The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

OMR I I eutstrian Bonde, 5 per Cent 76% Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ~ ~ ~*3 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was afurther improvement in the value of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales. The market closed with a strong upward tendency. The market for Railway Shares was firmer, It better business having been done at higher prices. The accounts of the 18th instant from Frankfort, state that Austrian and Spanish Bonds were rather more in demand, and shares firmer. At Vienna, on the iqth, - Funds and Shares were feeble, with out nay particular change, and the Amsterdam Bourse; on the 19th was rather better for Mexican and Peruvian Bonds. The three principal banks in Belgium d iscounted, from the Ist to _the 15th instant, bills to the amount of 4,130,598 frs. The Dutch civil list, exclusive of the revenue from Crown domains, is fixed for the pre sent reign at 600,000 florins. The letters and papers by- the steamer from America have been received this morning. The most interesting news is probably that which re lates to California, and many of the most sanguine par ties in the United States have altered their views on ac count of the most recent intelligence received. One Writer observes— " The news recently received from California has created a revolution in the public mind relative to the resources of that country, and the result of the enor mous emigration from the shores of the Atlantic to the shores of the Pacific. We are anxiously waiting later "vices, with the hope that more favourable accounts, r Prope r l y aut h ent i cate d , ma y c ome to hand, and e 1 far u the suspense which thousands labour under, who. h ave friends and relatives on their way t o that uetant land. Our opinion relative to the realization of riches from the gold mines of California has ma terially changed since the accounts have reach us showing that the difficulties experienced in digging are Such that very few can contend with them success fully. So far as the question of supply is concerned, there can be but one opinion; but so far as the acquisi tion of gold is concerned, we are afraid that the ac counts recently received will be confirmed in every Particular.- With gold, and a large production an nually, California holds out very moderate induce ments for a large emigration. It has no natural resources but its mines of precious metals, and if these fail, we can easily imagine the result. The geographical position of San Francisco is highly favourable for commercial pursuits, the magni ficent bay of that name being capable of floating almost the marine of the world; but it has such a limited extent of back country, that it cannot support a very large population. The valley of the Sacramento comprises the bulk of the soil adapted to agriculture west of the mountains, the whole territory being but a mere strip of land, compared with the immense prairies this side seeking an outlet through our rivers to the Atlantic. The emigration now on its way to California, could hardly be supported from the cultivation of all the arable land, when properly improved. Any com munication through the mountains would be of little service to the inhabitants of the Pacific coast, as all We st of, the Rocky Mountains are represented as sandy plains. and d es erts. The main resources of C ali °raja, therefore .are her mines of gold, quicksilver, 1 1ce; and if these ' fail, the groWth of that country will be united and moderate. In the absence of other re sources, mining must be its main dependence; but an a nnual product of ten or twenty millions of dollars would give an impetus to other branches of industry, and enable the people to command the industry of other nat ioPe. This would be preferable to th e em pl o y men t of the balk of the population in the prod uc ti on o f go ld, and Wauld give a greater impetus to the growth of the country, and ensure a permanency in its prosperity." The number of vessels arrived at Quebec this year, to the 4th instant, exhibits a decrease of 22,770 tons, compared with the corresponding period of 1848. The advices from Mexico, contained in the American Papers, and- not always to be relied upon, state that M. Arangoiz, the Minister of Finance, had resigned because in Congress there was some !opposition to hie plan for a settlement with the bond holders, and this assertion i s th e more cur i ous, b ecause we are told that the Congress had resolved to pursue the path of economy recommended by that Minister, and that the P res id ent H errera had submitted to a re d uction from 36 ,000 to 25,000 dollars in the amount of his selary. Ilavannah dates of July 30 'state that the place was very sickly. B° x no il Ayres . accounts of June are given in the papers; according to which a fresh attempt at ingurrec tbleidhiad Occurred in the province of Jujuy. There had Shock of an earthquake at Mendoza, and several Tlings were destroyed. generally are are not quite so buoyant, but holders 92 7, 7 411 Y are firm. Consols 92i for Transfer,_and I P for Account. Exchequer-bills have been 445. to Bank stock and Indi a Bo n d s 74 5 . to 77 5 . pre m ium. sStock C is firm a t 200. The New Three-and-a liuttei per yes e te n r ts da . y h . ave been 931 i. The Paris Bourse w as flatter T li4e has been a m oderate business in Foreign Stocks. Mexicanallud te have declined, owing to the rumour' ebove , They have been 281 to 2811. Eqnador s ore 3 1 • Spanish Three per Cents. bring 34} iZ, and,Por tnguese Four per Cents. 81. Dutch Two-and-a-Half Per Cents. have been 53k, and Austrian Bonds 761. Shares look well again,. and although the transactions are not-large, there are fully yesterday's advanced rates Paid in' most cases.. In a statement by an influential stockbroker, we have the folloviing concerning railways:— " To this general decline, however, there are two ex ceptioes which deserve notice, as exhibiting, in a very !harked manner, the most serious evil at present affect ing railways, and indicating clearly ;he means of restor ing Confidence by placing these undertakings on a sound basis These are the North-Western and the Brighton _ l ues)sin each of w hich the direct ors are pl e d ge d t o a ePeedy and final close of the capital account, and both of w hich are consequently at a higher price than in Janu ary last. Years ago we pointed out, and repeated month _by .I:9nth, that railways could never attain their legiti- T,F Position as investments, nor be other than a fluctu ating and hazardous property, whilst the capital account now to present a yearly increase ; and experience ,t2a! shows the value of these continued monitions. We _Orpve peculiar satisfaction, therefore, from the sig -I,llicant fact, that the two railwyas which have at length virtually placed a limit to their capital, and those which, in a period of general distrust ! a d decline, have not only sustained their price, but ad ; need in public estimation. Much may yet remain to done --the breaches caused by dishonesty may have to zbe repaired, and the damages inflicted by incapacity to ?.e red eeme d b y a permanent d i minution of dividend ; the science of railway working may be still an unsolved Problem, the data for which are scarcely yet obtained f roth the hand s of a rude experience—but there is much hope for the future, in the circumstance that two of the must important lines in the kingdom have con curred i n ' a fixed determination finally to limit their expenditure. There is not the slightest reason why the value of railway shares should not be a s clear and as • easily understood as it is at present confused and unascertainable, the only data required being a known and fixed capital, honest returns -of revenue, and a correct rule (varying according to the nature of the line, but which experience is fast deter mining) for ascertaining the cost at a hich such revenue is obtained. Let each shareholder, therefore, consider it his individual duty to insist at every meeting upon the immediate and final closing of the capital account, due allowance being made for the completion of works, if any, in progress;. and more will be done to create confi dence and place railways in a sound position than by any other means." BRITISLI FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock • 200 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 % 3/ 8 per Cent. Consols Anns 92%%% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 • New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anus. 937 f 4 34 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth', 1860 9 87 8 _ D 0.30 Years, Expire Octlo, 1859 . Indiiiiiok , Do. Bonds, 10001 77 74 p Consols for Account . Exchequer Bills. 1 1 A d. 2d. March. June. 'l,OOO/. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. . . Ditto Small Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent . 53 ' Equador Bonds 3 SAN ' ' - Grenada, 1 per Cent. ..,5....., — . • Do. Deferred ' Mexican 80na5,1846; 5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex. Coupons , -- Ditto for the Account .. . -Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent...... 81 . - Spanish Blinds , 5 per Cent ,1840 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3 4: Mi . Dividends on the above payable in London. • Dutch .2% per Cent. , 12 Guild ... 53 . Ditto for the Account :1108 INFAs DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK PAID. PRA 811/All. iitrat - 11"WA"' . 50 .... ... •.• • .... to .-- en • A Ditto, Preference .. - ... ' t t : "" )4 her., Notting , Boston, &c. 6 .... tYrshire and Glilloway .... . . 71- A . 4 — Belfast auleounty Down , .. , 25 .• 4 Berh ..... ........ to --- and Hants ExtenSion 1 4 .(Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) Er - ...... • to i•-• ~ I n rth n _ i ngliain & Oxford J unct., ' ' '' b 1 i c 7.:( 1 .11 pd, or with guar. 20 2 6 14 ...... to -- _ r :, wit otit a guarantee... 20 . -. ..... . . to -- 01 n ungharaWoL,& Dudley, • calls dul y p d,withguar. 10 ..... to 1, or •,134-'lllv. -- ,'without a guarantee... 10 iiiik in g:. Wol., & Stour Val. 13/.14s — --. enhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire J unc ti on .. ' ~, T t n, Stamf., & Binning...7l. 4s — .. ..'. to -- unstol and Exeter ~,, Do., Thirds .....- 27% . . .... to Duo • ki nghanishire.. °m Caled • an. 50 Ditto; Quarter Sharer 123%.... Ditto, New 10/. Preference 10 •••••• Ditto. Clydesdal e Junction 50 ester : ,k3li and Holyhead SO Ditto tto, preference - Clarence. T .,78 3 _ - .4 " 0 ., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 • D0.,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 . D irec t London & Portsmouth 5% to ' !Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40 ...... Pundalk and Enniskillen ... 22% — ...... to tut Anglia, 251. L. & E., quad L & D Ditto, 181., E. & H lB ... .. Dtto,3l. 10s., E. & H... 3% ...... , ietern Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 • • po.Exten.,s per ct. No. 1,6/.135. 4d ' •-•- • ‘. 1) ,(1., • d0 7 ...... .............. 135. 4d... ..,0., Northern & Easte rn ... 50 - x.d.... to ..,. r. • 41 °./ 5 per cent. - ...... to "e' Do., Quarters..... ..... .. . . ... 12%..... - Ditto, New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) .... . . ... -25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3% . to Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 25 Ditto, do, Class C, ditto.— 22%...... Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 ...... .... to East Lancashire ... 25 Ditto. New Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares East Lincolnshire 25 ...... 28% to Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Half Shares Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ...... Ditto, New port.. ... ..... .. 15 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% Exeter and Exmouth.. •. 21s. • — ••• .. to Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-8/. 6s.Bd — ..... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Do. Preference Consolidated ..... Great Northern •20 Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 121,4 — - Do. IA B 6 percent. 71 A 5%-.... to —. Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. ... ... 5 Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 47% —.... to Great North of Eng1and......100 -- Ditto, New 404... ..... .. .. 40 Ditto, ditto .... ....... .... 35 - ..• • to Ditto, New 301. ... 30 ..„ „ - Ditto, New 151...... ..„ ..... 15 ...... • Great Western' ' • ...100 - Ditto, Half Shares.... ..... ' 50 tO - Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O - Do. New 171 Hull and Selby '5O . — Ditto, Half Shares .. ... .. . .26 ...-. -- ... : Ditto,Quarter Shares....... 12% —' • to Lancaster and Car1i51e........ 50 - Do., Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshire ...100 ..... ' to Ditto, ditto, M. B. & B ... 96 - Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares .. 46 Ditto Quarters 22% 17% to Ditto Fifths Ditto. Thirds-.•.. ... 15 ...... .. .. to Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Do. Liverpool and Bury... 46 - Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 50 Do., West Riding Union, 9 .... Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 Do., do., Half Shares (A) 10 - • •••• to ..... Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... ......, to Leeds and Thirsk Do., New Do.,do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%..... - Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 Liverpool, Crosby, andSouth port. London Az Blackwall I .........- 12% Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 , — - De. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 ..... -- Ditto, ditto Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 London and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d — ....... to. Ditto Preference 20 London ts North Western.....loo 129% tO 130 Do. New Quarters. ...... 12 Do. Fifths 2 ..... 6% It ... to " Do. 40i. Shares...L. &Di 30 ...... - Do. 101... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western.... 50 . Ditto, New 504.-- . ..... 42% . Ditto, New 401. 34 Ditte, Thirds... l6l. 132.4 d — dis. to Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct on Calla ... ... 5 . Londonderry and Coleraine... 25 Do. Half Shares . .... . ..... 3%.. ... .. to Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 Do., Half Shares Manch, Buxton , & blatleck 5 Dianchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 _...., - Ditto m Shares (No. 1) ... 23 ..... Ditto, ditto (No. '2) 25 Ditto, 1 / 8 Shares (No. 3 )... 124 ...... Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ... .. .. Ditto, Grimsby & Sheffield 50 — - Ditto, ditto. ............ ...... 19 Ditto, ditto ... Ditto Sheffield and Line. 22 1 4 4 ...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 25 Ditto, Man. & Lin.:Union 41. 25.... Midland...... lOO .. ... 63 Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo -, ....... to , • Ditto, 501. Shares ...........30 - Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 ......125 1 , 2 to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... .. Ditto ditto lBl. 12s. 6d .. ' Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . Midld. Great Western (Irish) 47 1 ,E — Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ..••.. Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. ...... to ...- Newmarket ... .... 23 Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s — to Newport Abergy., and Heret. 6 ...... to Newry and Enniskillen ...... 1 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .... . ..... ........ 20 , — ... .. to Norfolk lOO - Ditto New '2Ol. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5% per cent 5 .• ••• Do. Llwestoft (guar.4pct.) 20 _ _ . . Ditto (guar. 6_ per cent. ... 13 ...... Do. do. Waveney Va11ey... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 - North British .. .. .... 25 - •.• •• to •.• Ditto Half Shares. ..... ...- 12 1 % — . to Do. Quarters O4 — ..... to Ditto Thirds .... ........ -.... 84.-- ...... to Ditto. Preference 3% — North Staffordshire... - North Wales 3% --•— • ...• to North Western 13% — .... to Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 15 Royston and Hitchin ...,. .. 4% — ~.... to Scottish Central - Scottish Midland .... ....... Ditto, New 22% to Shrewsbury and Birmingham 11 — - Ditto. ditto. Class.B. 7 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 - •••••• to Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W . tilin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ..• •• —•-••• to Ditto, Oswestry ' 18%...... Ditto ,New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 - Shropshire Union 5%.« - ' to South Devon .. 5O •••••• -- ..•... to -. Ditto. Preference 25 - ...... to -- south Staffordshire B% - - ~t o - South Eastern 33 %1 - .. 22% 14 ... to ..- Ditto; No. I. - 32 • - Ditto, No. 2. BO - ..... to - Ditto, No. 3. .. 3O - - Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 ...... - - Ditto. Scrip No. 4.. - lO .. .., 7 South Wales - - .. to - South' Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole lO - to - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (N. D) Gua. 5 perct. 14 1 %..... IVA... ... to - Do. , do.. (South Div.) 5 ..... - - Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ... . . .... . 7 Taw Vale Extension ........ 8 ...... - •••••• to "- Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% ..- - Vale of Neath - - W a terford and Kilkenny 2O .•..•• - to - Wwaatteerfrfoorrd,daremiLoimrizrivckie.ki..w.: 47%... .. - and Dublin . 3 - •••• • to - Wear Valley 6 . per ( )ant. Guaranteed ...... ..... ...... 50 •••••• ... to ..- Do. do. do. - Do. do. do. ..... .. 15 ... . - West Cornwall 6 - -. Arhitehaven and Furness l6 ... .. -. ..... to -, Windsor, Staines, and South Western... .. . - .••••• to -. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 45 - to - t ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 - to 20 Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 . ... 4%U to - be.Hartlepool Dk. & Ely. 100 York and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preflreoce - ' _., FOREIGN RAILWAYS. . . • - Anglo Italian (late Italian . and Austrian , ' 5 - - to -- Boulogn'e and:Anaiens 2O ... ... 61% ' to - Central of , France (Orleans and Vierzon) :....:....: 2Q - .....•• to - Demerara. ..........,.., - ••• -. ' tin - Dutch. Rhenish • • East Indian . :--"• 7 8t" 4 - to - Great Indian Peninsular .5 ......, -- - Do. - "D0.1.‘....... .... ... ... 10s. - to -. Loulain ila Sambre - ......... 7 1 / 2 - to Luxembourgitto.. .., 0 . - ' ' t te D --t Madrid and Valelitis ' ' 2 • - . ... to .--. Namur and Liege.:...... .. .' ... 20 . ... Northern of France. ' l4/ 8 3 - - dis to -- Orleans - and:Bordeaux ... ... 2 . Paris and Orleans..., ' 20 - ........ to - Pans and Ronen on - 20% i.d to -- Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 11 • Duet' and Havre..... .20 - Sasnbre' and Meuse • ' '2O • ..-... - 2_ e. ""' to - to - Strasburg and 8a1e...:...:... 14 ..... , . '•• , ••• • Tours & Nantes — .'• - 6 . " , , " 6 - .... tO ... TOUrnitY, Jurbise, Laiden,. . . ~ and Hassell ......... ...... .. 20' :.......,-. „,... te, _ vest Flanders - ' fi4 Ditto ... - to - 'JOINT STOCK RANKS., ~,,, : , , Atistralada .. . ...... .......... •.. 40 ..4.. "v • 8 ,.. • British North American .... 50 ~.... -._: to .-. Colonial ..... ••....••••••,. ........ 2.6 •••••• ..... . •• to C omme rcial of London •20 ...... -- London Joint Stock ...-.....10 .....: -;,„ to ....,. London and Westminster... 20 Nat i ona l Provincial ofEngld. 85 Ditto, New , ...... • ..... •••• 1 - 0 ••••••• -7.- .• • • to -... . 22 1 ,4 ..... --- -.. to -- Nationfil of Ireland .••......••• - _ - Provincial of Ireland ......... 25 ...... .....: to to Ditto, New .......... - ..... 10 ..... Union of Australia - .. ... to Ditto, New ' 2l ...... Union of London .. 10 - Union of Madrid 4O .... '. . ...- MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO ...... Asturian ...... .. ...- ... ..... 14 ...... .. . Australian 3 - Barrossa Range 2BB. ..... . .... .... ~ to 1 Blaenarven Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip - ...... to 1 -- British Iron • l2 - ..... to -- Brazilian Imperial ...... .. ... 241% — ..... to -- Ditto Coates and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St_ John Del Roy ... 15 - ...... to -- Cobra Copper ...... .40 •••••• 23 ... •• to -- General ;Wow 2 9 -r Wits tO ....! • . a - JD -,2a.; THE LATE CONVICT MARY BALL AND 7 iHE GAOL CHAPLAIN. (From the Coventry Herald.) The universal prevalence thrbughout this city of certain reports respecting something alleged to have occurred between the late convict Mary Ball and the Rev. Richard Chapman, in the discharge of his func • tions as chaplain to the gaol, coupled with the fact of the removal Of the latter from his office, renders the matter of such interest as to justify .us in laying be fore our readers the facts of the case, which are as follow : On Saturday afternoon, the 4th of August, the governor of the gaol, Mr. Stanley, had occasion to go to Birmingham. On returning, ' shortly after six o'clock the same evening, he was informed by Miss Winter, the assistant matron, that during his absence the chaplain bad visited the prisoner, Mary . Ball, then under sentence of death, and by force, in her pre sence, had held the condemned woman's hand over a lighted candle, thereby burning and blis tering it. Mr. Stanley immediately ran to the cell, when the prisoner showed him her hand, which he found to be blistered as he had been informed, the prisoner expressing herself glad that he had come, and complaining of the Rev. Mr. Chapman's treatment. In the absence of Mr. Cope, the nearest resident visiting magistrate, the governor instantly proceeded to the Rev. H. Bellairs, of Bedworth, also a visiting magistrate, and informed him of what had occurred. Mr. Bellairs thereupon ordered that the chaplain should desist from further visiting the prisoner, or from discharg ing any duties at the gaol until an examination had been bad before the visiting justices, a meeting of whom he directed to be convened on the following Tuesday, the 7th instant. At the same time Mr. Bellairs notified to the governor his intention to per form the morning duty, and preach the condemned sermon in the gaol chapel on the Sunday, the sth instant, which he accordingly did. In pursuance of these directions, a meeting of the visiting magistrates took place, the Rev. Richard Chapman being present, and the examinations were gone into. Mr. Stanley repeated the statement already related ; adding that in the complaints made by the prisoner, she de clared she would relate upon the gallows what had happened. Susannah Winter also informed the magistrates that it was about half-past five o'clock on the Saturday afternoon - that the chaplain visited the prisoner, and immediately on 'entering thb. cell he called for a lighted candle, which was brought to him. He then took the candle in one hanCl, and with the other laid hold of the hand of the prisoner, Mary Ball, which he held over the candle, and asked her if she felt it. After a time she snatched her hand away, having previouily endeavoured to withdraw it, saying at the same time that she did feel it. The chaplain asked her what that would be compared to the tor ments of hell, where her whole frame would be burn ing for a hundred years ? Whilst the chaplain held the prisoner's hand over the candle, she tried hard to get it away. Miss Winter gave it as her opinion, to the best of her judgment, that the hand of the pri soner was held over the candle two minutes. The candle was first held at a distance from ' 'her hand, and brought nearer to it gradually. She tried hard to get it away whilst it was being held. The chaplain afterwards read some prayers, and went away in about ten minutes. After this, Miss Winter states she looked at the prisoner's hand, and finding it very red and partially blistered, she applied some yellow soap to it, and at this time (Tuesday) it was much better, the blisters having broken. After Mary Ball got her hand away Mr. Chapman told her not to think be was actuated by any motives of cruelty to wards her, and that his design was to give her some idea of what the torments of hell were. _ _ _ These statements having been made before the magistrates, in the presence of Mr. Chapman, he admitted that they were substantially correct, with the exception of the time mentioned by Miss Winter during which he held the prisoner's hand over the candle, which he did not think exceeded a few seconds whilst subjected to the flame. He added that he was actuated by the best of motives • and that what he did was to facilitate her notion Of pain. Also, that the prisoner was a woman of obtuse intellect, and that he thought her mind would be more likely to be acted upon . through the medium of the senses. After these examinations were concluded, the magis trates passed a resolution to the effect that it was not advisable to continue the Rev. Richard Chapman as chaplain to the gaol, confirming the suspension of him, as ordered by the Rev. H. Bellairs, and continuing that suspension until an order thereon be taken•at the next general quarter sessions of the peace. The magistrates also declared their approval of the prompt conduct of the governor of the gaol, and further expressed their sense of the services rendered by the Rev. a Bellairs in preaching the condemned sermon, and in undertaking the duties of the gaol under the circumstances above described. It was agreed to send a copy of the depositions to the Secretary of State ; and that the Rev. J. B. Col lisson, vicar of the parish in which the gaol is situ ated be requested to perform the duties of the chap laincy until the next quarter sessions. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT• GARDEN.—This La the last week of the season, and in order to give Owe an opportunity of enjoying good music who have hitherto been prevented by economical motives from patronising this magnificent lyrical establishment, the prices of admission will be this week reduced so as to be brought within the means of many who have hitherto been compelled to deprive themselves of this rich musi cal treat. But, although the prices are reduced, the per formances will be of the same high character as ever. This evening the Prophite will be performed ; on Thursday, the second and third acts of the Huguenots, and the coronation scene from the Prophete, and on Friday (instead of Saturday), being the last night of the season, Don Giovanni, with Madame Viaidot Garcia as Zerlina. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT• GARDEN:IIer Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accom panied by her Serene Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Princess Mary of Cam bridge, Prince Richard Metternich, Princess Melanie Metternich, and the Countes de Chandos, honoured the 'performance at the Royal Italian Opera, on Saturday evening, with their presence, and occupied her Majesty's box. Her Royal Highness was attended by Mr. Edmund St. John Mildmay. Among the visitors were' his Excellency, the Russian Minister and Baroness' Brunnow, and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Lord Mubert and the Ladies Emily and Margaret de Burgh, the Marquis of Titchfleld, Dowager Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the . Marchioness of Westmeath, 'Earl St. Ger mans, Sir William and Lady Georgina Codrington, Countess of Essex and Mi ss J o h nstone, L a d y M ary Bentinek, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Maldon, Viscount Exmouth, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Ernest Bruce, Hon. John Coke, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon, Henry Coke, Hon. George Wrottesley, Hon. Spencer Moiatague, Hon. Edward Upton, Hon. Mrs. Oust, Lady Lawley; Hon. Miss Talbot and Hon. Miss Jane Talbot, Hon, Mrs. Abbott and Bon. Mrs. Murray, Hon. Theobald Dillon, &c. SINGULAR DEATH OF A BURGLAR.—Yesterday evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest at St. James's workhouse on the body of Henry Edgar Blackwell, aged 20, whose death was caused by a fall from a house in Oxford-street, in the attempt, it was supposed, to commit a burglary. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased resided at the house of a man named Greaves, in Blackfriar's-road. This Greaves was a very bad character, and it seemed probable bad led the de ceased astray. At about two o'clock on Sunday morn ing Mr. J. Rallies, residing at 332, Oxford• street, was awakened by his servant, who said that some men were breaking in. He went down stairs, and on opening ‘ a landing window he heard a groan .from the area be neath, or the backyard. Ile gave an alarm; and tho went to' the front of the house, and called for the police, who arrived soon afterwards. There was a pane of glass broken . in one of the- third story back windows, and a part of the frame had • been cut away with some sharp instrument. The noise of the falling glass _had awakened the servant.. On going down stairs into the back yard he found the body of a man quite dead, . and bleeding profusely from the head. From a subsequent examine tion, it appeared that the deceased, accompanied by another man, secreted himself in the yard of the Argyll Arms public-house. Thence they contrived to ascend to-the leiuls at the back, of the-.house., They had re moved the top of a conservatory on those leads, and having entered it, had commenced cutting away the third floor window, in order to enter the house. Hear ing an alarm given, the deceased attempted to escape, and in doing SO, fell to the ground, froth a 'height '-of 30 feet, literally dashing out his brains.- His accomplice • also jumped or fell, and was so much injured that the police captured him and conveyed him to the hospital, where he still remains. The Coroner summed up these facts to the jury, observing that the cause of death ,was all that it was necessary for them to decide. It would not be of any service that they ehould enter on the ques tion of how the deceased got on the -leads, but they would use 'their , own discretion as to dealing with it. The jury returned a verdict ',That the deeehsed was killed by a fracture of the skull, caused by a fall from the leads of a house, while attempting to commit a burglary." • THE ARMY.—The Diana, with Captain Durnford, Lieuteuants Willis,,Buchanan, Chute, and Crawley, and . Assistant Surgeon Bassano, 159 men,. 19 women, and 27 children of the 70th Regiment, from Cork, arrived at Calcutta on the 16th of June. The Ratcliffe, with Majors Cheap and Bush. Lieutenants Mundell, Allman, Lees, and Jones, and Assistant-Surgeon De Lisle, 157 men, 11 women, 26 children, and Mrs. Bush and 3 children,. 96th Regiment, arrived at Calcutta, from. Australia, oh the 23d of June. The Ursula, with detachments of the 83d, arrived at Bombay on the 25th of June. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—The cotton market closed at Havre on' Saturday evening with a sale of 1,650 bales. Yesterday the demand was regular, but buyers declined acceding to the increased rates demanded by holders to any extent. The sales to two o'clock were 1,224 bales. The rise since last quotations was about 2 francs. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby arrived 'yesterday at Havre, and are sojourn ing at Frascati's Hotel. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—In obedience to the com mand of her Majesty the Queen, the town of Cove, in Ireland, will henceforth bear the name of Queen's Town. If we knew all we desire to know, man would be a 0 longer mane—Eliza Cook's Journca. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1849. LITERATURE. r INTRODUCTION_TO THE gOCIAL' . SCIENCES. This little brochure is worthy of general perusal. That complicated science, which proves the good of one and the good of all should be identical is here epitomised and rendered generally intelligible. " Social science," says this little volume, "convinces us that progress is • the destiny of man," and further more it adds, it is the duty of all to help on that pro gtess, confident in • its ultimate success. This work is intended for the perusal of the young and inexpe rienced, and its perusal by that class will most pro bably facilitate the social progress which it advocates. ENGLISH MELODIES. By Charles Swain. This elegant little volume contains a new collection of Swain's pleasing poerns, which are for the most part graceful and melodious in style, and healthy and ele vated in spirit. A loving lesson is happily taught in the following lines : "Time to me this truth bath taught, 'Tis a truth that's worth revealing : More offend from want of thought Than from want'of feeling. "If advice we would convey, There's a time we should convey it; If we've but a word to say, There's a tone in which to say it ! " Oft, unknowingly, the tongue Touches on a chord so aching, That a word, or accent, wrong, Pains the heart almost to breaking. "Many a tear of wounded pride, Many a fault of human blindness, had been soothed, or turned aside, By a quiet voice of kindness! " MANUAL OF MINERALOGY. By J. Nicol. F.R.S.E. This elaborate and comprehensive work, bountifully illustrated with plans and figures, gives the natural history of the mineral kingdom, containing a ge neral introduction to the science, descriptions of the separate species, and all recent discoveries and che mical analyses. This important work has been most carefully brought out by Messrs. Black, of Edin burgh, and the copious stores . of information it con. tains will doubtless prOve as attractive to the students and lovers of mineralogy as the abundance of hard names and figures scattered over its pages are ap palling to the ignoramus. WAYSIDE PICTURES through FRANCE, :BELGIUM and HOLLAND By Robert Bell. , 1 Vol. The author of " The Life of Canning" has just presented the public with a most readable and delightful 'volume of travelling reminiscences. The style, at once effective and unaffected, is most fasci• nating—it lures the reader on from chapter to chapter, and from country to country, in the most agreeable manner. The interest of the travelling narrative is greatly increased by the introduction of various legends, and even fairy tales, connected with the towns and villages through whi ch the travellers pass. This volume of " Wayside Pictures," which is well worthy of perusal, is adorned with some very beautiful pictorial illustrations, which form a graceful margin to some of the pages. THE ZOIST. 