The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-03 00:00:00

PRESENT STATE OF' THE NAVI-: GATORS' ISLANDS. In the year l 830, when the Missionaries Williams and Larff first landed at Savaii, one of the Navigators' Islands, a dreadful contest was about to take place owing to the murder of Taimafainga, a powerful rul..er. 1. ,y the interposition of these benevolent men, the pe riod of hostility was shortened, and a better spirit in fusel into the minds of the leaders. The happy change confirmed the influence of the new faith, and led to the desire for new teachers, which was gratified to a certain extent, at least, in 1836, when several from England arrived on their shores. At a meeting of the Chiefs, among whom was Malietoa, these ser nnt4. of Christ entreated that the war should not be renewed. They were assured that it should thnot, and, moreover, that, if any quarrel arose among e leaders, a referen ce wou ld b e ma d e to t h em as u mpires.. 'The author of a letter from Upalu, dated t wo Years later, calculates, that the number of Christians there is about twenty thousand; that,. in &wail, there are between twelve and thirteen thou sand; in 'Tutuila, about six thousand; and in Manono al l the p eop l e, amounting to not less than one thou -';and, have open l y professed the faith of the Redeemer. 11 one of th e di stricts of Anna was held, in 1837, the PV.Bt 'missionary meeting in the Navigators' Islands. Qwas attend e d b y two t h ousan d fi ve h undred r s ( nis ; the con querors an d t h e conquere d m i ng li ng tt?gether. Chiefs o f eac h par t y d e li vere d speec h es on cecas!on, in which, whil e th e y did no t f orge t th e in'*bject of the assembly, they severally made °ll4 lng allusions to their former contests, contrast .ng with those sanguinary scenes their present de sghtfta harmony. On the very spot where the last de latnlctixe war was waged a number of flourishing vil a-ges now stand, each of which has one or more schools, (i nd divine worship is regularly' performed on Sun vaYi Wednesday, and Friday. Even in their uncon i„,,eriecl: state, as already noticed, the manners of the Sa- Zs, and their skill in the construction and manage tocef canoes, were greatly superior to those of sliarquesan and the Society Islanders. Now there t4;rtber observed a considerable degree of dignity in eliti ' behaviour towards visitors and strangers. The eon o t,rin dress of th e men was f ormer ly ve ry s li g ht, wi l ls e the ti ng of nothi ng more th an a g i r dl e o f l eaves , mat, w omen satisfied themselves with a shaggy t On NN'hich they displayed all the ingenuity pecu- RTeat the sex in matters of dress. At present the n pliber wear decent wrappers of calico, with they 1 7 1 1 ,,'„g ° ,wns ; and when they cannot afford these, secr i j . garmer.ts of a coarse though not un cloth Por manufactured from the bark of trees. the a n' : f i'ilvtien vessels arrived, muskets and beads were q u i r3 ;l s e'es most in demand; but now the principal in- Tit . Made for wearing apparel, slates, pencils, and l‘eo„fmg pa p e r. The master of a whale ship recently fort essf'd that he had carried to the Navigators' group „ muskets for barter, and had only sold two. In 41" I d, the hist ory of modern missions does not sup- Y a more powerful inducement to Christian zeal, or w r,r! lc ore gratifying reward to the intrepidity with „ e nh their great objects have been pursued. A few jars ago, th e E uropean who casually landed on those ae,aenaltirldib-ia,lism,saw everywhere pr ev ailing rapine, murder, and other crimes, at which his heart th °l ied ; at pr esent, h e may contemp l ate, at l east i n tk e christi an i sed districts morals comparatively pure,. andse e xercise of a rat i ona l worship, peace, conf id ence, brotherly kindness, all heightened by the assured zrbercourse of social enjoyment.—Edinburgi Cabinet r arY, XXXIII. Polynesia. -- -- s ‘' ll "' LLOYD'S SHIPPING. 1? i -I L"Dn's, Nov. 2.—Wi n d , t hi s d ay a t noon , eas t er ly, let airs and hazy. - TE C REEK ,N ov. STANcia l.—Arrd. Mayborough, OPEC Sally and Betsy, Hall, Patras. , Nov. I.—A.M. N.W., P.m. S.W. light— '''. Walmsley, Sierra Leone, with the rs of the Ab °llt vvard bound. The Champion, i f m Cadiz,. in the e lvhs, reports having experienced very bad weather, „Passed several ships with topmasts gone. 411 er, A 4iOSGATF, Nov. I.—Sld. Isabella Anna, and Tra- frica'. ° } l' DOVER, OCT. 31.—Ann Margaretha, Norway. Potersmourn, Nov. I.—Wind, variable and light. - Sid.'Sco ur fi e ld , Cape of Good Hope, M ontrea l , N ew York ; her Majesty's ship Calcutta, Plymouth. West I- o uTtiAmPTox, Nov. I.—Sld. Tay packet, 41Idies ; Oriental packet, Alexandria. N.N.E., moderate lIAIZIOUTII, Nov. 1. ;'e---.Sld. Liverpool p — ae l .k t V i e d i t n G r ibrltr. W.N.W.W light.—Arrd. J 'LIVERPOOL, Nov.l. , Sa l ri l d e h m e i a n d g s, , 4 11 ,,' 11 ea, Clarke, Calcutta, sailed from 1 b„ 'ne 11, St. Helena Sept. 4 , It om ele t as he e k: '''''Sid. ~ Pernambuco • St. 'V incents, St. 4.4 -a L I Esther, Calcutta; Princess , Charlotte, v . .)ay ; Isabella, rn heicents ; Bolins, H r a e yti a ; m Crow i n, St. John's, New ''' c lin i 'wick. Arrd. off, Ann Hall. Fell, (4 4 1312, OcT 30.—Arrd. Barlow, Quebec. DarnellYAß2 -,-, —ll RI OCT. 31.—Fortuna, Newfoundland. -u'rn noans, Nov. I.—Arrd. Alexander, , Quebec York • SRIEI - 1 )„,3, OCT.. 30 AND 31.—S1d. Borodina, New .) ' " I ' Le bia, Aden. stedanL) °"' 30 . - ----Arrd. Hoop, Surinam, for Am- buroiitj°B. e Phine, Valentine, Rio Janerio,for a In c ,' ' Marie JUlie, Marker, Padang, for Rotterdam ; e following OFF nstant, pugwa3h. I'li S"TawOLD, OCT. 31.—Venerable, Quebec. is posted at Lloyd's : z -NOTICE TO MARINERS. I-LA.III3MR LIGHT OF ALICANTE. The foll els,tablis dYdrographie Office,Admiralty, Oct. 28, 1842. ' sl's Government :—" A fixed light has been Ma jesty + ° wing information been . received by her is recd tables on the Mcle Head of Alicante, at an eleva -1," cf 9 5 feet above the level of the sea, and may the Southward, miles. It be seen at the distance of fifteen m . !! re ce mthended on making the light at night, from to bring it to bear North by compass, clear 1 y t 0 clear "nO account to the Eastward of that bearing, 0 a roe,-- Island. n apprea h. • shoal offthe East-end of Plane _ b row cm g it from the Eastward it should . not be i.ht to bear Westward of W.N.W. to avoid Cape I lliert os , th e ]. s may an Ve - l chor to the Southward of ight in 5 to 8 fathoms." S E . „T S ELF 11 ---EVOTION, EDITED BT THE AUTHOR OF World SUEIALTERN."—These volumes come before the . t r t Atl under circumstances which give an advert ,Ti°4s interest to them that their intrinsic and steer theing ,6 eduction of a „ r er its might well have dispensed with. They • st as young and beautiful Scotch lady named arePhellwho has been taken from the world s he iv' literary about to reap the re p,s labour,in the admiring gratitude of its readers. mf'ard of this, her chief gust novel belongs to an excellent school, that of the more than con listens, Ferriars, and Bruntons, fi r e: l s the favourable impression made by the writer's t:q production, " The Only Daughter t - '• 'mietrselcharaofca ,trii incidents, and situations be echo no in the y per a0,..1113, domestic nature, finding the arul experience of all, but an with which they e connected Is contrived with great p care, and deve ,l-te ,d With a degree of artistical skill and judgment ; 'eh are now-a-days rarely aimed at, much less 1 41 j 11 1-e ved, even by the most experienced and popular _.4 e l istc.3. ( Th e : 3I NbITION OF THE POOR TN LAMBETH.—An in- S ea was held yesterday before Mr. Carter, at the Louisa i' l lani Sea Lion-street, New-cut, on the body of iooa m oo i t -fill'sa I, Sea aged five months. From the evidence cosier "I'Peared the deceased went to bed with its parents, gers, ore Wednesday night last, apparently ew g -147, ",,Plth, and the next morning the mother was (lelocii-(tc.l bearing it groan. Deceased died at six for it s 0,:, mornin g• pavement with th The mother could not account .d wa s oh C e ' 3ti e d o s f id the only injury deceased receive when she full on the sePtember, ceived a ,bi ow e child in her arms, and the tatter re surgeon com °, ll . the investigation the the bad ven head. During the Nation pained of the excessive filth, hick , and the state of the sewers in the street wrs,deceased resided. It often happened that the O;Zr-closts were overflowed to the extent of three dt cross inches, so that the lodgers were oblige h o.. the yard upona planks. The inhabitants of the nearl y lived in a shocking state of filth. They were n thin gy all costermongers, and it was no uncommo ev.t 10 r them to sleep in the room in which crabs, i i l ' u i e e r rs, fish of other kinds, and vegetables, were c t ep e t h ous es the bed. He was afraid to enter one of h stat e " a few days ago, it was in such a dangerous vent The Coroner said it was not possible to pre wher:Merniongers having what they sold in the room „, 1 , .they 5 1 e ..... In He recommended any persons h ho",? _ llll Bht feel aggrieved to represent the state of e cp"i'e'rsstona.Mgistrate, and indict the owners or °c an 0 ,. , 21 them for a nuisance. Verdict, " Died from 0, 0 _ 1 : 43 10n of blood on the brain, but how caused r Was no evidence to show." A, 'l, reas 44P "R —T T ANT TO H or Gnownus.he Lords of the be rises Y have directed that the hop grounds should 'generalsed for the property and income-tax under the the rule applicable to other lands, and not under ass_s_Pecial rule contained in schedule B, No. 8. The nla T c snient is, therefore, on all hop plantations ta be schedule B. ' at 7d. in the pound under schedule A, and 3fd. under„re The special rule above referred to directed cted that the assessment under schedule B should the d u ff according to the rules in schedule D, and A duty to be charged in such last-named schedule. p r "liar allowance was granted under the former Pcrty•tax Act by a Treasury Minute of 15th of July 18 1 3 .Kentish Gazette. 