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TIM IN'tW NOVELIST. Mn. COLBURN lIAS JUST P 1 BUS E DISCIPLINE of LIFE, In Three Volumes. Since Miss Austen ceased to write, and Mrs. Marsh began, we have had no ether story-telling of its class that we NT ould place upon a level with this, for freshn:ss, straightforwardness, and truth Si tone , and feeling."—Exaininer. Hear Golburn, Publisher, 13, Groat Marlborough-street. Third Edition, revised, 2 vols. Bvo., 345 . , LECTURES on the PRINCIPLES and FRAC TICE of PHYSIC, delivered at King's College, London. By THOMAS WATSON, M.D , Feiasw of the Royal College of Phyafcians, late Physieltm to the Middlesex Hospital. London : John W. Parker, West Strand. 7 1 - 20 ND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK, the original and by far the best, requiring :no preparation, och , rs the surest means of protection for every variety of household linen and wearing apparel against lom or mistake, for which reason be careful to ask for the genuine article, prepared by the inventor, JOHN BOND, se, Long-lane, West Smithfield, City. Sold by most Chemists, Stationers, and Medicine Vendors. Price le. a bottle. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webstel, sole Lessee. TIIIS EVENING, Will be presented the celebrated Drama, entitled TIIE GREEN BUSHES ' • or, A Hundred. Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0: Smith ; Dennis, air. Callenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Miss Wool gar To conclude with a Farce, called GOING TO TIIE DERBY THE DEitl;Y DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright; Mr. John James Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Captain Nobble, Mr. Worrell ; Mrs. Chucks, alas. Matthews ; Mrs. Twiddle, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL SURREY TIIEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Engazement of M. HERRMANN, the first Professor of Magic in the World THIS EVENING Will be performed THE PEDLAR BOY. After which M. HERRMANN'S MYSTERIEITgE ET MAGIQUE the most wonderful illusions ever attempted. To conclude with a New Melodrama, entitled THlil PLANK ACROSS THE. STREET. Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Falrbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Revival of the Popular Equestrian Spectacle of Mazeppa. Unparalleled Equestrian Feats. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Lord Byron's Ilippoclramatic Spectacle of MAZEPPA.; or, The Wild Horse. To be followed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYAINAS 'NC EXERCISES in the ARENA, supported exeusively by the Female Artists of the Establishment, entitled LA SOIREE DES DAMES. To conclude with a Grand Pageant, entitled LADY GOD/VA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY; or, Clearing the Toll. Boa-clue open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Attraction unprecedented. Re-engagement of M. JULLIEN. Continuation of MISS SARA FLOWER. The DAYLIGHT VIEW of ItOME, by Damon. Superb and Unique 3ittI..NAGERIE. Grand Display of FIREWORKS; by the Messrs. Southby. No Extra Charge. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY. Mons. Jullien, positively for One Week only, his last appearance in London this Season. In corutekuenee of the unfavourable weather during his late en gagement, M. Jullien has kindly acceded to an arrangement for One Week, it being utterly impossible to continue it beyond that time. Vice of Rome —Promenade Concerts, Vocal and Instrumental, c.aidacted by M. JULLIEN in person. The splendid Band of Solo Performers includes Messrs. Cloth, Collins, sen., Georg. and Viotti Collins, Iccenig. Collinet, Richardson, Baker, &c.—Two Solos will be performed each Evening by Artists of Eminence.—Two favourite Songs by Miss Sara Flower—The Programme will contain a choice selection. of Ancient and Mod rn Music, including the celebrated de scriptive Fantasia, called " 'rho Destruction of l'ompeii," composed by Rock Albert, and by desire the popular Quadrille of " The Hu guernatt."—Also to be seen, during the day, the beautiful Menagerie —Shakspere's Rouse—The Magic Bridge—and other novelties will be exhibited, the whole concluding with a most magnificent and not to be rivalled display of Fireworks, which elicited such rapturous approbation on theb"Masion of M. Jullien's Benefit, by the Messrs. Southby- Gates open at Ten A.m., Feeding Tim; Five—Concert at Half-past Five—Fireworks at Half-past Eight. The ,ast Grand Flower Show of the Season will take place on IN cdn ‘ , September 13, on a Seale of most extraordi nar y magni 4, ticeuc, *the exhibition of Dahlias, &c. Adrkission, as usual, One Shilling. THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 5. TIIZRMOMBTER, Lowest, 55; Highest, 63; Noon, 73, BAROMETER, 29.93. WIND S.E.; fine sunshiny weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 19 min. after 6 I Evening .. 39 rain. after 6 ;C:,...CW, , I 'J'• \ . Y : 6 ~ ¶ C1V1,M4 4 - j. lk 01, , 4 ' 4 l \ 1 . e . ,. 1,18*.-''.; 4 ,. g• — :•, r , ,---- . - . t.' , I, ‘ li t ,,zte • •„‘, , ~,,, .. ~,...tlo'1• ~- ;40, 4 ).1 is * . , t' '•-•,,' •44 :, ~ 4.. ; . ,t 0,,,, •, '• 4 " ~ - 7 zr 6' 1 4 ,, -.-*- ' •A 0 ' sr/ ..., 4 '" . •01 ' ` ', l t .-- • — A. ' 1 , — ,' , 7'7.. • c. ' , ' eA traing .:71,11it LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1848. Parliament has ',to-day received the signal of its prorogation, and if the rapture of the popular repre sentatives be not as boisterous as that of the unfortu nate urchins of Do-the-boy's Hall on the occasion of their celebrated " breaking up" for the holidays, it must at the least have been accompanied by a sensation of almost as profound pleasure. _Hansard can scarcely afford us a parallel of a session so prolonged and so labo r:.ous ; and certainly the hereditary skill of the official stetiogra i phus, the GURNEYS, can scarcely ever have been taxed more severely by the volubility of the different discussions. 01 these peccadilloes on the part of our Senators, we have already heard more than enough, from the cutting personalities of Mr. DISRAELI down to the austere and uncompromising criticisms of Blackwood. We have been reminded by the former that the in putation of garrulity which has been levelled against the miscellaneous Members in the House of Com mons is so far erroneous, inasmuch as no one pro voked debates upon the question of the financial crisis in November, and inasmuch as every reasonable op portunity was afforded to the Government for the production of its four successive financial statements. Granted so much to the leaders and subordinates of the Opposition ; granted that in regard to the Budget and the monetary panic those poli ticians evinced a rational and laudable leniency. Yet—not a syllable is whispered either by the Hon. Gentleman the Knight Representative of Buckinghamshire or by the distinguished maga zine whose genius is racy with the inspirations of old CHRISTOPHER NORTII, about the " missing dispatch" discussion, about the preposterous attempt at the im peachment of Lord PALMERSTON, about the quibbling efforts at procrastination made by the Noble Lord the Member for King's Lynn, or about any other of those desultory attacks by which the progress of the Go vernment measures were impeded by the factious. So visible in almost every stage of the public busi ness have been thcse interruptions and interpolations, to spiteful have been the insinuations of Mr. UR• CIUHART, so impertinent and reiterated the calumnies of Mr. ANSTEY, so peevish and blundering the statis tical quips and cranks of Lord GEORGE BEETIECK, that the Opposition has assumed the invidious aspect of a pcilitical Yrutees—a fluctuating annoyance— presenting its poisoned prickles at every angle like a burr, a thistle, or a hedge -hog— squirting the darts of its invectives at the with the adroitness of a porcupine— assaulting the Cabinet under as many colours a& me chjislion, and fighting with as many weapons both ofiWve and defensive as the terrible bands of the Rohillas. So conspicuous has all this been that we might with some truth address the Opposition in the language of VIRGIL-- " Quomodo teneam mutan tem Protea vultuna?" How is it posible to distinguish the ever-variable - ..oentenance of the rancorous and Protean assailants of the Administration ? Apart from all these discourteous and ungene rous obstacles thrown in the way of a Cabinet, alreedy embarrassed by the unparalleled disasters of the epoch—the political perturbation of Ireland, the distracted condition of England, the repetition of a calamitous scarcity, the prevalence of a dangerous g i demie, the absence of employment in the manu facturing districts, and the extraordinary duration and severity of the commercial crisis throughout the whole of the United Kingdom —it must not in fair ness be forgotten that a profound responsibility pressed upon the conscience of our ruling statesmen — the responsibility of maintainin g the dignity of British influence in the midst of twelve or thirteen gigantic revolutions, and that, too, without embroiling the country in a war with one or other, if not with all, of the nations cf the European continent indiscrimi nately. and written about th e INltich has been spok en short-csoming t s of the present u or nothing has bowl said about the thing s they Little he h yhave a c tually accomplished. Let us see w what are really among the most promi nent of their recent achievements. 