The Sun. — London, England, 1828-07-05 00:00:00

JOHN MONTGA I MERY. INQUEST THIS DAY IN NEWGATE. This morning Mr. Shelton, the Coroner, assembled a most respectable Jury, to inquire into the cause of, 3lontgomery's death. The inquest was held in the upper condemned room. After the Jury had been sworn, they proceeded to view the body, which had been removed for con venience, from its cell to a larger room below. The mouth was still open, as when it was found. Nothing appeared unnatural, except a slight . dis colouration under the right ear. The body had been opened. James Harris, the principal turnkey, saw the - de- - ceased at about a quarter before ten on Thursday night. It was his duty to see all the prisoner's lbcked up for the night. He then appeared composed. Did not see him again till about six o'clock on Friday morning. He was then dead. His hands were quite cold, but his back and his feet were warm. Witness directly sent for - .Mr. Box, junior. Prior to last Sunday he was in the Infirmary. Had seen him every day since his committal nn the 17th of April, and his appearance and temper were al ways the same—perfectly composed. Never saw any thing bordering on derangement in his coadtter. By a Juror—lt is generally the custom of the gacl to leave prisoners in their cells alone the night previous to their execution. There was nothing ,:bout the cell remarkable. Witness kept the keys all night, and no one could have entered his cell. Jr was not by his own request that he was left alone; it is customary. When taking leave for the night, deceased said, " if I should not see you in the morning, I shall leave a letter for von as a keepsake." When searching the room on the night before his death, witness searched his portfolio, anti asked him to give him his penknife. He replied that he had given it to the son of another turnkey, and added. " I would not deceive you Harris, by G—d, and ;that is better than the honour of a convict." Witness searched the cell very minutely, and left not sung, as he supposed, by which he could destroy Mr..ioi;" Box, son to the surgeon of the gaol.— Is a pupil of . NA father's, and student of St. Bartho lomew's hospital. Saw the deceased at about twenty minutes after six. _tie was then dead in his cell.— Saw no extraordinary `slinptoms about his person. He appeared, on examinat . :nn, to have been dead about two hours. There was no external appear ance of his having taken poison. H E ::1 seen deceased daily till the Recorder's report came C. l ' 3 " G 4 Sa turday. He had the appearance of a person' af'deeP with his eves open. He always appeared perfek - tIY rational and sane. Opened the body with his father. The stomach was in a highly inflamed state. The ve , •els were gorged with blood as is generally the case in persons who die a violent death. When he first saw deceased in the morning he brought ith him the stomach pump. He injected ..vartn water, and extracted the contents of the to mach. The contents have been distilled at a pr:- sate still at Apothecaries' Hall. About a dram and hair of Prtt sic acid produced was distilled from three ounces 8f the contents. Wm. Hutchinson Box, the surgeon of the gaol, stated that he examined the body with his son; the lungs and heart were much gorged with blood. This witness confirmed the description of the stomach given by his von. The contests which remained in the itornach were strongly impregnated with Prussic acid. The quantity which then remained in the 'tomaelt would have caused death in a few minutes. By a Juror—He might have lived about four minutes after taking it. Had known the deceased for some years. He seemed to bear his situation with very becoming fortitude. It was impossible for the deceased to have taken it before he was locked up at night. ..Mr. Box, jun. re-examined—After the examina tion of the body witness found a small phial about two incYies 10.. g -..aler the edge of the flock bed in the deceased's cell. It hail been pasted in blue paper, and the cork covered with leather to prevent the power evaporating ; there was about half a drop of Prussic! Acid in the bottle when found. Ex -meted the contents from the stomach when deceased was in the cell. When witness entered the cell he saw ,ome letters and a portfolio lying there. The portfolio and letters were here produced ; the former was sealed and directed to Edward Gibbon .Wake field. Harri! , , here deposed, that he searched deceased in the turnkeys' room. The prisoners are always searched before being locked up. They are never stripped, but are felt about the pockets, the neck i!loth, and down the thighs. The prisoners under 5..->ntettee of death are only allowed to converse with their friends by speaking through two grated doors, that they cannot convey any thing to them, the lornkeys' room being between. Thomas Brown, a turnkey, having special charge of the condemned cells, deposed that be went into Montgomery's cell at about a quarter before six o'clock, and found him dead on his back, he was un dressed and in bed, Witness ;an anti fetched Harris. Witness thought when be 4,tst saw him, that deceased was lying in a state of stupor, staring at him. He shook him and called him by name, and not till then discovered that he was dead. 'Mutes:, received the keys from Harris. It was wit ness's ditty to search the beds, he searched deceas ed's bed during chapel service on Thuraday, Mr. Wontner gave strict ciders to witness to prep strict watch over the deceased, and never let him go oat of his sight. Witness could mo.t think or suspect how he had obtained the phial. Hai not searched his clothes since his death to discover where he had concealed it. He shook hands with witness tics night before as composedly as he had ever done. (Brown here spoke to the handwriting of Mont-I gomaery. The letters appeared both to have been by hint, and witness believed that they were.) The portfolio was sealed, and directed to Mr. Wakefield. The letters were li4itten apparently a hasty hand. One of them was addressed to the well- ' known E. Gibbon Wakefield, with whom he had formed some intimacy from exercising in :he same yard, while in the infirmary, and to whom 42 ap peared much attached. It was written apparenti white in a state of great agitation ; in some parts