The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The present season is remarkable for the displays of Conservative wisdom which agricultural dinners afford Conservative Mem bers of Parliament - an opportunity of exhibiting in the presence of their constituents. Grand Conservative festivals are few and far between. Intercourse between the supporters of the Go vernment Corn-law, Tariff, and Income-tax, and those who—contrary to the promises and pledges by which they ware induced to vote—are sub jected to the changes and charges thus imposed, was not likely to be the most cordial. The con vivialities of the feast were in danger of being spoiled by the clamours of a fray. Conserva tive festivals are hence of rare occurrence during the present Parliamentary recess. Agri cal tural dinners are, however, somewhat more select. They are not expressly got up for the purpose of listening to speeches explanatory and justificatory, from the representatives r,f the county, and the boroughs within the ra-rxe of the association. Still the Members, especially- the county Members, are expected to attend ; and the staple of their after-dinner speeches consists of allusions to the state of the lives which " protect" the agricultural interests —the opposition to those laws—and their opinion the laws themselves, and of the changes (if any) threatened or effected. Hence, agricul tural dinners are now the occasions on which the reoresentatives of the rural districts address themselves to their constituents on the change eCieeted in the Corn-laws during the last session or' Parliament, and on the Tariff, which was a twin measure; both of which were viewed with a'arui by the agriculturists. The Banbury Apicultural dinner, held last week—like that or:he Midland Counties, to which we referred yesterday—was the scene of some rather strange " explanations" from the Members of the c.;anty ; which—as they 'may be regarded a 3 the apologists of their class, and not merely o!' the individual gentlemen who gave utterance to the sentiments they expressed—deserve to be examined, that it may be seen how far the explanations can be received and the apologies accepted. At this dinner Lord Norreys, one of the county Members, entered upon his defence against the pretty general imputations of his ceestittients. The line adopted by his Lordship tires curious, and the failure, in our opinion, siseial and complete. The drift of the defence w.ts nothing less than confession, with a plea in ahatement. The alteration in the Corn-law was inevitable; and resistance to it, when proposed by Sir R. Peel, would have been vain. "Every uuan knew it was hopeless; it was madness to at tempt to maintain - the old law." According to the Noble Lord, some change in the Corn-law was admitted on all hands to be necessary, even before the last Session of Parliament commenced. The Royal Speech, at the opening of Parliament, had alluded to the subject; and the House had responded to the Speech, and promised to take the Corn-laws into its consideration. If a change was to be made in those laws, no one could ex pect an alteration which would impose a higher scale of duties ; and if not a higher, then a lower. Sir. Robert Peel took his stand upon the plans he proposed. If he had been defeated, as lie mast have been but for the support of his party, on the protection he proposed, the Right Hon. Baronet would have resigned; and then Lord John Russell, and the Whigs, would have come in, and the eight-shilling duty, instead of the " siiding-scale," would have been the consequence. STANDARD.—The progress of the Special Commission presents many claims to attention ; the greater number of these claims will be pro perly- deferred until the facts in which the late th:sorders originated, which gave to them their peculiar character, and so long a continuance, shall have been fully developed by the examina tion of witnesses. There is one consideration, however, which must arrest the public notice at once, the manner, namely, in which the Govern 'Tient conducts its prosecutions. The manner is characterised by a degree of temperance and dig nity of which it would be difficult to find an ex ample even in this country, where the law has, more than in any other, manifested that quality of benignant majesty by which the visitations of. justice ought always to be distinguished. We • had the pleasure yesterday to present the charge of the Chief Justice Tindal. It would be, perhaps, an insult to the general character of our judges, and to the admirable Magistrate concerned, to dwell much at length upon this excellent address. For more than a century English judges have known how to honour their station in the discharge of the high duties assigned to them; and none who within thAt period have occupied the bench, was better qualified to adorn that place than the present Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. His charge was just what, in the circumstances, the charge of a Judge ought to be—just what was expected from Sir Nicholas Tindal. The Times has this morning, in a very able article, pointed to some of the valuable truths so eloquently inculcated by the Learned Chief Justice, as well as to the gene ral tone of the charge; and even if we were at present concerned to treat of his Lordship's share in the proceedings of the Commission, which in our view we are not, the matter is thus taken out of our hands. We would consider time Special Comission as what it is—the painful sequel of the late disorders—the close of a new ex?:!riment in the science of practical govern ment; and as such it will be found harmo nising exactly with the conduct of the Execu tive throughout. But this is a consideration in which the deportment of a Judge, who in time exercise of his office is high above the Execu tive, can have nothing to do. The first mani festation of the spirit of the Executive which time proceedings afford, will be found in the opening speech of the Solicitor-General. And here will be seen at once the mild temper which has characterised the conduct of the Government throughout the whole of its painful and delicate, 1)0 t momentous task. Sir W. Follett states the case against the unhappy persons accused as candidly and coldly as if he were a Judge reading the mi nutes of evidence already given, but without the least of that affectation of candour and coldness so often insidiously employed to entrap a jury. The reader will look in vain to the Solicitor- General's speech for any instances of that per suasive eloquence which has raised him to the first rank of Parliamentary speakers, or of the invnuity that has elevated him to the very first place at the bar. The Learned Gentleman speaks as an intelligent and high-minded gen tleman.WoUld speak, if compelled to tell an un pleasant truth, or, if we can imagine the thing, as a lawyer would speak, for the stake of justice, and justice only, and with that bias which ail reflecting men are apt to entertain against the infallibility, of their own judgment. Now, let this style of an opening address by a Crown 'prosecutor be compared with what has been customary upon similar occasions, even in our own happy country—let it be compared with what occurred at Bristol, Not tingham, Derby, and Monmouth, , even within the last fewears such a comparison will il lustrate the difference between a strictly Con se:•vative Government and a party Government, whether the party be called Whig or Tory. Were we to cross the Channel, and look for a contrast in the Crown proSecutions in other. countries, the lesson would be still more striking, and our Con ttaental neighbours might find in it the solution or that enigma which has so much perplexed them for the last few months, the facility with which disorders are put down in England, by little more than the name -of the law—would learn that the law commands much reverence England, because it is what la w ought to.fbe— wind without passion—because it is rarelyi ever alni4d to party or personal purposes,_ wehav and never so- abused with impunity.however .. , called the present a new experiment, and e so . it is; but the novelty is not in the principle, but in the application. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. rnox THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per Tnilie, which, at the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex &flange of 25 38, and the exchange at Paris on Lon con at short being 2.5 60, it follows that gold is 0.58 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 431 per mark, which at the English Mint price of 3'. 