The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

fourtii iiDttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi hills, b.-fore Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) PRATT V. "'AMWAY. This was en action of trespass brought against Mr. Hanbury, as representative of the weil-knowfi firm of Truman, Ilanbiry, and Buxton, for cumpensa'ion in damages for a malicious prosecution. It appeared that on the 11th September, 1847. two draymen, named Press and Shepherd, were employed to take two de liveries of beer to two customers, and as they were loading the drays Shepherd, at the request of Press, rolled a kilderkin of ale on the dray, besides the quan tity they hail orders to deliver. When they had made the two deliveries Press pruct eded to Mr. Pratt's public house, the Crown and Ancnor, and there left the kilderkin of ale. This took pl .ce on a Saturday and on the Monday evening tollowinv, Shepherd communicated the transaction to Mr. Banbury and Sir Edward Bux ton. Mr. Co-ke, a confidential clerk of the firm, was then sent to Mr. Pratt's to make inquiries and saw the kilderkin of ale in the passage. He then returns d to the brewery. and afterwards went back to Pratt's house eith Mr. Marr, a storehouse clerk, and a Mr. Gow, and they took away the kilderkin of ale without any objection on the part of Mr. Pratt. Mr. Pratt was taken in:o custody, and Pratt and Press were both tried at the Old Bailey on a charge of felony, and ac quitted. The Recorder, who tried the case, allowed the expenses of the prosecution, and said it was a very proper inquiry, for Messrs. Truinan, Hanbury, and Co. would have an opportunity of knowing the careless manner in which their clerks did their business. Mr. JAMES, Wht., 4 , ich Mr. Hawkins, apptared for the uperted the case. A wItReS3 was called to prove the charge of felony; and King, the servant tit Pratt, who proved what toLlt place ou the 11th September, when the kilderkin of ale was lett wi,h Pratt. Sir F. THEsice.rt (with whom was Mr. Warren) ad dressed the jury for the deteuce. He contended that the circurnsiane«s of the case were sufficiently susp.cious to justify Mr. Hanbury in making the charge against Pratt. Shepherd, the uray man, Mr. Cooke, the clerk, Mr. Marr, a storehouse clerk, and Mr. Lucy, the loading clerk, were then called for the defence. Mr. JAMES then call. d John Press, whose evidence did not d ffet in any material point from that of the other witnesses. Sir F. TILESIGER then brialy observed on Press's evidence. ._ Mr. JAMES replied. He said there was no evidence to show that Mr. Pratt had rtceivcd the goods knowing them to be stc, en. Thu transawion on the part of Pra‘t Was perfectly fair. The kildtrkm was lett in the pas sage where every one could see it. The conduct of the firm had bi.en quite unwarranted by the facts of the ea C. Lord DElsmArt summed up, and in answer to the questions wbica his Lordsbip put to them, the jury were of opinion that Press was guilty of felony, and that Pratt received the kilderkin of ale, knowing it to be stolen. The verdict was, there; ore, for the defendants. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Be (ye Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCEIELE.) FALCSE V. BELLIS.—FALSE IMPRISONMENT. The plata itY in this action is an importer of foreign china, &c., and carries on aft-extensive business in Ox ford-street, Rgent-street; defendant is the curate of St. Paul's Chur: b, St. John's-wood, residing at Dorchester la' ace, Blandtord•square. Defendant buffered judgment to go by default. Mr. GhEAVES appeared for the plaintiff, and stated the case, trum which it appeared that in February last plaintiff was requested to make inqairles respecting a Count de Toirea ur Condifores, and having been told that defendant could give him some information, plain• tiff waited on him at his house, and sent up his card, /Making at the in ment that it was his own. but it sub sequently proved to be one he had had given to him of•it gentleman named Williams. residing at lalington. Some conversatAa led to the impression on defendant's mind that the card was used for some improper purpose, and that plaintiff was not at all acquainted with the per son of whom he inquired, and therefore sent for a police. man slid gave him into custody, not giving credence to his explsr !viola. On plaintiff being taken before Mr. Broughton the req,ciability ut the plaintiff was estab lished, and the magistrate suggested an apology and a contributhai to the poor box, but delencLat would not accede, and the piaimitf bad therefore felt it incumbent upon him to Wing the case before the jury. lie (tiara Learnt d Counsel) was, however, now happy to say that the defendant being fully convinced of his error, h.Acl offered a most ample apology; and as the plaintiff's obj. ct was solely to ub t.in a public vindication of his character, he bad agreed, on an apalogy b it g publicly made, to take a verdict for noe , ifial dam. gas. Mr. liAasrow, for defendant, admitted that the dete,,d nt had iavutuatarily fallen into an error, and having aa istied himself, felt plra•ure in cluing justice to the plaint if by admitting it. The Learned Counsel read the apology, and a verdict was entered for 40s. and costs. ARMSTRONG V. WALKER.--BREACH OF PATENT. The pl.ibtiti in this ..ction is taarny-r, &c., at Ampt hill, Beutordshire, suit brought his action to recover darn ages fora breach of patent fur the construction of D,tendtnt saff.yred judgment to go by default. De fen taut had not only thfcmg,td on the patent, but had written to tl.e Siantord Me'cury, stating th a t pl a intiff had nu patent, and that the invention was entirely his (def.ndant'o own. He h ed, however, afterwards said that he had made fbriy harrows, and was willing to give ss. each tor making. This was roused. The Counsel tor tho . ptitintili said, that he would be j content to take a 'finite:, ibelo/., without asking for spe• 1 The jury ar petted to think that sum insufficient. The UNDER-ZHERIFF said the plaintiff consented to take that t:uin, and that would, perhap-, satisfy the jury. Ths vetdict would, no doubt, stop any further infringe ment. Verdict for plaintiff for 101. SEDUCTION.—HARVEY V. CHAPLIN. This was au action to recover damages tor seduction of plaintiff's daughter. Defendant suffered judgment to go by de•ault. Mr. Wordsworth (with whom was Mr. Partridge) stared the case fel- th,-- plaintiff, who is a publican or beer shop keeprr at Cis. shunt, Herts. Defendant is a carrier to and from that. place. The facts were the,e:—Defendant had been in the baba of using plaintiff 'a house tor nearly seven years. plaintiff's daughter then being a child, and now under 21 yeas of age. In 1846 plaintiff's wife died, after which defendant professed an ardent attachment to plaintiff 'a daughter, and un , -qaivocllly declared his in tention to marry her. He thus obtained a still more intimate towing in the family, and the greatest confidence was placed in his honour—so much so, that he frequently attended the bar, and on one occasion was lett with the unfortunate sut•ject of the action to conduct the business Defendant availed himself of the pos,ti, n in which he was placed; anti in January, 1848, the plaintiff's daughter bec,stue a mother, awl the nen iidant had since wholly refused to peifo:m his promise of marriage which he had made. Tha Learned Counsel said that it would be unnecess try to dwell upon that posit, for he was bound in fairness to tell them that that might form a subji ct of a separate action. This was one entirely to recover dam iges su,tatn-d by the :plaintiff in the way of his husines, by tht, loss of the s-rvices of his (taught-. r. Evidence was then adduced. Plaint:trs daughter, Eliz4neth Harvey, proved that she was employed in her father's blhiheS.3, and th,lt, having been sedan d by de fendant, she was unable to attend to it as formerly, and bad been ill for some months in consequence of her ac coachmen% . Mr. Sharpe, a medical practitioner, gave evidence that the witness was still in a debilitated state. Mr. T. CHAMBERS addressed the jury for the defendant, and contended that facilities had been improperly per mitted, and that :he lowest amount of damages would be sufficient, for the feelings of the plaintiff could not have been ouiraged. The jury gave damages, 401. IMPERIAL PARLIAI\IENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their L. , rdships a..emblad shortly after Five o'clo ck. ILLNESS OF THE lA-MD CHANCELLOR. Lord Bit( /tit; LIA-11, in moving that certain returns be made from the Court or Chancery, declared that no possible incoovenience had arisen, or could arise, from the absence of the L , rd Chancellor, and he hopt.d that his Noble and Learnr , d Friend would not go out one day sooner than be telt himself equal to do so. He remem bered that on one occasion Lord Edon had been absent fur three month. Lord LANGDALE could not agree in opinion with his Noble and L arned Fricnd that no inconvenience had ,risen from the absence of the Lord Chancellor; but he suggested that during the short absence of the Lord Chi:m.lhr a commission might be issued to per form temporarily the functions of the Great Seal. Lord CAMPBELL said that in former times nothing was more common than for the Lord Chancellor during his absence abroad, or during his indisposition, to hand over the seal to a Vice-Chancellor who performed the functions of h's office. The subject then dropped. PETITIONS. The Eirl of GALL( IWAY presented a petition from Castle Doug!: s in favour of granting sites for free chuocii. a in Scotland. The Noble Earl also presented several tetitions apitist the Parliamentary Oaths Bill. Lord REDESLALE presented a petition from the Great Western Radway Company, praying that the standing orders might be di,peise d with, in relation to CDC of tlirir Bills 'low before th • Hoi*e. SI i ES OF SCHOOLS BILL. O n the motion of Lord REDESDALE, this Bill was read a, first time. PETITIONS. The Earl of SUFF OLK present e d severa l pet i t i ons praying for the extension of the juriadittion of the County Courts. L , rd BROUGHAM had u r ged that the j ur i s di c ti on of the Court should be extend d to 501, but hts Noble and Learned Friend the Lord Chancellor had measure that never pledged himself to introduce any _o . ... at w e " Lord STANLEY presented several petitions com plaining of agricultural distress; also some petitions praying for a new system of rating. 