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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDANN4YENING, AUGUST 30, Pi 42 P2l 131 ff Nimirf OF NEWS AND -) 4Dtibitr punton. " Who runs may read." '" FOREXOLT. of ..Pae Duke de Broglie's Report of the Committee tae French Peers on the Regency Bill is published .; Sunday's Moniteur and Debats. The other papers niplain of the refusal to 'be allowed a' copy, and It,eir indignation will probably b e grea t er w h en they Ind that the Report has found its way into the Debats, the Ministerial organ, as well as the official Moniteur. The uiegeucy R e p or t b eg i ns with the words, " ' The Kiiig does not die in France." The Quotidi enne, the Royalist print, remarks on this phrase, ." the *King d oes not die." Very . well. However, be is sometimes killed, and sometimes driven from his thrcne, and this ought not to have been forgotten by the Noble Duke. This great and fine maxim of our anc i ent national rights, which the Duke de Broglie recals, as well as M. Dupin, is now only a dead letter-. • In 1830 the godfathers of the young establishment set up the doctrine of the sovereig n ty of the p eop l e above it, and you have pleaded th e rifatalismever dies," of necessity. D o not, t h en, say " T he. King dies," for in your mouth such a cry would be an a . pos t as Leave it t o o ld F rance , who. suffered it on tomb of Louis XVI., as well as on that of _Henry 'La if vou lik e , say , " th e R egent d oes not die?' t :ount Roy, as Reporter of the C omm i ss i on o f i „I;o4nptibalite, having proposed to the Chamber of eers the erection of a marble statue to the late Duke b () Hems in the L uxem b ourg , t h e mot i on was carried by acclamation. The Frankfort journals of the 26th, supply some additional details of the assacsination. of a high Russian otlnctionary. The vi c ti m was P r i nce G agar i n, Master 1 .; 'the Ceremoni es o f th e I m p er i a l . C ourt, and Vice- Kresident of the Cabinet, and 'ale murderer a game keeper, named Rheimann, ho t), p p in in Finland, He shot rince with a pistol r s tr ied home from the court at he was returning to his . three r.st. The assassin wa s by a militarY, co:omission, and sentenced to re -6,000 lash-es, from rods applied by 500 men, a iztio n . o f w bs , , ch he had received, and was taken to itaeinhodespr,itai.. When cured he was to receive the re d sho u ld he recover the horrible punish ment . in th o was to work for the remainder of his life in -berian mines. it ,jy ` le Augsbur g .Gazette of the 24th contradicts what b lari " ad statedrespecting the conduct of Mr. Fon is- - 4 31 1e, tritish Consul at Belgrade, with reference ire Civil broils of Servia. The President of the 'cif Servia, Ephraim, uncle of Prince Michael, te ; t l- I .n_fhe name of the Senate, entered a solemn pro ageinst the conduct of the Ministers, Prohtseh iladicievvitsch. Prince Michael seems not in cllned listen to his uncle. ~,,„. " e have received Lisbon news of the 22d inst., 0 1,4't by the Liverpool steamer. Prince Frederick 4-nstrio had arrived at Lisbon in the Bellona 'gate„ ' , and had gone to visit their Majesties at ( pinta. :MONEY—TRADE — COMMERCZ• 1c r , 41 , Consequence of the late disturbances in the irl"rta, the ortlers for manufactured goods have greatly e rea.le d in the city of Norwich. ex,'lol.-tyianc,n ester, a general resumption of labour was dill yesterday ; yesterday; though the majority of cotton tir-mn, len and weavers still abstain from work. At ha l s — , 4ll o.am quiet prevails for the present. White th, - ,"ot 'been able. to obtain bail. At Westbromwicb, t of r . VIAS an attempt yesterday (Monday) by a large of men to compel those at the Earl of Dart. j 4 " tn l is pits to desist from labour, but the milit ary and after a slight riot, 13 of the insur ent 3 were taken, and have since been committed to 14 f Cord gaol. in e to the undecided state of the treaty pend g. t i„ with Portugal, by which it is understood the I,: t 'es on w i ne ' w ill be altered, not a single pipe o f 4'l! t Wine was enterecrat. the Customs yesterday__ . ht,llanloble, a small village near. Southampton, h as ° ; Idshed the metropolitan markets with nearly 90,000 4 ters and crabs this season ECCLESIASTICAL. I t The pari s hi oners o f St. Mary Somerset, and St. th a ry Monathaw, have resisted an attempt made by e parish authorities to enlarge their church, a n d Passed a resolution that the adjoining churches would IAY accommodate the population, and that these lb-t rishes should be united to others under these cir „„a`ulnstances. The churchwardens upon this demand e d goll, when 'they were defeated by a majority of to .10. ELECTIONEERING. Itis rnmouredat Aylesbury that Captain Hamilton, -41 .1 is about to take up a three years' residence in B , B htish India. If true, this will create a vacancy in 7 7Z-lection for the borough. .be enronership for 'Shropshire was contested last ] ,l' "• At the close of the poll on the fourth day, the l uabers re—l - Tinton, 1,359 ; Warren, 711. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. The tidal dock at Southampton was opened yester aif This dock is the largest in England, and covers at plea of 16 acres, it will always have 18 feet water W l ,._ l "rw spring tides. It was commenced about three 's ago at a cast of about 140,000/. ; and the Royal ki ,"t India Mail Company have contracted for the ere !a portion ofrental of per annum. e ree is another dock , now in prog o re o ss, called the l ler'or wet dock, which covers an extent of 14 acres, is the nearest to the town. NAVAL AND MILITARY. l'he staff of the Northern district of England ha s b e ° l l remodelled. Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Ar t:lhnot takes the entire command. General Brother '4 and Colonel Broke have been added to the staff. ,e head-quarters are to be Manchester and Bradford. The present disorganization of the various parts of te :tioy_al Dockyards is much complained of at pre ai"" For all the yards there are not more than 6,000 e nu who have been divided •into companies of thirty a - ; Often two or more of these companies may be PluYed upon ship or service, and very little scrutiny t, a l . P Physical or moral requirement is observed on lug the men for the establishment. LAW AND POLICE. t O 'Neill, the Chartist, was re-examined on Monday "adley, with John Blanchfield ; they were both Intaitted to Stafford gaol, two sureties however o r ;IR accepted on the part of O'Neill, in the amo un t t l 4o ol. each, and his own recognizance of 2001. I n 4 'lchfield's case only half the sum was required. Isaac Morgan, an elderly and respectable man, and , tt ° „," , a He nr y M orga n, his son, were charged yesterday `Vol -ship-street, with obtaining various sums of )I °ll eY by means of forged checks on the Bloomsbury the o f th e L on don and Westminster Bank. B o th 'prison ers were committed. k ,lury Lancaster, an attractive young woman, e , eu 25, was comm itted for a month at Clerkenwell e eß terday. for attempting to swallow a quantity of „ at gg 4 r of lead last Saturday. She had lived with ve ral gentlemen at various times, with whom she abl? travelled the greater part of England, but havi ng ed into dissolute habits, sank from one grade t o nether.t: i n ulla Ross, a young man lodging in th e Old near the back of the premises in Seacoal-lan eh 'en were - consumed by fire on Saturday night, was I• llr ged at Guildhall yesterday with assaulting Wil 4inisliarding, a policeman. It appeared that during hi: ure the prisoner ae to pass, in order to get . iet child, who was at home ; the policeman refused to :.: Qn him, alleging his orders, upon which a struggle th„ 3 .,l i ed• The Magistrate dismissed the charge, stating the.policeman, as well as the prisoner, had l‘oth " w u a v ant of temper and coolness in the case. FINE ARTS. Sir eorge Hayter has just had presented to him ve Splendid casts of the Laocoon and, Apollo of the N hi l seatl, which were given by Pope Pius VII. to the 14,1'Sir Thomas Lawrence. •THEATP.XCIS.M. • ofetitGarden opens on Saturday next for th e Wliter i • season afte r being repainted and' cleaned. t 'At , , r ., lo oug‘as Jerrold's new comedy, to be called Ger r h "' s aterries,. or Waterloo in 183 . 5 , is in d a ily re .;atial,.as a l so a new p l ay by the auth or o f t h e "most of Bruges. Miss kemble returns from her cil ° vieeial concerts to resume her original character of SPORTI. The rowing match between Pocock and James Mayna r d for 201. took place West minster-b r id ge to Putney, when the former won by some lengths. COITILT-I'A.SRIONARLE. The D u k e and Duchess of Bedford leave Longshaw Lodge, the seat of the Duke of Rutland, this day, for Chatsworth. Sir Roly.rt Peel was expected to leave his,seat, urayton-Manor, yesterday, for Dalkeith, the seat of the Duke of Buccieuch. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has left town for ltvde, Isle of Wight. Lord Auckland is occupying Lord Francis Eger ton's house in Belgrave-square. Lord and Lady John Russell are expected to reach . Endleigh Cottage this day from Minto Castle. The Earl of Radnor has arrived at Bath. A. grand fete will, it is understood, be given at Ra- Yensworth Castle early in October, in honour of the earning of age of IL Liddell, Esq. Lord W. Beresford left London on Saturday morn.log for Cologne. MISCELLANEOUS. At Derry, owing to the long-continued tel Water has become so scarce as to be sold at the rate of 211• p er can. The Duke of Cambridge visited the coal-mines of Durham on Wednesday last, and inspected the various operations of the collieries and their machinery. The late thunder-storm killed the wife of a sawyer the North, and also injured severely two others at Durham. A cottage in Sussex and another in 'lamp- Shi rewerefired by the lightning, and burnt down. LAW INTE LLIGE NCE. INSOLVENT COUItT (THIS DAY). Mr. Commissioner HARRIS sat to-day . for the pur pose of heari ng a ppli ca ti ons t o .b a il. No less than the unprecedented number of 94 cases had accumu lated since the last sittings, which. hive scarcely ter minated more than a week agO. The Learned COMMISSIONER informed the parties in waiting that the hearing of the.cOuntry bail would be deferred till to-morrow. IN RE THOMAS ELLIS-LOAN SOCIETIES. The detaining creditor against the insolvent in this case was the Secretary to the London General Loan Society. Upon looking over the schedule the Learned Com- MISSIONER said he found that all the creditors named there were treasurers and secretaries to different loan societies both in town and country, to whom the in solvent had, become liable, either as a borrower him self, or surety for another. It was truly surprising that a person so circumstanced could raise so much money from suteh_a source.—The insolvent was libe rated uFon bail. IN RR CATHARINE MARIA' FORDE. The insolvent in this case was Miss Forde, the well known andlavourite actress. The amount of debts appearing in her schedule was very large, but all that her hail was required to , qualify for was 35/. being double the amount of a -small judgment debt against . her. Her vesting order was dated nearly a month- back., - Mr. Lewis, the insolvent's solicitor, stated to the Learned Commissioner that 'll/. 16s. had been paid into Court, and.also 2'2 duplicates handed over to Mr. the auctioneer, to - the Court— Mr. /Commissioner Halms said, under those cir cumstances, he should now accept bail, when the in solvent might be liberated after filing an amended balance sheet.- Messrs. Layton and Fox having qualified were ac cepted as bail, and Miss Forde was liberated, after the • order of the CoUrt_was Complied with. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE, AND THREATENING TO MAKE AN INDECENT CHARGE.—Charles Fitzgerald, aged 25, was indicted for committing a robbery, at tended with violence, on the person of a man named Watt 3, in . the month of May last. It appeared that the prosecutor was looking, on the evening in question, into a print-shop in the Strand, when the prisoner came up to him and told him he had some prints and books to dispose of, which were valuable, and asked the prosecutor .to become a pur chaser. The prosecutor stated that it was not likely he would be a purchaser, but that •if the prisoner wished, he would look at them. ' . l - 16 accordingly went with the prisoner to his lodgings in Stanhope-street, where he resided, and as soon as he got into the house, the prisoner seized the prosecutor, shook him, tore his clothes; and threatened to accuse him of an indecent assault if he did not give him money. Prosecutor gave him a shilling and some halfpence, and as soon as he dot into the street, "seeing a policeman, he gave the prisoner into custody. The prosecutor was sub sequently taken ill, and confined to Bartholomew's Hospital for two months, which accounted for the de lay which had taken place in bringing the prisoner to trial. Mr. Baron ROLFE, in summing up, expressed a doubt as to.whether the violence committed was suffi cient to support the charge of robbery with violence. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of robbery, attended with violence. The prisoner was then re moved until the next trial should have taken place. MR. CHURCHILL'S CASE.— Win. Stringer, alias Fitzgerald alias Mills, and Charles Ncwstead alias Smith alias Nell Gwynne, were indicted for assaulting Mr. J. E. Churchill, with intent to rob him, on the 11th of the present month. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. CLARKSON, in opening the case to the Jury, stated that the law made a distinction between an assault with intent to commit a robbery committed by two persons, and an assault committed with that intent by one person only. It would, therefore, be for the Jury to determine whether the two prisoners had conspired together to make an assault for the purpose of robbing, not Mr. Churchill par ticularly, but any person they might happen to meet. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to detail the facts of the case as they afterwards appeared in evi dence. He invited the most searching investigation into the evidence he should offer, and besought them narrowly to watch every word that fell from Mr. Churchill. The witnesses on both sides were ordered out of Court. The prisoner Stringer said that he had only been committed on Friday, and was without legal advice; he trusted no prejudice would exist against him. Mr. John Ellis Churchill examined by Mr. Bon- , KM--I am in the employment of Ellis and Evrington, in St. Paul's Church-yard, and I am the nephew of Mr. Wynn Ellis, one of the partners, I lodge at 44, Great larlborough-street. On the evening of Thursday, 11th of the month, I went out to take a walk in Hyde Park, at about nine o'clock. I am in the habit of walking in the Park of an evening, as I am detained in the City by buness until seven in the evening. I was so detained on the day in question. I was going from Grosvenor-gate, in the direction of Kensington-gardens. After I had got about 300 yards, I turned to the right, and was then in the direction towards Oxford-street. The prisoner Newstead then overtook me, and touching his hat asked me politely the nearest road to the City. His appearance was most respectable. 71-Ie stated that be had been spending the day at Kensington. -I told him the road that I was going was the most direct way. We walked on together about 20 or 30 yards, when I heard some one coining behind. On looking round I saw the prisoner Stringer coming towards us. He seized me by the collar, called me a..ki—d beast, and said I had been guilty of indecently exposing my person. I raised my stick, with a view of knocking him down, when the other prisoner seized my arm, and said you had better go quietly to the station house. I remarked that if there were two of them it was useless my resisting, and proceeded as a pri soner with Stringer to Oxford-street. Newstead fol lowed behind. We went down Park-lane to one of the streets leading to Grosvenor-square. Stringer observed that he had been watching me for the last three -quarters of an hour, and added further that my friend, meaning Newstead, kept close behind me. I requested Stringer, as he seemed determined to take me to the station, to let me go to my house in the neighbourhood, that I migh ttake some friend with me. We proceeded down Lower Brook-street, a contrary direction to the station. He asked me what security I would give him if he allowed me to go into my house. I said what security can you require if. you see me to my door ? Opposite to Mivart's Hotel I saw a police man in the distance. I said to Stringer it will soon be settled by a policeman. He then said you shall not go to your lodgings, you shall go to the sta tion-house. He immediately turned back, and changed our direction, for the purpose, as it seemed, of a'oiding the policeman. We went towards Davis street—there we met a body of police. I remarked, the police are coming towards us, and the prisoner Stringer immediately stopped. The prisoner New stead had disappeared when I first saw the policeman. The police approached. I said we will go towards them. He crossed the road; and seized my collar, dragging me as though I were a prisoner towards them. On coming up to the police he gave me in charge for an indecent assault, and stated to the In spector that if be went back a little way he would probably find the other fellow. I was taken to the station-house, the charge made, the Inspector read the charge to me, and I was locked up in a cell. I asked twice for writing materials, and requested a messenger to be sent to my friends. No notice was taken of my request. On the next morning I was taken to Marlborough-street, and the charge. was gone into. (The depositions then taken at Marlborough-street were then put in and read by the clerk, they have al ready been published.) After the examination I was committed as a prisoner, and remained locked up until 1 procured bail. One of my bail knew Mr. Shepherd, in whose service the prisoner Stringer alias Fitzgerald had represented himself to be. Mr. Shepherd was fetched, and confronted with Stringer. I was not present then, but by the advice of the Magis trates' clerk, I gave Stringer in custody on a charge of assault. (Mr. Fitzpatrick, the clerk at Marlborough street, here stated