The Sun. — London, England, 1828-08-01 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUIILIC JOURNALS. The following paragraph is froth the SuiT last night : " A Council was held yesterday, at which it was decided that the blockade 'of Madeira should not be respected, as Don MIGUEL, has de clared himself KING. The blockade of Oporto was recoanized because he was Regent." We shall be glad to find the above statement confirmed, though the grounds on which the Oporto blockade was defended leave us little rect.- son to believe that less respect will be shown to wards that of Madeira, if undertaken with an effective force. The noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs defended his recognition of the former act of usurpation, exclusive].) on the around that th e Government by w hi c h it was enforced was a Government kfircto. In this respect there has since been no change ; or if there has been any, it is entirely in favour of the fOrTner policy, inasmuch as the existing Govern ment has been subsequently strengthened, if not justified, by success. The transmutation of the despot's title ftom that or Regent into King has nothing to do with. the question so propounded. Don Miguel was as much a usurper when he ceased to be, his brother's Lieutenant, and as sumed the title of Regent independent of his brother's authority, as he would have been, had he called himself Dey, Dictator, King, or Em peror. We had recognized him only as the Lieutenant of our ally Don Pedro, and when he renounced his delegated power for indepen ident sway, he ceased to be entitled to our recog: nition under whatever title he chose to be ad dressed. To show, indeed, that it was his pos session of power as a de facto ruler, and not his mere designation of Regent in the Court Calen dar, which procured an acknowledgment of his blockade, it need only be stated that we respected it even after he had declared himself King. Against the eager recognition of the fatal mea sure at Oporto, we pretested at the time, and we shall rejoice to hear that, even at the expellee of Government's consistency, such a policy has been abandoned with respect to Madeira. That island may be almost called an English establish ment. There are in Funchal between 400 and 500 of our countrymen. Its trade is chiefly in our hands. Our merchants would be the prin cipal sufferers by the interruption of its commu nications with the rest of the world. Its defence is easy against any expedition which the Usurper can direct against it. If the garrison remains faithful to Don Pedro, and is strong enough to repress internal faction, it may defy external at tacks. A blockade, which would prevent the introduction of the military stores of which it stands in need; and repel the approach of the military reinforcement on which it may soon reckon, is the only hostile measure which it has to dread. The Governor is the Colonel Valdez who distinguished himself by his fidelity at Bra. ganza in the autumn of 1826, and has, there _ _ fore, no hope of life but by a stout resistance. He and his little garrison arc too deeply com promised to think of surrendering ; and if Great Britain refuses to acknowledge the blockade which must soon be declared, the cause of legi ... timacy will have one chance more.—Times. Of the innumerable complaints which have reached us against the present system of Bank rupt Laws, those against the manner in which it has been administered by the inferior tribunal of Commissioners of Bankrupt, and against the constitution of that slovenly, clumsy, and ineffi cient Court, arc not the least worthy of atten tion. Our readers know that the learned gen tlemen who form this judicial mob,—we might have said regiment, but for the want of discipline among them,—are all appointed by the Lord Chancellor, and that such nominations constitute a very considerable portion of his Lordship's patronage. They may also have heard, upon in quiry, that the favour of the Chancellor, in mak ing these appointments, light for the most part on the heads of barristers, who either do not mean to practise in the Courts, and therefore have not shown much industry in the acquisi tion of legal knowledge, or of those who, having tried the experiment of practice, have failed, and been thrown upon the shelf. Moreover, that there are from 70 to 90 of these barristers di- vided into squads of five each, and paid for as saulting, in various directions, and by sundry crooked paths, the creditors, and assignees and assets of every bankrupt. In the discharge of this momentous duty, besides affecting occasional and not infrequent, though of course unin tentional breaches in the law itself, under whose banners they profess to be marshalled, the Com missioners never fail to make a serious, if not fatal, impression on the bankrupt's estate, and on the resources of his unhappy creditors. Of the property of most bankrupts, it is not going too Kir to say, that if the accounts be voluminous, the claims pretty numerous, the attorney for the assignees up to his business, and the Commis sioners of Bankrupt not possessed of more than an average acquaintance with, or anxiety about, theirs, one third at least of the available assets must be subtracted from the funds to cover the costs, over and above what may be calculated on as an irrecoverable sacrifice, if blundering Com missioners or litigious parties should create a pretence for pitching the estate into Chancery. But there are other reasons for murmuring deeply at the waste of time and property by this Bankrupt Court, besides such as spring of ne cessity from its constitution, from a vicious law, and incompetent Judges. It is the neglect and idleness of the Commissioners, who seem— whether