The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. PROM THE EVENING PAPERS OP YESTERDAY. I GLOBE.—By determining to retain the sliding scale, Sir Robert Peel in effect maintains the old mo nopoly. The great fault of the old Corn-law was, that it excluded foreign supplies till the average had brought down the duties to the lowest point ; and then the fo reign corn in the bonded warehouses was let in upon the market at once. Under the old law, the corn of foreign growth was excluded from the market until the price had risen to 725. or 735. At what lower rate will the new law admit the foreign article ? " See," said the Tory journals, " how vast the reduction of duty effected by the Premier's ameliorated scale of duties—the duty is absolutely lowered more than one-half! Had the old law been in operation, the duty on foreign corn would have been 275.; it is now only 135." We admit the reduction ; but we assert—and the assertion is esta blished beyond contradiction—that the duty of 13s. is as completely a prohibition, as absolute an exclusion of the foreign article from the English market, as that of 2.75. Of 700,000 quarters in bond, not a single quarter has been taken out of bond for home consump tion. Why ? Manifestly because the importers cannot aftbrd to pay the duty, and must, therefore, wait for a higher rate of average, on which a lower duty will he payable. The Corn-law monopoly is thus practically maintained by Sir Robert Peel's new sliding-scale as effectually as it was under the old law. The alterations are mere sleight-of-hand tricks, played off to delude the vulgar ; but are perfectly seen through by the initiated. The exclamations of astonishment and delight at the tricks of the wonder working Katterfelto, are used by parties hired for the occasion, for the purpose of more effec tually keeping up the delusion, in the profits of which they are admitted to share. The dissatisfac tion expressed by a portion of the Tory party at Sir Robert Peel's Corn-law and Tariff, we are disposed to regard as equally dishonest. It is employed to ; gull the people into a belief that some substantial good will certainly be achieved by their operation ; seeing the monopolists themselves appear alarmed at the changes to be effected by it ! Lest the apprehen sions of the farmers that any substantial and abiding injury should result to their exclusive in terests, by the reductions of duty on the importation of live cattle and meat proposed by the new Tariff, Sir Robert Peel has employed himself in de monstrating the impossibility of their interests being affected by the new scale of duties, and has thus dis pelled the delusion. Indeed, so far has the Premier carried his generous purpose of relieving the anxieties of his friends, and thus proved his sincere devotion to their prejudices, that he absolutely sacrifices himself as a statesman for their sakes, and stultifies his own declared design in the grand financial and fiscal pro- Hct which he launched w ith so muc h p om p i n th e ouse of Commons, amid the cheers of the Opposition benches. STANDARD.—Whatever course others may take, we will not incur the responsibility of silence while a chance remains that the New Poor law may be either repealed, or modified into a shape of humanity : this is a responsibility which we dread more than we dread the displeasure of any man or set of men. If we have carefully abstained from aggravating the . cruelties of which this law has been the occasion, and we think it will be al lowed to us that, of the opponents of the law, we have not been the least circumspect in this particular—we have done the violence to our feelings in the hope that the ascendant humanity of the benevolent and Christian part of the population would , call imperatively for a mitigation of the harsh code, apd that sounder views of " a true political economy" would reach those beyond the influ ence of human and religious feelings, with the effect causing them to act in conformity with the call. Our hopes have been disappointed— at least, their realisation has been postponed. The Whig-Radical law is to be continued for five years at. the least, if the people will permit ; and it is now our duty to appeal from statesmen and Par liament 'to the sense of the people, while the people can still constitutionally interfere. Let every elector who gaVe a vote in the hope of a miti gation of the Poor-law, and upon the faith of promises for its mitigation, now call upon his Representative to redeem the pledge given ex pressly, .or by implication, at the hustings. The question is no party question in Parliament, let it be nones out of doors. Let us then have no angry remonstrance ; but let gentlemen be held firmly to their engagements, and warned of the cer tain cons equences of violating those engagements. The recess, though short, happily affords an opportunity. As we have said, the question is not in Parliament allowed to be a party ques tion, but, if not a party question, it cannot pos sibly be a Ministerial question. The Minis ters, though they may be disobliged, cannot be injured by a successful opposition. On the other hand, de feat would be a true kindness to them. Hitherto the harsh and insulting operation of the law has been rwcribed, and justly ascribed, to its authors ; but from the day in which it shall be renewed in Sir James Gr aham's Bill, the obloquy under which the Whig-Radicals have sunk will, with equal justice, attach to the party of the present Ministers. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CHRO iICLE.—Mr. Thornton, the Secretary of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders, informs us that the fifth drawing of the Deferred Stock took place at Madrid on the 3cl instant, when the followirkg numbers were drawn:— gerieS A No. 4,507 to 5,257... 751 Boneseachps.fr. 200 B 7,586 to 8,668...1,083 400 C 1,252 to 1.668... 417 ... 800 D 669 to 1,002... 334 1,200 E 4,670 to 5,252... 583 ... 2,400 - F 4,11349 4,625... 513 ... 4,800 3,681 Bonds, making toge t: Ler ps. fr.-5,179,400 ErAECTIoN cOMMiTTEES. CORK COUNTY. The C ommittee met yesterday at isle ven o'clock, G. Hayter, 1 tsg., in the Chair. Captain. Barry was re-called this morning and examined by Mr. AUsTEN—Mr. Collins was the assessor for the Ci erk Election, does not know of w. hat politics he is ; he is a Queen's Counsel, and a lawyer of reputation, and he was made assessor on that account ; witness was present at. the nomination of the candiillat4 s ; it occu pied nearly up to three o'clock. The Court said there was a great deal of interest about the election. Proceeded to open the poll next morning.. There were seven booths. All were within the pre ants of the Court-house. A poll was demanded on th e nomination day. 11.4nained in the Court-house the first day of polling. Was with the assessor in the Graz Jury room. Received a paper that day. An applica do n to adjourn • the poll was made. Counsel appeare d on both sides. Mr. Herrick appeared for tbe petitioning candidates, and Mr. O'Hea for the sit tit tg Members. The assessor required affidavits. He re :eit ved evidence • us to the state of the town. Mr. RPC iirt.hy and Mr. Iltiamish were examined before him. Mr. Roche and Clancey, a Justice of the Peace, were also examined. Mr. Gore Jones, a Stipendiary Magistrat , wleo was act ing at the election, was also examined. Thcese gentle men were examined as to the tranquillit 'O , of the town. Evidence was also given on the other side. The assessor refused to adjourn the. poll. Wit ness concurred in that decision. fogy bound to do so. Was at the Court-house kin Wed nesday and Thursday ; the poll was closed at six o'clock on Thursday. Took the advice of xhe assessor ; declared the number of electors on that de- v. Resided in Cork in the autumn of 1838 ; resid ed in the Past Riding. Was living in the county previous and during the election. Was never press at at any election for the county of Cork before. He left the town on Thursday. There wes .e troops euteide the Court-house. He believes a tuns p of dra goons and a company of infantry were in ,to _mot of the Court-house. The doors of the Court-houst I -.were open, and there was access both at the front and 11 sr. Apidi ,cation to adjourn the poll was made abo at s t ialf-past three o'clock on the first day ; there was no o bstruc lion to voters• on the first day ; as far as hi' was aware. Thinks there was on Wednesday the 0 6 day of polling. He did not require any mill tau. sub-sheriff might have called them ; he had p 'Amer to Jo so in his absence. Cross. examined by Mr. Sergeant IN - RANCH. 14, n—Sonie Magistrates were examined ; Mr. Gore. Jonew was the stipendiary Magistrate ; his evide nce was SA mewhat against the tranquillity of the town. Mr. Beamis h , who was examined before the assessor, was foiNnerly ember for' the city of Cork ; did net know anything t 'f the state of the town on the first day, except what he. 1, eard frOm the evidence ; thinks there were 154 poli mne nin the town ; the police ape the discipline and arms yt 4 .1 • 1 ° regular so ldiery. —(Laughter.) They wee a very l a 4u. 1 L'eody of men ; there were also military in the t own ; dyes not know their exact number ; received a p r p er un TJWStilly, at half-pest 11 at night ;is not aware • that: the petitioning candid a t e s carried on the contest; any fur ther ; has scarcely any doubt of it. On Wednet day and Thursday the contest was' virtually' over, so that only the voters of one p art y went to !ii.P UOU, as he coned yes. . To the CHAIRMAN —'The inifita.`v were present at the Court House during the whole of (he' election. To M r . CHOLMONDELY—At the non sination, of e party was better heard than the ether. Mr. A USTEN asked through ' the hether Ca pt. Baring was himself obstructed "? to which he re plied, that he was not ; the only thing saw w as j eis effigy of C o l onel Chattertou, but that rela he t 14 to h,, t, of Cork election. Sergeant Wear:Guam Is not a Whig ,r to 1 or of any particular denomi nation, but has . lettnink ' do ; what are called Liberal poli tics ; and woul n ot plc • himself to the i a ti l c l s as the sitra ji l Membe thinks he stands fair wi th parties. rs ; Petrick O'Sullivan was next called and ,e eamin.ed 1. ' Y t Mr. t r ick lives at a g at dist ance ft . a place called Millcove. II y i n Cork, 2, rag other voters to Bantry. her Ina a vessc with se - , -e -on the shore at Bantry. The s , evere -ev era pers ens disposed. They called witness, an d thVere cry rioto' asly him,• Tory Hacks, and threw stones.nse'' rho were • with very smart cut on the h ea d . D aniel Sulliva n fitnessg ;Ot A kers of those who we re w i t h hi m, were a l 1 was st , ;lick ; , -ngto Godson's hote, Iso won tided ; L A rson •a gun with hi m , w hi ch k-71, J he wag along taking ' 4 4+ s 4 o 6 \• • .