what occurred on Mr. Shepherd coming to the office. It appeared that the Magistrate sent for Stringer, that Mr. Shepherd was confronted with him, when Stringer admitted that what he had sworn in the morning, that he was in the employ of Shepherd or Sutton, was false. He also stated that he knew Mr. Shepherd, but he did not see him in Court, although Mr. Shepherd was in Court. Stringer had stated in the morning that he had been obliged to ask Mr. Shepherd's leave to attend the office. After he carne back in the evening, before he knew Mr. Shep herd was in the office, the clerk asked him if he per sisted in saying that he was in the employment of Shepherd and Sutton. He said he did. The clerk asked if one' of the parties could be got to attend if he was sent fbr. He said it would be no use, for the office was shut, and they were gone to Camberwell. He did not come in the morn ing until after his time. The clerk asked what wa.s the cause of the delay, and he said he had had great difficulty in getting leave from his employers. account l‘lre i r e n h g i !had exa m g t n res u Marlborough med—A - After ' l e gave him in charge for adassault upon me, and he was taken to the station-hou s e. I was going away. He said to me, " You shall have Newstead before you in the morning, the man you were indecently engaged with in the Park." I have seen him this afternoon. That was the first time that 'heard the name Newstead mentioned. On my oath I hadnot been in company with ; Newstead one minute when Stringer came. On my oath there is not one word of truth in the charge.- In- answer to questions from the prisoner Stringer, the witness, Mr. Churchill, inthe most solemn manner denied that there ; was the least particle of truth in the charge which Stiringer made, .or that he had ever ogeted Stringer miiney . to let hini' go. Charles Wallis examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I am a dentist, living at 44, Great Marlborough-street. I am a friend of Mr. Churchill, and was with hiin when he gave the charge against the prisoner Fitzgerald alias Stringer. Whilst there I heard Stringer say menacingly to Mr. Churchill, " I will bring up New stead to-morrow, the man you were with in the Park. I met with him by accident this afternoon, and he said he would come." Cross-examined by Stringer—l can positively swear that you said Newstead. . , Itolea Liiter, police constable C 14—I was at the station-house when Mr. Churchill made his charge. This witness corroborated the. testimony of Mr. Churchill as to the' use of the name Newstead Stringer. Ellen Thorn—l am the daughter of Mr. Thorn, 15, Denzell-street, Clare-market. It is close to Stan hope -street. Stringer lodged at my mother's house. Another man lodged with him in the same room. (C. Fitzgerald was here placed at the bar.) That is the man. They poised as brothers. Newstead was in the habit of calling there. He and Stringer often went out together. Newstead *as there just before Stringer was taken into custody. Cross-examined by Stringer-41e used to call on you about four o'clock in the afternoon. By the CounT—They used to come in very late at _ — William Thorn—l am the brother of the last wit ness. I remember Stringer taking the lodging. Charles Fitzgerald came about a week after. They lived in the house together. They passed as brothers. (The trial was proceeding when we went to Press.) NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) John Hughes,. 18, described- in the calendar as a shoemaker, was convicted of stealing six knives, six forks, and one spoon value 31., the property of Colonel Henderson, and sentenced to six months' imprison ment and hard labour. Benjamin Pedigree, 17, was indicted with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Charles "Wright, from the person of James.n right. The Jury convicted the prisoner, and The COURT, he having:been formerly convicted, sentenced him to ten years' transportation. George Henry Lyne, James Wright, and William Sadd, were convicted of stealing a half-crown and some halfpence, the property of Charles Realff, from the person of Charlotte Realtr. The prisoners having all been previously convicted, were sentenced to ten years' transportation. William Dean, '27, a labourer, was convicted of stealing 155., the property of Robert Mays. The COURT (the prisoner having been previously convicted) sentenced him to seven years' trans portation. John Burns and James Smith, the one a labourer and the other a sweep, were convicted of stealing a pair of boots and socks, the property of George Stokoe, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. John Hubbard, a bricklayer, was convicted of steal inF'a plebe of stone, value ls., the property of Thos. Cubitt, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Amelia Cates, aged 19, was convicted of stealing a mouseline de laine dress, value 145., the property of Samuel Hughes, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Wm. John Shaiv, a sailor, aged 16, was convicted of stealing one pair of trousers, a shirt, and a cap, value 55., and money to the amount of 75., the property of Frederick Cooper. The prisoner having been previously convicted, was sentenced by the Court to seven years'transportaticsn. George Richards; iVbitiW Maker; wag convicted of stealing, on the 18th of August, at a Chartist meet ing on Islington-green, a pocket handkerchief from the person of Henry Hall, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. The COURT refused to allow the prosecutor his ex penses, observing that if he chose to attend such meet ings he must abide by the consequences. Cum:, MURDER.-Our readers will recollect that on Saturday last, Sarah Stroud was convicted of the murder of her own child, by throwing it into the Re gent's Canal, and sentenced to death, the Learned Judge holding out no hopes of mercy. Since the conviction of the prisoner,' Mr. Doane, her Counsel, has appealed to the Learned Judge who tried her (Mr. Baron Rolfe) to stay execution, on- the ground of an irregularity as to the baptismal name of the child. We understand, in consequence of this appli cation, the Learned Judge has written to the Secre tary of State to stay execution till November, in order that the point raised by the Learned Counsel may be considered by the Judges. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.) A NOVEL APPLICATION:—Jomes Brown and Benja min Ball, two men lately employed by Mr. Thomas WilliamF, whalebone cutter, of Cheapside, appeared be, fore the Lord Mayor, and stated that they had been in Mr. Williams' service for about five months. On Friday last, Mr. Williams came into the shop, and he found some work tkat was lyin ' .• unfinished. He said nothing about the work, but said to the applicants, " Maki, out your accounts, I discharge you." . _They made out their .aqcounts, and, had since applied to Mr. Williams to give them acharaeter, but. he refused to do so. Mr, Williams- said that on Friday last he was going upstairs into'the shop, and he heard a voice say ',hush." He went into the room, and he there saw the applicants. Under an old jacket he discovered that some work had been secreted, and thinking it looked rather suspicious, and as the work was in a state in which it ought not to be, he gave the applicants their discharge. The LORD MAYOR said that there was certainly suf. ficient ground of suspicion for Mr. Williams to be justi fied in giving them their discharge, but he could not compel him to give the applicants a character. The summons must therefore be dismissed. Joseph Maish, John Wilson, Stephen Stephens, and Joseph Lawton, four men also in the service of Mr. Williams, were then put forward charged with assault ing the applicants in the last case, Brown and Ball. this case arose out of the transaction detailed above. It appeared that Brown and 8411 went to the. shop yes 7 terday, about twelve o'clock, and a regular roiv took place. All the parties stripped, and a severe conflict took place. Mr. Williams was in the shop at the time r and in the scuffle he received a severe blow on the lip. The Loan MAYott said the best thing he could do would be to bind the whole of the men over to keep the peace towards each other, and perhaps Mr. Williams would take the men Brown and Bail into his service again, as it was a and thing for•men to be thrown out of work with a stain on their character. _Mr. Williams said he would do so. The parties then left the Court GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.). John Hallett , a butcher's man, was placed at the bar charged on suspicion of having stolen a bundle of fat. Inspector Death stated that he saw the prisoner take a bundle into the tap of Mr. !Teesdale, a publican, re . - siding in the neighbourhood of Newgate-street, and leave it there. The witness went into the house, and found concealed, behind a barrel, a large parcel of fat. The prisoner was then found, and taken - into custody. • Mr. Alderman JOHNSON' said he should discharge the prisoner, but he directed the house of Mr. Teesdale to be examined, as he belieied it to be the receptable of stolen goods, and the case would be borne in mind at the next licensing day. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Matthew Stevenson, who had been remanded from thiS Court for the production of further evidence, on the charge of embezzling a large sum of money•, the property of Mr. Henry Slater, upholsterer, of 22, Queen's-build ings, Marylebone, was this day placed at the bar on the same charge, together with his brother Win. Stevenson, who was charged with being accessary. It will be remembered by the readers of The Sun, that the prisoner MattheW had been upwards of four years in the employ of the prosecutor as porter, and that on the 10th of August the prosecutor gave him a cheque for 671. 17s. 7d. upon the London and Westminster Bank, .the cash for which he was to receive, and return to Mr. Slater. The prisoner was proved to have ca shed the cheque, but in Ftea d ofreturn ing with the money he was found some hours afterwards in the streets in a helpless .state of drunkenness, throwing the money about in all directions ; and so freely had be made use of it that by far the greater portion of it was gone. Mr. Slater repeated his evidence relative to the prisoner Matthew, and merely stated, with regard to William, that he :was a brother of the other prisoner's. Charles Scholefield, a clerk in the London and West minister Bank, deposed to paying the'eheque in question to the prisoner. Matthew on the 10th of August ; which he paid with six five-pound notes and thirty-seven pounds seventeen shillings and sevetipcnce in gold and silver. Davit! John Liston, the keeper of wine vaults in 2, Picqnet-street, produced :.five-pound note, which he believed to have been paid to him by the prisoner Wil liam on the evening of the 10th August.—(The note was produced and identified as one of those given by the witness Scholefield, to the . other prisoner in exchange for the cheque.) When witness chttnged the note the per son presenting it gave the name of " Stevenson," of No. 6, Essex-street. William Batty was in the public-house on the lOth . of August, and further identitied William Stevenson as being the man who changetl the 5/. note above mentioned on that day. • Henry Barker was in Kilpack's wine-vaults in the Strand, on the 10th of August, and he saw the prisoner Matthew Stevenson give. to William a Si. note, and tell him to go and get it changed. Policeman F 23 repeated his evidence of a former day relative to the apprehension of Matthew Stevenson, and the finding on him 45/. ss. 114 d. The prisoner Matthew admitted having given hiS bro-. ther a note to get changed, but denied that his brother knew anything of the robbery. William denied all knowledge 'of the robbery. Both the prisoners were fully' committed for trial. FINE ARTS. Messrs. Baily, of Cornhill, have just published a series of portraits of illustrious living characters, exe cuted in lithograph by French artists, with singular beauty and distinctness of touch. Great— improve ments have been made of late years in this branch of engraving, of which the Plates before us are nude niablC proofs. The artist, from whose original draw ings they have been taken, is a German gentleman, by name Diet, portrait painter in ordinary to the Duke of Saxe Meiningen,under whose immediate patronage he has visited this country, and obtained the honour of se veral sittings from the Queen and Prince Albert, and other members of the Royal Family. his portrait of her Majesty, which is a half-length, is one of the most pleasing we have yet seen, and is an admirable likeness, not only as regards features, but character and expression of countenance. Nor is that of Prince Albert less accurate as a resemblance. His Royal Highness is represented standing in one of the apart ments of Buckingham Palace, with his right hand resting on the head of a favourite greyhound, while his left holds an open journal. Ile is dressed in the plain, unassuming attire of a private English gentle man, and his attitude is full of easy dignity. The portrait of 'the Duke of Wellington is not quite so fortunate as a .likeness. His Grace is seated with , folded arms in an arm-chair, absorbed, apparently, in deep thought; beside him, on the walls of the apart ment, hangs a picture representing, characteristically enough, a battle-scene, and on the table before him lie some books, and what appears to us to be the plan of a campaign. As a work of art, the engraving is carefully finished in all its details, but the features of the Duke are too large and massive, and the coun tenance not sufficiently sharp. Still it will be recog nised as a likeness, though it certainly is not a striking one. Of the remaining portraits, the cleverest is that of Lord Lyndhurst, which displays all that acuteness and worldly sagacity, tempered by good -nature and urbanity, so characteristic of the original. The series of portraits is, we understand, to be continued, and to' appear regularly in Monthly Numbers; if it be car ried on with the same care and spirit with which it has been commenced, we cannot permit ourselves to doubt for an instant of its success. STRAND THEATRE. Last night a pleasant and amusing burletta, under the title of Zegerdemain, or, the Conjuror's Wife, from the pen of Mr. Oxenford, was produced at this theatre, and was received with great success, played with great spirit, and given out for nightly repeti tion amid general applause. The plot of the piece consists in the elopement of a young lady, Emily Granby (Miss Ellen Daly), with an actor, Edward Dexter, who captivates her affeetions,by his perform ance of Romeo. The young actor not succeeding in the higher, walks of the histrionic art, becomes a con juror by profession, without, however, acquiring the secret of transmuting the precious metals. He is re duced to great poverty, and, worked upon by the arts of his landlord, to whom he is indebted, he steals a watch entrusted to hip for the performance of a trick at a one of his professional exhibition s , f or th e purpose of extricating himself from his difficulties. His wife, is, however, warned of his guilt, and interposes, in time to save his character by effecting the restitution of the stolen article, which has the ad ditional advantage of reconciling her to her friends, and of identifying her husband as the heir to a large fortune. The denouement thus places the conjurer and his wife in affluent circumstances, and accomplishes, what all lovers of the romantic most earnesly desire, a happy result to those who venture vpon matrimony. Mr. Snugby, the shopkeeper, was, excellently played by Mr, Corrie, his jealous wife by. Mrs. Vosbroke, and the footman ? Tom Cautious, by Mr. J. W. Collier. Miss Ellen Daly performed Emily with great skill and versatility, equally with Mr. Maynard, who enacted Edward Dexter. Sinister was happily struck off by Mr. 11. Hall. The excellence and variety fur nished. by this little theatre create as pleasant an evening as can be spent anywhere in the metropolis. PORTUGUESE NEWS. LISBON, MONDAY, AUG. 22.—N0 definitive result has yet been attained in connexion with the re-con struction of the Cabinet. Costa Cabral is sinking in the estimation of the Court, and so feeble here is the support even of the largest majorities in the Cham bers, so changeful the political horizon, and so potent the force of intrigue, that I am very doubtful as to the Minister of the Restoration being able eventually to weather the storm. If he fall he will be almost as much the victim of his own incessant intrigues as of those of his adversaries, for his time and energies have been so wholly occupied with secret manoeuvre and espionnage that he has permitted himself no opportu nity for the exhibition of administrative capacity, or for consolidating the confidence of the- country by proving his claim well founded. The Cortes will continue to sit for about another week ; he will next, if at all, complete the personnel of his Administration, and then, if he has any thing in him, it will be shown.' The never-ending debate on the address has been wound up at last in the Chamber of Deputies by a di vision, which gives to the Government a majority to content the heart of the greediest Minister. The numbers were-- For the Government Address 62 For the amendment l9 Majority The debate, which occupied nearly a fortnight, has been nearly one perpetual storm. But the last day's proceedings, immediately before the division, were of such a nature, that if it is desired to maintain any place in the public respect, no repetition of them must ever be witnessed. Senhor Silva Cabral, a Lord of the Treasury, and a brother of the Home Minister, having veh;mently attacked in the course of his speech, Senhor Avila, late Finance Minister, who had as violently assailed his former colleague for the part which he took as the leader of the Oporto movement, was repeatedly interrupted by Avila with the gross and bullying phrase, " F falso !" Ruffled by this, Silva Cabral assailed Avila with increased vehemence for his capitalization scheme of January last, charging him with being dismissed for having " burlado" (humbugged) the public ; and Avila retorted with— " But not dismissed for robbing the public—not dismissed for being a thief!" There