The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

Vitt 42bitt011+ FRAN CE. \I. Becher, administrator of the property of the )rleans family, having completed his term of one —onth's i m prisonment, went to Br usse l s on S un d ay last, and returned to Paris on the following day. We read in the Gazette de France—" Among the new provisions of the Bill on the butchery trade, the Government has, it is said, thrown that business completely open. The butchers will have no longer to furnish caution money. The right is reserved to the municipal authorities to make the necessary regulations to secure the sale of wholesome meat, but the municipal regulations cannot in any way restrict, even indirectly, the free trade proclaimed by the Bill. It is also in contemplation to suppress the power of fixing the price of meat. The intervention of the Caisse of Poissy will cease to be obligatory for sellers and buyers. The obligation imposed on the seller to reimburse to the butcher the price of the animal sold if it should die a natural death within nine days after the purchase, unless it is proved that the death has been caused by the fault of the butcher, will perhaps be maintained." Tne three streets, now called the Rues du Pot-de- St. Germain-des-Pre?, and des Petits Augustics, are to henceforth form but one under the name of the sue Bonaparte. ITALY. Letters from ChambiryCi the 14 b, in the Medi- Prraneo of Genoa, states that the Arve has overflowed Ls banks, and laid the whole territory of Faucigny :ender water, besides committing other ravages along course. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 17th announces the arrival at Turin of M. Victor Rendu, Inspector- General of Agriculture in France. This ge n tl eman is specially instructed to examine the nature of the malady called the grape blight, both in Piedmont and in other parts of Italy. The Giornale di Roma announces that four suspen sion-bridges are to be constructed over the Tiber, viz. at Ripetb, San Giovanni de' Fiorentini, P on te Rotto,, and Ripa Grande. A company has un d er t a k en the work, on condition of exacting a moderate toll. BATAVIA. A letter from Batavia, 221 of June, says—" The ong-contemplated project o f th e D u t c h Government to make a trial of the cu lti vat i o n o f P e ruvian bark at Batavia will be n ow rea li se d. Th e ship Prin ce Frederick of the Netherlands, from Vera Cruz, lately brought h ere a num b er o f plants, selected in Mexico by that experienced botanist , M. Miguel, .Professor of th e University of Leyden, who arrived here by that vesse l i n o rder to super in tend in per son the cultivation of this valuable plant. In the morning of the 28th of May, the Gedeh, a volcano situated in the district of Tjandjoer, threw forth flames and an immense quantity of ashes, which covered the ground to the distance of a league and a half round, and destroyed all the vegetation. St ones of from two to t welve feet in diameter were thrown up by the volcano, and when they fell on th e h ouses they crushed in the roofs. Several persons were killed by these stones. A man lately died in the district of 1300.30=11S in the 116th year of his age . This is an unusual case of l ongev i ty i n this country. The deceased, who was a labouring man, h a d had four wives. He h as left eight children, th e eldest of whom is 72 and the youngest 16. He enjoyed all his faculties up tothe last moment, end on the day before his death walked a distance cif two leagues to vi s it one of his grandchildren. In the districts of J a p ers and Pattie the wild boars have increased in a most frightful degree, and have done much damage t o the sugar plantations.. . Large re wards have teen theofferedysw authoritiesprin cipallyfor their destructio n . I n two days 5b by the Chi nese 39 labourers, who are excellent sportsmen. The celebrated and bold female Ger man. traveller, Madame Ida Pfeiffer, is now in BA .. tavla ; she has lately been walking through the Country, and generally performs about ten leagues day. Madame Pfeiffer has visited the Holy Land, Iceland, Sweden and Norway, Brazil, Chili, Tahiti, Canton, Singapore, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, Be nares, Allahabad, Agra, Delhi, Bombay, Bagdad, Mesopatamia, Renal), Mossoul, Nineveh, Persia, Georgia, Armenia, Mingrelia, Russia in Europe, Kertch, Odessa, Constantinople, Athens, Borneo, and a part of the island of Java. She intends very shortly to visit the mountains of Preanger in Java. Madame Pteiffer is fifty-five years of age, but from her activity to one would take her for more than forty. She is capable of supporting the most extraordinary fatigue and privations, and has in the course of her travels Tmssed two whole days without food, and without her wealth being in any way effected." MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) Business still remains Inactive, with but few excep tions. There are inquiries for United Mines at 8501., while holders are firm in demanding from 9001. to 1,000/., from the improved prospects and abundance of ore raising from the new diecovcry. Botallacks have risen from 2501. to 2651, at which sales have been effected, end prices now asking are from 275/. to 300/. Al lred Consols is improving in the market, and may btu voted at 14/. 15s. to 15/. Wheel Lovell shares are natter, and 501. now asking for them. Bedford United, South Tamar, West Providence, and Tremayne maintain their price. Wheal Brewer has advanced a trifle. Wheal Trefusis is getting into favour again; shares have advanced from 12/. to 20/ and 21/. Tregardock shares are 121. Iu others the variation is not worth nosing, and transactions are exceedingly limited. In Cornwall, North Pool have advanced to 2101.; Wheal Buller has been sold for 7501.; United Mines, 8001. ; Treviskey,l4o/.; neeth, 62/.; Comford, 121.; Wheal Clifford, 2004 The Wicklow Copper Mining Company has declared a dividend of 251. per cent. for the past half-year. This makes 18/. 13s. already paid in dividends on each 5/. share in this company. At Whaal Lovell quarterly meeting, on the 6th of Auenit, the accounts showed-Balance last account, 4251, 12s. ltd.; received for boiler and materials sold, 63/, 7s. 4d.; carriage and spales, 46/. 12s. 2d.; tin sold, 2 ,5231. 14. Id. = 3,059/. 65. 61---April cost, 467/. 19s 2 ( 1 • ' i May, 4981. Bs. 6d.• June, 449/. 15s. 3d.; lords' data,next account, 110/. 193. 83.; dividend, 1,0754: leaves balance to . 457/. 33. lid. A di v id en d o f 21 . 10 a . p er share was declared. At Condarrow Mine bi-monthly meeting on the 16th inSt., the accountsnl showed-Balance la s t account, 1751. 7a. 11d. ; copper and tin ores sold, 2,063/. 5 5 ., property tax and sundries 81. Bd. ; val ue o f t i nstu ff on fl oors , not, sold, 500/.-__. 2 7s. 7d. By l a b our cost f or J une and July, 1,4941. 03. d ;merchants' bills, 308/. Bs. 7d.; dues, 103/. 35. 3d.; dividend, 7d. _5121.: leaving balance to next account, 3291.15 x, was declared. A dividend of 21, p e r s h are At South Tamar Mine bi-monthly meeting, on Tues day, the accounts showed-B a i anee - Iv account, 3,1551. cost, e ro9. ol e 3 a 4 d 4 o s r . o; three 2s. 9d.; by call received, 37/.13 4 9,861/. 93. 6d.=6,0541. 2s. 63. months' secretary and offices, 391. ; J. septera l.o er next W lferstan 100/ • June c ost, 8681. 15s. 7d.; Duchy of Cornwall does'•' Is. 6d.; June dividend, 2,2501.: leaving bal ance , 891 . account, 1,8041. Is. 5d.; ore bills due Bth 16th October, 3 , 467 1 . 25. 2d.-----5,271/ 3s. 7d. assets, and: 'imste of Jane and July cost, 1,8001.; O ffi ce per t .. 401.; dues, 5961. 03. 5d.; leaving lyalance, 2,835/. 34. 2c l: and estimate of ore for sale, 3,400 1. At Wheal Harriett, bi monthly meeting, the accounts showed a balance in favour of the mine 0 1 1325/, 16 3 . 93, y The quarterly financial ac counts of the show trlccudb ß ri lance ght -a shire Mining Company, to end of Jul , in favour of the mine II th of M a y , 1451. 4s. 11d.; lead ore sold in May, 469/. 13s. 2d.; June, 4681. 2s. Bd.; Bd.; ila July, 4921. 7s. 5d.=1,5751. Sc. 2d.-By cost for 366/. 93. 2d.; June, 337/. 4s 9d.; Ju l y , 3741. 35. 3d.: leaving a balance to next account of 4971. I Is. At Wheal May meeting, on the 13th inst., the ani eounts showed-Balance last account, 2 /. ss. Ild.; cal s received, 1911. = 193/. ss. 11d.-Cost to end June, in-: e'uding London expenses, 1711 18s. Id.; printing and commission, 4/. 16E.: leaving balance to next account, 16 1. I Is. 10d.; add arrears of calls due, 104/, makes 1201. 11s. 10d. The liabilities to end July were 1531. 3 3. 2d. A call of ss. per share was made. ,__Lt Wheal Arthur bi-monthly meeting, on the 12th ' , V -,the accounts showed-Balance last account, 5521. 65.; 17i.a4rtiec.livi3edc8481. les.; ore cold, 2471. Is. 44.=.1,647/. 7 d.; July, Y 53 June cost and London expenses, 298/. 153. cou nt f 8171 1 . 3s. 9d.: leaving a balance to next ac- Ire, 479/. 92. 7d 1 85.-Arrears of call due, 548/4 bill for tracted f0r,1,700/ The liability is for an e ng i ne co n- Tuesday Eau ;r y, t h e anaar Mine Li-monthly me e ti ng on amounts showed-Balance from laet ac count, sis 1,064/. 25. 8 a a y .' e by calls r e ce i ve d, 1,097/. 13 s. 10d. 9d.; secretary and oi ;s e t e , 4 s7/. 14s. I Id. ; Ju ne , 4 58 1 . 2s. balance to next account , one_ quarter, 30/. 10s.: leaving due, 181/. 12s. 6d.; 5ii,41,1017L 14s. 4d.; arrears of calls and 16th Oct., 1,515 C c i a 7 d ore to receive, 22d Aug. asse t s . The liabilities ares.i. makes 2,7221. 33. 