The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-24 00:00:00

4. lr ' ) 3, 6°v _. 1Y 8 enS"' pricaest old Don sold at from 28 to 48 per 81b:. P i:nt Ln.rnhs rnovei off ~ , .'di! . at foil priep. ‘•- ‘ "ti L e slowly-, at late rates. In lon Cows moved to ISI each, including their a .ice , next to nothiNg was off heavily, at from 141 small calf. Per 81bs. to al s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts..... 2 8 2 10 _ _ in!:. the °dal. s. d, to 9. t. 1 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 4 Coarse-weolled ditto 3 6 3 Southdown Wether 310 4 0 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •• • • 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers • 3 8 4 0 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 20 0 Lambs •••••. •• • • 4 0 5 0 AT MARKET. I Calves. rigs. 410 I 300 SUPPLY. Ee :end 3 0 3 2 }rime large Osee.• 3 4 3 6 Prime Scots I ti-ge coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves —lB 0 24 0 Inferior Sheep .• .2 10 3 0 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 12,500 FOREIGN I Sheep. 700 SCOT , I Sheep. 120 BOROUGH HOP ITaREET. Three pockets of new Hops have arrived from Sussex since our last report, and found buyers at from 101 to 1115 s per cwt. Some weeks must, however, elapse ere we shall receive anything like a supply. The plantation accounts are still unfavourable, and the duty is called 70,000/. to 75,000/. The market is fairly supplied with yearlings, which move off steadily on the following terms:—Yearlings—Sussex pockets, 31 12s to 41125; Weald of Kent ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 12s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31185 to 71 7s per cwt. COLONIAL. Beasts. 760 Beasts. 7$ Calves. I Pigs. 240 Pigs Beasts. 70 Calves. StrcArt.—There have been moderate sales of British Plantation, and at fair prices, but the transactions have not been large. At auction 170 hhds 6 trcs Barbadoes realised 37s to 37s 6d for low yellow, 38s to 39s for mid, and 39s 6d to 41s for good to fine. Refined gro cery lumps have been 49s to 51s per cwt. EAST INDIA.--Mauritius, 1,640 bags went at barely previous rates, good yellow 395, mid 37s 6d to 38s 6d, good to fine brown 34s to 34s 6d, and fair to good grey 36s to 38s 6d per cwt. Madras has been quiet, and but a small portion of that offered publicly has found buyers, though about previous rates have been obtained ; good and fine strong white 43s to 44s 6d, and fine soft yellow, 39s to 39s 6d. Bengal has been at barely former quotations ; good and fine white Benares 403 6d to 43s 6d, and strong white 45s to 47s 6d. Other East India kinds have been at rather lower rates. Ord and mid soft brown at 30s to 325, good and fine at 32s 6d to 33s 6d, and mid at 34s 6d to 35s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.--A good deal has been bought in at the public sales to sustain prices. Havannah has been a shade lower; sound white has been taken in at 353 6d for good, and sound yellow at 205 to 22s 6d for good and mid; damaged yellow has been sold at 19s to 225, and white at 26s 6d to 30s. Pernambuco his been nearly all bought in at 39s 6d to 41s for low to good white and brown, and at 37s to 38s 6d for low to good. St. Croix has realised 40s to 42s 6d for mid to good. COFFEE._The market has been more animated for Ceylon, and at 6d to is advance in some instances. Native has realised 36s 6d to 37s 6d for sound, and 30s to 36s 6d for damaged. Plantation mid and good bold coloury has been sold at 54s to 703, and fine fine ord at 48s to 535; pea berry 55s to 635. In West India and other qualities very little has been done by auction, but privately holders are less inclined to sell. Cocoa.—Grenada has been nearly all taken in; low grey to mid red at 37s to 39F, and good red at 41s to 425. Trinidad, 33 barrels 272 bags, was taken in at V s to 49 s f or m id an d go od red, and at 38s to 4ls for Ow and mid. A PPlcEs.—Cassia Lignes has been at 96 s to 101 s. -ePpy Pepp er has been taken in 2 1 1 to 2 8 d per lb. Tellicher r y white realised 6d to Sid. Singapore white Pepper sold at Ofd. Zanzebar Cloves were taken in at o. € l per lb. Mace has been sold at 2s 3d to 2s 7d, and N utmegs at 2s 9d to 4s 7d. Jamaica Ginger has realised 3 119 s to 41183 for small to mid, and 5/ to 71 for mid and good. p ArdircrovvuooT.—Bermuda has been at is 2d to is 5 d I t . Vincent's 7d to 10Id, and East India 5d to SAG° ." — •Sales have been made at 183. 6d. to 19s. 6d. Per cwt. TALLOW.--The market is quiet, P.Y.C. at 38s. 9d. to '"t Per cwt. on the spot. - "A.—This article is steady. Congou ord to good ord f . u, but mid Sid , an d P e k oe ki n d i s 6d to i s 10d. T wan • KY good ord t o b u t m id 7d t o Id, Canton kind aid to s : i t ilyson skin ord to good ord 6d to 7d, Hy son good ord is to is id, Imperial is Id to 3s, and Canton kind 10d to is per lb. 11 , 113 1 ~.—Proof Leewards has been sold at is 5d to is '33, and East India at is 4d to is 4-id per gallon. COTTON.—The prices are nearly id per lb higher than last week, and with good sales. GREEN FRUIT.—Sound Lemons are in request. Bar celona Nuts a shade lower in price. A large importation of Brazil has been received, but as no demand exists for the article, they will have to be held for a time. A parcel of 500 boxes of Onions, ex Clarence, from Oporto, the first arrival of the season, sold at public sale by :Keeling and Hunt, were taken by the trade, the price being moderate. Some 'Pine Apples by the steamer Avon have been re ceived, which will be offered at public sale." THE MURDER AT BERMONDSEY. EXAMINATION OF MARIA MANNING. (THIS DAY.) Maria Manning arrived at the Southwark Police court at half past six this morning, from the north, in custody of Superintendent Moxey, of the Edinburgh police. She appeared fatigued by her long journey, and seemed indisposed. The charge was taken by Inspector Yates, and was entered in the following terms :—" Maria Manning, aged 28, of No. 3, Minver-place, New Weston- street, married woman, charged on suspicion of being con cerned with another or others, not in custody, in having wilfully murdered Patrick O'Connor, at 3, Minver- Place, New Weston -street, in the parish of Bermond seY—charged by Richard John Moxey, superin tendent of police—well educated—found upon her three boxes and a carpet-bag—nothing on her person." As it was not generally known that the prisoner was in cu s t o d y, ne i t h er t h e i n t er i or o f th e c o u rt, nor the avenues leading thereto, were inconveniently c rowded, owing to the excellent arrangements of the office rs ; but as the hour for commencing business arri ved a considerable number of persons filled the ni g; "ce, and took up their position in the street at the front of the court, whilst others waited at the rear of the court-house, in the hope that they 'night get a glance at the prisoner when she was re ?loved, a hope altogether vain, as she was removed in the customary van, in which she was placed before the gates were opened to allow it to pass out. Mr. Seeker took his seat on the bench shortly be fore eleven, and after consulting for a few moments with the Chief Clerk, Mr. Edwin, the prisoner was ordered to be placed at the bar. She walked into the place assigned her with the utmost calmness and firmness. She is a fine made, tall woman, with a full, fair, pale face, a large mouth, and full red lips. In deed her face is one which a physiognomist would pronounce as exhibiting strong animal passions. She 'as very respectably attired in a black silk visite, straw bonnet, and white veil. She stood quite erect in the dock, and did not appear in the least abashed at the awful position in in which she stood, but as calm, apathetic, and re signed, as can well be imagined. The prisoner does not look like a foreigner. Mr. Edwin (the clerk), just before the magistrate took his seat, requested that when the prisoner was brought in no expressions of feeling would be given utterance to, otherwise the court would be cleared. No manifestation of feeling at all was evinced by the persons who filled the court on the entrance of the prisoner. Mr. Edwin (to the prisoner)—Have you any • solicitor or counsel ? The prisoner (in a clear and distinct voice, which did not evince in the least a foreign accent).—No; I have sent for one this morn ing, but I understand he is ill. Inspector Field said she bad sent for Mr. Games who, it appeared, was unable to attend. Mr. Edwin—The magistrate will take care that You shall not suffer from his absence at this stage of the Inspectorj Yates then said he charged the Priso ner Maria Manning, on suspicion of havin g been concerned in the murder of Patrick O'Connor, on Thursday, the 9th inst., at No \,.linver-place, New Weston-street, Bermondsey. the Edwin—Have you any evidence to show that e prisoner is suspected of having committed the Murder ? The inspector said he had. Mr. Edwin—Have you viewed the dead body, and has it been identified ? The inspector said he had. Mr. SECHER—Where did you see it ? The In spector---I saw the body lying buried in the back kitchen of the house. Mr. SECIEER—On that body were there marks of violence leading to the supposition that he had met with a violent death ? The inspector replied that there were fourteen wounds on the body of the de rased, the ma j or i ty o f w hi c h were a t the ba c k of th e 'ad ; there was also a wound on the head from a heard pistol-shot, an d a b ullet was found i n t h e h ea d. Il e this from the doctor who had examined the body. Mr. SECRER—Is there anybody present who can identify the body? The Inspector said there was. Mr. SECKE R (to the prisoner) Prisoner, you have a right, if you choose, to ask any questions you . ~ . . 