0f .111 , 14 . 0 1ti AL litAitiNos.—The Americans are fond ear )44;ning heraldic insignia on the panels of their reajllages, though their notions of what such things are and m • to be meagre enough. A, p n „ . can appear out a Lo _ gllsh dipioMatist, not long ago, carried 4__'.l`l,oh carriage and harness to Nev York ; some veluent shortly after his arrival required that he should nfter ‘ • A send it to h 1.. ' •and, on calling a coac ma -er s , ` a rus, what was his astonishment to find the Dipeople imitating his shield and crest on half a dozen gs and dog -carts belonging he knew not to whom! i e cOachmaker, on his asking some explanation, Mad e admired." answer, " that the pattern seemed to be much —Tableau de Iliceurs Americaines, par Gus tave de Beaumont. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. GRAND CONCERT - ROSSINI'S STABAT MATER. This theatre was opened last evening for the first of a series of concerts, "under the direction of a body of professors, whose object is to perform works of the highest order, both choral and instrumental." The principal vocalists engaged are Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Giubilei and Mr. H. Phillips. The • band and chorus consist of 140 performers, with Messrs. C. Lucas and H. Westrop as con ductors, Mr. Willy as leader of the band, and Mr. Green as director of the choruses. The follow ing programme of the concert of last evening will show that in this their first concert the Directors of these performances have fully redeemed their pledge of presenting to the public " works of the highest order, both choral and instrumental." PART I.—STABAT MATER., Rossini. _ . Introduction, Quartett, and Chorus, " Stabat Mater." Air, " Cujus animam," Mr. Hobbs. Duet, " Quis est homo ?" Misses Birch and Dolby. Air, " Pro peccatis ' " Mr. Giubilei. Solo and Chorus, "Vidit suum," Mr. Giubilei. Quartett, " Sancta Mater," Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Guibilei:_ _ Air, " Fac me vere tecum flere," Miss Dolby. Air, with Chorus, " Inflammatus et accensus," Miss Birch. _ _ _ Quartett, " Quando corpus," Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Giubilei. Finale, Amen. PART 11. Overture, " Ruler of the Spirits."—Weber. Song, " 0 beauteous Daughter," Mr. Hobbs.— Beethoven. Madrigal, full choir, " My Mistress is as fine as fair" (1610).—Bennett. Song, " 0 Araby," Miss Dolby (Oberon).—Weber. Septett, for Flute, Oboe, two Clarionets, Horn, and two Bassoons, Messrs. Carte, Barrett, Lazarus, Mac donald, Platt, Baumann, and C. Keating.—Lucas. Song and Chorus, " Haste thee," Mr. Phillips.— Handel. Song, " Sweet Bird," Miss Birch ; Flute Obligato, Mr. Carte (II Penseroso).— Handel. Trio, Miss Birch, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Phillips. Grand March and Chorus, from " The Ruins of Athens.—Beethoven. We have before had occasion to speak of the beauties of that sublime composition, the Stabat Mater of Rossini. On the present occasion those beauties were fully developed. The magnificent solo, " Vidit suum," with the chorale, without instrumental accompaniment, was given with exquisite taste and propriety by Guibilci. This solo and chorus was encored, as was the " Inflammatus et accensus " of Miss Birch, which was given with great power and exquisite feeling. The succeeding quartett, " Quando corpus morietur," the music of which is most touchingly expressive, was given with exquisite taste, feeling, and correctness. The effect of the passage " Paradisi gloriam," was soul-thrilling. Weber's magnificent overture " Ruler of the Spirits," with which the second part commenced, was per formed with admirable propriety and correctness, and was rapturously encored. The oboe solo, par ticularly, was given with exquisite taste. Bennett's old Madrigal, which conjured up to our imagination visions of Crosby Hall—the olden time, when England was a music-loving and music-understanding nation, and when the lords of that splendid old hall assembled round the composers of those melodious madrigals which formed the delight of our forefathers in the days of the good Queen Bess—Bennett's old Ma drigal was performed in a style which would have delighted their ears, and have made them imagine that they were again living in the days of " a courtier of the olden time of the Queen's old courtier." The repetition of the Madrigal was called for, as was the repetition of Weber's beautiful song, "Oh ! Araby,' by MisS Dolly. The lovers of scientific harmony had a rich treat in the septett, and Handers glorious laughing song and chorus, " Haste thee, Nymph," came a seasonable relief to the more serious performances. This was not only sung, but acted by H. Phillips in excellent style. He seemed the very personification of " Sport that wrinkled care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides." He was rapturously applauded, and loudly encored. It is a curious circumstance that in this concert, while the serious and sacred portion was the compo sition of Rossini, the only buffo song in troduced should be by Handel: This shows the universality of genius, and how little those who would fain have it " cribbed, cabined, and confined " within the narrow limits of their own powers, are capable of understanding its nature or appreciating its works. Nevertheless, it is a curious coincidence that, in this concert the composer of the Barbiere should have furnished the serious portion, and the composer of the Messiah the comic ; that the humour of Handel should relieve the gravity of Rossini. The triumph of the evening was certainly the song " Sweet bird," by Miss Birch, with the flute obligato by Mr. Carte. Her tones, like those of the sweet bird of which she sang, were indeed " most musical," and beautifully melodious also was the accompaniment of Mr. Carte. We have never heard this most beautiful specimen of " music married to immortal verse" more beautifully given than it was last evening. We observe that during the course of these concerts we are to have Beethoven's "Mount of Olives," and Spohr's "Fall of Babylon ;" the latter oratorio to be produced under the direction of Professor Taylor. We hail the un dertaking as a proof of the progress of the restora tion of musical taste in England, and as a means of forwarding that progress. Ten years since a series of popular concerts of such high order would not have been dreamt of. Music such as that of last evening was then confined to the Ancient Concerts and the Philharmonic. Such, however, is not the case at pre sent. Music, like painting and literature, is po pularising itself, and as painting and literature have succeeded, so will music succeed. Mu sical professors are beginning to find out the secret, that the public is the best patron. The Di rectors of these concerts are sowing the good seed which will hereafter bear fruit. Honour to them for their exertions, and success to the praiseworthy un dertaking. THE TARTAN TRADE IN PAlSLEY.—Business, par ticularly in the shawl department, continues as flat as ever; but in the absence of demand for the usual manufactures of the town, many of the makers have been turning their attention to tartans in all their varieties of patterns and articlea of dress. As the market stands, and with business in its usual state, we might look forward for a pretty brisk run in a small way for a month or two to come ; but as it is, with trade in such a depressed and hopeless condition, and from tartans being almost exclusively a winter wear, the makers are afraid to enter into the busi ness to any great extent, or to commit themselves by the extensive purchase of the raw material necessary for that purpose, which, perhaps, in two months hence, would not be obtained for the finished goods. Glasgow Argus. INVERNESS FARMERS ' SOCIETY.