10d. 9001.; office expenses, 30L t•• • • ; Coat for July and Aug , Mount Edgecumbe, 5831. ii.. owing to the Esrl of 123. ld., and 70 tons of silver-lead balance 1,208/. At Charchstoke Lead Mines general t° 11, 925/. Tuesday, the accounts shoved -,sli me meetsg, on cost purse . Receipts, 116/. Arcs 61.: leavin g ~,b , , u‘c•E 180/, of 63 j . ss. 101 l of 3s. p er 0 0 8 ' 1 'er , due to E 24th) share WV made. i'ver-Learl Mine meet' At the Wood S , . meeting, on Th nowed-I? , :ceivcd call in m day, the accounts E _ _ _, 3021. __ 3 alreh, 4 64 133. 6d.; ditto in Jon', , 250/ --- , 13 • 61- Paid 1 • secretary; salary 13.;lance of Aril coot, IC .E _ s ___ for Peb rtmry, tirsr* and April. 91. 9 ; u"a', account, 6/. 8 3 . ; 119 i. 1,1..1 • calls cost fur May. 119/. 95. 7c1.; Eltirie , •E i n "rk ,3 rE•33/. 16s. : 1, a vi t i t .; balencelo ilund to next account, 4/. 3, 81-, :*:lieu ..sith tb'- , arreLas to rcceive, 33/. 16 5 , , -, ;tett the lat e and balance clua from ;q r. G f.;:',-.7 Tr:l- ' purs'-lr, 69/. 18s. 73., makes 107/ 18 s . 3d. asses, against 440/. liabiliti es . A call of 5s cor share was made. At Millpool Mice quarterly m eeting, on th e 21st of Jury, the accounts showed-Balacco last account, 684/, 155. 41; costs and merchants' bills for March, April, and May, 6551 ' 12 s. 3d.- 1,340/. 73. 7d.--Less call, 1,0241.; tin sold , 14 7/. 18s. Bd.. leaving balance to next account, 1681. Bs. 11d. A call of ss. per share was made. At East Pool mooting, on T uosday, the accounts for Jane and July showed-Balanc e last account, 4251. T A. SUN, 15s. 6(1.; cost and merchants' bills, 1,8641. 17s ld. 2,290/. 12s. 7d.-By ores sold (less dues), 1,474/, 13s. 7d.; water drainage, 201.: leaving balance against adven turers, 7951. 193. At Wheal Oak general meeting, on the 12th inst., the accounts showed-Balance last account, 3581. 18s. 4/3.; tutwork, May, 16/. 16s. 2d.; June, 301. 10s. 10d.-406/. 5 . 5. Received on account of arrears, 101. 15s. Bd.; of Wheal Enys, 41. 9s. 9d.: leaving balance to next account, 390/. 19s. 7d.; 141 shares having been relinquished, the mine is now divided into 808, on which a call of 9s. per share was made. At the Devon and Cornwall United Mines general meeting, on the 13th Aug., the accounts showed-Cost for May, 148/. 17s. Bd.; ditto for June, 1361. 55.; C. Bawden for attending four meetings, 10/ ; merchants' bills paid, 662/. 175.; secretary's salary, expenses, and postage, 101. 95.--= - 9681. Bs. Bd.--Balance last account, 430/. 2s. 3d.; received on account of calls, 2061. 12s. 9c1.: leaving balance to next account, 3311. 13s. Bd.; esti mated cost for July and August, 350/.; rent, 10/., makes 691/. 13s. Bd. liabilities.-The assets are 2361. 76. 2d., leaving a deficiency of 4451. 6s. 6c1., and due to merchants 470/. 16s. 9d.: together, 9261. 3s. 3d. A call of 1/. per share was made. At Garreg Mine meeting, yesterday, a call of 2s. 6d. per share was made. At Lamherooe Wheal Maria special meeting, on Thursday, a call of 1/, per share was made, payable in 28 days. The balance-theet s howed-Ex date, 26,458/. 7s. id.-Calls, &C., 26,109/. 15s. 111 ' Liabilities, 549/. 33. Bd.-Assets 3501.6 d-show ing to 12s. 6-show ing a balan ce aga i ns t t h e m i n e of 1981. 1 ls. 2(1. Duriag the week shares have changed hands in Alfred Consols, South Tamar, Bedford United, Merllyn, Brewer, Golden, Lovell, Tincroft, Treraayne, Botallack, Orsedd, Clive, Cubert, Garreg, Trefusis, Neptune, Tre gardock, Trevelyan, Great Bryn. Wheal Fortune (South Tawton), Trebell, Treworlia, East Wheal Vor. Zion, Chyprase, Cwmdyle Rock, Beacon, Elizabeth, Calling ton Lewis, North Pool , Wheal Clifford, West St ra y Park, , Wheal Bailer. Consford, Wheal Reeth, Trevishey, Bell and Lanarth, Carvasnel, Millpool, Tywardreath, Mining Company of Ireland, and Kenmare. In Foreign Min es, the transactions have been i n Cobre , Imperial Brazilia n, St. John del Rey, Li nares , an d Uaited Mexicans. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Extract of a l ert Town e g o ; we f dn r oi Barracks,mvaan officer np of aernc, hs the Land 9 3a 9 t,id1 t 8 h : 752 7 e - giment, ' 7 l7ob q a u r a t This is a delightful country, and as healthy as one could wish to be in, but it has one fault—being subject to hot winds, which blow frequently during the summer months, and make a person feel quite uncom fortable. We are very scarce of officers, having only , five at head-quarters. I marched some men to Laun ceston a short time since ; it is a distance of 120 miles. We were six days marching, and all suffered a great deal. However, lam amused myself shooting Posella parrots, which abound along the roads in mil lions, also a species of beautiful bird called the bronze winged pigeon ; but this sort of amusement has its drawbacks, for the grass swarms with snakes of all descriptions, some of which are very beautiful, and others full of malignant poison. Whilst on the march, one morning, at six o'clock, I perceived an immense one, on whom I managed to steal, and succeeded in `killing; he measured six feet in length. One of our men brought him with him, and at the next halt sold him for a nugget' of gold, valued at 21,, to a digger who happened to be passing ; but nuggets are plenty here. You may call this a curious country. I know many gentlemen who have been obliged to sell their horses for want of grooms to mind them. You cannot get a coachman for even 2001. per annum. Lady Peddar told me yesterday that Sir John offered his coachman 2091. a year, and yet could not induce him tor d em th ai e n ir . Policemen are getting six shillings a day an rations, and this will not coax them to stay ; and the governor has to employ as constables transported felons, taken out of the Penitentiary. All our soldiers who can go are going ; in fact the awful state of things here is indescribable —every one leaving. As for tradesmen, you can get nothing done—no one can be got to stay. Boots are now 21. 125., and those made by inferior hands; white trowsers, 11. 83. per pair. You cannot get any sort of a coat for less than 71. or 81., and everything in the same ratio; and the people here have become so purse-proud you dare not dictate to them. All say the diggins is very hard work, but for the diggers, as soon as they have made some money they all come back and spend it in a most extravagant manner. To give you some idea of things here, there is a very rich gentleman of my acquaintance who said to his butler, whom he heard was about to leave for the digging, John, I will give you a half-crown a day more if you'll stay with me.' His answer was, I'll see you hanged first ; in a short time, when I return, I will give you more than that if you become servant to me.' We are very badly off for men. Captain B has gone to Mel bourne with a hundred pensioners, as we had no men to give. Gold has now been discovered at a place called Campbell Town, about fifty miles from here. I marched through it the other day, when they were prospecting for it. I saw a lump of gold yesterday which a man found valued at 1,500/. Think of that. One young fellow, who was a clerk in the Australian Bank, at 140 t per annum, left for the diggins,, and has since returned with an immense sum or money. In consequence of the extravagant price of everything here, I find it hard enough to rub it out. We have on an average, to pay 255. a month over our pay as contributions to our mess and band, and that without indulging in the slightest luxury hatever. Colonel Despard has written home to have our pay increased, as we cannot live on it. One poor fellow is ruined by it already. Lieutenant of ours, after seven years' service, threw up commis sion and all, and went off to the diggins. lam afraid, if something is not done, the regiment will soon be without officers or men." THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. ESSEX.—Some wheat that is reaped has become so thoroughly wetted that, unless the sheaves are un bound, but little chance exists of its being carted in a dry state. The effects of the mildew have been lost sight of since the greater calamity has overtaken us by the protracted wet weather, but the injury from that cause is much more extensive than was at first imagined. The barley is much sprouted before cut ting; on heavy pieces, much laid by the rain, it will not be fit for malting purposes, and the quality will be generally inferior. Oats are good, and only require favourable weather to secure them. Peas are mostly harvested, but are only a moderate crop. The potatoes will be small, and below the average crop, as the bulbs have ceased growing since the blades have decayed, but we see no reason to apprehend that many will be lost by the disease ; indeed, so far as our own observation extends, fewer are found injured than have been found in any preceding year since the first ap pearance of the blight in 1846. The weather has now greater appearance of becoming settled than at any period for the last fortnight. —Chelmsford Chronicle. OXFORD SHIRE.—Some little hay remains in the fields, but it is, from the continuous rains and heavy dews, little better than dung, and the forward samples of wheat are materially injured from the same cause ; while from the unexpected ripeness (not discovered until the last few days, and probably premature from blight) much corn has shed both in reaping and re moval of sheaves in the brief interval of sunshine. the rain for several days was almost incessant, but yesterd a y (W ednesday ) i t was b right and sunsh iny, and should a continuance be vouchsafed to us, will soon stop, though probably not repair, the mischief. Beans are alm ost a failure, from blight while in blossom. Barley v l ooks well, and is quite ready for the scythe. ot atoes are every w h ere but a short crop ; t h e dis easehas spread with increasing rapidity, and the leaves ar e gone, while the haulm is blackened and ro`ting.