The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

PEACE. " I hope the Congress will try to open the eyes of all the nations of Europe to the enormous expense and waste occasioned by their standing armaments. " To accomplish this object you need only to pub lish in the different continental languages a few simple facts. When I was last year travelling over the coatinent, I took some pains to be correct in the followip.,g statistical details : " Misr in mind that no revolutionary symptoms had then appeared, and that the armaments have been everywhere increased during the present year. I estimated the total effective force of the regular armies of Europe in 1847, including that of Great Britain, to amount to upwards of 2,200,000 men ; and the number employed on ships of war to exceed 150,000 ; making together 2,350,000 re gular soldiers and sailors. The National Guards of France and Switzerland, the Landwehr of Ger many, and other bodies liable to temporary military service, I put down at a very moderate estimate—at 1,000,000. Add to these the armed police, civic guards, gensd'armerie, and Custom-house officers, and you will have a total of nearly 4,000,000 of men with arms in their hands. But, confine our attention for a moment to the 2,950,000 regular soldiers and sailors. This is called the peace establishment ; but I doubt whether in the most active period of Napo leon's wars there was so large an effective armed force in Europe. There might have been a greater number on paper, but a far larger proportion was in hospital, or rendered non-effective from other causes. It is not easy to compute the precise cost of these ar maments. If the total expense on the continent bore the same proportion per head as in England (but this would be an exaggerated estimate) the direct charge for the regular forces alone would amount to 250,000,000/. sterling per annum. There is, however, a very large expense in curred for maintaining and repairing fortified places on the continent from which England is in a great measure exempt. Then we must bear in mind that the men who are thus wholly withdrawn from productive labour are all in the vigour and prime of life ; and assuming that they would be capable of producing, in agriculture or manufactures, wealth to the amount of 501. a year each—a very moderate estimate—it amounts to an additional loss of 100,000,0001. per annum. I have put down nothing /tar the cost of the arms and accoutrements of the National Guards and Land wehr; or for the value of the labour which they withdraw from private pur suits and devote to occasional military services. Without attempting any exactness in my estimate, I will obviate all objections by understating the case, and therefore shall content myself by asserting that the cost of the standing armaments of Europe, exclu sive of police, amounts to more than 200,000,0001. sterling a year. This enormous burden must have greatly aggravated the sufferings of the industrious populations during the hate bad seasons, and may have partly caused that discontent which has s ) often ended in revolution. "-It may be objected that I appal to low motives in thus dwelling upon the pecuniary view of the question. True. But if the New Testament has failed to inspire Christian nations with faith in tine principles of peace, I may surely be excused if I demoirtrate how costly is their reliance for defence upon the spirit of war. Where Jenner found all his appeals to the humanity of certain parochial authori ties fail, he at last succeeded in persuading them to adopt his discovery by proving that it would cost less to vaccinate the poor than to pay for coffins for those who died of the smallpox. But there is no danger of the Congress losing sight of the moral aspect of the question. The modern system (for it is of modern growth) of maintaining huge standing ar maments in time of peace, is a scandal to the boasted civdiaition of the age. It proclaims to the world a total want of confidence on the part of each European state in the peaceful professions of the others—thin carrying us back to that state of society when barba rous tribes were constantly armed, expecting every moment to be attacked by their savage neighbours. You will probably be treated with ridicule on the continent, as I have been in England, for advocating such a Utopian scheme as a general disarmament. The larger portion of mankind are, perhaps, at present opposed to, or indifferent to, our views. But we know that in contending for a principle based upon truth and sanctioned by the law of God, we have only to persevere to convert our minority into a majority. Your Congress will be the protest of this minority against a system repugnant alike to humanity and common sense ; and I can only repeat the regret I feel in not being able to take a part personally in your proceedings ; and believe me, "My dear Sturge, faithfully yours, " RICHARD COBDEN. " Mr. Joseph Sturge, Birmingham." BRISTOL FREE Powr ASSOCIATION.—The annual meting of this association was held in the Guildhall of the eity of Bristol yesterday, and was most respectably attended. The Mayor presided. The principal speakers on this nee:anima were Messrs. Bright, Habenfield, Aiken, Wells, Ford, Dr. Green, Sac. Resolutions congratulatory of the success which had attended the formation and pro gress of the society were passed, as were Yot.?* of thanks to those gentlemen who had contributed to that success by their eff9rts. The large room of the •Guildhall, in which the proceedings were conducted, was crowded with people. It appeared from the report that the pros pects of the association were favourable, and that every thing w. 45 in a satisfactory state. It was shown that during the great commercial crisis which affected mer - chants of the highest eminence in London, Liverpool, and elsewhere, the Bristol merchants have stood firm, and in consequence the increase in her shipping had been 25 per cent. The business was terminated by a vote of thanks to the Mayor, which was carried by ac clamation. WELCH EDUCATION.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert have been graciously pleased to eontsibute 1001., on the part of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, to the Welch Educational Institution at Liandovery, recently endowed by .the venerable and be nevolent Cambrian, Thomas Phillips, who has given 3,000/. for the purpose of enabling th e i n h a bi tants of the principality co owAzu us guuu au cUus.acz... -- 2- - _ found in the best public schools of England or Scotland, combined with a thorough knowledge of their own lan gunge, the culture of which, besides its intrinsic value to the antiquarian and philologist, is the only true key to the affections of the people and the best means of pro moting the interests of religion. Had former Sovereigns thus judiciously encouraged the best objects of life by assisting the education of their Celtic subjects by means in unison with the natural genius of the people, the influ ence of dissent would never have predominated as it does at present. FALL OF the ENCLOSURE WALL AT THE STANLEY DOCK.,—At an early hour yesterday (Wednesday) Morning: about 45 yards of the walls which surrounds and encloses the Stanley Dock fell with a tremendous crash. It will be remembered that the Stanley Dock is one of the new north (internal) docks, which runs be r4ceen Waterloo-road and Great Howard-street. The wall in quesKon,which was 19 inches in thickness, 14 feet in height, and entirely built of brick, faced Great Howard street, and it is supposed that its fall was officasioned by an immense number of square sets for paving having been placed outside of it ready for use. They pressed against it, and, as there were no buttresses erected inside for its support, they forced it from its foundation, and Carried, as we have said, 45 yards of it down. The whole of the 45 yards fell inside upon the dock quay, where there was a porter at t h e t i me k eep i ng wa t c h over eare happy steamers an d vesse l s l y i ng a l ongs id e ; b u t w d haPPy to say h e esca p e d un i n j ure d. The image will, probabl be about 100/. in addition to the co s t of erecting buttresses nag buttresses round the whole of the enclosure walls of the new north docks to prevent the occurrence of a i m il A mes. ar casaalities in future.—Liverpool HUMAN LUrai EsTIMITBD IayPULSATION.—An ingenious author asserts, that the length of a man's life may be estimated by the number of pulsations ho has strength to perform. Thus, allowing seventy years for the common age of man, and sixty pulses in a minute for the common measure of pulses in a temperate person, the number of pulsations in his whole life would amount to 2,207,520,000; but if by intemperance he forces his blood into a more rapid motion, so as to give seventy five pulses in , apinute, the same num b er of pulses would £ 4 tildobraikeect 'in rfifty-six years, consequently his life oula-)xrreititiFedlourteen years. 1 7. F 1 ,„ TJEVo3.lroltr, SATURDAY.