The Sun. — London, England, 1842-07-02 00:00:00

NATIONAL',ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. ALARMING and INCREASING DISTRESS of the COUNTRY. BROW The MEETING of DEPUTIES will take place at . N'S HOTEL, Pahoe-yard, on TUESDAY }ma, the • 45 th instant, at Eleven o'clock, A. m. Deputations from the Country are.requested to apply for their Cards of Admission, in the Committee-room of the Hotel, immediately on their arrival in town. London Deputies may obtain their cards on application at the ()Mee of the Metropolitan Association, 448, Strand: By order of the Committee, JOSEPH HICKIN, Secretary. STEAM TO MARGATE and HERNE BAY, ft , DAILY at Eleven o'clock except Saturdays, then at i' v welve, and Sundays at Half-past Eight, from London-bridge had; also from Brunswick Pier, Black wall, at three quarters r, ▪ an hour af ter t h e a b ove h ours , b y t h ose f as t an d sp l en did steam Packets, RED ROVER or CITY of CANTERBURY. FARES. Saloon, or Children. Fore. Cabin. After Deck. To or from Herne Bay 4s. ss. 6s. 1 0 or f rom M argate Offices, 113, Fenehureh. , street, and at London Bridge Wharf. STEAM TO NEW YORK. IF HE GREAT WESTERN, Lieutenant HOSKEN, R.N., Commander, is INTENDED TO SAIL FROM BRISTOL Saturday, 16th of July, 1842 LIVERPOOL ....Saturday, 3d of September BRISTOL... ...... Saturday, 22d of October. FROM NEW YORK. Thursday, 11th of August For LIVERPOOL Thursflay 29th of September For BRISTOL Thursday,, l7th of November For LIVERPOOL. •0 Freight, or further information, apply at Bristol to CHRISTOPHER CLAXTON, Managing Director. Gad o , Li . —T. M. Ward, Great Western Railway-Office, Bank. h i ' e rPool—Gibbs,' Bright, and Co:, North John-street. i ng,_ham--JOhn Poncia and Son, rershore-street. ItZ: - " , • R. Goddard, Hull and East Riding Times Office. tr 5 ,,...7-lia.igh and Womack,'Accountants, Benson's-bUildings 117 5 uw—H. B. Webb, Glassford-street. es--And e ll e an d S o til as , R ue de l'Echiquier, No. 20. Ore -di-Grace—William Davidson. ',Steam Tend ers t o con vey Passengers on board the Great t m , e l te ria, will leave Cumberland Basin at Ten, A.m., on Sa iraYt i the 16th July, and d the Ship will sail immediately the n .1 at arrives on oar . OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Th e NEW ROOMS, which extend to Caverrlish 41.aa,re, are NOW OPEN, and the BEIDE LIGHT most sue (.Z,s4;l,l`llll' introduced in them. The NEW EDITION of the ALOGUE includes a full description of the beautiful /Vs the New Rooms.—During the MIDSUMMER HO. 1 4 0 Ay the Morning and Evening Lectures of Dr. Ryan, lessor liachhoffner, and the .other Lecturers en Practical IV" , will be adapted to the YOUTHFUL VISITORS. ,eekly List of the Lectures is suspended in the Hall. The da w : lve o'Clock Lecture on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri 04b, will be on GALVANISM ; on the alternate days, the CSI, THE COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MA big,E, DISSOLVING VIEWS, DIVING-BELL, and Admission, One Shilling. Schools half-price. OENTLEMANLY AND PROFITABLE EMPLOY AIENT FOR SMALL CAPITALISTS. It. BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC POR %on3 TRAITS, now daily exhibit exact Miniature Reflec - It °f face, figure, and dress, together with back grounds of olantic Scenery. AL "NSES granted to use the PATENT in PROVIN to TOWNS and DISTRICTS, part of the purchase money h: alit Paid do wn , rema i n d er t o b e secure d on p r ofits. alitiP ti P l Y to Mr. B ear d ( so l e Patentee), Royal Polytechnic In or ; 34, Parliament-street, Westminster ; William-street, City. NIB ALTERATION OF TIME. tiI:P.TT'S LION' HOTEL AND POSTING ESTA ' t RAIIMENT, 'UNIVERSAL ROYAL MAIL AND -, te l f:WAY COACH-OFFICE, BROAD-STREET, 0311:i t—' t i t ,TOL. 1/ 1 ,4 B SES from this ESTABLISHMENT to the li ft w aY Station far the Day . and Night Trains, also to and the Hotwells. ()NE ,111 n ,EARSES AND MOURNING onqu COACHES. "'"° PRIVATE FL'YS equally as reasnnable Terms as those on the Stands. I • NIBLETT begs to inform the Public that for the their better accommodation that well-appointed Coach,. Ise PRINCE OF VALES, will leave the above Establish tie" Every Day (Sunday excepted) at a Quarter-past t o 'Pp after the arrival of the Railway Train, which leaves . 14.40 n at Six o'Clock in the Morning, through Chepstow and • k k' arriving; at Abergavenny at Half-past Four, and Brecon qhj e ven o'Clock the same Evening ; thereby accomplishing tltuiJournev between London and Abergavenny in Ten Hours on . Half, and b e t ween London and Brecon in Thirteen e s °TI its return, by the same route, it will leave the CASTLE 444 T EL HOTELS, Brecon, at Six, and the GEORGE " EL, Abergavenny, at Nine o'Clock in the Morning, ar ,s_ing at the LION HOTEL, Bristol, at Two, in time to R it Zeed by the Train at 2.30, r.m., arriving, in London at 7 " .„,,same night. ), , ,„',', O II3LETT begs to observe, that having arranged with 4 virtner for running Short Stages, he fully anticipates that ' 17. Nev Prince of Wales will render, what was formerly a j o •trney, now a. pleasant excursion, passing through 41eligliti - 31 tract of country which embraces a view of the .1 3 ,7 1 ' Wye ; the enchanting Scenery of the Wyndcliffe ; the lap,"roach to the Romantic Ruins of Tintern Abbey ; all of th L eh renders this road so desirable to those who are lovers of ri et t lthich is picturesque and beautiful, presenting such a va of scenery as the eye of the traveller seldom meetl. 1617- EREIdr-N SCALES.—Bankers, Merchants, stith and Others, supplied with excellent Scales fin Stands • p ulley, for th e Desk or Counter, together with correct a tt „'glas from the Mint, compl , te for Twenty Shillings, in Vt4tti a Post- o ffi ce Order. An elegant and perfect SO- Nst app l , (ol SCALE in a handsome box , for the pocket , 7 5. , t he u pa ir ";: e . SOVEREIGN WEIGHTS from the Mint , 3 s. *‘*7l"ge free. en, 11, Brighton. place, New Kent - road , London. forwa r d h u e very great demand will not al ways allow H. N. to 4 01 1 th cers byt attention. return of post, but all parties may rely e wlpromp GOLD WATCHES. • ' T ' DENT, by Special Appointment, Chrono %la,. Meter and Watchmaker to the Queen and his Royal 11 0174 8 Allyn, offers an extensive assortment of R t teat' advantages WATCHES at 10/. 10s. each. From their Vrre an - , -va ntages ever those of the vertical description in per appearance and flatness, he recommends them for pi; Or Gentlemen's wear. They have ' elegant engraved ‘, 4 ft: h oles, dials and cases, and the movements are jewelled i T n° lt's, and the performance guaranteed. An abstract -ke tt — r• Dent's Lectures on the Construction and Manage ttit Watches and Clocks, may be had gra -4,iy by customers, or to the public price Is.-82, Strand. OND-HAND WATCHES and CHRONO hind uIETERs_A large assortment of superior Second t''etsrWatehes on s a l e , a t WEBSTER and SON'S, Chrono Makers to the Lords of the Admiralty, established 150 W a r t s Leonsisti ng of the finest Chronometers, Duplex and Lever ir ‘ z with several Repeaters by the most eminent Makers ali,‘""un ; many nearly performs In new, at half their original cost ,i,:,arrantedin their nces having been repassed and ti los t ul:v examined. To country Gentlemen, the Clergy, and whom accuracy and economy are an object, the selee- Fp 1 e attention. Also some elegant and superior o h th IGN WATCHES at low prices.—W. and Son have Tri q , t e i .Prmises the finest Workmen in the repairing depal tle,,,t"), Engli s h an d F ore i g n work,te which equal attention is A ar 'd with their own manufacture, at the lowest possible 4 %-t e l," . W. and Son's new work consists of the most accu `%%l4', c ortipensated Duplex and Lever Watches , adjusted to th ei ' e r , r act the var i a ti ons o f temperature upon the principles of ter ' l ltonometer=, to which Government awarded the Prizes A . ett e /fears in - succession. Old Watches taken in exchange. Irtr e Z s .Promptly attended to. WEBSTER and SON, 3, 14- lane, Cornhill, London. Cl ------- 0 ,„ . .Vr' - '-'-u WATCHES, LONDON-MADE.—T. don COX .. SAVORY, Watchmaker, No. 47, Cornhill, Lon- I doors from Gracechurch-street, submits for selection *Bi c h lie STOCK of GOLD WATCHES, the whole of r em i i . ltr e carefully exained by exerienced workmen on the -s t and each is warranted for correct performance. Pie SIZE FOR LADIES. tneilet.tycal Watches, jewelled, in engine - turned . 