it was hardly legible, and the Coroner read it with some difficulty to the Jury. " Thursday Night, very IWar Twelve. And so even you I dared not confide is---how dread f;ll hove been ray fears—how torturing' my hopes. The bitterness of refl.ction, that even my inestimable, moat devoted friends, who would love done and thing to save my life, 1 dared not trust with my hopes of death. And pc-or Montgomery obliged to die a hypocrite ! hut if you .;an estimate my feelings, you will know u:',hat has operated no make act thus. I think it for the better. My pour friend the wreteh with whom I souzkt an interview to-day, to have acted the butcher with one in Ida senses, and who is oandentned to death by the obstinacy of that superficial parvenue. Attend to my r&pests. I know you and say it might he worse. I w1 : 1,1 mot trouble person of whom we spoke: It was a solemn request that the name should never transpire withaat her consent; and I think even now I ala bound to respeLt it. flow little I have I been known Bat for your note—but fox .the pressure of your hand last Saturday evening—would have aided the dreadful tragedy. The enclosed two letters tc..be transmitted by post; and I wish my portfoiM to be in your charge till Miss applies to you by letter, ar person, for it. Remember my requests to P..ox. And Qod you ! Facon de parler. " May you find a friend such as your heart deserves.— The last dying speech and confession !! ! Surely I canna be wrong." In order to explain some of the allusions con tained in the above, another letter was produced by Mr. Nyontner. It requested permission to see the executioner, and ran as follows: " Condemned Cells, July 8, 1828. Sir,--I hoped I should not he again obliged to trespass nu that kindness of dispriiition to which I am already so much indebted. I now dread the possibility of your mis taking the motive which prompts me to the request, that you will permit me (if not wholly invongiz.tent with your regulations) to have an int.rview with the Executioner in the course of this day. I think it Inci to Dr. Cotton to irate, that I yesterday intimated to him my intention to LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 5, It appears that the report of an express having arrived at Dublin, on Wednesday, with the close of the Clue Election, was unfounded. Mr. FITZGERALD had ;I.,Qt resigned the contest, but polled 194 up to Tuesday, foui• o'clock, when Mr. (MONNE t. r, was six above him, the totai n4mhers being '2OD and 194 ; but the Dublin Papers say, that Mr. O'CDNNEL L would have polled 2,000, were it not for the interruptions offered 1.,,; hi s voters. There was no doubt eilort4ined of Mr. O'CxSNELL's return. We must, however, do Mr. FITZGF.4.V.D the justice to say that his speech was marked by . 4 great deal of good taste and sound discretion. He appears to be an amiable man, and has completely Yin . 4q.tg4 himself from the chargft of seeking or ret4ini,lig office merely as a source of progt emoingtent. In any other cause we could have with him : ; ;recess--and even in this, but fur the hope that. the zotrn of Mr. O'CONNELL, in op position to the power L,f . ,!he Government, may impreas more strongly upon our )4.4. ministration the neressiitil of quieting Ireland, by setting the Catholic .Question rit rest—in the only way which it can eyer I>e s?,tisAletorily disposed vf— granting the boon of EtnaßciptiP4? The 1 - 147...ette de France dated Thursday con tains a std-teinent ,of the force of the Turkish armies in Europe and 444 ; 7Allid) do not amount in all to more than 177,000 me 4 .----,a nurithcr wholly inadequate, if on the European side of the ii42spont, to oppose an effectual resistance to the combined ;reties of Russia. It was supposed that Brailow was t4.ep by storm on the ksth or 16th of June. It was said on the same authority, that a column 45f Turks i,1444. passed the Danube and attacked 4 Russian corps at Calafali, but were repulsed with loss, and recrossed tie river. We do not believe this statement. We have news from Oporto to like W)th at which time every thing went favourab'y with the Patriots. The Junta hard delegated, a depu tation of.. its own members to proceed to the army of operation at Coimbra, in order to stimu late its movements. Indeed, we understand, that on the 23a the Constitutional army was at Caldas (la Rainha, nine leagues from Lisbon, on its march to that city. By Monday we may be enabled to announce its arrival there, amd the consequent downfal of the usurper MIGUEL and his infamous Government. The Galatea frigate left the Tagus on the 20th to raise the blockade of Oporto. We have to announce with much regret that accounts have been received in town from St. John's Newfoundland, to the 10th June, of the loss of his Majesty's vessels, the Acorn sloop of war of eighteen guns, the Contest gun brig of 12,,and the Sappho sloop, of 18 gulls, with every .soul on board ! They were foi4t in a tremendous hurricane between Ber muda and Halifax. The Tyne, twenty-eight guns, was in company with them, but wea thered the stonn. We- had beard, about a fortnight ago, that there were great fears enter tained for the Acorn. Her Captain, EDWARD GORDON, was-a most gallant young officer. He was only twenty-six years old, and was wounded in six different places, at the attack on the Greek pirates in Hydra. lie had scarcely re covered of his wounds, when he was or tiered of to the American station. Tt is a singular circumstance, that a letter had been sent off to him with the news that he had been posted, when accounts . had been received from the Admiral on the station of the reported loss. of his vessel. The officers. on board the- Acorn were, Captain EDWARD GOR DON, Lieutenants ED. WAVRLL, JOHN BLISS, W. C. PLTRVER, Master ; PETER M‘DOII- G ALL, Surgeon; ANDREW R ANKINE, Assist ant ditto ; and JAM-E 8 WHITE, Purser. On board the Contest, Lieutenant EDWA RD PLAOGENBoRG, Commander, A. W. BAXTER, Acting-Master, and JAmEs SMEATON, As sistant-Surgeon. The names of those on board the Sappho are not mentioned. We have great pleasure in directing attention to the reports in another column, of the public meeting held this day at the Freemasons' Tavern, in aid of that national enterprise—the Thames Tunnel. The Duke of WELLINGTON was present, and did himself high honour, as well by his sensible speech as by his generous donation of five hundred pounds. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE was also present, and subscribed a similar stun. Indeed, the Meeting was altogether of the first order, and fully supported our national character for liberality and enterprize. We have all alon said that the . spirited Directors of the Thames Tunnel deServed the countenance and support of Government, and we are now happy to see both realized in an eminent degree. Under such auspices, and guided by such intel ligence, the undertaking must succe e d, f or it truly deserves it, The Accounts of the Revenue will not he made up till a. late hour this evening, conse quently none of the reports in circulation possess any real value. It will be seen by the Debate oflast night, that the first recommendation of the Finance Com mittee has been sent to the right about— the motion for the reduction of the office of Lieute nant-General of the Ordnance being rejected, by a majority of 204 to 95. So much for retrenchment We perceive by an advertisement that that liberal and well conducted Paper the News is to be greatly enlarged, so as to keep pr.ce with the stirring march of intellect. We congratulate its readers upon this circumstance, for no journal of the present day has been so uni formly the staunch and undeviating friend of the people as this popular publication. One circumstance redounds highly to the vary ability of its liberal Editor, that amid the con tentions of political fictions he has never been prosecuted for libel—but has happily weathered the storm by an honourable course of straight forward consistency, creditable alike to his ow❑ character, and the red)}#tatiot► of his Journal. TUE FUNDS--(THIS DAV). CITY, TWITLFR 0' CLOCK. The arrivals this morning are very scanty, and of no im portance, except one from St. John's, NewtOundland, of the :It:44lte, at the North and South American Coffee-house, stating tluit chip Tyne has arrived there in three days from Halifax, and ioringz the tirtpl4;:_sholy intelli gence of the loss of his Majesty's ships Contest, Sappho, and Acorn, in a hurricane between Bermuda and Halifax, and that every soul on board the different wet,els perished; qv Tyne was in the gale but weathered it. The Consol Market has e: ; zpeyiyrteed a decline of a- per cent., having left off yesterday at fitii .he ;;!..2m!t., opened at 891, and immediately receded to 88i ii11110:1i1 are alluded to as the cause of this tall—O'Connell being re turned Member—part of the sinking fund going to be done away with this year—and the defeat of the Finance Commitiee {ay Ministers last night. But the most important report i 3, a qeficie pry pr :ha Consolidated Fund this year of one atipion and a lull, 711kgE px. con,Tels, bpyers. No busines s , or any news. FOUR O'CLOCK.—ULOSING PPYES. Consols I Danish (12 Do. for Ac. 88-i 9 • 1 Greek, 1825 18 Brazilian Bonds \ Mexican, 1825 41 Ayres 01 Peruvian Chilian 100.. 1 Ruejao Columbian, 1824 241 i spanial, 11a i DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF UXBRIDGE. ;..07qpllii)'8 villa. at Twickenham, on Thursday, 3d o f July, Etiluoite. Pott,r4ct , s. of UXIMIDGE, in the 30th year of her age, aver a severe. and lingering which she bore with the greatest patience and resignation. Her Ladyship was the second daughter of Colonel and R r. i n e TT i r. ,4 4C;;;; n treti, wiltnlec lm niece t r o em theoved from Duke i of Nei Twickenham on Tuesday morning, for i4tei-ra ei ,- s t iz Lordship's family vault in Lichfie ld Cathedral. ' ' DREADFUL CATASTROPHE IN HIGH LIFE. __W e have just been informed that an afflicting affair has occurred in Nei ;, : ify. A young gentleman, the son of a Wealthy .COMmoner, suine Pew days ago ied to the char a beautiful lady, the daughter of a Peer ; after the ceremeni , the happy pair left town" tor the coitutr'y, to spend the k.,,v,ey-moon, but which we are sorry to hear was of short duration. It io, nodfratand, but: ten days since the Dupt i s j a t oo k place, and a few . elayit Oer the gentlemen rose from his bed in a frantic warner, and, seizing a razor, said he would cut' his wife's throat. The lady, ah i enied, liik.d;,p . the' no' slow, and jumped out i the violence 4014 fall produced iPtieulibility, and it was some time before any appearaoce 4 )4:e war diaper:olr. The surgenniy, who were in attendance as anon as possible, found that she had received some dreadful contusion/. She then related tke cause of her having thrown herself out of the window; hut what steps were taken respecting the gentleman we are riot at present in possession of. This ;norning we have heard that the unfortunate young lady expired yesterday. The parties are related to fUlliv of the first families of dis tinction in England, prefer this request, and that be tnoi.t decidedly objected to it ; his objection appeared to be from feeling for me; and hoping I know something of self by this time, I think his kind motives are erroneous, and therefore presume to hope you will not think it necesury, to refuse the hist,requei4 of 13. MONTGOMERY." Mr. Wontner stated,' that in accordance with Montgomery's wishes, he iapplied to the Sheriffs to know if it would be allowed, at the same time ex pressing his opinion that it would be improper, and the Sheriffs, Messrs. Spottiswood and Wilde, refused to grant the request. It was supposed that the in tention of this letter was to lull the iu:picions of Mr. Wontner, as by his letter to Wakefield he had evidently intended suicide at th.ft time he wrote it. The Coroner then proceeded to comment on the evidence. He observed, that there were two ques tions to be determiued by the Jury ; fi-st, whether the deceased • destroyed himself, of whieji there could be no doubt; and secondly, whether he de stroyed himself when in a sane state of mind. The Jury having consulted for about five minutes, the foreman stated, that " the Jury were of opi nion that the deceased committed suicide when in a sane state of mini." It is but fair to state that we are indebted to Mr. Wontner for his willing communications; and that he was moat anxious, during the inquest, that every inquiry should be made which could possibly eluci date this extraordinary affair, and bring it properly before the public. Besides the above letters, Montgomery left several letters addressed to very respectable friends, in one of them two sovereigns were inclosed and sealed in separate papers. It is a curious fact, that in his last hours he bequeathed,his body to Mr. Box, the sur geon of New ate, for the advancement of anatomical science. By the verdict of the jury his body is at the disposal of the Sheriffs, and if not disSected, cannot receive. Christian burial. rklCiS Of RTOCKE THIS DAY AT ONIL O'CLOCK. flank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 59.6 9 3 per Cent. Cans.. ........ taut !IV, Fer - Cer;t — Ditto tted 95 %Ni 4 per Cent New .... ..... Ditto, Pifeil - Bank L. Ann.—. 1974 );, 11-111 f ndia Stock shut Ditto Bonds lO2 103 NM Old Annititici New Ditto shut Ex. Xixou 2a.fia rig pm. 1 Ditto 5OO 241. (4 r. 9 Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank far Account ...... India for Account Cons. for Ac. 59% 83,47;, NOE Y k:: 'rEItDAY. COURSI7. OF EXCH. A m‘terdam C.F.12 3 Ditto, at sight 12 li Rotterdam 2U. 12 3 .Antwerp 1. 3 Ilairiburgh II. B. 13 In A Itona 13 13: Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto 2 U. 25 fu Bordeaux 2.' '7O Berlin. T. I Frankfort on :Maine, Ex.M.1501 i '..torsburgli, rule,,, 3 Us. 10 (1 vj e ,,7 , 13, etrective ft. '2 N. 10 3 Trie. , te ...., do NI atirtil C.:diz 3fl Bilboa Barcelona ~. 'is Seville • n .•.• : 33 % Gibraltar . 40 Leghorn 4Bl' Genoa ' 25 40 Venice Malta — N.lples aN Palermo pr oz. 118 Lisbon 46 Oporto Rio Janeiro 14. Bahia '',6 Bueno, Ayres — Dublin, 21 dap.' sight Cork BULLION, PER OK. Portugal G. id , coin„. 1.1 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 New Doubloon' 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 F.; Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 GLOBE INSURANCE, iAQNDON. NOTICE is hereby given, that a GENT?. RAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS of the GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY, will he held at the Compny's office in Cornhill, on Torsi)Ay the 15th day July, instant, at One o'clock, precisely, for the Eloction of a DIRECTOR. in the room of James Tinly, Esq., de ceased. The Ballot to commence at One, and close at Three o'clock, precisely. By order of the Board, JOHN CHARLES DENHAM, Sec. London, Jul• 4., 1828. rrHE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGA TIONA_ COMPANY'S PACKETS leave the Cu tom-House or or the Tower For CALAIS, every Wednesday, Saturday, and .7,un day_morning. For OSTEND, every Tuesday and Saturday morning. For BOULOGNE, every Thursday morning. For ROTTERDAM (the King of the Netherlands), every Saturday morning. NEWCASTLE, every Saturday morning. lIANIBURGH, every Saturday morning. MARGATE, every morning (except Sunday), at Ten o'clock. RAMSGATE; every Wednesday and Saturday morn ing', at Eight o'clock. And BRIGHTON, for DIEPPE, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Powerful Steam Packets always ready fur Excursions, or for Towing Ships. . _ Every informaticn at Smith and Son's, Galley Quay, near the Custom-house; J. Norman, 1, Water-lane, Tower street; Underwood's, 56, Haymarket; Middleton's, 359, Sir4nd ; Mr. Black, 62, Ship-street, Brighton ; Mr. Carter, Margate ; Mr. Martin, Ramsgate ; Mr. Shield, Setna , tle ; and at the Office, 24, Crntehed-Friars, London. CHARLES IHNSELL, Secretary. ribir ,*1441 THAMES TUNNEL.-(THIS DAY.) A public meeting was this day held, at the Free masons' Tavern, for the purpose of considering the most effectual means of raising additional funds for completing the Thames Tunnel. At half-past 12 o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Somerset, Earl Powis, Sir E. Owen, C. N. Pallmer, Esq., and several other distinguished personages, entered the room. As soon as the applause which their entrance excited had ceased, The Duke of WELLINGTON proposed that C. N. Pallmer, Esq. do take the chair. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. C. N. PALLMER, Esq. having then taken the chair, said that he deeply felt his unWorthitiess to fill the high situation to which they had been pleased to call him, but having been raised to that honour, it would be his humble duty to perform the part al lotted him to the best of his abilities. He would not detain the meeting from hearing the more important business for which they had assembled. They all knew how valuable was the time of the illustrious Dsike on his left (Wellington,) and how necessary it was that that time should not be spent in vain, in listening to him (Mr. Pallmer.) He would say ono word as to the object which called them together, and could not refrain from adding that the assembly—the numerous and respectable assembly—which he then saw be fore him, gave security to the country that this undertaking would be upheld, an enterprise which did honour to the present age, and would go down to after ages as one of the proudest monuments of English enterprise and science. —(Cheers.) — For this undertaking he entertained the most auspi cious hopes, DOI so much from the interest which it seemed to excite in this numerous assembly, as from seeing the Illustrious Duke on his left, and that on his right there sat a member of that Royal • Family, under whose patronage the Arts and Sciences had flourished IA this country. As to the Illustrious Duke on his left, he was happy at seeing him, not only because he held a high place in his Majesty's Councils, but because he was an individual with respect to whom the English thought that every thing which he tinder took was likely to succeed.