The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-25 00:00:00

-r t. v;- Z:Nu. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. ARRIVAL OF M. LEDRU ROLLIN IN LONDON. We have just received information, from a credible authority, that M. Ledru Rollin, the leader of the Mountain, is residing at -the Sabloniere Hotel, in Leicester-square—having arrived in London, after his flight through France, in the disguise of a livery servant. EXCHEQUE R.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prtns at Westminster, before the LORD Ci*EP BARON and a Special Jury.) NOTTIDGE P. RIPLEY AND ANOTHER. The trial of this singular ease was resumed to-day. After the examination of three witnesses, whose evidence was much of the same nature as that taken on Saturday, Sir FREDERICK THESIGER addressed the jury for the deFence. He was quite willing to admit that this was a very serious case, if it were true that the de fendants had been guilty of the base and mercenary motives which had been attributed to them. It was said that the design ot the defendants, who stood in the intimate relationship of brother and rother-in-law, was to get possession of the property of this unfortunate lady (the plaintiff), for the benefit of themselves and their families, and in order to accomplish it, that they had not scrupled to take her from the quiet and tranquil home which ehe had selected, and to expose her to all the restraints and horrors of a madhouse. Now, he would show that this was a very false and, at the least, a very exaggerated account of the real state of the case. He admitted that he had no right to interfere with the religious opinions of any person who was com petent to decide for himself, however absurd and extra vagant they might be. The Agapemone, or Abode of Lsve, in which the plaintiff had taken up her abode, con tained among its inmates four apostate clergymen, a civil engineer, a farmer, a solicitor, and two blood-bounds; and in it ale prayer was abandoned, which was one of the duties, emphatically et oined upon us by our religion; and though he could not but feel disgusted at that, and at th 3 efforts of this sect to creep into families and spread misery and desolation wherever they went, yet if the plhintiff was of sound judgment, he admitted that her opinions upon such subjects were no justification to put her under any:restraint. But if she wes not a free agent, and had been irresiatibly drawn into a vortex of low and degrading associations, it was incumbent upon her family, not merely as a right, but as a high moral duty, to pluck her front her dangerous position. In 1844, the another of the plaintiff was left a widow with seven daughters, two of them being married, and five married. The family resided at Rose-hill, in the most perfect happiness; but unfortunately Mr. Prince, who was the curate of the neighbouring parish of Stoke, and who had either been dismissed from his office or had resigned it, exercised a most fatal hAuence upon the family. After preaching about the country in the ( - Tea air he went to Brighton, and in some way or other managed to communicate with the daughters. Three of them, it appeared, left for Brighton,. where they took up their residence, and where they were in the habit of attending the ministry of 11r.. Prince. They afterwards returned to a piece called Charlidge, where they ferreted a notion hat it has the will ot God that they should be united to thr..e of the mecah_rs of the Agapemone, which had been e:tsblished thore. Their rnarri.:.;e took place accordingly, notwithstanding the remonstrances of the mother, each ot the daughters having 6,0001. in the Bank of England in their own name; those sums immediately became the property ot their respective hustands. It would have been thought that, having obtaine•t so much of the property of the family, their exo , hii ant cleirts would have b. en sa ti.ti d, aid that they Would have spared the two re ._mainiug daughter,. But in the month of December, 1845, a Mr. Starkie end a Mr. Turner came to Rose .hill to carry away another daughter. They sue cee.'sd in effecting their ohj,ct, although Mrs. Nottidge endeavoured in every possible: way to dissuade her from going with them. Mrs. Thomas, one of the daughters eho had been previously married, however, h ft the Agapemone, anal returned to her mother's root, and in consequence of the information which she gave, the mother was induced to entertain apprehensions re siectieg her only other remaining daughter, who was then at Charlidge. Knowing that she was of unsound mind, and by no means a free agent, she desired the two defendants to go do.vn to Charlidge and release her from the degrading position in which she was placed. They did so; and after getting possession of hi r person, they placed • her in the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, having, in th , 3 first instance, obtained a medical certificate of her mental capacity to act for herself'. There could be no doubt ale ut the state of her mind, for he should prove that when admitted she was in a state of great excitement, declaring that Mr. Prince was God Almighty—that ho was God mani fested in the flesh. They could easily imagine that such would be the effect up ,n a weak minded person, of nervous and irritable temperament, when such tenets as Mr. Prince's were made known to her. In May, 1848, she was discharged by the Commissioners cf Lunacy, on the ground that they thought she was capable of acting for herself'. But it did not say much for her drafty, that immediately after being released, Who went to the Bank and transferred over the whole df her money to Mr. Prince, and gave him the uncontrollable dominion of it. And it was strange that Mr. Pikes, who was the moving spirit of all, had not been brought forward as a witness. If (said the Learned Counsel) daugh ter after daughter had been sacrificed to their mer cenary views, and not being Eatsified with the misery which they bad produced, they had endeavoured to grasp the one remaining daughter; and if they (the jury) believed that daughter was of weak mind, easily excited and influenced whin .such awful thoughts as those already mentioned were continually addressed to her, he would ask them with perfect confidence, would they have allpwed her to remain exposed to dangers both with respect to her present and eternal welfare, or would they not not rather, acting upon the motives which influenced the two defendants, have felt justified in rescuing her from her degrading position? On the one high ground of morality alone would he rest in tube:sitting this case to them, confidently trusting that the result would be a verdict for the defendants. The Learned Counsel made a powerful and eloquent speech, of which the above is only a resume, and at its conclusion a suppressed burst of applause came from the auditors in the court. _ _ Several witnesses were then examined, but the case had not concluded when we went to press. It will, in all probability, be adjourned until to-morrow. AMERICAN NEWS. The following are extracts from the New York Weekly Herald, brought by the Niagara, which arrived at-Liverpool this morning : CHARLESTON, JUNE 11.—The Isabel arrived at this pert from Havannah this morning, having left there on the 7,h inst. The Falcon had arrived at Ihvannah, and the Isthmus being in por;, it was proposed to trans fer some of the paeeeegers of the former to the Isthmus. This was remonstrated against:, and some of the passen gers having arms, they determined to use them in re sistance, if necessary. The matter was finally adjusted by the interference of the American Consul. lee the markets there itas been cmsiderahle activity, evi:h large sales for Germany. White Sugars were quoted at 10 to 11 ; yellow, 6 to 7; brown, ei to 54, an d Mnscovades,4l- to 6. The whole stock of Muscovado mo lasses had been purchased for England at four rials. In clayed neolssses there had also been considerable busi ness done for the seine destination, at 2f rink, and from the coast at 2 rials. Rice, 9 to 91. Freights were dull. Exchange, 10 per cent on London, and on New York par to 1 per cent premium. TERRIBLE STORM—LOUISVILLE, JUNE 12, 6 P.M. — A severe storm occurred near the village of Metropolis, Illinois, on the Ohio river, on Friday last. Both chim neys of the steamboat Peytona were blown overboard, and two or three coal boats in tow of the Belle of Nashvillq, and as many in tow of the Superb, were sunk. The steamer Memphis encountered a severe gale neer Medina, and the pilot's house and the roof of the cabin wale blown qff. The chimneys were also blown down. Three pilots with the carpenter ware thrown overbi and and drowned, together with some thirteen others. The captain was blown from the hurricane deck to the forecastle, and seriously hurt. The books and pepers, and almost everythin g else, were lost; also the greater portion of the cable. furniture. Those who re mained in the cabin escaped - rininjured. Th e boat was badly shattered, and one man almost torn to atoms. DREADFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AND Loss of LIFF*—LOUISVILLE, JUNE 12.—The steamboat Embassy collapsed both flues or her starboard boiler, below Green River, on Saturday morning last, and a number of the crew and deck passengers were killed and blown over board by the violence of the concussion; twenty-eight others were severely scalded, some of them, it is feared, so seriously that they will not recover. The killed and wounded were chiefly deck passengers, though some of the cabin passengers were also injured. The number of killed has not yet been ascertained. The cook was blown overboard and drowned, and the second engineer badly scalded. The boat was much shattered, and shortly after the lamentable disaster was towed to Evansville, Indiana. The scene on board was of the most heartrending description. The Embassy was from Pittsburgh, bound to St. Lodi. LOUISVILLE, JUNE 12. By the explosion on board the Enawissy, thirteen deaths occurred, and five are still niis.