— 7.?anw L — urY Guardian WILTs.--.8 1 " 1 ,_ - e ast rhursday the weather has been very unpropitious, soakin g rain and a warm temera ture having caused a vast quantity of wheat to " g row Added to this, our," reports of blight and mildew a nd pour to-day it in from all has bee n tolerably quarter s in this district. Y ester d ay looks far from settled . As notice fine, but the sky d elsewhere, these unfavourable circumstances induced the farmers to ask such prices as almost altogether to prevent any business being done in our market t o •d ay.— Wiltshire Independent DURHAM._ Since our last we have had d a il y slight showers, w hich have p revented the co mpletion of th e hay harvest ; in fact, it has only been in places w h ere the hay was in large pike that the farmers have be en able to stack. There is still a considerable quan tity in the fields, and we r e gret i to add that th ere i s also a great deal irretrievably in j ured. The wh ea t harvest has commenced, and in the south and east of the county the crops are rapidly ripening. In those distri c t s th e r e is a considerable breadth read y for the sickl e , and if the weather had been favourable many more fields would have been cut before this. The absence o f I r i s h l a b our i s alrea d y co mplained of, and as we may ex p ec t th e h arves t to be g e neral in a few days, and th en i n suc h a s t a t e as utterly to pre r7 vent the use of eith er th e reap i ng mac hine or sc y the, we fear the farmer s w ill b e compe ll e d to give very high wages.—Durham Advertiser. NORTIIIIMBERLAND.—The weather since our last has been generally fair in this district, and the hay harvest is now all hut completed. Commencement has also been ro ide ia the cutting of corn on a num ber of farms in the neig'nb.:urbood, and the changes \ in the atmosphere will therefore now be looked to With great anxiety. Though much corn is irreparably ` l arnaged, the harvest, it is understood, will be a fair v 7 , lge in this county.—Newcastle Chronicle. bourrool r"".—Tlae cereal crops in this neigh , carried a large ar e being cut very fast, and several farmers quantity of wheat on Saturday last. The reaping m ac hine i s kept in continualmotion when weather permits. We fear that in this locality the potato crop will be a failure the stems in most fields being blighted , North Wales Chronicle. LINCOLNSIIIRE..SP LDING.—Previous to the LoNnoiNj NATIYRDAY EvENIN'G. AUGuBrt storm of Tuesday night much of the corn had sprouted, and it is feared that material damage has been done to it. It is gratifying to learn that the vast corn district called the Marshes, extending along to Sutton Bridge, has no t materially p fr ing from mildew or blight ; th e h eav y suffered the coas t from S Spalding fen lands have suffered most. No corn in the Holland division is yet housed, and there appears to have been a 'general scarcity of labourers throughout the dis trict. Prices for cutting, 12s. to 15s. per acre. KETTEUIN4.—The crops of grain in the neighbour hood have arrived at maturity, and the harvest has commenced in earnest. It has, however, been re tarded by the late heavy rains, which came down so drenchingly that it was almost thought Lord Maid stone's prophecy of the Deluge was about to be literally fulfilled. there T e h re e streemopoemraptluarinethsaosfatlhe g also been warm, conse quentlysome mildewextent. are spoken The wheat croops s b are heavy, w anvyhsoun sprout ing bl i g h te toa h and t extensive. The potatoes are much diseased, and the stench from the decaying stems in a morning is al most intolerable. GRANTHAM. —The harvest, which was proceeding with great vigour in this neighbourhood, was consi derably delayed by the unfavourable weather of Thursday and Friday in last week. Activity has again been resumed this week. The crops generally are ready for cutting, and are of fair quality and yield, nothing likely to prove seriously detrimental being observable.—Stamford Mercury. YORKSHIRE.—The anxiety experienced in the course of last week as to the critical state of the weather, although partially relieved since that time, has not been entirely removed. The days have been generally fine, but much rain has fallen during the nights, consequently the progress of cutting has not been carried on with that rapidity which otherwise would have been the case. Hence also the corn already cut has remained in the field, in sheaf, longer than could be desired, arising from the fact that it was not in a fit state to be led home and housed. Yet many stacks have been secured in good con dition. But the unsettled state of the weather at this critical period, with the wind continually shift ing its quarters, and the atmosphere frequently disturbed, is far from promising. There is reason to believe that the sample, under these grievous but un avoidable circumstances, will not generally excellent quality which, at one time, had been confi dently expected.—Doncaster Gazette. be of that THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. 20. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 18th day of August, 1852, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council, that the Right Honour able the Lord High Chancellor of that part of the United Kingdom galled Great Britain, do issue writs for proroguing the Parliament, which was appointed to meet on Friday the twentieth day of August instant, to Thursday the twenty-first day of October next; and also for proroguing the convocations of the provinc es of Canterbury and York, from Saturday t h e twenty-first day of August instant, to Friday the twenty-second day of October next. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 17. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Quar termaster John Huskisson to be Captain, vice Captain William Gordon, to retired full pay; Second Lieutenant Henry Fallowfield Cooper to be First Lieutenant, vice Huskisson, promoted. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northampton- shire. Thomas Wilkins, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieuteuant; William Harcourt Isham Mackworth Dolben, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Allen Allicock Young, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Aug. 12. BANKRUPTS. William Marshall, provision agent , Toole y -street, Southwark, to surrender Aug. 28, a t twelve, and Oct. 1, at two, at the Court of B an k ru ptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Ashurat and". Son, Old Jewry. George Morton, coal merchant, Scotland-yard, Aug. 27, at eleven, and Oct. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankputcy. Cannan, official assignee, A ld erm anbury; Selby and Matheson, Lincoln's Ina .fields. Thomas Secret, common brewer, Barnet, Sept. 3, at half-pest eleven, and Oc°, 1, at twelve , at t h e Court of Bankruptcy. man, official assignee, Aldermanbnry ; Green, South Molton-street, Oxford-street. Thomas Franklin Nicholl, auctioneer, Poole, Sept. 2, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street; Barber, King-street, Cheapside. John Bell. draper, Ludgate-hill, Sept. 1, at two, and Oct. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Cobb, Gray's Inn-square. Thomas Townsend, hat manufacturer, Bristol, Sept. 3, and Oc', 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Linklaters, Sise-lane, London; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol. William Martin, grocer, Stamford, Aug. 27 and Sept. 17, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle ston, official assignee, Nottingham; Hill and Matthews, St. Mary Axe, London; Bray and Bridges, Birmingham. William Jones Williams, hosier, Wolverhampton, Aug. 26 and Sep - 25, at half-past eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham; Chambers, Sheffield. C 2 o l u , r, at h w al h f- i p t a tr s o t r e e l , ev o e ffi n, cia a l t the nße Birm ß i rmingh a mingham Dis -; William Mole, victualler, Birmingham, Sept. 7, and a S tr e ic p t t. Wrights, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basioghall-stree", H. Thompson, Portpool-lane, Gray's Inn-lane, com mon brewer, Sept. 13, at twelve. In the Country. W. B. Frankish, Kingston-upon-Hull, linendraper, Sep" 8, at halt-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston ty3n-Hull—W. IL Richardson, Darlaston, Staffordshire, tube-manufacturer, Sept. 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Birmingham. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. B. Drew, Willem's-buildings, Old -street-road, car penter, Sep', 13, at half-past eleven—F. Castelli, Bury court, S', Mary A se, merchant, Sept. 14, at half-past eleven—F. F. Braggiotti, Bury-court, St, Mary Axe, merchant, Sept. 14, at half-past eleven. In the Country. T. Barnes, Bristol, auctioneer, Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—G. Standerwick, Bristol, auctioneer, Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Harris, Liverpool, jeweller, Sept, 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Timothy, Liverpool, flour-dealer, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Dellinger, Wickham Market, Suffolk, broker—T. F. Millar, Bath, music -seller, certificate of the first class —J. Jutsum,_ Greenwich, licensed v i c t ua ll er , cert ifi cate of the second class—B. Wyon, Regent-street, engraver, certificate of the third class—S. Haynes, London-street, Paddington, wheelwright, certificate of the third class— G. Lillywhite, Brixton-rise, farrier, certificat e of th e se cond class—l. Wakefield, Liverpool, tea-dealer, certifi cate of the third class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Batty and R. Feast, Leadenhall-street and Moor fields, Italian warehousemen—T. and M. Stainton, South Shields, Durham, brass founders—R. Satterth wait3 and 11. Wright, Lancaster, builders—G. and J. Wykes, Leicester, commission agents--J. and G. Rams bottom, Whalley, Lancashire, cotton spinners—Mar garet and W. Sanderson, Sutton and Rainhill, Lanca shire, butchers—W. R. Beaumont and B. Shaw, Mex broagh, Yorkshire, coal miners—H. and J. W. Weaver, Manchester, tailors—Harriet Pitcher and H. Newman, Pan . . - , - aeon Bazaar, Oxford-street, dress makers—J. Pechoy and C. Clarke, Walham-grean ' Fulham, seeds men and florists—H. and J. Pickup, Rorae - odale, Lan cashire, cotton spinners—J. Jordan and W. Wilcox, Liverpool, shin chandlers—J. and J. Goodchild, Har row-on-the-Hill, farmers—W. Wright, A. W. Young, and G. Wright, Singston•upon-Hull, merchants (so far as regards A, W. Young)—J. S. and H. J. L. Stubbs, Manchester, merchants—A. Hughes and J. Hirst, Hud dersfield, Yorkshire dyers—l V. and J. C. Hodson, Liverpool, Lancashire, chemists—G. M. Chadwick, J. Chadwick, W. Chadwick, T. Chadwick, J, Chadwick, and H. Chadwick, Rochdale, Manchester, Aldermanbury, London, and Glasgow, flannel manufacturers (so far as regards W. Chadwick)—T. Shaw and IL Gault, Man chester, woollen draDe:s. SCOTCLi SEQUESTRATIONS. Alexander M'Nair, Glasgow, wright, to meet within the Waverley Hotel, Glasgow, Aug. 24 and Sept. 14, at twelve. SEABORNE MAILS. DT signifies that the mails are sent from the general Pat-office by the night—and M by the morning--dispatch.] When made up in From what When PLACES. ,General Post-office port dis due. ........ I London: ' patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N l Aug. 20 i; .. Liverpool .. Aug. 26 America (by 'U.S. pkt.) N .. •• Liverpool .. Aug. 31 America (by U.S. pkt.) M, .. • • .. .. Southampt. Aug. 23 Australia (via South ampton) .. .. .. M .. .. .. Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) NI .. ~ ,Dover .. Ditto, viac. of G Hope '•.• • • • IPlymouth., Nov 30 Africa (West • NI • • • • • . . • coast).. Nl4th of the month IPlymouth ~ 26 tinenos Ay;:s .... Belgium .•••• • • •• N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Aug. 24 California(viaCh 3razii • •• •• NlDaily .. .. .. Dover .. Daily Cape of Good 11:47r •• Nl'9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 • • M 9th of the month 'Soathampt. Sept. 16 ee) M 2d & 17th of month Sonthampt. Sept. 1 Cape de ye a Pe N 14th of August .. Plymouth.. Aug. 26 ••• m,2aadon., Wed., &Fri. ' r i • • .. ii N2d. of the month.. Plymouth.. Aug. 26 Constantinople. .... Central America .. _ 7 thl7th 27th of mo , Dover .. Aug. 30 Channel Isles .. N i 7t hl 7 thtl y th .. uanbargh .. .• Ni Tuesday il 2 5 , ; 1 & 17th of aeon. ISouthampt. Sept. 1 ,Southampt. Tu. Th. Sat B, _ i ofmolDov ..Aug. isi vw S i c ce l7h of mnth ISouthampt. Sept. 1 Chili .. .. .. France .. •• Mla Grwee* • • ~ ~ 1 8, ...kia . y. . D Lo o n v d e o r n .... T T a wi es e . ed s ally at Dover Au•• 30 ::iolland • • • • •• St Wednes. kiondisras .. .. . Nll7th of the month' Southampt. Sept. 16 London .. Mon. Thur .. .. Holyhead.. Twleedall month Southanapt. Aug. 28 Y a S . o . nth . n . ru L p i . B ) 4 lll Nl 2 Twi Oth ee of a th il e Y r n d;a(viiofarseilles) N,Bth&24th ofmonth Dover . Li Hope 1•1115 th of mon India, via C. Of . .. 7.. 1 1,1 1C: d i j a a ll (vi i Yr 15th of th Plymouth.. Aug. 25 mauritias .. .. month Plymouth.. Aug. 26 wrr nean 0 414 M ' el --- a .. M 20th of the Southampton) , month Sonthampt. Aug 28 ,fediterrAnear (via N Bthgc 24th ofmonth Dover .. Marseilles) .. ~ , i dof the month .. .. m 2 Ma T ' ic° ** •• .. Id 9th of the month So th Sept,* u ampt. Sept. 16 Madeira •• •• r 1 7th,1: th,l9th, 2 7tb 1 Malta* .. •••t &30th of month j Dover Aug. 28 .. N s th 15 th 25 tho fm e Dover .. Aug. 22 Pap Naplales4 • • ' ' .. ,N sth 5.h r . ill of mo , Du - rer .. Aug. 22 States' , .. Peninsula • • .. Mi7th 1 7th 27thef nu - , Southampt. Aug. 26 .. M 2d & 17th of mntb'Southampt. Sept. 1 Tuscany* .. .. •• Peru •• •. N sth 15th 25 th o f mo Dover •• !Aug. 22 West Indies • • M 17th of the Moab Southampt. 'Sept. 1 • • West Indies (except of the month •. Sontham p t. Havana & Nassau) Id `AI m The mails to those Conntries thus to ark Od (*) are conveyed b y French packet via MarSeilleg. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTIII92I?N Cll?CUl7:—Liverpool, Auy. 20. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.) WEB TER V. GARNETT. This was an action of libel, brought by the plain tiff, who is lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, against the defendant, who is the proprietor of the Manchester Guardian newspaper. The defendant pleaded " Not guilty." Mr. Watson, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and Mr. Cowling appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Aspland for the defendant. Mr. WATsorr, in opening the case, said, the plain tiff was the lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, and had long performed on the stage with preat success. The defendant is the publisher of the Manchester Guar dian, and the plaintiff was compelled to come before them in consequence of the publication of a paragraph in that paper which was calculated to do him the greatest possible professional injury. Anything affecting the popularity of gentlemen in the plaintiff's profession was calculated to be a serious injury to them. The present libel arose out of proceedings which took place in Manchester in June last, several gentlemen in that town having resolved to get up a series of drareatic performances, the proceeds of which were to be applied to the charities of the town. The paragraph in question bad cast an aspersion on the character of Mr. Webster calculated to make him un popular at country towns, and to prevent his having engagements at co un t ry theatres. A new drama had just come out at the Haymarket, and Mr. Webster was busily engage with it when he received, on the 17th of May, a letter from Mr. Worthington, the secretary of the local Charities Committee at Man chester, asking him if he could afford assistance in carrying out a proposal of Mr. Knowles, the manager of the Manchester Theatre, to have a series of dra matic performances in aid of the charities of the town. Mr. Webster replied that he should be happy to afford such assistance as he was able, consistent with the demands upon his time at his own theatre. On the 27th of May he wrote that he was so much engaged at his own theatre with the new drama of Alind Your Own Business, which had had a great run, that he could not come down, and could only spare some of his corps. A telegraphic dispatch was sent to him urging him to come down, but he replied to this, offering to give up a day's performance to aid them, but he could do no more. In the Manchester Guardian of the 2d of June—a newspaper which had a large circulation—appeared the following pa ragraph : Festival Performance in aid of the Local Charities. —(After a complimentary notice of the liberality of Mr. Knowles, the dramatist, it went on)—On Saturday we announced the programme for four ont of the six nights, Wednesday and Thursday being left open because of the extraordinary neglect of Mr. Webster, lessee of the Hay market Theatre, who, aft e r a l e tt er o f l arge p ro f ess i ons , was written to thrice without deigning any answer, and when a pressing telegraphic message at length exhorted a reply, it was such as to determine the committee to make their arrangements without asking any aid from Mr. Webster." At first sight this might appear not to be a strong ob • nervation regarding the plaintiff, but Mr. 'Webster felt that it would be destructive of his success should he ever after wards be called upon to perform at Man chester, from the unpopularity it would raise against him, and the same effect would be produced in the smaller towns in which this paper circulated. Mr. Worthington, in answer to a letter from the plaintiff complaining of this paragraph, wrote to him that the paragraph he complained of did not emanate from the Charities Committee. Mr. Webster then, by his attorney, called on the de fendant to retract the same, and make an apology for the injury which this paragraph was cal culated to inflict upon him. The defendant wrote in answer on June 12 :—" I beg to say, in reply, it is not my practice to make apologies, or to do anything else, under the pressure of threats." The letter went on to say it was the duty of every man of right feel ing in this country who bad done an injury to retract it, and be would do so if the threats of proceedings were retracted. Mr. Webster, of course, could take no such step, and commenced the present action. Mr. Benjamin Webster examined—He was the ma nager of the Haymarket and Adelphi Theatres. En gagements in the provinces during the recess were highly important to him. He went as a " star" on those occasions, as an actor. He had performed at Manchester once, In May last he had brought out a new play entitled Mird Your Own Business, by Mr. Mark Lemon. It was important for