—The lion. Gener a l an d it;.y;:lirs. Murray received the Lords of the Admiralty and a select circle at dinner, on Friday, at the Government including the Duke and Duchess of Marl borough, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Earl of AucklaW, Lord John Hay, Sir John and Lady Jones, A.diniral Dundas (the Commander-in-Chief), Sir W. W ard leN-Gage,'-Su Baldvvia Walker, Captain Eden, Mr. sici MR. COBDEN AND UNIVERSAL The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Cobden to Mr. Sturge in reply to an invitation to take part in the proceedings of the Peace Congress at Brussels:— " Hayling Island, Hants, Sept. 16. "My dear Sturge,—l regret my inability to ac cept the invitation to the Congress at Brussels, but I beg you to be the bearer of my best wishes for the success of your peaceful demonstration. "My opinion is asked upon three propositions which are to be submitted to the Congress : " 1. The expediency of recommending the inser tion of an arbitration clause in all international trea ties, by which questions of disputa shall be settled by mediation.' " I cordially approve of this proposition ; but may I be allowed to suggest, that it will be better to re commend that treaties be entered into for the express purpose of binding the contracting nations to submit their future quarrels to the decision of arbitrators ? I do not think that it would be elksy to find an object nos worthy of a separate treaty than that which is contemplated in this clause. " 2. The propriety of establishing a congress of nations to form an international code.' " Until I hear the arguments upon which it is founded I shall be in doubt as to the policy of this recommendation. " ' 3. To recommend as a matter of primary im portance, general disarmament to the several Govern ments of Christendom.' T + J SPAIN. [The following appeared in our Third Edition of Saturday]:— A letter from Perpignan, dated 19th instant, con tains the following :—" An important encounter has just taken place on the Spanish frontier, nelr Figue ras, between General Euna, who, being oined by several columns of troops, was at the heat of 2,300 infantry and 500 cavalry, and Cabrera, who had under his orders 1,500 infantry and 300 cavalry. The action lasted eight hours, and the losses were considerable on both sides. Cabrera was obliged to abandon his position, some say because he wanted ammunition, others because he was beaten. Thirty Carlists, cut off from the main body, sought refuge in France, where they were disarmed." The Three per Cents. were done at 19 15-16 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 10/ for paper; the Debt without Interest at 3!; and the Coupons at 6 for cash. AUSTRIA. Accounts from Vienna down to the 19th again re present the state of anarchy in Pesth to be very great. According to these accounts the town of Comoru, in Hungary, had been almost entirely de stroyed by fire. Jellachich had advanced as far as Wessprim. The Hungarian troops showed every in clination to desert. Letters from Vi-nna of the 19th instant announce the arrival in that capital on the 18th of a depu tation from the Hungarian Diet. It was charged with a mission, not for the Emperor, but for the people, that is the National Assembly. On the 19th the President of the Assembly read a letter from the President of the Hungarian Diet, accrediting the deputation to the Austian Assembly. Several deputies proposed that the deputation should be received ; but M. Rieger contended that the measure was contrary to the rules of the House. The Tschech deputies also opposed the motion in terms extremely offensive to the Hungarians. The President attempted several times to put the question to the vote, but so violent a tumult arose that he was obliged to suspend the sitting during half an hour. When it was resumed, M. de Wessemberg thus ad dressed the Assembly : " The desire of the Ministry has ever been to main tain peace. In the months of May and July useless efforts were made to that effect. The Emperor had authorised us to present to the Hungarian Ministry a manifesto expressive of his views towards Hungary. We have not yet communicated the document to the Assembly. I now deposit it on the table." M. Bach continued:—" The Hungarian Ministry had asked the Austrian Cabinet if it was dis posed to admit the Pragmatic Sanction as the basis of the National relations, and if, in the Croation question, it would follow the Pragmatic Sanction. The reply to the first question was in the affirmative, but the Ministry, being desirous that nationalities should be respected, re turned no answer to the second." The Emperor had accepted the resignation of the Hungarian Cabinet, and Count Batthyani had been again charged with the construction of a new Admi nistration, which Messrs. Kossuth and Madarass had promised to support. PIEDMONT. The .21rational Savoisien of the 21st inst. states that the King of Sardinia was expected at Chambery, where General Oudinot, General-in-Chief of the Army of the Alps, had arrived on the 19th. ----- NE IVMARKET RAIL WAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Newmarket Railway Company, adjourned from the 31st of last month, took place yesterday at the London Tavern. Lord George Manners took the chair shortly after one o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, The SECRETARY read the following report:— " Since the special meeting of the company, held on the 27th March last, the committee appointed at that meeting, consisting of three directors and thr ee pro prietors, h a v e u se d every exertion to carry out the amal gamation which the proprietors at that meeting desired should, if possible, be effected with the Eastern Counties Railway Company. " The negotiation with the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company not having been concluded at the usual period fur holding the half-yearly meeting of this company in August, your directors deemed it ad t, hable to adjourn such meeting until the conclusion of the mgatiation, " The 'igrecinents under the seals of the two com panies were. exchanged on the 7th instant, and will be submitted to the proprietors of this company for confir mation and adoption at the meeting specially convened this day for that purpose, the main provisions of the agreement are as follow: •` First—The shareholders of the Newmarket Rail way Company, to receive from the Eastern Counties Railway Company, a preferential dividend or guaranteed stock of 31. per cent. per annum fur the first two years, commencing from the let October, 1843, (when posses sion of the line will be taken by the latter company), and 31. 10s. per cent. per annum in perpetuity afterwards. " Second—The sane dividend to be paid on the de posit monies received on the extension scrip. " Third—No further call to be made br:yond 20/. per share, and the Eastern Counties Railway Company to provide all other funds which shall be required for com pleting the branch line to Cambridge, and liquidating the liabilities of the Newmarket Railway Company, which have been ascertained, and (exclusive of the de posit on the c.., , ;:ension scrip) are limited to a sum not exceeding 530,C031. "Your directors think it unnecessary to lengthen their report by entering into the minor.details of this agree ment, which they recommend for the adoption of the shareholders. " Your directors have hitherto exercised considerable forbearance in not pressing for the amount outstanding on account of calls, but they cannot conclu(!e this report without pointing out to those shareholders who are in arrear the penalties to which they are subjected for non payment, and impressing upon them the necessity of an immediate liquidation, which otherwise it will ba the obvious duty of the directors to enforce, or to declare the shares forfeited." It appeared from the capital account that the total amount received was 378,6111. 13s. 51., and that the ex pendi,ure was 371,6441. Os. 7d., leaving a balance in favour of the company on account of capital of 6,9671. 12.. 10d. From the revenue account it ap peared that the traffic for the three months ending the 30th of June last, had procluc(d 3,0551. 7i. 7,1. ; that the expenses in carrying on that traffic were 1,8791. 2i. 83., leaving a balance in favour of the company of 1,206/. 4s. 11d. The Cuairimas said, that since the directors had last met the proprietor; two circumstances of importance had occurred—the opening of the line generally between Chesterford and Newmarket, and the conclusion of the negotiations between the directors of the Newmarket Company and the Eastern Counties proprietors. The result of the three months working of the lino was be fore the proprietors ; it was considered by the directors satisfactory, and he trusted it would be equally so to the proprietors. He could assure the shareholders that the directors, in their regotiations with the Eastern Counties directors, had spared no pains, in conjunction with the committee, to carry out an amalgamation on fair term 3, and he felt happy in stating that they had been able to do so. The Noble Chairman concluded by moving that the report now read, with the statement of the accounts, be printed and circulated among the proprietors. Mr. FRITH, the Deputy-Chairman, seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The meeting was then declared special, for the pur pose of submitting for the approval of the shareholders, and also for their adoption, the conditional agreement which had been entered into by the directors with the directors of the Eastern Counties Company for the leas ing of the Newmarket Railway and branch to them. The agreement was read at length by the secretary, and, after a short discussion, was adopted. wp vote r. then d to the Chairman and directors, and ttie meeting separateu. -REAL DEL MONTE MINING CO3l PANY DISSOLUTION. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at the offices of the company in Dalie-street, Adelphi; Sir Thomas Price, Bart., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he regretted to inform the meet ing that, atter much consideration, the directors had come to the conclusion that it was imperatively neces sary for the safety of all concerned in the undertaking that the company should be immediately dissolved. They were unanimously of opinion that, under present circumstances, no other course could be adopted, unless, indeed, the shareholders wished to lead the compaey into further difficulties. He concluded by moving the dissolution of the company. A long discussion ensued, and ultimately the resolu tion, dissolving the company, was carried, and another meeting appointed to be held this day four weeks, to confirm the resolution, and the meeting separated. The company was established as long ago as twenty four years, for the purpose of working the silver mines of Real Del Monte, in Mexico, and although the shares, which were originally 4001. each, were at one time sold for 1,5001, the undertaking was never a profitable one. SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND, AND SUICIDE OF THE LATTER. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the inhabitants of Chester-street, Toxteth- park, were alarmed by the rumour that a murder had been committed by a man named Robert Howarth, residing in that street, ilho, it was stated, had first killed his wife, and afterwards com mitted suicide. The circumstances of this dreadful event are as fol low :—The suppoied murderer, who is about forty-seven years of age, was a dealer in cattle, and was, until re cently, a wholesale confectioner, occupying a shop in St. James's-street, Toxteth-park. For some time back neither his wife nor family have resided with him, in consequence of some family differences. Since the se paration Howarth had made his wife a certain allowance, and on Friday evening she went to the house for the purpose of receiving the usual monthly stipend from him. As she did not return, her friends became alarmed as the evening advanced, and some of them remained about the house until between one and two in the morning, ex pecting ber every minute to make her appearance. She, however, did not do so, and, not having returned on Saturday morning, they became still more alarmed, and again went in search of her, but did not succeed in finding her . anywhere. Th e d a y p asse d over w ithout any tidings haying been heard of the deceased, and her friends be% THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, came more and more alarmed. The intelligence of her absence was, yesterday morning, communicated to a servant in the employ of her husband, and, about seven o'clock, this person, having the key of the back door of Howarth's residence, proceeded there along with three other persons, and, after making a search for a few minutes, they went up stairs into one of the bedrooms, where the most horrifying spectacle was presented. The unfortunate woman was found lying., stretched on the floor of the bedroom quite dead, her head and face being surrounded by a large pool of blood. Her dress was also torn open, and the disordered state of her hair, and other general appear ances of the body gave evident indications of violence' having been used upon her. The body was lying straight out, with the head from the bed and the logs under it. They then drew the clothes from off the bed, where they discovered the body of her hus band. They at first thought that he was asleep, but on a closer inspection they ascertained that he, also, was dead. The body of the husband did not exhibit the slightest marks of violence; neither was there any ap pearance about the face to indicate death, the deceased looking as if in a sound sleep. On searching the bed room no deadly weapon of any description was found: but, on again going down stairs into the kitchen, a cup was discovered, containing a mixture supposed to be ar senic, and this opinion was strengthened by there being a considerable number of dead flies upon the table, lying in drops of what is supposed to be a portion of the same mixture. It appears, from information which we last evening received from the relatives of the deceased woman, that, on Friday evening, her husband was dreadfully agitated in consequence of having lost a considerable sum of money in a purchase of cattle ; and ho repeatedly said to his wife's sister, that evening, that he was almost in clined to deprive himself of his life, at the same moment drawing his hand across his throat and exclaiming, " Oh, I could do that just now!" It is supposed that the murder must have been com mitted, at the latest, on Saturday morning, twenty-four hours before the discovery took place, for the unfortu nate man, who, at that time, had no one with him in the house but his wife, his housekeeper having gone from home a few days previous, went to a neighbouring house about eleven o'clock on Suturday morning, and com plained that he was very sick and ill. He then went into the house again, and was not seen afterwards until ho was discovered as already described. During several hours, early yesterday morning, the relatives frequently knocked at the house door, but re ceiving no answer, and, on looking through the key-hole, seeing his hat, coat, &c., they felt satisfied something was wrong, which led to the search by which the dread ful deed was discovered. Whether the murder was effected by poison or by some other means is not yet known ; but it appears from the state of the deceased woman's body that towards her great violence had been committed.—Liverpool Mercury of yesterday. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 25.—The Mynx steam-vessel was recently tried down the river with thirteen different modifications of the screw popeller, and out of these four of the best were selected for further trial, one by Mr. F. P. Smith, of the steam screw propeller depart ment at the Admiralty; one by Mr. Woodcroft, and two screw propellers modified by Mr. Atherton, chief en gineer at Woolwich dockyard. The Mynx left Wool wich on Friday last, under the charge of Lieutenant Robertson, assistant to Captain Austin, C. 8., with the four screws, and male three trials down and three trials up with one of the screws, and two trials down and two trials up with each of the other screws, making eighteen runs over the measured mile i n L ong Reach during the day. The result was very satisfactory, the average speed being in no instance less than 9 knots per hour, and some cases reaching nearly 9-1 knots per hour. The shipping and unshipping the screws occupied from 25 to so minutes, and the Mynx returned to Woolwich shortly after five o'clock P.M. The Monkey steam-vessel towed the Princess Royal to her moorings opposite the Royal Arsenal to-day, and will leave at an early hour to morrow, with two compa nies of Royal Artillery and one company of Royal Sap pers and Miners for Gibraltar. The following officers proceed with the companies; —Captain John Adye, com manding; Captain G. C. Baillie, Royal Engineers; Lieutenant R. K. Freeth, Lieutenant J. Speerway, and Lieutenant Harding, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant E wart, Royal Engineers; and Assistant-Surgeon Allinson, of the Ordnance Medical Department. The Athol troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, has arrived in the river from Canada, and is hourly expected at Woolwich, with two companies of the Royal Artillery from Quebec. The Vesuvius has had her moorings changed to-day to make room for the Athol alongside the receiving-ship. The Sharpshooter, Lieutenant Commander Bailey, was taken out of dock on Saturday, and is expected to go down the river on trial on Wednesday. The Janus steam-vessel was taken into dock on Sa turday to be prepared for the reception of the engines formerly used in the Sydnham, instead of the rotatory engines previously tried in the Janus by Rear-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald. The Royal squadron, under the command of Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, G.C.H., will leave Aber deen to-day on the return of her Majesty from Scotland, and the royal yacht is expected to arrive at Cowes, where the squadron will proceed direct, on Thursday, the 28th inst. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel Sprightly, Master Commander James P. Moon, sailed yesterday for the Cove of Cork. The merchant barque Majestic, from Bombay, for London, was off the port yesterday. The barque Phantom, of London, from Jamaica, which passed up Channel yesterday and landed a pas senger from Fayal, reports that on the 2d of August, during the passage home, she saw a water-logged brig, apparently timber-laden, both masts gone, bowsprit standing, totally abandoned. The sudden death of Lord George Beatinck has created a painful sensation in the minds of the shipowners of the port of Plymouth, who held the deceased noble man in high esteem for his untiring attention to their interests. CUSTOMS' REFORMS. During the recent session, Mr. Macgregor, the Member for Glasgow, gave the following notice of motion for next session :- 1. That, considering the magnitude of the mari time com merce of the British empire, and that no vessel or s hi p, with a cargo, in ballast, or with pas sengers, can, when engaged either in the coasting, colonial, or foreign trade, arrive at, discharge, or take in a lading, or passengers, or depart from any port in the United Kingdom, without the interference of the officers and submitting to the regulations and laws of the Customs, it has become necessary for Parliament to take into consideration the whole subject of the administration, organization, management, and regu lations of that department. 2. That the friendly and peaceable relations, and reciprocal social benefits, and commercial advantages, between the United Kingdom and all foreign coun tries, can be most harmoniously and durably main tained by the maritime and trading intercourse being rendered as free as the security of the revenue may allow from all vexatious, ignorant, and useless restric tions, delays, and expenses. 