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ber vice. ;tle. d-;r . •~tE 6 lded- !-,01 re.h. „to ;en ° . 591 :t i . 4 th . stle, v ia re- e for. t h e ge3- 'ldea odge were 11;1Y! Prinz n op - mo- Lela per or an. canniodation; hive shown the necessity of placing. the 'steam -navy on a more effiCient scale, as. Government, is, i n d eed, disgraceful that a powerful Gavernnt, with great resources, should not have steamers equal i n Power and speed to any afloat, but be compelled to apply for steamers of this description to a p r i va t e pa ny. __.The Royal George yacht, Captai n Lord Adolphus Fazclarence arrived froth Woolwich yesterday. It stated that she is to be examined, and if it is found Practicable she is to be fitted with engines and con verted into a steam yacht. The 'p romo ti ons conse quent imiher'Majesty s excurSionhavi not been very extensive, at preierit they have been confined to the Oneers in the yacht. Commander Fred er i c k W oo d l jas been 'promoted to the ra n k o f Capt a i n ; Li eu t., •C. Paulson who during the summer, while. the i ßoy a l George was laid up, commanded the Nautilus, has been made a - Com'mander ; Mates E. A. Inglefield an d J. S. Davidson are promoted to Lieutenants ; and Assistant Surgeon C. I ,R. Brier to be Surgeon. The D ap h ne, 18, Captain Onslow, and the Jaseur, 18 , Commander - Willis, have arrived from Leith, where they formed part of the squadro n a tt en di ng on her M a j es .. r. The has . g to Plymoittla„. and' the Jaseur has come in Daphne to harbour one to be paid 'Off. Ships at Snithead--The Abo (Russian* corvette):, Ships in Itarbour---'rhe St. Vincent, Victory, eelleot, Warspi .4ff te, Orestes, Royal George ycicht us Bellona (Austrian frigate), Raven, Sylvia,: and Rocket, Alban and Echo steamers. ry DEPARTURE of the HINDOSTAN STEAM -SHIP FOR INDIA:""" '" SOIIIT RAMPTON, SEPT. 24.—This splendid "`vessel left here to•day for her destination, and to oPeiithe r i i ‘ e l w line of steam-communication between Calcutta, f!f dl'as, Ceylon, and Suez in concert with the Oriental aridniripaa.ny's vessels running between this and APx . The circumstances connected with herde- Parturepresented a scene of considerable interest and g t an a im nd ati ". She is looked upon as the first link of , a :chain of intercommunication, destined to ""‘ immense benefits both for Great Britain 'and her vast .Oriental possessions. At an early hour, th e rnbark at i cm of the numerous passengers, accompaoi,ed suYousitiill_l' more iiumerous friends who had conic 'to of th e to see them off, as well as to get a sight t as r suPerb vessel which was to convey them to the coin, occasioned much bustle in the town. The Oriental P a nY's other 'vessels now here, viz., the Great. — ll ra e v r r n Royal Tar, Lady Mary Wood, and the gaily dressed out in their colours for Abo ut presented a very beautiful spectacle. , gen n 'elock, a considerable number of passen the 11.nd their friends started from the Royal Pier for I ndostan other in a small steamer, and in passing the three vfl4lB heartL.y . the Company's fleet were greeted with Great c heers from the steamer, the band of the fond . ic r e ve T,Pool striking up " Adieu, a heart-warm to At twelve the Hindostan was observed Whi c h " 11 ‘ler weigh, and moving down the water, was the signal for a general salute from the' • • th e t t o ' ''Y s other vessels, in which they were joined by loud! w a battery, the . yards being manned, the sailors b y Y cheering and which was heartily responded to on t l e jeral thousands ' of spectators who had assembled d osta e piers and quay to witness the scene. The Ilin dowhn',_ l 'eturning- the salute, soon glided rapidly Will"h e t 7,water to seawards. Her first place of call On Th. _ u thrsiltar, which it is calculat e d sh e will rea c h sen "'AV; the 29th, receiving there some pas ea?and coals. She proceeds to the Cape de Verd ds, thence to the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, walllfladras, and Calcutta. From Calcutta she 1 5th st art on her regular line for Suez, about the Sm n. of January, (calling at Madra's and Ceylon), h ru l s expected t o arr i ve at S uez on the 10th of Fe henarY• Sh e ta k es out about eighty passengers from on ?el and, it is said, has about twenty more to take ?oard at Gibraltar and the Cape. Tickets of the Orie nt to visit her were issued on 'Wednesday, at ioure 9riental Company's offices here, at ls.. 6d. each, MtPe benefit of the " Shipwrecked Fishermen and 8 ,, 'inners' Benevolent Institution." About 500 per 11';uns availed themselves of the .privilege, and were 1,,, e h gratified by the view of her extensive and 4dth'llLiful interior arrangements. She is 2,017 tons -'43llrement 550 horse-power, and costs, we are In , l'j-tined, somewhat upwards of 80,0001. A sister B sel to her, the Bentinck, belonging also to the b e r ;ental Company, and for the same destination, is to launched, at Liverpool in a few days. I.TSTICE' AT THE MANSION , HOUSE. teetThe particulars of a ease of a most extraordinary cha taeter have just been brought to light, in which en a .. er of fortune has been placed in a most un vi a h i a --,e poOttOn. The most strenuous endeavours on ; - " e Part &tie friends of the accused have been mad e 110rder tAprevent - the unfortunate exposure reaching ir e e ees bitlie u 'pu:blic.. It would appear that the gen t Man poetised is Mr. William Metcalfe, a person hitherto ‘tgarded as a m an o f th e hi g h est respectabi lity, resimiig in C o b urne - street, Bow. That he was jo the habit of almost daily visiting the shop of Mr. John Littlejohn, pa.strycook and confectioner, of King willion-street,•City, and of purchasing a two shop bun. Upon all occasions his visits to the shop weed Utibsuall lang, but up to Saturday last, no suspicion vas excited, On that day, however, his object of remaining became apparent, and he was charged with felo n y ..W was observed by the young woman who serves behind r..Littlejohn's counter to place his handupon sonie otter bims, which he hastily secreted in his rocket: 'After fi n ishing the bun that he held in his ,•,,•. nan„ d, during the time he purloined the others, he ten 'e "red the;'shopwornan the sum of twopence, which she used to rec e i ve , a t t h e same time telling him that ne had other buns in his pocket. Upon hearing this att ac k .up'dn his honesty, the ".gentleman" became ex eedingly violent, and denied the allegation in themost positive and indignant terms. The female was not to deceived , and Mr. Littlejohn was called for, and to " ,_ II was related the f ac t o f .tho " gentleman " ha, • V, ving concealed the , buns, and refused to pay ,r them. Remonstrance was first resorted to by tile confectioner, but, in proportion to the leniency of at _ i ll ule tradesman the more manifest became the , s° lence of the accused. Mr. Metcalfe demanded to 1 1 1 1°ir hPW Alr. Littlejohn dared to _accuse a person of orreSPectability of such disgraceful conduct, and in lion order that that gentleman might receive the satisfac consttbleso loudly desired, a policeman was sent for. IN Scott, No. 448, in a few minutes arrived, Proceeded.to perform the unceremonious task of Bearchin lou r ~ 8' th e prisoner, .upon whose person. he found Air ' co.!.nat uns. Mr. Littlejohn. itnmediately charged . Metcalfe with the felony, and he was forthwith q a n veYed by Scott to the police station-house on • 471 1 ' 4 :hi11. The charge was there formally entered 04r . e gill. Th e on duty in the following words, as inforinant perceived by the polite-book :—" 24th fr om Ptern her, William Metcalfe, charged with stealing ~ vt the shop of John Littlejohn, No. 77, King L:llnistreet, four buns, value Bd. - (Signed) John _ o .:thli c „..,, '', Communications were made to other 1 .• N rnbe rs of the family, and, amongst others, to his I°'°..., Mr. John Metcalfe, a well-known and affluent i: tuber ot the Stock Exchange. On Sunday morning, Divine Sexy before the hour for the commencement of I A vlne skiee, Mr. J. Metcalfe waited upon the Lord i i :Y ° r 4' the Mansion-house, and obtained a private 30 erview with his Lordship. At that interview, ttir Mutual friends are stated to have interposed, t, th e result was, that his Lordship issued an order 1. 411 1 'e police to liberate Mr. William Metcalfe upon ti sn APPear on the following morning at the Man noon This arrangement was carried out about by ,-• ".Sunday, and Mr. Littlejohn was waited upon to -°lt le of the friends of the accused, and urg ed no . oposecute, but for ' some time he remained inexor thte. On Monday morning, about half an hour before jthtutliallipur of the Lord Mayor sitting in the pub d lic ani ll ie l e 'rootn, the prisoner, attended by his son, and t tfo ler of friends was.conducted into a private room Ike his ,Lordship Au outline of the case waslaid hirr:4'4s Lordship . , but no depositions were . taken ageds the prisoner. After some discussion, it was there fslo, ,N, the prisoner should be discharged from . tis ii Ylallt Littlejohn consenting to forego the prosecli n eo ll e' sy. Metcalfe. paying 51. to the poor-box. I petkirtnfit ()eel' this fact, the following note is ap -01410 t c:, the charge recorded in the police-books. i ' 3 ents -r t eu t° Pav a fine - .of 51. to the poor-box, 26t i im rnne T ,. _, ~ The prisoner was respectably attired, of shlttateLl gage to be 69., The high respectability kaa r - , 7 l) ,_rlson, his high connexions, and the extraor ftrotis.',"'Lrrnination of so serious a charge, have alike ' 4 4 r a — tu e Astonishment and Indignation of all who .aeg s ; °re immediately acquainted with the facta. The Le„°°4l. results of the county of Middlesex repeatedly P l ini4 i4 , l nee of destitute persons being severely . it490r1084,, iojth:tealing penny loaves, and while Copy is ruled to be no answer to a an. 3', "respectability" in the City is declared to be P4lverf°l * -- Weehly Dispatch. v , Th k , . , •-••••!!......