the success of the new play that it should have a series of perform. ances. Witness and the main strength of the Haymarket company were engaged in that co medy. On the 17th of May he received a letter from Mr. Worthington, the secretary of the Dramatic Festival Committee of Man chester, asking him to give his performance, and also that of some of his company, for one of six nights. He answered this on the 22d of May, offer ing his own and company's services as much as the demands of his own theatre would enable him. (The further correspondence opened by the Learned Coun sel was then put in and read, together with the libel.) The new play of Mind Your Own Business and a new farce of Keeley Worried by Buckstone at that time had a considerable run, and himself and most of his corps were engaged in performing in them, ren dering it impossible for him or them to go to Man chester. Notwithstanding his letter, he heard that he was announced to play at Man c h es t er , an d, i n eon sequence, he wrote to Mr. Worthington on the 3d of June offering to forego one of his performances in London, and come down to Manchester, rather than that the public should be disappointed. He first heard of the libel some days afterwards. On the 7th of June he rceeived a letter from the Charities Commit tee, thanking him for his kind offer. He subsequently instructed to writs to the committee, complaining w is to of a t t he rn p e a y ragra ph,and received an answer f rom Mr. Worthington that the paragraph did not emanate from the committee. (These letters were put in.) Observations concerning actors in the public press had a very g ea effect on their success in thei r profession. (The letters to and from the defenda n t we re then put in.) This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. HILL, for the defendant, sincerely regretted that these steps had been taken. He was by no means insensible to the value of character, and of the neces sity of preservingit from atta c k s ; b u t th e paragrap h inquestiong gave no ground whatever for proceedings like this. He cast no aspersions whatever on Mr. Webster. But that gentleman occupied a position which brought him much before the public, and he mus t submit to the comment s an d remarks' of the so long es th ose com ments jwoeurrennalostof the day; and, made for the purposo of private slander and abuse, Mr. Webster had no right to com pl a i n . Mr. Webster complained that the article in question was a jury would jud ge . They must forget the defe n d an t, a gen tlema n fih respectable with M r . W e b ster, and b ound b y not, however, Of tha equally his position to bring all matters of local interest before the public in his newspaper. The defendant was right in guarding the success of the public charities of the town where his newspaper was published. Looking, then, at the duties and position of both these gen tlemen, there was no pretence for saying that the i n question tr ansgresse d , t h e b ounds of The corresp on dence which h ad paragraph in . been put in was in t he first instance a very liberal offer from Mr. Web s t er o f his services—pre aragraph said.-." full of professi ons. " ent NeisoeidYouwbhtallr the . p lVebster, at the time he wrote thi s letter, intended to do what he professed, if able to do it. That offer was treated by the committee as a most liberal offer, and produced a corresponding i n ,_ pression o f the 22d, them, as appeared by their lett er 22d, offering hi m any of three nights toperform, an d requesting an i m mediat e answer, in order th at their u ntil . the 29th of Ma t iv n e s d an d their advertisements to the news arrangements might be announced. No answer %ea , ' Y$ and they h w o e w re ev o e h r l , ig r e ec d e Immediately papers with Mr. Webstef.s. name announced for two was receivesdtatincitetshurtp?rise. hisW Webster, attorney,o nights' performances, wh_ieh appeared the very d ay did statingex that he could not this letter An attorney Was there anything come. libellous himself to afterthe 5 this t h of and e e was w sent stating o t n o n e () M t r o . o o f ne cn r om e7 in e g dy. high aracte r into court. He n w e h v o e r ofhad course,but t 11 e h r a e d m e b d a y t the ed editor adopted li k t h e i a s course injured a mple apology would have been gentlemaninstead o f when, no ' doubt, an reats of the lain • ' made to him. Under the three the def P d attor ney, the course pursued by manen an t Was that which every highly honourable would pursue. The attorney had asked (as attorneys .always did) for a retractation of the charge made . again!t the plaintiff in such a manner as rendered it impossible to be given by the def e ndant, terming the paragraph "lib ellous defendant to an admit untrutb that he had published a lib el r .id .The attorney took care so to requirerhe anal.ef_ apology endant never thatfelt he would not lose his action. ' any hostility towards the plaintiff, and was qu i te an lished any libel respe t" conscious of having pub 1 cmg him fairly. If the whole matter were loosed at he was satisfied th e jury wou ld not be of opinio n t h at this was a libel. The defendant made no imputations on the plaintiff, and had only refused to make an apology beca use o f t h e e xtravagant _ demands ma d e by the plaintiff' s attcrney, w hich, as an honourable a n d independe n t man, h e could not accede to. the case, leavin g i t to His LOR DSHIP summe d up the jury to say whether the paragraph was a fair comment on a matter of public interest, or was die tlted by private soite and malice, and tended t 3 the injury and discredit of the plaintiff. If they thought the latter, they would say what damages should be given to the plaintiff. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after being absent about an hour, returned into court With a verdict for the defendant* WESTERN ClRGUlT.—Bristol, Aug. 19. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) LAVERTON V. THE BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY. Mr. Sergeant aiiuglake, Mr. Barstow, and Mr. M. Smith were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Butt, M. Rowe, and Mr. Stone for the defendants. The declaration in this case stated that, by an Act of Parliament under which this company was consti tuted, it became the duty of the defendants to lay down pipes, to affix water or fireplugs, and keep the mains charged, but that they neglected to do so, and did not keep the mains charged, in consequence whereof the plaintiff's premises were burnt down, and he sustained great loss. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and they also pleaded several other pleas, which, however, did not raise any particular question to be tried. It appeared that in 1846 an Act of Parliament was passed (9th and lOch of Victoria, c. 222) for the pure pose of supplying the inhabitants of the city of Bris tol with water. Several :sections gave the company power to take lands, to take springs and other waters from a considerable distance, and particularly from the river Chew, on the Mendips ; to lay down pipes, &c. There was a proviso that all these works, Sze., should be completed within five years from the passing of the Act. Other sections provided that the company should lay down mains and affix fireplugs for the supply of water for extinguishing fires, such fireplugs not to be more than 100 yards from each other; and it was enacted, that as soon as such fire plugs should have been completed, the company should deposit keys and affix public notices, to denote the situation of such fireplugs. By the 98th section it was declared that the company should at all times cause the mains to be fully charged, and that it should be lawful for all persons at all times to take and use the water of the company in extinguishing fires with out making compensation. The facts were simple. The plaintiff was a cabinet maker in large business in Redeross-street, in the city of Bristol. On the 2el of September, about two o'clock in the morning, his premises were discovered to be on fire. The alarm was given, and several engines instantly repaired to the spot ; but the efforts of the firemen were unavailable, as, al though there were mains and fireplugs in the street and neighbourhood, there was not any water to be obtained, and it was nearly four o'clock before the engines could be got to work, and then the fire was extinguished in a comparatively short time. The supply of water to the city was upon the " pressure' system, so as to avoid the necessity of persons having cisterns ; the company, therefore, had the mains charged during the day, but stopped the supply during the night, in order to hus band the water. The company had refused to deposit keys, or to affix public notices, according to the pro visions of the Act. In consequence of there not being water in the mains on the night in question, the pre mises and goods of the plaintiff were destroyed, and he sustained damage to the amount of nearly 6001. As the company had refused to give any compensa tion to the plaintiff, he brought the present action to recover that which he alleged to be due to him in consequence of the negligence of the defendants in not having their mains charged with water in ac cordance with the provisions of their Act of Parlia meat. Upwards of 20 witnesses were examined to prove that there was a fire, that the mains were not charged, and the value of the property destroyed. The defence was that the defendants were not li able. By the Act of Parliament