The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

TRIAL OF THE CHARTIST CONSPIRATORS. CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.) OLD COURI', CONTINUATION — Oi' TilE TRIAL OF CUFFEY, LACY, AND FAY. Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice , Willistn.s took their seats on the bench at ton o'clock. _ Mr. BALLANTINE proceeded to eldress the fiery on bebalf of Cuffey and Lacy. After some prefatory re marks, he contended that the: Attorney- General was wholly unjustified in saying that the prisoners were con nected with any plan of organization with a sine to a general and simultaneous rising of the people throughout the country. No evidence had been adduced to show that they had any connexion with any such organize tiOne The Attorney-General had said that no gceat public good was ever obtained by violent measures. Why, it was notorious, that the great measures on which their liberties rested were obtained at the point of the bayonet ; but, under the sway of the reigning Monarchy, who desired by every means to promoteithe welfare of her subjects, force was unnecessary to obtain that which was obN:ously good. He was perfectly ready to admit that the prisoners had been guilty of great impropriety, but he denied that they had any intention of levying war against the Queen. It was said that the Acts under which the pr:soners had been indicted was most merciful, since it reduced the Crime of treason, of which in effect the prisoners were charged, to an ordinary felony, and hence abolished the punishment of death, and the disembowelling of the yet warm body of the malefactor. He admitted fuether that the Government of the present day was merciful, but do mot let the jury forget that the time might come when a Government might be disposed to tyrannise, and when they might have unconstitutional judges and unconsti tutional attorney-generels—let them also bear in mind that a cons:etion under this Act placed the parties affected in the position of serfs of the Government for life; since, in the discretion of the Court, a man so convicted was no longer a free man. Notwith standing the mercy of the Act and the leniency of the Government, the making of the offence a felony perpe trated a monstrous injustice, as it took away the privi leges which prisoners indicted for the high offence of treason enjoyed; as a copy of the indictment, end a list of the witnesses to be called against, and the jury who were to try, them, were not furnished to them. The pri vilege was takenaway altogether. Doubtless the meetings were unlawful, end deserved to be punished by the law— doubtless a deal of foolish talk was uttered, and there Was a vest deal said about hand- grenades, in a wild tend untutored belief that they would thereby obtain he People's Charter ; but it was absurd to say that the object of this conspiracy was to levy war against the Queen. The idea was absurd. Don't let them be told that a meeting at a pot-house, and the nonsense talked by Cuffey, and the finding of pike-head in a garret, was levying such a war. Let them, therefore, not be carried away by the special pleading of the At torney-General, but find them guilty of a misdemeanour. Was it not very likely that the spies of the Government tutored these foolish, excited, weak people, into acts of vi olence, who reality had no wicked design ; that they had fomented the whole matter, and planted about the persons of these persons, and about their houses, eri deuces of guilt which they intended to use for their own purposes hereafter, and which they had themselves concocted He trusted the jury would not forget that many of the greatest men of England had died upon the scaffold in defence of the very liberties they now enjoyed, and that they should not consent to take away the liberties of their fellow subjects without the most mature consideration, and without a due sense of the precedent they thereby created. He then proceeded to deal with the ss:tnesses and the evidence adduced by their. He did not anticipate that in a grave charge of :this kind they would believe a person whom they would - not trust in their shops by a drawer containing money which they had not counted, or in fact lend him half-a• erown. They must apply the same rule to matters of this kind es they would to the ordinary pursuits of life. The prisoners had a perfect I:ght to combine as others had done to obtain by constitutional means the Charter. It was as open to a fair discussion as the expediency of adopting the Reform Bill, or the repeal of the corn-laws, 'which, though as much opposed one time as the Charter, had become law. When persons had combined for a certain purpose—the Charter, for instance—was it not easy for wicked persons, for gain, to join them in the guise of friendship, and to tan the already excited 'elements of the confederation into a flame. Other bodies in good repute—the Freemasons, for instance—had warders and other officers, and used secret symbols. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Freemasons had an Act of Parliament legalising their proceedings. Mr. BALLANTINE said the Odd Fellows were not legalised by Act of Parliament. He accused Powell of having created violence where there was a disposition for peace, and with being a person utterly unworthy of belief. They had heard from his own lips that he had disseminated his poison among his workmen—originated and fomented the crime now laid to the charge of the - prisoners. Was it not obvious that he had made the first pike head, and exhibited it to those with whom he joined, in order to induce them to make others, and when the proper time arrived thereby to strengthen the •case against them? What evidence had they to show that Davis had not used many of the violent expressions deposed to by Powell? How many:spies were there? Was it not possible that there were many more, and that, in truth, they formed this formidable conspiracy, and drew the piisoners and others into the gulf? The Attorney- General had stated in his opening that there were thousands upon thousands in London who knew not where to get a morsel of bread or a bed to lie upon, at ',right. It was a lamentable and an appalling fact; e.nd was it not likely that these houselvss and famiehing wanderers were easily made the tool of a de aigering scoundrel like Powell, who had not even the merit of being an accomplice—the man who had as saulted his own father, deserted his wife, played the des picable part of a decoy at a gambling table, and run races to bring custom to beer-shops. He asked them, with a strong sense of justice, not to believe this man— to put no faith in him. In war, a spy, when detected, was hung up like a dog to the nearest tree; but perhaps a spy in civil matters, and more especially one against the Chartists, was a more respectable person, and less deserving such a fate. He (Mr. Ballantine) did not think ao, and he believed the jury would agree with him; but they would of course form their own judgments. Then again, was it not remarkable that Davis stated his atten tion had been drawn to the evidence of Powell by read ing it in a newspaper. He admitted he had read it. 'Was it not likely he had !earned his lesson from that pe-. son's testimony? (The trial was proceeding when our report left.) THE " COMDMARYIN SILVER MINES."—The silver lead mines in the village of Combmartin, Devon (pro- i bably the oldest mines in England), which have been I worked at intervals from the time of Edward 1., and of which mention is made by Camden, who says that the f expenses of the war in France, in the reign of Edward 111., were partly defrayed by the silver extracted there from, have been abandoned within this month, with the exception of th• ssppor levels, where three or four men are still employed. Why this abandonment has been re solved upon we do not know, the yield being from 60 to !250 ounces of silver to the ton of lead ore, which is con sidered a profitable return for the working, &c. There ere, beidder, the facts mentioned in Camden, some curious historical circumstances connected with these mines. A cup, weighing 137 ounces, made of the silver smelted from the ore found in them, was presented by Queen 'Elizabeth to Sir R. Martyn, Lord Mayor of London. This cup was, in 1830, melted down and made into three tankards, which form part of the civic corporation of the metropolis. The ancient cup bore a quaint and ap propriate inscription, thus . " In Martyn's Coombe I long lay hid, Obscure, deprest, with grosser soyl, Debased, much mixed, bad, Till Balmer came, whose skill and toyl Reformed me so pure and clean As richer nowhere else is seen." A letter ;:om Charles 11. to Lewis Incledon, of Buck lande, county Devon, dated October 26, 1648, is still extant, from which it appears these mines were held in high estimation, and considered of importance in those days. Her present Majesty Queen Victoria has various articles rnanufr -tured by Messrs. Ellie, silversmiths, of Exeter, in her possession, and in the cabinet of Prince Albert there are some fine specimens of the ore of these mines. Messrs. Ellis have purchased the remainder of the silver smelted previously to the late suspension of the works, which it is to be hoped will shortly again be in eperatior MILK FOR THE PEOPLE. —There erist on Long Island, Derr Brooklyn, several manufe.otories of milk — the