The Sun. — London, England, 1834-05-21 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Lord Brougham, after all the promises about other matters, and we willingly admit from other quarters, has in his own person struck the first blow against Church abuses, and in doing so has hit the nail upon the head. It is to be observed that much confusion prevails upon the subjerj of church reform, in reference to those are affected by the want of it, and who Ir:ve therefore a ri&ht to demand it: That in ''Bich the whole nation would have a con- tern—viz., tho mode in which, and the degree to which, the temporal comforts of the people generally might be pressed upon for the pecu niary support of the church of England—would, broadly speaking, be a political and financial question ; it would have nothing to do with the administration of the chnrch=qt would not in volve the business of church abuses, but merely the principle of the church establishment itself in its re atiou to the tangible and material interests 431' those who did not belong to it, as well as of those who did. A law for the conversion of tithe into tax is one which concerns the whole body of the commu nity, because a universal inconvenience, arising out of the form of any property, if removable by Act of Parliament, without at tacking the title or essence of the property, is one of which all sects have a right to complain, and to struggle for its abolition. The bill for the commutation of tithe, we repeat, is one of iZsmediate and obvious importance to the whole country ; and we cannot quarrel with Quakers, Independents, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Ca tholics, any more than with members of the church of England, for eagerly helping to effect it. But this is not' church reform." Reform of abuses refers to matters of internal discipline or regulation in the establishment. No one has A right to meddle with these but members of the hurch. It is nothing to Dissenters of any de uomination how many pluralists there may be among the clergy of the church of England, or how many non-residents, or how rich the bishoprics, and deaneries, and golden prebends .—or how miserable the curates' salaries. Such defects and deformities in our church system Ate deeply injurious to the character of the cl'iurch, and to the cause of religion, in so far as the religious interests of its own members may suffer from them ; but it is an affair which lies beyond the jurisdiction of dissenters, to whom our clergy never preach, and who osten tatiously, and even offensively, repudiate their doctrines, reject their spiritual character, and condemn the whole established hierarchy as a thing unsanctioned by the Scriptures. It is not because of such men, therefore, nor at the beck of such men, however pure in their lives, or respectable for their attainments, but alto gether aliens, as they are, to our communion, that a " reform" in the discipline, habits, and interior management of the church of England has become desirable. It is for our own sakes,—it is that we may ourselves be more effectually instructed in the tenets of our own approved faith,—that the duties of our ministers may be more thoroughly fulfilled, that non-con formists to the church of England may no longer have over it, any of those advantages for the increase of proselytism which they are so apt to boast of—it is for ends like these that an internal " reform" of the established church has become unavoidable, if we wish it not to perish before our eyes ; and it is to answer such ends of domestic amelioration, apart from all questions in which dissenters have the smallest right of meddling or mixing, whether as parties or arbitrators, that bills like that of Lord Chan cellor Brougham's, for abolishing pluralities, and punishing the non-residence of the paro chial clergy, have been introduced into Parlia ment. The practical character of this bill, and the immeasurable value of the two objects it contemplates, in so far as its tendency is sub stantially to promote those objects, would carry a still stronger bill in triumph through at least one house of Parliament. We take for granted that it is Lord Brougham's intimate knowledge of the other house of Parliament which has deterred the noble and learned lord from making this measure more complete. It will be seen from the abstract of it, which we publish, that there are points whereon the resolution of the framer seems to fail. 'We do not quite approve of the clause which permits the holder of a living of perhaps 1,5001. or 2,0001. per annum to accept and re tain another living, provided only that the second living does not exceed 2001. a-year. Why should a clergyman, already so abun dantly provided for, have the privilege of taking any second preferment ? We do not, again, perceive adequate reason for some of the ex emptions, or for the dispensing power of the Bishop (though subject, undoubtedly, to a very effectual course of promulgation) being left without appeal to or interference from any higher quarter. But once more referring the reader to the abstract, we congratulate the whole community of the Established Church on the clearness and efficacy of the great bulk of the provisions contained in this highly salutary measure ; and we are sure that all honest men, and most of all the best of the clergy them selves, will hail with joy the passing of such an Act of Parliament. This bill is likely, we believe, to be followed up by other objects analogous in principle, and of, perhaps, equally important consequence.