The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-19 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY I 9I 1842. the practice should be based, cannot be yet prepared to enter the preparatory school of the new world ; or to become members of the' Rational Sys tem of Society. The parties who form this nucleus should also be superior in the knowledge and prac tice of the business in which they are to take a part, or to lead in the instruction of others ; in order that all the affairs of the Society.may exhibit the like su xneriority over the old world in practice, that the sys tem possesses in principle. If we thus proceed for a short period, it will become palpable to all that the s)ld world has been hitherto in the shell of ignorance ; that it has scarcely yet made a speck of perforation to admit a ray of knowledge within, to dispel some of the wild conjectures of a crude imagination at work in darkness, before the true light of science, to be ob• tained only from long experience, could enter. The world ihas hitherto existed within an atmosphere of error and falsehood—it is now to be born again, and to enter upon a new life of truth. The results f this change will appear miraculous to the members of the old world ; and they will stand astounded when they shall witness them. The varied madness of party spirit, of religious fury, of political wars, and of com mercial contests, will then appear in all their hideous forms, in their naked characters ; and men will won der that they could have been kept in the shell of ignorance so long, and held in the bondage of so much falsehood and misery. Some parties have supposed that the new world could not support itself in con- • test with the old. Do these parties understand the subject about which they thus hastily express such • an opinion ? Do they know what old society is, of what the new will be ? Are they at all conscious of the incalculable waste and finis-application of capi tal, time, skill, and labour in every department of the business of life, in old society ? Are they in any degree aware of the extraordinary economy which the mew system will exhibit, by a direct application of the capital, skill, and labour of society to produce the most valuable wealth, and to distribute it in the most advantageous manner—to form a superior character for all men and women, and to govern them according to the laws of their nature ? Are they aware that by this change there will be, in the common language of% commerce, a saving of full seventy-five per cent. be tween the two systems in favour of the new; besides that, the old possesses a large proportion of inferior wealth, while in the new all will be superior qualities? Can these parties, in their present state, expand their minds to a new condition of human affairs, when it will be ascertained, beyond the shadow of doubt, that 1111 tho professions with all their present expenditures may be gradually most beneficially superseded—that other measures may be adopted to terminate any ne ce4sity for standing armies or warlike navies, and yet, that every country shall be far better protected from enemies than any has ever been, or can be, under the irrational system in which all are now so miserably in volved ? these parties ever estimated the immense loss to society arising from a division of interests, com pared with an union of interests—from individual and national competitions and contests—from the present system of wasting valuable materials to produce in ferior articles and fabrics—from the grossly erroneous :systems of training and educating the human race, physically, mentally, morally, and practically—from the wasteful, most injurious, and demoralizing system of distributing the expensively-created inferior wealth, with which society is so unwisely deluged—from governing the population of the world by force and fraud—and from carrying on all the affairs of life, and the whole intercourse of society under a system of • error, which compels to universal falsehood ? Those who cannot comprehend these matters, and perceive the erroneous difference between the expense, waste, and useless extravagance of the present system, com pared with the wise economy in every department of life in the new, can have no clear or comprehensive views of society, nor be vet prepared to take an active part in the general allairs of a rational system for forming the character, and employing, and govern ing mankind. But rejoice with me, my frismds ; the day has at length arrived when the whole truth re specting man may be openly declared to the world, and when measures may be introduced in accordance with it which shall compel future generations to be come, from their births, superior beings, and to en joy a rational and, therefore, most happy state of ex istence, essentially itnproving and advancing, without retrogression, through every succeeding generation. All now required is, that we be true to ourselves and to the magnificent and glorious cause which we have undertaken to emancipate the human race from the thraldom and bondage of the force, fraud, and universal deception by which alone the world has hitherto been governed. The utmost unanimity has hitherto pervaded the pro ceedings of the Congress, and from the increase in the vigour of the Society, and union of action which has taken place during the past year ; and the progress which has been made in the improvement of the So ciety's property, and in the erection of buildings upon it, the prospects of future progress are most pro mising. A system of unity, too, has been adopted throughout the general and local government, and proceedings of the Society, which has greatly in creased the efficiency of its operations. THE DINNER. The tables were laid on the beautiful lawn in front of the new building, called " Harmony Hall," and at 3 p.m. about 100 members and friends sat down to dinner. A band of music was in attendance. After dinner the President, desiring to dispense with. the usual mere personal compliments passed upon such occasions, proceeded to propose a series of sentiments. He commenced by observing— It has long been my intention that this should not be an ordinary day, and those who have narrowly in • spected the north end of the new buildings will ✓ have discovered some letters upon it; they are " C. of M.," which means the commencement of the Millenium which has begun to-day ; and as in the Millenium the language of truth will alone be spoken, we must commence now in that spirit. I have now to propose " Her Majesty—his Royal Highness Prince Albert —with all the members of the Royal Family ; and may her Majesty's reign be long and happy in pro portion as she cordially assists to improve the cmn- RACTER and CONDITION of all her subjects, as justice requires, without partiality to any class, sect, or party, throughout her Majesty's extended dominions.' It usual on these occasions (continued Mr. Owen) to be complimentary, without there being any mean ing in those compliments, but I hope we shall hence forth adhere to the language only which best ex presses our thoughts anefeelings. The toast was received standing, and with musical honours. Mr. OWEN, again rising, said, the next toast I have to submit to you is—" The Governments of the world ; may they soon be relieved from the bondage of the priesthood, and perceive the advantages to be obtained by, and secured to, all parties by the abandonment of the old, ignorant, system of governing by force and fraud, which have inflicted such enormous evils upon society ; and may they be induced to adopt the rational system of truth and justice, based on the fact that the character of man is formed for him ; a system which will en sure to all,—knowledge, permanent prosperity, and happiness." The next toast the CHAIRMAN proposed was— " The national deliberative assemblies of all those countries which call themselves civilized ; and may their future deliberations be based on the knowledge derived from facts, and be productive of the truth and happiness which such knowledge can alone give to the inhabitants of any country; and may they cease to be influenced by local prejudices, supersti tions, or interests, but may their sole objects become the prosperity, well-being, and happiness of all nations." This toast having been drank, The CILAIRMAN said, I will next propose to you— " The Army and Navy ; and may they soon be employed to produce peace, plenty, and harmony throughout society, instead of being directed to mur der and plunder the people of distant countries." , :In submitting this toast the Chairman said : The armies and the navies of the world are at the present moment under the best training to form Com a aunities in the shortest possible time, and I hope the irne is not far distant when the governments having the direction of those armies and navies, will direct them to produce the plenty and the harmony to which e have referred. It will be their interest to do so, and I hope that the population of all those countries will speedily induce them to feel that it is their duty, and wilt be for their advantage so to employ them. (Hear, and cheers.) Mr. FLEMING observed, that since the year 1830 the standing armies of Europe had cost 2 , 00 0,000,000/. sterling. The thought would naturally arise —had /hat efficient organization and ample sum been applied 'in the manner proposed by their Chairman, what iinprovement might not have been effected in the con dition of society at the present time ? The next toast the CHAIRMAN proposed was—" The Triest hood of the World ; and may they speedily ire placed under circumstances to enable them to discover that it is their interest to abandon all di)mination over the human mind, and to acquire and tetteh u se f u l k now l e d ge, i nstea d o f use l ess and most iii; uriou s s up m . stitions ." The eIitIRMAN said, as a friend near him had just asked for a glass of water, it appeared to him a good (,pportunity to state their belief that the greatest evils of past society had arisen from intemperance— Clear , hear)—from i n t emperance i n eating and drink ir g. We are (said h e ) doing all we can to introduce a s-Tstem of temperance in - a - ilthings, well knowing that l e point of perfection in human existence will be obtained only when we shall be trained to exercise sel our appetites and feelings temperately, and when t I cy shall all be exercised, and none he dormant. iv e should have had wine, perhaps, upon the table t,,_4y, but if we are to preach te mperance to our lira / ie . hes, and to all the members of th ose b ranche , , i e deem it unjust, impolitic, and erroneous for us 'to allow a contrary example to that which we teach.