„——,—.. c1 . ..„,. *1(1 e ` ll 'g n tsbriolyo Complete Suftrage Association Gins et ng last IVed d evening, at Thornton's , esh oucie . 1 . 114 ay *no h ki • , Ktughtsbridge-greon, to hear a lecturer rePe a , 1. aalittounced his intention of proving that the ias te • t, -- 0,, the Corn-laws, under the present system of i x‘ilot r - ' %Mil be injurious to the people of th . l. 1°444.0m"th,f1 worthy le c t urer, however, failed in hi s appear- Stitt Pik,_ A. his position, t) o m aking St' Plae t - ‘ ussion on the subject of of the Corn-laws n nPson . 1)e , rs. Elmes, C. 1% es erton, Dorey, and have now been in ih n "lF the 'speakers, who would of b riber , ho use of Commons, but for the practice 11) A sp e ,'",, a • z rt intimidation as usual, .. , ailvv at . e meeting of the Northern and Eas , te ee r , n , for 014 g innany is to be held in the ensuin . g . x ink of rills P"e of considering the subject of dispos- Dcrpof2'l36 forfeited shares, and also to authorise the --Jr's Such meeting seems to present a vi-ry_ are ( 17. 'PPortunity for those of the Shareholders who l a -311 ' 0 113 of ascertaining the true position of the t WY t• elicit information.—Railway Times INAUGURATION DINNER OF "THE SHERIFFS OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX. • The new Sheriff's (Alderman Hooper and Mr. Jeremiah Pilcher) gave their inauguration dinner on Friday, at Vintners' Hall. The entertainment, which wa7 provided and superintended by Messrs. Breach and Bathe, of the London Tavern, was not only splendid, but abounded with those comforts which are often looked for in vain at large banquets. • Nearly 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner in the great room, in which were the banner and armorial bearings of the Vintners' and the Haberdashers' Companies, to which the Sheriffs respectively below , . Amongst them were the Lord Mayor Elect, M.P., the Cursitor M.P., the • Recorder, M.P., Mr. Masterman; M.P., Mr. Lyall, M.P.; Aldermen Lucas, Farebrother, Sir Peter Laurie, Magnay, John Johnsen, Sir C. Mar shall, Thomas Wood, Sir George Carroll, Sir John Key, Bart., Gibbs, and Farncombe ; several mer cantile men of eminence; the Courts of the Companies to which the Sheriffs belong; all• the principal - City officers ; Mr. R. L. Jones and the other Chairmen 0; "the Corporation Committees ; Mr. W. D. Harvey, the Commissioner of the City Police, &c., &c. The Sheriffs officiated alternately as Chairman, very' much to the satisfaction of the company. After the loving cup had taken its round, and the '• toasts of the - Queen, the Queen Dowager; and Prince 1' Albert, the •Prince of Wales, and the other branches of the Royal Family, and Prosperity to the City •of London, had been. drank with the highest honours, Sheriff. IloorEa rose to propose her Majesty's Ministers. He observed that whomsoever her Ma jesty, in the exercise of the Royal prerogative, might be pleased to call to her councils, such personages, in One elevated position they occupied, were at all times entitled to the respect and consideration of the coun try, and he, therefore, felt much pleasure in proposing the toast.—(Cheers.) Sheriff FILCHER felt high gratification in proposing the health of the-Lord Mayor, with whose 'merits the company were so well acquainted, both in his public and private capacity, that it became unnecessary to use the language of description-in speaking of so ex• cellent a man.—(Cheers.) It was much to be regret-• ted that his Lordship was not able to take the chair on the occasion upon which they assembled, but the labour and anxiety which he had undergone, inter fered with the earnest wish he -had expressed to be. present. His Lordship had, on the preceding day, - received from his fellow-citizens, in. an unanimous vote of thanks, the strongest assurance of their estimate of his - worth, and it was with peculiar satisfaction the Sheriffs reiterated the sentiment in Vintners' Hall. ' Sheriff HOOPER said it was with much pleasure he proposed .the health . of Alderman Humphery, Lord Mayor Elect. That gentleman had been before the public for several years in the character of Sheriff, Alderman, and Member of 'Parliament, and it might be confidently stated that in all those capacities he hal secured the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens ; in confirmation of which they had just con ferred upon him the highest distinctionin their power, by electing him to the important office of Chief Ma gistrate of this great city. He - (Sheriff Hooper) was quite satisfied that if Providence blessed the Lord -Mayor . Elect with health and strength, the various ' important duties of the elevated office would he dis charged most effectively and satisfactorily in the en suing year.—(Cheers.) • The LORD MAYOR ELECT returned thanks. He deeply felt the compliment which had been just paid to him by the numerous and highly -respectable com pany by whom he was surrounded. The horiour to which the Sheriff had alluded so forcibly was one which he considered to be the greatest that could be conferred upon any individual, and he assured those whose approbation he had received, that he should, by making the most strenuous efforts in his power, show that he was anxious to carry out their hopes and ex pectations.—(Cheers.) To please all was impossible ; but the exertions to deserve unanimous respect for good intention should not be wanting upon his part, and he knew would be properly appreciated by his fellow-citizens. There was one thing which he should promise, and which he was convinced would be most acceptable to those whose opinions ought 'to be re spected. No man should, during his Mayoralty, be able to guess, from the performance of his Magisterial duties, by what political feelings he was actuated. Sheriff HOOPER begged to propose the health of a distinguished person, who had given the Sheriffs the honour of his company upon the present occasion— " The Cursitor Baron." The Sheriff had to return him thanks for the very favourable reception with which they had met from him in the representation of her Majesty at 'Westminster, and for the kindness with which he had accepted their invitation. The CURSITOR BARON, in returning thanks, said the office he had the honour to fill, laid upon him the extremely pleasant duty of conveying from the SoVe reign the ratification of the exercise of the privi leges of the citizens of London, by confirming those rights and privileges which they had - for so many ' centuries enjoyed and used, of electin g f rom ' their own body the Sheriffs of the City of London and county of Middlesex.---(Cheers.) All the - credit he could claim, -arose from the sincere gratifiCation he felt in conveying to the Sheriff's the Royal approba tion of the choice of the citizens of London. He had been many years in the habit of expressing the sanc tion of the Sovereign to the choice made by the citizens of London, and had, as a matter. of Course, addressed himself to individuals of all shades and degrees of politics, but he had uniformly come in contact with the utmost kindness and con sideration ; he had always found the hospitality and the kindness of the citizens of London unchanged, and he believed they were unchangeable.—(Cheers.) It was with no small pride they would look back • upon the past year in reference to the transactions which had occurred elsewhere. While the municipal autho rities were admitted to have failed in different parts of the country in ;quelling the spirit of tumult and insubordination, London, by the admirable exercise of its inherent powers, completely dissipated all attempts to excite the public, and set an example which had the most beneficial results all over the nation.—(Cheers.) He felt the warmest-regard for the City of London and its institutions. It would be presumption in him to offer his exertions in Par liament upon any occasion -on -which the privileges of that great. Community were brought into discussion,. as the City was protected so ably by its own Mem bers, by -its principal Law Officer, by the Lord Mayor Elect,.and others who were connected with the cor poration, but_he certainly should. add his:fceble voice to the able talents which the City could. at all times. command •to protect functions so important to the public at large.—(Cheers.) • • Sheriff-PmexEst proposed "Alderman Lucas, and the Magistrates of the City of London." He felt real, unaffected pleasure, in drinking the .Aldermen of Lon don, with the venerable Alderman at their head, who was so much beloved and respected. Of the advan tageous labours of the City Magistrates their fellow citizens were well aware. The duties which they had to perform, and which were of an exceedingly onerous nature, demanded a great portion of their time and attention, and were executed with qinflexible impar tiality, and a regard for justice, in which compassion was a predominant ingredient.