from number or long impunity—to have lost, in many instances, all sense of shame and of humanity. We refer to a letter on the sub ject, from a highly respectable correspondent, signed " A Creditor, which relates th e intole rable fact of three Commissioners out o f fi ve, forming the 12th List, being absent on Tues day last front their duty—one on circuit, a se cond on a tour of pleasure—and thus the appro priation of no less than six bankrupt estates (one only of which involved claims of more than 20,0001.) being put off till next November term ! The punishment of these Commissioners (if punished they can be), would bring no ad vantage to the public. The fault lies in the composition of the b o d y , in its numbers, and its rules of proceeding, which must be reformed, though even at the risk of some loss of patronage to the Chancellor. Is it not shocking that bank rupt cases, in their nature so replet e with dis tress, should present that department of our judi cial system where justice is most obstructed, and poverty and calamity most exposed to depre dation BANKRUPT LAWS. TO TIIE EDITOR. OF TICE TIMES. Sir—l addressed you on the 17th of August last,' for the purpose of illustrating, by the detail of an event which occurred to me at the Court of Com missioners of Bankrupts, before the 7th List, the position that our code of bankrupt laws is not only inefficient in itself, but that its inefficiency is aug mented by the negligence of the Comnissioners. The case which I detailed in my letter to you, by becoming public through the columns of your valu able Journal,. would, _I flattered myself, have oper ated as an example in terrorem, and have tended to prevent the recurrence "of - similar vexations. Your own judicious and stinging remarks on the subject in the Pdies • of the 20th of Atigust, confirmed me In such expectation; but alas! Sir, the Commis sioners are incorrigible, they are "like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears." I have now another case to .introduce to your notice and to that of the public. Yesterday was appointed by the Com missioners of the 12th List for a meeting to re ceive proofs . of debts, &c. on no less than six bankruptcies. Assignees, solicitors, creditors (and among these several from the country), assem bled at the appointed hour, and during the whole of the day only two Commissioners ap peered. Your readers are, perhaps, not aware that each list consists of five Commissioners, three of whom must, by law, be present in order to make the proceedings of the day valid.— Notices are regularly served upon them some time before the meeting, and they ought to ensure, by a previous understanding among themselves, that the number required should be present. Now, Sir, what occurred was this :—Two Commissioners were present—the - others were said to be disposed of as follows :—One was in France, the second was on the circuit, and the third was indisposed. The two gentlemen present could not receive proofs of debts (of which there were, by the way, to the amount of 20,0004 alone on the estate in which I am con cerned) in consequence of the absence of a third colleague, dividends could not be declared, all the business of the day was null and void, and, what is worse, another meeting cannot take place till No vember, in consequence of the long vacation. Let me ask, Sir, whether this is as it should be ? It is, in my opinion, a great and a crying evil, and a dis grace to a'commercial country. The system, every body allows, is bad; but, in Heaven's name, let us have all the benefit we can extract from it, by a punctual discharge of duty on the partof those who are paid for carrying its provisions into effect.— I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, London, July 30. A CREDITOR. The Dublin Papers in the confidence of the Catholics studiously dwell on the fairness of the Lord Lieutenant. The Dublin Morning Re gister of Tuesday last, f or i nstance , te ll s us t h at " ao individual placed in his situation ever pos sessed more entirely the confidence of the Irish people than his Excellency, and it would be in justice not to say, that no individual ever appear ed influenced .by a more sincere desire than he does to prove it to be well founded." Again— " On Sunday last, Mr. O'Connell had a long interview with Lord Anglesea. The busines s was of course of a p u bli c nature ; and without going into details, we will merely say that the Viceroy received what was submitted to him with all the attention it merited, and gave new proofs of his determination to act with perfect impartiality and justice towards all classes of his Majesty's subjects in this country." Yet; in the same Paper we are told, " that the Orange Lodges are to be formally re-organised, if, indeed, the former organization had suffered one mo ment's change or modification." In this coun try, the confidence in the Administration is by no means so firm. We look to the troops order ed to Ireland, at a time when that country is more than usually tranquil ; 'and "we na turally ask, what is the meaning of this ? We know what the Duke of Welling ton's feelings are, as an individual—that about five years ago lie openly declared that the evils of Ireland were all owing to the conquest not having been completed; and .that he has been known on many occasions . t o ex p ress hi mse lf nearly in . the same terms. The Duke is, no doubt, a cool man, and would not be influenced by feelings peculiar to himself in the measures he might deem it advisable to adopt as Minister. A King of trance' for go t th e wrongs d one ' to the Duke of Orleans ; but if the Duke of Wel lington forget that' he is an Irish aristocrat, wh en the consequence of