— (iiear.) He; therefore, trusted that the guests wh o VA come from a distance, and who had been in the habit ofdaily taking wine, would excuse the exclusion of it for the reasons [stated, but any parties were, welcome to as much water as they pleased.—(Laugh ter and cheers.) The next toast proposed by the CHAIRMAN was— " The Legal and Medical professions ; may the people soon discover the error in which they are founded—the injury which they suffer from them ; and may every one of these now worn-out and worse than useless trades, be speedily placed in a condition to effect more good to society, and themselves to derive from it much more respect, prosperity, and happi ness." Mr. Owen then said, I hold it, my friends, that all the professions are mere professions ; that they are based upon an error which pervades all of them, and which error prevents them from doing that good to society, which I hope will now be effected in a short time. If the capital which is expended in teaching young people these professions of insincerity, mystery, and deception, were employed to give occupation to those individuals who are now unemployed, and those parties themselves were better employed than they now are, the wealth a the world would be increased to an enormous extent ; the sincerity of the world would be greatly increased, and the general happi ness would be increased also. 'Mope, therefore, that these systems of mystery and deception will come to a speedy termination. The CHAIRMAN next gave—" The true cultivation of all the human faculties; and may society soon make arrangements for the due exercise of all of them at the proper period of life ; and may nature, well trained and highly cultivated in each individual, be our future guide to knowledge and happiness ' instead of the far worse than useless teaching and preaching of the priesthood of the world." This having been responded to, The CHAIRMAN rose and said, the next senti ment I have to propose is—" The production and distribution of wealth ; may they speedily be arranged to abundantly supply the inhabitants of all countries, without inducements to deteriorate its qualities, or the necessity to continue the demo ralizing practice of endeavouring to buy it cheap, and sell it dear." I think (said Mr. Owen) we have investigated this subject, so far as to be able to say with confidence, that there will be no difficulty whatever in making arrangements, to produce with ease and pleasure, wealth abundantly to supply all the inhabitants of the earth ; nor will there be greater difficulty in maid ng other arrangements to distribute that wealth after it has been created, in such a manner as that there will be no demoraliza tion in its possessors, and that the necessity for buy ing cheap and selling dear will entirely cease. I have been compelled, long since, to entertain the opinion, that so lung as it is necessary for indi viduals to be trained and practised in the art of buy ing cheap and selling dear, it is only a waste of word; to talk about honesty or about virtue ; and, therefore, until arrangements shall be made to en able the population of all countries to distribute the wealth after it has been produced, without these de moralizing effects, we cannot expect to attain that state of society to which we all so confidently look forward. After the lapse of a few minutes, the CHAIRMAN rose and 'said—Our next sentiment is one of as much importance to society as any that can be brought forward. That which I am going to ask for has never yet existed, and while the principles upon which society has been based Allan continue to he supported by the authorities-of the world, it never can be obtained. But so soon as the opinions and notions upon which old society has been based shall be abandoned, and the true principles of society adopted, there will be no difficulty in its attainment. It is— " The union of all parties for the benefit of all." There is (continued Mr. Owen) but one interest throughout the whole of society; and so soon as we shall be one in thought with reference to our own nature and the interests of so ciety at large, we shall discover that there is but one interest, and we shall also know how to act in accordance with it. J. have been more delighted than I can find expression for, with observing the union among the Dele gates met at the present Congress. There is no thing that could be more gratifying to me than to see the advance of mind that is now going on, and, I hope, that this feeling which is at present but as a little grain of mustard seed, will extend wider and wider until the spirit of union shall not only cover this nation, but all the nations of the earth. The CHAIRMAN next said, the sentiment I am now going to propose is—" The Rational System of So ciety." " What !" many parties may say, "is not that which we have lived under hitherto, a rational system of society ?" No, my friends ; nothing in the slightest degree approaching to it. There never has been any thing in the world that deserves the name of "rational," and when we come to examine what has passed and what is, we shall have no difficulty in discovering the reason why nothing has hitherto been rational. All you who are acquainted with th e comp u t a ti on o f numbers, must be well aware, that if we had taken it into our heads that one and one made three, and not two, and if we had made all our calculations upon that idea, for hundreds and hundreds of years, so soon as we discovered that one and one did not make three, but two, that moment we should have discovered that all those calculations had been made on erroneous suppo sitions, and were therefore erroneous. All institu• tions, governments, laws, and religions of every de scription, are made upon the supposition that every Individual forms. himself to he what he is ; • but the truth is that no man or woman ever formed them selves to be what they are. We were originally formed by that creating power of the universe that brings all things into existence, and subsequently by the arrangements of society acting upon us as soon as we were born. Having made this discovery, we are confident in asserting that nothing in society could have been rational. Our Society is formed with a view of com mencing a rational system, and it can only be com menced on the distinct knowledge, that whatever may be the character of any individual, that character has been formed for him. But the most delightful con sideration is, the discovery that society has the full power of well or ill framing the physical, the intellec tual, the moral, and the practical character of every individual. Yes, my friends, I am prepared to state, and to demonstrate that society possesses within itself—when it shall understand its own powers, and how to apply that power—the means of making, all the future generations far superior to any of us of the present generation. Nay, so enormous is this power of creation of character in society, that I should be extremely disappointed when our -schools are fully established, if our children, of ten years of age, will not be far superior to what the most esteemed philosopher ever yet conceived possible. We have said that to-day was the first day of the Millenium, or a state of society such as is generally described as the Millenium. The difference between that which we now contemplate, and what has been contemplated, is, that the Millenium was only to continue for a thousand years, but this system, which commences substantially this day, if I mistake not, will proceed onwards; step by step, without stay or retrogression, and that to endless time there shall be a positive and substantial improvement in every generation. Where are we now—where has the know ledge of the world left us at this moment? Great Britain is esteemed the most advanced of the nations of the world, the most powerful, the most enlightened, the most adventurous. It takes the lead in war and in peace, and yet her millions are existing in gross ignorance; her millions are starving; and this ignorance and this starvation both exist at the moment when we are full charged with all the means of giving the greatest enlightenment to every individual, and surrounding all with wealth far beyond their desire to bonsume. Then, my friends, am I not right in saving, that, when the Rational Sys tem shall be introduced, in one year the children of ten years of age shall advance the whole of society far beyond the point to which we have yet attained'? It is, therefore, that I have placed before you this important sentiment,—" The Rational System of So ciety; and may it henceforth make most rapid strides throughout this country and the world."