0 0 • 0.• • ,Il 1. ~ ~ 1 6 / 5 • ~ • I' • ...., . ~. • •••• • •••• . 0. 4• 2, • . .0 • .... , • 201 r /. 1 ,• 7 • • 13 Si . ..„ . ...., . ~ . ~,, . .... 514 diP 3 , to 0. 10 ; - ; 6 ; 1° „ 6 Of 11. ' ci f ne e 0,1 0 8 11)54 stock r anee, , 811 11, w as 111° ./ 100 THE . SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1849. think proper of the last witness; but it seems to me not fo h rlpe,s;lry for you to do so at present, that it is only necessary to take evidence merely of a preliminary character. On a future occasion an op portut ity will be afforded to the professional gentle man for whom you have sent of sifting the evidence, should you or he choose to do so ; therefore I think it unnecessary for you to ask any questions now unless you wish to do so. The prisoner said she had no questions to ask the witness. Wright, a police-constable, said he went to 3, Minver place, in company with Mr. Flynn, a friend of the deceased, on Monday, the 13th inst. The prisoner opened the door, and replied to their inter rogatory that her name was Manning. She invited them into the parlour, where they remained a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes. This was about five minutes to ten in the morning. Mr. Flynn said, "I suppose you have heard about Mr. O'Connor being Missing." She replied that she had, and that it was very strange, as he was a very regular man. She likewise stated that he had been there on the previous Wednesday evening, that he was very tipsy, and that he was seen home by a friend of his, named Welch. Further, she said she bad been to his lodgings on the previous Thursday evening, about a quarter to six, to see what had become of him; also on the Friday evening. Mr. Flynn asked her if she knew any of his friends? Mr. Edwin—l suppose it will be unnecessary to go into that now. Mr. SECRER—We had better not go any further day. Mr. Edwin (to the inspector)—From the informa tion you have received you believe the prisoner to have been concerned in the murder ? Inspector Yates—l do. Mr. SECKER—And you call for a remand. Inspector Yates—l do. Mr. SncicEn—Prisoner, you are now entitled to ask the witness any question, should you think proper. The Prisoner—l do not wish to ask him any questions. Mr. SECKER—Then it is my duty to remand you until this day week. The prisoner was then removed. She walked composedly, and, as far as we could judge from ex terior appearances, apparently unconcerned, from the dock. Mr. Moxey inquired if . his attendance would be further required ? _ Mr. Edwin—Has the prisoner said anything to you ? Mr. Moxey—She has been several days in my custody, and, of course, she has said a good deal to me. After some conversation, Mr. Moxey's attendance was dispensed with until notice was sent to him that it was required. The prisoner was immediately driven off to Horsemonger-lane gaol. The whole of the proceedings did not occupy many minutes. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. (THIS DAY.) THE ADJOURNED INQUEST._ The inquest upon the unfortunate Mr. Patrick O'Connor was resumed to-day before Mr. W. Carter, in the coffee-room of the Leather Market Tavern, Bermondsey. The room was crowded, and the greatest interest appeared to be manifested in the proceedings. The deceased was buried on Sunday last at the Ca tholic burying-ground opposite the George, in theCore mercial-road. The funeral was conducted in as private a manner as possible, and the cortege consisted simply of a hearse and one mourning coach, in the latter of which were a brother-in-law, a cousin, and two per sonal friends of the deceased. The rights of burial were performed by the Rev. Mr. Moore, a Catholic priest. The jury assembled at eleven o'clock, and havir g all answered to their names, Mr. William Asher Keating was then called. He said—l am a clerk in the Examiner's office in the Custom-house. I _ knew the deceased, Patrick O'Connor. I have frequently seen him write, and know his handwriting. I have been acquainted with him since 1839, something more than ten years. He was a gauger in her Majesty's Customs. I heard of his death on the day the body was found. I last saw Mr. O'Connor on the evening of Thursday—to the best of my recollection about a quarter to five o clock ; that is a fortnight yesterday. He was at that time on London-bridge, coming from the City to the Surrey side. I spoke to him. He appeared very well, and in good health and spirits. There was another officer of his with me at the time, and he spoke to him first. I was in conversation with him about two minutes. He showed that officer, Mr. Graham, a letter, but I did not see the contents of it. I saw the name on it, which caused me to make a remark. The name ap peared to be that of the writer; it was Maria some thing. Mr. Graham said, " I suppose your are going to dine at Maria's ?" The deceased replied " Yes; at least I was under the impression when I left him that he was going to dine with Maria. I had some knowledge as to who Maria was. I understood the name Maria to be that of Mrs. Manning. I knew the street where she lived, but I did not know the number of the house. It was New Weston street, Bermondsey. No person was in his company when I met him on the bridge. I have met this female, Maria, walking with the deceased, and I have also seen her at his house. I believe I should know ' her again if I saw her. A gentleman in the Regis trar's office in the Custom-house, whose name I don't know, said that he had seen Mr. O'Connor the same evening further oa towards Guy's Hospital. I have heard two or three reports that he had been seen afterwards, but I do not know it as a I fact. He was absent from duty the next day (Friday). I did not see him on duty on Friday ; but from our duties being different, it was not likely that I should see him on that day. Mr. Graham is not here, not having been summoned, but he said he would come if sent for. I called at the deceased's lodgings on Saturday morning, and found that he had not been there on the previous day. Mr. John Youpghusband was next examined — I am a gauger in her Majesty's Customs, living at 46, Peckham-grove, Camberwell. I knew Mr. Patrick O'Connor; he was stationed with me once a twelvemonth. I saw him last on Thursday week, in the evening, about a quarter to six, in Grace church-street. I was riding outside an omnibus on my way home. Mr. O'Connor was walking very slow indeed, in a direetion towards the City, and was looking round him at the time. He did not recognise me. That was the last time I ever saw Mr. O'Connor alive. I would not meet him the next day, for he was at the London Docks and I was at St. Katharine's Docks. There is a book left in the inspector's office in which the officers on duty sign their names, and the deceased's name does not appear in it on Friday. I remarked that the deceased was particularly neat and clean when I saw him. Mr. Thomas Wheatley, a locker in the Customs, said he knew the deceased, and saw him a month ago. He thought he saw him on the 12th, but could not swear that it was him. Henry Barnes, police-constable, 256 K division, said, in consequence of some information which I received on Friday week last, I went, in company with police-constable Burton, of the M division, to No, 3, Minver-place, New Weston street. Burton had the key of the house in his possession, and he un locked the door, and we went in. We looked into the front and b ac k p ar l ours , an d t h en i n t h e front kitchen. We then went i n t o th e b ac k ki tc h en, which is on a le v el w ith th e f ront k i tchen, and is underground. Th a t kit c h en i s paved over with large flags. I found the four rooms quite empty. I observed a damp mark round the edges of two of the stones, which induced us to take out our knives and to try the mortar. We found it wet. I then told Burton that I should not be satisfied until those two flags were taken up. We then got a shovel, a crowbar, and a boat-hook, and raised up one of the stones—the smallest of the two. I then remarked that the stone had not been laid by a regular mason, for he would have placed mortar only round the edge of the stone. Instead of mortar being placed only round the ed ge , the whole surface under it was covered with mortar. We removed the other flag, and there was the same appearance underneath it. At the depth of twelve inches we found a linen rag; it was about the size of my two hands, and I took it up .and smelt it. I re member that it smelt something like a dead body, and I said to Burton that if we proceeded with our search we should find the dead body. We continued digging, and I saw some thing else, which I thought was