is much on the system of " lays" in the whaling ser vice, and gives all on board an 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 speciall 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 he 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 steamers 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 rife, which, from the beauty of its climate and pic turesque scenery, is likely to rival the former place as a sanatorium. Hitherto, however, Tenerife 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 vi-it 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 rnclams don 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 NEWCASTLE 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 e o r r t th ofnra Nw inspector at great length, explaining the circumstances. A project has been lately sanctioned for the construe tion of a spacious dock at Hay Hole for the shipment of Coal, under the patronage of his Grace the Duke of i b e erland : The site of this dock is within the port castle, but adjacent to the western limit of th a t of Shields, and the inhabitants of Shields propose to enlarge the boundary so as to include the intended dock, thereby of the port. They adding greatly to the revenue also propose to compel all vessels that take i n tyh whole or any part of their cargo in the deep Watere at Shields to clear out from 'that the owner and char tererthat port, notwithstanding resid e i n Newcastle, and wish of the vessel to transact his business Lamb, who is an agent for t h ere . il shipment Mr. Alderman tons of coals annually on th : „ of 400,000 views of the deputation, and 1- l e n ir e, supported the which the me rchants s ed f the great inconvenience to would be subjected were the propzdNewcastle effected. A lengthened discussion followed changes at the close of which the inspector intimated that he should report the result of his inq uiries to theßo„d ofcm missioners. It is underst ood that the alterlti which are proposed by the inhabitants of Shield, have s received the sanction of the D uke of Northumber land. THE RAPE ON BEDMINSTER DOWNS. Since our last publication we have gleaned the following additional particulars respecting this most atrocious outrage :—llobert 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 be 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 ene of them, a s they we r e a ll i n b e d. 'Whil e s h e was dressin g , H a ll a l so p u t on some o f hi s c l o th es , 4 when both were rea dy th ey sa lli e d f ort h i n and company, H a ll carry i ng his loaded gun. On cross ing the road in the direction of the screams, which at that time had become somewhat stifl e d, M rs . All en called Out loudly g irl *" At thelitly, " You villain, you are ill-u s i ng a the moment Hall saw one of the men rising fro m ditch T and nettles in which the girl was then lyi ng. he other man stood in the ditch in astooping pestur ws , o a ri nd on hearing Mrs. Allen c.. 111 out, gave the watch " Cheesey " to his companion. Both men then gate, behind and on getting over the five barred I the reservoir, one of them havem only distinguish the figures at nearly fell. Hall could Bred, but was fearful, if he a distance, and would lying cot the Mrs. d girl whose screams had whose name is Martha forward, and found the Fear, of Chew Magna, still g was tn the ditch. They assisted her to rise, when she _. i n such a state of agitation as to be almost frantic. Ihe man and woman did all they could to sootl I her, and ultimately she in sisted upon g oing direct h. )me, under the full impression that her mother was got le on before, and that she would find her disabled of i the road. Hall then saw information got tion safe o f her safe as far as Dundrey .hill, and said he would wait there while she want on , and if a g ain moles ted would go to her Et ssista ace. 'Che nal m e' a a n n , d h th a ey vi-ng informed her father, who is a wentlabour ing at once to the constable of the however, vthilelagoeutr(aCghee.*vthatMlidagana) and girl ,gave been committed upon her. Four days aftervvaTds, 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 po tel them li h y a l l ea g v n ig n n eoffat five o'clock i n th e morn i ng , word that they would wait upon the \ inagistrates who were to hear the case, and contra d;ct the report that had been published in this journal last appearance, needless h u but there haedrde is ahlaitt little they o doubt td thatnot they will soon b e i n th e h an d s ofthe make k w t e h e eirl t law, and made to answer for an their'll B 'tl . Saturday. LA W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONDLANQUE.) 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, 3,0231.; secured, 635/. ; assets in good debts and property, 536/. ; property held by creditors, 6201. The accounts began with a deficiency of 5881. ; the profits had been 1,0211. ; los3es, 367/.; trade expenses, 1,3011.; do mestic and personal ditto, 630/. ; other expenses, 273/. 