—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, again rising, said—Our last senti ment was " The Rational System of Society." I will now give—" The Rational Society, based on the glori ous and everlasting fact, that the character of each human being is formed for, and not by itself, and may be well or ill, or indifferently formed for each by so ciety; may this truth be universally adopted, and may soeiety speedily determine to well form every man and woman, physically, mentally, morally, and prac tically." Having said so much upon the former senti - ment, I have the less occasion to explain in de tail that which is immediately connected with the present. I may say, however, that the Con gress of the Rational ocietv has met here with a view of aiding, to the extent of their power, to bring the Rational System into practice; and I know it is a feeling, in the breast of every individual who un derstands what the Rational System is, that every thing else in society sinks into insignificance. The error, that the character of man is formed by himself, has been the cause of all the immorality that has ever ex isted. Were it not for this error in the htmv‘ann.mTihndis, N consiststg immorality could not, and would not, be known. old world has made immorality to consistin . assisting siin nature and acting according to her directions, but i n a rational state of society all immorality will in opposing nature. Nature is the only thing on which we can depend; nature has produced us; nature surrounds us with all things that'are good—and shall we say that nature has been wrong in her creations ? Are we going to contend against a power that is illimitable, that is universal, beyond even our concep tions. We have done so hitherto, and while we shall continue to do so it is utterly impossible that we should make one substantial step towards real virtue ; but so soon as another generation shall be trained, from birth, in a knowledge of their own nature, and i that their convictions and feelings are instincts of their 1 - nature, and which they must have, a progress will be made which will astonish all. I will conclude by saving, may it be speedily and universally adopted, and may society determine soon to well form every man and every woman physically, mentally, morally, and practically. This is all we want of society, and, my friends, society can do this, and do it effectually ; it has all the means, and all the appliances that can be required at this moment to regenerate the wotld. The next toast proposed by the CHAIRMAN was—" The Members of the Congress of 1842 ; and may they prepare the way to remove from society ignorance, poverty, and division ; and may their spirit of charity, kindness, and forbearance be adopted by all other deliberative assem blies." I have before stated that I have scarcely ever before met with anything of a more cheering descrip tion, or that is more soothing to my spirit—if indeed my mind required any soothing—than to have sat in this Congress and heard the very important mea sures brought forward and discussed in the manner that they have been, and I believe that up to this time every one of the resolutiohs have been passed unani mously ; nor have I seen, in a single instance, an indi cation of anything that could be construed into a manifestation of the bad spirit of the old world. Go on, my friends, in this cause—complete your unity, and you will triumph over all the opposition that can he brought against you. Your success is certain ; there is nothing that has been required for some time past, except the unity which has been so beautifully and so admirably commenced on this occasion. May it pervade all your future proceedings in this Congress. May your sitting terminate in the same spirit, and may each Delegate again convey it-to each branch, and may they spread it through the several districts, until it shall pervade the entire earth.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, after some time said, I now give you—" The Central Board ; may all their future proceedings be as successful in promoting the sub stantial interests of the Society, as they have been during the last year; and may their example of disin terestedness and industry be adopted by all other lexecutive bodies." My friends (said Mr. Owen), vou know long since that I have had but one idea. I have explained part of it to-night, but if I were to go on explaining the whole of it, I should detain you here a very long time ; besides, I must reserve part of that idea for future occasions. I will, there fore, call on mfr. Vice-President, Mr. Travis, to speak to this toast. Mr. TRAVIS expressed the pleasure he felt in re sponding to the sentiment. With respect to the suc cess which had attended the exertions of the Central Board, he was sure he spoke the sentiments of those with whom he was associated, when he said that it was altogether attributable to the individual who pre sided over the Board and the Society at large.— (Cheers.) The Board had endeavoured, so far as their humble abilities enabled them, to carry out his wishes ; and he (Mr. Travis) thought - the friends then assembled would well understand that by so doing, they would most effectually pro mote the realisation of the objects they had in view. The success which had attended the exertions of the Central Board were but the first commencement of the great results which would follow. The Chairman had referred to the disinterestedness with which the exertions of the Central Board had been accom panied. On this subject, he (Mr. Travis) could only say, that the gratification derived from assisting such a man in so great and glorious a work as the establishment of true knowledge and universal hap piness, instead of the false principles, arid consequent incalculable evils and misery of the present state of society, was a reward far beyond all riches and any honour that the world could bestow. The CHAIRMAN next gave " The branches of the Rational Society, and may they speedily acquire a correct and extended knowledge of the system of which they profess themselves to be members." Mr. HUNT, of London, responded, and briefly ex pressed the pleasure he experienced at meeting those assembled that day. The Society was, he believed, now in a more healthy condition than it had ever been, and from the reports which the Delegates had given in that Congress, it was clearly evident that the excellent spirit which had pervaded the branches was _ _ attributable to the adoption of the paternal form of government which their President had recommended. Mr. lIIGGINBOTTOM, of Manchester, also briefly replied, and bore testimony to the confidence, spirit of determination, and zeal which was manifested by the branches that had come under his observation. The next toast proposed was—" The Missionaries —increasing success to their future labours." In proposing it, the Chairman said, he trusted that they would still proceed onward, conquering and to conquer. He would call upon Mr. Lloyd Jones to speak to the sentiment. Mr. LLOYD JONES said, Mr. ,President and friends, I may state, although I speak to this toast as a mis sionary, that I was a Socialist before I was a mis sionary, and that nothing ever gave me so much pleasure, either as a missionary or as a private mem ber of this Society, as being instrumental in making the views we all hold, known to the public. It is now four years since the missionaries were first appointed. At that time the public mind had not been aroused in any great degree to a sense of the import ance of the principles that you have promulgated. I do not, however, attribute the success since that time so much to the endeavours of the missionaries, with Mr. Owen himself at their head, as the leading missionary or to any peculiar powers possessed by them, as do to the truth and force of the principles which they had to announce to the public. It is quite true, that in public agitations for evils, though they may be in some degree successful, owing to the inflammatory speeches of demagogues, or those who arouse the passions of the people—it is quite true, that, if the evils which they speak of had not an existence, the public could not be excited in relation to them ' • so, if the good was not in our principles, the publi c could not be brought to see it by any eloquence or any power we possess. Now, however, the public are becoming awake to a knowledge of these princi ples, and are discovering their truth, their beauty, and their potency for the accomplishment of good ; they are rallying around your standard, and knowing you are the oldest veteran in the cause, the originator and first promulgator of them, they have every confidence in you, and, in the spirit of that confidence, they are giving you that assistance which is enabling you to realise what you have long hoped and wished for, before you pass away from among us. I know, that to be instrumental, even as the least of such a body, in working such a change as we are bringing about, is something for a man to pride himself upon. In perusing the histories of Greece or Rome, and reading the glorious achieve ments of those who perished at Marathon or Thermopylae, the school-boy pauses and exclaims— "Oh, that I had been one of these." I know, Sir, that when we have all passed away, those whom you have spoken of as the parties who are to possess such happiness, as we cannot even at all form any ade quate idea of—l believe that even these would give away all their happiness to have been partakers in the glorious struggle in which we are engaged at the present moment ; and whatever happiness they may enjoy, I believe that the happiness we feel, who are engaged in the present struggle, may be equalled, but it never can be surpassed. I indulge a hope, then, that what we have begun will be speedily con summated, and it is my ardent wish that you, Sir, instead of dying as the warrior who " With dying hand above his head, shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted, Victory," will experience the most serene tranquillity, knowing, that instead of a nation having been destroyed, the world will have been blessed.