The Sun. — London, England, 1841-08-02 00:00:00

MORNING SUN. REGISTRATIONS. TO BOROUGH AND CITY ELECTORS. The next General Election (should there be one) within 15 months) will virtually commenced yesterday, that being the d a y on w hich the. Overseers publish the list of voters for,the ensuing year. Every Reformer, should, therefore, attend to the fol lowing. instructions :-Ist. He should see that the Over seers publish their lists on'all the Churches and Chapel doors, on the Bth of August, their wilfully neglecting to do so rendering them liable to a penalty of 5001. 2dly. He should examine those lists on next Sunda at the residence of an Overseer any day beforee 15th of August, which any person may . do.without the payment of any fee. He should see that his namc,, qua lification, and place are correctly described, and having ascertained if the names of any persons, who be believes to be entitled to be on such list, have been omitted, he should induce them to claim to be registered on or before the 25th of August ; for this purpose the Reform Act prescribes a form of claim which should be adopted, viz. A CLALM TO BE REGISTERED. To the Overseers of the Parish of I hereby give you notice that I claim .to have my name inserted in the List made by yen of persons en titled, under the Reform Act, to Vote in the Election.of a Member (or Members) for the City- (or Borough) of , and that my qualification consists of a at No. in 'in your Parish. Dated this day of 1841. (Signed) of - Insert the name of the parish, and the nature of the premises, as house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, workshop, stable, shed, or as the case may be, and the name of the street, court, &c. ; put in the date, and sign the names of the claimant, and his place of abode, at full length. If a scot and lot voter, instead of the words " under the Reform Act," insert " In respect of the Scot and Lot Franchise." On or before the 25th August, give this claim to an overseer, and afterwards attend before the Revising Bar risters, who hold their Courts between the 15th Sep tember and the 25th October. A correct copy of this claim should be kept, and the party who serves the claim should immediately write on the copy to whom the claim was delivered, and the day of the month and year. He should then copy from the Overseer's list the names of any political opponent that he believes not be be entitled to a vote ; and, should he be disinclined to take the trouble consequent upon objecting himself. he should forward his information to a Reform or Regis tration Society, if there be one in that borough or city, or to some active Reformer residing therein,—as it is necessary that the objector, or some one on his behalf, should appear in the Revising Barrister's Court to sup port the objection, though the proof of qualification will fall on the person objected to. The following are grounds of disqualification, viz.:- Ist. Not having been in o , :cupation of the premises for 12 months previously to the Ist of July. 2d, Not occupying as tenant, but only as director, se cretary, clerk, servant, &c. 3d. Premises not being worth 10/. per year ; or, if described as a house, not having control over a separate door. This is not necessary for any other premises, as shop, warehouse, counting-house, &c. 4th. Not being rated, or not having claimed to be rated, to all poors-rates made since July 31, 1840. sth. Non-payment, on or before the 20th of July, of window-tax (if assessed) due before the Gth of April, or of the poors-rates which have been demanded per sonally, or by a notice left at the premises, before the 13th of April. th. Not having resided (slept) within seven miles, since the 31st of January last. 7th. _G . in partnership, not having been so twelve months before the 31st of July, or premises not giving 10/. fur each. 3th. If an alien, infant, idiot, or lunatic, officers of exc ise, customs, stamps, post-office, assessed taxes (if appointee; by Assessed-tax Commissioners), or new po lice, pauper, or if convicted of bribery, felony, &c. The followin-..ismtice of objection can only be signed by a person whOse came is on the overseer's list, and must be delivered to - ftil overseer on or before the 25th of August NOTICE OF OBJECTION. To the Overseers of the parish of I hereby give you notice that I object to the name 4)f being retained in the list of persons entitled, under the Reform Act, to vote in the election of a Member, (or Members), for the city (or borough) of ; and that I shall bring forward such objection at the time of the revising of such list. Dated the day of August, in the year 1841. (Signed) THE REGISTRY. Emr.crorts.-:..s';‘e that you are registered. The over seers are bound to ;lace the lists of voters on the church doors on Sunday, At:,o, - ust S. COUNTY ELEcronS - - - Look at the county list. Note the name of every matt you know to be dead, to have lost or sold his qualification, and niark especially the fudged votes of the fitrmers' sons, and of the men without legal qualification. If you are on the list for the county give notice of objection to the party and to the overseers on or before August 25. If you are not on any list your self; find some friend to give the notices. Boum:Gil ELEcrous.—Examine the list of voters for your borough ; see that your own name is inserted cor rectly ; if it is not, give a written notice of claim to the overseers on or before August 25. See what bad votes are in the list, and give a written notice of objection to the overseers on or before August 25. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE "-- (LLOYD'S.) LONDON JULY . I.—ltiind this day at noon N.W. DEAL, J ULY 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Funchal, I"owrase, from Hayti.,; Nesbit, Marlaw, Jamaica ; Con quest, westward:.. Arrived from the River, and sailed, Wellingtun, New York. Arrived from the River, Der went, for• Hobart Town ; Maidstone, Calcutta ; New Phcenix, Jamaica; Cercrops, James Harris, Asia ; Eliza beth, Quebec ; Harriet, Cadiz. Sailed, Maidstone, Cal cutta ; Ida, Jamaica, and several others. OFF DOVER, JULY 30;—Malcolm, Pound, for London. OFF MARGATE, JULY 30.—Arrived the British Em pire ; Lord .Brougham, Gilmore, and Everthorpe, Que bec ; Promise, Pinkford, Saguenay. RAMSGATE, JULY 30.—Arrived off, • the Aid, from Newport, for London, rather leaky and with sails split. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—Wind N.W. to W., fresh breezes.—Arrived the Diadem, Harland, from Louebock, sailed 23d March ; Chevalier, Shields, for Boston. FALMOUTH, JULY 29.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W., strong breezes.—Arrived the Ranger packet, from Vera Cru7., sailed 12th ult., Tampico 17th, Havannah 29th, with $190,000 ; Duke of Cambridge steamer, Dublin, for London, and received on freight 5100;000. LIVERPOOL, JULY 30.—Wind W.N.W., very fresh.— Arrived the Middlesex, froth New Orleans ; Columbus, Quebec ; Orizetnb9, Davis, Sierra Leone, sailed on the 11th ult. Arrived- off the Dennison. from Antigua ; Isaac Newton and Columbus, New Orleans ; Ayrshire and Nerva. . KINGSTON, JULY 29;—Arrived the Navarino, White, from Quebec ; Quebec packet, - Wheeler, St. John's. New Brunswick. YOUGFIAL, JULY 24.—. Arrived Britannia, Quebec. Conic, it7LY 28.—Sailed the Ebya and Ann, and Alexander Edmond, ditto ; Lascar, Mackie, Australia. PETERHEAD, JULY 48.—Arrived the Sylvanus, from Restigouelie. The Eagle, from Liverpool to this port; is on shore at Scots' Town Reef, but is expected to begot off ; part of the carg o h as b een l an ded, and p ar t thrown overboard. SHIELDS, JULY 29.—Arrived the John and Anne, Gibson and Spring, from Lyons, Miramichi ; Robe - it, Forrester and Neptune, Quebec ; Allison, Dalhousie ; Jane, Ruuen. HULL, JULY 30 .—Arrived the Elizabeth Holderness, from Miramield. -- YARMOUTH, JULY 2 9.—The Othello was lost on the Longsand yesterday morning ; crew saved. OFF ROMNEY, JULY 30.—A rr i ve d the Aberdeenshire, from Gaspe. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Bridget, of Hartle pool, from Waterford, 25th inst., di smaste d and short of provisions, in lon. 30, by the Queen Victoria, arrived at Dublin. Diana, Liverpool to .Lima, 7th ult., lat. 90 S , ' lon. 24 W. • Brilliant, bound to New Zealand, 14th May . , lat. 34 S., "lon. 16 E. ; Rachel, Calcutta to London, ult., lat. 20, lon. 26, by the Diadem, arrived at Ports mouth. Her Majesty's ship Linnet, 12th ult., lat. 13, lon. 31, by the Emma, arrived at Cowes. Admiral 3loorson, Demerara to London, 23d, Ist. 48, lon. 24, by the Ranger packet, arrived at Falmouth. Garland, Liverpool to Quebec, lat. 46, lon. 55, by the Aberdeen shire, aarived off Ittimney. MR. LYELL, THE GgoLpGisr.—Charles Lyell, F.R.S., Professor of Geolog.y most distinguished scientific men -9f.,the present day, is and one of the expected in the next steamer twin England, fothe pur pose of making a geological . tour through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.—Sew York Paper. During the thunder-storm on the 22d instant a " Fireball" was seen to fall in a field at Eldo, near Bury, adjoining to the gardens of the Mount, part of which is now in the possession of Mr. Barrell, the gamekeeper to T. M. Cocksedge, Esq. It has somewhat the appearance of coal, with marks of ore on the fractured surface, smells strongly of sulphur, and when entire was nearly as large as a man's head.—Chelmsford Chronicle. Ft RE.—On Friday evening a fire broke out in the workshops of Mr. Jefferys, printer and bookseller, No. 14, Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street. Within a few mi nutes three engines arrived, and a supply of water being immediately obtained, the flames were speedily got under. The loss will fall on the Sun Fire-office. • BEES.—HUIth, in his treatise on bees, in a note says—" A swarm of bees belonging to Lord Melville, at his seat in Fifeshire, inAhe year 1815, threw off two virgin swarms, a circumstance which perhaps never be .fore occurred in the history of bees. The same cir cumstance has happened with a hive belonging to Mr. Campbell, schoolmaster in Gilmerton. The history of the hive is as follows :—The queen bee of one hive having died in the month of January last, the bees were united to another hive, in consequence of which it was very strong, - hut had to be removed to- some distance. It was placed in Mr. Johnston's garden, Stenhouse, and swarmed so early as the 13th May, and a second time on the 24th of the same month. The first of these, viz., the one which came off on te . l3th, has thrown two virgin swarms, the one on the 4fh of this present month, and the other on the 15th.