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 kis affairs in 1851, when, ac cording to the bankrupt's own statement, he was able to pay 173. in the pound, His HoNona 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 DENMAN. 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. Lawrence 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 boles 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 Foul 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 PHILLIPS.) IN RE JOHN MACA&TREY. 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 fur 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, Ile received the money upon his journey as traveller for the opposing creditors. He lost the whole sum upon two occa sions, 240/. in July, and 145/. 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 115/, 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 lose in May, 1846, contained sums received in June and July, 1847. Upon cross-examination Mr. Laurie said the rea sons which induced him to sue the insolv en t a ft er th e 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 bis 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 ?—The insolvent replied he had lost a part. He lost 1151. 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 Pnimars 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-110 USE. 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 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 de c l ara ti on t o th e same e ff ec t ; an d it was st ated for th e p rosecu ti on th a t th ey were b o th per feetl Y aware of the fact, that sums of money had been previously portant evidenc g e tng obtained upon that security by the male prisoner. The. case had been adjourned for the purpose of b r i o forward witnesses to give im- Sir R. W. e mtbp to have been brough t f Are the witnesses who were present? orward in proof of the fraudu lent dealings Mr. Sh orr t sa id h e h a d every reas on to believe that the t witnesses were intentionally a bsent, in order to foil he object of the prosecution. One of them h a d been summoned be to a tt en d, an d th e r re present, but from esent was nd, and the reason to other what believe had i t a dd thatverbally on e recently o f been stated promised to t them had gone to Ireland, a very h eavy character days. o ther had disappeare d into the c ountry for some Sir R. W. CARDEN —If it be n ecessary wa shall be sent out for th e absent witne sses. l‘lr. ai agst both Shorrt—Therenarecharges ° prisoners,articularly th e young man. A clerk to Mr. Dodd, who had been applied to for the advance of money by the male prisoner, said he had accompanied Mrs. Coleman to the notary, and witnessed the making of the declaration. Mr. John Sise Tenn, 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 wise a not ary pu bli c , an d th a t p u rporting to be made by Mar garet C oleman was made b e f ore himself on the 29th of April. h e e ffi d Brett (the officer) chambers an r)saidthe mdalepuprrcishoanseedr hsehdorrese cently furni s with, there was every r eason to believe, the proceeds of the fraud, and wa s Paying at the present time 11, a week far the keep of the horse. lie had also obtained goods in the names of Thompson and 'Wil liams, and other name 9, a fa , :..t which when generally known would no doubt bring togethi.-r 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 S ou th A ustra li a, i n 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 they 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 he could to procure the 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 fine condition, had been a steeple-chaser, and the defendant said the animal's impetuosity, which could not was the cause of the inj u ry. policeman said he h a d no ti ce o f th e con diti on of the horse 9n Saturday fr om a gen tl eman , an d watched him into the City up on th e p resen t occas i on . Sir R. W. CARD The be restrained, EN asked whether Mr. Balls knew of the conditi on o f t h e h orse ' s shoulders ? defendant said th a t M r. B a ll s h a d g i ven espec i al o Ta r nh d ye e t r ili t n h g at the horse should not be taken out till he was perfectly well. Sir R. W. CARD EN —I appre h en d th a t h e an d o th er extensive R proprietors are frequently deceived by their drivers, they have evidently all sorts of comfortsrveirs who, while selv themselves, care nothing about the misery they inflict upon th e poor an i ma l s. I h ope M r. B a l ls w ill hear of this conv i ct i on. I fi ne you 405., or 14 days' imprisonme n t i n B r id ewe ll. MARLBORO UGH-STRE ET. ROBBERY AT LORD LONSDALE'S.