17s. 1011 per ounce for standard gold , gives an exchange of 13 8, and the exchange at Hamburgh on at short being 13 91, it fellows that gold is 0.,56 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgli. ,The course of exchange at New York on London is 107; per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it fo;lows that the exchange is 1.83 per cent. against Ene;land ; but the quotays, ed esxictn, g t,l at. New t s York being for bills at 60 d bd deducted from the ab ove diflerencee intere- must COST.—At the Stock Exchange, there is an almost total absence of activity. I n d ee d , at ' stills p 1 of business, so greatly diminished as it i s , th e le propo sition for a reduction of the hours devoted to it may easily be complied with. It is understood th a t th e private bankers generally have signed an agreement to this effect„ It is intended that, for the future, nothing shalfbe done over the counter later than f our o'clock - in the afternoon, so that the duties of the clearing-house will have to be got through at the corresponding early hour of three o'clock. It will be necessary, moreover, that the Stock Exchange should close its doors at that time of the day, and, the ar rangements of the private bankers being completed upon the plan proposed, there seems to be no altema five for that establishment but to acquiesce in the measure. The banking and stock jobbing transac tions of Pees and other great Continental cities oc cupy much less time than they have heretofore done in London, and although there is no reason why the latter should, as a general principle, look to its infe riors in importance for an example in matters of corn mercial discipline, there would appear to be in all cases more than is needed for the dispatch of legiti mate and actual business. The dealings at the Stock Exchange here conducted as they are upon the li mited scale indicated, may be got through an hour or two earlier each day than they are at present just as well as not. To remain in attendance from ten o'clock till four, as is now the practice, must be irk some to the jobbers and brokers, and gambling or unprofitable speculation is often resorted to as a means of whiling away the time. The proposed change seems to meet the wishes of many parties engaged in mercantile affairs. CHRONICLE.—The special mission of Mr. Ellis to Brazil is exciting interest in the City, but the rea purpose of his embassy does not appear to be dis- l tinctly understood. We believe it to be of a very important nature :—first, to adjust the term of expiry of the existing commercial treaty with this country; and secondly, to negotiate for a renewal on favourable terms. The slave question and the marriage of the Emperor and his sister being accessories. The point at issue regarding the continuance of the existing treaty is one of much consequence to British merchants. Both Governments being agreed as to its first and specific endurance of fifteen years, from November, 1827, that is, until November, .1842 ; but a difference has arisen in consequence of an ambiguity of expression respecting its absolute endurance, it being provided that the treaty shall continue for a "further term on two years' previous notice from eith a er party. The Brazilian Government gave notice two years back that they held the treaty at an end in November, 1842, whereas the British Government maintain that this notice can only take effect from November next ; thus preserving the sub sistence of the present tariff on both sides until No vember, 1844. The Brazilian Congress, however, has given authority to their Minister of Finance to levy new duties on British imports, from and after November, 1842 ; and one main object of the special mission to Rio is, without doubt, to prevent the Bra zilian Government from putting that authority in force. It is surmised that Mr. Ellis will propose a compromise, continuing the present tariff until November, 1843, in order to give Sir Robert Peel time to bring round the refractories in his camp to the admission of Brazilian produce at lower rates ; and as a sop, to let them down easy, something may be introduced about the slave-trade. The Brazilian Government, we believe, have intimated plainly that they will not renew the present treaty with England, unless concessions are made to them, lowering the import duties now levied on their sugars. The following are the official returns of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week ending Thursday last : Silver coin to Calcutta and Madras 71,000 oz. 71 77 Bombay „ tars to Calcutta and Madras 52,898 17 Bombay 25,170 Gold coin to Bombay 643 17 I Madras and Calcutta 1,000 91 „ Ceylon LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 5. IN RE HOPE AND MORTON. The bankrupts in this case had carried on an ex tensive business' as architects and builders. The amount of debts in their schedule, as proved against the joint estate, exceeded 30,000/., for which the separate estate of Morton was stated to be liable, independent of the partnership transactions, to about 7,0001. Hope had likewise been in the habit of dealing largely in horses, and was the proprietor of a farm in Essex ; and in connexion with these two matters, had incurred liabi lities amounting to upwards of 1,5001. He was en titled to certain freehold property is right of his wife, and it was contended that this should become liable for the debts which he contracted, individually, in• stead of being made available to the partnership estate ; while the solicitor to the fiat alleged that the Messrs. Macklin of Leeds, the chief private creditors of the bankrupt Hope, were aware, at the time that they sold him the horses, by which their debt was in curred, that he was under private liabilities. After the admission of a number of debts against both the joint and separate estates, Mr. William Luke was appointed assignee. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A very strange charge of felony was brought before Alderman Wilson yesterday, in the Justice-room. A man, named Thomas Starr, was brought up in the custody of a policeman, and accused of having pulled down a house, and converted the materials to his own use. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prisoner. Mr. William Wood stated that he was a clerk in the service of Messrs. Lowe and Sweeting of South ampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, solicitors, who acted for Mrs. Mary Levy, the wife of Alexander Levy, Newton, and others, who hail a life-interest in certain houses in Broker's-gardens, Leadenhall-street. About four or five days ago he authorised the prisoner to to take down the chimney and part of the roof of No. 3, Broker's-gardens, one of the houses included in that property, in consequence of the prisoner's re presentation that the chimney was in a very dan gerous state, and could not stand an hour. On Tuesday morning the prisoner called on him at his employer's office, and stated that he had taken down the chimney and part of the roof, according to the directions, and he wished witness to meet him on the premises, as he was anxious to take two or three of the houses upon a lease, 'Witness promised to meet, him, and went accordingly to Broker's-gardens, in the afternoon, and found to his astonishment, that nearly half of the house had been pulled down, and that the materials had been removed. His surprise was not diminished when the prisoner said to him, " You have brought me into a pretty hobble." He replied, " Hobble, indeed ! who au thorised you to pull down the house to the extent you have done ?" The prisoner asserted that witness had given him authority to do as had been done, and upon being asked what he had done with the mate rials, stated that he had disposed of the bricks and tiles, and was at that moment in possession of the money. Witness thereupon gave the prisoner into custody of the policeman, who was present, on the charge of stealing the materials of the house, part of which he had been employed to pull down. Alderman WILSON—You limited your directions to the chimney and the part of the roof which was damaged? Witness--Certainly ; we had no right to issue any orders such as the prisoner pretends he re ceived.AHl a l ar t rkt i s, s , an an statede entailed a merchant,itl h ed at property. hwo Mr. as Bevis a resides rel t a i t on N of No. t 3 h l e , , family interested in the property referreda to. In 1 consequence of some information he had received, ne went on Tuesday to Broker's-gard ens , an d saw some men busily employed in pulling down the house No. 3. The men upon being asked who employed them to do such a work of destruction, said that they acted under the orders of a man who was up stairs. The prisoner soon after appeared, and said he had au thority to pull the concern to pieces, but should give no information to witness upon the subject. Witness observed to him that it was impossible he could have had such authority, as the house was part of entailed freehold property in the custody of the Court of Chancery, and desired that he would discontinue such unsanctioned proceedings. Alderman WILSON asked whether Mr. Hart had peremptorily directed the prisoner to abstain from the work ha was superintending ?