—Edinburgh Courant. FURTHER DEATHS AT WOOLWICH.—At the Salutation Tavern, near the Arsenal, Woolwich, an in quest was held on Friday, before Mr. C. J. Carttar, on vi co o n w vi, o t f e t d he at bodi th ' e es ce o n f Jar C es . Jo . hn l so c n, aged 67, who was for__ the _of seven tra years ll ; m and Robert ourt w y ley:, aged t?" _ d at Great Yarmouth, June 23, 1841, for the - tenW of. seven years . The Ju r y returne d a verdict— " .Died o f b ronehites '; • - SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. Faoat VIE DAILY TAPERS OF SATURDAY. CHRONICLE.—We return to Sir' Robert Peel's speech for the` sake of two or three points in it, in addi tion to that of the quack doctor illustration. The most decided opinion expressed in the oration of the proximate Premier is, that our Evening Contemporary (the Globe) is not particular enough in its paragraphs. Sir Robert is very great upon this topic. It occupies nearly a third of his speech. 'He argues very elaborately that certain paragraphs are utterly unimportant. He affirms very energetically that he regards them with perfect indiffer ence. He appealed most convincingly to his hearers against the idea of his being - at that moment in Paris. We cannot say, from his speech, whether as Premier he will lay on new taxes.. It affords no clue to his course on the Corn-laws. Every principle of public policy is left in nubibus. We cannot infer whether he will or not op pose any resistance to the " tainted characters " who are about •to force themselves into office. But this one thing we do' know, and may confidently affirm, that should Sir Robert Peel become proprietor of the Globe, its paragraphine• will (in his own judgment) be better attended to and more satisfactorily conducted. Thus far the public may rely on Sir Robert Peel as a Reformer. The changes which his great mind contemplates are very extensive. They include the paragraphical departments of " on Bits," "laige letters," and departures for Paris. He will allow. no " tainted" characters to " force them selves" into the office of the penny-a-liners. We mean nothing disrespectful towards the sub-editorial ability of our Contemporary, but we hope that, should Sir Robert ever be in power as Premier of the Globe, he will be mindful of the' pledges which he now gives as leader of the opposition. It is in the true spirit of a paragraph Premier, a great man in little details, that Sir Robert Peel pretends to discuss the late elections, and ac count for their results. According to his theory, the constituencies have done precisely what his party did in Parliament, i.e., it voted no confidence in Ministers. TIMES.—It is not our intention to enter at present into a consideration of the practical relations which ought to subsist between the Church of England and a Conservative Government. We entirely subscribe to the doctrine that the Church is the true and only fortress of Conservative principles, and that to her the gratitude of every patriot is chiefly due for the glorious victory which those principles have achieved. Other causes may have contributed to fix the moment and the manner of the triumph; but the moral material upon which those causes have operated was nurtured and educated into greatness by the Church alone. With men like Mr. Roebuck this is naturally a reason why the energies of the revolu tionary party should be henceforth directed to the de struction of the temporal institutions which connect the Church with 'the State, and to the alienation of her pro perty ; imagining that if they were permitted to accom plish this sacrilege, they could either annihilate her altogether, or at all events get rid of her influence. Precisely the same consideration ought to operate with the Conservatives in the contrary direction, by way of inducement to 'do all in their power for the consolidation of her strength, consistently with a scrupulous regard for the religious liberties guaranteed by law to those who reject her ministrations. And it is a subject of infinite. importance, as well as of consider able delicacy to determine how this may be done so as best to answer the great object in view. We shall here after submit to our readers such reflections as have oc curred to us on this subject. For the present we only allude to it, because the same journal which (apparently under Romish influence) a few days since contended for the principle of denying liberty of conscience to Church men, continues to employ itself in the inculcation of high prerogative doctrines concerning the mutual rela tions of Church and State. We always knew- that it was in the nature of demoeratical opinions to be over bearing and intolerant, because democracy is in itself a despotism, differing from that of an individual chiefly in being more absolute, more capricious, more ignorant and headstrong, more fierce, more unscrupulous, and more unconscientious. It has, therefore, given us no surprise to perceive, from time to time, a tendency in Whig mea sures, and a scarcely-concealed disposition in Whig- Radical journalists, to claim a monopoly of religious liberty for Dissenters, and of civil liberty for the pro fessors of "Liberal" opinions. HERALD.—If there be at this moment any Euro pean Statesman who is, humanly speaking, entitled to enjoy the satisfaction of that " small still voice" con science, it is M. Guizot. For what ? For saving Eu rope from the horrors of a general war, into which the passions of his countrymen, acting on the combined po licy of England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, might have plunged an hundred millions of unoffending beings, on a mere " point of honour." M. Guizot's victory of peace is worthy of far more renown than all Marshal Soult's victories of war. Honour then to M. Guizot ; he has been the Minister of peace ! In defence of his policy there has been no destruction of his fellow-crea tures ; to raise him to and preserve him in power the progress of humanity and civilisation has not been arrested —the bayonet has not bristled, the sword has not been drawn. He has combated popular prejudices and over come the infuriate desire of his nation for blood. He has quelled that worst of demons, human passion. The year 1841 may overlook this great merit of the French Minister, but history will proudly commemorate the fact, in honour of one of her favourite sons. The statesman who aspires to power in France during ordinary times, must be a bold_man ; but he who accepted office towards the close of 1840 was not only a bold but a good man. France clamoured for war ; M. Guizot boldly promised it peace. However worldlings may despise, or trading politicians sneer at the fact, it nevertheless is a fact, that honesty is the best policy. The policy of M. Thiers was dishonest, and he fell : the policy of M. Guizot has been honest, and he has succeeded. M. Guizot may be driven from office within a few months by a union of the fac tions which distract France, and annoy Europe ; but lie has achieved the great object for which alone he accepted it. He has preserved that peace which M. Thiers would have sacrificed. The philosophical statesman has tri umphed over the practical politician. France may not be proud of her Minister, but France is perverse •, but Europe owes him thanks, which will be rendered by— posterity. POST.—The subject of the Speakership of the new House of Commons continues to form one of the topics of conversation in political circles, and has been, we be lieve, the principal theme of a correspondence of the most frank and cordial character, in which none of the asperity of controversy has for a single moment appeared, among persons. of the greatest weight and importance in public life. . It is needless to say that no definite re solution upon the subject has yet been adopted by that -great party upon which, possessing as it does, an over whelming majority of the House of Commons, the deci sion of the question must finally depend. The members of this very numerous party are at present too much scat tered to admit of the sentiments of more than a very small proportion of them being collected ; and this cir cumstance will probably prevent any precise determina tion of the question until the very near approach of the meeting of Parliament shall have drawn the great body of Members to town. What may confidently . be relied upon is, that the Conservative party will act ' together as one man in the election of Speaker, from which it necessarily follows that the election, upon whomsoever it may fall, will be their peremptory choice and their exclusive act. We have already intimated our own very decided opinion in favour of the propriety and expediency, all circumstances being considered, of select ing a Speaker from that party which constitutes an un equivocal majority of the House, and which is rich in the possession of men in all respects well qualified to dis charge the duties of this as well as of every other office of dignity and importance ; and we have no reason to doubt that our opinion is shared by a very great majority of Conservative Members. It is certain, however, that there are persons in the State whose opinions are entitled to the greatest consideration, and who, although they have not in any manner committed themselves to a final decision, and will not do so until the general sense of the Conservative body can be advisedly and unequivocally expressed, incline to think that the high character of the party will be more proudly sustained, and'the public ser vice, so far as it depends on the decorum, gravity, and good order of the proceedings of the House of Commons, will be more effectually promoted, by the re-election of the eminent person who presided over the late House of Commons for the last two Sessions of its existence, than by the appointment of any untried successor to the chair. The late Speaker undoubtedly secured to himself, and to have done so is an honour of which any man might be proud, not only the esteem and confidence of the entire House of Commons, but a very high place in the personal regard and affection of many of its Members of all parties. GLOBE.