2Vo. XXVI. The present number of this quarterly Journal of Cerebral Physiology and Mesmerism is most interest ing. The opening paper is by Dr. Elliotson, and is en titled " An Account of Rush, the Norfolk Murderer." It is illustrated by three views of the head of Rush, and his cerebral development com pletely bears out the principles of Gall. Dr. Elliotson has gone into a minute and philosophical analysis of the character of this monster, and has re corded several anecdotes of his career which have not been previously given to the world. The following is an account of the phrenological developments of this extraordinary criminal : " Rush, though he could talk glibly and was a sharp, active man of business, showed no force or grasp of in tellect. His defence was most loose and rambling; he asked irrelevant questions; s ometimes he aimed at what could be of no service to him, and sometimes disgusted every person by his stupid and glaring efforts to establish falsehood. His force of character was great, but it was the force of all the lower feelings. Placed in certain high situations, he might have become in the vulgar sense a great and renowned man —might have destroyed nations most heroically, and, if cursed with arbitrary power, have trodden upon the necks of millions of subjects. But the want of high intelligence and of a high sense of justice and benevolence rendered his strength mere brutality. In accordance with his qualities, his head is very large. The circumference of his cast over the eyes is 24f inches A line drawn from ear to ear over the eyes is 12 do. Ditto ditto backwards 12 do. Ditto ditto over the bead 12i do. But unfortunately the head is large where it had better have been smaller; and small where it had better have been large. The head strikes a person, even unac quainted with phrenology, as one of the most monstrou, and ill-shaped ever beheld ; quite as hideous as his character: and his face is in exact accordance; his upper lip is frightful. The sides of his head and the lower part of its back are enormous, and there lay the positive, the forcible past, of his character. The organs of Ali mentiveness, Sexual Impulse, the Love of Property (Acquisitiveness), the Disposition to Violence (Destruc tiveness), the Disposition to Contend (Courage,. Com bativeness), Cunning (Secretiveness), are enormous. The breadth at Disposition to Violence is ,6! inches. Ditto ditto Courage sf do. Ditto ditto Love of Property 6i do. Ditto ditto Cunning 6fr do. Ditto ditto centre of Sexual impulse 3f do. Ditto ditto Alimentiveness 64 do. " The remarkable negative part of his character arose from the smallness of his organs of Justice and Caution. In the situation of these organs the head grows narrow and slopes down in a most singular manner. The con trast with the other organs already mentioned strikes every eye. At Caution the breadth is only 4i inches. " The organs of Attachment, Love of Offspring, Love of Notoriety, or Vanity, as Gall terms it, and of Self esteem, are large. Tho force of any of them would be very great when one or more of the six very large organs at the lower part of the sides and back of the head— Destructiveness, Combativeness, Cunning, &c., acted in concert with them ; but must have been overpowered when opposed by one or more of these. . "The same remark holds with respect to Benevolence, Veneration, and Firmness, which are not quite so large as the four former,- but -still are full. The organ 01 Ideality is not at all deficient. The organ of Firmness, or rather Perseverance, is not an overpowering organ in, him, but much that is called firmness is really either courage, or the strong action of some other organ: and his organs of perseverance were so supported by the im mense power of the very large organs, that I see no reason to doubt from . Rush's head that Gall , is correct in what he advances upon this faculty and organ. The term firmness in common acceptation signifies sometimes steadiness in a course, sometimes resolution or courage in some particular circumstance. The former is supposed to be the faculty of the organ. The distance measured by callipers from the • orifice of the ear to Firmness is . 61 Ditto ditto Veneration Ditto ditto Benevolence 6/ Ditto ditto Self•esteem Ditto ditto Parental Love 5l The breadth at the centre of the two organs of Attachment is " The development of his intellectual organs is in ac cordance with what we know of,him. The lower range the perceptive organs, as some term them, were in general large : while the higher or reflecting range were poor. The organs of Music, the Sense of Persons, Force, Language, and Locality, were large. His speech in his defence for fourteen hours proved he bad words enough at command, and he was known to be very fond of music and to play well upon the Bute. His, organ of, observation, of the Sense of Things, as Gall denominates it, divided by Dr. Spursheim, on what ground I know not, into Individuality and Eventuality, was not quite so large. The length from the orifice of the ear to it is six inches. " The organ of Order was small. " The upper row of intellectual organs were among the smallest of his head. liis . forehead at this part was narrow and did not advance. Cauiality was small, Wit small, and Comparison was larger.. The length from the orifice of :the ear to Comparison was 6k inches. The distance' of the centre of each organ of Causality,* inches; the breadth at the outer extremity of the orbits being 5i inches. So that. the want of intellectual , poWer exhibited in his defence is fully . accounted for. Such a brain..wOuld never have chosen intellectual pursuits, hut Paula always have occupied itself in the gratification of the feelings which the brute department, Qf aniMals possess, some one, and some another, in equal force with ourselves." The Zoist also contains several papers on mesmerism, from one‘of which, by Mr. . W. Hazard,, of Bristol, we, extract the •following remarkable , case of clair voyance. The patient was named Ann Bateman, she was twenty-five years of age, and was mesmerised by Mr. Hazard for the cure of cough and'oppreision of the chest : " She resided next door to a lady.whom I was attend ing for ophthalmia: After mesmerising the lady, I sent for her, and put her to sleep in , an easy chair. The lady, Mrs. C., was the wife of the commander of a large ship, which had recently loft Bristol with emigrants for New Orleans, on the 9th of November, 1848. Mrs. C. said, Do ask Ann if she can tell you where Capt. C. is now.' I excited Concentrativeness, Ideality, Individuality, and Locality, and then put thequestions. ' She said yes she could, but he was a great way from here; and she would tell , me in five minutes. This was in the evening of the 17th of November. At the expiration of the five minutes she spoke. She said, Ah there's the ship ; b u t o h! h ow dark; how she tumbles • I shall be si c k ( at t h e same time she was in that kind of unsteady m o ti on so usua l it's dreadful!' D o y ou ' gle they ying would over 'a all be d taondpetrnseonsesa so unac h c i u g s h to a m n e d d b t l o ae t k he ; sea) ; how the w i n d roars , see Capt. C.?' Yes, there he is on a high deck, calling to the men ; now there's an I rish woman at the cabin door asking ; g fornomwedtinceinreh others saying C. sayin rail, saying, Go down my good women, there's no danger.' Now she sa id, There's such a noise down stairs; there's a man, he looks like a parson or a Quaker, with a great fiat hat on, talking to the people; mg be - has put a large tin horn to his cu r and i 5 lifting Pfi up his hand.' This and much more was said by her. I let her remain calm after dispelling the influence of the excited mans, for ten minutes. She awoke, wit uncon scious of ,having spoken, and' toict . she_ had - had-a-nice sleep. "The test of the foregc ling is as follows:--Mrs. C. wrote to her husband at New Orleans by the mail packet of the following month, December, wishing to know what - kind of passagele had, and particularly requesting him to state the weather and general transactions of the night of the 17th of November, without stating her reason for se doing. Mrs. C. received an answer to this letter on the 6th of February, 1849; Captain C. observing that the mail for January had unfortunately, • left before he could write. In this letter, which I have seen, he says, that on the morning of the -17th of December to that oil the 18th it was blowing a gale of wind, but quite fair for theM ; 'they were to the westward of Madeira • :that there was a very' heavy sea rolling , and the ship labOured a great deal; the emigrants were very sick and frightened, and the most troublesome person was an itinerant deaf preacher, wbo was constantly exhorting them much to their annoyance; that he was on the poop deck the whole of thunight; and never did ihe ship run such a distance as she, did in the 24 hours of the 17th and 18th of No vember, 1848. " Mrs. C. has since seen her husband at Liverpool, and has told me that everything stated by the somnam bulist had been fully corroborated by him." " EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE." " Early to bed and early to rise " Aye, note it down in your brain, For it'helpeth to make the foolish wise, - And uproots the weeds of pain. Ye who are walking on thorns of dare, Who sigh for a softer bower, Try what can be done in the morning sun, And make use of the early hour. Full many a day for ever is lost By delaying - its work till to-morrow ; The minutes of sloth have often cost Long years of bootless sorrow. And ye who would win the lasting wealth Of content and peaceful power, Ye who would couple Lab Our and Health, Must begin at the early hour. We mock at the wings of the King of King s, We m Yet, et, a a k i e as b l ol t cl oo pr o o t And think we can overtake them. t n? en ise b s re t a o k T t i h m e e m , ; But why loiter away the prime of the day, Knowing that clouds may lower? Is it not aster to make Life's hay In the beam of the early hour? Nature herself ever shows her best Of gems to the gaze of the lark, When the spangles of light en Earth's. green brept Put out the stars of the dark. If welove.the purest pearl of the dew, Apd yhe richest breath of the flower, If our spirits would greet the fresh and the sweet, Go forth in the early hour. Oh! pleasure and rest are more easily,found When we start through Morning's gate, To sum up our figures, or plough up our ground, And weave out the threads of Fate. The eye looketh bright and the heart keepeth light, And man holdeth the conqueror's power, When, ready and brave, he chains Time as his slave ' By the help of the early hour. Weehly Dispatch. ELizi CooK. COURT CIRCULAR. .BALMORAL, AUG. 18. Yesterday her Majesty and the Prince walked out in the morning. In the afternoon her Majesty,. attended by Vis cbuntess Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss Dawson, took a drive through the Forest. His Royal Highness -Prince Albert went, out deer stalking. The royal dinner party included her Majesty, the Prince, Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Dawson, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Lieutenant- Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon ' and. Mr, Anson. Sir James Clark left Balmoral yesterday for a few days. Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, returned from Paris on Saturday. Lord John Russell left his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday morning, for Bishopthorpe Palace, York, on a visit to the Arch bishop of York. The Noble Lord will afterwards proceed to Balmoral. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and the , Mauritius. COWES, ISLE' OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 20. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. CONTEST FOR PRINCE ALBERT'S CUP.—The following yachts started at 11.30 this morning with a light air from the westward:— Gitana, 168 .tons, the Earl of Lincoln. Capricorn, 313 tons, C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P. Wyvern, 205 tons, the Duke of Marlborough. Brilliant, 392 tons, G. H. Ackers, Esq, The Brilliant took the lead at starting, standing away before the wind, but it was not till one o'clock that they passed Ryde; the breeze then freshened, Capricorn being then ahead, followed by Brilliant, Gitana, and Wyvern. On rounding the Nab the Capricorn was one minute ahead; she 'gradually increased her distance, working down the Wight, and on passing the Needles, about six p.m., was 19 minutes ahead of Brilliant; the others were still further astern. The Capricorn passed the starting vessel at 7.35. The harvest is progressing most satisfactorily, and the crops are everything that could be wished. . . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.--YEsTF.ansy. ' IBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Glen Saddel, 4_ yrs, Est 71b—taken . . . 7 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Giselle, 6 yrs, Est 91b l , ' 7to 1 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 5 yrs,! Bst 51b • i 10 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cockermouth, 4 yrs, bat 51b 1 , 10 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Westow, 3 yrs, sst 81b ' 14 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley'a Fernhill, 4 yrs, Bst—t ! 16 to 1 agst Mr.- Nolan's Blucher, 4 yrs 7st—taken Go to 1 _agst Lord, Glasgow's Miss "Whip, 5 yrs, 6st 416—taken , . 1 As. little as 4 to 1 was taken once or twice about Glen Saddel, and 6to 1 about Ellerdale. • ' : - --` • - I . , EROS. ST., LEGER. 3to 1 offered on Elthiron and HaneYcomb - 1 ST. LEGER. • . 7 to 4 on Lord Eglinton'a Flying Dutchman i - 'l5 to . ' agst Mr. A. Nichols Nunnykiik - t 15 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel I The only bet to our knowledge, was 50 to 25 on The Flying Dutchman. ',. . ! CEBAREWITCH STARES. 5060 f c to Chase. :10,000 each laid agst Wensleydale, The Cur, ano Horn :10,000 to 5 laid agat Surplice winning the Cesaret. witch and Fugleman the Cambridgeshire. 20 20 t t o o 11 agst tt DukeLOr d 313 J( i f s . S B B c ß e O r d t't f ' o l s r B d C s , 0 . Groat—ta ken 25 to 1' agst Mr. BoWes's Brot 3s : j e r i in o —o E t'a pirote 30 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Moultan ,' 33 to 1 agat Lord John Scott's Windhound—taken 1,000 to 30 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew—taken 33 to 1 agst Duke_of Richmond's Compass The room was very thinly attended, and betting dull in the extreme. AQUATICS. CHELSEA REGATTA. This affair came off yesterday, and, ; notwithstanding the other numerous Monday entertainments, had its share of spectators.' Twelve watermen contended for a purse of sovereigns, the gift of the gentry and tradesmen of Chelsea. The distance was from off the Yorkshire Grey, round a boat opposite Cremorne House, down the Middlesex shore, round a boat opposite the White House, and back to the Adam and Eve. The result was as follows: , First Heat. F. Cole and J. Woodford (Green) 1 T. Southam and G. Brow n (Red) 2 C. Cole and J. Cole (Blue) This was a spirited heat, the winners having their work to do. Second Heat. J. Prince and W. Woodford (White) 1 J. Thomas and E. Atkins (Stripes) 2 T. Cole and T. Woodford (Black) 3 The two first men of the preceding heat then con tended for this, the •• Grand Heat. J. Prince and W. Woodford J. Thomas and E. Atkins (Stripes) 2 F. Cole and J. Woodford (Green) 3 This was an excellent heat. Stripes and White kept company the whole of the distance, with Green close on their quarter. The winners, with all their exertions, only came in first by two boats' length. WENTZELL'S GRAND OARS' MATCH.—The gift of Wentzell, the celebrated boat-builder, (a pair of silver oars) was yesterday rowed for by twelve competitors; and, judging from the shore and river, excited the greatest interest First Heat. ........ _____ Harrison and Reed (Green 1 Dimes and Clayton (Dark Blue) 2 Sullivan and Erwood (Pink) 3 Tho winners took the lead, kept it, and won easily. Second Heat. Sanderson and Turner (Black) 1 Hawes and Tilley (Light Blue) 2 Sherry and Blincko (Whitt) 3 Grand Heat. Sanderson and Turner (Black) 1 Hawes and Tilley (Light Blue) 2 i t The winners, after a good struggle at the commence ment, won by about four boats' lengths. Ts E CONQUEST OF MEXICO, IIT W. R. PRESCOTT, ESQ.—We are requested to state that a new edition (the fourth) of this new work, in two volumes, is this day published by Mr. Bentley, New BurlingtoF s treet ; Wal who has also just published Lieut. the Eon. Frederick pole's" Four Years in the Pacific. from 1844 to 1848," in 2 vols. Bvo., 285.; Mr. Eliot W arburton's "Memoirs of Prince Rupert an the Cavaliers," 3 vols. Bro., 425. ; " The Conquest of Canada," by the author of " Hoche lags," in 2 vols. Bro. , 283. ; and "The Emigrant Church man is Canada," edi ted b y the Rev. Henry Christmas, 2 yols. post 8 Tch, 215. iriv , l;ks LOLA IVIONTES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE S£72l: SIB,--I take the liberty of writing two or three lines respecting the decision of - Mr. Bingham in the case of Lola Montes (Countess of Lansfeldt), a de cision violently attacked in your leading article, but which I, nevertheless, consider strictly constitutional and correct. You oppose the decision on three grounds, and I will reply categorically to each. The first objection is—absence for more than seven years, without a knowledge of the existence of the former husband, Mr. James, during that time; 2d, there being no positive proof of Mr. James being alive at the time of contracting the marriage with Mr. Heald; and, id, the divorce from bed and board by the Ecclesiastical Court, which you think justificatory of the second marriage. Ist. It appears to me that she had every oppor tunity of ascertaining that Mr. James was alive by making application at the India House, where there is a list periodically published of the British army in India. But there is a better answer than this—the decree of the Ecclesiastical Court is within the seven years ; this, therefore, is a conclusive answer. 2d. The investigation before a magistrate has no analogy to that before a grand jury, as you assume— none. In the latter case the evidence must be in every respect sufficient to produce a conviction before the public jury, or the bill should be rejected ; whereas the inquiry before the magistrate is only preliminary. A magistrate should only require rea• sortable prima facie evidence to warrant a remand, or to hold to bail. That evidence was given by the proof from the India House to the latest date antecedent to the marriage ; and if this were not sufficient, we have the lady's own statement. She did not pretend in her statement to the officer that Mr. James was dead, but that the marriage with him was in a false name, and therefore illegal (quite an error by the way) ; that she did not know where he was, and that a divorce had been granted in the presence of Lord Brougham, which, if true, must have been an actual dissolution of the marriage by Act of Parliament, as Lord Brougham never sat in the Ecclesiastical Court. 