'in t v"se 4 . and gold dials, warranted £lO :0 en . et tical Watches, jewelled, with double-backed ~. Vit t 4ln e-turned old g eases and gold dials, warranted 12 1,- h: detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four " t . e s With double-backed gold cases and gold dials, anted P4teat SIZE FOR GENTLEMEN. d etached Lever Watches , jewelled in four Nt • e,, ' seconds and double-backed gold cases , war ante ' ... , l3 13 4 4 1 1, 1,c_ia - Ch *** Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in t,lttneart;:ilasleconds, n d t o ez uble double - ba cked gold cases and 17 17 0 4: t }t i tached w . t e r v a er Watches, capped, jewelled in FRON dials , seconds, double-backed gold cases and ath er "Nis, warranted .............. . 2l 0 0 ef the Gentlemen's Watches maygold bunting be had in Ist.la• cases for 31. 3s. each extra. ..._ • Second -hand Watches purchased in exchange. t t4 'SIIION , Ate lo ' l re the pred,ominant features at DREWETT'S exten- ELEGANCE; and ECONOMY, I,Celisitory for STATIONERY of every description. ' t he p% i Ptices of a few Warranted Articles are rioted to afford t k t ktaerl 4 " l e i i s c evi a h u Opportunity of comparing them with articles pur uo_ _. ere ,_.... . ,or t i v the New Stationery Case, fitted complete, i s .% d. w. 4, ? ... ....................................................... 0 w e p i ° l*s. with the penny stamp affixed, per dozen );;. vhe .r, Per 100-3 d., 4d., and 6d. ; extra sul 0 9 et e itto .... ........ "?..,y beo hlack-..b ..... .. ... per 100 . . .... t4t'thin Papaterie enve l opes , a nd envelopes silver and .(, per do zen t ic'Pes Pape a 1 •afes stame with coronets, 1 0 t t r i t : 4 o l" , acc. (no r cha n r t g: for r p dies), per dozen om 2 6 1i1e,., (1 7," eases, in every style of eleganee, fitted fr fr. u _Patterns, in albums, scrap or blcaing books, Ch i ,'" •••.. ..... 1 0 i l.'th %. .... .. ... or illuminated, nibi '- • vice, in velvet, morocco, I ,i es, handsomely bound, 2 s• ; altar ser et .. Y ...... Prayer, or 1 0 kdies, ............................................... iv 16 6 b it , rese w , lod dressing-case, fitted complete . , on L%olid ".', with ilver fittings ! 7 to 70 or 100 guineas. it.4l4.lll;thrigarly writing desk 6 6 11 4 1 4 14 leather travellin g case, the ne plus u1tra......... 8 6 te r ,tnachee goo is, desks , tea caddies, comanions, w ri atti no . t ' boots , erwelope and card cases, baskets , &c. 10 6 its:' of ever y deseription, foreign and Eng tiortir7d• Per quire • 'vote ditto,,.ld., 2d., 3d., retitle. . Card , i'y the ream. ' tt ate s engraved and altered, 100 cards printed for 2 6 bi. rY article "wee, or , purchased at this Establishment must be ap 'kali " netng purchased for ready moue), and sold for the I.l4.ett,hatlQ of profit by DREWETT and Co., 62, QUA ye;.; r . oPposite Swan and Edgar's. Mark the No. 62. '" ---- Subsoritio n to the Library only One Guinea per . ......._ 1 RHFUMATISM.—A Four-and 113en b ttl f BOUCH'S HERB DRAUGHT . , .4P:':er.:3l,ll.l;;clu'res?Ya:ll human • t Rh umatism i ,‘ . l' l . -4 ‘, cheap, o atta e ck o of Gout or Acute e eel y ei p, and effectual remedy, causing . the blood to 1ii,4 4:1 tiretilate in the parts affected, the non-circulation thereof I t In e gout and rheumatism. load ; tY be had of Mr. Bowl, 15, Rutland-street, Hampstead- . 46 , a and at 1 47, Regent -street ; 87, Leather-lane, Holborn , te 'lleen's-row Pimlico ;. 232, Blackfriars-road ; 48, Cres v.:A-street, Euston_ 1 , 20, Mile End-road ; 63, Oxford r,,ist ; 67 , St. 131" s a :c e hurchyard, London; also of Mr. Ittr"int, Chemist, Hstreet, Stoke Newington; and of ' "%Ins? sheroist, Woburn, Beds. No. 15,554 LONDON, SATURDAY . E 1 142 _ c. , , • JULY 2, 1842 PRICE 5d THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE o , cLocK , i n Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing _PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE TIIREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Ni g ht, thereby insuring. a TOJVN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at OXE CHARGE. ALL ADvEßTisravrENTs OP A DISGUSTING cHimacTEn., OR IMMORAL TENDENCY, ARE EXCLUDED PROM THE COLUMNS OP "TEE SUN." SCOTTISH INIUSIC.—MR. WILSON'S LAST ENTERTAINMENT at Hanover-square this Season, on WiEDNisriAY MORNING, July the 6th, at Two o'Clock. . PART I. The Flowers o' the Foress—Sally in our Alley— The Laird o' Cockpen— The Fine Old Country Gentleman— Wha's for Scotland and Charlie ? PART H. My Boyhood's Home, from Amilie—Canst thou Love, Mountain Sylph—Postilion's Song, Come, Friends, "and Listen to the Story—Serenade, Young Agnes ; Grand Seena, Proudly anti Wide my Standard Flies, from Fra Diavolo. PART 111. Bide ye yet—Lizzie Lindsay—Duncan Gray— Get up and liar the Door—The Reel o' Tullochgorum. Tickets, 2s. 6d. each ; reserved seats, 4s. F AVIS BROTHERS, and CO.'S PATENT Jl5 SELF-LIGHTING SEALING-WAY, of excellent quality. On Monday next, to be had at all Stationers, Che mists, and Dealers in Sealing- Wax, at the reduced price of 2d. per box ; wholesale, at 11. Poultry. Extra Superfine Scented Self-lighting Sealing-Wax, at 6d. per box. EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL IN CORSICA. • *A: trial of extraordinary interest came before the Court of Assize of Bastia .(COrsica), on the 30th May, and lasted ten days. Upwards of 150 witnesses were examined, and at least 3,000 persons were present in Court each day. The persons accused were Charles Morati, aged 39, landowner of I3orgo ;. Dominique Morati, aged 22, his brother, landowner of. the same place; Jean CaSabianca, labourer of Vignole, aged 44; and Jacques Graziani, labourer of Siolea, aged 17. The. crime with which they' were charged was the murder of Barthelemy Sebastiani; an old man of con siderable wealth, and a large land proprietor in the commune of Borgo. This gentleman had three daughters, of whom the eldest was married.to Octave Alexandriani, a half-paybcolonel, belonging to one of the highest families in Bastia, the second was the wife of Charles Morati, the owner of the commune of Borgo, a gentleman of a most honourable and dis tinguished family, and the third was a young girl, named Louise, not yet married, but exceedingly at tached to Dominique Morati, the brother of her sis ter's husband. With the old man lived a sister, An gela Seba.stiani, who- had inherited a large fortune from her uncle, the late Bishop of Corsica. This lady was much annoyed at learning that Louise was in love ; for she had intended her as her heiress, and had often declared she would get her,the most brilliant match in the country. She absolutely refused to consent to the marriage, and the consequence was thatthe young people made a runaway match, trust ing to time and the good offices of their friends to obtain pardon. This, however, was withheld by the aunt, and, on her death shortly after, it was found that ,she, had constituted her brother sole heir of her large property, leaving nothing to her niece. The father, after some time, was persuaded, though not without some difficulty, to acknowledge the marriage and receive the young people. At first, however, he refused to give her any dowry; but. the witnesses at the trial proved, in the most positive manner, that he had consented, just before he was murdered, to - bestow upon her a portion like the other daughters. At this time all the families were on good terms with the old man, and paid him frequent visits. He was exceedingly fond of his grandson, the infant of Charles Morati, and always kept him at his own house, declaring that it would be the delight of his old age to give him a brilliant edu cation. In April, 1840, the old gentleman set out on horseback for one of his estates, and near Terra-Rossa two shots were fired at him, and he fell dead on the public road. Two men were seen making their es cape masked and wretchedly dressed. Conjecture was immedialtely busy at work to fix on the perpe- ' trators, and at last public suspicion seemed to settle on the two brothers Morati. They were arrested, as well as the other prisoners, and the judicial investiga tion was carried on for 14. months. The accused were then left in prison,' in order, if posaible . to gain addi ,tional evidence. At' lasi the trial was ordered to come on, and as the ordjnary court was decided to, be of too narrow dimensions to accommodate the crowd that was expecferPttrattend, the church of the ancient -'convent of the . ifestilts leas fitted up for the occasion; but even with this additional accOrntntidatiori the space wttst. , x too circ.MUs4ribadfor the immense crowd that thronged round the building. The. Prefect. of t2orsica; the,Secietarr n orthe:Prefechire, the Sub,;Pre feet, the iltapi:of Bastin; and-a.ifumber of magistrates viire'preS i ent at the blial, and the galleries wereeachday filigd with the"first" ernaleS in 'the'corintrY. l The eei- dente against the acc,usec was : merely circumstantial, ,ind of an exceedin , lpieak description. The strongest . testimony against them bras a Servant, formerly in the service of -tie Moral, .named Canari, who. declared . .tkat he saw two men come to his old . mister's, armed with guns and pistols,- and that Charles Morati had said- to them, a i fvf along aonfe,rplce, " Take care not to be recognised. .. 