another piece of rag. I pulled it and shook it. I found it was the toe of a man, and I said to Burton, " Here is the toe of O'Connor." Burton was about to leave to get more assistance, but I told him to wait a moment, and'l thought I should be able to show him the whole foot. After exposing more of the body, Burton went to get assistance, and I went on digging, and soon came to the deceased's loins. The body was lying on its face, and was embedded in slack lime. The legs were tied up with a strong cord to his haunches. Before :the body was , removed Mr. Lockwood, the surgeon, came in, and I saw him take from the mouth a set of false teeth, which he washed. The body was taken out and re• moved into the front kitchen. It was quite naked, •-! r.:-;11 i,w,l E^. r; 0: ad ft Lacti ye d, and wa.; a sergeant of the M division and Mr. Lockwood, wno showed me a bullet which had been taken from the head of the body. 1 did not myself examine the body closely before taking it into the front kitchen. We locked up the body in the front kitchen and left the house. The body was examined by another surgeon before it was taken from the hole. I did not measure the hole, but I should say that the depth from the flags to the lime was about eighteen inches. The body was covered to that depth with earth, but immediately above and below it it was covered with lime. Mr. Flynn, a gentleman from the City, identified the body as that of Patrick O'Connor. In consequence of the identification, I endeavoured to find Mr. and Mrs. Manning. On the morning of the same day I went to Greenwood-street, Mile End road, O'Connor's lodging, where I was shown a box. Mr. Flynn and Mr. Keating, I, and some others, were there on the Monday previous, and the box was then forced open by Mr. Flynn. (The witness was under examination when our report left.) CRIMINAL COURT :7 (THIS DAY.) OLD COURt. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) FORGERlEB.—Frederick Wm. Pentlow, 36, a clerk, was indicted for forgery and embezzlement. The indictment contained three counts, the first was for feloniously forging and uttering an order for the sum of 901. 10s. 6d., with intent to defraud John Squire and others ; the second for embezzling and stealing the sum of 301., and 21. 12s. 4d. the property of Stephen Lancaster Lucena, his master ; and the third for three charges of stealing orders for the payment of money, the property of Ste phen Lancaster Lucena. The prisoner had pleaded not guilty. Mr. BALLANTINE, who now appeared for the prisoner, said his client wished to withdraw his plea of not guilty, and substitute that of guilty for it. He might add that up to this offence the prisoner had borne an excellent character, and as this was not exactly what might be termed a forgery to defraud the commercial world, he hoped the Court would not visit him with the punishment that attached to such a crime. Mr. CLARKSON, who attended for the prosecution, ob. served that the prisoner had filled a situation of trust in the service of Mr. Lucena, a solicitor, and one of the charges was that he had embezzled 301. which had been paid to him to settle an action at law, in which Mr. Lucena was concerned for the defence. The money, however, was never applied to that purpose, and judgment having passed against Mr. Lucena's client, it had placed that gentleman in a very painful position, and he could not, under all the circumstances of the case, join in any re commendation to mercy. Mr. Justice ERLE sentenced the prisoner to 12 years' transportation. MURDER.—Elizabeth Wardle, aged 19, was indicted for the wilful murder of her female infant. Mr. Ballantine prosecuted and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. The child was found in a privy attached to the house of the prisoner's mother in Church-lane, St. Pancras, but it was doubtful whether it had been placed there, or whether it came there in a natural way. A policeman, however, stated, that in the way to the St. Pancras Workhouse, the prisoner, who had acknowledged being the mother, said she threw the child down the privy. The mother of the prisoner, who also accompanied her to the workhouse, denied this. Mr. Justice ERLE put it to the jury whether the evidence made out the charge in the indictment, re minding them that it not untrequently happened that a woman with her first child mistook the pains of labour for a disordered stomach. The jury acquitted the prisoner. DEATH OF MEHEMET ALI. ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 9.—His Highness Mehemet Ali PeOla r'•ii,cl Alex9r,driq on the 2ri inst., And on the fol- lowiul2: list body tt4ton up to U:=iro, \Niter , : burl d on the 4th, in the new alabaster mosque built by himself in the eitaeel. The procession from the palace at Ras eletren to the canal was attended by a great concourse of people, the Eurcpean Connrls in uniform, with many of the European residents, and a great number of troops with arms reversed. Oa emerging from the palace the coffin was hid at the foot of the grand marble staircase, the attendants gathered round, and the chief mufti, a vener able old man, advanced, raised his hands amidst pro found silence, repeated three times, with a pause for mental reflection between each, "Allah hoo akbar" (God is great) ; after which he twice repeated " &dam al.ey houn" (Peace be with you); and then the process i on started, the p'incipal officers and grandees emulating each other for th e h onour o f carr yi n g the coffin on !heir shoulders. On p ass i ng t h e h arem , a separate building a little to the north o f th e pa l ace , th e shrieks and lamenta tions of the women were most piercing. Twenty-six buffaloes were killed and distributed among the poor, with 26 camel loads of bread and dates, and a consider able sum of money. At Cairo there was no ceremony attending the con veyance of the Pasha's body from the Nile to the final resting-place, and even Abbas Pasha, the present Viceroy, joined the funeral only at the mosque. Mehemet Ali's fi rs t severe illness occurred in Ja nuary, 1848, when he proceeded to Malta and Naples, where having rallied a lit t l e h e re turned to Egypt . April, improved in bodily health, but with his constitu tion shattered and his mental faculties totally pros trated. His appearance had undergone a c omplete change; his eyes had l os t t h a t sear ching and intelli gent look for which his Highness was so remarkable; . his cheeks were shrunk an d hi s vo i c e was quite feeble. His medical men having then declared his total unfit ness to attend to the affairs of the country, the late Ibrahim Pasha assum e d th e re i ns o f government,. and at his death was succ ee d e d by Abbas Pasha. From that time until within a few weeks of his death Mehemet Ali took his daily drive in his carriage, and lived in his palace in the same style he was wont to do, but none but his immediate attendants were per mitted to approach him. He is sincerely regretted both by the European residents and the natives of Egypt. Mehemet Ali was born in the town of Cavalla, in Roumelia, the ancient Macedonia. In Mahommedan countries the natives keep no reckoning of their age, and the Pasha could not tell precisely what his own was, but he was easily flattered into the belief that he was born in the same year that gave birth to the two most illustrious heroes of the present era—Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington-1769, thus making him at his death of the age of 80 years, which may be considered correct within a year or two. Mehemet Ali first commenced life as a tobacconist in his native town, but he afterwards volunteered into the army, to which his taste was more congenial. In his new career he soon obtained high favour with the Governor of Cavalla by his efficient assistance in quell ing a rebellion and dispersing a band of pirates, and on the death of his commanding officer he was appointed to succeed him, and married his widow. In 1799 the town of Cavalla having been called upon by the Sultan to provide its contingent of 300 men for the expulsion of the French from Egypt, the governor sent the required number, headed by his son, with Me hemet Ali under his orders; but shortly after landing at Aboukir the son returned to Roumelia and left Mehemet Ali in command. In all the engagements with the French Mehemet Ali distinguished himself by his con duct and valour. He rapidly rose i n ran k, an d hi s l o f t y spirit gained him a strong ascendancy over the minds of his soldiers. After the evacuation of Egypt by the French in Sep. (ember, 1801, the Sultan appointed Mohammed Kilos nw Viceroy of Egypt, who has since been several times Prime Minister at Constantinople, and between whom and Mehemet Ali there always existed an inveterate hatred. The Mamelukes were at that time actively engaged in endeavouring to recover their ascendancy, which had been overthrown by the French, and the two principal Mameluke Beys, Osman Bardissy and Mohammed Dry, came to an engagement with the Turkish army and de feated it. Mehemet Ali, with his troop of Albanians, was under the orders of Khoorshid Pasha, but, for some reason or other, took no part in the battle. The Turkish General