was logic in :this, and the hit was tremendous, for, un fortunately, Silva Cabral, while Corregidor of Rocio, laid himself open to grave imputation. The scene which ensued was most humiliating. Costa and IZe hello Cabral, the two brothers of the party thus grievously insulted, started up and demanded a re tractation of the offensive epithet. Rodrigo Magal haes interposed with some of his copious oil, which he flung over the troubled waves with apparently but little effect. Rebello, the most vehement of the three brothers, shook his clinched fist across the benches at Avila, and muttered about " blood ;" the Home Mi nister, who is the second brother, the insulted being the eldest, called Avila a "calumniator," and Avila retorted with " traitor !" The President rang his bell like a fury, and called all the interlocutors to order, whereupon, after a brief pause, Senhor Costa Cabral got up and made a speech so pacific as, under all the circumstances, to be mor e th an a ob-like model of patience. He desired no formal censure, and preferred giving Senhor Avila an opportunity of ex plaining Avila hereupon got up and explained that he used the terms "thief and robber" only in a general sense, and thus' the scene ended. Now, if this was not " the very fiend's arch mock," it is perhaps the height of sincerity " To lip a wanton, and pronounce her chaste ?" With what a Mephistophes' sneer at constitutional assemblies and representative government did Baron Marischal, the Austrian Ambassador, and Count Raczynski, the newly arrived Prussian envoy, witness thii scene from the diplomatic tribune ! I shall not disguise my contempt. Think, in any country, of a Lord of the Treasury designating a Finance Minister a " humbug"—of the Finance Minister retorting on the Lord of the Treasury with " thief and robber !" and. of all this beingsprinkled withhyssop and sponged with slavet. Farr* it from me tb inculcate a resort to deadly weapons, but assuredly the least which the occasion demanded was a strong vote of censure. The Finance Minister has laid upon the table of the Chamber of Deputies two projects of law; one seek ing an authority for the Government to collect the various imposts and other resources of the State, ne gotiate loans upon them, and, even in the absence of a formal vote of the estimates, engaging to give a de tailed account of the expenditure in the next ordinary session of the Cortes. The other Bill was to autho rize the Government to alter the mode of collecting the revenue, with a view to make it at once more productive in its 'amount and less expensive in its ma chinery. Both projects were referred to the Finance Committee. The Tariff Convention is as far " at sea" as ever, with no appearance of approximation. I learn by letters from Oporto that the commercial community of that important town is in despair, and I Should be sorry to transcribe all the vehement - and :litter things that I have heard stated by British merchants here as to the incapacity which presides over these transac tions, and the mismanagement which has 'entangled and delayed so mischievously the practical part of the negotiation. Instead of appointing a mixed Commis sion, fairly and carefully chosen, to sit from day to day, as a board of international trade, and discuss every item of the tariffs respectively seriatim, by which means mutual concessions would be obtained, and just conclusions formed by the collision of opposite minds and rival interests, the Plenipotentiaries ap pointed each his own set of Commissioners, and the reffalt has been what any one might have'foreseen— that each set has presented a one-sided Report, sus taining exagFerated views, and that both doggedly persist in maintaining their ground. The Austrian frigate Bellona entered the Tagus on the 18th instant, commanded by his Imperial High ness the Archduke lircderick of Austria. The Prince was received with all the honours, and immediately proceeded to - Cintra . , here he has been splendidly entertained by her Most Faithful Majesty, whose first cousin he is. At the Royal dinner yesterday the Mi nisters of the Crown, principal officers .of State, and foreign Ambassadors were present, and every arrange ment-is made for the suitable entertamment of the Prince during his brief stay. The exaggerated reports forwarded to London by certain otudnunes of a threatened Spanish invasion have fortunately not embroiled the t‘v -Peninsu lar countries in war, however they may have served to embitter the relations between them. The army of some 60,000 Spaniards, Which was to have invaded the frontier at three different points, according to these veracious statements, was more expanded even then Falstaff's men in buck ram, the • movement of troops having, in fact, nut extended beyond 600 men. The exaggeration was thus exactly a hundredfold. This battalion of 600 men,. accompanied by a park of field artillery, did in realiti advance as far as a village adjoining lladajos, and therefore in some respect threatens Elvas, where the guns Were mounted to prepare for every possible contingency. No hostile demonstration, however, of any description having been made, and the movement of troops being legitimate, to strengthen the cordon against the admission of contraband, the guns were speedily dismounted and the menacing-aspect got rid of. It were well that some liberal monsure•was extended to the barbarous regulations of the Lisbon Alfandega, and that the vexatious restrictions imposed upon vessels loading and unloading- under certain circumstances were assimilated to the more onlightened policy which has lately been introduced at Madeira and the Azores. The director of the Lisbon Custom-house seems to take an Ostrogothic pride in counteracting and fettering the freedoin of commercial pursuits. Vessels ' compelled by stress of weather to put into the Tagus to refit, to unload part of their cargoes, or to embark fresh,provisions, are every day sultjected by him to the most vexatious delays and annoyances ; and the last proof which he has afforded of the liberal spirit that animates him was undei these circumstances An Oporto merchant had taken his passage by one of the Peninsular Company's steamers from Lisbon to Vigo, and on application being; made at the Custom house for a docket to enable um to carry on board a case of valuable French engravings, the Director not only refused, but added at the public table, in the presence of hundreds, that the Peninsular Company's steamers were habitually concerned in smuggling along the Portuguese coast, intimating, of course, that in this instance the French engravings, with their proprietor, would be landed somewhere near Oporto instead of at Vigo. Mr. Vanzeller, the agent, on hearing this, remonstrated with the Director; but in vain ; denounced this charge against the Peninsular steamers as a calumny - , but obtained no satisfaction whatever. 'He next applied to Lord Ho ward, and memorialized the . Government to compel the permission • to be accorded (which to withhold at all was flagrantly unjust), and to force the insolent official to forbear for the future from venting his slanders in the public hall of the Alfandega. Before, however, any answer was received the steamer had taken her departure, the un fortunate Oporto gentleman was obliged to forfeit hir, passage and seek some other means of conveyance, and the Peninsular Company was put to the loss of the sum of '2O milreis passage money, which their agent was obliged to return. Of the 12 contos paid into the War Office twelve weeks since by Bitron Tojal, to be devoted to the pay- Ment of the first instalment of the claims of the British Officers who served in the Peninsular war, not one farthing - has yet been paid over. My firm belief is, that the upright officials of the War Department here have eaten the money long since! DEATH 'OF SIR GEORGE TAPES GERVIS, BART.— Sir George died at his seat, Milton Admiral, on Sa turday, in his 45th year. He was the son of. the first Baronet by the daughter of Barrington Biggin, Esq. ; married the eldest daughter of A. E. Fuller, Esq. ; suc ceeded his father in 1835, assumed the name of Gervis by sign manual, and some time represented the borough cf,Cliristchurcli in Parliament, PROPERTY TAX. (orrict A Office of Stamps and Taxes, London, Aug, 23. SlR,—The Board, finding that considerable mis understanding exists as ,to the mode in 'which the property tax is to be assessed on rent-charges under the Tithe Commutation Act, deem it expedient that special instructions should be issued for the guidance of the local officers on the point. I am accordingly directed to state that, in all cases where the - tithes have been 'commuted under the Act referred - to, no separate assessment is to be made in respect of the tithe - commutation• rent-charge on the persons en titled thereto, but he will pay the duty thereon through the owner of land, by way of dedUction, as'hy, the commutation of the tithes into a rent-charge the lands are in effect tithe-free. As -. 4 .