The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

is i ryeft LiiPg hair Mr• lark' ~the fol f it h 35 i n to , r e; the ins ter 11, ittailt4l.ll.42riON, (THIS DAY.) The Barristers, Mr. Vizard and Mr. Brett, appointed to revise the lists of persons entitled to vote at the election of Members of Parliament, opened their Court for that purpose this morning, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington Common. Mr. Brett sat to revise the Lambeth list, and Mr. Vizard those for the parishes of Camberwell and Newington. No objections or claims were made by the over Peers this year. The parish of St. Giles's, Camberwell, was the first parish taken before Mr. Vizard. In this parish se veral persons claimed to be registered, who were not entered, and as no objections were offered their names were inserted accordingly. L INTELLIG ENCE. INSOLVENT COURT-(T HIS DAY.) IN RE JOHN EVANS. The insolvent was described in his schedule as a tailor and draper. His petition to be discharged was '?posed by Mr. Woodruffe s on; behalf of the detain ing creditor. The circumstances upon which the opposition rested were, first, for having been guilty of a breach of trust in receiving certain monies on the detaining creditors' account; and secondly, for fraudulently and vexati ously defending an action brought by him for the re covery of his debt. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said that the insolvent's cOnduct was most aggravated and without palliation. '`'The sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for a period no t excee di ng six calendar months from the date of his vesting order. IN RE REUBEN MICHAEL. The facts of this case had been fully before the Court at the last hearing, when it was reported in The Sun. The insolvent, who was a member of the je wish persuasion, and carried on an . extensive business as a general dealer, this day appeared in Court to receive final judgment. The Learned COMMISSIONER said, as in the pre ceding case, the Freatest culpability attached to the Insolvent for offering a fraudulent and vexatious de fence. He had put the opposing creditor to enormous e ( rse in seeki ng t o recover hi s j us t c l a i m . H e • r. Commission er Harris) would, therefore, sentence 1 10 to be , remanded for five months from the date of Severn, thevestinger order at the suit of Mr. Thomas Joseph , Opposing creditor. 1 " - ACE INTELLIGENCE. .1!t. -1 Ito Ur " -ST REET --(THIS DAY.) a "'" most odd-looki ng , e cc e n t r i c i n di v id ua l, k nown by the name of Th e D oc t or , w h ose ex t reme ly re d f ace portly form but ill contrasted with a temperance me dol—pled g upe of total ab s tinen ce — w hi c h h e wo r e buttoned Conspieuous dang m glin in front of his surtout coat, ala ilitaire, was placed at the bar cha rged with assaulting several persons in the Strand. On being placed at the bar, he exclaimed, fixing his eyes on Mr. Twyford, and speaking in a most insinu ating tone of voice, " I am happy to see you, Sir; I re spect you much as the representative of the Royal authority." Mr. '.t'wyford bowed in acknowlegment, and the ease proceeded. Mr. Wm. Holt, of Bartholomew-square, Old-street road, st a t e d that as he was pas s in g along the Strand this morning be observed th e gen tl eman a t the bar with a stick p in his hand which he was flourishing „ about in-a most untoward manner, and with a very evident contempt of the safety of her Majesty's lieges. He hit witness a violent blow upon the knee, and like . wise endeavoured to strike a number of horses, makin,g them rear and plunge in such a manner as to endan ger the lives of the riders. To prevent more serious • consequences witness gave him into custody. Two other witnesses likewise complained of having b een assaulted, one upon the eye, and the other on the ear, by th e p r i soner. The prisoner proceeded to cross-examine the wit- Ile ses, and it was rendered quite evident, from his tone and_gesture, that he was not fit to be at He then commenced a long incoherent har ee — e isu to which Mr. Twyford listened patiently e nough ior some time, but at last interrupted him, and ordered the officer to take him to the Strand 'U nion, that inquiries might he made about him. MARLBOROUGH-STEET• (THIS DAY,.) William Kine and Charles Robinson, chimney S weePers, were placed at the bar charged with fLo corn rci . mitti ng the following robbery at the residence o_ ilrongharn, No. 4, Grafton-street East, Berkele- - squar e . It appears that the men in th e employ of Robert prisoners were journey Martin, of No. 3,.. John- Street, Gr osvenor -mews, a respectable master, carry 1...tg. on . a. very extensive business, and that whey were fast evening sent to sweep the chimneys of scale of the . ! 1113 Per apartment of his L dhi 's resic fence, the the premises of .the establishment being ors out of town, and male ) eiZse! being left entirely in charge of a fe out• hile th ey were the leads of on the roof and stripped in the house they got off a quantity of sheet-lead, Which they clo: rely rolled up, and concealed in theiroot-bag, and 1 I ere about leaving the, premises with their booty, when their em ployer, whose vuspicion that something wrong was going on had been excited by the unusuall:r long stay they made about their work,-pounced upon them with the stolen property in their Possession. The prisoners declined sayig anything in their de fence,. and were remanded until Friday ne:xt. In the interim a communication will be made to h is Lordship. MARYLEBONE—(THIS DAY.) Louisa Haycocks, a woman about 45 years of age, was charged before Mr. Rawlinson with felony. Elizabeth Trevor, housekeeper in thi: - family of Joshua Bates ' P, - 811 ., ; N o . 50 , Portland- in p lace stated heir that the prisone r h a d b een engaged the 'family, .f b ut had lately left; she (witness) mis sing several „, articles from the hou . se suspected that the prisoner might have stolen them, and applied for a. search-war ...,„,.!•ant which was granted. -01 Police-constable 71 D said that he an , i two of Mr. ,atesis servants had gone to prisoner's house, 16, -A N orth-street, Lisson-grove where, after searching some drawers, he discovered' an apron, having Eliza '., lobeth.., Trevor's name on it, several towels,, blankets, pi w-cases, Sze., with the name cut out; and in a wood ', °", which he also examined, he found several bars of ~, ~.8 91 , a P , a quantity of wax candles, soda, starch, spices,. `• '' --c ' e°l "te, St . c. He asited prisoner to a ccount for their t` , Possession but she denied his right to be informed, , l'" lind defied' him to rem ove th em. H e t h ere f ore l oc k e d the ° oo r, and took prisoner to th e s t a t i on -h ouse . Irl Mr. Bates's housekeeper identifi e d a f ew o f th e arti eles • but the major part of them are y.i.t unowned. Rebec ca C rowe, i s landlady of 16, North-street ; hoPrlsoner came there about three weel:s ago, and took , (. 'oins fr om w i tness; has often observed her coming at different times with what appeared to be heard that p r i soner was formerly ta:ted with stealing ney. r. RAWLINSON remanded the prix ioner till this day, W ee M k , in order to give time for further inquiry. tt. MAD BULL IN THE RIVER Ti lAMES.—A . bull of sZithSmithfield Scotch breed, purchased yesterday m o o f rn s nZ er lrl . field by Messrs. Homes de.. !et, St. James's, had nearl r y o 7 l l ; e r a eac C he . d its place of passers- by when the . animal b away, making the r“ssem-by fly in all directions. 11 e.ving passed through s erera I o f • the m • inor streets of St. Janies's without reTheetin r eacts any interrupti its t ,'Cioventry-street was itta .ned, and h ere th e animal first began to show nt ni T s a thy to anything in its way, for over went apple an and old women, but fortunately without doing se rious mischief. The an final continued its ca a(n" d 'awa Regent-street, folk wed by a crowd, such "e as is only t o b e me t w ith when a mad bull is ( f )11T1 d• On reaching the steps b eading from the Duke ,orle s column into the park the animal paused for 4,iew moments, uncertain whetl ter to proceed or make e I,:etrograde movement, the n iob at the p e laing at a respectful distance ; the animal chose the .d ar k, and down the steps went be, and at the bottom ark went a female who was c4)ining up, th e stated was seriously hurt ;across the Park towards and who it inak.Guards wen I°r se • t the 'oull, even the soldiers t it o ,Thg a retreat in excellent o rder, not fearing death . fl'e carillon's mouth, but fearing a bull in an in thriatd state. Whilst in th, ► Park a little man had 8 1 4 e d t e t taeity to attack the ha] .1 with a stick, but was ta make his escape behind a tree. The animal ero"ed through the gatewa y at the Horse Guards, Water the road, through Whitehall-yard, taking done IV hitehall-stairs, th at is he would have f w t UnfOrtlthately it wa: low tide, and instead o er he floundered up to hi s middle in the mud. His . pursuersth arrived, but he co aid not get at them nor the at him. After he hat I been in the mud about thehour, a cart-load of slaughtermen arrived, and n 'ltrin ni . --118 of ropes suttee pled in dragging the now in g ---,exhausted animal n ear enough for slaughter . the T y.2 : W O strokes were g iven with a pole-axe, and • t r- "ri u ' r a nimal ceased - to -, exist. He was then dragged n 411)11 , the cart, which drove off amid the llsa h', eked d th he mob. Al. :hough several persons were that no by by the an imal, the reporter was told N r ,vas seriously hurt. RUbjeci k- 4 TTI.E.