# left rzry , _ to have repaired. He (witness) took it from him, and said he would fire it at the people if they did not cease throwing stones. Some of the party got to Godson's hotel, but two of them were cut off, and were not able to reach it. The next morning they left Bantry at an early hour, and went to Bandon, on their way to Cork. There was another party arrived on the same day at Bandon. The Rev. Mr. Baring and his coadjutor, the Rev. Mr. Begley, were with them. There was a large party. They had handkerchiefs. Witness and party , left Bandon after a rest of about two hours. They were going towards a place called Upton. They had a hill to go up, and they left the car they were travelling in. A person from Bandon came up to him. James Sullivan, one of the Bantry voters, came up bleeding, and m ade com plaints to witness. Witness said he was sorry he could not assist him Witness advised him to go back to the hotel in Bandon. He did so. He did not see him afterwards. Denis Sullivan was also wounded. and was scarcely able to stir. Witness said that he had better come on ; he was afraid if he was left behind he would lose his life ; were travelling on, and stones were thrown at them • he had a pair of pistols, and he gave one to a person named Timothy O'Sullivan ; they said that their lives might be taken, but they would shoot two of the other party first. I received a com munication from a person of the opposite party that it would be dangerous for him to return from the poll on the Tuesday without an escort. He was escorted home, therefore, by a party of police ; but even so he thought it unsafe to go home the same road he came, knowing that he would be waylaid. No voter in the Conservative interest could be safe, going to or from the poll, without an escort. Cross-examined by Mr. AuSTEN—Witness was sub agent to Lord Bantry, under the head; agent, Mr. Payne. Was not a driver, but only a collec tor of rents. Drivers were the persons who executed warrants of distress, and drove off cattle for non-payment of rent. Witness brought over eight voters with himself—nine in all —one, named Sims, a Protestant, the other eight O'Sullivans, and Catholics. Witness had no , trouble in cavassing them. They were quite willing to vote. He paid their expenses until he got into Cork, where he received from one of Leader's agents the expenses of the voters he brought up. On the way to Cork, he took on board the boat, atßantry, five voters. They were' Catholics, except one Rich. O'Sullivan, who was a Protestant. He had not canvassed those voters, but he had sent them word by one of his drivers that he ;would call for them in the Bay on his passage from Beerham to Cork. The boat was about 24 tons burden. The people threw stones at them when they were in the broad part of the Bay, but could not reach them. When the voters were going ashore in a yawl from the cutter, there being about eighteen persons on board, stones were thrown in amongst them, and a voter named Murphy was struck. They called witness and his party Tory hacks, ac they were landing. Symes had a double barrelled gun, by accident, which he was bringing to Cork to be re paired. Witness had brought from home a case of pistols ' • but left them with his luggage on board the cutter. After three or four of his party had been knocked down, he took the gun, and held it before him in such a position, that another move would bring it to the shoulder. They then got to the hotel, which was close at hand. Afterwards witness got his pistols, and it was going up the hill at Upton, that he thought it was necessary to take them out. Did not usually carry pistols about with him. There was no one with him but Timothy O'Sullivan. They would have been pelted by the mob, who obstructed the road, but that he produced the pistols, and told the mob that that he would take the lives of two of them at least, if they threw a stone. They did not throw after that. All the voters who went to Cork with witness, except Timothy O'Sullivan, voted for the Conservatives. O'Sullivan would have voted, but that, having left the polling-booth with the intention of returning, he was un able to make his way back for the mob in time to vote. These voters were still in the same tenancies; but it would be very hard to get them to go up to the poll again, if there were to be the same "goings on."—(A laugh.) There were a great many soldiers and police with fixed bayonets about the city. In fact the streets were quite lined with them. Had seen soldiers before at the Cork election in 1833, when Mr. Feargus O'Connor was a candidate. He could not swear that there were soldiers in 1837. There were either soldiers or mounted police. Would swear that there were not more military in 1837 than at any elec tion before or since. Had no doubt that there were military and police at the election in 1835, and at every contested election since 1817. Mr. Longfield, the Con servative, was once returned for the county, though there was a majority of 600 against him.—(Great laughter.) He got in on O'Connor's disqualification. There had, with that exception always been Liberals returned for Cork County since 1830 ; and there always would be if things went on as they did last time. Re-examined—Five voters left his party at Upton. They were intimidated by the mob that came from Cork. Two others were cut off at Bandon. Going up the hill, he took out his pistols, through apprehension of injury to himself and party. The stones which were thrown must have been pretty large for they knocked down all the persons that were struck. His own hat was cut through, and his skull so severely wounded, that he was in danger for months. The Bantry voters had always gone up cheerfully to vote for that party, and would go up again, but for fear of their lives. Had no doubt that the seven who were "cut off" on the way to Cork, were afraid of their lives, and were only pre vented by that fear from going to the poll. To the Committee—Witness was escorted to the poll with his voters by a large body of their (the Conserva tives') own people. They were collected for the pur pose, and some of them had sticks. _ _ Mr. A. Warren Payne examined—Was a Magistrate of the county of Cork. Resided in Bantry, about fifty yards from the hotel where O'Sullivan and his party put up on their way to Cork. There was a great crowd assembled in front of the hotel, making a great noise, and threatening the party. Witness, considering the latter in danger, went into his own house, and loaded a brace of pistols, with the intention of going to O'Sullivan's assistance. The mob attacked his house in the meantime, broke the windows, and endeavoured to force the doors. Witness produced a double-barrelled gun, and soon after the crowd dis persed ; but the town remained in great disturbance, and shots were fired in several places. Witness found several of O'Sullivan's party severely wounded, and a surgeon attended them. Witness went with them to Cork, as had been arranged before. The whole party were very much alarmed. At Dunmanway, which is the country of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, the party met with no molestation. That was owing to the interference of Mr. O'Regan, the Catholic priest. When the party were going up the hill, near Upton, an immense number of large stones were thrown at them, and an old man, named Denis Sullivan, was knocked off the car in which he was with witness, and lay in the road insensible, so that witness thought he was dead. The horse ran against the side of the road, broke the shafts, and ran away with the car. Witness was thrown out, and the mob made a rush at him ; but, on his pre senting a pistol they drew back, and he made a run for it. In a quarter of a mile he reached his father's seat at Upton. The examination of this witness was proceeded with, but nothing appeared from his evidence more than was stated by the previous witness. On his cross-examination, by Mr. AUSTEN, Mr. Payne said he was asked to canvass the voters of Lord Bantry by the Conservative Club. He did so as agent ; re ceived no instructions from Lord Bantry. He could have voted on Wednesday, but the contest was then over. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM—If the state of the town on Wednesday was such as it was on Tuesday, he thinks he could not have voted, but at the risk of his life. It being now Four o'clock, the Committee adjourned to Eleven o'clock to-morrow. LYME REGIS. The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Hawes in the chair. The vote of a person named Power was objected to by Counsel on behalf of the petitioner ; the vote was still under consideration when we went to press. The sitting Member and the petitioner are now equal on the poll. EASTERN NEWS. Our accounts from Constantinople come down to the 27th ult. inclusive. The Divan continued to be still almost exclusively occupied with the Syrian question. On the 17th (as we have already announced) Selim Bey sailed for Beyrout, with instructions to inquire into the real state of affairs in the Lebanon, and adopt, in concert with Mustapha Nam, the measures best calculated to conciliate the in terests of all parties. On the 23d, a note was presented by the Russian Ambassador to the Reis Effendi,in which his Government remonstrated against the policy pursued by the Porte towards Syria, and especially against its refusal to recal Omar Pacha from the Lebanon. The differences existing between Turkey and Greece do not appear to have been yet entirely settled. On the 25th the Divan held a grand council, at which the prelimi naries of a definitive arrangement were agreed upon, and the activity displayed by the Porte on this occasion in duced a belief that the affair would be speedily and sa tisfactorily terminated. In the evening of the 24th ult. a violent quarrel arose between some sailors of the British steamer Stromboli and those of the Russian steamer Syllax, on the quay of Galata. Several of the combatants were seriously wounded. _ _ A flotilla, composed of a corvette, two brigs, and two cu tters, was preparing to put to sea on a cruise through the _Archipelago and along the coasts lately infested by pirate/. The Smyrna journals of the 27th of April state, that the Aussvian schooner Aurora brought into that port on the 26th an lonian vessel, the San Spiridion, Captain Petala, who had rendered himself guilty of an act of barratry. lie had sailed from Odessa with a cargo of corn for Leghorn, but, instead of proceeding directly to his destination, he stopped among the islands of the Grecian Archipelago, where he disposed, at a miserable price, of a considerable portion of the cargo. Tie was ar ' rested at Li A v d a m t a i , r a a i s mal is Bandeira, l lat d and situate c carried r n ri e ed a r P prisoneratmo b sby ed from where he was placed , with his vessel, at the dis p to s o o r m d Ts ya e hl r r eno t afe ) Calypso, t:the consuFlroefncGhrferaitgßatrei,tasianil. Smyrna, for Toulon, on the 29th ult. Accounts from Canes of the 20th ult., announced that all was quiet in Candia. The Turkish flotilla, mentioned in our Constantinople letter as on the point of putting to sea, had actua l ly sailed, and was met off Chesme on the 26th. It would roceed first to Scio and thence to Psara, to instal the :mates appointed by the Porte. pry e tters from Salonica of the 23d ult. state, that the Su lrao had not accepted the resignatio_n. of Pasha Three Greek vessels had been freighted in oft ri ar s bOur for the conveyance to Syria of I, d soo f A T lbt fi t i th ia a n;, o,, , setnbl4 at Volo, under the comman d a Bouzi. Mr. Charles Blunt, the English Consul, left Salonica for Smyrna on the 23d. Macedonia and Albania continued to enjoy the most perfect tranquillity, and all the attempts at disturbance lately made at the instigation of Russian agents had completely failed. Our intelligence from Athens, received via Smyrna, only came down to the 20th ult. A dispute had arisen at Nauplia between the staff of a regiment of artillery in garrison there, supported by part of the population, and the Bavarian Colonel Hutz. This circumstance, though trifling in appearance, would, it.was thought, occasion a modification of the Greek Cabinet, the total expulsion of the Bavarians from the service, which was agitated in Council, having produced a most angry debate. The, northern frontier was still infested with banditti ; but the inhabitants of the adjoining villages having sided with the military bad succeeded in driving them back on the Ottoman territory. The French naval division, under the orders of Admiral Lasusse, and consisting of the two ships Inflexible and Santi Petri, and the brig La Fleche, cast anchor at Salamis on the 14th ult. Our private correspondence from Alexandria, of the 26th ult., announces the arrival of several distinguished travellers in that city from Upper Egypt ; amongst others, Count Pahlen and Captain Basil Hall. Letters had been received at Alexandria from Suez, stating that a revolution had broken out amongst the Nedsches against Chaled Bey, who was compelled to fly into the province of Lachsa. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. DOINGS IN THE FLEET.*— Wm. Chrh, sen., and W,n. Clark,jun., two most respectable-looking individuals, were charged, the former with feloniously breaking into and entering the apartments of Mr. Southend, on the Bth of March last, and stealing therefrom two 101. notes, and other property, and the latter with receiving the. same, well knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Prendergast and Mr, Payne appeared for the pro secution, and Mr. Clarkson and Mr, Bodkin conducted the defence. Mr. PHENDERGAST, in addressing the Jury, stated, that this was rather a remarkable case, and was well worthy of their attention. Mr. Southend, the prosecu tor, occupied a room, No 10, in a gallery of the Fleet prison, called the Coffee-gallery, The elder prisoner had a room in the same gallery, exactly opposite the prosecutor's room, and from an acquaintance which sprung up between them, the prisoners had free access to the prosecutor's room, and must have been aware that he had some property deposited in a certain place in that room. The gates of the Fleet prison were closed at nine o'clock every night, after which hour no one is permitted to enter or leave the prison. On the Bth March, shortly after nine o'clock, the prosecutor left his room for the purpose of visiting the apartments of another prisoner, and at that time his property was quite safe, On re turning to his room, the prosecutor perceived that his writing-desk, which contained his property, was gone He then proposed that an instant search should be made throughout the prison; the elder prisoner, however, remarked that such a course, he thought, would be very premature, troublesome, and inconvenient. The idea of a search was accordingly abandoned, but other precau tions were taken for the recovery of the property; and amongst others, information was given to the Bank of the number of the missing notes, and Roe, the officer, was employed to trace them. One of the notes was traced to a pawnbroker, named King, in Holborn, and the assistant of that pawnbroker, who would be called, accounted for the possession of the note by stating that on the 12th of March a coat was pledged at his shop, and on the 18th it was taken out, and in payment for it the 101. note was received. The young man described the appearance of the person who pledged and afterwards redeemed the coat very minutely, and that description answered the appearance of the younger prisoner. He also very particularly described the coat, which, it appeared, was. a very extraordinary coat, and of no common kind whatever. Roe, the officer, after wards came across the younger prisoner, and asked him if he had pledged a coat with Mr. King, in Holborn, and the prisoner said he had not; he then said, "But who are you that ask me these questions ?" Roe told him who he was, and he then said he should answer no more questions. search was afterwards made in the elder prisoner's box, and the identical coat was found in it. These were briefly the facts of the case, and he should now proceed to call his witnesses. Robert Southend, a tall, gentlemanly-looking man, who, together with his legal adviser, and the elder pri soner, was brought up by habeas, in custody of the tip staves of the Fleet, was then called and examined by Mr. PAYNE.—Up to Bth March last, and for some time pre vious, I was a prisoner in the Fleet prison. I occupied No. 10 in the Coffee-gallery, and the prisoner kept what is called a whistling shop in the prison—a place where you can get anything to drink. He had general access to my room, and no one else had. On the Bth March, I left my room, about a quarter past nine in the evening. Previous to that time, I had heard the prisoner talking about cashing bills, and I said to him that if I knew he cashed bills I would have employed him, as I had had one done lately ; he asked to what amount, and I said, 661. I asked him what per centage he charged, and he said, 50 per cent. I replied, that I bad mine done foz the regular per centage. When I left my room there were in my writing-desk two 10/. notes and other property, documents and correspondence, which I very much prized. As I was going up-stairs I met the elder pri soner near my room. He held a sugar basin in his hand, which he said he was taking to No. 11 in the upper gallery. Prisoner asked me where I was going. I said, to a friend's in the upper gallery. He asked, how long I should be ? I said, about half-an hour. There was no one ehie in the gallery at the time. It is not above 50 or 60 yards from the pri soner's room to the place where I met him. I returned about ten o'clock to my room. I found the lock had beoi% wrenched off the door. On entering the room I found that my writing-case was gone. That was all that was taken. I had seen money in the writing-desk that very morning. I placed three 101. notes there. I knew the numbers of the three 10/. notes. My sister brought me the notes with other money. These notes came into my possession about the 23d of February. The notes were numbered 81,203.4-5. When I found the state of my premises I went to the turnkeys and reported the fact, and it was cried. I went into Clarke's room. He was present when a general search was proposed. A general search was suggested by two gentlemen who offered to throw open their rooms. Upon that proposi tion being made, Clarke said he thought it was rather premature. Clarke's room was not searched that night. I saw Clarke the next day. I saw a coat produced then. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—CIarke seemed very active in trying to discover the property. I never offered to bet ten to one that I would convict the pri soner. The prisoner is a very popular man in the prison, because he can wash any dryness in the throat away ; and so I am considered a great persecutor in bringing forward this charge. I will swear I never said I would bet ten to one that I would convict the prisoner. A bet, you know, is not concluded till it is " Done, done."—(Laughter.) I very much regretted, it when I heard that there was any suspicion against him. Mr. CLARKSON—Did you ever say that if you convicted the prisoner you would stand a dinner, and as much champagne as they could drink ? Witness—l positively say I never said anything of the sort. Thomas Hawker deposed that he was a tailor. He was in the Fleet between 9 and 10 in the evening en the Bth of March. Mr. Southend's room-door was open. Witness had a pair of trousers to repair, which he took home on the night in question. He saw that the lock had been broken off the door. He went to the room of Mr. Clarke, and saW his (Clarke's) wife. Witness asked her, where Mr. Southend was; but she could not tell. Witness was a prisoner in the Fleet. Cross examined by Mr. BODKIN—Has been an inmate of the Fleet for twelve months. Witness was never suspected of the robbery. Thomas Parkes deposed that on the Bth March last he occupied the room No. 13, Coffee-gallery in the Fleet. Remembered an alarm being given on that night. Remembers a suggestion made to have the room searched, when Mr. Clarke said it would be premature. There was consequently no seareh made. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON— Never heard Mr. Southend offer to make a bet upon this case. Charles Bawty, a clerk in the accountants' office of the Bank of England, produced, the, note 81,304, he also produced the note 81,303, which was paid into the Bank on the 11th March. Harriet Southend deposed that she received a 10/. note in March last from her brother, Mr. Southend. Witness sent it to be changed a few days after she re ceived it. She had paid her brother several notes, and he returned her one, the one in question. Ann M‘Niery, the servant to the last witness, deposed that she changed a note for her mistress at No. 4, Mary - lebone-street, a public-house, kept by Mr. Watkins. Philip Rose deposed that he was assistant to Mr. King, of Holborn. He took in a coat in pledge, but he could not say who brought it. The coat was pawned for 11.10 s. and witness examined it very carefully. Cross-examined---Can't say how many coats we had in pawn when this one was left. Thinks the younger prisoner was not the person who pawned it. James Aldridge, another clerk, deposed that a person very much resembling the younger prisoner redeemed the coat on the 18th of March, and he tendered in pay ment a 101. note. John Roe, an officer at the Mansion-house, deposed that he made a search on the Ist of April in the Fleet. Mr. Southend was present, with Mr. Clarke. He did not find anything that had been stolen. He afterwards traced one of the notes in question to Mr. King, the pawnbroker of Holborn. He afterwards saw the younger prisoner A t a shop in St. Paul's Churchyard. The wit ness Aldridge was then with him. Aldridge described the young man who pledged the coat, which tallied with the appearance of the prisoner. Cross-examined by Mr. BODKIN—He traced the other 10/. note to a Mr. Barnard. Mr. Barnard was examined before the Magistrate, but he did not recognise the pri soner. The younger prisoner came to-day voluntarily to be placed upon his trial. He was not bound in his own recognisances. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. BODKIN addressed the Jury for the defence, and called the following witnesses : Eliza March deposed that she was in the employment of Messrs. Smith and Lapouli. Knew the younger pri soner at the bar. He was in the same house, and had been there for six years. On the 18th March last saw the prisoner at the warehouse ; he was there during the whole of that day. There is a porter at the warehouse of the name of Hardiman. He was sent out with goods. The younger prisoner was in the warehouse at the time. He gave the porter several parcels for the West end of the town. He gave him a shilling for his dinner ; that was about one o'clock. The prisoner, Clarke, slept at the house on the Bth of March ; when he went out at night he had to be in at half past ten. Sometimes the shop was not shut up till ten o'clock. The prisoner bad no business at the Fleet on the 18th of March, and he was required at the warehouse, as they were busy at the time. He could not be away without being missed. James Aldridge recalled, said that the' coat was re- rilE SUN, LOND(*, TUitSDAir MORNING, MAY UT, 1842. deemed before dinner on the,lBth of March, at about one o'clock. William Harzlitnan depoied that he was a porter in the warehause of Messrs. Smith and Lapouli in St. Paul's Churchyard. He was directed by :Mr. Clarke to go to the, West ! end with a parceron the 'lBth March ; this was about a quarter past one o'clock. The prisoner gave him a shilling for his dinner. Cross-examined by Mr. Payne.—lt was a very unusual thing to have money given to him for his dinner. Never recollects it to have been done before. Re-examined.—The fact of having the shilling given him impressed the time upon his memory. George Grey, another porter in the establishment of Messrs. Smith and Lapouli, on the 18th March, at one o'clock in the day, he was going to dinner when he was called back by Mr. Clarke. He had to take some goods out, and by the time they were packed up it was half past one. He went out, and did not return till five o'clock. Mr. Marks deposed that he entered certain goods on the 18th of March, which goods were sent out abont one o'clock. The younger prisoner called the goods out, and he (the witness) entered them. The prisoner could not have gone on that day to High Holborn without witness missing him. Witness was in the warehouse from nine o'clock in the morning till night. Thomas Cooke deposed that he was a tailor. On the 16th of last March he was in the Fleet Prison. Knew the elder prisoner Clarke. Knew a clergyman of the name of Clarke, from whom the witness received an order to make a coat. A conversation ensued in the room of the prisoner as to the style of the coat. A coat was produced by the prisoner's step-son. It was the sume coat as that produced by a former witness. It was the property of the prisoner. The coat that was ordered by Mr. Clarke, the clergyman, was to be made in the same style. Witness did not make the coat to order, the order having been countermanded. The coat was ordered as the clergyman was to be liberated in a few days, when he had to give evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons. He was liberated a few day afterwards. Jame° Clarke deposed that he was a private gentleman. Mr. BODKIN—Are you in the Church ? Witness Yes ; I was brought up to the Church, but never ordained. He was in the Fleet ott the 16th of March. He is still there, and was brought up by habeas carpus. He cor roborated the last witness. Alexander3M'Donald, the step-son of the elder pri soner, who lived with his sisters, corroborated the state ment of tho Witness Cooke. Wm. French and *John Cooke, prisoners -in the Fleet, also corroborated this evidence, Mr. William Smith, of the firm of Smith and Lapouli, gave the younger prisoner an excellent character. The wife of the elder prisoner was the widow of a general officer. Her daughters lived at Walworth on their pro perty. Several large sums had passed through the hands of witness's father. This being he case for the defence, Mr. PRENDERGAST addressed the Jury upon it. and the Learned Recorder having summed up the evidence, the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty against both prisoners. The trial lasted upwards of nine hours, and did not terminate till half-past six o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. _ . Joseph Pittott, the driver of the cab, No. 2,015, was committed to take his trial at the Central Criminal Court, for stealing a purse containing two sovereigns and three shillings, the property of Mrs. Dorothy, Elizabeth Edwards, of No. 35, Bedford-road, Queen's-square. It appeared that on Thursday last, the prosecutrix and another lady were driven by the prisoner in his cab, to the exhibition of paintings in water colours, in Pall Mall, and that in alighting the prosecutrix accidentally dropped her purse, and passed on without missing it ; the prisoner was then seen to pick it up, and, jumping into his box, drove off as fast as he could. He was, however, traced, from the description given of him by police constable, No. 174 of the G division, who ap prehended him yesterday morning at his lodgings in Little Guildford -street, Rassell-square. The prisoner denied all knowledge whatever of the purse. Mary Ann Carnell, a young woman of respectable appearance, was charged with robbing her master. Mr. Aaron Henry Hart, of No. 356, Oxford-street, cubinet maker and upholsterer, stated that the prisoner had been but a few days in his service. On Sunday Mrs. Hart missed a pair of silk stockings, and yesterday morning saw that the prisoner bad got them on her feet. She was taxed with the fact, but persisting in asserting that they were her own, she was given in charge to the police, and, on searching her box, a bottle of brandy, which, by some means she had contrived to extract from a beaufet in the drawing-room, which was kept locked, was found. The prisoner begged to be forgiven, as she said it was her first offence. She was remanded until Monday next, in order to give time for Mr. Hart to ascertain if any other property was missing. WORSHIP-STREET. Robert Peck, alias "long Bob," an athletic and deter mined young looking fellow, who stated himself to be a costermonger, was charged with having taken an active part in a desperate affray with the police, wherein James Carro], police constable, H 160, received such injuries as caused his death. .a Several policeman of the H diviston were examined, from whose evidence it appeared, that the deceased con stable had taken a drunken man into custody, in Church street, Shoreditch, at two o'clock on the morning, of the 23d of September last, when he was assailed, and severely beaten by a mob of costermongers, and other low characters, who succeeded in rescuing the prisoner. Several other officers who came to his assistance, were ..