^.spects the occupation the assessment is to be made on the full annual value of the lands, under schedules A and B, deducting from the duty chargeable under the latter one-eighth thereof, according to the seventh rule in schedule B. Thus, supposing a tenant to occupy a farm for which he pays a rack-rent of 5001. to his landlord, who pays a rent-charge on the same farm of 1001., the assessment will be as follows : ROWING MATCH. POCOCK AND JAMES MAYNARD.—The scullers' wager between these two men for 201., came off yes terday, and Nvs decided in favour of Pocock. We have rarely met a match in which the one so com pletely run away from the other, as in this match, to the dissatisfaction of many who had considered them selves good judges. Both men ply at Lambeth stairs, and have 'acquired considerable repute as scullers. They were generally considered an even match, but the result has proved the contrary. Pocock gained much note by defeating some good men in Lyon's sovereigns match this season, after he had almost been lost sight of as a waterman for half a dozen years, and Maynard, who had signalised himself in various contests, won the Vauxhall prize last season. Pocock took the lead from the first moment, had three lengths a head at the Horseferry, half a dozen at Vauxhall bridge, and continued gaining, winning easily. IAIRISTIANA, AUGUST 15.—1 n framing the new Tariff of Customs, • the following has consistently fol lowed the most liberal principles with respect to impor tation and exportation. The import duties on many articles are considerably reduced. The export ditties are likewise diminished in acme cases, for 'instance on deals and square timber ; on fish, especially on herrings, and on coffee. Fees on quarantine papers, transit dutieS, and several charges on ships are abolished. In a word, we are much pleased with the new tarif, and foreign countries will have no reason to complain of it. QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. — Great preparations are making fur the reception of her Majesty in the North. We understand instructions have been received by Mr. Benjamin Edgiugton, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, to dispatch Royal Standards to Granton Pier and Dal keith Palace ; to Scone Palace, where the Kings of Scotland were formerly crowned, and to Drummond Castle he has sent some elegant awnings. Flags are also iu requisition to warn on the towers of 'raymouth Castle, Kenmore.—Globe. FOOT RACE.—At the return cricket match. which took place last week at Eton between the officers in gar risen at Windsor - and the Windsor and Eton Junior Club. a foot race, for 51. a side, was got up between En sign Smith, of the 15th Regiment of Foot, and an Eton pedestrian, who, upon a former occasion, had beaten the well-known runner " the Antelope." The race, the dis tance being 100 yards, came off on Saturday in the Long-walk, at Windsor, and attracted considerable inter rest. At starting Mr. Smith had a slight advantage in the lead, but after the first ten yards the Etonian got up -: even, and for upwards of 65 yards the two were breast and breast. Mr. Smith then gradually gained upon his opponent, and won by two yards. The distance was gone over in eleven seconds. Mr. Smith:then challenged anothur runner named Swaim!, ofEton, to run 100 yardS, giving Swaine the.advantage of a two yards' start. The match came off there and then, and was won by Swaine by less than a yard. A great quantity of American pork has been sell'. ing in this city,, within the last few days, from 4A-d. to sd. per lb., and is of excellent wlit:y.. , —Hampshire In 7 dependent. GROUSE.—Friday forenoon the steam-ship Dun dee, Captain Kidd, arrived at lloare's.Wharf, Wapping, from Dundee. with upwards of 200 boxes of grouse, chiefly shot on the moors in Perthshire. She had about 50 pessengers, many of whom were .sportsmen already returned from the carnage amongst the. feathered tribes in Scotland, where the heather is ,now, in full blossom, a fine specimen of which has been, it is reported, trans;- mitted: to Windsor Castle as a nosegay to the Queen, preparatory to her Majesty visiting her heather-clad hills FATAL CART ACClDE: , T.—lestenlay afternoon an inquest was held by Mr. Baker, at the Lamb, Dorset :street, Shadwell, on the body of Jane Ashmore, aged two years. From the evidence of Rebecca Port, it appeared • that on Saturday afternoon last, as a cart, in winch five men Were seated, was being driven through Brook-street, Shadwell, at the rate of about seven miles,an hour, the deceased ran out of a toy-shop, and, without observing the danger. went directly against the shaft. The occur rence WILS so sudden, that the driver knew nothing- of it until he felt the wheel pass over the child's body. lie then instantly stopped the horse and rendered what as sistance he could to the deceased, but the injuries were mortal, and in five minutes the child died. The driver was quite sober, and witness did not think he was to blame. Verdict—Accidental death. - ------ --- ILFORD, SPECIAL - SESSION.—EMPO RT ANT TO PUB LICANS AND BEER-HOUSE KEEPERS. --On Saturday last, a special- se,ssion was held at the Angel Inn, Ilford, Es sex, before William Cotton, Esq. (the Governor of the Bank of England), chairman, and a full bench of Ma gistrates, for the purpose of renewing the licenses of the numerous victuallers in that district for the ensuing year, and also for the discharge of other magisterial business. After the licenses were renewed, applications were made to the bench, to grant a spirit and nine license to five or sx. houses that have lately been held as beer-shops. The Chairman, after the various claims had been heard and duly considered, said that the Bench was of opinion that, with the exception of one ease„where a license was to be transferred from a licensed. house to a beer-house, sufficient grounds had not been shown to grant the prayers of the. petitions. The Chairman further said that, 1 - 4 his own port, he had a very serious objection to conferring liemses on beer-houses, and would at all times prefer granting spirit licenses to new houses, or he should rather say, houses built for the purposes of public houses, than beer-shops. Indeed he much regretted the Legislature had not inserted a clause in the Iletail Beer Bill, to prohibit all houses that were opened as beer houses, being licensed for the retail of spirits and wines. The fact was, that these houses were unnecessarily mul tiplied, by the hope on the part of their OWners, of getting them licensed some time or other as victuallers' houses. The estate of Bunchrew, in this county, has been purchased by our townsman, .John Fraser, Esq., late of Cromarty.Bouse. The price .was 13,6501. Bunchrew was the birthplace of the celebrated D u ncan Forbes, of Culloden, and his favourite retirement during the summer months, when he was Lord President of the Court of Session. The trees which he planted now form a fine flourishing wood round the houSe.----liiverness Paper, On 500/., the amount of rent of farm to be assessed under schedule A, at 7d. in the pound £l4 11 S Rent to be assessed at 31d.in the poUnd on the occupier £7 5 10 Ds.(luct Ph part of such duty . OlB 2 G 7 8 £2O 19 4 The tenant, in the first instance, will pay the whole duty of 201. 19s. 4d. ; but when he pays his rent h e will deduct 7d. in the pound from his landlord, amounting to 141. I ls. Bd. who will deduct from the owner of the rent-charge 7d. in the pound thereon, leaving the duty of 61. 7s. Bd. to be borne by the tenant. I may observe, that where the rent reserved to the landlord is exclusive of the rent-charge, and the te nants pay it to the tithe-owner, the rent• charge must be added to the rent, and the aggregate will be the annual value of the farm to be assessed under schedule A; and the assessment under schedule B will be On such aggregate amount, but the tenant will be entitled to a reduction of one-eighth from the duty of such assessment. In such case, however, the tenant, when he pays his rent, will deduct f rom he landlord 7d. in the pound on the rent received only, and when he pays the rent-charge to the tithe-owner will also deduct 7d. in the pound thereon ; thus retaining from the landlord and the tithe-owner the whole amount of the assessn it paid by him under schedule A. I have to add, with reference to the allowance au thorised to be made under the 4th rule in No. 4, sche dule A, for the parochial rates, taxes, and astressments charged upon any such rent-charge, that such allow ance may be claimed at the end of the year by the person entitled thereto, under the 61st section of the Act. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, - CHARLES PRESSLEY. To Philip Longmore, Esq., Clerk to the Commis sioners of Property Tax, Hertford. PRIZE ESSAYS.—The Council of the Anti•Corn law League have offered three prizes for the best essays on the injury done to farmers and farm labourers by the Corn-laws. In order to avoid prolixity and useless dis cussion on a subject which has latterly attracted so much attention, they have properly limited the length of the essays to sixteen pages octavo, and require that they should be of a practical character. This is a fine oppor tunity for some of our intelligent farmers taking up the question. The state of the corn markets at present will lend them some assistance in showing what protection they derive from the sliding scale. THE SUICIDE AT CANTERBURY.