—A party acquainted with . this 'any e tes_, that " Evc ,ry steamboat that puts in at ti:itrrt as the north of ' Spain will bring to Great he c Est in as many head o f cattle as she can stow 1 4 ,4,•P ri ee on the averag e of cattle in that part of . the t ex macula may be from . 4/. to 51. each. The average dunce of bringing them here, including freight, Y, shipment, and fo ad, is about 4/. 6s. It sold on lQndi ng at-only , profit would be made. You or a 3 s e . ce,-t.ain that e ;very steamboat from the north L Pain w ‘ll bring t() Southampton as many cattle as t 'ley can hol'cl." THE SUN. LONDON,I TUESDAY fiIV.ENINg , OCTOTIERJII, 1842. - -4 1. TtiE itEvEINUL .401{ IHE EAR AND QUAnTER ENDING OCTOI3ER 10, 1842. No.l.—An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended 10th of o.:ttober, 1841, arid 10th of October, 1842, showing the biomass or Decrease on each head thereof. YEAR QUARTERS ENDED QUARTERS ENDED YEAR 1 Year ended Oct. 10. l Quarter ended Oct. 10. ended / ~...-......-.....-... „..._.,..._.,......-----......--, Jan. 5, April 5, July 5, 1 Oct. 10, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, 1 April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, ' Oct. 10, 's 1841 1841 184: 1841 . 18 . 11 1842 181.2 1812 181: 1 e.. 2 1 Increase. 1 Decrease. 1 Increase. Decrease. -... _ ( ustoms.-Consolidated Duties 3,644,292 3,527,826 3,767,031 4,256,822 - 3,669,266 3,55.1,r52 3,120,60 S 4,647,472 - - _ - - Sugar Duty applicable to Consolidated Fund... - - 1119,678 - - - 5'5, - 98 1,301,583 - - - - - - Sugar Duty applicable to Supplies 736,614 990,6:2 17 ,8:4 1,480,389 - 1,106,008 410,603 - 1,2.16,5(.5 - - - • - - -- -.--- -- - - -- Total Customs 4,380,906 4,518,503' 4,548,536 5,137,217 19,48',217 4,71)5,974 4,49', 63 4,42091 ' ,943,977 19,656,493 171,E 8 206,7..0 - Excise . . 4,016,356 1,88.5,470 2,795,312 4,16(,406 12,858,014 3,;39,9,70 .],:611,161 2,831., ,00 8,72. ,03.5 12,124,:2'6 ...... 733,448 ...... 434 831 , Stamps 1,5336,646 1,677,404 1,6:0,821 1,7. 2,704 6,687,575 1,615,517 1,511',487 1,698,379 1,631,4 , 111 6 517,663 139,712 1111,224 Taxes ... Property Tax I 313,q4 113,844 313,841 31:1,814 - Post Office lB,OOO 93,000 111 1 ,000 116,001 426,000 127,003 117,603 154,000 168,03.0 5 , .11,0031 165,3,00 4. 12,00.) - . ••• Crown Lands 40,000 31,L.00 :30,000 50,' 00 153,1 s 0 45, , h 0 60,500 30,000 11,500 112,9(30 . 0 11,00 38,000 Miscellaneuns 12,137 49,14 ;8,33 15,41:::5 15 ,1.3 15,059 323,19. 3 213,757 1 0,9:4 67 , ,t2 i 477,8(3 . 5,.59 - -- - - ____---.._---- Total Ordinary Revenue 41, 1 ,31,1.6 2,473,033 11,522,650 12,122,772 44,064,601 12,254,123 8,530,147 11,467,666 11,194,197 44,240,133 1,127,925 946;;9 , 578,2(03 716 , 170 . ... Imprest and other Moneys 3",546 32,151 197,95 97,805 06 0 ,487 26,167 95,114 267,530 111,070 430,501 70,014 13,265 - ...... Re-payments of Advances ........... .• -- ----- - - ---- Total lncome lloe7 620 8609200 11, , 64,115 12,3.52,951 44,913946 12,426169 8,720," 32 1 1,837,748 12;15,478 45269,127 1,302,374 946,303 649,305 7 16 , 7 ; 8 The Amount applied to the Consoli dated Fund I 8,937,053 7,590,901 6,763;02 1..,4:f,911 4.3,558,727 8,787,558 7,v46,424 0,9:0,776 0,1147,5 1 2) ;.1,862,298 Ditto, as Advances 30,004 162,(50 192,550 00,000 661 , 6 C 0 2 0 ,000 113,112 20,622 113,6.7 439,201 04 1 ,303 i DeticruecatseDe Increase.LeAut_s Ditto, as part of the Ways and Means , ~ r Increase on Decrease on,/ 67, , r, 3 of the Year 3,120,597 936,2:9 4,917,733 1,516,04 ,1 10,79 0 ,619 . 0,618,611 1,659,016 4, 1 26,350 0,"64,291 12,968,268 c ",,,"` L the Year. the Quarterli Total. 12,087,610 8,009,200 /1,864,175 12,35•2,951 44,913,940 12,426,161 8,720,L.32 11, 3 37,744 12,285,478 145,2&J,k7 I No. IL—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the 10th October, 1811, and the IGth October, 184 q. Quarters ended Oct. 10. 4,2:4828 4,25'i,82 4,183,564 1,732,734 320,163 I 1 6 ,00 50,500 15,345 77,805 122,374 10,675,2.60 150.000 11,025,2.60 4,647,472 4,647,472 3,74,523 1,r31,480 177,4;37 :513,844 168,000 12,500 20,9.4 111,070 180,'211 11,007,461 11,007,461 SPECIAL COMMISSIONS. Quarters ended Oct. 10. • • CHARGE. 3,::49,1;3 3,97,962 437286 10'2 barge on the Consolidated Fund. 38, 1,9 1;17 14 31, 3, 4 W 97,382 97,482 400,1151 328,590 sued for Advances ...... Total Charge 5,376,1151 5,403,512 The Surplus 5,648,409 5,ti03,91v 11,025,260 11,007,461 he charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended July 5, 1812, at Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1542 T,500,519 ..... D, 1812, in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consoli -3,061,291 ended Oct. 10, 1844 5, 603 949 2,539,f58 Its required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended 4,960,561 Permanent Debt. Terminable Annuities Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund. Sinking Fund The Civil List Other charges on the Consolidated Fund For Advances, and to pay oft'Exchequer Bills issued for Advances ...... The Amount of Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended July 5, 1812, and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1542 The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1812, in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consoli dated Fund for Supply Services The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1844 STAFFORD, OCT. 10.—The three Courts opened at nine o'clock this morning, and were more than usually crowded. A great delay occurred to the business in all the Courts this morning, from the non-attendance of wit nesses, and persons on bail. To prevent, in future, such an unseemly interruption of the public business, the Judges have resolved to estreat the recognizances of all parties that are not in attendance at the proper time. The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1812 All the cases in the Crown Court having been now disposed of, the Lord Chief Baron dissolved the Court, intimating that the remainder of the prisoners in gaol would be tried at the ordinary Assizes. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) (Before Chief Justice TINDAL.) The names of Wm. Ellis and his companions were, on the opening of the Court, called over. The exa mination of witnesses was proceeded with, who de posed to the excellent characters which the prisoners had always borne prior to the present charge. The trial had not concluded when the train left. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) Thos. Rowley, John Rowley, Thos. Smith, Mask Baugh, and Cornelius Hichen, were arraigned for a riotous assembly and lilt, and for an unlawful assem bly on the 3d of August in the parish of Nortonkanes, South Staffordshire. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners. John Rowley, Thomas Rowley, Mark Baugh, Samuel Smith, Matthew Hart, Michael Breeze, Joseph King, and Cornelius Hicken, were arraigned for a riot, an unlawful assembly, and an assault on the 13th of August. charge ; and the prisoners Bough, Wright, Charles worth, Layfield, Tallis, Hatton, Rhodes, and Harrop, were found Guilty. Hough, being proved to have been previously con victed of theft, was sentenced to fourteen years' trans portion; Wright, Charlesworth, Layfield, and Tallis being proved to be among the most active in the mob, were sentenced, the three latter to seven years' trans portation, and the first to two years' imprisonment and hard labour; and the rest to one years' imprison ment and hard labour. All the prisoners with the exception of Matthew Hart, were found Guilty. A warrant was issued for the apprehension of a man named Davis, who was included in the above indict ment, and was out on bail, but who did not appear. (Before Mr. Baron RoLFE.) John Hollis, Samuel Simphin, Robert Clish, Francis Taylor, John Room, George Sharp, W. Ditckfield, George Fletcher, and John Brooks, were charged with unlawfully assembling at Mr. Frost's colliery, and violently assaulting Benjamin Beston. The trial was going on when the train left. CHESTER, OCT. 7.