13ut this witness's testimony was proye,d,,to be .unworthy of credit by tbe, President Jourdan, who had, in the, presence of Canari, proved, . by - a visit . to the pltiee where the words were spoken, that it was. impossible to heara single word of . what was said i'rOm the spot where Canari swore lie stood at the time of- the conversation. Canari, on finding that he was in danger of being tried for perjury, es caped. The Jade de:-Paix.. of Campile deposed that ..he deceased detested the Morati, and that all his affection was directed towards Mine. Alexandrini, - so that 'it was the interest of the Morati to get the old man out of the way before he could make his will in her favour. This was, however, formally contra dicted by the evidence of M. Sebastiani,* cure of La Porta, and vicar-general, who was on the most inti mate terms with the deceased, and knew his every , thought. He deposed that his brother, on the con trary, had; even ten days before the murder, spoken in the most affectionate manner of the Morati, and had intimated his intention of leaving his grand son a large fortune, provided, when he grew up, he married his cousin, the only daughter of Colonel Alex andrini. " Could I declare,' said this venerable old man, " where the murderer 'of my dear brother could be found, be sure I would point him out. Ido not know it, but I am convinced that it is the blackest calumny to say the crime was committed in the family." He here rose up, and with great energy exclaimed, " No ; the Morati who were to be heirs of my brother as well as mine; no, the Alexandrini, who were to partici pate. in the same good fortune are not guilty ; I swear that they are innocent !" , This gentleman's testi mony produced a great effect on the Court. The pri soners Casablanca and Graziani, .who were tried as accomplices of the brothers Morati, proved an alibi by means of the witnesses for the accusation. The . ninth day of the trial the witnesses for the accusation were all heard, and the counsel of the prisoners being called on for the defence, one of them rose and de clared "as there was no charge against the prisoners, ' it was unnecessary to produce witnesses. The pri soners declined calling any." It was then agreed to ad,ourn the sitting for the reply of the law-officer of the Crown. ' The next day, early in the morning, every seat was occupied, though the proceedings were not to commence until ten o clock. A line of the inhabitants of Borgo was drawn up from the prison to the Court, and throughout their passage the pri soners were received with the strongest marks of interest. When the legal authorities entered the Court, it was found necessary to send for chairs and seats to the Alairie, as the public had seized on the places in tended for counsel. M. Sigandy, the Procureur- General spoke for two hours on the evidence given, and concluded by declaring that he gave up the charge against the .tlorati, but persisted in . accusing the others. The counsel of the prisoners then rose, and said " the innocence of the prisoners not being doubt ful in the mind of any person here present, we con tinue to follow the same line of conduct that ac tuated us in refusing to produce witnesses, and ! now decline making any defence." The jury retired immediately, and after ten minutes absence brought in a verdict of Not Guilty. The President then addressed ' the four persons at the bar as follows :—" Casabianca, Graziani, tnd you, Morati brothers, victims of calumny, intrigue, and perjury, you have too long worn the chains reserved for criminals ; your fellow citizens have now broken your bonds, and I declare before these altars, where the God of Truth has fixed his abode—in the face of the public—that you are innocent I"—(Loud applause burst forth in the Court, and cries were heard on all sides, Vive la Justice ! Viveni les jures !) The friends of the accused rushed forward to congratulate and embrace them, and a full hour elapsed before the Court could be cleared. An immense crowd followed them to 'their residence, flowers were showered on them from the windows, and blessings were breathed forth on the names of the jury who had acquitted them. Such enthusiasm; excited by the power of conviction alone, is, perhaps, unique in the annals of criminal justice. MAGAZINES.—CONCLUDE D. " METROPOLITAN. The best article in this Number islhe tale of " Sa vindroog," which exhibits no ordinary acquaintance with the manners and customs of some of the native Indian tribes. The description of the birth-day festi val of an oriental eheiftain is as vivid and circuinstan tial, as those glowing and accurate descriptious which occur so frequently in ib.Captain Taylo r ' s popular re • manc:?, of " Tippoo Sa" The " Spirit of Song" is a graceful, unaffected poem, from the pen of Mrs. Abdy, who throws off an English ballad with great apparent.ease, and undoubted feeling. The " Bro thers" is the continuation of an Italian story, a great ortion of which has already made its appearance in the pages of this Magazine. A " Chapter on Names" is an ingenious little prose essay, something after the manner of the late Charles Lamb. The " White Rose of Meath" is a sweetly versified Irish song, by Mrs. Crawford. As it is fortunately short, we quote it entire : She came like a sunbeam, she glided along. She was all that a poet wont(' weave into song; The step of her beauty was joyous and free,- She was more than wild fancy had piciured to me; And as blue in its tint as the flower of the heath, Shone:the eye of young Ellen, " the White Rose of Meath. ' But it is not the brightness that beams from her brow, Nor the shadowy curls that repose on its snow ; Not the charm of her cheek, with its delicate flush, Nor her fairy mouth, glowing like morn's early blush, Nor her bright eye, as blue as the flower of the heath, . Makes me sigh for yonng.Ellen, " the White Rose of Meath.' 'Tis the soul of affection, the goodness, the grace That play like soft moonlight all over her face, That hallow the days of young passion to me, More sweet to my soul th an the flower to the bee 0, there's not such a gem in all Erin's bright wreath As my lovely young Ellen, " the White Rose of Meath." UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. The articles in this periodical are written in a fine, dashing professional style, characteristic of its gal lant contributors. Peril by land and water—in fields of battle, and upon the quarter-decks of ships of war, with all their guns run out—are narrated by veteran eye-witnesses in their own true and impressive lan guage. This Number opens with an article on " The Naval Improvements of the Eighteenth Century," in which a great deal of valuable information is condensed. Prom: the article entitled " British Arms as they were, and as they are," we quote the following ex tract, upon a subject well worthy of the attention of the Government : The day before yesterday, as a 'man, employed in attending to a steam-engine at a manufactory in the Rue des Trois-Couronnes, was oiling some of the machinery, whilst the engine was in action, his hand was caught in one of the wheels, and in endeavouring to extricate it, his left leg was caught and torn from his body. Having received assistance, he was re moved to the hospital, where his hand, which was, dreadfully injured, was immediately amputated. The poor fellow died yesterday. THE PREMIER AND THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. —The absence of Lord Stanley from the grand banquet given tp the Ministry by the Goldsmiths' Company, or. Wednesday eve ,piag, remarked as an additional proof of the estrange ment whieh still etists between these high functionaries. The appearance and manner of Sir Itobert . Peel were Oso the former as betraying a mind ill at ease, and the latter as constrained and embarrassed. His speech was " stale, flat, and unprofitable ;" and tended nothing to increase the confidence of or even to impart a momentary stimulus to, the party which regards him s.s its head. sfternnen . intertiek!, tbe House (# ' s. 4]* CO*ViCw FEA.Neta.