—The autumn meet ing of this Society took place on Friday last. The cattle and grain brought forward were of very superior quality. The competition for the former was held in the Academy Park, and for the latter at the Caledo nian Hotel. The judges were—Mr. Trotter, Red castle, and Mr. Murray, Mains of Kilcoy. Mr. Mac ewen, Riverford, and Mr. Macgregor, Inverladern, acted as judges of Highland stock-.—Ross-shire Ad vertiser. On Monday a valuable casket of jewels was stolen from the auction rooms of Messrs. Debenham and Storr, King-street, Covent-Garden, containing thirty three brilliants, an Indian gold chain, bracelet of twenty-nine stones, and a variety of diamonds and articles of gold manufacture, amounting to 130/. A reward of 50/. has been offered for the recovery of the property, and a further reward of 251. on con viction of he parties committing the felony. The effect of the new tariff, hitherto but partially felt in the metropolis, is beginning to become more and more manifest as importation increases. There have been several large arrivals of American hams, bacon, and pork, during the past week. The hams and bacon are well cured, and of tolerably good fla vour ; the former is retailed at 5d., and the latter at 4d. or 4d. per lb. The American pork will not do for the English market ; it is intolerably salt, and wastes so much in the boiling that the article would be dear at any price. Prime bacon and pork of home produce will always find purchasers, but there is no doubt but that a fall of one-third in the price of salt provisions will be the ultimate result of the tariff when in full operation. —Edinburgh Advertiser. ILSON, THE STEEPLE CLIMBER. — We have more than once referred to the fearless intrepidityof this in dividual in mounting and repairing steeples or the high stalks of public works, and to the tradesman-like manner with which he finishes his perilous operations. He has of late been employed on some of the loftiest stalks in the city, and now devotes himself to stalk climbing as a profession. The fellow thinks no more of climbing a height of 200 feet than of swallowing his breakfast.— Glasgow Are& DANDYPRATTS.—BiShOp Fleetwood, in his Chroni 7 con Preciosum, treating of small pieces of money coined by our kings of old, says that there were little pieces coined by Henry VII., called Dandypratts, which he supposes were little and contemptible things, because, he says, that word has since been used to signify small and 'worthless people. Can this be the origin of the term dandy, applied a few years ago., to the class of persons who dress• in the excess of the fashion, and who have been, in succession called beaux, bucks, dandies, exquisite; swells, &c.? • SELF- MUTILA.TION. A most extraordinary act of self-mutilation was yesterday committed by a deserter from the 18th Grenadier Guards, named Edward Pincher, now a prisone r i n t h e city gaol, by sawing off the first joint of the , thumb of his right hand with a piece of iron hoop notched, and sharpened into a saw. Pincher is •a fine strapping fellow, about thirty-s . x years of age. He is a native of Canon Froome.— Worcester Herald: THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, - NOVEMBER 3, 1842., - MAGAZINES —(CONTINUED.) UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. The most interesting article in the present Number of this periodical, is a brief biographi cal notice of Captain James Skinner, who, after seventeen years spent in active service, and chiefly in the East, fell a victim the other day to the treachery of the Affghans. Of the remain ing papers, the first is a soldier's narrative of the " Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo." THE LATE LIVERPOOL FIRE. _ -- - We have much satisfaction in announcing that the claims on the various insurance offices are nearly .all satisfactorily settled. The Liverpool Mail of Tues day says— " The extent of these fires the#destruction of mer chandise, and the enormousamount of loss sustained, exceed anything of the kind ever experienced in this or any other port. " The immediate cause of the conflagration re mains in perfect obscurity ; but our own conviction is, that it arose entirely from spontaneous combustion ; and if argument were wanting to support this con viction, it would be th e con fi rme d f ac t that cotton and oiideposited together will, of itself, from natural causes, ignite—hence we think the disaster. " 'We congratulate the merchants of Liverpool upon the prompt and immediate settlement of their losses. We may say, from authority, that up to last evening claims to the amount of 355,4004, had been paid, although it is but this day four weeks since our columns contained an invitation to all sufferers to send in their claims. Th e amount o f pro p er ty burnt and not protected by i nsurance i s, we lite happy to say, but small—and from our observations we believe that the settlements Made by the gentlemen repre senting the united companies interested have been of a satisfactory character; indeed we must congratulate the companies upon their choice . of representatives in this importent affair. The method adopted of making the settlement of each claim simultaneous by certi ficate, removes all rivalry between agents; and the requiring but one statement of stock held by claim ants is a boon to the merchant, inasmuch as all unne cessary exposure of his stock is avoidei " We offer our full share of praise, and we are quite sure that the merchants of Liverpool will. join us in thanking the companies for the cheerful and prompt manner in which these serous losses have been paid—losses which nothing but combinations of wealth and capital could combat—and we should do a needless violence to our feelings did we not thus record our sense of the high dignity and reputation of these societies." tragic narrative eftnbeen i.s.ropomao semhs:i:dhtgah etlt MOST EXTRAORDINA—RY STORY. Tha following strange story, relating tc a supposed series of horrible attacks upon a young lady at Brad ford, Yorkshire, is detailed in a letter to the editor of the Bradford Observer : taloinnhde O and n v. one evening in last January the heroine of this occasionrdiscomposed,o through furniture t o g heroo f mother'su p s i stairs reesbAseiwhichpshes w s b e bed-room with - r s oo noticedomm acrosse e d into another chamber. Upon entering this she was sur prised to observe, among other signs that all the drawers of o f confusion, a chest were open. Thi s i n some degree alarmed her, but being, ,though a very mild, gentle, yet an equally courageous young lady, she proceeded ,to scan the room more closely, when she perceived a man partly crouched under the bed, but with his head protruded somewhat to wards the windoW. At the sight of him she quietly pUt down the linen, which she had in one hand, on a chair, and, walking to the door, took the key from the inside, and locked it on the out. She then gave the alarm, but as there were none but women , and children in the house, some mi nutes necessarily elapsed before assistance could be procurA, and in the mean time the man made his escape by the window, and over the yard wall, taking with hint some of Miss Rigg's dresses, nor was he af terwards taken. One Wednesday evening, about a month ago, at the hour of nine o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Rigg being absent from home on ministerial duty, Miss Rigg, who had been sitting in the back parlour with her mother and brother, had occasion to leave them for a few minutes. In about six or seven minutes a candle stick was heard to fall, and there ensued an unac countable scuffling and noise, then a stifled scream, followed by one louder. Mrs. Rigg thinking the noise was up stairs, and that one of the children, who bad just retired to rest, must have set herself on fire, directed Mr. 11. Rigg to run and see what was the matter, and she herself hastened after as fast as her feelings of alarm would allow. She had, however, just reached the door leading down to the cellar, which she had to pass in order to go up stairs, and which was standing partially open, when Miss Rigg came out pale as a corpse, and bleeding about her neck, though from what particular parts the blood proceeded was not at first easily seen, her neck and shoulders being covered with blood, and her white dress from her shoulder downwards presenting a frightful appearance. " Mother," she cried, ' a man in the cellar has stabbed me:' Her agonised and agitated parent laid her on the sda, and . iserif im mediately for he r me di ca l a ttendant, afraid hersilf to look on what was done. On the arriVal of DriF., it was found that she had been mercifully pr44erved front serious injury. When the miscreant attacked her, she was in the act of mounting