irritated at his defeat, complained of Mehemet Ali to Khosrew, who summoned him to his presence; he refused to attend, and took advantage of an insurrec tion which then occurred among the Albanian troops to join the Mamelukes under Osman Bardissy. In 1803 he attacked Khosrew at Damietta, and brought him pri soner to Cairo. The Porte then sent to Egypt Ali Gezairli Pasha to replace Khosrew Pasha, but he was still less fortunate than his predecessor, for he was put to death by the Mamelukes soon after his arrival. In 1804 the army, under the Mameluke Bardissy, became clamorous for its arrears of pay, an insurrection ensued, the Bey's house was attacked by the infuriated soldiers, and he had to make a hasty retreat from Cairo. Mehemet Ali, strengthened in the affections of the troops, had clandestinely fostered this insurrection, but, not thinking his time yet come, he sent Khosrew, his prisoner, back to Constantinople, and judiciously ap pointed Khoorshid Pasha, then Governor of Alexandria, Viceroy of Egypt. The position of the new Viceroy was very embarrass ing, as the Albanians and his own troops still persisted in their demands for pay, which it ,was entirely out of his power to satisfy. A new and formidable insurrec tion broke out, and Kboorshid's soldiers put Cairo to the sack. The inhabitants of the town were in the utmost alarm, they deposed Khoorshid Pacha, addressed them selves to Mehemet Ali for protection, and made him Viveroy. Mehemet Ali was installed in the Pashalic of Egypt in 1806, on condition that he should send to the Sultan 4,000 purses, which represented at that time the sum of about 240,0001. sterling. The Pashalic of Egypt was then commonly called the Pashalic of Cairo, and it ex tended only to Middle Egypt and the Delta; Upper Egypt being diviled into several districts, administered by the Mameluke Beys, and Alexandria, with a part of the western province, by a Pasha independent of the Pasha of Cairo. A few months after the installation of Mehemet Ali in the Pashalic of Egypt the Porte con sented to give him also the Pashalic of Alexandria as a reward for the services he had rendered to the Ottoman Empire in 1807, on the occasion of the evacuation of Lower Egypt and the city of Alexandria by the English. The first step Mehemet Ali took to secure his power was to satisfy the demands of the troops. He repre sented to the inhabitants of Cairo that it was at their request that he had assumed the com mand, and that, to avoid further disturbances, the wants of the army should be satisfied. He therefore levied contributions, which were readily paid, and be appeased the soldiers, who thus became attached to his person. In 1808 Mehemet Ali received orders from the Porte to attack and disperse the Wahabees, a fanatical sect ce the Mohammedan religion, who had pillaged the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Before engaging in this war and drawing his troops out of Egypt, the Viceroy determined upon putting a final end to the power of his old allies, the Mamelukes; for although the two chiefs were dead, there still remained a strong number who had it in their power to annoy him. Accordingly, on the Ist of March, 1811, the Mamelukes were invited in a body to the citadel at Cairo to attend at the investi ture of the Viceroy's son Toussoon, as chief of the ex pedition against the Wahabees. When the ceremony was over the Mamelukes mounted their horses, but on reaching the citadel gates they found them closed, and a sudden discharge of musketry, from soldiers placed on the walls, completely annihilated them. A great many Mamelukes were put to death at the same time in the provinces. It has been computed that 470, with their chief, Ibrahim Bey, perished in the citadel ; and in the city and throughout the country no less than 1,200 were killed. Thus ended the power of these formidable chiefs, who had kept Egypt in a state of anarchy and warfare ever since the year 1382. After the destruction of the Mamelukes, Mehemet Ali made himself master of Upper Egypt; he obtained from the Sublime Porte the government of that part of the country, and at the same time considerably increased the land-tax and the duties of Customs on the internal trade. In the autumn of 1811 Mehemet Ali sent his army into Arabia against the Wahabees. This war lasted six years, cost the Viceroy immense sums of money and a great number of men, and was finally brought to a close by Ibrahim Pasha. In 1813 Mehemet Ali himself went to the Hedjaz for a time to hasten the result of the ex pedition. During his absence, the Porte, jealous of his power, secretly appointed Lateef Paella Viceroy of Egypt, but Mohammed Bey, Mehemet Ali's Minister of War, pretending to enter into the views of Lateef Pasha, engaged him to declare himself publicly Viceroy of Egypt, and then decapitated him. In 1815 Mehemet Ali, convinced of the great advan tages of discipline and military tactics in the art of war fare, resolved upon haying his army properly drilled, but his soldiers were very averse to this measure, and threatened an i ns urrection. lie therefore s en t hi s mu tinous troops into Ethiopia under his third son, Ishmael Pasha, who, on that o ccasion, conquered the p r o v i nces of Dongola, Berber, Shondy, Senn aar , an d C or d o f an, whilst he raised a new army, w hi c h was drilled by French and Italian officers. Ile then offered the Sultan to assist in que lli ng the Greek insu rrect i on aga i nst the Porte, and on the 16 th of Jul y , 1824, Mehemet Ali's fleet, consisting of 163 vessel, sailed f o r th e Mores, under the command of Ibrahim Pasha, who for three years kept the country in subjection, but was obliged to retire after the battle of Navarino, on the 20th of Octo ber 1827. In 1830 the Porte conferred upon Mehemet Ali tl'e administration of the island of Caudill. Mehemet Ali then turned his thoughts to obtaining possession of Syria, and 6,000 Egyptians having emi grated to that country, he demanded the restitution of them from Abdallah Pasha, then Governor of Acre. The reply he obtained was, that the emigrants were subjects of the Sublime Porte, and that they were in the Sultan's dominions as well in Syria as in Egypt. The Viceroy, enraged at this answer, sent him word that he himself would come and take his 6,000 subjects an d one man more." Accordingly, on the 2d of Nov. 1831, Mehemet Ali sent into Syria a powerful army, under the command of his son, Ibrahim Pasha, who in a few months reduced the whole country to submission. On this the Porte declared Mehemet Ali a rebel, and sent a strong army into Syria; but Ibrahi m P as h a 's troops invariably overcame the Sultan's, and several important battles were fought, which insured to the Egyptians the possession of the country. The European P ow ers interfered, and, under their guarantee, p( ace was signed on the 14th of May, 1833, Syria and the district of Adana were ceded to Mehemet Ali, in conjunction with the Pashalic of Egypt, on his acknowledging himself a vassal of the Sultan, and engaging to remit to the Porte the same tribute as the former Pashas of Syria. According to this arrangement Mehemet "Ali paid for Egypt 12,000 purses; Syria and Adana 18,000 purses ; and Candia 2,000 purses ; making together 32,000 purses, or 160,0001. sterling per annum. t. .t "‘IT en ! i,s• s f Syria until 1639, Dui, tbc Porte ci,,,tavd very it,ucit tht: occupation of that country by the 'Viceroy of Egypt, so that after organizing an army and a strong fleet in the beginning of 1839, the Sultan Mahmoud sent his troops into Syria under the command of Ilifiz Pasha to expel the Egyptiaus; but Ibrahim Pasha proved too powerful for him, and the Turkish army had to retreat. England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, then, in conjunction with the Porte, signed a treaty on the 15th of July, 1849, and informed Mehemet Ali that he was no longer to remain in Syria; but the Viceroy, confiding in the promised assistance of the French, seemed determined to keep the country. England therefore sent a formal demand to the Viceroy for the restitution of the Turkish fleet, which had been brought into the port of Alexandria by the treachery of the Turkish Admiral, but his Highness gave evasive answers, and referred to the Sultan. In the meantime he strained his utmost powers to increase his army, and formed throughout Egypt the National Guard, in which all the male inhabitants were made to serve. The allied powers, finding that the Viceroy would not evacuate Syria by fair means, determined upon driving him out by force. The first engagement took place on the 10th of October, 1840, near Beyrout, when the Egyp tian army was completely routed and the town taken. Caiffa and Saida were bombarded in the same month, Tripoli and Tarsous soon followed, and on the 3d of No vember of the same year the bombardment and taking of Acre in the short space of four hours must have con vinced Mehemet Ali that any further resistance was useless. The town of Alexandria was blockaded by an English squadron ; still Mehemet Ali was not inclined to submit, as he entertained hopes that France would come to his aid, but in the end he found he could no longer