—The Witness said he had called upon the prisoner to abstain, but the reply w as, " if I have done wrong give me in charge." The prisoner then declared that Mr. Wood, of Chancery lane, had employed him to do the business, and wit ness sent for Mr. Wood, who stated distinctly what had been mentioned by him in his evidence, and wit ness having said to Mr. Wood, that, as a professional man, he must know how to proceed, the latter gave the prisoner into the custody of the police. At the station -house witness had a conversation with the pri soner and one of the men who had been pulling down the house, and had been also given in custody to the police, and the latter said he had sold three cart loads of bricks and tiles to a Mr. Folgate, by the direction of the prisoner, at the rate of 16s. per 1,000, and that he had paid over to the prisoner at the rate of 14s. per 1,000, a statement which the prisoner ad mitted was correct. Witness then asked the prisoner what he had done with the lead, and the reply was that there had been no lead in the house at all. I Ba 'h rf o oo n kr l ern as ees - r J 2g e y n a r n e dm i ne employed y a e t r eo i ckd was o l a t y hi e ne r ,r thede p e posed that he had in ahirsabtito of the passing houses daily from his own residence. About nine or ten days ago he first saw the prisoners at work about the house in Broker's-gardens, now partly pulled down. The lead gutters were then up, and in their place on the top of the house. Since that time he had seen the house being pulled down, and four or five cart loads of bricks removed, the prisoner being present, and f. en gaged pulling ne vdeorw saw the w premises. men m ore g na age r c i lwi t declaredho t h ers t t o ccupied in the work o f d emolition. earnestly Joseph Whitney, a chimney-sweeper, statedthat he resided in a house opposite to that which had been partly pulled down. About nine or ten d ays ago he saw the prisoner open the door of the house alluded to in the charge, and go i n with two or three other per sons. From curiosity he followed, an d went over the house with the prisoner, who said that he was about to take it, and that he intended to use it as a Sunday school.—(A laugh.) On Saturday last witness saw a quantity of bricks and tiles moved from the house, and he informed Mr. Wood of the circumstance, who requested him to tell the prisoner not to move another brick until he (Mr. Wood) should see him on Mon day. When witness took the message the prisoner desired him to mind his own business, and that if Mr. Wood had anything to say he ought to come and say it himself. Horan, a policeman, deposed that he found the prisoner engaged with four other men in pulling down the house, and, at the request of Mr. Hart, ordered him to.desist. He, subsequently, by the di rection of Mr. Wood, took the prisoner into custody, and asked him where the keys of the house were. According to the prisoner's direction, he received the ' keys at the prisoner's house, next door; and, upon going down stairs, he found on the ground-floor 15 window-sashes, with the glass partly in, of which he took possession by the direction of Mr. Hart. Wade, another policeman, deposed, that, on Friday or Saturday last, he saw a quantity of bricks being removed from Broker's gardens in a cart. He went to the house No. 3, and there saw the prisoner en gaged in lowering the bricks in a basket. The pri soner said to him that he had received orders from Mr. Wood to pull the house down, as it had been condemned by the City Surveyors, and that he had, ; therefore, erected a hoarding, which some one had been pulling down, and he wished witness to have a ' look-out. On Saturday, however, the prisoner was given into his custody. Mr. Folgate stated that he occasionally purchased old materials, and that a man, named Page (one of the men employed by the prisoner), had sold him 750 bricks, at the rate of 16s. a thousand, and 1,000 plain tiles. Witness had had but two cart-loads. Page stated that the prisoner had employed him to pull the house down and to sell the bricks. Alderman WthsoN asked Mr. Humphreys what answer he had to make to such a charge ? Mr. Humphreys submitted that there could have been no felonious intent upon the part of his client, who had acted in a manner the most public. Alderman WILSON could not see how a man could pull down a house privately.—(A laugh.) Mr. Humphreys--I do not mean that. I mean that his conduct in going to Mr. Wood, and request ing him to meet him at the house showed that he had no felonious intention. There are several persons who can vouch for his integrity. Alderman WILSON—But he was not satisfied with exceeding the orders given him by Mr. Wood. He not only pulled down but he sold the materials. Mr. Humphreys—What was to pay the men for their labour ? We do not find that they were paid by anybody, and he was responsible. Alderman WiLsos—The person who gave the order to prevent the danger arising from the state of the chimneys and roof would have found means of paying. Mr. Hart—They pulled down very nearly two stories, and no doubt from the way in which they worked they would have had the whole levelled in a very short time. We have more witnesses to prove that more bricks were taken to other places. Alderman WiLsos—l am satisfied that the mate rials were taken with a felonious intention, and I shall send the case to a Jury. A man of respectable appearance here said that the prisoner was a very honest man, and incapable of doing wrong intentionally. Alderman WILSON—He may have been honest up to this transaction ; kit certainly this is not such a dealing as is calculated to support a good character. Mr. Hart—What is to be done with the bricks and tiles ? Alderman WnsoN—Mr. Folgate is responsible for the safe custody of them. If the prisoner is convicted they must be delivered up to the prosecutor. 'the prisoner was then committed for trial. GUILDHALL. William Edwards a well-dressed young man, was charged with defrauding Mr. George Eastwood, dealer in gold and silver coins, of a cabinet of gold and silver coins of the value of 521. Mr. Eastwood stated that about three months ago the prisoner called upon him, and said that if prosecu tor would let him have a cabinet of selected coins, he knew a gentleman who would purchase them. He gave him a cabinet of coins, with a proviso that he should return the coins in the evening, in case the gentleman did not purchase them, but he had not seen them since. Mr. T. Adams, f 20, Bridge-street, Lambeth, pawnbroker, proved that the brother of the prisoner, who was in Court to watch the case on the part of the prisoner, had pledged part of the coins with him. The MAGISTRATE then ordered the brother to be taken into custody. The prisoner, in his defence, said that the coins were sold to him, although no bill passed between the parties. It appeared the coins were principally Justinians, being copies of originals, and worth about 2/. 10s. each. The MAGISTRATE, on the recommendation of the prosecutor, treated the case as one of illegally pawn ing, and fined the prisoner in the value of the coins, 521., and 20s. to the Queen. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1842. BO W-STREET. A most respectably attired and good-looking young female, who gave the name of Mary Ann Clifford, was charged with the following robbery from the person, at the Adelaide Gallery. Mrs. Jane Batts, of N 0.36, Albany-street, Regent's Park, stated that she went to the Adelaide Gallery yesterday, and that she joined hands with the prisoner on the one side, and another person on the other side to form a ring for the purpose of being electrified. The shock had just been given when witness perceived that her gown was up as if some one had been at tempting to gain access to her pocket ; it immediately flashed across her mind that her pocket had been picked whilst she was being electrified, and on feeling for her purse, she found that it was gone. She at once accused the prisoner of having robbed her, but she strenuously denied it ; witness, however, saw a purse in her hand when she first accused her, and shortly afterwards she heard it drop on the floor from the prisoner's hand. It contained IN. 6d. in silver. Richard Thompson, constable at the Lowther Ar cade, proved taking the prisoner into custody, and causing her to be searched at the station-house, where two other purses were found upon her, one containing 1/. 