The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-02 00:00:00

EVENING SUN. SUPPLEMENT TO THE GAZETTE OF TUESDAY NIGHT. 4. LADY'S ACCOUNT OF A NOC- TlitiNAL BALLOON ASCENT. The following account of Mr. Green's aerial .voyage from Vauxhall Gardens, on Monday last, is from one of the female passengers : •° Dear Sit—Agreeably to your desire, and not with out considsrable reluctance, I sit down to endeavour to give an account of our delightful voyage, but deeply regretting that my power of pen will produce but a feeble portrait (I am speaking as a portrait-painter) of all that was calculated to command our admiration of usiture through the medium of art, and of one so well adopted to effect such an object as that stupendous Jae:whine, the Nassau Balloon. In pursuing my narra: tie e, you will excuse me, if, as the gentlemen of the peese, I assume their privilege of writing in the phi s rality of persons by using the monosyllable we. The' evening was delighfully calm, the heavens beautifully a Teae, and of that lovely blue which the Italian masters hive so delighted in transferring from their own sunny s' s :es, speckled over with numeroas light and fleecy clouds, i;.:rl scarcely a breath of wing stirred. By veterans in eiefial voyages it was' considered that a more favourable evesling for a trip could not have been selected. From t een & misureierstanding, however, the inflation was but partially performed. It certainly robbed the balloon 6; a great portion of its majestic appearance ; but, sves.her from parsimony, or for other reasons, it matters Tlo * , k did not rob Mr. Green of his skill, so that he e4sid not hoer up and rise above the difficulties thrown in his wiry. At ten minutes past settee Mr. Green com pleeed tge act of separation front our friends, and we eseberked, impressed with loftier views, and every prospect of a pleasing voyage, taking a north-easterly diseetten, 'shish current, with but little variation , bo r e throughouT. It is utterly impoetsilale for persons on their first adventure, to give expression to their feelings. 'thee* is something vetiy awful in the very novelty of siiettion tha e t, to a great degree, paralyses the langnar of desaiption ; and yet the awe may be con sWered infaginary; for the balloon that Benjamin Frank lin recognised, as a boy ; appears to have reached its menhool. On leaving the Gardens, we were somewhat flattered by the cheers of those we left behind us, and the; changed notes in proportion as we towered over the lanes and thoroughfares adjoining. The motion of the machine was so knperceptible that it seemed not to us six if we were leaving ' the gardens, but as if the gardens left us. The first blush of observation pre sented to us something like a school-boy map—every thing fiat, diminished in dimensions, and curiously compact. The motion of heads and the turning up of faces, partly indicating animation, but more especially reminding us of bas-relief sculpture. We soon tri umphantly o'ertopped the orientalists of the metropo lis, and then the scene changed shades, and assumed a different shape. The River Thames became like an ani mated reptile, of ponderous growth, serpentining alone, and seeming to encircle in its .coils the mighty ace, "tee mistreNe7of the world. crossing the river between the Ton-er and Blackwell, and surveying the scene we were passing from, the lights sprinter up in rapid suc cession like glow-worms in the twilight. The ob jects became more compact, and the bridges bore the semblance of beautiful and sparkling fillets, encircling here and there an immense boa-constrictor, and fet tered, as it were, or controlled, by white and riband looking roads, the inlets and outlets of the great city. ser Shortly after this we attained our highest altitude—six thousand two hundred feet, or nearly two miles and a quarter. We had expected, from what we had often heard, that some difficulty of respiration would have been experienced, but, so far from this, we fancied that it was mare free than usual, added to a buoyancy of feeling per fectly delicious, and instead of the cold usually resulting from a great elevation and a rarified atmosphere, the heat was unusually oppressive. We next passed over the forest of Epping. We now commenced rapidly to des cend, till within 2,300 feet of the earth, as indicated by the barometer. For the first time we became sensible of the motion of the balloon, our gradual approach to °b leats enabling us by comparison to form a judgment of the swiftness of our course. The most sublime object that accompanied us throughout our trip, when night had set in, was the moon and its effects on the scene beneath. The reflection of the moonbeams upon the river—now bursting upon the vision, note coquettishly dis appeering—leaving this in darkness, and suddenly presenting the same appearance in a thousand different quarters—rescuing solitary scraps or sheets of water front obscurity, rather as if it were artificially pro duced, than the mere result of accident. As an artist, I was delighted with the light and shade of the scene ; and one of the most prominent objects attracting our attention, from its uniqueness of character, was the moon's reflection on the bell, and the mighty shadow of the latter upon the earth. Although at the great eleva tion at which we then were, we were much surprised to find with what exceeding and clear distinctness we could hear the voices and distinguish the words of those who, attracted by the novelty of the object, were assembled beneath, the conversation, mundane and celestial, if not very edifying, was at least highly amusing. Mr. Green now became anxious to descend—but finding from in formation afforded by the good folks below that the vowed was not well adapted for his purpose, we rose coivaidembly, but still in the same direction, until we found a fitter spot, at least as well as the obscurity etiableg Mr. Green to judge, being witaigiut the guide line. Our s par oompany had been so ereeedingly plea sant that it was not without regret we heard of his in teenion so- descend. Captain Curry, who is a veteran worm*, this being his thirty-third ascent, delighted the company with the fesourite ballad of The jolly young waterman,' With maay other little flashes of tuaueement, which he called sky-larking. We had nec tar and ambrosia' iln abundanue. allow to the descent. Me. Green's anxiety suspended all these pleasing , pas times, and having arrived at a place that he thought would be suitable, he encountered a difficulty from the sudden spring up of a ground breeze. The grappling iron was thrown, but, from the nature of the surface a hold Could not be retained, until after two or three at tempts. when, with the assistance of the country people,. the iron was properly planted, and we owed especial thanks to sundry little urchins, who bounded over hedge and ditch tt our assistance. We were sorry to find the balloon considerably injured, from having been for a short time entangled in the embraces of a solitary. ash tree. Our descent was, however, effected scatheless, barring sundry bumps and thumps, which fortunately formed but a slight alloy to the pleasures of our trip. The gentlemen of the party then assisted us to alight, precisely at twenty minutes to nine, having been in the air exactly an hour and ten minutes. We were now on terra firma at Knavestock, near Brentwood, in Essex, twenty-three miles from Vauxhall. We here kindly invited to the house of Mr. J. Crouchman, by his good ledy, who was attracted to the ground, and to her kindness, and the efficient services of her husband, we w ere much indebted. . Finding we were in a part of the country abounding in cross-roads, and the cattle being eneaged in the harvest, it was three hours before a c o nveNatice for the balloon could be obtained. A very unpleasant incident occurred after landing, some one having abstracted the ornamental drapery of the car ; but, through the vie ' ilaate of the police, a fins young fel low was presented to us manacled as the thief. Mc. Green had previously handsomely rewarded him, and to share with his fellows. It was our own opinion that t , s: poor fellow did not wish so much to take it for its ,e lie, as to obtain a relic. Then comes the price of : ',entre. There were Mrs. Green and myself, Dr. eock, Captain Curry, Mr. Daily, a gentleman whose melee we did not learn, and Mr. Green, driven to our wits' end. We called a council of expediency. We foetid ourselves six miles from any post-house. The gentlemen were capable of walking six miles ; this was, ho vever, rather too great a distance for two ladies, ese i, by direction, we sought shelter at a house a mile Bie l a half distant, where, we regret to say—through a female oracle, we suppose the landlady— admission was refused the party, benighted as we were ; showing not °il ly a want of coinmon courtesy, but a complete lack of humanity, and more especially to those of her own sex. Deified in this reasonable appeal, we retraced our steps to the hospitable cottage of Mr. Alexander Doddington, a cow minutes walk, whose whole family vied with each other in ministering to our wishes. One of his sons was i mm ediately despatched on horseback to furnish us with sash stares its he was hhnelf deficient in. Our eventful career was finished in comfort, before a blazing fire. li g hted for oar especial benefit, and every other accom lie-elation was at our service. It is pleasing to, contrast elre warm-hearted kindness of this worthy family with the untie r en g bruthlity of the other. A post-chaise - was *wed Alertly afterwards, and we reached toes .1 in the venture uli ( t ) l r i mrseseieg, betwee n nine and tea o'clock, • - h a elfetireion , nothing- the worse for tw'), and looking- forward with mucte pleasure to our next tPip to the Isle of Sky.' "I have the honour to remain, yours, &c., " Blooinebut c Y." "JOANNA FORREST, [A,Livr.ATIVOIENT..I AOLLOPfAIf . B OINTMENT AND PILLS.