— Times. We observe by the Edinburgh papers on Sa turday, that Sir John Campbell, the Attorney- General, had arrived at that city on Friday last, and that he immediately began an active canvass for its representation. On Saturday he addressed a great body of the constituency with much effect, and answered the captious questions addressed to him by his opponents in a satisfactory manner. As he has with him the same party who carried through so trium phantly the election of Mr. Jeffrey and Mr. Abercrombie—as even the machinery of the last election still remains to be put in requisi tion on the present occasion—and as the people of Edinburgh have seen no reason to change their political views or predilections, no doubt is entertained of the hon. and learned gentle men's return by a great majority. The two other candidates in the field cannot have the slightest chance of success, if we can trust the organs of public opinion in Edinburgh, or pri vate letters from that capital. Mr. Aytoun, the Ultra-Radical, is a man of no politi cal weight or influence whatever, and the Tory ex-provost, Learmouth, is not better liked than the average of his despised and discomfited faction. The meeting, which the latter called to support his pretensions, did not contain a single individual whose situation in life, or whose eminence of station, or respec tability of character, can command, to any ex tent, the suffrages of their fellow citizens. The chief performer in the assemblage was a hu morous well-known barrister, whose aid 'he ex- provost ought rather to have deprecated than courted, had he been wise. As Edinburgh is the seat of the Scotch Supreme Courts, and abounds more in lawyers than any other town of the same size in the empire, the learned At torney-General seemed to have fallen at once among old friends, though he has not recently visited his native country. Knowing that the Tories had objected to the claims of Sir J. C. HobhoUse on the ground that he was of the southern origin, the learned Attorney-General dexterously rendered available to his popu larity, his Scottish birth, parentage, and education, and thus showed that--if a stupid prejudice could be made to work against one candidate, there was no reason why it might not, in different circumstances, be employed in favour of another. The present week will be a week of great pomp and bustle in our northern capital. The parliamentary election will take place in the midst of the sittings of the General Assembly, or of the convocation of the Scottish clergy, which meets on Thursday next. The interest attached to the proceedings of this body has not for half a century been so strong as at the present moment, from the necessity imposed upon them of deciding on the question of ecclesiastical patronage, and of settling seve ral other points on which the welfare, or the existence of the " kirk" depends. Sir John Campbell, who is himself the son of a Scottish clergyman, will be sharply catechised by his new constituents on these points, and as dissen ters abound among his supporters, he will find it difficult to please them all—the sincere friends of the establishment, and the red-hot zealots of " the voluntary church associations ;" but in whatever way he may be able to sur mount these difficulties, he will have the conso lation to think that they would rather have been multiplied than diminished to any other candi date.—Times. Parliament meets this day to resume its func tions, after a short recess of only two days. We trust that the honourable house wil think se riously of getting through the business, instead of wasting its time in long-winded speeches, as heretofore, and that the complaint which has now become general without doors, will be heard and remembered within. The measures that still remain for decision are sufficiently nu merous to suggest moderation in the use of lan guage, if it be intended that they shall pass. —Morning Herald. Sir John Campbell, though a Scotchman, left Scotland at so early an age, and has since been so completely absorbed in the pursuits which have secured for him independence and reputation, that he may be said to be a stranger in the country. His merits, however, as a liberal politician and an enlightened law reformer, are well known ; and we know of no constituency in which claims like Sir John's run less risk of not being estimated at their just value than that of Edinburgh. We do not be lieve the mere circumstance of his being a Scotchman will have much weight, though it may have some ; but Sir John would be an honour to any country ; and, in returning such a man to the House of Commons, the citizens of Edinburgh will confer the greatest benefit on the empire at large. We never spoke sanguinely with regard to the Perthshire election, because, generally speaking, the county elections ex hibit the degrading spectacle of men dragged to the hustings to vote at the com mand of their landlords ; and not unfre quently cursing in their hearts the legisla tion which placed them under the necessity of being obliged either to give offence to their landlords, or to do violence to their con sciences. But the elections in large towns, like Edinburgh, are really what they profess to be, and we may therefore make them the sub ject of our reasonings. Personally Sir John Campbell can have nothing to fear, any more than he could have had at Dudley ; but his connection with the administration, which lost him his return at this last place, is the only point respecting which there can be any diffi culty at Edinburgh. We are quite aware that throughout the country, and consequently at Edinburgh, as well as other places, there arc many persons who are dissatisfied with the conduct of ministers, especially in all cases re .4arding the church and dissenters ; and though the difficulties with which ministers must contend are more likely to be correctly appreciated at Edinburgh than in a less en lightened town, it must not be concealed, that the danger to Sir John is in this quarter. We trust, however, there is too much good sense in the Edinburgh electors to allow them to return a Con servative through these divisions, and that Mr. lAytoun's friends, on ascertaining the impossibi lity of his success, will contribute to the return of Sir John. There are many able and influential writers and speakers in Edinburgh, by whom the question will be placed before the electors in its true light. No ! Edinburgh will never disgrace itself by suffering a Conservative to be returned through the divisions of the Reformers. The memory of the Egyptian bondage is still too fresh to allow them to forget what is due to the Ministry who delivered them from it. Our best wishes are for Sir John, whose absence from Parliament is felt as a national loss. We require at this time the presence of an enlight ened constitutional lawyer in the House of Commons.—Morning Chronicle. We call the attention of our readers to an account, in another column, of the provisions of the Lord Chancellor's Bill for the Reforma tion of the Abuses of the Church. The na tions of Europe will hardly believe, that in a church calling itself reformed, it should be necessary at this time of day to introduce such a bill. On his lordship moving for leave to bring it in, Lord Bexley observed, that the abuses complained of existed in a greater degree in Catholic times, and he instanced the number of preferments of Cardinal Wolsey. But Lord Bexley did not tell the house that the Catholic Church, at the Council of Trent, freed itself from the stains which still disfigure the Church of England, and Bishop Burnet dwelt upon this circumstance in the conclusion to his " Memoirs of his Own Time." No church reforms itself ; the reformation is always forced on it, as was admitted by the Bishop of London, when, in justification of the church, he said, the public had only begun of late years to be alive to its abuses. The oligarch ical government of the country found its chief support in the corruptions of the church. "The passing of the Reform Bill has, for the first time, allowed of ecclesiastical reform ; for it would have been strange if, in return for the zealous endeavours of the church to abet every practice, however demoralizing, which tended to uphold the oligarchy, the latter had not carefully afforded protection to every rank abo mination in its ally.—Morning Chronicle. COURTMARTIAL ON CAPTAIN HUGH PIGOTT, R.N.-(SIXTH DAY.) The court reassembled yesterday, as usual on board his Majesty's ship Hastings at Sheerness, pursuant to adjournment, to proceed with the charges brought against Capt. Hugh Pigott, R.N., by Lieut. Walker, late commander of the Alban steam-vessel. The interest excited at Sheerness and amongst the naval circles in general continues unabated, and forms the general topic of conversation. As soon as the court was opened, the business com menced by Lieut. Walker entering a very long pro test against the proceedings of the previous day, on the court objecting to some questions proposed to the witnesses by him relative to certain transactions whilst the Alban lay in the Bosphorus, although Mr. Petti grew had been cross-examined upon the same points by Captain Pigott. He also protested against the indul gence shown to Capt. Pigott, and submitted with all due deference that he should be protected, and not brow-beaten by the court ; and finally requested that his protest should be entered on the minutes of the courtmartial. The President, Sir R. King, K. C. 8., ordered the court to be cleared while they deliberated upon