—Sir James G ra h am on Inh Lord , witueLaird CI: Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Pattern, WI Mr. Baron Gurney, the presiding Judie... , on the trial of Franeis, w h en , we understand, the fate of this wretched convict was finally determined; but it is not yet publicly linown. The Courrier Francais states that it has received pews that t 4 e pore is preparing an expedition against Tripoli. There is nettling, howepr, in the accounts by the last Levant mail, or thiough pip gert94:l 44nals, to sanction this IttAtSEAW. Military Law.—Admitting the propriety of making military, law itiberdinate to the civil laws of the realm, and even, as Englishmen, approving to a certain ex t en t that nothing in the Mutiny Act should be construed as exempting any officer or soldier from being proceeded against by -the-ordinary- course of law, we must confess we cannot approve of the mode in which this " ordinary course of law" has latterly been stretched, to the no small gratification of teo.officious parish officers. Time was, when if an unfortunate soldier did exceed -in bis- tions to :Bacchus,. lie was handed over to receive a soldier's punishment for his offence.—Time is, that the man, who perhaps for years has been absent :.from his native land, and on his return cannot refuse to pledge the health of the warm old friends around him, is seized on his. coining into the street by a constable or police•officer ; and the cage is considered a- fit resting :,place for theimpruclent wearer of her Majesty's livery. The following : clay the soldier is brought before a Mazis trate, who inflicts a pecuniary fine of several shillings on the man .who receiees daily but a very few pence ; and, should the celprit refuse to borrow the money, or should ,his officer object to advance it, the Justice orders the _soldier to be: imprisoned for a stipulated period. The harshness, may, we not add absurdity, of this system %ill not in a single instance, perhaps, be duly appreciated by any but the victim of ,overstrained civil power t but let us assume a ease, which, doubtless, often has' occurred, and a recurrence of which may occasionally he expected. Let :us suppose a regiment, on whose banners are inscribed the words Waterloo—Salamanca— Busaca—Talayera—Vitteria, &c. &c. - the days of which victories, have .ever been'commemorated by the men who contributed their share to the success of the engagements, and subsequently by younger soldiers, who, when those banners were unfurled, hoped, and inwardly vowed, man fully to strive : to add other records,. of valour to those already emblazoned on the colours of the corps. John Bull is notorious for invariably displaying his propensities for edacity, , bibazity, and loquacity, when ever called uppn to congregate with his friends or neigh bour's on days of public rejoicing, to audit merchants' or bankers' accounts, nay, even to talk over parish business; and the gratification of hilarity being equally inherent : in soldiers, we will presume an instance occurs when twenty or thirty militants are carousing and enjoying the festive glass on one of " the immortal days," and that, in conse quence of their slightly overstepping the bounds of pro priety and moderation, they are incarcerated by the civil power. Now, we ask, might not the public service be seriously inconvenienced by this system ?—many of the men might be required for duties early the following day, which could not be performed by their more prudent comrades ; and, supposing the culprits consider they have been too harshly treated in being fined more money than would reach their hands in a fortnight or three weeks (even if they were out of debt for necessaries, &c.), they are, therefore, determined not to pay the fine, pre ferring rather to undergo an y sentence of i mpr i sonmen t which the Magistrate may inflict. Surely, in such a case, the hardship of the too severe civil ordinances will be made manifest ; and we trust ere long that some modification may be introdu ce d i nto t h e civil code, by which soldiers, for offences peculiary specified, and for which stipulated punishments are clearly laid down in the Articles of War, may be handed over to receive, in the presence of their comrades, such military punish ment as may be deemed commensurate with the irregu larities they have committed. " Scenes in America" abounds in stirring anecdotes. " A Day in Calabria," " Encounter with Bush rangers in Van Diemen's Land," and " In Port after Action," are pleasant gossipping articles, such as we like to read quietly at the breakfast-table with an en joying listener or two of the gentler sex. They make us feel that there are still fine fellows in the world who do stranger things than are yet performed by steam, and that we may claim kindred with them as our countrymen. LATE EDITIONS of ." 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Haniburgh and Lubeck, June, 1842. THEATRE-ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. THIS EVENING, JULY 2. The Performances will commence with the Domestic Drama of THE WITNES i,—Henderson, Mr. J. Vining; Tom Tremor, Mi. Cxberry ; Harding. Mr. J. Bland ,- Catherine, Miss Faucit. After which, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER.—BowbeII, Mr. Harley; Azar, Mr. Barter; Niza, M s. Hughes To which will be added the New Burletta, called THE WATER WITCHES, in which Messes Vining, Oxberry, W. H. Bland, Bar. ke', Misses Murray, Crisp, Pincott, and Hughes, will appear. To conelude with the New Farce of UNCLE NlP.—Prineipal Characters by Mr. Harley and Mrs. Humby. Boxes, .4s. Pit, es.—Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six; commence at Seven; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine. Priva.e Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-office; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Bally, at their Libraries. the zeal they display in relieving them, and in providing securities against such future calamities, is worthy of all praise; and will they feel less sympathy, be less zealous to give relief, when they learn that hundreds and thousands of their countrymen are slowly perishing of famine, and great cities are going to waste and ruin? Leeds, said Mr. WHITEHEAD, is now what Stockport was 18 months ago, and in about the same time hence Leeds will probably be what Stockport now is, little better than a wilderness. So we see town after town, the seats of our arts, the seats of our learning, the seats of our science—for neither art, nor learning, nor science, except the art of agriculture, is, as the rule, to be found in our rural districts—going to decay. If persons in the country require to build a good house, they come to the towns for a plan and for the workmen. But the ruin which overwhelms them will soon extend to the other parts of the empire, which derives its prosperity from their prosperity ; and itis not therefore prudent, it is not wisely selfish, it is not kindly, not patriotic, not Chris tian-like, to know that such dreadful calamities are slowly creeping over our towns, and not be As zealous to arrest the march of the evil as to prevent a conflagration or the overturning of a railway carriage. As to the proofs which the men of Leeds bring for ward of this slow but certain and deadly decay, they say that the present depression has existed for more than three years, and is getti ng worse an d worse. " Wh ere 166 gigs," says Mr. AVENS, cloth finisher, ‘• were for merly at work, giving employment and good waves to a large number of hands, there are now only 20 woeking full time, 42 working short time, and 104 standing a:to gether idle." Mr. HOLMES, a linendraper, declares that of all the ordinary articles of clothing, not connected with fashions, but