—(Cheers.) Alderman LUCAS said he was convinced his brother Magistrates would feel with him most grateful for the reception which the toast had met. with. The Ma gistrates of the City of London were not without their faults—(Laughter) —but in everything connected with the administration of justice, he was sure they deserved the approbation of their fellow-citizens.— (Cheers.) It was frequently said that there were more clever Justices in the surrounding counties. He did not care for that. The Magistrates of the City of London had experience and good sense to guide them, and they had consciences too; and so long as they acted conscientiously, they would act rightly and judiciously.—(Cheers.) For himself he felt most warmly the honour conferred upon him, and he heartily wished he deserved the approbation of the company half as well as many of his brother Ma gistrates deserved it.—(Cheers and laughter) He knew, however, that some allowance would be made for a man on the wrong side of eighty.—(Loud cheers) He could assure those who had just cheered him that his heart was in the right place, and it was his highest pride that he had lived and would die an honest Englishman.—(Cheers) Sir PETER LAURIE rose and said, he had • quested to propose the principal toast of the evening— ". The health of the Sheriffs."—(Cheers.) That most pleasing duty devolved, according to custom, to the Lord Mayor Elect, but his Honourable Friend . hav ing already addressed the company on a very interest ing topic, complimented him with the office of calling the attention of the company to the two gentlemen who presided and he willingly obeyed the command of one whom he was happy to see in great authority. It was quite a delightful task to present the names of two such sensible,• upright, and honourable men to the notice of the company.—(Cheers.) Alderman Hooper had long been in the Common Council, and was greatly respected there, and so highly was he esteemed by his own ward, that he was unanimously elected Alderman by its constituency. He (Sir Peter Laurie) had had some experience as a Magistrate, and be felt no hesi tation in stating that although Mr. Hooper was modest and retiring, as a Magistrate he was firm and judicious. Certainly every day's experience proved that a mer cantile man possessed of knowledge of the world was the most fit person to be a Magistrate, for a Magis trate (eonsidering the character in its• most enlarged and .most useful . signifleation) had constantly to grapple with the craft and cunning of designing men. —(Cheers.) As the class - of knaves.-whose sum ss diaßndeci upon their heads was:greatly on the. increase, Fe was happy to have Alderman- Hooper as, a brother Magistrate.—(Cheers.) The name of Mr. Filcher, the other Sheriff, had long been before the Livery, associated with all the qualities necessary to distin pish him in the high capacity ; but. he did not ask the suffrages of the Livery till his sons were able to conduct his large mercantile attars, and, thus allow him to devote the whole of his time to the important THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORN : INd-,, O duties of the office. He' lamented the absence of the Lord Mayor from the entertainment : A s i m il ar i occurrence took place last year. • There was, however, a. great advantage resulting from the obligation upon the Sheriffs to preside at their own inauguration dinrer, for their friends were supplied with the oppor tunity of witnessing their talents and exertion, as had ' been the case last year, when Alderman Magnay and Mr. Rogers afforded such undeniable evidence of their qualifications for the office which they had so honourably and admirably 'filled.—(Loud cheers.) The Cursitor Baron had taken .a cursory survey of the conduct of the Aldermen, hot fortunate:y left the Sheriffs for him. It was with the greatest satisfaction he bore testimony to the exertions of the Sheriffs of last year, and he entertained no doubt that at the end of the present Shrievalty the two gentlemen at the head of the table would receive that which was everything to them—the applause of their fellow-citi zens, supported and confirmed by their own con sciences. (The toast was drank most enthusiastically.) Sheriff HOOPER begged to assure the company that it was a deep source of gratification to him to see so many valued and influential friends assembled around him and his excellent colleague. He could on his own part declare that it was not without much thought and reflection he had entered upon the onerous and important ditties of the office he had now the honour to hold, and although he was sensible he could not bring the talent and fitness for the office. which many of his predecessors possessed, still as far as honesty and integrity of purpose, and an anxious desire to do right are concerned, the utmost reliance might be placed upon him, and encouraged 'and sup 7 ported as he knew he should be by many- kin&exceli' lent friends, he trusted that at the end of his year of office he should not be undeserving of the thanks of his fellow-citizens.—(Loud cheers.) Sheriff PILC IiER returned his heartfelt thanks for the honour done hint, and he hoped frequently to see those around him at the convivial board. (Cheers.) He trusted that he' and his worthy colleague would pass through the office with credit to themselves. He was aware that there were duties connected with it of an unpleasant nature, connected, as it was, with the exercise of authority in . places in which many of their unfortunate fellow creatures were under restraint for the violation of the laws. They were aware, too, of the necessity o f adopting a mode of s t r i c t di sc ipline. To the perform ance of their duties they would bring a determined spirit ; but like the two excellent officers whom they succeeded, they would lean to mercy in answering the calls of justice.—(Cheers.) Mr. Sheriff HOOPER declared that he felt peculiar pleasure in proposing the health of " The Recorder of London." The talents and the merits of the Learned Recorder were too well known to require to be then dwelt upon, but it was impossible to pass by without observation the fact, that in addition to his other high attributes and qualifications, the Hon. Mr. Law was universally acknowledged to be as humane a Judge as ever did honour to the' Beneh.--(Cheers.) The RECORDER said he felt most grateful for the terms in which his health had been proposed, and the kind reception with which it had been met. He was aware that a more delicate subject could, not be entered upon, especially. by him, than that of the merits of the performance of judicial duties.' So delicate was the topic, that he could not even allude to it without feeling to a certain, extent over powered.—(Cheers.) It had been his hapiiiness to fill situations in the. Corporation of London tor a period of nearly twenty yearS, and the selection of him, made at a time when 'he was struggling for 'inde pendence, entitled those to whom ,he °tired- his clef.. vation to his most sincere- and heartfelt`gratitude.' He had never failed to consider, in performing the functions of his office, not only the course of his duty, but the honour of those to whom he owed his appoint - ment.—(Cheers.) lle had filled the offices of Counsel, Common Sergeant, and Recorder of London, and had thus the happiness of testifying. in his own instance the effect of the elective franchise of the Corporation of London in raising an humble individual to the highest dignity in the gift of any municipal power. If he gave satisfaction to the - public by the performance of his serious and important duties, he waS.overpaid for the labour and anxiety to which those duties sub jected him. He appreciated the kind notice which had been taken of him, and if he was not disposed to enlarge upon the subject, it was in consequence of the sense of delicacy to which he had before, adverted. He had ever exerted himself to perform the duties of the situation, not with the view of eliciting popular applause; but for the purpose of benefiting the public by the pure administration of justice, tempered with mercy.—(Loud cheers.) His great object was to arrive at truth; and to accompany the exercise of discrimination with humanity in the cases of unhappy persons brought before a , tribunal, which after all was not infallible. Ire suf fered no human being to be convicted without law.—(Loud Cheers.) In the course of the perform ance of his duties as a Judge, , it was usual With him to consult with the highest characters on the Bench, and he found existing uniformly amongst them; the desire by which he was always prompted, of adminis tering justice with mercy.