--The Judges being determined to deliver the gaol as quickly as possible, have this day been sitting in three different Courts, Lord Abinger in the Crown Court, Mr. Baron Alders - on in the Nisi Prins, and Sir C. Cresswell in the Grand Jury-room. In the first, the case which had occu pied the entire of the preceding day, was proceeded with. The Jury found a verdict of guilty on the whole of the counts against all the prisoners except Shirt, who was found guilty in the second count only. A new J ury baying been sworn, Thomas Winterbottom ' Oliver . Fry, John Smith, Hugh Winterbottom, and James Finder, were placed at the bar, charged with rioting at Brookfield, and feloniously demolishing the mill and dwelling-house of Samuel Shepley. The defendants were all young men, and two seemed to suffer still from the wounds they had received when making the attack. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in stating the case, gave the circumstances as they have already been related in The Sun, in which it will be remembered that the rioters persevered in their attack, and Mr. Shepley, fearful for his life and property, fired, and three persons were wounded. This exasperated the rioters, and more violent effbrts were made to get into the mill. When the mob had nearly overpowered Mr. Shepley and his assistants, the military fortunately arrived, and dispersed the rioters. Under these cir cumstances, it being ascertained that all the prisoners were there, and that three were wounded, the present indictment was preferred against them. On the oc casion of the attack Mr. Shepley behaved with the greatest firmness and forbearance, raising his gun three times before-he fired. The question the Jury would have to decide was whether the attack was connected with the meeting which had preceded it, and whether th , -. prisoners were concerned in it.— Several witnesses having been examined, Mr. YARDLEY, for the defence, submitted that there was no case against Kinder and Hugh Winterbottom. The LORD CHIEF BARON concurred with the coun sel for the defence; and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would not press the case as against these persons. Kinder and Hugh Winterbottom were accordingly Acquitted, and the other prisoners were found Guilty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL expressed his hope that with respect to the wounded defendants his Lordship would, in passing sentence, be as lenient as possible. The Court then adjourned till a quarter-past nine o'clock on Saturday. SATURDAY.—The Court having met at the usual hour, James Thorpe, Samuel Ferns, George Taylor. William Wylde, and James Hague, were placed at the bar, charged with conspiring to prevent her Ma jesty's subjects following their lawful employments. Fearns and George Taylor pleaded guilty, the others not guilty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that this case was important and alarming, as showing the organisation which existed among a portion of the working classes. The defendants had, in fact, formed a sort of com mittee of safety, who sat regularly, and determined in what cases and what emergencies the operatives were to be allowed to work. Tfiomas Smith, James Horsefield, and William Stringer, acquitted on the former indictment, were again charged with a common riot, and the latter being fbund Guilty, was sentenced to be imprisoned for one year in Chester gaol. This case terminated the proceedings of the Special Commission for the county of Chester. (From the Liverpool Albion of yesterday.) The three Judges, Lord Abinger, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Cresswell, specially commissioned to try the prisoners now in Kirkdale gaol, for participation in the recent outbreaks, will commence their proceedings this day. Workmen have, during the past week, been employed in the Sessions-house, making such alterations as were requisite. The benches in the Nisi Prius and Crown Courts have been so altered as to allow their Lord ships all to sit together, if that should at any time be requisite. A dock has also been made in the Nisi Prius Court in order that the Judges may take the cases separately. The Magistrates' room has been fitted up for the reception of one of them. Their Lordships arrived in town on Saturday night, and yesterday morning attended Divine service and received the sacrament. This morning their Lordships will open the Commission, in the Crown Court, where they will sit in banco till a sufficient number of bills are found to afford them separate employment. The calendar contains the names of 117 prisoners, and six individuals who have been bailed. In addi tion, there are Feargus O'Connor, the Rev. 'James Scholefield, the Rev. William Hill, Editor of the Northern Star, Jame* ,"ruck, and a few others who. had not arrived, or whose names have not been trans-mitted to the Governor of the Kirkdale prison. ,The prisoners named in the calendar and their crimes may be thus classified :—Riot 37, riot and put: ting out fires 4, riot and turning out work men 8, riot and conspira c y 17, r iot and assault 3, •riot and begin 'ling to dem o li s h m ills,i&c., 28, riot and stealing 18, seditious libel 2, riot and plug -drawing 3. . • THE CUSTO.II-HOUS .67RAUDS. _ Yesterda_y_a 'meeting of Spitalfields weavers was held at the Duke of Gloucester, Seabright-street, Bethnal-green-road, to take into consideration What, steps should be adopted by them in consequenCe of Cus tom-house officers on the importation of silks ,and. the recent discovery , of frauds committed b y the other articles at the Custom-house. Mr. FOSTER having been called to the chair, stated that a Committee of the trade of journeymen silk weavers had been formed, in consequence of a com munication from the masters, and that some meetings of the Committee had been held, who had received information that enormous frauds had been com mitted on the revenue by the Custom -house officers upon the importation of foreign, and more particu larly French, silk good s .—(Hear, hal%) The reason of their present meeting was to discuss the injury that had been done to the trade, and to determine what course they should pursue to protect themselves. —(Hear.) It had been ascertained, he had been told, that in the article of. silks al)ne the revenue had been defrauded to the amount of nearly one million of pounds, but which affected the trade to the actual value of goods exceeding in amount above 4,000,000/. It was very likely that a great deal had come before the Government which they had not thought proper to disclose, and that the revenue had been much more defrauded than they were aware of. It appeared that the investigation was going on very tardily. They (the weavers) hoped that by laying their case before the Government they might be able to urge a more full inquiry into the transactions at the Custom-house. Mr. BERRY said that what the Chairman had stated in reference to the enormous frauds practised at the Custom-house, ought to induce the Government to try what remedy they could apply. He thought that they could have no protection unless the duty on silks was collected, as in the year 1829, when the Importa tion was confined to three ports in the United King dom, the penalty being the forfeiture of any vessel that went contrary to such regulations. From what he had heard of the plans carried on to effect the frauds, a more efficient body of Custom-house officers was required, for if they l oo k e d a t th e returns they would find that as many go o d s are i m ported without paying duty as pay duty.