this point. Upon being re-opened the JUDGE ADVOCATE stated that the Court had directed the protest, &c., to be entered on the minutes, and requested the prosecutor to state any questions that he might wish to put to the witnesses of the previous day. Lieut. Walker said that he wished Mr. Pettigrew might be asked, " Did the British Ambassador ever express satisfaction at my conduct in the Alban, and did I attend both to the pilotage and engines, and, did I always take the directions of these matters myself ?" The PRESIDENT again ordered the court to be cieared upon the admissibility of the question. Upon the re-opening, the Court stated that it had decided upon submitting this question to the direc tions of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Lieutenant Walker was asked if he had any further questions to put ? He replied that he had. He then read a long list which he proposed to ask Mr. Petti grew. They related to his ( Lieutenant Walker's) conduct, dress, and the respect paid by him to the am bassadors whilst on board the Alban ; also as to the state of the vessel whilst under the command of his predecessor, and a host of other questions. The court was again cleared to discuss the admissi bility of these questions, Lieutenant Walker having first asserted his right to re-examine the witnesses, when new matter might be elicited from their cross examination by Captain Pigott. On the court being re-opened, the Judge Advocate stated it was the opi nion of the court that the questions should not be put, but, in order that full justice might be done, the court had directed that the questions should be forwarded to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in order that the opinion of counsel might be taken on them, as in the decision of the court upon the former question. The examination of Samuel Phillips, the boat swain's mate of the Alban, was then gone into at great length. it related to the state of the Alban at the time Captain Pigott inspected her—whether Lieutenant Walker had baled out his vessel regularly, and whether the Alban, at the time of the reception of the British Ambassador, was in a fit state for so august a personage. His evidence was very much to the tenor of that already adduced upon these points. By the COURT-At the time Captain Pigott in spected the Alban were the arms clean ? Witness— Yes. By the COURT—At this time (meaning at the time of Captain Pigott's inspection) do you consider the Alban to have been in as clean a state as a man of war ought to be ? Witness—She was as clean as we could keep her. By the COURT—Do you suppose that the immense quantity of poultry said to be received on board about six weeks before could have occasioned her being dirty on the 28th of March ? Witness—No. By the COURT—To whom did you report generally your having baled or pumped the water out of the fore cockpit twice a-week ? Witness—To the master. By the COURT—Was she pumped or baled out previous to Captain Pigott going on board that morn ing ? Witness—Yes. By the COURT—Was there room for part of the empty coal-bags being stowed away in the fore-cock pit, leaving a sufficient space for a man to be there and lift up the hatch? Witness—Yes, there might have been to lift up the hatch, but people slept there. By the COURT-Was that the usual place for the crew of the Alban to sleep ? Witness—lt was &noted for two engineers, myself, and two stewards. Sir JAMES GORDON—Do you know Lieut. Walker of the Barham? Witness—Yes. (This is the first lieutenant of Captain Pigott's ship, the Barham, the same name as that of the prosecutor. ) Sir JAMES GORDON—Was he on board the Alban with Captain Pigott at the time of the inspection ? Witness—He was. Captain Pigott was now asked by the court if he had any questions to put, to which he replied in the negative. Lieut. Walker said that he wished the evidence of the last witness to be read over to him, according to the usual custom. The COURT-It is not the usual custom, Sir. The minutes taken by the Judge- Advocate were, however, ultimately read to the witness, and confirmed by him, and Lieut. Walker was informed by . the Judge Advocate that the court had directed to be inserted in the minutes the disrespectful manner in which they considered it had been treated by the style in which he (Lieutenant Walker) had addressed the court upon this occasion. Lieutenant Walker begged to assure the court that he did not intend anything disrespectful: he only thought it was the usual practice of courtsmartial to have the examination of a witness read over to him. Alexander Moreltnd, quartermaster of the Alban, was called and examined. Lieut. Walker—State what Captain Pigott said or did at the time he inspected the Alban. Witness—l do not exactly recollect what he said. In fact, I did not hear him. Lieut. Walker—l mean what he said respecting the vessel, or whether he found any fault with the vessel. Do you recollect his finding fault with the decks not being scrubbed? Witness-1 recollect his saying that the decks were not cleaned ; the word was passed fore and aft, but I did not hear what he said. Lieutenant Walker—Were they cleaned again im imedately afterwards ? Witness—They were. Lieutenant Walker—What were the carpenter's duties every morning ? Witness—To pump the ship out. Lieutenant Walker—Did he always do this on your morning watch? Witness—Yes, always. Lieutenant Walker—Was the vessel washed and scrubbed every morning, except in bad weather, as usual in the service ? Witness—Yes. Lieutenant Walker—Was ever hot water and soap used for scrubb;ng the paint-work, and if so, upon what occasions generally ? Witness—After taking in coals. Lieutenant Walker—Do you remember the time the Alban got on shore in the night, coming from Constantinople? Witness—Yes, I do. Lieutenant Walker—Do you remember any men being sent from the Actcron to assist in cleaning her and putting her to rights ? Witness—l do, but can't exactly tell the number. Lieutenant Walker—Was it a considerable time before Captain Pigott came on board? Witness — About six weeks. Lieutenant Walker—Was the Alban ever cleaned at that time? Witness—Every morning, when the weather would permit. Lieutenant Walker—Do you know anything about water running into the fore cockpit ; and if so, what occasioned it ? Witness—When the vessel is in harbour they generally blow the steam out of the boilers, and the water runs into the head. Lieutenant Walker—Was there more or less water forward when the boilers were out ? Witness—More. Lieutenant Walker—Was it not necessary to bale out the fore cockpit frequently on this account when the engines were not in motion? Witness—Yes. Lieutenant Walker—Have you ever seen the water above the deck in the fore cockpit ? Witness—l have, but it was a long time before you joined. Lieutenant Walker—Was I very particular in keep ing the fore cockpit dry, and the vessel regularly pumped out ? Witness—Yes you were, Sir. Lieutenant Walker—Do you remember a large quantity of empty coal-bags on deck at this time ? Witness—l do not. Lieutenant Walker—Did we bring a greater quan tity than usual of bags of coals from Malta to Napoli di Romania? Witness--We did. Lieutenant Walker—lf the empty coal-bags had been stowed in the fore cockpit. would it have brought the vessel still more by the head, and made it very dif ficult to keep the fore cockpit dry? Witness—lt would. This witness was under examination when the court adjourned. The interest in the proceedings appears to increase rather than diminish. Lieut. Walker appears to be without any legal adviser, but seems to conduct his case with considerable zeal and ability, though under very difficult circumstances. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Salmon appeared to answer to a summons, pre ferred by Messrs. Rich and Pine (two journeymen compositors), to compel the firm of Messrs. Cunning ham and Salmon, printers, in Fleet-street, to pay the sum of 4/. 65., being the charge, at Bd. per 1,000 let ters for an appeal case done at their office. Mr. Wooler, who appeared on the part of Messrs. Cunningham and Salmon, objected to the case being heard at all, and contended that the Magistrates (Messrs. Alderman Kelly and Alderman Venables) had no power to adjudicate in this matter ; and re quested that the Magistrates would at once dismiss the case. He urged that the complainants had another tribunal to which they might appeal, and to which the Magistrates ought to send them, namely, the Trade Council of Compositors, whose directions to the trade on this subject had been communicated in the following notice, to which he called the attention of the Magis trates : -- • " Compositors' Trade Council Room, May 13, 1834. " Gentlemen For the guidance of the trade in charging Appeal Cases, we are directed to forward to you the following resolution, and to state to you that it is considered desirable that, before any Appeal Case be com menced, the acquiescence of the employer in the charge should be obtained. _ _ " Resolved—That it is the opinion of the Trade Council that all appeal cases ought to be cast up at Bd. per 1,000, with 3s. for broad side notes, and ss. for double-narrow side notes ; but if unusually heavy, to be paid according to value." Mr. Alderman VENABLES expressed his approbation of the course pursued by the Trade Council, who, in his opinion, had acted wisely in issuing this document, as it instructed the men to have the price for their la bour adjusted before they commenced their work. Mr. Platts, the solicitor for the claimants, contended that it would be unjust to his clients if the magistrates were to dismiss the case, in compliance with the desire of Mr. Salmon, and cited two or three cases in which the magistrates had decided similar questions. Mr. Alderman KELLY examined the act of parlia ment on this subject, and, overruling the objections of Mr. Wooler, decided that the case ought to be heard. Mr. Wooler, on the application of Mr. Platts, ad mitted that the work for which the charge was made had been executed. Messrs. Pine and Rich, the