—We do not regard the decision of the New York Supreme Court, in the case of Mr. M•Leod, as in volving danger of a breach between England and Ame rica. The Federal Government has already distinctly recognised, through Mr. Webster, the absurdity of the supposition that the American peoplecan desire to punish an individ ua l f or an act of which the respons ibili ty i s assumed as its own by the authorities who had a right to command his services. From those authorities evidently and not front Mr. m l u l s ` t Le b od e pershotnaululy, the art if satisfaction is due c'Unitedk lstickle 9c S irts t o e o f g . art of the their jurisdiction,t; N h.e V aa h t a n t at e io r t s s p s disposition perfectly l o local evidenta t l cou p rt courts hhaatvsenet such jurisdictionns is s ratheras shou too l d h seriousaz ard t the t hi peace i g. l a b v n et e between that the State of New York is scarcely co mpetent to make war on England without the autho • rity and aid of the. Federal Power. That Power must, therefore, be able to control such acts on the part of New York as would be equivalent to a declaration of war with England. It would be too peopl e w i t h a fo reign a singleabsurd to State supp isose that a sectio n of the American p eo p l e is empowered, un controlled, e to c n om e pr u o u m m i i s i e tiu t u he O whole which ' entitled to defence against foreigners by the arms of the whole federation must be (either e • li e d) a condition of deference to the Federal or imp Power on all international questions._ The State of New York cannot combine - . the advantage . of dol l] , ponsi- Federal P r the Power) with just as it pleases towards foreigners (without res bility, either to them o the right of ettiling o n that power for defence against foreigners. °thin:wise, the G r Oyernment of the L ni t : d States would be placC'd in th is position towards the outrage they pleased, might citizens might commit an; of the civilised world— that t he several sections of its .of law and that the sanction such outrage by the foTa's .' Government of the United Stag should nave no power to control itstheirperpetrators conduct, agaitnst n shoutstaio la t e ilo r e e e sp n o s n e sib le for defending u en c t e h s e . implies It is clear that responsibility for conduct power of controlling it. If New York is not responsible to foreign Powers for its treatment of their subjects, but the United States are responsible for the fietS of New York, then, ?at some stage or other, the Federal Government must have the power to prevent such acts in the State of New York as would provoke war with foreigners. To suppose otherwise were to sup pose either that foreigners must put up with whatever a section of the American people may think fit to do, or that the United States must espouse the quarrel of that , .action of its population, thou It the majority Y should deem it rash or u one—without. having any power of putting a veto on irt at rashness or injustice. These alternatives are plainly absurd ; and there is no other ; except the rational one, that the Federal Govern ment, being responsible for the acts of the States to wards foreigners, has power to arrest those acts when they constitute a national provocation. It is for the fe deral authority of course to judge when that case occurs ; to deny it the power of interposition at that point is to defy common sense. STANDARD.—There has been a rumour afloat during the last 24 hours, to the effect that the " Deficit" Ministry have resolved to tender their resignation im mediately upon the Queen's return to town. We have not been able to trace this rumour to any authentic source ; perhaps it has been suggested by certain con versations at Woburn. We, however, do not believe one word of the story ; we shall not believe the Minis ters out until we have seen • their successors actually a week in office, and even then one must not be confident that the Ladies of the Bedchamber have laid no mine. It is quite clear from Lord John Russell's manifesto, that his Lordship did not, 10 days ago, contemplate retirement from office, and though her Majesty and Lord Mel bourne might have lately had an opportunity of hearing from the head of the house of Russell more truth and sounder principles of policy than could be obtained from Lord John, it is not very likely that the hospitable Duke of Bedford would use the occasion " to school" the Sovereign, or to employ arguments to Lord Melbourne like those by which Jack, in the " Tale of a Tub," is persuaded to hang himself. As to the Duke of Welling ton, who was of the Woburn party, it is well known that his Grace will not obtrude his advice in such a matter. The rumour is therefore doubtless to be dismissed as one of those conjectures which a sense of what ought to occur . builds upon the slightest circumstances. That Ministers aro- committing a gross and a very sordid cheat in retaining office, we have already sufficiently proved—a cheat parallel to that of which we read some months ago in the police reports. It was prac tised by a fellow who hired himself as a coachman and groom to a gentleman whose carriage and horses were, from some cause, in the cou n t r y. After taking three months' wages and maintenance, the knave confessed that he had been a water-side porter, and never handled a set of reins or a currycomb in his life. Now this is just what the Queen's Ministers are doing : they are taking watTes and maintenance, upon the pretence of services which they know they never can render. Their Minis try legally ended on the 4th of June ; it had virtually ended more than two years before. They are now frau dulently- overholding, not merely for the sake of issues and profits, but in order to commit waste. COURIER.—We could yesterday do no more than barely allude to the startling nature of the American in telligence that had just then reached us ; but its subject matter is too serious, and its probable consequences of too alarming and awful a character, to be hastily treated of or aproached without a full and impartial considera tion of its merits, as well as of the gravely important results involved in its issue. The Supreme Court of the state of New York has given its decision on M'Leod's case, negativing every plea urged for his dis charge.from custody, and handing him over to be tried by an American Jury,upon charges of murder and arson. Into the grounds upon which the Judges of the Supreme Court have arrived at this decision, and upon which they have professed to rely for its justification in the eyes of the world, it falls not within the scope of our present purpose to inquire. There was, however, a sharpness in the language in which this decision was couched—an acrimony closely verging upon vindictiveness—and a display of rancorous zeal utterly at variance with our notions of the calm, clear, dispassionate purity which should ever preside over the judgment-seat and charac terise its decisions, which we cannot let pass unnoticed. The one-sidedness of the grounds alleged by the Supreme Court as constituting the basis of their judgment is not more palpably visible to the eye of the lawyer than is the tone of angry partizanship that pervades the elabo rately drawn up document to the mind of the unprofes sional reader. And when the Supreme Court of New York has thus shown itself so pervious to prejudice, and so sensible to the influence of mob dictation, what grounds of hope can the most sanguine entertain that the trial for which M'Leod has been reserved will be conducted with any regard either to the demands of justice, or even the claims of seeming decency ? The circumstances surrounding his case—the spirit of fierce hatred towards England which pervades large classes of the American community—the un restrained license they give their passions —and the feelings of rankling animosity, as well against the individual as the country, which have accompanied his arrest and imprisonment—all combine to preclude the possibility of any thing like a fair or impartial trial for the accused. Nothing, to our minds, appears snore clearly than, be the evidence for the defence what it may —be the proof of the accused's innocence as strong and conclusive as the nature of such proofs will allow—that his arraignment will be followed by conviction, 'and con viction by execution. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. TIMES.—The announced arrival of the overland mail without advices from China caused no little disappoint ment among the tea speculators ; the merchants and others also connected with the trade Of the place are at a loss to know what can occasion the delay in the re ceipt of news from that quarter for two successive months, and, although it has created no feeling de cidedly unfavourable, it has naturally given rise to a host of rumours and conjectures on the subject. The tea speculators have taken advantage of these, and forced the value of the leaf a trifle. When the fact of the ar rival of the mail was first communicated they were totally at a loss how to act, and so stagnant was the market, that it was a long time before currency was given to the price of the article. As it was, the market closed with very little firmness. The fall in the value of the Government Stocks to day was rather more than a quarter per cent., and is attributed to the unsatisfactory tenour. of the advices from America respecting M'Leod, while the large deli very of Stock sold on Wednesday also contributed to the heaviness of the market. The New York papers by the Britannia, which were received in the city this afternoon, show that the pro gress of the Bank 'Bill since the date of the last arrival has been cloSely contested at every step. On every clause, it would seem, an amendment was proposed and discussed at great length, and it was doubtless owing to these prolix debates that a singular resolution by Mr. Warren, of Georgia, providing that no member should be allowed to speak for more than an hour at a time, was carried by a large majority. The amendment pro posed by Mr. Rives, to which so much importance has been attached, has been lost, and thus the " Tyler party" has been defeated. The