'Rey have maintained the character of England in almost every one of the principal Courts of the two hemispheres, without exception. They have preserved peace with the whole world—. wi Ii Republican France and with despotic Russia— wl*!l the sanguinary and tyrannical monster who dis grays the throne of the Neapolitans, as well as with the licentious and eccentric roué who abdicated the crown of Bavaria—with the affrighted sovereigns of the German Confederation, and with the popular princes of Italy. Beyond this, they have effected the commencement of a salutary THE SUN, LONDON, change in the penal code—they have done something towards the amelioration of the colonists in the West India islands—they have quashed for ever the charge of bigotry levelled against the British Legislature by carrying their Bill for the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Court of the Roman SOVEREIGN— they have been the first Cabinet who have ever done anything whatever in the way cf sanitary improvement—they have vigorously crushed the seditious among the Chartists of England— they have, by a series of gallant proceedings, anni hilated the incipient Rebellion which was being ex cited in Ireland by the Physical Force Repealers— they have found time, in the midst of all their more important occupations, to offer assistance to distin guished men, poets and others, who might otherwise have perished from starvation like SAVAGE, cut their throats like poor BLANCHARD, or have pistolled them selves to death like the unfortunate and distracted HAYDON. Government having accomplished all these things, it surely cannot be said to have evinced only incapacity and indolence. , Mr. HUMS has not suffered Parliament to close without announcing his intention of renewing, at an early period next session, his important proposi tion for Parliamentary Reform. We hardly needed that assurance from the Honourable Member for Montrose, for the movement in question having progressed so far as it has progressed, must necessa rily now continue until its object is attained. Popu lar energy was never yet enlisted in any cause, the popular mind was never yet bent on the accomplish ment of any object, without that object being ulti mately attained, and that cause being ultimately successful. Full of truth is that observation of AUGUSTINE CAXTON, 44 To push on is the law of na ture. You can no more say to men and to nations than to children, sit still and don't wear out your shoes I' " Such an exhortation would be indeed about as successful as summoning spirits from the vasty deep—" but will they come when you do call them ?" To sit still is nowsa-days impossible, absolutely impossible. This is 4sentially and super-eminently the age of progress—of progress in the material world, as is evidenced by the universal prevalence and unparelleled celerity of the locomotive, and of progress in the spiritual world, as is manifested by the extraordinary changes now transpiring around us. To push on is the law of nature. We admit the truth of this assertion, and it is a truth in which we glory. To push on is the law ofnature, and it is a law which we must inevitably obey. In obedience to this law sumptuous apparels have succeeded to the skins of the savage, a complicated commerce has taken the place of an unprofitable system of individual maintenance, the man-of-war has followed in the wake of the rude canoe, and the steam-ship has ultimately eclipsed the sailing vessel. To push on is the constant practice of the human race, and in the political world this tendency has been unmis takably and gloriously proved by recent events. The eloquent Member for Buckinghamshire may lament over the retrospect of the session, but, unpro pitious as in some respects has been the political harvest of St. Stephen's, we cannot but think of the session of 1843 with satisfaction when we consider the evidence it has furnished of the popular tendency to push on. During this session a great reform movement has been initiated, and, moreover, the ballot has been virtually accepted by the Legislature. Next session is, we are told, to witness the further pro gress of these desirable reforms, and mayhap their entire acceptation. This year reform has had insi dious foes to contend with, not the least fatal of which have been imprudent and unwary friends. The Chartists, or rather a considerable number of disorderly persons who pleased to adopt that name, have been the most effectual enemies of the Charter. Physical force is the most self-destructive weapon which the advocate of popular rights can wield. Occasioning tumult and disorder, and inspiring fear, it only re pulses friends instead of overcoming foes. The un happy movement of last April, at first alarming, and ultimately ridiculous, to a certain extent damaged the cause, and retarded the triumph of Reform. Still that invincible cause has triumphed ; in short, it has progressed. And during, the vacation, although the doors of St. Stephen's may be closed, it will not fail to make further progress among a greater and more powerful concourse than St. Stephen's ever contains. Among the body of the people liberal principles will not fail to develop themselves with new force and vigour, and that development will not fail to have its ordinary and fitting effect upon the popular representatives. The effect of this legitimate " pres sure from without" will be evidenced in the division lists, and if, as Mr. Hume assures us, Parliamentary Reform be next session again mooted in the Chamber of Legislature, it is, to say the least of it, within the limits of , probability that next session it may be adopted. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. HUN GARY. Several encounters have taken place between the Hungarians and Croatians, in all of which the Hun garians have been defeated. The Croatians have crossed the Theiss. PRUSSIA. Accounts have been received from Berlin to the lsi September. The cholera is increasing in Berlin. FRANKFORT. In the sitting of the German Parliament on the Ist instant a vote of censure on the Minister for Foreign Affairs was moved by \VERNER. The urgency of the motion was carried by 232 votes against 160, and therefore the Assembly proceeded to immediate discussion. \VERNER'S motion was— "The National Assembly shall declare that in respect of the Limburg affair, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has not shown that zeal and industry that he ought to have done." After a stormy debate, STEDT.. MANN'S motion was carried, viz., "In consideration that the Minister for Foreign Affairs has sufficiently explained the delay that has occurred in the diplo matic negotiations with Holland in respect of Lim burg, the National Assembly shall pass to the order of the day." EISENMANN'S motion, for simply passing to the order of the day on WERNER'S motion, was rejected. Noes, 213 ; Ayes, 197. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have arrived. The contents are unimportant. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 29.—Three per Cents., 19/ paper; Five per Cents., 101 paper. Exchange on London, 46 50 paper. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the French papers of yesterday Paris continued perfectly tranquil. The journals, with one exception, are occupied in considering the amended project for a Constitution, and the question as to whether having passed the Constitution, the National Assembly should proceed to enact the organic laws of the Republic, or whether it should leave that task to its successors. The one exception is the Presse, which bitterly complains of the exist ence of the state of siege. The Siecle has the following article on the Bank of France : " The situation of the Bank of France, as set forth in its returns made up to Thursday last, has given rise to a renewal of the demand that it should resume its cash payments. The metallic reserve amounts to 204,000,000, and the bills in circulation are 317,000,000. But it has been truly observed, that the Bank would have not only to provide for the payment of its own notes in cash, but its accounts current with the Treasury and with private individuals, and its various acknowledgments and engage ments; and which together would make a total of more than 500,000,000. , " Let a panic take place, and we can readily conceive what would ensue. Would the Bank be then to blame for what miaht then take place if it were to depart &suet tee pruueui rr.L.au uv•l fry a.. v,. In order for the Bank to be open to blame for not re suming cash payments, it must be shown that such a step would immediately remove all the embarrassments of the commercial interest, by giving a signal of a re turn to confidence. The crisis under which we have been labouring has many causes; business inconside rately entered into before the Revolution; forgetfulness on the part of a great number of bankers of the prin ciple that an establishment which has engagements which are demandable at short periods should not invest its capital where it cannot be immediately ho made available and an exaggerated alarm at the momen tary successes of Socialism. But this is not all. The crisis has been so violent; it has inflicted so many and such cruel wounds that it has been scrupulous in press ing for the general liquidation, and that has been one of the most active causes in the stoppage of business. Certainly honourable men of business ought not to be executed like jobbers on the Bourse. It is nevertheless necessary that a settlement should be come to, for with. out it credit cannot be renewed, France has been sub jected to enormous losses; it is necessary that they should be arranged, and that it should bo known what re mains. Then a movement will take place which will bring about confidence, with a hope of future profit. Until this be done no real benefit can accrue, whatever may bo the merit of the propositions brought forward for the improvement of the present state of affairs." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, SEPT. 4. Northern of France, 7 ex int.—Orleans and Bordeaux, 1% ex int.—Paris and Lyons, 414. addressed the following notes to the pap . Louts Marx IN Mout. M. Louis Blanc disposed to offer him some public persona in England, agreeing in opinion with y.Louis Blanc, appearlaSneevehraasl expres sion of their sympathy. M. Louis Blanc begs to offer them his most sincere thanks; but at the same time he thinks it right to state that he wishes to avoid anything in any way likely to give offence to the English Go• vernment. In calm study, and quiet retirement, M. Louis Blanc has resolved to wait till brighter days dawn on his country, and ho would be deeply grieved if his forced appeal to the hospitality of England became the cause of even temorar agitation." Ornaments for p the y drawing-room, library, and dining-room, in Italian alabaster, marble, bronze, and Derbyshire spar, consisting of a great iety of figures, group s , inkstands, candlestic variety of vases, figures, groups, inkstands candlesticks, tables, papvases, er weights, &c., i mported and manufactured by James Tennant, 149, Strand, near Somerset [louse, London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of shells, minerals, and fossils, which will greatly facilitate the ia teresting study of geology, mineralogy, and conchology, from two to fifty guineas. DENMARK. The ratifications of the armistice between Denmark and Prussia were exchanged at Lubeck ou the Ist instant. The Berliner Nachrichten states that Prussia is to indemnify Denmark for requisitions in Jutland. The Danish prisoners at Altona were set at liberty on the Ist, and the Federal troops were leaving the duchies. COPENHAGEN, AUGUST 30.—0 n Saturday last, at the invitation of the Councillor of State, M. FLOE, a meeting of the Schlesingers now here, in all about 300, was held, for the purpose of taking into consi deration how far it would be advisable to unite with the inhabitants of the island of Alsen, and forward a declaration to the Assembly at Frankfort. At the recommendation of M. FLOE PAULSEN and LAURITS SKAW, whose names are enough to characterise the whole meeting, it was resolved not to apply to that body, but to send an address to the KING. MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA. Summar; PACHA has officially declared that the Porte will recognize the new Government of Wal lachia. ITALY. PIEDMONT. CHARLES ALBERT has issued the following procla mation to his army : " Soldiers,—My Government is taking all necessary measures for the recommencement of the war. New brethren in arms rush from all sides to placo themselves under those banners that you planted on the banks of the Adige. If fatigues and privations of all kinds have deprived us of victory, repose and discipline will bring back our days of triumph. Soldiers, you have yet to prove that a reverse of fortune cannot depress you. You have to show to the country that she has not reckoned in vain on your fidelity and courage. The memory of your past glory will be a stimulant for your new companions. In following your ex ample they will render themselves worthy of you. Thus, as soon as the armistice shall have expired, we will either have obtained conditions com patible with the rights of the nation, or, honour calling on us, we will return to thecontest with fresh enthusiasm for Italian independence, the object of all our desires. Let the country, which has placed on you all its hopes, learn how deeply you feel attached to our free institu• titions, which are the basis of the new destinies of Italy. In consequence, I order all officers and soldiers of the army and of the marine to swear to the fundamental statute, that this solemn act may cement union between citizens and soldiers, who are ail called upon, without distinction to enjoy the rights accorded by the law to our faithful and well beloved people. CARLO ALBERTO. " MOFFA DI LISIO. "Alexandria, Aug. 28, 1848." The Piettmontese Gazette contains the appoint ment of the Chevalier CHARLES BOUCOMPAGNI, De puty, to be Minister of Public Instruction, in place of Professor ➢MERLo, who takes the portfolio of Grace and Justice. M. STRIGELLI was spoken of for Agri• culture and Commerce. ROME. On the 24th ultimo the Minister of War declared in the Chamber of Deputies that the safety of the country depended upon a universal rising of the population of Italy. There was nothing to hope from negotiations. TUSCANY. Accounts have been received from Leghorn to the 29th ult. The city was in a state of anarchy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. S.—Wind S.E., light airs and fine clear sultry weather. DEAL, SEPT. 4.—Wind S. to S.W., P.M., S.E. to S.W .—Arrd. Brunswick, Poulton, Quebec. Sld. Am stel, Surinam ; Prins Carl, Monte Video ; Ambarana, Batavia. Arrd. from the River and Sld. for Marl borough, Calcutta. OFF PORTLAND.—BriIIISWiCk, Poulton, Quebec. OFF SwANAGE.—Zodiac, Jamaica for Rotterdam. Toußo.—Arrd. British Queen, Harrington, Quebec. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Wind E.—Sld. Marchioness of Abercorn, Quebec. HARWICK, SEPT. 3.—The brig on shore on the Gun fleet, reported as the Tennant, has been got off, and pro ceeded up the Swin. On. PENZANCE, SEPT. 3.—Dree Gebraders, Lever, Batavia, for Rotterdam. NEWPORT, SEPT. 2.—Wind N.W.—Sid., Amity, Boston, United States, Monmouth. Wi10:10tt, Boston. FISUGUARD, SEPT. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Battu, Quebec. STROUNESS.—Arrd., Bee, Weldon, Greenland, with 8,000 cod. LONGROPE, ORKNEY.—Arrd, Elizabeth and James, Davidson, Richebucto. BANFF.—Arrd. Mazeppa, Bunsborough, Quebec. ARDROATIL—Arrd. David Grant, Duchers, Quebec ; Romulus, Jolly, ditto. OFF THE ICES.—Arrd. Rhodes, Quebec. SHIELDS.—SI(I. Phcenix, Rio Janeiro. MILDLESBORO'.—Arrd. Petrel, Quebec. STOCKTON.—Arrd. Peter Scarfield, Miramichi. in Gurnot's Bay, floated off without damage, and will proceed. HAMBURG'', BORSENHALLE OFFICE, Sept. 1, 1848, Friday Evening, Nine o'clock. To the Secretary at Lloyd's, London. Sir—We take pleasure in informing you that an official dispatch has just arrived from Lubeck by express, addressed to our authorities, stating that the ratifications of the armistice between Germany and Denmark have been exchanged there to-day. A steamer is to leave this to-morrow morning with a Danish and a Prussian officer on board empowered to raise the blockade of the Elbe. It need not be said that there is a great rejoicing at this happy news, which has just been read before great crowd in the Borsenhalle by the President of our Board of Trade.