garments that are supposed to be ne cessary, such as no person will if possible go without— such as the commonest young women in the factories think must be worn for decency or comfort—the sale is not a tithe now of what it was two years ago. This greatly diminished sale has accompanied, which is very remarkable, a greatly diminished price. The di minished sales of the drapers tell of course on the manufacturers, and the sum laid out with a Manchester house had fallen from 3181. to 1961. But that is only a specimen of what is going on in all branches of business ; and as poverty assails one town and one. ma nufacture, the ruin of another becomes swifter and more certain. From Stockport it extends to Leeds, from reeds it goes back to Manchester, from Manchester it a nnes to London, and must now be felt, we have no doubt, by those tradesmen in the metropolis who ware wont to supply Leeds and Manchester'with luxuries. Other specimens of decay we find in the facts that one master bootmaker, all whose expenses remain the same, except the number of workmen he employs, was doing business in 1839 to the amount of 791. per week; in 1840, 751. per week ; in 1841, 47Z per week ; and, in 1842, 401. showing a gradual falling off of nearly one-half in four years. This an index to the general state of the town, and it was positively stated that the most industrious and most frugal tradesmen found it difficult to keep their establishments: on foot. Amongst the second class of shopkeepers, residing in the outskirts of the town and the out-township, it is stated that not less than four hundred failures had taken place duffing the last five years, and not one had retired from business with a competency. Of course with increasing distress, sick ness has increased, and the "Benevolent, or Strangers' Friend, Society," which affords relief to sickness alone, had in January, May, and June, relieved in' 1837, 403, and in 1842, 606 ; thus showing a very considerable increase in the number of cases relieved this year. Independently of the great increase in the number of actual paupers, no longer consisting of the aged and the sickly, but partly of able-bodied men, unable to get work, the money expended in the casual relief has in creased from 991. in the week ending June 25, 1841, to 235/. in the corresponding 'week of 1842. We cannot be surprised that the people of Leeds, whose resources arc so rapidly diminishing, and whose outgoings for the poor, and for the State, are so rapidly increasing, should feel alarmed, and should anxiously cry to the Parlia ment, which inflicts these monstrous evils on them, for help and relief. All Advertisements of a Disgusting Character, or Immoral Tendency, are excluded from the Columns of "The Sun." COURSE OF EXCHAD Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam .........2 U ll2 8i Antwerp l2 7ij Hamburgh lll. B. 13 14f Altona Paris, 3 days' sigkt Ditto, 3 months 25 85: Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine... 1511 Petersburuh, 3Us ... 37 8er1in..... 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Nothing:, however, could exceed the accuracy and taste with which the chorus performed its duties, and thu a. perhaps, the gem of the whole composition was, as we) I as the solo of Staudigl which preceded it, rapturously en - cored. This concluded the first part of the service. Th e second commences - with a quartett, " Sancta Mater istu d egos," by the four principal singers,followed by a (weans. for the con t ra k o , "F ac ut portem Ch r i st i mor t en i,'.9 given with gr e at t as t e an d e ff ect , b y M a d emo i se ll e I'acini. To this succeed s an a i r f rom t h e soprano and chorus, " in flammattis et Ascen sus ." This air, which requires gm power and delicacy, to do it full justice, %vas exquisitely' given by Demoiselle Lutzer, and loudly encored. Then followed the quartett, " Quando corpus morietur," by Demoiselle Lutzer, Mademoiselle Pacini, Mario, and Staudigl, without chorus and without accompaniment, This, which is decidedly the finest thing in the second part, was admirably given ; the voices harmonised beautifully, each supporting the other, and blending into one most expressive and pathetic whole. It was the very perfection of quartett singing. It is needless to say that its repetition was called for. It was called for not only by the audience but by the band and the chorus, who were most enthusiastic in their plaudits. Then came, as the finale, the grand chorus, "In sempiterna smile, Amen "—a magnificent composition, of which even Haydn might have been proud. Rossini has by his Stabat Mater shown that, so far from his powers being exhausted, they have not as yet reached the zenith. It is by far the grandest and most sublime composition that has as yet emanated from his pen, and places him at once in the same high rank as Handel, as Haydn, as Mozart, as Beethoven. He has evidently studied Haydn assiduously, but he has not copied him. He can no more be called - an imitator of Haydn in sacred .music than he can be called animitator of Cimarosa in operatic music. It is evident, however, that Haydn is his fa vourite among sacred composers, and that he is thoroughly imbued with Haydn's spirit. But he is no servile follower ; he is a man of genius, and every note of this glorious composition is thoroughly imbued with that characteristic of true genius —originality. Mr. Mitchell has conferred a great obligation on every lover of the highest school of music by getting up this splendid work in the highly efficient manner lie has done. We hope and believe that his efforts have not gone un rewarded, for the house was crowded by the elite of fashion, THE REGICIDE FRANCIS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 5 ; 17.11'. .Sin,—The observations in your Paper of this (le y , on the attack made by Francis upon our amiable Q ueen , has awakened in my mind great •solicitude abort the fate of that deluded man. The life of a fellow-creature is at stake, and appears to be in great jeopardy. He has been convicted, by the verdict of a Jury, of an attempt to take away the life of our beloved Sovereign ; but this merely on circumstan tial evidence, and, I confess, evidence most unsatisfactory to my mind. Indeed, I cannot help coming to a directly opposite cendusion—viz., that he had no intention to take away the Queen's life. For in my mind, it exceeds the utmost limits of probability, that a pistol charged with any subitance capable of destroying life, and pointed o fi th r ed e n t o‘f h e w n i t c h i o n thl o s n e e v l e A n r fe b e u t t h o_f nteruosed'betwea l th e Q ueen and the pistol, and that no mar k s h ou ld h ave b een pre,- at et the Royaland Queen, carriage, a e rnhr,horse were should waet r ea b e mi duced by it on the man, the horse, or the carriage. On the other band, consider the nature of the evidence on which the Jury ,found the prisoner guilty, the sound producedby the discharge of the pistol. On such evidence I never could have given, a verdict of guilty, when , the life of a prisoner was at stake. I shoUld have doubted my , ar o s f , c if ou p r i s T el en ia t al w e le tr n ti t s h te e d pisto l i i % o .a ti s le ti rce. d could It is. loaded with ball make a. louder r e po rt t h an i t ' loaded said, a 'nli n o d ot is, I believe, an 'undoubted fact, that fi re - t t rm a without ball. But in Francis's case 'there is evidence that no mark was to be:found, to prove that" the pistol was loaded. with ball, ; this: . evidenee .