- riou3ly inulcreated, ana the constable Carrot, whose skull was fractured, was removed to the London Hospital, where he died five days after the affair. The police were unable to secure more than one of thrir assailants, a man named Thomas Smedly, who wrs committed from this Court, and tried at the Old Bailey for the murder of the policeman; but he was , found guilty of au assault only, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. All the other rioters had since eluded justice, but on Saturday last, the prisoner, Peck, was taken into custody at Green wich on a charge of drunkenness, and being recognised by policeman R 157, as one of the gang who assaulted the deceased constable, Carrot. Mr. Jeremy, the magis trate, ordered him to be conveyed in custody to this Court. Police constables, Townshend and Phelan, of the H division, identified the prisoner as having taken an active part in exciting the mob to resist the police on the oc casion in question, but neither of them saw him commit any actual violence. sergeant Teakles stated that he attended the Coroner's Inquest that was held on the body of the unfortunate policeman, and that two witnesses then deposed to the fact of the deceased having been kicked and struck by the prisoner, but they were not at present in attendance. In consequence of the evidence they gave he was desired by Mr. Baker, the Coroner, to use his best exertions to apprehend the prisoner, who had kept out of the way ever since. Police constable R 157, stated that on being taken before Mr. Jeremy, the prisoner admitted having been present during the affray, but denied that he took part in it. Ulm being asked by Mr. BROUGHTON if he wished to now to say anything, the prisoner declined doing so. Mr. BROUGHTON said that he should remand the pri soner upon the charge, and he directed Segeant Teakles to secure the attendance of all the necessary witnesses at the next examination. The prisoner was remanded until Saturday next. CROYDON POLICE. SINGULAR DELUSION.—Two gentlemen living at Mit cham, waited upon Messrs. Reid, Adams, and Currie, the presiding Magistrates, to apply for the order of the bench, to admit a lunatic into the Surrey Lunatic Asylum. A third person also accompanied them, and appeared to be deeply interested in the application. The applicants' said that the person whom they wished to get into the Asylum, was decidedly insane, and they considered it necessary that he should' be placed under restriction. At the same time, his frien-ls did not desire that he should be a burden to the establishment, but they were willing•to pay for his maintainence. The BENCH asked if the alleged lunatic was at present chargeable to the parish ? The applicants said he was not, and the Magistrates upon this, said they did not think they had the power to grant . the application. Upon hearing this, the person who had accompanied the two gentlemen who made the application, interfered, and with great earnestness said, he had filled the offices of overseer and churchwarden, and he assured the Bench that the man was insane, and that he ought to be taken care of. The Magistrates having inquired who the individual was who had just addressed them, were told that he was the lunatic, but that he was under the extraordinary de lusion that he was another person, and that he had come with them to apply for the order of admission of some other party whom he believed to be insane. The person referred to, hearing the Magistrates hold ing communication with the others, again addressed them, and sa id t h at t h e y m ight take his word, the . poor man was take care of hi m. Mr. REr o insane, and he hoped the Magistratei would right. said the Magistratesinsane, would do what was The lunatic aga i n addressed the Bench, and said, Gentlemen, Mitch"; and I am a very good cricketer, and get a you know me ; I am the postmast er of great many runs. Y ou must k no w me very well. Mr.REI D —H av , I have imm ense property. ; I have a number of houses, shortly you any property ?He answer,d— and thousand s , a h ! m illi ons i n th e funds, and I am going to town to take my dividends. The CHAIRMAN asked him in what stock his money was invested, and he replied in the 31 per cents., but he added that this lad nothing to do with his application, which was to get an insane person into a Lunatic Asylum. The BENCH having remarked among themselves upon the singularity of the delusion of the lunatic, said that they could not grant the application, and that it must be made in proper form through the parish officers. The lunatic appeared very angry at the decision of the Bench, and he took the arm of his companion and walked out of the Court, saying, as he went down the stairs , tha he thought it was a great pity the Bench had not granted the application, for the poor man might come to some harm if he was not placed under restraint. ----- HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—After the performance of Lucrezia Borgia on Saturday night, Mdlle. Cerito made her first appearance this season in last year's ballet of L'Eleve d' Amour. Her figurante groupings with Perrot are uncommonly graceful, and two of her more animated Pas drew down great applause , and the lat ter of them a ve h emen t en core. This divertissement she has altered herself, and it first proved successful at Vienna, so that she is both the ballet composer, and its bril . hant . danseuse. The Queen Dowager, and other dis tistinguished per sonages wer e present. THE FIRE AT HAMBUEGH. MEETING OF THE BRITISH RESIDENTS. The Neptune, Captain Whittingham, arrived at the Custom-house, from Harnburgh, at half-past three o'clock this morning, having accomplished her passage in forty seven hours. We are happy to learn that the city was in a state of comparative quietude on Friday last, for the first time since the fire ; on that day the merchants of the city were enabled again to meet within the walls of their own Exchange, a pathway having been opened to it with great labour and difficulty, in consequence of the immense mass of ruins that surrounded it. The assem blage of mercantile persons was exceedingly large. Confidence was nut so much shaken as was appre hended, and bills were freely discounted at four per cent. Sanguine hopes are entertained that the various in surance companies will meet at least the greatest part of the losses sustained. The bank is continuing its usual operations, and gave notice on the 13th instant that it will again receive bars in silver under the new exchange, and that in conse quence of a desire expressed by many, specie of Prussia, Holstein, Denmark, Sweden, &c., may be deposited, and advances had thereupon. The New Hamburgh Zeitung of the 13th instant states that the losses are computed as follows :—" 30,000,000 of dollars for goods burned in the warehouses ; 20,000,000 dollars for furniture and other valuables in warehouses ; and this is independent of the value of the houses destroyed, which are proposed to be re-built by a State loan." A general meeting of the British residents in Ham burgh and its vicinity was held on the 12th instant, at her Britannic Majesty's Con3ulate, for the purpose of preparing a petition to be presented to her Majesty, and an appeal to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, through Colonel Hodges, her Majesty's Repre sentative at Hamburgh, praying that the British nation would alleviate the general sufferings caused by the late calamitous fire in that city. The meeting was very numerously attended. Colonel Hodges in the chair. The proceedings of the meeting were opened by Col. Hodges, in the following words : " The public, announcement of the object of this meet ing renders it unnecessary for me to trespass at great length upon your time ; but I think it my duty upon the present melancholy occasion, when we are surrounded by the most heartrending distress, caused by an awful visi tation of Divine Providence, by which a great portion of this once flourishing city lies smouldering in ruins, to testify, that throughout this melancholy and much to-be deplored event, I have received all the assistance whioh the public authorities could give to render both the lives and properties of British subjects secure. For had I ap plied to my own Government in. Downing-street, I could not have met with a greater desire to support my wishes than was displayed by the Senate. It has L;eei s i my painful duty, through a long and arduous military career, to witness distress and the horrors of war in many and frightful forms, but I have never witnessed a more distressing scene than that which now presents itself to our view on all sides, where 30,000 individuals, who, but a few days since, were en joying the quiet of their homes, are now deprived of a shelter for their heads, and only screened from the in clemency of the weather by the remnants of their fur niture along the sides of the roads, and in the neigh bouring fields. " But, gentlemen, there is one feature connected with this melancholy catastrophe, which I wish most earnestly to explain to you before entering upon the more specific object of this meeting. It is the foul and malignant accu sation which some evil-disposed persons attempted to fix upon our ,fellow-countrymen, alleging that they were firing the town. Though I have not had the good for tune to have been long known to you, let me neverthe less assure you, that the character and good name of one and all of you is as dear to me as my own, for such a slander would cast odium upon our common country. I feel it but an act of justice to the Senate and authorities of this city to state, that they were, and are, most anxious to, discover and punish the authors of it. Un fortunately, it caused some Englishmen to be injured, which I deeply deplore; but let me ask, what effect a similar outcry would have produced had it been raised in our own manufacturing districts in England against any class, whether English or foreigners, under similar circumstances. Would they have escaped popular wrath ? I am not egotist enough to think so. How then can we imagine that a ruined and houseless popula tion, labouring under the strongest feelings of excite ment, should be expected to act with all the moderation of calmer moments. No lives were lost, and as I see some of the greatest sufferers present, joining in this appeal, I am glad to find that they, as true Englishmen, can make just allowances for the excited feelings under which they suffered. " The Senate, finding that they had not competent per sons at their disposal to arrest the progress of the flames, entrusted that arduous task to three British engineers, Messrs. Lindley, Giles, and Thompson, by whose praise worthy exertions much good was effected ; and had they been supported by the force placed at their disposal I firmly believe that we should not at this moment have to deplore so great a loss. I must not forget the services