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of "Those who have suffered persecution in the cause of truth ; and may the happiness to be derived from the introduction of the Rational System speedily be come their rich reward." I think (said Mr. Owen) I may congratulate the Society on the small extent to which these persecutions have been experienced from the commencement. When the idea first occurred to me, and when I saw the value and importance of the great fundamental principle upon which our Society is based ; when I reflected upon the complica tions of society, all proceeding from the original error with respect to the formation of character, I foresaw distinctly that all the prejudices, super stitions, and supposed interests of the world would be directly opposed to that which I had in contemplation. I, therefore, anticipated that when this principle should be openly promulgated to society, the founder and his immediate followers would be subjected to the loss of character, to fine, to imprisonment, and even to death. I knew from the experience of the past reformers of the world, that there was not one of them who ever attempted to introduce any reformation but what has suffered more or less from persecution, and many of them have suffered death. Now, although this new system has been more openly promulgated than any other has ever been in the same space of time, we can scarcely say, with truth, that we have had any serious persecution from any but inferior members of society, with the exception of the present Bishop of Exeter, and those who joined his attack upon the Social system in the House of Lords, and this arose from the most false information given to him by a person with whom you are all pretty well acquainted. However, some of our friends have suffered persecu tion; and I therefore call on my friend Alexander Campbell, whom I esteem as a very old disciple, to speak to this toast. Mr. CAMPBELL replied; and in the course of his re marks narrated several instances of persons, with whom he was acquainted, who had formerly been the most determined opponents of the social principle, but who now were thoroughly imbued with its spirit and practice. A young Irian, whom he hap,- pened to meet accidentally, stated to him that he for merly assisted to assail him in the streets of Leamington, but he was now perfectly satisfied of the truth of those principles which once it was his greatest pleasure to decry. There were two persons however, the Rev. Joseph Barker, and another individual, who used to make the most gross misrepre sentations ; but these gentlemen had so much fallen in public estimation, that they could now scarcely obtain a public hearing ; but all the opposition that had been made, tended to the spread o f th a t un i versa l gospel of which they were the advocates. They went forth to preach the words of soberness and of truth, and those who had been persecutedcarried with them, in a more especial manner, the seeds of those principles, and sowed them where they would not have been known, and thus " the blood of the saints," as ifwere, " became the seed of the Church." The CHAIRMAN next proposed—" The New Moral World ; and may it prove to be an effectual instru ment to destroy the old immoral worn• out world, and to establish the Rational System in practice on earth." Upon this subject, he continued, I will merely state, that without such an instrument, by which truth can be conveyed to the world a very limited progress will be made. This paper is now, perhaps, as a weekly periodical, the only periodical that dare express the whole truth to the people. It has been sent forth to the world, car rying tidings such as were never heard before its establishment, and I hope it will henceforth continue to be widely circulated in every part of the kingdom. " The London Social Tract Society" was next given from the Chair. Mr. PALMER, of London, in acknowledging the toast, said, that 120,000 tracts, illustrative of the Social principles, had been distributed since the period of its establishment—about a year and three quarters — and these had been circulated in upwards of 300 towns of the United Kingdom, on many parts of the Continent, in New Zealand, South Australia, and America.—(Cheers.) The next sentiment proposed by the CHAIRMAN was The Home Colonization Society, and success to its operations." Mr. GALPIN, as Secretary of the Society, said he had been called upon to respond to the toast of—" Suc cess to the Home Colonization Society." In com mon with the rest of those assembled, he not only hoped for its success, but he anticipated it. The Home Co lonization Society, or rather, the nucleus of it, had been formed by that mind which formed the other societies connected with the Rational System. It was, and still would be, under the superintendence of that mind ; and for him (Mr. Galpin) to doubt for one moment that the object of their Society would be established, would be to have—what he never had had, a doubt of the principles on which they were asso ciated. If they followed correct principles, they might calculate their results with the same certainty as if they had actually passed, and correct principles had gone to a greater extent in the formation of the Home Colonization Society than any other ever established. The reason was, that there had been no counteracting principle whatever to the mind of the founder of the Society. Its object was to give to capitalists of this and other countries security and interest for their capital, that they might assist in carrying out the objects of the Community Society. They intended to show the capitalist that there was security for invest ment, and the operations of the Universal Com munity Society would then be assisted, and the country would be relieved from the burden of main taining the surplus population. He (Mr. G.) con gratulated them that day in their new name, as mem bers of the Rational Society, upon the great events of the past year ; and the proceedings of that day were a sufficient guarantee for the expectation which he had always entertained that they were to have the world, and that soon. The CHAIRMAN proposed—" Success to Harmony Hall, and the health of the architect, Mr. Hansom, — the clerks of the works, and the builders." Mr. HANSOM acknowledged the toast, observing that he was deeply thankful for the kind expression of the appreciation of his efforts, also for the great and constant support that had invariably been given by the Chairman to him in the prosecution of his pro fessional labours. With such a mind to direct his operations, he could never doubt of the success of anything that might be undertaken. • The CHAIRMAN again rose-, and said, the next sentiment I have to propose to you is—" The Nor mal School of the Rational Society, about to be established in Harmony Hall ; may the new cha racter to be formed within it for man and woman make them superior rational beings, and may the ex ample speedily be followed by all the inhabitants of the earth." I will merely say upon this subject, that the hap piness of the present generation depends entirely upon the training, education, and the formation of the cha racter of the rising generation. I know that members of this Society look with extreme interest at the change that is intended to be effected in their children. Many of them are aware that their own habits are too strongly formed to admit of any very great change being made in a short time upon themselves, but their hopes are centered in their children •, and, it is somewhat strange that, in old society, every generation sacrifices its own happiness to the succeeding generation ; but this will never be the case under the new system of society. In the new system all will be educated, so that each generation can have its own enjoyment; but under the old system no generation has had its enjoyment, but has been looking forward to something they have never experienced. As I have before expressed myself pretty fully on the formation of character, I ,have only now to say that when arrange ments, shall be completed for this purpose, a new cha racter will be formed for man and woman ; a new spirit will be given ; a new mind will be formed, and, using an old Scriptural expression, I may say, the mind will be " born again," and I trust the time is not far distant when we shall have an opportunity of exhibiting it most fully. The CHAIRMAN said, there is one toast which I think I am called upon in a peculiar manner to give ; it is " The health and continued prosperity of the in habitants of Queenwood, those individuals who have formed the nucleus of the Society which we are about to form," and I shall