process of which should bo known. One of these dairies covers a SOr:e of 600 feet front by 0 0 3 eet deep, carefully fenced so as to be as privet as pos sible—the buiness of the people being to drink the milk, not to know how it is made—in which enclosrre 400 cows are kept the whole year round, These cows are fed on the refuse slop of whisky distiller,es, end it is en to them warm. Each barrel costs six cents., but being adultorat-d with water and cheap feed b:ngs the price still less. Such is the fond ness of the cows for this v;le compound, that after having fed upon it for a vvek or more, their appetie become so depraved that they wilt.take no other food. The result is, their milk-producing organs are stimulated to a wonderfel degree; they ) field enormously, but soon become disee-ed; their gums rtcerate, their teeth drop out, end 'heir breath becomes retie). Though thus diseased, they do not fall away flesh, but, on the contrary, puff up end bloat to an apperrnce of great fatness; the; - joints become stiff, so that they cannot lie down, end rarely or never come out e'ive. Bad as this is, the Wilk is afterwr-ds mixed with molasses, water, rnd whiting, and then sold to the people of New York for pore milk ! Any one may observe the thirty-six vans that carry it round every snot Aug. It is of course very injullovs to children, who use it in much greater quantities than adults. Some idea may be formed of the profit male by computing one barrel of slop to a eow, costing sixpence, and the milli. produced being 80 cents.—New York paper. FATAL ACCIDENT.--TWO young men of Torpoint, Devonport, went out in a skiff on Tuesday morning, for the purpose of shooting on St. John's Lake. By some accident the boat was upset, and both were drowned. The body of one, named Grylls, whose father keeps a public-house in Torpoint, was picked up about an hour after the accident, but the other has mot yet been found. THE TRAGEDY IN TOXTETII-PARK:The inquest upon RoUrt Howarth and his wife, who were found dead in the house of the husbend, in Toxteth-park, Liverpool, was commenced on Monday and adjoutited to the following day for further evidence. On Tuesday, Mr. Haverty, the surgeon, who had made a post mortal examination of the bodies, deposed that he had found a large quantity of poison in the stomachs of both, but Mr. SULLIVAN—No ! Only to re-establish the old tax. Mr. POYNDER said that the observation of the Honourable Director showed him that he (Mr. Tucker) had not well considered the subject. Until he heard some satisfactory answer from the chairman, he could not conscientiously withdraw his motion. An Hoer. PROPRIETOR wai understood to say that the question was, whether legalising this tax would be tantamount to re-establishing the Sayer duties. Mr. Sumarast said that if the tax were legalized the compensation might be fairly withdrawn. Mr. LEWIS observed that the state of matters seemed to be this—they were bound to pay certain sums of money, but the mode of payment was such, in the opinion of the Honourable Proprietor who had brought forward the subject, as to place the Court in an objectionable position--in a position of which the Hon. Proprietor disapproved. :Now the Hon. Pro prietor proposed to dispense with the sum annually paid, and to allow the priests to collect their tribute. But that proposition had already beea the subject of deliberation on the part of the Supreme Government, and by them it had been decided that the practice of allowing the priests to collect their fees would be inconvenient and objectionable. If so, there was an answer to the honourable proprietor. But, then again, if as the honourable proprietor thought they were placed in a false position under the present system, was there no mode by which the dif ficulty could be got rid of ? He would suggest the apportionment of such a sum of money as would yield 23,000 rupees annually--thus, as it were, by one pay ment, cutting off all future connexion between this country and the revenues of the temple. The CHAIRMAN repeated the 23,000 rupees an nually paid had been given in compensation for what had been taken away. It was a matter for the Court to consider whether they would wish to vote such a large sum of money as would produce 23,000 rupees annually for the purpose in question. The motion was then put, and carried almost unani mously in the negative. Mr. POYNDER —Then I am beaten.—(A laugh.) The CHAIRMAN—You are.. laughter.) LOCAL COURTS IN INDIA. Mr. SULLIVAN then rose to draw the attention of the Court to the state of the Supreme Court at Cal cutta, and to the necessity for instituting local courts —similar to our Courts of Request—generally throughout the Presidencies, so that the inhabitants of India might have what they have not yet enjoyed, a system of economic and speedy justice—justice ad ministered in their own language and brought home to their own doors. At the time of the establishment of the Supreme Court, the I.lindoo and Musselman inhabitants of Calcutta were told that they were to have a great boon, and so they rushed into it like sheep into a good pasture; but, unfortunately, they came out of it like sheep from a shearing house. For the evils resulting from the administration of justice by the Supreme Court no remedy had yet been provided. Act after Act passed for the establishment of local courts in Bombay and Madras had been dis allowed by the Court of Directors here, and the Supreme Court of Calcutta was still the only tribunal for the administration of justice. He wished to have courts established on the model of our County Courts, by means of which cheap and speedy justice should he brought home to every man ; and, also, to see some check put to the unauthorised extension of the powers of the Supreme Court of Calcutta.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Proprietor concluded by moving for papers and correspondence connected with the subject. The CHAIRMAN denied that there was any wish on the part of the Directors to prevent the inhabitants of India from enjoying speedy and economical justice, and the delays which had occurred in carrying out that desirable object were assuredly not changeable upon the Court of Directors.—(Hear, hear.) The Court had received, in July last, a letter from the Government of India, communicating the draft of a Legislative Act, but which Act had been considered so objectionable, that it had been or dered to be referred to this country, and another draft to be prepared. The Court of Directors had referred the subject to their law officers, who were of opinion that, as a whole, the proposed Act would be an objectionable measure, and who recommended the adoption of a uniform system for all the presidencies, founded, in essentials, upon the English County Court Act. The Court of Directors were now, therefore, waiting for the draft of the proposed Act, which might be expected by the next mail.--(Hear, hear.) As to the extension of the Supreme Court, it was a subject to which the attention of the Court of Di rectors and the Government had been directed, and every effort would be made to prevent inconvenience or expense in this respect to the native inhabitants of India. lie trusted that this explanation would satisfy the Court.— (Hear, hear.) As to the papers moved for, many of them had been already ordered to be printed, and with respect to the others, he hoped that the motion would be withdrawn.—(Hear, hear.) Withdrawn accordingly. INSURORDINATION IN THE GTE! INDIAN LIGHTCAVALRY Mr. MALCOLM LEWIN (formerly Judge of the Suddr Court of Madras) then rose and addressed the Court as follows :—Sir, I now rise to bring before the Court a question which has long agitated the public mind of India, and has also been discussed in England to a considerable extent; I allude to the case of the killing of two sepoys, belonging to the 6th Light Cavalry. The CHAIRMAN-The notice I have got is with respect to a person of the name of Veneata Royaloo. Mr. LEWIN—If y ou w ill a ll o w me, I will proceed to that presently. the attention of th e C our t o f Proprietors, upon a former occasion, by Mr. Sergeant Ga zelee, and its further considerati on was th en put off by the Cou rt of Directors. This question was brou g ht before The CtratataAel (with great warmth) —I have in timated to the Honourable Proprietor that the question was not put off, but withdrawn by the consent and wish of the Court generally ; and I must say that I think the Honourable Proprieto r is acting most im prudently in broaching a subject of this nature upon the present occasion. Mr. LEWIN.-.4f YOH will allow me to speak first sir, you can reply to me afterwards. The CIIAIRMAN--4 must say that it is highly incons venient to discuss an questiens or this kind con nected with the armee This cas e was discussed some time ago, and it did ' cause considerable agitation in the public mind. It was se ttl e d ikt that time, and I mast say that I thi n k i t i s eer y indiscreet on the part y of the honourable m em b er to re-open the subject. Mr. LEWIN—I c l a i m m right to speak first, sir, y and you can expres s you opinion afterwards, Of move what amendment y ou p l ease Up on toy motion. The CHAIRMAN-4 will hear anything you ma y wish to state up on the subject. It is n o t my desire to prevent you sp ea ki ng if you wish to do so. t only mean to tell you the feet, that having broached this subject on a former occasion, Mr. Sergeant Gazelee withdrew his motion, aft er a s peech from the chair, and one from Mr. Twining and other members of the Court, expressive of their opinion, that it was a subject which ought not to be broached.