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EVENING EDM ON BOROUGH ELECTIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The following propositions having met with the ap p/uhation of many of my intimate friends, perhaps you will hr 7e no objection to make them public, in order to test whe ther they would be worthy of being brought under the consi deration of the new Parliament. The reasons why the proposi tions are made are sufficiently obvious without stating them. 1/ That no person entitled to be on the Burgesses' Roll shall le qualified to be entered on the list of voters made out by the verseers of the poor. 2. That all persons on the Burgesses' Poll shall poll before eleven o'clock on the morning of tie di) , of election. 3. That all householders on the list of voters assessed to the Poor-rate under the net annual value of 25/. shall poll be tween the hours of eleven and one o'clock. 4. That all householders on the list of voters assessed at and above 251. per annum to vote after one o'clock. I am, Sir, yours, &c. R. W. D. Ilfracombe, June 22, 1941. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I have heard much discussion as to the nature of the power your Correspondent, Mr. Johnson, calls upon 'this Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex to exercise at this precise time, in your paper of the 18th current. Indeed to my surprise I have met with some brother Freemasons who are unable to see through the very llixhsy veil4by which Mr. J. has surrounded his panacea for all the ills the Church and State are heir to. I therefore take the liberty of giving you, for the benefit alike of the itritiated and the uninitiated, my view of Mr. John 40th; meaning, which I think is neither more nor less eau the simple union of the higher order of ethics taught by our science, with PURE SCRIPTURAL CHRISTIANITY, freed e7like from Catholic and Protestant Creeds and Arti cles o f I ,`,:ith of MAN'S WISDOM, and from all the pollutions of time, and :VIE DESIGNED MYSTIFICATIONS OF PRIEST CRAFT. •lisheci Church reach a Christian- Once let our Estab . p. 1. of Jesus, and adorned itv based on the pure With all the primeval beauty and simplicity of his Ser mon on the Mount, and you will Cttse to behold "schism and rival shops " covering the face of the cj iattr Y , priesthoode condemning each other to e..... rti1t1 ",..,,,, damna : tion, and filling our lunatic asylums with th: "u"" cer " victims of their bigoted fanaticism. Our Church would take her true position, and exercise her legitimate influence, and puritans would no longer refuse her her just dues, and plead the rights of con science for withholding her support. In short the peace and humanity, and broherly love, that would result from such an union are incalculable. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, June 23, 1841. A FREEVASON. THE WEATHER.-NOON, JUNE 24. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Earometer --- Thermometer... 66 1 Highest 72 1 Lowest .... 47 Wind E.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTH, June 23.—Her Majesty's ships at Spithead and in Portsmouth Harbour hoisted the Royal Standard on Monday, and fired salutes of twenty-one guns in honour of the accession of Queen Victoria. A rendezvous has been opened at this port for volunteer seamen for the Impregnable, 110, and Belleisle, 72, preparing for sea in Plymouth Soand. The former goes to the Mediter ranean, and the latter to the East Indies. The Trincelo, 16, and Wolf, 18, are being overhauled at Plymouth for commission. Orders are here for the Vernon, 50, Captain Walpole, to prepare to leave Spithead for the Mediterranean ; but it is not thought she will get away before the early part of July. A Sardinian corvette from Genoa has arrived at Spithead, and landed an Envoy from the Court of Turin, under the cus tomary salutes. The brigantine Lynx, Lieut. Broadhead, arrived from the coast of Africa on Sunday, and is ordered to proceed to Chat ham to be paid off. She brought home one of the native Princes. A new 36 gun frigate, the Cambrian, is to be launched at yembreke Dockyard on the 3d July. The Champion, 18, and Scout, 18, have been commissioned, the cornier at Plymouth, by Commander R. Byron, and the l at t er it Sheerness, by Commander J. Larcom. The brig Savage, 10, is re-commissioned at Plymouth, by Lieut, Bowka, her former Commander. She goes to the Lis ,bon station to relieve the Espoir. Orders are daily looked for to hoist the Eendant on board the St. Vincent, 120, for the Port-Admiral, Sir E. Codrington's flaThe C,ornwallis, 72, Captain Peter Richards, will be ready to leave Plymouth about the 26th instant fur the East Indies, there to receive the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir William Parker, Commander.in • Chief. The Serpent, 16, is to be prepared for commission at Chatham. The steamer Alban, commanded by Mr. King, Master, is in the harbour refitting to embark troops. The cutter, Seallower, Lieutenant Robilliard, will return to Jersey for the protection of the fishery, as soon as refitted. At Spithead—Monarch, 84, Indus, 84, Edinburgh, 72, Vernon, 50, and Sardinian Corvette. In Harbour—Queen, Victory, Dublin, Bittern, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Echo, Alban, and flag tenders. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 23. THE QUEEN V. MaXON. This was an indictment against the defendant, who is an eminent bookseller in Dover-street, for having published a l a l a sphemous libel in a recent edition of the poetical works of Shelley. Three esstracts from the poem called. " Queen :Mato" e ere set out in the indictment, and some others were read by the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, as illustrating the , seneral tenour and tendency of the whole work. Mr. THOMAs, upon the part of the prosecution, after having stated in a general way the nature of the provisions made upon the subject of blasphemy in the legislative and judicial systems of ancient and modern times, read the passages which had been extracted from " Queen MO," and set out upon the indict ment. The first was taken from page 9of the volume lately published by Mr. Moxon, and edited by Mrs. Shelley, the vidow of the poet. Having made some observations upon the suture of the Christian religion, and the conduct and general character of its priest, the poet proceeded as follows: '1 hey have three words ; well tyrants know their use ; Well pay them for the loan, with usury Torn trom a bleeding world—God, Hell, and Heaven ! Avengeful, pitiless, and almighty fiend. Whose mercy is a nickname for the rage Of tameless tigers, hungering for blood : Hell a red gulf of everlasting fire, Where poisonous and undying worms prolong _Eternal misery to those hapless slaves Vtilose life has been a penance for its crimes ; And Heaven a meed for those who dare belie Their human nature, quake, believe, and cringe, Before the mockeries of earthly power !" The next passage which had been set out was in prose, in page ,19, and expressly denied the existence of God, or, admitting .that there was one, affirmed that he was vengeful as almighty, ::ad that Moses, who is in the passage called a " murderer," taused the death of Cora, Nathan, Dathan, and Abirans, for being so good and dauntless as to hurl defiance at the throne of Ged, girt as it was with power. he third was also in prose, and, like the second, was extracted from the notes upon the . p.em. It ridiculed the notion that " the Spirit which pervades ahis infinite machine begat a son upon the body of a Jewish woman, and all the miserable tale of the Devil and Eve and the Intercessor, together with all the childish mummeries of the (Sod of the Jews.' The Learned Gentleman called a witness to prove the publication, which closed the case upon the part of the prosecution. Mr. Serjeiest TALlsonen (with whom was Mr. Hayward). upon the part of the defendant stated that the passages which .had been made the subject of prosecution were extracted from a book containing twenty thousand lines, of which the iselected portions composed not the three-hundredth part. They presented, therefore, a very sorry and inadequate im pression history of the whole, which was th e of a great moral and intellectual phenomenon of the several successive stages of a great poetical genius from its infancy through its maturity to its early and sudden extinctio n . The effect which w ould be produced by a perusal o f t h e w h ole wou ld b e therefore entirely different from that of some particular ,passages when taken out of their connexion with the rest. If prosecutions like the present could succeed, they must destroy the existe nce of the g r eatest ornaments of literature, ancient as well as modern. The Learned Gentleman P roceeded to rec ite several p assa g es f rom .. Paradi s e here Lot' in which the devil is invested with a great variety o i f moral attributes and surrounded ta-Vh several magnificent iimetsor ' i r e a s and in which the devil himself is represented as uttering what tee Learned Sergeant eliarac terised a s being sublime defia nces of the Almighty's power, with many satanic reflections up on She alleged goodne ss of the Omnipotent. All these portions of Milton's illustrious work would form as legitimate a ground for prosecution as the present S p h oe mell, , which w as in fac a t only of and w wohnidelsercfounitagienediun7orae the intellectual biograp h y mighty, awful, and improving picture, pr o ofs of the existence of a God that . ' all that could b e pro duced out of the stores of philosophy for that purpose. if the Jury were to find the present defendant. guilty, • they must equally condemn the publishers of the works tiltilton, Gib bon, Byron, Voltaire, Rousseau, Congreve, Wycherley, an d even of Shakspeare himself. Lord DENM.tN having stated in a gen eral eay the nature and subject of the pro s ec u tio n as the y have been _ n m a ention_ed aLove, went on to obs r r 7e that a fter the animated •elto quent address which they halt heard from the Learned s •r - geant, it was stnnewhat difficult to quit