—Respectfully yours, &c., (Per G. VON HOSSTUP), HERMANN GRAFF. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NAY MAD.ZETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ 153 ; New ditto, 21 8 s to 3 / 8 s; Old Clover, 4/ to 4/ 15s; New ditto, 3/ 10a to 418 s ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 lOs per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ 15s; New ditto, 21 8s to 31 8s ; Old Clover, Si 15s to 4/ 12s ; New ditto, 31 los to 41 8s; and Straw, 116 s to 1/ 105 per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. WRITECIIAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 81 to 31155; New ditto, 2/ 8s to 3l 8a; Old Clover, 41 to 41175; New ditto, 31 lOs to 41 8s ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 101 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. COAL MARK E' Bate's West Hartley 14s 6d' Buddle's W. Hartley 15s Od Chester Main l4s 3d Davison'sWest Hartley 15s Od Dean's Primrose East Adairs Main... Hedley's Hartley; Hasting's Hartley lss Od Holywell Afro Newcastle Hartley New Tanfield l3s 3d 1 .—YZSTERDAT. Killingworth 1 15s Gd Eden Main Lainbton Primrose Belmont l6s3 Od 3d Ha.swell l7s 9d t.fonassohn 5 Keepier Lumley Stewart's Caradoc Heugh Hall Thornley Adelaide Tees Denison Tees ...... . ......... 17a Od West Cornforth . ..... 15s 6d Howard's W. H. Neth. 15s Od Kenniol Parrot Parson's Graigola 2ls Od Sidney's Hartley ' Ships at market 211. North Percy Hartley 14s Gd Ord's Redheugh Tanfield Moor Townley l3s 9d West Hartley Wall's End, &c Bewicke and Co. Benson Framwell Gate ...... Redley TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTE/k1 13P11 6, 1848. HER MAJESTY'Id SPEECH, PRORO GATIO N OF PARLIAMENT. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, I am happy to be able to release you from the duties of a laborious and protracted session. The Act for the Prevention of Crime and Outrage in Ireland, which received my assent at the commencement of the session, was attended by the most beneficial effects. The open display of arms intended for criminal purposes was checked : the course of justice was no longer inter rupted, and several atrocious murderers, who had spread terror through the country, w ere apprehended, tried, and convicted. The distress in Ireland, consequent upon suc cessive failures in the production oZ food has been mitigated by the application of the Law for the Relief of the Poor, and by the amount of charitable contributions raised in other parts of the United Kingdom. On the other hand, organized eonfederacies took advantage of the existing pressure to l excite my suffering subjects to rebellion. Hopes of plunder and confiscation were held out to tempt the distressed; while the most visionary prospects were exhibited to the ambitious. In this conjunctnre I ap plied to your loyalty and wisdom for increased powers ; and strengthened by your prompt con currence, my Government was enabled to de feat in a few days machinations which had been prepared during many months. The energy and decision shown by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire land in this emergency deserve my warmest approba tion. In the midst of these difficulties you have continued your labours for the improve ment of the laws. The Act fur facilitating the Sale of Incumbered Estates will, I trust, gradually remove an evil of great magnitude in the social state of Ireland. The system of perpetual Entails of Land established in Scotland, produced very serious evils both to heirs of entail and to the community, and I have had great satisfaction in seeing it amended upon principles which have long been found to operate beneficially in this part of the United Kingdom. I have given my cordial assent to the mea sures which have in view the improvement of the public health, and I entertain an earnest hope that a foundation has been laid fir continued ad vances in this beneficial work. GENTLEMEN OF TIIE HOUSE OF COMMONS, I have to thank you fur the readiness with which you have granted the supplies necessary for the public service. I shall avail myself of every opportunity which the exigencies of the State may allow for enforcing economy. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, I have renewed in a formal manner my diplo matic relations with the Government of France. The good understanding between the two countries has continued without the slightest interruption. Events of deep importance have disturbed the in ternal tranquillity of many of the States of Europe, both in the north and in the south. These events have led to hostilities between neighbouring countries. I am Employing my good offices, in concert with other friendly Powers, to bring to an amicable set• tlement these differences ; and I trust that our efforts may be successful. I am rejciced to think that an increasing sense of the value of peace encourages the hope that the na tions of Europe may continue in the enjoyment of its blessings. Amidst these convulsions, I have had the satis faction of being able to preserve peace for my own dominions, and to maintain our domestic tranquillity. The strength of our institutions has been tried and has not been found wanting. I have studied to preserve the people committed to my charge in the enjoyment of that temperate freedom which they so justly value. My people, on their side, feel too sensibly the advantages of order and security to allow the promoters of pillage and confusion any chance of success in their wicked designs. I acknowledge with grateful feelings the many marks of loyalty and attachment which I have received from all classes of my people. It is my earnest hope that by cultivating respect to the law and obedience to the precepts of religion, the liberties of this people may, by the blessing of Almighty God, be perpe tuated. DEATH OF JOHN MICENZIE, ESQ.—We are sorry to hear of the death of this celebrated scholar, whose name is so well known in connexion with Celtic literature. Mr. M‘lienzie was born at Gareloch, in Ross•shire, in 1806. He published, edited, or trans lated about thirty different works in the Gaelic lan. guage. Of these, the principal are—" The Beauties of Gaelic Poetry, and Lives of the Highland Bards ;" " The History of Prince Charles, and of the Rebellion of 1745-46 ;" and " The English-Gaelic Dictionary." The last was a work of great labour, and his close applicator to it for two years proved •cry injurious to his health. He lingered for some months, and died at Poolewe, in the parish of Gareloch, on the 19th ultimo.—Glasgow Herald. BARNET CATTLE Fem.—Yesterday this fair, which is one of the largest in England, commenced. Early in the morning immense droves of cattle were flocking in from all parts of the country in fine condi tion. By eight o'clock business commenced very briskly among the Highland Scots—three and four years old steers at from 81. to 10/. per head. r Hereford, Devon, and Lincoln beasts were in great demand, and sold freely at from 16/. to 22/, according to size and age. Welch beasts of all kinds met with ready buyers at good prices; milch cows, of the Yorkshire breed, including their small calf, made from 18/. to 251. per head; in calvers from 15/. to 181. per head. Suffolk cows, forward with calf, sold at from 18/. to 18/. per bead. The horse fair was well supplied with good young cart-horses, suitable for London work, which sold freely at from 40 to 55 guines each; cart colts, two years old, from 25 to 35 guineas each. Welch ponies sold briskly, the most use ful making from 12 to 16 guineas each; upwards of 900 being offered for sale. SWIMMING MATCII.—Last evening, a grand scien tific swimming match came off at the National Baths, Holborn. The race was open to all the. world. The number of competitors for the prize, which was a Leander silver medal, were four, namely, Messrs. Pew ters, Housen, Stiles, and Drake. Shortly after eight o'clock the candidates for the medal appeared in the water, when each in his turn highly amused the visitors by their extraordinary powers in swimming. We have so frequently alluded to the respective abilities of each of these swimmers that any notice at the present time is quite unnecessary. After much competition by each of the candidates, M r . P ewters was pronounced the w i nner of the medal, by M r . R enworthy, who acted as ump i re on the occasion, b ut who would have entere d t h e li s t for the prize, had he not received a severe contusion on his body by falling through a trap-door on Saturday last. The baths were well attended. :—" A DREADFUL OccuitßENcE.