—John Martin, whose real name is Paddington, and Neill Lamont, were brought before Mr. Arnold charged on sus picion with having s t o l en a va l ua bl e go ld snuff-box, propertythe of Lord Lonsdale, 15, Carlton-terrace. llr. he er Smart, gold refiner, Princes-street, Leicester-square, deposed that on the 30th of August l a st the prisoner Martin brought the gold box to him d offered for sale. Witness asked him if it was his own, said it was not ; it belonged to a person namedont, and gave his address No. 6, Dorset place,Pall-mail East. Witness declined purchasing the box until h e h a d sa ti s fi e d hi mse lf t h at i t was a ll right, and th e pr i soner then left the shop, and he saw an andlj ahthe nothing more of him till Saturday afternoon, when he the( receivedp r (prisoner) moneyn e r ) entered the shop and demanded the box or for it. Wit ness h av i ng i n th e mean ti me information that a box similar to the one produced had 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 officer attached to the C division, said he tuck th e picion of ha v i ng stolen the box produced. W i tness, prison Martin into custody on sus 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 mnn 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 Lansdale's, thathe (Paddington) he had received the box from him -Paddington) had made a statement to tahned effect that (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 Lons 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 Lord 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. Wontuer, 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. SOUTHTVARK. Yesterday Mr. Augustus Rimy, 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 lamned'aa.sndbhad him ejected from the 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 hisa hour, wife , h a e n was and upon on various occasions ill-treated n i s l e l a -t s r o e n at ab e i d e in formed that he could not be permitted to see her, particularly at receiving this answer he became excited, seized com plainant by the throat,. shook him, and also struck him on the breast, but did not hurt him. The complainant added that the defendant. had been amongst the Kafirs had only recently arrived interviewff ro from somem the leng thCapeswith th ; him, o f policeman, t that his wife had no wish to have an acted with such violence in his efforts to have an interview with her he (com plainant) called a house, and taken to th e station-house. Mr. ATECKETT asked the d e f en dant whether he wished to ask the complainant any questions ?—De fneentdtaen thsaavied beenit wasm y a family matter, and ought e subject of a complaint at that court. The fact was, he had been absent from amdeeretl the England for the last three, years, and herring that his wife was at Mr. Harding s hous e , h e wen ; there to see her, but evory impediment was thrown in his way to effect that object, e nd he admitted that he was a good deal excited, and might 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—WiII you promise no t t o g o t o the complainant's house again? Defenda n t—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 re s idenc e amongst the Kafirs has not improved his temper or disposition. Mr. A'BECKETT inquired if the intervie w w ith hi s wife could not be accomplished in the pr esence o f some of the members of her family, as the defendant says he only wants to see her once more? Defen- 1 dant—That is all I require. Mr. ATECKETT—however, said, that if the com 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 was for him to keep away from his house. After some further discussion on the subject, th e 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, Clerkenwell, 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 it to be brought before the magistrates at the Clerkenw e ll Police-court to answer the charge. It may be here stated that this neighboarhood has of late been getting a little int o notor i ety by the seizure of illicit stills, it being Only a month since, on Saturday, that the revenue officers made a similar sei zure w ithi n a f ew d o ors of that effected on Saturday last. WHITEHALL P REAC H ER .—The Bishop of London has Fello w lo appointed of Queen's College, R e . G Orford, J p o r h e n ac s h on er , D a l t .A th ., e } C '. h ß a . p S e . i abyal, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND LAST YEAu.