—(Loud applause.) The Duke of WELLINGTON then rose, and spoke nearly as follows :—I can assure you, Gentlemen, that I am exceedingly flattered by the honor done me by being called oil, by the members of this asso ciation, to propose the resolutions which I shall pre sently have the honor of reading to you. I sincerely hope that the prediction of my Hon. Friend, that this work will succeed in consequence of my being the individual to move these resolutions, will not be disappointed. At the same time I cannot but feel that there are many here present who are not more zealous in the interest which they take in this enterprise, not more sensible of the advantages which its completion will he to this metropolis, to this country, and to the world, but who are much more capable of displaying those ad vantages, and thereby exciting towards it your warm support. (Cheers.) There are in this country many works of extraordinary beauty, and utility, and magnitude, but what is still more extraordinary, these works are the undertakings of individual enter prise. Then, I say, if individuals, either from a sense of its utility, or a feeling of admira tion for its beauty, suggested this undertaking, and have not been deterred from proceeding with, and completing, it at their own risk, I do think that this country ought not, to allow this work to remain unfinished, merely because an unforeseen accident has arrested its progress. Independently of the great interest which it has excited in this country, I speak from. my own knowledge, though there are many - others more capable of stating what the opinions of people abroad are ; but I speak from my own knowledge when I state that there was no subject with reference to which. the interest of foreign nations was more excited than the Tunnel under the Thames. Every man feels that benefit will result from its completion, not only to its immediate neigh bourhocd and the populous . district by which it is surrounded, but also that it will afford a more easy, short, and convenient communication between Sur rey, Kent, arid Essex. But there are other considera tions of a higher nature than those of mere local ad vantage. People look to it in a higher point of view, and consider it important in a military and com mercial sense. Foreign .ruitions looked, to its pro gress with intense anxiety, from a feeling that if it succeeds similar ones may be constructed, if required, by themselves, Vudec thee circum stances I Cannot but congratulate this Meet ing upon their going' on with this enterprise, uft dertaken with so much spirit, notwithstanding its novelty, and the casualties to which it has been exposed. Indeed, these casualties are an . edditiortal stimulus to exertion, as they showed what in genuity and perseverance could overcome, and proved the durability of that portion of the works which had already been completed. Experi ence therefore ought to urge them to complete that work, of the completion of which there is now so fair a prospect. Having said so much as to the nature of this work, I shall call your attention to the more immediate object of the meeting. The original es timate for completing the undertaking was 200,000/. Of this sum, 193,000 - were subscribed, but thirteen of the subscribers for 1,000/. each, failed to make good their engagement, so that 13,0001. were thus lost. The amount of subscriptions, therefore was 180,000/., of that sum 170,000/. has already been opended. Now it is pot extraordinary that the projectors of the undertaking should be mistaken in the formation of their estimate, consider ing the novelty of the work, the difficulty of examining accurately the nature of the soil, of which the river bed was composed, and the acci dents to which all such enterprises , were liable. These accidents 'had been overcome, and,as I before said, afforded additional reasons for expecting final success. Of the 170,0004, 120,0001 had been expended in the actual works, the remainder was paid away in the purchase of machinery, of pr e mise s , and of ground which it was necessary to have op one bank of the river. And say that in proportion as the approaches to this Tunnel are enlarged, the same proportion does the work itself promise to be pratable. when completed. The conductors of the Tunnel still demand 200,000/. : of this sum 98,000/. will he required to complete the Tunnel itself; of the re mainder-18,0001. will be wanted to purchase premises Fin rim left hank of the riyfr, and .50,000;. must be expended in making ways up • the 'Tunnel on both sides. So that altogether a hundred and ninety one thousand pounds will be necessary, leaving a sum of twenty thousand pounds in hand, including ten thousand pounds which already remains of the first stibseriptien. iiovy the proposal which I submit is, that the money respires] be lent on debentures of front 101. to 20/. each, the holders of which deben;' tures are to receive the interest on them in priority t 9 all those who are sp,bscrilers ilp to the present moment.—(Applause.) It is'not necessary for me to tell you of the chance of this undertaking being fini , hed ; but this I do say, that if the money is found the Tunnel must be completed.—(Applause.) The aseidents which had already, and which, I thin k, have occurred Only to demonitrate the` genius,, the ability; the ingenuity, :old 'the perseverance of the engineer have proved the absolute possibility of the work being completed. They have also proved that the worlcs, as far as they have gone, are excellent, and -that if once completed, they will be durable, in 'the•satne'- proportion as the honour of having completed the enterprise will be durable to elude by reading th e resolutions, and- by earn e stly this country.—(Loud applause.)-4 shall now:ton. entreating that y ou 'Will a ll give your assistance to carry them into effect. - The Noble Duke then read the following resolutions : Itssosysn---That this Meeting, being of opinion that a Tnanel under the Thames in that part of the River where the commercial intercourse is considerable, and where regard fur the nayigatioa must preeltnie the ' erection of a Bridge, would be , a work of eminent ' utility, and that the completion of such a work would not only be boimairible to oeience, but would reflect credit on the couneti, *midi whose means and con tinued encouragement the work was produced ; and that the -Undertaking at Rotherhithe; of which a large pertion in now accomplieLed, and which has excited at home and abroad an unusual interest, is recennmended by all these characteristics, and that the abandonment, under the cir cumstances, of that work which is now stopped for want of money, would be discreditable to the country. 2.—That the prosecution of the work in question, merits and demands the support of the British public. 3.