temporize, and acceded to the terms proposed, the hereditary Pashalie of Egypt in his own family being secured to him. It was during the period that the English were at tacking his troops in Syria and blockading Alexandria that Mehemet Ali behaved so magnanimously towards England by allowing the India mails to proceed as usual through Egypt unmolested. The withdrawal of the Egyptian troops from Syria comme nc womened i n a o D d e o c h e i m l d b r e e r e , thetloBo4ko, w r hen oe d s o 4 i o t h oo e D m e e s n e r a t n t d o the opposition they encountered on their march, not 25,000 reached Egypt. Ibrahim Pasha pro ceeded by sea from Gaza with the sick and February,wo u odd e, 1841,a0d landedwhilst the e t Damiettaremainderon the 2 of the troops p o s f marched by El Arish. Before the evacuation of Syria, the Egyptian army consisted of 85,000 men ; of these only 33,000 retur ne d to t h e i r country. : Ad miral Walker, belonging to the Turkish navy, in the name of the Sultan took command of the Turkish fleet in the port of Alexandria, and sailed for Constantinople on the 11th of January, 1841. A t t h e same t i me t h e Egyptian troops wer e w i t hd rawn f rom t h e i s l an d o f Candia, the Iledjaz, and the two holy cities, and these countries were restored to the authority of the Sublime Porte. The firman sent by the Sultan to Mehemet Ali was dated from Constantinople, the 13th of February, 1841, and, after some modifications, was finally accepted by Mehemet Ali on the 10th of June, 1841. The following are the conditions on which Mehemet Ali was granted the hereditary Pashalie of Egypt:- 1. The succession to the Government of Egypt within its ancient boundaries to descend in a direct line in Me• hemet Ali's male posterity, from the elder to the elder, among the sons and grandsons—the nomination to be made by the Sublime Porte. 2. The Pasha of Egypt to rank as a Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, without having in this character, with the exception of hereditary right, any other prerogative than those enjoyed by other viziers. 3. All treaties entered into between the Sublime Porte and the European Powers are to apply to Egypt as well as to any other part of the Ottoman Empire. 4. The Pasha has authority to coin his own money in Egypt, but the coins are to bear the name of the Sultan. 5. The standing army of Egypt is to be composed of 18,000 men, and 400 men are to be sent yearly to Con stantinople, 6. The. Viceroy of Egypt has the right to appoint officers of the land and sea forces up to the rank of colonel and below that of general of brigade, but a general of brigade being a Pasha, the Porte alone can name Pashas. 7. The Viceroy of Egypt cannot build vessels of war without authority from the Sublime Porte. 8. The yearly tribute payable by the Pasha of Egypt to the Sublime Porte, fixed at 2,000,000 dolls., has since been reduced to a million and a third of Spanish pillared dollars, about 270,0004 sterling. 9. The hereditary title is liable to revocation should any of Mehemet Ali's successors infringe any of the aforesaid conditions. The Sublime Porte also granted to Mehemet Ali, without the hereditary succession, the Government of the provinces of Nubia, Darfour, Sennaar, and Cordo fan, and all the territories annexed thereto, situate out of Egypt. The Pasha of Egypt differs from the other Pashas of the Ottoman Empire in that the former collects the re venues himself, whilst the law of the empire is that Pashas are not to collect the revenues. Until last year Mehemet Ali enjoyed a very strong constitution; his stature was short, and his features formed an agreeable and animated physiognomy, with a searching look, expressive of cunning, nobleness, and amiability. He always stood very upright, and it was remarkable, from its being unusual among Turks, that he was in the habit of walking up and down in his apart ments. He was most simple in his dress and cleanly in his person. He was very fond of playing at billiards, chess, draughts, and cards. In his latter years he be came very merciful and humane, and generally forgave the greatest faults. The only language ho spoke was Turkish; he under stood Arabic, but did not like to speak it. The late Viceroy did not observe the tenets ot the Mohammedan religion with any rigour, and never cared about fasting in the month of Ramazan. He showed the greatest toleration for all religions, and for this, considering the strong innate bigotry which prevails among Turks, he deserves the greatest praise. He was the first Moham medan ruler who granted real protection to Christians, raised them to the highest ranks, and made some of ahem his most intimate friends. His freedom from superstition was as remarkable as his toleration in reli gion, and in many instances he shook off the yoke of those absurd prejudices to which all those of his faith humbly bow their heads. Mehemet Ali's second son, after the late Ibrahim Pasha, was Toussoon Pasha, born at Cavalla, who left an only son, Abbas Pasha, born in 1813, at present Viceroy of Egypt. Toussoon Pasha died of the plague at the camp ot Damanhour in 1816. CHEERING ACCOUNTS FROM AUSTRALIA. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) We elsewhere insert some remarks from the Sydney Morning Herald, the most influential journal in that quarter, written under date of 6th April last, and an nouncing the cheering tidings of a revival of the com merce of this important colony. It will be seen that the depression at home, aggravated, as it seems to be, by the political convulsions in France, Germany, and Italy, in due season reached the Australian colonies, the commerce of which depends so much on the state of affairs at home. The mistrust created by the storm that was raging over Europe, and following close on the commercial crisis of autumn 1848, soon caused a suspension in the demand for the wool and other ample produce of the flocks of Austra lia, which became depreciated in the hands of the colo nists to a ruinous extent. In short, the enterprising colo nists, like their fellow subjects at home, found themselves caught in the ebb tide, and have' had a hard struggle to sustain their credit. Happily the intelligence from Europe so far back as December 1848, the period to which the writer in the Sydney Herald refers, had produced a fa vourable change in the colony. The prospect of a de mand in the European markets tor the produce of Aus tralia had restored the confidence and quickened t h e energies of the colonists. Their hopes were fu rther elevated by the arrival of four vessels with emigrants to the number of one thousand, while six other vessels were reported on their passage for Sydney, exclusive of the vessels destined for Southern Australia. To a coiony which, according to the evidence of Mr. B. Boyd, one of the most intelligent and influential of the colonial mer chants and proprietors, can annually absorb the labour of 10,000 men in tending the natural accession to the sheep and cattle, the importance of this emigration need not be enlarged upon. But in addition to the pastoral labour, which affords such a ready outlet to the emi grants, there are vast mineral resources which have been discovered in South Australia, and which only require time to bo properly developed. But, in the meantime, it is satisfactory to learn that the commerce of the colony was, at the last accounts, steadily recovering from the shock of the political convulsion in the old world, and, ere this, we trust that the prospects have still further brightened. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, AUG. 21. Her Majesty and the Prince walked out in the grounds of Balmoral this morning. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, rode out on horseback. Sir James Clark has returned to Balmoral from Birk Hall. Dr. Robertson will join the Royal dinner party this evening. Sir George Grey has arrived at his seat, Falloden, Alnwick, Northumberland, from Balmoral. The Countess of Minto arrived in town on Wednes day night. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, West Australia, and South Australia. ROYAL ORTIIOP2EDIC HOSPITAL.