the Order is at stake, we should be disposed to attribute this to any cause rather than magnanimity. The question we ought to ask ourselves is, what are the sentiments of the aristocracy of Ireland and of this country, for the Duke of Wellington is but the instru ment of that . body. All the Papers and Journals I supported by their patronage speak with confi - - dence of strong measures with regard to Ireland being hi contemplation, - That the aristocracy of Ireland, whose power has been shaken by the Catholics, would feel disposed to attempt any measures, however desperate, by which the Irish might be humbled, we can readily believe. But if the Catholics keep themselves within the limits of the law—if the leaders, and more espe cially the priests, aware of the advantage which might be derived from any collisions with the Orangemen, exert themselves to keep down the people, will it be in the power of the gentry to pro duce such a state of things as would afford even a pretext for the action of the military ? We observe that the Tory Journals are stimulating the, Government, by language which may be termed offensive. Blackwood says, " the House has lost public confidence ;" that nothing is more common than to hear it called " a public nui sance ;" and arraigns Ministers for suffering the Catholic Association and the Order of .Libera tors to levy taxes through. the Priesthood, " which are expended in feeding the flame of con vulsion and disaffection, doing every possible* injury to Protestantism and the Church, and getting up war and separation between Bri tain and Ireland:' All this looks like' getting up a justification for something de cided. An Evening Contemporary (the Stm) tells us " Mr. Otway Cave was also, as we under stand, prevented in the same way from present ing an Irish petition, and . making a last appeal to Ministers for a disclosure of their inten tions with regard to Ireland, on the. un fortunate state of affairs, and on the .inde- cent display of military force at the late election in that country—and if we are to judge by the sudden movement of troops to that quarter, we must confess that the sinis ter silence of Government, on this most im portant point, throughout the whole of the Session, and the almost unconstitutional avoid atonceexe° ite fit in th e Ki nd ' s Sp eec h, are ca l cu l a t e d no trivial apprehensions in the mind of every considerate man." We throw out these brief observations, which we . may follow up at greater length on . a futur e day.— Morning Citron. d justly op posed monopolies o f a ll descriptions. Of The tospirit of the ag e is much an That r instructi on the ab drama, orsu r amuse ment hhsaeeni-i these, few can be more odiou s o msuect i iit as of i itli t ieer fe p r e e o l p v l i e tl: the an menus a o t f e c b l a t is a powerful by ) , n tn e t a i properly conducted, cannot be doubted ; yet , rangement, as ridiculou.S as it is unjust, a law i s allowed to disgrace the Statute Book, by which the performance of the legitimate drama, within a circuit . of 20 miles of the metropolis, is con fined to two patent theatres. Such a regulation as this works a double injury ; for it not only prevents dramatic performances from having the extensively useful influence which they otherwise , would have ; but, in compelling them to ex- I change sense for sound, and the works" of the I poet for thoSe of the machinist, a false taste is' engendered among the people, and an actual de privation of morals, too. often .brought about: Though we blame no one for claiming the rights and advantages of which he is legally in posses sion, yet there may be occasions when right's hare lost their advantages ; and we strongly sus.; pect that those to which we are alluding are of the number. We do not believe that one person the less ever visited Kean's Richard because the same monarch was to be seen mur dered in the suburbs; nor was the Maid of the Mill one jet less attractive be cause the same notes were warbled in a minor key at a minor theatre. If this be the case, we cannot help thinking that the possessors, of these rights might just as well have let them quietly expire, or, at all events, have kept them in abeyance till their exercise were likely to be more useful to themselves, and more palatable to the public. The matter, however, having been mooted, and its inconvenience and injus tice having been thus forced upon public atten tion, we cannot but hope that the agitation of the matter will speedily lead to the removal of a restraint, which eN en were it, which we believe it is not, of value to its possessors, is of ten fold greater injury to public taste and morals.— That the English are not a play-going people, to any thing like the extent that they were; seems pretty clear from the poor success which has attended most - theatrical speculations for the last half century. If the monopoly has done so little, it is surely worth while to try whether a fair rivalry would not do more. When Garrick and Barry were the rival Ro;neos of the stage, each theatre was crowded for nearly half the season to witness the same performance. This is a tolerable proof that mere repetition does not ruin a playhouse. On ,the contrary, we are con vinced that the more the works of Shakspeare and our better dramatists are represented with effect, the more they will be sought after ; and that to encourage a good taste in the outskirts of the town is the surest way to increase its influ ence in the centre.