— •*" 1 , 0 G O LAUF; Dtke, Esq., retired t,,ioitor, residing at No. 20, Merrow-street, Valworth, 144 i confined to his house for fottr years by the erysipelas gotling in both his lags. On his left anele there were three old ulcers. Three months ago he had the advice of ono of the great London -surgeons, w:no, after attend ing him for six weeks, declared that 'llls case was ineurr.- blot. He has just been cured a the oiatment and pills. • '1 nineteen da y s b y the use rhese medicines when used tovther almost Pwr..,rtd miracles. Sold at Professor Holloway's I:3ta .. "' dsoment, 244, Strand, where advice may be h"....1 gratis, and by every respectable chemist tiluotifitoift the kingdom in pots and boxes, at Is. lid., 4s. 4d., 11s., :Zs., and 335. each. To E. Solomons and Co., Opticians, &c., S 6, Did Itond.street, and 1, Old Jewry, City.—" Major Blair has had twelvemonth's personal experience of the superior effioacy of E. Solentens and Co.'s Spectacles. They are soft and easy to the sight, give swat relief and con tbrt when vision is exerted by any minute occupation, by lamp or candlelight. Major Blair has used the ordinary glasses for years, but never. experienced such perm neat ease as he now enjoys; he therefore feels no hesitation in sOins them his unqualified approbation, and In recommending their use id all whose sight may require assistance.-5, Parliament street, Ilith August, 1841." E. Solomons and Co.'s Patent Spectacles have been patronized by the Royal Family, his Royal Menses the Duke of Sum*, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Newcastle, the late Duke of Buckingham, the Duchess of Richmond, the Marquis of Wellesley, the Marquis of Thomond, the Marquis of Tavistock, as &c. Testimonials to the superior warts* of their Spectacles are also In their possession, from Sir Beailmin Brodie, Bart., F. R. S. ; the late Sir Anthony Cailisie, P. R.C.B. ; Sir James E. Anderson, M.D., 11, New Bur linstomitreet ; Jame Johnson, Esq., M.D., Physieian Extraor dinary to the late ring; Bransty 13. Cooper, Esq., F R.S., Surgeon ts. Guy's Hospital, 2, New-street, Spring Gardens; Martin Wass, Prsp, OculiSt. New Bridge-street; E. W. Duffin, Esq., ALD., 14, listretiarnplace ; C. Aston Key, Esq., Surgeon to Guy's Hospital. Solomons and Co.'s Voice Conductors, when placed is the Ears, cannot be seen, and enable deaf persons to distinguish the faintest lorlections of a distant speaker. Being in no way connected with any other houses in London, and having occasion to guard the pub. lip against mistakes, which a similarity of names, (aided by various „chases reso:lid to by empirics) hay , in several instances occa. air ned severe disappointment to Or incautious, they call particular attelidion to the fullowAug 36, Old Bond street, and 1, Ohl ,Tivryy", ay, where. the . 17% earvailittsa proatuoi; TREASURY WARRANT. Whereas by. an Act, passed in the 3d and 4th years of the rein of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the reeulation of the duties of postage," power is given to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, from time to time, by warrant under their hands, to and fix any of the rates of British postage. or inland postage, payable by law on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters or newspapers, or of any other printed papers; and to subject the same to rates of postage according to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such warrants , and from time to time, by warrant as aforesaid, to alter or re peal altered rates, and make and establish any new or other rates in lieu thereof ; and from time to time, by warrants as aforesaid, to appoint at what time the rates that may be payable are to be paid • and it is provided, that the power thereby given should extend to any in crease or reduction or remission of postage. And whereas by a warrant, dated the Ist day of Sep tember, 184 n, under the hands of three of the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, the said Commissioners, in exercise of the power for such purpose vested iz them by the said Act, directed (amongst other things) that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by the post, passing between Germany (not via France), Denmark, Sweden, or other parts of the North of Europe, or any other country through Bel gium, or Holland, or Germany, and any of the coun tries or places mentioned in the third schedule thereto, through the United Kingdom, there should be charged and taken the rate of British postage set opposite the name of every such country or place in such schedule; and further, that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, passing through the United Kingdom between foreign countries, of between any foreign country and her Majesty's colonies, which should be for warded to the United Kingdom by packet boat, and from the United Kingdom by private ship, or for warded to the United Kingdom by private ship, and from the United Kingdom by packet boat, there should be charged and taken for the conveyance of every such letter by private ship, an uniform rate of eightpence ; and for the conveyance thereof by packet boat, the rate payable on such letter under the said Act ; and further, that on every letter transmitted as mentioned in such warrant, exceeding half an ounce in weight, there should be charged and taken progressive and additional rates of postage, according to the scale of weight and number of rates in the said Act contained, as to letters estimating and charging each additional rate at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under the said warrant, if not exceeding half an ounce in weight ; and power was thereby reserved to the Commissioners, for the time being of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three of them, by warrant under their hands, at any time thereafter, to alter or repeal any of the rates thereby altered, or the regulations thereby made, and to make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof ; and, from time to time, to appoint at what time the rates that might be payable were to bo paid. And whereas, in consequence of a communication opened with the Post-otfice at Bremen, it is con sidered expedient to alter the rates of postage payable under the said Act, on letters conveyed by packet boat or private ship, between the United Kingdom and Bremen, either direct or via Hamburgh, or Cuxhaven and Hanover ; and also the rates payable under the said warrant on letters posted in or addressed to Bremen, conveyed by packet boat or private ship, be tween the United Kingdom and Bremen direct or via Hamburgh, or Cuxhaven and Hanover, and passing through the United Kingdom to or from the British colonies or foreign countries. Now we, the undersigned, being three of the Com missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, do, in exercise of the power or authority in us for such purpose vested and by the said recited Act and warrant, direct, that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to Bremen, transmitted between any part of the United Kingdom and Bremen, conveyed direct between the United Kingdom and Bremen, by packet boat or private ship, or via Hamburgh, or Cux haven and Hanover (conveyed direct by packet boat or private ship between the United Kingdom and Ham burgh, Cuxhaven, or Hanover), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of the rates of postage payable on such letters under the said Act, an uniform rate of British postage of sixpence. And that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to Bremen, transmitted by the post between Bremen and any of the countries or places mentioned in the sche dule hereto, through the United Kingdom, conveyed direct by packet boat or private ship, between the United Kingdom and Bremen, or Hamburgh, Cuxhaven, or Hanover, there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of the rates of postage payable on such letters under the laid recited warrant, the rate of British postage set opposite the name of every such country or place in such schedule. And that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to Bremen, transmitted by the post between Bremen and any other country or place beyond the seas, through the United Kingdom, conveyed direct by packet boat or private ship, between the United Kingdom and Bremen, or Hamburgh, Cuxhaven, or Hanover, and conveyed from or to, the United Kingdom to or from any other other country or place beyond the seas by private ship, `there shall be charged and taken an uniform rate of British postage of one shilling and twopence. And we further direct, that on every letter transmitted as• is mentioned in this warrant, ex ceeding half an ounce in weight, there shall be charged and taken progressive and additional rates of postage, according to the scale of weight and num ber rates in the said Act contained as to letters estimating and charging each additional rate at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under this warrant, if not exceeding half an ounce in weight. And we further direct, that the terms and expressions used in this present warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning, in all respects, as they would haVe had if 'inserted in the said Act. And we further direct that this warrant shall come into operation on the 11th day of October, 1841. Provided lastly, and we hereby declare and direct, that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners, for the time being, of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three of them, by warrant under their hands, at any time here after to alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered, or the regulations hereby made, and to make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof, and, from time to time, to appoint at what time the rates that may be payable are to be paid. SCHEDULE. Spain (via Falmouth) Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia (the port and town of Halifax excepted) 1 8 Newfoundland, Bermuda, the port and town of Halifax (in Nova Scotia), and the United States of America Gibraltar, Malta, lonian, Islands, and East Indies (via Falmouth) 1 6 Greece, Syria, and Egypt (via Falmouth) Portugal Madeira Brazil Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru Mexico, Columbia, and Cuba l• 2 7 St. Domingo and Foreign West India Islands 1 g Jamaica and British West Indies 1 6 1 4 France . Spain (via France) ,.... 