of a gentleman now present, who, although a stranger, passing through this town, I allude to Mr. Skinner, has rendered most efficient service. Nor must I omit the testimony of Mr. Frenkel, extracted from one of the morning papers, in which he states that he was only able to render essential service with the Hamburgh en gine by the help of the captains and crews of two Eng lish vessels—the Robert Raikes, John Rutherford master, and his crew, and the Doncaster, Thomas Youle master, and his crew. " The. Government of Hamburgh are not unmindful of those services, as I shall presently have occasion to show, by reading to this meeting a communication which I have only an hour since received from the Syndiek, and Which will explain the feelings of the Senate and autho rities much better than I can do. (Copy) "1141.MBIIIIGH, MAY 12. " Sir,—Though unable to appreciate by any official report the whole extent of the obligations under which a considerable part of the city of Hamburgh has been laid during the late awful event by the spirited exertions of our countrymen, the Senate thinks it a sacred duty to commemorate at this early period their names. By their exertions, which ought to have commanded popular gra titude, Messrs. Lindley, Giles, and Thompson have in curred the persecution of a deluded mob. They have been particularly pointed out to the Senate as the men who assisted in planning with technical skill, and who, without adequate means of execution, volunteered with heroic intrepidity in carrying out a system of explosions, though not equally effective in all, yet in some important instances gloriously successful. " I am authorised by the Senate to anticipate a public testimonial to which they are so justly entitled by these lines addressed to their country's representative. The feelings of sympathy which unite the inhabitants of this city and her Britannic Majesty's subjects will, I trust, receive additional strength from a catastrophe to which the exertions of Englishmen have sO much contributed in assigning a limit, and which, not only from an intimate connexion of interests, but from the nobler motives of humanity, will, I have no doubt, be considered by the commercial metropolis of the world as a domestic cala mity.—l have the honour to remain, with sincere regard, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " K. SIEVEKING. " Colonel Hodges, her Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires, &c.' " This letter Speiiks for itself, and shows the kindly feelings by which the authorities regard our countrymen. " And now let me caution individuals against sending home reports which can only tend to produce feelings which no Englishman should cherish, and which I shall contradict officially should such occur. " The connexions between England and Hamburgh have been of very long standing, and it has been con sidered a term of reproach in some quarters to call Ham bnrgh an English town, yet I have never heard of a Hamburgher being ashamed of the appellation. And when I see around me numbers of Englishmen whose houses are still filled with the sufferers, I cannot but feel proud to call them countrymen, and to hope that such praiseworthy conduct will draw still closer the bonds of amity and friendship which, as I have just said, have so long existed between them. "I now arrive at the object of the present meeting, viz.—to join our efforts in a petition to her Most Excel lent Majesty the Queen, that her Majesty will be gra ciously pleased to sanction and approve an appeal to the British nation, praying for assistance towards alleviating the sufferings by which we are surrounded. " Succour in money, clothing, and provisions has already arrived from their Majesties the Kings of Prussia, Denmark, and Hanover, as also from his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin and the Free Hanseatic cities of Bremen and Lubeck. I feel assured that England will not be backward in sup porting this work of charity, but lend her aid to succour this distressed city in her hour of misery. I think I can answer for the willingness of her Majesty's Government to render all the assistance in their power in this work of benevolence ; and I most sincerely hope and trust that our efforts may prove successful, and that our country will, with the aid of Divine Providence, be instrumental in restoring this now ruined city to her former great ness, and that commerce, the foundation of England's prosperity, may be again established, and prove a lasting link of connexion between us. "It was proposed by Mr. Parish, seconded by Mr. Ramsden, and carried unanimously—That the follow ing address be presented to her Most Excellent Majesty the Queen : " TO HER MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY THE QUEEN. " The humble Petition of the British Inhabitants residing in Hamburgh and its Vicinity. " May it please your Majesty,— " We, your Majesty's most faithful and loyal subjects most humbly and respectfully approach your throne, through the medium of your Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in this, city, and most respectfully submit the awful visitation and calamity which it has pleased an all-wise Providence to inflict upon us in common with the large popu • lati of this so lately flourishing and wealthy c it y, on for your Majesty's humane consideration. " • We refrain from intruding painful and heartrend ing details, which must be grievous to your Majesty's benevolent mind, knowing as we do that the facts have been already furnished to your Majesty's Government by your Majesty's Representative in this city. " We have this day forwarded an address to our fellow-countrymen, beseeching them to evince upon this melancholy occasion their charitable sympathy with misfortune—the purest and most prominent feature in the English character, and to aid and alleviate the misery of 30,000 of the inhabitants of this city, among whom are some of our own poor countrymen, reduced by this dreadful calamity to want and starvation. ." In making this humble appeal to your Majesty, we most respectfully implore your Majesty to sanction and encourage the object now sought for, and your Majesty's petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. " Signed on belkalf of the meeting, .• " CF. LLOYD HODGES, Chairman.' [Here follows the names of the Committee.] " It was proposed by Mr. Steer, seconded by Mr. Swaine, and carried unanimously ;—That the following appeal be made to the United Kingdoms of Great Bri tain and Ireland from the British residents in Hamhurgh and its vie,nity. " Fellow-countrymen,---With feelings of dismay we announce to you the awful visitation with which it bus pleased Divine Providence to afflict this once flourishing and great commercial city, a quarter of which is now reduced to ashes by a destructive fire. Fifteen hundred houses, comprising the finest part of the city, are now lying in ruins. The Almighty has not even spared his own edifices, four of his temples, two of them the oldest and most beautiful churches in Hamburgh, are totally consumed. " Thirty thousand of our fellow-inhabitantsare housc• less. • Old age, women, and children, sheltering them selves under the remnant of their furniture, by the road sides, and in the nei g hb our i ng fi e ld s. " Yet charity is not dormant, for not only ourselves but the wealthy native inhabitants with the authorities of the city, are straining every nerve and making every effort to succour and com f ort the destitute. Assistance in money, clothing, and provisions, has arrived from their Majesties the King of Prussia, Denmark, and Hanover. The Representative Chambers of Hanover have voted a grant. His Royal Highness the .Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin, and the Hanse Towns of Lubeck and Bremen have sent money and provisions ; but, alas, how small in comparison to the wants is even this supply. "It is therefore with confidence that we make th"; appeal to you, our fellow -countrymen, feeling assured that you will generously and promptly come forward to ameliorate the distress of a city, which has been so long and so closely allied to Great Britain by ties of mutual interest ; and which in the hour of prosperity was so de servedly famed for charity and hospitality. " We pray that the same all-wise Providence who has seen fit to inflict this visitation upon us will bring relief to the distress He has inflicted, by opening your hearts to the appeal we now make, and finally that He may ever shield and defend every part of our own beloved country from a like fearful calamity. " Signed on behalf of the Meeting, "G. LLOYD HODGES, Chairman.' " Colonel Hodges having been requested to forward the address to her Majesty the Queen, and a copy of the appeal to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, it was also resolved that a copy of the appeal to the nation be forwarded to the leading journals in London ; that it be signed by the Chairman and Committee, that Colcnel Hodges' spee c h b e p r i nte d and distributed, and that a Committee should be formed for the disposal of any money which might be sent from England. Colonel Hodges, Messrs. Steer, Boyes, Swaine, Beckitt, Rev. Dwar, J. Rheeder, Ross, Charles Parish, Jun., and J. C. Ramsden were elected to act as the managing Committee, The able and courteous conduct of Colonel Hodges elicited the highest encomiums. The King of Prussia, it is said, has contributed 25,000 dollars towards the relief of the sufferers of this city. His Majesty has taken the utmost interest in their relief. The King of Hanover has contributed 100,000 dollars for a similar benevolent purpose. The Prussian papers state that public prayers are offered, and collections ordered to be made in all the churches in Prussia for the relief of the sufferers of Hamburgh. IMPORTANT MEETING AT MAN CHESTER of the ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. WEDNESDAY EVENING, 10 O'CLOCK. The meeting of the League, to consider and adopt a plan for their future proceedings, has just terminated. It was one of the largest meetings that we have had for a long time. .Among the gentlemen present were Robt. Hyde Greg, Esq., late . M.P. for Manchester, W. Rawson, Esq., John Brooks, Esq., C. J. S. Walker, Esq., John Bright, Esq., of Rochdale, Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., &c. R. H. GREG, Esq., was called to the chair ; and in opening the proceedings, read the following important letter from Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P. for Stockport:— "London, May 10, 1842. "My dear Sir.