—Morning Herald. The ambitious views imputed by Bonaparte to Russia, the encroaching disposition of that Power, and the danger to be apprehended from an army constituted as that of Russia is, must be evident to every one who forms his opinion of Governments more from their conduct than their professions. Within these last forty years Russia, vast as it was previous to that period, has added to her territory dominions sufficiently large, if concentrated, to form an independent kingdom, and all this under 'the pretext of pro tecting the injured, or of repelling unprovoked attacks. In 1772, with the concurrence of Austria and Prussia, she interfered with the internal Government of Poland, took from that Republic a third part of its territory as a remu neration for this interference, gave it a new Constitution to serve as a hone of contention, and to justify a second interference which took place in 1791. In 1793 the country was parti tioned among the three Powers, and Russia ob tained as her share some of the richest provinces contiguous to her dominions. In 1808 she took advantage of the madness of the Swedish King, invaded Finland, and obliged the Swedes to con sent to a convention, by which the whole of that province was ceded to Russia. In the South her operations have been of the same character, and equally successful. Under pretence of pro tecting the interests of the inhabitants, she claim ed a right of interfering in the internal affairs of Moldavia and Wallachia—obtained, as a remu neration, in 1812, all that part of Moldavia to the east of the Pruth, as well as a controulling power in the appoinment of the Hospodars, and the internal Government of the two provinces. On the other side of the Black Sea, on the frontiers Persia, she has had a large army stationed for years, for no other purpose that we can See, and indeed as we have good reason to believe is the fact, than to insult and provoke that Power to repel the aggiession. The General command ing that army has been quite successful, and has been rewarded by his master, no doubt, for the able manner in which he had brought on the war, as well as for the way in which he has terminated it. Persia, irritated by the eon tinned annoyances of this army, in a mo ment of impatience made a hasty and ill advised irruption into the Russian territory, and Russia, as a remuneration, received waggon loads of gold to pay and reward her victorious troops, and an increase of territory valuable, not so much for its richness, as for its opening a free passage to the rich provinces of the South. To complete the picture, we have only to turn to the present state of affairs in Turkey, and ask what gave rise to the Greek insurrection ? how it happens that a dependant of Russia has been appointed President of Greece ? that Russia has been for years building so many ships of war in the Black Sea ? that France and England should be induced so far to forget their own interests as to destroy the Turkish fleet ? that the army on the frontiers of Turkey should have commenced its operations just at the time that the army on the Persian frontier was ready to co-operate with it in Asia ? and last of all, who have been collect _ ing, and for what purpose, the gold and silver coinage which, at one time, was common in the Southern provinces of Russia, and which we have heard has almost entirely disappeared ? In addition, however, to all these, the Russians have one fleet in the Mediterranean, and another ox its way, though the Emperor professes the utmost moderation, and according to the King's Speech, even waives his right to employ these fleets as a belligerent power. These are facts, which, in spite of a thousand protestations of moderation, prove that Russia has some great plan in view, and that if she should not judge it prudent 4t the present moment to seize Con stantinople and drive the Turks from Europe, she will insist on a sufficient sum of money to satisfy the cravings of her armies, have the com merce of the Black Sea thrown open, and claim such - additions to her territory in Europe and . Asia, as shall enable her on some future occa- sion to carry her long-concerted plan into full effect. England, probably, would be the first sufferer by such a result ; but France, and, in deed, all the great States of Europe, would in time feel its effects ; and till they shall see it in that light, and unite for their own preservation, as they did against Bonaparte, we can see little chance of establishing sufficient check to that co lossal power.—lbid. A person remarked that a certain auctioneer had a down-cast look ; quite right said his friend—an auctioneer should have a look for-bidding. MORTALITY.—The frailty of human exist ence is frequently brought under remark, but the following is an affecting instance. On Sunday week, a woman of the name of ELIZABETH JACKgON, who resided in Pave ment, in this city, and who was 62 years of age, was busily engaged in making a shroud for one who had already thrown off " this mortal coil ;" and on the following morn ing she was taken ill and died, before the party for whom she was labouring on the preceding day had been consigned to the narrow house.-- York Courant SUMMER ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDFORD, JULY 30. Edward Bird, aged 21, William Jarmine, aged 22, and. Charles Bennet, aged 29, were indicted for burglariously entering the dwelling-house of the Rev. H. 