call upon the Deputy-Governor, who has had the immediate direction of the establish ment for some time past. I did not expect that materials could have been selected from the old world, and that in so short a space of time, such a variety of minds and notions and habits could become so well assimilated to each other; and I was much surprised to hear some parties say, who had watched their proceedings, that no other individuals ever applied themselves to their various duties with the same industry, and with the same energy, and with the same success, as did those 'individuals. But it was added, the reason is quite plain, they know that they are working for them selves. The doubt which old society has had is, the practicability of uniting a number of dif ferently-formed minds to act together ; but I see that when they are properly applied there will be no difficulty whatever en this point. It is only neces sary, in the first instance, that there should be a ju dicious selection for the nucleus. After one of these societies shall have been formed, and be in full operation, there will be no diffi culty in taking any individuals from any part of society. I have said that I would make an experiment, if the Government would furnish us with the funds to form our own external arrangements— and I should have no hesitation in performing what I formerly declared I would do. It was to take 500 of the picked worst men out of the prisons in London, and 500 . of the picked worst women, and at the end of five years I would undertake to make them 1,000 of as most respectable ladies and gentlemen as were ever seen in Great Britain.—(Laughter and cheers.) Mr. RIGBY said, having been called upon to respond to the toast of health and prosperity to the inhabitants of Queenwood, he could say, on behalf of the Queen wood family, that they experienced a great deal of happiness, and their only regret was that there were so many thousands around them almost dying for want of the necessaries of life. Many re ports had gone abroad, greatly misrepre senting their real condition, and the state in which they lived; and he would, therefor e , o were upon the most friendly terms, not übfs feeling g they only with ea c h o th er , but with all their neighbours, and if any d ou b te d their happiness and comforts, he would sav, let them come and see. The CHAIRMAN next proposed "Health and pros perity to the visitors, who have favoured the Society with their company on the present occasion ;" all of whom he was most happy to see, and he hoped they would frequently visit the establishment. Mr. BRAY, of Coventry, and Mr. LEWIS, of London, briefly replied in terms expressive of the pleasure they felt at witnessing the spirit of unity which pervaded all their proceedings, and the completene ss of the arrangements for carry ing their principles into practical operation ; the latter gentleman observing, that he came to Queenwood, ex p ec ti ng f r om the representations he had heard of it, t o fi n d th e place a desert, instead of which it was almost a paradise. The land of some other parts of the parish was in a most miserable state, but that which belonged to the Queenwood Farm was rapidly advancing towards a high state of cultivation. Th e V garden, too, evinced that it was under the management and direction of a very superior mind, for the head of this department was indeed a man of most extraordinary knowledge, perhaps not only without an equal in Great Britain, but he (Mr. Lewis) would say, in the world. He had no hesitation in saying that the capabilities of that estate for agri cultural and horticultural purposes were very great indeed, and that it was rapidly increasing in value. The prospects of the Society altogether appeared most flattering, and he heartily wished them all the success they could desire. These proceedings took place partly on the lawn, after dinner, and partly in the large room in Har mOny Hall, before and-after tea ; and at the termina tion of Mr. Lewis's address, the hour of nine having arrived, dancing was commenced, and was continued, at intervals, with the greatest harmony and hilarity until midnight. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 18. IN RE JOHN EDWARD CAREW. The above eminent sculptor appeared in court,, on his reeognizances, to receive judgment in this matter, which has already been reported at length in The Sun. The Learned CHIEF CosistiskiosiEn said, this was different from the ordinary run of cases which came before the Court, where an insolvent was opposed on the ground of fraudent practices, but it was a case where those opposing felt bound to do so, in order to vindicate, in their capacity as executors of the late Earl of Egremont, the character of that lamented Nobleman. The Learned Commissioner then proceeded to re capitulate the evidence which had been adduced during the numerous hearings which the case had undergone, commenting upon the various points as he proceeded: With regard to a certain document. alleged by the in solvent to have been handed to him by the Noble Earl, ten days previous to his death, in a studio called " The Promethean Hall," and which was stated to have con tained a provision for life for the insolvent, the Learned Commissioner said that after the death of Lord Egre mont, Mr. Murray, . his solicitor, Sir Charles Burrell, and Colonel Wyndham, stated in their evidence in Court that they examined all documents and papers which re mained after the decease of the Noble Earl, and amongst them not one could be found of that nature ; and no one for a moment could suspect those gentlemen to be guilty of any concealment. It therefore appeared to him that the only course open for the executors was to bring the matter before some public tribunal, in order to decide upon the validity of the insolvent's claims, which he, in the absence of evi dence, was unable to do. With respect to the altar-piece executed for the Roman Catholic chapel at Brighton, and stated by the insolvent to have been undertaken at the order of his Lordship, he (the Learned Commis sioner) entertained considerable doubts concerning the statement that it was done by his express orders. It was stated that the Noble Earl said he would never ad vance any money for the purpose of erecting a Roman Catholic chapel, but that he was willing that Mr. Carew should execute an altar-piece for the chapel, provided it was not known to the . public that he was the donor. Now he (Mr. Commissioner Reynolds) could not con ceive how a nobleman in the exalted position which Lord Egremont held, could wish to be a party to any trans action of "so clandestine a character. It was idle for Mr. Carew to nttribute his insolvency to his connection with the Earl of Egremont, for up to the day of his Lord ship's death he was largely supplied with money, and could not properly have incurred any liabilities which would have caused that misfortune. That no such paper as that alluded to by the insolvent ever existed, there could be no doubt ; for it was not even for a mo ment insinuated that either of the three gentlemen before alluded to had put aside any document found after the Noble Lord's decease. Con sidering that the insolvent had originally given up his profession, for the sake of devoting his time and talents to the service of the Earl of E g remont, at a time when that nobleman was upwards of 71 'years of age, it was very unlikely that during the 14 subsequent years which he remained with him, that he would not have impressed upon him the neceesity of some provi sion being made for him and his family, when his pa- • tron should be no mor4 ; but, instead of that, the insol , vent stated,oa his.examination,.that he had abstained from alluding at all to .the subject, lest such an allusion might be misconstrued in after .time ; and thus, until ten days previous to his Lordship's death, at the age of 85 years, no circumstance occurred relative to this promised deed of settlement, by which the insolvent was to be provided for. It was singular that this paper, said to have been handed to the insolvent in the Promethean Hall, and to have been taken back almost immediately after, was never alluded to until proceedings were commenced in the Court of Chancery. When a man had allowed his mind and imagination to be occupied for many years, with hopes, the fruition of which had ' been blighted, it was natural that he sometimes might labour under delusions of a peculiar nature, and he (the Learned Commissioner) expressed his decided opinion that the statements made by the insol vent must, in some degree, have had their origin in a delusion of a similar nature. The Learned Commissioner concluded by saying that from first to last, those highly respectable gentlemen, who acted as the executors of the Earl of Egremont, had conducted themselves with fairness and consideration to wards the insolvent, and with honour and impartiality throughout the whole transaction. The decision of the Court, therefore, was that the special balance sheet be amended, by giving credit fur the sum of 21,333/. 