'The Duku of NEWCASTLE presented ti petition piltuat wy end9wmons to Romaa DIGHWAYS ANNUAL RETURN BILL. The Earl of GRANVILLE moved the third reading of this Bill. After a few words from the EA of ST. GERMANS, The Bill was mad a third time and passed. CANADA. _ _ _ Lord BROUGHAM said that he had received a list of 79 addresses presented to the Governor-General asking him to refuse assent to the Indemnification for Losses Bill. He wished to know if any list had been received by the Government of these addresses? Earl GREY had understood from the Governor- General teat several addresses had been *resented, but no return of them had been made. FRENCH EXPEDITION TO ROME. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH asked if a copy of the communicstion between the British Ambassador to France and the French Government would be laid be tore the House, and if any subsequent communication bad been made to our Government, in consequence of the changed character of the expedition. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE sa•d that no commu nication had taken place with regard to what the Noble Earl had described as the changed character of the expe dition. The Earl of ABERDEEN wished to observe that the French Government had, in point of fact, made no com muincation whatever ; they had merely ordered the am bassador to read a communication to the French Minister at Vienna, who wished to know %hail( r the Government would also communicate the dispatch which the Austrian Minister had read. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the communi cation from the Austrian Minister necessarily took place verbally, whereas the French Mini, ter was instructed to leave a copy of the dispatch with Lord Palmerston, coissequently no record was left at the Foreign-office of the Austrian dispatch. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the French Ambassador was merely directed to read the dispatch, whereas the Noble Marquis had said that be had had in his hands the dispatch of the Austrian Minister; therefore he thought that that dispathh might be laid before Parliament. It was a mockery to say that the French dispatch conveyed any information and he wished to know if the A-strian dispatch had not been more explicit; and he asked if the Government would not lay on the table the communication of the Austrian Government, which he believed was much more explicit. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER tonk the Chair at Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the Black Sluice Drainage Acta Amendment (Amendment of Acta, Extension of lime for Completien of Works, Powers to levy and rui,e further Rates and Mone)s, to alter existing Rates and Tolls, and fur other purpose) Blil were considered sod agreed to. THE SUN, LONDON, REPORT. The report upon the Norfolk Estuary (Amendment of Acts and Powers of Contribution by the Eau Brink Commissioners of Drainage, and by the Corporation of King's Lynn) Bill was considered and agreed to. PEI I PIONS. Mr. PLOWDEN presented a petition from the Char• tists of Newport, Isle of Wight, praying that all laws for the punishment of political offences might be abolished. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition praying that the Bili for the protection of women might 134 passed into law. Mr. WODEEIOUSE presented a petition, praying for a better s 3 stem of county expenditure. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented several petitions from Yorkshire in favour of protection to women. Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Sunderland in tavour of the remission of the annual duty upon at torneys' certificates. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from the vestr) men of Mary lebone, complaining of the police rates, and praying for some reliet in respect of them. Ihe Noble Lord gave notice tnat he should move to-morrow that it be printed with the votes. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions praying for an alteration of the , poor-low. Lord NUGENT presented petitions from Aylesbury, Workington, Nottingham, and other places, praying tter en equitable distribution of the poor-rate. The Noble Lord intimated that unless the Government gave a pro mise that they would do something this session with re spect to the equalization of the poor -rate, he should, at the earliest opportunity, renew his motion for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the practi cability of en equal adjustment of the rate for the sup port of the peon Mr. CO WAN presented petitions from Edinburgh against the Public Health Bill for Scotland. Captain M. F. F. BERKELEY presented a petition agaiust the Beer house Bill. Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Darlington against grareing new licenses to beer-houses. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND). _ _ . Mr. J. O'CONNELL gave notice that On the - 29th instant he would call the attention of the House to the necessity which exists for an alteration in toe law re laiii.g to Ltudlord and Tenant in Ireland. VIENNA. Mr. HUME gave notice that on the first vote of Supply he would call the attention or the House to the report on the Committee on Vienna. AFFAIRS OF CHINA. Mr. H. BAILLIE gave notice, that on Monday next he would put a question to the Secretary of State for Fuleign AtT.irs rem s ettna the affairs of Chloe- E w TIOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. OSBORNE, teeing neither the Noble Lord at the head of the t4overnmeut, nor the Secretary of State for the Hume Department in their places, he would take the liberty of asking the Member br Lancaster a questi,in l A return had been laid on the table of the Hi:use by which it would appear that, instead of the estimate of the exp-nses necessary for completing the New Houses of Parliament being 707,1041., the pro bable expense of cumpletine them was now given as two miltiuns and a half. He begged to ask whether that sum of two millions and a half included the new ventilation, and furnishing, and fitting-up of the House of Commons, and the Speaker's and clerk's houses; and whether it included the expense of the new gallery about to be erecte4 in the House of Lords? Mr. GREENE said the estimate did not include the new gallery in the Huude of Lords; but he understoni the whole of the return in question included ail the other matters to which the Hun. Member adverted. Tnere was a sum of about 5,0001., he thought, fur ma chinery, which was not included. Mr. OSBORNE asked if he was to understand if the furnishing was included. Mr. GREENE repl , ed that it included the furnishing of the House and of the Committee-rooms. Air. OSBORNE, seeing nom the Noble Lord at the head of the Government in his place, would ask him when he W o dd bring this estimate on for the consider glob of Parfigment. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would bring it on n the week Mier xt. LYME REGIS ELECTION. Mr. B. COCHKANE begged to atk the Attorney- General whether he had had any communication with the g(ntleman (Mr. Attwood) who was the Fubject of the following notice on the paper, and whether the Government was any party to the keeping this notice on the paper from time to lime s'l r. Butler—To call the attention of the House to the special reports and recommendation of the L) me Regis Election Committee, of last session, charging John Attwood, Etq., with bribery (ihen a /Member of this House, and suosequently unseated for bribery for Har wich), and to move that the AVorney-G,:neral be directed to pros: cute M. Attwood and his agents fur the alleged cases of bribery and corruption at Lyme Regis and Harwich." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had had no ecmmurica.tion either directly or indirectly with the lion. Member. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Mr. V. smut' begged to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government it he intended to persevere with the Australian Colonies Bid, and, if so, when? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he hoped to be able to bring it on on the 2d July. JUDGMEN FS (IRELAND) BILL. Colonel DUNNE inquired if it was the intention of the Government to proceed with this Bill. He reminded the Hon. and Learned Solicitor-General that certain evidence which was necessary had not been printed. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said the Bill was an important one, and though the evidence mentioned had not yet been printed (thought it would be shortly) it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Bill. IRISEI RAILWAYS. whenßLA CliA he intended L L ask asked t o n t h tr e od uce Chancellorhis measure of the Mo!Ex chequerl o assiAance to Irish railroads, and whether it will hero the shape of a Bill t • generally, promote railways in Ireland l The OlisAsZt advance of money to one lin e o nly. posed that the LOH of the EXCHEQUER pr o Morrow, in order to votetultr into Committee to would be lent to the Athlone The money begged to move that the Bill i _!tyliailway. H e ux,c, Qummitteo to morrow tix this pu"pose. Sir H. W ILLO Uti HI3Y inquired what security,. be given?