—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 Lamers. FALL of TWO HOUSES in SEVEN DIALS. (L&TEST PARTICULARS Yesterday morning, between the nours of 2 and 3 o'clock, an occurrence of a most frighcful character, by which a great number of persons were seriously, and it is feared two or three, f trally 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 that 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 tha two houses adjoining the public-house in each street had fallen, and from the screams which were proceeding from the ruins 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 other 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 got 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, be 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 he 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 be 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 of 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 an 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, which 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 aol 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 have been injured, but 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 cne 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; cess of the Duke 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. Tho admi rable tactics of his Grace also put down the movement of th e 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 one who don't take a good paper, and pay for it is an unworthy citizen, and disregards the beat interests of his family." NAVAL INT.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 fir completed by the shipwrights' and engineers' departments that she wit! 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 for any service : Agamemnon 9O guns ... 550 horse-power. Sans Pareil Blenheim Ajax 5B „ ... 450 91 Hogue Edinburgh A respectable fleet, it will 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 Thomtis 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 Hon. Wm. Mordaunt Maitland, a general in the army, by his first wife, Mary, widow of John Travers, Esq., of Firgrove, county Cork, and daughter of the Rev. Richard Orpen, of Killowen. 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 Euryalns, 42, Captain Augustus William James Clifford. His next 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 i❑ South America. Obtaining a second promotal commis sion, April 30, 1827, he successively assumed command, June 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; ho participated, in 1839, in the operations on the coast of Scinde and in the Persian Gulf; and during the hostilities in China ho 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 Tycocktow, January 7, 1841—was present with her Majesty's plenipotentiary at a formal meeting which was held with the Chinese Commissioner on the 26th of the same mouth—again acquired the public thanks of Sir G. Bremer for the cordial aid he afforded him in the actien 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 re capture—elicited notice for the admirable manner in which he 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 Chinghae. For those 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 PORTSMOUTH,...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 Ipresident, 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 ANOTHER SHIP OF THF3 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 STEAM-FRIGATE.— The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain James Hope, C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Medi terranean. She left Malta oa the 9th instant, arrived at Gibraltar on the 15th, and sailed again on Mon day, the 20th, having had fine weather the whole time. Admiral Dundas, with the squadron, was 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 th e 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 suffering severely from an inflamed arm, ori ginating from the bite of a mosquito, 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 frcm 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 Megaira, 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 paddle-wheel steam-vessel Adder, Mr. J. Watt in charge, arrived from C hatham shortly before nine A . M ., having on board Commander Morrell of the Boscawen, that officer having been 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 Barracouta, 14, w as taken this morning into the north dock of the fitting basin to have her copper examint-d and cleaned. Her Majesty's steam vessel Lizard, tender to Mo narch guard ship of ordinary, was dispached toThat haul this day at 1 p.m. with a seaman who fell from the main yard of the London, 90, for medical treat ment at Melville Hospital. The injuries sustained by the unfortunate sufferer are of so serious a nature that little hopes are entertained of his surviving be y A onhours a . esembled thi s d ay a t n i ne A . M ., on courtimaddtha few e ma rtial Waterloo flag ship, try Lieutenant C. ill B. Hore, of her Majesty's ship London, 90 , C i P tail G. H. Moody, on a charge of having absented him' self from his ship without leave for the space of five days. The following officers comprised the C ourt Commodore and Senior Officer the Hon. M ontagu Stopfo , rd, President ; Captain C. Hope, Saperiatend 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, of the London, was prosecutor in the case. The members of the Court having been sworn, and the usual preliminaries gone through, the charge against the prisoner was read by 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 pris one r was called upon for his defence. This having been read by the judge- Advocate, the prisoner called witnesses as to charge' 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. Hore to be severely reprimanded. APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 27.