division by which it was lost was ten on one side and thirty-eight on the other, and it is not improbable that a list of the senators would show a union between thi Clay party and the Demo crats against the " Tyler scheme." For the bankists this may be considered a decided victory, as far as it goes, as the requisition of the assent of the states to found branches within their limits would have entirely prevented the National Bank from extend ing its operations, many of the States being too eager for their own banks to assent to the establishment of such a formidable competition. The prospect of a rejection by the Representatives, or at any rate of the President's veto, will be looked forward to by the Democrats, who will probably be gratified at the temporary victory of the bankists, as likely to lead to one of those final results, if indeed they have not contributed to it themselves. Mr. Woodbury, the ex Secretary of the Treasury, endea voured to strike out the capital of $30,000,000, and leave a blank in its place, and Mr. Wright opposed the power given to Congress to increase the capital, but both these attempts were defeated, as well as a motion likewise, brought forward by Mr. Wright for preventing the Go vernment from becoming original subscribers. The Dis tribution Bill had passed the Representatives. The wish for a general bankrupt law has been expressed in various parts of the Union: THE BARBAROUS MURDER AT EXETER. CONFESSION CF BRINSMEAD. (From the Flying Post.) On this dark and appalling event we are happy in being enabled to relieve the public mind by placing before it the confession of Brinsmead, made in the presenee of several persons in the gaol this morning. He says, as has been communicated to us, that there were three of them in company when they left the Cattle Market Inn, as stated by Mr. Tay lor and his companion ; but that this third person wished them a good night, and left them at the corner of South street. He says, he knows this person perfectly by sight, but persists he does not know his name. Himself and Pitts then proceeded through South-street and Hollo way-street, into the Topsham-road, and thence into the road leading to the river, as before stated. When they got to the bottom, Pitts demarided some money of Mr. Bennett, and that gentleman gave Brimsted sixpence, as he said, to get something to drink. He also gave Pitts a shilling, but the latter swore he would not take so small a sum, and with an oath he swore he would have more, as he knew he (Bennett) had plenty of money. Pitts then seized Mr. Bennett round the middle, and " bang'd" him up against the rails, calling to Brims mead (as he held Mr. Bennett), saying, "Let go at him." Pitts also struck him a severe blow in the face, and then made use of his knife, which Mr. Bennett succeeded in wresting from him. A des perate struggle ensued between Pitts and Mr. Bennett by the door of the boat-house ; and in this they ap proached thejedge of the water, and at length Pitts pushed Mr. Bennet into the water. Brinsmead persists he had no hand in this last act, but "heard, the House." Brins mead now said to Pitts, " You've settled him, we had better make off." Pitts replied, "---- his eyes, he has nearly cut my finger off, and had nearly cut my throat." It is understood that there is a severe cut on one of Pius' fingers. They then made their way to Sellick's lodging, c house at Westgate (a Tom-and-Jerry shop in that part of the city), and when they got there, Pitts took a knife and scraped the blood from his jacket. (This jacket, which had before been spoken of, presents the appearance of something of this kind having been done.) It is understood that at Sellick's Pitts changed a sovereign, and they took 10s. each.. We also under stand that the watch of the deceased gentleman was left deposited at Sellick's, and is now in the possession of the police. This account goes so far to exonerate the females Dickers and Stapleton. Indeed, the statement of Brins mead throws an air of doubt over the whole of the story . told by A nn T r i nn. It is remarkable also that Bnns mead, when tak en i n t o custo d y b y S tuc k es , h a d a sixpence, an d one s i xpence only on his person. It is known, as we are told, that Mr. Bennett had fif teen sovereign s i n hi s pocket that ' afternoon ; having drawn that sum. We might here likewise mention that the name of the female brought from Newton St. Cyres, is Butson, and not Vic ar y ; an d b e i ng con f ronte d with her, Trinn declared she had never seen her before ; and ON, DA ir, AUG that this was not the female with whoin she had been in coint)any - on. Friday night. Butson consequently was again returned to her home. LAW INTELLIGENC . COURT OF CHAWCERY, July 30. TULLOCK Z. HARTLEY. The further argunients in this part-heard case, the facts of which we stated yesterday, were resumed this. morning, and occupied the whole day. ROLLS' COURT, July 31. SHEPPARD V. MORRIS, AND MORRIS V. SHEPPARD. The MASTER of the ROLLS was occupied the whole morning in hearing the arguments in the above cases, which have now been before him for two days. VICE,-C4ANCELLOR' S COURT, July 31.. His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR took petitions and short causes this morning, but nothing of public in terest occurred. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—JuIy 31. (Before Sir F. WILLrAms.) IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD SMITH. The bankrupt in this case, who carried on business as a butcher in New Stafford-street, appeared in Court to pass his final examination. Mr. Weir, the solicitor to the fiat, said that although the accounts were not quite satisfactory on some points connected with the estate, yet he was instructed to in form the Court there would be no further opposition offered by the creditors to the bankrupt passing his final examine tion. Sir F. WILLIAMS said that perhaps by pursuing such a course, the estate could be made profitably available to the creditors. The bankrupt accordingly passed his final examination ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK ClRCUlT—Norwich, July 28. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and a Special Jury.) PALMER AND FISH, EXECUTORS OF HOWES, U. IRVING, ESQ. The following is a fuller report of this case, which we briefly noticed on Friday. The plaintiffs are the executors of the assured, Howes, Palmer is a respectable attorney, and the Mayor of Yar mouth, and Fish is a cabinet-maker in the same town. The defendant is chairman of the London Alliance As surance Company. It appeared that the assured was born at Yarmouth in 1817, and lived there until the year 1838, when he went to try his fortunes at Hull. He was then a surgeon's wax instrument maker, but in 1839 he utterly failed . and gave up business. He was at Yarmouth once or twice between the time of his failure and the Ist of October, 1840, when he finally left Hull and went to live in his native town. He was at that time in want of money, and some few hundred pounds were advanced by the plaintiff (Palmer) to him. He had no security to give but it was proposed that lie should insure his life, and accordingly he, in the month of October, forwarded proposals to the Alliance, the Argus, the Law Life, the Crown, the Economic, and Palladium offices for insuring his life in various amounts. Howes answered the ques tions put to him by the offices, and several respectable medical men, and amongst them the medical referee of the Alliance, certified T.O - the goodness of his health. In the result, the proposal to the Argus was not persevered in, that to the Economic was rejected, and Howes succeeded in effecting policies with the Alliance and the three other offices to the amount of 3,8001. This done, it was proposed by Howes that he should assign the policies to Palmer as a security for the money advanced, and accordingly a draught deed was pre pared for that purpose, but never engrossed. On the 21st Nov. the policy with the Alliance was completed, and a very few days afterwards the assured became very unwell, betook himself to his bed, and died on the sth December. Mr. Farrier, a surgeon at Yarmouth, who at that time was medical referee of the Alliance, and who certified the insurable life of Howes, was called in by Towler, Palmer's clerk, to attend the assured on the 30th of No vember. He saw him, and at once pronounced that he was doomed never to rise from his bed, and his predic tions were verified. Ferrier called on the evening of the same day, when he found Towler in the sick man's room. The assured said " lie was making his will," and asked Ferrier to attest it, which, after reading it over to Howes he did. By this will Howes, after recit ing that Palmer " had on several occasions kindly as sisted him in his difficulties by the advancement of various sums of money, when he was unable to give him any, or but very inadequate security for the re payment," bequeathed to Palmer " all and every his real and personal estate whatsoever, and wheresoever, whether in posSession, reversion, or remainder, vested or contingent," &c., subject to the payment of his funeral expenses and debts. The assured's effects were sworn under 4,000/., the policies alone being 3,800/. This will Towler stated was preparo by him at the express request and direction of Howes, without any knowledge of the plaintiff, but he took:the will to Palmer on the following day. In order to show, the insurability of the assured's life 25 witnesses were called, from Hull and Yarmouth, who, undoubtedly, gave hith an excellent character for sobriety , and health. They one and all said they had frequent oppor tunities of witnessing the habits of the assured, and from their account he appeared to be a miracle of temperance, especially for one whose life was passed in public-houses; he seemed also to be free from even the ordinary bodily ailments of humanity. Ntimerous medical men, in cluding all who had examined him for the insurance offices, deposed to the soundness of his constitution and the entire absence of consumption, they having applied the usual tests without detecting the presence of that dis order. In order to account for the sudden and enormous in crease of disease about the time the policies were effected, it was shown that there was 'a great storm