2 I Malta, lonian Islands, Greece, Syria, and 767,ypt (via France) 1 4 Italy, Sicily, Venetian Lombardy, Turkey, the Levant, and the Archipelago (via France) • 2 1 Switzerland (via France) East Indies (via France) Whitehall, Treasary Chambers, dat . ;.d this 31st day of August. 1841. T: BARING. THOS. WYSE. E. HORSMAN. Whereas 1) TRF .a SUM' WARRANT. .• of the r" :- jan act, passed in the third and fourth years f or . - ' ,grl of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act •ne regulation of the duties of postage," power is given to the Postmaster. General to charge on all letters con veyed by the post, between places within any of her Ma jesty's colonies, or conveyed by packet-boats between 1 one part of her Majesty's dominions and:. another part of the same dominions, .., or between. her Majesty's dominions and foreign parts, - or between one . pert in any foreign country, and another port in the same, or any other foreign country, where, post cummunica dons- shall be establiShed, and where rates . of postage have not hitherto, been authorized by law, and also to charge on all letters conveyed by any Yessels to or from any of the colonies, or between any of the colonies, or between any of the colonies and a foreign port ; and on all lottera which shall be brought by the master of any vessel to the post-office in any of the colonies, such 1 rates of postage as the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, by warrant, under their hands, shall from time to time direct. And whereas it is expedient that the rate of postage to bo taken in the Colony of New Zealand should be fu rl and settled. Now we, the undersigned, being three of the - Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, do, in exercise of the power or authority in us for such purpose vested, in and by the said Act, direct that all letters transmitted by the post between places within the said Colony of New Zealand shall be charged by weight, according to the following scale, and that the several numbers of rates of postage hereinafter set forth shall be charged and paid on letters transmitted by the post between places within the said colony (that is to say); On every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, one rate of postage. On every letter exceeding half an ounce, and not ex ceeding one ounce in weight, two rateS of postage. On every letter exceeding one ounce, and not exceed ing two ounces in weight, four rates of postage. On. every letter exceeding two entices, and not ex ceeding three ounces in weight, six rates of postage. And on every letter exceeding three ounces, and not exceeding four ounces in we i gh t, ei g ht rates of p osta gn . And for every ounce in weight above the weight of four ounces, there shall be charged and taken two addi • tional rates of postage, and every fraction of an ounce above the weight of four ounces shall be charged as one additional ounce. And that no letter exceeding sixteen ounces in weight shall be forwarded by the post between I)laces within. the said colony, except deeds, law proceedings, and la* papers posted at such places within such hours, and under all such regulation as the Yostniaster-General , or his deputy in the said colony shall appoint; and also except letters to and from places beyond the sea, and letters to and from the Governor, or any of the Government offices or departments. And we further direct that the - following rates of peat agy okall bo cha> ad mid paid lettea. trausuaitted THE SUN, LONDON, TUTURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. IQ4I. by the post between places within the said colony, whe ■ - ther sent by water or land (that is to sa3) • On all letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight transmitted by the post, between places within the said ,colony .(except letters sent to or from places beyond the seas, posted or delivered at the port at which they may be landed, or from which they may be despatched,. but including letters sent to or from places beyond the seas, posted or delivered at any place within the said colony, other than the port at which they may be landed, or from which they may be dispatched), there shall be charged an uniform rate of fourpence without reference to the number of sheets or pieces of paper or enclosures, of which the same may be comprised, or to the distance or number of miles the same shall be conveyed. And we further direct, that on all letters not exceed ing half an ounce in weight, brought into the colony of New Zealand, otherwise than in the regular mail bags, whether from the United Kingdom or any of her Ma jesty's colonies, at which the Postmaster-General may have no agents or deputy postmasters, or from any foreign countries ; and on all letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight brought to the said colony by ves sels arriving from the United Kingdom, or any of the British colonies, without having previously passed through any post-office subordinate to the Postmaster. General, and which shall not have previously been sub jected to any charge of ship letter postage, there shall be charged and paid, in addition to any rate of inland postage to which such letters may respectively be liable for conveyance by the post within the said colony, a sea postage of four pence. And we further direct, that on all letters not exceed ing half an ounce in weight, brought into any of her Majesty's colonieS, at which a post-office has been or shall be established by the Postmaster-General, and which not having already passed through any post-office subordinate to the Postmaster-General, shall not have previously been subjected to any charge of ship-letter postage„there shall be charged and paid, in addition to any rate of inland postage to which such letters may be liable for conveyance by the post within such colonies, a sea pottage of fourpence. And we further direct, that on every letter not ex ceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by any of her Majesty's packet boats, intermediately between any places (other than the British colonies) in the West In dies, and North or South America, there shall be charged and paid a packet-rate of one shilling. And we further direct, that on every letter not ex ceedine• half an ounce in weight, transmitted by packet boats, 'between any port in the United Kingdom, and any port or place on the northern or eastern coast of the Isthmus of Panama in South America, there shall be charged and paid a packet rate of one shilling. And we further direct, that on every letter not ex ceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by packet boats, intermediately between any ports or places si- tuate on the southern or western coast of Panama, or on the western coast of South America, there shall be charged and paid, in addition to all other rates to which such letters may be liable, a packet rate of one shilling. And we further direct, that on every letter transmitted or conveyed, as is mentioned in this warrant, exceeding half an ounce in weight, there shall be charged and taken progressive and additional rates of postage according to the scale of weight and number of rates in the said Act contained, as to letters estimating and charging each ad ditional rate, at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under this warrant, if not exceeding half an ounce in weight. And we further direct, that the Postmaster-General may allow to masters of vessels a sum not exceeding two pence for every letter brought by them, otherwise than in the reg ular mail bags, and without having previously passed through any post office subordinate to the Post master General, to any post office established by the Postmaster General in any of her Majesty's Colonies, (whether such letters shall be brought from the United Kingdom, the British colonies, or foreign countries), which such masters shall deliver at the post-office as soon as they arrive at such colonies. And whereas, by the said Act, it is enacted, that the Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, may allow colonial newspapers to pass by the post between the places within any of her Majesty's colonies, or by packet boat or pri vate ship, from one colony to another colony, whether through the United Kingdom or not ; and also allow foreign newspapers to pass through the United Kingdom, either to her Majesty's colonies, or from one foreign country to another foreign country. by packet boat or private ship ; and also allow British newspapers to be sent to the colonies through a forei g n country, and colo nial newspapers to be sent through a foreign country to the United Kingdom, or through the United Kingdom to a foreign country free of postage, or subject to such rates of postage, and under all such regulations and re strictions as the Postmaster-General, with such consent as aforesaid, may think fit. Now we, the undersigned, in further exercise of the several powers and authorities vested in us by the said Act, do hereby further direct, that on every printed. newspaper (whether British, colonial, or foreign) con veyed by the post between any places within the said colony of New Zealand, whether such newspaper shall be posted and delivered within the said eolony, or shall be brought into or sent out of the said colony from or to any other British colony or the United King dom, or any foreign country (newspapers brought into or sent out of the said colony, and posted or delivered at the port at which they may be landed, or from which they may bo despatched, only excepted), there shall be charged and paid for the conveyance, within the said colony, an uniform rate of one penny. And that on every printed newspaper (whether Bri tish, colonial, or foreign), conveyed by the post between any places in any other of her Majesty's colonies where posts are, or may be established, under the authority of her Majesty's Postmaster-General (colonies having Houses of Assembly or Colonial Legislatures, excepted), there shall be charge and paid an uniform rate of one penny. And that on every printed foreign newspaper, con veyed by packet boat or private ship between any of her Majesty's colonies, or between any such colonies and any foreign country, without passing through the United Kingdom, there shall be charged and taken (in addition to any colonial postage to which such newspaper may be liable), a sea postage of two pence. And we further direct, that in every case in which any such printed foreign newspapers shall be brought to any of her Majesty's colonies by private ships, the Postmaster General may allow to the masters of vessels bringing the same a sum not exceeding one penny for each such newspaper brought by them to any post office in such colony, and which the masters shall deliver as soon as they arrive at such colony. And we further direct, that all printed colonial news papers may be conveyed between any of her Majesty's colonies by paCket-bos, free of postage, and by private ships at a sea rat General ma.; e. 