95., as money received by the insolvent, while the amount of his account for work done should be set down at 19,2071. Mr. Carew now left the Court, and he (the Learned Commissioner) expreised his sincere and heartfelt wish that, in going forth again to the world, to in some mea sure re-comnience his profession, he should meet with that reward to which his high and splendid talents so pre-eminently entitled him. Mr. Commissioner Bownst, after recapitulating and commenting upon the evidence, expressed his entire con currence in the judgment delivered by his Learned Col league. Mr. CRESSWELL said he was instructed to apply that Mr. Henry White be appointed assignee, which was ac ceded to without opposition. - - -- CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. Richard Hitchcock was indicted for obtaining money to the amount of nearly 1,0001. under false pretences, from Harry Hinton. • Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bal lantyne for the prisoner. It appeared from the statement of Mr. PAvNt that in the course of last year there appeared iu some of the London newspapers an advertisement for the heir-at law to some property in Essex. In consequence of this the prisoner made application to Mr. Joshua Wall, of Ingatestone, in Essex. who it appeared had a claim upon the property in question. He represented to him that the affairs were in Chancery, and induced him to give up certain papers •he had in his pos session relating to this property. With these papers,: he proceeded to Mr. Henry Hinton, a merchant in the City, and stated to him that be had the case of Wall in hand, in whose favour the Court of Chancery had decided, respecting a claim made in that Court by Wall. He further represented that some time would elapse before he could obtain the money, and that Wall and his family were in poverty at the time. He (the prisoner) there fore wished to allow them the sum of one pond per week until the time should arrive when Wall would receive the money. The prisoner said he wished the prosecutor to advance him certain sums of money for this purpose, and also for the purpose of. purchasing clothes, and paying the clerks in Chancery. Upon these pretences and representations, the prosecutor advanced, from time to time, various sums of money to the extent of 1,000/. A few months ago the prosecutor dis covered that all these pretences and representations were false. He discovered that the property before referred to was in the possession of another family, and had been during the whole time of his connection with the pri soner in this transaction. He also discovered that there were no proceedings in Chancery, nor had the prisoner, as he had stated to the prosecutor, ever paid any money to the clerk in the Court of Chancery. Mr. Henry Hinton, in his evidence, confirmed this statement. On cross-examination he stated that he had married the daughter-in-law of the prisoner ; that they resided with the prisoner for some time. He (the wit ness) paid the whole of the household expences. By toe false representations of the prisoner he had been ruined. Mr. John Taylor deposed that he was a solicitor. In 1839 he was in partnership with Mr. Shaw, solicitor, of Fenchurch-street. The prisoner came to him at the end of 1839, and brought certain papers with him. He said he had an application to make respecting Mr. Wall of Ingatestone, who was entitled to a large property. He referred the witness to Messrs. Teesdale and Symes, of Fenchurch-street. He went to them, and they said that the estate in question had been disposed of, and Mr. Wall could then claim nothing. Witness never saw the prisoner afterwards till he was in custody. The prisoner never employed the witness, or Messrs. Symes and Teesdale. Cross-examined—Wall possessed soma claim, but his application was made too late. William Pearson, a tailor, deposed that he had made clothes for the prisoner to the amount of 301. The pri soner said. they were to be charged to Mr. Hinton. Joshua Wall deposed that he lived at Ingatestone, in Essex. He was a farmer. The prisoner never allowed him 1/. a-week. If he got any money from any person on his (witness's) account, he never gave it to witness. Witness never received the value of 11. from him. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. BALLAN TYNE took objections to the form of the indictment. The indictment contained five counts. His principal objection was, that the false pretences, mentioned in several counts, were in futuro. His next objection'was, that the allegation in the indictment was not supported by evidence. Mr. Commissioner BuLLocs held that the objections were good with respect to several of the counts ; but, with respects to the others, he thought there was a case for the Jury. Mr. BA.LLANTYNE then addressed the Jury for the de , fence, and called the following witnesses : Mary Jacques, an interesting-looking girl, deposed that she was the daughter-in-law of the prisoner, and sister to the wife of the prosecutor, and she was sixteen years of age. The prisoner and Mr. Hinton lived together fbr some time. Mr. Hitchcock always paid the expenses. The bills were made out in his name. She had often seen mqpey pass bet ween M r. Hitchcock and Mr. Hinton. MF. Hitchcock had been married to her mother about seven years. She was a lady of property. upon which property the family lived. The prisoner also had some money. Mr. Jacques corroborated this evidence. In 1840 he took a 51. note to Mr. Hinton's, lie was not at home at the time, and witness gave it to his sister, Mrs. Hinton, and he saw her afterwards give it to Mr. Hinton. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of guilty. The sentence was deferred to the next session on the application of Mr. Ballantyne. The Court intimated that if the ob'ec tion to the indictment were not considered good it was probable the prisoner would be sent out of the country. The sessions terminated with this case. - - RESULTS OF SAVAGE FIGHTING.—Last week Jo seph Hacksley (as principal), and Thomas Baylis, Ed ward Gadd, William Shaw, Thomas Higgins, and Ben jamin Humphreys (as accessories), were committed on the Coroner's warrant to take their trial at the Assizes, for the manslaughter of Joseph Wassail in a pugilistic contest at Edgbaston, near Birmingham. Hacksley and Wassail were boys about 17 years of age ; they fought upwards of an h our , an d th e scene c l ose d by Hacksley " butting" Wassail on the chest with a blow of his head, which proved fatal. POLICE I N TELI4IGENCE, MANSION HOUSE. A gentleman, who stated that his name was Aaron Smith, was charged before Alderman Wilson, with hav ing violently assaulted John Hedger, omnibus conductor, No. 6,521. The complainant said, the defendant was one of the, passengers in the omnibus which plied to and from Blackwall. Witness inforined him and the other passengers distinctly, that he could not go further towards the West-end than . the Bank, and upon reaching the end of Leadegiail-Areet told them they were to get out. 11* defendant, however, desired to be let down at the Bank, and complained loudly and bitterly that the witness did not go as far as Charing-cross, notwithstanding the assurance made to him before he took his seat. Complainant accordingly desired the coachman to drive to the Bank, and then the passengers got out. The defendant, determined to follow up his violent conduct, caught hold of the complainant, and struck him with a stick across the head with such effect as to occasion a considerable loss of blood, and for such unprovoked and brutal conduct was called upon to answer to the Magistrate. The driver, No. 4,588, of the omnibus, said, he dis tinctly saw and heard the defendant strike the conductor with the stick, after having followed and caught him by the coat. Alderman WILSON—Where were you when the blow was given ? Witness—l was on my seat driving. Alderman WlLsos—Did you see your conductor do anything to the defendant ? Witness—Nothing at all. Alderman WILSON—How could you see them in the street in this condition, if you were driving on your seat ? Witness—l turned round and saw it all. Never saw the conductor raise his hand to the gentleman. Mr. Smith, upon being called upon to answer the charge, stated that in the Commercial-road he got into the omnibus, on which were marked outside the words Bank and Charing-cross," as he wished to go to the Strand, and the conductor not having uttered a word about not going further than the Bank to him or any of the passengers in his hearing, when the vehicle stop ped at the end of Leadenhall street, he (complainant) insisted that it should, at all events, go as far as the Bank, upon which the conductor said, " We'll take you to the Bank, and be d—d to you," and declared that such vaga bonds gave more trouble than respectable people would think of giving. This language, was followed up by gross and insulting expressions, and he (defendant) re solved to take the number of the conductor, and to have the Lord Mayor's decision upon the case. The conduc tor, however, refused to show his number, and the defen dant went after him to stop him, but received two blows from him in answer to the demand; he then instantly laid his stick across the head of the conductor, who lustily called for the police, and complained of having been at tacked for nothing. Alderman WILSON, to the conductor—Why did you not show your number to the defendant ? You are liable to a fine for haying refused. Complainant—l think you will find you are wrong, Sir; I am not obliged to show my number to every body. Mrs. Frances Pratt, of Seymour-street, Euston-square, stated that she and her daughter were passengers in the Omnibus, and witnessed the occurrence. The language used by the conductor was gross and insulting in the extreme, and the defendant, who was a stranger to wit ness and her daughter, did not at all retaliate, but fol lowed the conductor in order to obtain his number, and was struck twice by him _before he (defendant) used the stick. Miss Pratt confirmed her mother's