4s. 6d., and the other 17d. in copper. .The prisoner denied all knowledge of the prosecu trix purse. The others found upon her were her own. She refused to give any account of herself. Mr. TWYFORD committed her for trial. TVilliam Smith, an errand-boy, in the employ of Dr. Scott, the aurist, of 369, Strand, who was re manded from this Court on the charge of absconding with 261. 19s. 6d., which he had been entrusted to take to the London and Westminster Bank, at Water• 100-place, Pall-mall, to take up a bill with, wa3 also committed. MARYLEBONE. John Jessop, &butcher's foreman, was brought up on a charge of embezzling different sums of money the property of his employer, Daniel Brown. Daniel Brown, 16, Harrow-road, stated that pri soner had been in his employment about five months, and had been in the constant habit of taking round the bills to the customers, and receiving money, for which he did not account to him. It had proved, by inquiry, that receipts in two cases had been given, and the money retained. He therefore gave the pri soner into custody. Ann Stunbrook, cook to Mr. Johnson, produced several receipts in prisoner's handwriting, the money for which Mr. Brown had not received. The prisoner was then remanded till Wednesday next, for further evidence. UNION-HALL. The sister of Mrs. Oxford, whose son is an inmate of Bethlem, for attempting the Queen's life, attended to give her evidence against a man named Poole, for uttering a counterfeit half-crown. Two women entered the complainant's shop and bought a loaf, for which they tendered a base half crown. They wanted back the coin, and when the complainant threatened to give them into custody, and approached the door to call for a policeman, the prisoner immediately presented himself, and assuming to be a policeman inter fered, and succeeded in the rescue of the two " smashers," with whom there was no doubt he was in league. He was about to quit the spot wh en th e complainant held him until a policeman came to the spot, and it was then discovered that the persons were in the habit of uttering base coin, and had been in custody frequently on charges of that nature.—lle was remanded. WORSHIP-STREET. William Hawkins, a cab-driver, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Greenwood, upon a charge of drunk enness and furious driving. A man named James Welsh, driver of the cab No. 1,582, was included in the charge as the principal offender, but he had received such a severe truncheon wound, inflicted by the policeman who took him into custody, that it was found necessary to convey him to St. Bartholomew's hospital, where he remaink d, it was said, in a very precarious state. It appeared filet, shortly after ten o'clock on that morning, a cab, driven by the man Welsh, was seen progressing at a most furiou3 rate alonc , Worship street. The prisoner Hawkins, and another man not in custody, were seated on the box, on each side of Welsh, and they were, more or less, intoxicated. On reaching the front of this Court, the cab came in con tact with the police van, which had just .arrived with the remanded prisoners, and the collision was so vio lent, that the iron hoop at the end of the axle-tree was broken off. Two or three policemen immediately sprang forward in order to arrest the progress of the cab, on seeing which, the driver Welsh began lashing his horse, and resumed his career with increased velocity. He proceeded, without interruption, until he arrived "at the Curtain-road; but, whilst turning round the corner, he droveat - full speed against a horse and cart belonging to a person named Maynard, and the shaft of the latter entered the breast of his horse, inflicting a frightful wound six inches in depth. The other horse was also severely injured, and both vehicles were much damaged. Not withstanding this serious check, the cabman persevered in his efforts to escape, but he was prevented from doing so by police constable G 101, and Fitzgerald of the N division, who took him into custody. The prisoner, however, made a desperate resistance, in the course of which he forced his knuckles down the inside of the G policeman's stock, and pressed them so forcibly against his throat that he was almost strangled. The policeman struck him repeatedly on the arm to oblige him to relax his grasp, but without effect, and he at length struck him a violent blow on the head with his staff that rendered him insensible. He was conveyed to the surgery of Mr. Davis, of Worship square, who on examining the wound, ordered his im mediate removal to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The prisoner Hawkins voluntarily accompanied his wounded companion to the surgeon's, where he was taken into custody by police constable Evans, but the third man effected his escape. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired whether the injuries the cabman had sintained were of a dangerous nature ? Police sergeant G 5 said that he was very badly hurt in the head, but Mr. Davis the surgeon, who first attended him, did not think that the skull was fractured. Mr. GREENWOOD said that the mere circumstance of Hawkins having been in company with a man who was driving furiously, was not sufficient to inculpate him in the offence ; he should therefore dischargehim. THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT BRISTOL. BRISTOL POLICE, SATURDAY.-Mr. Harmar said he had to prefer, on behalf of Mr. Frederick Jones, a jeweller and silversmith of this city, a charge of conspiracy against certain parties, with intent to de fraud him of a gold watch, chain, seal, and ring. He ;vas placed in a position of some difficulty, inasmuch as one of the parties wits not present. A summons had been issued, but the individual had gone out of the way. Only one of the parties, Mr. Woolley, was then present. _ Mir. Harmar said he would state the foundation of the charge, and which he had put into the shape of a charge of conspiracy against Mr. Woolley, a gentle man living at the New-cut, and a Miss Ann Briers, his sister-in-law. Miss Briers was the sister of Mr. "Woolley's late wife, and resided in the house with him. In the month of August last Miss Briers pur chased some trifling articles of Mr. Jones, which she paid for. Shortly after she bought a ring of Mr. Jones, which, after being engraved, was sent to Mr. Woolley's house, and which had not been paid for. On the 12th of August Mr. Jones received a note by the hands of Mr. Woolley's servant, Mary Watts, de • siring a lady's gold watch and a small gold chain to be sent to her. In consequence of this letter Jones took the gold watch and chain to Mr. Woolley's house. When he left it with Miss Briers, he under stood it was for a lady to look at. Some few days after, Jones called to be paid. He then saw Mr. 'Woolley with the chain round his neck, and the ring which he (Mr. Jones) had sold to Miss Briers on his finger. Mr. Jones left the watch with Miss Briers. He should prove by the evidence of Watts, the ser vant, that the watch was delivered to Mr:Woolley, or was seen in his possession. Shortly after, seeing the chain on Mr. Woolley's person, he (Jones) called at the house, but could get no admittance or informa tion respecting Miss Briers. He, however, met her at the house of a friend, when she told him that she had just seen the lady who had had the watch, and she would call and pay him. On the 15th of August, Jones had seen Woolley wearing the gold chain. On the day of the regatta, Jones again went to Woolley's house, and there saw Mr. Woolley. Mr. Woolley asked him what he wanted, and Jones said, "to be Wid for my watch, which you have got." Mr. oolley said it was Miss Briers that had had the watch, and showed him out of the house. On that occasion Mr. Woolley had on the ring which Jones had sold to Miss Briers. _ _ Mr. Brice—Can you carry it any further ? You have not proved conspiracy ; you have shown no joint acting. Supposing you prove the whole of yourstate ment, that Miss Briers gave the watch and chain to Mr. Woolley, how is he inculpated in a charge of con spiracy? The Maxon—lt seems to me a matter of debt. Mr. Smith—Clearly so, and not against Mr. Wool ley. It is a m o st scandalous thing that a most re spectable tradesman should have been brought up on such a charge. Mr. Harmar—lt is more so to get a watch and chain in this way. Mr. Smith—Mr. Woolley . stands here wholly un conscious of any offence. I have waited to see what evidence there was of conspiracy, and by Mr. Har mar's own statement there is not a shadow of pretence . for any such charge. Mr. Jones—The watch was ordered for a lady, and I understand it was given to Mr. Woolley. Mr. Smith—Mr. Woolley has been the victim of a very strange and extraordinary conspiracy himself. It is only from a natural desire not to divulge cir cumstances involving parties connected with him that he is prevented giving, through me a full explanation. There is not a shadow of pretence for charging him with any criminality. Some further conversation ensued, after which the Magistrates dismissed the case, observing there was nothing to support a charge of conspiiacy.