the cellar steps, and consequently, on that narrow ground he could only assail her from behind, in which position her long and thick curlsinterposed between his blade and her neck, and there can be little doubt saved her life. She had, however, one deep cut, four inches long, on the shoulder, with four smaller ones near it,' and a slight wound on , her breast. In making his brutal attempt, the ruffian had held her by one shoulder, but her dropping the candle pre vented him from seeing precisely where to strike. He . had, however, besides inflicting the above-named wounds, severed a large portion of her hair, which, from its great profusion and strength of curl, must have required a very vigorous and deter mined stroke, or perhaps a succession of strokes. Miss Rigg distinctly heard her mother direct her brother to see what was the matter, as her assailant must also have done, and this made him quit his hold. Re treating by the front c e ll ar, or under kitchen, he made his escape by the back door, and over the yard wall. He .had been in the upper rooms, had ran sacked the drawers, and secreted some articles of value, among other things, som e s ilver spoons, and had taken the razor with which he . a ttempted Miss Rigg's life, from her father's dressing-room. In his alarm he secured nothing _ ; the silver spoons he at tempted to take with him, but dropped in getting over the wall, and the razor was found . crusted with blood on the other side of the wall. The COURT then proceeded with motions. LITTLEFORD V. SCOTT. BUSINESS OF TIIE COURT. APPLICATION FOR A CRIMINAL INFORMATION. THE QUEEN U. ROTIIWELL. LEEDS RAILWAY COMPANY. _ What was the reason of his brutal attempt is known to himself and God. It is not easy to conjecture it. It may have been that he thought that Miss Rigg had seen him, and he feared through her means discovery. viously encountered, and in that case, with the fear of discovery may have been united the desire of revenge. to determine td attempt the life of an in- He may have been the same man Still, that the man, whom she had pre unm°lested, apparently unob served, should either from fear of discovery, go the u ns noffending girl, seems at first incredible. very way to insure discovery, or should so harbour render it almost certain cruel, unprovoked, ntrYle:evactteenne subseque nt latt latter iis the iren true m sth nee solution, 3 At any rate, the attempt must be admitted to have 1 unprovoked, and brutal, would have tho t that every heart would have swelled with indignation against the perpetrator, -every- hand would have been ,Teady to seize and consign him to justice, and that all b em mosta de ; would be inspired with one common feeling of sym pathy with the sufferer. A man was taken on the Friday after the attempt, on suspicion of being the guilty party, to whose fea tures Miss Rigg could swear as identical with those of her assailant, with the exception of his whiskers— features which every one knows can be disguised. at pleasure. Yet with this testimony, and the , full evi:- dence in the Court of the circumstances detailed above,. the Magistrates not only dismissed the man, but, though he was known to be a fellow of bad character, they did not even interrogate him as to where he had been on the evening in question. And what has been the consequence of this conduct of these Magistrates ? Listen, Sir. Last Sunday even ing, during service time, as Miss IZig g was going into the back parlour for a book, a man fOlowed her and struck her violently on the arm twice with some heavy instrument. She fell shrieking to the ground, and her cries brought assistance, which frighten e d aw,l, the incarnate fiend who had attacked her. R e lett , the house without taking or attempting to take anything. Her arm exhibits a dreadful contusion front above the elbow partly to the wrist. , Here seems an infernal plot against the life of this young lady, than whom there never lived one gentler or more amiable. It can scarcely be doubted that it is one and the same man who has been concerned in all three attempts. It is remarkable that the last time he had his face blackened, as though determi ne d not again to run the risk of havingb l Isteature s re cogn i sed. —..----------. }:: it;Te.i.:l 11e claims ' the bhye daesahtho w" to frighten the vag,ue declaratioNnsonh-radntrn: TIM Nox-hrrausio sionists are at their old game a, , ns t du ry ff : eg n r g oini country into a concession of earnestness in their threatened secession from the the Church. Finding that n g g to to effect-that forsakingt s h u e c ir h p s l t i i r p a e s o e d s s 7 hill sides," were regarded as mere figures of speech, they put orth their celebrated bootby scheme, in the hope that a formal and detailed plan would look something serious—but it would not do, the public laughed at the wooden kirks as much as they had done at the pseudo martyrdom, and Dr. Candlish 's manifesto fell still-born. Still not disheartened, they have made a new attempt to work on the fears of the godly—another sham Move ment,, intended to draw .ih constitutional p ar t y f rom the stronghold behind which they are entrenched. A general circular, drawn up, it is said, by the leaders in Edinburgh, but subscribed chiefly by adherents in the country, has been issued, calling a convocation of the whole clergymen; to be held .in Edinb urg h, . on Thursday, the 17th of November, and to continue as many successive days as may be found" advisable. That the clerical muster is intended merelf to intimi date the Government, without at all committing its members to any definite step in the fulfihneni of their pledge to leave the Church, might he gatheted fro4A he circular itself.--Aberdeen Herald. ~i ,- . " ' ''' LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF CHANCERY. Nov. 2. This was the first day of Michaelmas Term, but the Lord Chancellor did not sit in his Court at West minster' in consequence of having to attend the Privy Council at Windsor. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 2. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England did not sit in his Court at Westminster to-day till nearly half-past one o'clock, in consequence of this being the first day of Michaelmas Term. His Honour, on taking his seat, stated that it was his intention to give judgment in the case of Scott v. Pascal, which was argued before the Court previous to the long vacation. This case came before the Court upon motion to dissolve a special injunction, obtained ex parte, re straining the defendant from selling or transferring 5001. Three per Cents. His HoNoun ordered the injunction to be dissolved, with costs, considering that it had been granted upon a wrong state of, facts. If the plaintiff was desirous of redress, he must amend his bill. His HONOUR, in the course of the day, inquired of the' gentlemen of the bar whether there were many motions for hearing, as, in that case, he would take only unopposed petitions to-morrow (this day), and would afterwards proceed with the seal. Mr. BETHELL observed that there were several mo tions to be made, but he did not think any pressed. Mr. ANDERDON said that he had one motion which it was necessary the Court should dispose of as early as possible. Mr. WAKEFIELD observed that his friends, Mr. Bethell and Ur. Stuart, together with himself, after much consideration on the subject, had come to the conclusion that it would be far better for the suitors and all parties interested, that the Court should pro ceed regularly each ,'day with the appointed business, and if any particular case pressed a special application might be made for it to be heard. After some short discussion it was determined that the Court should proceed with the hearing of petitions to-morrow (this day), and that after the unopposed ones were disposed of, Mr. Anderdon should make the motion that pressed. The Court disposed of several other motions, and rose shortly before four o'clock. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE. IN RE THE EARL OF STRATIIMORE. Mr. LOTATT applied to the Court to have the pub lication in this cause stand enlarged till the plaintiff, the Earl of Strathmore, had put in an answer to a bill of discovery, filed by Lady Glamis, the defendant, in order to aid her in her defence in those snits pending between her Ladyship and Lord Strathmore. His Horiouu thought that, under all the circum stances of the case, the bill having been filed in the year 1838, and put to issue in 1841, and an order to enlarge the publication having been already made in the present year, he thought the delay would be too great to justify the Court in making the order applied for, unless some arrangement should be made in re ference to the other case of Gibbon v. Strathmore, which had been referred to. If such an arrangement could not be made he must refuse the motion with costs. Mr. LOVATT—No arrangement of the sort, I be ieve, can be made. His HONOUR—I must therefore refuse the motion. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 2. (Sittings in Banco.) The Learned Judges, according to custom, break fasted with the Lord Chancellor, and afterwards pro ceeded in procession to Westminster Hall. Their Lordships did not take their seats upon the Bench until after one o'clock. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL applied on behalf of the Mayor of Bolton for a rule calling upon Peter Rothwell, an inhabitant of the said borough, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for using language tend ing to provoke a breach of the peace. From the affidavits, it appeared that the Mayor and the assessors of the borough of Bolton, held a Court for the revision of the burgess lists of that borough. The name of Peter Rothwell, the defendant, which appeared on the lists, was objected to ; and on the case being beard, the Mayor and assessor decided that it ought to be struck out. The defendant, on a subsequent day, met the Mayor in the street, as he was proceeding to the Revision Court, when Rothwell addressed the Mayor, calling him a dirty scoundrel. The Mayor remonstrated with him, and offered to shake hands. Rothwell refused to shake hands, and again called the Mayor a dirty scoundrel. The affidavit went on to state that there could be no doubt but that Roth well had thus insulted the Mayor in consequence of the decision which he had given in the Revision Court, as previous to that decision Rothwell and the Mayor had been on friendly terms. He trusted that, in order to protect those who were entrusted with the administration of justice, the Court would grant the rule. • . Lord DENMAN—We do not think this is a case calling for the interference of the Court. Rule refused. MANDAMUS.-THE QUEEN V. TILE MANCHESTER AND The SOLICITOR-GENERAL applied for a rule nisi to quash a mandamus, ordering the Company to com plete the road to a width of forty-two feet. A trial had taken place, in which the Jury had determined two of the issues in favour of the Company. They had found that the Company had extended the rail road to its full width. The cause had since been re moved into the Exchequer Chamber by writ of error. Lord DENMAN—You had better have the rule en larged for a twelvemonth. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—I thank your Lord ship. it will render my present application unne cessary. COLONIAL MAGAZINE. As may be surmised from its title, this Maga zine is devoted exclusively to the consideration of colonial matters; and, inter alia, containing this month a sound, serviceahle essay on the principles of colonization, from the pen of an operative, who seems to have considered the question with care, as he has discussed it with earnestness and ability. BRITISH MAGAZINE. A periodical confined for the most part to re ligious matters, which it usually canvasses with temper and impartiality. The current Number puts forth an original paper suggested by the present "Dissensions in the Scottish Kirk," which will please those who take an interest in the theme. THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. A good portrait of Earl Spencer, .who is well known as a zealous patron_ot l3ritish agriculture, embellishes this Number, Its collection of artir cles upon every subject connected with the farming interest, renders it of important utility to. all who arc engaged or interested in agricolar avocations. From one statement we learn that the grand improvement in modern agriculture— that which distinguishes it from the old—is.the universal introduction and superior management of green crops. So late as 1757, iu Scotland, neither turnips, potatoes, nor any cultivated her bage formed any part of the agriculturist's sys tem. The culture of the turnip as a field-crop in England, was begun only so lately as the reigns of George I. and George 11., by Lord Townsend and others. SPORTING REVIEW. This Number contains two engravings —one, a sketch of some red deer, with a fine mountain back-ground; and the other, a representation of Vauxhall, as it appeared twenty years ago. In the fore-ground of this last, stands conspicuously the immortal Simpson, who is bowing with his accustomed bland dignity, to a party of ladies and gentlemen. who have just made their appear ance under the orchestra. Among the literary contents, is a lively description of Prince Al bert's deer-stalking in Perthshire, during his re cent visit to Scotland. SPORTING MAGAZINE. Contains, ihis month, two engravings —one, a portrait of Gazelle, an Arabian race-horse; and the other, a sketch of Prince Albert's beagle kennel. This last forms a very picturesque little scene, being a sort of rustic cottage, situated in a secluded spot of Windsor Great Park. The literary contents are, as usual, devoted exclu sively to sporting matters. SPORT&IiAIV; There is here a very spirited likeness of the celebrated race horse " Blue Bonne t ," the winner of the Great St. Leger at Doncas er this year. As a work of art, the engraving deserves commendation. A Sketch of the Scenery in the neighbourhood of the Cumberland and West morland Lakes, by a writer who signs himself a Madras Sportsman, is the best article .to: be found among the literary contents. NORTH OF ENGLAND MAGAZINE There is a neatly-written historical essay in this Number, entitled the " Men of the Revolution," in which a brief but correct sketch is given of some of the most prominent characters who figured in the troublous times of James the Se cond. The remaining articles are of the usual calibre. PICTORIAL SHAKSPEARE. The present Part, which is the Forty-ninth, of this admirable and well-digested edition of Shakspeare, comprises the fifth numbe r o f a biographical memoir of the great dramatist, ac companied by several choice illustrations of the scenery on the banks of the Avon. The Memoir, which exhibits great pains-taking, is from the pen of the editor, Mr. C. Knight. THENEW MONTIILY BELLE ASSEMBLEE. The usual series of interesting tales, and metrical pieces contribute their complement to form an entertaining Number. Some picturesque writing appears in several of the former, and an attractive portrait of Edderline, one of Mr. Wordsworth's female heroines, forms a graceful frontispiece. THE LONDON JOURNAL AND REPERTORY OF PATENT INVENTIONS. The patented improvements which appear in thiS Number, chiefly relate to cotton and calico manufactures, and the oil trade. Three patents have been sealed, for refining and purifying the latter product, either from the whale, cocoa -nut, or palm. These also, as they enter into the com position of candles, are the subject of other im proved processes. Among others registered, the most remarkable is one for preparing coppice wood, brambles, gorse, heath, and other fibrous matter, of the nature of wood, for feeding cattle, by reducing them to a fine powder, de stined to be mixed up in considerable quantities with their ordinary thdder. REIDUCTION OF RENTS.—The rents must be re duced, but generally the landlords will hold out to the last moment. However, there are some proprietors al ready setting an example, as you will see by the fol lowing paragraphs from the provincial yapers :—"Ma jor-General Dickson has most considerately set the example of an abatement of 25 per cent. in the rents of his tenants at Clounlahard, in this county—a dis trict comprising 6,000 acres—and instructed his agent Daniel Dickson Power, Esq., to purchase bed cover ing, &c., for necessitous objects on his e.state."—Lime rick Chronicle. " Wm..Beamish, Esq., of Beaumont, near this city, last week visited his estate near Bor risoleigh, county Tipperary, and remitted 25 per cent. on his rents, besides giving 31. an acre for the purchase of lime, with other sums for materials for building slated houses, and premiums for the neatest cottages and best crops—in all, a sum amounting to upwards of 500/."—Corh Examiner. The Marquis of Waterford has about 40,000 acres of land in the county of Derry, on which there are about 800 tenants, but until this season there had not been anything done by them, in the way of draining their land on any regular system. By advice and en couragement, however, held out to them by Mr. Beresford, agent to the Marquis, upwards of sixty of the tenants have been and are thorough draining on Mr. Smith of Deanston's system, and have already completed upwards of 16,000 perches of drains, filled with broken stones.