—(Hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT When Mr. Sergeant Gaselee brought forward this motion he felt s strongly the force of the observations made by the Chairman, that he was perfectly satisfied with their reasonableness, and consented to withdraw his motion. Mr. LtwlN—l will simply ask you, sir, whether the inhabitants of India will be content to be told that that there is an act of injustice which has been per petrated in India, and which is not to be exposed, be cause it may cause inconvenience to somebody or other? Do you not think it would be much better, when aggravated charges are brought forward against your officers, to allow the circumstances to be ex posed ? What is the idea which will be created in the minds of the people of India by this sort of con cealment ? They believe that you are bound to see that justice takes place, and that redress shall ba afforded whenever a case of injustice is brought under your notice. I say, sir, that to refuse to inquire into the facts of this case, upon the plea that it will create disaffection in the army, is no argument at all ; it is mere absurdity to say so. It is your business to see that justice is done, and that redress is afforded, whenever an act of injustice has been perpe trated.—(Hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT—Sir, I rise to order.—(Great con fusion.) say T t h h e a C t l As d a o at t A h N ink (w i i t th is gr o e o a b t a vehemence)forward—l question of such a nature in this ma nner . Th e pro ceeding has been approved of by th e C omman d er -i n - Chief, approved by the authoritie s i n t hi s coun t r y, and declared to be legal by the Crown officers. m u a t s Mr. LEWIN—I am prepared to show that it was illegal, by reference to authorities. Mr. WHITEMAN (with great excitement)—lf you allow such a matter to be discussed in this Court, the proceedings of every court-martial in India may be brought here for discussion. By so doing you will sap the foundation of that body through whom you have maintained your empire in India—the army. Mr. LEWIN--I disagree with the lion. Director. n I maintain that you a re mor e likely to destroy your injustice to be done, and power then in refusing redress when the matter is brought before you. India p y to permittingliste to an application f u r Mr. POTNDER — I sa y th at these charges of in justice have already been brought before the Court by a motion, which motion was afterwards withdrawn by its own proposer. Mr. LEavirt—l claim a right to take my ow n course. Mr. PO'friDEß (angrily)—Sir, I will not be in terrupted. Mr. LEI nes—You have interrupted me ; I rose and was in possession of the chair. Mr. POY NDER—I am speaking to a point of order, sir, and I • sin in possession of the chair, and you are not. Iwish to know who you are ?—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") I ',lever heard of ,'ou before.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") I easy fence more that I see no pretence whit , was not satisfied as to its nature. He was certain, how ever, that it was not pure arsenic. The Coroner said he should again adjourn the inquiry, in order that the poison might be analysed, and the inquest was again adjourned. Yesterday, Mr. Haverty, the surgeon, de posed that both the above had died from the effects of arsenic, a small quantity of which the male deceased was proved to have bought six weeks ago. After the Coroner had summed up, an open verdict of " Found dead" was returned. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR CHARLES MAXWELL, C. 8., K.C.H.—This officer died on the 23d instant, at Broadstairs. He was the eldest son of Charles Maxwell, Esq., of Dumfriesshire, by the eldest daughter of James Douglas, Esq , of the same county, and was born in 1775. He entered the army in 1795, as Ensign ; in 1796 he was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant; in 1797, to that of Captain; in 1808, to that of Major; in 1909, he became Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1819, Colonel; in 1830, Major General; and in 1841 he was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-General. lie received the colonelcy of the 3d West India Foot in 1843. Sir Charles was employed on the coast of Africa in 1809. and succeeded in reducing the French colony of Suri nam. lie was engaged in the defence of St. Vincent until the entire subjection of the Capihs. He landed with the 63d Foot in North Holland in August, 1799, and was present at the surrender of the Dutch fleet in the Helder, and in the actions of the 19th of September, and the 2d and 6th of October. In the following year he took part in the expedition intended for the attack of Belleisle, and afterwards in the affair at Ferrol, and in Gibraltar and Malta, until the peace of 1802. In 1806 he served in South America. In 1809 he commanded the land force in the capture of the French fortress and settlement of Senegal. He was Governor. General and Commander-in-Chief of the island of Goree, the settle ments of Senegal and Sierra Leone, to July, 1815. He was subsequently Governor and C o mmander-in-Chief of Dominica, St. Christopher's, Nevis, and other islands. THE LATE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR MAURICE O'CONNELL, K.C.H.—This distinguished officer, whose death is stated to have occurred at Sydney on the 26th of May last, after a lengthened colonial service, was a distant relative of the late Mr. Daniel O'Connell, M.P. After serving with the rank of Captain in the emigrant army under the Duke of Brunswick, he entered the Bri tish army in 1793, still holding the same rank. In 1805 he was advanced to the rank of Major; in 1809 to that of Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1819 to that of Colonel; in 1830 he became Major-General; and in 1841 Lieutenant- General. He received the Colonelcy of the 80th Foot in 1E44. Sir Maurice served at Dominica, and commanded the light company of the Ist West India Regiment at Roseau on the 22d of February, 1805, and successfully resisted the repeated attacks of a very superior French force. At the conquest of the Kandian territories, and capture of the reigning monarch, he commanded a divi sion of the army under Sir Robert Brownrigg. He re ceived the thanks of the House of Assembly at Dominica, and was presented with a sword, value 100 guineas, for his services in that island. He also received a sword value 501., and a piece of plate value 1001., from the com mittee of the Patriotic Fund. The deceased was for some years engaged in New South Wales as well in the civil as in the military departments; and it appears that he was on the point of returning home when death cut him off. ANOTHER MEETING OF THE CHAIRMEN OF THE LEADING RAILWAY COMPANIES. —Yesterday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, another meeting of the chair men of the Great Western, the London and South- Western, and the London and North-Western Railway Companies took place at the residence in Lombard-street of Mr. Glyn, M.P., chairman of the London and North- Western. In order that the meeting should be as pri vate as possible, none of the other directors or the secre taries of either of the companies were present. The three gentlemen, Mr. Charles Russell, Mr. Chaplin, and Mr. Glyn remained in deliberation for a considerable time. The resolutions come to have not transpired, but it is understood among the friends of the three gentlemen that the best feeling prevailed, and that all of them expressed their deep anxiety to act hereafter in concert in the adoption of those means by which confidence in railway property may be restored, and its market value improved. It is due to Mr. Charles Russell, the chairman of the Great Western, to say, that he expressed in the most emphatic manner his earnest desire that in future the three companies should cultivate the most friendly relations with each other, and should do everything in their power to promote the general prosperity of the railway interest. One of the subjects which occupied the anxious attention of the meeting, was the necessity of adjusting the differences which existed between them regarding their respective lines, and from the friendly spirit evinced on the part of each gentleman, it may be regarded as a settled point, that there will not from this time be any further misun derstanding between them. It was also agreed that fewer trains should be run on each of the lines, that no further responsibilities of any kind should be incurred, and that every measure which the law allows will be adopted to raise the market value of railway stock, so as to insure better dividends for the shareholders. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. —On Saturday last Mr. Dearden held an inquest at the Black Bull Inn, Middleton, on the body of James Wild, miner, nearly twenty-six years of age. William Mitchell, coal miner, said that about half-past seven o'clock on Wednesday morning last, he and others went to their work at Little Green coal-pit, belonging to Messrs. Wild, Andrew, and Haigh. The pit was about 70 yards in depth, and the seam 80 inches in thickness. There were four seams in the pit. He had worked there above two years. They used safety lamps when required. The men had all been told not to go into that part of the mine where the acci dent occurred; it was about fifty yards from the shafts. The deceased, Thomas Cheetham, and a boy about thir teen years of age, went into that part of the mine. Cheetham had a candle with him when the explosion took place. He was very badly burned, though the boy was not injured; hut the deceased was very much burned, and also injured on the left side, so that he died at four o'clock on Friday morning. The boy, Nathaniel Wood, said he was about four yards from Wild when the explosion took place. They had all candles. He had a spade in his hand, and it was blown out of it, but he was not hurt. The " blaze" went over his head. This boy corroborated the evidence of the last witness relative to the previous caution, not to enter that portion of the mine. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Cheetham, the other miner who was injured, died on Monday morning.—lllandhester Guardian. SURREY THEATRE.—Mr. 11. Webb, a gentleman of considerable fame at the Marylebone Theatre as a low comedian, has lately been playing a round of characters at the Surrey. Upon the occasion of his la aiefit last night he appeared as Mavvwerm, in the Hypocrite, wherein he developed an abundance of grotesque and Pertinent humour, which the audience enjoyed immensely. The outward signs of success could not well be more triumphant. The house was crowded. THE CURRENCY.—On Monday and Tuesday even ings Mr. Jonathan Duncan delivered two lectures at Liverpool, on the evils of the present currency system. FUNERAL OF LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. The funeral of this lamented Nobleman has been fixed to take place on Friday morning next, at Marylebone old church. The remains have not yet been removed from Welbeck Abbey. LLOYDS' RooMs.—A general meeting of the mem bers was yesterday held in the Under writers'. room, Mr. G. R. Robinson, M.P., in the chair, to receive the re port of the committee for the past half-year. The re port having been read, was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks proposed to the committee and sub committee for their exertions to insure the comfort and convenience of the members during the recent altera tions in the rooms of the establishment. The following votes from the funds were then unanimously carried: — To F. Jerome, boatswain of the American ship New World, 101. and an honorary bronze medal, for his courage in rescuing a number of passengers from the Ocean Monarch. To Jonathan Bragdon, chief mato of the Ocean Monarch, an honorary bronze medal. To Mr. Whist= Bristow, passenger in the Ocean Monarch, 21/., and the sum of 1001. in aid of the funds of the Shipwrecked Fishermen's and Mariners' Benevolent Society. NIAGARA SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—A serious differ ence has arisen between the directors of the Suspension bridge Company at the Falls, and their engineer, Mr. Ellet. As the matter will no doubt come before the courts on this, as well as on the other side the boundary, it would not be proper at present to detail the particu lars at length, but in order that the leading features may be understood, it is necessary we should say that the directors discharged Mr. Ellet from their employment ; that, acting under his instructions, his brother and some other persons tn.)io, fff enotfhu tenthsonfieo counsel orof Niagara the i possessioneddsiissrrtesre.? nleen tors, wrobemrani and dagunelipi accompanied y a er, the r. h this i gßoomerh to s w h umll anmdarrtrpeer Mon daytwn magistrates, a g eject ist r a the t es, Messrs. intruders o la w y e before t ocess ha o authorities were violently resisted, and some the . par. ; f t t the ties went so far as actually to raise an axe to strike the sheriff •, and that after great trouble and dis ' turbance, Mr. Ellet's brother and two other persons were arrested and committed to the gaol of' this districtthey g now lie. The half of the Suspension-bri where d e onthis side of the river is in the hands of the directors ; tle half on the other side is in the hands of Mr. Ellet's i friends, but an injunction from Chancery to dispossess them has been applied for.—Niagara Chronicle. ABERDEEN, MONDAY EVENING.—It is now ar ranged that the Queen will leave Balmoral on Thursday morning for Aberdeen, by the Dee-side-road, and that the Victoria and Albert will sail at two o'clock on Fri day morning for London. The Royal yacht will be piloted by Captain Cargill, of the City of Aberdeen steamer, and accompanied by the Virago, the Black Eagle, and Vivid steamers, now in the dock here. In consequence of the inconvenience which the Royal Family felt on the passage north from the occasional rolling of the vessel, the present beds in the Royal apartments are to be removed, and cots slung in their stead. These cots are so constructed, and will be so placed, that whichever side the yacht may roll to, they will always hang steadily in the perpendicular, and thus the violent motion of the vessel will be little felt. On Saturday and Sunday last we had an easterly gale, hut to-day the weather is fine, and generally her Majesty has enjoyed sunny days. EARTHQUAKE AT NEW YORK.—Between ten and eleven o'clock on F r id ay n i g h t , a su dden, dull, rumbling noise overin this h hi t sc e p ity a , ve a m s e i n f t a , and heavy it died vehiclew awayas driven almost as soon as it came. It is now ascertained that it Norfolk (Ct.) inform s us th -u at ak h was the shock of an earthquake. there; and in Brooklyn, Newark, ee.A fel felt the gentleman he shock f o sensiblym and many other places in thi s vicinit y, rrytthoewnn,oiNseyaacnkd, shock were also remarked and experienced. At Nyack the hands on board of a steam-boat lying at the wharf get out of their berths and went on deck, under the belief between e it and belief that a collision had taken another vessel. In other places it was a eau alarm, but it was not so much remarked he o re. general ei4) YorltCourier, Sept, 12, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, 23, 181'3. ever for making such statements as you are about to make to the Court to-day, after the question had been withdrawn on a previous occasion by another member of the Court. I see no pretence for calling that in justice. The proceedings you have now adopted, if persisted in, will indeed be the height of injustice, not only to this Court of Proprietors, whom I have the honour to address, but also to the Indian population — a proceeding which must affect the stability of that body upon whom, I say, must rest the maintenance of our power in India—the military in that country. The CHAIRMAN Perhaps, if the Honourable Proprietor will allow me to read an extract from a letter upon this subject, it may tend to satisfy his mind. The Honourable Proprietor seems to think that the proceedings in this case have been illegal. Mr. LENIN—I state distinctly that lam prepared to prove their illegality. The CHAIRMAN-110W can you prove their ille gality ? Mr. LENIN—I will do this : I will prove that the prisoners had no counsel, and were not allowed to produce witnesses. The CHAIRMAN—I will read an extract from a dispatch, and then, if you choose to go on, it will be for the Court to determine whether you have been discreet in so doing. This is dated the 7th of March, 1847.—(The Honourable Chairman read an ex tract from a dispatch from India, maintaining the legality of the proceedings which had been adopted with reference to the sepoys,) As soon as possible after the individuals, conduct was discovered, they were brought to trial and sentenced, and more especially as the regiment to which these soldiers belonged were then upon important duty. We are confirmed in our view of the legality of the proceedings which took place at Arcot, upon the most prominent of the mutineers, by the opinion of her Majesty's Solicitor-General, and our own standing counsel. We have reason to know, moreover, that his Grace the Commander-in-Chief has also no doubt upon the subject. Now, I submit to the Court whether, after hearing the opinions of such authorities as these, the Hon. Gentleman is likely to obtain any good by adopting the course with which he this day threatens us, and whether he is likely, in the face of such authorities, to be able to prove the illegality of the act of the court-martial. Mr. LENIN—If you will allow me to proceed I will endeavour to show its illegality. The letter of the Commander-in-Chief was an act of oblivion ; it was so understood by every body, and yet nine months afterwards these two men were brought to trial for this act and were shot. The CHAIRMAN—And deservedly so, for adminis tering unlawful oaths to their comrades. Mr. MARRIOTT—They were Indian Chartists. Mr. LENlN—There are many grounds upon which the illegality of this act can be rested. In the first place, the articles of war require that a mutineer shall be tried at the earliest opportunity. These men af terwards passed through Kampter, and they also passed through Secunderabud, in either of which places they might have been tried. They were not tried there, but were brought in perfect ignorance to Arcot, where a court of inquiry was instituted, and a court-martial was held. Mr. FIELDER suggested whether the Court could with propriety go into the case without having the papers before it. Mr. LEWIS replied that the production of the papers was the very thing that he was going to move for. Mr. G. TnomrsoN thought that justice had scarcely been done to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman upon his first appearance in that Court, and a proper degree of courtesy had certainly not been shown to him. He (Mr. Thompson) had not the remotest idea of the intended discussion of the circum stance to which the Honourable Gentleman had alluded ; but he thought that the Honourable Gen ' tleman was addressing the Court under very great disadvantages, owing to the propietors not having been able previously to inform themselve of the merits of the question. He submitted to him, whether it would not be better to give in to the general feeling of the Court on the present occasion. But when Hon. Proprietors endeavoured to prevent a member of that Court from bringing forward any statement before it, which he chose to make with reference to the affairs of the Company, they were themselves violating the privileges which belonged to the whole body. It would be for the Hon. Gentleman himself to judge whether it would or would not be prudent at present to persevere with the statement of his case. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Hon. Proprietor had a perfect right to proceed, if he chose to persist in doing so, but he (the Chairman) merely submitted to him whether it would be expedient, under the cir cumstances, to persevere. Mr. FIELDER then rose, amidst great confusion in the court, and moved the previous question, which, having been stated by him to have been seconded by somebody whose name did not transpire, that gentle man demanded to be instantly put.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. G. TnoMrsoN reminded the Hon. Proprietor, that no motion whatever could supersede the state ment of the Hon. Proprietor, Mr. Lewin, if he chose to make it. Mr. LEWIS stated that he did not rise for the purpose of disputing the right of the Honourable Proprietor to address the Court upon that or any other subject, but, so strong an appeal had been made to him upon the impropriety of agitating the question, that he trusted he would sub mit to the general feeling of the Court. He (Mr. Less is) had a very strong objection to questions of that description being brought before the Court of Proprietors, because any Honourable Proprietor might make statements affecting the character of other per sons, which statements might go forth to the world, and the persons affected would not have an opportu nity of making counter-statements in reply. Mr. Lewle said that his object was, to prevent any exparte statement going forth to the world, by moving for the production of the papers in the case. Mr. SALOMONS suggested that in a question of such importance as that before the Court, notice should always be given by advertisement in the public papers. Mr. LEWIS replied that he had sent a notice long ' ago to the Honourable Chairman. Mr. FIELDER said that the Court knew nothing of that. Mr. LEWnr—lhat Was because the Honourable Chairman did not choose to publish the notice. Mr. SALOMONS suggested whether the Honourable Proprietor would not be in a better condition to dis cuss the subject at the next quarterly Court, after having given notice upon the present occasion. The question certainly had a right to be brought forward in that Court if the Honourable Proprietor chose to bring it forward. He (Mr. Salomons) must say that his Honourable Friend (Mr. Poynder) had addressed the Honourable Proprietor (Mr. Lewin) with great warmth, and rather rudely.—(Hear.) Mr. Mitantott —No, no. Mr. LEWIS said that that all Went for nothing, He did not care anything about it. The CHAIRMAN, in explanation of the fact of not having published the notice, stated that it was always the custom in that Court, when parties were desiroona of having their intended motions published in the papers, to give their notice publicly at the previous General Court of Proprietors ; but the notice of mo tion of the Hon. Proprietor, Mr. Lewin, had not been given in the usual way. The Hon. Proprietor had, however, a right to bring forward any motion he pleased at any quarterly Court. Mr. LEWIS stated that with regard to the non publication, it all arose from a misapprehension on part; his he had sent it to the Chairman, believing it would be published in the ordinary way. Mr. POYNDER admitted that he had used strong language ; but, he trusted, not improper or rude language towards the Honourable Proprietor; if he bad done so he begged pardon, not only of the Hon. Gentleman himself; hut also of the Court. He was occasionally in the awkward habit of calling things by their right names. After a great deal of desultory and irregular dis- cussion, Mr. LEWIN was again enabled to obtain a hearing, and proceeded as follows :—Sir, I was of the same opinion as the Hon. Proprietor near me, that the case should certainly not be gone into without the Court being in possession of the papers. I would, certainly, in deference to the wishes of Proprietors, withdraw the motion at once, as I do not wish to put anything before the Court against its wish ; but I am per fectly certain that the Court of Proprietors themselves, if they were better acquainted with the importance of the case, would insist upon an inquiry being gone into. I say that the proceedings which have taken place in this case have brought disgrace upon our Government in India, and have brought disgrace upon this Court. Ido not mean to say that you are disgraced, only so far as allowing this mat ter to take place without any remedy for it. That circumstance has brought disgrace upon the Government and the Court of Directors throughout the whole of the army, and I say it would tend far more to promote the stability of our Indian empire, and cement the allegiance of our army, by your consenting to do justice than, when injustice has taken place, endeavouring to repress inquiry into. the circumstances.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MARRIOTT again rose to order. He consi— dered the Honourable Proprielor had no right to caslx. an insult on the military. There were behind the-..t bar many military men, and such remarks, therefore, . respecting the character of our military government in India ought not to be made. Mr. LEWIN-4 am ready to show that the pro ceedings adopted in this case were against law, by a reference to the law itself. They were against the decision of Lord Gough himself, in March 1844. They were against the decision of George 111. These sepoys had done duty for nine months ; they were placed as guard over the camp of the very man who was appointed their prosecutor. I will now stat what the circumstances were which gave rise to t' ne blunder at Madras. The batta was withheld these men, who at the time were performing the im portant duty of guarding the frontier; they thereupon refused to mount their horses, and a sort of passive mutiny took place for four days. In the mean time an order came from Madras, correcting the error, and the men immediately returned to their duty. Briga dier Watson went to them, and advised them to pre sent a certain petition. That petition was presented to Lord Tweeddale, and the order and tranquillity of the regiment was again restored. Immediately afterwards the commander of the regiment wrote to the Commander-in-Chief, and stated that tranquillity was restored, whereupon the Commander-in-Chief returned the following letter :—" The Commander in-Chief is happy to understand from these communications, viz., letters of the Bth and 10th De cember, from Brigadier Watson and Col. Litchfield, that the men of the 6th Regiment Light Cavalry have returned to their duty, and that they appear to be sensible of their late misconduct. But as his Lord ship cannot allow the regiment under the reproach of such unsoldier-like behaviour, to continue at a station where it might be required for employment in active service, he has ordered it to be sent into can tonment at Arcot." After the receipt of this letter the men were kept out four months doing duty upon the frontiers, the Government receiving their services all that time, although their death was meditated. After this a letter was addressed to this Court. Major OLIPHANT then rose to a point of order. He really wished to put it to the Hon. Proprietor whether he had not better abstain from proceeding any further in the case. It must be perfectly well known to every person that this transaction had taken place, and the men had all been dead and gone for some years.—(Hear.) Mr. LEWIN replied that there were many others, as well as those who were dead, who were affected by the question. Major OLIPHANT wished to know what possible good the mover or seconder of such a motion ex pected to get from it. Mr. LEWIN replied that what he expected to get was, that all the men who were then suffering unjustly should, as far as possible, have justice done to them. Mr. MILLS (a director)—When any officer high 1 in command shall feel it his duty, under his oath, to bring men to a court martial, was it fair to I say that he meditated their death ?