—Bristot Mercury. The Bristol Mirror says :—" We understand that by the will of the late Mrs. Woolley, her sister, Miss Briers, is entitled to a certain sum of money on the demise or marriage of Mr. Woolley. If this be true, it may afford some reason for the extraordinary con duct of Miss Briers." It is stated that Mr. Woolley is so unfitted for business that he has dissolved part nership, and is about to leave Bristol. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Last evening Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, held an inquest at Guy's Hospital on the body of Richard Crossley, aged 49, a policeman on the Croydon Rail way, who was killed on the above line last Monday; evening. It appeared from the evidence that de ceased, about six o'clock on Monday evening, was walking on the up-line, near the New-cross station, at the moment the Croydon train was going down from London. The Brighton up-train was corning up at the same moment, when deceased was noticed to walk in the space between the two lines, at which place he was perfectly safe, but on the train arriving within 1.50 yards of him he suddenly walked into the down-line, and continued so to do. Th e engine driver used every exertionin alarming the deceased of the danger he was in, by blowing the whistle, but of no avail, as the engine came upon him, and he was killed on the spot. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." FATAL ACClDENT. — Yesterday evening an inquest was held at the London Hospital, on the body of a man, named Jacob Williams, who came by his death under the following circumstances :—On Monday last the deceased, who was a carter in the employment of a farmer and market-gardener, named Wilson, was driving a team of two horses to Covent-garden, and having got upon the shafts of the cart, it was supposed he fell asleep, for, upon reaching nearly opposite to Whitechapel Church, be fell suddenly to the ground, and, before the horses could be stopped, the two side wheels passed across his loins. Several persons having run to his assistance, he was placed upon a stretcher and removed to the London Hospital, where he expired in about three hours after his a dmission. Evidence having been adduced to show that to the deceased alone was culpability to be attached, a verdict of Accidental Death was recorded. _ _ _ Tuesday morning an inquest was held before. Mr. Baker, at the Green Man, High-street, Poplar, on view of the body of a lad named William Shelton, 14 years of age. Edward Gree❑ stated that he was a seaman on board the Olive Branch, now lying in the West India Export Dock. On Sunday afternoon the deceased came alongside the ship in a boat, and whilst standing on the thwarts his foot suddenly slipped and he fell overboard. Witness, with the officer onboard, immediately jumped into the boat and endeavoured to rescue him, and at one time, as he rose to the surface of the water, got a pice of timber under his arms, but he was unable to hold on, and he sank. The drags were immediately put in requisition, but up wards of three hours elapsed before the body was found.—Verdict, " Accidental death." Mr. Higgs held an inquest on Tuesday in the General Penitentiary, Milbank, on the body of John Walker, aged 28, a prisoner. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was admitted to the gaol on the 17th of March, 1840, having been convicted on the Ist of June in the same year, at the Knutsford Sessions, of larceny, and sentenced to seven years' transporta tion. That sentence was subsequently commuted to imprisonment in the Penitentiary, which would expire on the 31st of December, 1842. On the 27th of June last the deceased was admitted into the infirmary, suffering from dysentery and general debility. He was supplied with the most nourishing food, but he never rallied, and died on September 30. A post mortem examination proved the cause of death to be ulceration and scrofulous disease of the lungs, to gather with his former disorders. Verdict, "Natura death." On Tuesday Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Bridge-honse, Borough-road, on the body of Mr. Henry Jackson, aged .52, the landlord of the Friar, Friar-street, Blackfriars-road. It appeared in evi dence that the deceased retired to rest at nine o'clock on Sunday night last. At five o'clock the next morning his wife awoke, and found him lying on his face by her side, quite cold and dead. The deceased had lately drank to such excess, that for three weeks prior to his death, e xce pt S un d a y, the day before it, he had not been sober. Mr. George Luke, surgeon, of Great Suffolk-street, was called in to the deceased. He said he endeavoured to bleed him, but failed, for deceased had apparently been dead for upwards of two hours. Death was caused by suffocation, owing to his having lain on his face in bed; and, from the fact that he had been drinking. constantly for the last three weeks, the surgeon thought that he had not strength to alter his position. Verdict, " Accidentally suffocated." THE REGISTItATIOI.,b. WESTMINSTER. Sir Thomas Peyton, who was registered in respect of " a house" in Grosvenor-place, was objected to by the Liberals, on the ground that he did not occupy on the 30th of July last. It appeared, from the evidence, that Sir Thorne left his house on the 28th of July last, but he did not actually give up possession till the 30th. After hearing arguments on both sides, the RE VISING BARRISTER referred to the Act of Parliament, the words of which were, " and shall have resided for six calendar months next previous to the last day of July." He (the Revising Barrister) conceived that the 30th of July was meant by " next previous to the last day," and as Sir Thomas occupied on tho 30th, his name would be retained. MARYLEBONE. The revision of the list of voters for this borough was yesterday concluded by Mr. Alfred Austin, at the Court-house, Marylebone, when the learned gentleman gave his judgment upon several cases which had been reserved to this day. Tha principal of these were the objections to the names of assessed tax col lectors upon the registry—(which objection was al lowed, and the names were struck off)—and the im portant question whether Peers of Parliament, or Peers of Ireland or Scotland, were entitled to vote in the election of Members of the House of Commons. The case selected for decision as to the English Peers, was that of the Duke of Dorset; Mr. AUSTIN, in giv ing a very detailed judgment, said that the question of the right of Peers to vote in the election of Mem bers of. Parliament, was judicially determined by the House of Commons in 1699, in the case of Malden. At the previous election for that borough the Earl of Manchester, a Peer, voted for the sitting Member. The vote was struck out by a Committee, and the House, nem. con., adopted a resolution—" That no Peer of this kingdom hath any right to give his vote in the election for any Member to serve in Parliament." From that time to the present there appeared to be only one case in which the question was again raised. The Droitwich Committee, in the case of Viscount Southwell, an Irish Peer, but who, at the time of his being registered, was not actually elected a Member of the House of Commons, for any county, city, or borough of Great Britain, resolved that his name should be struck off the poll, " in compliance with the Standing Order." According to these decisions the names of the Peers of Parliament, on the present re gistry, must be struck out. Lisa PEERS.—Lord Radstock was objected to as an Irish Peer. By the Act of Union (Great Britain and Ireland) Irish Peers were declared eligible to be Members of the House of Commons, but so long as they continued Members of that House, they were not to be entitled to the privileges of the Peerage, and in "all proceedings civil and criminal," they were to be considered "as Commoners." It was then provided that the " Peers of Ireland shall, as Peers of the United Kingdom, be sued and tried, as Peers, except as aforesaid, and shall enjoy all the privileges of Peers as fully as the Peers of Great Britain" (ex cepting that of sitting in the House of Lords, &c.) Hence, unless an Irish Peer was actually sitting in the House of Commons, he was a Peer of the United Kingdom, and thereby incapacitated to vote at elections. SCOTCH PEERS.