• The effect of such a system was to rob both the capitalists and the labourers in the market. of the whole country, and the f a ir trader was under sold Evidence was then called against the defendants, who were all found guilty. James Derbyshire was then tried, and found guilty of a participation in the attack on Stockport Work house. The prisoner having been previously convicted of felony in another Court, was sentenced to transporta tion for life. Wtn. Turner, Samuel Kay, and Robert Robertson were placed on their trial for conspiracy to prevent persons following their lawful employment. The case having been fully proved, the defendants were found guilty. Joseph Smith, Amos Smith, JVm. Rock, Jan Webb, and Martha Baker were put upon their trial for steal ing money and provisions from the Stockport Union. The prisoners were all convicted. ` The LORD CHIEF BARON, after a suitable exhorta tion, sentenced each to 12 months' imprisonment and hard labour, His LORDSHIP then proceeded to pass sentence on the other prisoners who had been convicted during the present Commission. Thomas and James Will, Wm, Moorhouse, Stephen Shirt, John Fanhurst, Samuel Lees, Joseph Buckley, and the other prisoners convicted of conspiracy, having been placed at the bar, The LORD CHIEF BARON proceeded to pass sen tence upon them. Ile said that they , had been con victed of conspiring to overturn the existing Constitu tion of the country by force and violence, and also of riot. The offences of which they had been convicted derived additional importance from the organisation for mischief which had been proved to exist among a portion of the working classes, and he (Lord Abin ger) would tell the prisoners that they owed it to the lenity of the Government that they had not been placed on their trial for high treason. The Govern ment were making an experiment of conciliation ; God knew whether it would prove successful, but they were anxious to give the working classes time and opportunity to recover from the delusions which had caused so much mischief. Even if their labour did require any further protection (which he very much doubted), they had taken the very worst course for redress. After a few more observations, his Lord ship sentenced Robert Wild, Moorhouse, Fanhurst Lees, and James Wild, to be imprisoned for two years each; S. Shirt was sentenced to 18 calendar months; Taylor, Fern, Wm. Wild, Thorpe, and Jas. Hague, one year each; S. Kay and Robertson one year; and Buckley, Winterbottom, and Smith, who had been wounded in the attack on Mr. Shepley's mill, were, on the intercession of that gentleman, sentenced to only three months' imprisonment; Lees and Buckley one year each. Mr. CLAISSE observed there was no question but that the late Administration were aware that the duty was not efficiently collected, and that the ma joritym e n of sills silk-weavers L a b ouc h ere , goods passed the C ustom -h ouse w ith ou t waited' on M r. at the paying the duty.—(llear.) A d epu t a ti on o f j ourne y- Board of Trade, and laid such f ac t s b e fore him as were sufficient ,to support th e i r assert i on . Th e i r Chairman had stated that the re was a deficiency in the revenue in the article of silk alone of 1,000,0001. It was a fact, well known to the trade, that one of the largest manufacturers of figured silk velvets (some of the weavers in the employment of which firm were present) had not made any for . some time; yet there was a large quantity of figured silk velvet in the market, though the Custom-house returns did not show that there had been any large importation of that article.—(llear.) This was hard upon the poor operatives, who were thus deprived of employment; and it was well known by the journeymen silk-weavers, who had looms for making figured silk velvets. -- It was thus that so much distress prevailed among them. lle hoped that the Government would take some steps to protect the trade. Mr. PATERNOSTER remarked that' the fact which had been disclosed sufficiently explained why the value of their labour was s o low. lf th e duty were paid there would be protection. f or__ those i n the country working in the silk trade. He had see n silk goods at the Custom-house sufficient for the supply of the whole country. The CHAIRMAN said, it appeared that silks had been entered in the books of the Custom -house as toys. The boxes, on being opened, wer e f ound to be ap parently filled with tovs , when they were registered as such, and re-shipped for the purpose of being taken to be sold for toys. It had been ascertained that the boxes had but few toys in them, the contents chiefly consisting of silks. The consequence was, that while the duty on silks was about 301. per cent., and that on toys about one per cent., that the Government had been defrauded of the difference. The CHAIRMAN remarked that they ought to me morialise the Government to let them s ee that their proceedings were not so secret as they imagined, and that they should call together the whole of the trade, and lay the circumstances before their fellow-workmen. Several weavers having addressed the chair, it was resolved that the Committee should ascertain what steps the masters intended to pursue, and that they should call a meeting of the trade. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. The General Steam IS avigation Company' s vesse l the Oc ean , f rom Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom House at one o'clock p.m. yesterday, with th e D u t c h mail. The O'Connell Tribute has lost a plumper o f 1001. a year by th e d ea th of the late Nast er of the Rolls. This sum was re gu larly paid into th e f un d , with the signature "Anonymous" ottached.—Limeri c h Chron. SPIRIT rat iii, 1411 1 / 4 1C J ottliNittA Pilot HOANIWO !AMARA OP 1 ( 1314 PAY, TIMES..-There can be no doubt that the statement which we now give of the produce of the revenue fur the last quarter will greatly dis appoint the more sanguine of our readers. Cer tainly a general expectation has prevailed that the large sum accruing from the duties on corn, and the levy of the Income-tax on the Midsum mer dividends, would together swell the receipt tbr the Michaelmas quarter to a very consider able extent. These anticipations have not been realised; and the loss occasioned by the strike in the manufacturing districts has 41@ted so prc judically on the Excise as to have more than balanced the account. The increase under the head of customs, including the duties received on corn, is but 206,7601., and the Property-tax only yields 313,844/4 while the Killing off in the Excise has been 434,8311.; on the Stamps; 101,:2241. ; and on the Assessed taxes, 142,7331. The general result on the quarter, theref ire, is a decrease, instead of a large augmentation,—though that decrease is only to the extent of 67,4731. This result tells a inure fearful tale of the sufferings and privations brought upon the labouring classes by the re cent disturbances, than any fact or statement which has yet been made public. To this cir cumstance, and this alone, the great and ap palling diminution of the Excise duties—a di minution at the rate of 1,800,0001. per annum, or nearly one-sixth of the whole—must be attri buted. We trust that this calamity is now passing away, and that the next quarter's account will tell a different tale; but at present a new reason for being reconciled to the property-tax is presented to view, inasmuch as, but for the aid given by that potent but justly obnoxious engine of taxation, the state of the national finances would apparently be such as almost to exercise an evil influence on the public credit. The result of the comparison for the year is.less disappointing than that for the quarter. The items of increase form an aggregate of 1,302,374/. ; those of de crease of only 946,3931. The year 1842, there fore, exceeds 1841 by 355,981/. CHRONICLE.—The revenue accounts, - which we elsewhere publish, will- somewhat startle our readers. The revenue for the year ended October 10, 1842, as compared with the year ended October 10,1841, exhibits an increase of 355,981/. And for the quarter ended October 10, 1842, as compared with the quarter ended October 10, 1841, there is a decrease of 67,4731. On the year there is an increase in the Customs of 171,2781., in the Post-office of 165,0001., in Miscellaneous of 477,8031. There is a decrease in the Excise of 733,448/., in the Stamps of 139,7121., in the Taxes of 62,2331., and in the Crown lands of 11,0001. This would leave an increase on the year, including the mysterious Miscellaneous, of 42,1371., but for the Property-tax, which enters into the last quarter. Most persons have been look ing to a great increase in the revenue for the quarter, on account of the quantity of corn which has been taken out at a tolerably high duty. But, even allowing for the Property-tax, which comes into play for the last quarter to the amount of 313,8441., there is, as we have seen, a posi tive decrease of 67,4731. The increase on the quarter is, in the Customs, 206,760/. ; in the Post-office, 52,000/. There is a decrease in t h e Excise of no less than 434,831/. ; in the Stamps of 101,`2241.; in the Taxes of 142,733/. Had it not been for the new tax on property it would have amounted to no less than 381,2771. The consumption of the people must have fearfully decreased to make the falling off in the Excise for one quarter no less than 434,831/. What an amount of destitution is here exhibited ! HERALD.—An abstract of the national in come for the quarter and year ending yesterday will be found in this day's * Herald. it is perhaps more satisfactory in particular items than as a whole. The increase on the year-355,9811.