—(Hear.) Mr. LEWIN—Is not the punishment of death what always fellows a conviction for mutiny ? These men reached Arcot, and immediately after that a court of inquiry was instituted, preliminary to a court-mar tial. A letter was sent, and that letter deserves particular comment. It sets out at the beginning with begging the whole judicial question. It states that the fact whether mutiny had or had not taken place was no longer in question. The object was, not to punish the whole regiment, but only a few persona. Punishment was ordained, and somebody must suffer. Well, immediately after this a court martial sat with closed doors ; numbers of persons were called before them; fear seized on the whole regiment. Mr. MARRIOTT—Is it not doing great injury to this Court to allow this proceeding to go on? Mr. LEwIN—If what I am stating is not true, then let the Hon. Proprietor set the matter right. The CHAIRMAN—Why did not the Hon. Proprie tor bring forward all these charges when he was in India ?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LEwIN—I did bring them all forward. The very day when these men were ordered to be put to death I remarked that it was a shameful occurrence, and sent a gentleman, who was with Lord Tweed dale for two hours, remonstrating with him upon the impropriety of the proceeding which had been taken. That happened upon the very day when this order was passed. Well, sir, there is another point which has been insisted upon. At the time these men were put to death, which as I have already observed was nine months after the occurrence, and the order and discipline of the regiment had in the mean time become perfectly restored, there was not a single ground for taking away the lives of these men. The taking away life, even when tolerated by the letter of the law, is almost murder, if you take it where there is no necessity. for doing so ; and, I venture to say, that there was not the slightest necessity in the pre sent case. There was a court of inquiry which was afterwards held, and before that court of inquiry certain native officers were called, who, as they did not state what they were wanted to state, were therefore dismissed. What was to be ex pected from the proceedings of such a court martial might easily be judged. Then there was another point, the court-martial ought to have been composed of thirteen members, whereas it was com posed of only seven. Immediately after the court -1 martial upon these poor Sepoys, another was held respecting the conduct of an officer of a regiment, when no less than fifteen of the first men in the army were assembled to try the case. What I contend for is, that the same justice is not extended towards a coloured man In the army which is dealt out to a , 1 white man. The Court must be well aware of what i took place after the mutiny at Seritniapatam. You must be well aware, that all the officers who were tried upon that occasion had ccunsel allowed them, while, on the other hand, these poor Sepoys had no opportunity of seeing their friends ntil after the prosecution was closed. They had tin aolinsel allowed to them, and in fact they had not a single advantage which is awarded in the case of officers when brought before a court-martial. Whether or not this motion will be seconded, is to me a matter of not the smallest consequence as an individual. I shall certainly continue to call upon the Court to do justice, because I think that the matter which I have laid before it involves a glaring instance of lo:fustice, and that the stability of our empire in India is concerned in the case, and that it would be far more for our honour and interest to do justice than to endeavour to repress crime. I merely move, air, for the production of the papers in this case. Mr. SULLIVAN stated that it would not be fair to the Noble Lord who was implicated In the case if an opportunity was not afforded him to reply to the heavy accusations which had been brought against him. The statements which had been made that day would go forth through the medium of the press to the world. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Noble Lord did not require any defence. Mr. SULLIVAN said that the Chairman might think so, but the world would think very differently. He (Mr. Sullivan) had a strong opinion upon the subject; he did not think that matters of that kind should, however, be brought forward in that Court, and had accordingly advised his Learned Friend to refrain from doing so. He certainly should feel it his duty to second the motion, the statement having been made. Mr. Ltwfs stated that he was well aware tha, there were many Directors who held the same opinion upon the subject as himself. The motion was then put and negatived by a lar g e majoriiy. Mr. LEWIS was then proceeding to bring forward another motion, when he was interrupted by Mr. SALoMONS, who suggested the propriety of giving notice upon that occasion for the bringing forward the motion upon the next Court-day. Mr. LEwIN contended that he had given notice to the chairman a fortnight ago, and was, therefore, not answerable for the faults of the chairman. Mr. MARRIOTT (with great warmth): contended that the statement made by the Hon. Proprietor re specting the " faults" of the chairman, was an insult to the chairman. Mr. LEWIN stated that he was about to bring forward a motion respecting the removal of the Judges of the Suddr Court; but, in deference to the wishes of Hon. Proprietors, he would refrain from doing so, and merely give notice for the next Court. After a great deal of acrimonious and irregular discussion, in which the Gallant Chairman, Mr. Fielder, and Mr. Marriott took the most prominent part, Mr. LEwIN gave notice of the following motions for the next Court :—" To move for papers in the case of the suit filed by M. Veneato Royaloro, a person removed from office by the Madras Govern ment, :as reported in the Fort St. George Gazette, 25th January, 1848. Also, in the case of the illegal _residence of Lord Tweeddale on the Neilgherry llills, and his exercising the power of Governor in ;direct violation of an Act of Parliament, which ) 'divested him of all authority when absent from Council, on the ground of indisposition, or for what ; soever cause. Also in the case of the removal of the judges of the late Suddr Court of Madras. THE LATE RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. G. THOMPSON inquired whether the Board of Directors had received any information relative to the settlement of the Sattara question ? The CEAIEMAN replied that they had received none, owing to a delay which had taken place on the part of the Bombay Government, in sending the papers to dhis country. lie trusted, however, that they would b e forwarded by the next mail, when he should be able to give the Hon. Proprietor the information he sought. There being no further business before the Court, one of the most disorderly meetings which has oc• curred for a long time, even at the India llou , e terminated. WREXHAM THEATRE. - This theatre has been opened, at very great expense, by that celebrated tra gedian 111 r. George Owen. On Tuesday, the 26th, he appeared as Hamlet, in which character he drew a good house, and was well received. Mrs. Owen, as tlke Queen, was delightful; her personage of the Princess A Navarre,. in John of Paris, and her singing was grand. The company are very much liked. Miss E. Itontague is. n great card. Mr. George Owen has taken Chester theatre, and opens the same, on the sth and IGth Oct. Sir Robert Cunliffe, Bart., C. 8., gives a be speak on Iriday, and Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart., on ) Monday. • ma y: . EAST INDIA HOUSE. The General Quarterly Court of Directors and Proprietors of the Honourable East India Company was yesterday held at Leadenhall-street. Sir James Lushington, the chairman of the East India Com pany, presided. The Court was very thinly attended. The minutes of the last General Court were read and confirmed. EXPLOITS OF MAJOR EDWARDES. Mr. SULLIVAN begged, before the Court proceeded to the business of the day, to call attention to the transcendent services lately rendered to the Company and to the empire by Lieutenant Edwardes of the Bengal army, and Lieutenant Lake, of the Bengal engineers—(Hear, hear) —services which had, he believed, been seldom or never equalled•in the annals of Indian warfare. The sagacity and energy of these young officers had, as he believed, saved them from the dangers and expense of a long and protracted war, and he hoped that both the Government and the Court of Directors would be disposed to mark the high sense which they must entertain of achievements! of so signal a nature.—(Hear, hear.) In :the case of Lieutenant Edwardes, some such acknowledgment was the more especially called for, inasmuch as that officer had lately, he was sorry to say, sustained a severe personal injury, amounting to the loss of the use of his right hand, in consequence of the explosion of a pistol.—(Hear, hear.) lie trusted that what he had said would elicit some in formation as to the intentions of the Court of Direc tors.