—(Cheers.) After having 'alluded to the privileges possessed by the Corporation of London in the election of their own Sheriff, the Recorder, and his Honourable Friend (the Cursitor Baron) had spoken of the advocacy of the rights and privileges of the citizens of London in. the House of Commons ; now he could boldly aver that he pursued, and would continue to pursue, in Parliament, the same course by which his conduct as Recorder of Lon don had been marked. Deeply connected as he was with the Conservative Government, nothing on earth should induce him to raise s his voice, or apply his vote, against the liberty of the subject, 'interwoven as that great principle was with the fearless maintenance of public justice—(Cheers)-and he should never hesi tate to uphold the Constitution, as by law established, against what was called the privilege of Parliament. Sheriff PILC HER proposed the healths of "Alderman Magnay and Mr. - Rogers, the two past Sheriffs." The zeal, talent, activity, and assiduity of these gentle men, were the theme of public eulogium, and the . pre sent Sheriffs were happy in having such an immediate example before them, 'although to follow the example, • and not to sink in the cOniparison would be matter of , great difficulty. The' Livery had already enthusias tically pronounced upon the conduct of the late She riffs, and the company would add their testimony. Alderman' LUCAS here rose, and requested' to be al lowed to•say ni few words upon the 'toast.' He could not help bearing testimony to the admirable conduct of the late-Sheriffs —his most excellent and able friend Alderman Magnay and Mr. Rogers. No man - could more properly estimate the merits and exertions of the•late Sheriffs than the Aldermen of London, who • were in the unceasing habit of witnessing the labours of those functionaries; and there was not a member of the Court of Aldermen who did not feel deeply in debted to Alderman Magnay and Mr. Rogers for the whole course of conduct pursued by them.—(Cheers.) Alderman MAGNAY expressed his sincere thanks for the . honour done him. Ile had undertaken the office of Sheriff with a full knowledge of the unpalatable nature of some of the duties which he was to be called upon to perform. He had performed all the duties faithfully and conscientiously, and the only ambition he felt was completely gratified by the honest appro bation of his fellow-citizens.—(Cheers.) Mr. ROGERS returned thanks, and alluded to the birth of the 'Prince of Wales, and other happy events which had occurred, to add distinction to the late Shrievalty.—(Cheers.) Sheriff HOOPER proposed " the Members of the City of London." The Sheriffs had,' he 'said, been ho •noured that day with the. company of M. Master man and Mr. Lyall. The devotion of time to the dis charge of the duties of Parliament, and allithe sacri fice of quiet, domestic comforts, entitled these gentle men to the best thanks of their constituents: Mr. MASTERMAN, M.P.; returned thanks; 'He as sured the company that no man felt more strongly than he felt, the .neceSsity of sustaining the privileges of the City of London, and he declared his readiness at all times to render all the aid in his power to the more able advocates of th ese p r i v il eges , if an y - atteinpt should be made to invade them.—(Cheers.) 'He did not consider it wise to make professions, and should merely say that he should upon all occasions act con scientiously, and he knew that sort of proceeding would recommend him to his felhow-citizens.—(Cheers.) The Master of the Vintners' Company and the Alas: ter of the Haberdashers' Company severally returned thanks for the Companies to which they belong; Under- Sheriff Hardwicke and Under-Sheriff l'ilCher, to whom great praise was due for the admirable ar rangement; and management of the business of the day, received the warmest thanks of the company. The dinner and wines were of the first quality, and the company was delighted with some splendid singing by Messrs. Jolly, Horncastle, Fitzwilliam, Young, and 9. Atkins, and . Masters Sutch and Ball. FIRE AT SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. —Thursday, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the property room of Sadler's Wells Theatre, which for a time threatened destruction to the whole building. It being a benefit night, the house was crowded to ex cess in every part, and the greatest confusion pre vailed on the audience discovering the cause of the dense smoke which issued from the stage, The actors, supernumeraries, and the property-men, ex erted themselves to their utmost, and to..their un ceasing exertions in procuring water, is to be ascribed the safety of the theatre. As it is; property to the amount of. between 801. and 1001. has been destroyed. The fire was completely extinguished in about half fin hour, and the performance proceeded. On inquiry we learn that the fire originated in the following manner :—Harvey, the property-man, in supplying a boy with a torch, incautiously went too near the blue and red fires and other fireworks, upon which a spark from the torch dropped, and the room was immediately enveloped inflames, The fire was happily confined to he room in which it originated f .. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This theatre re-opened for the season on Saturday evening, with Shakspeare's comedy of As You Like It; previously to which the company sang the "Na- , tional Anthem." The appearance of Rosalind, in the second scene, introduced the heroine in the ' , person of Mrs. Nisbett, after an absence from this stage of six years. Warmly greeted at her entree, the audience, no less brilliant than full, was soon attuned to a.plea surable humour. To fall in. lOve, but neither in earnest, nor too much in sport, is the delightful liason, formed between herself . and Celia (Mrs. Stirling). But this harmless mean soon finds itself vain of ob servance; and when the wrestling-ring is • pitched, and the match at the Duke's Court ensues, Orlando (Mr. Anderson), who conquers, enlists both the sympathies and love of Rosalind wholly in his behalf. His manliness and nobility of manner at once win her, and love is lit up in her bosom, not like a slow taper, but like the sudden lightning. Of the banish ment of both from Fredericks, the Usurper's court, it is unnecessary to relate ; or of the diverse:routes by which they reciprocally' arrive in the broad woods of Arden. But no longer in her flowing satin, Rosalind, compatibly with the projects of her heart, and the roughness of her future life and journey, has assumed the habiliments of a man. She adopts a " swashing and martial outside ;" the curtle-axe sets trimly to her thigh, and the fine symmetry of the woman shows handsomely in hose and tunic. Here the play widens. The entire scenes now range in the forest of Flanders. The Ducal outlaws from the Court there uphold, with their retainers, a serene and unchartered liberty—the greenwood and its caves their homes, and the sides of the deer their food .for banquet. - But the salt of wisdom also seasons their society, and the melancholy Jaques ,makes .his ab stract comments on the world and its weary ways. Mr. Macready personated this difficult character--;diffi cult, because there exists a depth of thought in it, which only the penetration of the scholar and the-refined judgment of the gentleman can enter into or perceive; and he has lavished' study on it in its nicest points, as we saw in his preservation of one of Sir Thomas Hanmer's most minute readings, and other passages. Luxuriously laid at length in the forest, we first be hold him "sucking melancholy out of a song," and feeding his museful disposition on a sylvan warble; next he flung out his spleen against the world in a verse of his own sarcasm, afia'flieii quitted company to rail against. "all the first-born of Egypt." Merrily, - but vet shaded with sa d ness , h e r e counted his meeting with the "fool i' the forest;" averred that motley was the only wear; waxed impatient to assume the suit ; and then relapsed into that fine soliloquy expatiative on the world, its stage, and players. Grave and de corous in its delivery, the dignity of the sentimenta liser never descended to mimickry iii this piece of oratory, though the whistle of the "childish treble" was distinctly enough heard, and appropriative action and 'enunciation characterised it throughout. But Orlando and Rosalind—the representative s of love— one, in its manly and impassioned form—the other, deep as woman's soul, but gushing forth in all the exuberant vivacities of a spring -like, dulcified exist ence. Mrs. Nisbett sparkled with spirit from the first act to the final fifth. A glistening liveliness - was perpetually in her eye and movement. Strategist as she shows herself to be in the management of her disguised love, the delusive dazzle she throws about Orlando is nevertheless marked by sincerity and deep affection. Meanwhile, Orlando hangs upon tree and brake his rhymed praises of her beauty, and in court. ing her under the assumed soubriquet of Ganymede, unconsciously wooes his real mistress, every moment drinking light from her eyes and passion from her pp. Then ensues the clever denouement, which unravels the plot. Men and maidens come in with profuse rose-garlands : a bowery temple is constructed of their wreaths; and in the presence of all, Hymen, i n his saffron vest, and with his consecrative torch, knits the long-parted lovers together, Rosalind having re sumed the becoming attire of her virtue, modesty, and beauty. Among the episodes which occur, the dry and caustic humour of Mr. and Mrs. Keeley as Touchstone and Audrey created much laughter, and the enactment was felicitous. Mr. Anderson's Or- Lando, marked bymasterly bearing througho u t, showed to much advantage in that