'Williams, at Malden, and feloniously steal ing therein various articles, his property. John Holden, the younger, aged 20, was charged with be ing an accessory before the tact. The principal evi dence against them was that of the approver, Samuel Gaskin, who deposed as follows :—I have been brought here from the House of Correction at Kingston. I know all the prisoners. I saw them, with the exception of Holden, at the Sea Lion, near Kent-street, Borough, on the 10th of January. Bennet then told me he had a person who would give 101. for the horse and cart belonging to Hol den the elder, and asked me if I would go with him and get it. He added, that he knew Holden, and that he kept the Plough at Malden. I said I was not accustomed to horse-stealing, yet I con sented to go with him. We all set off early in the evening, and reached Malden about eight o'clock. We had a stock, a centre-hit, a small crow-bar, a lantern, and several pick-lock keys, with us. These we hid in a hedge, about 100 yards from Holden's house. It was agreed that we should assemble at the spot where these were hid precisely at 11 o'clock at night. We then parted, and I went to Holden's, where I got some refreshment. I had not been there long before Holden the younger entered into conversation with me. He told me he knew my face, and asked my name. I said it was Robert Williams, and he replied he knew me when I was in Horsemonger-lane gaol with him. I told him he was mistaken, which was the truth. He asked me if I knew two young men who were transported, named Taylor and Bartlett, and whe ther I could sing the song one of them used to do. I said I could, and sang it, and afterwards several others, in a " theatrical style." After we had con versed some time, he asked me if I had my tool s with me, as if I had he could put me up to a job. I asked where it was, and he replied, it was at the old parson's close by, and that if I would do it, he would give me 51. and would lend me his father's horse and cart to bring the goods to London, or he would come with me himself. I had never seen him before to my recollection. I went out with him, and after walking about half a mile we came to the house, which he pointed out to me, and after telling me how I was to manage, we returned. I told him, as we were re turning, that I would go and do it that very night. I left Holden's house at twelve o'clock, and found Bird, Bennett, and Jarmine at the place appointed. I told them what had been said about Mr. Williams, and, as it was not late enotigh to go there then, we staid some time in a farm-yard. On arriving at Mr. Williams's, we got over a gate, and by means of the centre-bit, bored six holes in the shutter of one of the windows. 'We then wrenched out the piece with the crow-bar, and I put in my hand and undid the fastenings. After collecting together all we could, we went to Holden's house. I proposed call ing up young Holden, but Bennett objected for fear of waking his father; and it was agreed that we should get the horse and cart out by ourselves, which having done, we drove off to London, and took the property to the house of One Simmons, who is a hatter in Petticoat-lane. We had some coffee.there, and afterwards went to the Sea Lion, near Kent-street. While we were talking an officer came in, and after questioning me about a hat and umbrella, part of the stolen property, which I had then with me, took me into custody, and I was sent to Horsemonger-lane gaol on suspicion of felony. This statement Was corroborated in many of its parts by a number of witnesses. The Jury consulted for about ten minutes, and then returned a verdict of ' 6 Guilty" against Ben nett, Bird, and Jarmine; and of "Not Guilty" against Holden. FORD V. BELCHER. The defendant is the late well.known proprietor of the Castle Tavern, Holborn, and the present ac tion was brought to recover the amount of stakes deposited by the plaintiff in his hands, to abide the issue of a badger fight.• The stakes were given up by the defendant to the party in whose favour the decision of the . referee had been given. The plain tiff now sought to impugn the justice of the decision. On the case being called on, Lord TENTERDEN, after ascertaining that it re lated to a bet, ordered it to be struck out, observing, that he was not going to have the time of the Court wasted, or its dignity impaired, by trying trifling actions about bets. THURSDAY, JULY 31. William Pitt, GOodman Levi, and Samuel Craw ford, were put to the bar on a charge of feloniously stealing from the person of Mary Donkin, at Moul sey, two 100!., one 501., one 30/., one 201., and one Si. Bank of England notes, the property of her hus band, Richard Mugginson Donkin. After a tedious and uninteresting trial, with the particulars of which the public, through the Police office examination are already acquainted, Mr. LAw rose, and said, that in the exercise of his discretion, as counsel for the prosecution, he could not think of carrying the case any farther. Mr. Baron GARROW said, he had long been of opinion that nothing could come of the case, as he believed also were most of the Jury. A verdict of Not Guilty was recorded. • Goodman Levi . vas discharged • immediately by direction of the Judge. The Learned AMINE expressed a hope that the police would keep their• eyes fixed on the " thimble gentlemen," who prowled about, committing all de scriptions of robberies. Let them, wherever they *saw them, drive them away; and if that were not sufficient, let them apprehend them as rogues and vagabonds, for rogues and vagabonds they certainly were. In particular, they ought to keep a watchful eye on the prisoner Crawford. LINCOLN, JULY 29. William Draper, a farmer's servant, aged 22, was indicted for feloniously violating the person of Esther Squires, a servant girl, about 15S years of age, who stated, that on Saturday, the sth instant, she went to Newark market to sell some butter for her mistress, and,as she was returning home, having a few miles to go, somebody told h©r that if she overtook the foremost of two waggons, which were before her, she might ride in it. She was ultimately permitted by the prisoner to ride in the waggon which he was driving, and after they had proceeded some distance