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN hall great pleasure in replying to the observations of the Hon. Proprietor. Perhaps the best way of informing the Court of what had been done in the matter would be to call upon the secre tary to read the minutes of the Court of Directors in reference to the subject. The following documents were then read, amid loud marks of approval : " At a Court of Directors held on Wednesday, the 13th of September, 1848, " The Chairman having called the attention 'of the Court to dispatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay, announcing the military operations carried on against the rebel forces of the Dewan of Moultan, by Lieutenant, now Brevet-Major, Herbert B. Edwardes, of the Bengal army, as communi cated to the Court by the secret committee, on the 23d and the 30th ultimo—Resolved unanimously, that this Court do present to Major Edwardes a gold medal, in testi mony of their high approbation of the important services rendered by him, in raising and organizing large forces in a foreign territory, under circumstances of the greatest difficulty, and in wresting within a very brief period an extensive tract of country from the power of the rebels, in skilfully combining his forces with those of an ally, and in completely defeating the troops of the enemy in two pitched battles, thus evincing the posses sion, in the flower of his youth, of all those qualities which form and ennoble the character of the British officer." The following letter had been received from the India Board in reference to the foregoing resolu tion : " India Board, Sept. 21, 1848. " Sir,—l am directed by the Commissioners for the Affairs of India to acquaint you that they cordially ap prove of the resolution passed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company on the 13th instant, propos ing to grant to Brevet-Major H. B. Edwardes a gold medal, in ackuowledgment of the distinguished services lately rendered by that officer in the territories of Lahore. (Signed) " THOMAS WYSE." PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS. Mr. Sergeant STORK inquired whether the Board of Directors had any objection to purchase for distri bution (as we understood), amongst the proprietary body, the three very valuable and important volumes by Professor Wilson, in continuation of Mill's History of India. The CHAIRMAN replied that the works in question would cost an immense sum of money, and that, in the present state of the finances of the company, it would be for the Court of Directors to consider whether they would be justified in spending a large amount for the purpose alluded to.— (Hear, hear.) REVENUES OF JUGGERNAUT. Mr. POTNDER presented several petitions praying Or the discontinuance of the annual grant to the Temple of Juggernaut. He did not wish to trouble the Court with the reading of all these petitions, but he would propose that one of them be read, as a speci- men of the others. The SECRETARY accordingly read one of the documents in question. It prayed that the priests of the Temple of Juggernaut should not in future be allowed to receive grants of British money, but be permitted to receive their fees from the votaries of the idol. . . Mr. POYNDER resumed—These petitions came from Leicester, from Nottingham, from Newcastle, from Boston, and from Leamington. They all ema nated from Baptist societies—from that sect to whom they were indebted for the translation of the Holy Scripture into the tongues of the East, and whose views, therefore, upon such subjects, he hoped would always be treated with respect.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the motion of which he bad given notice, he had slightly altered it since he had transmitted it to the chairman ; because some of the expressions, as he was advised, were not strictly in accordance with the facts of the case. As it now stood, the motion which he had to propose would be as follows . . " That it appearing that on the repeal of the pilgrim tax to Juggernaut, together with the abolition of Sayer, that an annual allowance of 23,000 rupees was awarded; in consequence of which the priests were precluded from collecting their ancient tax, and, inasmuch as the separation of the British Government in India from all connexion with the Temple, was a chief object of the dispatch of the Honourable Directors, dated 20th of Feb ruary, 1833, it be referred to the Honourable Court of Directors to consider whether it will not be advisable to rescind the present annual allowance, an .1 to permit the attendance at the the Temple to collect such fees as were heretofore received under the Alahratta Government." The Court would perceive that he wished the arrangements between the priests and the votaries to be left entirely to themselves, and he would remind the Court, that when the subject was in agitation, on the occasion of the abolition of the pilgrim-tax, it was proved that in the other parts of India, at Benares for example, a "holy city," to which upwards of 10,000 pilgrims annually resorted, it had been found quite practicable to allow the priests and the votaries to make their own arrangements, wilbout any interference on the part of the British civil or military authorities. He knew that the proposition which he had made was seconded by the desires and wishes of many of the best advised in India, and he would be happy could he believe that suce would be the view taken by the Court of Directors. Ile did not want any hasty decision on the subject, but he hoped that the Court would take a dispassionate and impartial view of the proposition which he had made. The Honourable Proprietor concluded by proposing his motion. Mr. MARRIOT, coinciding, as he did, in the views of the Hon. Proprietor, had much pleasure in 'se conding his resolution. He thought that the opinions of such men as the petitioners were deserving of great weight, and he hoped that the admirable letter on the subject, addressed by the Rev. Mr. Peggs to Mr. Tucker, would be widely read and attentively consi- dered. Mr. SULLIVAN observed that, bound as they were to give some equivalent for what they had taken away, the question came to be, what was the best footing on which that equivalent could be put ? Now, the priests had substantially the right of collecting their reve nues as of old, and what the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Poynder) proposed was nothing but what had been already suggested by members of the Supreme Go vernment, that the priests should be legally as well as actually empowered to collect their revenues. To this proposal there could, he thought, be no objection, as it would settle the long continued agitation on the sub ject. An Hon. PnorgrETott deprecated the repeated dis cussions on this subject. It ought to be left in the hands of the Court of Directors.—(Hear.) The Cuiliumsx said that an annual grant of 23,000 rupees had been awarded as compensation for fees which had been abolished. This was a fact which must be borne steadily in mind in considering the question. It was one, lie could assure them, which had not escaped the attention of the Government of India. In 1846, a dispatch, dated the 10th of May, showed that the views now advocated by the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Poynder) were not approved of, or thought admissible; and in a letter dated June, 1826, the Indian Government had laid it down, as their opinion, that it would be inexpedient to alter the law forbidding the collection of fees by the priests. Now he would ask his Hon. Friend whether he did not think that a return to the old system of exacting fees from pilgrims would not be very mischievous and very dangerous ? It would indeed be a more direct encouragement to idolatry than was afforded by the annual payment now made.—(Hear, hear.) Indeed, he believed that such a change as the Hon. Proprietor advocated, would leave the system open to the same objections, on the same grounds, as were at present urged against it.—(Hear.) Mr. SULLIVAN contended that the pilgrim tax was now actually exacted in all its plenitude, and even to a greater extent than in former times. What they wanted was the regular legalization of the impost. Mr. ST. GEORGES TUCKER observed that a distinc tion ought to be made between the collection of fees now permitted, and the re-establishment of the Sayer duties, to which the motion would practically extend. Mr. POYNDER said his motion inferred nothing of the sort. Mr. TUCKER—What, then, did the llonourable Pro prietor intend ? Mr. SULLIVAN—OnIy the establishment and legali zation of the ancient tax. Mr. TUCKER—That meant, that they proposed to re-establish the Sayer duties in a certain FRANCE. [The following appeared in our Fourth Edition of yesterday]:— After Prince Louis Napoleon had concluded his speech, the admission of M. Achille Fould, as one of the representatives of the department of the Seine, was decreed. The motion for the admission of M. Raspail gave rise to some discussion. The reporter stated that the Committee appointed to consider the validity of the election of M. Raspail had received from the Attorney-General a requisition demanding an authorization to continue the prosecutions com menced against that citizen, now a prisoner at Vin cennes. The Committee had found the election un exceptional, but declared itself incompetent to decide upon the objection raised by the Attorney-General. M. Denjoy next contended that the magistrates would not continue the prosecutions against M. Ras pail, unless they were authorized by the National Assembly. M. Raspail had acquired a right by his election. The Assembly should begin by admitting him, and