—Cork Reporter. The works for raising the Telemaque from the ground, where she has so long lain, off Quillebceuf, are, according to the Journal du Havre, going on slowly, but surely. Her hull is within three feet of the surface at low water, and is kept ready in that po sition. As the river at this spot is only about 29 feet deep, and the vessel measures in her own depth 21 feet 6 inches, she must have been raised already above four feet from the bottom. A man has walked on her side, as she lies, from one end of her to the other, having the water no higher than his waist. All the tackle holds strong and steady. At the date of the last accounts Mr. Taylor was engaged in arranging the apparatus, so as to act with greater force, and is said to have declared that, in four days, the Tele maque would be above water. On the 24th inst., as a corporal of gendarmerie of Vio, in the Upper Pyrenees, was returning to the village of Artaguan with one of his men, the latter raised his carbine and shot him. The assassin fled to shorta , distance, where, after divesting himself of his cloak, sword, and hat, and deliberately tying them up in a bundle, he blew out his brains with a pistol. As the corporal was within 300 yards of Artaguan, per sons soon came to his aid, but he survived only two hours, declaring with his last breath that he knew not to what cause to attribute his murder. It is supposed however, that the murderer was actuated by vengeance, as he had undergone a slight punishment on the re port of the corporal. Mr. Higgs held an inquest yesterday evening upon the body of Thomas limber, aged 48, formerly tailor and draper, but latterly a commercial agent, in Tot tenham-court-road. Thomas Jones Rowe, 55 Thames Police, said that he found the deceased yesterday morning, about half-past three o'clock, lying athwart the chain of the police barge Investigator, which is moored between Strand-lane and Arundel stairs. He towed the deceased ashore to the latter place, and, on examination, found only a pocket-book, some loose papers, a comb, and some tobacco upon him. From the addresses upon the papers the deceased's friends and relatives were traced. Mr. Burrows, of 15, Fludyer-street, Westminster, said that deceased and himself had been drinking till a few minutes before twelve the preceding evening, in the Hampshire Hog, Charles street, and he accompanied him as far as Whitehall, when he left him, after making an appoint meat to see him early in the morning. He (deceased) was then a little tipsy, but not much so. Deceased appeared in good spirits. Mr. Fox, of the Hampshire Hog, confirmed the preceding witness. The Jury, after a • lengthened consultation, returned a verdict, " Found drowned, but how he came into the water, there is no evidence to show." GREEN V. ELGY AND TOULMIN. This was .- ri;tction brought to recover damages for false imprisonment, which had been tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge at Westminster, the sittings after last term. The Jury found a verdict for defendant Elgy, and for plaintiff against defen dant Toulmin, with 1501. damages. Mr. PLATT applied for a rule nisi to enter a ver dict for the defendant Toulmin, and for a new trial. The plaintiff against whom a fiat of bankruptcy had been issued, was apprehended on a warrant issued on the application of Elgy, by the Court of Review, for contempt of that court, and on that warrant he was taken and imprisoned in the Fleet ; Toulmin, who was the London agent of Elgy, the country solicitor in the causes having handed the warrant to the tipstaff, and thus having caused his imprisonment. It appeared that the warrant had subsequently turned out to be a void one. Mr. Platt contended that Toulmin had acted as the agent of Elgy, and that the warrant was a sufficient authority for Toulmin for what he had done. He also contended that the warrant was a good warrant, and sufficient to justify the imprisonment. The Learned Judge before whom the plaintiff had been brought by a writ of habeas, had released him, because the warrant did not sufficiently state the na ture of the contempt, or define the term of imprison ment. The Learned Counsel contended, upon the au thority of the warrant of the house of Commons, in the case of the Sheriff of Middlesex, that it was unne cessary to state either the nature of the contempt or the term of the imprisonment in warrants of commit tal for contempt, and that therefore the warrant was a good one, and on those grounds he moved for his rule. Lord DENMAN—Take a rule.—Rule nisi granted. MANDAMUS.—THE QUEEN V. TILE TOWN COUNCIL OF STAMroRD. Mr. WADDINGTON appeared on behalf of Mr. Tork ington, the Clerk of the Peace f or the borough of Stamford, for a mandam us , calling upon the Mayor and Town Council of th e borough of Stamford to award compensation t o hi m (Mr. Torkington) for the loss of the office of Clerk to the Justices of the borough, of which he had been deprived under the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act. The applicant had in 1820 b een appo i n t e d Cl er k o f the P e ace, Town Clerk, and Clerk to the Justices of the borough of Stamford, and had performed the duties of those offices up to the time of the passing the Muni cipal Corporation Act in 1835. He had by the Council been re-elected to the offices of Lown Clerk and Clerk of the Peace, and had con sequently, by the provisions of the Act, been incapacitated from holding the office of Clerk to the Justices. A separate Commission had been subsequently granted to the borough, and another gentleman had been appointed Clerk to the Justices, and had executed the duties, and received the emolu ments of the office ever since. Mr. Torkington had applied to the Town Council to award him compensa tion, and the Council had refused to award him any compensation whatever. He had then applied to the Lords of the Treasury, and had in July last been in formed by their Lordships that the Law Officers of the Crown had advised them that in consequence of a decision in this Court they had no jurisdiction in the case. Under these circumstsnces he moved for the mandamus, on the authority of the Warwick, Sand wich, and Bridgwater cases. The COURT granted the application. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 2. The Lord Chief Justice, with Justices Coltman, Maule, and Erskine, came into Court about half past on? o'clock. PARKER V. 110PKINS.—TITIIES. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD stated that this was an action :brought under the Tithe Commutation Act (England and Wales) to vt aside an award made by the Commissioners of Tithe Commutation. The Act' provided . that when ( Lher party was dissa tisfied with an award of the Commis ;lours for an amount exceeding 30/., the parties so dissatisfied might bring the matter before any of her Majesty's Courts of Law at Westminster, provided the writ of summons be issued within one month from the date of the award complained of. In the present case two days had been allowed to elapse, and the Learned Sergeant applied for a rule nisi to enlarge the time.—Rule nisi granted. BAIL COURT, Nov. 2. Mr. Justice PATTESON took his seat on the Bench at about half-past one o'clock. FORD V. THE HON. GEORGE FOLEY. Mr. UDELL in this case moved for the enlargement of a rule granted last term, to postpone a trial in con sequence of the absence of some necessary witnesses. The action was for 1,0001., and the money was lodged in Court by the defendant. The application was founded upon affidavits, which stated that sub poenas were endeavoured to be served on the wit nesses, but they were kept out of the way ; and it sought to have the rule enlarged for the purpose of serving the subpoenas. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Take a rule to show cause. COURT of EXCHEQUER, Nov. 2. Lord Abinger, - the Chief Baron, and the other Judges of the Court, took their seats on the bench shortly after one o'clock. JONES V. JONES. In this case Sir John Bailey moved for a rule to show cause why the peremptory undertaking should not be enlarged and proceedings staid. It appeared that in Easter term the defendant had been discharged on a peremptory undertaking to try the case at the last assizes for Cardigan. The plaintiti had given notice to try, but in consequence of the illness of a witness a of the name of Jones, he countermanded the notice. He further stated, that since that time the witness Jones had died, and that he was ready to pro ceed to trial at the next assizes, if their Lordships should grant the present The COURT—Take a rule to shOw cause. BANKER AND OTHERS V. BURDIKAN. Mr. PLATT moved for a rule in this case to show cause why the verdict of the Jury in this case should not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered, or a new trial had, or why, at all events, the sum should not be re duced to the amount brought into Court. The plaintiffs were the assignees of the Messrs. Potter, the extensive cotton-manufacturers of Man chester, and the defendant represented the Man chester Bank. The case had been tried at Liverpool at the last Assizes, before Mr. Justice Manic, when a verdict was given for the plaintiff; in the sum