'of Id, each, which sum the Postmaster allow as a gratuity to the captain of the vessel ( I .:,;ivering the same to the post office. -kaid we further direct, that on every printed news 'paper (whether British, colonial, or foreign), conveyed by any of her Majesty's packets boats intermediately be tween any places (other than the British colonies) in the West Indies, and North or South America, there shall be ch-„rged and taken a packet-rate of two-pence. And we further direct, that on every printed news paper (whether British, colonial, or foreign) conveyed by any of her Majesty's packet boats between any foreign ports in South America, or between the Island of Madeira and the Canary Islands, or between the Island of Madeira or the Canary Islands, aid any port in South America, there shall be charged and taken a packet rate of two pence. And we further direct that no printed newspapers shall be conveyed by the post within any of her Ma jesty's colonies, or by packet boat, or private ship, at the rate of postage herein set forth, unless the same shall be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the sides, and there be no word or communication printed on the paper after its publication, or open the cover thereof, nor any writing or marks upon it, or upon the cover of it, except the name and address of the person to whom sent, nor any paper or thing enclosed in, or with any such paper. And we further direct, that the terms and expressions used in the present warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning in all respects as they would have had if inserted in the said Act. And we further direct, that this warrant shall come into operation on the 11th day of October, 1841. Provided lastly, and we hereby declare and direct, that it shall be lawful fur the Commissioners, for the time being, of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three of them, by warrant under their hands, at any time here after, to alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered, or the regulations hereby made, to make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof, and from time to time to appoint at what time the rates that may he payable are to be paid. Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 31st day of Au gust, 1841. F. T. BARING. THOMAS W YSE. E. IIORSMAN. LATEST MANCHgSTER BETTING MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. The company . was good this forenoon, but no busi ness done recpurmg the slightest remark. As the room broke up, Eccles Races appeared to have the call. THE LEAMINGTON STAKES.-65 to 20 against Rho danthe—taken ; 7 to 1 against Kingston Robin—taken ; 8 to 1 against any other—offered. THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.—Coronation is all the rage, 35 to 30 would hare been laid at noon ; 7 to 2 offered against Van Aniburgh. Long odds against any other. The Doncaster Cup appears to be a " dead letter." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, AUG. 31.—Tho continued favourable weather for harvest appears to have produced some little effect upon this market ; and there was yesterday a ra ther better demand, both for yarn and goods, than for two or three weeks past. Prices, however, remain mise rably low, and without the slightest appearance of im provement. ROCIIDALR FLANNEL MARKET, AUG. 30.—Flannels still continue in good demand, and buyers have pur chased freely at former prices. In the wool market there is no change to report : the manufacturers purchase for immediate use only. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, AUG. 31.—The demand for fancy woollens and heavy plains still continues brisk, and the trade generally begins to exhibit a more animated and healthy appearance. Prices are firm. Business in the warehouses is generally pretty good. The beautiful mansion, Belmont, Stoke, the pro. perty of J. Norman, Esq., banker, was sold at auction or Thursday last for 2,340 guineas, to General Wilson.— .Dublin SPIRIT of the PUBLIC J9URNALS FR.OH THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—It is fortunate for the Tories, that on com ing into power they find the country in a state of order and tranquillity which many former years of their own misrule had rendered exceedingly rare, until" the acces sion of a Liberal Government, by making proper conces sions to public opinion, has removed all excuse for ex travagant demands by satisfying those which had justice ter their foundation, and - reason for their advo cate. It will not be denied that the late Minis try leaves our domestic policy - in a tranquil, if not in a prosperous, state ; and while we claim for the Liberals the merit of the freedom from any thing like convulsion or agitation which the people at this moment display, we unreservedly charge upon the obstructive policy of' Toryism a great share of the distress which afflicts a considerable portion of the com munity. While the Whig Government has kept the people obedient to the laws, the Conservative Opposi tion has deprived the mass of the population of the bene fit that would most probably have arisen from the mea sures proposed by the late Cabinet ; and if the country is tranquil under the disappointment it has sustained, the cause is not to be found in the overthrow of its friends, but in the expectation of receiving relief, how ever reluctantly granted, from the more powerful hand of its enemies. In plainer language, the starving mil lions of our population, who show nu symptoms of vio lent excitement at the accession of the Tories, are calm and unmoved only because. they hope, from the policy and fears of the Conservative body, such a revision of the Corn-laws as never would have been conceded from the same quarter on any nobler or wiser principle. The leaders of the Tory party in Parliament, and their principal organs among the press, have declared that something must be done. The Times has threat ened to cast off Sir Robert Peel, if he does not at least moderate the burdens that press on food ; and the new Premier himself has declined the support of all who require the inviolability of the Corn-laws as the price he must pay for obtaining it. As far, then,, as the lan guage rd himself and his principal journals can bind him, the new Premier is pledged to do something ; and it is to know what that " something" will turn out to be, that the people are waiting —in an attitude of repose, it is srr tr A u, N e i b ) u A i l o u ct — he i m he os s t i pi i r it i e t n o s f e th ad e n fo :xu i i i n olv io ing s . p in a t s e s r a e g s. e t of Sir Robert Peel's speech of Friday night is that which ought at present to animate all Conservatives :—" I have been opposed to the H on . G ent l emen oppos i te f or a period, with a short interval of nearly ten years. I have attempted to cond uc t th a t opposition— reconciling, at the same time, the frank ex position of my opinions, and the open and direct condemnation of their measures, with the absence of every expression of an acrimonious nature—the absence of every feeling betrayin g i n th e l eas t d egree any persona l hostility. Placed in that situ a tion in the opp os iti on where some latitude is necessarily allowed, I have in this way endeavoured to discharge the duties imposed upon me; and it certainly is not upon this occasion, when, accord ing to the apparent feeling of the House, that opposition is likely to be attended with success—it is not, I say, upon this occasion, that I shall allow myself to be betrayed into a course different from that which I have hitherto pursued." They who hare had to fight the Conservative battle in the ranks, carefully as it was their duty to guard themselves from all feelings of a personal na ture, cannot claim the praise of having always ab stained from acrimonious expressions and violent hos tility—to them, it would be no praise ; for, as in actual combat, the common soldier must meet blow with blow, fierceness with fierceness—though a serene and gentle temper always becomes a leader—so in the politi cal struggle, the ton e o f controversy on the one side must always serve more or less as an example to the other. But, if it has unfortunately not been in our power to imitate the dignified equanimity and courteous demea riour of our great chief hitherto, there is nothing to pre vent our following his example now that the battle has been won. A certain vigour, not to call it ferocious ness of resistance, was necessary while the strife lasted ; i not as a mere retaliation ; mere retaliation s unmanly and unchristian, but in order to prevent the triumph of our principles being snatched from us. Now the same description of resistance would not be innocent, because the necessity for it exists no longer. The triumph of our principles has been