scene wherein he demands food for his dying servant,• Adam (Mr. Phelps) ; and Mr. Hudson as Le Beau, the exquisite, was brisk, spirited { and clever. The sceneries were of a superior , cast ; and the last, representing a stately forest arcade, 'brilliantly effective. The songs were ordinarily good ; the best executed being "It was a lover and his lass," in which Miss P. Horton joined. The house testified its pleasure rather by attentive.. ness than vehement applause, in accordance with the thoughtful and sententious nature of the play. Mrs. Nisbott delivered the epilogue in her most fascinating manner, and was loudly called for at the fall of the curtain, re-app ear i ng w i t h M r. M acr eady. The en tertainments c l ose d w i th the humorous farce of the last seaso n , en titl e d The Attic Story, w hi c h, with th e comictilities o f G a b r i e l P a dd y (K ee l ey ), and the in trigues arising out o f th e masquera di n g, propensitie3 of half a dozen fashionables, produces many amusing points, and provokes considerable mirth. The house was excessively full. CO VENT•GARDEN THEATRE. Rossini's opera of Semiramide was produced at this theatre on Saturday in a style of splendour, mag nificence, and completeness, su assin e ven the achievements of the Vestris management g . The part of Semiramid e was sustained. by Miss Adelaide Kemble, and that of A rsace b y Mrs. Alfre d Sh aw , her first appear ance on th e E nglish stage. Many of rp our readers will d ou btl ess recollect Mrs. Alfre d Sh aw as Miss Postans, one of our most favourite concert singers. She has spent the last two or three years in Germany and Italy, assiduously cultivating her musical talents by studying and: practising.,operatic music, and she has been latterly singing a t most of the principal theatr es i n Italy. Of the esteem in which her musical talents are held by the profession on the , Continent, the following anecdote furnishes gratifying proof. Previous to the concert season •before : the last a well known German professor was asked by some parties connected with the Phil harmonic concerts who were the- most celebrated female singers in Germany ? " The two most accom plished- female singers in Germany at moment, are Mrs. Alfred Shaw and Miss Clara Novelle," was the . professor's • reply. Such is the lady who last- night made her debut on the English stage with all the success that her most ardent admirers could have anticipated. Her figure is tall and well proportioned ; ,she has a pleasing expression of countenance; and her action is graceful and appropriate. Of the compass of her voice we had no means of judging, for Arsaee is a contra-alto part; the upper notes of her voice were consequently not called into requisition. As a contra-alto singer, how • ever, she stands alone ; she possesses the rich and reedy tones which constitute the great beauty of that quality of voice in even greater perfection than Al hertazzi. Her voice has all the clearness of Madame Vestris, joined to the full rich mellowness of Miss Love's, and in distinctnes3 of enunciation she is un rivalled. Superior even to Brehm in thin respect, the enunciation of Mrs. Alfred Shaw, in even the most rapid passages, is infinitely more distinct than is that 'of some of the best declaimers on the stage. Her voice is completely' under command, and it possesses that flexibility which can be acquired only by assi duous practice: Her openin6 recitative, and the beautiful cavatina by which it is followed, seemed to. take the audience quite. by surprise. She was listened to with breathless delight, and at the con clusion was greeted With plaudits loud and long continued. From that moment she had achieved her position, anti we hail her appearance on the English stage as an earnest- that . the days are at length ap proaching, when we may have an English opera (for, as yet, with the kieeption of Artaxerxes, we have no work deserving the name), and that the regeneration of the musical drama in this country, so happily begun by. Miss Adelaide Kemble, will not be retarded by that lady's' early retirement from her 'profession. Miss Adelaide. Kemble has added to her triumphs by her Serniramide. Her conception of the part is su perior to Grisi's. She was, indeed, the Queen, To the impassioned 'intensity of a Malibran she joins the' majestic dignity of a Siddons. In the magnificent seena, "Arsace will return," in the first act, she burst forth in her full strength and splendour, and: at the conclusion of the act, when the shade of Ninus appears, never were the horrors of conscience-stricken guilt more appallingly depicted than they were by Miss Adelaide liemble. She reminded us forcibly of Pasta in this scene. The second act opens with a duet between. Semiramide and Assur (Mr. Giubilei), which was given with im mense power and effect, and was loudly applauded. Then followed the most beautiful morceau of the opera, the duet . " Oh, day of Honour" (the " Giorno d oviore" of the 'ltalian version), by Miss Adelaide Kemble and Mrs. Alfred Shaw. 'Frequently as we have heard this exquisite duet, with a perfect recol lection of Malibran and Pisaroni, and of Grisi and Brambilla, we have no hesitation in saying that we never heard it to such perfection as on Saturday evening. In fact, we cannot imagine anything siipe riorto it ; it may be equalled, it cannot be surpassed, for it w as p er f ect. I t i s nee dl ess to say th at there was an unanimous call for its repetition, which wv , 2 o f course complied with. This was the Qnly encore of the evening. The concluding trio in the tomb of Ninus was beautifully given by Miss A. Kemble; Mrs, , A. Shaw, and Mr. Guibelei, and the piece concluded with one of the most extraordinary scenic effects ever: exhibited. Immediately that the shade of•Ninus him been appeased by the sacrifice Of his rnurderers,'S . :,' miramide and Assur the tomb sinks, and the Grind Place in f ron t of 'Palace, with the City of Babylon and . the tower of Belus in the distance, is discovered, and the stage is tilled with warriors, captives, priests, Sce. , 101 6 hail Arsace as their Sovereign.. On the fall of the curtain Miss Adelaide Kern - hie and Mrs. Alfred Shaw were called for, and were led on, the former by Mr. Conp er , an d the latter by mt. Giubilei. Bouquets --~... _~ oB.Eit 3, 1e42, I. were show ere d on th e s t age , and amidst the waving of hats and handkerchlets, and the most enthusiastic bursts of applause, they withdrew. Mr. Giubilei's deep and: sonorous bass told...excellently in Assur. Leffler ' as Oroe, acted the, payt judiciously, but I seemed out of voice. - Great praise is due to 1 Mr. Travers for his chaste and • musician-like .singing. in the part of Idreno.. This -.gentle man is a valuable acquisi4ion to the operatic corps of Covent-garden. It :has been asked why Mr. Harrison was not cast for Idreno ; we, however, are glad that he was not. Idieno is not a character that will bear Alacheathising. The choruses were most . efficient, and their picturesque groupings and appropriate action, contrast most favourably with the dead-alive appearance of the chorus singers at. the Italian Op era . Th e costumes were superb, -and; as we have before observed, the scenery, decorations, and appointments, surpass in splendour anything that has' yet been produ ce d.. S'entiraznide will no doubt draw crowded houses. The theatre was crammed long before the rising of the curtain. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BELFORD RACES —MONDAY. The Stewards', Plate of 501., added to Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, hft ; the second to receive 5/. Items, two miles. Mr. Crawford's Patroness, .2 yrs, walked over. The Furthers' Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 23 added; the .second saves his stake. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Crawford's Centurion, aged...(Mr. W. Boag) 1 1 Fawcus' Charlton, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. James Elliott's Little Johnny, aged 4 3 Mr. Binnie's Cyclops ' 5 yrs • 3 4 Mr. Sadler's Fell s id u Lass, 5 yrs • Won cleverly. The Hunters'-Stakes of 5 soya. ; each, and 30 added, the second to save his stake; the winner to be sold for 1501.; heats, twice round and a distance. Gentlemen • riders. (5 subscribers.) Mr. Crawford's Centurion, aged (Mr. Boag) 1 1 Mr. James Elliot'S Little Johnny, aged. Mr. Robison's Whisper Low, aged Won cleverly. • BETTING AT MANCIMSTBR.—FRIDAY. CESAREWITCH STAKES.-8 to I agst Portrait (t)- 8 to 1 agst Bellissima (t)-9 to 1 ag st Blue Bonnet -10 to 1 agst Florence-12 to 1 agst Arcanus-14 to 1 agst Lucy Banks- 7 -14 to 1 agst Heslington 7 ,ls to 1 agst ShadoW. DERBY.-11 to 1 agst A British Yeoman (t)25 to agst Cotherstone (t)-25 to 1 agst Philip-30 to 1 agst Progress colt-30 to 1 agst Canton-25 to 1 agst Napier —35 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps colt-3 to 1 agst Scott's lot-15 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot—and 17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot. • RICHMOND RACES.—TIEURSDAY (CONCLUDED). Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only it' declared s the second saves his stake. Once round and a dis. Earl Zetland's Queen of the Tyne, 3 yrs (Langstaff) 1 Sir C. Monek's Brother to Garland, ars Mr. Wermald's Millepede, 4 yrs 3 Captain Harcourt's Arnagill, 4 irS 4 Mr. Loy's Araret, 6 yrs At the Leintwardine Races on Thursday, the Warden Stakes were won by Mr. Oliver's Commercial Lass ; the Saddle and Bridle by Mr. Mearn's Midnight ; and the Whip Stakes by Mr. Rose's Creeping Jenny. STIRLING RACES—Tuffisnalsr. The Forth Stakes (4 . .20 sovs. each, 'h ft, for two yrs old colts Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.) Mr. W. R. Ramsay's' Lady Skipsey walked over The Gold Cup of 100 sovs., with 50 sovs. added to a • Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. (23 Subs., 9of whom declared.) Mr. W. R. Ramsay's Whistle Binkie, •3 'yrs, Est 71b 1 Mr. Ram Say's Recorder, 6 yrs, Bst 81b Mr. Wauchope na Cable, 3 yrs, .6st (carried 6st 61b) 3 The following also started tut were not plabed Alexander's Jock, .5 yrs; 7st 31b'; Major Hay's Re triever, 6 yrs, 7st 111 b ; and Mr. Toke's Ermengardis, 4 yrs, 7st (carried 7it 31b.) Won easy. The County Members' Plate of 50/. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Merry's Smike, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Joy) 3. 1 1 Mr. Ramsay's Zoroaster, 6 vrs, Bst 13Ib . 1 2 2 Sir C. Monck's Flagman, 3 yrs, 7st 41b First heat won by a head ; the others easily. The Lennox Stakes of 3 sovs. each, 1 ft, with 20 added ; three yrs, 7st slb ; four yrs, Bst 21b ; five yrs,' Bst 71b; six years and aged, Bst 101 b. Heats, once round. Sir C. Monck's b c by Muster Syntax, 4 yrs 0 1 1 Mr. Alexander's Jock, 5 yrs Mr. Merry's Sheffield, 3 yrs . 3 dr The first was a dead heat, the second was won by a neck, and th e thi r d i n a canter . The Clackmannan Stakes of:3 soya. each, with 50! added ; three yrs, 7st 51b : four yrs, Bst 21b ; five yrs, Bst 71b ; six yrs and aged, Bst 10Ib ; winners once, 3lbs ; twice, 51bs ; and thrice, 71bs extra. Heats, once round. Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle, 3 yrs (Joy) 4 1 1 Mr. Ramsay's Recorder, 6 yrs Captain Price's Retriever, 6 yrs 2 3 dr kr nAlexander's Archer, 4 yrs • 3 dr Won easy. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Devon and Somerset stag hounds will meet on Tues. at Brendon Barton. near Lymington, at 10. Mr. Robertson' s hounds, Mod., Ilaggerston ; Wed., Old Learmouth ; Frid. Ford Castle ; Sat., Kilham, Cleveland hounds. Mond., Kildale ; Enid., Marton, 10. Mr. G. L. Coll:till's bounds,WecL, liunshaw Wood, 11. Shiley hounds, Thur., CountesS Park ; Sat., Chip chase, 9. Sinnington bounds, Tues., llornby Hills ; Frid. Murton, 9. White Cross harriers, Terrick Gate ; Sat., Marsivorth, 10. B. V. H., Tues., Milborne Port ; Frid., Lydlinch Bridge, 103. The Newmarket railway is--very much improved. You now reach Bishop's Stortford IA one hour and a quarter punctually, and this is but thirty miles from the turnpike gate—the gate that could so many a tale unfold ; for scarce a trial takes place that this gate does not witness. It is- much to be regretted that the railway will not stop here. Nothing will tend more effectually to spoil Newmarket than the presence of the London mob—a body pretty sure to intrude itself anywhere and everywhere within a two hours' journey of the metropolis. Those only who have been on the heath the day after a prize-fight has been held in the neighbourhood are able to appreciate the nuisance. The pleasure eiclusively appertaining to a visit to Newmarket is the sportiman-like manner ; in which everything is conducted, and the fact that the races themselves are' the sole attraction. It rained a little on Tuesday. A sort of Scotch mist prevailed the greater part of the day. 'The chaises in the town were in rather tnore 'request than the hacks. The Grand 'Duke Michael,' established and first run for on the 29th day of September, some one And twenty years ago, being then won by a mare of Lord Grosvenor's, called consitieupy Michaelmas Day, valtie . l,loo/., brought four animals only to the post. There was scarcely any betting on this (or any other race. To my astonishment the odds offered were less than 2to 1 on Canadian; By all public running, it was a heavy .sovereign to a light half crown. The horse tried and stopped, precisely as did Cameleon last year, and Misdeal won in a canter. Lord George 13entinck has not done so badly with a bad lot—The Column, the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, the Great 300 Sovs. Stakes, the Racing Stakes, at Good wood, and now the Grand Duke Michael—these are' stakes not to' be sneezed at, nevertheless carried off with horses not worthy even a start for the Derby, although backed for I fear to write how much. A wretched field appeaied for the Hopeful. The winner is not a bad bred one, is in the Derby, with one en gagement only previous. The second and third are in the Oaks. I heard a few ,bets on the Cesarewitch; sufficient to convince me that 10 to 1 will be' taken about each of nine or ten sooner or later before start ing. The betting, however, has, been in very small sums at present. There being no St. Leger, Wednesday was nearly a blank. We know not why, but'the Wednesday at Newmarket is almoSt invariably a. dies non. • ' • 'Afore wretched weather, and a worse 'attended meeting, it has never been my lOt to record. Gen tlemen will keep their horses back for the Cesare Witch and Cambridgeshire Stakes; and as we cannot have racing without horses, I am Unable 'to suggest any other remedy than the total abolition of the meeting. Rosalind beat Ma Mie cleverly 'enough for the plate, and the Marquis of ' E/ceter, as usual, obtained that enviable position, second place for the Rutland. The winner, Testy; by Venison', out of Mule's dam, . is en gaged 'in the Clearwelk Prendergast, Criterion and Two-yr.-old Stakes on th e Th ursday in the Houghton. She is in the 1;000 Guineas Stakes and in the Oaks. They have taken 10 and 8 to 1 to win a large sum about Portrait for the CesarewitCh: at half the outlay Belissima is a better favourite by two points. Blue Bonnet has also been backed heavily; no other seems, by the betting, to have a chance. Ido not often prognosticate so vaguely, but mark my words; there will be a pretty getting down stairs before Tuesday week. October 1. JUDEX. OLYMPIC THEATIM—Mr. Wild opens the Olympic this evening with a good company. He commences with Pelham, The Artful Dodge, and Life in the G`louds follow, and from the excellent arrangements made, and the new actors engaged, in addition to the old favourites, this theatre' promises to be one of the most Attractive places of amusement in the metropolis. Spdarteio.—The grouse shooting last week was nearly a blank to the sportsman. Birds were very wild, and packed in 'flocks lof from sixty to eighty, looking about them'on the bare hill tope, ready for a start down the 'wind with the velocity of hawks. They defied cartridges or any other projectile reach ingthem, and tantalised sportBtrien with the sight of what it was impossible for them to shoot. Frosty nights and clear days are now :looked for, to enable our southern friends,to make up a good bag Occa sionally hefore liaiing'the north. in deer-stallting, soma very , successful shots were made lately. At invereshire, Walter GisbOrne, Esq., killed three stags in one day. One of them weighed twenty-fourstone, and had a royal head of horns . ; another weighed eighteen stone, with ten antlers on , his horns.--In vcrnore Courier APPREHENSION OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR, Feargus O'Connor, who had hi t herto steered clear of the meshes of the law in any part he might have taken in the re c e n t Ch artist disturbances, has at length been apprehended by the police authorities, and lodged in, custody on a charge of sedition. It appears, 'that .in consequence of eertain.discOve ries recently made by . the Magistracy of Manchester, it was determined by that body to issue a warrant for the apprehension of ;Mr. O'Connor, and that the warrant was placed in the herd s of an officer, who came to town for the purpose;oleffecting his capture, in which he succeeded on Friday morning at an early hour. . , Mr. O'Connor was taken at his awn residence at Hammersmith, at half-past six u'elock, and conveyed to the police statiorApuse in .Gardener's-lane, West minster. Infonnatich of the fact of his apprehension having been given at the Honae•Office, - a messenger was dis patched to request the presence of the Solicitor-Gene ral, Sir W. Follett. ' • ' '.• ' Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate of • Bow -street Police Court, attended by Mr. Burnaby, • his clerk, ' arri'ved at the Home-offiCe shortly afterwards; for the purpose of taking a private examination of the pri soner; he was, however, removed to Bow-street, where, shortly after one o'clock, he and John Arch bold Campbell, who keeps a shop for the sale of Char tist publicati ons , N o. 180, - High `Holborn, were brought up in the custody of Inspector Hughes, A division, and M'Mulle, of the. Manchester police, for the purpose o f entering into recognizances on a charge of sedition at Manchester in the month of August last. The case was disposed of - in, the Magistrate's pri vate room, Mr. Hall not being the sitting Magistrate of the day. Mr. Waddington, barrister, and Mr: Faulkner; solicitor, attended on the part of the Crown to watch the proceedings; and Mr. Concannon, a solicitor, ap peared on the part of O'Connor. Mr. Henry, the Magistrate of Lambeth-street, and Mr. Wray, the Receiver-General of the police force, were also present. O'Connor being 'conducted into the room, Mr. Burnaby, the ' chief clerk, proceeded to read the warrant of Mr. John Frederick - Foster, a Magis trate of Manchester, which charged O'Connor with " having on the 17th of August, with divers other persons, unlawfully and Wickedli Conspired, confe derated, and agreed to excite her Majesty's liege sub jects to sedition and disaffection against the laws of this realm, and to cause 'insurrection ' riots, tumul tuous and illegal assem bli es , an d by force, violence, and intimidation, to prevent certain of her Majesty's subjects from following their lawful occupations, and to force them' to depart therefrom, and to disturb the peace of our said Lady the Queen, and 'the kingdom of England." - • - Mr. Waddington said, he had the honour to' appear on the part of the Crown, and he was willing to hear what answer the defendant had to make to the charge. The defendant replied, he had performed a most magnanimous act, in preventing the people from Com mitting outrages, and he never considered he should be called upon to account for such conduct. ' " Mr. HALL said, that whatever confessions the de fendant had to make, or .whatever examinations he had to undergo, should be taken in the regular course before the Magistrates at Manchester, it being his duty merely to apportion the amount of bail after a plea had been "put in to the charge. The defendant replied, he - had no answer to make, except that het'tyaa. p,9 t:) guilty of thefuharge, hut he . . wished theexamination of his physician to be taken as to the state of his health. He would in a short time be prepared with bail if required, and, as to the charge, he had no more t4' say, except that in conse quence of the active nieitaßres he had adopted to pre vent serious outrages taki l ikg place on the Corn-law question, he had been cliarged by the press with being in the pay of the Tory Nrty. .. Mr. HALL—Then I am to understand y ou mean t o put in bail ? t. The defendant re lie ;.-- pild 1 ikthe affirmative. Mr. Waddington obsgired, that if bail was pro cured in London, the Vii i ndant could not know the nature of the depositions, nt if that was not done, he should be forthwith coiNyed to Ma nc h es t er , w h ere the case would be gone . 146. The defendant said, he y would prefer putti ng i n b a il before Mr. Hall, from whom he would meet with every kindness; but if he was compelled to appear before the Bench in Manchester, he was sure to meet with insult, although he had done much good, which the Magistrates there would not readily admit. Mr. HALL—Then you are ready and willing at present to put in bail ?—The defendant said lie would before the rising of the Court. Mr. HALL—Are you under other recognizances at present ? ' Defendant—Yes ;to keep the peace.. Mr. HALL;—Was that upon a Government prose cution ? Defendant—Yes ; I was obliged to find bail after I was discharged from York Castle. Mr. Waddington begged to observe that the Go -1 vernment. did not wish to press for excessive bail, although the charge was of a very serious nature. Mr. HALL said, the charge in the warrant was of a character very little short of treason, and the public would naturally expect that the amount of bail re quired would be commensurate with the offence, and in case it was procured within a reasonable time, the defendant might be saved the trouble of being sent to Manchester. The amount of bail he should call upon the defendant to enter would be, himself in the sum of 1,000/., and two sureties in 500/. each, to answer to the charge at the next gaol delivery at Manchester. ' The defendant thanked the 'Magistrate, and he was conducted by the officer into an adjoining room. ' The other defendant was then brought in, and having admitt e d h e ' was the person charged in the warrant, said, that havifig been only a few hours in custody, he had had no time to communicate with his friends, who would procure the required sureties. Mr. Waddington told him the same time would be allowed him to find bail as if the offence was commit ted in London, which was until the rising of the Court. Mr. HALL told the defendant 'he had time enough to send to his , friends, and the amount of bail he should require would be, himself iii .- 8001. add two sureties in 4001. each, to answer the charge at the next gaol de livery' at Manchester. Defendantoh ! that's impossible ; in fact it's tantamount to saying I Must 'be sent to prisan, for. I cannot procure such bail. * ' Mr. HAL L sa id, th e ' On l y reason why he made any difference in the amount of bail was, that he was in a more humble sphere of life than the other defendant, although the nature of the charge in the warrant was the same. Mr. Waddington, said, it only remained to have the defendant conveyed to Manchester in custody by the officer.----The defendant was then removed. In the course of the evening Mr. Cleave, of Shoe lane, Fleet-street, and Mr. Oldfield, of Bolt-court, Fleet-street, were accepted as sureties for O'Con nor, and after a description was taken of the several letters which were found upon him, he left the Court accompanied by his friends. ARREST OF TEN CHARTISTS FOR CONSPIRACY, MANCHEST E R, F RIDAY. — Th is mornin g consider able inter es t was excited in Manc hest er on in wa c r o ra 'lnsets granted at th e i nstance of the Government solicitors , on charges, it i s said, of a very se r i ous na tu re , arising'. out of the re cen t out b reak in the manu factur ing' dis tricts. It is said the charges are of a much more grave char ac t er th an any which have yet been made, and in which are included several leading Chartists. About one o'clock the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mt. Maude, and several other Magistrates, took their seats in the New Bailey Court. There were also on the bench Colonel Wemyss and Sir Charles Shaw. The following prisoners were then - placed 'at the bar :—The Rev. James Scholefield, James Leech, John Massey, Robert Rarnsden, Bernard M'Cartney, Thomas Railton, Christopher Doyle, James Ellison. John Norman, arid William Scholefield. Mr. Gregory, the solicitor, employed by Govern ment, said the prisoners at the bar were charged with a conspiracy, along with a great number of others, not as yet in custody, and, underthese circumstances, he had to apply, on the part of the Crown, that they should be remanded until Tuesday next. He under stood that there was one person in custod along with f his son, and that it w o uld b e a ma tt er o very great inconvenience for both of th em t o b e a b sen t from their duties at once; and it h av i ng been intimated to him that if one of the party were at liberty it would be of very great importance to them, he was ready to con sent to any reasonable application which might be made, so as to secure attendance on Tuesday next. Mr. Cobbett, who appeared for the two SchOlefields and Leech, said the application was for rather a long remand,' when no other reason was stated, except that other parties were implicated in the sa me charge. Under any circumstances the • cases could be as easily proved against the parties in custody in the absence as in the presence of others implicat 1 with them ; and, therefore, five days' imprison- ment was rather too long, unless it was inten d e d' ----- take bail for their appearance in th e meantime, After to e. After the offer made by Mr. Gregory, he should saynot hing iicnultarly h eap y with respect to the Schole t fi ru e i l an d ld s art but, Pt h Leech, he begged to make a particular art. appeliecaasteioonf. e Special Com b That t o individualappe awas a nd nd t a ke alread y hs mission, and would be unable to t rave rse, He was at hisu de f enc e , and that he present engaged in preparing asked the Court to permit might not be prevented from 'defence, he (Mr. Cobbett) . getting up his Mr. Bent also applied on beheartlfakoif7l:Ca him to be liberated on' his und Tuesday. ' Ha liberation on bai l, He said he was in bu s iness. a p pear lI b g lise sen l ce ler' iie f o oa i rt i Liverpool as a on without his , which business could not go • He therefore applied for his . „ . liberation, in order that he might provide for hie w:fe and family, who were solely dependent on his exev-t. tions, And his wife was in that state that her confine ment was hourly expected. . . The other prisoners were then separately asked what they had to say against the remand. 