—That the present Meeting being of opinion that as the irruptions of the River have on both occasions been overcome by simple means, and have left the structure of the work undisturbed throughout the whole length of the part already finished, an assurance has been thereby ac quired that the plan of those works is goof?, and is deserv ing of public confidence ; and that although the enterprise was, at its beginning, of that peculiar nature as almost to baffle accuracy of estimate, yet that the completion of one half, under circumstances in which a variety of diffi euhy was encountered and surmounted, has given from the experience of the past reasonable grounds for forming a conclusion as to the expense of the future, and that it appearing by a statement of the Directors, that the premises on one side of the River, with machinery, and other expeocee, have cost --X 50,000 And the actual progress of the work (including the accident) has cost only Making a total of £170,000 For tie whole of the present Expenditure. 4.—That the amount of 200,000/. more, which the Directors under the authority of Parliament are permitted to raise, does appear to this Meeting to promise to he more than equal to all the future probable exigencies of the work. s.—That this Meeting, coinciding in the expediency of the plan put forward by the Directors of raising this sum, by borrowing it on Debentures which shall bear interest at five per cent. per annum, to be charged on the Tolls and other Revenues arising froru the Estates and property of the Compaity, and to be paid in priority to all claims under the original Shares : and being of opinion that the plan is further entitled to public encouragement and support by the pledge to which the Directors bound themselves, not to re-commence active operations until subscriptions for 100,000/. are received, and not to call for any portion of that sum until the wholeof it be subscribed, and then only by monthly instalments not exceeding ten per cent. 6.—That this Meeting do accordingly earnestly invite the public at large to support the plan proposed for the completion of the work, and to subscribe their names for Debentures, which are issuable towards it in sums from 20/. and upwards. Sir E. OwEN seconded the Resolutions. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the Resolutions, pro claimed that the Duke of Wellington had subscribed 5004, and that the Duke of Cambridge had conde scended to put down his name for the same sum. The Resolutions were unanimously agreed to. The Duke of CAmBRIDGE then addressed the Meeting. Though little in the habit of public speaking, I undertake cheerfully to propose, that the thanks of this Meeting be given to his Grace the Duke of Wellington for his at tendance here to-day. It will ill become me, after the long speech which you have heard from him, to explain more fully the object of our meet ing together. It would also ill become me to speak of that Illmstrlous Individual in the manner I think he deserves. It would be indelicate - of me, in his pre sence, to say more than that I am glad to see him in the situation which he now fills, and that I am con vinced he will be as great in the Cabinet as he has been in the field. His Royal Highness con cluded by assuring the Meeting that the under taking excited great interest abroad; and this Ito trusted would be sufficient to stimulate English pride to its completion. The Duke of WELLINGTON returned thanks. Earl Powis and the Duke of SOMERSET also ad dressed the meeting-, and filially, the list of subscrip tions was announced— Among which was the Duke of Cambridge, 500/4 the Duke of Wellington, 5001. ; Earl of Aberdeen, 300/. (a donation); Duke of Somerset, 3001.; Wm. Smith, Esq., 1001.; Earl Powis 2001, (a donation); Earl St. Vincent's, 200/.; Mr. Woollaston, 200/.; Messrs. B. Hawes, 2001. ; S. Pratt, 3001.; C. N. Ulmer, M. P., 5001.; J. Maudesley, 5001.; W. J. Brunel, 1001.; and about fifteen other subscriptions of a hundred pounds each. It was stated that the subscribers would take de benturo for the amount of their advances, and that debentures would be issued for small sums, in order to make the subscription more general. Thanks were afterwards voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting broke up. uas asuLact4w. CLARE ELECTION:iii."4- (From the Dublin Morning-Register of Thursday.) SECOND EDITIONVICTORY THE SECOND! ! THURSDAY MORNING; JULY 8. We stop the press to publish the details conveyed to us by the morning mail. We prepared the public three days ago for a defeat on the first day; but it seems we are to congratulate our readers on a victory. The Sheriff de clares that Mr. O'Connell had only a majority of six, but there wera joy more who polled fur that gentleman, and upon whoe votes the Assessor i, yet to decide. We can state on the highest authority that all of them must be allowed, so that the real majority for the good cause, on the first day, was forty-six. Our letters assure us that Vessy Fitzgerald completely exhausted his strength in the desperate effort of Tuesday. wie reliance was upon the " gentlemen" and the true blues, who were under a very prolonged discipline fur that grand occasion ! The greatest possible obstruction, was given to the voters of Mr. O'Connell. All ware obliged to take the oath of allegiance, mad there were no Magi strates but Messrs. Malian and Steele to admiuister it ! The trick was paltry, but it will not avail. If uninter rupted voting was permitted, our letters assure us that Mr. O'Connell would have polled 2000 freeholder's. THIRD EDITION, Tur...Day, ONE O'CLOCK. This !Deming thousands of freeholders poured into the ;own, prepared to vote for Mr. O'Connell, and there is no doubt that this day his election would have been decided, but for the artifices resorted to by the friends and suppor ters of Vesey Fitzgerald. From then; the Oath of Alle giance was required. The re woe no Magistrates to tender them but Air. Olgortrian Mahon and Mr. Steele, and thus the tallies of Air. O'Connell were delayed; hut these in defatigable and independent men have determined on re maining up part of this Fight, and the early part of to morrow, tenderlog that Oath. Even the Bribery Oath was given to Mr. O'Connell's freeholders, though he directed his Agents not on any account to give them to those of the opposite party. But with all this delay, there is not the slightest doubt that he will have hundreds on his majority to-morrow.