—(Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he would allude to the matter to-tuurrow, when he should enter into a general statement. POUR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill. Mr. MONSELL wished to know how the existing arrears of rates were to be provided fur. Would those arrears be included in the calculation fur estimating the maximum to be levied ur.der these rate,? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the arrears were excessively over-estimated. Mr. MONALL had taken his figures from the poor law returns. Sir DENHAM NORREYS suggested that power should be given to the guardians to burrow money on the arrears. . Colonel DUNNE said the noise in the Committee was so greet that he was afraid he could nut make himself heard— (A laugh)—but he would propose that the ar rears and rates should b- collected by degrees. Sir D. NORREYS and Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL and several other Members made brief observations upon the principle of levying a maximum rate, which the latter Hon. Member contended could never be properly en forced, and expressed his belief that whatever the sum fixed it would be sure to be evaded. Sir G. GREY contended that as there was a limitation of five shillin.s. that could never be exceeded. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that it was precisely in those di.dricts in which the limitation was most necessary that it was most likely to be evaded. Mr. GROGAN quite concurred with the observe tic% respeetiug the oiler ireposeibility of levying rate under any maximnm valuation, for if they levied a rate of three shillings, and wrre to trust to past experience as to the amount to be assessed, such a rate was likely to become ten or or eleven shillings, Sir G. GREY explained that such a dontinrl;eney was provided for by two other other clauses in the Bill. A desultory discussion then followed, in which Mr. Blacken, the Attorney-General, and other Hon. Mem bers took part. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said on the 25th of Sep tember next there would be a debt of half-a million on thirty-two poor law unions in Ireland. The rate, therefore, in those unions would be, not ss. in the pound, but 254 —([Tear, hear)—and even a rate of 255. in the pound Ns ould not raise that sum. He would ask how the Government proposed on the 25th of September to meet the debt of halt a million in trose thirty-two unions? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there would be the rates which would be collected during the next two months, and the deficiency might be made up by an advance from the Treasury. Some further discussion of a desultory kind on the matter in hand was kept up for some time, in which Sir I). Norreys, Mr. E B. Roche, Sir John Walsh, Sir H. Jolliffe, and Colonel Dunne, took part. (LEFT SITTING.) TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING. Six o'CLocx. JULY STAKES. 4 to 1 apt Impression 4 to 1 agst Tordesillas 4 to 1 agst any other LIVERPOOL CUP. 9 to 2 agst Esse,:arius 7 to 1 agst Thringarth 9 to 1 agst Koleshea GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Plaudit 10 to 1 agst Fernhill 11 to 1 agst Clermont 15 to 1 agst Tophana 15 to 1 agst St. Antonio 18 to 1 agst Collingwood 20 to 1 agst Syrup DERBY. 30 to 1 agst William the Conqueror 30 to 1 agst John o' Groat AUSTRIA. THE WAR IN HUNGARY. VIENNA, JUNE 23.—The Wiener Zeitxng of this day contains the official report of Lieutenant Field- Marshal Wohlgemuth to the Commander-in Chief of the Army in Hungary, from which it, appears that the Magyars have been successively dislodged from their positions at Perea, Also-Szelly, Kiratz, and Rewberg, by the united forces of the Russian and Austrian troops:— " The enemy had taken up a position at Perea, but fell back, and were pursued into the village by the main body of the Russians and the brigade of Potts. " Also Szelly was occupied early in the morning by the enemy, but was evacuated by them without coming to an engagement. " A combat took place between Szelly and Kiratz- Reus ; the enemy was driven back, and Kiratz and Hew taken, and then occupid by the Brigade fheising, while the Russian column were ordered against the enemy's flanks towards Perea. " The Brigade Perea . advanted and took up the left flank towards Hatwany ; it appears that no en gagement took place there, but I have not yet re ceived the report. " The two columns on the right and left flank were most effectual in their operations." On the Field, near Perea, June 21, 1849. Two o'Clock r A telegraphic dispatch announces the defeat of the insurgents, under Georgey, who is now in full retreat across the Waag, with 30,000 men and 80 cannon. KING BOMBA AND HIS TELE SCOPES. The following extract of a private letter from Rome may, perhaps, be found amusing : •" During the last exploits of the Neapolitan army against the Republic of Rome, General Garibaldi pressed the soldiers of the King so close that in their wonderfully rapid march back to their own how tiers a part of the military baggage of his Majesty fell into the hands of his indefatigable pur suers. Amcngat other warlike articles were found eight beautiful telescopes which the King highly valued, as two of them belonged to no less a personage than the Emperor Napoleon, by whom they had been given to Murat. Yeu are aware that superstition is the ground work of the Neapolitan character, and Ferdinand de Bour bon is a Neapolitan to the very core. His Majesty, in a series of bloodless mar oeuvres at the Campo Marso, found to his infinite satisfaction that the Neapolitan telescopes (as he used to call them), had wonderfully served in giving him that military coup d'ceil which is so essential a quality in a commander in-chief of an army, and par ticulerly when that army consisted of Neapolitans. It is said that when his Majesty left Gaeta and received the accolade of the Holy Father, before placing himself at the head of his soldiers to join the French Republicans in the crusade against the Republican Eternal City, he implored his H.,tin..a to 141...ae. ay. wvir....l. limplaramms.e., particularly the two which had belonged to Napoleon. The King and his army reached Velletri (40 miles from Romp) sans coup ferir. But, alas! one line morning, ah:le his Majesty was in the act of reconnoitring the country with the marvellous telescopes, cli uds of dust were seen rising from the Consular-road and ap proaching Velletri, just like the serpentine line of smoke left behind her by a steamship in the high sea. The King, by a natural instinct, at once ordered a retrograde movement in the direction of hie own kingdom. The telescopes had atresdy warned him of the prudence of such a step. The Neapolitans began to sing their domestic melodies, but not before the Roman forces, so fortunately discovered by the telescopes, were at their heels. A sauve gui peut ensued, and muskets, s.vords, and havresacs were thrown away to accee:rate the march, and i; was during that terrible contusion that the telescopes, being now deprived of their virtue by the too near approach of the enemy, were lost. It is positively asserted that the King of Naples, deeply affected by what may be termed his li , e preservers,' has offered the Triumvirate the sum of 24,000 ducats for their ransom; but the Romans have answered that they wilt not part with them at any price, as they are quite certain it is only by their instrumen tality they will for the future be allowed the honour of seeing his Majesty." IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—AIIuding to the trials at the quarter sessions of Caittebar, which terminated onSatur thy last, the Mayo Coast,talon observes— " Boys—little creatures who were only tall enough to see over the rail of the dock—were tried for petty larcenies of food to which they had been driven by the pangs of hunger. They almost all pleaded guilty,' and in the first instance prayed and en , treated of the Court to transport them, as they had no means of existence, and shoull starve before the poor-law would aid them; and when they frequently fuund that the humane assistant-barrister hesitated as to what amount of punishment he should inflict after they had already undergone a sufficiently long impri sonment for the offence, they endeavoured to coerce the Court to pass a sentence of transportation, by stating tbat if sent back to prison they would commit some great crime which would insure their being expatriated. During one of these trials a policeman proved that he had found several of the parties eating seaweed." THE IRISH REPRESENTATIVE PEERAGE —Lord Kil maine has teen chosen by a majority of votes to be the Peer to sit in the House of Lords in the Muni of the late Earl of Gosfurd. COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND.—The ever-chang ing Post-office authorities are about to make another alteration in the dispatch of the mails from Kingstown to Holyhead. It is arranged that, on arid atter the sth of July the morning packet will leave Kingston at half-past twelve, instead of five midutes after at eleven as at present; and the evening boat will be dispatched at half-past seven instead of half-past six. By the time the public are familiarised with these arrangements it is more than probable than the whole system of tranmission of letters and correspondtnce will undergo another change, and, if possible, for the less convenience of the parties most interesied. CIT Y ELLUT lON. The writ for the election of a member to serve in Parliament for the city of London was received by the Sheriffs this morting. At two o'clock Mr. Sheriff and Alderman Finnis, Mr. Under-Sheriff Shearman. and Mr. Secondary Potter appeared on the hustings, in the Guildhall, %hen the writ having been read by Mr. Marker. Mr Alderman FINNIS stated that the Sheriffs would proceed to the nomination and election of a fit and discreet citizen to serve in Parliament for the City of London, on Monday next, the 2d of July, at 11 for 12 oe tho clock at noon precisely, and in the event of a ppKl"ltitc demanded, the poll will be opened the f o ll ow . day. Mr. 1-14-I "Mb. having made the usual proclamati on fi r . r. Hark er a ft erwar d s pro the sheri ff 's withure;' teroclamati on at t h e R oya l ceeded and made the u s Exchange. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE PROM HOKSEMONUER•LANE GAOL. For some time past considerable excitement has been created among the functionaries belonging to the above prison, in consequence of the determined and extraor dinary attempt of three burglars to escape therefrom, in consequence of whichte visiting wholethe justices of s ttiliceesa f e w circumstances da).s were investigated by the ago, from which we have gleaned the following parti • whirs : The parties in question were notorious housebreakers, nam• d Durant, Martin, and Smith, and were tried and sentenced to 14 years' tkanspurtation each at the last Surrey Assizes, but in consequence of some recent altera tions taking place in the convict department were not re moved at an earlier period. Durant was tried at Kingston in 1847, and sentenced to 10 years' transportation for breaking into the Archbishop of Canterbury's Palace, at Addington, near Croydon. On the same day that he received bid sentenced he managed to break out of Kingston Gaol, and was not heard of until February last, when he was detected in the pet of committing sacri lege, and when brought to Horsemonger-lane Gaol i,lentified by Mr. Keene, the Governor, as the runaway convict. Martin was tried at the same assizes, and minced to siinilsr punishment for breaking into a gentleman's house near Kingston, but. through the intrepid conduct of the sun of the owner, he was captured. bmith was one of the same iterup, and being such desperate characters it was judged pru dent to confine them in one of the strong mums of the prison. Adjoining the latter a room was fitted up for prisoners, who were allowed by the county to keep the m,elves with food and drink; consequently those prisoners were allowed a certain p o rti o n o f po r t er d a ily. The three burglars during the time of their incarceration contrived to get into their possession a pewter pot, which was the extraordinary means of their getting be -3 ond the cells. It appeared that they sere eusbled to see through the key-hole,, and by means of tallow and some other substance take an impression of the wards. They then, with the assistance of a piece of old ircn, which they sharpened, formed a key out of the pint pot, and in the middle of the night, .‘ when all were wrapt in slumber," they u n l oc k e d t h e d oors wed forced their way into a passage called the arcade. Their ingenious key also unlocked the door of that place, w hen they found themselves on the green at the rear of the Sessions-house, the outer wall of which is about twenty feet high, and surmounted with sloping spikce. They bad previously torn their blankets and rugs and tied them together, alio had actually attached an end to the spikes ready to as cend when one of the watchmen perceived their move ments and instantly communicated with the others. Durant was about to climb up the wall when the watchman in question ran to the spot and se cured him, and while he was strug g lin g to pr e vent the others from escaping, Mr. Ket ne and a number of turnkeys came to his assistance, and overpowered th( others. They were taken back to th e i nter i or o f th e prison, and so heavily ironed as to prevent their making such a desperate attempt again. Not the least blame could be attached to the Governor or hi s s erva nt s , a s th e locks were of extraordinary strength. and it is a matter of surprise how they were able to make such a key from an old pewter pot to unlock them. The key is kept as a matter of great curiosity, and its construction would do credit to some of the first locksmiths in the me tropolis. A NEW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Science is always preparing some new wonder for the world. The specification of the invention of a remarkable " copying telegraph," to which we have on previous cccasions alluded, has just been enrolled, and we are now enabled to describe the manner by which this curious process is carried into opera tion. It is proposed by Mr. Bakewell, the inventor of this telegraph, to make exact copies at a distant town of any written car printed characters which may be applied to the transmitting instrument, and to do this at a rate far exceeding that by which the most rapid penman can write. The message to be trans mitted is written with a pen dipped in varnish instead of ink, and on tin foil instead of on paper. The tele graphic instrument consists of a train of wheels actu ated by a weight for the purpose of giving motion to a cylinder whereon the message to be transmitted is applied. A screw nut, which traverses on a screw parallel to the cylinder, carries a metal point that presses on the cylinder as it revolves, and is, by the revolution of the screw, gradually moved from one end to the other. The point is connected with the wire from one end of a voltaic battery and the cylin der with the other end, after it has been extended to the distant instrument ; the electric circuit being so arranged as t o tr averse f rom th e b a t tery t o t h e point, thence to the cylinder; from the cylinder through the earth to the corresponding instrument, and back through the main insulated wire to the other pole of the battery. In this course the electri city passes from the point to the cylinder of each in strument, for they are both exactly alike. When the point of the transmitting instrument rests on the uncovered tin foil, the circuit is completed ; but when it rests on the var n i s h, w hich is a non con d uc t or o f electricity, the circuit is interrupted. The cylinder of the receiving instrument is covered with paper prepared with a mixture which electricity will de compose and make a mark; therefore, when the point of the transmitting instrument rests on the tin foil, a mark is made on the paper of the other instrument, and when passing over tt a varnish letters, there is no mark on the paper. It is in this manner that the point, by passing several tiaies over each letter in different parts, produces copies of its form on the pacer, the letters being made by the discontinuance of the marking where the electric circuit is interrupted. The writing is thus seen of a pale colour on a blue ground, the dark ground being formed of numerous fine lines in those parts where the point touches the tinfoil. Each line of writing passes under the point six or seven times to bring out the forms distinctly ; but as the cylinders may be regulated to make thirty revolutions in a minute, or even more if required, the pro cess is very rapid —so rapid, indeed, that with a velocity of thirty revolutions in a minute, 400 letters of the alphabet, written in round hand, may be copied in that short space of time; and as the instrument is capable of copying short-hand, the rapidity of transmission would in that case be at least quadrupled. This degree of rapidity is attain able with a single wire, and were two wires used, it doubled, by having two points to copy with I instead of one. It is evident that, as the points of the two instru ments hive to pass several times over the s:ime letters to bring out their forms, it is essenti3l that they should move exactly together, end that the person in charge of the receiving instrument should be able to regulate it if there be a difference in their respective movements. The inventor has provided for this by employing electromagnets to regulate each instrument. The electromagnets arc brought into action by means of clock pendulums, in such a manner that at each vibration the electro magnet attracts a lever which regulates the move ment of the cylinder four times or oftener in each revolution. Tnere is also a guide line placed on the transmitting instrument, by the aid of which the pendulums of the t wo corresponding instruments may be adjusted to beat exactly together. The invention comprises, in addition to the copy ing telegraph, a mode of breaking and renewing the electric circuit at any station, so that the place re quired may be put in communication, and no other. By a lnodification of the arrangement, branch lines may be brought into circuit and thrown out again, and thus every station is under control, whether on the main line, or on branches from it. THURSI)AY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1849. _LONDON TVEDNESDAY CONCERTS. At the 27th, and " positmly the 155 t," of these enter tainments for the pres , nt season, Mr. Stammers went out of his usual path, and abapduning the exclut.ively popular style, courageously attempted the music of Mendalss , din in Aritigohe. The excellent concert band of Mr. Willy no s largely reinforced fur the occasion, a complete and prote , sional c h or i sters were engage d. efficient body of and Mr. Sterndale Bennett was appointed conductor. The result was in all respects gratifying. The execution of the music was generally ex ce ll ent , and the attention of the audience unditninished until the end. The over. taro was played with great effect. The choruses that excited most applause were the beautitel legend, " Royal Dena long lived in a tower" (in E minor), and the meg nificerAt hymn to Bacchus, " Fair Seruele's highborn son," the latter of which, sung with