the captivating sub jects which had been brought before their notice, and to come to the consideration of the matters upon which their judg ment was to be founded. The only question for the Jury to consider, therefore, upon the present occasion was, whether' in their opinions the work which had been made the subject 4)1 prosecution deserved the imputations which were cast upon It by the indictment, and whether the publisher had sent it, 4th deliberately to the world knowing its character to be such. About the motives of the publisher it was unnecessary, to make any inquiry, as he was responsible in law fur whatever seemed to be the direct and necessary consequences of the pub lication itself. The Noble and Learned Lord here read the first of the passages above given, and concerning the words " God." Heaven," and " Hell." he observed that he thought there could be no doubt that they were intended to signify the God whom all Christians adore, and the heaven and hell in which they believed, and that the purpose of the passage which had been cited from the poem of " Queen flab," was to cast reproach and insult upon what were in Christian minds the causes and objects of veneration. It was not, however, suf ficient that mere passages of such an offensive character .3 1,0u1d exist in a work in order to render the publication of i t a n act of criminality. It must appear that no condemna tion of such passages was contained in the surrounding context, and even that would not be a sufficient vindication of the ob noxious passages, if the pretended contradiction were only used as a c l o ak for disseminating the mischievous libel which it pro fessed to repudiate. It had been said that the extraordinary poem in question was the composition of a youth of 18, and that at in many places contradicted itself. This was certainly true— that could not prevent the poem from being very mischievous and offensive, or from producing very injurious impressions, upon the public mind. How far it was in general prudent to have recourse to prosecution for the purpose of suppressingsuch sentiments, hie (Lord Denman) would leave to be considered by *Ate persons who had in general the right and the power to in t. atitu.‘ g iluch proceedings. For himself he was of opinion that the hem 11, - nti most effectual method of acting in regard to such obnoxious 'Alio, was to refute them by argument and foci._rea soning. The Jury retired for about , e. quarter of an hour, after which' they returned a negecompanied by any ob verdict of Guilty, servatiou. Thstremere 7.o..,?ther cases upon the same .511bject in the paper, that of Otley," vaii 4kn t s,s Queen v. Fraser," and " The Queen v. of the work in al: defendants were charged with the sale the case of Mr. m 0x ,„,; 13 As soon , however, as the verdict in the prosecution in the ot.wCereturned, the prosecutor forewent eases, was therefore given for each o f the and verdict of Not:Guilty two &atter defendants. DUBLIN COURT OF CHANCERY. RETIREMENT OF LORD PLUNKETT. The Court was greatly crowded on Monday fo enoon by an auditory deeply anxious to witness the reti ement of Lord Plunkett from the Chancery Bench. After his Lordship had pronounced judgm• nt in a will cause, the '•. Master of the Rolls, Sir Michael O'Loghlen, Bart., entered the Court, and took his seat beside the Chancellor. Mr. Sergeant GREEN, who had been deputed by the bar to address the Lord Chancellor on the occasion of his retirement from his judicial duties, then arose, and in most complimentary terms, alluded to the long con nection of Lord Plunkett with the Chancery bar, and the suavity of his deportment towards its members, who now begged to express their 'deep respect for his Lord ship, and their anxiety for his future happiness. Mr. Gm:11)Am), upon the part of the solicitors, made a similar address. Lord PLUNI!.ETT then addressed the members of the bar, and after giving expression to his feelings of gra titude and satisfaction for the kindly sentiments they had conveyed through Sergeant Greene, proceeded to advert to the circumstances connected with his retirement from the bench. Efforts had, he said, been made to induce him to tender his resignation, but deeming such a step on his part unnecessary and unwarrantable, he had de clined to comply. However, an application had been subsequently made for the same object, and from a quar ter where he owed such deep obligations, that he felt himself coerced at once to give way ; but with the cir cumstances which had led to his resignation he had no connection whatever, directly or indirectly. With the proceedin g he had no connection — he stron g l y disap proved dit, and he did not feel himself in any manner responsible for its consequences. In now taking his farewell of the bar, he begged to repeat his gratitude for their kindness, and to express his high sense of the talents and attainments of its members, who were not surpassed, by the, bar of England, Scotland, or of any other country. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. sZIPPLEMENT TO THE LONI)ON GA:74ETTE OF LAST NIGHT. "'qt . THE QUEEN. A pR „r I CLAMATION, -+ Parliament, and De- For Dissolving the presen. , pother. claring the Calling of VICTORIA, R. Whereas we have thought fit, by and with .. Ile advice of our Privy Council, to dissolve this pre sent Parliament, which stands prorogued to Tuesday, the 29th day of this instant June : We do for that end publish this our Royal Pro clamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Par liament accordingly : and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Bur gesses, and the Commissioners for shires and burghs, of the House of Commons are discharged from their meeting and attendance on the said Tuesday the twenty-ninth day of this instant June : and We,, being desirous and resolved, as soon as may be, to meet our people, and to have their advice in Parliament, do hereby make known to all our loving subjects our Royal will and pleasure to call a new Parliament : and do hereby further declare, that, with the advice of our Privy Council, we have given order that our Chan ' cellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, and our Chancellor of Ireland, do, respectively, upon notice thereof, forthwith issue out writs in due form, and according to law, for calling a new Parliament; and we do hereby also, by this our Royal Proclamation, under our Great Seal of our United Kingdom, require writs forth with to be issued accordingly by our said Chan cellors respectively, for causing the Lords,Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, who are to serve in the said Parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their attendance in, our said Parliament ; which writs are to be returnable on Thursday the nineteenth day of August next. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this Twenty-third day of June, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-one, and in the Fifth year of our reign. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. BY THE QUEEN. A PROCLAMATION, 1u order to the Electing and Summoning the Sixteen Peers of Scotland. VICTORIA, R. Whereas we have in our Council though fit to declare our pleasure for summoning and holding a Parliament of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on Thursday, the 19th day of August next ensuing the date hereof; in order thereforeqo the electing and summoning the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, who are to sit in the House of Peers in the said Parliament, We do, by the advice of our Privy Council, issue forth this our Royal Proclamation, strictly charging and commanding all the Peers of Scotland, to assemble and meet at Holyrood-house, in Edinburgh, on Thursday, the Fifth day of August next ensuing, between 'the hours of twelve and two in the afternoon, to nominate andrhoose the Sixteen Peers, to sit and vote in the House of Peers in the said ensuing. Parliament, by open election and plurality of voices of the Peers that shall be then present, and of the proxies of such as shall be absent (such proxies being Peers, and producing a mandate in writing, duly signed befbre witnesses, and both the consti tuent and proxy being qualified according to law), and the Lord Clerk Register, or such two of the Principal Clerks of the Session as shall be ap- I Pointed by him to officiate in his name, and are hereby 'respectively required to attend such meeting, and to administer the oaths required i by law to be taken there by the said Peers, and I to take their votes; and immediately after such election made and duly examined, to certify the names of the Sixteen Peers so elected, and to sign and attest the same in the presence of the said Peers the electors, and return such certifi cate into our High Court of Chancery of Great Britain - . And we do, by this our Royal Proclamation, strictly command and require the Provost of Edinburgh, and all other the Magis trates of the said city, to take especial care to preserve the peace thereof, during the time of the said election, and to prevent all manner of riots, tumults, disdrders, and violence what soever. And we strictly charge and command that this our Royal Proclamation be duly pub lished at the Market-Cross at Edinburgh, and in all th e county towns o f S cot l an d, twenty-five days, at least, b e f ore t h e t i me h ere by appointed fur th e meeting of the said Peers to proceed to such e l ect i on : W itness Ourself at W estm i ns t er , this Twenty third d ay Hundr e d SAVE reign, .of June, One Thousand Eight and Forty-o ne , an d in the Fifth year GOD of our THE QUEEN. At the Court at Buckhigham Palace, the 23d day'of June, 1841 ; present the Queen's most Excellent Majesty ill Council. This day the Right Hon. Arthur Marcus Cecil Hi i (commonly called Lord Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill), and the Right Hon. John Lord Campbell, were, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Mast Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. At the Conrt at Buckingham Palace, .Tune 23, 1 1841, her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliver the custody _of the seals of the duchy and county palatine of Lancaster to the Right Honourable Sir George G re y , Bart., the oa th of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was this day, by her Majesty's command, administered to him accordingly. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT SEA. — Tuesday morning the Portuguese schooner Santa Mria arrived at Fresh-wharf, London-bridge, from St a . Michael's, with fruit. On her voyage to England she encountered a severe gale of wind, during which a young man, named Juan Antonio, 22 years of age, wh o was in .the act of furling the maintop-sail, fell from the maintop sail-yard upon the deck, upwards of 40 feet, with such violence as to fracture bi.; leg in a shocking manner. Every attention that could be afforded was paid to him during the remainder of the voyage, and on the arrival of the vessel in the river he was conveyed to Guy' s Hospital. THE S" "N, LONPON, THURSDAY., JUNE 24. 'Rm. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TILE DAILY :'APERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The appointment of Sir John Campbell to the Irish Chancellorship, is seized upon by the Tory Journals with an avidity which shows their anxiety to find a pretext for attack upon the Government. The utter failure of the attempt to make out even a colour able case in furtherance of their object, is shown by their direct contradictions of each other, and by the in consistencies into which they are led with them selves. If there has been one subject more than another on Which the Tory press has been found una nimous, that unanimity has been shown in an endeavour to induce Lord Plunkett to retire from the Bench, on - the ground of his advanced age and increasing in firmities. Expostulation, ridicule, and invective, have alternately been employed to effect an object which these careful guardians of the public-service affected to consi der as no less essential to the interests of the suitors, than to the dignity of the Court. The Government was conjured, by a• regard for its own reputation, to inter pose ; and, by calling upon the tenacious Chancellor to relax his hold of the seals of office, exhibit a fit con cern for the dignity of the Court and the interests of the suitors. This was represented as necessary to save Lord Plunkett himself from the reproach of being indifferent to both, by obstinately retaining his hold upon office when no longer able to per form its functions with regularity and efficiency. The Tories were not alone in their opinion, that the period had arrived when Lord Plunkett—from the fre quent attacks of severe illness to which he was subject, and the manifest decay of his mental as well as physical powers—ought, to retire from the bench, the duties of which he was no longer able to discharge with honour to himself and satisfaction to the country. On several occasions, especially at the close of his recent long and serious illness, which greatly prostrated his remaining powers, a respectful but sufficiently significant intimation from the Government was understood to have been con veyed to his Lordship from the proper quarter, that his re tirement was now not only generally expected by the bar and the public, but was even (hie to his own character, personal and official. The venerable Judge—retaining a vivid recollection of his pristine vigour, but unconscious of the failure of powers which were once acknowledged by all, although their decay had become too plain to evmoerrey significant one e l se— rs t e i p l t re r s e e tin n a ta t ed io o his l seat. vas ma d e A length — t a eorr a yet es po od ence with Lord Melbourne, as Prime Minister, ensued. The Premier fully confirmed the views taken by the Lord Lieutenant as to the propriety of his Lordship's re signation—and, as the Chancellor's farewell address to the bar too plainly proves, a reluctant relinquishment of office was fl:9 consequence. COURIER—The speech delivered by her Majesty from the throne is, as a collection of common places, commendable At least for its brevity, and would hardly be good for more than the passing notice of the day on - -hick delivered, but for the extraordinary uses and ‘• • to which it is sought to be prostituted by those abuses it,_ and the slavish press by which they who framet: -4 -"eording to that unprincipled press are supported. • the least scrupulous mem indeed, and notably by . • '' , orship of the Speech ter of it, the Chronicle, the am-- - • •nstead of the is fastened upon the Queen herself, -- Ministers, who, according to ancient conss.t' usage, were invested with the responsibility, leitrng the Sovereign totally free from reflection for whatever might chance to be repugnant to national sympathies either in the acts of the Government or the language of the address. In pursuance of the Whig-Radical tactics of the present day, however, the Sovereign is saddled with the responsibilities, whilst the Ministry monopolise only the honours and profits of place, and it is accord ingly announced that " the Queen, as if inspired by the tutelary genius of Britain, tells her subjects importance the para mount of the trade and industry of the country, and my anxiety that the exigencies of the public service should be provided for in the manner least burdensome to the community, have induced me to resort to the means which the Constitution has en trusted to me of ascertaining the sense of my people upon matters which so' deeply concern their welfare."' The " tutelary genius of Britain," by whom her Majesty is thus somewhat sacrilegiously made to be inspired, is embodied, as we all know, in the personnel of the gay and gouty Lord Melbourne, and the turning and trim ming Lord John. Russell, so lately described by Mr. Samuel Jones Loyd, in a figure Of!apeech much. more resplendent than that more humble sitetch of imaginative creatiov applied to Majesty, as " riding into the City with virtue and prudence seated by his side.". It is somewhat singular that no more important information of public interest could be found for the groundwork of a Royal Speech, embracing at once the announcement of a prorogation and dissolution, than the tardy diScovery of the " paramount importance of the trade and industry of the country,". a truism so trite as generally to •be familiar from the earliest years with the most unfledged of those public men in embryo who, like the Russells, are to be " swathed, rocked, and dandled into legislators." - STANDARD.—The Royal Speech, pronouncing the doom of the late Parliament, is in the hands of the public, who have learned nothing from it that they did not know before. It is a short and meagre composition, more pe tulant in tone than any loyal Minister would place in the hands of a Sovereign, whose interest it must always be to act and speak graciously to her subjects. The second paragraph is the reproof to the Parliament about to be dismissed, and it-is a most unjust one with reference to the occasion of the dismisal : " The paramount importance of the trade and industry of the country, and my anxiety that the exigencies of the public service should be provided for in the manner least burdensome to the community, have induced me to resort to the means which the Constitutions has entrusted to me, of ascertaining the sense of my people upon matters which so deeply concern their welfare." The importance of the trade and industry is indeed paramount; but why should the Speech assume that the Parliament of 1837 did not duly appreciate this para mount importance ? 'Because that Parliament refused to sacrifice ultimately the whole trade and industry of the country—instantly, the trade and industry of thirty-nine fortieths of the people to the Chance of a temporary advancement of the trade and' industry of one fortieth.. This is the ' real state of - the question. The Corn-laws and other protective laws • have long been treated on a much too narrow basis. We take pride to ourselves that we never so treated 'them, and our pride is not the less that we were, the first —and were for a long time alone—in treating these laws as not landlord's, or farmer's, or colonist's, or shipowner's questions, but as the high insular policy of a great empire, which had grown great by these pro tective laws, and by a perseverance in the same insular policy must remain great, and become greater. The necessity of such comprehensive treatment of the ques tion is proved by the opportunity for the cry of monopoly, which has been afforded by dealing separately with the several interests attacked by selfish parties. Landlords, farmers, colonists, shipowners, as each interest was at tacked, have been called monopolists-for defending them selves ; but the absurdity of such an imputation becomes manifest, when we come to - the truth, that the only sense in which they can be called monopolists is as partners in the great monopoly of the British empire—a monopoly in arts, in arms, in commerce, wealth,. and character, which causes this empire to be the object of envy through out the world. In this sense we are • monopolists, and we trust to remain such ; in any other to speak of any monopoly in the empire, except the monopoly which money must give everywhere, is the grossest and most ridiculous falsehood. We read in placards on the walls that the agriculturists are paid out of the taxes, we know not how many millions a year • and the reason given is, that their industry is- protected by the Corn-laws. Why, if this be true, every man is • paid out of the taxes to the extent of his in come, for every man's industry is protected, di rectly or indirectly, and all tradesmen and labourers are protected in the protection enjoyed by customers and employers. This is the insular policy which has Made the British empire what it is. Abandon this insu lar policy,. and you abandon all the advantages that you have acquired. Political economists will tell you, no doubt, that free trade is the best for all. Be it so ; then, if it is best for all, it must be worst. for