3. That, with a view to facilitate maritime inter course between British and all foreign ports, and to effect a direct responsibility of duties and efficiency of services in regard to the security of the revenue, and the quick dispatch of the commercial and shipping business of the United Kingdom, it appears the fol lowing changes are absolutely necessary :—First— A complete reform of the system of regulations, or ders, and management of the Customs. Second—An abolition of the present administrative organization of appointments, and especially that of the Board of Commissioners. Third—That, for the purposes of responsibility of duties, the security of the revenue, and the quick and efficient dispatch of ships and their cargoes, an efficient re-arrangement of the personal organization of the Customs department appears ne cessary. 4. That, considering the effect which the commerce and financial legislation of the United Kingdom have, at all times, upon the employment of the people, the prosperity of the empire, and the public revenue and credit, it appears necessary to inquire into the pro gress of the trade and navigation between the United Kingdom and foreign countries, and also between the United Kingdom and the British possessions abroad, including India, from the sth day of J anuary, 1827, to the sth day f January, 1849. GERMAN Music GIRLS.—On Saturday last a rather sharp looking girl, about 16 years of age, who gave her name as Clara Muller, and whose vocation is that of a street accordion player, came to the police-ollice, ac companied by an interpreter, to ask advice and assistance under the following circumstances:—She says, that before leaving her native place, which is liolsheim, in Hesse Darmstadt, her friends, on her part, entered into an agreement with a man named Jacob Reiter, that she should travel with him in England for eighteen months as one of a party of street musicians—that she was to pay him all her earnings, and receive in return food and lodging, 71. 10s. in cash, and a free passage to her native country. The original agreement is retained by the girl's friends, and the speculator carries the other along with him. Now, the girl says that her engagement ter minated in July last, but that Reiter will not pay her the salary nor permit her to depart. This man was found out, and in defence states that the engagement is not out till October ; but that ho has lost the copy of agreement necessary to prove this fact. From the in terference of the authorities, however, the man found it expedient to leave 9/ 103. in the hands of the chief su perintendent of police (71. 10s. as salary, and 21. for travelling expenses), until the real state of the case can be obtained from Germany ; and as the girl positively refuses to go back to Reiter's house she has meantime been decently lodged under the charge of the police. The bureomaster at Ilolsheim has been written to; and the conc l u di n g clause of the letter very properly says:— " As the class to which this girl belongs are very nume rous in Glasgow, the authorities are very desirous to know the terms and circumstance under which they are induced to leave their country for Great Britain." Clara gaernn run from 4s to 10s. p er d a y, t girl, a n d wr i tes a goo d l etter. she Mullersays til t at i collected on the streets in small d o l es as a rewar d f or h er p er f orman ce on the acco r di on. Now, we have every feeling of kindness for these po or g i r l s; b ut i t i s ques tionable how far they should b e encourage d , when their exertions are devoted, night an d d ay , to ma ki ng a intelligent girl, her dealer in musical slaves rich. This man, we are informed, sends upon the streets daily some five or six begging minstrels, including his own wife, but principally boys and girls.—Glaegew Herald. DiscovEur or IRON ORE IN BORNEO.—" Very rich iron ore has been discovered recently in the so called Laut lande, forming the south-east corner of Bor neo. Those lands which belonged formerly to the ex tensive empire of Banjermassing. were, at a very distant period, abandoned to the complete sovereignty of the eringtitute the district of Tanah Laut or at the mouth of the river of that name, and protected by a fort. It is the residence of a Dutch officer, a depen dent of tie Resident of Banjermassing. The discovered iron grcusds are situated south-east from Fort Tabenio, near de formerly flourishing, now deserted, Kampong Tambata, and at seven or eight English miles (two or two -ant-a-half hours) distance from Kampong Plearie (also ctlled Playhary or Palaihari), inhabited by Chinese and Malays, engaged in the collection of gold dust. The abo,e mentioned grounds are chiefly to be found in the westrn declivity of a hill of gentle rise, covered all over wit' stupendous blocks of ore, some of them mea suring io or 600 cubic feet. Their appearance vouches for the alpposition that they were projected by natural revolutjns, and makes it probable with regard to the oironmtance of ore being found at a depth of one-and-a half let on both the summit and at the bottom of the hill, tilt the whole of it is to be considered as one mass of ore Whatever be the truth of this, it remains as a fact, let the quantity of ore found on the surface is ado quatifor an exploitation on a large scale, carried on durir, o a long ser ies o f y ears . Th e l ocal s i tuation affords amPi means for such an exploitation. At a distance of abou 500 feet from the hill, a level of about 60 or 60 across found, which would answer very well for an es tablisment, and by its elevation is protected against a rise ( the waters during, the west monsoons. Along the plainuns a rivulet or little stream, which, according to the Formation given by the natives, is never left dry, not yen during the east monsoon, and which might, Pols, be very eas ily c onverted into a valuable aqua duc r used as a motive power. Plenty of wood, fit for fuelthareoal, or timber, is to be found in the neighbour boo The hill itself, the surface of which consists of red m y intermixed with humus, deteriorated ore parts andon oxide, bears all over a kind of wood, which may be ,rnt into excellent charcoal."—New Rotterdam .MDING IRON AND STEEL. — In an earthen vessel mellorax, and add to it 1-10th of sal-ammoniac. When thesugredients are properly fused and mixed, pour them out,_ 3n an iro n pl a t e , an d let them cool. There is thus "taxi a glassy matter, to which is to be added an equal qual, of quick lime. The iron and steel which are to be soldd are first heated to redness; then this compound, first reaul to powder is laid upon them—the composition melts anuls like sealing-wax ; the pieces are then replaced in taking care to heat them at a temperature far below thaL ually employed in welding; they are then withdrawn and)mmered, and the surfaces will be found to be thus pe r y -- united. The author asserts that this process, which ma 3: applied to welding sheet-iron tubes, never fails.— 1 Rect la Soc. rolytech. THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. TRIAL OF CUFFEY, LACY, FAY, AND MULLINS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. BALLANTINE said he understood 200 new jurors had been summoned, whose names had not been called over. lie proposed to show, without disrespect to the jurymen, that he was not unindifferent as between the Crown and the prisoner. This he proposed to show out of his own mouth. Mr. Baron PLATT thought the jury could not be ob jected to until they were in the box. Mr. PARRY applied to have his application with re spect to the reading of the panel placed upon the record. otherwise the prisoner could not take advantage of it if their Lordships' decision was wrong. Mr. Baron PLATY refused the application. Tho jury having been called and taken their places in the box, Mr. iIUDDLESTONE applied, on behalf of Cuffey, to have the panel read over in the words stated by Chitty, p. 546. Mr. Baron PLATT inquired if the Attorney-General opposed the application? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he did not. Mr. KENEALY called the attention of the Court to the fact that he cited the same authority before Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Williams, and that they refused it. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS reminded the Learned Counsel that he merely applied for a copy. The panel was then read over. Mr. BALLANTINE intimated that the prisoners intended to separate their challenges? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, if sixty gentlemen were objected to, a sufficient margin would not be left for the evidence of all parties; he should therefore take the case of Cuffey first. You say you shall separate your challenges. I shall, therefore, proceed upon my undoubted right, and try Cuffey alone. Mr. STREIOHT then proceeded, at the request of the Court, we understood, to read the names of the 200, the whole of whom were called out of the New Court and filled this court to overflowing, the prisoners being ac commodated with seats whilst the list was read. When the list was completed the 200 were filed off. In reply to Mr. Ballantine Mr. Baron PLATT stated that counsel had no right to examine the jurymen as to their position, political feeling, &c. One or two of the jury having been challenged, The ATICORNET-GENERAL objected, and pleaded that the juryman (Mr. Pickwell) was indifferent. Two triers having been sworn, one a juryman and the other an independent person, the juryman objected to was sworn. Mr. BALLANTINE proposed to ask him if he was a special constable. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected. The question was foreign to the matter at issue. The COURT was of the same opinion. The juryman, in reply to another question, said he had expressed no opinion with respect to the issue of this ' case. The " triers " found that Mr. Pickwell was indifferent, as also did two of the jurymen subsequently appointed to discharge the same duty with respect to several others who were challenged. One juryman, a Mr. Pembroke, on being asked the question, said be had expressed a wish that all the parties might be hung.--(Roars of laughter, in which the prisoner heartily joined.) Mr. Baron PLATT asked him to repeat the answer, as he had not heard it, from the noise in the Court. On repeating it some hisses burst from that portion of the gallery in which Mrs. Cuffey and some of the prisoner's friends were situated. Mr. Pembroke was objected to by Mr, Ballantine, and he left the box amidst renewed hisses. soma few of which came from the body of the court. A jury having been at length empannelled, Mr. PARRY said, on behalf of Fay and Lacy, that they had no objection to bo tried by this jury ; he should not, therefore, challenge the array, the only object of himself and his Learned Friends being to obtain an impartial jury. He believed they had now obtained one. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL acceded to this course, end Fay and Lacy were called up, when the jury were sworn. Cuffey said the only objection he had to the jury was ,hat they were not his equals ; he was a journeyman mechanic. The jurymen not sworn were then dismissed until to morrow (this) morning, at nine o'clock. Mr. Baron PLATT intimated that he should sit till eight o'clock. After an adjournment of about half an hour, Gaffey, Fay, and Lacy were placed at the bar. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the jury, and he regretted very much that the exigencies of justice re quired the attendance of so large a number of gentlemen in their position, no doubt to their great inconvenience; and he at the same time trusted that the proceedings which they had just witnessed with regard to the choice of the jury would not have the effect of prejudicing the prisoners, because it was a course perfectly in accord. ance with the law, and which the prisoners were entitled to adopt. He then proceeded to state the circumstances under which the charge was preferred against the pri soners, but as the facts were precisely the same as in the former case, it will be unnecessary to repeat them, The evidence was then gone into. William Cross, a police-constable, proved that he ap prehended the prisoner Fay on the 18th of August, and that, as they were going to the police-office, the prisoner told him that he had been secretary to one of the Chartist associations. Sergeant Thompson deposed that he went to a garret occupied by Cuffey on the 18th of August, and took, him into custody. He told him that he was charged with felony, in conspirieg against the Queen, arid he replied, "It is quite sufficient. I understand what lam charged with." He then went to a drawer in the room, and fumbled about for some time, and then took out a pistol, which he endeavoured to pass to his wife, but witness laid hold of him, and, after a struggle, got the pistol from him. It was loaded with powder and hall, and primed. He also found a flag and banner, which were produced, and in which were inserted the words" West minster District." Sergeant West proved that on the following day he searched a cockloft in Cuffey's house, and found a pike staff, which he produced. Charles Tilden deposed that he became a member of the Chartist Association on the 29th of last May, and Cuffey was his class leader. He belonged to the Dean street locality. In June he had a conversation with Cuffey about making cartridges, and Cuffey wished him to make some. He told him ho had got no gun, and the prisoner answered that when the time came they should get plenty of arms from the gun makers' shops. They likewise had a conversation about ginger-beer bottles filled with gunpowder and pieces of iron, and Cuffey said they would be very good things for the Chartists' wives to throw out of the windows while their husbands were engaged with the police. Cuffey likewise showed him a pikehead and staff, which he said was made after the Mitchel fashion. He also told him that there was a rebellion in Ireland, and the soldiers would all soon be sent away, and London would be in their hands, and he said he hoped that witness would not flinch when the day came. Cross-examined—He was very anxious to be placed under such a redoubtable leader as Cuffey, arid he ex pected if he obeyed his orders he should become a general, and, perhaps, eventually president of the commonwealth. —(A laugh.) He had been charged with being drunk, and about seven years ago, while engaged in looking at the statue of King James, a policeman interfered with him, and he was obstinate, and stood by the statue from nine o'clock in the morning till five, and then he was locked up for looking at KingJames.—(Laughter.) The magistrate ordered him to find bail on this occasion, and he was in prison for three weeks. Ho joined the Chartists as a moral-force man, and he purchased gun powder : powder at Cuffey's request, in order to see if he co ul d not find out something to stop their proceedings . H e considered the ginger b e er b o ttl e business physica l f orce and not moral force. He mentioned the ginger-beer bottles to lead him to think that he was sincere. He offered to sharpen the; pikehead from the same motive, and he always determined to betray the physical-force movement. He was in communication with the Govern ment before he said anything about sharpening the pike, and he communicated from time to time what was going on. Ho knew nothing of Powell, and never saw him. - ' He did not expected to be paid f.u. 'A li t h e ..the °end of the public. ' went to Uutieg'infOrile - a quarter of an hour after he was apprehended. Knew there was a cockloft to bis garret, but had never noticed it particularly, and, of course, he did not put the pike-handle into that loft He was in regular employment with a a respectable tradesman at the time of these proceedings, and was earning 28s. per week. Did not expect to be paid for anything except his loss of time; but he should not be ashamed to take any thing the Government might give him. On one occasion he saw Cuffey casting bullets in his garret. He was using a tobacco-pipe and a pair of pliers for the purpose. Neither Mrs. Cuffey or any of the little Cuffeys were in the room.—(A laugh.) Re-examined— He was apprehended for loitering ab ou t Whitehall-gardens, and not giving a satisfactory account of himself. At the close of the examination of this witness, the jury in the former case came into court, and handed in a written paper to the Bench, in which they expressed a wish for the Court to read over those portions of the evidence which confirmed the statement of the ac complice. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS said that his Learned Brother Erle who tried the case, and who had more particularly directed his attention to it, had left the court, but he would endeavour, as well as he could, to do what the jury required. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL suggested that it was now past seven o'cl oc k, and, as it would not bo advisable to break into the evidence of the next witness, it wou ld be better at o nce to adjourn the case of Cuffey - and the other prisoners. Mr. Baron PLATT said that as there did not appear to be any probability of getting through the case that •ht perhap s th at would be the better course. night, The further proceedings in the trial of Cuffey were accordingly adjourned, the jury being taken, as in the former case, to the London Coffee-house in the charge of an officer. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS then proceeded to address the jury in the case of Dowling, and read from his notes those portions of the evidence which were relied upon by the Crown as confirming the testimony of the ac- Mr. iiENEALY, at the close of the Learned Judge's address, complained that he had not been allowed to adopt a similar course in challenging the jury that had been permitted to Mr. Ballantine in the case before the Court that day. Ile had made the same application, but it was refused. Mr. Jastice WuzaAuls said that the Learned Counsel 1848. had applied for a list of the jury, and that was the appli cation which had been refused. Mr. KENEALY asserted that he had asked permission to take precisely the same course that had been adopted by Mr. Ballantine; and he now requested that the Court would direct the fact to be placed upon the record. The COURT refused to accede to the request. The jury then again retired, at half-past eight o'clock, and returned into court at half-past nine, when they gave a verdict of Guilty against the prisoner upon the second count of the indictment. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Soloman Cowan surrendered to take his trial on an indictment charging him with having received a large quantity of cards, the property of Messrs. Dickenson, well knowing them to have been stolen. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Bodkin, An Mr. Ballantine stated the case to the jury. The facts of the case have already been amply de tailed in the police reports, and under the head of this court last session. For some long time past the prose cutors, the well-known card-makers, had been plundered to a great extent by their servants, one of whom and also some receivers were convicted last session; the !goods were traced to several persons, and amongst others the prisoner, who keeps a general-dealer's in Goswell-street, and the point urged most strongly against the prisoner was the fact of his having sold a quantity of the stolen cards at very considerably below the wholesale price. The RECORDER, having heard some of the witnesses, expressed an opinion that he did not think there was any case to go to the jury. After some discussion, Mr. BALLANTINE said, that if that was the opinion of the Court, his clients did not wish to press the case any farther. They admitted the prisoner had dealt openly with the stolen articles, and although they had watched their servants they had not traced any of them in com munication with him or at his premises. The RECORDER, having directed an acquittal, cau tioned the prisoner to be more careful in his dealings for the future. Fredirick William Southcombe, aged 22, a cabinet maker, was indicted for forgery and conspiracy. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner (who had for some years past swindled a number of trades people under a variety of aliases) opened a baker's shop in the Caledonian-road, Islington, under the name of Cocking, and by means of a forged bill of exchange, the subject -matter of the first indictment, obtained goods to the amount of 71. 103. from Messrs. Hens, ironmongers, of High-street, Islington. The evidence was very conclusive of the prisoner's guilt, and the jury at once convicted him. There were eight other indictments against the pri soner—four for forgery, and four for obtaining go As under false pretences. The RECORDER, having looked over some of the other charges, sentenced the prisoner to seven years' trans portation. No other case worthy of mention transpired in this court during the day. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) John Rickman, aged 49, a plumber, was indicted for attempting to murder his wife by cutting her throat. Mr. PLaTT prosecuted, and the prisoner was unde fended. The Learned Counsel, having briefly detailed the facts, called Caroline Rickman, who deposed that the prisoner was her husband, and that they had been married for several years, but that a month ago, in consequence of some dis agreement, they separated and lived apart. on the 10th of September she met the prisoner in the East India road, when be came up and spoke to her s and, expressing his contrition for what had occurred, he parted with her upon the best of terms, and begged of her to meet him in the evening at the house of his sister in Church-lane, Limehouse. She accordingly went, and having been there for a short time, he came in, and having shook her by the hand took her to a seat and embraced her, saying he never meant to part from her again. Whilst so seated he placed his hand around her neck and again kissed her, forcing her head back; and at that moment she felt something sharp pass across her neck, and, upon putting her hands up, found he had wounded her throat. She cried out, " The knife! He has a knife!" and some of her relations forced her from him, and he ran from the house. She was taken to the station-house, where a surgeon was sent for, who dressed the wound, which was still bad. Several witnesses who were in the room deposed to seeing the prisoner, after he had forced her head back, take a knife from his pocket and try to cut her throat. When ho ran from the house some of them followed him, and, having given the alarm, he was overtaken by a police-constable, to whom he admitted he had dune it, and said that he had thrown the knife away; that he was very sorry, but he did not know what he was about. The prisoner, in his defence, said he did not know what he was about, and begged for mercy. The jury acquitted him on the count of the intent to murder, but found him Guilty of cutting and wounding, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Mr. BULLOCK then sentenced s him to be transported for fifteen years. _ _ John aiding, an elderly man, was convicted of bigamy. He had been separated many years from his first wife before he married again. He was ordered to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for one month. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Dubois, dentist, summoned George Duville before Mr. Painter fur having used abusive and insulting lan guage towards him in the, public streets, on Thursday last. Mr. Dubois said he was on his way to England iron ,he Boulogne fetes last Thursday, x hen he noticed a great number of officers of the Garde Nationale on board the steam-vessel, who were about to pay a visit to the English metropolis. As the party of visitors were totally unacquainted with the metropolis, he volunteered to direct them to an hotel where they could get accom modation. On arriving in London he proceeded to show the party to the Hotel de l'Europe, in Leicester-equare, when he was suddenly pounced upon by the defendant, who, in the capacity of commissionaire of the Hotel de Boulogne, endeavoured to induce the French visitors to transfer their patronage from the Hotel de l'Europe to the Hotel de Boulogne. Complainant, who had no in terest in recommending one hotel more than another, refused to alter his first determination, and the conse quence was that the defendant proceeded to apply abu sive epithets to him. First he called him a " tooth drawer;" this he would have passed over, but when other more insulting appellations were added, he thought he was justified in appealing to the law. The defendant's connexion with the Hotel de Boulogne would be proved by the fact of his having been summoned as " George, the waiter." the Th H e ote Hotel defendant Boulogne . d that All he did had wasany tcoo offernn e x lontaei d with _ o ser vices to the Garde Nationale to show them the 1-on Boulogie,w here they had been recommended to locate themselves. O that of the party intended to put up n a e ny ofthe French visitors came forwaartd,thaenduodteenlidede Boulogne. M r. i Thotelw asdeev Boulogne. ident t h e defendan tlie hadwnasse used sort of o ff ens i ve language to.—thTecommopnleayinwanata, paid.for which h e 3 touter AiN En to said, the must pay a fine of 205 .—The Thomas Howe, alice h n r s o e u d g v h i t c thueaflolerer, mrers.idpian3goitnerK(ianhgo street, Long-acre, was sat in the absence of Mr. Bingham), charged with b e i ng sta drunk, ble. and representing himself to be a p o li ce - con . Poliee•constable 69 A, said, last night, about ten o'clock, he and another constable were on duty near the Cumberland-gate, Hyde-park, watching some persons who were on the grass. The prisoner passed them and looked them very hard in the face. He then ran some little distance and jumped over an enclosure and watched witness and the other constable. The prisoner shortly after came up to them and said, " I am a constable—l have seen quite sufficient, and have got two officers close by." Ho then ran off, and called out, " Bill, Jack, where are you, d you; you are never here when you are wanted." Witness and the other constable then went round the enclosure, and met the prisoner coming towards them. The prisoner, directly he saw them, said "D— you, who are you." Witness replied "We two offlecre. where are the two th a t y ou ( pr i soner ) have got. .Ftie prisoner made no reply, but struck witness on the breast. Witness immediately collared him, and told him that as he would not produce the two constables he had talked about, it was the duty of wit ness to take him to the station. The prisoner made great resistance, and struck witness and his brother con stable several times. Police-constable, 85 A, corroborated the evidence of last witness. Defendant said he attributed his present disgraceful position to having indulged too freely in strong liquor. fie was now extremely sorry for what he had done. Mr. Hayling, landlord of the Rodney's Head, Comp ton-street, having spoken highly as to the defendant's character, Mr. PAYNTER said the penalty was 101. for every person assuming the character of a peace officer. If it had been proved that the defendant had acted in the foolish manner he had done when sober, he should have felt himself bound to inflict the highest penalty. He should, therefore, r em it th e fi ne t o 40 s .—The money was immediately paid. Mr.City,wasWeircoun m u m a t e a n n t e - e y s a : r_d , h ll a ia rg m ed Bevan,unde r tahegforollcoewrini.rganMi siding at 56, Q u adrant, said last ng Mary h t t a b l sisterhood, ut nineo o r c e i; i she met the defendant, distance, t a lki ng she was walking in Waterloo-place , when defendant, who followed her for wine, which but after walking as far as St. Martin's -lane she refused; to her. He wanted her to have a glass of and back again to the ae subsequentlyHaymarket sh wishedeconsented to take a glass with him. see her home, but she declined , ou t h e grounds that he house. He then would not be allowed to enter t h e took hold of her wrist, and they walked up the Haymarket. She all at once felt defendant unfasten the clasp of her bracelet. She replaced it. Defendant then undid it again, and all at once she missed it from her wrist. She told him she had lost her bracelet, but did not like to tell him that ho had taken it. She therefore asked him nefivalue, to see her home; and on reaching w a n s s n f Windmill street she saw a constable, snd g ave hi m in charge. Merrill, who took eb defendant racelet into far of r a t s custody, m a a n worth 4/, the but m at the station- h house she told coelnli' an 8 toto C, d inspector it was There not being the least evidence to lead Mr. P • to suspect that defendant hadthe bracelet,a) nter stolen discharged. CLERKENWELL. • John O'Donnell, a street grinder, was placed at the har before Mr. Cocabc chargd by'doe, a mar ried won2sn, residing in Levier-read, Islington, wilh NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—John Powell Branch (1841), from the Caledonia, 120 guns, at Plymouth, to the Cyclops steam frigate, on her way to Portsmouth from Ireland, to equip for service on the Coast of Africa; Horace Bullock (1843), to the Caledonia; Henry de Lisle (1844), to the Cyclops; Hugh A. Reilly 0848), to the Driver steam sloop, on the coast of Ireland; Edward Scott (1847), late of the Collin gwoo d, to t h e E xce ll ent gunner y ship, at Portsmouth. Assistant Surgeon—H. Johnson, to the Driver. Midshipman —H. M. M. J ones , t o th e St. Vincent, 120 guns, Sir Charles Napier's flag ship, at Cork. Naval Cadet—Maurice Hallion Trovelian, to the Powerful, 14 guns, at Spitbead. THE SQUADRON OY EXERCISE.