of 15,0001. The action had been brought in pursuance of an interpleader rule, which was be- fore the Court in Michaelmas term last. A fiat of bankruptcy had been issued against the Messrs. Potter; but it was necessary to show that an act of bankruptcy had been committed by each of the three Potters previous to the issuing of the fiat. The Learned Counsel now contended that no evi dence had been produced to that effect. With regard to James Potter, there could be no doubt but that he had committed various acts of bankruptcy. It appeared that with regard to Richard Potter there had been an execution against him in August, 1841, and that on the day following he had left Manchester for Ipswich, where he went to visit a son of his, a clergyman. It had been contended by the assignees, that he had thus committed an act of bankruptcy ; but the Jury upon the trial found that this was not an act of bankruptcy, and negatived the plea. It further appeared, how- • ever, that Richard Potter had, on the Bth of Sept., 1841, executed a deedAand it was upon the validity of that execution that the present question rested. It was a deed of assignment, the language of which was couched to convey a joint property of part nership, but it had never been executed by James Potter previous to the fiat. The Learned Counsel now contended that the deed could not be executed by one only of the parties ; and it was on this ground that the present application was made. The COURT, after some deliberation granted a rule to show cause. WRIGHT V. MAUER AND OTHERS. This was an action of tresspass for false imprison ment brought against the defendants, who were the three Commissioners of Bankruptcy at Leeds, by the plaintiff, who was an attorney's clerk. The case was tried at the York Assizes before Lord Chief Justice Denman, who gave it as his opinion that an action could not lie against the defendants for the manner in which they had discharged what they considered to be their duty in the case. His Lordship, however, said he should leave it to the Jury to say what the amount of damages ought to be in case it should be afterwards decided that the arrest of the plaintiff had been illegal. The Jury found that the plaintiff was entitled to no damages, even in that case, much to the surprise of almost every one. Mr. KNOWLES now moved for a new trial, on the ground that the apprehension of the plaintiff had been illegal, and that he was consequently entitled to da mages for false imprisonment. _ _ _ The Counx, holi-ever, was of opinion that the arrest of the plaintiff was legal, inasmuch as he did not appear as a witness when called upon in obedience to the first summons of the Commissioners. The rule, was, therefore, refused. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Noe. 2. The Court was occupied up to two o'clock in hear ing applications fur bail, :of which there were thirty two country and four town cases; none presented any public interest. IN RE lIENRY CHARD, ALIAS HENRY LEE ALLEYNE. The insolvent in this case was a person who, some short time since, occupied a considerable portion of the public attention, in conjunction with a criminal information in the Queen's Bench, arising out of cer tain slanderous expressions towards him and his al leged sister, who became the wife of Mr. Dempster llemmin.r, the eminent bimker, of Caldecot Warwickshire, under rather peculiar circumstances. It appeared that in 1836 he became bankrupt, and not giving a satisfactory account of his property, and refusing to answer certain interrogatories, was in consequence refused his certificate, and committed by the presiding Commissioner to Lancaster Castle, where he remained until June, 1837, when he pe titioned the Court, and was discharged, owing at the time debts to the amount of 10,0001. Up to this time he was known as henry Chard, but then assumed the name of henry Lee Alleyne ; set up a splendid establishment, with a large retinue of servants, horses, carriages, &c., in Warwickshire, and it was then and there the singular courtship commenced between Mr. Dempster Hemming and the insolvent's sister. It was ascertained some time back by the creditors, from whose immediate power he was released in 1837, that at the present time the Leicester and Warwickshire Banking Company were indebted to him iu the sum of 10,000/., and that he had instituted legal proceed ings against them for its recovery; also, that a gentleman, named Needham, was indebted to him for 3,0001. On a former day, Mr. Cook moved for a rule, calling on those debtors of Alleyne not to pay down the money to him, and also requiring him to show cause why be should not, according to the provisions of the 89th section of the Act, pay over to the assig nees the sum of 10,0001. Mr. WOODROFFE, on behalf of the insolvent, ap peared now to show cause, and handed in a number of voluminous affidavits and other documents. Mr. COOKE, for the assignees, requested a postpone ment of the case until he should have time to read over these documents. The COURT acceded to the request, previous notice of the day for hearing being given. It was stated in Court, by those most likely to be well informed, that Mr. David Pollock, the brother of the Attorney-General, was to be the successor of Commissioner Bowen. _ CEN TRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Henry Passenger, aged 22, and Alfred Lewis, aged 21, were indicted for assaultin the Rev. W. Bugden, upon the Queen's highway, and stealing from his per son a purse containing some silver money. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted. Mr. Adolphus defended Passenger, but the other prisoner had no counsel. The prosecutor deposed that he was a Roman Catholic clergyman, and on the evening of the 22d September he was passing through Hyde-park about half-past nine o'clock at night, and just as he had ar rived at the first bridge over the Serpentine, he heard a loud shrill whistle, and almost at the same instant three men rushed on him, and one of them struck at him with something, which he believed to be a life " preserver." The men then closed round him, and made a most odious charge against him, at the same time pointing at a soldier who was walking at some distance, said, "There goes the other." The men o a f nd ti r le an n t then demanded money of him. Ile refused to g i ve them any, upon which the two prisoners seized him tightly by the throat, and the third man forced open his pocket and ndtookprisoners wire e purse, tw o Lie todusielorsd P Zip k t who assaulted him. The prosecutor was cross-examined, but nothing was elicited to shake his testimony. James Jarvis deposed that on the night in question he was near the spot mentioned by the prosecutor, and he heard a whistle, and immediately afterwards the prisoner Passenger ran towards the spot where the sound of the whistle appeared to proceed. In a short time he heard a cry for assistance in the same direction, and he went to the spot and found the two prisoners holding Mr. Bugde n by the collar, and they repeated the charge they had before made against him. Some other confirmatory evidence having been ad c:uced, Mr. ADOLPHUS aldressed the Jury, and on beha lf o f of his client sai that he h a d merely gone to and the ass . ist the person w h o gave the alarm, had to that believing the s t ory told by the man who escaped, he thou g h t himself justified in detaining the prosecutor. Lewis male the Rama defence. The ‘ 11137 Were 11PWal•ds of three tours in delibera tion, and on their return into Court they found both prisoners Guilty. The prisoner Lewis being proved to have before been convicted of felony, the Court sentenced him to be transported for life, and Passenger for fifteen years. The Lord Mayor and the Judges sat yesterday morning at eleven m this Court, for the purpose of fix ing the days for holding the Sessions for the ensuing Mayoralty. The Judges present were Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Pattison, Mr. Baron Gurney, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Jus tice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Coltman, Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Justice Erskine, Mr. Justice Cresswell, and Mr. Baron R o lf e . Their Lordships appointed the following days for holding the Sessions for the ensuing Mayoralty :—Monday, 28th November, 1842; Monday, 12th December, 1842; Monday, 2d January, 1843 ; Monday, 30th anuary ; Monday, 27th Feb ruary ; Monday, 3d April ; Monday, Bth May; Mon day, 12th June; Monday, 3d July; Monday, 21st August; Monday, 18th September; Monday, 23d October.—The Court then adjourned. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner B ULLOCK.) CONSPIRACY. —Frederick Shaektifield, Charles Syd ney Smith, and Goswell, were indicted with con spiring together, and with other persons, to d , fraud several tradesmen in the City of London. Tfe case is similar to the one that was tried at the end of the last Session in the Old Court, and appears likel y to occupy the Court to a late hour, as there are r o less than five counsel engaged, and fourteen counts in the indictment. CROYDON PETTY SESSIONS. At the last meeting of the Croydon Bench of Magistrates, a questionof very consid era bl e import ance regarding the liability of unoccupied premises to be assessed to the poor-rate was brought before the presiding Justices, Messrs. Lucas and A. K. Barclay. Mr. H. Richards, of Croydon, attended, and applied for an order for the payment of the sum of thirty nine pounds, the amount of a poor-rate assessed upon an oil-mill and other premises in the occupation of Mr. John Watney, in the hainlet of Wallington. Mr. Templar appeared to oppose the application. Mr. Richards said he attended on behalf of the officers of the hamlet of Wallington to apply for an order for the payment of the amount of a poor-rate I assessed upon some property in that hamlet which was in the occupation of Mr. Watney, and which, in his opinion, there could be no doubt was liable to be so assessed. lie should show that the rate had been legally made, and this being done, the Bench would only have to sign an order for the payment of the amount. Mr. Templar said, that to save trouble, he would admit the rate, but he should call evidence to show that Mr. Watney was not liable to be assessed. Mr. Richards contended, that as the rate had been legally made, and there had been no appeal, the Bench could not on this occasion go into evidence • respecting its validity. The MAGISTRATES, however, decided that they would hear what evidence Mr. Templar had to adduce. A man, named William Denny, was then called, and he proved that he was in the service of Mr. Wat ney, and that the premises in question, consisting of an oil-mill and other buildings, were closed in April, three months before the rate was made, and that the machinery had not since been at work. In cross-exa mination by Mr. Richards, it , appeared that Mr. Watney held the premises upon lease, and that one of the persons in his employ occupied a cottage adjoining the mill, and that there were desks and chairs in the counting-house. Mr.kichards in reply, contended that upon these facts there was such a beneficial occupation of the premises in question as rendered them liable to be assessed to the: poor-rate. He need not, he said, remind the Bench that it had been decided that a beneficial occu• pation did not at all require that there should be a profit derived from the business, but, on the contrary, if a man carried on a business wherehy he might be living on a thousand a year, the premises he occupied were equally liable to be assessed to the poor-rate as though he were gaining the same amount. In this case, he submitted that although Mr. Watney was not, personally, in occupation of the premises, yet that lie was so in law, inasmuch as he had on servant re siding upon them, the counting-house was furnished with desks, seats, and all the necessary appurtenances, and he might at any time enter upon the premises, and commence business. Mr. Richards then cit.:d several cases that had been decided, in support of his argument, and concluded by stating his opinion, that the Magistrates were bound, under the circumstances, to grant the order for payment of the rate. the MAGISTRATES having consulted for some time, expressed their opinion that in this case there was a holding, and not any occupation, by Mr. Watney, and they therefore considered him not liable to be assessed, and refused to sign an order for payment of the rate. Mr. Richards said he must, of course, bow to the decision of the Bench, but he felt so stroug an opinion upon the point that he should eerta'nly apply to the Court of Queen's Bench for a mandamus, and take the opinion of the Judges upon it. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. John Sly, who had for some considerable time heal a waiter at the North and South American Coffee house, was brought before Mr. Alderman Wilson, charged with having plundered his employer, Mr. Markwell, the present owner of that establishment. The evidence exposed a desperate system of robbery. Mr. Chadwick Jones, the barrister, stated for th e prosecution, that Mr. Varkwell, who was also pro prietor of Long's Hotel in Bond-street, had b ecome master of the North and South American Coffee house, formerly kept by Mr. Davis, and continued the prisoner, and a lad named Chesterton, who had been in the service of the former landlord in the house, the one as waiter, the other as billiard-marker. In consequence of a robbery which had been committed, the prisoner, of whom some suspicion was entertained, was discharged, and, as appeared from disclosures suhsequently made, he induced Chesterton to aid him in plundering the house. By the activity and vigi lance of the City police, the whole plan was discovered. Mr. William .Markwell, son of the proprietor of the North and South American Coffee-house, stated that his father entered into possession of the premises on the 24th of February, and the prisoner and the boy named Chesterton were transferred to the new owner, caond slecoffee-ho useee-hpot in t use was house. .i asente n r an .i t t i lly last, theea t s le -b b o a x r , of the was deposited A there, was plundered of fifty pounds, odd shillings. In the October following, the bar was broken open again, and stripped of all the plate that could be found in it. Mr. Jones asked whether wine and spirits had not been missed? Witness stated that the wine and spi rits were continually disappearing, and nobody could tell how it went. The prisoner was discharged a fortnight after the first robbery, but Chesterton re mained in the service of the house until within the last fortnight. Witness consulted with the Superintendent of the City Police upon the subject, and it was then satisfactorily ascertained that Sly and Chesterton had been in the habit of committing robberies in the house, and that the former prevailed upon the, latter. to continue the system of plunder afte r Sly s mi-isal. John Chesterton was then called. lie stated that he at that time resided under the care, b u t not as a prisoner, of a City police officer. lie r ad been turned over to Mr. 3farkwell's employment along with the prisoner. and they slept in the same room. Witness used to help frequently saw bottles of wine and spirits in different parts of the establishment in the possession of the prisoner. Mr. Jones—Did he show you how to get into the wards he brin g up bar and get the key of the cellar ? Witness—lie did, brought it l a i n lin d t how o th t e o rn take n d w I i n d e r a a n n d k stphieri winers, amalnld spirits Nvit him too. used to drink Mr. Jones—How long did this sort of va3,14. go on? soon after he was Witness --For a long time. Ile us e d to wine first in tumblers, but after . up in b si o o t n tl e e s s iD A id no y th ou er se y e o s un ly g an dis chargedvi'i3thir from his situation? I told me, told me how to get into the bar get him some wine, t n ah e nr x de t et c I lboe y t , tol a ce n s d o h f he asked m e to "Witness—l saw him of the Bank beltw''leidenassihxe of the cellar. 1 afterwards broughtp idn r o i c the broughtu r e n t l h o r e n hi n k a i m n e g y d . and ar se a v n e d nan a person at the 10s., and said Mr. J one was to meet him at the side him seven bladders of sherry \ brandy, and he told me he sold the wine to h vest-end of the town, and he gave me e owed me 1/. the bar of s—About the time of the last robbery in him .0 the l _,. t house had you any communication with N i ness—l saw him at the corner of Finch lane, and he asked me to let him into the house at night, but I told him I wou ld not. In our conversa tions h e sa id all he was afraid of was a policeman whom he named, and another person whom he also named, and he said if they should split it would be all up. in and another and w. t ma N r o. kll 23, ,e.ll Charing- cross W. 11. Wollen, a City policeman, said he searched t t h h ee presence ofi° ' in a drawer in the prisoner's sister's room he f oun d seven glasses he produced. John Blundell , also a City policeman, stated that he acco mpanied the prisoner from the Col npter to the M a nsion-house, and the prisoner, without being Tries tinned, said he did not care if --- and W eald split, as they could not hurt him,— and it was gulls time the party was broken up. Mr. Markwell, upon .0,2 examining the tumblers, sal" he believed them to be his father's property, but tber 0 were no marks upon them. A waiter in the establishment also s aid he belilittvel that the t um bl ers were his master 's s propertY• 15 ' number of gl asses h a d been lost at the house 'A" . Mr. G. Smith, of Conduit.street, AVgettt-streets )tou jir-