remarkable power and decision, was loudly encored. The elaborate instru mental accompaniments in the two great scenes of Antigone and Creon, with the intervening and respond. ing choruses, were also most forcibly executed. Mr. Sterridale Bennett conducted throughout with the utmost point and clearness, and there was scarcely one instance of hesitation or uncertainty in the musical accompani. meats to the dialogues and soliloquies. Mr. Bartholo menv's translation of the German vention of Sophocles' play, with a few unimportant abbreviations and omissions, wan recited by the following ladies and gentlemen : Mr. Vandenhoff (Creon), Miss VandenhotE (Antigone), Miss Huddart (Ismene), Mr. Stuart (Tiresias), Mr. Llovid (thomon), Mr. George Bennett (Phocion), and Smythsun (chorus-speaker), who all zealously exerted thelneelves to give the utmost force to the text, and by helping the audience to enter more completely into the meaning of the music, enable them to enjoy its beauties with the greater zest. The applause at the end of Antigone was load aid general. The se cond part of the concert, beginning with the over ture to Guillaume Ted, the last movement of which was repeated, and ended with the national anthem, offered little to differ from the usual character of these perfirm ane es. The principal and most interesting feature was a selection from Spohr's Faust, consisting of the air, " Liebe ist die zarte Bluthe," expressively sung by Pachek, the grand recitative atid aria, " Die stille islacht," by Miss Lucombe, and the fine scout of Mephis topheles, " Stine noch dies Wulh-verlangen," superaly sung by Herr Formes, who made his first appearance at thesis concerts, and experieue d a hearty reception. A fragment of the celebrated trio from Guillaume Tell, by Mr. Sims Reeves, Ilerr I'ischek, and Herr Formes, was also a highly effective performance; and a very agreeable sea sung, " The Mariner," composed by Mr. Hogiath, to some verses of Allen Cunningham, which Mr. Sims Reeves gave with great spirit, was loudly ap plateied. Miss Poole sang several of her popular e only ' instrumental ballads in her own quiet and attractive style; Mrs. A. Newt on, cleverly accompanied by Mr. C. Carte in the flut e ecitiest.twice ou:obligcao, was deservedly well received "Lo her e th e gentle lark ; " an d M a d emo iselle Jetty , Treffz w as , as the ru m ry en e t " a l solo bygeneral r obliged to sing le "Cumin', h") performance was a tarantella by Dobler, for pianoforte and ri olin, which was bi illiently execu,ed by Miss Ellen Day wed her brother, Mr. John Day. The concert was rather shorter than usual, and the miscellaneous part was all the more grateful for its marked contrast %Ali the vraver and more substantial entertainment that pre ceded it. The Duchess of Orleans, travelling under the name of the Comtessa de Villiers, is expected to arrive in England to-day from the Continent, end the Lords of the Treasury have directed the authorities at the places of disembarkation in London and at Dover to show her Royal Highness the respect due to her rank, on her arrival in this country. MR. AI ACILEADY —BIAMINGAAM, WEDNESDAY. Mr. Meeready appeared for the firer time in England since hi . s return from North America, at our theatre last night. Tho reception of Mr. Macready was most enthu siastic. The house was crowded, and the waving of hats and handkerchiefs greeted his appearance. Mrs. Waller was the Lady blubeth. THE SLAVE-TRADE POLICY OF ENGLAND. The following letter from the Western Coast of Africa gives a picture of the results of our shve-trade policy, which, though drawn by no favourable hand, is yet, we believe, in the wain correc!:-- _ (From the U'eser Zeitung.) You have desired me to give you some account of the measures which England takes for the suppression of the slave nude, the rep , its in the English papers being such that no implicit reliance can be placed upon them. I will, therefore, state to you a few of the facts which have come to my knowledge during the last few months. They will enable you to get a clear view of the state of affairs, and the chances of security fur life and property of the traders on this part of the coast. The Fame, and the Seymour Taylor, two British vessels, which in October, 1848, were to be sent from Sierra Leone to the British West Indies with a cargo of so called "free emigrants," lay, with a number of emi grants or slaves that had la, en stnt on board shortly atter the arrival of the vessels, abut four weeks in the harbour of Sit era one. The reason of this delay was the impossibility of procuring the full number of what they phase to call pasrengers." There was, indeed, a large number of thcan in the Queen's slave•i ard, but the slaves refused to quit Africa, end, in spite of all the per suasions of the British agents, and, indeed, in spite of a liberal distribution of victuals and drink, but a very few could be induced to go on board. All means were found unavailing, and, as the vest“ is could not remain any longer, a lot of blacks, sufficient to make up for the deficiencies of the cargo, acre put into British unitorms and marched on board with a strong escort of troops. The smaller boys and girls, from six to twelve years of age, had a►reaoy been shipped as free emigrants. It is hard to conceive bow these children could be made to understand the object and the manner of their emi gration. Slavers with their cargoes are frequently brought to the harbour of Sierra Leone. The blacks are frequently transferred on board an English emigrant vessel. Of course, it is said they are voluntary agents, and care is always taken to pick out the best and strongest men for the special service of her Majesty. They are kept back, drilled, and sent to join the regiments in the East and West Indies. This proceeding is called a free enlist ment. Above three hundred slaves who absolutely refused to be shipped off were lately brought to a village near Sierra Leone. They all ran away the very first night which they had to pass in their new abode. The reason for their flight may be found in the fact of their being locked up in the slave yard for many month--a course of treatment which they cannot bear. As for colonization, they are ntterly ignorant of the meaning of the word. At this moment we have an inquiry into the conduct of an overseer, who it appears curtailed the rations given out for the slaves by one half and more, while e appropriated the profits of this infamous proceed ing to his own use. Dr. Lawson, an eminent physi clan, by whom the inquiry was set on tout, found that however well and healthy the slaves might be when brought from the slave ship, no sooner had they passed some weeks in the slave yards than they grew ' week and debilitated, and complain, d of pains in the aowels. The mortality too increased at a fearful rate. In the course cl the inquiry it was found that the con ,rect for rice which the Government had made with Mr. C. Hedda had not been made use of, as the overseer used to teed the slaves with inferior victuals, keeping the profits to himself. The practice of taking the slaves to Sierra Leone increases their sufferings. The voyage from the 'ower coast to this port is often longer than that to the Brazils, and it has happened that a vessel which was taken about sixty miles from a Erszilian port was brought back to Sierra Leone. Of course, this caused mail deaths on board, fur the slavere having lost all interest in the cargo are very niegigent of the wants of the staves on their passage to an English harbour. Many of the slaves too are killed and wounded by the English guns, for the British sailors, anxious to take possession, give the slavers at once full broadsides of grape and canister, without caring for the lives of those on board. The prize money is calculated at so much per head, no matter whether the blacks are alive or dead; and as for the vessel, which is burnt or cut up after its reaching shore, all the sailors care for is is tonnage. Of — course no mention is made of these facts in the English papers, and John Bull flatters Limself he f.ir wards the ends of philanthropy with the money which he expends tor the suppression of the slave trade. Truly one might ask the question whether it can be the intention of tae nations 01 Europe to allow England to support the slave trade in this manner, while she pursues hvr own ends? And is it right in us to connive at such proceedings, which du not protect the Africans, and which, by a course of arbitrary vexations, endanger the lives and properties of the traders on the coast? And ? Only because the policy of England de mands the annihilation of the trade of the Brazils, of Cuba, and of other places; since even her own West Indian colonies are sacrificed to the possession of the East Indies. Fo if the populations of Africa were really to be benefited it would be necessary to adopt yui:e onother system; which might perhaps in 25 years do that which the present system has nut done for th4 , ni in the last 50 years, and which it is very far from doing now. Tma LA-Tia Dastsmeru. CoAx..-7-yr Accm , ENT AT DUDLEY PORT.-11 LDNLSDAY —We regret to say th rt e 01 the unfortunate men who were injurtd in the mine on Tuesday morning have died, making in all fourt(eu dead. The inquest will be held by G. Jtlinchclttle, Ezq , coroner, to-morrow. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QULENS BENCH, June 27. (Sittings at Nisi rriutt. at Westminster, betore Lord Chief Justice I)ENMAN, and Special Juries.) PRIVILEGE OF COUNSEL.-THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. JAMES, BARRISTER. _ This was down in the cause paper for trial to-day; but when called on it was announced that the cell. n aas withdrawn. It was an action brought by his Highness the Duke of Brunswick, to recover compensation in damages for expressions uttered by the defendant, Mr. Edwin James, in the delivery of a specch to the jury in a cause wherein his Highmss was the plaintiff, and the Learned Gentleman was Counsel for the defendant. The expressions were regarded by his Highness as derogatory to bis character and feelings, and actionable. The point at issue excited considerable interest among the "gen tlemen of the long robe," and in the minds of the curious in matters passing in Courts of law, involving the ques tions how far a barrister may go in attaching, in his fort nsic eloquence, the plaintiff or delet.damt against whom he may happen to be engaged as c unsel, and whether he is liable, if be pass a certain limit, to be pro ceeded against by scion, and subject to be amerced in damages by the verdict Of a jury for any imputations which he may, in his z-al, cast upon his client's oppo nent, and for any tongue. flugellations which be may choose to inflict and delight to revel in. Both the public and the profession were, however, disappointed, and the question, " like Mahomet's coffin between heaven anti earth," is poised in doubt. HOARE V. COUPLAND. Mr. Carter andilr. Griffiths apps ;.red for the plain tiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee for the defendant. This was an action of libel, brought by a lady whosa name has been much before the public, to recover da mages for a libel o❑ her, inserted in the Hampshire Ad vertiser, of which the defendant is the proprietor. The libel in question gave the report of a trial at Croydon in an action brought by the plaintiff against a Captain Dickson, the secretary of a benevolent institution, in which the plainviff did not succeed; awl then it com mented on the trial and on the plaintiff's conduct. In the course of its comments it employed some vitupera tive and slanderous epithets to the plaintiff. This was the libel in question. Evidence was given to show that the plaintiff had formerly contributed articles for the defendant's party in politics, but that lately differences had arisen between them, and this evidence was given for the purpose of showing the probable existence of a malicious spirit. - - - - . Mr. Sergeant SHEE, in his address to the jury, denied the existence of the spirit; and arguLd that the cum ments were fair and temperate. Lord DENMAN summed up the case, and the jury re turned a verdict f.,r the plaintiff, damages 50L POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. George Roe, the conductor of an omnibus which runs from Bayswater to the City, was summoned before Mr. Alderman Carden, for having deceived Mr. Ernest Sharpe, of Mark-lane, as to the destination of the vehicle. Mr. Sharpe, it appeared, got into the omnibus at Bays water, having observed the words " Blackwell Railway" upon the flag, and intended to be set down there. W hen the omnibus reached the Bank some of the passengers got out, but Mr. Sharpe said he wished to be tut down at the Blackwell station. The omnibus then went along Cornhill and into L e adenhall-street, and stopped to set him down at the corner of Billiter•street instead of taking him to Fenchurch-arrest, close to which is the terminus of tho Blackwell Railway. Upon being expostula'ed with the conductor merely said, " You may as well wa!k a dozen yards to save me trouble," and refused to convey Mr. Sharpe any further. The complainant stated that great public inconvenience arose from the mode of deception he described, and a near relative of his, who was lame, was more than once a sufferer, by being obliged to walk a considerable dis tance, although inform ed by the usual mode of indication that the omnibus was bound to a certain point. The defendant said the dirtution upon his flag was, "Near to the Blackwell Railway," and produced the authority by the dime Lion of the Alderman. Alderman CARDEN observed that the words " Black well Railway" were in largo letters, but the words "near to" were in letters not, visible at even a very short dis tance, and quite invisik: le to near-sighted per-one. It was palpably a trick, and hi j happened to be aware of the ex isting practices amungs t conductors and drivers, and wus determined upon every occasion in which an offence of the kind should be proa ed before him to inflict the bight at penalty. The owner of the on snibus submitted that his licence ' would nut permit him tc ► go to the Blackwall station, and stated a great many c ether things which were just as strong arguments agaiaist the infliction of the penalty, One of the grounds tit ion which he mast relied, was the fact that Alderman Ci trden frequently travelled in the same omnibus himsel t, and could say whether the con• duct of those who had it under their care was not unex ceptionable. The Alderman admit ted that he had travelled in the omnibus to the City, but never to the Blackwall Rail way.—(Laughter.) He knew that deceptions of the kind were c9nstintly PTlMified, And bad frequently wit. nessed disputes and con!nsion at the bottom of Oxford ' street, particularly as regurfkii f, wales, who W(.l , ry lianle to iinposuion of the sort. The public ere in6ch indebted to Mr. Sharpe ior having taken the trouble, which the conductors well knew but few gentle m. n, comparatively, could conveniently take lor the cotrec tion of such an evil. The Alderman then fined the con ductor in the Lull penalty of 20s. and costs. Mr. Sharpe put the price of the summons, to which he was entitled, in the put. box. The public may form some idea of the extent t o w hi c h impositions of all kinds are carri , d on by omnibus c u n .. ductors, a hen Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, stated that upwards of 4 Ot , o summonses had been issued against them within the list year. CLIRKENWELL. Yesterday, Captain Il eery Bonham Shepherd, a mili tary officer in the East Italia Company's service, was brought up in the custody of John Hardy, 2u5 5, on a warrant, and placed before Mr. Combe, char g ed on the oath of Mrs. Helen Muir, wife of Captain John M. Winter Muir, a naval officer in the same company' service, h,r that, in c.-ns, (pence of a letter written and signed by the said Henry coahatn Shepherd to her Said husband, with intent to incite him to fight a duel with him ; ard further, that in consozpn nee of a meeting in a street i❑ Islington between her husband and the said nry Bonham Shepherd, at w►bich she was present, and wherein the latter made reference to the said leter, which was pre%i usly kept by her from the knowiFdge of h,r husband, and also he then cilled her husband a b!ackguarit and coward, she was apprehensive that a. duel would tike place between their, and she gave the information to prevent such bryach of the peace. The dispute which gave rise to this unpleasant affair, originated from a priv•-te family matter, the particulars of which did not transpire in court. Captain Shepherd, it appears, is brother-in-law of Captain bZ sir. Mr. COMBE ordered that warrants for the immediate apprehension of the parties should be made out; and, being placed in the hands of Hardy, the officer, early in the marring he brought up Captain Moir from his resi dence, No. '26, Ric , mond row, Islington, when be was ordered to find bail, himself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. etch, which he instantly procured, and was liberated. Captain Shepherd, however, was not at his residence, No. 31, Shepp, rton-cottager, Islington, but the officer captured him in the course of the day at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, City, and brought him to the Court, when he was ordered to put i❑ bail to the same amount. Be was detained until nearly the hour of closing the Court, when two ladies entered and became Ins bail, and he was liberated. WORSHIP-STREET. IMPORTANT APPLICATION —Mr. Stutfield, one of the , Middles , x county magistrates, and chairman of the managing committee of the London Hospital, accom panied by the Rev. Thomas Ward, the chaplain, Mr. Birch, the resident medical officer, and Mr. William Nixon, secretary to that institution, attended to request the advice and assistance of Mr. Hammill in a matter seriously affecting the path nts of the hospital and the general health tit the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Mr. Birch stated, that having adopted every means in their power to obviated the necessity of their present application without success, he and the gentleman who attended with him felt it their imperative duty to seek the interposition of the magistrate for eff, ening the abate ment of a complete nest of destructive nuisances which existed in the immediate neighbourhood of the institu tion to wh ch they were attached, and the continuance of which, in the present heated state of the atmosphere, was pry ductive of the most s,rious consequences. The evil in question consisted of a congreg a tio n o f various factories and other premises, in which almost every business that was of a noxious and deleterious character was carried on, comprising no loss than nine bone boilers', and numerous animal charcoal burners', colour makers', knuckeis' yards (at one tat which, directly facing the hospital, an average number of 100 horses were slaughtered weekly), and a patent concentrated manure manufacture on a most extensive scale, in which ex crementitious matter, soot, and other materials were agglomerated into a compost, and disposed of in large quantities. The whole of these premises were clustered closely together, and so completely surrounded the hospital, the union workhouse, and the parish schools, which respectively contained, the first 400 permanent inmates, the second 1,000, and the third 500, upon the average, that in some instances a distance