secured, and it is unworthy of good and generous men to look for any other triumph. THE FALL OF THE LEAF. (From the Non-Conformist.) The amendment on the Address has been carried by a majority of ninety-one—Ministers have resigned—the reform season has terminated—the leaves, long since brown and withered, which gave some appearance of life to the tree which the people once prized so highly, have been whirled from off the twigs to which they adhered —and now comes winter—stern, cheerless, unproductive, but not useless winter. Of the outgoing Ministry we need not speak. Our opinions of them have been declared frankly and fear lesAy. The spring-time of their official career was in deed promising —but the fruit they produced was not in proportion to the profusion of early bloom. That they gave the country several valuable measures we have no disposition to deny. But we affirm, without fear of contradiction, that their liberality always increased with their difficulties, arid as uniformly died away in the day of their power. When they could have done " the State some service " they were most unwilling —when they were most willing their ability was gone. They have managed to dispirit and divide reformers— to fritter away an overwhelming majority—to produce general distrust .in the professions of liberal men—to leave the constituencies of the nation . in a state of un precedented corruption—and to hand over at last the powers of office to a . Tory majority of fearful strength. The advent of Sir Robert Peel to power is the com mencement of a uew era in the progress of reform—the setting in of political winter. Toryism, like frost and snow, may have its uses, but like them it is pinching in its operation, possesses no kindliness, and serves only to cheer one in the prospect of the nearer approach of another spring and summer. Let those who will, expect liberal measures from Sir Robert—we cannot. Putting entirely out of view the whole past course of the Honourable Baronet—his edu cation, his evident tastes, his measures and his no mea sures, it is impossible to anticipate anything more than a seeming reform out of the materials with which ho will have to work. Were his political tendencies less aristocratic than they are, and his ability far greater than he has yet displayed, he would be loath, we think. to risk his present supsemacy by attempting to work out any extensive measure of good to the people by means of his present supporters. We doubt much whether the attempt would not _bring down upon him instant defeat. The Buckinghams and the Winchilseas, and the hun dreds of others who now tolerate Sir Robert because he can better do their work than another man, are not likely to turn at his bidding and do his. Peel is but an apparent leader—he is a rea fag. And now, let us mark the likelihoods of the case. The Corn-laws constitute, at present, the great burden of the suffering people. Are these likely to be so effec tually modified by the Tories as to afford seasonable re lief ? We answer, No ! The wily Premier will make a show of concern for the people, as he always does, and will attempt to cozen them out of every sound principle. We have his own word for it that la :3 will adopt the sliding scale—we have his further assurance that he will not pledge himself to details. We deem it somewhat worse than foolish to attempt to build hopes of such re lief as the country craves, upon so narrow and so nnstable a foundation. By adopting the sliding scale, he gets rid of the free trade principle, which gave to the measures of his predecessors the only value they possessed—he re tains u!I the evils of the present system—its fluctua tions of price, its encouragements to gambling, its fre quent derangements of our whole monetary system — and he shuts out the advantages which even the mea sures of the Whigs would have partially secured—steady and extended commerce, general employment, and fo reign markets for our manufactures. Sir Robert will give the poor man a slice more bread for his . penny, if he can earn it ; but he will do nothing to assist the in dustrious artizan in finding and making the most of his employment. If, however, the elementary materials which go to make up the party of which Sir Robert Peel is leader, coupled with the Preinier's -declarations, are considered insufficient to contradict the new-born expectations of his liberality, surely the dictum of the Duke of Richmond, and the avowed satisfaction of the Duke of Buckingham, ought to dispel the dream. Men's wishes, not their reason, must be father of the thought. Nothing what ever in the professions of the party, nothing in their past history, nothing in their known character, nothing in their present conduct, fairly prompts art idea that they will prefer serving the people and saving the country to carrying out the objects of the landed in terest. The very necessity of a great change in our commercial policy, in so far at least as the importa tion of corn will be affected by it, is in so many words denied. Is Sir Robert to be liberal " mnljre lui?" Will not the country take his own word for his fu ture course, backed by the emphatic declarations of his own friends ? A NEW ISLAND.—For a long series of years an island has been gradually forming between Witton 'less and Oyster-ness, in the Humber, and its present ex tent, if we are correctly informed, is not much under 300 acres. Mr. Read, of Burton Stather, has taken it from the Woods and Forests, or in other words, the Govern ment, and on Thursday week entered into possession. Se veral steamers were plying between it and the adjacent coast the whole day, and many of the neighbouring gen try visited " Bead's Island," the name by which the new settlement is to be henceforth distinguished. The sur face is covered with a fine crop of grass, and about a hundred head of cattle are already feeding where nothing but fishes ever fed before. There is, as yet, but one house, the occupier of which is the person tkppointed to look after the rest of the inhabitants.--Hull Rockingham. SILLY HOAX AT THE LONDON HOSPITAL. —ln the papers of Friday last appeared a paragraph, headed " Mysterious Affair," in which it was stated that on the previous Wednesday night an Italian had been taken to the London Hosital, owing to having re ceived some dreadful injuries in an affray which had shortly before taken place between him and some fellow countrymen. The s t a t ement h as s ince turned out to be false from begin n i ng to end. It originated in a very silly hoax pl a y e d b y one o f t h a t g iddy c l ass cfyoung men called " medi ca l s t u d ents. " A b oo k i s k e pt a t th e hos pital, in which it is the duty of a person appointed for that purpose to enter all cases of accidents, &c., brought into the hospital. On 'Wednesday night this person happened to be absent from the institution, and on the following morning he found a memorandum lying on his desk stating that an Italian, named Giovanni Rosalio, had been admitted to the hospital with his skull fractured, both legs broken, and that he had received a stab with a dirk in his hip, in an affray which had occurred inFetter lane. This " mysterious affair" was sent to the papers, anti thus the 404 was disccwered. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A. man named Mathew ICEP,y, and his wife. were o brought before Sir Peter Laurie n the following charge: On the sth of August a little boy, between two and Three years of age, was found by a policeman sitting alone on the step of a hall-door in Milk-street, Cheapside. The policeman, having waited some time to see whe ther any person would go up to the boy's protection, and having seen nobody, took him to the union station in Cannon-street, by the officers of which he was conveyed to the Norwood Institution. Hand-bills ane placards were circulated, and it was at length ascertained that • firs. Kelly had exposed the child in the hope that some Samaritan would give the protection which she had ceased to yield to the poor infant. She and her hus band were then taken into custody. Mrs. Kelly said that she had but a very simple state ment to make. The little boy was her child, by a man with whom she had been intimate before she was mar ried, and her husband had taken such .an aversion to him, and showed such extraordinary abhorrence, that she was almost tempted to make away with the child altogether. The feelings of nature, however, became predominant, and she determined to leave • the boy in the street, and watch him from a distance. She accord ingly placed him on the step of a door, and soon after wards saw the policeman take him up and convey him Away. Convinced that he was perfectly safe, she re turned home with her husband, who was in her company at the time. 