—Rear Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., with the following ships and vessels under his command, remained in the Cove of Cork on the 22d instant:—The St. Vincent,'l2o guns, Ceptain S. C. Dacres, bearing the flag; the Prince Re gent, 92, Captain W. F. Martin; the Bellerophon, 78, Captain R. L. Baynes; the Blenheim, 55, Captain Cbads; the Amphion, 34, Captain W. J. Williams! the Reynard, 16, Commander Craycroft; the Stromboli steam-sloop, :6, Commander Lord Amelius Beauclerk; and the Rifleman schooner, Lieutenant Croften, RN., commanding. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—The Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Admiral Dundas, accom panied by Captain Eden, private secretary of the First Lord, Colonel Irvine, R. E., director of works, and Mr. Walker, Admiralty engineer, arrived iu the Undine steamer, after inspecting the public works at the island of Alderney, and landed on Thursday at the Eddystone at three P.M., a here they inspected the building through. out, remaining there fifty minutes. As the Undino ap.• preached the Sound, her Majesty's ship Caledonia, Cap tain Cat ter, sot all sail and saluted their Lordships with nineteen guns. Their Lordships landed at the north stairs at the dockyard, and were received by Sir William Hall Gage, G.C.U., the Commander-in-Chief at this port, Admiral-Superintendent Sir John Louis, Bart., and the principal officers of the dockyard. Their Lord ships were shortly afterwards joined by the Hon. Cap• tain M. F. Berkeley, Captain the Right Honourable Lord John Hay, W. Ward, Secretary, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Ellice, superintendent of steam machinery; Mr. Wooley, chief clerk. Mr. Lloyd, &e., who had arrived by the South Devon express train from town. In the even ing their Lordships dined at Admiralty House, Mount- Wise. Among the guests of the gallant Port-Admiral were Lord Auckland and other members of the Board of Admiralty, and the officials accompanying them ; Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart., Major-General the Hon. H. Murray, Colonel Oldfield, R.E., Colonel M'Cullum, R.M., Capt. Superintendent Toup Nicholas, C. 8., Royal Naval Hospital ; Captain Carter, H.M.S. Caledonia ; Captain Mends, Agincourt ; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, San Josef ; Commissary General Heweteon, Captain Mann, Captain Borgmann, R.E., Mr. Irving, secretary, Flag-Lieutenant Brownrigg, Mr. Berkeley, &c., &c. Their Lordships proceeded on Friday to the Dockyard at half-past ten, where they were received by the Admiral. Superintendent and tho principal officers of the establishment, accompanied by whom they pro ceeded to the Niobe and Phectle, which are now in coarse of building, and thence to the Sans Pareil, the Algiers, and the Exmouth. After viewing tht se ships their Lordships went on board the Hotspur and inspected the Coast Guardmen at drill, having been joined by the Commander-in-Chief and his Flag-captain, Sir Thomas Muitlend and his Flag-lieutenant. Lord Auckland ex pressed the satisfaction of the Board of Admiralty with the performances of the Coast Guardsmen. Their Lord ships next visited the new basin, and were occupied a considerable time in the inspection of it. They next proceeded to the new frigate Indefatigable, recently launched, which was designed by William Edyer, Esq., the master shipwright at this port ; after which they lunched with Sir John Louis, and next proceeded to visit the millwrights' shop and engine -houses, and, accom panied by Captain Brugmauu, embarked in the Com mander-in-Chief's barge for the works at Keyham. At five o'clock the Admiralty returned from Keyham, and proceeded to the Royal Hotel. Yesterday their Lordships inspected the men belong ing to the dockyard, in their military dress, and ex pressed their high satisfaction at their cleanly and solderlike appearance, and the skill and ability with which they went through their exercises. At twelve o'clock the First Lord held his Levee, which was very numerously attended by the various officers about the port, and by s evera l c l ergymen and gentlemen. After this their Lordships partook of luncheon at the residence of the admiral superintendent, and remained in the yard until four o'clock. They then returned to the hotel, and soon after proceeded to Saltram, the seat of the Earl of a M r d r : Bosley,has bee o n f the appointedstore- Morley, where they will remain till to-morrow. e rjA J o e office of sLao. appointed o the int ed superintendent to the doeky dockyard. .the Break. son n ock o y f —0 Louis, ü ß t . a nt admiral Charles Lo i Louis, son o f superintendent,Rear- has been appointed Quartermaster, vice Sheaner, pro moted to a captaincy. THE WEST INDIA SQUADRON.—The Daring sloop, 12 guns, Commander William Peel, sailed from Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 23d ult. for England, to be put cut of commission. She arrived at Portsmouth last even. ckwAleaede:rtmtplekoreriy.:::vns ictosheffimi Josephce Bosley,in this ing. By her wo have received a letter from our naval eerepepondeut:— "The Hound brig, tu gut V67t.R.que.l..Aitermat. 92_ arrived here on the 20th from Betmuds, and will sail on the 29th for Vera Cruz. " The flag-ship Wellesley, 72 guns, Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., is at Halifax, with the Vixen steam-sloop, and the Scourge. " The Trincomalee, 26 guns, Captain Warren, is at Antigua, laying up for the hurricane months. " The Electra, 16, Commander Bouverie, is at Vera Cruz. _ __ ...... " The Bermuda, 6, Lieutenant Jully, R.N., command ing, is at the disposal of Consul-General Christie, on her passage to the Mosquito shore. " The Alarm, 2G guns, Captain Granville Loch, is ordered home, and will be there about the latter end of November. " There is no sickness here ashore, or in the squadron, and the threatened enteute, heard of when I last wrote, has passed quietly. " The Earl of Dundonald's health is better than when I last wrote, and he will (proceed shortly to Quebec in the Scourge or Vixen steamer." ,;;; [The Admiral was at Halifax on the sth inst.] CAPE OF GOOD HOPE STATION,—" Cape Town, July 17. The Arab, 12, Commander W. Morris, sailed on the sth for Mozambique, to cruize after slavers. It is not probable that the Nimrod, 20, Commander Belgrave, will return here, but will continue on the St. Helena part of the coast until the Admiral calls there on his way home. Admiral Dacres is on his way now from Tama tave, and daily looked for, especially as no letters have been received from him since those dated the 4th of June from Mauritius. The squadron is stationed nearly as in my last, viz : President, 50, flag-ship; Brilliant, 26, Captain Watson, C. 8.; Geyser (steam), 6, Commander, Browne; Rosamond (steam), 6, Commander Foote, in the Mau ritius. " In Simon's Bay—The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, and the store-ship Soringapatam. James Russell, Esq., master, R.N., commanding the latter ship, formerly master of the flag-ship President, was married on the 33 ult. to the widow of the late Lieutenant F. G. Tidy, of hor Majesty's 12th Foot. " The Dee steam-vessel, Master-commanding George Filmer, is at East London, having left this bay on the 11th, and is embarking the 73d regiment for this place. "The Hercules timber-ship, Master-commanding Robert Fulton, R.N.. sailed from Simon's Bay for Moul mein, on the Bth; and on the same day the Peninsular and Oriental Steam-ship Company's vessel Achilles, ar rived here on her way to India. She has shipped a supply of coals, &c., and is under orders to leave the Bay for Ceylon, two days hence. These are the only move ments since the 4th, of any interest," 1 having cut and wounded her under the following d t I cumstances:— The prosecutrix, whose fingers on the right he c were nearly cut off, deposed that yesterday morel about half -past ten o'clock, the prisoner was calling _%f " knives a n d sc i ssors to gr i nd. " She took out a Paige scissors and ha n d e d th em to the prisoner to grind, ,D ground them an d b roug h t t h em back to witness, i'!„,h she paid him a penny, but he demanded twopence, n',2 she at first ref use d t o pay an d requested him tOll7O when her husband was a t h ome, IP and he should bate ~,e " " other penny. He ab use d her, and while she held scissors in her right hand, standing with her back tee wards the prisoner, he seized the handles of the scisesta.. and drew them ,from her hand, and her fingers wg" nearly cut through by the back part of the seissl which were very sh ar p, an d she went to a surgeon, / 1 , 4 dressed the wounds, and she fainted away through loss of blood, Mrs. Bell, a neighbour, confirmed the evidence. 