account in every particular. Alderman WILSON asked the ladies whether the con ductor told them whtin they were getting into the om nibus that he could not go further than - the Bank? Mrs. Pratt—By na means. Alderman WILSON—WeII, Mr. Conductor, what have you to say to the statement of these ladies ? Conductor —Why, as sure as there is a God in heaven, every word I have spoken is the truth. I did not touch him I swear. Alderman WlLsoN—These ladies swear that you struck him twice, and why should I not think that their oaths are as worthy of credit as yours ? Conductor—l have been twenty years on the road, without a complaint made against me, and I think my word ought to be taken; upon my honour, Sir, if you will believe me, what I have said is quite correct. Alderman WILSON—I do not believe-yon or your wit ness, and I do not think that you are fit to be employed, and shall write to the Commissioner to that effect. I am sorry that the gentleman who , has been so improperly charged has been put to so much trouble, and I advise him by all means to summon yen for gross abuse, as well as for entrapping people by false directions on your omnibus. If I sit to adjudicate in such a case I shall certainly make an example of you. As for the blow you got across the head you richly deserved it, and I wish you had been more severely punished. It is unnecessary to say that this decision of the Al derman gave very great satisfaction to all in the Justice . room, except the complainant and his witness. Mr. Smith intimated that he would make no com plaint against the cc - Inductor, to whom he considered the whack with the stick, and the mortification of the Al derman's rebuke quite sufficient punishment. BOW-STREET. A stiff-looking little fellow, probably about 19 years of age, named John Hammond, and a good-looking girl about the same age, who sells radishes and onions at the corner of King-street, Drury-lane, were placed at the bar, charged with the folloiving violent assault on the police. Police-constable, F 65, stated that on Tuesday night at nine o'clock, he was in King-street, Drury-lane, when he saw the male prisoner fighting with three women. Witness ordered him to move on, - but instead of com plying, he threatened to knock his b— eye out ; witness then proceeded to take him into custody, when the female came up and took hold of him, and said he should not take the other prisoner. Witness told her to be quiet, or he should take her too ; she then became very violent, and said she would rip his guts out, and threatened to knife him, &c. Witness knew nothing against the prisoners previous to this time. Police-constable F 57, who is a young man, stated that from what he heard he went to the assistance of his brother constable, whom he saw struggling with the two prisoners ; they were both very violent. The male hit him a blow on the mouth, and the girl struck him three or four times in the passage of the station-house, and threatened to rip his b— guts out. Police-constable, F 82, stated that he assisted the other witnesses in taking the prisoners to the station-house ; the male threatened to stick a knife into him ; and in the passage of the station-house the female became very violent, and attempted a rescue. During the recital of this evidence the female prisoner appeared very miserable, and began to cry. Hammond, however, was laughing all the while, and endeavoured to inspire his frail companion with courage, by calling her " a ninny," and telling her never to " pipe," to leave off "snivelling," &c. The prisoner Hammond stated, in defence, that the charge was wrong. He and the gal was standin outside the door of the Sugar Loaf public-house in King-street, listenin to some singin wot was a goin on inside, wen a lot o' Hirish cum out and told 'em to go away.. which they woud'nt, when three or four women cum up, and hit him, and pulled him down, and jumped on him, and scratched him, and tore the hair out of his head, and kicked him, and bit him, and punched him, and abused him, and in various other ways did assault and punish him, which it would be tedious to enumerate. He then struck out in his own•defence, wen the p'lice cum hup, vich he vos as quiet as a babby, and wen he got to the station the p'lice all began to strike and to kick him. The female prisoner stated, that she was going along King-street, and she saw the police haveliold of the other prisoner, whom they were using very ill, and were dragging about by the collar ' • she then went up and said to the police, " Don't collar him in that way, he's no thief as you know, and he'll go quietly." F 65 then told 19 to take her into custody, when she ran away, into the first house she came to, up two pair of stairs, and locked herself into a room ; 19 followed her, and told her to come along like a good girl, saying at the same time, that if she would not come he d break the door open. She then said that she would come quietly, and so she did ; and they had not brought 19 up this morning, because he would say that she did go quietly to the station-house. When she got to the station, the police knocked her down and kicked her on the hip, and tore her hair. She then hit about in self-defence, in order to get up. Mr. TWYFORD then ordered 19 F to be called, and he confirmed the female's statement relative to her escape at first, and then to her going quietly to the station house ; but when she got to the station, and saw F 68, she flew into a violent passion, and created a great dis turbance. She said that Hammond was a fool to have let such a set of b—y boys take him to the station-house, she could have done fbr 'em all herself. Mr. TIVYFORD said it was evident that they had both been very violent; he should sentence them, therefore, each to fourteen days in the House of Correction. The prisoners seemed to think that they had escaped with a very light punishment, and they thanked the Worthy Magistrate for his clemency. DRUNK AND INCAPABLES.—There were no less than fourteen charges of this nature brought before the Court yesterday, nine of which were against women, and five against men ; two of the women were sentenced to three days' imprisonment, and one of the men to pay a fine of 51., their drunkenness having been accompanied with violence. The others, male and female, were all discharged, having behaved quietly when in the custody of the police. Yesterday two young men, named Henry Wilson and Charles W4on, brothers, were brought before Mr. JAR DINE for final examination, charged with defrauding several tradesmen of property to a considerable amount. The prisoners contrived to evade the vigilance of the po lice since January last ; and since they were apprehended and examined at this court on Monday week, 39 cases have been made out against them. The court was crowded with persons who have been swindled by them ; and not less than 28 pawnbrokers were in attendance, with other witnesses, to give evidence. Mr. Pile, a solicitor, appeared for the prisoners. The first charge brought against them was for swin dling Mr. Sharwood, a jeweller, of No. 94, St. John• street-road, of property amounting to 28/. 15s. Thomas Lucking, shopman to the prosecutor, stated, that on the evening of the 12th of January last, the pri soner Charles came to the shop, and desired to see the gold watch produced, which was shown to him. He said lie was Mr. Marsden, lodging at No. 15, Chadwell street, and requested the watch with others would be sent there for the approval of his lady. Witness ob served that some gold chains might also be required, and the prisoner desired lie would send them. He then went away, and shortly after witness called, according to the directions he had received, with three gold chains, values 111. ss. 3d., together with three gold watches, for 171. 10s. On going to the house in Chadwell-street witness was admitted by a servant, and shortly after the prisoner invited him•to step into the drawing•room. The articles were then exhibited, and on the prisoner re questing to be allowed to take them to another apart =eat, where his lady was sitting, witness immediately complied. After waiting about half an hour, cig! li f which no person appeared, his suspicions w ere elici te _ ; , and having rang the bell, ho was informed that the o:,, soner had left the house, taking the entire of the piper"; with him. Witness here identified two gold wa tches an two'gold chains as the property of his employer. 15, Mrs. Mary Johnson, a widow lady, residing at the Chadwell-street, said that on the 11th of Janua r Ye, prisoner came to her house to inquire after apartin e , 'b , and on . the following day, having called again for lit same purpose, he went awa and called again sh°l;ll,, before six o'clock in the evening. In a few minute` r i, witness arrived, and being sawn up stairs the. s , ' `` l soner shortly left the house, and, on the last botliti4 ringing the bell, it was discovered he had ab sconded the property. James Steward, assistant to Mr. Kirkman, a P 4 / I t li broker, residing at 388, Strand, proved that on the of January, about eight o'clock in the eve nin g , a Pe and resembling the prisoner Henry pledged a golZwate"l3.