he also got into the waggon. He did not attempt to molest her until they turned from the high road down the lane leading to the village of Claypole, when he all at once seized her by the shoulder, and threw her down. She entreated him to desist, and catching up his whip, threw it into the road, in the hope that lie would get down to re cover it, and so afford her an opportunity of escaping from the waggon. He, however, called out to his horses, anti they stood still. He then, in despite of her cries and struggles, effected his purpose. After stopping for a short time at Mrs. Lufton's, she went home to her mistress's, who se h ouse was a b out a q uarter of a mile distant. Her mistress (Mrs. Jack son) observed she had made good haste, and in quired whether she h a d ro d e or wa lk e d ? Th e pro secutrix replied that she had rode, but it would have been better for her if she had walked. She then fainted. She subsequently took an opportu nity, the same night, of acquainting Mrs. Jackson what had befallen her. Both Mrs. Lufton, with whom she had lived for two years, and her present mistress, Mrs. Jackson, confirmed her testimony, so far as jespected her conduct, appearance, and the state of her person, after she bad got home. They also described her as having always conducted herself with exemplary modesty. _ . On the part of the prisoner, a respectable-looking farmer, named Harrowsmith, was called, who swore that he observed the waggon at the hour and in the p l ace described by the prosecutrix ; that there was no noise proceeding from it, nor did it stop for a moment. The prisoner, he said, was walking be , side his horses. Some women, who were haymaking in the ad joining field, stated. they heard the prosecutrix in conversation with the prisoner as they were corning along. And lastly, John Parkinson swore that as she alighted from the waggon, she said to the prisoner, " Thank you, young man, for the ride you have given me;" and she ju►nped down from the wheel without assistance. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Dawson, shoemaker, aged 33, was indicted for having been present, aiding and assisting Wil liam Robinson, in violating the person of Mary Coney. The prosecutrix, a good-looking peasant girl, about 20 years of age, on the evening of the 17th of Sep tember last, went from her mother's house at Sprid lington to the feast of Overby, about two miles off, where there was a dance, and remained there until midnight.. She then set out from the public-house to go home, but, perceiving herself followed by one of the bankers (workmen engaged in crating a drain age in this part of the country), she went back to look for somebody to see her safe home. She found no person there who was going her way, and as she was in the passage n ea r th e d oo r, the same banker who had previously followed her put his arm round her waist, and attempted to drag her out. She seized hold of the door post, but somebody else unloosed her hold, and she was dragged away to a pinfold at some little distance, where she was thrown down and abused. One man held one of her legs, and another the other; a third held her arms and put his hand on her mouth to stifle her cries, while a fourth • abused her person. A man, named Frow, having been at tracted by the noise, came to her assistance, and pulled away the man who was abusing her. This man she since learned was Robinson, who has ab sconded, but she did not know any of the parties at the time. From some defect in evidence, as well as from the fact of the violation not having been satisfactorily completed, the prisoner was aequitted. YORK, JULY 30. The trial of the causes here proceeds very slowly. The Court has been occupied the whole of to-day with a single cause, " Vickers v. Galliniore," which involved a question of right of way, and did not present a single point of public interest. After the trial had lasted six hours, Mr. Justice Bayley pro posed a reference, to which the Counsel for the plaintiff agreed; but Mr. Sergeant Cross, who appeared for the defendant, and who had before the commencement of the trial offered to refer, declared that although he would, in the first in stance, have gladly embraced the offer, yet now that so much time had been occupied, he must' insist upon going on. Mr. Justice Bayley was about to ascertain whether the client of the Learned Sergeant was averse to a reference, when the latter somewhat armly declared that he (the Ser geant) was the representive of his client, and ought alone to be consulted on the subject of his client's consent. The point, he said, he submitted with great deference to the Learned Judge. Mr. Justice Bayley observed, with great good humour, that the Learned Serjeantsubmitted the point, but certainly not with great deference.—(A laugh.)—The cause accordingly proceeded, and occupied the Court during the remainder of.the day. At seven o'clock the cause was still going on. Between 30 and GO causes st:11 remain to be tried. Of these seven are Special Juries. In one of the latter Sir 'James Scarlett is specially retained, and he is expected here on Friday. Mr. Baron Hulloek left on Monday for Barnard Castle. The Learned Baron, although fully equal to the labours of the Crown Court, did not think it prudent, in the present state of his health, to risk the fatigue of assisting Mr. Justice Bayley in trying civil causes. STAFFORD, JULY 30. Edward Hodgson was indicted under the 7th and Bth of George IV., c. 29, sec.l7, charged with em bezzling three different sums of money, the property of his master, Mr. John Seotte,--Acquitted. IRISH ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LIMERICK, JULY 28. HILLIARD V. O'BRIEN. Sergeant GooLD stated