—The Earl of Dundonald was ob jected to as' a Scotch Peer. By the Act of Union (England and Scotland), it was provided that all the I s eers of Scotland should be thenceforth Peers of Great Britain, and be tried as such, and enjoy all privileges of Peers of Great Britain, except the right of sitting n the House of Peers and on the trial of Peers. The arl of Dundonald, therefore, stood upon the same footing as an English Peer as regarded the right of voting at elections for Members of Parliament, and his name was struck off the list. By these decisions (as to the Peers), 22 names were struck off the registry. EAST SURREY. The following is a Summary of all the Claims and Objections made, allowed, and sustained, in the dis trict of the New East Surrey Reform Registration Society. at the Revising Barristers' Courts, held at the Town Hall, Southwark, for the parishes of Clapham and Streatham, on Monday, the 26th, and Tuesday, the 27th days of September, at the Court-house, Kingston, for the Hundred of Kingston, on Saturday, the Ist, and Monday, the 3d days of October, and at the Spread Eagle Tavern, Wandsworth, on Tuesday, the sth day of October, 1842, for the Western Half Hundred of Brixton : Objections by the New East Surrey Reform Registration Society, Sustained The like by Tory Agents, Sustained 4B Majority Ciaims by the New East Surrey Reform Regis tration Society, Allowed Total Majority for the New East Surreyßeform Registration Society Majority for the same Society, in 1839, 1840, and 1841 Total Majority for the same Society by the last Four Registrations SINGULAR CASE at BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY, SIX, P.M.—This morning the Magistrates were engaged for a considerable length of time in the investigation of a singular charge. It appears, that for some days past a fo reigner, who represents himself as the Archbishop of Tripoli, has been on a visit to Birmingham. In the daytime he has partaken of the hospitalities of the Rev. Josiah Allport, and at night he has slept at Beech's Railway Hotel, or at the Liverpool station. As he came very highly recommended, and brought with him alleged - credentials of his authenticity from the highest authorities in the Church, the Rev. J. Allport took the greatest interest in this foreign Pre late, and was instrumental in obtaining several dona tions for him towards the purposes which are fully de tailed in the following copy of the Archbishop's circular : " In consequence of the sufferings of the Christian Church in Syria, the Archbishop of Tripoli, whose province includes Mount Lebanon, has visited and is now in England. In 1840 five small towns near Mount Lebanon, besides many villages, were con sumed by fire, and Tripoli, Beyrout, and other ma ritime towns suffered severely. In 1841 a civil war broke out, and raged between the Druses and the Maronites, in which the Christians were greatly oppressed. Upwards of twenty-five towns and 125 churches were destroyed. The Archbishop's resi dence having been destroyed by the former cala mity, and the people being too much impoverished to help him, he solicits assistance from British Chris tians ; but is at the same time more especially solicitous to raise a fund for providing means of extending education on true scriptural principles throughout his whole diocese. About 2001. is still wanting to enable him to return and commence preliminary measures, whilst he will leave a young Syrian, who has accom panied him, under the care of the Rev. J osep h Bay lee, of Birkenhead, near Liverpool, to be educated for carrying out his subsequent objects. These include the effecting a new translation of the Scriptures into Arabic, with elementary books on religion, and school books' on general subjects ; and on the young man's return to Syria, duly qualified, the Archbishop pur poses (D.V.) to ordain him for the ministry. These proposals have been most kindly entertained, by_ the Archbishop of Catiterbury and the Bishop d London.; the latter, in transmitting the sum of 501. from himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury, observes in the note accompanying the donation, 'We hope your Eminence will receive it in testimony of the good-will we entertain for the Levant Church.' Several Clergymen of distinction in London, Liver pool, Brist o l, Brighton, and other place's have warmly patronised the Archbishop's objects; and he hopes to meet with the generous consideration of Christians in Birmingham. Any donation in aid of his plans may be paid into Messrs. Taylor and Lloyds' bank, and the Rev. J. Allport has engaged to see to the due transmission of any sum to the Archbishop." Then follows a list of benefactions :—" Rev. J. Garbett, 1/.; Rev. R. R. Niendham, 1/.; Rev. J. Allport, 1/. ; James Taylor, Esq., 11.; Rev. Thomas - Moseley, 31.; a Friend, 1/. ; Mons. J. O'Flannagan, 10s. ; Rev. J. A. James, 1/.; Rev. J. 0. Oldham, 1/. ; Mr. R. G. Reeves, 1/. ; Rev. E. Kempson, 1/. ; Mr. H. H. Cracklow, 11." Yesterday, while the Archbishop was endeavouring to excite the generous feelings of the inhabitant; of Dudley and Wolverhampton, information was brought to the Rev. J. Allport by several parties, to the effect that he was harbouring and recommending an im postor. Upon hearing this, the Rev. Gentleman in stituted further inquiries, and having enlisted the ser vices of Mr. Inspector Hall, he became suspicious of his protege. On goinfr to the Railway Hotel, he as certained that the Ai chbishop had never had any lug gage there, and that he had ceased to occupy his bed room ; and on following him to the Liverpool station they met with tl - e young Syrian who attends him on his travels, and is the same referred to in the above circular. The account which the Archbishop gave of himself Wai not satisfactory to Mr. ;Allport or the Inspector, and accordingly both the prelate and his disciple were taken into custody by Inspector Hall, who also seized their luggage. This morning the two foreigners were brought up for private examination before Drs. Booth and Mel son, and C. Shaw, Esq. There were also in the room the Rev. J. Garbett, Rev. J. Allport, and Mr. Samuel Allport. Evidence was adduced to show that the prisoners had given most contradictory accounts of themselves ; but, on examining the passports, creden tials, and other documents in their possession, the Maistrates were by no means satisfied that the Archbishop was an impostor, and accordingly dis missed both him and his associate. THE BANK OF FRANCE. The Moniteur publishes the quarterly account fur nished by the Bank of France, according to the law of the 30th of June, 1840 : DEBTOR AND CREDITOR ACCOUNT OF THE BANK. DEBTOR. Bank notes in circulation payable to bearer, not comprising those of Frs. Cts. the branch banks 223,748,500 0 Bank notes to order 1,094,067 75 Accounts current of the Treasury... 131,254,798 47 Various accounts current Receipts payable at sight Capital of the Bank Reserve 10,000,000 0 House and furniture Dividends payable Draughts of the branch banks Sundry accounts current 432,666,529 63 CREDITOR. Cash on hand Bills out for collection Commercial bills discounted 150,674,078 18 Advanced upon deposit of ingots 3,741,300 0 Advanced upon deposit of public _ securities 20.971,604 26 Accounts current debtor 16,323,531 17 Capital of branch banks 20,000,000 0 Reserve Vested in public securities Hotel and furniture of the Bank - 4,000,000 0 Sundry credits 482,666,529 68 THE MARKETS-(YESTERDAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals were small of every description of G,•ein. Wheat remained at Monday s prices, with a slow sale. In other Grain there was no variation, and rather more doing in the Flour trade. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of Butchers' Meat - were to a pretty good extent, and although the cool weather has now' set in still the butchers were not very anxious to take any more than there immediate wants required. The salesmen showed symptoms in favour of the buyers,. hut sill! the market was not clearel It is now pretty generally known that some of the butchers at South ampton have gone to Vigo to establish a regular supply of cattle and meat from that place,. still the opinion is in f a v our o f a r i se b e f ore long. Of Dutch and German ~Meat we had but little, but it was not of very choice quality. The current prices were, for Beef of low and inferior sorts 2s. 10d. to 35., good kinds 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d., .and prime 33. Bd.; Mutton, 2s. Bd. to 3s Bd. The Lamb season being nearly over very little was at market, and of that quantity only a small portion was sold the quotations were 3s. Bd. to 4s. Veal sold pretty freely at 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Pork, large coarse sorts, 2s. Bd. to 2s. 10d. ; Middling and Good, 3s. 6d. to 45.; and Prime kinds, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. per stone of 81bs. Game and Poultry were in good supply, and the par cels received by steam from foreign countries were in better condition than of late. Geese were in favour, and a large quantity has been sold since Monday, at an average price of 4s. • 6d. to ss. each ; Rabbits, 9c). to Is. 6d. ; Pigeons, 6d. to Bd. and 9d. ' • Chickens, Is. 3d. to 2s. 6d.; Fowls, 2s. 6d. t o 3 s . 