—is not very considerable, and is almost entirely made up of the trifling amount-313,844/.—re ceived under the Property-tax, and the decrease —67,473/.—on the quarter would have been per fectly insignificant had it not occurred in spite of the amount of Property-tax paid into the Trea sury. The importance of the increase-206,7601. —in the Customs duties on the quarter, is not to be estimated by the amount, because it has been produced under the operation' of consider ably reduced Customs' duties." It does not appear front this abstract that merchants refrained from entering foreign produce for consump• and paying duty thereon, during the discussions on the new tariff to the extent ,witich was alleged, and the prospect of the lower import duties lately enacted yielding . a larger revenue to the Treasury than those abl -fished is likely to be realised sooner even than . .Sir Robert Peel had anticipated. It will he re collected that - while the new tariff' was under legislative consideration_ we ventured to record a dissent from Sir Robert Peel's too cautious ex pectations on this very point, and' certainly the result of the last quarter is confirmatory of our dissent. The decrease in the Excise, both Tor the year and the quarter, is considerable and painful, as it denotes continued suffering on the part of the labouring population. The decrease in the Assessed Taxes is, too, we• fear, ascribable to the same cause. The Post-office receipts im prove slowly—very slowly. The account of this quarter's revenue is not very important, because it does not contain any heavy contribution from the Property-tax. That of the next quarter will probably afford some materials whereon to cal culate the proceeds of that source of public reve nue and individual burden. POST.—We publish in another column the usual official tables of the revenue for the year and quarter which terminated yesterday, toge ther with similar statements for the correspond ing periods which ended on the 10th of October, 1841. There is an increase in the receipts of the present year ; as compared with the last, of 335,981/. ; while we regret to observe that in the last quarter there is a small diminution, arising from the circumstance that the produce of the Excise duties has fitllen off to an extent for which the receipt on account of Income-tax and the increased Customs revenue from the importa tion of foreign corn have not yielded entire com pensation. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The English stocks, though evincing little activity, have improved a shade, the news from India, now well considered, being believed to be of a character well calculated to remove the impression of the ultimate ill-success of our arms in Affghanistan. India Stock has also recovered, and Exchequer bills present an improved appearance ; altogether the market closed this afternoon firm and satisfactory. It has been officially announced that Mr. Burdekin, the Managing Director of the Bank of Manchester, has absconded. No blame is attached to the Direc tors for having in the first instance appointed him Manager of the bank, but the whole evil is attributed to his having subsequently become a Director also, which of course made him at once a master and servant in the same institution—a position of almost unlimited power, and which never ought to be tolerated in any Joint-Stock Company. It is now time to advert to a circular from ." a Shareholder" of the Bank of Manchester to his associates, which has been before us for some days, but which, as it is anonymous, and as it reflects severely upon Mr. Burdekin, we did not think it right to advert to before. The " Shareholder" calls • a tt en ti on t o . . _ the present position of the Company, which for some time has paid no dividend, and the shares of which are now unsaleable at 3/., while 101. have been paid upon them. The losses of the bank, according to this cir cular, amount to 700,000/., of which 170,0001. was advanced to Messrs. Joseph Raleigh and Co., since bankrupts. This advance the " Shareholder" con siders to have been perfectly unjustifiable ; and he says there is no reason for surprise that the London agents, Messrs. Denison and Co., should have refused to accept the drafts of the bank. He therefore urges that at the next meeting the dismissal of Mr. Burde skin and others should be insisted on, and that disin terested persons, of high standing, should be appointed to audit the accounts, and search into the quality and amount of the remaining assets. No reliance, he thinks, can be placed in the statements of interested parties, who are in the receipt of large salaries, and who must naturally be inclined to carry on the bank, even to the absolute ruin of the Shareholders. This circular is dated the 15th ult. From all that transpires respecting the investiga tion now going on into the Custom-house frauds, there is every reason to believe that the inquiry is not carried on with that caution which the importance of the case deserves. The testimony of one of the wit nesses who was himself engaged in the fraud, but who saved himself from the consequences by giving evidence against his companions, is said to be taken without reserve, though it is obvious that suet► testi mony should be most rigidly scrutinized. Every day it is said there are new victims by his word alone; for as the charges he brings forward extend over a period of five years, it is found impossible even for an innocent man to disprove them. It is even reported that a few days ago a landing-waiter was suspended merely upon the version which the witness gave of a conversation held four years ago. The greatest alarm is felt among the difiCrent officers in the Custom house, for not only can they feel no security while evidence is so unscrupulously taken, but it seems that matters are so managed that the informing party makes a profit of his informations, and is therefore in terested in making them. as numerous as possible. If these evils exist to such r6n extent as is thus reported, INCOME. Customs.—Consolidated Duties Sugar applicable to the Consolidated Fund Total Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax ... . Post Office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Imprest and other Monies Repayment of Advances To Cash brought to this Account to be applied to pay off Deficiency Bills THE SENTENCES. This morning the Court was opened at nine o'clock. Baron ALDERSON passed sentence on the prisoners convicted yesterday in this Court. The prisoners being placed at the bar, Baron ALDERSON, addressing them, said they had all been judged by a Jury of their own country, and found guilty of different crimes against the public peace. All of them were sad examples of the mis fortunes into which evil counsel led young men. Many of them, he perceived, were very young, and appeared very ignorant, and they were now abiding the punishment of the law for the violent outrages they had committed against the peace of the country. The prisoner William Cartwright had been convicted of a conspiracy to prevent all others from working. Although the prisoner was himself at perfect liberty not to work, if he chose to abide the consequences of idleness, he had no right to force others to the condi tion—the miserable condition—of idleness. Some of them appeared to think that the rich were idle. This was not the case. They worked, but their labour was of a different description from that of the pri soners. The Judges who now sat in these Courts had a great deal of labour to perform, and they belonged to the labouring classes, though they worked in a dif ferent way from the people in the condition of the prisoners; who, if they cultivated their talents, might themselves rise to any situation, provided the Consti tution of this country were allowed to remain free. But the prisoners were desirous of tyrannising over the whole country. They went about and said to men, " You shall not work." What was that but tyranny ? This was what the pri soners James Turner, John Drubble, and Isaac Drubble had do ne . Though the Jury had re commended the two Drubbles to mercy, he should feel it his duty to subject them to the same punish ment as the rest. The prisoner James • Gosling was a farmer's. servant. What, then, had he to do with the outbreak ? Had he been a manufacturing la bourer, and fancied he. might, by the course he pur• sued, raise :his wages, there would then have ap peared some ground for his conduct ; and, though he would have been still culpable,' he might have been object of some degree ,of compassion. But the prisoner was not injured by the prices given far manufacturing labour, and yet he joined a body of other persons for the pur ose of stopping that labour with which