-ing. • Tha first engineer has since died, and near thirty persons were injured and scalded. lle.srois, JUNE 12.—J. G. Palfrey, free soil, has been defeated tor Congress. There is no choice by the people. CINCINNATI, JUNE 12.—The Nashville papers of Sa turday say that ex-President Polk was still lying dan gerously ill, Ile is suffering from an attack of the diar lhcei, and not of the cholera, a; previously reported. BALTIMORE, JUNE 12.—The steam- frigate Mississippi last her anchorage on Thursday, and made the run to ();!pe Henry, a distance of forty miles, in the space of throe hours and a half. The stcvneer Waterwiteh, bound for the Gulf of lexico, returned and anchored in flarapton R oa d s on b avirg fi v e c a . es o f cholera on board. Satarday night, The patients were sent to the hospital. The steamer Wave has been sunk near Guyandotte, havin4 on board 4er; tin's. of salt. No lives were lost. It is thought that s:ie will be raised. BALTIMORE, JUNE 12.—We have New Orleans papers to the sth Lit. A sale o f Government stcao^ers took place the day before, a t which the following were dis pow.in of:—The ALbama, for 23,000 d';1 13 .; the New Orleans, for 31 1 000 dolls.; and the propeller Thompson, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE '25, 1849. for 23,000 dolls. The original cost of the two ormer was 130,000 dolls. ST. LOUIS, JUNE 11. —The number of deaths by cho lera since Saturday reaches 70; from other diseases, 13. The weather was quite sultry, and the Mississippi i iver very high SECOND DISPATCH ST . LOUIS, JUNE 11, P.m.—The cholera continues to rage in our city. We have had seventy deaths by that disease during the last two days. The weather is very hot. THIRD DISPATCH—ST. LOUIS, JUNE 12, A.M.—Six teen cemeteries report 98 burials on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 61 of which were deaths by cholera. CINCINNATI, JUNE 12.—There have been eight deaths from cholera since yesterday. The weather is cloudy. The produce markets are unchanged. BALTIMORE, JUNE 12. The Board of Health at Richmond report six new cases of cholera, and two deaths, for the forty-eight hours ending Monday evening. PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 12.—Two cases of cholera, and one death, have been reported in our city to-day. ALBANY, JUNE 12.—The Board of Health report one new and fatal case of cholera. Two of the cases pre viously reported have since proved fatal. PRIZE FIGHT AT ST. LOUIS, &C.—ST. LOUIS, JUNE 11.—Two river boatmen fought a prize fight on Sunday, during which one of the combatants lost an eye. Several hundred persons were present, and witnessed the brutal scene. Bill Curtis, a noted character, was stabbed mortally. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JUNE 9.—The Wiener Zeitung of this day contains the official appointment of Baron Von Haynau to the command in chief of the Imperial troops in Hungary, in the Grand Duchy of Transyl vania, and consigns to him the government of those Crown lands which are now in a state of war and of siege. All the officials and public functionaries are en joined to render implicit obedience and assistance. The document is signed by the EMPEROR, counter signed by Prince S2RWARZENBERG. The Wiener Zeitung says, "That on the 16th the Magyar insurgents made a general attack on the Imperial army standing in the island of &butte and the lower Waag, which was victoriously repelled at every point. The imperialists ' took eight 12. peunders, 1,000 prisoners, and 60 horses. About 70 Hussars were left dead on the field. In this engagement a Uhland of the - Kaiser regiment, who was pursuing an officer of Hussars, threw his lance with such force and precision at a distance of 12 feet at his fugitive enemy, that the officer was pierced through, and fell from his horse. The corps that WPS attached was the brigade under the command of Field Marshal von Riesbach. RUSSIA AND POLAND. ST. PETEIZSBURGH, JUNE 13.—The official journal of this day states that, in consequence of a command received from bis Majesty, public prayers will be offered in all the churches of the metropolis on the 13th of June, on occasion of the speedy com mencement of the operations of the army. Letters from Kalisch, of the 10th, say that the cholera is raging fearfully in the Russian camp at that place, and that from 30 to 50 me❑ die of it daily. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six o'CLocx. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 7 to 2 cgst Mahon 9 to 2 agst Executor 7 to 1 agst Legerdemain—taken 8 to 1 agst Mass Ain GOODWOOD CUP. 5 to 2 agst Csnezou—taken GOODWOOD STARES. 9 to 1 agst Plaudit 10 to 1 agst Fernhill 15 to 1 agst Tophana 16 to 1 agst Chanticleer 16 to 1 agst St. Antonio 20 to 1 agst Collingwood 20_to 1 agst Ilornp - ipe ST. LEGER. Even on Flying Dutchman DERBY. 20 to I agst The Italian—taken 30 to 1 agst Penang 30 to 1 agst William the Conqueror 33 to 1 agst John o' Groat 40 to 1 agst Knight of Avenel 40 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 45 to 1 agst Tordesillas JULY STARES. 4 to 1 on the field IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. PE'T'ITIONS. Lord EROITGFIAM presented a petition from Man chester, complaining of the state of the law respecting judicial oaths, and in doing so expressed his belief that evidence in courts of law should always be taken upon oath. L,rd CAMPBELL thought there might be persons who would be more bound by an oath than by affirma tion.l The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition complaining of the increase that had recently token place in the number of beer-houses, and praying the House to take steps to limit them in future. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition to the contrary effect, and praying that beer-houses, might be recognised by law. Lord STANLEY presented two petitions against the admission of Jews into Parliament; also a petition from the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company, praying for the recommittal of certain Railway Bills. Ho thought it would be desirable to refer the petition to the Board of Trade to determine whether that Bill should be re committed or not. The Earl of GRANVILLE wished to guard himself against giving any opinion on the petition, but there were matters patent upon the face of the Bill which showed that it ought not to pass without scrutiny. As to the suggestion of a reference to the Thud of Trade, if such course were adopted the .Board of Trade would devote its earnest attention to the subject and report as soon as possible. Lord BROUGHAM understood that generally, it was an excellent Bill, but that justice required some alteration , in its provisions. Lord PORTMAN recommended that the petition should be referred to the Committee, with power to refer to the Board of Trade. After a few words from the Marquis of ORMONDE, Lord MONTEAGLE expensed a - doubt as to whether the reference to the Board of Trade could take place consistently with a due regard to the privileges of the House. Lord STANLEY would then move that the Bill be re-committed, with power to the Committee to ask for the assistance of the Board of Trade. After life?, words from the Marquis of ORMONDE, Lord PORTMAN referred to the standing order giving power to the Chairman of the Committee to re port that an unopposed Bill should be proceeded with as an opposed Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND thought it was always better to hear a party, then to refuse to hear him. He was opposed to referring the Bill to the same Com mittee. Lord REDESDALE said the Bill was an opposed Bill. He thought that the House would do right to refuse to receive this petition, as being contrary to pre cedent. After a few words from Lord BYRON, the motion was agreed to. RELATIONS WITH SPAIN. The Earl of ABERDEEN rose to draw the attention of the House to the state of our relations with the Spanish Government. If it had not been for the many great events which had taken place in Europe, the state of our relations with Spain would no doubt long since have attracted the attention of their Lord ships. It was now more than twelve months since our relations with the Court of Madrid had been interrupted, and our ambassador had been dismissed with contumely. It was clear that a government had a right to dismiss an ambassador. The Regent Orleans had not only dismissed the Spanish Ambassador to the Court of France, had not only sent him his passports, but had caused him to be arrested and sent as a prisoner to the frontier, and had afterwards justified hits conduct in the face of Europe. The Spanish Govern -1 ment gone so far, they had merely sent our 1 that the gp ir an h l i s s h passports. He did not mean to say 1 Oove y rnient was justified in so doing. i miustlfied in so doing. He did not believe t ( ia L e mirr I o.) HOUSE OF coMMONs The SPEAKER took t he C hair at a few ml,,,;es Four o'clock. e CONSIDERATION OF LORDS' The Lords' Amend me nts to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Leeds and Thirsk Railway(Power to guarantee Into rest on certain Shares, &c.) Whittlesey St. Mary andWhittlesey St. Andrew Union of Parishes, and for improving the Town of Whittlesey THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Acts Amendment (Powers to alter Tolls, and for appoint ment of Officers). Taff Vale Railway (Extension in Merthyr Tydfil). Tyne River Conservancy. Williams's Estate. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The following REpprts were considered and agreed to: Airdrie Police and Municipal Bill. Flimwell Vent to Hastings Turnpike Road Bill. PETITIONS. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex appeared at the bar and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of the City of London in favour of the B Lnkruptcy Bill ; also a petition against the Marriage Bill. Mr. LAW presented a petition from the Irish Society against the Leasehold Tenure of Lands (Ireland) Bill, and praying to be heard by counsel at the bar of the House. Mr. DEEDES presented petitions from Bromley and other places against trading in seduction and prosti tution. Mr. W. DROWN presented a petition from Manches ter in favour of the Bankruptcy Bill. Mr. HALE presented a petition from Gloucester against the Attorney's certificate duty. Mr. ALEXANDER HASTIE presented a petition from Glasgow against the Marriage Bill. Mr. CARDWELL presented a ;petition from Liver pool, suggesting a clause to be inserted into the Bank ruptcy Bill, with respect to the arrest of debtors. Mr. H. BROWN presented a petition from Stirling in favour"of the Health of Towns (Scotland) Bill. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT ST. HELEN'S. WYLD begged to ask the Secretary of State if he had received any official intelligence respecting the explosion of a coal mine at St. Helen's, which happened a day or two ago? Sir GEORGE GREY said he had not received any intelligence, official or otherwise, of any accident of that kind at St. Helen's, though ho bad heard of the cir cumstance. Mr. WYLD then asked (as we understood) if the Right Hon. L'aronet would have any objection to lay on the table of the House the official correspondence re specting the explosion at Hebburn. Sir GEORGE GREY said he would shortly lay the papers on the table of the House. PETITION OF MR. HERCULES HARRIS. Mr. ANSTEY presented a petition from Mr. Hercules Harris, a member of the Irish bar, who stated he was counsel for the plaintiff in a late action of replevin. The action had reference to the recovery of a poor-rate; and the petitioner complained that, having prepared a plea questioning the legality of the rate for which the distress vas levied, the' Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Dublin refused to allow the plea to be argued. INC UMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. OSBORNE asked the Noble Lord at the head of the Government if he had any objection to state to the House who were the three Commi,sioners whom he pro posed to appoint under the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill? Lord JOHN RUSSELL hoped to be able to do so before the session closed. • THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. ROCHE wished to ask the Hon. Member for Montrose a question relative to two motions on the paper for the 10th of July. His Hon. Friend, the Member for Middlesex, had a motion on the parer refer ring to s the Ii ish Church; and his Hon. Friend, the Mem ber for Montrose, had a motion on the paper before that relating to British Guiana. Now the question he wished to ask the Hon. Member was, whether he would give way in favour of the motion for an inquiry into the state of the Irish Church. Mr. HUME said no man was more anxious that the question of the Irish Church should be speedily disposed of than he was, but it must be remembered that the Government of British Guiana was at a stand-still, and he therefore could not give way, unless Government would give him a day for his own motion. Mr. REYNOLDS suggested that the Hun. Member could bring , his motion on to-morrow. Mr. HeME could not do that; but he would discharge his notice, acd bring the motion forward on going into Supply. Lord JOHN RUSSELL saN it must not be sup posed that he was a party to this arrangement. The SPEAKER, remarked that it would be irregular to discharge the notice then. The subject then dropred. TRANSPORTATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion tor the third reading of this Bill, Mr. NAPIER. said he should ✓ not take up the time of the House with any lengthened observations a this stsge of the Bill, but he was bound to protest again this exposi facto mode of ;fistattng in cases of coo victed criminals. It was decidedly unconstitutional 11., thought the measure most uncalled fur and unconsti :utional, — and he should therefore oppoze the third reading. Co!Lel RAWDON also opposed the third reading of 'the 1311, and trusted that the House would never sanction a measure containing such provisions. Mr. SPOONER said it was his intention to vote against the Bill. The question involved in it was a great constitutional one, and it was to his mind an infraction of the constitution to bring, in any Bill to enact an ex post facto law, and which, besides, would have the effect of aggravating instead of mitigating the punishment of the persons at whom it was aimed. He complained that no necessity had been shown for such a measure. It was true doubts had arisen in the highest legal quarters with respect to the right of the Crown to transport these parties; but where doubts existed in such grave cases it was customary to give the accused the benefit of them.—(Dear, hear.) The Attorney-General, ho believed, had failed to show sufficient cause why the House should pass this measure. Sir GEORGE GREY said, that ac far as he could see both the Honourable Gentleman who had just spoken had arrived at the conclusion that the case was so clear that there was no need of discussion about it. The Honourable Gentleman had said that this Bill had come before the House sanctioned by the opinions of the high judicial authorities of the land, but he assured the House that no hesitation had existed in the minds of these authorities; but as there were said to be doubts existing on the subject, they had ad vised that such a Bill should be introduced. He must remind the House again that the position in which these parties stood was that of men 'whose lives were forfeited to the laws of the country. It is only at this moment by the mercy of the Crown that they are at present able to petition. He must say that it was quite a mistake to say that this Bill was intended as an aggravation of punishment. Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR said he quite agreed with the regret which had been expressed by an . lion. Cieutleuran that co much extraneous matter bad been introduced into this debate. lie had refrained from mingling in this debate as he did from all Irish debates. He thought it would be better if this matter were confined entirely to the Gentleman who had managed the measure. Mr. SEIARMAN CRAWFORD wished to separate the matter from Ireland and Irish Members, and to argue it on constitutional grounds.—(Hear, hear.) The tact was that the House had untertaken to interpose between the prisoners and the courts of law. He would appeal to those Members who were in the habit of sup porting the rights of the Crown. He would appeal to the Hon. Member for Sheffield; and this appeal he might safely make, as although he was largely interested in Ireland, he represented a large constituency which was purely British, and he trusted that it would be re sponded to rightly.—(Loud cries of "Divide, divide.") Mr. REYNOLDS said, that as this was the last time when he should have an opportunity of speaking upon this question, as this was the last means that could be adopted before this measure passed into law, as this was the last act of the drama, he was, he confessed, surprised at the endeavours which were made to prevent one Irish Member from speaking. He was anxious to say that in voting against this Bill they were not voting against an act of mercy. The contrary was the case. So long as the prisoners were to be confined within the realm less ground of complaint would remain, but such was not likely to be the case. Did the Chancellor of the Exchequer ever attempt to put the expenses of this prosecution on the debit side of the account he would be a little more careful of in curring any further. He had no hesitation in saying that the attempt of the Government to put down five men had not cost less than a million of the public money.—(Hear, hear.) Why, had they not been obliged to keep upwards of 30,000 troops in the country. That body of men had cost upwards of half a million, and it was proved that the army had cost more than it did two years before. Taking those with the cost of the constabulary, and the other necessary ex penses, it would appear that he had not been guilty of any great exaggeration in making this statement. Having stated this much on this the last op portunity of opposing the Bill he should offer no further opposition to it, and content himself with simply record ing his vote. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... 27 Against it ... ... 159 Majority ... ... —132 Mr. ANSTEY moved as an amendment, at line 15, of page 1, to omit the word " transportation," and insert " imprisonment during the Queen's pleasure or banish ment." There could be no doubt that transportation was a worse punishment than death itself. He would not inquire how far confinement during the Queen's pleasure fell short of that; a few years or a few months might determine it, but by a large con struction it might extend to the natural life of those unfortunate gentlemen. The Bishop of Tasmania stated in his report, for which he received the thanks of Earl Grey, that although the system of punishment now followed in Van Dieman's Land was superior to any that bad preceded it, yet it had given rise to abominable practices, and that nothing but a commission of inquiry from England, with full powers of in quiry, would ever bring them entirely to light. The Honourable Gentleman said " the most disgust ing crimes that ever stained the character of man were perpetrated in the prisoners' barracks at Ho bart Town without the least possible way of preventing them." Pass this Bill, and it would be im possible for the House not to consign Mr. Smith O'Brien to that infamous confinement. The system was one of uni formity of punishment, though of equality it was not; and the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department dared not make an exceptions in (h i mi l sr. o A n n t a la te e y ir ) p ar ro ri p v o a s l e , d n b e y ce h s i s s a a ri m ly en w d m er e e nt s u te bj favour a of any one convict, from the s y s t em in whi c h ame ndment to substitute imprisonmen s t euebt's during tituiitee lithee hopQ a e e d e utiase H pl o e n a . ,nr ba e r f e o t r a tr r an ‘ sp v o . r m tat e i l o e ay difference between Irish, more, that th e l atter n s wo r f h r ) life.id not consider that ther e .vason English, and American rebels— should be rewarded. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the motion . These persons having been convicted of high tr eason, and . the Government wishing to act leniently towards them, and a doubt existing as to whether the Government had the power or not to do so, the Government wished to remove it; but the Hon. and Learned Gentleman wished the Covernment to adopt two courses with respect to persons who had thus been committed of high treason, namely, either to han g or to im p rison them. Now the argum ent was so absurd that lie was sure it would not avail with that House. The Government merely wished to assimilate the Irish to the English law in this respect; and he trusted the Howe would do nothing to restrict the pre rogative of mercy. Mr. LAWLESS enquired what might be done by the Government after these parties bad been transported ? The ATTORNEY. GENERAL replied that it would be most improper to answer the question.—(Bear.) After so , re observations from Dr. POWER and Mr. DICKSON, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— - For the amendment .Ag.linst it Majority against it The amendment was accordingly lust. Mr. C. LAWLESS then rose to move another amend ment, and was (LEFT SPEARING.) CONTINEN TAI. TRAFFIC NEWHAVEN.—We are glad to find the number of passengers increasing between the ports of Newhaven and Dieppe. The fast sailing steam boat Magician, now performs the passage regularly three times a week each way. On Friday, the 15th instant, she arrived with 49 passengers at this port, and on the following day sailed for Dieppe with 30. Th e arr i va l and departure is an object of attraction to the locality, and no doubt the Packet Wharf will be much fre quented as soon as :the intended, very important, and desirable improvements are carried into effect, by widening the east pier pli h a e n de epening the h about five ve hoursarbu harbour. and The al v f o ; y a a n g d e N is e a w c h c a o v m en is now the shortest, cheapest, and most direct route for London and Paris. The Brighton and South Coast Railway, and the General Steam Navigation Companies united, enable any one to have the option of return tickets (extending to 15 days) for either London or Paris. The large wharf at Newhaven adjoins the splendid building called the London and Paris Hotel, of which Mr. Bacon_(of the New Steine Hotel, Brighton) is the landlord, and supplies on a moderate scale of charges. The hotel is tastefully and elegantly furnished, and every facility and convenience is given for embarking and disembarking at the quay where the steamer lies ; and, on the other side of the hotel, under cover, passengers may step from the railway carriages to the hotel, a portion of which is used for the Customs. The structure of the hotel com mands extensive sea and land views—of the ship ping, the Downs, and of the deep and noble bay of Seaford—and is contiguous to tne mouth of the har bour. The hotel is of great magnitude, the rooms being numerous, spacious, and lofty; and it is well adapted in every respect for a very extensive business for passing travellers and visitors, also for sea-bathing residents. The neighbourhood of Newhaven is diver sified by hill as well as valley, and the Downs, which appear to dip at thin point, command the m ost extensive views of Brighton and Wor thing on the one hand, and Seaford hills, town and hay ; where during strong easterly winds, a con-iderable number of vessels anchor for shelter, and is a site much recommended by her Majesty's Harbour of Refuge Commissioners for a national breakwater, - at an estimated cost of 1,250,0001., having great depth of water there at all tides, and lying midway between Dover and Ports mouth—and ieachy Head still farther east, on the other. Newhaven promises, from situation, to be come a great naval station as soon as th'. Govern ment funds can be provided for the proposed harbaur of refuge. This port being nearer to London than Portsmouth or Dover, gives a superior advantage to Newhaven, and will increase the revenue (already considerable) obtained from the passage and gcods' traffic on the Newhaven line. Every facility required by the officers of Cus toms, for examination and passing of luggage, have been fully supplied by the company. Passports are ob tairid at the wharf, and nothing is omitted to make Newhaven pre-eminently (A. 1) the best port for French traffic. A new town is gradually springing up near the railway station, amd the widening of the harbour will, most probably, lead some commercial enterprising men to a mosa desirable and no doubt profitable spe culation in the immediate locality—that which is al ready half formed by nature itself, particularly near Sleeper's Hole, and must strike every observer, viz., the erection of docks near the mouth of the Ouse, and Lewes would soon follow the example. Newhhaven must eventually become what nature has so visibly intended—the best harbour ,on the southern coast.— Sussex Express. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS.—Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, attended by a limited suite, arrived at the Brick layer's Arms Station of the South-Eastern Railway this afternoon from Dover, where her Majesty disem barked from Ostend this morning. The Queen and suite entered one of the Ro3 al carriages in attendance and proceeded to Buckingham Palace. The King of the Belgians has returned to Brussels from a visit to Liege. ASSAULT or ARAB.--On Saturday an assault of arms took place at Willis's Rooms, under the patronage of Colonel John Hall and the officers of the Ist Regment of Life Guards. There was a large and highly respect able attendance of visitors present, who appeared to take a warm interest in the proceedings. The exhibition comprised swordsmanship, stick-play, sparring, and ether amusements, and was commenced by Messrs. Arnold and Sherry taking the foils. They were followed by Messrs. Bushman, jun., and Jackson, Sergeant Tuohy and Mr. A. Sherry, Sergeant Collins and Mr. Winterbottom, each pair of whom showed the most surprising mastery of their weapons, and the due combination of elegance with dexterity. This part of the performance was suc ceeded by a sabre encounter between Mr. Bushman and Sergeant Tuohy, in which the latter, notwithstanding his matvelous rapidity and audacity of manner, was obliged to succumb to the calm and v% ell-directed skill of the former. A. stilt more interesting exhibition was the opposition of the bayonet to the sword, for the pur pose of testing which is the most effective weapon. The musket, with spring bayonet attached, was wielded by Sergeant Tuohy in the first instance, Mr. Bushman taking the sword. After a time the former, getting rather the worst of it, the different weapons were changed, and in the hands of Mr. Bushman the victory, which seemed at first to rest in favour of the sword, was eventually decided for the bayonet. Nothing could be more satisfactory than the proof which S a t ur d ay ' s ex hibition supplied, that in resolute hand s th e b ayonet i s one of the most effective of all our weapons of war. After this part of the performances had terminated, Mr. Bush man performed the feat of cutting through a large leg of mutton with one sweep of the sabre. He al so severe d a thin handkerchief, previously placed on his sword's edge, and handed round the large bar of lead which ho had cut in two, two days previously before her Majesty in Rolland Park. After some very cleve r st i c k p l ay, young K eene, the well known pugilist, put on the gloves with Mr. Arnold, the benefictare, and some sparri ng commence d, which excited a very lively interest, in none more so, judging by appearances, than in Sir R. Peel, who, with two of his sons, was present. - - JAMES WARD AN ARTIST. --ID this age of won ders, when each new year teems with discoveries in art and science which awaken ou r warmest admiration, we are gratified in bei▪ ng enabled to record the triumphs of intrinsic merit, c l a i m i ng ki n d re d ' cl b a y ss es of ed ucate d soc i ety. James intuitive genius soaring above the prejudi ces a lli e d t o a e h d n a d mpion of with c r u dt r ,h e teh o e r p i oe gi i n .s c , England, has, unassisted by the slightest instruction, become an artist in the most pure and unqualified. sense of the term. His last forms as chaste a portraiture of pro duction, " Tne Setting bun," dipping his brilliant orb wave, from the most masterly pencil. And happy i ,ur n aht t eo h r e ohoarsi blushing zeovno n distribution of the varied coloured cloin!s, dis• play a bolf,ness of outline which the fearless hand of truth could alone have ventured to depict. The perspective is in admirable keeping. The foreground is also beautifully relieved by the distant coruscations emitted from the departing god of day, while the presence of a small bc a t, res ti ng near t h e bank, forms an interesting object in this faithfully deli neated sketch of nature. In tact, the chiora-oscuro, or happy blending of light with shade, is perfect ; but the really transending excellence of the painting will be dis covered in the hitherto unapproached and felicitous tone of colour pervading the whole pictu re . W e h ave never before seen realised, even in the works o f T urner or Denby, splendid as their productions are allowed to be, that peculiar warmth of colouring which indicates the concentration of heat and light; but immediately the eye rests upon Ward's picture, an idea is conveyed that the sun is basking in the borrowed refulgence of some concealed agency, so perfectly transparent and fire emitting an orb does it appear! Most heartily do we congratulate Mr. Ward upon this extraordinary work of art, illustrating the poetic lines of Anacreontic Moore— "How brilliant the sun looked in sinking! The waters beneath him, how bright." —Liverpool Courier. TROOPS FROM INDIA.—CHATHAM, JUNE 21.