'She resolved to lose her child, awl but for whom she never would have thought of such' means of separtoon. Sir PETER LAURIE asked the male prisoner what he did when his wife determined to abandon her infant ? Kelly said that he had taken a complete hatred to the little boy in consequence of the conduct of his father, who had dared to call and visit his mother, although she was a married woman. Before he married Mrs. Kelly he was aware of the folly she had committed, but he paid every attention and kindness to the little boy. Returning one day, however, after a walk with the child, whom did he see but his wife's paramour in her company, and he con ceived from that moment the most unconquerable hatred to her son. He admitted that he made no objection to the proposition of his wife to expose the child. Sir PETER LAURIE asked whether the father gave any support to the child ? Mrs. Kelly—He never gave me .one farthing since the birth of the child, .and it was my husband's fault that the father came to the house, for my husband, notwithstanding all he says, invited him to dinner instead of turning him out as be ought to have done. Sir P. LAURIE—That was certainly an encouragement to the renewal of the old intimacy, and very disgraceful. Mrs. Kelly—My husband was master of his own house, and ought to have exercised his authority. Sir P. LAURIE--He ought not to have hesitated to support the child when he married you, knowing what had occurred. One of the parochial officers of the district in which the child was found stated that the poor-rates were enor mous on account of the number of children whose fathers the Poor-law refused to touch. The casualties exceeded all imagination. Sit P. LAURIE said it was quite impossible that the Poor-law could remain as it was, and he hoped the new Administration would introduce the necessary alterations and modifications. Kelly said that he had, upon marrying his wife, most willingly undertaken to support the boy, and he had ac cordingly treated the child with as much tenderness as she had exercised towards his child, which she had in her arms. Sir P. LAURIE—I commit you both for trial for the offence, which is a very bad one. Nothing can be worse than to desert a poor infant. Mrs. Kelly—l knew perfectly well that no harm would come to him from the policeman, whom I saw carry him to the union ; and the life I led with my husband was dreadful on account of him. Kelly—l could not help my hatred of the boy. The two prisoners were committed for trial, and the child was sent to the Institution at Norwood. A gentleman of the name of Barnes applied to Sir Peter Laurie, in consequence of a very intolerable nui sance, which is unfortunately of long standing in this metropolis. He considered that Sir Peter Laurie would afford him assistance to put an end to, or to abate at any rate, the annoyance to which respectable people were sub jected by its operation. He alluded to the conduct of a set of fellows who were in the habit of infesting auction rooms, and contrived by insulting gentlemen and ladies who attended to bid for, the goods, to get everything of any value into their own hands at their own price. He particularly alluded to the Jew dealers, who made a point of insulting those who came to auctions to supply themselves with articles of which they might stand in need. A case had just occurred in the Lord Mayor's district in which he (Mr. Barnes)had been grossly insulted, and he had applied to the police, but they did not consider themselves justified in interfering to any great extent. The evil was a very serious one in many respects, particularly as to the depreciation of the property for sale. Mr, Wheeler, the Common Councilman, who accom panied Mr. Barnes, stated that he had frequently wit nessed the conduct objected to. All the property for sale at the various auction-rooms was justly depreciated by the fellows described, who uttered unbounded abuse in order to clear the place, and have all that was valu able to themselves. Ladies were ouro to bo insulted with the grossest language. Sir P. LAURIE was glad that public notice was taken of the evil, as he had no doubt that the public exposure would lead to a remedy. A policeman stated that he had been called in by Mr. Barnes, who complained of being grossly insulted. There was a great noise of chaffing and jeering amongst the Jew brokers, and witness put one of them out of the room. The broker, however, soon afterwards returned, and called Mr. Barnes a liar. Mr. Hobler said that the brokers, after they succeeded in preventing respectable people from bidding, had what they called a " knock out ' amongst themselves—a divi sion of the goods—and the public had no chance what ever against them. The police , officers were right in acting with caution, but the persons described'by Mr. Barnes could be indicted for a conspiracy to injure the property for sale, and it would, in his opinion, be easy to obtain a conviction. Sir P. LAURIE approved of the suggestion of Mr. Hob ler, and stated that he should wish very much to be in strumental to a reform of so great an abuse. He then advised Mr. Barnes and Mr. Wheeler to employ certain officers of great skill and experience in proceeding against the offenders, whom, he believed, it would be a matter of no difficulty to get convicted by a Jury. The two gentlemen returned thanks to Sir Peter Laurie, and said that they would certainly follow his excellent advice. BOW-STREET. On Tuesday a person, whose name was said to be William John Banhes, was brought up by constable Bennet, 88 A division, and placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with indecently exposing himself with a soldier of the Foot Guards in the Green Park. The prisoner, on being brought to the station-house, gave the name of John Harris, and described himself as a servant out of place, as appeared by the police sheet. The constable stated that about half past twelve o'clock on the morning of yesterday he saw the prisoner and a soldier on Constitution-hill, near the Green-park, and they both went over the palings into the Green Park, while witness was proceeding down the walk. They then crossed the centre of the park, and stopped at the further side, near a clump of trees. The re mainder of the evidence is unfit for publication. Sergeant Tierney, 8 A division, who took the charge, stated that the pr:soner gave the name of John Harris, a servant out of place, or upper servant, which witness had reason to believe was not correct, as he had, since he was apprehended, admitted that he was a gentleman of fortune. The prisoner also told witness, before he was placed at the bar, that if his name was suppressed, he would retire to one of his country seats, and he could be bailed by the name of Harris. Mr. JARDINE said he had no • observations to make about the charge, or the evidence in support of it, but to require bail, which would be in proportion to the prison er's station in life, and that was himself in 200/., and his sureties 100/. each, to answer the charge at the next ses sions of the Central Criminal Court. In the course of the day William Dorset, wax-chand ler, 52, King-street, Whitehall, and Thomas Sneesum, a builder, 13, Great Smith-street, Westminster, were ac cepted as sureties ; and the prisoner was set at liberty. WORSHIP-STREET. A tall and athletic young fellow, named Wiram Greig, who stated that he worked at the Docks, was charged with having violently assaulted Eliza Hill, a good-look ing girl, aged 17, and also with having assaulted police constable N 49. The female complainant stated that she resided at Clapton with her mother, and she was returning home, between eight and mine o'clock on the preceding even ing, when she met the prisoner, who endeavoured to ob trude his conversation upon her, but she crossed the road to avoid him. He followed her, however, and again addressed her ; and, after walking for a short distance by her side, he stopped at a public - house , a nd ordered a pint of ale at the door, which he made her partake of. After leaving the house he urged her to accompany him down an obscure turning, and on her refusing to do so, he caught her up in his arms, and carried her into it. She struggled violently, and succeeded in getting from him, but he ran after her, and struck her several times on her mouth and throat. He then threw her down, and was proceeding to behave with brutal violence towards her, when a policeman, who was attracted to . the spot by her cries, ran up and rescued-her from his grasp. The prisoner put several questions to the complainant with a view of showing that a previous intimacy had subsisted between them ; but she positively denied that such was the case. Police-constable N 49 stated that he was on duty near the spot, when he heard piercing screams from a woman that might have been heard a quarter of a mile off, and on hastening up he found the parties struggling on the ground. The prisoner, on seeing him, jumped up, and ' with the exclamation " You -, I'll give it you," he grappled with him, and they both fell down. The pri soner managed to get uppermost, and pressed his knee so heavily on the breast of witness that his breath almost failed him, and he was obliged to let go his hold. The prisonerthen made his escape, but he was afterwards cap tured by another officer. The mother of the girl stated that immediately after the outrage her daughter reached home in a dreadful state of agitation, and told her what had occurred. Her bonnet was much bent and broken and was stained with blood, and the rest of her dress was nearly torn to pieces. Her daughter got her living by needlework, and was a prudent Well-conducted girl. Police Sergeant •N 8' said that the . prisoner had been , tried and convicted -at the Old Bailey for stealing lead, • and he was a most notorious character. Mr. BROUGHTON said that whatever might be the geu conduct of the ph:aim/W.l3A° he,dActed very s. d. 2 8 indiscreetly in partaking of the ale NViliC`t the prisom., offered her, which circumstance alone deterred him front committing the prisoner for trial. Without imposing any fine he should commit him for a month to the House of Correction. WANDSWORTH POLICE. John Clark, a middle-aged l;n:lessed in a faded suit of black, whose countenance bespoke too plainly the ravages of starvation, was placed at the bar before Mr. Paynter, charged with stealing 17 potatoes from the grounds of Mr. Popart, a market gardener, in Battersea. Policeman 'rye, 177 V, proved that on the previous evening he was doing duty in plain clothes in Battersea fields, when he saw the prisoner pull up the potatoes pro duced, which he put into his pocket. He took him into custody, and found the potatoes upon him. The prisoner, who had evidently been well educated and seen better days, said he would not deny having itolen the: potatoes, but hunger had driven him to it ; he had had no food since Monday. Mr. PAYNTER put several questions to the prisoner, in answer to which the prisoner stated that he had lately got his living by .portering ; he was married, and lived with his wife at No. 11, James-street, Westmin ster-road ; his wife endeavoured to get a little money by needlework, but this source . of,, employment had failed for the present. Mr. PAYNTER said the prisoner should have, gone