--I should mention a very extraordinary and no less interezting fact, that the first 501. freeholder ten dered on the past of Mr. O'Connell, was a Protestant Clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Stenson. Several of the 50/. freeholders of Vesey Fitzgerald, were polled this day, and after all there was an acknowledged majority of six for Mr. O'Connell ; the numbers being for Mr. O'Connell 200, for Mr. Fitzgerald, 194. There were besides them 240 polled for Mr. O'Connell froin Kilrush, viL ose duali ii cations were disputed, upon a point of l aw , upon which the Assessor, it is esjul, entertains no doubt must be decid ed in favour of Mr. O'Connell, Thus you will perceive the real majority fur Air. O'Connell is 246 at least. The Sheriff acted in a most extraordinary and unprece dented manner this day, by refusing to declare in open Court the numbers in each barony. Mr. O'Con . neil pro tested against this mode of proceeding, and notwithstand ing, the Sheriff under the acivice of his Assessor, refused siring it Liu,;e 9. 16 3iFg the poll. Mr. O'Connell delivered a mot; admirable address, which I will send you in lull to-morrow. Alr. Sheil, Mr. Lawless, Mr. Smith, Dlr. Steele, and other gentlemen addressed the Freeholders from the windows of Mi.- O'Connell's room, I aAnnot describe to you the enthusiasm which p r eailaarno9g4 this class of men in the county Clare, and Pieir " Natural Pro tectors;' the catholic Cler g y. • - icna k - TUESDAY, TWO O'CLOCK. Covello, the tenant s o f Si r On. hundred peasants front g4ward O'B r i en , bead e d by the Rev. Mr. Morris, sa d green flags, hav e j ust arr i ve d i n s upport of 0 Mell, and the polling has just commenced. ' 4sti.: ST. jAmEs's PARK.--On Tuesday evening the Cava in St. James's Park was stocked with a variety of different sortt of fish, from the Canal in the Regent's Park, which were brought down in one of the Government water-carts. OLD BAILET.-(TITIS DAY.) SHlpp OLD COURT. THE POST -OFFICE ROBBERY AT HOUNSLOs' • William Bull, aged 30, and William Smith, slu Cox, aged 30, men of respectable appearante,- indicted for stealing, on the 19th of Febittit4',:fq l the Hounslow Post-office, 29 mail bags,' thblitotier' of his Majesty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the ease to Jury. It was usual on the country mails, When ceeding to London, to stop at Hounslo*i - Wrh er . Window was raised up that the bigslitEiiiit' pa might be thrown in. About six o'cleat: 4/4. coach generally calls, and in less than in 'h6iir v last of them passes. Twenty-nine . bags 'vie missin g shortly after, when a ladder, and, the Ne % - vhul hag were found in the street. The ladder was ide rifled as one that was seen at the lodgings prisoner. Bull. A key that had been stolen ttom Coach and Horses public-house that morterig found in the possession of Smith. Mary Ann Watson, postmistress of Souti)imnitO , John Hutton, of Bristol, MarY Wh4e, of Iteao and several others, deposed liaiing mail t .bags Hounslow on the 18th of February last. T. . The Guards of the Southampton, BrisAol, Bst Gloucester and Stroud rails, deposed h Aving vered a number of bags on the Morning o t the 19 11 , A female servant employed at the Hot) nslow Po Office, stated that it was usual after th, t. first g u ar , had called at the office, to leave the w ihaoW ope n for the other guards to throw in their bags. Mrs. Bickham, the Hounslow postantstress, Lit posed, that she slept in a room adjoining the office: on the morning of the 19th of February, . I he :0; not in the least disturbed that moritin:g,neviL7 T hear' the guards throw in the bags; did not. misAthel24" till half an hour after she rose. ORAL, D emera ra • Nit/31 Atra shi E t'vrito A rgo, hlul RAltso fr om Gie • r nDEm Ja mmy -4 41enTia gi ti HULL, , e ' t ersburi s• T• Ui moire, he 64 , 4 1 e? on gate, and dally hi s t .i to W The ba at Ipswie c on►mitte: stoners, lo Pitt to hi brought b r nitted. f c're the ( si gn he w mission ti cling ' granted siuti ers re 4 'fre Seen Penees, wl Mr. B A Order of th t ° 1 191 d a i Mr. Ro the petitio The Lo Mr. Joseph Dyer, licensed victudder, residing a' the Pembroke Arms, Kensington, stated, that be had known the prisoners some time, they rented ' stable, loft, and dwelling-room al: him, as !kw! stables. Prisoners took in horses to bait. The stables were situated at the back of witness's.house and there was a ladder on the premises belongiai to witness. The ladder produced by the officers which was found at Hounslow, is his ladder, and tl.) one appropriated for the prisoners' use. Witnes' missed the ladder on the 16th of :,March: Several other witnesses identified the ladder il' Mr. Dyer's property. John Brown, the coachman of the Devonpo ri mail, recollects the morning of the robbery; he changed horses at Hounslow, and observed two mere standing against the wall opposite the post-Office, of fmhposed they lead something with theirs in a wrapper; care t, oot l s . id I A ic N i en t not say whether it was the fold-up ladder produced, s Peeial inj but it appears about the size. He did not /milieu- ' n es uncle larly notice the men, they seemed about the size pa y the fee and bulk of the prisoners at the bar. qualifying 1 George Tucker, hostler at the Coach and Hers& " Carr at Hounslow, deposed, that on the 19th, two men, two y°n a much like the prisoners, frame to their house in a defen e years,i green light cart, they went into the tap-room arid s n . da nt f took some porter, he looked into the cart, and sew a withinship fire ladder, thinks that the ladder produced is the same, had 0 practice wi as he observed the iron work upon it. . By Mr. CLARKSON—It was five o'cloCk in the morning when the green cartr'drrived at the COach thepuled benefit ed hi s and Horses; could not swear to the cart again ; it had pannels ; could not swear either to the prisoners. When you were before the Mkt-. Th his late strates at Bow-street, an d d es i re d to piiint i Pra out the two men to the b est o f your knowledge; did in oil 'isi] you not p o i n t out two innocent. men ? Pollee t r .' afore oi Officers." Yes, but th ose me n were somet hing like 1 " was rm the prisoners." Who refuse( James Curtis, another hostler at the Coich and though t the Horses, recollects the cart and the Men; they took A i red with ] gin and porter. The m e n w ere ranc h lik e the pri- The Lo soners at the bar. He observed scmething in the grant the in cart, covered over with a matting. Cannot speak t . ' ee-Chan , di ice of the positively that th e y' are t h e men . There was'a key of the - stable - stolen that morn i ng . Witless missed is t reeted no three minutes after-th e depertuie of t 4 ivticiniaii. sittings. en By Mr. Anor,Prrus—Wheii you siiii . ; the men' at Bow-street, did you think they were the men who came to the Coach and Horses ?