—WC On Satur day last stated that the clerks at the Canterbury Post-, office, after viewing the body of the young man who de- Itroyed himself on the Dane John, believed that his name was Bridges. At the adjourned inquest held on Monday evening, however, it was ascertained that his name was William John Johnson, aged 21, a clerk in the establishment of his father, who is a wholesale linen :lra per in, tie, City, and whose family. re,idence is in Ar ;illery-place, St. Luke's, Middlesex. lie left his father about a month ago, having at the time plenty of money and a watch. 'The Jury returned a verdict of " Tem porary insanity." DUTY OF SERVANTS.—With reference to the cir cumstances disclosed at a late trial, it may not be unin teresting to observe that Paley says, " a servant is not bound to obey the unlawful commands of his master ; to minister, for instance, to his unlawful pleasures ; or to assist him by unlawful practices in his profession. For the servant is bound by nothing but his own promise, and the obligation of a promise extends not to things unlawful." Perhaps when the presiding. Judge en a late occasion praised a servant who had mi nistered to the unlawful pleasures of his master, he thought him the more to be commended because he had dune what, in morals, or in law, he was not bound to do. —Post. THUNDER STORM.—Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, the metrpolis and its neighbourhood was again visited by a storm of thunder and lightning, but of less violence than either of those which lately took place. It was, however, accompanied with a most violent shower of rain and hail, which has done considerable damage to orchards, green-houses, windows, 18c. This heavy fall of rain dud not, however, last for more than half an hour, but in that short time many places through out the metropolis were inundated, and some injury has been done to property in consequence. WHOLESALE TEMPERANCE.—A letter from Chris tiania, in Norway, quoted by the Humburyls Gazette, says—" The Oldelsthing have come to the extraordinary resolutiOn of prohibiting, at the expiration of ten years; all distillation of brandy !" CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—A white water-rat, which had been observed by several persons in Theta° meadows, was shot last week by Mr. John Wallin, jun. The animal is of the ordinary size, and has nothing pe culiar in its formation, but itis of a perfectly milk-white colour, with red eyes.—Berhs Chronicle. MELANCHOLY AND FATAL OCCURRENCE.-7-SSIUT day week some Members of the family of Hill, Esq., of Wootton-under-Edge, accompanied by a few friends, who were on a visit at their hospitable home, set out for Shrapness Point, on the Severn, on a picnic party. In the course of the afternoon Mr. Charles .Jas. Hill, a young man, in the 18th year of his age, rambled on the sands, with a young friend, Mr. Cooper, a student of Cambridge University, with whom he was in a few days to have gone to Cambridge, for the purpose of en tering college. Their attention appears to have been so completely engrossed by conversation, that they pursued their walk to such a &stance from the banks of the river as to be unable to escape the sudden influx of the tide, which in that place rushes with all the rapidity and impetuosity of a mountain torrent. Some boatmen on shore made signals to them to appriFe them of their ' perilous situation—hut in vain. The waters almost in stantaneously cut off their return ; and after struggling ineffectually for some time, actually in the presence of their almost distracted friends, and a crowd of specta tors, who could afford them no aid, they sank to rise no more with life ! The body of Mr. Cooper was soon after Wards recovered, but too late for the least chance of resuscitation. Mr. Hill's remains A‘ere not washed on shore for a considerable time.—Salisbury Herald. A marriage is on the lapis between one of the fair daughters of the Bishop of Exeter, 1)r. Phillpotts, and Avery, Esq. The Rev. Prelate is still labouring under considerable inconvenience from the effects of his recent accident t. and at the confirmation which his Lordship held at St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth, on Wednesday last, he was oblipxl to be supported by two gentlemen on entering the church. The Earl of Lincoln, as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, has just conceded an important boon to the freeholders of Wales—namely, by having, on the advice of the law officers of the Crown, reduced the amount of the acquittance fee on rents of assize. No fee of this kind is in future to exceed 4d. Formerly 63 fees were demanded on 6) arrears of rent ; but one payment is now to serve for the whole. The Duke ar.d Duchess of Sutherland and suite arrived at Dunrobin Castle on Saturday last. The Mar quis of Stafford, mid other members of the noble family, arrived there on Thursday. It is reported that the Duke will stay at Dunrobin until the latter end of September. Nothing has transpired as yet of the Duke's intention of sending a party of stout Highlanders from Sutherland to meet the Queen at the - metropolis of Scotland, as on former occasions. One thing is certain, that had her Majesty's intention of visiting Scotland been sooner known, the reception would be on a magnificent scale. Companies of Highlanders, arrayed in the ancient High land costume, would be in readiness, and their respective chiefs at their head, earnestly watching at Granton-pier to give the Royal visitors a hearty milcome to the land of the mountains. The sons of the moun tains, with honaid birach, pheliheg is esan, sporan ages bedaig, ought not to be the last in welcoming their Queen to Scotland ; but in consequence of the untimeous .notice, they will not be able to show and express their regard for, and loyalty to, such an amiable Sovereign.— lioss-dhire Advertiser. THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT MESSR S . MAUDSLEY'S, THE ENGINEERS.--Mr. Carter the Coroner for Surrey, held an inquest yesterday at the Duke of Sussex, Gibson-street, Waterloo-road, respecting the death of Roderick M'Leod, aged fourteen, who was killed at Messrs. Maudsley's factory in the Westminster road on Saturday last. It appeared that on Saturday last, about a quarter before eight, the deceased wa.., en gaged in cleaning the planing machine, which was at the time under the control of a young man of the name of Ayling. The machine was at work on a cylinder, and it was stated it could not be properly cleaned unless when it was in motion. The deceased just before the accident was cautioned by Ayling, who observed he was leaning on the rest ; Ayling turned round for an instant to place a tool, which he had been sharpening, on a- rack, when he saw the deceased's head between the cylinder and the rest, which must have been caused by his looking over to see if his work was done properly. The back of his head was dreadfully shattered. He did not live above five minutes afterwards. It did not seem that blame was attached to any one, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." It is stated that the executors of the late Marquis of Hertford, having failed in convicting Suisse in the Central Criminal Court, have commenced a civil action against him for 80,0001. On Saturday a Judge's war rant was issued for his apprehension. The bail that would have been required is 160,0001. A salute of twenty-one guns was fired at Ingress Abbey, the seat of Mr. James Harmer, as her Ma i jesty passed down the River yesterday. DUDLEY. RE-EXAMINATION AND COMMITTAL OF O'NEIL, THE CHARTIST PREACHER . 3101 WAY NIGHT.—The re-examination of .O'Neil, apprehended for sedition at Bradley, was appointed to take place in the Town-hall this morning, and, as 'might be expected, the recent proceedings, in which ho had been involved in the disturbed districts, led to a large assemblage-of the people in the public streets. The prisoner was brought into the Court .ahopt 11 o'clock. He was loudly cheered as he passed )long the streets from the prison to the Court-house Ainong the Magistrates present were Lord Lyttel ton the Lord Lieutenant o f th e coun ty; Mr. T. Badger, the Rev. W. H. Cartwright, and Mr.C. H. Mollineux. Mr. J. Y. Hunt, the lion. Colonel Clive, and Captain Bennett, were also in Court, but. did liet take part in the proceedings. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Bourne, and Mr. C. Twamley appeared on the part of the pri soner. John Collins, the ex-Chartist, also assisted in the defence of the prisoner. Among the auditory in Court were several females, members of O'Neil's congregation, who wept bitterly during the proceedings. ,O'Neil and 131anchfield were charged with being implicated in the same offence, and upon being placed at the bar refused to take off their hats. They were immediately ""removed from their bends by order of the Magistrates. The charge, as rea d b y Mr... Bourne, was to the following effect:—" Being, together with divers other evil-diszosed persons, unlawfully as sembled together on } riday last to the disturbance Of the public peace, notwithstanding the proclamation of her Majesty, lately issued, forbidding all such Meet ings." 