to the overseers of the parish in which he lived, and asked them fur relief, and not have wilfully purloined the property of another. However much he might commiserate his miserable condition, it was his duty as a magistrate to punish him for transgressing the laws ; therefore he must pay 2d. the value of the potatoes, and a fine of 25., or be committed for four days. He would order him something to eat. Prisoner (crying)—l have not one farthing in the world to pay the fine with, and must go to prison. • Several gentlemen in the Court immediately clubbed together and paid the fine, and the surplus of the money, to which the worthy Magistrate contributed, was handed to the prisoner. CHARGE AGAINST THE POLICE OF ROCHESTER BY THE COMMANDANT OF CHATHAM GARRISON. (From the Maidstone Journal.) On "Wednesday last Colonel Sir William Warre, Com mandant of the Garrison, attended by Colonel Weare, Garrison Adjutant Blake, and two other military officers, entered the Police Court, and addressed the Bench. The Magistrates present were the Mayor, Richard Winch, Esq., and Thomas Bentley, Esq.. The Court was very fully attended by persons to hear the case. The Colonel said he appeared before the Bench to make a complaint of a gross and unprovoked outrage having been committed by three of the police of the city on one of the officers under his command, who was in uniform and in the streets of Roches ter, in company with other gentlemen, early on Tuesday morning last. They had been to a fire in Strood, and were returning, when one of the officers was hand cuffbd like a felon, and taken to the station-house. The conduct pursued by the police in this instance, was neither justifiable nor ought to be tolerated towards any person, more particularly towards an officer and a gen tleman. The case was one of so flagrant a character, that he was determined to sift the affair to the bottom, as the outrage on the officer committed by the police was uncalled-for. The Court said they would be glad to enter into the inquiry, and ordered the police to be brought forward : their names are Tiltman, Oram, and Askew, and the officer who was handcuffed was William Frederick Lowrie, ensign of the 63d Regiment. Mr. Lowrie, being sworn, said—l am an ensign of the 63d Regiment. On the morning of Tuesday, the 24th of August last, about half-past one o'clock, I was alarmed by my servant, that a fire had broken out in Strood. I was then in bed. I imme diately got up, and put on my regimentals and went to Strood, in company with Ensign Smith, of the 39th Regiment, who was also in uniform, and we were joined by four other officers belonging to the Pique fri gate, who were in plain clothes. The officers of the Pique joined us at the Swan Inn, Chatham. On my return from the fire about half-past two o'clock, being still in company with the same gentlemen and passing the Bull Hotel, Rochester, one of the officers who be longed to the Pique rung the bell of the Bull, to see whether any one was up, but not getting any answer we passed on and were accosted by a policeman. I believe one of the three now present was the man. I think he had No. 22 on his collar, but will not swear to him. The policeman said to us, " Gentlemen, you must not be creating a disturbance in the streets at this time of the morning. I am not aware which of us answered him, but after our walking about 100 yards, one or two of us commenced singing. The police man came up to us a second time, and desired us to desist ; we did so immediately ; he then followed us closely, much to our annoyance ; we tried to evade him, by running across the road, and running back, but it was no use, the policeman still persisted in follow ing us, apparently listening to our conversation. When we arrived near to Rochester Theatre, the policeman stopped, saying he could go no further, as it was the end of his beat - ; I told him if he did, I would report him, or hawl him up or words to that effect. I did not say, to the policeman "if yon will come that further, I will knock you down." I then ran away, and he fol lowed me at full speed- When I considered h. had-re. turned, I stopped to join my companions when one of them said the policeman was still following me, and my companions told me to run. I believe by this time the policeman was joined by another, and they pursued me, sounding a whistle, and calling out "Stop thief." On my hearing , another whistle in front of me, I stopped, finding it useless to proceed, as I was only running for my own amusement to avoid the police. I turned up into a narrow court ; the two policemen fol lowed me ; when I found I was discovered, I came oat and said to them, " Remember, I am a gentleman, and I expect to be treated as such, for I pledge you on my word and honour, that I will walk quietly to the station house, but do not handcuff me." The police would not listen to me, one of them telling the other to knock me down if I attempted to move. They handcuffed me, and we then came out of the court. The police were then joined by a third, and one told the other two to stand round, and that if any one attempted to touch me, to knock them down. W e then proceeded to the station house, my companions following me. On my arrival at the police station-house, I was immediately released from the handcuffs by the man who handcuffed me. The inspector of the police was very civil, and seemed to consider the charge as frivolous. He did not enter the charge into a book. I was charged at the station-house with having created _a disturbance in the streets, for ringing a bell, and for having threatened to knock the police down, and for using an oath. I think it was the policeman No. 22 that took off the hand cuffs. There was much confusion in the station-house. Could not swear to him. The policeman afterwards said he would go with me to Mr. Birch, of the Bull Inn, and if.he did not feel aggrieved, he (the policeman) would withdraw the charge. 'We went together to the inn, but did not see the landlord, as he was gone to bed. The hostler we saw, and he said he had heard no bell, and the family were not disturbed. I was afterwards released. Cross-examined by Tiltman, policeman No. 22—1 cannot swear that you handcuffed me. I will swear that the No. 22 took the cuffs off in the station-house. I do swear it. Stop ! I don't think I can swear. I would rather not answer those questions. Mr. Batten said he attended as a member of the Watch Committee, and was very desirous that everything rela tive to this affair should come before the public. Mr. Bentley, to the policeman 22—Why, you have ad mitted to the handcuffing of the complainant. Policeman —I have not admitted it. Cross-examination of the military officer continued by Tatman the policeman—When I went to the fire at Stroud, I rode up on a stage coach. I was in my room at the barracks at the time I was called by my servant. I was not at the Sun with the other gentlemen who broke the windows when the constable was sent for. Cross-examined by Oram, No. 10, police—At the late fire at Stroud I did not offer a sovereign to any person who would set fire to the place again. The Bench asked Ackew, policeman 120, if he had any questions to put to the officer. He said the officer being off his beat he had no questions to put, but informed the Court that the officers who rode up on the stage-coach made a most violent noise, hallooing out fire, fire ; and the neighbourhood in their route was greatly alarmed. Wm. Cusick Smith, ensign, belonging to the 39th Regiment, was next examined, and corroborated Mr. Lowrie's statement. Mr. John Batten, a witness on behalf of the com plainant, sworn, said—on my return from the fire at Strood, on Tuesday morning, about three o' c l oc k, on horseback, I was met by two of the police and a military officer in undress uniform ; I stopped them and inquired for what they had the officer in custody. Tillman, the pliccman, said the prisoner, with others, had been ringing bells and making great dis turbances in the street. The officer said "Sir, (holding up both his hands) they have put the handcuffs H on me, which I consider very disreputable for a gentle man." My reply to him was, I think so too. I then in quired of the police what circumstance justified the course he had thus adopted. The policeman's answer was, that they had made great disturbance —hallooing out fire through the street. I then asked him if he could iden tify the prisoner as being one of the individuals who had so misbehaved themselves ? The policeman replied, he could not swear to him in particular, but that he was one of the party. Well, I said, under the circumstances, I think you were not justified in putting on the handcuffs, although you are fully justified in apprehending him. I advised the officer to go quietly to the station-house. The officer again intreated to have the handcuffs taken off. I told him I had no authority to order such a course, but he would find at the station-house an Inspec tor, and the charge would be regularly entered, and the case properly inquired into, not only as regarded the police, but his conduct likewise. I then left the party. Inspector Anderson sworn, said—On Tuesday morning last, about half-past three, I was on duty at the station house. The officer, Mr. Lowrie, was brought in handcuff's(' in custody of Ti g l i t n m g ai b i el a ls nd w hOirisatmin, eNolc;pa2n2yaNnvdithloOt,hetrhse. gentlemen a c c om p an i e d t h e charge The rei N ‘ V , e a r s e f( four rin or five other party. I asked the policeman if lie could identify the per son who did it. He said he could not. I then inquired if Mr. Birch or any of the family had given the charge or made any complaint ; he said they had not. The officers ad mitted the bell was rung for the purpose of getting refreshments as they had been to the fire. Tiltman and the officer went together across the road to Mr. Birchs's, and they had seen the ostler and there was no complaint. Tiltman then withdrew the charge. Mr. Lowrie gave me his name, and I then told them to go about their business. Fxamined by the Court.