—A half-yearly general meeting of the governors and patrons of this charity was held yesterday afternoon at the hospital. Bloomsbury-square. The report of the committee an nounced that a gratifying increase had taken place in the funds of the institution during the last year, but still the institution was quite inadequate to meet the nume rous applications for relief daily made to it. The out patients alone were increasing at the rate of 40 per week ;_ that was, that 40 fresh applications were made weekly, and the in-door accommodation had been greatly extended. The total numbur of patients admitted dui ing the past half-year, up to the 22d instant, amounted to 765, being an increase of 24 over the previous half-year, and making a total admitted since the opening of the charity of 8,585. The report was received and adopted and the court separated. PROTECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Edinburgh Review has nailed this voca ble io Its ae,ual and, indeed, it is a point of philology worth considering, even at the risk of beit:g tedious. To suppose that protection of poor People is intended, would be a violent catachresis : as well might we say, that as respect is good, therefore " re spect of persons" is good also. To be resi.cci,ful is well, but not to " respect persons"—reflection is. g ►od, but not to "throw reflections" on others. We are desired to protect the waterfowl in St. James's Park, but in a very different sense the Duke of Wellington spoke of protecting pilots, by employing them in fine weather. And, then, as to the Act for protection of women, that masterpiece of legislativeness and states manlikeship—say rather, protection of Sophy Dawes, by M. de Conde, and published letters from a Queen of France, entreating to be protected by her in re turn. So Madame de Munoz, and the Countess de Lansfeldt, under the protection of their respective friends, " Till the o'erstrung Nations have arm'd in madness—the strange fate Which tumbles mightiest sov'reigns, and hath flung Against their blind omnipotence a weight Within the opposing scale which crushes soon or late; Such might have been Her destiny, but Bel— Our hearts refute it; and so young, so fair, Good without effort, great without a foe I" Since we have rejected the principle of protection, which, in fact, is a specious euphemism for corrup tion, how different is the scene which England offers! The celebrated picture of national honour, in the Henriade, would seem painted for Queen Victoria. " Aux murs de Westminster on voit paraitre ensemble Trois pouvoirs etonnes du rceud qui lea rassemble— Les deputes du peuple, et les Brands, et le roi, d' intetet, riiunis par la loi, Tous trois membres sactes de ce corps invincible Dangereux A lui-meme, d ses voisins terrible. Heureux, lorsque le peuple instrait de son devoir Respecte autant qu'il doit le souverain pouvoir ! Plus bereux, lorsqu' un roi doux, juste et politique Respecte autant qu'il doit la libertti publique! Ah!' s'6eria Bourbon quand pourront les Francais Voir d'un refine aussi beau fleurir les saintes loix?' Duel exemple pour vous, monarques de la terre! Une Feninie a ferme les portes de la guerre But to return from this metrical digression : the inventor of protection in the strict modern accepta- I tion of the term—in its second intention—was Col bert, styled grand perhaps because he was, too grand to listen to laissez-faire and laissez-passer. When Louis XIV. used to demur at some prote c t ive duty in favour of a particular set of people, Colbert made answer to his King, simply and seriously, " They have paid so much." Colbert, as described by the usual authorities, " had a low, dejected mien, stern, gloomy, and morose :" and no wonder, for be had many ladies as well as merchants under his pro tection. The theory and practice are admirably described by Le Sage, in " Gil Blas." The Count Duc de Lerme protects colonial produce for the sake of his friend and protege, "Je vois, Monsieur Gil Blas, que vous avez ete un peu picard :" but the Count Duke liked him all the better for this gusto picaresco. In a similar manner, Monsieur Gil Bias protects Don Raphael and the son of Seraphina (filius Lerma died of coma vigil, and spectres. D'Oli varez, also protecting minister, also died of spectres twenty years after. So perish Protection! Respiee finem ! Hear Lord Nugent in 1842 :—" I for one happen to know, that when Canning paid his last never-to be.forgotten visit to Bath, where poor Lord Liver pool sought, but found not, a cure for the distraction of his mind, he acknowledged to his friends he was powerless without the people." Now, if the excellent Liverpool had " protected " the Irish mean from " competition," by " exclusion " of land-jobbers and removers of land-marks, or if he had stamped eject ments with a " duty amounting to prohibition," he might have died full of y ears and honours. Class legislation properly speaking is good—what is good for one class is good for all. ".2liqek paupL.ribus prodest, locupletibus Jlique neglectum pueris senibusque nocebit." We protected (and paid tribute to) the sugar boilers in Mincing-lane against the slave-owners— because Lord H. and his Titan sons had many boroughs : these slave-owners we protected, paying them tribute, against Portuguese who had done us no harm, merely to keep up right of search and mare clausum. Also we protected even our manufac tures against the same Wrest Indians, and against the Americans, whose independence Lord Grey ascribed to our navigation-laws. These are not classes—this not class-legislation—it is set-legislation, coterie, click or clack and cabal, caucus-0, Heavens I—Cacus legislation. Then, one bears of "protecting the 'gold," as if gold could ever want gentlemen to elope with ; and here let me observe it would be well if vices of cor porate bodies were no more than aggregate vices of individuals, for if so the tendency in all human affairs to oligarchy would be less fatal. The Bank, however, protects the gold. Ladies and children are taken down into the vaults with candlesticks of a particular make, as if to see Pluto himself. But is this "the immovable anchor in •secretest and serenest depths of ocean to which the weal of England is moored ?"—ls this the roof-tree of British Empire ? What is it but corpus delicti of the most gigantic fraud ever known to be attempted ? Riches have wings. All this gold flew of to buy Lousyana scrip for Sydney Smith and others. All this gold is managed " according to a variety of indications—sometimes by the individual opinions of directors," possibly bankrupt, " and by the bills drawn by persons connected with—the cora trade." Wheel within wheel I Mr. Tooke, a person of more tact than candour, decided that the oozing " of gold does not depend on any excess of circula tion, but on some casual payments which must be made in metals." So are we governed by epithets; such are our casual payments—l'inipromptu fait a loisir. Henri IV. made a van that every peasant might have " la poule au pot les dimanches." Vive Henri Qua-titre I Ce roi vaillant ! Ce vert galant ! Mort a Goderique ! He gave every poor man a bit of gold in his pocket, and shuffled the poule into his own pot !—I have the honour, &c., 11. C. ARGENT. VISIT of the COUNT and COUNTESS of NE DILLY (late KING and QUEEN of the FRENCH) to the LORD MAYOR. Yesterday the Right lion. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Alayoress were honoured with a visit from the Count and Countess de Neuilly at the Mansion-house. At the request of Louis Philippe the reception was as private as it could have been made under the circum stances; but notwithstanding the peremptory orders of the Chief Magistrate, it soon became known in the vicinity of his Lordship's residence that the illustrious strangers were his guests. In order to give the late King and Queen of the French some idea of the magnificent room in which the hospitality of the Lord Mayor of Lon don is p rin cipally displayed, his Lordship caused the Egyptian hall to be decorated, the Mansion-house plate to l be f exhibited, and the tables to be laid out thei s n tom sk tri e r splendour to which they have beenw%cu. d the present mayoralty_ Ihe dra g room . and the lofty corridor were prepared for the reception of the I illustrious guests with equal care, and in the long parlour a dejei;ner a la fourchette was laid, consisting of every delicacy of the season, and of wines of the finest quality. Louis Philippe having intimated by letter to the Lord Mayor that he would drive down to the Man sion-house at half-past two o'clock, his Lordship in vited the following distinguished persons to meet their late Majesties:— The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, the Chairman of the East India Company, the Deputy-Chairman of the East India Company, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Mr. Masterman, M.P., and Miss Masterman, Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. H. C. Hoare and family, Mr. Cubitt, M.P. ' Mr. C. Pearson, M.P., Aldermen Sir G. Carroll, Gibbs, Musgrove, Challis, Moon, and Lawrence ; Mr. Sheriff Goodhart, Mr. Sheriff Elect Nicoll, Mr. Hill, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, and Mrs. Cattley, Sir E. N. Buxton, M.P. Mr. Master man, jun., Mr. Henry and Miss Brandling, and Mr. John Laurie, &c. At the appointed time the Count and Countess de Neuilly, accompanied by the Duchesse d'Orleans, the Comte de Paris, and the Comte de Chartres, and attended by the Duchesse de Marisier, the Marquise de Vins, General the Comte de Chabannes, General the Comte de Dumas, and Colonel the theComteMan sion-house, e Montguyon, arrived at the ofprivatedoorby the Lord sion-house, where they were receivedadst the cheers of ' Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, m a multitude who had assembledpbiliinppCe. The harlotte-row to welcome the venerable Loti _s sword bearer, the mace-bearer, and the marshal, attended in their state dresses, and o the illustrious guests entered 1 apparen . y delighted by the earnest the building warmth of their reception. Th e Count and Countess de Neuilly, after having visited the justice-room in which the magisterial duties of