'The confusion and tumult at this period was so great, that Mr. C. Mollineux proceeded :to. rend the Riot Act out of the Court-house window, and imme diately after the Dragoons proceeded to cleai the streets around the hall. O'Neil and Blanchfield ap peared much amused with the proceeding. Mr. J. j.Dransfield, accountant of the British Iron Company's works, was again called, and proceeded to repeat the evidence given on Friday night - . .11e:Sioke a to the attendance of th e t wo pr i soners at meeting held at the Five-ways, in the parish of Rowley, on Friday last, and the inflammatory language used ht the prisoner O'Neil on that occasion. In speaking of the House of Commons, he inquired of What' was it composed ? Of lawyers— Did they care for. the people ? Of cut-throat gentlemen—l mean the paid military—Did they care for the people ? :Of fox hunting gentry—Did they care for the people? He said, I have declared, and do declare, that 1-owe no - allegiance to the Government. It is an usurped. verument. I am a Christian and a man of rtace. According to my notes, the prisoner said " This, is a b—y Government," but the prisoner corrected me in my former examination, and said that he ued the berm, " warlike Government." I will not, therefore, swear positively to the words. He went on to •cad', " I will not pay taxes. I have not drank any intoxi eating liquors for two years, nor have I drank tea, coffee, or any exciseable articles for many months.',' He told the meeting that there " was once.a King of France who attempted to levy a poll-tax. TA poll tax was a tax upon every head. A countryman of mine resisted this tax, and killed the collector. His name was Wat Tyler; and from that time to time present no Government has ever dared to impose a tax upon each individual." Witness considered the meeting calculated to create great terror •in the neighbourhood. There was not much shouting until the military arrived. O'Neil had then left the field. Before he left he stated that a meeting would *take place at half-past two, at Old-hill, which he intended to address. I did not notice the prisoner •131apch field there. The country being so excited, think the meeting calculated to create terror. • _ Thomas Llewellin's evidence was next given. lie spoke to the character of the meeting held gt the Five-ways, Old-hill, and identified O'Neil and,Blt nch. field as the two parties most conspicuous in the pro ceedings. I did not see anything to give me alarm.' Charles Small.—l am a mine agent, and lire near Corngreaves. I attended the meeting on Friday at the : Five-waye. O'Neil commenced. by observing that by trade he was a letter-press printer, and had little more time than themselves to inquire into things. He found by inquiry that trade was reviv ing—that the day before iron had risen 1/. a ton, and was that a time to reduce men's wages ? :The next witness could hear was " a rotten and corrupt House of Commons, and that Sir Robert Peel was a robber." He referred to the Income-tax, which would be 7d. in the 1/. ; and said, the masters, to meet it, were re,. ducing wages 6d. a day, which would be a very pro fitable thing. Ile said he was a Christian, and b&- longed to a Christian society, and would not pay taxes, and that the law had no command of him, and that he would not obey the law. The witness . hero 'con firmed tho evidence of Mr. Dransfield, as to O'Neil's reference to the conduct of lArnt Tyler about' and thefelltin4 of the collector. O'N e il th en t o ld✓ them cun ning monkey, who sat by the fire while some chesnuts were roasting. He durst not put in his own paw, but put in the cat's to pull them out. He then put a show of hands to see if they would stand the reduction of wages. There were many hands held up, and one I noticed was the hand of a man who had not worked for the last six years. There have been many meetings in the day and night in the neighbourhood', which have put the inhabitant& in great fear. The man whom I saw put up his hand, and who has not worked for six years, is a married man with a family. 4 .do not know how he has supported himself. The Meeting of Friday was calculated to create great alarm: litany of the colliers had sticks. After O'Neilhad dime, Blanchfield, the little tailor, addressed the meeting, and I went away. The tendeficy of O'Neil's speech was to induce the people not to pay taxes, esid dis obey the law. By was afraid of the conseqhences of the meeting, because of the threats ; I had hert4 of the colliers being forced out of the pits, hut s I never . heard of these threats until - you gentlerrten77rame preaching about the couuhry. That was the case against the prisoners. Mr. Twamley said, he presumed there was no-ne cessity for him to make many observations, as there was no charge against his clients. The workmen had now a clear right to combine for the purpose of sup porting the present rate of wages. This could-not be denied. There was a dispute between the masters and the men, and, in the present case, the latter had held - a peaceable and perfectly legal meeting for the assertion of what they considered their rights. With regard to the prisoner Blanchfield, unqueStionably there was not the slightest evidence to affect him" in a criminatory manner, and the warrant against - him must be dismissed. With respect to O'Neil, he felt that the case against him rested upon the testimony of Air. Mansfield, which had been given in a fair, clear, and impartial manner. He (111 r. Twandey) confessed that some isolated expressions attributed to 1! r. O'Neil did not meet with his (Mr. Twamley's) approbation, hut nevertheless their general - scope_ i and bearing would bd justified by a large minority of Reformers. Lord 14 YTTELTON said, the Magistrates were of opinion that Mr. Twamley need not address . himself to the points to which he referred. They should, however, be happy to hear him upon the •:point whether O'Neil WAS or was not guilty of an cft'ence in attending a meeting after the publication •of the. Queen's proclamation. Mr. Twamley would do so. He contended that the Queen's proclamation did not make a law.. That its only effect was to give notice of an existinglaw, and notifying to the public that the authorities intended to apply its provisions rigidly. The proclamation left the law where it found it, but it preventeil the public from being taken by surprise. This . meeting was publicly called, and held in the face of day, for a legal purpo'e, and conducted in A reitteablO Mr. Bourne said, Mr. Twamley's observations ap• plied merely to a case of riot. ihe nature and cha racter of the meeting, in terrorcin popnli, sit which the prisoners attended after the proclamation of the Queen, in his opinion rendered it illegal. fle.appre hended the Magistrates would deem it their duty to commit. them. Mr. Caldecote—The attendance at the meeting in question after the Queen's proclamation was not a statutable offence, but one at common law. The Magistrates, after being absent an hour, re turned and committed both prisoners to take their trial at Stafford. They would, however, take bail, O'Neil himself in 2001., and two sureties of 100/. each ; Blanchfield in 1001., and two sureties in 50/..oaCh. The prisoners were then removed. During the absence of the Court from Windsor, the Hon. C. A. Murray, the Master of the Houkhohl, the Baroness Lehzen, Colonel Wyldo, Equerry 'to Prince Albert, Baron Stockmar, Sir George Quentin, and Dr. Practorius, will remain at the Castle. Their' Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales-, and the PrinecsOloyel will also continue at the Castle during the 'same period, attended by the Princess Royal's Preceptress, the Dow ager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Charlotte Dundas and O. Sir George Couper, Burt., Will :reside at Frogmore House until the return of the Queen to the Castte. Mr. Lyons, Secretary. to the Master of the HouSelibld, left this morning for Edinburgh. Mr. Saunders, of the rd Chamberlain's department, also left. the'ptistle Tor the same destination yesterday afternoon, to q make the ne cessary arrangements for her Majesty's Weeption at Holyrood Palace. The' Swiss Diet, in one of its recent sittings, dis cussed the question of the commercial relations of the Confederation.. The deputies of Zurich and 'the other eastern Cantons manifested a wish to have Sftctiarland form part of the German Customs Union, but the ma jority of the Canton s war mly rejected the proposition. CHURCH AR en ITECTURE. — It has been determined to establish in Yorkshire and the counties fttligcent, ft Society, the object of which will be to promote.,the im provement of church architecture. The scheme as met with the full approbation of his Grace the.ArabifUp of York and the Bishop of Ripon. ~r ~, ng, led .1(13 3d - % Per •om and red to opa ;pm i 11) I pill t on •Pl° 331 Y•) oon• don, iok , p of til er, 2244 61D , s irs , ' S O- Exg" r►C" ric s ' or' 0 19. rC ors itioo an d self Iling dull f, 50* TAJO rok . dr9• him 1 0. r to Of d le d cty