—Last night the following detachments of regiments serving in India arrived at the Invalid Depot, Fort Pitt :—one private of the 3d Light Dragoons, six men of the 29th Foot, three sergeants and three privates of the 32d, twenty-three privates of the 53d, one sergeant and one private of the 61st, and one sergeant and thirteen privates of the 98th Regiment, under command of Lieutenant Drought, R. Croasdaile, of the 61st, with seven women and sixteen children ' • and after medical inspection by the chief m e di ca l officer, Dr. M. Henry, seven teen were sent into the hospital. The whole of the troops are from the Sutlej, and landed at Gravesend from the ship Trafalgar, Captain Robson. The ship sailed from Calcutta on the 11th of February, and put in at the Cape on the 15th of April, where she remained four days. The number of casualties on beard were seven previous to the ship arriving at the Cape. Captain T. Hussey Burgh, of the 61st, died on board, and at the Cape private Ratcliffe, of the 53d, fell clown the companion into the hold of the vessel and was killed. The following soldiers died on the voyage :—Private P. Re mington and private Joseph M'Grath, both of the 10th Foot; private John Driscoll, of the 29th ; private Hu g h i se Hughes, of the 32d, and private J. Owen, of the 53d. T hose troops that did not require medical treatment we St. Mary's Invalid Depot for examination by Chelsea sent a e The 17th Regiment will arrive at Chatham in two divisions; s oard. to the first division under command of Brevet Lieutenant. Cthoelohneelad head-quarters, u ‘ h r t e e r r s s o , n , u n c d o e m r es c i m n m on n d Friday, L i ut t e h n e a n 2 t 2 - ' C I o ; o a n n e d l Stoyte, arrives on Saturday, the 23d. The strength of the corps t e i is n o :, s fi fo v l e l o s w t a s :—fourff, forty-seven field officers,sergeants, ten captains, sixteen drummers, t en t 3 and 738 rank and file. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. WANST EAD , S ATURDAY EVENlNG.—Between one an d t wo o ' clock this day a fire i in C g an ii : eff ii c : t ll ua b l 'a , r a m c . E that could be obt a i ne d was speedily but x a ton,lle efforts w communication assistancew was s broke out in a h a y s t ac k on t h e premises of Mr. Richard brought t o b ear , p n ro a y s made by electric telegraph to the London fire brigade,. which immediately started for the scene of the confla gration. On the firemen reaching Mr. Plaxton's they found four large stacks of hay in one body of flame, and their principal exertions were: therefore directed to tho safety of the house, granaries, and other surrounding buildings, upon which the engines were playing up to a late hour. The four ricks of hay were completely destroyed. The origin of the fire has not been as certained. 'I be Earl of Suffolk had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday. Mr. Ilamilto•n, M.P., had also an interview with the Right lion. baronet ou Saturday, at the Home•office. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE CHANCERY COURT, June 23. (Before Sir J. WICRAM.) CRUCIFIX v. RoIVE.—FREEMASONS' ASYLUM. The object of this petition was to obtain the sanction of the Court to the insertion in the deed of trust of a proviso for the appointment of new trustees, or that, if necessary, it might be referred to the Master to settle and approve of a deed, to be executed by Lord South ampton, Lord Aboyne, Colonel George Anson, and Mr. B. 13. hhell, and the petitioner, Mr. R. T. Crucifix subscriber to the charity), for the purpose of declarine the trusts upon which the funds of the charity were to he held by the trustees; and that the Master might be di rected, in settling such deed, to make provision for keep ing um the number of trustees appointed, as any of them should from time to time die, or otherwise cease to act. The petition was presented by Mr. Crucifix, on behalf of himself and all others the subscribers to the charity called " The Asylum for Worthy Aged and Decayed Freemasons," except the fi,e defendants. The charita ble association was formed in 1835, by several of the brethren of the order of freemasons, and others, and considerable sums had been subscribed for the support of the charity, the management and direction of which were vested in a committee of the subscribers, but with out any deed of trust. The present funds consisted of about 2,066/., which was vested in the funds in the de fendant's names. In 1845, one of the defendants vette removed from his office of trustee, by a decree of the Court; and the other defendants declining to act, a re terence was made to the Master to appoint five new trustees. The Master had appointed Lord Southamp ton, Lord Aboyne, Colonel Anson, Mr. Cabhell, and the petitioner trustees. - Mr. Eldorton appeared for the petitions, Mr. Goren consenting on the part of the trustees. The order was wade accordingly. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 23. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) NOTTIDGE V. RIPLEY AND ANOTHER. This was an action of trespass by a maiden lady against her brother-in-law, and another person, occupy ing the position of her trustee, fur an assault and false imprisonment. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and alio a plea in justification, alleging that the Vaintiff was a person of unsound mind, dangerous to herself and others, and that they had, therefore, caused her to he placed and lirpt under restraint, using no more violence than was necessary for her safi.: custody, which was the trespass now comp!ained of. Mr. Cockburn (with whom was Mr. Montague Smith) conducted the case for th© plaintiff; and Sir F. Theeiger (with Mr. Crowder and Mr. Bovill) represented the de fendants. It appeared from the opening statement of the plain• tiff's counst 1, as well as the testimony of the witnesses, that the plaintiff is one of five sisters, and the only one now unmarried, and that, up to the close of the autumn of 1846, she resided with her mother at Rose-hill, in Suffolk. The plaintiff is, and her sisters, previous to their respective marriages, were, possessed of fortunes in their own right, amounting to about 6,0001., invest, d in the Government funds. Three of the plaintiff's sisters were married about the same time to three per sons, named Price, Cobb, end Thomas, who were members of a sort of religious community, known as the " .Lampeter llroihren," who entertain peculiar views upon religious subjects, and amongst other things denied the ellieacy of prayer, and did not think the Sabbath entitled to any particular respect or ohservatice. A number of persons belonging to this community, amongst whom are the brothers-in-law of the plaintiff, Price, Cobb, and Thomas, and their respective wives, have lately established them selves in a large budding at Charlidae, in Somerset shire, which is called " Agapcmone," cr " The Abode of Love ;" but before this establishment Was prepared for them they travelled through different parts of the country. At the close of the year, 1846, the plaintiff, who, it appeared, was particularly attached to her sisters (Mrs. Price and Mrs. Cobb), lett heir mother's residence, and went to the west of Dig:and, and in company with one or both of her sisters suecesAvely visited and resided for some time at Weymouth, Bridgewater, and Spsxton. Before the " Agapemone" was completed and fitted for the reception of the present occupiers, a Mrs. Prince and the plaintiff had lodgings at Spawn, at the house of a person named Waterman, and it was whilst the plaintiff was residing at this place the occurrence took place which occasioned the present action. In November, 1846, the defendant Ripley, who is brother-in-law of the plaintiff, and engaged in business at No. 11, Great Tower street, London, accompanied by the other defendant, proceeded to the cottage where the plaintiff was living, and having obtained an entrance by the back of the house, went into the room where she was sit ting, and laying hold of her, dragged her out of the house, notwithstanding her struggles and screams, and forced her into a carriage, without either bonnet or shawl, having nothing on her feet but carpet slippers, and then drove off as fast as they could. Eventually they brought the plaintiff to London, when they proceeded to place her in a lunatic asylum belonging to a Dr. Still well. Here she was kept, notwithstanding her appeals to the heads of the house, from November, 1846, to January 1848, when she eff c:ed her escape, and wrote to her relatives at Cambridge. Mr. Cobb, one of her brothers-in-law, instantly came up to London, and met the plaintiff at an hotel where she was staying after her escape from the lunatic asylum. He accompanied her to the railway, with the intention of conveying her back, but on their arrival at the Farringdon-road sta tion, one of Dr. Stillweles keepers met them, and in sisted upon re-conveying the plaintiff to the asylum. Mr. Cobb accompanied the plaintiff and keeper, but when he got to the place he was turned out, whilst the lady was kept. Th 7 7c relative, having now ascertained where the plaintiff was, applied to the commissioners in lunacy, by whom an inquiry was instituted, of which the result was the order for her release. After the plaintiff had obtained her release, through the interven tion of the lunatic commissioners, she proceeded to Char. lidge, and took up her ato ie at the " Agapemone," where she is now residing. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for taking her by force from Spaxton, and her subsequent detention in Dr. Still well's establishment. Two or three witnesses were called in the first instance to depose to the actual circumstances attending the re moval of the plaintiff from SpaAton, and to show that the defendants were the parties by whom her removal was effected. It was expressly admitted, however, by the defendant's counsel, at an early stage of the trial, that they were the persons who had authorised the plaintiff's removal. The Rev. Louis Price, the brother-in-law, of the plaintiff, deposed as follows:—I was married to a sister of the plaintiff in June, 1845. I have known the plaintiff since 1844. There has always been a great intimacy between the sisters. The plaintiff came at the end of 1845 to stay with us at Weymouth. We removed to Bridgewater. There is another sister married to Mr. Cobb. Eventually we all went to Charlidge. I had great opportunities of seeing the state of the plaintiff's mind. I and my wife dwell at the " Agpemone," and Mr. and Mrs. Cobb also. It is considered as " a private family," entertaining religious views of our own, and in those views the plaintiff concurred. There was no un soundness of mind about her. She was very gentle, quiet, and lady-like. I was not at Spaxton when she was taken away. We did not know for some time after where she had been taken to. We heard in 1848, be fore April, where she was. Mr. Cobb went up to see her, and I went up in consequence of the miserable let.• ter she wrote to us. I went to the defendant Ripley's, but not to the asylum. I wrote several letters to the lunacy commissioners, the first on the 9th of April, 1848, and she was liberated in the next month. Cross-examined—Ours is not a religious society, but a " private family," and not an association. It is not a religious society. We do not call ourselves by any name now, but we at one time called ourselves " Lamp e t er Brethren." This family has existed for a year or two, and from that time the family has been tiring in "Agapemone.' Before that we used to go about the country together and preached anywhere—in the open air, if we could not get a house. We made announcements of our arrival. God is the head of our family, and no one under God. It was not a part of our belief that God was manifested in the flesh of any individual amongst us; no, nor any such blasphemy. We did not pay any peculiar homage to Mr. Prince. If a person said that he was God incarnate, he was not of sound mind, or at all events he was under a delusion. I was ordained a priest of the Church of England, and had a curacy in South Wales. Prince, after he left Charlidge, was curate at Stoke, in Suffolk, near to Mrs. Nottidge. The bishop dis missed me from my curacy. I cannot tell of my own knowledge that Prince was also dismissed. Mr. Thomas was ordained a deacon of the Church of Eng land, andpir. Starkie was the rector of Charlidge, but has ceased to be so some years. We at length.established "the family" at Charlidge, in the " Agapemone." I had no money, nor bad the others any until we married the Misses Nottidge. My curacy in Wales was 701. a year. Mr. Rouse, the attorney for the plaintiff, is one of " the family," and lives at "Agapemone." There are 50 or 60 in " the family" circle living in the house. We have horses and carriages and live in good style. There has been a farm purchased. There was a chapel there; but we have converted that into a dwelling. Some of our friends are in the Bank, and some elsewhere. We ab jure prayer altogether as a matter of religion, but we pray by offering up praises to God, by a life of goodness to God, and by outward manifestation, such as singing, and by healthy exercise; aad " hockey" is one. I con sider that all we do is to the " glory of God." That is the commandment of God. I consider that we are glorifying God when we eat and drink. Every one does as he pleases on the Sunday. We make no difference between that day or any other day. All play at "Hockey," females as well as males. I married Harriet, Mr. Thomas married Agnes, and Mr. Cobb married Clara. We were all married on the same day at Swan sea. The five sisters were at Charlidge, to be present at the opening of the chapel. I was married on the 9th of July 1845, and saw my wife at Brighton in 1844. I never preached on the sea shore at the time I was a mi nister of the Church of England. I knew them before. Those living in the house are " the family," but we call every one a " brother" who lives in God. In answer to the CHIEF BARON, the witness said, if it be true that once a priest is a priest for ever, then I am still of the Church of England. Cross-examination continued —I saw try wife in 1844 at Brighton, but never went to her mother's house there; and alter they lett Brighton I then corresponded with her. My wile is about 40, and is older than the plain tiff. The day after my wife went to Charlidge Ido not know that Prince told her that it was the will of God that she should marry Thomas, and Clara that she should marry Cobb. He never told me so. I made her an offer. I considered that it was the will of God that we should marry, but I did not tell her so. The five ladies were at Charlidge, and in one day three of them at'reed to marry three of "the family?' The yo ,, ung, ladies came there with Thomas and `Truer, two 01 the family." The day after their arrival the matters were completed for our marriages. The day on which , the ceremony was to be performed I dined with Mr. Prince, and he did not tell us that three of the Misses Nottidge had consented, "in obedience to the will of God," to marry tee Miss Nottidge was present on that occasion. I cannot remember that anything was said except that we intended to marry. Each of us said so. We spoke of it together. I do not remember, on it having been proposed for us to be married at Brighton, that it was said that Wales would be better, because Mrs. Nottidge, the mother, was at Brighton. Ido not know that either of the ladies ob jected to the marriage taking place until a communica tion had been made to the mother on the subject. I never heard it said to them tat they must read the " Book of Jonah," and then they would see the cense• quence of their disobeying " God's command." I in tended to marry one of them before they came. There were not any marriage settlements made. Each lady had 60001. I have received my share. After the chapel had been opened the plaintiff and the other sister returned to Brighton, and my wife went to Rose-hill, her mother's house, to fetch her clothes. Her mother was then at Brighton. Mrs. Themes also went to hose-hill, but Mrs. Cobb remained behind. In about a week they returned, and then we all went to Swansea, where the marriage took place, Mrs. Cobb and Mr. Cobb. and I and my wife, are living in the " Agapemone." Mr. Prince does not assume the signature of "Amen." I have never seen these letters before. They are not his handwriting that I can tell. I have seen him write, but I cannot give a belief as to these having been written by him, although lam familiar with his writing. It re sembles his writing, however, in some respects. There are some of "the family " whose writing is very much like Prince's, and I think the letters are from one of those—one of " the family." There are two or three of " the family" who write very much alike. Mrs. Prince, Mre. Starkie, and Mr. Price, write very much alike. Mr. Prince. has used the word " Amen," and frequently puts it at the end of the letter, and no other signature, but I do not mewl it as a signature. He puts " Amen "at the end of his letters, but I cannot say that ho does so as a signa ture. The plaintiff has been at the " Agapemone " ever since her return from the asylum. When she came hack she made over all her property to Mr. Prince to protect it from any other persons—from the defendants. I knew from her that her property was in the Bank, in her own name. I cannot tell whether Prince has it in his own name in the Bank. I did not know that Miss Nottidge has bad a note signed " Amen," stating that " the Lord had need of 501. for his glory," before she gave the money. We have all our separate properties. the ex penses are paid by the managers ; Mrs. Cobb is some times manager, and several others. Whoever wants money can have it. Sir - F. THESIGER—What a pleasant establishment. Is there any vacancy?—(A laugh.) Cross-examination continued—So far as I !mow, the plaintiff pays the expenses of this action. Her money is in the Bank in the name of Mr. Prince, and she can have anything she likes. We have some bloodhounds in the establishment, and we take them out when we like. They were not loose when the attorney's clerk was there. The doors were not locked to prevent him from coming in any more than against any one else. I don't know that subfcenas were thrown over the wall. The plaintiff does not play at "hockey," but she some times rides out in the carriage and tour. When Mrs. Prince was living at Waterman'e, Mr. Prince was at Weymouth. Wo do not all kneel down in a circle round Mr. Prince. Re-examined—l was dismissed from my curacy about 1844 or 1845. It was not in consequence of my holding peculiar opinions, but because I had held certsin meet ings for religious purposes of which the bishop did not approve. At that time I had not preached in the open air. All our singing is the singing hymns, and our in strumental music is of a sacred character. There are hundreds of the same community besides those who are in the " Agapemone.” We breakfast and take all our meals in the same room together. We have a large roam. Our praises of CAA are by singing sometimes in the open air, and at other times in the rooms. It is a very large building. They have nevar made au attempt to make out my wife to be mad, nor that I was mad, or Mrs. Thomas, or Mrs. Cobb. The plaintiff told us what the defendants had been doing with her money whilst she was shut up—namely, Mr. Ripley had taken it contrary to her wish or will, and that the reason of her wanting it to be placed in other hands was, that she would not let him take it, and so it was put to Mr. Prince's name. Mr. William Cobb, the next witness, corroborated the testimony previously given ; and The Learned COUNSEL for the plaintiff having an nounced that there were several witnesses in attendance, the conclusion of the trial was postponed until Monday (this day). POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MdELBOROCIGH-STREET. George Burnham, shopman to Mr. Stockbridge, silk mercer, 34, Oxford street, was summoned for indecently assaulting Miss Eliza Heather, a girl nine years of age, daughter of a solicitor living in Camden-town. It ap peared that the young lady was taken by her mother to the shop where the defendant