the company were empowered to take the water of the river Chew, 18 miles from Bristol, but they would not take the water of that river until they had formed three compensa tion reservoirs capable of holding a certain quantity of water, and had obtained a certificate to that effect from two magistrates. The company could not ob tain that certificate, and other circumstances delayed the progress of the works and prevented that state of things from existing at the time of the fire without which no obligation of any kind could have existed. The company had done all that was possible with a view of supplying the inhabitants with water. The public obligation only attached after the inhabitants were supplied. The great object of the Act of Par liament was to give the company power to supply the inhabitants with water for domestic purposes ; and, although the company had laid down mains and pipes, still they were not bound to find a supply of water for the extinguishing of fires until the domestic supply was complete ; and it was further contended that, by the Act, there was an exception in times of drought, &c., and it was said that at the time of the fire there had been a great drought, so that, in fact, the company had not sufficient water for the purpose of extinguishing fires, or they could not on the follow ing day supply the inhabitants with the water they were entitled to. The company had done all they could under the incomplete state of their works. It was also submitted that, under this Act, no action was maintainable, but that the damage should be as• sessed by a jury or determined by arbitration, because the obligation being imposed by Act of Parliament, the remedy pointed out by that Act of Parliament must be resorted to. The defendants proposed to show that at the time of the fire they had not completed their reservoirs under the Act, or obtained the magistrates' certificate that they were complete, but had entered into a ' money contract for the supply of water, and that the drought had prevented their finishing their reservoirs, and that had they not shut off the water from their mains on that night they would not have been able to supply the inhnbitants with water the next day. The Learned JUDGE decided that such evidence could not be received, and a bill of exceptions to that rule was tendered. Evidence was then given that the great damage was done before the arrival of the engines, but it was admitted that there was not any water for nearly an hour after their arrival, and it was then turned on by one of the turncocks. Some of the policemen who were called by the defendants stated that had there been water some part of the premises might have been saved. It was clearly proved that during that night there was not any water at all in any main in the city of Bristol. air. Baron PLATT, in summing up the case, ob served that there was a stipulation in the Act of Par liament that the company should g i ve protection to the public ; and, in case of fire, water was to be re a d y to extinguish it. It was part of their bargain that they should afford that benefit to the public as part of the service for which they were paid, and for the monopoly given them. It was the duty of the com pany to keep their mains full, and it was a serious dereliction of their duty to have neglected it. It was no answer to say that they could not have supplied their private customers with water had their mains been charged. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff-- Damages 5311. 183. 7d. The case lasted nearly two days, and brought the Western Circuit to a close. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. tenced to transportation for having in his possession a quantity of silks, watches, &c , the produce of va rious burglaries and robberies. The prisoner hid been employed by Jacobson, whose real name is Woolf, as foreman, and after the conviction of his employer he had gorse into business for himself. The property in question, which consisted of watches, rings, and other articles, was found in the prisoner's shop in Agar-street, and identified by Mrs. Woolf as being part of the stock in one of her husband's shops, which, as she alleged, had been surreptitiously re moved. The prisoner as7erted that the articles produced were his property. Some he had purchased, but the bulk had been given to him by way of payment for wages due at the time he left Jacobson's service. _ &Ir. Austin, a solicitor, said he - was in a condition to prove that only a clock had been given to the pri soner in part payment of his wages. Mr. Cross said he could produce a bill of parcels to show that the cases of some watches identified by Mrs. Woolf as her husband's property had been made for the prisoner. It must also be recollected that the articles said to be stolen had been found exposed pub licly in the shop for sale. Mr. llAanwicK said the case must go to a jury. Mr. Cross applied for leave to bail the prisoner. Mr. ILtRDWICK would take time to decide upon the application. The prisoner was then ordered to stand committed on the charge of stealing certain articles identified by Mrs. Woolf. THE TRIAL OF HENRY HARRISON FOR EXTORTING MONEY. In this case (which bad not concluded when our report left) the jury retired at 1 o'clock, and did not return into court until 6 o'clock, when they gave a verdict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner strongly to mercy on account of the good character he had received. _ Mr. Justice TALFOURD, in passing sentence, said that the prisoner had been convicted of one of the most dreadful offences that could be committed by one man against another; and, if there had been any ground for supposing that he had been engaged in a system of extortion of this description, he would un doubtedly have been transported for life. The jury had recommended him to mercy, most probably on the ground that he had acted from some sudden temptation, and, as he concurred with them in that opinion, he would to a considerable extent give effect to their recommendation. It was utterly impossible, however, to pass over such an offence without a severe punishment, and he therefore felt it to be his duty to order him to be transported for 10 years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. _ James Newland, the young man who was charged at this court about 18 months ago with robbing his employer in Gutter-lane, and who made a statement on that occasion implicating a Jew of the name of hart, who was subsequently acquitted, was yesterday brought up before Alderman Fmnis, charged on sus picion of stealing a silver hunting-watch. It appeared that the prosecutrix, Louisa Jones, lodged in a house in Great Carter-lane, of which the prisoner's father was the landlord. The prisoner lived in the house to take care of it, while his parents, highly respectable persons, lodged elsewhere. The watch was safe in a drawer in prosecutrix's room on Thursday morning, and in the afternoon it was miss ing, the prisoner being the only person in the house besides herself during the interval. It will be remembered that the prisoner was sen tenced to 12 months' imprisonment for robbing his employer, and, while he was undergoing the penalty of the law, he trumped up a charge of misconduct against one of the gaolers of the prison, which was inquired into, and the statement made by the prisoner being proved to be utterly without foundation, he was ordered to be flogged by the common hangman. Si nce his enlargement he has associated with women of the most profligate and abandoned character. No trace of the watch having been discovered, the prisoner was remanded for further inquiry. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. George Peacock, jeweller and silversmith, Ao• ar _ street, Strand, was charged with Inving in his posses sion u quantity of miscellaneous property belonging 1 to a Airs. Woolf. It appeared that . Mrs. Woolf is the wife of a person named Jacobson, a general dealer in Oxford -street, ' who was tried at the Central Criminal Court and sen- MARYLEBONE. Michael Collins, Patrick Bryant, Joseph Cookley, James Sharman, and Mary Sharman were placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with being concerned in illicit distillation. A great deal of evidence was gone into, from which it appeared that, in consequence of information re ceived from Lockerby, an active officer, 180 S, Mr. Latton, a supervisor of the Excise, repaired with Mr. Richard Oliver, an officer in the same department, Lockerby and other police-constables, on the pre vious evening to a place called Fowler's-yard, run ning out of George-street, Euston-square. Latton and Oliver knocked several times, but, as no one came to the door, they forced their way in, having heard a great noise and confusion, when three of the prisoners tried to make their escape by a ladder through a hole which had been made in the roof. They, however, were prevented from making their egress that way by Mr. Millett, another Excise-officer, and a constable who had been prudently stationed in that elevated position, and on their satisfying themselves that they had no chance of getting clear off, as they expected, they retraced their steps and gave themselves up, as did also the other two prisoners. They were all taken into custody and conveyed to the station-house, on the way to which neither offered any resistance whatever, some of them, at the period of their being captured, having exclaimed, " It's all over ; we are overpowered, and