(though 'negative),, considering the position of the prisoner,,S;e4 at 1 1 ,, e moment of discharging the pistol, .appears to - ine to outweigh the positive. evidence as to sou.nd.,;..,4A n d when it is' considered that the . pi s t o l ii.p,4o ld be 'fired • without a great degree 'of Surprise, Sand even consternation at the instant, it appears the most improbable; that 'a' soldier, however practical in ac tual war, "could give it very confldeat opinion, whether the pistol .rwas or was not load e d w ith b a ll , or other matterdestructive of life. But, if Francis purpesed to kill the Queen, why use any other matter than a bullet? what else more likely to effect his purpose, and hate easily .to be procured? I would here ask whether the degree of sound might not in some measure depend on the quality of the powder. and still more on its being rammed down (even without wadding) with more or less force. Might not the sound in some degree depend on the structure of the pistol? Under such circumstances, I would never have found a verdict of guilty, because there was not evidenea r life ti Isimlui7Norsneotfeanwoo: substance, abstracth,t t he h e e q to remove doubt from my mind ; and it is the universal direction of Judges, Courts, that where there is doubt the prisoner ought' to have the benefit of IL Nor can I regard the conduct -of Francis on the pr 4.. r n. on the-Menday, what is thereist,oits:r:tort ceding Sunday as any additional proof of his purpose l that alf the P h a t i a i l i s .r 3 t o .m • m o t o ' l f s s o l t: i n ct o ' n t l iy i t n ld l k o t ;" n i probability g ust t the rg fo an ( d m r lj b ° el n o d :e 7 :l. d ‘tddvj o elea n assst e tt rriiuo t nt i c ‘tt‘ g i.hta i le. E ee -e somag a nnjau m tteeht ee o es m t Sa e ' d ' s b4o3t' h? alarm on eea Sunday subject y mu p ejosu i s e t sit c to e thisne( )elewe beingmha offenderenntahneallrtoau:a nature, Francis loaded lare w nnai raniddt transportation sie l phtco a iairdsl n tli aylaistguidgoffeutnb,se, suffer ifs r destructive m r S e o a s l l i t ' e r e l a rn : e i m d n i g e e ° I c d n' itaaiiennixndcgte thoughexceedingly rr t d il o i a n r em, I hope that n ew l aw will be fire arms presented against our -'lonareh, shall, withont or other very severe punishment. ques tion, a man should endeavour to divest himself of all feeling. Disgust, horror, pity, will cloud his judgment. Bat at this moment I think the public mind i 3 in an ex cited state, and, therefore, that the judgment of the pub lic is not to be confided in. There is. another reason which makes me solicitr,us that the life of Francis should be spared, and that i s a wish to save her Majesty from any of those compunc tious visitings of nature which would be the result of a r s , i t supposeiteiardaenmyself d tha future conviction in her own mind that: the man was in nocent as to l any d no not h murderous ibsQinthie :cpc p ,ca t e tr oln s purpose; t. in the awful moment of death ,le should solemnly and proclaim it v,,oti cannotN very- opweb. last ingf pangs in the I ":nder and benevolent heart of our be-. loved Queen ttAt.she had not extended to him the pre rogative t mercy. To me it is highly improbable that any man of sc,u n d firmlythat sense should resort to murder the Queen ; for who ever heard a ground of complaint against her ; and sup posing a mad ambition could rouse a man to such an attempt, would he have sunk when the sentence of: death was pronounced on him, or would he not rather have gloried in his crime? As to the doctrine attempted to be set up by the Crown lawyers at Francis's trial,, that if a case of pre sumptive proof is made out against a man, it is for him to repel the presumption, it appears to inc most un- English and un-Christian ; and it would be easy to cite cases of persons executed for murder, whose innocence has afterwards been established to demonstration, and yet the presumption, from circumstantial evidence; could not be repelled. Mr. Editor, as a, subscriber to your independent paper, I hope you 'will regard with favour this appeal, and either insert' this letter, or givo such parts as you deem unobjemie'aable, in such modified form as you may prefer.—l am, Sir, a lover of justice, and June 29, 1842. AN ENGLISIIII..kN. PENTONVILL E PRISON. ( From Last Night's Gazette.) At the Crurt at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of -lime, 1842, Prerent, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. w lr.:reas by an Act, passed in the second session of Podia- InejA, held in the fifth year of her Majesty's reign, intituled ' 4l ‘ An Act for ettOlishing a Prison at Pentonville," it was, amongst other things, enacted, that it should be lavtful for her I I Majesty, with the advice of her Privy Council, to nominate , and appoint any number of fit persons, not :being less than seven, or more than eleven, to be Commissioners for governing the said prison ; now, therefore, her Majeity, in pursuance of the said Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to nominate and appoint James Archibald L ord Wharneliffe, Lord President of the. Council; Charles Duke of Richmond, K.G. ; William Earl of Devon; Henry Thomas Earl. of Chichester ; Lord John Russell ; the Speaker of the House of Commons; Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart. ; Robert Ferguson, Esq., M.D. ; Major Jebb, of the Royal Engineers; William Crawford, Esq. ; and the Rev. Whitworth Russell. And they are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners. for governing the Pentonville Prison accordingly. WM, L. I3ATHURST. q GE--(YESTERDAY.I Gibraltar . . Leghorn .. Genoa . 25 90 Milan ..... 40 iies... Palermo, per o; .. 120 ...... ' Lisbon Oporto 51 Rio Janeiro 26 Bahia Buenos Ayres ........... -- New York,2ldays eight 461 Philadelphia ............... 46 PAWNS OF BULLION, PER Z. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coln ...3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars... ........,0 4 10f !Silver in Bars.— ..... 0 5 0 DREADFUL DEAT H . OF A PUGILIST.—A n i nques t was held yesterday before Mr. Baker, at the Mallard Arms, Grove-street, Commercial -read, East, on the body of James Vaughby, aged 32. It appeared from the evidence that the de ceased had been in in health for the last eight months on ac count of his leading such a dissipated life. He had often fought prize fights, and about ten months since he had two of the ribs on his right side broken, but he had no knowledge of such an accident. On Sunday night last he greatly cons. plained of a pa i n [in his cheat , and Mr. Sutlan, su!geon was called in, b u t h e died on the following morning in dreadful agony. His body was then opened, and a large tumour, con taining about three pints of matter, was discovered. Three of his ribs were dreadfully fractured. 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ADVANTAGES—Perfect secunty from o. largo paid-up Capi tal and accumulations—Equitable Rates—Power to borrow Two-thirds Premium paid, without expense or forfeiture.—and Profits annually divided. N.B. Policies for Short Periods at Lt..wer Rates than at any other Office, with option of continuance for Lite, at the usual rates. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. The best and most varied provision' for after life hitherto of fered—L2 12s. per annum (Is. - per seek) at 20, will at 65 give the policy-holder the choice of an anuaity of .E. 47 I6s. 6d. or £349 11s. cash, or policy at death ci £466. Similar ad vantages at 50, 55, and 60_Two-thirds uayments lent nt any time, and Two-thirds returned in case of premature death. The detailed Plans, and Last Annual Report; to be had at the Office, at any of its Branches; or on r.pplication will be for warded post free. F. FERGUSQN CAMROUX, Secretary. GLOBE INSURANCE, PALL-MALL AND -TORNHILL, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1803. EDWARD GOLDSNIID, Esq., Chairman. WILLIAM TITE, Esq.. F. R.S., Deputy-Chairman, GEORGE CARR GLYN, Esq., Treasurer. • For FIRE and LIFE 'INSURANCE, and ANNUITIES, and the PURCHASE of REVERSIONS and LIFE CON TINGENCIES. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. The whole paid up and invested, and entirely independent of the amount of premiums received, thereby affording to per sons Assured an immediate available Fund for the payment of the most extensive losses, without liability of partnership, and free from uncertainty as to the result of their engagements— which the Directors consider to be highly important to those who effect Insurances in the capacity of Trustees, or other wise in the performance of a specific trust or duty. LIFE INSURANCE. Insurances may be effected with this Company to the extent of 10,0001. on a single life, if approved ; and appearance made on any day at two o'clock. Insurances for short periods may be immediately effected, and at reduced rates. SPECIAL INSURANCES. As many persons have been deterred from offering themselves for Insurance, considering that, on account. of some ailment or ether peculiarity of health or constitution, their lives would be accepted, the Directors give notice that they receive proposals on lives so affected, upon an unreserved and faithful statement of the particulur circumstances of the case, and under the pro fepsional advice of their medical officer. Special Insurance§ of this class, if approved. will be subject to such extra premium as may appear to the Directors appor tioned to the risk to be undertaken by the office. By order of the Board. JOHN CHARLES DENHAM, Secretary. London, June, 1842. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. This Joint Stock Company, established by Act of Parlia ment, without limited responsibility, affords the most perfect security in an ample paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it, since its commencement in 1834. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Share holders of one-half of their Stock, and also added 21. per Cent. per Annum, from the dates of their policies to those par ties who had insured with Profits. The Premiums nevertheless are on the most moderate scale, and only a moiety need be paid for the first five years, where the Insurance is for life. The amount of bonus added to policies since the commence ment of the Company in March 1834, to the 31st December 1840, is as follows : Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sums added to Policy. £1,000... 6 Years 10 Months £136 13 4 1,000 4 Years BO 0 0 1,000 1 Year Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. Frederick Hale Thomson, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street, attends at the Office daily, about Half-past Two o'clock. it ,, V ESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY Office-49, Parliament-street, Westminster. Capital 500,0001; 10,000 Shares, 501. each. Deposit Si. each Share. This Society is established for the Assurance of Lives, upon principles combining economy with perfect security. DIRECTORS. H. Edgeworth Bicknell, Esq., 28, Upper Bedford-place. William Cabell, Esq., Newington-place, Surrey. Thomas Somers Cocks, jun., Esq.., Charing Cross. George Henry Drew, Esq., Bermondsey. William Evans, Esq., Millbank. William Freeman, Esq., Millbank-street. Francis Fuller, Esq., Poultry, London an 1 Croydon. James Hunt, Esq., Whitehall. John Arscott Lethbridge, Esq., Greenwich Hospital. Edmund Lucas, Esq., Milbank-street. George Kennet Pollock, Esq., Great George-street, West minster. James Lys Sower, Esq., Millbank. John Bazley White, Esq., Millbank-atreet, and Swanscombe. J.seph Carter Wood, Esq., Artillery Place, Westminster. Henry Wrench, Esq., King William-street, London Bridge. TRUSTEES. William Whateley, Esq. I L. C. Humfrey, Esq. George Drew, 1 AUDITORS. Ormus Biddulph, Esq. I John Freeman, Esq. John Bazley White, jun., Esq. CONSULTING Counsat—William Page Wood, Esq. CONVEYANCING COUNSEL—SamueI Jay, Esq. PHYSICIAN—WiIIiam Richard Basham, Esq., 1%1.D., 17, Chester-street, Grosvenor-place. Sulu:norm—Alfred Leggatt, Esq.; George D. Pollock, Esq. BANKERS —3leFsrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co., Charing-eross. SOLICITORS —Messrs. J. L. .Bicknell and J. C. Lethbridge, 25, Abingdon-street, Westminster.o TABLE OF FERIIIUMS TO ASSURE £lOO FOR THE WHOLE E R3l OF LIFE. Age. Annual Prem.! Age lAnnual Prem. Age. Ann.Prein. --••••••..R1. • 20 £1 14 2 35 £2 11 0 N£4 3 3 25 ►lB 11 40 219 6 55 65 4 30 24 8 45 39 1 60 615 3 The object of this Soeletv is to afford to the Assured all the benefits of Life-Assuranne; xt a gfrat reduction in the rates of Premium. FOX EXAMPLE, A person aged 30, may with this Society assure his life for 5001. , by the annual payment of la 3s. 4d., which in where the Bonus is held out as a main inducement, would cost him 131. 7s. 4d., or, in other words, for the same annual pre mium he could at this Office assure very nearly 6001, whereby he derives AN IMMEDIATE AND CERTAIN BONUS OF 100/. All particulars as to Shares, Loans, Assuraautes, ka. my be obtained on application to the Secretar y ; and, if requirt4 l forwarded to the country. Parties in the country eligible for undertaking Agencies are requested to appl. T. A very liberal CommRissICHARDSON,ion allowed to So Actuary and S licitors cad Agenoc.ts. . THE GREAT WESTERN MAGAZINE. This periodical is chiefly devoted to imerican po litics and literature. The present is the Fourth Num ber. It is very well conducted, and some of the ar ticles are spiritedly written. The best are the articles upon Journalism and the Federal Government of America. There is also a very good business article on " Life Assurances," which will be read with avidity on the other side the Atlantic. ENVIRONS OF LONDON. Part HI. The present Part of this useful itinerary contains a minute and carefully digested account of Straw berry Hill, about whose nicknackeries so much ridi culous enthusiasm has been exhibited lately ; and also of Hampton, Court, ono of the favourite places of holiday resort for the Londoners. The embel lishments of the part, which are numerous, display very considerable ability ; and in the sketch of the entrance to Bushy Park, the long reach of perspec tion is handled with a tact that shows the practised artist. FREEZITASQIVS QUARTERLY REVIEW. As may be surmised from its title, this periodical is exclusively devoted to the interests of the M ason i c fraternity.eadof "The In Annalist,"theN umber before us, under the h occur several i n t eres ti ng biographical sketches, interspersed with chara c t er i s tic anecdotes of eminent ind ividuals who have been Freemasons. The-masonic Intelligence" of the month d o e for its e e n s s. rv e s ' p raise copiousness, and the skill with which it is dra*n up. :ield and Flood , amuse the The illustrations are two in There is here some clever descriptive writing, of course connected with asptooafrltieinongfteTs,eusbtj,ecttos, but suffi. ci en majorityt ly g o e general , e r r e a a d l, e i r n s . T point h THE SPORTSMA the scene of which is laid in the west of Ireland, is told with great spirit, and with an evident acquaint ance with the localities. number, and the best is the sketch of the four-horse carriage, which is slapping along the high Paid, at the dashing rate probably of ten miles an hour. r A or Z ig l i N na E l . essay _ e together w i t h " Some i which will be found .n on the subject Contains of t t h ii i e s BRITISH o T n 4 t o h i a a r d c l f i s A , N; Thoughts on Preaching," more than one useful practical suggestion. SPORTING MAGAZINE. In addition to the usual sport i ng intellig ence . o f th e month, the current Number of this YPtql'4ll magaine cantina 4 spirited chapter of Mr. Mile s ' s new tale, the " Road of Life ;" some amusing a necdotical recollec tionsofofn acaSpadorats; and a manamong a ccount 'of the " W oo d s an d Watersgraphic "High land Lake . Fishing," together with adescriptis of Koch Katrine. There arq All 4r, o,i4bellishinenli; one of v,lieb, :` Fiench''Sheofinga - ra - mode," shows a clever grove of pointers, who are represented in the act of tearing a wounded bird to atoms. DEATH OF THE HON. ADOLPHUS A. KENNEDY._ 'Titit Hon: - Adolphus' A. Kennedy, yoUngest son of the - Earl and Countess of Cassilis, grandson of the Marquis of Ailsa and hrother to the present Earl, died at Montrose, N, y., last weep. THEODORE HOOK'S NEW NOVEL. pE . REGRINE.BUNCE. Or, SETTLED AT LAST. By the Author of " Sayings and Doings," " Jack Brag," &c. In 3 vols. post Bve., IS NOW READY. Richard Bentley, Nevißurlington-street. *** To be had at all the Libraries. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. n consequence of the immense overflows that have been attracted by the performance of " La Sonnambula," supported by the first musical talent this country can produce, it will be repeated .g prosuce, . THIS EVENING, JULY 2. The performances will commence with Beliini's LA SONNAM. BU LA.