those who have secured the advantage-Tfor the monopolist, that is, for the British empire. SINGULAR MATRIMONIAL CEREMONY. On Monday last, at the Police Court, Liverpool, two men, Isaac 11'1Veille•and John Henderson, were placed at the bar ; the litter; a young man, on a charge of falsely personating himself as a clergyman, and marrying a couple in a private house ; and the other, his senior, with aiding and abetting in the deception. The newly but falsely wedded couple appeared together in the witness box; The bridegroom, a decent looking and rather well dressed country-looking man, of apparently about forty five years of age, said he had come from Ireland the day before, in• company with his female partner, who ap peared to be somewhat under thirty., lie was on his way to Manchester in search of work, and being desirous of getting married to the young woman, who would proceed no farther with him unless the nuptial knot were tied, he (simple man) accosted the elder prisoner in the street, and asked him the way to a church, stating that he did not like to disclose his own affairs to a stranger, but that a friend of his wished to be married without loss of time. The prisoner pointed to the church ; but imme diately afterwards told complainant that he could not be married there without the banns being put up for three successive Sundays ; but he knew a man who was quali fied to do so for a very moderate sum without that pre liminary, and who had solemnized the marriage of his own sister, who had since lived in great comfort and hap- piness with her husband in Cheshire. Thus persuaded the loving pair accompanied him to a house, he knew not in what street, where it appeared preparations were soon made to inveigle' them, They found some men and twb women there, and were ushered into a room up-stairs, which the female (an equally simple country woman)de scribed as being very finely furnished. Books were placed on the table, and the younger prisoner proceeded to perform the ceremony. Books were placed on the table 'to_give. the matter a show of publicity. The assumed divine joined the hands of the couple, placed the ring on her finger, and went through the ceremony with a gravity that lulled their suspicions at the time, cencluding by making them both kneel. The charge for the service performed was stated at first to be 10s. ; but as the bridegroom had not so much, it was a g reed to take 65., which was handed to " the clergym an," and by him to his accomplices. Marriage lines (pr oduced) were af terwards given to the parties. The Magistrtte read ab stracts from two distinct Marriage Acts, showing that to personate a clergyman and marry a couple, not in a church, or licensed place, without a special license so to do, was to all intents and purposes a libel, and even sub , jected the party or parties to fourteen years' transporta re joke, tion. He strongly reprehended the conduc t of the offenders, the youngest of whom said he was drawn into the act in me and committed them both for trial, e xpressing a wish, that in so heartless a case the penalty, severe as it was, would be carried into effect. '• +~ MONTE VIDEO MONTE VIDEO, APRIL 6, 1841.—Herewith is enclosed a translated copy of a decree promulgated by this Go vernment, under date of the 11th February, 1841, rela tive to war measures against the commerce of thu Argen tine Republic. In consequence of this, a vast number of whale boats have been fitted and armed, and have de parted on a cruise, under commissions, or licenses :rom this Government. They are generally manned with foreigners of all nations, who are of the very lowest order of men, and we are of opinion they are only calculated to lead this Government into difficulties with neutral powers, upon whose commerce in these waters piratical acts are anticipated. Governor Rosas has positively refused to grant similar licenses to the numerous applicants. and he exhibits his wisdom and foresight thereby. Admiral Brown, in command of the Argentine naval forces, con sisting of two brigs and four schooners, amountinc , in all to about 50 guns, anchored in line near the mouth of this harbour on the 30th ult., for the purpose of blockading the armed vessels of this Republic in port. This he is enabled to accomplish, being very superior in point of force. The vessels of this Government are under the command of Captain Coe, an American, of known bravery and naval skill. They consist of 1 brig and 5 smaller vessels, mounting in all about 30 guns, and we hardly think he will risk an engagement. A diabolical attempt has recently been made upon the life of Governor Rosas, by the introduction of an " Infernal Machine," said by report, to have been sent from France. It was a small box containing sixteen brass barrels, each being charged with an ounce ball and detonating powder, and was presented as a present of medals, &c. Miss Manueleta Roses, whose curiosity had become excited, determined upon opening the treasure. After removing the envelopes, a very slight explosion took place without causing any injury. It appeared upon examination, that the line or thread, that had been fixed for the purpose of firing the barrels off altogether, had by some casualty become entangled, otherwise the innocent young lady would have been blown to atoms. Her father the Governor, it is said, was in an adjoining room at the time, and of course much alarmed. This " Infernal Machine" was sent from this city to Buenos Ayres (in one of the packets that still run be tween the two ports as formerly, but now under neutral flags) and by forged letters directed to the care of Ad miral Dupotet, who was known to be at the latter city. The Admiral having received the package, immediately sent it to the Governor by his Secretary, Mon. Bassar, who departed after its delivery. TRANSLATION FROM DECREE. MONTE VIDEO, FEB. 11, 1841.—The repeated acts of depredation and ferocity, which the Governor of Buenos Ayres orders and tolerates by his decree of the 22d of January last, which declares the rivers Uruguay and Panama closed to the flag of this Republic, show that he re spects nothing and extends the war even against pacific traders and owners of property. Therefore this Govern ment finds itself (much to its regret) compelled, in order to thwart his views, to adopt similar measures and to extend the rigour of the means of war to all that which belongs to, or is dependent on its enemy. For these considerations it declares-- Ist. Ten days after the publication of the present de cree, all vessels found navigating under the Buenos Ayrean flag, and with despatches of the Governor of Buenos Ayres, in the rivers Uruguay, Panama, and La Plata, both vessel and cargo are declared good prizes. • That which is expressed in the foregoing article will take etiat on such Argentine vessels found navi gating the high seas thirty days after its publication. 31Vessels proceeding from the ports of Corrientes are not included in the first article. 4th. All citizens and subjects of the Oriental State of the Uruguay are authorised to arm privateers, pursue and capture Argentine vessels ; furnishing themselves with a corresponding commission, and conforming to the other formalities of the ordinances. Atli, The vessels and cargoes captured shall be awarded to the aaptors with integrity, according to the sentence of 'the WM4490 trthlinftli which shall be named by a separate decree, and also who shall pro nounce sentence briefly and siumnarily according to the papers and despatches of the captured vessels, sth. All vessels under the Oriental flag found going to or coming from any port of the Argentine Republic which is prohibited, shall also be declared with their cargoes good prizes, and their owners furthermore fined according to the discretion of the Government. (Signed) PEREZ. HENRIQUE MARTINEZ. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTEL—There was some further improvement in the , demand for yarn yesterday ; and, in some cases, we believe a trifling advance was obtained on some de scriptions of water twist. In goods, however, there was no improvement, and sales were made with difficulty 'at the prices of last week. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 21. — The• market has been rather brisker to-day ; yet the business transacted has been but limited, and at low prices. There is no change in the wool market. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JUNE 22.—There was very little business of any description done , save in electioneering, of which there was a striking manifesta tion in favour of free trade and cheap food ; the candi dates who advocate these principles having met with a very cordial reception by tens of thousands. In other respects this may be noted comparatively a blank, but parties are animated with hope that the hydra of mono poly has received its death-blow, and that trade will soon once more flourish. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHES TER.—TUESDAY EVENING. The annually improving meeting at-Newcastle-upon- Tyne commenced yesterday, and has attracted consider ably from our sporting circles. Indeed the bill of fare for four days is excellent, and there can be little doubt that the racing will be of a superior character. The following were the events touched upon this forenoon, the room being moderately attended : THE NEWCASTLE ST. LEGER.-11 to 8 agst the Duke of Wellington (t) ; 5 to 2 a g st Osberton (takers) ; 4to 1 agst The Squire (off). Offers to take 500 to 10 Os berton wins this and the Doncaster St. Leger. THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.-2 to 1 agst Nep tune (off, 5 to 2)-5 to 1 agst Ruler (taken, then offered) —7 to 1 agst Calypso-8 to 1 agst Sampson (taken)- 8 to 1 agst Cruiskeen-15 to 1 agst Little Bundle (tkn). THE NEWCASTLE CUP.—Offers to back the field at evens against Lanercost, or take 6 to 1 he wins ; 6 to 4 agst BOSSWiIIg. THE LIVERPOOL TRADES' Cup.—The weights being out, this attractive race was brought on the carpet. 