—I could not sa y Y Tin they were. i x,„ ,; ( • .. This was i Mr. Justice BURRoUGH—Now, look at the' pri- Perjury, arisi soners at the bar, do you believe that those are the 4 atley, in the men who took the liquor at the Coach and Horses , dt. uleY, on t on the-19th of F e b ruary ? W i tness—l cannot say p ' - ' l l)tain Gar they are, though they ate much_ like them. n:ll l°S, and John Ruthven, a p o li ce - o fficer, who a p pre h en d e d was u crowd e d, the prisoners, p ro d uce d a box of keys wh ic h h e h a d Upon Lori l:r.. ro ..T found on sea r ching the prisoner Smith' s apartments, stated aniongSt which was a key of a p art i cu l ar make, fondants, • t L which fitted the lock of the sta bl e d oor of the Coach ._certioraritt; and Horses. withdr aw i Mr. Woodf or d, l an dl or d of the Coach and Horses,. Milian. GI swore, that - the key exhibited in Court was his pro- for the d e f en petty; that it b e l onge d to t h e sta bl e door ; he knew L „„'adthb_ileenra,wingu it from the b raz i ng, an d i ts v e ry peculiar. con- Sir J. Sc A struction. k iti ve b r ri e n xp o : siened by I feel hi mse l Posts. A Commissic ''Pon, his } ' l4l to mecl Z 4l l4 l ,. n i a i t ,r h av Mrs. Collins deposed, that about the middle of .Lo i aw February, she was at Bull's apartments in Pero-, llot brou bt d broke-square, Kensington; Bull had a ladder in ,his It r „ ,5, —4• ksURN hand and a pitchfork, which she saw him take to a su c h cart and put it in; witness asked Smith for some intentioi " nested thai money for the hire of a horse and cart, which they , Lord TENT had hired come time previously; Smith replied Lett said, he he could give her no money then, but in a week or I:7l.linot fix a fortnight, or, perhaps , that very night, t h e y m i g h t ',T , A remai n have a good put-up job at HounsloW, an d th en ' t h ey he case ti could do something for her. .. 4 satit n tee — o e ; Cross-exatnned by Mr. ADoLPHUs.-1. am net , r , - J ., married ; my husband is dead. Collins is not Tny 5;4,4 WasN a husband, though he passes as such. Pray how C o many husbands have you had ? Only one.--Cannot re - 'itr 409/. I assist your memory a little,—did you . net live out 4 a with a m an name d T hompson, who was tranaported *u- ri pat,. a coat col for robbing the Birmingham Tally•Ho coach ? cult ural Gard Yes. Aial a Mr. Wright Walker, who was also 0. 4 . C3ll transported at the la s t J anuar y S ess i ons — you knew L;l 4 tift w „„ a little of him, eh ?—I li ve d wi th hi m a s h ort time. p,h /l oUld sup Were you not apprehended f or a f e l ony once, and , m r if . 4: breakfi committed by Mr. Hardwicke to p r i so n ?—Yes, but latiori.lirrin st I was not guilty. We have ou r d ou b ts . tea, ..._t the . Other witnesses were examined,' but little fresh far t ,To this evidence was elicited. „ iv 4 e intend r ' Mr. Justice BtIIRCAIGII then summed up the evi dence with great perspicuity, aiter w hi c h the Jury * 4, fi nall) retired for a few minutes, and returned a verdict :e°llation at of Not Guilty. (44 1 two arri,Y as . 15,4 1 an Intl . 2 a ,... until o f,,'u Were ai " 4 Y thin.. u at ti.. ~ lit'lt late lii ti kl fare N t: 6eil' out of ei and but so fusedthe s r i t t was t° P a Y Al 44 der the 'viral wi , Pla4 tifr, to pr furnished by t The defence PVen f or 2,00 C Ti le Jury A TIIE MARKETS.--(THIS DAt) COVENT-GA There was a good supply at a very sluggish trade. Turni and Cherries, were cheaper tl prices of other things no mat DEN MARKET. a this morning's market, but tips, Gooseberries, Currants, ban on this day se'unight ; in terial alteration. s. d. o. d. Spinage (half-sieve) 0 6 to 1 0 Green pease 0 6 1 0 Broad Beans 1 6 3 6 Apples, Common 5 0 0 0 Ditto, Choice 0 0 12 U Gooseberries 2 0 4 6 Currants.... ..... Sweet Oranges (100)-12 0 18 U Seville Ditto l4 0 16 0 Lemons Span. Chesnuts (peck) 5 a u French ditto a 6 8 U French :Valnuts 4 3 ei 6 6 Spanish Haalennts 4 0 8 u Cos Lettuces (Score) 0 6 1 Cucumbers (doz.) 0 9 2 0 a. d. Potatoes (per cwt.) 5 0 tolo 0 Cabbages (12 heads) 1 0 2 0 Cauliflowers . . ........ 1 0 3 0 Horsenadish(bundle) 1 6 3 6 Celery 1 0 1 6 Asparagus 2 0 5 0 Brocoli Carrots (12 bunches) 4 0 8 0 Turnips 4 0 c Young 0ni0n5..,.,,., 1 0 2 0 Coleworts or (3Freew Leeks • .......... 9 1 0 TuvAp'lladishes ...... 0 9 1 0 Sea /Call (punnet) 0 6 1 0 Strawberries (pottle).. 0 3 0 9 Raspberries ............. 0 5 i 7 Cherries (doz. 1 6 8 0 . va; obilkeieTvHell rreiiiil i i _ g oat, F 1°) servant ,00, het with RAY MA RKErS—(At per Load of 36 Trusses. . . the k ST. J A MES'S , toner pia, , , X. s . ..C• a ibivlandMeattllay 3 10to4 0 Clover May Upload Ditto • 4 4 1 1 0 0 5 5 1 1 ( 0 1 O w a h t e l a t t ra pi w to 4 4 1 1. 14 18 r 1:11 i ' . .. . YI 1 i: a l . :2 7 4 1: ', v • z 1" abbe dr owned.. o il : . I I Itye-grasa Hay New Meadow Hay 315 4 0 Supply tolerably good, trade rather brisk, and prices as t quoted. . ,t 3 .'`._ , 0 1: 14 ,A seat. SMITHFIELD. L. s. Z. s. • Lowland Mead. Hay 3 Oto 4 0 - Clov. HAY densfaUfi la L / 0 3 )4; :10 11 1: 14c ..-- lgt in d t e , 1 1, Upland Pitt* 406 15 Do. extra Cum..... 0 - 0 '4l' O it vr "'r't aft Rye-grass Hay 4 0 415 Oat traw............ 12 10 : rid , k t Bch,". New Meadow Hay 310 4 0 Wheat Ditt0 ....... 114 . 441 L leas m a u e i A good supply, and a skittish trait.; prices as on Thursday. )1417 2 cat for t 1 _ . Lady GWYDY/t had an elegant assenbl OR sz s , , quite 14 4 0 to ngue, Thursday evening at' her house in Piccadilly, which was Nit vehement very numerously and fashionably attended. Madame CARADORI, Madame To4o Puzzz, I t.; 44 g, savi ni A • and Mrs. W. KNYVSTT, in addition to Miss kATON, 6W: R as ....t dow IVIM 4Ditigid lit the ensuing - Miiiitial Veld4vai itHertfo r d, "tttc,