— Amina. Miss Reimer; Liza, Mrs. Serle; Rodolpho, Mr. Leffler; Elvino, Mr. W. Harrison; with an increased Band, and a powerful Chorus, conducted y Mr. G. Stansbury. After which, a Drama calid THE CROWN PRINCE; or the BUCKLE OF DIAMONDS, in which Mr. J. Webster will appear. To cenclu e with Mr. Leman Rede's JACK IN THE W AfER. Jack, Mr. George Wild; Betty, Miss E. Terry. Places and Private Soxes may be,rad of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the Box Office, from Eleven till Fuur daily ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully informed that ONNIONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS, GRAND EVENING FETES will lie given, in which will be em. bodied all those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou. rite place of recreation its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in. trodoctions, which render them more generally attractive. The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and im. portant acquisitions in the classes of both Quadrupeds and Birds. Feeding Time Five o'clock. The Colossal VIEW OF ROME has been repainted, and in some instances remodelled, with a Mechanical 'Tableau d'action, repre. senting the Procession of the Papal Troops, Guards, and Roman Nobles, to the Castle of St. Angelo. Tha BAND includes some of the most eminent Performers, con. Jucted by Mr. Godfrey, and the Programme of the PROMENADES 41 USICA LES selectedf rom the noblest works of the great Masters. The I LLUMINATIONof ST. PETER'S, the CROSS of FIRE, and the GIRANOOLA of ST. ANGELO, with all the gorgeous Spectacles and magnifieent introductions that have called forth ac. clammations of delight and admiration on each evening of their ex. hibition, terminating with the triumph of pyrotechnic 'splendour, the CASCADE of BRILLIANT FIRE, SIX FY FEET in height. The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening Fetes, with the Promenades Musicales, Illumination of St. Peter's, Girandola of St. Angelo, &c., will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays, al:d Thursdays. Admission One Shilling. titg _Sun. LONDON! SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1842. We have to regret that the other demands on our co lumns will not allow us to insert in extenso an account, which has been forwarded to us from the office of the Leeds Times, of a meeting of the shopkeepers held in that borough on Wednesday last. It is, however, much too important for us wholly to omit it in the present state of the country, and we therefore lay an abridge ment of it in this place before our readers. The requisition for calling the meeting was signed by upwards of 200 respectable tradesmen of all parties and politics, and all sects in religion. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Mayor, and is said to have con sisted of not less than 800 persons. Not a murmur of dissent was uttered at any of the statements, and not a hand was held up in opposition to any of the resolutions. What was said, therefore, and what was done, may be con sidered as an index to public opinion at Leeds, to which the respectable middle classes testify. The first resolution expressed alarm, the alarm of the balk of the inhabitants of Leeds, at " the present un paralleled distress and suffering," particularly "in the township of Leeds, where not less 04411 4,00 &rallies are receiving parochial reliefi and all the other town borough are in an equally distressed con dition." It also affirms that the number of paupers is alarmingly on the increase. The second resolution sets forth, that while rates are on the lemasa„ property is diminishing ; that mans persons have been degraded from affitenq to poverty; and that unless some remedy be tbund, they entertain the most serious apprehensions for the continuance of public peace and 01-deA They beseech the Legislature to male a searching inquiry into the cause of this state of things, for which they vouch; and they agree to memorialise her Majesty and petition - the Parlitunont. If by accident a railway carriage is upses, or a great fire burns down a sre4 Iwinber of hawses, the ready sympathy our people feel for the sufferers, 0 6 O VERLA.ND MAIL. The following appeared only in part of our yeter day's impression PARIS, THURSDAY. The French telegraph conveys the following news brought by the Indian mail, which left Malta the 26th, and reached Marseilles the 29th. On the 16th of April, General Pollock joined Sir R. Sale at Jellalabad, re-establishing on his march the authority of Thorabaz Khan Sullpoora. He was to march on Caubul as soon as he was joined by Colonel Boulton. General Eng land had re-united troops, forced the passes, and joined General Nott at Candahar. Captain M'Kenzie had arrived at Jellalabad, with offers from Akbar Khan to release his prisoners on conditions. The answer was not known. Elphinstone died on the 23d of April. China news is of the 19th. On the 10th of March the Chinese, 10,000 or 12,000 strong, tried to retake Ningpo, while another force attacked Chinghae. In both instances they were repulsed with considerable loss. - - REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF BUCKS.— W. E. Fitzmaurice, Esq., has started as a candidate, upon Conservative principles, for the representation of this county, vacant by the decease of Sir W. L. Young, Bart. THE CONNECTING LINK OF MEN.—A sagacious writer in the .Times said yesterday, that "it is a mischievous doctrine that the exact sciences form a connecting link between men of all nations and ages." The exact science is only another phrase for our knowledge of the external world. Astronomy, for example, is one of the exact sciences ; G eograp h y i s another. Now if there be any link which connects men of all nations and ages, it is surely the common knowledge of the planet we inhabit in common, and still more th e k now l e d ge o f t h e sun, the moon, and the starry orbs, which all the gene rations of men have beheld, in all time and in all I place. The external, world is the connecting li n k b e t ween all human beings, and the exact sciences, which treat of a part of that external world, have as good 'a right to come in for a share of the honour, if it be an honour, as any peculiar doctrine which has been known only for a short period, and of which the knowledge is confined to a limited space. We were not before aware that the sttire of the Times against the British Association Ivy ..8 written with the gall of bigotry. FIRST PERFORMANCE SINI'S " STABAT MATER" OF ROS i Tins COUN - TRY, AT TILE ST. JA1....1 N The far-famed St a b at THEATRE. , :tinter of Rossini was per formed yesterday. D. ':orning for the first time, as a whole, in this countr-;,, at the St. James's Theatre, Signor Ga bassi ts".;nductin g , M. T o lb eque leading the orchestra, Pz‘moiselle Lutzer, Mademoiselle Pacini, Signor Mario, and Herr Staudigl sustaining the solo parts, the choral musics being performed by one of the most efficient and excellently-drilled chorusses ever heard within the walls of a theatre. The Stabat Mater , as most of our readers are doubtl ess aware , i s a Catholic service, dedi cated to the Virgin, and descriptive of her sufferings at beholding the crucifixion of her Son. Parts of the Stabat Mater of Rossini have already been given at va rious concerts this season. We protested against the prac tice at the time; we protest against it now, as unjust alike to the composer and to the audience. It is only as a Ivhole that a composition like the Stabat Mater can be judged, and as a whole we have no hesitation in declaring that the Stabat Mater of Rossini is one of the most sublime compositions to be found in the whole range of sacred music. From its high continental reputation we were prepared to expect a grand, an original, a thought ful work. Our highest expectations have been surpassed by the reality. The composition opens with a grand choral introduction, " Stabat Mater dolorosa," which is succeeded by a tenor solo, most effectively given by Mario. This solo is a very remarkable composition ; it seems almost like a choral movement, and yet there is no chorus. This is followed by a duet, "Quis est homo qui non fleret," for a soprano and a contralto, beautifully executed by Demoiselle Lutzer and Mademoiselle Paein! and then follows one of the most magnificent composi tions ever heard--a bass solo, with aceumpt!niweihod tetlde- scriptive o f t h e i ntense anguish of the Virgin at ir.kg the death throes of her Son on the cr i e e s t si_ y p soul-bar of no composition so thrilling, so peccatis c"n sum gentis." rowing as this sublime air,We know Staudigl entered fully an intensity to Maestro, and his clear deep tones gave out every effect in the music which completely brought into t;hl;rinspirstions of the great To this succeeded a chorus tauded by the composer. and recitative, s, " Staudigl taki ng t h e c " Eia Mater tons without accompaniment, in fact a chant, chorus is evidently intended to con veythe solo part. the idea of Christ's Disciples, who are standing The halt tw° 111 age' [,er ,,jat , i re , of j, a~ jib