lie had not ing o alliterefore the - 7 Court could net help thinking that he was.actuated by some general or political motives. The prisoner Joseph Done had been convicted of an attempt to stop the railway communication •of this country, and had .so acted from political motives,, and in order to prevent one class of her •Majesty's subjects, who were desirous of putting an end to those disturbances, from proceeding to the assistance of another class. He should, there fore, pass upon all the prisoners the same sentence ; and he trusted that during the term of their im- ' prisonmerit they would properly reflect on their past conduct, and persuade others in the same situation. as themselves to avoid in future those who, for their own purposes, misled them, and who, finding that they could not rise by honest means, endeavoured to raise themselves into 'consequence and notoriety by pander ing to the worst passions, working upon the grossest ignorance, and cheating the dupes who were so foolish as to listen to them. The sentence upon the prisoners before-mentioned was, that each of them be imprisoned in the gaol at Chester for the space of one year. The prisoners Michael Morris, Charles Harrop, Samuel Shepley, and Samuel Gosling, had been guilty of an other and a very serious offence. It was proposed by certain Magistrates that some of those persons whom he had described as misleading ignorant people for their own private purposes, should be made to answer for their offence, and a warrant was issued for the apprehension of one of those parties called delegates— persons who spoke, but did not. act—who advised others to commit violence, but ran away from danger themselves—the most contemptible, and, at the same time, the most wicked class of in dividuals. It was such persons that they chose to give assistance to, and whom they sought to rescue from the custody of the constables, in order that they might not be made answer able for their conduct ; and at the same time they committed a grievous and violent outrage against the constables acting under the orders of the Magistrates. What society could exist, if persons charged with offences were prevented from being brought to—he would not say say punishment—but to trial even ? Why should any man, high or low, rich or poor, if charged with an offence, nit be brought before a court of justice, which represented the Sovereign and the whole community, and administered justice for the whole country ? Yet the prisoners had stood in the way, and had said that this man, whom the con stables went to apprehend, should have impunity, whatever charges might be brought against him ! But they Would find that the law was too strong for them. The man they attempted to rescue was after wards taken, and probably at the present moment was abiding in another court the consequences of-his con duct. The sentence upon them was, that they be each imprisoned for the space of eighteen months. He trusted, that during their imprisonment they would reflect on these things. For them, as a set of most unfortunate dupes, he felt sincere pity ; but it was necessary that the law should take its course, in order that others might be protected; for those who instigated them he had no other feeling but abhorrence and contempt. The prisoner Joseph Taylor had been convicted of attending an unlawful assembly, and the prisoners William Smith, James Kershaw, and William Martin, of attending the same unlawful assembly, and also of having forcibly stopped the Peak-forest Canal-works, by damaging one of the locks, which was felony by law. Of that felony Taylor had not been convicted, because he was not present at the act, though no one could doubt that what he had said at the meeting operated as an instigation to the of fence. The prisoner Taylor was one of those persons who led others on to commit offences, and therefore he could not regard Taylor's offence as less than ;he others, though theirs was felony and Taylor's misde meanour. It was impossible for the prisoner Taylor to say how many crimes might have flowed from his misconduct at the meeting he had attended. It was not only the human, but the Divine law, which the prisoners had violated, and it was because they had not had instruction in these matters that their mis conduct had brought them into their present situation. It behoved those who had to give instruction in reli gious matters, as well as in general education, to con sider these things. The sentence u p on Joseph Taylor was that he be imprisoned 15 months in Chester gaol, and upon William Smith, James Kershaw, and Wm. Martin, that they be imprisoned in the house of Cor rection at Knutsford for 12 months, and kept to hard labour. ATTACK ON THE STOCKPORT WORKHOUSE. Thomas Hough, aged 19, William Wright, 21, John Charlesworth, 31, James Leigh, 3], James Horsefield, 23, Noah Layfield, 21, Ann Hibb er t, 23 , William Stringer, 30, Joseph Tallis, 17, James Hat ton, 34, James Horsefield, 40, Thomas Smith, 20, John Rhodes, 19, and James Harrop, 23, were severally in dicted for riotously assembling at Stockport, and felo niously demolishing the union workhouse, and many of them for stealing bread, meat, or money, from the said workhouse, on the 11th of August last. The facts connected with this riot will be found de tailed in the report of a case which was tried before Mr. Justice 9resswell on Saturday. Several witnesses were called to identify such of the prisoners as had been concerned in the offence laid to their 14 , 3 e$ Autiiy eth 4F4tiiii6ll oloie.court. tidi4 131.7Y,—the English market p resen t e d, a t t h o c l ose of business, no new feature, beyond an additional firm ness, owing as much to the near approach of the pay ment of the dividends, as to the reports of the favourable condition of the quarter's revenue. These tables are looked for with some interest, but it is believed that they - cannot be taken as a correct I criterion of improvement, if such be the fact, inasmuch as they will include large amounts deducted from the dividends, &c., in anticipation of the Inconie-tax, and the sums unexpectedly received for the duty on corn, as well as the duties , upon other articles which were not released froin bond until the tariff came fully into operation. Consols left off at 93i 93/ for Money and for the Account; India Stock, 0 49 251 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 54 56; New, 53 55 prein. Foreign Securities remained nearly as on Saturday —Belgian, 103 104; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 i 1,- ; the Five per Cents., 100/ 1001; Danish, 82 83 ; and Brazilian, 63 641. The speculators in Alexiean Bonds appear now to he as anxious for a rise as they laiely have been fur a decline ; but the distrust which the late operations have created would appear to be more difficult to re move than had been anticipated. The quotation was raised to 321 331. The Share Market was without any particular fact worthy of notice, beyond the predominance of buyers over sellers. London and Birminghani'were 183 185 ;. Birmingham and Gloucester, 40 41; Great Western, 82 83 ; the Half-shares, 594 60+; Soulth Western, 57i 58 ; North Midland, 57 68 ; the I.kieW Shares, .28 29 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23 23} ; Eastern Counties, 8* ; Northern and Eastern, 35i 36i; Blackwall, 6+ 61; and Brighton, 35f 36 per share. It has been attempted to give a degree tof public importance to the meeting of Portuguese- . Bond holders, about to be held upon the question of con version, and to the financial situation of 9.that country, and, consequently, to raise a specala tion thereon. The latter has long been ascertained to be as bad as it well can be ; that is to say, that they are without money for the most ordinary purposes, arid without credit to raise it; in fact, it is in nearly as disreputable a state as Spain. It is somewhat sus picious that the strongest argument in favour of Use arrangement is found in the difficulty of dealing in the documents, owing to the numerous designations which they at present bear, and therefore the utility of reducing them to one time, and the fact that the identical parties who at the time of issuing the decree were so much opposed to it, are now as desirous that it should be taken advantage of. A stringent question on the subject has been asked, and to which no reply fins yet been found :—" If it were inexpedient to in vest two years since, when there was a prospect of payment, why should it be resorted to now, when the Portuguesetreasury is avowedly bankrupt?" The chief object has, however, been effected, and the quotations raised to 37 37f for the Five, and 22 22:} for the Three per Cents., but all transactions