at Yarmouth about the middle of last November, that the assured was on the beach, watching the efforts of a vessel in distress, that he then and there caught a cold, which fell on his lungs, and brought on rapid inflammation of them, and which car ried him off in a few days. Ferier, who attended him in his last illness, stated that the mucous discharge was thick and tenacious, indicative of acute inflammation of the lungs, brought on by recent cold, and not at all indi cative of morbid and long-standing disease or consump tion. Mr. Law addressed the jury most ably and at great length on be half of the defendant, and at a late hour the Court adjourned. THURSDAY, JULY 29. The trial was resumed this morning, and three sur geons from Hull were examined. Their evidence showed that in 1839 they had attended the mother of the as sured in a case of decided pulmonary consumption, of which she died in March, 1840, at Hull. One of them at the time he was attending her had frequent opportunities of seeing the assured, and told him that he was afflicted with the same disease, and that un less he altered his course of life he would follow his mother to an early grave. He was at that time indulging in habits of intemperance. The two other doctors at tended the assured himself in 1839 and 1840, when he was afflicted with the same disease of which his mother died. He was told of his danger and warned that he would not live a twelvemonth unless he wholly gave up drinking ardent spirits ; he asked one of them if he thought he should recover if he went to his native town (Yarmouth), and was told that it was at all events the best thing he could possibly do, and he left Hull and went to Yarmouth shortly afterwards ; on his arrival at Yarmouth, however, he continued in habits of intempe rance, and in a few months was in his grave. Mr. Baron ALDERSON, at this stage of the proceedings, asked Mr. Thesiger if he could contradict the fact that the assured had been attended by the medical men in the manner they had represented? Mr. THESIGEq replied he certainly could not. The Learned JUDGE then said he would, if Mr. The siger wished it, take the opinion of the Jury as to the truth of the surgeons' evidence ; but if it was admitted to be true, he was very clearly of opinion that the cause was at an end. The 7th plea of the defendant stated, that the policy was obtained by Howes by fraudulent misrepresentation. One of the questions put to him by the office was—" who was his usual medical man?" to which he deliberately and under his own hand answered, "he never had a medical attendant." Upon the faith and belief of that, amongt other representations of the assured, the office executed the policy ; it was now proved to be false, within the knowledge of the assured, and the plaintiffs, therefore, who sued only as the execu tors of Howes, could not recover. The Learned Judge said, he had no doubt on this point, but he would consult his Learned Brother. His Lordship accordingly left, and on his return he said Mr. Justice Williams entirely concurred in the view he had taken. The Jury were then directed to find a verdict for the defendant, upon the plea alleging that ,Howes obtained the policy by fraud, and were discharged from giving a verdict upon the other issues, the finding for the defendant on this material one having rendered it unnecessary to consider the others. WESTERN CIRCUIT—Exeter, July 29. The commission for holding the assizes for the county of Devon was opened in this city yesterday by Mr. Baron Rolfe. His Lordship then proceeded to the cathedral, and attended divine service. The calendar contains the names of 39 prisoners, and there are 23 cases entered in the cause list, 2 of them are to be tried by special Juries, and it is to be under stood that 7 of them are undefended. A horrible murder has been committed here within the last week, but whether or not the parties will be brought to trial at the present assizes is doubt ful ; the case is now undergoing the most searching investigation before the magistrates. A re port is current that a man has made a confession, and such a statement has appeared in one of the provincial papers, but I am as sured that it is without foundation. Upon the inquest the Coroner stated to the reporters that the publication of the proceedings world in all proba bility have a tendency to defeat the ends of justice, and required from them an assurance that they would not publish anything that might then take place until the inquiry was concluded. The reporters not choosing to give any reply to this request, the Coroner at once ordered the room to be cleared, and the reporters and the public were excluded. This morning the actual business of the assizes com menced, Mr. Baron Rolfe sitting in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Maule on the civil side. CHESHIRE.—Chester, July 29. The Commission of Assize for this county was opened at Chester yesterday evening, before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Erskine. CROWN. SIDE. This morning, at ten o'clock, Mr. Justice. Erskine took his seat in the rown Court, and after the Grand Jury, of whom Sir R. Brooke was Foreman, had been sworn, the Learned Judge delivered his charge. The calendar is unusually heavy for the summer as sizes ; no le,ss than sixty-five prisoners, several of whom are for very serious offences. There are five charged with wilful Murder, one with rape, two with stealing 1,0001. in bank•notes at Sandbeach, and no less than fourteen with burglary, some of an aggravated nature. There are also eleven for taking part in the recent elec tion riots in the county, and the calendar is distinguished by several cases of stabbing, and one nameless offence. ST 2, 1841. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A German jewel commission agent, named Schtnal colder, who was some time ago charged with having. robbed Mr. Lyon Samuels, an extensive diamond-mer chant, of diamonds of considerable value, was brought up fdr final examination. He had been remanded from time to time since the 19th of Jun, at his own request, in order that he might - have opportunities - of settling the business, either by restoring the diamonds' to the owner, or making restitution in some other way. It will be recollected that the prisoner, with whom the prosecutor had some slight dealings, underwent a rigorous examination by Sir PETER LAURIE, who sat when he was first brought up in custody, and that it was stated upon that occasion by the prosecutor that the prisoner called upon him, and said he wanted some diamonds to take to Messrs. Knock and Williams's' of Frith- s t ree t, Soho, from whom he had an order for a supply ; that the prosecutor gave the prisoner an order upon Messrs. Blogg and Aston; diamond-brokers, for the deliver) , of several diamondS which they had in- their possession, his property ; that the prisoner, instead of returning, sent a letter to the proseeutor by a boy (who upon deli vering it ran away), stating that the diamonds were lost, and that the prisoner was apprehended at a late hour in the morning, when no doubt he was -about to leave Lon don entirely. _ _ _ The Loin. MAvou asked whether the accusation was to go on ? Mr. Norton, the attorney for the prosecu tion, said that the case must proceed, as the prisoner, who had been remanded from time to time at his own de sire, had made no arrangement. Mr. Samuels, having repeated his evidence, stated, upon cross-examination, that he never entrusted the pri soner with goods otherwise than as a commission agent, and would not have given him credit. Mr. George Blogg, of Buck lersbury, diamond-broker, proved haying delivered a parcel of diamonds to the pri soner. wlio had with him a paper box, which did not appear to be broken, Mr. Mann, clerk to Messrs. Knock, jewellers, stated he never saw the prisoner before, and had received no directions from his employers about the diamonds. The prisoner's solicitor admitted that his client did not know the firm. When the prisoner was taken into charge, a letter was found in his possession, the copy of that which the pri soner had sent by the boy to the prosecutor, as to the loss of the diamonds, and concluded with imploring the prosecutor's compassion, and was subscribed his " unfor tunate but honest servant," at which there was loud laughter. The LORD MAYOR thought there was no occasion for further comment. He should send the case to a Jury. The Solicitor begged that bail might be admitted, as the charge only amounted to a misdemeanour. Mr. Norton—lt amounts to constructive felony, but, to please you, I will indict both for felony and misde meanour, so that we shall have him one way or the other. The LORD MAYOR refused bail, and the prisoner was committed for trial. BOW-STREET. Frederick Hall was summoned to show cause why he refused to, pay the sum of 9/. 