—Tiltman said that the rea son why he put the handcuffs on was because the officer threatened to knock him down." I told the policeman to release the handcuffs. I thought the charge wa s fri volous I that wa4 reason ; did eater it. The police •:rtrgeil the whole of the getitteuten pre6elit with creating ae distrrbance. iss-examine 1 by Tillman, No. i2The reason I of ask which of them rung the bell, was because I it wish eitlf2r to criminate himself. Ido not think ifference ought to be shown either to a poor man or tleman who commits himself. The case having occupied four hours and the police having been called on for their defence, they begged the indulgence of the Court to adjourn it till Saturday, as they were not provided with witnesses. The Mayor said csrtainly it was but a reasonable re quest.—The case was adjourned till Saturday, when it was proceeded with before Richard Winch, Esq., Mayor, William Brisley, Esq., Thomas Bentley, Esq., and Tho mas Baker, Esq. Sir Wm.Warre, commandant of the garrison, attended )v Colonel Weare and the Garrison Adjutant Black, :tld several other officers were present. The Court was crowded with respectable inhabitants of the city and borough. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Patten appeared on behalf of the police. The Clerk to the Magistrates having read over the positions taken on the previous Wednesday, ' Mr. Lewis said that he wished to cross• examine Mr. owric, the officer, on one or two points..:.. Mr. Baker and Mr. Bentley said the complaint was closed, and the police were now on their defence. Colo nel Sir William Warre said he had no objection to the cross-examination of Mr. Lowrie, if that examination was confined to the circumstances at the Bull, but had every objection if it went an hour before that occurrence. Mr. Lewis said he would not be put doWn, nor be guided by the Court in the line of his duty ; but if the Court decided that he should not cross-examine -the complainant, then he must bow to their decision. Ar. Baker—The police are before us to muke their lefence Mr. Lewis—From what I know of the complainant it appears only to affect Tiltman, the other two officers are hardly affected at all, in fact there appears no charge against them. Mr. Bentley—The complainant in his evidence says he could not particularise any individual, and therefore it was on that ground that the whole three were placed _ in this situation. Mr. Batten, who was present here the other day, said on behalf of the watch committee, that he wished the case to be fully gone into. Mr. Batten said he wished the case to be fully gone into from beginning to end—the police were not to dam nify themselves. Colonel Sir William Warre—My complaint on behalf of the officer is that of being handcuffed, and taken to the station-house unnecessarily and without provocation. The Court, after consideration, came to the decision that no charge was made out against Askew. Mr. Lewis then called Askew as a witness on behalf of the police, who being sworn, , said, I am one of the police of this city. I was on duty on Monday night and Tnesday morning, my beat was in Chatham. intra. Recollect hearing the cry of fire. I was on the banks. about the middle of my beat. Saw a stage coach come up from Chatham, towards the bridge. There were several persons on the coach; some of them were in military regimentals, those of officers. . Saw two officers ; they made a great. noise.-calling out fire all up the street. The noise they made was cal- - culated greatly to alarm the neighbourhood. Their noise was disorderly. About three o'clock, which was afterwards, I joined Tiltman and Askew, from a cry of " Stop him." I heard also the whistle bloW. From the cry I knew it was from some of our men of the police. I blew my whistle and ran to meet them. When I came near to an alley between Bethel Chapel and the Hare and Hounds, I met with two of the police, Tiltman and Oram. They said to me he is gone up this alley. I could not tell who he was, but supposed it was a person they were in pursuit of. I gave them a light and they.pro ceeded up the court. I did not know what passed up it. They found the military officer, and I saw him with the handcuffs on. I followed them up as far as the Five Bells. I saw no more of the party. Cross-examined by Mr. Lowrie—l cannot swear that you were one of the officers on the coach. I cannot swear that only two officers in uniform were on the coach. It was here observed that Colonel Sir Wm. Warre was speaking to Mr. Lowrie, when the police man, No. 22, said he objected to the conduct of Colonel Warre putting queries and telling the complainant how to act. Mr. Baker, with warmth, addressing Tiltman, said— " Hold your tongue, Sir ; if I were Mayor I would com mit you. Mr. Cork, the Superintendent of the Police, proved the disorderly conduct of the officers at the Stroud fire, and said he had remonstrated with them. Mr. Patten also spoke to their violent conduct. Also several other respectable householders. The Magistrates retired into the Council Chamber, and after an absence of some time they returned, when the MAYOR, addressing the Commandant, said, the. Mal. gistrates had considered the case fully, and the decision they had come to was to dismiss it. Colonel Warre said that he should apply to a higher power. The parties then left the Court. • THE M COAL M Ships arrived since I Byker's Mani ey l4 6 Carr's Hartley (31.....,...- Dean's Primrose l5 61 East Dares tieki l5 0 I.lolyweil Nan lB 6 Ord's Red!' ugh Original Windsor's Pontop 1 i 0 Stanhope Hartley Smith's Pontop l5 6 South Hartley l5 6 Wylam W4lll E 41 Bewie.e and C. , lB 6 Walls End Clennell l6 6 Walls End Hedlcy l7 9 Walls End Killingworth Walls End Perkins l6 6 Walls End RiddelPs l7 9 W. E. BraddyiPsHetton IRKET S. [ARKET. last market day, 56. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. Beans. I Pease. ,—.................---- ............—.. ...--......,—... ------ ----.-- Per Quarter. S. to 5. a. to a. I. to 1. a. to s. s. to s• ggpton Itsnintree 52 70 27 34 93 29 33 38 35 40 ft; ighton 6B 84 28 38 25 20 41 43 40 41 Cambridge — F 5 33 —. 20 36 40 Chichester 62 74 30 34 24 26 44 4 8 30 40 Dunmow 62 68 3$ 37.23 28 33 37 97 43 Grantham - Grimsby 56 74 28 33 16 21 36 40 —. Hailsham Hitchin 5O 73 28 34 22 30 34 45 Ipswich 5O 76 29 35 2 1 26 37 40 36 41 i.ewes FO 63 28 29 22 25 34 39 34 38 Lynn ES 63 30 34 20 24 34 38 31 39 Maidstone 59 76 an 29 26 32 3 9 40 Norwich Petworth Rom ford 6O 78 30 36 20 30 32 44 32 36 Sandwich 62 71 30 34 26 30 35 43 33 41 Tnetford 66 69 28 30 24 25 26 40 40 44 Wisbech Witham O6 76 32 37 27 31 37 42 3t 3S Yarmouth 6O 74 .SO 32 24 30 98 40 139 40 LA V ERPOOL CORN 51 , 4 It K ET.—Aug. 31 WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b.... ---- Red ~.02 10 4 —... Scotch, Welch, and Nlanx ---., Irish, White 9 9 9 9 -- Red ll 0 9 E Foreign •••••• • lO 0 11 0 OATS, English. Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b --- Irish Foreign ISs nay, English, Slatting, per . Imp. quarter :R 0 40 a s. to s • 39 4$ 35 40 40 41 F 5 62, 74 62 68 tiu 73 56 74 63 78 50 73 50 76 FO 116 63 66 59 76 58 72 73 74 CO 78 62 71 66 69 55 68 ti 6 76 60 74 1 ERPOO L ,lish, White, Red .., Scotch, Welch, Irish, White.., --- Red . ...... Foreign OATS, English. Welsh, and Scotch, Irish Foreign Sense, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter.., Scotch and Irish, pci 60Ibs. -- Feeding BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter Irish, Brt. - Foreign • • PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter --- Foreign Ft.ooa, Unglish. per 2601 b. Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 1401bs INDIAN COSH, Litt' 4801 h. Rye, per Imperial quarter MALT. Per Imperial quarter 4 fi 4 3 4 0 40 0 43 0 42 0 40 0 32 0 41 0 14 0 « a , 23 0 411 9 4 0 4$ 0 4$ 0 45 45 0 43 0 101 0 S 4 n 26 4U 0 30 . ES 0 DENT'S LECTURES ON WATCHES, AND OTHER TIME-KEEPERS.—An Illustrated Abstract from TWO LECTURES on the Construction and Manage went of Chronometers, Watches, and Clocks, delivered by Mr. DENT, in May, 1841, before the Members of the United Sos vice Institution has been arranged for the inforraatien of general readers. The Abstract contains a statement of the relative merits of English and foreign workmanship, and an expltuaatiap of the different Escapements, with instructions for the choice, regulation, and management of all kinds of Time-keepers. The Pamphlet is published, by the Author, at No. 82, Strand, price One shilling, but gratis to customers on application. LADIES' GOLD WATCHES may be *dec a l" from in great variety, either of London or Foreign m price Ten Guineas each. They are with gold dials • ndinenetxchan 0 elled. A printed warranty iagiven, with fixed terms...l:Wei& the watches will always receive any attention i equired• The , 4 foreign make are small and flat, those of English malltliaCtUle, ..4 are not quite so small. T. CO X S e VORY. eroo Gold nm dG a r n a d e ce h u r c h. 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All nu tt, o f Long-acre, o f daughter, still born. On the 29th ult., at Swanton Novers, Norfolk, the lady 0f the Rev. Edward Bullock Webster, of a daughter. On tie 30th ult., at Mere, Wilts, the lady of John Jon °ll Dyer, Esq., of a son. On the 30th ult. ' at Guilsborough. Ncrthamptons.bierr' Marianne, th e w if e o f Thomas Bateman, Esq., of a :laugl MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at CoNham Church, Peter Hooper. E. 4 of Easton House, Wilts, to Frances Emily, only daughter ° Edmund George Freame, EM g., of Corshans. On the 30th ult., at St. ark's, Myddelton-square. Ar,, A ,L II I Wellelley Penrose, chymist, Pentonville, to Sarah , tw daughter of Mr. Thomas Scrivenor, London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN 6 ; is No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Oftic% No. 112. Strsr tiv county - of Walesa, Thursday, troptember 2, s. d. , Walls Endßelnient l9 0 Walls End Hartsell. 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