to-day have been for time. Colombian were 201 21 ; Peruvian, 16 17 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 16 16/-; the Three per Cents., 201 20/. RUSSIAN FINANCE. his Majesty the Emperor has addressed the follow ing ukase to the Minister of Finance : t ,"Taking into consideration that the projected forma tion of a railroad from St. Petersbutgh to Moscow, at the expense of the State, will require during the progress of the work the sum of forty or fifty millions of silver roubles, according to the calculated estimate, we have thought fit to negotiate a foreign loan on the following basis : " 1. lor the expenses necessary for the construc tion of the above-mentioned railroad during the year 1843, the loan is fixed at eight millions of silver rou bles. During the following years, the amount of the loan is to be regulated according to the progress of the work. " 2. This loan is to be inscribed in the great book of the public debt of Russia, under the title of the second loan at 4 per cent. "'There shall be delivered for this loan inscriptions of 500 silver roubles each. They shall be distributed in 320 series of 50 inscriptions each. "These inscriptions shall bear an annual rent of 5 per cent., to be dated from the Ist of August of this present year. 20 coupons shall be attached to each inscription, on the presentation of which the rent due at the corresponding term shall be paid. The payment of this rent shall take place at St. Peters - burgh, at the Commission of the Sinking Fund. half-yearly, from the Ist to the 15th of February, and the Ist to the 15th of August, inclusive. " At the expiration of the first ten years of the loan, fresh coupons shall be issued for the inscriptions still in circulation. "'3. For the sinking fund of these inscriptions,a spe cial fund shall be assigned, which cannot be con founded with other loans, and will form, fur each of the two first years, commencing with 1843, 75,000 silver roubles yearly,- and for the following years, commencing with 1845, 200,000 silver roubles, or 2 . 3 per cent. of the nominal capital of this loan, yearly. " This fund, as for the first loan at 4 per cent., shall be effected at the reimbursement of the inscriptions belonging to the series, which are to be drawn by lot, so that for each inscription drawn by lot, there shall be paid 500 silver roubles. To this effect the inscrip tion shall be recommitted to the Commission for the sinking fund, with the coupons, the terms of payment for which shall not . yet have expired. "4. The realisation of the loan for the construc tion of the railroad between St. Petersburgh and Moscow is confided to the commercial house of our banker, Baron Stieglitz, at St. Petersburgh, who has shown a laudable zeal on this occasion, for the ac complishment of this important national undertaking. The firm of Stieglitz and Co. will realise this loan, according as circumstances shall require, and con formably with your notification. " .5. As this loan is intended for the said railroad alone, the money arising therefrom cannot be appro priated to any other purpose, but must be placed sepa rately from all other revenues and expenses of the State. (Signed) "NICHOLAS." MRS. ALFRED SIIAW.—A paragraph which ap peared in our yesterday's impression, copied from the Dramatic and Musical Review, and alleging that this justly celebrated vocalist had been originally a " fac tory girl," and proceeds to give some other particu lars of her progress, has sent forth several some what indignant contradictions from this lady's friends. We are assured that there was no kind of foundation for the paragraph above mentioned, that Mrs. Shaw's friends are and have always been of the highest re spectability, and that so far from having received musical instruction only when the rich quality of her voice had attracted attention, she has had from the first every advantage that could assist her in the improvement of her talent. PRISON DISCIPLINE.—DEATH OF MRS. SIIEEN. escapedaaam against the i consequences the f er a of his capital hi s cchild, in dictmentsome time o aid n owing s t c o n an Counsel, f A o l u r n . dc Clarkson, throught snn, fi has breathed her last. legal subtlety d i e er sc s r O ip ll t , fitted up two houses of a certain Some time after the escape ion l , rs a . n S d b l e -n e a l ! naged to make a great deal of money, until about two years ago, when she was apprehended as an extensive receiver of stole n property, and fully committed for trial. On her trial •it was proved that she bad pus chased a waistcoat from a youth, who had stolen it from his parents, for sixpence, Which a few days before cost 155.; and on an officer going to her house a quantity of stolen property was found there. She was convicted at the Old Bailey, and sen tenced to seven years' transportation. Previous to the trial, however, she made over her property to her favourite son "Bill," . so as to secure it from the gray of the Sheriff in the event .of conviction. The pro perty, consisting of Bank Stock and houses to a con siderable amount, was taken possession of by Bill, and Mrs. Sheen being considered too old to be sent "over the water," was transmitted to the Millbank Peniten tiary instead of New South IVales. Owing, it is said, to the prison discipline, and being deprived of those luxuries she had been in the habit of enjoying, her health gradually gave way, and at length hor ill ness assumed so alarming a character that a fortnight ago her sentence was wholly commuted, and she was discharged from the prison. She was taken home in a cab to the house of her son, where she g radually got worse, and expired on Saturday last. —Morning vertiser. MORE CONVICTS TRANSPORTED TO ENGLAND.— At the sitting of the Gu ernse y Court, on Saturday last, Richard Mayne and James Dashwood, convicted of having stolen some pears, were condemned to one month's solitary confinement, and afterwards to b e banished to England for the term of five years. It is generally understood that Southampton will b 0 was convicted with these fellows.—Elizabeth ll aWard . as co nvicted of the same crime, and w as condemne d to a fortnight's imprisonment, and then to be trans ported for three years. She will be shipp e d Southampton also, and there left to findi Devonshire.—Frederick Westbrook, foundter w a y t o stealing a pair of boots and a shirt, guilty o f to two months' imprisonment, and was condemned five years' banish ment to England. Winchest er honoured with Mr. We b will doubtle s s b e st rook's company.— J erse y News. PRESENT FROM PRINCE ALBERT TO MR. 11IA BLE.— We (Perthshire Advertiser) saw yesterday, in the shop of Mr. Macgregor, jeweller and lapidary, George street, a beautiful silver povvder flask, enclosed in a handsome morocco c ase , w hi ch was presented by Prince Albert to our distin upon his Royal Highness leaving Taymouth Cnt 1 1;; guished representative, Mr. Mauls, Upon the one side of the flask is the letter At, Iv i !: Imperial Crown (and accompanying motto) very .finely,,i executed ; and, on the other side has been gg . ,7" 1/. the'following inscription :—" Th e gift of il. 1 1842:' Prince Albert, to the Right Honourable Fox Islaule, M.P., Taymouth, September 10, w Ar We think it might be productive ()Violist got. if' the Government would print, upon a 1) (1 sheet, and circulate us widely as possible in -0461ty , part of the manufacturing districts, th6..ltadras!:, of Lord Chief Justice Tindal at tli opening of the Stafford Special Commission,:iSo..far as the Government could diffuse that address among the people, it would be really diffusing useiVl knowledge. ore think., too, that it would pro bably be.reoeleilvvith reverence, because it was spoken by:;the Chief Justice upon 'suds an occtt s.on. The great difficulty with the English com mon people is to make them receive any advice with reverence. There is more chance of that reverence in the case of an address spoken by a J udge than in any other. The viruleece of Dissent has made such progress among them, that any advice from the alsthorities ,f the Church might, perhaps, be treated With little respect. Indeed, it is to be fi:arvel tleet they noutd be taught and exhorted not to regard any such advice, because the Church had sent it But the power and authority of a great criminhin r si a t e t. i I . : , j t l h l t i L e d t ge conscious,iiapplicabletis iia a t:i; a a ( i t p d t a till b : ni i el l information, what at t g e ! Sa l o d f w w a i s i c s h they utttoug k his advice, and mation, and w arn i ng , effect. Would not such .a passage us the following for instance (immediat e ly a f ter the admissioti that workpeople possessed the right of yithhulds lug their