must give ourselves up." Mr. Latton described the illict distillery in question to have been more exten ' sive than any which had heretofore been brought under his notice as being carried on in London. There were three large stills in full work, containing upwards of 1,000 gallons of molasses wash in a state of fermentation, together with more than 100 gallons of strong spirits in large carboys. The whole of the stills, tubs, carboys, &c., were seized and conveyed away, and they completely filled two waggons and a cart. The system of illicit distillation upon the pre mises had no doubt been carried on to an extraordinary extent. The woman was discharged, and the other four pri soners were each fined 301., or three months' impri sonment in the House of Correction. WORSHIP-STREET. Samuel Williams and Joseph Percival, two dirty looking boys about 14 years old, were charged with felony. The prisoners, it appeared, had an unconquerable passion for witnessing theatrical performances, and, not possessing the pecuniary means for gratifying their propensities, resorted to the following bold device for accomplishing their object. Mr. Charles Busher is one of the money-takers at the Pavilion Theatre, Whitechapel, and was actively engaged in admitting the audience at one of the busiest hours in the evening a few nights since, when he suddenly saw a small arm dart through the aperture of his box, and the hand attached to it having grasped as many of the metal checks as it could possibly hold, they were both withdrawn with th e b oo ty. The witness dared not leave his seat, or he would certainly, in that classic neighbourhood, have lost all his money as well, and he was therefore obliged to sit passively still while the thief was escaping, and trust to chance for detection upon a future occasion. The checks were all alike, and could not be stopped ; but he fortunately caught a glance of the face of the thief as he rushed past him, and, as he naturally anticipated that the depredator would be sure to present some of them himself, that he might enjoy the benefit of his furtive dexterity, he kept a sharp look out for a second interview with him, and was not long in being gratified, as he again caught a glimpse of the same countenance at the same spot, and about the same hour, on the preceding even ing, its owner evidently intending to rush past in the struggling crowd of dramatic admirers without pay ment, and obtain admission by presenting the stolen checks. This intention, - , however, was thwarted, for just as the two prisoners were exchanging two of the checks further on, they were pounced upon by a constable and one of the scene painters and secured. Williams was taken first, and Percival, on seeing the other one captured, started back and thrust two more checks into a crevice, but they would not sink far enough, and on their being recovered the second boy acknowledged that he had had six before. When called upon for their defence both boys can didly confessed their delinquency, Williams as the depredator, and Percival as part receiver, the former, however, pleading that he had only been able to se cure thirteen of the checks in the rapid grasp he was obliged to make at them • and Mr. D' EYNCOURT, on determining upon a summary conviction, sentenced each to a month's imprisonment in the House of Correction for being in illegal pos session of stolen property. _ LAMBETH. William Downes, who has been in custody for some weeks on a charge of " sharping" Mr. Thomas Hiller, a greengrocer, residing at 16, Princess-ter• ' race, Caledonian -road, Islington, out of 101, and also robbing him of 151., was again placed at the bar be fore the Hon. G. C. Norton. Prom the evidence adduced against the prisoner, it appeared that on Saturday, the '24th of last month, he, accompanied by two of his confederates, entered the prosecutor's shop and asked for some oysters, knowing very well that be did not deal in such an article; and, upon being told the fact, said he would not mind giving .5/. for some, and that he would stand a pound's worth. The prisoner, who shammed drun kenness, began tossing with the others, who seemed sober, for money, but the prosecutor objecting to it and saying he could not allow such a proceeding in his house, all three left, the prisoner neglecting (in tentionally, no doubt) to take his cane with him. On the following Monday the prisoner again called, and anxiously inquired if he had been there on Friday or Saturday, saying that he had been to some place where he had left his cane, and he did not mind giv ing 51. or even 101. for its restoration, as it belonged to his father. He also said he had come up from Reading to receive 2,0001., which his aunt had left him, and that he should stop in town another week, and did not much care if he spent the whole of that money, as he should get seven times that amount when he got back. Just before the prisoner's calling a confederate " dropped in " on the prosecutor, and after asking various questions as to the rent of the houses in the neighbourhood, he inquired if he had got a horse and cart. The prosecutor said he had, and he then asked if he could remove some pictures for him from " round the corner " to Finsbury, and said he should call back in a short time, when he re quested that the horse and cart might be ready. While the prisoner was in the shop speaking about the 2,0001. the other man returned, and said he was very sorry that he could not have the things moved on that day, and ultimately a ride to Copenhagen fields, to see a walking-match, was proposed and agreed upon. Before reaching that place they pulled up at two public-houses, and though the prosecutor had not drunk much he became perfectly stupid. After this they drove to several places, and, the third man having disappeared, the prisoner told the prose cutor that he was incapable of taking care of his money, and said be should keep it for him. The pro secutor then gave him some money, which the pri soner said was 151., and having won fro:n him besides 101. at skittles, the prisoner attempted to make his escape, but was secured. When taken to the station and searched, 11 sovereigns and 14s. 6d. in silver were found on him, but no notes. There were also found close to where he stood nine pieces—eight counters resembling soverigns, and one half-sovereign. William Parsons, potman at the Walnut Tree public-house, Latnbetb, said that on the 24th ofJ u ly the pris oner an d prosecutor entere d th e skittle -ground I belonging to his mas t e r, and played at skittles. the fir s t game t h e prosecu t or b e t the prisonert five pounds t o one , an d th e prisoner won. In the next game, which was for Si. each, the prosecutor prisone r t wo c h a lk s out of five, and the gave the latter won of course. Sergeant Combas, 10 L, said he had known the pri soner well for six or seven years, and during the whole of that time he was the ers, co nstant companion of the members of the swell mob, and the most notorious thieves and skittle sharps. lle had also seen him a t various races, and had observed him in the betting. ring at acme of those places, with his betting-book and pencil in h an d,offering to lay any amou n t aga i nst the horses en tered for the race.— (Laughter.) Combes mentioned the names of several of the thieves and bad characters in whose company he had observed the pr i s oner, and amongst them was th e murderer of Mr. B e llchambers in Westminster. The prisoner, who declined offering anythiog defence, was fully committed to take his trial at t he Old Bailey, on the double charge of conspiracy to . defraud and also robbing the prosecu tor of li/.; but, it being expected that other c h a rges will be brougbt against him, he was ordered to be brought up on all other day. ---- THE COUNTRY MARKET'S WAILFZIELD, AUG. 20.—Since this day w eek the weather in this neighbourhood, with but little exceptioot has been favourable for harvest operations. The re port of the defective yield in the southern counties keeps holders very firm, and with a good arrival of wheat here to-day the prices of last week are fully Ma in" tamped. Oats and shelling are without alteration. Bea" rather dearer. old. Nev. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— 8- e • I s q . to L 5 Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red —to -- ''" - 4 ' ••• 46 --- 50 Ditto, white ... ... ... --- Norfolk and Hunts., red ... ... —— -- 40 ----1 Ditto, white 40 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red "' •-- 45 47 Ditto, white ... ... ... ---• 40 --- 42 Yorkshire, red ... ... ... --- 45 4,2 Ditto, whito '" "' —'— -- 44 - - ' }B Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. —— -- (tg 4 Lower Baltic and H 33 -- amburgh, red... —— - '.- 38 _ Mediterranean- red ... ..• BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bashels : 04 --- 2 6 Grinding per I 0 stone ... ~. --- .... __lull 2ttti ....I.!roilsi - 24 -- 2 ' Foreign ••• ••• ••• ••• —-- --- BEANS, Fier qr. 631bs to the bushel : Small, tine ... .... ••• ••• Ticks ••• ••• ••• Foreign ... .. OATS, per stone : Mealing • ••• ••• Feeding ... ... ... — d d to - - d d Foreign ... _ ... —d to —d SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ...38 --- MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels --- -- PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey sad Feed 33 35 -- 4 32 -3 9 --32 ...... ... .... so *** -- -- 29 -- 52 l• VALE• QrS' AAR] Qr Wheat ... ... .. 14,348 5• ••• Barley ... • ••• -- Oats ... ... .. . ... 