--The following myste rious and dreadf u l occurrence is reporte d f rom the county of Mo nag h an happen e d on l ast Sunday, the 27th ult., near the town of Monaghan. R. Lamartine Grason, and his lady,to whom h e was married on the 22d of M a y, were taking most appalling accident a drive in a pony phaeton about four o'clock, Par., in the direction of Rosmore Park, when the two ponies took fright and bounded over a bridge that crosses the Ulster Canal, and fell into the canal, about 120 feet deep, killin g M r. and Mrs. Grason an d M iss A. Gra ham, sister-in-law t o the unfortunate young gentlem a n. Mn.t Grason was pregnant. Mr. Grason h as l e ft no re lative to inherit hi s l arge property, about 18,0001. per annum." REFUSING INTERMENT —Oil Saturday a commu crew of the Helen nication was rece i ved at Lloyd's, stating that one of th e cholera, off South wo l d, Kent, the mas t er t oo k th e b o d y ashore for inter ment; the aut h or i t i es , how eve r, ascer• , Captain Easter, having died from tanning that the man had died of cholera, positively re fused to allow the body to be buried, and the crew con signed their deceased shipmate to the deep. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. ABERDEEN, SATURDAY EVENING.-By' the fishing cutttx L. e, of Hull, arrivill at Stroluness on the 30Lh u;t., we have the following intelligence from Davis " The American whalor M'Lellan, of New London, commanded by Captain Jackson, visited Lkvely, Disco Island, and learned that on the 2d of July, her itatjesty's ships Investigator and Enterprise, under Sir John Ross, had reached the harbour of Lievely, and landed dis patches to the care of the Danish governor, to be for warded by the first vessel to Europe. The expedition immediately proceeded in search of Sir Juhn Franklin. The crews were all well." The following is a list of the Davis Straits fishery down to the 18th of July:— Tons, Lord Gambier, of Hull ... 30 Abram, of Hull True Love. of hull Prince of Wales, of 11u11... Lady Jane, of Newcastle Jane, of Bo'ness . . Princess Charlotte, of Dundee ... Alexander, of Dundee ... Advice, of Dundee... Chieftain of Kirltaldy, of Dundee Regalia, of Dundee Pacific, of Aberdeen Joseph Green, of Peterhead ... M'Lellan, of New London No losses had occurred. ... 65 ... 30 ... 60 ... 28 ... 50 ... 40 ... 40 ... 28 ... 34 ... 30 ... 67 . . 40 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—The Fairy Royal yacht, Commander Crispin, embarked her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Royal Family, &c., this morning at Os borne, and arrived with them in this harbour under the usual salutes and ceremonies at half-past ten, landing from the Royal tender at the Clarence-yard at a quarter ' to eleven, where the naval and military Commanders in•Chief and their respective staffs, together with the Captain-Superintendent and officers of the establishment were in waiting to receive them. A guard of honour of the 91st regiment, commanded by Major Yarborough, Captains Wright and Ward, Lieutenant Cochrane, En sign and Adjutant Btemer, and Ensign Horsburgh, were also in attendance. Mr. Cornelius Stovin, the manager of the South-Western Railway, took charge of the Royal train, which was set in motion by Mr. Superintendent Stevens, of the Gosport terminus, at a few minutes before eleven o'clock. As the train passed the terminus at Gosport the Conde de Montemolin and suite (who ar rived at the Railway Hotel this morning) paid their re • spects to her Majesty. By the latest advices from the coast of Africa we see it stated that the Contest, 12, Commander M'Murdo, chased a slave-steamer, for the second time, in June, but that the steamer led her sixty miles away, then ran back to her place of embarcation, leaving the Contest to beat up (if she could) in the night, and so got clean off and shipped a cargo, after landing one of 1,500 slaves. Of what use can sailing-vessels be in such chases as this? Why do not the Government, if they really mean to persevere in endeavouring to check the traffic in slaves, employ fleet steamers? The Styx steam-sloop, under the command of Captain H. Chads, captured thirty vessels; but where is the sailing-vessel, except Matson's Waterwitch, that has contributed any thing like such a quota as that towards the much desired suppression? It has not been so generally known as it should be, that Captain Smith' paddle- box boats were very efficacious in saving life at the late awful loss of the Ocean Monarch. A letter which is before us from the Brazilian Consul .General at Liverpool (Mr. John Pasco Grenfell) states, that the Brazilian steam-frigate Affonso is fitted with them, and that the late sad affair has tested their value. He says :—" A few hands threw our larboard boat over in a few seconds (we did not hail to lower it), it floated like a cork, and then, by means of a hawser we had fastened it to the ands, it was placed close to the bow of the Ocean Monarch, and was quite sufficient to receive all the people the other boats could not hold ; this, as well as the want of seamen, was the reason the b u r b n o i g at s m h ' i a p s t h n e e r t e m u tt s s ed o After wa n t was getting the poor people into o owf t ., l , i b e o r raetasc; p h a ct hd l d e l etd-hbi effio xe difficulty them—mostly helpless worm n and children, without one of the crew of the ill-fated vessel on board to lend them a Lelping hand, by which means many of the former perished; for after the brave fellow Jerome got on board not one was lost." The Arab, 16, Commander Morris, arrived in Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, from a cruise in the Mozam bique Channel, on the 11th of June. The Havannah, 19, Captain Erskine, arrived in Simon's Bay, from England, en route to New Zealand, on the 11th of June. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, accompanied by Flag- Lieutenant Cochran, went out in the Undine steamer after her Majesty's departure, and went on board the Rolla, the exercise brig for th e n ava l a ppr en ti c es, toin spect them. As soon as the Admiral was on board, the brig, which was near the Spit buoy, bore up, and set royals and port studding-sails. After running to the westward tilt nearly abreast of the Kicker Point, the studding•sails were taken in, and the barque hauled to the wind on the port tack. She was then worked to the eastward through Spithead, firing . her guns dur ing a considerable portion of the time. On reaching the Spit she shortened sail to her topsails and jib, and ran into the harbour, bringing up near her usual berth. It is but justice to the officers and boys of this vessel to say that the evolutions performed were executed in a style which were not only highly creditable to them and their instructors, but would not have disgraced veteran seamen ; and the same must be said of the general con duct and appearance of the vessel, which is extremely neat and seamanlike. The jury masts of the Dauntless were removed to day, preparatory to her being docked either for copper ing or altering as the case may be. Wind S.E. ; moderate breezes and fine weather. The following gentlemen, mates of the Royal Navy, passed their examinations for gunnery last week on board the Excellent, at Portsmouth : First Class—Messrs. Morgan, Urmston— Coiling wood ; Campbell—Acorn ; Luce—Fox. Second Class Messrs. Helby, Macra—Excellent ; Watson—Firebrand ; Welch—Fox. Third Class.—Messrs. Robinson—Fox ; Fitzroy— Collingwood ; Rowley—Fox. ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.—Major-General the Right Hon. Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, G.C.11., Com mander-in-Chief of this garrison and the South-west district, made an official inspection of this eminently serviceable arm of the national defence on Southsea Common, this afternoon. The evolutions of the corps were performed with that perfection for which they have attained such general celebrity, and were highly to the satisfaction of the General, who expressed his approba tion in the most gratifying terms to Lieutenant-Colonel Gibsone, the Commandant of the corps. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 2.