3d. That a divorce from bed and board would jus tify a second marriage. This you will see in one moment is quite an error. To abolish an English Marriage there must be an Act of Parliament. There isjno other means of annulling such a marriage, except by death. But if there were the least doubt on the subject, we have only to look at the decree of the Ecclesiastical Court, which expressly states that the separation is from bed and board only, and that neither party shall have the power of contracting marriage dOring the existence of the other. Ton assume that the lady is a foreigner, and might think that after a decree of the Ecclesiastical Court she could contract a second marriage, the former Ming actually annulled. But, in reply to this, you have only to read the terms of the decree above quoted ; and; in addition to this conclusive proof, you are in error in supposing the lady to be a foreigner. The lovely Dona Lola, I understand, is a native of Ireland, and therefore thoroughly versed in our institutions. It, therefore, seems to me that Mr. Bingham acted with humanity in holding to bail, as he might in strictness have remanded until the evidence was com plete ; and you observe that his judgment was coin cided in by Mr. Hardwick, who was on the bench, and whom he consulted. I On th• demand of the retirement of Mr. Heald from his regiment by the commanding officer, I am in accordance with you. It was harsh, and in my opinion contrary to all precedent. Apologising for addressing you at such length, elthough in correction of your own errors, I have the honour to remain, Your most obedient servant, EDWARD B. SINGLEY. Brussels, Aug. 12, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sirt,—l have noted with satisfaction the observations / contained in The Sun of Saturday evening's publica tion upon the proceedings of the chief magistrate of !the Marlborough police-office, relative to the unwar• rantable accusation brought against the Countess of Lansfeldt, and conscientiously unite my animadver sions with the sentiments so ably expressed in your journal, in characterising the conduct of the Learned Gentleman who presided over the examination as an example, and laying the basis of a rule partaking of a perilous nature, for practice by his brother officers, a precedent given forth, conveying a judgment approx imating to an entertainment of guilt (by a suspended indecision) upon an advance of the testimony, favour ing a suit or justifying a public examination (the impotent evidence adduced itself affording at once a confutation of the alleged illegality of the marriage), and less vacuum for assumption of even an ultimate possibility of equitable conviction ; if permitted to reig❑ uncensured, fraught with great danger in the administration of an office requiring a discrimination of such exactness and justice. From the consequences of so important a circum stance, and the conspicuousness of the parties directly concerned, I apprehend the subject is one which at once calls for a public token of disapprobation, and consider that measures ought forthwith to be taken to evince to the public the impolicy of a recent commission, and to disseminate the assurance of that strict legality placed in the public hands, which will obviate such dishonourable and unjustifiable courses—occurrences creating inconceivable annoyance and disquietude to the feelings of parties who are thus falsely made the objects of an open persecution and public exposure. In this exposition of my sentiments I beg to add that I am but reiterating the opinions of others upon the subject. Trusting to your customary urbanity for the in sertion of the above letter in the columns of your widely-circulated journal, I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A PROVINCIAL MAGISTRATE. Leicester, August 13, 1849. CASE of GRIFFITHS v. WALFORD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Permit me, through your columns, to ex press a hope that the case " Griffiths v. \\Telford," reported in last night's Sun, may have the effect of calling the attention of the public to the way in which human life is hourly trifled with by chemists and druggists. It is a fact well known to the pro fession, that it is a most difficult matter to get a physician's prescription, if it contain ingredients of a costly character, accurately made up'; and the in competency of the public to decide on the matter, even if they possessed the means of examining the different ingredients, causes the fee they have given to the physician to be quite sacrificed. The imposition practised on the public is very frequently of a similar character to that of which Mr. Griffiths was a victim, viz.—a prescription is brought to a druggist, and it contains, something that he has not in his shop. What of that? he substitutes another article, and his patient knows nothing of the in justice he has suffered. But, this, perhaps, is not the worst phase of the matter. Retail druggists themselves, even if they have all the articles by them which a prescription contains, if the ingredients be of an expensive character, possess them for the most only in an adulterated form. This evil arises in a great measure from the competition which prevails in the drug as in most other trades; for example, the representative of a wholesale drug . house calls on the retailer to offer, amongstohera e article, say hydriodate ofpotass—tb e bouse offer in g th and selling we will suppose, is of very high standing, is of a genuine character; the re tanoiltehrindgecbluintes what buying thing offered because he has had the same him by another house of inferior cha racter a week before at 25 per cent. less in price. In this latter case, the article is adulterated (probably with some cheap compound), and if it be purchased by the retailer, it is used by him in cempounding pre- scriptions, and what chance the patient has of cure where the adulterated hydriodate is used, let the public decide I It is strange that this important matter should not long since have been prominently brought before the public. I hope, ere long, to address you, with your permission, more cogently on the subject.—l am yours, faithfully, OM Manchester, Aug. 16, 1849 C MERCIA LIS. . THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AUG. 20. Attacks. In London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth, from Aug. 17 ... Whitechapel Rotherhithe ••• ••• St. Saviour's Union Bermondsey Other localities in London In England and Wales, viz.:— Liverpool Bristid (returns for week) Merthyr Tydvil Dowlais Plymouth ... Lrzeds .•• Newcastle-under-Lyme . Other towns i u England ... In Scotland, viz. Dundee (from the 17th) other towns in Scotland ••• Total ~. ... 109 ... 45 ... 23 ... 17 Deaths, 26 9 9 6 _.. _. ~. 22 6 ... 278 164 • CG • 97 ▪ 21 •.• 29 14 • 14 -• 14 9 ... 221 96 ... 129 ... 7 ...1,106 49 ---- FASUION A TYRANT.—She makes people sit up at night, when they ought to be in bed, and keeps them in bed in the morning when they ought to be up and doing. She makes her votaries visit when they would rather stay at home, eat when they are not hungry, and drink when they are not thirsty. She invades their pleasures, and interrupts their business, sh© compels them to dress gaily, either upon their own property, or that of others; she makes them through life seek rest on a couch of anxiety, and leaves them in the hour of desolation on a bed of thorne,•.-Eliza Cook's Journal. HUNGARY. 7'o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The communication addressed to you about i f a elt m t o h n a t t h ego, -evid ent l y came too late. Engl i shmen of Hungary personal aid would when theybeu selesst wereo the victorious gal lin - defender s here, there, and everywhere. That reason alone hin dered the young blood of England from enrolling themselves under Bern or Georgey. It must,: Si r, b e a subject of congratulation to you and the rest of the Liberal press, to see your dearest hopes accomplished. Soon will the Russian Bear withdraw his talons. Soon will news arrive that Prince Paskiewitch, if not already a prisoner, has been recalled to en deavour but in vain, to put down the roles. Soon will the Hungarians and Poles conjoined under . a common government be the power in east ern Europe, and the Czar and the Emperor puppet—i.e, the bear and the cub, present to the world a spectacle of " Iniquity and cruelly rewarded." Such being the case, it is clearly too late for English men to render personal service to Hungary. They may do something else, something far more practi cally useful by adopting the advice following :—lt is well known that war has so wasted the substance of the Hungarians, and so withdrawn the bulk of the population from civil employments, that it is exceed ingly difficult to procure medical men or medical stores for the sick and wounded. Let then the Eng lish nation fit out an hospital ship, on the plan of the Dreadnought, fully equipped, with a medical staff, and with a large supply of