—Pray draw the attention of the mem bers of the League, at the special gener a l mee ti ng to morrow, to the discussion in the House of Commons upon Mr. Roebuck's motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the compromises that have taken place be fore the Election Committees. The few places named in his motion are but samples of a wholesale traffic in seats which has been going on beneath the roof of the House of Commons, where boroughs have been transferred from party to party without the slightest regard to the principles of the constituencies, or the interests of the people. In the debate that took place, the leading Mem bers on both sides of the House of Commons bore testi mony to the great bribery and corruption of the last general election. The charges brought against the present Parliament by Lord Palmerston and others, will afford us and our friends this consolation at least—that our efforts have not been frustrated by the will of the electoral body (which would be a curious, if not an irre parable injury), but by the profligate practices of the monopolists themselves. Thank God, we are now in a fair way to drag to light the foul and atrocious deeds by which this bread-taxing Parliament has been brought together. If all that I hear be true of the bribery, corruption, and intimidation, of the brutal vio lence, even to homicide, which are said to have distin guished the late general election beyond all that pre ceded it, then I have no hesitation in declaring that the present House of Commons has no moral or Christian title to the obedience of the people. A Parliament, if so returned, is not the choice of a nation, but the repre sentative and offspring of its suborned vices. Let the League be prepared to act upon the assurance that the present House of Commons will not exist two years—it is not in the course of nature that anything generated in corruption should he long-lived.—Believe me, yours faithfully, RICHARD C OBDE N. " Geo. Wilson, Esq., Chairman of Council, A.C.L.L." The reading of this letter was followed by loud cheers. The Report, which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, was then read by GEORGE WILSON, Esq. Mr. JOHN BRIGHT, of Rochdale, then, in a length ened and eloquent speech, moved :—" That the Report from the Council be received, approved, and adopted by this meeting." Mr. Alderman WALKER seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously, Mr. GREG then stated, that he was obliged to leave the chair in consequence of some pressing engagements. Before retiring, he congratulated the League on the progress they had made in enlightening the public mind on the evils of the Corn-law monopoly, and their pro spects of their ultimately rem ov i ng th a t iniquitous impost. Mr. Wm. Rawson was then called to the chair, and Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH, of Liverpool, moved : " That it be urged upon the Council to lose no time in the completion of the division of the United Kingdom into registration districts ; the location of the lecturers of the League in such districts, and the enrolment of all the friends of justice as members of the national body of repealers." Mr. THOMAS BAZLEY, jun., seconded the motion, and it passed neat. dis. Mr. Alderman BROOKS next addressed the meeting on the necessity of obtaining the assistance of ministers of religion in the agitation for a repeal of the food mono poly, and concluded by moving the following resolution : " That the active and zealous co-operation of those mi nisters of religion who stand pledged to assist in obtain ing food for the famishing, as of all practical Christians, loving justice and hating oppression, be most earnestly besought in aid of such organization of the empire, as shall hereafter facilitate the approach of the people to the throne, and the full attainment of our righteous pur pose by legal and constitutional means." The ReV. W. SLIUTTLENVORTH seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. William Evans, Mr. Henry Rawson, Mr. George Thomp son, and Mr. Richard Allen, of Dublin. Mr. Alderman BROOKS was then called to the chair, and thanks having been given to Mr. Rawson for pre siding, the meeting separated. LADVERTISEMENT.] IMPORTANT TO ALL THOSE WHO EXPECT TO DE RIVE BENEFIT FROM DRINKING SODA WATER..—Schweppe's Soda Water is so universally known and appreciated, not only throughout the United Kingdom, but throughout the civilised world, that any enconium on its merits might appear super fluous ; but as since its original introduction, upwards of half a century since, many imitators have started up, with more or less claims to public patronage, J. S. and Co. take the liberty of reminding their friends and the pub is that the above Cele brated Water continues to be manufactured on the largest scale and upon the most scientific principles at their chief es tablishment, 51, Berners-street, London ; and also at their three branch Manufactories in Liverpool, Biistol, and Derby ; and that consumers may be supplied with the genuine article at most of the respectable Chemists, Confectioners, and Italian Warehouses in every province of the United Kingdom. The just reputation of their manufacture, and the consequent de. mand for it, have tempted unprincipled persons (many of them of apparent respectability) to practice a deception, against which Schweppe and Co. are anxious to caution the public. The deception referred to is that of passing off a spurious article for " Schweppe's," by selling it in Schweppe's marked bottl s. The temptation to this is, the cheapness of the infe rior water, although in most cases the consumer is charged the same. By this artifice a common water is surreptitiously palmed upon the public for the genuine —the reputation of the latter is prejudiced by the substitution of a bad article—and a certain proportion of the public patronage diverted from its legitimate channel. To obviate these several evils, Schweppe and Co. have adopted the plan of placing a Red Label over i the cork of each bottle, representing the Royal Appointment in the centre, and the name of their firm on each side, with out which none is genu'ne. Schweppe and Co. refer with pride to the fact that they constantly supply the Royal Palaces of London and Windsor, as well as the principal Nobility in the three kingdoms; nor is the demand for their Soda Water less constant on the continent and in other parts of the world. Merchants and Shippers in general connected with the East and West Indies and our numerous Colonies are continually transmitting orders received from their respective agents and correspondents, and highly gratifying is the testimony Schweppe and Co. are in the habit of receiving from gentle men returned from abroad, of the luxury afforded them by their Soda Water when met within tropical climates, and of the high condition in which it is generally found. The Water ordered for foreign countries is manufactured with an express reference to its destination, and it is well known that no other can equally well endure the variations of climate. Schweppe's Lemonade is an elegant preparation of more recent introduction , but from its refreshing and wholesome properties is rapidly getting int o extensive reputation. It is an effervescing draught of most agreeable flavour, and made of the best materials, without re gard to cost. Physicians and medical i men constantly recom mend it in cases of fever, &c., nor sit less desirable as an article of luxury. Every genuine bottle will have a yellow lable on its side, with the name and address of the firm. Schweppe and Co. are the largest importers of the German Seltzer Water, which they receive direct from the springs, in quarts and pints, and which they offer to the public in the original packages. N.B.—Export orders for all climates ex ecuted on the shortest notice. ROYAL ENGINEERS.—On Saturday a detachment of the Royal Sappers and Miners embarked from her Majesty's Royal Arsenal for Canada, to fill up the vacancies in the dif ferent companies on that station ; they consist of some of the finest men in the service, and left their native shore amid the hearty cheers of their comrades in arms. The Neptune, Captain Whittingham, of Hamburgh, arrived off the Custom-house, at three o'cloek A.M. yesterday THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT VERSAILLES (From Gulignuio's Messenger of Saturday.) ...- Yesterday the funeral mass ordered by the Archbish c P of Paris for tile repose of the souls of the victims in. th e late accident was celebrated in all the churches. We learn that the unfortunate widow of Mr. Georg! , the Enghshman, engineer of the railway, who lost his life by the late terrific accident, has received a let" r from the directors of the railroad, expressive of the ir sympathy for her sad bereavement, and assuring her of a provision for life—an act of prompt and generous hu manity which reflects the highest honour upon the _par ties, and well merits general publicity. Men under the superintendence of police-officers ha le been employed in sifting the ashes at Meudon, and every article thus obtained is carefully preserved. The ape s' tion has produced fragments of linen, laces, and ot her parts of dresses, twenty gold rings, a considerable To ll. • tity of money in silver and gold, and parts of watel les i chains, and ornaments; gloves, canes, umbrellas, 81 4 various other things, which may, in many instances, u recognised as having belonged to sufferers. A !regl one gentleman has found among these relics a chainl e medallion which belonged to his young wife, to . wllc l u e l has very recently been married. One of the chief c o o in the office of the Minister of the Finances has ascer tainedo the loss of a young person to whom h e 4i affianced, by seeing among these remnants the case o,f , 0 watch he had presented to her. A mother has ttl.'