-011, gold chain for el He gave the name of William address, 8, Belvoir-terrace, Walworth. The prisoners were next charged with obtaining Mr. Waylett, 226, Oxford -street, eleven watches, 451., under similar circumstances. The prisoners were again charged with obtaillil under similar circumstances, two pieces of Iri; 11 and a quantity of black silk, value 301 . and upwar's'4,o e rs Messrs. Ransom and Gardiner, silkmerce rs and &AP of Brunswick-terrace, Islington. ~- the In this case it was proved by Thomas Muunta"otii shopman, the prisoner Charles ordered, on ' , h e r o, March, the property to be sent to 55, Cloudesley-ter the Islington, fur inspection. When he got to the 11 01 ,, se dlo prisoner took the articles fn,, another rOOlll, never saw him again until he was in cnstodY•vo s linen produced, and the blocks on which the 31' rolled, were the prosecutors' property. Gr 4s. An assistant of Mr. Thompson, pawnbroker. os venor-row, Pimlico, produced the linen, w•d• -e fol 4 r t pledged by the prisoner Henry, on the 16th March, iota The blocks and duplicates relatinc , to the linen found in the prisoners' lodging at Chelsea. The prisoners were committed for trial. es lc ' The constable said he had several ot h er chat% prefer, the most important •of which was re s P e°l' quantity of silks and velvets, about 50/. in valu e ' g Mr. JARDINE said it would be well to select 5,,c io i case, although there was sufficient to send fo r trai uponc2na2igoe Cheeachster-place. thisani et.setterehomOress-f sepshop ha i at: which nep.dwo the evidence was complete. ch i l i.' e 5 Iwas Kennington-cross. o r rr odvi Howell, t o d ot sae t e - h l t rlo t , h p, e e rit, p ya r r i tk s oo_pnbieearct ea Is other l et • or t p o ri a so l n a e d r y m i • n as an si o tt t i h n o g r , a a p n a d r , tm u e n n d t e , r c t r ir e s e s y t . 7 " s c - c h e a e p r o e e f d : lll o °4- 0 :11°1 house with it. aiiTert The property was subsequently found at - 12 tb° 1 pawnbrokers, where it had been pledged on the April, by both the prisoners. r , JO: The several witnesses being bound over, - 3 / 1 , ii . i DINE ordered the prisoners to be brought up agf o very portion of the property was not forthcoming, all' .. pawnbrokers were not in attendance. - A MARLBOROUGH-STREET. „O r Elizabeth Wilson, about sixty years of age , il s _ r 'folip le widow's mourni ng , was pl ace d a t the bar on toe ing charge : i l i a Elizabeth Grist, a married female, stated thr,t ,; ' cupicd the back-room on the second-floor of, ')...,°° Marlborough-court, Carnaby-street, Golden-stlet`! 4 ;llP Tuesday night she left home about 6 o'clock, leairliolf room door locked, but, on returning in about 3 q $ O s of an hour, she found it had been unlocked, and 0 prisoner was in custody in the house. 11 ° Mrs. Anne Rose, a lodger, gave evidence wh ic , c ioet , no doubt that the prisoner had opened several c 0 in the house with skeleton keys, and was in th e 4 carrying off property. ho .ol `'. Police Constable No. 108 of the C division, Nrtittpli the prisontr into custody, produced thirty- 0e PF , cates, which he found on her. They related te property as tea-caddies, silk dresses, sheets, 804 which no doubt had been plundered by •her ro of ) ferant lodging-houses, by her gaining access ;,o the .ft b oo with false keys. The property pledged appears "s!, been valuable, as most of the duplicates are for t he ° of 3054 155., and 10s. t a4ll l4 The MAGISTRATE said, that there was no dou bt 00. prisoner had carried on a systematic and extensiv e ly giO of robberies of this description, and, with a view d el time for the discovery of the owners of the P t ' . , 1 pledged, he should remand her until this day might as he liked. UNION HALL. o 0 Louis Ladiri, a Frenchman, was charged with t.- h lowing extraordinary conduct. 40 0 . William Jones, an itinerant vender of razors, :`fees that while engaged at his trade in standing in th e " re the defendant rushed towards him, and seizing t ,tl O from him, began to flourish it about wi t !" blade open. He was requested to give . 11 but he refused, and placing himself in defensive position, swore that the first who aPP I ,, e o io: him he would cut his throat. He then set off r“'" r itie with the razor still open in his hand, and was P a d , 0 by several persons, when he was at length stoPP e , i instrument having fallen from his hands. IP to The defendant said that it was all attributable „jon having drank too much Italian wine at the lie" of docks.—He was held to bail. charg e A man named M‘Righe was remanded on 3 ' 0 ... at, stealing a quantity of plate, clothes, from J. Robinson. , Id, s to He was taken into custody with some of tnE , wr y plate in his possession, and when apprehended, ai.`br letters were found upon him, which - showed that l'eo i ,, longed to a gang of Liverpool thieves ; the writer, ° •:" of the epistles, in slang phraseology, saying th at • j ',., e t d ° made his escape from the above city, and got i— arid other pr r service of the Earl of Shelburne, in Dorsetahire- STATE OF TRADE• (From the Manchester Guardian.) and MANCHESTER.—This being a holiday week, au At i f , terday the principal market-day, being the races, it was scarcely expected that au)" amount of business would be done. We are Oa" . tb however, that there was a better demand for clotn t he first ; 0 0 , had been previously anticipated ; and, though li f i tilf re like a general advance in prices could be noted, Yet' or i, was a decidedly firmer and more cheerful feeling l o ym the manufacturers. Indeed, during the last few considerable amount of business has been don e '' tfl y combined with the great reduction in the qua s e ret', goods produced, has almost cleared the market ofi_rl3g, kinds of goods, the only holders, to any extent , I° `,o o ' few large manufacturers, who were all known ; ; ; lI X out for higher prices. The great body of the 0 e turers, being, therefore, destitute of stock, f` willing to take or ders a t th e ex t reme ly low P_% Ti ; cently current ; and, unless there should be crease in the production, it seems very likely t l i: r ei will soon obtain an ad va nc e . Of y a rn, we cann ot o lll :j quite so favourably. The market haS been !.°": ve rt o , overloaded by the large quantity which has beenri s from the hands of the home manufacturer, sout e rob,, o ' offered in the export market ; and, though a t° , o large business has been done, the prices continue l e r ci r rather a downward tendency, especially in infe r r , o 1; scriptions of mule yarn. On the whole, holve y ' pearances are decidedly more favourable than for n s 6d o weeks past, an d th ere i s a more c h eer f u l a nd L' ° " - ,„01 11. feeling prevalent am on g st both spi nne rs anti facturers. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, 0.`"" 1 ,13.,g We have had a b e tt e r d eman d f or goo d s to-day , co o jo y considerable quantity have sold without any a n ise in price. In the wo ol mar k e t th ere i s no 011— report. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, TUESDAY, MAIr of twt So little alteration has taken place in the stay t 111 1 0( market for several weeks past, up to this (14). e 'tet opinion is scarcely divided as t o it s fi xe d ehsr s one continued series of struggles for existence. e ; 1 , 4 ever, it is satisfactory to stat e , th a t it was no wor i s a - o cv fact, considerable business was done in light 5 11 , 1 r, for the home market, and in heavy woollens i° , e rP l ,.; ment ; but still prices are unremunerating g v e "„ Wools are stationary, and in fair demand.,• in the warehouses has slightly imp rove d ; but 1 1° things may be expected until the tariff is settled!` chester Guardian. ___________ • err SUICIDE FROM JEALOUSY.—On Tuesday was held before Mr. Baker, at the Adam and p ied vern, Homerton, on the body of Mary Ann -",r e r aged 25, who committed . suicide. William Cor"fellq o he lived at Barber's nursery. Deceased was servant. On Friday night last, about eight the met deceased walking with a young man in jillu, '4 bridge road, and shortly after in the Greyhounl house, drinking half a pint of ale t o herself. e ra' her ask if she could have a bed there, and being no, she said she would not go home, '',; a ce . ;„ sister had beh ave d b a dly to h er, an d ru i ne d her 1 / :;,cilw e 'r mind for ever, as she had been out the whole ilaY / . e d pany with the young man who was to have mall., sti alc o , (the deceased). She walked with witness for some °, l l oli ve and said she would go back again and ask the len 0 6il l let her have a bed. He followed her and overtook t ,;P in the direction of Lea-bridge, near which he 5 5 11; her. He then said she should go to Hox to" tam ed • She appeared much agitated, and he endea o 604; sooth her, when she promised to go back to the hound, if witness would not follow her. At her 1u 0 ! he left her, and had not gone far when he hear d aro tit in the water. He called a policeman, and theY :o th e ,{ gether towards the bank of the river Lea, be .I „ t iatfrj progress fell over a lime heap, and were nearly - net AO 4 and suffocated. They found the deceased's bo1:6, shawl on the bank, and having procured the 4,,,1 11 f 0r u1i, 1 1 , the body out in about twenty minutes; and Mr. -e°, 0 ,03 0 0 / surgeon, endeavoured to restore animation , h°,,,doc t pe effect. He had no doubt that jealousy, at th e cotta, i her sister, was the cause of the deceased conn uP rash act. Verdict—" Temporary insanity." The Limerick Chronicle of Saturday says We A mountains were then covered with snow. BIRTHS. str ee t ' On the 13th inst., the wife of R. Hare, Esq., Doughtr r, of a daughter. V "e On the 14th inst. ; at Cohn-square, M r s. Edwa rd Es, of a son. r• of On the 14th inst., Mrs. Adrian Hope, of a daug hte pry On the 15th inst., the wife of G. Smyth Bar er ' .---- Mitcham, Surrey, of a son 'sl• MARRIED. or . 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