claimants, stated that they had not made any previous agreement for the price of the work in dispute, but supposed they should be paid according to the custom of the trade. Mr. G. Spendlove, a compositor, was then exa mined. He proved, by calculations which he had made from " Stower's Printers' Grammar," and Mr. T. Hansard's " History of Typography," that the price of Bd. per 1,000 was the correct and authorized price for that description of work called " Appeal Cases," which were of a difficult nature, and attended with more than ordinary trouble. He stated that Mr. Salmon had himself received that price at Messrs. Spottiswoode's when he was a journeyman. That in other houses he (the witness) had never received less than eightpence per thousand, but often more ; and that the practice of casting up Appeal Cases had only been recently insisted on in small houses, where it was an object to underwork respectable masters. Mr. Alderman VENABLES complimented the witness on the clearness of his testimony, and asked him if he were to set up as a master, would he wish to get this description of work done at sevenpence per thou sand ? The witness replied, that were he to become a master, he would not wish to have his work done at a less price than he had himself received, or at a sum which would not compensate men for their labour. The worthy Alderman suggested that to insist on a high price for this work would probably have the effect of sending it abroad, and then what would the trade do? The witness replied, that if the work were sent abroad, the journeymen would follow it, as they would live better in a foreign country on foreign prices, than they could upon what was offered by Messrs. Cunning ham and Salmon. Mr. W. Ackrill stated, that he had been in the employ of Mr. Spottiswoode as a compositor, during a period of from eight to nine years ; that he had been repeatedly employed on cases, had cast them up, and always found the price equivalent to Bd. per 1,000 ; that Mr. Spottiswoode patd 10s. per sheet for appeal cases, with or without notes ; those with notes, when cast up at Bd. per 1,000, were not paid their value for side notes, by Is. 6d. per sheet ; but those without side notes were paid Is. 6d. more than their value ; consequently, taking the average, Bd. per 1,000, and a fair remuneration for notes, was paid by Mr. Spot tiswoode (6d. for double narrow notes), 6d. per page, or 2s. per sheet are paid extra ; and had a similar case to the one in dispute been done at Mr. Spottiswoode's without notes, it would have been paid 195., while, by casting it up at 7d. per 1,000 (the price approved by Mr. Salmon), it would come to 15s. without notes, which would be a loss to the workmen of 4s. per sheet. Mr. Platts then requested that Mr. J. Hemming might be sworn. Mr. Alderman VENABLES thought that Mr. Salmon might be now heard. Mr. Platts said that he had a mass of evidence yet to produce. Mr. Salmon then stated, that he considered the first article of the Scale of Prices decided the price to be paid for Appeal Cases. That article stated that all " Works" ought to be cast up at 6d. per 1,000 letters, except jobs, which were to be paid 7d. He was willing to consider this work as a job, and pay 7d. a 1,000 for it. For his own part he thought there was no difference between a " History of England in folio, and an Appeal Case." He then named the offices of Messrs. Clowes, Baldwin, and Cox and Son, where Bd. per 1,000 was not paid. This statement was disproved by several witnesses in attendance, who declared that at Mr. Clowes's the compositors were now receiving Bd. per 1.000 • and Mr. J. Hemming stated that he would undertake to prove that in all the houses cited by Mr. Salmon Bd. per 1,000, and more had been paid. Mr. Alderman KELLY asked Mr. Salmon whether he was in the habit of printing many appeal cases? Mr. Salmon replied only a few—perhaps one in a year. _ _ _ Mr. Wooler remarked that there were a great many printing-offices interested in this affair. Mr. Platts replied that there were not many houses in the trade where this description of work was exe cuted, and he was prepared, by witnesses in attend ance, to prove that in 14 or 15 houses the price of Sd. per 1,000 was paid. Mr. Alderman VENABLES said that they were ready to admit that the price of Sd. per 1,000 was proved to exist in 14 or 15 of the most respectable houses. Mr. Alderman KELLY said, that if any more ev' dense could be produced, it might be offered on Tues day next, as the case would stand adjourned until that day, in order that they might consider what had been stated, and do justice to all parties. BO W-STREE T. ATTEMPT at SUICIDE.