6c1.; Grouse, ls. 6d. to 2s. ; Partridges, ls. 9d. to 2s. 6d. ;;Birds, Is.. to Is. 6d. Eggs continued in slow demand at 4s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. per 120. COLONIAL MARKET. There was only a limited business transacted, the shippers as well as the home trade operating with caution ; but prices suffered no further depression. Brown West India was selling at 555. to 605., and Yellow at 61s. to 68s. per cwt. Refined Sugar was heavy of sale, and prices were looking down. Standard Lumps, 765. per cwt. Coffee was dull of sale ; common good ordinary Ceylon, 635. per cwt. TALLOW MARKET. _ _ Holders of Russian Tallow were firm, and the de mand was good at 48s. 3d. to 48s. 6d. on the spot ; :end 48s. 6d. to 48s. 9d. for delivery. Fair Tallow 50s. nett cash. OPERATIONS REALIZED. Commercial bills discounted 251,285,000 0 Interest of cash advanced on a de posit of bullion Ditto on public securities Ditto on Treasury bonds 1,754,600 0 Amount received from sundry ac counts current 1,002,966,400 0 Amount paid ditto Received from the Treasury 100,425,800 0 Paid ditto 111,476,000 0 Received in cash 79,626,000 0 Ditto in bills of exchange ... 494,584,500 0 Paid in cash 97,332,800 0 Ditto in bi 115 . .. _ . - _ Certified by the Governor of the hanic, J. E. GAUTIER. LYNCH LA* IN AMERICA. The following is in a letter published in the Boston Gazette : " I have just witnessed the execution of 'Lynch Law' upon a yellow fellow. Deputy-Sheriff Hammond, while endeavouring to arrest an offender, was, by the above-mentioned yellow fellow entirely defeated in his intent. During the scuffle the prisoner es caped. Mr. Hammond then arrested the yellow fel low, and took him befOre a Justice, by whom he was committed. While conducting him to gaol, ac companied by our constable, the prisoner plunged a knife into the constable's side. Hammond sprang at the prisoner, who now turned upon him and inflicted a terrible and mortal blow—the point of the knife struck him on the chin, passed through his throat, completely severing the jugular vein. He staggered and fell dead. Prisoner being brought to bay, swore he would kill the first man that attempted to arrest him. His pursuers, perceiving his threatening man ner, backed out, with the exception of one, who seized a rail, broke it over his head, which stunned him ; but, soon recovering, he resumed his menacing atti tude, when a powerful and courageous man seized upon a stone and hurled it with herculean force, striking on the shoulder and dislocating that limb. He was immediately carried to prison. " During the time occupied in the pursuit of the prisoner, the news of the affray had spread over the town, and the crowd around Mr. Hammond's body was joined by his son. They swore that he should not live another hour, and, breaking open the gaol, they dragged him forth. " The mob conducted the murderer to a pasture at the back of the city with the intention of hanging him, but some among them cried out, " Burn him !" The horrible suggestion was immediately caught at. They chained the murderer to a tree, and the cry arose, Let the fire be slow 1' They piled shavings and rails round him until they reached the height of about two feet and a half, a match was applied to the shavings, and the murderer commenced singing, a hymn, ich he continued until the hsat became in tense, and then these few half-smothered words es caped him, God take my life.' " Never martyr suffered more courageously. Not one single scream escaped him ; his chest heaved, with the most intense agony, yet all he said was, ' God take my soul !—God take my life :' in accents so low that none except those immediately about him could catch the sound. He had been burning about fifteen minutes, when some said, He feels no pain', he is too far gone.' He immediately answered, Y-e-s, I d-o f-e-e-li-t!' Never can I forget his looks, when with the utmost difficulty he uttered those words. The fire was so low that his legs and feet were burnt al most to cinder before his other ,parts were to any de gree affected. The tree to which he was chained was in full blossom." Tuesday morning, as the Pearl Gravesend steam boat was proceeding up to London Bridge Wharf to land her passengers, when off the Custom House she was run into by a brig, which was dropping down the river with the tide. The collision was of a serious nature, carrying away the frame-work of the star board paddle-box, with the cooking apparatus, &c., causing the greatest alarm to the passengers. When the vessels got clear, the Pearl came alongside the wharf, and afterwards went into dock to have the in j ur y repaired. MODE OF INCREASING THE GROWTH OF POTA TOES.—The flowers being cut off as they appeared on the plants, the number of potatoes produced was much greater than where the blossoms had remained un touched. Early in October the stem 3 and leaves of the plants which had borne flowers were strong and green ; the others yellow and in a state of decay. The plants which had been stripped of flowers produced (on the same space of ground) about four times the weight of large potatoes, very few small ones being found. Those on which the flowers and fruit were left, produced but a small number of middle sized po tatoes, with a great number of little ones. from the size of a common filbert to that of a walnut. --New Genessee Farmer. SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE—The Shipowners of North Shields agreed, at a meeting of the various Marine Insurance Associations, held in that town on Monday last, to assist in every legal Manner in their power,the ship-builders and dock-owners to discourage and break up the " carpenters' union,"—on the ground that "it has become so intolerable, tyrannical, and oppressive, that it cannot, and ought not, to be any longer borne or submitted to."—Tyne Mercury. We regret to announce the sudden demise of Mr. W. S. Hart, an old and highly-esteemed citizen, and one who was for many years identified with the Liberal party in the county of Dublin. Mr. Hart was in his usual health during the whole of yesterday. About two o'clock he was attacked with gout in the stomach, and before three had ceased to exist.— !Dublin Pilot. SERVIA.—SEMLIN, SEPT. 19.—Accounts from Bel grade say that Kiamil Pacha sent two couriers to Constantinople yesterday. It was asserted here that. they carried to Constantinople the news of a counter revolution that had broken out in Servia in favour of Prince -Michael; -- for, - during - the last-t I'm - days., - VW Prince's family, and those about them, have been speaking of the most brilliant hopes and prospects for the restoration of the expelled Government. Un doubtedly all their castles in the air are destitute of foundation. There is a proverb which says, " One man may steal a horse, where another may not look over a hedge." If the landowner feels it convenient to have a higher price for his corn, he goes at once and makes a law to take it out of his neighbours' pockets. But if the miller or the b a k er , w h o h ave no pretence ' to make laws, but are of the class which are to be hanged when they are f oun d i nva di ng their neigh bour's property, do not come down with their prices to the perfect satisfaction of those who have just feathered their own nests by the robbery of the com munity, they are to be pointed out to public obloquy by the fingers of the thieves, and the real " rogues in grain" are to shuffle off the blame upon the shoulders of the honest tradesman, and expect us to be the sim pletons to a id —Letter erom Colond Thompson. A WORTHY POLICE OFFICER.