the Mayoralty aril performed, entered the E g yptian hall, from which the light of day had been almost excluded, for the purpose of displaying with greater effect the skill with which the gas is intro duced into that noble building. They expressed the highest admiration of the magical power with which his Lordship, by a motion of his hand, turned the darkness into the most brilliant light, and placed before their eyes the magnificent ornaments of the hall of the Mayor of London. At three o'clock it was announced that the dijellner was ready, and the Lord Mayor conducted the Countess de Neuilly (preceded by the sword bearer and the mace-bearer) into the long parlour, followed by the Count de Neuilly, who conducted the Lady Mayoress, and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who conducted the Duchess d'Orleans. ft The LORD MAYOR proposed " The health of her Majesty the Queen and his Royal highness Prince Albert," which was drunk with the customary honours. His Lordship then proposed " The health of the Count and Countess de Neuilly, the' Duchess of Orleans, the Count de Paiis, and the Duke do Chartres," who had honoured him by visiting the INiansion•house. He regr e tt e d th a t he was prevented by the request of his principal guest from more strongly indicating the high respect he entertnined for so illustrious a man—a man who could not but be illustrious under any circumstances, adverse or pros perous, by which he might be surrounded.—(Cheers.) The Count de Neuilly said, he felt deeply grateful for the honour done him by the Lord Mayor and the company by whom he was surrounded, and it was with the greatest pleasure he proposed the "Health of his Lordship, and Prosperity to the city of London."—(Cheers.) - . Soon after fcur o'clock the Count and Countess de Neuilly, the Duchess d'Orleans, the Count de Paris, and the Duke de Chartres, took leave of the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress. They were accom panied to the door in the same form and with the same ceremony which awaited them upon their en trance. The moment they entered their carriages the crowd, which completely filled the wide space of Charlotte-row, burst into loud applause. Several gentlemen shook hands with the late King of the French when he was seated in his carriage, and all exhibited towards him the most profound respect. NEW COURT. _ - - (Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman HUNTER.) Joshua Simmons, who was convicted yesterday of stealing forty yards of doeskin for trowsers, of the value of 51. 10s., the property of Messrs. Bartrum and Harvey, the woollen-drarers of Holborn-hill, was placed at the bar this morning to receive the judgmf•nt of the Court. Our readers will recollect that out of 17 witnesses who appeared to give the prisoner a good character, only one knew vt here he lived. This morning, upon his being placed at the bar, several of the sergeants and policemen of the City and Metropolitan police were examined, all of whom stated that they had known the prisoner for some years, that they knew him to be an associate of thieves, that his house was the resort for them, and that he had been for years the receiver of stolen goods, and that upon ont occasion he very narrowly escaped being transported. The RECORDER, after complimenting the City autho rities for instituting the prosecution against the pri soner, and remarking upon the dangerous tendency of his offence, sentenced him to ten years' transportation. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. WITHAM.) The Court sat this morning by adjournment at the Guildhall, Westminster. Amongst the persons summoned to serve as jurors, and claiming on different grounds to be excused, was Mr. Groves, of Regent-street, Westminster, an under taker, who pleaded that there was so much demand for his services at present that his absence from his business for a day would be a public inconvenience. After some observations (partly jocular), the Chair man desired him to wait a while, and the Court would see whether he could be spared or not. William Russell, a gentlemanlike young man, was in dieted for obtaining, by means of false pretences, a quantity of precious stones and jewellery, of the value of 701., the property of M. Genevieve Marry, of Golden square, dealer in jewels. Mr. O'BRIEN, the prisoner's counsel, pointed out, that the false pretence laid in the indictment was, that the prisoner induced the prosecutor to part with the goods on the promise that be would return them in two hours or pay the money. That was a future pretence, and any pretence depending upon a future event was not a false pretence under the statute. It was true the pri soner had said he came from his brother, who was a customer of the prosecutor's, but that was not alleged in the indictment. The CHAIRMAN disputed that view of the Aet, which was ably supported by Mr. Huddlestone as well as by the prisoner's counsel. It was at length agreed that the trial should proceed, subject to an application for defer ing judgment to next session in case of a conviction. The prosecutor, however, having stated that he had parted with the goods on the promise that they would be returned or the money paid in two hours, and that be would have given them for approbation, on the same terms, to any person in the trade, Mr. O'BRIEN submitted that the credit of two hours did away with this indictment as much as if it had been credit for twelve months. The COURT, after some argument, directed an Ac quittal. THE LATE ALTERCATION IN COURT.—Mr. MELLOR, having an application to make on behalf the parish of Marylebone, requested permission to offer an apology to the Court, and to the Learned Chairman, for what he must admit to have been the very intemperate language into which he had been betrayed in an altercation with the Chairman on Wednesday last, in the Court at Clerk enwell. The Learned Gentleman said, that under no circumstances could any counsel be justified in address ing such language to the bench, which was the repre sentative of Majesty itself. He had acted in a moment of great excitement. He very much regretted what he had said, and he hoped the Learned Chairman would accept his earnest apology. They had known each other in the relative positions of judge and counsel in the same court for several years, and the late had been the only occasion upon which anything disagreeable had arisen. He felt it due to the Chairman, to the Court, to the profession, and to himself, to make this apology in the most ample manner. Mr. WITHAM said that be had thought the Learned Counsel went too far on the occasion referred to; but he had no doubt at the time that he would in a cooler moment feel that he was in error. It was for that reason that he (the Chairman) let the matter pass without any notice on his part. He was wry glad that the Learned Gentleman had shown the good sense to acknowledge his error, and he cheerfully accepted the apology. Mr. RosE (county magistrate) said ho was very glad the Learned Gentleman had acted in so proper a manner, and he hoped that others who committed themselves in the same way would imitate so becoming an example. 17ARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) Win. Wilson and Dennis Collins were placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having stolen 18 yards of cloth, value 101., the property of Mr. Fletcher Snow, tailor, No. 5, Frith street, Soho. Edward Baker, foreman to Mr. Snow, stated that about five o'clock on the previous afternoon, he was in his employer's shop, when ho observed the prisoner Dennis, whom he had previously seen lurking about the door, creep into the shop and take the piece of cloth pro duced from off the counter near the door, and push it towards the prisoner Wilson, who was standing outside the shop. Witness immediately gave the alarm, when the prisoner Wilson dropped the cloth, and they both ran away, pursued by witness into Compton-street, where they were stopped by a constable, till witness came up and gave them in charge. The prisoners, who are well known to the police, were committed for trial. DREADFUL FIRE ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY. —This morning, about two o'clock, a serious destruction of prop erty too k place at the North Kent Railway sta tion, opposite Charlton, Kent. The fire originated at some buildings on the platform, and having been seen in London, the L on d on B r i ga d e an d W est o f E ng l an d engines were dispatched thither. Their timely arrival was of the greatest assistance, and although the fire raged for some h ours, an d every person present was placed in great danger, yet it is believed that no lives were lost. The whole of the building, 75 yards in length, as also the contents therein, were supposed to bo the, property of the company, who, it is expected, is insured in the Phoenix Fire-office. Lieutenant- General the Hon. John Meade, C.B. died at Madrid on the 6th of August. This officer served in the East Indies, and in the campaigns under his Royal Highness the Duke of York in Holland ; he commanded the 45th Regiment at the battle of Busaco, and was employed as Consul- General at Madrid. N COURT-MARTIAL. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 22.—A court•martial assembled this morning on board her Majesty's ship Impregnable, in Hamoaze, for the purpose of trying Lieutenant George Tempest Graham and Mr. Andrew R. Elliott, master, both of her Majesty's sloop Childers. The court opened at 9 A M., and consisted of Admiral-Superintendent Sir John Louis; Captain W. H. Johnstone, her Majesty's r ship Agincourt; Captain McDougall, her Majesty's ship La Hogue ! , Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, her Majesty's ship Impregnable; and Captain George Greville Wel- lesley, of her Majesty's frigate Dmdalus. Mr. George Eastlake officiated as Judge Advocate. The prisoners were assisted by Mr. Beer, solicitor, of Devonport. The charges were— " For that he, the said George Tempest Graham, being a lieutenant of her Majesty's sloop Childers, and being in temporary command and charge of the said sloop, i❑ commission, and in the full pay and service of the fleet, did, on the 20th day of May, in the year 1849, while the said sloop was at anchor in Simon's Bay., un • lawfully desert from and leave the said sloop and the service of her Majesty, in breach of the articles of war. " For that the said Andrew R. Elliott, being master of her Majesty's sloop Childers, in commission, and in the full pay and service of the fleet, did, on the 20th day of May, in the year 1849, while the said sloop was at anchor iu Simon's Bay, unlawfully desert from and leave the said sloop and the service of her Majesty, in breach of the articles of war." The prisoners at once admitted the correctness of the charges, and declined calling witnesses, but threw themselves on the mercy of the Court. Lieutenant Graham pleaded, in extenuation, that he was led to desert by the horrible treatment of Cons mander Pitman, whose tyranny drove him into a state of frenzied madness, during which, when smarting under the degradation of being called a liar before his brother officers and the ship's company he committed the rash act of desertion. Prisoner referred to several acts of seamanship while on board the Childers; on one occasion, during a severe storm which threw the ship on her beam ends the men refused to go aloft, when he led the way and let go the maintop sail to right the ship, or she would have been totally lost. Some excellent certificates of good conduct, while under other commands, were produced. Mr. Elliott stated that Commander Pitman had al leged against him several grave and unfounded charges; and that in the East Indies one of the commander's accusations was made the subject of investigation before a court of inquiry, who dismissed it as without founda tion. On arrival at Simon's Bay, after being out 63 days, and keeping two watches daily, prisoner asked permis sion to go ashore, when Commander Pitman told him that by making provision for the due performance of his duty in his absence, he might go as often as ht pleased. lie left accordingly next day at three r ii., and returned at nine P.ll. On the subsequent morning Commander Pitman denied having given permission to prisoner, and placed him under arrest. Mr. Elliott produced several certificates of previous good conduct. After a deliberation of two hours, the Court sentenced Lieutenant Graham to be imprisoned twelve months, and Mr. Elliott six months, at Exeter, both to be dismissed the service, and rendered incapable of ever serving again. It is stated that, previous to the court-martial, Com mander Pitman applied for an examination into his own conduct, which was refused by the Admiralty, and that it is his intention to make a second application. The pri soners have also made special application to the Admi ralty for a court-martial on Commander Pitman. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING.-THDRSDAY. The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 sous. each, and 60 added. One mile. (20 Subs.) Mr. Lillie's Spithead, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Simpson) 1 Lord Clifden's Cotton Lord, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Dockeray) 2 Mr. Dawson's Defaulter, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Arnold) 3 Mr. Woffenden's Post Tempore, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr, Pedley's Fellow-Commoner, 3 yrs, 6.,t 51b . 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Post Tempore--3,t0 1 agst Spit head-7 to 2 agst Defaulter-4 to 1 agst Cotton Lord. Won by a length; a neck between second and third. Run in 1 min 48 secs. The County Cup of 1502, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft. Two miles. (12 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Caneaou, 4 yrs, Bst Blb (B u tl er ) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Wensleydale, 2 yrs, Gst 81b (Arnold) 2 Mr. A. Johnstone's Confederacy, 4 yrs, Bst llb Mr. W. Sutton's Crocodile, aged, Est slb ...(Osborne) 4 Mr. W. Sutton's Sobersides, aged, Est Elb (Flatman) 5 4tol ou Canesou. Won easily by a length; Con federacy a very bad third. Run in 3 min 50 sacs. The Bramham Park Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft. One mile and a half. (8 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Strungbow The Great Ebor Handicap of 20 sous. each, 15 It, and 5 ft only if declared, with 200 sous. added; the second to receive 501. Two miles. (99 Subs, 59 of whom pay 5 sous. each.) Mr. Powney's The Hero, 6 yrs, 9st 41b (A. Day) ... 1 Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill, 4 yrs, Bst ... (Templeman) 2 Mr. F. Walker's Maid of Team Valley, 3 yrs, sst 51b 3 Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 5 yrs, Bst 51b 4 The following also started:--Executor, 5 yrs, 7st 71b, carried ist 131 b (Flatman)—Malton, 4 yrs, 7st (Fenn) — Blucher, 4 yrs, 7st (Harrison)—Giselle, 6 yrs, 6st 91b (llockeray)—Glen Saddel, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (Walker)— Cockermouth, 4 yrs, 6st 51b (W. Sharp)—Miss Whip, 5 yrs, 6st 41b (Arnold)—Chantrey, 3 yrs, sst 81b (Churl ton)—Westow, 3 yrs, sst 81b (Barham)—Castanette, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Htett)—and Alp, 3 yrs, sst 21b Mar wood). Won by a neck. The Three yrs old Produce Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft. Two miles. (4 Subs.) Sir R. Bulkeley's Piccaroon The Lottery Plate of 25 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 guys. each. Second to save his stake. One mile. (8 Subs). Mr. Pedley's eh f The Probe, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (W.Sharp) 1 Col. Anson's Bonbon, 3 yrs, sst 12 Lord Zetland's Polonaise., 3 yrs 6st lib. (lliett) 3 Mr. B. Green's Tile Arab, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ...(Basham) 0 Sir J. Ilawley's Paultons, aged, Bst 6lb (Templeman) 0 Captain Ilarcourt's b c, by Young Longwaist, 3 yrs, 6st llb (Arnold) bolted. Won by a length. BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIG lIT. GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 4 agst Nunnykirli. ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 on The Flying Dutchman. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Ellerdzde 100 to 8 agst Maid of Team 7 to 1 agst Glen Saddel Valley 7 to 1 agst Giselle 100 to 6 agst Executor Bto 1 agst Westuw I2oto 1 agst Fernhill. 12 to 1 agst Cockermouth DERBY, 1850. 22 to 1 agst William the 125 to 1 agst Epirote Conqueror 125t0 1 agst Italian. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF ATHERSTONS AND DISTRICT. This match was commenced at Atherstene yesterday morning. The following is the score at the close of the first day's play:— KENT--FIRST INNINGS. S. S. Baxter, Esq.—c Hiflyer, b Clarke ... J. Curtis—b Hillyer ••• ••• "• ••• Hon. R. Curzon—run out ••• ••• ••• M. Baker, Esq.—b Clark ••• ••• ••• W. Harding—c White, b IliqY r e.r e ••• ••• F. Tinley — c b Armitage— ..• c Chatterton, b Wtsden Royston—b Wiaden ••• Dakin—run out S. Mallaby, Esq.—b Clarke ~, C. Foster, Esq.—b Wisden „, ..;. ••• R. Clement, Esq.—run out R. B. Smythies, Esq —b Clarke W. Fenton, Esq.—b Wisden lion. W. Curzon —e Box, b Clark ••• ..."' H. Clare, Esq.—b Wisden ••• ••• K. Fenton, Esq.—e Chatterton, b • S l) ..K B n a o x w te le r s , , E E ,s s q q ._ .— c ru e n ha o t u te t J. Baker, E sq .— c an d b Wisden en ••• ••• a• • rton, b Clark .. S. 0. Sandford, Esq.—not out 11•• E. Baxter, Esq.—b Clark ••• B 3, w 0 ... ... 13 ... 16 ... 13 ... 1 ... 5 •.• ..• Total ... ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS. H. M. Curteis, Esq.—b Tinley Captain White—b Tinley ••• Parr—not out... ••• ••• F. Pilch—c Royston, b Armitage ••• Box—not out ... ••• B 1, w 0 •0 • • ..115 ... 2 ... ... 2 ... 10 Total ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 16 SOTJTEIAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.--The advices received at Havre from New York, by the Europa, havo u another e re in cotton of IS. on most d escr i pt i ons . demand was steady-, and the sales to two . . „ o'clocklcaed st ee N d r y TESY were O t 1,818 bales. Lo h F F E ROADS, Al 3 a . 21.—Arrd. Queen, Etk. dale, Quebec, for Stockton; Wear packet, Itillonald, Bathurst ; for Hull. • ~'~v ,1 6 % 4 . • 4 0 . - Ili ,0* --• d o ,o ' ..., 1 1,