12s. Bd., being the balance of 10/. obtained from the Joint Stock Loan Society in 1839. J. Popplewell, Secretary to the society, proved the defendant's signature to a promissory note of payment, as well as those of his two sureties, one of whom has since dung himself, and the other absconded. An attorney's clerk attended for the defendant, and said his (defendant's) reason for refusing payment was, that when he obtained the loan he was a minor, and consequently any contract entered into by him could not hold good. TWYFORD said, that if he could prove his minority it would be a good ground fur defence. A certificate of the defendant's baptism at Hadfield Church was then put in, but Mr. Twyford refused to take it in evidence, Its, he said, the child might have been five or six years old when baptised, for aught he knew. He should therefore require the attendance of some person who was present at the birth. The attorney's clerk said that the only person now alive who was present on that occasion was defendant's half sister, who was only put to bed yesterday. If, how ever, the case could be postponed for a month, she could come forward. The Secretary stated that he was afraid this was only an excuse to gain time for the defendant to get out of the way, as he had obtained money from at least twenty different Societies, and endeavoured to evade payment under a similar plea, and by reason of the disappearance of one surety, and the death of the other, none of them could get their money. Mr. TWYFORD eventually ordered the case to stand adjourned until Wednesday, the Ist of September. Another case against the defendant, of the same cha racter, was also postponed. HATTON-GARDEN. On Friday Sergeant king,Oithe N division, stated to Mr. COMBE that Lucy- Stanley, who within the last six weeks was brought to this Court five times charged with having attempted to drown herself in the New River, near Sadler's Wells Theatre, had accomplished her object. It appears that on Friday morning about two o'clock the unfortunate girl, who was rather prepossessing, and about nineteen years of age, was observed in con versation with a young woman named. Bonner, adja cent to Camden-bridge, Islington, when she parted with her, saying she would never see her more. She im mediately proceeded to the bridge, from which she pre cipitated herself into the river. An alarm was immedi ately made, when police-constable Saunders, N division; procured drags, and in the course of ten minutes she was taken out of the water, apparently lifeless, and carried to the station-house, where 1)r. Semple, of the Lower-road, Islington, attended, and adopted every remedy to restore 1 1 animation, but to no purpose. She was quite dead. It may be recollected that about a week ago the de ceased was brought to this Court, and charged before Mr. Bingham, the Magistrate, with having thrown her self into the New River at the same spot where she was taken out of the water by Saunders. Her mother a respectable woman, residing in the New Cut, Lam beth, attended on that occasion much affected, and, represented the deceased as having been extremely fond of reading, and, being of a romantic turn of mind, she would frequently leave her home, where she could have lived comfortably, and wander about, and she had been seduced by a scoundrel who deserted her. She subsequently became acquainted with a young, man who promised her marriage, but he having seen her in . company of another young man, in a fit of jealousy stabbed himself in her presence. The deceased on each occasion was discharged and re stored to her friends, but she would never assign any cause for attempting her life. Her body now lies for a coroner's inquest in the vaults of Islington church. Margaret Burton, a middle-aged respectable-looking female, and Mary Ann, her daughter, a very fine girl 18 or 19, were charged by Mr. George Corbett, of No. 1, Hatton-garden, with creating a disturbance and annoying him in his house. It appeared from the evidence of the elder female, that having discovered her daughter was pregnant, she went with her to the house of the de fendant, in whose family she had lived for some time, and who had effected her ruin. He admitted he was the cause of the pregnancy, and offered 5/. towards the ex penses of the lying-in, and to take the babe soon after it ivas born. She waited on him a second time, when he behaved most brutally, and gave them in charge. The complainant now denied having had intimacy with the daughter, and said there was no proof of his offering 5/. Mr. COMBE .(to the complainant)—l am inclined to to think that an action might be maintained against you for false imprisonment, and I am further inclined to be lieve you have seduced the girl, and are the father of the child she is pregnant with. I also believe you offered the 5/., since you do not deny it, but say she has no wit ness to prove it. Such an answer I consider an evidence of guilt ; it is unfortunate the law is so strict that she must have corroborative proof of your being the father. If you are so, you are morally, if not legally, bound to take care of it—no man would shrink from such a re sponsibility. The defendants are discharged. WORSHIP• STREET. Sarah Le Sage was charged with maliciously breaking an enormous quantity of window-glass at th 6 house of her master and his neighbours. She had been for some time in the service of Mr. Madding, a tradesman resid ing in Penley-street, Bethnal-green, who had suffered by the breakage of his windows during the last six weeks, as had also several persons his immediate neigh • bours, by stones and pieces of brick thrown through the glass. Repeated complaints were made to the police, but the perpetrator remained undiscovered, though 30 or 40 people were on the look-out. While they were all there the window-breaking still increased one person had no less than thirty squares broken, another twenty, besides other sufferers. The prisoner had shown great anxiety to discover the offender, and had passed unnoticed. At length it was observed that stones were thrown through .the glass from the inside of a room in Mr. Madding's house, and a person named Miller, who had gone into the house with a view to the discovery, was himself sus pected. and such an outcry raised against him that he was afraid to leave the place. He, however, from the prisoner's demeanour, suspected her ; and she being searched, a number of pieces of brick and stone were found in her pockets. She said she had picked them up when thrown in through the window, but at last con fessed her guilt. Upon being questioned by Mr. Broughton, she said she had no motive, and could not tell why she had done it. She had no complaint to make of her master and mis tress, who gave her a good character as to her former conduct. The MAGISTRATE put a variety of questions, from the replies to which it appeared that the girl had never re ceived any religious or moral instruction, but was in a state of the darkest ignorance. He committed her for two months to the House of Correction, where he told her she should be visited by the chaplain, and be taught the difference between right and wrong. THAMES-OFFIGE. ADULTERATION OF BEER. AND LIQUORS.-011 Satur day, after the disposal of the night charges, Mr. Ballan tine, the presiding Magistrate, called the attention of Mr. Valentine, the inspector of the H division, to a sub ject of great importance—the gross adulteration of beer, ale, and liquors by publicans, to the detriment, the worthy Magistrate said, of the health and morals of the people. He wished that the observations he was about to make should go forth to the public, and be reported to the Po lice Commissioners. He sat at that Court day after day, and had done so for upwards of 20 years, and numerous cases had been under his notice where persons went into public houses sober, and after drinking one glass of spi rits, beer, or ale, became insensibly drunk, not from the quantity, but the quality, of the beverage served to them. It was well known that a person who was skilful in compounding noxious ingredients', for the adultera tion of ale, beer, and spirits, was considered in the trade as best qualified for the duties of cellarman and barman, and indeed there was little secret made about the matter. Th. re were a few, and but few, houses where the genu . e article was sold as it was received by the publican i rom the brewer or distiller. That morning he had asked a man. found by the police in the street in a state of insensibi lity, how he came to get intoxicated, and he said, wit:: an air of truth, that ho had only taken one glass of spirits and became stupid directly, losing all conscious ness. The same answer had been given to his queries on repeated occasions ; and from inquiries he had made, and the circumstances of particular cases where strong men had suffered by a small quantity of drugged and adulterated gin or beer, which disordered the stomach and produced nausea, and in many instances produced great suffering to the parties for several days afterwards, he was satisfied that the system must be carried to a most alarming extent. Seamen and others were often inveigled into brothels, and li plor or ale was 'sent for, adulterated with noxious drugs for the purpose of stupi fying them, and while in that state they were robbed and turned out penniless. He expressed himself thus openly that the public might be aware of a great evil, and that the Commissioners of Police might be enabled to pro tect the people against the consumption of spurious liquors, and have the stuff analysed, and proceed against the parties vending it. It was against the tenour of a publican's licence to adulterate his beer and liquors, and if a case were made out before him he would convict in heavy pe nalties. There were houses kept open in that district and in other parts of the metropolis during; the night, and the beer, ale, and spirits disp ose d o f tonight walkers out at unseasonable hours, were not only adul terated and of a most nauseous description, but a larger price was demanded for these than the good beer and liquors sold during the day. He was speaking before persons who must know these things as well as himself. He would do all the law enabled him to do, but it was the bounden duty of the police, on the part of the pub lic, to look after those persons who sold liquors, a small quantity of which made strong men drunk and insane, and impaired their constitutions. Mr. Valentine said he could confirm the statement of the Magistrate as far as his knowledge went, that power ful men, who were accustomed to drink considerable quantities of good beer and spirits without being incon venienced by them, often had their strength prostrated in a few minutes by the deleterious mixtures sold at some of the low public-houses and gin-shops. He would com municate the sentiments of his Worship to the Police Commissioners immediately. Mr. BALLANTINE—Ana keep your eye on those houses where they sell bad liquors. The Goldsmith's Company have presented a second donation of 251., and the Merchant Tailors' Company a donation of 10 guineas, to the London Society for the Protection of Yowl; Females, &c. &c. THE WEATHER—NOON, JULY 31. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET, Barometer thermometer... 59 I Highest 6O 1 Lowest ... 