—Second Master Henry W. Short (1848), fr o m the Centaur stcani•frigate, fl " ag ship on the West Coast of Africa station, to the lin prer an d is now nable, flag-ship at Devon Port. Lord john Hay, was taken out of the basin to-da y , ready for sea, .The Megbera steam-frigate arrived at Wotwo olwick thisaftof then ernoo from Sheerness, to embark com panies Royal Artillery for a passage to Bar' badoes. THE . QUEEN'S STORES.—DEVONPORT, frequently UN DAY.--" One of those disgraceful scenes , which occur here, has taken place in the pas t week. In the low neighbourhood of Ordnance -lane, d 46 inhabited go by. poor people, there was what they term a rties, J o row," or a regular fall-out when one of the p a lly through revenge, laid info rma tion that another had uee . n's stores in her ossession. A search was ac- Q cordingly insti p tuted by Mr. Eastlake, the ag ent for i t ) h o e c C ii. yro.awrdn, and some aQndueseonn,sie constables property was found, consisting of some fathoms of an old deepsea line, from the used . to dry clothes on, and in the same court another piece . of white-line, belonging to another woman, bearing the Queen's mark, was also discovered. The two women were brought before Commodore S.uperin tendent Seymour or Saturday, and convicted Ina fine. of2l. each, or months' imprisonrnent. Both being poor widows three they could not raise the money, and were sent to prison in default. NORTH AMERICA AND WEST The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir U. F. Seymour, C.B. G.C.H. in his flag-ship Cumber,- land, 70, Captain Seymour w as at Halifax , Sept, 1/ Alarm, 26, Captain George Ramsay, arri ved ! Halifax on Monday evening, the 13th instant, 111 twenty-three days, from Antigua. She anchored. cui the south end of George's Island, whe re she rem all all night ; got under weigh at seven next fr.rning• and saluted the flag of the Vice-Adm iral, which wa returned with the usual number of gun s by the Cara; berland. In beating up, the Alarm go t on sh bout ore on s Dartmouth Cove, where she remaine d for a quarter of an hour, when she got off and anchored off the dockyard. Buzzard, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Dobbie, em' ployed in the protection f the fisheries, arrived at, into dock 10, it was said, with the intention of going into dock to repair damage received by touch, " ing the ground off the harbour of Halif ax on her fir arrival from England. Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop, in cowman '26. d of Lieute nant Crauford, left Port Royal for Cube , Aug. THE COUNTRY MARKETS'nti f The following is the official statement of the quaties p , corn, ss &c., received in the port of London from the port, ~. ,i, Ee x, from the 19th Sept., 1852, to the 25th Sept. , both inclusive :—. Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 0 4 18 - 374 - 3981 92 10331 5t4 200 1137 as xi 1 7 7. - I -- 1 5 I - 1 22 12' 1161 54, 1 306 Ei-----14S . -----folovr• W C he H at CHELMSFORD, SEPT. 24.—Prices to-day were as ; . , white, old 46s Od to 545 od, new 42s to szo , chevalier old 40s to 465, new 35s to 40s ; barley, 26s to 29_ 0. ,valier 27s to 32, ; grinding 21s to 27s ; malt 55s to 5i , 0 : chevalier 553 to 58s ; oats 19s to 253 ; peas, partridg e L 2 ' 95 to s ; white, 30s to 32s ; boiling, 345 to 365; dun, new, gs • 35s ; beano, tick, 325 to 345; harrow ticks, al i s to 01 , ' mazagan, 291 to 325. red Vs to 45s ; oats, 175 to 23s ;_beans COLCHESTER, SEPT. 25. —Wheat, white to 5 06 ; and small 32s to 36 •34 • middle Ve ; barley, 28s to 32s„t, Os t' 3 per qr. , h e mazagan 2 4 8 0 5 0 to - 5 , s , peas, white 34s to 360, gr - P KIKKALDT, SEPT. 25.—T he following are for new grain:— the quotation.* Wheat. :Barley. First ... 44s Od 2is Od Second 40s Od 24s Od Third 3Bs Od 22s Od Oatmeal, per baz of 2801bs HADDINOTON, SEPT. 24.—T grain at our market to-day: — Old Wheat. Oats. 1 2h Od 19s Od 1 18 s Od imperial, he follow'' Beans Ou 3 83 05 2 od __ B od 1'233 Od to ng are the pea sl „,,' 303 o d 28 1 ...A uo --5 IN Oh l n i prices - B ar ley. I Oats. 13015* , First ... 2,1 f 33 3 ° J od Second . 