100 to 6 was offered v. Calypso (takers' of 20 to 1) ; 200 to 6 was laid agst the Duke of Wellington ; 100 to 2 agst The Shah ; 100 to 2 agst Longsight ; 200 to 4 agst Milksop ; offers to take 100 to 3 about The Young'un ; or give fifteen against the field. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. - O n Saturday an inquiry took place at the Traveller's 'r eveningend public-house,M oulsey, before Mr. W. Carter, one of th e C oron ers for S urre y , into the cir cumstances attending the death of 13 young female, name unknown, who was found dead in the river Thames on the 17th inst., under rather suspicious circumstances. Sergeant Moore, of the 0 division of Police, deposed that, in consequence of .information he received, he wentk to the river side near Moulsey, and he there found the body of the deceased; and he had it removed to that house. He had made inquiries, but had not been 'able to obtain any clue as to who the deceased was, or where her connections might be found. Jane Sporter; servant at the Traveller's Friend, lie posed that, between twelve and one o'clock on theaity on which the deceased's body was found in the river; the deceased, accompanied by a man, came to4hBtiouse, and had some rel'reshinents, and the man appeared to .14' v upbraiding the deceased for some itisconduct. After,'• they had been some time in the house, the man asked for change of a five-pound note, but the landlady refu4d to give it to him, and he then paid for the refreshmeilt!he and the deceased had taken with a half-crown, and they both left the house together, and she saw nothingl more of either of them until the body of the deceased was brought back •to the house some few hours afterwards. . The CORONER inquired whether the man appeared to be quarrelling with the deceased ? The witness replied that he appeared to be angry, and she heard him say something about her having been out all night, and he appeared to be upbraiding her. She added that she had not seen any thing of the man since. A witness, who had .examined the clothes of the de ceased was then called, and he proved that, upon search ing her pocket, he found only one halfpenny in it. The Jury inquired whether any steps had been taken with a view to find out who the deceased was, and what connection the man who had been referred to was to her. • The officer replied that all the steps that were possible had been taken, but without success; and .in answer to further questions, it was stated that the boots and bonnet of the deceased wore found lying on the bank of the river, near the place where the body . was found. The CORONER having . inquired whether it was likely that any additional . evidence could be procured, and being answered in the negative, addressed the Jury, and said that there certainly were some circumstances of sus picion in the affair, but there was at present no evidence that would warrant them in coming to any decided con clusion. They might, however, return such a verdict as would leave the ease open for further inquiry, in the event of any additional evidence being brought forward. The Jury then, in accordance with the suggestion of the Coroner, returned a verdict of " Found drowned." The deceased was dressed in a cotton gown, straw bonnet, boots, and white cotton stockings, and was, ap parently, about twenty years of age. ANGLING IN DERBYSHIRE. —The present on the banks of the D e rwent ; the drake - fly is now in cold weather has greatly retarded the lovers of angling season, nevertheless very few fish have been taken, as neither the trout, nor grayling will leave their holes un less the warmth of the sun tempts them to the surface n search of their favourite food : the drake-fly. --• ----- Mr. William Power, the eldest son of Power the comedian, has received a Government appointment in the Commissariat. The generous promptitude with which the office was conferred by Lord Melbourne iv deeply appreciated by Mr. Power's family, and the pub lic will as gratefully respond to it. Captain Deans Dundas, Clerk of the Ordnance, is to be appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and is to be Succeded in his office at the Ordnance by Colonel followed inthe by pr g o Anson. THE WEATHER.—During the last few days we have had some delightful showers , which have now been se r il e: rapid wil advancement 0 lead entirely a city life can have no ide a of the refreshi ng influence of the l a t e s h ow ers upon the face of the coun rreitisis heat, of the alld at a :o c p o s n , coun try. Everywhere vegetation exhibits the richest luxuri ance, and the crops of every description - have the most Promising aspect.—Glasgow Argus. CARGO W ELECTION (Abridged from the Dublin Pilot of Monday.) CARLOW, SATURDAY NlGHT.—Shortly after eleven o'clock this morning Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by his son John, Messrs. Steele, Reynolds, O'Neill Daunt, and the Rev. Messrs. Maher and Tyrrell, proceeded from Carlow to Bagnalstown, for the purpose of addressing the people who were then assembled at the market. The whole face of the country presented a most delightful and cheering prospect ; the crops, refreshed by the late salutary rain, are in a flourishing condition, and give promise of an abundant harvest. Mr. O'Connell and his friends arrived in Bagnalstown shortly after one o'clock, and immediately afterwards proceeded to the* house of the Rev. Mr. Lalor, P.P., and vicar-general of the diocese ; convenient to which a spacious platform was erected for the accommodation of the gentlemen who were to address the people, and around which several Thousand persons had already taken up their position, with a view to secure in time good hearing places. Mr. O'CONNELL then came to the front of the plat form, and was greeted with the most enthusiastic accla mation. Most of them present remembered the battle for Emancipation—they remembered that, opposed to justice and the rights of the people, there was the Duke of Wellington, the hero of a hundred fights, and yet they conquered him.—(Cheers, and cries of " We will conquer again.") No doubt they would conquer again, and, what more, the conquest was much easier at present than it was when he won the Catholic Emancipation, and trampled under foot the spirit of bigotry that actuated the Newtons, the Burens, and all the Orange faction. He (Mr. O'Connell) would say to the non-electors that they should go round to the houses of the voters and reason with them, and their honest wives and daughters, and ask them how it would be possible for them to be such Judases as to sell themselves to the Bruens and the Newtons, who would, if they dared, re-enact the horrid penal.laws with more than their former sanguinary fe rocity. Let them tell the wife to beg of her husband that he should not be marked• out as a black sheep—let no handsome young woman marry the son of a black sheep —let them be marked out as degraded creatures who sold their God and their country for some paltry considera tion.—(Hear, hear.) They should do them no harm, but merely mark them out as traitors to their country and to their own families. He would tell them what the people of Clare did to mark out the black sheep there after the election; they would not prevent them from going to the chapel or hearing mass; indeed the unfortunate people wanted to pray more than ever they did, in the hope that God would pardon them their crimes—but they fixed up a kind of pew in the chapel, like a dock, and there the black sheep were put, so that the honest, virtuous part of the congregation might have no communication with them.—(Cries of " We will do the same if any fellow be found bad enough to go against God and his coun try.") Yes, that was the way to treat them, but he im plored of them to use no violence to any man. If the Tories came into power they would appoint their own Sheriffs, their own Judges, their own Juries, and the ad ministration of justice would be a mockery throughout the land. They had all heard of the blood-stained tithes. —(Cries of "We did, to our sorrow.") If the Tories were in power, they would keep up the remaining three fourths of the tithes, for that odious impost still existed in the shape of rent-charge ; they would still perpetuate the wrong and the injustice of the people paying the parsons of a different religion ; they would never redress any of the evils which the country groaned under. Let the people assist him, and he would take off the taxes, and let them remember that every man who voted for Bruen voted for keeping on the Grand Jury Cess.—(Hear, hear.) No honest man, Catholic or Protestant, will vote for him—no man who is not blinded by prejudice, or dead to the true interests of his native land, will vote for him. Let the honest wives, if they could not get their husbands out till the day of voting, imitate the conduct of the wife of a freeholder in Longford, named Prunty.—(Cheers.) Her husband was shut up for about a fortnight before the election by the exterminators ; his wife and family were not allowed access to him, and on the second or third day of the Piootion he was brought from his prison in a chaise, guarded by dragoons, up to the hustings ; his faithful wife watched him, and in the crowd got near the step of the chaise as he got out, and exclaimed, " Oh, • Peter, remember your soul and liberty 1" and that memo rable appeal which embraced, in a word, both her tem poral and eternal prospects, sunk into his heart ; and al though brought up upon the tally of the exterminators, he did vote fur liberty and his conscience. --(Cheers.) The patriotism and virtue of Mrs. Prunty were not al lowed to pass without some mark of esteem, and the Association In Dublin sent her a present of a horse, bridle, saddle, and pillion, and she goes to mass every Sunday mounted behind her husband, and looked up to by all her neighbours as a model worthy of imitation. Again, he would conjure the people to assist him to put an end to the supremacy of that fell faction, who, from the days of Queen Elizabeth down to the massacre at Rathcormac, desolated Ireland. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman sat down amidst loud and long continued cheering. Mr. STEELE came forward next, and addressed the meeting in a strain of fervid eloquence, which was most loudly cheered. Other speakers then addressed the meeting, after which Mr. O'CONNELL came to the front of the platform, and called for three cheers for the Queen and Old Ireland, which were heartily responded to. Mr. STEELE called for three cheers for O'Connell and the Repeal of the Union, which were answered with equal enthusiasm. The people then quietly separated, declaring that they were almost to a man teetotallers. Mr. O'Connell will be at Rathvilly to-morrow, and the barony of St. Mullin's on Monday—and it is thought he will not return to Dublin for another week. CARLOW. SUNDAY.—The rain fell in torrents this morning from five to twelve o'clock; but, as soon as the day cleared up Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by Mr. T. Reynolds and some gentlemen of Carlow, proceeded to the town of Rathvilly, which is situated on the borders of the county, adjoining Wicklow, where Mr. O'Connell again addressed a numerous and enthusiastic assembly. I have just now heard that upwards of two hundred freeholders are locked up in the castle of Kavanagh, at Borriss, and their wives, daughters, and sisters were to go in a body some day this week to demand the release of the captives. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. .41r. John Tracers, of St. Swithin's-lane, merchant, was summoned upon an information to show cause why he refused to make a return according to the Act of Par liament, of the names, aes, and occupations of the in mates of his house. , /Pbc7 o• defendant had been previously summoned on' , the subject, but did not appear. He was also absent yesterday when his name was called. Sir PETER LAURIE, :Who directed that a second sum mons should be issued to Mr. Travers upon a written information, in consequence of that gentleman's neglect of the first, presided, and desired that the case should be proceeded with. Mr. Alfred Nelson Wicks, registrar of births and deaths, in the south district of. the City of London, stated that having appointed Mr. White to call for a census of the population in the district, that gentleman left one of the usual forms at Mr. Travers' house, and the paper was returned with a mere general statement of the number of males and females, the defendant having refused to make any other return. . Sir PETER LAURIE required, as he intended to make the defendant responsible in a higher penalty than . ' he" believed was thetractice, in consequence 0 the ina„tpii tion to the "mon - ~ 1, y vp. ) a14411" v . -,! e thht could be a M ' r. 1 tea th.. ' 4 4 1 Apr itad r 1 11 - ' the - -1 0 paper fille p in flag; ' ! . : hove, , • ~.. ~ - , .a.p. plied to the defendant . o, as. the ! ~11 1. ,,, lly required, by statinz the names, ages, #nd ,ec Aos of all the individttats in his house. Mt. Tr: 'eh; t in a A.coiiversatioir - of 'ionie length with him, refused to state nail of ttiesreqUired partiolio, and the Registrar upon ,big infermed.of the defendant's determination, thought *,himself compelled to issue a summons, and have the ' matter decided before a Magistrate. Witness again waited upon Mr. Travers, and represented to him that if he persisted in his refusal the Registrar would be obliged to proceed against him by information, and after th, heating of the summons to enforce the penalty. - The reply of the defendant to the last ap plication was, that he could give no further particulars than the paper contained, and that the matter must take its course. VM SIR PETER LAURIE—Was this before the informa tion was acted upon ? Witness—lt was. He was summoned before the information was obtained, and he neglected to appear. Se reraA days have elapsed since he was first applied to. Sir PETER LAURIE—Then Mr. Travers cannot com plain that we have been hasty. Stroud, the marshalman, said that he served the copy of the writ personally on Mr. Travers, who was in the Committee-room of the candidates for the representation of the City of London, at the Guildhall Coffee House, at the time. Witness told Mr. Travers that the summons was the secor.d served upon him relative to the popula tion census. " Give my compliments," said Mr. Travers, " to the Lord Mayor, or any Alderman who may sit for his Lordship, that I cannot come, situated as I am, and that I will not come, and I disagree with the law alto gether. I have made a return as it was wished, but to question my servants as to the particulars required is what I will not do. lam acquainted with. the tine, and I shall leave that to the Magistrate." Sir PETER LAURIE--Then I shall not hesitate to de cide in the absence of the defendant. If mit Travers had appeared and answered to the first summons, I would have fined him no more than forty shillings, the lowest penalty, but as he utterly disregarded it, I shall inflict the highest penalty of 51. The Registrar applied for costs, but Sir Peter Laurie refused at once to grant any. A young man of very respectable appearance and good address, named Watkins, was brought up for re •examina tion, charged with having picked the pocket of a gentle man, named Cassel, in the great room of the London Tavern during the meeting, when Lord John Russell at tended to address the constituency. At the first examina tion the prisoner, upon being spoken to on the subject, immediately acknowledged that he had committed the offence, and produced the handkerchief from his pocket, stating, at the same time, that want had compelled him to disgrace himself. The officer into whose custody the prisoner was given, stated that the gentleman who saw what had occurred said that he observed the prisoner the moment before wiping his face with another handkerchief, and his im pression was that both handkerchiefs had been stolen. The prisoner declared that the handkerchief which he had first put into his pocket was his own, which, on ac count of its bad condition, the pawnbroker refused to lend him anything upon. The other handkerchief he confessed he had taken, but it was the first dishonest act he had ever 'committed in his life, and he was really driven to it by want. . The LORD MAYOR observing that the appearance of the prisoner did not indicate any extremity of the kind, desired him to give some account of himself.; The prisoner said that he had been brought up as a surgeon in the country, and that he came up to town for the purpose of passing. He, however, met with a re fusal, on, account of alleged deficiency in anatomical ;:noWledge ; and being altogether destitute, he wa tempted, upon seeing the handkerchief hanging out of :he pocket of the gentleman who appeared against him, :0 possess himself of it,. _ _ . I The LORD MAYOR—Have you no friends in town, to come forward and give you a character? Prisoner—l can call upon some medical students to come forward. The LORD MAYOR—No, that won't do; I must have some of your family. The prisoner said• that, as his family and friends re sided in Yorkshire, some time would be required to bring them forward. The case was accordingly postponed to yesterday, when Sir P. LAURIE, upon hearing Mr. Hobler read the notes of the accusation, expressed suspicion that a medi cal student, of respectable appearance, should steal a pocket handkerchief. The father of the prisoner, a gentleman, it is said, of property, stood forward and said, that having been given to understand that the Lord Mayor remanded his son, in order to have a character of the young man, he came to assure the Magistrate that the prisoner never before had the slightest imputation cast upon his honesty. Sir PETER LAURIE—How does he maintain himself ? The Father—l make him an allowance. Sir PETER LAURIE Why, he says he was in want of the necessaries of life. How is that ? The Father—l certainly maintain him from my purse. Perhaps he has not been frugal, and had experienced inconvenience in consequence. I have letters in testimony of his inte grity and skill in his profession. Sir PETER LAURIE—The education he has received could not have been very moral, when the moment he feels necessity come upon him he picks a pocket ? The Father—l assure you, Sir, that the education he re ceived was strictly moral. A great deal of care has been bestowed upon him. Sir PETER LAURlE—lndeed ! then it has. been very ill bestowed ? The Father—lt is not always that men act with propriety. The best and most virtuous men may sometimes act with impropriety. I hope you will take that into consideration. Sir P. LAURIE—Do you - call picking a pocket an im propriety ? The Father—l call it a very great impro priety—a moral impropriety. Sir P. LAURIE—It is an impropriety for which I shall punish your son, by sending him to Bridewell. The Father—l understood that the Lord Mayor was only de sirous to.have the attendance of some one to give him a character, and to answer for his future good conduct. Sir P. LAURIE—How could I send a poor wretched creature to Bridewell for a similar offence, and let your son, who has been brought up as a gentleman, walk off . without suffering any punishment ? You very much mistake my character, if you suppose me capable of being more indulgent to your son, because you are a gentleman. The prisoner was committed for seven days to Bridewell. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE FRAUDS ON MESSRS. BROADWOOD, THE PIANOFORTE MAKERS. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, attended for the house of Broadwood and Co., the pianoforte manufacturers, and detailed the particulars of an extraordinary case of al leged fraud, by which the pianofortes of another manu facturer were passed off as the instruments made by that firm. The case, which has excited a vast deal of in terest, not only in the metropolis, but in various parts of the United Kingdom, was postponed till Saturday next. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. Adam Uriah Bryant, a master tinplate-worker, and Mr. James Hind, a paper-stainer, both of whom carry on business in Beech-street, Barbican, were charged before Mr. BroughtOn.with having endangered the life of William Young, a boy 14 years of age, by driving a horse and gig over him. Several witnesses were examined, from whose evidence it appeared that shortly after ten o'clock on Tuesday night they perceived a gig, in which the prisoners and another person were seated, and which was proceeding along the Hackney-road at a furious rate towards town, when the injured boy, who was crossing the road, was knocked down by the horse, and one of the wheels passed over him. A young man named Emerton picked him up, and carried, him in a state of insensibility to the shop of Mr. West,' a surgeon in the neighbourhood, who endeavoured to 'bleed him in the wrist and temporal artery, but after expending two hours in unavailing at tempts to revive him, he directed him to bo conveyed in a cab to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The parties in the gig had continued their career in the meantime, as if nothing . had happened ; and although they were pursned by a crowd of persons, who called after them that they had killed a boy; they urged on the horse at increased speed, until they arrived at Shoreditch Church, when Mr. Deering, a tea-dealer, ran into the road, and at great personal hazard succeeded in arresting their flight. James Reeve, an intelligent boy, aged 14, stated that .he had been playing with the boy Young, and the latter was running across the road on his way home when he was knocked down by the horse which was proceeding at a gallop. A lad named Charles Shorey ran after the gig and . got up behind it, but one of the party inside turned round and knocked him back into the road with his fist. He believed . the man who had escaped was driving at the time, and he appeared less intoxicated than the prisoners. Police Constable Malin, II 74, and a witness named Jones, said that they saw the reins in the hands of the prisoner Bryant, and that he passed them to the other man immediately after the occurrence. Police Sergeant, N 24, stated that he called at the hospital that morning, and saw the boy who was suffer ing under concussion of the brain, and was still quite insensible. He produced a certificate from Mr. Ware, the house surgeon, to the effect that he was in ,a very dangerous state, although rather better than on the pre ceding night. • Mr. Elijah Grant, a tallow-chandler, living in Hack ney-road, stated that he was uncle to the injured boy, whose father was a porter at the London Insurance Office, and had fourteen children. Upon being asked if they wished to say anything, the prisoner Bryant stated that they were returning home from Walthamstow, when they stopped to take refresh ment at the 'White Horse tavern in Clapton, where they met the man who had escaped, and to whom they were entire strangers. After some' conversation, however, they consented to let him ride with them to town, and to allow him to drive, but they were unconscious of the" ac cident until after it had occurred. Mr. BROUGHTON, after animadverting on the apparent want of feeling displayed by the prisoners, said that he should commit them to prison to await the result of the boy's injuries ; in the event of whose death, they would both be arraigned for manslaughter, under very aggravated circumstances. Bail to any amount was offered for their appearance. but the Magistrate refused to accept it. The prisoners were remanded until Saturday next. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEA. On Monday, at the Police-office, a seaman, named Benja min Franklin White, was placed before the Magistrates, charged with the wilful murder of Jacob Heiper, chief mate of the American ship Constantine, whilst'on her passage to this port. The following is a digest of the evidence heard on the examination : George Winsor said he was master of the Constantine. They left New Orleans between nine and ten o'clock on the evening of the 14th of May. The prisoner was an ordinary seaman on board. The day after leaving New Orleans the mate in "fbrmt,d him that many of the hands on board were intoxicated, and that he found a difficulty in keeping them to work, as they persisted in going below to get more liquor. Shortly after this the mate informed him that he had succeeded in getting most of the men to work peaceably. In a little time afterwards he saw the mate and the prisoner in conversation together on the starboard side, near the breast of the main, and opposite to the gangway. He was about twelve feet from them at this time, but could not hear the conversation. He saw the mate take the prisoner by the collar of his shirt, and press him for ward"some two or three steps. The mate let go his hold, and almost instantly upon this he saw the prisoner take his knife from his belt, with more dexterity than he could have con ceived, and drive it with great force into the left breast of the mate. The mate immediately turned round very quickly, and said, " Oh, Captain, I am done !" These were the only words he ever spoke, and died in less thao a minute after the stab being given. Immediately after he saw the prisoner stab the mate he said, " You villain, what have you done ?" and the prisoner advanced towards him, with the knife in his hand, in a menacing manner, and being apprehensive that he might fall the second victim, he ran into his cabin, seized a cutlass, and returned on deck before the expiration of ten seconds. lie found the mate lying on the deck, and the blood flowing co piously in all directions. He advanced towards the prisoner with the drawn cutlass, and he retreated. He then turned his attention to the mate, to ascertain whether anything could be done for his relief, but he found that he was dead. He then gave orders that the prisoner should be seized ; and upon his being brought into the cabin he demanded from him the knife, which he gave up, and which was stained with blood up to the haft. He ordered the prisoner to be placed in double irons, and took possession of the knife, the brace, and the watch. guard, which were those produced. Other witnesses spoke in almost the the same terms as the first witness. Mr. Dowling said that no doubt the evidence tendered would be sufficient for the magistrates to commit upon ; if not, most of the ship's crew saw the transaction, and could he examined. The Magistrates expressed themselves satisfied with the evi dence tendered. Mr. Rushton remarked that as this case was one which was done on board a ship belonging to a nation with which we were iu amity, it was doubtful whether or not the Court of Admi ralty could take cognizance of it. He, however, opined that it came within the jurisdiction of that. Court, and he should send the prisoner there for trial, and the captain and the other wit nesses must be bound over to appear and give evidence. The witnesses were accordingly bound.—Liverpool Mail. We regret to learn that Sir Augustus Clifford was prevented attending his duty at the prorogation from indiposition. GIPSY CHRISTENING--On the 6th inst. the Rev. John Jones, Minister of Blanaefon Church, was asked to baptise a child, two days old, belonging to a party of gipsies who have of late pitched their tents on Blaenafon Mountain. On Sunday last they came to church, the mother to return thanks, and the others to stand sponsors for the young gipsy. Their behaviour at church was very becoming ' • and they made the re sponses loud, particularly th e Lord's Prayer. They pro mised Mr. Jones that they would always come to church when in the neighbourhood, which promise they have hitherto kept., having been already three times to hear him: He visited them in their tents, for which they ap peared to be very thankful. The young wanderer is called " Nathaniel, son of Thomas Bosswell, tinman and grinder, and Temperance, his wife, gipsies."—Mon mouth Merlin. AN AMERICAN LOCK.—A recent American paper contains an advertisement strongly recommending a newly invented look ; and, after giving numerous praises Of its various excellencies, sums up with the fol lowing exceedingly questionable quality for a lock that is intended to be serviceable. " This luck .(f.tays the advertisement) has been in use nearly eight years, and, although frequently tried, has never yet, in any one in stance, been.opened:. EVENING FDITIO SHIPPING (LLOVI SELS SPOKEN IVITII.--TIA , ilitt to Le!ldoa, April 19, lat. 45 S.. In". I:3 ' had spoken the Helen, Anderion, from Rio ,faneir,4. 53, ion. 90. Voyag - er, • Cadiz to HalifaN; I:3tb, sat. 41., lon. 23 • Undaunted, ditto, 13th ; teamer, Liverpool to Halifax, 20th, • twenty miles of Kinsale, by the Bowanya, arrived at live r ? t i Elizabeth, Liverpool to Rio Grande, and Berni Old, to Batavia, April 30, lat. 1 .5., lon. 22 ' 13r1111 ditto, 2.(1. ult., lat. 2 N., lon. 22, 'by the Parsee, n ri ' lle at ditto. Lord Dobbin, Liverpool to Calcutta: April 26, lat. 20 S., lon. 28 W. ; SuPb i9 ' don to Cape of Good ,Hope, 2d . 13, lon. 29 ; Sir John Byng, ditto, id ult. ; Spenseriobl: 'Galliot, No. 249, for Amsterdam, 24th, lat. 2 2 31; 38 ; Virginia, from Liverpool, 9th, lat. 47, "a a t Fairfield, 9th, off Cape Clear, by the Seap;ull, arri' s lon do. ; Harbinger, of Whitehaven, sth ult., lat. 1 6 4 W., by the Pauline Houghton, arrived off Ilastil4 9 : Iberia, or Havant a, Africa to Liverpool, 2d , 'ra lon. 41, by the ditto, arrived off ditto. Sarah, Made; €.1 .1 r" to Brston, 13th, ltd. 41, lon. 34 ; Mattapoi.et• Madeira to Boston, 16th, lat. 46, lon. 24 ; Washington, 313t i v ed to Boston, 17th, lat. 48, lon. 21, by the Chadwick, "11 at Portsmouth. Florenz, of St. John's, Ne‘vfoundlane. 10th, lat. 43, lon. 31, by the Felicie, arrived off Sw'itol Triton, Snell, Gibraltar, lat. 40, lon. 10 ; Clifton, l3l. l e to to Mslaga, 12th, - lat. 43, lon. 9 ; Camilla , Neweast.oace, Gibraltar, 13th, lat. 44, lon. 8, by the rerse ve i L baco arrived at Torbay. Elizabeth B un well, Per nli c,,t,e to Liverpool, 15th, lat. 45, lon. 22, by the 7 0 prise, arrived at Falmouth. James Moran, T e "icoo . from Greenock, 19th, lat. 46, lon. 8, by the , sand, arrived at ditto. North Shields, Rio °heta to Constantinople, 21st ult., lat. 14, lon. 33, bY ta. lands Kron Priuses, arrived in the Channel. '-iirb-tdi outward • bound, 12th ult., lat. 30, lon. 14 ; Ez3f,ee Henderson, 10th inst., lat. 40. lon. 11 ; Oscar, from horn, 30th, lat. 42, lon. 10, by the Commodore, 3rq,eb. off Portland. Duke of Lancaster, Bomba)' to Mac ti° ' e j 'a 24, lat. 10, lon. 14 E., by the Admiral Gobuis, ar r ` v the Downs. , • EAST INDIA SHIPPING. tralia, Arrivals.