medical stores. Let this be immediately dispatched through the Dardanelles, through the Black Sea, thence up the Danube, and take its station at Semlin or Peterwardein. From thence medical men and stores may be.. easily dispatched to Szegedin on the Theist, - Arad on the Maros, Temeavar in the Banat, and Comorn and Pesth, on the Danube, and in fact right through the country, to stay the ravages of the cholera and to heal the wounded. The following arguments occur against this plan :-1. It will displease Austria ; but what if it does displease Austria—what has Austria ever done for England? It may be safely said that one quarter of the national debt has been incurred in subsidizing and propping up the imbecile Austrian rule • and even all this heavy outlay would h ave been useless unless the Hun garians had supported the Imperialists. Depend upon it, Sir, that the people of England, whatever Lords may say (of course no reference is intended to Lords Aberdeen and Brougham), have no reason to be, and are not, in fact, such intimate friends of tho Protectionist Camarilla of Vienna as to be prevented from doing a noble action. But I affirm that the plan proposed will confer a great favour on Austria as well, for there are thousands of Austrian prisoners in Hungary, at this present moment, who would thankfully accept the boon. 2. Such plan will displease Turkey. This we entirely deny. The feeling of the Moslems is altogether for the Hungarians ; they are not so blind and obtuse as not to see that the conquest of Hungary by Russia is but a stepping-stone to the occupation of Constantinople by Russian troops. Besides, it is well known that the inhabitants of Turkish-Croatia are anxious to separate from the Sultan, and set up an independent government under Baron Von Jellachich, the leading Austrian general, and the primary promoter of the Hungarian war. So that it is impossible to suppose any great affection to exist between Turkey and Austria. 3. The proposi tion involves expense. I know it does, and am glad that such is the fact. It is not any great merit to do a kindness which entails no trouble or expense. But the expense may be disposed of thus :—Let the Admiralty give to the Hungarian Committee an old line of-battle ship fit for nothing but to be broken up. The English Parliament would fully approve of such a generous act. Then let subscrip tions be collected through the length and breadth of the land, to fit the ship as a hospital, well provided with stores and medical men. Ist. I appeal to the merchants of England, not so much on the abstract principle of benevolence as on that more tangible reason, i. e. gain. It is well known that the Hunga rians are free-traders. Austria has hitherto forced protection on them. Hence, I argue, that by such benevolence you will secure Hungary to English commerce, and your trade with Hungary will in crease fiftyfold. If, then, each firm of London, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester were to give 1001. for this holy purpose, they would do so with every probability of having their capital quintupled in a very short time. 2d. I appeal to the rest of England. While the Bank note is valued, the penny from the poor man ought not to be disregarded, as it will show an ami able wish to extend to Hungary those blessings of a free government which are secured to our own country. Let the benefaction be national. The merchants of England should subscribe a quarter and the bulk of the people the other three-quarters of the sum, which need not exceed 40,0001. This, pro bably, with the donation of a ship by the Govern ment, will be sufficient to defray the expense. Be sides, it must be remembered that all kinds of linen clothing, &c. will be highly valuable. All ships that have sailed from English ports have accomplished deeds legible in history—whether under the name of \Varspite, Terrible, or Avenger, the world has beheld them and trembled. Let, Sir, the hospital ship be named the Philanthropist. he will accom plish a destiny that Las no parallel in ancient or modern times. It will be a great day for England whereon such ship leaves her ports. Her mission will be not to destroy, but to preserve life. In a word, her departure will convince mankind that England remains not only the mistress of the seas, but also, delicice humanigeneris, the friend of the whole human race.—l am, Sir, &c., A FORMER PUPIL OF BENI. Oxford and Cambridge Club. [There is one objection to which our correspondent has not alluded—Russia commands the Danube from its mouth up to Ga!atz. llow does he propose to take his ship in safety past Ismail P—En. Sun] TO THE EDITOR OF THE SFN. Stn,—Your paper of this evening contains a letter signed " An American," referring to and contradicting a passage in the few observations which I ventured to offer at the 'Westminster meeting for the Hungarian cause, on Thursday last. I trust I may be indulged with the opportunity of reply in your columns. Your correspondent observes, " The Rev. James Richmond is reported to have said that his country men wished the stability of the British throne.' Now, sir, I am satisfied that 1 express the sentiments of every American when I say that there is not one of them who wishes the stability of any throne on the face of the earth." In reply I have only to remark, that if my words or those of your correspondent are to be taken au pied de la lettre,thenl apprehend there is little to be said by either of us, save, " Brother, brother, we are both in the wrong ;" for it is obvious that each of our assertions distincty negatives the mere words of the other, viz., that no American, &c. If, however, the ordinary latitude of signification is to be permitted, then I gravely and earnestly repeat my assertion, that " Americans are anxious for the stability of the throne of England ;"'or, in other words, the British Con stitution and its constitutional Sovereign. As to my countrymen, .what I intended to convey, and what I gravely and earnestly repeat is, that amongst the millions of thinking Americans, no opinion or feeling is entertained that a monarchy, including, of course, a House of Commons really representing the people, is not well suited to Great Britain, any more than that there is no doubt that a republic is the only form of government for the United States. My ex press words were, " The Throne for you, and the Republic for us." It would appear intrusive if I should avail myself of this occasion to theorise generally on government; yet, since I am brought into this discussion, and thus induced to address you, in order that " An Ameri can's" difference with me may not lead to doubt else where as to my humble opinion on government ge nerally, I desire to say that I verily believe the per fection of human government to be in a republic. I cannot conclude without a word of regret that I should have been misconceived by a compatriot on Ira occasion when my venturing to come forward at all at the meeting was prompted n ot onl y by a wish to promote the cause of the Hung arians, by the read y indication of American sympa th y , but United also by t r b a ny t a e at s i os. a n a d l goodwill between the pe o pl e of t cere desire to make demonstrationbe U o i f t e the surely people of Great Britain, aafffoe r e dlinhgim ex perience h must y increase o b oso m of every American perience si a u , st and frank and graceful re eption so generally conceded to the citizens of the h t o h s i e e c a d r v d e ia ni o inhospitality England the must of S ta t es visiting Great Britain. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, JAMES C. RICHMOND. Aug. 16, 1649. •,.... on b M Air. . t, h C i l e a v y e t s7w , t h h o e n a e m w u s ; :a gent, of 320, Strand, was entered On the evening of Sunday, th e coun ti ng -h ome o f themselves by breaking open the docks, which contained nothing of value. The till was tried, but t resisted the tools employed by these bunglingnext knaves; whose only reward for the danger they run consisted of some postage stamps, and a few volumes of the " Parlour Library." This robbery must have been effected by some of the meanest class of thieves — the sneaks, who entered the house during tho evening , secreted themselves till all was quiet ; and then, after quietly lighting the gas, set to work, forcing the lock s , i &c., no doubt, in hopes of obtaining i so me casb,n the scamps were disappointed. These frequent petty robberies should teach both masters and servants the which neoessity of closing all doors at dusk. ofS tr a or mer. Wan Friday, J. D R AMATIC INSTITUTION, GOUG a H-STREET. —.. On l Friday, Mr. Westland tabresrtsonois iphi y Institution. is performed by thej me ertStrathmore, with much ability, and Miss Kingston's Katherine was a studied and well-ie . veloned delineation of the character. Diarr sustained the part of Kingston She was frequently very loudly applauded. The other arta i n t h e play were respeot,ibly supported. P