was, for the purpose of being fitted with a visite. The defendant tried this gar ruent on the young lady while her mother turned her back for a minute or two to examine an article of dress, and having made a purchase she left the shop. On reach ing the street the child told her mother that the defen dant had put his hands beneath her clothes when he tried the visite on her. The mother was very indignant, and returned to the shop and demanded the defendant's name. The defendant said he was a married man, and it was not likely that he should assault the child when he could get plenty of girls oiler than she was. The child, however, persisted that he had committed the of fence charged. The defendant denied the charge, and said the mother was dissatisfied with the purchase she had made, and this was the way she had adopted to gat back her money. Mr. liAnDwicK said he considered the charge proved, and fined the defendant in the highest penalty of 51. and costs. LAMBETH. Mrs. Ellen Susannah Batley attended before Mr. Nor ton, to support a summons taken out by the parish offi cers of Lambeth against her husband, Mr. Richard Batley, in consequence of his refusing to support her. The husband did not attend, but Mr. Wontner, who appeared for him, reminded Mr. Norton that on the 4th of November last he appeared before his worship to answer a charge similar to the present, and his reply to Mrs. Batley was, that she had cajoled Master Batley, then very little more than nineteen years of age, into a marriage by gross misrepresentations; and his friends, finding that he had become united to a most disreputable person—in fact, a common street-walker—they lost no time in removing him from her residence, and, under the circumstances, the young gentleman having no private income or property apart from his friends, the latter refused to contribute anything to his wife's maintenance. On his (Mr. Norton's) recommendation, they consented to pay her 7s. a week until such time as a divorce could be legally obtained, and this amount was paid to her until Mr. Batley, her husband, had discovered such un equivocal proof of her adultery, that it was impossible he could longer contribute to her support. Mrs. Batley, a fashiotiably-dressed and good-looking young woman, was here sworn. and deposed that on the 9th of October last, and just one week after her mar riage, her husband was taken away from her house by his friends, and from the beginning of November up to the 6th inst. she had been allowed 7s, a weeli. Since the 6.h, however, it had been stopped, and the conse quence was than she bad to aeply to the parish of Lam beth for assistance, and received 2s. ed. Mr. Wontner said that as Mrs. Batley was not bound to answer such questions as would criminate herself he should decline cross examining her, but should call a witness whose testimony would prove beyond a doubt the act of adultery on the part of Mrs. Batley; and having done this he should with confidence call on his worship to dismiss the summons. Mr. Lewis Martin Allen, a coachmaker, 303, Albany street, Regent's Park, deposed that as a friend of the family of Mr. Batley, he in the month of Oct. last went to Tunbridge Wells and made inquiries at No. 4, Clarence place, for a Capt. Newton, who Mrs. Batley represented to bo her father; but no such person at that or any other time resided there, so that the representations of Mrs. Bailey were false. Witness subsequently saw some letters which had been addressed to Captain New ton by Mr. Batley, jun., but which had been returned through the post. On Saturday night, the 6th instant, he (Mr. Allen) saw Mrs. Batley and a gentleman walk ing along Brook-street, West-square, and observing that they Lad entered No. 140, which is a common brothel, he informed Mr. Batley, who was not far off, of the fact. Mr. Batley and himself soon after entered the same house, and Mr. Batley sent the female who kept it out for some beer. During her absence Mr. Batley, witness, and another person who accompanied them, went up stairs, ard, on forcing open the door of th e front room on the first floor, they found Mrs. Batley and the man in bed together. The man, who was stripped to his shirt, jumped out of bed, and put himself in a fighting attitude to strike Mr. Batley, but witness stepped between them, and told the man that his friend was the husband of the who lady w thenas also stripped inhiscoman this time Mrs. Batl e y ,py to . her t under-dress, and was also in bed, covered her head and face with the bed clothes ; and on her husband attempting to drag off the clothes she slipped out at the foot of the bed and became exceedingly violent, and it was with some difficulty she was kept from striking her husband. Mrs. Batley, who evidently felt it difficult to restrain her passion during the above statement, declared that the whole affair was a gross conspiracy, that her husband employed the person who had taken her to the house, and said that on the night in question, Mr. Batley had hired a room in the same house, stating whe he had done so that he intended bringing a lady there. Mr. Allen admitted that Mr. Batley had taken a room in the house as a mere blind for the purpose of detecting his wife, understanding that she had been in tho con staid habit of going there. He ( ‘lr. Allen) hove that Mr. Batley was acquainted wit h the man b found with his wife. t I'd makhe when him Mrs. Batley—He should be her e, and did no • e • wa s gay w ho confess the contrary. He knew I married me. wonder at your husband Mr. NORTON—NO o ne can w not wishing to be present . a .s quite ti„hamed of Mrs. Batley—The fact is, h to listen to such disclosures. think be has i mnre ) uciu4snecit o f ashamed u rt; self. of or Nyforu. NORTON—I . you we l r t e i , s y ca nu ue h h , t d o b n e ot de , p .di lo d r u e e d ttid ttyla(urselt with pro p r, circumstanced ) as you It i s quite impossible, after what has transpi re d that I con 'nuke an order on your i and, therefor e, the summons s (.lArnissf.d. WEST INDIA P I NES.—The s,,eanter has the brou 5e„. 01 .0, c „ ) , sigut , ( l to '.'aes . r 4. n og 1 i iint . Up to l'are •1 of this fruitfirst i caporta;i , n of the the sailing of the steamer the w eat h er Wa3 very ta vo urable to the growth of t h e crop, and several vesicle gligiwl !Teo ill rewines3 t 9 ;goose 1494 org9o, STATUE TO HER MAJESTY. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN. Sin,—Having learnt through the medium of the public papers that the marble arch at Buckingham Palace is to be removed to the entrance of the long walk at Windsor, I am induced to make a suggestion which, if publicity is given to it, will_ be met with such a hearty response by the people of this country never before witnessed in this or any other country. sir, my suggestion is that the guns lately taken in the late aggressive war by the Stikhs.bo sent over to this count:), and melted down, for the purpose of enabling Mr. Wyatt to mould an equestrian statue of the Queen file simile of that taken by Count D'Orsay, of which a copperplate engraving is to be seen in the shop window of Mr. Ackerman in the Strand, and when completed to be placed on the triumphal arch; for as her Mejesty has been repeatedly and openly insulted by persons who have a morbid desire to render thcm,elves notorious, thereby creating a sus picion in foreign parts that the Queen has not the sym• pathy and support of her sul jects, it is but fair and just to give them an opportunity of showing their unalter able attachment to a Sovereign who has, by her distin guished virtues and benevolence, won the affections of a thvoted people. Therefore, to accomplish this obj-ct, raT plan is to set or, foot a penny subscripti on t o d e f ray the expenses of the statue. Sir, by instituting a penny subscription, it gives an opportunity of testing and proving beyond all doubt the affccti,n which all classes bear towards her Majesty, and shorrit. - ; to the world and succeeding Monarchs, that when a Sovereign wields the sceptre in juitice, and exercises the attribute of mercy, they enlist the loyalty and attachment of a brave and generous people. JOHN. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LivEnroot, JUNE 23.—There have been good arrivals since Tuesday of foreign wheat, flour, beans, and Indian corn, but of British produce the supplies are still small. At yesterday's Market holders of both wheat and sour evinced much firmness, and a moderate business was effected at the full currency of Tuesday. Oats and oatmeal met a dull sale, but prices were unchanged. There was a steady demand for barley, beans, and peas at late rates. A fair quantity of Indian corn changed hands, yellow at a decline of 6d per quarter, but fine white corn being scarce, brought an advance of 6d per quarter'. To-day the trade is dull, and prices of all articles remain firm at the quotations of yesterday. AIANCHESTER, JUNE 23.--Throughout the week a good demand has been experienced for flour, and choice qualities of fresh-made English have readily realised a further improve ment in prices. Oatmeal, on the contrary, has met less in quiry, and the previous currency was with difficulty supported. The arrival of oats from Ireland, and of malt coastwise, at Liverpool - and Runcorn, are this week to a moderate amount ; but trifling of other articles from those sources. From abroad the imports comprise a liberal supply of wheat, beans, and In dian corn, with a fair quantity of barrel flour (in which is in cluded about 2,00) barrels of Canadian), the first to hand this reason, and a cargo or two of barley. At our market this morning wheat advanced fully 2d per 701 b. READING, JUNE 23.