the case. This was an action of trespass and assault, to recover compen sation in damages for the loss of an eye. The plaintiff had been once in respectable circumstances in this city, but owing to the vicissitudes of trade, was no longer in the enj o ym e nt o f hi s f ormer af fluence. The defendant was a grocer in George's street, with whom the plaintiff dealt. On the 30th of June he went into his shop to settle his account, and complained of an overcharge. Upon this a quarrel ensued, which ended in the plaintiff having received a blow from the defendant, by which be lost his right eye. While the plaintiff was yet in great torture, and bleeding profusely, the defendant never desisted from his assault till he kicked him out of the shop. Miss Honora Holland, a fine young woman, largely enceinte, examined—l was passing by the de fendant's shop on the 30th June, and my attention was attracted to it by a noise. Saw the defendant striking the plaintiff. He was in a great rage, and struck the plaintiff repeatedly. He kicked him, and continued beating him till he kicked him out of the shop. Plaintiff had his hand upon his eye, which Was bleeding profusely. Cross-examined—Well, Madam, you are a Miss, I belieVe ?—Yes, Sir. You are in a promising condition for one ?-oh, Sir, if I am, you had nothing to do with it. Many better girls than'l am have been in that condition. It is my own property, and I don't see what right you or any body else has to question it. Is this the first time you have been in that inte resting state?—lndeed it is not, Sir, and I hope it won't be the last.—(Laughter.) How many children have you had ?—I had one. Where is it ?—lt is manuring the plains of Con naught. Now, could you take upon yourself to say how often you were unfortunate ?—lndeed I can't; at all events I would not tell you. It is not to every body I am obliged to confess my sins. Would you tell the Priest P—lf I had Father Pat there (pointing to a Priest in Court) in a snug cor ner, I would tell him every thing to be sure.—(This produced roars of laughter, in which the Priest, who was at first a little confused, joined.) Joseph Welsh and his wife swore that the plaintiff came to their house on the clay in question, shortly after the quarrel, and his face was covered with blood. An apothecary proved that he attended the plaintiff, and that he lost his eye, in consequence of a blow he received. Verdict for the defendant. On Saturday, two men and a woman were charged in the Police Court with entering a house in Tay lor-street, with intent to steal. A servant girl who was left in charge of the house, the family being at present in the country, was also accused of aiding and abetting the prisoners. From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that a young lady, a relative of the family, had been in the habit of sleeping in the house in the absence of the pro prietors, and that her brother accompanied her to her tem porary lodging on Friday night. On entering, they felt a strong smell of tobacco ; and from this circumstance, in connexion with other appearances of a suspicious nature, they were convinced that some intruders had got into the house. '1 he young lady, with great courage, instantly pro- . cured a candle, and although opposed by the servant, pro- ceedei to make a search. tier a stonishment may be ima gineiTi, when she discovered, under her Own bed, the large glaring eyes and dark visage of a rough unshaved Irish man ; and peeping over his shoulder like a wild-cat the uncommonly hard-favoured countenance of a female. The other prisoner was afterwards found in a cellar, arid assist ance being procured, they were lodged in the Police Office. Glasgow Courier. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. WF.DNPADAY, JULY 30.--High water 24 mite. pt eleven.-Wind North.—Arrived the Skeen, 'MINH from St. Petersburgh ; Neptunus, Rimmer, from Isle t Man ; Queen, Hamilton, from Drogheda ; Two &sten from Lewis bland. • CLzaKan OUTWARDS.—.The Relen, , Frazer, for Riga ;, Dennett, Lacy, for Malta.; Tom Bowling, Barnetomy fin Lima; Douro, Stacher, for Oporto ; Antigua packet, Smith, for Demerara; Albion, --, for Gibraltar; Lon don, -, for Calcutta. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. ) IN heat. Barley, Oat,. Per Quarter. Blantlfi.rd . . Brigg Cambridge--.... Chard .......... S. tO g. s. to s. 29 28 34 8. to a. 52 IA - 61 56 66 56 60 52 (30 53 58 50 64 62 65 51 60 - 40 61) 50 64 42 46 33 42 48 46 50 39 42 38 4e 34 40 42 4( 41 55 Huntingdo— Long Satton—.-- I , outh ...—........... :32 NS 27 :X3 ----- Lynn — Newark 26 30 31 32 24 34 26 28 26 SO 26 31 Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth - P0ntefract..,..,,,,,, Sleafor(t Wisbech 5S 56 55 62 43 60 - 48 40 43 34 40 38 41 32 LEEDS CORN MA RKET.L—JuIy 29. We had a go9d supply of Wheat, but only middling of other Grain. Since last Tuesday we have had rain almost ever day more or less, but to-day it has been tolerably fine, with the exception of a slight shower at the dose of the market ; the holders of Wheat demanded higher price, but the buyers complied with great reluctance, and the business done was at 2s. per quarter higher than last week for the best samples, and middling sorts were in li mited demand at Is. per quarter advance. Oats and Shelling were each rather dearer. Fine dry Beans sup ported prices, but other sorts were difficult to quit. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b sss. to Ms. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk - 3ls. to 345. " -- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding ns. to 435. es Beans 63lb. Oats, Potatoe —Waling, Foreign 11d. to 12d English 12d. to 13d. per et. Shelling 27s. to 30s. per load. Rapeseed, English, 201. to 241. Foreign, —4 to —4 per last. MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD.—JuIy 30. At per lb. sinking the offal. 3,738 Sheep— 41d. to 6d. I 20 Ca1ve5.........,... 6d. to 7d, 502 Cattle 4 6 24 Pigs 5 6 3,709 Lambs ...,......-- at sd. to 61d. MANCHESTER POTATOE MARKET.—JuIy 26. Potatoes, Gs. Od., 7s. Od., and 7s. Ga. per load Af 12 score and l2lbs. ; New ditto, 9s. Od., I Is. Od., and Ws. per ditto; Turnips. Os. Od., Os. Pd. and Os. Od. per load of 16 pecks; Onions, —a. Od., --s. Od., and —s. per 12 score. MANCHESTER YAR: No. d. d. Throstle Twig, 20..10) to !! .N MARKET.—JuIy 29. .1 30......... 10i to llk 40......... Ili 12 58 --- lif 15 MulcCop 60 --- 151 16 Weft.. 70 —....—, 19 20 , 100 --....... 28 :JO 1120 ......... 34 :36 8 7........... Weft from 14 10 ....—..... 811 Ri waste ... 18-- 9 9,1 24 ...... 10 10i - 30 121 13 40 17 Mu le coprwisti 30111 121 for wily -40..14 15 50 _175 20 20 22 70 23 26 B,l 27 30 HOP. INTELLIGENCE. Woneebrzn, JULY 30.—The cold nights have cer tainly checked the plants, but they have not sustained any material injury. This time last year the Duty stood at 110,0001. and 105,0001. wis paid. OLD BAILEY. ABSTRACT OF THE RESULT OF THE COMMIT-. MENTS TO THE LAST SESSIONS. Convicted. Acquitted,&.:. Worship -street Office Maritiorough-street 23 $ Hatton-garden -Bow-street • 14 2l Marylebone . Thames ll - - 16.. . Whitechapel Queen-square • 2 1 . Country Magistrates 122 91 Lord Mayor and Aldermen - 12 Of the above cases—... Mr. Justice Littledale tried... lO Mr. Justice Burrouih 7 the, Recorde r ' it . . , . The Common - Sergeant ' ' ' ' 74 Mr. Sergeant Arabin ' ' • 89 Poetry is to philosophy what the Silbbath is fo be rest of the week. The mind is like a trunk : if well packed, it holds almost every thing ; if ill-packed, next to nothing. . On Thursday last, ,at , .Malton, , Yorkshire, JOHN HILL to HANNAH HARRISON, both of the fume place. The young man having married his mother-in-• law's sister, may thus express himself:— My wif, my father's sister is ! My sister is nay' mother ! My wife, my father's daughter is ! My father is my brother ! Hull Packet. FO It GE R Y.—An irivestigaiion of a serious nature took place on Tuesday, before the Rev. Dr. Toe- B aztz, and the Rev. J. KEYSA LL, Magistrates of the Bredon District, in this county. The subject of inquiry.Wllo charge of forgery, preferred against J. 41iNTEn., Esq. of Perahore, an individual of opulence, and of the most re spectable connexions, arid who, we believe, now fills, or did until very recently, the responsible 'situations of Commissioner of Taxes, and Treasurer•to the Turnpike Trust in his district. The .accusation is founded upon the alleged alteration of a deed produced by Mr. HUNTER. in support of an action of ejectment brought by him at the summer assizes for this county last year. Mr% Guawoop, the Barrister, attended on tie part of the proectition ;and. Mr. C. PH,Lurs for the defendant ; and after a hearing which lasted more than lix hours, the . Magistrates re quired Mr. Htilortit to enter into sureties to be forthcom ing to answer the charge it the next Assizes, himself in 1,000/. and others in SOO/. each; incl'whieh was iinme diately complied with.— Worcester Herald. BIRTHS. ® On the 28th u l t . at Od e ll R ectory , i n 'the county of Bedford, the lady of justitian Alston, Esq. of a son. Mrs. Rowe, of Burton. Crescent, of a son. On the 28th ult. at hit seat, Oaklands, Devon, the lady of Albany Saville, Esq. of a daughter. On the 29th ult. Mrs; Thomas Piper, of a son. On the 26th ult. Mrs. Darby, Aston House, Harts, of a son, who atfrvived only a few hours. . MARRIED. On the 30th ult. at Ilornsev Church, by the Rev. Jelin Percival, Mr. George John Murata, of New Bond-street, to Miss Elizabeth Hurley, daughter of Mr. William Hur ley, of Conduit -street, Hanover-square. On the 30th ult. at Preston, by the Rev. C. Towns end, M.A,, the Rev. George Selby Hele, M.A.,' Vicar of Gray's, Eisex, son of the Rev. Robert Hele Selby Hele, Rector of Brede, Sussex, and grandson of Dr. Horne, late Lord Bishop of Norwich, to Sarah, youngest daughter of by the Esq. White, William Stamford, Esq., Preston-place, near Brighten. On the 31st tilt. at St. Giles's-in-the-fields, Charles G. Oriel, Es+ of Alfred-place, Bedford- square , to H enr i etta Mary, only daughter tK e t , the y late thie NR.ev T.a On the 28th, a ALA:, J. Seed, Esq. of Lancaster , to Elizab e th S ara h A nn Mid- Royal Marines ; and great grand-daughter of the cel e brated Navigator, Capt. Middleton, R.N. On the 26th ult. at St. Pancras New Church, Edmund Mid dleton, daughter of the late Lieut.-Col. Middleton, • Esq. of Tavilock- place, to Ann, widow of the late Major W. W. Kitchin, of the Bengal Establishment. On the 31st ult. by the Rev. A. R. Cheuvel, the Rev. C, Beauchamp Cooper, M.A. of University College, Ox ford, only son of the late Beauchamp Newton Cooper, Esq. ,• of Triroley, Suffolk, to Harriet, second daughter of George D. Harvey, Esq. of Stanmore, Middlesex. DIED. On the 30th ult. at his seat at Broxbournbury, Hertei Jacob Bosanquet, Esq. On the 29th ult. at the Tower, W. Baltne, only son of- • Mr. W. Ruddick, of the Ordnance Office, Tower. On the .9th ult. at Whitehall-place, James Cuff, of ;,-; Deel Castle, Esq. M.P. and Governor of the county of - Mayo, Ireland. On the 28th, at York-place, William Farmer, Esq. late of Jermyn-street, St. James's, aged 77. On 29th ult. Alexis, the wife of Joseph Hume, Estl of Notting-hill. On the 30th ult. Mary, the Wife of Richard Tullis end, Esq. of Upper Gower-street. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by AIIIRDO YOUNQ, at the SUN OEVICE, 112, SrF.AND, LONDON. , I !~'~ I to and LA pose pari