—The Ferret, 8, Commander George Sprigg, arrived yesterday from the coast of Africa, touching at St. Helena and Ascension, leaving the latter on the 18th of July, and passing the Azores on the 21st of August. Six hundred miles south of the Western Isles she experienced a calm for ten days. The Ferret has been two years and six mouths from home, during which time she has lost six of her hands—three through sickness and three by accident. She has taken thirteen prizes. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Penelope, 16, Commodore Sir C. Hotham, was at St. Paul do Lo anne, all well. Her Majesty's brig Contest, 12, Com mender Archibald 111`Murdo; Heroine, 8, Commander Charles Edmunds; Rapid, 10, Commander Edward Dixon ; and Dart, 3, were on ,the southern coast. Turtle continued plentiful at Ascension. Three super numerary seamen from the store-ship Tortoise, Captain Frederick Hutton, stationed there, came home in the Ferret. The Dockyard battalion have ceased their exercises for the season. Wind, northerly, light ; weather, fine, with the ap pearance of a continuance. _ WOOLWICH, SEPT. 4.—At an early hour this morning numerous parties visited the dockyard to witness the Royal yacht at her moorings in the river. She is greatly improved in her internal appearance since she was last at Woolwich. The entire deck has been painted to re semble wainscot or oak, the inside of the bulwarks is an excellent imitation of American bird's eye maple, and the npits of the paddle - boxes next the deck of the same pat tern. ine two paddle-boxes are joined to the deck with platforms about eight feet above it, with ample room for two persons to promenade, and com mand a far wider view than could be obtained from the deck. On each of the stern ends of the paddle-boxes two very handsome recesses or alcoves have been fitted, are lighted seawards with plate glass, and the front is made to rise and fall like the moveable roof of a carriage, the projecting material being of waterproof leather. The principal cabin below is beautifully fitted up, and the seats are cushioned and covered with crimson morocco leather all round the stern side of the vessel; the fire place, near the rudder handle, is constructed of beauti fully formed groups of flowers, highly coloured and preserved by the finest enamel on a delicate ground, and encased in solid and brightly polished brass mouldings, the chimney of the fireplace having the appearance of a handsome pillar supported on an appropriate base. The rudder passes through the principal cabin, and it covered completely round with carving, which gives the cover the appearance of being a pillar for supporting the deck. The chief cabin is profusely lighted by plate-glass win dows, and on the side next the passage the door and windows are fitted with ground glass. The dining-room is spacious, and contains on the walls a series of maps on spring rollers. The moulding of the ceiling through out the principal rooms and passages is formed of con cave and convex representations of a sea shell; the con vex one gilded and placed alternately with the concave. Captain Ellice, comptroller of steam machinery, Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer at the Admiralty, and Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, went on board the Royal yacht to-day, to inspect the machinery, previous to her Majesty's embarkation. The Niger had her steam up to-day, and worked her propeller in the stream. Captain Ellice, Comptroller of Steam Machinery, Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer at the Ad miralty, and Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, went on board at the time the engines were at work to witness the result, and they gave 52 revolutions per minute. The engines are by Matelslay, Sons, and Field, and on the direct action principle. Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun was also on board in the afternoon to witness the working of the engines, and examine the principle on which they are constructed. The Niger and the Plumper are to be tried down the river on Wednesday, and the latter will have a new screw fitted. On Thursday .both these vessels will go down again with the Lords of the Admiralty on a trial to satisfy their Lordships as to their merits. ors.—The first pocket of Kent hops, of the growth of the present year, consigned to Messrs. Hor ton and Hart, hop factors, Southwark, was yesterday sold at 955. per. cwt. It was a very fair sample, and Superior in quality to the produce of ordinary years. Picking is not expected to become general for about ten days, THE LATE FATAL FIRE IN WAR- DOUR-STREE Yesterday evening Mr. Bedford resumed an in quiry, which lasted several hours, at the Albion Uotlee-house, 62, Wardour-street, on view of the holy of Florence EfizAheth de Touche, aged two years and a halt; who filet with her death at the recent conflagration on the evening of Friday last. Grace Boyd, the niece of Mr. Coney, of 61, War dour-street, where the fire took place, said she retired to bed shortly after eleven o'clock, and then all was perfectly safe. As her uncle was out, she left the gas at the end of the counter burning, in order that he might light his candle on his return. There was a quantity of newspapers and other paper lying all around the gas. Witness put the deceased child to bed in the second floor back room about half past seven o'clock. There were twelve other persons sleeping in the house, in addition to Mr. Coney's family. After the fire had been discovered, and she had been dragged down stairs by several firemen and policemen, she attempted once or twice to go upstairs to the child's room, but they prevented her, and said, " D- the child, mind yourself." She believed she could have saved the child over and over again if she had been allowed to go up stairs. Paul Girard, fireman, of the London Fire Estab lishment, deposed that about an hour after his arrival at the fire, he was informed by the superintendent, that there was a child in the second fluor back room. He immediately hoisted the ladders, and on entering at the window, he found the child lying on its back. He wrapped it in green baize, and without delay handed it down the ladder. When Iwitness entered the room in which the child was, ;it was in flames. He wished to observe that there were two engines on the spot before he arrived, and he was of opinion if any one had been in the house before, the stairs might have been safely ascended, and the child saved. Police-constable Richards, 57 C, deposed that he brought two children out of the burning house.. lie heard some person say that another child was missing. He then went up stairs and searched all the bed rooms on the first floor. He also went up to the second floor, but the smoke was so overpowering that he could not remain to search. James Duggen, conductor of the St. James's fire escape, deposed that on his arrival at the premises, he placed his ladder against a particular window of the second floor, to which he was directed, and searched about but found no person. He was subsequently told that the child was safe, and he then removed his machine. It should be explained, that in the second floor front there were four windows. Three of those win dows belonged to one room, and the other to another room which communicated with the back apartment in which the unfortunate child slept. Several per sons present declared that the last witness was directed to place his ladder against this particular window, and to pruceed to the back room. Witness persisted, how ever, that he had placed his ladder and had done as he had been ordered. Mr. Coney, the proprietor of the house, gave it as his decided opinion, that if any person had entered at the window above referred to, and had gone into the back room, he must of necessity have seen the child. George 'Tames, oilman ' ,of 72, Wardour-street, ex actly opposite the sc e n e o f tha.conflagration, deposed that he heard Grace Boyd distinctly describe the po- sition of the apartment in which the deceased slept. He had heard persons exclaim that the child was saved. Grace Boyd, however, cried out violently that the child was not saved, and continued to scream that it was in the second floor back. Witness ran for the fire escape; but the man in charge appeared to be very dilatory. Saw the fire-escape man ascend the ladder, and when he came down he heard him say there was no child there. Mr. Robinson asked if he had searched the back room, and he answered that he had examined the bed and there was no child there. Witness's impression was, that the fireman had turned into the room on the left instead of going into the back room. The CORONER, in summing up, observed, with reference to a kind of inferential charge of neglect upon the fire-escape man, that no doubt in an inquiry of this nature it was the duty of the jury, if any neglect were proved on the part of those whose espe cial duty it was to endeavour to save life, to express their strongest condemnation of such neglect; but in the present case he was of opinion that there was no direct testimony that the fire-escape man had not, under the circumstances, acted according to the best of his judgment. The jury, after some deliberation, found that the child's death was caused by " Burning, the result of an accidental fire." ; The subscription commenced on account of the sufferers has already amounted to 35/, and is still open. POISONINGS IN ESSEX. THORPE, ESSEX, MONDAY EVENING.