the Attorney-General might then come forward and demand the authorization necessary to prosecute him. M. Raspail, who followed, invoked the justice of the Assembly in favour of his uncle. He had been confined in the dungeon of Vincennes during the last four months, on a mere warrant of a Judge of In struction ; the charges against him had not been sub stantiated, and until then he should be considered innocent. The Minister of Justice had declared that the lists of the new jury could not be ready before the month of November, and as he (M. Raspail) knew that the prisoners of Vincennes would not ac cept the old jury, it was probable that their trial would not come on before January. lle accordingly demanded that M. Raspail be liberated, and that the Assembly should not pronounce on the authorization until he was allowed to defend himself from the tribune. M. Corne, Attorney-General, said that he had addressed his requisition to the Committee after con sulting the Minister of Justice. He had done so because he wished all the fractions of the Assembly to know that the judiciary power was determined to vindicate, under all hypotheses, the rights of justice. M. Corne further stated that M. Raspail had been arrested en flagrant dait ; that he had been the ob ject of an inquiry, and of an arrest warrant; that the law was equal for all ; that the Assembly had maintained it and covered it with its sovereignty; that if M. Raspail was the only accused, his trial should have long been over; that the number of per sons originally arrested was 300, and that 130 would probably be brought to trial. M. Deville, who spoke next, maintained that the jury alone had a right to decide on the offence im puted to M. Raspail, if guilt there was— [M. Deville was here interrupted by loud cries of " Order ! order !" and M. Marrast reminded him that M. Raspail had violated the National Assembly, and that he could be guilty of no greater crime.] Had the Minister of Justice (continued M. Deville) performed his duty, M. Raspail would bane been li berated four months ago. M. Raspail was as respec table and estimable a citizen as any member of that House. He had sacrificed his liberty and fortune, and had been at all times ready to offer his life for the cause of liberty. In conclusion, he demanded that the election be validated, and that M. Raspail be re stored to liberty, in order that he might come for ward to defend himself from the tribune. Several other members were afterwards heard for and against the validity of the election, and the Pre sident having put it to the vote, the Assembly pro claimed the admission of M. Raspail, not, however, without a most boisterous opposition. The President then rose and read a requisition which had just been laid on the table by the Attorney- General. It stated that M. Raspail was implicated in the attempt of the 15th of May, which had for its object to destroy or change the form of government, and excite civil war; and, finally, that he had been arrested en flagrant delit of rebellion on his way to the Hotel de 'Ville. M. Marie, Minister of Justice, having asked that the prosecution of M. Raspail be authorised dwrgence by the Assembly, M. Marrest observed that the 63d article of the rules of the House provided that when a Minister claimed the urgency of any measure it should be put immediately to the vote. He accordingly consulted the Assembly, which admitted almost unanimously the urgency of deciding at once the question. M. i%larrast afterwards asked the Assembly if it consented to authorise the prosecution of M. Raspail, and the same majority granted the authorization, not more than twenty members having risen against it. The greatest agitation followed that vote, and when it had subsided the Assembly resumed the discussion on the Constitution. M. Charles Dupin was left at the tribune. General Le Flo hes been elected representative of the department of Finistere. Ile had 24,016 votes, wb;lst bis opponent, M. Lacoste, had only 7,992 The nutnbs of electors registered for the department W 135 11*,786, so that little more than a fourth exercised the" - electoral right. AUSTRIA. The Augsburg Gazette of the 21st inst. contains a letter from Vienna, which states that the basis of a treaty of peace proposed by the Austrian Cabinet, and approved of by Russia, has been forwarded to the Austilqn representatives in London and Paris, to he communicated by them to the British and French Governments. The a.iter adds that the Aust►ian Government is determined not to deviate from the project transmitted, and that it remains for the me. dating powers to show by their acts that they seriously desire the my;ntenance of peace. BANK OF ENGLAND. The a:ljourned general Court of the Proprietors of Baylk Stock WB'S held yesterday, at the Bank of England, f o r the purpose of determining by ballot whether the c ti v l d „:id for the last half-year should be as proposed by the Court pf Directors, 3} per cent., or whether it should he 3i per cent. with a bonus of 1 per cent., as proposed by Mr. Fielder. The ballot commenced at 11 o'clock and concluded at four. The scrutineers were Messrs. Sutton, Greville, Py ne, and Cazenove. The ballot glasses were closed precisely at four o'clock, and at a quarter past four the scrutineers announced the result of the ballot to be as follows : For the directors' proposition of 3i per cent. ... 138 Vol . Yr. Fielder's proposition of 41 per cent. ... 123 15 Majority in favour of the directors' proposition of 3} per ceni, ••• The GOVERNOR Mated the dividend warrants • would be issued on the 11th of October. The Court then adjourned. MADRID and VALENTIA RAILWAY raegh theild ell-ill Ding's st Arms,h s com r p o a u n l company was r3, to rh theel d purpose of illiciting their feelings . upon the affairs of the undertaking, with the view of getting back their deposits. yesterday A ee j ot afternoon, o s o h n a , Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq., occupied the chair, and after having delivered a long speech in reference to the position in which the shareholders now stood, recom mended them to continue the proceedings already com menced in Chancery, as the only means of getting re turned the funds in the hands of the directors. M. SrAcxxs-N, who was allowed to speak after much opposition, said he represented a sharen.nlder who held 500 shares, and was prepared with a resolution, which, if carried, would put an end to all their difficulties, and which, he was authorised to state, would be acceded to by the directors. It was to the effect that a committee of three shareholders should be appointed to confer with the directors with the view to a settle, meat, and that it be an instruction to them to ascertain the amount of funds in hand, and to make arrangements to enable the shareholders to dispose of their shares at their actual value. Mr. WIRE, the solicitor acting on the part of the share holders, accused Mr. Spackman of having a personal motive in proposing the resolution, which he said would have the effect of enabling him to purchase the shares at a discount, and by being in a position to make better terms with the directors, of making something like ss. a share. After some discussion, Mr. S ackman's motion was p dropped, not having been seconded ; and it was unani mously resolved that the committee of shareholders should be authorised to adopt such measures in law or equity as may be necessary to protect the interests of the shareholders, on the understanding that the expenses do not exceed the amount already subscribed for the pur- pose. It was understood, however, that any reasonable pro position of the directors would be entertained, and, if possible, agreed to by the shareholders. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman and to the committee, and the meeting separated. DEATH townsman,e t w O e r h D av a e . t Do ' 1.1 announce. CAMPBELL, iIIi am the Campbell. E D decease i! B Ho u ef RohGuaurs re spected fore - ‘s t N i p i T a ee n c y rteed :•ears been well known in our city as an eminent accoucheur. Ills reputation has not been limitedlto ttifFt country alone ; his writings on the particular depart' meet of medicine professed by him having galntd him European lame. Some of his works have been trans: lated into Germane and the mtdical and scienifid societies of Berlin, Vienna, Heidelberg, and other foreigi? university towns, conferred on him the honour of mem bership. To the gentlemen who have studied in the School of this city he has been long and fa vouralq known as a successful teacher and attached andi atn k o i t n a d few of friend. We have heard it said that the p u p ils of his cl •i s s arc them scattered a r ein d o e v b e t d h e t o entireh his s g instructions be, ancl that offices for their present pos ition and success. To the poor, when in distress, his services were at all times available, and for many years he supported two dh our llow-citi as we as by nu pensaries for their ben efit at his own expense. B y all classes of Medical School, his fe loss will be zeus, severely ll felt.—Edin r burgh Paper. Ax ENORMOUS RAILWAY TRAIN.—One of the trains on the Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster, and Goole line, on Wednesday week (the St. Leger day) de parted from the Wakefield station with three engines, and was half a mile in length. irom I 1 1 I