10 answer to Mr. Combo, both witnesses concurred th s 'd penny was the usual charge for grinding scissoret an the prisoner's conduct was wilful and malicious. d The prisoner did no t d eny t h e c h arge, was the usual charg e f or gr i n di ng sc i ssors. h Mr. COMBE s u g ges t e d t h at h e ( the pr i soner ) 0-sold make some co m p ensa ti on to complainant, which. a however, declined doi ng , an d he fined him 31., commensurate term of imprisonm ent i n d e f a ult of Psi' ment. saying that 3 , BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a ret urn o f th e s it uat i on o f the B a k of France on Thursday, Sept. 21, 1848: 230,000 0° . 10 ••• 16, 543,461 00 253,7 51 2 09020 r 0 c ; 860 ' "9 ()0 6,99 7,270 f 645,961, 691 9,198,643. 07 17 LIABILITIES. 00 Capital „, f 167, 000,000 Ditto of the new Branch Banks • •• 00 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch b an k; *** *d , * 2,960,750 0 Reserve-immobiliere •-• 4,00 0 , 000 i ll Notes to bearer, i n c i rcu l a ti on ::: 319,271 ,6uu 00 - Ditto of the branch bank s • , 60,636, 30° . s 5 Ditto to order (post-bills) 1,178 ,07° Account.current with Treasury ***. 56,125, 301 °„' Various accounts cu rren t " 67 596,2 47 Ditto in branches Receipts payable at sight 2 2 3: 816 6 , 830072 o°oo Ditto at branches Bills of the branch banks payable ::: b :: y : the Bank 4,822,950 22 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,194,244 835,737 2 5 Dividends payable ... . . -- Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ••• 808 ' 389 04 1,219,735 27 Discounts, interest, and expenses ••• Ditto branch bank 1,536,218 00 Re discounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27 Ditto in branch banks .. .... 641,216 00 2,366,019 00 Miscellaneous ... ... 162,730 00 f. 643,961,621 17 Certificate confirmed, The Governor of the Bank, D'ARGOOI. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• BRISTOL, SEPT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was improved to da,y; and there were several transactio ns . G rea t Western, Clu,l rl l, e Shares, were done at -OA die . —Ditte, 171. Shares, S al5.- Taff Vale, 124%. LIVERPOOL, Sam 25. STOCK EXCILINGE.—The demand for shares at this da y ' : market has been dull, and the business transacted W Abeß a lower figure general:3, than quoted on Satur da y sales are—Great Northern, 11A dis.—Lancashire ,„ • shire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Fifths, 314„, e 4 ex div.— London aid North Western, MIA —Ditto, Quarters, I 6s. 3d.— Midland Stock, 83 Halves, 101. Is. 3d. dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, 23/4 Belfast and Ballymena, 29% dis. MANki'HkSTEIt, SEPT. 25. STOCK Excuebroz.—The sales are—London and Is° d ' Western, 109—Ditto, New Quarters, % di s .—Haddersfie l d Thirds, 3 dis.—Lincoln Union, 625. dis.—South-Easterll Dover, No. 4,6% dis.—North Staffordshire, i 7-16 dis. BIRMINGHAM, SaFT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—North Staffordshil l ' 51. Bs. 9d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4 , 4 di. Great Northerns, 11%. YORK, SErr. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day we as follows : Great Northern, 51. 17s.—North Britiot Thirds, 51. 10s. Bd.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, ExtBo" sion, N 0.2 (late New Berwicks), 14—York and North aid• land, Preference, 91. 185. 9d. [ADTETisEmENT]—An Affection of the R. . Lifer and Kidneys cured by Holloway's Pills, at Sydney, Ne w South Wales.—Extract of a letter from Mr. J. IL I le r den, of Sydney, dated Sept. 30, 1847:—" To Professor Holloway.—Sir, I have the pleasure to inform you that Stuart A. Donaldson, Esq., an eminent merchant al agriculturist, also a mag i strate o f th i s town , purcharse of me fourt een p oun d s ' worth of your med i c i nes to or" ward to his sheep stations in New England, in conse quence of the ex t raor di nary cure per f orme d i n ten day, on one of hi s overseers o f an affect i on o f t h e liver an d kidneys, after the best medical advice:tried for month!: had failed. (Sig ne d) J. K. HEynix."—Sold by el . l Druggists, and a t P ro f essor H o ll oway ' s E sta blishmen t , 244, Strand, London. ADTENTISEENT.J—Another List has just bee n _ published, M lished, containin g Th ree H un d re d C ases of cure s effected by Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills, Int pared by John Kay e , E sq ., o f D a l ton -h a ll, ne ar litlu jo dersfield. The office of this r emar k a bl e medicine i s !A purify the blood, to c l ear away a ll o b struct i on s, to 1 0 ' digestion, to remove acrimonious bile, to restore beslibl action to the liver, and to invigorate the whole system. No family ought to be without this medicine; whereveer it has been int ro d uce d i t i s pronounced i nva l ua bl e . Ob serve that the arms of John Kaye, together with a file" simile of his signature, are on the directions for use, wrapped round each b ox .—P r i ce I s . lid., 2s. 9d., an d 4s. 6d. per box ; to be had of all Chemists and respeo table Medicin e Venders. aatsown; rrtanu-hall, BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., at Greenmeadow, Glamorganshire, the lady of 11. Lewis, Esq., of a son. On the 16th inst., in the Close, Lichfield, the wife of A. Griffith, Esq., of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at Brighton, Mrs. J. Drake, of a son. On the 22d inst., at M a rlborough-place, St. John's wood, the wife of S. Thompson► Esq., of a s on . On the 22d inst., at Collins, near Princes Risborough, Bucks, the lady of the Rev. W. J. Burgess_, of a eon. r .t n e e r a raasc l sea:sb clOrin the ee 22d d d in in s s t. t. , , at at s L us o:s:a g le a - rd sq e u ns a , re n , Hyde -park, the M th rs e Margetts, of a daughter. of Major Inigo Jones, Prince Albert's sleworth, the of O D n r. t h G e ° 2 ° 3 ld d ell ins o t f , On the 25th inst., at B • Neil, of a son. roifghatosonn;Du"...--lacil MARRIED. On the 19th inst., at Ilfracombe, Captain Francis Gresle? H. E. I. C. S ., to Mary, widow of the late Russell Ken " Esq., and daughter of the late Rev. T. Thorp, rector of Bar' ton Overy, Leicestershire. On the 19th inst., at Walcot Ch urc h , George R. Ma itland, Esq., brother o r Sir Alexander G. Maitl an d, B art., o f Clifton ball, Edi n b urgh, to Alice Anne, eldest daughter of the 'a Josiah Ni s b et, Esq., Madras Civil Service. On the 21 s t i nst., at Westerham Church, Thomas -Lei": Esq., of O x f or d- ledge, Croydon, to Ellen, only child of late Joseph Vere Esq. of Norwood, Surrey. lED. On the 17th i nst., at Ch e ltenham, aged 61, Lieutenant- Colonel H. B. Everest, late of the 6th Royals. On the 18th inst., at Eastertyre, in Perthshire, a ged Margaret Eliza, eldest daughter of A. Walker, Esq., late of the Ceylon Civil Service. On the 21st inst., at Anglesey, near Gosport, M. Hal e ? Esq., of Ely -place and Connaught-terrace, aged 68. On the 22d inst., at Layer Breton-lodge, Essex, Marianne , wife of G. Birkett, Esq., aged 52. On the 22d inst., at Staines, John Winstone, M.D. , 14 1.R.C.5.L., late cf Charter-house-square, aged 70. On the 23c1 inst., at Gloucester-square, Hyde-park, Mrs. Adlington, widow of the late T. Adlington, Esq., of Clap ham-common, Surrey. On the 23d inst., at Notting-hill, Mr. Joseph Boardman, sen., late of the Bank of England, aged 75. On the 24th inst., at lfoxton-square, Elizabeth Wood house, the wife of the Rev. W. H. Jones,lincumbant of St. James, Curtain-road. London: Printed and Published by 1111JRDO TOTING, et No. 112, Strand, Primer, at Vie Sun Office, No, 11?, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 0f illiddleges, Twos;lay, September 26, 1848. RECREATIONS IN NATURAL HISTORY. (From Punch.) lot his Really Lord John h as h a d a narrow escape-" .-emea been to the Z oo l og i ca l G ar d ens, Du b lin, and a'"dv the trap that was laid for him. A cage was sirea u f, prepared. The Premier was to be caught, and e a ' ) , bited behind some i ron b ars . However, the consPi e n was betrayed, as I r i s h consp i rac i es i nvaria bl y ar e, an his Lordship e sca p e d b e i ng s h own at sixpence a-beilw The partridges are said, this year, to be very sl i t Now, really, sports men should recollect that wha t game to us is death to them. We can hardly el: . the partridges to come an d b e shot, as if it was a P sure for which they were dying. If this were the cal i fi they would not fail, as we ll-b re d bi r d s, to b r ing the n own bread-sauce with them. that Talking of birds, w e k now o f one at B ou l o gne is so extremely shy, that nothing will induce bia 2 , come across the wat e r, unless he sees that the CO perfectly clear. Th e shyness of this bird is attribar.: to a deal of shot which, it is said he has left behind ba s in the hands of several persons, who would be too haPPA to get a discharge, if they could catch an o pportuna firing into him. ASSETS. 76 Cash in coin and ingots . . f. 130,017 ,678 Ditto in branch banks . . 98,36 2 , 879 t ( T6 Bills over due 1,908,20 85 Bills becoming due in Paris ... 72,794,830 Bills in the branch b an k s ... 118,220, 695 4 ' 6 0, , Advances on coins and i ngo t s ... 14,314,3 90 Ditto on French publi c securities ... 34,007,7 96 0 Ditto by branch banks... 1,309,404 Ditto to the State on Bons d u T r e sor... 50,000,000 0 0 Advance to the State on the lean of 50,000,000 f. 25 , 000, 0 00 Stock forming reserve •.• •.• °°o 0 0 Rentes, disposable funds ... 3 , 4 6A "' 1 Investments of the new branch banks in 39 the public funds ... „, 12,806, 741 00 Hotel and furnit ure o f the Bank 4,000,000 Real property and br a n c h b an k s 2,524,085 00 00 Loan of 10,000,000 F. t o th e c i ty o f P ar i s 1,0000 00 Interest in National Discount Bank ,„ 200,0 0 ° Interest in old Departmental Banks in National Banks of Towns Bills protested in the Bank Ditto in the branches ... Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto of the branches ... Miscellaneous 17. Consolidation of Treasury Bonds