43 Wind N. W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. CORONERS' INQUESTS. On Saturday evening an inquest was held in the Board-room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Mr. Payne, on the body of a boy, aged 10 years, named John 'William Wicks, who died in the institution from a severe injury he received in falling from a swing at the residence of his parents. Much interest was excited in consequence of the discovery of a system of unheard-of cruelty praCtised towards the child by the sister of the ward in which he was placed, and which, it was alleged, was in some measure sanctioned by the house-surgeon, who attended the boy. . Mr. Bostock, the house-surgeon, said the deceased had received a compound fracture of the arm and a disloca tion of the elbow joint. He died from the injuries. The mother of the deceased here stated that whilst her child was in the hospital he had been treated in the most brutal manner during his sufferings from the inju ries he had received ; he had been strapped down to the bedstead ;- he had been carried more than once to the water. closet in the ward by the nurse and sister, and threatened to be thrown down the place if he did not be have himself ; he was also flogged with a birch rod. se veral times, and the sister of the ward had carried her brutality so far as to place a large plaister over his mouth to prevent his crying ; that he had called out, " Oh, you brute, I'll tell my mother." He had repeatedly cried " Murder!" but the treatment was repeated more than once immediately before the death of the child. The plaister used was larger than a man's hand, and of a most adhesive quality. Much astonishment and indig nation was expressed at the statement of the mother of the shameful treatment used. Rebecca Spiggott, nurse in the accident ward, was then examined. She stated that the child had been very violent and refractory. She acknowledged that the sister had resorted to the means stated for the purpose of quieting the child, and said it was not uncommon to threaten and also to punish refractory children to pre vent their disturbing the other inmates of the ward. Mr. Rostock was re-called, when he denied in any way sanctioning the conduct used towards the child, and said he did not think the treatment hastened his death ; but it was most injudicious, tending to irritate the symptoms. • SUphia Cawston, the sister, was then brought into Court by the beadle ; but was not sworn, as she was placed in so critical a position. She admitted having laid the plaister on the child's mouth, and also having flogged him with her hand, but said she had only used the birch over the bed clothes, and that she was com pelled to adopt these methods owing to his being so re -fractory. The CORONER-This - investigation must necessarily lead to one by the Governors of the Institution to in quire into the conduct of the parties who have acted so shamefully. The nurse, in answer to further questions, said that the house-surgeon had suggested the mode of frightening the children by the application of threats and the birch. The CORONR, .in summing up, expressed his regret that such proceedings should go.forth to the public, who considered the 'lnstitution of the highest possible im portance. •Instead of these harsh measures nothing but kindness and sympathy should have been exercised. He hoped no ether instance of such a kind would ever occur. The Jury, after consulting about ten minutes, re turned a verdict of Accidental death," accompanied by a severe censure upon Sophia Cawston, whose conduct, they hoped, would be properly investigated by the Go vernors of the Institution. DEATH OF DR. KING, CHIEF EXAMINER OF THE APOTHECARIES' COMPANY. —At a late hour on Friday evening, an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, at the Cathedral Coffee-House, St. Paul's Church-yard, on the body of 1)r. Richard King, aged 56, who died suddenly during the previous night. Mr. John Mountain, proprietor of the hotel, stated that for the last three or four years the deceased, who resided at Brighton, took up his abode at his house when he came to town, which was generally about once a fort night. He arrived at four o'clock on Thursday, and after taking some refreshments, went out, saying that he would' take his usual supper, stewed cheese and a pint bottle of ale, on his return in the evening. He returned at about eleven o'clock, had his supper, and went to bed. Mary Ann Archer, the chambermaid, deposed that at night the deceased appeared to be in good health and spirits ; that at ten a - clock on that morning, as he had not risen, his usual hour being half-past eight, she knocked at his door, and receiving no answer, she went in, when she saw him lying dead upon the bed. She raised an alarm, and Dr. Randall, of Finsbury-square, and Mr. Hunter, of Tower-street, personal friends of tlw deceased, were sent for. Both quickly arrived, and Dr. Randall, she believed, offered an opinion that he had died of some disease of the heart. No phial or suspici ous matter was found in the room, and the contents of his carpet bag, which had been examined by Captain . King, of Mortlake, brother of the deceased, consisted only of the usual articles. It was the custom of the de ceased to fasten his door, but on this occasion he had not done so. The Jury desired to have the evidence of Dr. Randall or Mr. Hunter, and both gentlemen were sent for, but it was ascertained that they, with the other examiners of Apothecaries' Hall, were dining at Blackwall, and in preference to an adjournment it was determined to return a verdict of "Found Dead." CURIOUS ELOPEMENT TO CANTERBURY.— Some interest has been excited in this city during the last few days by the report of a young lady, about eighteen years of age, and very respectably connected, having eloped from her father's residence in London, and taken refuge in a lodging-house i n thi s c ity. It ap pears that se left home last week very unexpectedly, throwing her family into the utmost distress by her abrupt and unaccountable departure, and the more so because no clue could be discovered as to the direction she had taken. She came from town by a Margate steamer, and having taken up her abode here, her superior accomplishments and elegant dress excited the attention of her landlady, who discovered whence she had come, and immediately conveyed the intelligence of her retreat to her dis tressed relatives, who came hither on Wednesday last, in quest of her. But the young lady, having , found that her retreat was no longer concealed, was in the act of making her way out of the town when she was espied by her relatives (her father and brother), and she ran away towards Sturry. A nimble runner gave chase, but he could not come up to her before she arrived in that village, where she was obliged to give in from exhaustion. The speed with which she tra velled over the ground is almost 'incredible. The man who pursued her is considered an excellent run ner ; but it appears probable that had it not been for his superior strength to undergo the chase, he could scarcely have hoped to gain his object. The result of her capture was, that she was restored to her relatives, but she persisted in refusing to return home with them, and they were compelled to leave her in charge of some persons in this city, though not without experiencing the most poignant grief. No cause can be assigned for her leaving home, excepting that she is subjeet to mental aberrations. It is fortunate that her friends so soon gained tidings of her concealment, or she might have, fallen into the haunts of infamy, especially as she was totally desti tute of pecuniary resources, and an entire stranger to this part. It does not appear that she has form e any acquaintance, since she left home, beyond that of the people in whose house she had sought an asylum,-- Kentish Observer. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER, JULY 30.—Some of the plantations where the bine is of the best growth, the plants have made a little improvement during the last week, and the blow is beginning to show itself rather healthy, but weak. We find a great quan tity of yards quite short of bine, being scarcely half up the poles, and without any side shoot ; these of course cannot do any cropping this season, consequently the produce will be partial. We have a little demand for fine hops for present consumption. BRUSSELS, JULY 28.—The average price of Wheat last week was f 20.15, and that of Rye, f 11.21. MORN/ IsTl4- SU Me_ THE MARKETS.-SATURD AY. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. We had large.an ivais of Beef bola .-rotland and other arts, which caused th e t ra d e to b e very shy in bu‘ing , although the salesmen reduced th e ir prices 2d. per stone: ()f otter lc! , only a small quantity were at market. Mutton, Veal , and I-7. sold well at our quotations, but Lamb was dull of sale and cult of disposal. Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d. ; Beef, 3i. 4 ,1 to 4s. 2d.; Veal, 4s. to ss. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. ; and Lana!'i • 4s. 6d. to 55.. er stone of 81b. All descriptions of Pottltn i ; were in good supply; the . salesmen asked an advance most kinds, which in some measure was acceded to. Tate Rabbits, Is. to Is. 6d. ; Chickens, Is. od. to °s. 6d. ; Surrey Fowls, 3s. 6d. to ss. ; Fowls, Q.s. tid. to 3s. 60.; Turkey Poults, 4s. to 6s. ; Leverets, 35. to 6 s. ; 4s. to 6s. 6d. ; Ducks, ls. 6d. to "s. 6d. ; PPigeons' 120 9d. each. Erms i n food deronntl Ig. 6d. to 7. 6d. Per WHITECHAPEL HAYMARKET. There was an improved demand for Ai eat, and prices were :on, 3s. 6d. to 45. ; firmer. The supply was short of all kinds of meat. We, to 4s. 4d. ; Slut Veal, 39. 6,1, to 4s. ; Pork, 3s. Bd. to ss. 2d. ; Lamb. 4s. to s s. p er stone. Clover, 3/. to 6/. ; Meadow Hay, 21. 101. to 5/. ; New 11 3 P 2/. 10s. to 4/. ; Straw. 01 to TEA MARKET. fair deln" a The market present.qt a ti • . ranee, a 1 a t pea-- cn , existed for Free Trade Tea, and 2s 4d, paid for c ommon , gou, cash. In Company's peveral sales were made a t 44(1., cash. MAR. Prices were firm, and TALLOW P. Y. Candle at T 473 61 on the ' A r- n •t, and 48s. for delivery, in last three mon;hs, but not much boo' ness done. FRUIT MARKET. ore A fair demand p r e va il e d f or most art i c les, and price / firm, especially for Currants. _ SPIRIT MARKET. tb• A large demand existed for Rum, advance; Proof Leewards sold at ‘.2s. 2d. per gallon. was held firmly, but the mat ket was quiet. OIL MARKET. Fi t e Prices of Fish Oils were fi rm, and the demand g. o °"' cbc t, 91 per Seal, 32/. per ton. Linseed oil quiet at 295. Rape in better request, at stiffer rates. and prices were ;af COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. ____„:-.