63 0 Beans... ... Pea • " 7 ••• --- , - Tares ... ... ... ... LIVERPOOL, A ua. 20.—The weath er this week (e %. cepting a severe thunder-storm on Tuesday e ven e % . which lasted three to four hours) has been favours for blo harvest operations, and a duller tone has attached t the grain trade. At this morning's market the t basin/ n wheat was small, and in some instances the price Faye way Id to 2d per bushel. There was more dein,g. n Flour for consumption, this article not baying o _, vanced in proportion to the advance on wheat, but it IT 3d to 6d per barrel easier to buy than on Tuesday. jn change whatever in the value of other articles in the grain trade. NEWBURY, Auo. 19.—The weather during the Pa., week has been very unpropitious for field operations, enl ripen ed but little progress has been made in cutting the corn. At to-day's market we have only a mode rat e supply of wheat. The injury by blight and sproutlt;g: being very extensive, gave our farmers occasion to tie, mand extreme prices, and although millers woald n o t concede the whole of their demands, still an advance ' ln , established of fully 2s per quarter from the enhance rates of last week, being a rise of from 6s to 7s pet clu n re ter within the last fortnight. With spring corn we L.. but moderately supplied, for which we have a good mend, and prices of all kinds must be noted fully is P" quarter than last wee BRlSBOL dearer SUGAR -MARKET, k. AUG. n 20.---SCErCeIY njo business has been transacted here t his week, a d 2 a „ 1 00 market closes with great heaviness. Refined Preu'd. meets a moderate sale, and prices are ab out sup Perle Burn is firm, with bat little offering.—Bristol Mercuy I . ; _ BANGOR, Atm. 20,—Wheat offered fr om 403 to 42 barley, 27s to 28s; oats, 16s to 18s. a to 1 53 p DENBIGH, AUG. 18.—Wheat, 14s s e Per 168 lbs; barley, not much in demand , lOs to lOs 6d p e r 147 lbs; oats, 6s 6d to 6s 93 per 105 lbs; fresh butters: 10d per lb; salt ditto, in tub,, . 83 to Bid per poun d ; egg twelve for 6d, ga to 60 WREXHAM, AUG. 19.—Prices of wheat, 6s -- 10 Bd, and for prime samples 6s 9d. Potatoes sore short supply, Prime per measure of 60 lbs, ls 83 tied 2d; ducks, per couple, 2s 6d to 38; butter, Sid to per 18 ounces. ss 6 d Ripon, Aug. H.—White wheat 5s 9d to Os 3d, red ditto „. . to 6s Od ; beans 4s Od to 4s 6d per bushel; barley 00s to ° us ' oats 19s Od to 24a per qr. 180 03, re d . . WETHERBY, Auo. 19.—White wheat, 1700 d to ditto 16s Od to 16s 6d per load ; barley 30s Od to 00 0 Od per q r ' beans 15, Od to 155 6d per load ; oats Hid to is per stone. nil KNARESBOROUGH AUG. 18.—Wheat 5s 9d to 68 3cl; „ 4 , 4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel; barley 29s to 325; oats, 18° te ` per qr. NoaviraLtaarox, Aua. 18.—Wheat, white, old 5 9 l t : 5s 6d, ditto new bs 9d, red ditto, old 5s to 50 3d, d WI '" 03 5s 6d; oats 2s 6 d to 2 s 9 d; beans 3 s 9d to 4s 6d; W to 4s 6d per bushel. SCARBOROUGH, Auo. 19.—Red wheat 419 03 to oats -140...0d_.; white ditto 475 to 50s per qr. of 40 stones- biopic . I%tO 100 ; white ditto 10id to lld per stone ; Os, grinding ditto 23s to 25s per qr. of 32 stones; superfies. flour 34s to 355, seconds ditto. 275 to 300 per sack of 20 stop l b • 6210 Invaaniss, Ana. 17.—Wheat, per per weighing r per bushel, 38s Od to 41s Od; ditto, old, weigh in g 6ehr:, barley, malting _at: bushel, 00s Od to 008 Od; barley, per quarter, werhing 541b 42th per per bushel, bushel 2 1 5 9 16 0d d t0 t0 26 2 s 0 6 . d , o • doya'ts6per uarter , w e 'g - . l il boll, !8s 4d to Os Od; ditto second, g a l, per impel barley . meal, lls 6d to Os Od ; peasemeal , bran, per s Od to Os stone, Os 7d to Os Od ; first flour , oth 3 4 3 0 d to 3 5 s t )d ; o f 141 b second ditto, 27s Od to 28s Od ; oil. ' t p m er e!l B best, ' per stone barley imperial, Is 8d to Os Od; ditto second, is 6d to Os Od ; ; 5 16s 6atdrateo_ooso3o;d ; meal, I 3 43 to Os Od ; peasemeal, Is 6d to Os Od ; first W l ' cash, 2s 9d credit ; second ditto, 2 s Od cash, 264 d c 2s 4d dit. Potatoes, per stone, 5d to 6d ; beef, per to 63; veal, 43 to sd; mutton, 4 oro 63 ; pork, y r - to d4 d ; fowls, each, 10d to 12d; chickens, p pair, 103 to 12d ; ti llek : each, Od to Od ; eggs , per dozen, 6d to Od; butter, free ,; 9d to 10d per lb ; ditto, salt, Sd to 10d ; croudie (curds) 2 " , „1. Od; four-pound loaf, fi ne, 5d to 6 d ; ditto, 0e (d, 4 c l to 01" coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone. Od to Od. Rapeseed ••• ••• WI Shelling ... ••• ••• .... Linseed .., ... "• ...• Malt ... ••• • • .... Flour ... ••• ••• *** THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURES. ,e 4 LIVERPOOL WOOL, AUG. 19.--The market is s t ee p change in price. Imports during the past.W4l consist of 138 Cordova, 31 Naples, 251 Iceland, ' Entre Rios, 424 Mogadore, 100 Lisbon. „ le ge TRADE OF LEEDS.—WO have bad a bout an 5 tha t g ee business done, though, on the whole , we think . re p market is showing signs of weakness: a strong 1113 P sion exists that goods are getting dearer. T R ADE OF LEICESTER.—The demand CO for all useful sorts of plain and fancy hosierY• I ° hose, v ance upon the middle gauges in the straightd,' ovil l t he se as well as the threepece per dozen in thhosiers, e wrong work branch, has been gene n rally given by the t°, 9 in up their yarns brought previous to the lata ad v , i l;eeed prices,wo roilso lwools, being t hou which g m h o they rree min a request Li : , worsted. Yarns are in better request at the i'L' ii . r i c e of e not equal to the present, bins and BRADFORD eAssuiso.nocil w9u v .e e —ds r otyTi command nh fi ge rm as . ecvaenrb higherw Skin a s c u, ° io t: p d b rti li ee :_ got„ rt thatdp ri as much busin ' trade of this district. During the past week la r g e , 9ll OO have been given to manufacturers, as cotton ' OllO have a strong tendency to advance. Many given an advance in the wages of woolcomh r spe i ris n , ers t" not btl a ,,, as much as has been asked. As to the remuner Liu complaints are universal among business moo- 0 bas /ISt TRADE OF MANCHESTER, AUG. 19.--Ther ..: oes of been much business transacted to-day , both yarns and cloth have been well but , P.' Two has been an advance of id upon or per le on all the better qualities of 2 °' s "I twist t h e ed• VI ater compared with last week. For 30'5 j 4o's svi i&er vance is id upon all qualities. For 3 6 's a d d loo t 201 1 there is no change. In mule, good seconds a nd 3p Beo et i n b a g r syt,a is:neer: . tvi aboutist it!, there is id advance; ordinary and good second, ~ 1 1 . l b id higher; 40's, 50's, and 60's are about pisPig'her. higher; and the best qualities of 60's are n " High numbers of mules have risen more coirisdeecrokiebdll;: and quotations in 70's are id higher for good t h e be 9 l q as uali 80's are id to ld upon compared ties; with last week, and id to ld upon lilies; 90's and 100's are id dearer for ordinary, and . 1 3 " ti pe for best. Low 26-inch printing cloths are aboi4. _ are the best fin. to piece dearer; and 0 7 and 36-inch of all good quail: l 7 o io lid higher. In 70 reed and 40-inch shirtings : ,, e , 0 8 an advance of lid. The orders which wero so g2 . ; woe lliddthY will keep spinners well occupied for L" to come. -- Prices of Coal per ton at E he close of the in . 143 COAL MARK T.—YEsTsnDO' get :••• Bate's West Hartley 14s Od Keepi er Gr3yge ''o''''' 155 3d Buddle's W. Ha rtley 14s 6d L, b n '''''''' ' 133 6d um tO '''' Chester Main Morr's ' 133 Od Pensher • ''''' '''' ' a ''''' ion 5 Hartley . •. 16 3 6d Holywell unscre e ' 14s 9 d . , Wellington Hartley l3s 3d Shotton ( North Percy Hartley l4s Od Cass op ••• • ' 143 3" Ravensworth'sW. Hart 145 6d Howden • •-• "' ''''''' Vag Od i antield Moor 155 Od Townley Trader West llartey West Wylam Walla End, &c• 13s Durham ••"" 16 0 6 1 13s 9d Tees ...... ......... •••• ~ . 2 , 9d Gosforth ....• 13s 3d Clavering Tees .••••' .. 135 od Walker ..................-....ig Eden ain ...... ..... 143 3d Woodhouse Close. .•••' 1., °a Lambton M Primrose ...• 14s Od Seymour Harvey Coke 118 Bell ..................... 14s Od Nixon's Merthyr and 0 2 Belmont .................. 14 s O d Cardiff ......... , ..... 21, Vi od B ra ddyll .............. 15 s Od Ramsey's Cannel ...... Hetton ............. Ships at market, . .. I m s a s6 e j t, 85 . Sold , 74 ____.....„....i. 81if77,18. OF A SON. On the 18th inst., at Southill, Beds, the wife of Coal' mander lion. Mark Kerr. On the 18th inst., at Sandgates, Chertsey, Surrey, the wile of George Bulpett, Esq. A OAUHTFR• On the 18th inst., g at Nonsuc G h-pa ' rk, Surrey, the wife Of W. F. G. Farmer, Esq tr On the 19th inst., a . t ' Westwoo d-h o use, Welling, Ken the wife of S. S. Benson, Esq. MARRIED. On . the 19th inst. at S. Alphage, Greenwich , T homas Kincaid, Esq., t o DI :try Ann, eldest daughter of the late Captain Thomas llnskisson, DIED. On the 18th inst., at her Majesty's Mint, John Burkhart], Esq., "Surveyor of the Meltings," aged 49. On the 17th inst , Mr. William Kelly, of Cook'i-cou rt, Lincoln's Inn, aged 38. On the 18th inst. , at Eccleston•square, Edward Davis Protheroe, Esq., aged 54- Ed On the 17th in st., at Connaught-terrace, gware-road, Hugh Bishopp, , aged 78. On the 17th inst., at Ramsgate, aged 49, Captain David James Ward, one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-house. London: Printed and Published by MURDO TOUNCI, 12 ca° s4l 1, No. 1 12, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Strand, in the Precinct f the Savoy, in t lgiddlosoX, Saturslity, Anuat 21, 1842. :*..