of scarcely 30 yards intervened between them and the walls of the buildings. From all these premises the most injurious and sirensive vapours were incessantly exhaling, which had such a pernicious effi ct upon the health ut the inmates of the institution he had men• tinned, that no fewer than 50 cases of diarriicei. had oc curred almost simultaneously a short time since in the workhouse, the master of which had also that morning informed him that eight other inmates, chiefly children. had just been attacked with the. same disorder. In ad dition to the baneful elf cts the i filuvium so generated had upon the health of the patients under his own imme diate care, who,e several diseases were greatly aggra vated in intensity, and nut untrequently tatally termi ratted by erysipelas supervening though its agency, the 1 inhabitants of th e surroun di ng ne i gh b ourhood, wh i ch was most densely pep u l ate d, were constant l y attac k ed by diseases from inhaling these noxious gases; and one street in pi rticnlar, Queen Anne-street, chiefly inhabited by the lower class of Irish, Iwas never free from typhoid fever in its most virulent form. As an instance of the deleterious effects of these manufactories, he might mention that the district where they exis.ed stood considerably higher in the scale of mtt tality than any other in the metropolis; and the perfect impunity with which these nuisances were I pet Diked was curiously. illustrated by an adv e rti se m ent which appeared in several of the morning papers a few `d eys since, in which the writer. in s-cling forth the un usual advantages offered by his pr, , enis, s, stated that in i that locality any hind of business might be carried on, as nuisances were freely tolerated. Mr. Stu: field alsl entered into many particulars en tirely ea rriihorative of the statement just made by Mr. Birch; and the Rev. Mr. Ward, whose residence closely adj fins the hospi al, complained that he was compelled to keep his witalows constantly close d to exclude the vapours arising from these factories, which were of such a mischievous description that two members of his fa mily were at that moment suff-Kitg from an incipient attack of cholera, by which he had also himself be en affected for sevi nil days. Mr. Birch then called a poor woman tenanting a house next to one of the bone-boiler's premises, who described ttm stench emanating therefrom as being of so powerful a nature that she could not frequently use the greater part of her habitation; and Mr. Birch intimated that he had a number of other persons in attendance to depose to the same eff , ct; but _ _ Mr. Ilammut. considered it unnecessary at present to hear their evidence, and directed Inspector Elis to put himself into immediate communication with Dr. Leiheby, the eminent professor of chemistry, and Mr. Byles, the surgeon of the district, who tendered thtir services in effecting the suppression of these grievances, and whose j .int representations, in conjunction with the board ot guardians, would, no doubt, have the de tired effect. LAMBETH. Yesterday a person named Blakeborough appeared be fore Mr. Norton to answer a summons taken out against him at the instance of the guardians et the parish of S'. Mary's, Newington, and charging him with keeping a nuruber of swine, to the danger of the health of the in• habitants of the neighbourhood. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner kept a number of pigs in front of John•street, Walworih•com mun, and three or tour of the inhabitants who live oppo site were called to prove the place was an intolerable nuisance. The appearance of the witnesses was quite sufficient to prove the unwholesomeness of the place without any cotroborating testimouy, and the testimony they gave fully proved that the nuisance was most in tolerable, and highly detrimental to public health. Mr. Tailor, a member of the board of guardians. said that a number of fever cases had been admitted into the workhouse from the locality, and described the premises of the defendant as most injurious to public health. Mr. Games, who appeared on behaif of the defendant, urgtd sevenl technical objections to the summons; but they were all overruled by Mr. Norton, who made an order for the imm-cliate removAl of tho nuisance. THE, SCOTTISH iiosriTAL.— Yesterday a quar terly Court of the Governors of the Scottish Hospital was held at the hall of the corporation, Crane court, Fleet-street, to receive the report of the past quarter. The Duke of Montrose, the president iu the chair. Major Adair, the secretary, read the report, which showed that 708 applicants, exclusive of the select list (the pensioners, &c.), had been relieved, at a coat to the institution of 516/. 14s. 6d., and that the receipts amounted to 914/. 16a., which included 100/. 164., annual subscriptions, 2311. contributions at the annual festival, and 523/, interest on stuck. The report being adopted, Mr. W. Mettle Webster was rlecred solicitor to the cor poration, in the room of Mr. Thomas who had resi,ned. A resolution was egreed to acknowledging the thanks of the court to the secretary, tor the presentation of a ". mull," or Scotch snuff-box, and which it was resolved should be treasured among the valuables of the hospital, and be place on the table at each anniversary festival on Saint Andrew's-du. The " mull " consisted of a ram's horn surmounted by a silver cap, and inlaid with amethyst and Cairngorm pt bbles. Profcs:or Donaldson then, in reference to a full-length portrait of the late DukeofMontar4e3(eaalsros a pr , sentation from the secretary), who was m president of the hospital, and winch hone. in the room, proposed a re solution that the following inscription be affixed to the picture .—" When the Duke of Mon trose became president, on Saint Andreev's-day, 1782, the corporation had 6501. stock, and during the pre vious year tho sum given in charity was 81. Bs. Hes Grace ceased to be president on St. Andrew's-day, 1811: the stock 'hen was 17,295/, and the sum given in charities 9491. So long as he lived he continued a warm friend and a liberal betie'ector of the charity." his Grace had subscribed 1,7501. The resolution was agreed to newt con., when it was further resolved that the build. ing coniinittee should be ri quested to report as to the progress taken in reference to the removal of the building. Thanks 'were voted to the Noble Chairman, and the court separated. ARRIVALS AT B/lIVART'S HOTEL.—The Princess o Grassilkovich, accompanied by th e Counteea Murray, CouDtitess i f , r a o rn m fi a li a c n o d nti t n a e m n at tour. Prince a n d P r i ocess ra iiy, from Italy ; th e Earl aid of Shrewsbury, from Alton Towers; Sir Herb ert Mad dock, from Cheshire ; M. and Madam e F OOlll, from Paris; Le Marquis d e Casa Ri era, from Sp ain; the Marquis de Saul', Dr. and Airs. Bins , e, 4 rom New York. FATAL ACCIDENT.—BIRMINGBAM, WEDNESDAY.— A fatal accident occurred to Mr. frill, jun., (of the firm and Hill, contractors ou the Birmingham Rtidway) last night. On his return and d il s ill , , ,u li r o v ot a ; lley from Greatbridge the n, tie of the late colliery explo sionsio, to his residence at Hendsworth, near this town, he thn 4914 hg bone glad killed Ppyri tho .pc' S.ANITORIUM IN THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA. A public meeting washeld ou ''''' at the lireo v r-square Room=, for the i,urpose ut f,,rtning an insti tution fur the reception (in the island of Madeira) of persons labouring utakr pulmonary disorders. The Right, Honourable Lord Robert Grosvenor was in the chair. Not more than twenty persons were present. The institution is iute❑ded for those who, being unable to defray the whole expenses incident to a removal from England and a residence the requisite time in Madeira, would yet gladly avail themselves of the advantages of that heat.h•g;vrng climate, and p4y the expense of the voN age at a 1 educt d rate, were tLey sure of finding ca thelr arrival lodging, service, ar.d medical attendance free of charge, t nil comfortable board upon the most moderate fix, d terms. The NOBLE CDAIRMAN said the claims of the in stitution, for the purpose of introducing which to the notice and support of the public they had assembled together, were very strong. We had hospitals for almost every disease to which human flesh is heir, and the patents of a bieh received the best possible me dical assistaece, but with respect to that class of diseases, nemely, pulmonary- disorders so het valent in a change" able climate like oure lade or no prevision of a benevolent character had been secured. lie had not in his possession the precise statistical information 'dative to the numerical prevalence of such diseases, but. all present must be aware that they formed a very large preportie n of the disorders with which English men were untertunately dieted. The great changes of our climate, the over-toil of a large class of the community, and of our deli ctive sanitary measures, cau,ed many persons to fall victims to the diseases he had referred to, and he felt satisfied that when the lin gering character of this malady was taken into conside ration, the meeting must be of his opinion, that an insti tution having for its obj et the means of alleviating, if not of entirely removing th•s distressing complaint, was eminently deserving of public se, mpathy and support. But what wes the fact ? That until within a short time there was not a single hospital in existence for' the relief of patients afflicted with that ;Lost prevalent-Coin plaint, and no provision whatever had teen made for affording the patients the advantages Of a more genial climate. lie was, however, happy to say that there had recently been established an excellent institution tor the relief of