—On Saturday, the 24th ult., as related by a journal of Bayeux, in Cal vados, a huissier of the town, attended by two fol lowers, went to the dwelling of a poor man to levy a debt of only 55 francs, due to a pitiless creditor. On the appearance of the awful trio, the unfortunate debtor shut himself in his room, barricaded the door, and, arming himself with a hatchet, swore that he would cleave the skull of the first man who attempted to force an entrance. The huissier was consequently compelled to call in the assistance of M. Onfroy, the commissary of police, who, by his kind and mild remonstrances, induced the refractory man to admit him and the huissier. On entering, M. Onfroy, at a single glance, perceived that the whole contents of the room, taken together, would not produce more than half the debt. Upon this the Commissary whispered the huissier, and they both retired. Not long afterwards M. Onfroy returned, and relieved the poor debtor from all his distress by presenting him with a receipt for the debt and costs, which he had paid. The journal adds, to the honour of this worthy magistrate, that about two months ago M. Onfroy, on his way home, at a late hour in the night, found a drunken man lying on one of the bridges of the town, in a position to make him liable to be run over by any carriage that might pass. Having made out who the person was, he took the senseless being on his shoulders, and carried him to his own home, in a distant quarter of Bayeux.— Galignani. TEA MARKET. Prices had a downward tendency, the demand being limited and supply large; indeed the quantity of Tea in the market was greater than the demand. Common sound Congou ls. 7d. cash. The public sales were ' declared for Friday. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last marKet .4ay, 1 6 'l -d; Adair's Buddle's West Hartley l6 6 Charlotte lB 0 Car's Hartley Maln lB 0 New Tanfield Ioor..• Ravensworth West Hartley 16 1 ' • 'Tyler's Hartley Tanfiold Moor Bute's l5 6 West West Wylam l5 6 Wylam Walls End Acorn Close Walls End Barnard l9 0 Walls End e4osforth Walls End Hedley 20 0 Walla End Riddell's. Walls End Ramsey W. E. Braddyll'al-lottort 5. 4 . WallsiEnd Hetton 22 6 tvalls End I.ambton ...... A_' 3 Walls End Morrison Walls End H!ewatr's ... 22 sl Wads End Shineliff 2O 9 Walls End Caradoc 22 6 Walls EndgKelloe . Walls End Adelaide .. 22 0 WallsjEnd Brown's Deanery 2i) 6 Walls End Barret , :4O 0 , Walls E Evenwood Walls End Hopper.... l9 6 Walls End Richardsdn'sTeesl9 Walls End Seymour Tees 2 , 9 Walls End South Durham 20 3 Walls End Tees Hetton 1 ,4 9 Wal s End '1 eoh lhallalEod West iletton 6 Cowpen ETS. the Wee From 1,544 Wheat,perbarrcltzt stette 19 0 153 Berc ..... 16 sto—e 9 0 254 Barley 3,359 Oats 5 4 stone 8 9 Flour, per cwt.., p Inoue — 616 8 stone 9 6 Sold to Bakers only. 9,146 Cwt. r tour "...... Average priceaf Wheat and Flour 46. 8d per sack • Faits trom 17s. Od to 21; (id Receipts of Flour, 9,8(11 ) s econ • • cts .... from 14s. Od. to 15s —. .0d Sales of . Do, 12,03 s. Thirds ........ from 8;. Od. to 138.0 d IRISH MAR DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for end►ng SEPT'. I. To A verare 30 0 25 6 15 0 10 10 14 9 12 V' 14 ii 9 7 (1 • 0 13 11 10 1 PRICE_ OF SRAM). Quarterr. Loaf .... Halt Quail tern .....4)4d. CORK MARKETS.--Oct. 1. Wheat (per 205t.)183 0.1.t0255. 06.1Uats (per list. GUM toles. 0 11 . Barley (per 16st.) 9 9 12 0 11 , 14wr (per cwt ~6 0 19 0 Oatmeal (per cwt.)... .. 8.. Od to 113 Od Reef, 6d. to qd.—Mutton t sd. 641. Veal, 44d to 5,.1 Pork. 4d. to scl.—Fresh Bullet, 11d. tr. .—d per lb. PRICE OF SUTTER. To the Merchants. To the Country First Quality... 00000000 72# 70: Second s.• 75 oo .......... 116 l'hird ......... . ........ (16 57 Fourth ..... Fifth ...... •••••• 4 1 Sixth 4O 3O CLONMELL MA RKETS.— Oct. 1 Per l.wt, s. d. s. d. s„ d. s, "•'„ New Butter 99 oto 99 0 Hides r Oatmeal. 0 14 6 8ac0nPAg5.............44 4i; 0 Rendered Lard 0 52 t 1 Heads 0 Per Bat,. Flour ) 'Second 0 40 1 1; t0ur,1nade......... 0 28 —Household...— 38 01-- F0utth5......18 0 0 Per Barrel. Rapeseed 2C 0 0 Barley Rere l3 0 IC•asls _ KILKENNY MARKETS. Wlmat,perbarrel)2Bs.od.to 335.0 d. Beef ',ter os. ed. oar Barley 12 0 19 0 Mutten 0 s 0 8 Vats 14 0 15 1' Pork Flour (per bag)....25 0 39 0 Vey. „ 0 6 0 7 Butter(petcwt.)... 0 0 98 0 iresb B0;te; 0 0 1 0 Bacon Pigs 45 0 46 0 Malt 0 e 6 I n ( ' Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoesavrit.) I) 9 - 0 13 0 CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. Oat. I. d. to ir. d. 8. d. to 4. d. 4. ... 4 ci , Trur0...... ...... — 0 6 II) 0 : 8 o - 0 gelatine — 7 o— 7o— 0 31.. 0 f St. Austell...— — 0 7V) 0 38i - 0 I Bodrrun 0 7 4 0 4 4: 0 0 Liskeard — 0 7 6 0 3 61— n U Launceston...— — 0 7 8 - 0 3 8, 0 0 Carnvlford 6 6 7 4 3 u 3 4 €2 6 0 Penzance HAMBURG MARKETS. Wheat, Mat ks 214 to 384 1 --- Magdeburg 282 to 3 , 4 - Anitalt, white 312 to 303 --------- red 232 to 34 - Brunswick 29 t to 334 -- Mecklenburg WA to 3 0 - Polish 313 to 408 -- Holstein Ryc, Mecklenburg 240 to 2791 --- Marks 240 to 284 Elbing and Ko nigsburg 193 to 215 - Pomeranian - Anhalt AIN. Mecklenburgh 158 to 1/0 Magdeburgh 1:1 to 110 1-- Holstein Oderbruck 174 to 198 Oats, Elder ll4 to 150 -- Mecklenburg -- Holstein 144 to 180 -- Upland Puase, Mecklenburg 210 to la' Beans _3B to 2.Y1 I&uck Wheat 231 to 301 Rapeseed, Hanover Malt Tares TON. con Carolina and Tennessee 7 Xto 9% fieorgia. Ist sort 7N, 7 2d.......... (1 1 4 6.: , 4 :id and 4th Ilar:nham 5T :o Madra I Surati. Domingo 'EE. --- .... COFI NEAct , 9% to 14 Batavia VA 54 Sinnatra — itio 2N 4% Bahia 2 34 4% SUGAit.—(Wit. Savannah, White s t 4to 7' Brown. 1.14 5% ' ¶lio, White 5 7 urown . 2li 1 :4 11140111 a, Brow: ( 4 % 4 5N ni 4 % 4% 6 - Domingo 3N 10•43 i L. Otiayri 4 6 Si Porto Bico 4% eli Ilavannah Uli Mg II 8% Dis Count.) Banta, Whit. 5 !051 Brown 3:„, 4 1 : Pernambuco, White ...4 3 ,4 6 Brown ...3 5%.- , n, 4 3 4 to 4% ALARMING ACCIDENT—On Monday last an alarrn ing accident occurred at the house of Mr. Lock, merchant, residing in Notting-hill-square. It seems • that the lady of Mr. Lock had recently been con fined, And though symptoms of danger made their appearance in the first instance, by the skilful . treat- merit of Mr. Chisholm, of 32, Devonshire• street, Port- . land•place, Mrs. Lock was fast approaching to con valesence. On the day, however, above named, by some incaution on the part of a female domestic, the curtains belonging to the bed in which Mrs. Lock and her infant were lying were set fire to, and in an instant were in flames, as well as the bed and bedstead. Mrs. Lock at once seized her infant, and rushed to the door of her 'room in a state of great terror ; and although her night-dress was in a blaze, .fortunately she was not burnt, but the fright, as may •: be imagined, caused a rel Apse, - iind for some hours • Mrs. Lock was in great danger, but by the very able medical treatment of the gentleman above named she • is again in a fair way of recovery. MINHAAL WELL.—During the late low state of • the Tweed a spring of water was discovered oozing from the bed of the river at Coldstream, considerably below the usual water-mark; and, to render it acces sible at all times, a pipe has been inserted, by which the water is conveyed up to the adjoining rock, and thence into a stone trough placed for the purpose of receiving it. The water is evidently of the chalybeate class, being strongly impregnated with iron ; and when properly tested by chemical analysis, mriy •be found to contain medicinal properties of no ordinary description.—Berwick Paper. os•••.! . ! BIRTHS. On the 29th ult., in North -crescent, Bedford-square, the lady of R. B. Duncan, Esq., Bengal Medical Service, of a sow On the Ist inst., at Stanmore, the lady of Arthur No-verrer Esq., of a daughter. On the 2d inst., Mrs. Henry Henderson, of Dunesun-ter" race, Islington, of a daughter. On the 3d inst., at the Grove, Southwark, Mrs Jamesi Dale, of a daughter. On the 3d inst., at Hunter -street, Brunswick-square, Mr s ' Francis Lyne, of a daughter. On the 3d inst., at Maze-hill, Greenwich, the lady of C a r tain Davie, 67th Regiment, of a son. •. On the 3d inst., at East-hill, Wandsworth, Mrs. B. B ova l ' of a son. On the 4th inst ,at Stamford-hill, the lady of Cheri. a l ' Weber, Esq., of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Doughty-street, Mrs. William At k ip' son, of a son. 111.4 I? R ISD. On the 29th ult., at Mary's., Islington, Mr. Frank Jaq! l : l °' of Spitalfields, to Isabella, youngest daughter of WilE' 2°l Jaque,i, E'sq., of Hireilly, East Indies. At St. Mary's, I3,•rmondsey, JOSE ph, youngest son of Jar) 'e! Esq., Blackheath, to Sarah, youngest dm..ghter of late Alr. Thomas 'Minster, of Coven , ry. DIED. On the :Id inst., at Portsmouth, William Butterfield, Evil, Rear-Admiral of the Red, aged 7 . 6 years. of At West-hill, Cowes, Georgina Emma, the late Rev. J. D. Ward, Rector of Ki ngston, I s l e o f 14 igiit- On the 2d inst., at Castle House, Wiveliscombe, Som“ rset ' Major-General Charles Augustus W a lk er , o f t h e Hon. E"t India Company's Service. On the 2d inst., at Shernfold-park, S oss(tx , H ar riet Martbai youngest daughter of the late Li eu t enan t-Colonel By, Roy al Engineers. e l . 4 j'st daughter ..,•-• --.--fr--""' -"—'7-----",-- f London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNC , ! No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Stray. , d 7 the County of Middlesex, Thursday, October 6,1842. I 1 I