- ' ....._ Wheat. n tiaricy. .....Lht_s. _ ..... b" , ° :' ; ...." 1 1 ----2" --..-- 4 , 1 Per Qua. ter 5. to s. s. to s. s. t o s. 5 . to • . h 2 44 ":. ... Abingdon 5B 70 27 31 25 31 40 Andover 56 61 27 28 •..3 27 •- -- ..... .... Hanbnr y 59 63 59 :i.3 24 28 :36 1 0 .. 1 4 0 0 Basi. gstoke 64 72 30 3a 24 27 4 0 tl Isi "''' Cirenc..ster E6 65 20 -. 21 27 37 4 " ;49 I . Coventry - 68 341 30 25 30 38 "- I - .14 uaventry - Darby 6B 74 32 34 26 .;9 40 .11 1 .... 1; Howden - 64 - 30 '2O - - ,Ts . 1 29 . - Hungerford 50 74 29 37 25 CO 4 0 - 41 Mahon - ,-; 40 Nlai. enhead 51 77 32 35 .5 31 40 ",,,- ....". Nottingham 113 73 30 35 ...3 27 39 r ....... ,„,- Wantage 6B 80 34 48 26 32 36 "`" 4 Warwick - - 32 35 26 '32 - --- ... -° Winchester - 63 - 36 29 - 4 g 43 ........ ... York 6B i 9 - 22 . - - '- A 01. Per Bushel s. d. s. d. s. d. s . d . s. d . s. (1. s. d, s.,' 60 6 Pirmingham 70 24,3 6 4 6 36 4 0 6 70' HULL CORN MARKET. ~A, V. Wheat, Whit( (per Quart er ) 63, ''`-' r 4, .6 s. 625.. k Red f l. 54 J' Foreign . Go' • ~. Barley, Malting 295. 3 0 s• .0, Grinding t2Fg. ::9 , • : I& Oats, British Foreign (in bond) 40i 6 • . Beans , 11,5.. -- Pease, Grey . ____ _ 11'*::•... 4.04 10 , Blue and White 365. 3 ,9 5. t o, Linseed SOS . 5. , 35s • Flour (per sack) . . V ! Rapeseed per 10 quarter s ) - . 4. ' d.' EDINBURGH CORN MARKET. Wheat. Barley. Oat s. 14,06. First Bos. Od 375. Od. 2 Is. 4:1. , 425• I „I d ' ic.cond (0 0 35 o 26 0 41 1 3. 1 - nird Average price of Wheat W. 13;. 8 d. PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C. ~,t to 1 '1 (1 1 1 Beef, per ny. ..„,.... Os. 4d. to Os. 7d. Freshßutter, lb. r 1,7 0 ': qutton-.-...,.......... 0 5 o'7 Salt Ditto nl O 9 0 9 0 i Veal .............................. 0 7 010 Ditto, per ess t.,. 81 4 ,; .) 9 0 'ortt------,........ 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per dos... 0 0 " ~ ti Lam, pot' qr. ..... 2 0 5 0 OatStraw(lcpl.),.. 6 6 1 0 fallow, cwt......... 3.) 0 41 0 Wheat Ditto.... 5 , 1 0 2uartern Loaf.... u fli 0 9 Barley Ditto.... 6 ,` I Fotatoes,l4lb. ...... 0 0 0 6 Hay, rer5t........ 01. EDINZURGH MEAL MARKET .. j o a Pei Sack of 2801 b. Imp. P er St one 011 44 ' A i 110 First. Oatmeal ........ £l 17 0. First Oatmeal ........ • ..... 0I 4 Second ditto,,,~ B irleyrneat..... I 10 0 Barlepaeal ......... ....-••• 0 1 P-tasemeal 1 8 0 Peasemeal ..................• Pot Barley from 30s. to 455. per saca ins } g, 40 I CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) (Calculated at 24 gallonswUnl!sLloJ .. , Wheat. 8 Barley. ' __.....-2 . -, _ tl. 0 Il s. d. to fr. d. s. d. to s. d. -- 0 -„ o fru ro 0 8 4 0 3 8 0 ~ lichtone —.. 8 2 0 39-- 0 1() St. Austell 0 7 7 0 31 — „l' y Bodmin 0 88— 0 44_ 0 " 4 Ask card 0 76 f) 3 6 7 0 1 4 Launceston .... Camcl ford 8 0 8 8 3 t) 3 4 a a Penzance - dl -- MINING INTELLIGEVCE. 9 r e 2uantity of Copper Gres sold at Itedruth . lax week... 0 Average Produce 00000000 2uantity of tine Copper _ ...... Ili. 0' Amount of sale, 21,933 6s. 6d --Average £ 7 .;1111 '''''' I °' Coon o l°P The sum mentioned on Thur s d a y in the „, dem/ Council by Mr. Jones, as co ns id ere d su fficient A t Chi the expenses of carrying into effect two of th e improvements, was 200,0001. an d no t 90,000 1 . asE ..--• DEATH FROM THE K ICK OF A 1-1° • s On Friday evening an inquest was held by ) i r • to West* the Ormond's Head, Princes street, Storey s-g"',., a tietA minster, on the body of Mary Hatch, aged Tue s d a y hist' in the Westminster Hospital, who died on It appeared from the evidence, that lasi; ors e night deceased was crossing the road opposite ben Guards, and had just reached the kerbstone, ~.`v fr icg;lt horse in a cab that come up at that moment toot tro ,4 'r fort' nt a troop of soldiers and plunged furiously, and, 6 , - 3 s t deceased on her heel with his - forefeet. A few,lta 011 . terwards she was attacked with erysipeliss, anti of Tor-2 , lay last. Verdict, " Died by the yisitarfr - God." , n SOci INCREASE OF TRAFFIC.—Th e Lonuo% Birmingham traffic has rise n t o 19,169/ . W e now e%s to think that it will soon reach the 23,0001. per si ,Sits° estimated. The Preston and Wy re traffic also "- great increase.—Railway Magazine. and Patronized by their Majesties the R- 1 "1 „ 0 9 Queen of Hanover, and their Royal Highnesse s th o sterhs z Y; Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Highness the vin e ' Du chess i " er the Dukes the Princesses Mary and Rosa, her Grace the Doo" Bedford, and their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury , addition ad ditioa of Norfolk, Devonshire, and Manchester, Lord Hill, k c '' ted spool . to the above distinguished patronage to the newly - inv ent g e ss:al: - Lenses and Invisible Operative Voice Conductor, th gr eet, and B. Solomons, opticians and auricle, 39, Albema de r e el cadilly, and 76, King William-street, Bank of Englan d'. jained the pleasure to state that their valuable inventions have r red of and unqualified approbation of above four hu n : 0 0 0 principal members of the medical rrofession ;as t e n efite d .,4 lll individuals of high distinction, who have heels great!! " L e nt n io el their use. Immediately these improved Spectac le placed before ex trent,. imperfect vision, it is at once he" B 0 4- 19• its natural and original state, every object becomes ci..e ar r oat tinct, and the most minute p ar ti c l e i s seen, e ither by d al - udo i,,.!" light, with ease and di s ti nc t ness . Th e i r V o ice C °ll is . % which thousands of deaf perso ns h ave b een gre atly bine r ( spi, 4 l7- the least perceptible, not mo re u ncom f orta bl e , than ba , T t i psan'T ts of wool in its place, and th e f a i n t es t w hi sper at a Pou" - __. o pe",„ is heard with exact di s ti nc t ness . -39 , Alb ema rle-stew" so 0- the York Hotel, and 76. Kin g Willi am . s t re et, Ban t ' nexi on with persons of the same name. ,e,105." SILVER WATCHES, LONDON-C- - - hi o, 1-° • /) B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9,C""*.ietti°n , o f don (opposi t e the B an k o f E ng l an d), su b m it for ,7 e very large STOCK of SILVER WATCHES, the fe%: l which are made and finished un d er th e ease ful inspect` e :o o " perienced workmen on their own premises, and e achlw for correct performance. 0 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, w i t h d ou ble-backeiv 4 engine-turned cases, warranted.. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, hard enamelled 0 dial, with seconds' hand an d d ou bl e -b ac k e d cases , 5 warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in four holes, hard enamelled dial, with seconds' hand and double-b ac k e d engine -t urne d cases, g o 6 warranted el Either of the above in silver h unt i ng - eas es c h A large variety of S econ d-h an d Sil ver Watehes.,„l - ti been carefully examined, and can be warranted, as gt Second-hand Watch es purchas h 5 PAPIER MACHE TEA TRAYS, 60s • ti o ndol l of FULL SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE, Superior 00 Table Knives, with ivory handles, 14s. per dozen +r foot; Poles for Window Curtains, inch diameter, Is. 3 d . pe 9s /' 2 inches, Is. id. per foot ; bronzed fenders, 4 feet Ere Catalogues gratis, con t a i n i ng t h e pr i ces o f stoves , fear' - 'O lll . utet.b.,s, and every article in furnish' fi g mJrlgery RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford-street._: Established 1820. -- N BIRT H S. - GIS*" eft On the 24th ull., at Meadow Bank, Patrick; nes t o f : Mrs. D'Orsey of a daughter. the D ial On the 26th ult., at Spondon H a ll, D er byshire' William Thomas Cox, Esq., of a son. fos s, i be On the 29th ult., at the Rectory, Great Oakley , of lady of the Rev. J. Howard Marsden, of a son. the Idi On the 29th ult., at Southend, Syd e nhans r ''''' David Hill, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult., Mrs. Viant, of a son. t he 184 / On the 29th ult., at the Grove, Stratford, Ess ex ' of the Rev. Charles Nicoll, of a son. D . S. P' On the 30th ult., at Camberwell, th e w ife of 3fr. Hook, of a son, still born. ___.......•••• MARRIED. Th°lll 0 On the 30th ult., at Cheltenh am , by the , 1 Ainsworth, Hartford, Cheshire, Colone l Sir Charles a nd Knight Commander of the Military Order of the I. ° vre ordee Swoid of Portugal, Knight Commander of the M i litarY,_ e t oe of San Fernando of Sp a i n, & c. &c , third son of Awughter Charles Shaw, Esq., o f A yr, to Louisa. Hannah, only of the late Major M ar ti n C urry, 67th Regiment- et, Dit e On the 22d ult., a t S t. J o h n ' s, in the I s l e o f Thatio o J. Sinnott , of W a l t h amstow, to Mary Ann, e ld es t dluu the late Mr. William Stockley of the same place' Egl d On the 27th ult. at Norha ' m, Cuthbert John Care, Hill, youngest son of the late John Carr, Esq., of Duns wri o f the county of Durham, to Rosalie Emily youngest daughter Rev. Dr. Gill y , C anon of Durham and Vicar of Norharis' . of Holly Hall, Staffordshire, to Lilias, youngest On the 28th ult., at Wombourn, Robert Jobson , P q e i A. B. Cochrane, Esq.,of the Heath, W lverharapt°l' near 0 same county. On the 26th ult., in St. Peter's Church, John The r oP d, to eldest son of John Theophilus Boileau,' of Pembroke-au bier g est n i an trY• the city of Dublin, to Charlotte Frances, voun of the late Colonel Hawkins, of the Bengal Tii.tive ec, FA. . On the 29th ult., at St. Pancras Church, John Fo o ? ~ic h ard of Symond's-inn, to Caroline, youngest (laughter '• Hurley, Esq., of Euston-place, Euston-squate. hire , the On the 29th ult., at Leighton Buzzard, Be df"" ( l a ugh' Rev. John Cumberlege, Curate of Leighton, to glary', Thor f Gray ter of William Stone, Esq., of that place, late rock, Essex. d„ghter, in the ..................................Mm0m...............*"...-- DIED. 4 ''' On the COth ult., at Clifton, Mary Rose, only daughter ; John Welsford Couril, Esq., aged 11 months. Fedi' •.: 1 4 On the 20th tilt., at the Grange, near Hales Owen,. . nando Smith, Esq., late Colonel in the Shropshire 31ili"• of - :• On the 30th ult. , at ciaom,Gudmi w nanohe i Onnnatuhgeht2lrratehuclet: aged 36. John VVbiteside, r-' 4 ' co t., ' 31514 - son af T. R. Andrews, Esq. - ' 0, i .• London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU 3, p No. 112, _Strand, at The Sun °face , No. 112, SU° the county of Middlesex, Monday, ,August 2, 1841.