„, found the fragment of a box, and a ring belonging to lie only daughter, who went on Sunday to Versailles In 0 her cousin, but neither of whom has returned o r be heard of. ~..al One of the most afflicting results of the late rata,--0 accident is the case of M. Brioche, the merchant fr e s, Nantes. He has lost both his legs and both his erl a and remains a mere trunk with the head upon it. „f the endeavours to draw him out of the fire, the hec):.;11 the pole which was used caught him by the mouth, , y-', l wrs dreadfully lacerated. Nevertheless, he has reco ve r his senses, and his speech, and is able to give a re let l ° o l of the horrors he has undergone. He was accomPtSi. by the nephew of M. Sicard, a merchant of the Rue : of beautode, and a traveller of the house, who had arr"', o only three days before from Nismes, both of whom " by his side, but perished in the flames. . In addition to the death of M. le Pontois, the A cb.cl ; cate, we have to announce that of his own brother' ~ merchant of Lorient, M. Lemarie, jun., and his neP h an all of whom were together in the same wagg 9ll ';bo perished in the flames. The only one of the pail', o f escaped was Mademoi s ell e L e p on t o i s , f our t e en Yenut age. She was put out of the vehicle by some one, fe l whom she does not know. She was so much ilki; 4 3 , that her life was despaired of, an d i t was n ot till 0 0 ,- nesday evening that she was able to speak and giv e 5 4 4 i account of the frightful scene. She still fancies her surrounded by her lost relations. of The announcement of the death of Mlle. Descotte9,o the Theatre of the Folies-Dramatiques, was err ol ° 9° f She returned from Versailles by the ten o'clock tr a y the right bank. THEATRICAL DISCLOSURESsp, The following is an extract from the schedule of o ; C. Matthews, filed in the Insolvent Debtors Cour t ' week. 7 at e The debts in the aggregate, from December, 18 _,,"0 set forth at 27,4991. 17s. 11d., of which he had rid e r consideration for 26,200/. 2s. 11d. ; and the rew;"01, relate to Madame Vestris. There is one debtor 0 ' 5 „. 7 ., and about 220 creditors. Property in jewellery' amounting to 2002 has been given up ; a nd there„ c e considerable quantity of prop er ty m en ti one d in th e 'OO session of the proprietors of Covent Garden Theatr e ' d are inserted as creditors for the sum of 6,1661. ; u n off posite the claim is a long statement of eircunis t e pt. connected with the undertaking of the es t a blisi ° o The insolvency is attributed to several causes -4 01 11 ,r loss incurred at the Olympic, to the failure of the enit; o t' ments in America, to the expense of the voyage 9 " t e lo fit of the insolvent and his wife, to the loss sustai n , 01 ) Covent Garden Theatre, to law expenses, and the ° ro t , amount paid for "money accommodations" and in te mv e' Some particulars are given of the trip in 1838 to `;, t ilj rice, showing that the whole amount received n 145 1,7501., and the expenses were considerable. An or id , may be formed of the extent of " law matters" h 1 boot tioning, that 1,5001. have been already paid, an $ the three thousand pounds'-worth of law is set forth in hil shape of debts. The insolvent allowed Mrs. Matthew' mother, 2001. a year, and his wife allowed her rn° l „ - 11 similsr sum. The schedule has been drawn u r Messrs. Lewis, of Ely-place. Cof d The statements detailing the speculations in. The Garden Theatre present some striking featuret v ivetfi proprietors (Mr. Surman, Mr. C. Kemble, Mr. TT, for and Captain John Forbe s ) are inserted as creditt'g to the amount already s t a t e d. Th e th ea t re , accor u cree' the statement of M r . M at h ews , was taken with an de' ment to pay a rental o f 5,0001. to 7,000/. a year, ducting 6ul. a week for himself and Madame Vest r : - 0 00# was rented three seasons. D ur i ng t h e fi rst sea son -A was paid for rent ; the seco n d season , 6,1501. ; an fr.to third, 2,384/., independent of 7001. to be re ceive' f tIO private boxes, and 1,400/. from the conductors ° German Opera, now performing at the theatre. ./ following is an analysis of the receipts and expenditnr; Receipts during the first season £48,670 Expenditure in the same peri0d.........: 52,9 03 The season was 199 nights, averaging 2441. a night, whilst the expenditure 4 was 2661. showing a nightly loss of 221. 64 I Second season—total receipts Ditto o 221 nights, showingexpenditure 10/. a night. 17 9 a loss . ... . 0. :! 9 : Being 07 . . . - Third season, ending April 2 9-receipts... 4 - o t- -53 , 5- li Ditto ditto exp en di ture.:. 55,691 A The season was 165 nights, averaging ~f" 216/. a night, whilst the expenses were - a ' ,•; 2581. showing a nightly loss of 41/. 14s. Total losses during the three seasons...... 1 3 , 286 ::jje It will be remembered that Madame Vestris 'iv ~.:' Glared a bankrupt, and the fiat was superseded.. , '/" / pears that the creditors under that estate were - - composition of ss. in the pound. . Ai/ The judgment debts are about 10,000/. as set t°7 o ,l h the schedule, which is, in many respects, a curl Ole ment, and the above extracts will no doubt affor u rf or speculation in the threatrical circles. The hes e . the case is appointed for the 9th of June. . - ................p ........... 4 . • THE MARKETS-YESTERDP S :_ j CORN EXCHANGE. ii v i, The arrivals of English Wheal and Flour last were good, and of Oats, chiefly from Ireland. '-o l o olit supply was moderate. English Wheat, of firn 3 1011 was is. to 2s. per quarter dearer ; other sorts 0 s ole d ' ported, with rather more doing in good Foreign. bell, Beans, and Peas, unvaried. Good O'.sts met II of , demand, and the prices of all descriptions w ere tered. Flour experienced a dull sal e. ,I. gi g ( ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAO-1409/ Wheat. Barley. 1 knits . ' •g6O English 6, . 11,777 ors. ~.." 0 0 Irish n ~,,,a - -" ,.., "-- 14,764 03 Foreign - - PRICES oil Imam) OF sFIF 50 , $ ' Wheat,Red (old) a. -a. Beans, Small (ne w).... , * •. i ,. . ; .--- White (old) -s.. -s. ------ (old) ..... .".• q'l•, ---- RedJB4l) 505. 545. --- Tick (tem) ..... .."0 0 Fine 5Si. 60s. .--- (a Id) ..... ••••:$l l . 1 Superfine 625. 645. --... Harrow (new);••• • - White (1841) &:s. sis. -----, (01d)... - " . . 1 ---- Fine 60s. 63; Brank ..,... Superfine .655. 'Nis. Oats, Feed. ," ..... ..........' • -Foreign free 525. 726. --- N ew , ; „,,,„.....',Ak Rye 38s. 40s. - P01tnd....... .......... s. , Barley 26s 325. ----New . ...•. ... . s - Grinding '5B 28s. -- Potatoe„ . .......... ...' - Malting 20s. 32... --.---.. 5 .1 . w .....;•' 'Malt ... 565. 60s -.- Scotch --Fine New 625. 64e. - 1ri5h..„...._r45.. --to Pease, Grey, New 10s. Ws. Flour Town (per saek).'D.ll , - Maple New . 'its. 346, --- Seconds , ........ iv 0 - White • 345. 365. --... /46.rtli CountrY••• • Ali'',. - Boilers; .36s 386 Bran „,.... 0 *: . o f . SMITHFIELD MARKET. - o t ii i The supply was good, but there , being S tile t rio 4 ante of the trade the demand became heavy,' all; prices were submittedto. Beasts 3,671; Sh r*p anc i- . 1 25,350; Pigs, 319; Calves, 93. - Beef,' 38.'. to 'o',4 Mutton, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. ; Veal, 3s. 4d. to 45° ' Pork, 2s. 2d. to c 4 s6 L B o d. N ; l L Ar b itA ss iti ld .s . , t r o . ' 65.'8(1. liti 4 1 Business being suspended until Weft Business s , , few sales; however large parcel s ' of goedek"will be: , /'''- a y forward, which will try the r ea l state o f our Air The itrports have been fair, and the deliverio. 7' /.•', . ,/, increase. TALLOW MARKET. '.;: The demand was limited, but holders were P fi de', obtained 475. 6d. on the spot, and 48s. 9d . f or dn,' the last three months of the year. TEA MARKET., O f f There was little done, but prices were unaltere j pany's Congou is. 9d. cash. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since list inaro..i.da 30. • ' le i d. y, Buddle's West Hartley l7 0 Wall, End il e um „;" •'' 411 0 1.1 4 1 Carr's Hartley ,F 1 Hebburn Main l7 0 V. l ;ialls End Morrisen so ; -; 0 1, ' Holywell Main . •: anfield Moor l9 6 Walls End Confident .. 0 ' . .,,;.., • TownleY... .. ......... , 1 . r , Wal E d Hop . er. %.,,i•••• • • :‘,O, Walls End Hedlcy Walls End Hilda lB 0 Wal a Flied lee, ..........•'',., 0 1 . Walls End Hotspur . ..... Walls End Perkins. l7 0 Hartley . • • ....:•0 Walls End Haswell. -20 6 Howard's Neshertun i ll r' THE QUEEN'S MASQUE.-It is a gra-tify Je p cumstrice, that notwithstanding the unprece ° magnificent display of diamonds and jewelleal., I took place at the late splendid entertainment of 1 6 3 ii iff jesty, very few losses were sustained, and t il l 1,- generally of articles of trifling value. The onj g ' 4 0 any moment was that sustained by his Royal 40 Prince Albert, from the girdle of' whose gorge ° o of is supposed to h ave d roppe d a va l ua bl e brilliant first magnitude. j.. 5fr ...........-... _ BIRTHS. E t vili 11: On the 13th inst., at P o rtman-street, the Lady _ d o mour, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., in Gloucester-place, Portra_„ 9 T i rrr f t . .,.. : the lady of Thomas Sydenham Clarke, Esq., of Vac" 0 barrister-at-law, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at South-row, Blackheath, 1411 >,. / Parker, of a son. it' MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington. Mrs C. Corner, of Dean-street, Southwark, to Carolin 1, daughter of the late Bryan Corcor an , E sq ., o f Mir' . Croydon. 0T4 „4 tO ____..—..m.••••••••••••••• 414 lee d. t y YO B . • London: Printed and Published by 1411 . 111D°„ Setir 4 No. 112, Strand. at The 8711. Office, No 1 •"' g:,'`, 1 7 64 the County of Middlesex, Tuesday, May -• I • f" `,.4f DIED. v n ieef 4 ; On the 7th inst., at Wie s b a d en, George .-u -- e rfir . topher, Esq., of the Hon. East India Co:n_panY'. Ist. On the 14th inst., Willi am Blackburn, tr;gl. , ° ' near Ramsgate, aged 69. I P. On the 14th inst., a t H a lki n-street, Groev .nor- - aR . Rev. Sir William M urray, B art., of H i l l H ea d, age o ri -, . Af 0 , C or Mad' 44, 4 1 T s NI , --ar e h d . b j lraiec ~en • S. Joll at . Es. • W alter t sche,, t 4 P id 1. 4 t. V (