43s 7d 127 s Od I 2 is 7 6 oa I 31 1 „la Third Total quantity of Old Wheat in market 199 qrs., s)f., sold Do. New do. 716 qrs., C ( 1 ) ,00 Do. Barley do. 380 cosrs., ~ 4 p 9 s 3B o ut Do. Oats do. 411 q , 31 B °' d Do. Beans do. 45 qrs., COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :.--. C_ook . son's Hartley l4s 6dl Hetton .................. 1 65 9 ,..i tiasting's Hartley l6s 6dlLambton ............. . 1 63 u i u Holywell 15s 6d Russell's Hetton ..•••• ".., 9 d New Tanfield Ravensworth'sW.Hart 1 1 4 6 8 3 36ddHWehtittowneiHia0p ... Li ...... 1 16 r: 9d Townley West llartey - 14s 6d South Hartlepool ..... las s 6 0 1 163 6d'South Kelloe ........... 16 , Wall's End,.. & %Vest Wylam Wylam . 16i 9i Acorn Close Tees ...... - ....••..•- _ , 3 r , , 148 od'Whitworth . ....... ... 14s Bell 163 3d Dynant Milford Stan° `2'.:s ou Belmont l6s 3d, Ships at market, 33 ...... Sold, 30. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRI STOL, SEPT. 27. 11. STOCK EXCILiNGE.—The share market continues dull. The only transaction reported to -day was—South Devon, -,-,- LIVERPOOL, SEvr. 27. ve , SToc X EXCHANGX.—We have to note a trifling i r opro m . went in our share market to-day, and a firmer leeling if. , __!,, Lancashire (late Chester and Birkenhead), iest. The transactions were as follow: —Bikeeketia !!!Ir. ties 11% Shares 3 y • Lancashire 4 dis.—Caledonian, 21%liastern Louu 4 ;i5...... _ and Yorkshire, SI Yg—Dittu, F A if tl ,- 1 '', London and North - Western, 119 Itidlg "; Vitto 2 0 q i, --Ditto, :4,,, --- New Preference, 4 1 / z per cent., 1 ;4 13. North and South Dover, 21% D 2-' atch Rhenish, 1 dis. Wales, 3%. ontiubil!EGas* s t — ern and MANCHESTER, SErT. 27. STOCK ExcuANGE.—The business done to-day was very limited, and prices had a downward tendency. The trans actions were as follow :—East Lancashire, I”c3—Lanashire and Yorkshire, 84—Ditto, Preference, 6 p teer cent., loYa -- ; London and North-Western, 119—Manchesr, Sheffield, a na Lincolnshire, New 61 . Preference, % c• p.—Midland , 76,4-- Scottish Central, 20—South-Easter n and Dover, 21 7.16. • BIRMINGHAM' SEM'. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market opened firm this s. sd. is. gat d last quotations, but business was flat. In the course of the day Shropshir e 3L i Unions we re done 0 ••••••.....0.............'."".."..............• --- __- [ADVERTISEMENT.] -'-A Life Guardsman, one of the Heroes of Waterloo, cured of Rheumatism by Holloway 'o Ointment and Pills.—Mr. Thomas Brunton, landlord of the Waterloo Tavern, Coatham, Yorkshire, was afflicted for marl months with rheumatism and rheumatic gout. His legs were dreadfully painful, and disfigured with colours of every hue, frightful to behold. For ten weeks he was w holly unable to a o w n a l l y k ,fatihnng e t re atment he received f rom several medical men net to do him any good, leaving him in fact in but cons id era bly worse condition. At this juncture Holloway's Pills and Ointment were resort ed to, and by their sole means he has been restored to health and strengtb.—Sold by all Druggist s and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, strand, London. The weekly review s of the Amsterdam and Rot terdam produce-marke ts mention a more favourable feeling among operators, which had in some cases caused an advance in prices. Little change had taken place in coffee, but the general tendency was towards improvement, higher rates having, in special instances, been paid. The transactions in raw sugar had been limited; purchases of refined had leo more freely made. In rice the dealings continued active, and indigo could be obtained only at an advance. vie ec counts from llamburgh and Antwerp represent a similar state of trade. -----..- THE SUN, LON DON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1852 BIRTHS. OF A SON. On tho 25th inst., at Tavistoek-placo, Tavistock•sq"ffi Mrs. George Wheeler. w ife o• f On the 23d inst., a t Belfield, Windermere, the Captain Nicholls, late of the 4th Dragoon Guar ds. the wife OF A DAucarriut On the 24th inst., at Tavistock-square, the wife of George T. Kemp, Esq. of Captain Hayes, 4th Regiment. the 23d iust., at Darley-house, Sunbury, Middleso. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at Sidmouth, Devon, George Carringtotl, km, Esq eldest son of George Carrington, Esq., of bßis den-abbey, Bucks, to Elizabeth Jane, only daughter of Dint"' Hodges, Esq., of Sidtnouth. On the 24th inst., at Seething-wells, K i ngs ton, Sur rey', John Brown, Esq., aged 81. On the 25th inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Jr. Thoulo Rouse, late proprietor of the Eagle Tavern and Grecian Saloon, City-road, aged 69. On the 24th inst., at Brighton, Lucy, relict of G. French, Esq., of Angmering, Sussex, aged 68. On the 235 inst., at Ovington-square, Brompton, Joseph C. Robertson, Esq,, aged 65. 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