own, labour, it' discontented), be likelv to produce a strong impression ? " You will have many cases where large bodies discontented workmen, by personal violence and threats, and intimidation, compelled others who wel e content with their callings, and willing "to work for their rate of wages, to leave their work against their own will, and add to the number of discontented. snore glaring act of despotic tyranny one man or se t of men cannot perpetrate against others. If there is one right to which a man is entitled, it is the right of exercising his own skill, knowledge, and labour, willA a will free and unshackled by any control or dicta tion; yet, strange to say, this right, - which the dis contented claim for themselves to the fullest extent, they, by.a stranger perversity and unmeaning sel fishness, refuse to others. Such proceedings, so un reasonab:e as they are—so injurious as they are tD.the interests of society—so detrimental as they afek to th'e rights of trade—so oppressive against the rights of the poor—and which are such gross, flagitious, viola tions of the law—must be put down by prompt fact sures, and severely punished as soon as the get AfirtAt parties practising it is established." Such a lesson as this might be most useful, tui44 not the hiss so the strong warning against t* selfish miscreants who, for the promotion of their own vile purposes, go about intlansurg tbe minds of the common people, and teaching &eta irreverence for religion, and disregard of the laws:— "Ile who delivers addresses to the poor working classes, or to the unemployed, brooding over real or imaginary wrongs, will soon have acrowded auditory and shall not want hearer s rea d y t o per f orm any ae r of mischief. You will, in such cases, consider the language used on that occasion. If it consist A broad assertions, unfounded in facts—if, in speaking on religious topics you find him sprightly and fate= tious on subjects which snake good and wise men serious; and it, instead of arguments, you find him to deal in sneers and sarcasms, it will be for you to con sider whether he be an honest but mistaken man, or whether he is wickedly intent to bring into contempt the Government, the laws, and the religion of the country, and all that honest men hold in respect and veneration." Such sentiments as these would probably pro duce a strong- impression when read as the words of the Chief Justice. And his concluding sug gestion that the only effectual method of con qnering the wicked attempts of designing men to undermine the principles of the working people, is the diffusion of a sound religious knowledge, in which there can be no excess, might, under the blessing of Providence,. have the effect of sending many deluded people to seek for that knowledge, and so to become peace able, well-disposed members of society.—Post. BANKING HOURS. The weak side of the case of the City bankers in their proposing to curtail the hours of business seems to be this—that they take too much into consideration their own convenience or that of their clerks, and bestow too little thought on the convenience of the rest of the community. Thus, in the signatures eh tained previously to bringing their proposition fez : , ward, there appear only those of the bankers, or the managers of the Joint-Stock Banks, which, if they are unanimous, will enable them to dictate 'what terms they please to their customers. The first step to be taken on their part, and for their own protection, undoubtedly was that of ascertaining that all the banking establishments of the City would agree to it, but having done so, and,,to avoid the. appearance of forcing the measure upon .fhe trading interest, some signatures of the leading merchants in the City should have been obtained expressive of their willing assent to it. This has not, we believe, as yet been done, and we know as a fact that some of the first foreign houses in the City are opposed to it, and anticipate much inconvenience from its being brought into operation. It is needles:4 to recur to arguments already used against its adoption, but it is notorious that all things have tended of late to im pose greater labour and occupation of time upon commercial men, compared with a few years bank, under the combined effect of steam-boats, -railroads, day mails, and cheap postage ' • and the time cho s e n is, therefore, rather an unfortunate one for the bankers to claim a remission, especially if thit remjs sion should militate against the convenience of public. The situation of the bankers clerks genertOly is certainly deserving of consideration and sympattv,, but much depends, with them, upon their know ledge of, and attention to, their business, so that.A. well-ordered house will hare made up. all their ac counts, and adjusted their balances, within an hour, perhaps, after ceasing to pay over the counter, wail© others, through blunders and confusion arising in the course of the day, will keep their clerks up all. idea to correct an error in the balance. But if the proposed change is found to be inconvenient to the public, then the consideration of the inferior agents must yield, as it is uniformly made to do in all such cases. This is the only basis on which the question can be argued, and the bankers will only injure themselves if they adopt any other, for the keen competitio n a mong th em - w ill soon break through the compact they have entered into, and bring the present rule back into operation, which would be placing the whole of them in a very humi liating position. It is a most dangerous thing to (lii turb by force the current of business in a great trading community. We repeat, that at the present moment increased facilities are to be desired rather than any dimint:tion, and believe, therefore, that the i argu ,n t r i l l is et e tz against the change proposed be have more force and validity than those d vauthe London v.d• its favour. It should be known, that it is not the intention of those who have brought the matter forward to. make any alteration in the hours of the clearinghouse, but only to close the payments over the counter at four o'clock. As to the receipt of money to he placed to account, that will be allowed even after five o'clock ' and so long a s there . are whenceany clerks in att en d ance• But this being the case, ftis not easy to see the relief for the clerks, for whom so much e is solicited, is to arise. It resolves itsel f , at sPlPateflilY into a very trivial matter.— Ti mes. all events, past at Boulogne- FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR BOULOGNE.--OR WedDeS• , the 28th ult., Mr. William bourdieu, a gentl e _ M. Perneau, who had resided for some time F , me., dined at the house of his friend ca 3:, milefrom the town. man of Ostrohove, a village about a nor /"Was anything As he did not return at night, -messengers were dis patched into the surrounding' heard of him even next da3 country ; but DO tid ings were received of him that day, nor the next. On Saturday, a peasant having occasion to go to a well, situate in an unfrequented A mile f rom °strawyplace, about a quarter of e, discovered A hat floating on the surf ace o f the water ; and, a ladder having been procured, he went down into the well, and there found th e body of the mi ss i ng gentleman. The authoriti es had it conveyed to the hospital, where it was ascertained that no violence had been offered to the deceased ; and that his death most have been accidental. It was elicited afterwards that he rerte his friend's house, for the purpose of returning home, at about nine o'clock; and it is supposed he must have missed his way, us the evening was dark anal wet. The well (an open one) in which the awful catastrophe, occurred is about 200 yards from the road lending to Boulogne, is not near any house, and was seldom used. The deceased, who was about 70 years of age, was of remarkably regular and abstemiPus habits. lie had been a partner in the old and respectable firm a 13ourdieu and Sons, West India merchants, and lb reign commission agents, of Lime -Street. WATER. —The combination among the water corn panics to raise their charges for serving the public with water, has led to a revival of the old pr4eet of ' bringing a supply of pur e water from the Thames above Barnes, where it may be procured free from the filth and pollution which enters into the river n earer the metropolis. The project was suppo rte d some , yi ars sin ce b y Sir Robert Peel, who stocd forward is the House of Commons a firm advocate for suriti . n. the public with one of the great blessinFs good and wholesome water. . The intentun. es or an , 11)g to repol is to convey the water by pip ea 1 aqueduct to ambeth and Vau of taccord-