1 hey all declined saying anything. Mr. Gregory said he had very little, to say . in answer to what had been said by the professional ad visers of the prisoners. With regard to Leech, he had only to observe that the charge now made against, him was totally distinct from those on which he had been held to bail ; • and although those were of . serious nature, yet not so serious as• the present: i f • Mr. Cobbett—Perhaps Mr. Gregory will state what the charge is ? Mr. Gregory--It. is a charge a conspiracy. Mr. Bent hoped Mr. Gregory would say what•were the particulars of the charge. I Mr. Gregory—Certainly I shall not. It is a charge of conspiracy of a very serious nature, and quite (life! tinet from any yet brought forward. • . Mr. MAUDE said the question ibr.their considera tion was, whether the remand asked by the prose teitilittirtolivtarsepaarie."tistuen'el i v )l i e de o i r i l e c e toto g b i e v e adduced the s u a ffi g c a i i en t t the parties. The Bench were of opinion that it was, and should therefore grant it. The Rev. Mr. Scholefield urged on the Bench the.. necessity of admitting him to bail, as he had duties to perform which no one could do but himself; and,. • with regard to his son, he understood the charge against him was- Jim publishing the seditious placard, with which he had no more to do than Mr. Gregory himself. He trusted, therefore, both would be set at liberty, and, if life was spared him, he wou ld ap- Tear . on Tuesday. Mr. Gregory stated that-he understood the applica• tion made to him was, that the son might be sat ut liberty, and to that he was ready to consent on his giving bail. • • .Mr. Maude—Then let that be so. - Cobbett then applied for Leech's liberation. - Mr. Maude said the case - must stand remanded to Tuesday, and the only indulgence that .could be granted must be the liberation of the younger Schole field on his giving two sureties in 100/. each for his appearance on Tuesday. Mr. Cobbett said Leech must be tried in a few days by the S would be pec c i ff a e l et C uZ li p ss r i eLt a e l t i l d defence. If that were so, it would be a complete defeat of the ends of justice. from p rep a ring his he Mr. Maude said he bad already had a month to , prepare his defence, and every fitcility would be afforded him for that purpose during his imprisonment. The prisoners were then remanded, with the excep- • tion of Win. Scholefield, who was liberated on bail. MORE ARRESTS. SHEFFIELD, FRlDAY.—Arrests are the order of the day. George Julian Harney has been arrested and sent to Manchester. LEEDS, FRIDAY.--The _Rev. William Hill, the editor of the Northern Star, and Mr. T. B. Smith have been arrested, and immediately sent to Manchester. The charge is a conspiracy at a meeting, held on the 17th August, at Manchebter.—Weekly Dispatch, COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROlg OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. SEPT. 19.—Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley,.Bart., from Boulogne. 22. Rein, Deer - cutter John Moore, Esq., from I POrtsmouth, and proceeded for Lyinington, to lay up. 23. Kestrel yawl, Commodore Earl of Yarborough, from the Mediterranean. 27. Dream cutter, George Bentinck Esq., from Portsmouth. SAILINGS. SEPT. 24.—Charm cutter, M. J. Higgins, Esq., for Cowes Barbour, to lay up; Hussar schooner, T. P. Williams, Esq., for Beaumaris, to lay up. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. ‘; Schooners—Jack-&-Lantern, Hawk, Xarifa, Cir- cassia!), Flirt, Ghana, Gem. Cutter—Nautilus, Emerald, Pheix, Corsair,- Nymph, Talisman, Flower o f Y arrow , S app hi re,. GanymiAe, Turquoise: Yawls—,Breeze, IVaterlily, Kestrel. . . The match between the Corsair and the Talisman is not likely to be decided till to-morrow; they started at four o clock 3esterday, but it blew so hard from E.N.E., that there was only one yacht present to see them off, the yachtsmen preferred taking up their quarters at Yarmouth to sec them start. Every car riage was put in requisition, and the town has seldom been seen so full. The start was a very good one, the Corsair having a trilling advantage ;, at this time they had may a stay-sail and' jib set, the gale raging so that mainsails were-.out of the question ; they soon, however, got , their aquare sails upon them, and ran out of sight. It is supposed they rounded the Eddystone about tour this mourning ; the wind is now dead against their return. The Corsair is still the favourite, though a strong feeling has been created ipt titvour of the Talisnan, by Mr. James Meiklam's, liberally promising to give Mr. Long, the master of the Talismao, 6001. it' he won time match. From the starting vessel to the Eddystone is about 110 miles. _ . WA 11RE1.T 0.6 (711ART1STS.—Besidcs George Julian Harney, who carries on a small booliselling busines _ in Hartshead, Sheffield, whose arrest I%e mentioned, . on Saturday, we learn from a Manchester paper-that., . Richard Ottley, another Chartist, who is a tea-dealer: in South-street, Sheffield, had been arrested ar i . ~ carried to Manchester. Both these prisoners, lik e . , - the others, are charged with a seditious conspi racy , ~ : ' f ..A STAGE TRICK.—A Brussels journal says----‘' 4. ',.' , Louppi, formerly director of an Italian opera com l . :. ' pan s y, had long been a prisoner for debt in the prison,. ..,; of St. Leonard at Liege. Ile had niade three different . , attempts to escape, but had always been defeated. ~T.,1 i • ' ~ ~ prevent any future attempt a gaoler slept in his room ~ .. , as a watchman. One day last week, however, h' contrived to deceive his Cerberus, by putting)auda•!. - nutn into his drink, having previously procuced,We •,.:, .„,„ keys of all the doors between him and freedom., When the deceived guardian was fast asleep, Louppi, stole quietly out, leaving a letter behind him, proms, „ ing the gaoler that he should never have the trouble ,„ of watching over him again." Loss BY CORN SPECULATIONS.—It .iS estimtited that the late speculations in wheat have inflicted a, , 'loss upon the speculator s t o th e amount of twooaraib t ' , , ' lions of pounds st er li ng ! Thi s enormous ..losa; r is '' mainly owing to the annual lottery of the sliding scale., , ~ t Wakefield Cattle Market continues to be'stiPPfiect . : ' , in a great degree with foreign ca ttl e . A Onsidect‘ . portion of the beef sold in the shambles is impO; ' . and the quality is so good that the difference cannot , , be distinguished. Prices continue about the same.. - :.! The last arrival from Algiers gives an account of ~.: INthlellds:::P.l' the trial and condemnation to death of a Moor, against . t , whom there were not less than 26 charges for atro n . .- . cious crimes. Amongst the witnesses who appeared was a poor German widow, whose husband he had . murdered. After. this murder, and having stripped the house of his victim of all that was valuable, the wretch carried off the woman and her two children . to the environs of Aiba, where he treated her with tha most brutal indignity, and broke her arm . She at length obtained her liberty, and arrived at Milianah with' one of her children. The other had died of hunirer.—Galignani. On Saturday night one of Pickfortl's vans, drawn. , ed(o):foniNtnoeit.thaw6e:as'it.lesiPudashed in by two horses, was overturned in th l e ,ie l l a . g . s i t ' re i g e l: Wells-road. It appears that it was onits way to the London and Birmingham Railway heavy Wm with goods, and had reached as far as the shop o . f a 1 , b g szir e r u e r4 en i s e. every ehe o re c NyiN e l. h r dio i til i r t et t e t te ii l ey: . S ii,oi t el a .l ; : i i l . o Fortunatelymaajr. I d (tih s e f n oi , rsc t h e ti OF ANATOMY--Dr. Somerville has ceased to hold the appointment of Inspector of 4 at the time, and the driver esc b a y pet .A l l w r . .it , h u a ac c e(e)ot , ni , while the inspectors . • and M r lia l Rutherford Alcock. We understand that • alterations are to be made in this department, -A ' . - subordinate relnains are 7h mere procuring of bodies, and their removal - e • • tomy, and is to be "replaced ffieers - - oint T err ed. — M i ed l ic ) a r / .° Gag e t . i;e :77 . ..: : , •• ; 1 0 business of dissection is conducted with I are to be are Preeuredr--that the . ... are to see that proper object s_ entrusted the t I Ofe y A A I ARRIAGE ()IN: THE a e n n ( t i r t u i riage " toward " which createsAris.—There is a mar :: ,-., _ -; 2 .. both olfaccount of the high the greatest sensati, groom, and still tnore •th rank of the putative bride- ' ll the future bride ; this rough the exalted position of. monde say is 0 miteriage credal, which the haat between the n the eve of accomplishment, is .., -... most Noble the Marquis of Douglas • and her Serene Highness Princess Mary Amelia, , owa ~ . • da ughter of the D Highness • er Duchess of Baden. Her : . Is twenty-fivge years of age, and she is as be • auttful as she is accomplished, inheriting the qualities of her mother, the Princess Stephanie, . .. whose reputation for charms of mind and pers on i s proverbial throughout the Continent. The Marqui • e ' of Douglas is thirty-three years of age. Some objec.' . ' tions have existed as to the marriage, on account of the promessa being the daughter of a Sovereign Pri'.. • • cess, but we hear that these objections had, , h een • • • waved when it became known that the_ young Marqui ' would inherit the triple Dukedom of Hamilton, Bran- ' don, and Chatelrault. He is besides heir to the glories of the Arians and Douglasses, and his direct aneest -- in 1542 was not only chosen Regent •of Scod e mo ' t ' , . unanimously, but declared by Parliament heir sumptive to the Crown, should his wards pre. ,• . Mary, die without issue. The Duchess Dowager of Baden's residence is at Alanh • .. .. . elm, ,!tttd there th Duchess, of Ha m ilt on . . . is staying at this moment.; . this marriage take place, as confidently •• the highest circles, _ the Ma r announced. s ire . • , Marquis of Douglas will. ~ , become brother-in-laW to the Hereditary Prince a Hohen Zollern Z . • igmarringen and also to Prince •: . Wasa, son of the unfortunate ' deposed King of: Journal. Sweden,Court i