—Wheat, per quarter, 34s to 80s; bar ley, 25s to 355; oats, 16s to 23s ; beans, 30s to 40s; peas, 30s to 38s. Fat hogs, Os Od to Os Od ; porkers, Os to Os per score. Poultry—Fowls, per couple, 3s Od to 4s Od ; ducks, per couple, 3s Od to 3s 6d; geese, each,os Od to Os Od; butter, per lb, 10d to 12d; eggs, 18 to 20 for Is. ABERDEEN, JUNE 24—Grain—Oats 15s 6d to I 6s 0d,401b per bushel ; barley, 23s to 245, 521bs per bushel; bear, 23s to 245, 52 lbs per bushel ; wheat, 463 to 52s ; oatmeal, if s 6d to 12s 6d per boll ; flour, 37s to 45s per sack. Provisions—Beef, 5d to 7d per ib ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 5d to 6d ; pork, per stone, 4 s 63 to s s; l am b , per lb, td to7d; tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, Is to is 2d ; hay, per cwt, Os to Os; rabbits, each Od to Os; hares, each, Os to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 7d to 8d ; eggs, per doz, 7d to 9d ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os ; hens, per pair, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; chickens, ditto, Is 6d to Is 8d ; ducks, ditto, 2s Ott to 2s 2d ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; turkeys, each, 39 6d to 4s; geese, ditto. Os to Os; butter for exportation (present cure), per era, 00s to 625; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Od to sid ; 4b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 14 lbsh 3s 6d to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s Od to Os Od ; pork large. 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs Os. to 01. Meal—Oatmeal, Is 3d t o I s 4d ; b earmeal, Is 3d ' to is 44. peasemeal, Is 10d to 2s; aids, 7d to Od • barley flour, is 41 to Is sd; barley dust, 7d t o 8d ; fl our , is 10d to 2s; barley, per lbs id to lid. DALREITH, JUNE 21 —The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of what were 18st 10Ib, 18st 61b, and 17at 121 b. Oats. 13st 01b, 12st 81b, and 1 Ist 61b. Barley, 16st 91b, 16st 01b, and 14st 31b. Peas and beans, 18st 71b, 18st Ms and 17st 121bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior.! 223 Wheat .........Z2 11 6 £2 9 0 £1 19 771 Oats 112 Barley 31 Pease.and Beans 1 13 0 1 11 0 1 10 0 Average of wheat.......,.., 47s Bd. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, JUNE 21.—At OUr markl't to-day the numbers were—oxen, 356 ; sheep, 1,115 ; lam bes 2,004. There was a small supply of cattle, which cans eel to rise co ns id era bl y . B est ox b ee f 53 s per cwt ., Tn_ d• - dling from 45s to 50s per ditto, sinking the offal. The sup; 01 of sheep was large, which caused a fall in price of 2s 1 ref head from last week's prices. Best quality barely 6d per UP• in the wool, clipped sheep 4id to 5d per lb., sinking the ofi'a.l.• Owing to the number of lambs, which caused a dull salt', lambs down from 2s to 2s 6d per head from last wee k's prices. Prices varied from 5s to his per head, according to quality. CORK, JUNE 22.—We have to report several arrivals of grain laden vessels—principally maize—and these have b ad the effect of depressing the market for this article, whi. sh must be quoted fully 7s 6d to 103 per ton lower on the wee Ifs Our supplies of home grain are so miserably insignificant sts not to be worth noticing. We have to report a firmer feeling in prepared and foreign wheat, with but little business. Tbe tendency of oats is downwards, and we have no sales to i.e. port: We have more firmness and animation in flour, and a fair consumptive sale going on, without, however, any actr change in prices. Coarse descriptions continue to be soup At after. Indian corn, owing to the recent arrivals, has becor va a dull sale at a d ec li ne o f 7s 6d to lOs per ton, the busin, doin g , even at the reduction, being very restricted. 1V 0 quote the extreme asking price of prime Galatz 81. 7s ( pi, but the actual value of that quality is about 8/. ss. Pr i , :os range from 71. 15s up to the last mentioned figure. nil dian meal is very little inquired for, although its vaPiu,, has receded proportionably w i t h t h at o f t h e raw materiisl• Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d ; extra 15s C seconds, 12s fid to 13s 6d; households lOs to 12s; thirds, 8s to 1:0 3 per cwt. Oatmeal 13s Od to Os; Indian meal 8s 3d to 88 6d; win pit meal, lOs 6d to lls per cwt. Indian corn 7115 s to 815 s per tc Bran 41 Os to 4/5s per ton. Hay=Farmers 22s 6d to 425; avers [lO COs; dealers 42s to 48s; average 44s Od per ton. Straw—Farrm els 20s Od to 41s Od ; average 005; dealers 45s Ott to 00s 4) ; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6L d household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d "to 9d per lb. Eggs —3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. Coals-- . - Newport 15s; Lydney 16 s; Landore 155; Best Neastn Culm 145 per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per csv t's Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. M utt —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6id; veal bid .to 7d ; pork 4d to sid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d r e lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6 d to 3 / 5s le ton. Bark—Barb ary Si to Si 10s; Valonia 14/ to 01; Fren c h 7110 s; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stor ti Hemp 34/ to 361 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to 18 s ; ditto 26s to 28s per barrel • Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 121 lao r ton. Timber—New Memel 41108; old scarce; red pine 3 15s ; yellow pine 3/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 201; sewn d quality 17/ per 120. Hides—Market lOs to 14s ; salted lls , to 14s per cwt • calf skins lid to 2 : 1 4 d ; market lid to 2 d per 11b. Potatoes, white 14d to 15d; Minions 19d to 20d; Guano -.:•• Peruvian, 11/ to 111108; Ichaboe 91 per ton ; Tar—Archang vls 195 per barrel. RAIL WA Y ARE 1 ARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 23. STOCII EXCHANGE. The share market was firm to-day. In 1110 early part of the business the demand for London Stock inertias , but we closed rather heavily. The sates are—East Lancasid Quarters, 4% Great Northern, 5 per cent., Preference, y z p.—L: Li 1- cashire and Yorkshire (M. and L.), 321. Shares, 7% dis.—Lancaster Hid Preston, I dis.- - Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 5 ills.— Loth lvn and North-Western, New Quarters, 3 p.—Ditto, Fifths, Midland (L. and S), Halves, 12% dis.—Scottish Central, 2 slirewshury and Chester (N. W. N.), 1 dis.—South-Eastern :ard Dover (No. 4), 61. „ . BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions to-day were as follow': — North Staffordshire, 5 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), Si. S. 9d. dis.—Shrewsbury, Preference, p. YORK, JUNE 22. STOCK ExcuANGE.—The transactions to-day have been a•s fol low : —Great Northern, 12 —Ditto, Preference, 2/. 165 6d.--Ditto (London and York Extension), % Caledonian, 261. Bs. 9d.—Y9/ Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 14 —Ditto (G., E. Purchase), 4 4 . NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The business done in the St oc k Exclu, tfge to-day has been as follows : —Caledonian, 263 4—Bartlepool Dock and Railway, 134—Neweastle and Carlisle, 95 —North British Hat ra g. 6—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20 1 A. , GLASGOW, JUNE 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to••day were as follow : Edinburgh and Glasgow (Stirling Midland Junction), guaranteed 5 per cent., 15% —Edinburgh and Granton, B %—Glasgow, lluniti and Carlisle, 4%—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No., it) , 6/. 92.—Scottish Central, 23%. DETENTION OF THE INDIAN MAlL. — Notice issued on Saturday at the General Post•office, that letUrs and newspapers for the Mediterrean, Malts'' Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Mauritiusjndia, Hong-Kong, an d Chins, will be in time this evening, the 25th inst., to b. forwarded by the fortni g htly over l and closed ma il s us,l , Marseilles. [AnvErtmEmENT.)—A Dreadful Enlarg eme nt ,of the Knee Cured b y Holloway's Pills.—Abram Banks, :an elderly man living near the Dry Creek, South Australia, lxad such a painful affection and enlargement of the knee that the despaired of ever recovering the use of his limbs, the numet•ot is remedies that he made trial of failing to banish or evea •to mitigate the disease. In this suffering condition he was at - vised to try Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and he corn - menced a regular application of them, which in a short tim e effected a complete cure. The Addaide Observer, of the 251 h March, 1848, publishes this as one among the many astonish ing cures effected in south Australia by these invaluable Meal i_ tines.— Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Hollowa3r's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. Clarke, On the 15th inst., at Baßlinißacl'alir.9a, the lady of J. W. ton, Esq., of Lochal3h, of a son. On the 20th inst. :aa : eviltaodteyesk-sfretrfei the Re v. B. S. curnbent of Thorpe Wesley, of a daughter. . On the 20th inst., at Lechlade Vicarage, th . r ' r Y: ac Ches T c who of the Rev. C. Hebert, M.A., of a son. Cheshire, the w:fe of 13. W O O oi n n eo t r t h d h , Watford, Esq., 2 20 1s th daughter. F. W. Topham, of a daughter. ey --- JfAßka--TE-------------- -- C On the 21st , in . st., the Rey. Joseph Newton, of Brighton . to Emily Cradock, daughter of the late Rev. N. ollege, Every, vicar of St. Vee On the 21st inst., at St. Cornwall. Mary the Virgin, Ald erman b ur y, youngest d au I), W. W. Walley, Esq., of Hol beck, Leeds, to Sarah Ann, ghter of Mr. J. HAldren, of Sambrook -court. h_ On the 17 t h in t., at Krntish-town, Elizabeth, widow of the late Captain Samuel 2d. Sears, 11.11.5. On the I.oth inst., Lieutenant-Colonel Best, of Park-house. Bosley, near Maidstone. On the 20th inst., in Cadogan-place, Sarah Maria Brooke, eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Brooke, of her Majesty's -Psth Regiment. (in the ''lst inst., at Park-villas, Upper Hollow a y, Ch ar l es Scott Hado;v. E sq ., formerly of Calcutta. On the 2d inst., in London, Edward H. Howard Gibbon, Esq., Norroy King -of Arms, aged 48. On the 20th inst., at Sion College, Lond o n- wa n, Ed w i n Leaf, &q., aged 40, c ::rm: Printed. and 1 - '7';:isl-, ; (1 1 7 7,!;;RDO YOTTN4rj, cf ..` otrai-1, 7 . lie U 14.14 Office, Ll 2, iu the Precinct of the Savoy, in the evunty cf Aliddleaex, Monday, Awe 25, 1849.