—This day at noon the important inquiry concerning the murder of Thomas Ham, who died from the effects of arsenic, alleged to have been administered by his mile, rlannah Southgate, was resumed at the School room, Tendring, before Mr. Codd, the coroner for North Essex. It has already been mentioned that the police of the district have made such discoveries as to leave little doubt that a horrible system of poisoning has been going on in this district for some time past. The convicted poisoner, Mary May, who was executed at Chelmsford a few weeks since, for poisoning her brother at Wix, is said to have been implicated in the suspected cases, more or less ; and it seems that the authorities are only wait ing the result of this investigation to direct the ne cessary judicial inquiries. As on previous occasions, the greatest interest was manifested to hear the evidence. The inquest-room was densely crowded, and amongst those present were Mr. Leake, one of the chairmen of the Essex Quarter Sessions, several clergymen of the district, and a num ber of ladies of the neighbourhood. The prisoner, Hannah Southgate, was present in custody of the governor of Colchester gaol. She appeared more reserved than on the previous occasion, and watched the evidence with much earnestness. Her husband was also present, and seemed consider ably affected by . the serious position of his wife. Mr. Church, a solicitor, of Colchester, attended as her legal adviser. The CORONER having briefly re-opened the investi gation, Phcebe Read, the servant of the deceased, wa s recalled, and was asked some explanatory ques tions in reference to her previous evidence. She said on the 25th of April, the day the deceased ' was taken seriously ill, he had some tea and toast for breakfast at nine o'clock, and that shortly after twelve o'clock he had some gruel. She now added that he was sick a short time after his breakfast, and before he had the gruel. It was a long time back to recollect, but she was certain he was not sick before breakfast. He continued sick up to the time of his death. Nobody else was in the house but witness and Mrs. Ham. When Mrs. Ham went her rounds on the Monday morning, the 26th, did not know that deceased had got out of bed. Knew, however, that when she returned he was in his bedroom sitting on a chair. Did not see the deceased eat any meat cn the Sunday or Monday. (Professor Taylor spoke to finding particles of partially digested food in the stomach.) Knew that the wife of the deceased kept money. it was skirl MAI ;,, 4:-._ h ... h " . LW not know way she kept it there. Mr. Charles Elrich, who was examined on the last occasion, was next called. The OorioriEu—Did you ever see the woman May having any conversation with Mrs. Ham P—l have. She called at Mrs. Ham's residence, and they had some conversation about her quarrel with the de ceased, her husband. The CORONER—What did Mrs. May say P—Mrs. May, after hearing the particulars of the quarrel, re marked to Mrs. Ham, "If he was my husband I would give him a pill." Did Mrs. Ham make any reply P—She said, " I 11 be d—d if I don't give him a dose one of these days." When did this conversation take place ? Long before the deceased's death ?—As far as I can recol lect, it was some time before his death ; but I can't recollect the date. I have heard Mrs. Ham say she would poison her husband if he did not die soon. I said, " Y ou mus t b e a f oo l t o t a lk lik e th a t ; if I could get my living like you I would leave him." She replied, "Do you think I would leave him with m bit of money ?" I have heard her say she liked John 's (Southgate's) little finger better than the deceased's whole carcase. I believe you were a witness at the:trial of the woman May at Chelmsford. Just state what tran spired between you and Mrs Ham when you returned ? On the Tuesday (the trial was on , the Monday) I returned home, and Mr. and Mrs. Southgate came to see me. We had some conversation about the trial. Mrs. Southgate asked me if she (May) said any thing ? I said " No." Mrs. Southgate then said, " I am sorry for her. I should not like her to he hung, poor thing." John Southgate said, ‘g Sh e ought to be hung; it served her right." I said, " You ought to talk small, John; it may not be all over yet." What induced you to make that remark ?—I don't know, I'm sure ; it is what I thought. tg : „Well, what further conversation had you ?—Mrs. Southgate said, " Ah, Charlotte, mate, he don't know all I kn ow !" I sa i d, " I suppose you do." Several women have seen me in conversation with Mrs. Southgate. I believe I did not mention this conversa tion until after the rumour was abroad that the }Joey of the deceased was taken up, when I stated it to Mr. Inspector Raison. But, long since, I have had my suspicions that the deceased was poisoned. To my knowledge, however, I do not recollect mentioning my, belief to the neighbours. By 7)4. Church—l am & temmt under John Southgate's father. I have never said that I would do her all the mischief that I could. Although I entertained an opinion that the deceased was poi:.oned I did not think fit to mention it to any one. The prisoner evinced much uneasiness during this witties's exAmination, and frequently her on such parts o f h er t est i mony as mos tly affated her. contradicted John Peck, parish constable of Wix, was next exa mined—Had known Mrs. Southgate and her former husband, Thomas Ham, seven or eight years. They lived very miserably together. Had heard the de ceased say to her, "If you go with Southgate, we shall not be happy." She said, " I will go with him—l will have him." This was a year or SO before the deceased's death. While Ham wa s alive he had seen Mrs. Ham leave John South gate's house late at night and early in the morn ing; sometimes as late as five o'clock. About three weeks after Ham's death, John Southgate had occasion to go to London, and she sent for me and said,—"Do you know where I can find John Southgate in London ?" He informed her, and when she returned she said she had found him. Before going, however, she asked witness whether he would be likely to marry- her if she found him ? He replied that it would be probable. On Tuesday, the 22d ult., he was passing by Southgate's house, when Mr. Southgate called him and asked him about carting some wheat. Being about to leave, Mrs. Southgate said, " Sit down, haven't you heard the news ?" Witness said, " Yes, Tommy is 'to be taken up to-morrow; they say he is poisoned." Mrs' Southgate then remarked, " Let them take him up; I know I used him as well as he did me; for be strived to take my life once." Witness said, " How so ?" She replied, "By disordering me when in the family-way;" and added, "Before I would put up with, him fbr what he has done to me I would be hung.' John Southgate, who was present the whole time, then said, " Hold your tongue. Hold your row, and no one will hurt you." During this conversation she appeared to be flurried. Mrs. Sarah Gardener, sister of the accused, Said she saw the decea se d on the evening before he died. He complained of great difficulty in swallowing. Could not recollect whether he retched or was sick:. She remained with hi m a ll n i g h t at t h e reques t 01 Mr. Manthorpe, the surgeon. On the following morning, at half-past five o'clock, be died. She re' gistered his death. On the Thursday following, her sister (Mrs. Ham) sent her to the registrar, desiring her to state to him, as the cause of death, rupture of a bloodvessel. By the Foreman of the Jury—l was with hica before he died. Her sister, the wife, asked the de ceased if he had not a wish