pulmemary disorders, and he was happy to say that the objects of the two institutions did not in the least militate against each other. The hospital he had just spoken of contemplated the relief or the poorer classes, while the Madeira Sanitorium proposed to give relief to those who were able partially to help themselves; and he felt assured that as there were but few families in the country which had eceped this direful el:diction, _so it but required au appeal to the British public to render this (he would nut say charity, but) institution as effi cient as it was humane in design. Mr. }IEALEY, the secretary, read the report, which stated that a committee had then formed in the town of Funchal for the purpose of assisting the proposed in stitution. The Dean of ELY, in a short but very effective speech, proposed the following resolution: —" That this meeting c,neurs in the opinions of that held at Madeira, as to the desirableness of making the advantages of the climate of that island accessible to those for whose benefit this establishment is proposed, and it pledges itself to endea vour to procure contributions to that e ffect." Dr. Ross seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Sir JAMES CLARKE then proposed the following reso lution:—" That in consequence of the proceedings in the i.land of Madeir., which have been made known to this meeting, it is expedient to form a permament English committee, for the purpose of carrying into efftct the object in view." Mr. OLIVEIRA seconded the motion, which was also carried. A committee was then appointed, and a vote of thanks having b, en given to the Chairman and duly acknow ledged, the meeting br, , lie up. THE Ct. , UNTitY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JUNE 26.—There is about 500 beasts on offer here to-day, including 150 from Edin burgh, and the counties on the north-eastward of Scotland, by sea. From the border counties there was a considerable fall ing off. As a whole, the quality of the cattle is decidedly above an average for the time of year. With sheep and lambs the supply is again large. The former is good in quality, but the latter is very indifferent. As regards the demand, the beef trade is by no means to call brisk; yet all kinds are making more money, especially small cutters, and all will be sold. The number of sheep and lambs, 6,400; both descriptions of stock is a slow sale, and prices are ruling in favour of the buyer, with a considerable quantity of each remaining unsold. Prices—Beasts, small cutters, 6s 9d ; middling, 6s 3d to 6s 6,1; good steers, 6s to 6s gd ; 5s 9it ; inferior, 5s per stone of 141bs Sheep, 41d to bid ; lambs, 64 to 61d per lb, sinking the offal. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JUNE 26.—There were in the market to-day 88 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, whereof 85 sold thus: —9 at 11 lOs Od, 24 at 119 s 6d, 19 at 11 9s Od, 17 at 1,8 s 64, 18 at 118 s Od, oat 117 s Od. Average price of the whole, 118 s Ild 2-12ths. 12 sacks flour, whereof 2 sdd at 325, 2at 30s, 4at 295, and 4at 28s. 1 sack barleymeal, which sold at 2's. 17 sacks pot-barley, whereof 5 sold thus: —1 at 1110 s Od, 1 at 1/ 8s Od, 3 at 11 5s Od 2 sacks brosetmal, which sold at 275. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JUNE 26.-- Supplies of all kinds large. Oat straw, from 55 Od to 7s 041 per kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat ditto, 5 $ 6.1 to 7s Od ; barley ditto, 5s 6tl to 7s Od. Hay from 7d to 94 per stone. BELFAST, JUNE 25.—The supplies of grain since Friday are small, and prices unchanged. The weather continues warm and forcing. Wheat, from 9s 3d to lOs 6d ; barley, Gs 9d to 7s 6d; vats, 6s B.i to 7s 6d ; oatmeal, I:s 9d to I•2s 8d per cwt. Indian corn maintains its value, and is In moderate demand at 8/ lOs per ton for yellow, and Si mare for white. Butter in large supply, and sells at the seals at 64c1 to 7 : id per lb. Potatoes, per stone, 9d to. Ild ; ditto, per cwt, Ss 4 , 1 to Gs Od ; new, 10d to Is 2d per stone. Fruit—Apples, per dozen, Cid to 9d; prars, per ditto, Od to Od; grapes, per lb., 6d to ltd ; lemons, per dozen, Os 9d to Os 10d; nuts, per quart, 6d to d ; wall-nuts, per hundred, is to is 3d; chest nuts, per ditto, is Od to Os ; cocoa nuts, 6d to 8d each; American apples, 10d to Is Od per dozen ; mixed pickles, 10d to Is. Butchers" Meat— beef, per lb, 4d to 7d ; mutton, 5d to 7d; veal, bd to ; lamb, 55 Od to 6s Od per quarter. Fish—Trout, Os 6d per lb ; brett, 3s Od to 4s Od; soles, Is to 2s Od per pair. Poultry—Fowls, 2s to 2s 6d st• pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 2s per pair; ducks, Os to 2s 6d per pair ; turkeys. Os to Os each ; geese, Os Od to Os Od ; eggs, per doz, 6d to 7d. Hay, Is 2ilto 2s Od; straw, oat, 8d to Is 4d; ditto, wheat, Od to is 2d per cwt. COAL MAKKE Buddle's W. Hartley 14s Od Carr's Hartley Chester Main l3s 6d East Adairs Main lli 0, Hartley. of W. Hartley 13s 3d New Tanfield ...... 12s 6d Ravensworth'sW.Hart 12s 9d anfield Moor Canfield Moor Butes l2s 6 ownlev l3s O. Wall's End, &c L • - Y E6TER PAY. Hutton Lembton orrison l4s 6d Russell's Hetton Whitwell 2aradoc Hartlepool l6s 6d South Hartlepool ['hornley West Belmont kdelaide Tees Seymour Tees youth Durham l4s 9d 6t. Helen's Tees '1 ees West Cornforth Cowpen Hartley Hartley .. Howard's W. H. Neth. 14s Od Sidney's Hartley I WhitworthCoke 19s Od Ships at market, 121. Acorn Close Brown's Gas Pes 0 Bowicke and Co. Gosforth . Gibson Killingworth l4s Od Riddell's l4s 3dl Eden Main 153 3d l Lambton Primrose Belmont lss 3dl lletton Haswell RAILWAY 61tA9tt. MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—We had a fair amount of business transacted today. Prices, however, are on the decline. The sales are—Great Northern, Preference, guaranteed 5 per cent., 2% p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (B. and B.), Fifths, 3% dis.—London and North- Western, 131 —Ditto, New Quarters, 3A, p. — Manchester, Shrews bury, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 43e —Midland, 69—Ditto, Halves, 12%, dis.— South-Eastern and Dover W, AL), A 1 N o .. ) 4 A ,r 6 :l ,i e — re S n e c o e t , sh (Antral, i 8 24 p — el. h c r e e n w t 's , hu n ry — an y cl or C k l , N icslc e r N w castle, and B erw i c k (Original New castle and Berwick), Extensi ons N os. 1 and 2, 5 1 ,4 dis. MANCHESTER, JUNE 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The tr ansact i ons to-day were as follow t— tiguain Manchester and Birmingham (ii), Quarters, 3 5-16 p. Leeds, Fifths, 3 7 4 dis.—Wharidales, 2 1 ,4 dis.—Dover (No. 4), 6% —North Staffordshire, 4 7-16 dis.—North Western, 8 3 4 dis.— Leeds and Thirsk Extension, 17i dis.—Sheffi e ld and Lincolnshire, 14% dis. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 27. • STOCK EXCHANGE— The only transactions to-day were—Bir mingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, 5 p. Chester and Holyhead, 18—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5%—, Ditto (B), 3/. 18s. 9d. dis.—Shropshire Union, 21. 16s. 3d. dis. YORK, JUNE 26. STOCK ExcuANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol low: Great Northern, Preference 2%4—Ditto (London and York Ex tension), %—North British, Halves, 6—Ditto, Thirds, 3%—Ditto, Preference, 2;4—York, Newcastl e , an d B erw i c k, 21N —Ditto (New castle Extension), 141. Bs. td. —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 41. as. s:l.—Yerk and North Midland, Preference, 6%. GLASGOW, JUNE 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow : Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 2), 6%—Monkland Railways, 60 %. The Duke of Buecleuch had a large dinner party yes• terday at Mairegu House. Whitehall. Biß2llS. On the 23d inst., at DevonshiTe-place, Lady Anson, of a daughter. On the 13th inst , at Winchester, the lady of Captain T. Faunce, of her Majesty's 4th (or King's Own) Regiment, of a daughter. „ a ra g Gravesend,e , Bucks, On the 20th inst., at Hale, Cheshire, Mrs. Thotniheas,iLifaengor. ston, of a son. On the `24th inst., at Blandford-square,Regseonnt.'s-park, the wile of R. G. Rosseter, Esq., of a son. the 0 0 R a n et t r h i .e e 1 2 21 , 1 4. t t I s : , p i iT l: ii s gs t tg .., : a oa t tt K a :..snoogrnts..ehyo Fort-house, the wife of Captain E. Ilenderson, Royal Engineers, of a On the 24th inst., at Baby, Cheshire, the widow of the late W. Irlam, Eeq , of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Bt. Alary's-le-Strand, Alexander Scott, Es q., of the Admiralty, Somerset -house, to Agnes, daughter of Mr Collot, Somerset -house. On the '26th inst., at Christchurch, St. Marylebone, James Hooper, Esq., llon. east India Company's t engal Marine, to Arabella, second daughter of Major 0. G. Stockenstrom, o f the Cape of Good Hope, and niece of Sir Andries Stock e"strom, Ifart , late Lieutenant-Governor at the Cape. On the 2d inst., Sophia, tie wife of Lieutenant Ch ar l es G. Cla r k, R . N . of Wei-tbrojk. Margate, aged 50. On the 2 d inst., Lewis Goldsmith, comedian, aged 81, for 6Q years connected with the Haymarket and Surrey Theatres. 1 n the 23d inst , at Boulogne, the Rev. Thomas Thornton Champneys. On the 2.'d inst., in Portland place, Mary Strettell, relict of the late R Hall, EFq., of Copped-hall, Totteridge, Herts. On the . :4th inst., at Northerwood, Lyndhurst, John Pul teney, Esq., rged 83. On the lath inst., at Fortes, Marjory, the wife of W. H. [teat+, Esq., of Singapore. On the z 5 h inst., in Gordon. street, Joseph Lawless, Esq. On the 25th inst., at Chapel-place, Upper Edmonton, Maria Anne, the wife of the Rey. W. Hincks, aged 60. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No, 112. Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, IA the county of iiidditeext Tintrecistyl Awe 28,1848. i y