—The Guiana, Winter, from South' us i 16; in the Downs, sailed February 1, St. Helena, All%ilol Pauline Houghton, from Mauritius, off Hastings' 5- April 3. • Arrivals atlfauritins.—The Ratwer, P ro ndfoot , Ufa-ell 20, from Calcutta; Tapley, Mall 6 ory, 25th, fron 0 1 cutta; wallow, M'Alister, 25th, from Cal..nttsioes; Madras; - Mark Palmer, Palmer, 9 6th; from isl ftrse lo, Auguste Etienne, Espanet, 26th, from Marseilles; Lo y Le Saurage, from Bordeaux; Reliance, Scott, fro° Jobti don; Reflector, Everson, 28th, from the CaPlorr3, King, Bristome, 29th, from Calcutta; .Agr 3 l - c a col* April 1, from London; Clifton, Cox, April 29 . 11.°- cutta. -p e ttier, Departures from Mauritius.—The Memnon, -4boi March 13, for Bourbon ;• Eleanor, Mossman, for.t-culle, Town ' • Kingfisher, Harris, 19th, and Johan ns, 28th, for Madagascar. • urier, Arrivals at Adelaide, South Australia.—The ‘l° Roche, Jan. 23; from Rapid Bay ; Strat hisla, " 26th, from Sydney ; True Love, Coulton, f ro m S),_. o of Agnes and Elizabeth, 27th, from Port Philip ; Bordeaux, 29th, from King George's Sound. -- IV Vessels loading at Mauritiu.s—For Londonll°os Packet, to sail sth April ; John Bagshaw, 6 t h ; tr is epil Snook, Nautilus, Augustus. For Liverpool — T he W inter. Jan go' Departures from Sourabaya.--;-The Renown'" to New South Wales ; Ardaseer, Feb. 9, to Chi n 3; 13eiv Passengers by the John Fleeming, Rose, fr °° ; )drell , gal, Madras, and Cape.—Mrs. Wahab and tivech;ikeli, Mrs. Du Pasquier, Mrs. M'Carsky and two Mrs. Norman and child, Mr. and Mrs. M'Nab , 3 i f i r i;: 11 1 14 (i mer and child, Mr. and Mrs. Howard,' Mrs. i3it child, Miss Howard, Miss Stuart, MaP r Captain Du Pasquier, Capt. Macarthy, ...,. 57t ," m - A n o f Lieut. M'Cartrey of the 15th Hussars, Lieut. I,°_,`—krial, the Madras Army, Lieut. Baillie of the Bengal "ila {het Mr. Cosmo Howard, Mr. Eddes, EPisign M'Cart h ln.ertf , Majesty's 27th Foot, Mr. E. M'Carthy, Master u °l ' l' imer o Mr. Stebbings of the United States Navy. sea ]) a l%th - e ) 01 of the Medical Establishment died a t of March. 1 1 re ill The - ,SupOrior, Reel, of Whitehaven, got on Madeira Straits, 3 miles below Sourabaya, 2 5 °' was got off same day, and is discharging tok,3 hov e bs y9f The Ardaseer, .bound to China put into Soli h rti , 110 having been refitted, and proceeded 7th Feb. cv(in e P The Renown, of London, from Manilla to 'o' iLire"' which put into Surabaya leitiy, discharged, rerbers and proceeded 20th Jan. , The wreck of a vessel, st em and part of be r , tila 2 4 , th , blackened and }lagged, as if b urne d, was p a3s-'I IA Dec., about GO miles from the Straits of Saa b, Sydney, arrived at Cork. The Admiral Renbow, from Hull to Cann:olr lost e( in the Bay of Fundy, during a gale, 24th and part of stores saved. D i e s w, THE IDLER IN FRANCE.--AS Lady t he ton, during her residence i n P ar i s , moved irt, lag," brilliant society in the Fr enc h m e tropolis, D e ";1;aul in France," as may readily be imagined, is r elll- l'u jr rich in piquant anecdote. Exclusive of the larg e 03° ber of distinguished foreigners who have a Osc elll sa volumes, her Ladyship introduces the reader. o t t ° s ,ll - 110 semblage equally brilliant of her own compatr i others the Dukes of Wellington and ilstnil l T o il h'epS Ladies Hawarden, Combermer, Stuart de t c , - 111 11 1 0 0 " ) : Lyndsay, and Dysart ; Lords Byron, - 17arnieg Lansdowne, Darnley. Charlemont, Stuart de 11° 1" 1- Erskine, Glenelg, Rosslyn, John Russell, broke, Palmerston, Castlereagh, Cadogan, an d `l bin n 9 f s ; Sirs Robert Peel, Francis Burdett, - A an n llrew„, f t r )'''" William Drummond, William Gell Colonels D.,7,6,ir1i;.g(4 Leicester Stanhope, and Cartuloc ; ' and Mes:''''Wlsrli e 7 g ; Douglas Kinnaird, Standish, Cuthbert, vizoger'' Walter Savage Landor, Shelley, Wlliam Spen cer ' Luttrell, &c., &c. CORN AVERAG:ES. , r ,00,1, DI GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITOIL - 0404 e ~ For the Week ended June IS, 1841, made up from ,"E,pgl o ~ ' the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns 1 ," 4 ' St Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 69s. 58. Oats ,0 :". . 11.irley 3Cs. 102. I Rye .... ..... 365. me. i rose. 4 . 1.• AVERAGES OF THE LAST SiX WE 11 1,110. " . . " ,"; Week ending WHEAT. ,BARLEY. OATS. EVE. 1:; .. . - ...../ / . - - --,----• , 3 , , • May 11 6l 5 31 2 9.9 7 34 8 i „ A '" t s 9 91 3 4 % 28 . 6l' 6 .:0 4 .22 4 3) 7 38 $ 1 0 5 June 4 8 4 ./ 0 11 C2 2 30 2 22 '2 32 9 ~„. • ak.J. IR 62 5 30 10 t:I. 10 ,36 1 0 '''' fx y/L' i IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES or Tits 5 " „....,, , I' 1 B e siib••••..". ' Wheat l,2i. Id. I Oats ......... 1225. 4d. ••- Varley, . 3lls. CM. 1 Rye -s. Id. I Pease.*** 4ii• 6 4 ' DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 1 0 .... Wheat......... 245. Bd. Oats I Barley l6s, 108. Eye THE MA COAL M Ships arrived since 1, s d. Adair's Buddle's West Hartley l9 6 Chester ln 6 Hebburn Main l7 li Molywell Ma n 1" 6 Garestleld Old lantield M00r...« Ord's Redhugh '6 0 West Wylam 1,.. 17 6 Walls End Clennell ....; l7 W di Is. End Sosforth I,Valls End Heaton l4 31 COUNTRY CO] [ AitE K T 4 . l L as ß tn, K ark E e. ~ il t l: da : 6 he 156a1,L30 ° Walls End goraitl66- r•.. 3 "W '; it:' : 2aa' a l l E:l l :BB s . ) ! Ei r i nn : a l'i l li ‘ L. E.lsildi I : ael n 36titt i ttil'et::t.:.• ::::.:: f tl° l l ili 1 Walls End Stcwart's "'",.„ 1 , 6 9 1 Walls End Carstloc• '''' ''' ~. -,/ 0 i Walls End liartlei',,i'ertt; 6 . Walls End Richards° ..• ii ° 1 Walls End l'ee, fletto' . 4Dinas .......................... . RN MARKETS. --- 11 40 0 3 .8 5 4 :14 Dea n ' . to se 22 35 :33 c 29 13 :,' 44 24 27 :v 37 20 "7„ 4 1 62 64 27 32 23 .26 al SS 59 61 28 35 23 29 9, 40 60 63 128 33 ", 40 56 64 28 33 lb 21 0 ".„ 40 56 63 t. 6 30 2;Ju, 45 53 64 30 37 ?2 30 3 ; 40 50 66 29 1!5 21 = 6 5' 3 59 64 26 29 51 63 24 19 .1 2 4 34 40 50 6, 36 39 06 32 4 0 38 69 66 98 32 28 30 40 53 61 28 :13 24 25 „'. 44 60 70 30 34 20 30 „Z 43 62 71 31) 34 'i(3 30 . .7o 41/ 58 62 3(1 32 24 27 • 37 og s(i 62 29 34 • ;its --- 52 62 23 na 25 ' 62 66 1 311 32 24 40 1 0 ( 0 01 ERPOOL CORN 111 AR ICET.•••Jun ):: ol° 0 ish, White, per 7011): ................ 6 Bed ........... . .................. 0 ,h, Wslch, and lt , latix ........... .... ..... 7ti 9 6 .. 5 IN 6 White .................................... 7 fled ........................................... 6 g Foreign .. . . ........................... . ......... ... 910 5, 0 OATS, English, W elsh, and Scotch, per 451 b. .... s -- Irish ............ ••• 0 it 1. Foreign ................ 64 0 0 tAELLY, scotch and Irish, pet 60Ibs. .............. 10 4: ( 1 1 Feeding ............................... 0 4 0 BEANS, English, pe: l r k : l n t l i p n e g r ' ia p ly ; t i t ............. .... ..... • : 4 • 36 5 0 : p it PEASE, English, per . ............. .... ................................. ..... 584; 0 41 fi g Irish, &L. ................... , --- Foreign ............................. ---- Foreign ............ . ............ ..... .! 0 FLOUR, English, per ............. i g 5 71 • . .................... a 0 Irish ............. cIiATMCAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs .......... •• t i ; r 0 INDIAN CORN, pEr 480Ib. 44 a 3 000, RYe, per Imperial quarter . .......... .......... ..... MALT, per Imperial quarter Wheat. Barley, Oats. Per Quarter. Bosun }ratan ce 6 ighton Cambridge. ..i Dunmow Grantham Grimsby tiailsham Hitchin I..ewys C. to R. 55 ti 4 5:: CO 58 CA R. to a. 22 38 27 3* 38 42 Lynn 41aidstone Norwich Petworth ,••••• Rom ford Sandwich Tnetioid Wisbech Witham Yarmouth..." Li'l WHEAT, Linn Scowl 1 chi), 41 3 - 6 :34 :34 •"" 4 0 9! 44 4. ti 4 4 40 99 9 1 it • 6 4v • - - - - - ----iiir'C A 6 : -I' ATEN• T LEVER v , a- 1 ,- jii With silver double-bottom cases ..... .. ................ • h i c U With silver hunting eases .......................... •;;;' e 00 ` , lr rol e° This celebrated construction (the most aclatest isiple" a watch can be made) is now offered, with th e d in fou r , o irir marts ► . e. the detached escapement, j ew elle. cval, oo , ,b oto capted, hand to mark the seconds, hard enaolol ' 0 the taining power to continue going vhile winding LW' . IP price. o n 0 11Icb A printed warranty is given, witk fixed tertal;d. Watches will always receive any attention nee' T a . nd CONS O t t' Watchmaker, Silver L ni don• ‘.. l og'' from Gracediarch-street). t . e %ci , N. B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in Goldsmith,V°47R,Y-Ctorrlaill (Siete° _--------;". Silver .; -SPOONS, FORKS, &c., superior t° y oet l iet rability, equal in appearance 'f able Spool!! t r , Casa; ;big; Dessert, 10s. ; Tea Spoons, 5 . s. per dozen; 1 81 Loal ol i , 4 , t i vIP 8 inches high, 7s. per pair; ;he partic ular ;so a l lo y of o l* these articles are made is so like silver, th at ii • f's ~,e r from it by the stamp • every article made ot 51 " t , rocket:V(o. tared in this material ' by RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, g"! to tbe Who, to prevent imposition, confine the s ale di' Catalogues of prices gratit• -----=----- ilarrin. On the 21st inst., at WMoillsiltoilli,lNVEaDrs;ick, o::„ i ble ti r . ° l3jr : 1 ,; ton, of London, to Miss M. A. Startin, 'l a • o rs 4, Startin, late of Harbourne, Staffordshire: .co., 01 „ a pe On the 22d inst., at Ewell, John Reid, liirriet>rreP R ... eLq. : of Ferl of Cork, t 0 o f Pfeil , '" a daughter of the late Edward Archbold , Eicl" -- - .1140! 0 filtDO I La d ' London: Printed and Published by Ali", - 02, ~---, No. 11.2, Strand, at The Sun Office, 0 * 244 itri.' the cuenty of Middlesex.—Thursdah )toll ~e J I te n d :11 u ono lttp t fo ri , th ou , Ivi t h; tualli LeOro 4 48. ' 1 $ tota Si r lazy Ira t