to die ? He said, "N°. ° Her sister never told her that she thought he was likely to die. He was quite rational up to the time of his death. While she was with him she did net see that he took anything excepting a glass of water. Mrs. Ham, the mother of the deceased, was re called. Her previous examination was read over to her, and, in answer to Mr. Church, she said that she had never observed that the deceased meditate , ' committing suicide. She could not say so, for be wished to live. Mrs. Jane Harvey, who was previously examined+ was again called—When visiting Mrs. Ham's hoe s ! had seen her take arsenic from a piece of paper and scrape it over bread and - butter for the purpeee',-,r destroying rats and mice. She knew it to be arsenic+ • as Mrs. Ham and her husband told her it was such. She could not say how long this was done before the deceased's death. At six o'clock, the evidence having concluded, the Coroner proceeded to address the jury on the painful duty left to their charge, at the same time going over the whole of the statements adduced by the witnesses. At the conclusion the inquest-room was cleared f° l the jury to deliberate. In the course of half an bour it was re-opened, when The Foreman, addressing the Coroner, said—" ll l unanimous verdict of the jury is Wilful Mader. against Hannah South ga t e , th e w id ow o f t h e d ece ased Thomas Ham." The prisoner exclaimed—" I am innocent, gentle' men, of the crime," and exhibited great compesulV 3 ' She was immediately removed, and conveyed by the train to Chelmsford county gaol, where she was cots' mitted on the Coroner's warrant to take her trial at th • winter assizes. The inquiry did not terminate till nine o'clock. n was said that application was intended to be Wa de to Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State, for far' ther exhumations of bodies of persons suspected to have been poisoned in the neighbourhoods of Dover court, Bradfield, Tendering, and Ramsey, as well as the remains of the former husband of Mrs. May and her children. THE ARMY IN IRELAND.--The following is an. official return of th e t roo p s i n I reland for the presen t month, commencing on Sunday:—Cavalry, Ist Dra goon Guards, Cahir; 6th ditto, Dundalk; 2d Dragoongr Athlone; 4th Light Dragoons, Newbridge; 6th (IMO, Dublin; 7th Hussars, Dublin; Bth Hussars, New' bridge; 12th Lancers, Cork; 13th Light Dragon: 3 g , Longford; and 17th Lancers; thus making ten cavalry j regiments. Fir s t F oo t, 2d b atta li on, P ersonstown; 2d Foot, Dublin; 3d Buffs, Piltown, Waterf o rd ; 6th Fo°4 2d battalion, Yougha ; 9th Dublin ; 13th, Belfast 26th, Cork ; 31st, Athlone; 35th, Dublin; 40th, Ga l " way; 41st, Buttevant ; 43d, Templemore • 47th, Clop . mel ; 48th, Dublin •, 49th, Dublin ; 55th, Dublin ; 571b1 Enniskillen ; 59th, Templemore ; 60th Rifles, 2d batta lien, Dublin ; 64th, Limerick ; 68th, Mullingar ; 7 0 I b ' Cork; 71st, Naas ; 74th, Thurles ; 75th, BallingarrY 83d, Kilkenny ; 85th, Thurles ; 89th, Parsonstown and outposts ; 92d, Limerick.. The depot compan iel of the 7th Foot at Waterford ; the 19th a t Ca!! tlebar; the 34th at Nenagh ; the 38th at Boyle;_ the 6 6 " 1 at Kinsale; the 73d at F ermoy; the 79th at Mullingari the 88th at Tralee; and the 95th at Londonderry. 111 addition there are detachments of the Royal Artillerfo Royal Marines, Royal Engineers, and armed poli ce ' making a total of upwards of 50000 men. It as noR evident, that unless some reduction' takes place in 010 6. military establish ment considerable confusion must be the result. The 12-hour signals from post to post ar e stilt kept up. I n consequence of the damage done t f, the encampm ents d ur i ng the late rains, the Ordinal': have determined upon using none but waterproof cant', in their con s t ruct i on for the future. Major - Gene ral Macdonald will command the troops at Nenagh during the ensuing sp ec i a l comm i ssion, and Major-Genera l Na pier at Limerick. BARTHOLOM EW F AIR: S Yesterday afternoon, r two o'clock, th e Lord Mayor, attended by the Sheriffe e ?; London and Middlesex, went in state to Smithn Market ; the procession halted opposite the great gat' leading into Cloth-fair, at which spot the proclatne, Lion for the holding of Bartholomew Fair was made, tod the ancient Court of Piepowder opened with due so: lemnity at the Hand and Shears public-house adjacenst This court hes absol u t e j ur i s di ct i on to d eter mine_2; plaints or causes of action ar i s i ng w i t hi n t h e f a ir. : 1 1, fair is to terminate on Wedn es d a y ; t h e b oot h s a nd stall' to close at tcn o'clock each evening, under heavy Peat. ties. With tho exception ofhalf a dozen toy and ging c l, bread stalls, there was no attempt at a fair in Smithfi el ' in the Britannia Fields, Islington, and at Bow, the "; turnalia termed New Bartholomew Fairs were held t which there was an unlimited supply o f th e usua l stin _ t tions. ACCIDENT TO MR. ROBERT STEPHENSON, TES ENGINEER.—An accident, which providentially was not attended with any serious consequences, occurred en Wednesday last to Mr. Stephenson, at the Conway aft tion of the Chester and Holyhead Railway. It aPPe sr .: that on the arrival of th e ex p ress tra i n f rom Bangor was deemed necessary to put on another first-class eer' riage. The porters were in the act of pushing the car ; riage across the d o w n li ne , w h en t h e ex p re ss train fro 4 Chester was observed c om i ng a l ong at f u ll s peed ; s p . t the men, to avoid the dan ger , l e f t t h e carr i age , a nd, es l : afterwards appeared, before it w as qu it e clear of 1 0 . line. Mr. Stephenson, in company with a friend, g r. Lee, had previ o u s ly se a t e d hi mse lf i n the „bide. In a few minutes the Chester express train came sE at a great speed; the engine caught the preieet i .l corner of the carriage, throwing the whole about a Y'" from the rails, and smashing the wheels, glass do01:01 and a portion of the framework in pieces. Immediatedif. after the concussion Mr. Stephenson was seen dowe r :p r . ing the steps, and was observed to fall on his back. . 1 - 1 " was instantly taken up and supported to the station: house by Mr. Lee and Mr. Swinburne. It was fou nd that be wa smuchstunned and fall ; and b rendered w eare hp sim s :a; " cc ' s. the h sciou s byto ass that in a short time he was able to walk to the C 5 ,„, 9 " . : Hotel. The next morning he left for Chester. 4 "" . Lee escaped without injury, as, seeing the train sr proach, he pressed his back and feet to the sides of the c w a h r e r n i a g iteb, eacnadmtehus knownesca thatr,ed. 11,,r. Greats Stephenson nn so excitement had p had narrow an escape from severe personal injury. FREE BATHS AND WASIIHOUSES FOR THE 1 ) °" . Yesterday the third annual report of the association fo r promoting cleanliness amongst the poor, of the free ge l d, and washhouses in Glasshouse- yard, East Smith b.. was made by the committee. It stated that the esta.•_ lishment was highly valued by the poor, and during in; past twelve months there were 33,655 bathers, each % ,'- whom have an am pl e supply a warm water, Cl sa towel, and a pi ece o f soap, 34,843 poor women who . a plentiful supply o f h ot an d col d water , an d of s:ds and soap, have washed and dried the clothing of the selves and famili e s, and .12,610 had ironed, making total of 81,108 persoieuring the year who have p o „ ticipated in th e bene ts of the establishment, witho ut one farthing cost to th emse l ves . Th e institution o _ l , also gratuitou s ly f urn i s h e d man y h un d re d s of the PI in the crowd e d an d wre t c h e d l oca li t i es o f East field with whitewashes and the loans of pails and brus beSs to cleanse and purify their dwellings, and which toy* great extent has prevented the spreading o f fever p ir vailing at several periods during the year. The _ ,sibuoo er scriptiuns for the year amounted to 2891 . 125.• tegv., with a loan of 471. 18s., making a total of 3 371 • a whilst the expenses amounted to 3671. ss. lid., being s excess over income of nearly 301. " CHARTIST PROSECIITIONS.—The police ar . e t no u 'i rc i c, search of Joseph Rooney, described as of Chrise h Blackfriars, and of William Wilson, of St. Giles's-illtt e: Fields, and as they have both made themselves c ov er t. cuous in Chartist proceedings some importance at, tached to their apprehension. True bills for w' seS, uttered at the South London Hall, Webber-street , wni OO' • found against them at the last session of the C crimieel Court, but neither surrendered' .~^ t 'll