—An Irish labourer, named Zachariah Sayers, employed at the new Greenwich railway, was yesterday brought up on a warrant in custody of Fletcher, one of the officers of this esta blishment, charged with assaulting his wife, from whom he had been some time separated. The defendant was brought into the office by Fletcher, previously to his being placed before the Magistrate, and was desired to remain seated until his ca se should be called on. After having accordingly waited a few minutes, he suddenly sprung out of the office, and was running fast down the passacre leading to the street, when he was stopped and taken back to the office. Sir F. Roe now ordered that the defendant should be locked up in one of the cells at the back of the office. He was consequently taken into the cell, and mas confined alone. In a short time afterwards on a charge of felony , when, upon unlocking the Sh ac kell, the gaoler, went to the cell to lock up two boys, door, he discovered the defendant suspended by the neck by his braces, from an iron bar passing through an aperture for the admission of light over the door. He immediately cut him down, and after a few minutes he recovered, when he said he had yet " another chance " of hanging himself, of which he intended to avail himself. This, however, was prevented, by his being locked up in a cell with other prisoners. Thetrate prisoner, was soon nrg e a f e t f e r a brought ssanh was beforepreeetehdee proceeded n a i s when the e h Mrs. Sayers refused to withdraw her charge against h e r husband, and he was in consequence held to bail. The fact of the defendant having attempted to de stroy himself was communicated by Shackell to the G o vernor of the New Prison on his being removed t h er e in default of bail. g QUEEN-SQUARE. ROBBING READY FURNISIIED LODGINGS SY WHOLE- SALE.—Yesterday Ann Richards, a respectable look-' ing female, was brought up in custody, before Mr. WHITE, when she had been committed for fourteen days for illegally pawning a shawl, and numerous charges of felony. The prisoner was charged at this office, on the 7th of the present month, and on searching her at that time, no less than 54 pawnbrokers' duplicates were found upon her, for property of every description. Since her commitment, police constable Jones, of the B division, has been unremitting in endeavouring to find out the prisoner's habits and pursuits, and it has been ascertained that her system has been to take a ready furnished lodging, representing herself as highly respectable, and in the course of a few days to rob her lodgings of everything valuable, pledge the property, and proceed to another lodging, and a retainer was lodged against her at the House of Correction. Several cases were then gone into. It appeared that she had taken ready furnished lodgings at the house of Mr. Archer, 3, Little Chester-street. Pita lico ; and that on the 4th of last February she ab sconded, after stealing two sovereigns and a half. Jones then traced her to the house of a police consta ble named Watling, where she had taken a lodging, from which place she absconded on the 17th of Feb ruary, taking with her a cloak and other articles. From thence she was traced to the house of Mr. Gil bert, 4, Earl-street, Walworth, where she also took ready furnished lodgings, and absconded on the 6th of March, taking with her a silver watch, a shawl, and various other articles. She then, it appeared, took lodgings at the house of Mr. Joseph Hope, Conduit Cottage, Bayswater, which she robbed on the 30th of last April, of a quantity of silver spoons, a gold brooch, a shawl, and various other articles. The whole of the above property, it appeared, that she had pledged, and from the number of duplicates still remaining, there is no doubt but that she had been carrying on the above system of plunder to a very great extent. The prisoner made no defence, and, after hearing a long string of evidence, Mr. 'WHITE committed her for trial on several of the charges, and ordered her to be remanded for further examination, when it is expected that from the publicity given a list of similar charges will be brought against her. The prisoner was then removed. LAMBETH-STREET. Yesterday John alias Thomas Edwards, alias W. Heath, Peter Laccasseyne, and Jeremiah Weedon, who have been in custody since Monday week, charged with the violent outrage on Mr. Gee, were brought before Messrs. HARDWICK and WALKER, and Messrs. TICKLE and STOCK, county magistrates, for final ex• amination. Mr. Thomas Wontner, of Ely-place, solicitor (son of the late governor of Newgate), attended with Mr. Gee for the prosecution, and Mr. C. Leney, the so licitor, appeared on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Gee was the first witness called. He detailed at considerable length the particulars of the case ; but as they have already appeared, and no new fact was elicited, it would be unnecessary to repeat them. He distinctly identified the whole of the prisoners as hav ing taken an active part in the outrage upon him, and spoke to the chain and cords produced as being the instruments which they had used in securing him. Thomas Shelswell, an officer of the establishment, was next called, and he minutely stated the particulars of the apprehension of the prisoner Edwards, and the conversation which passed between Edwards and him self subsequent to his securing him, and which is most important to the case. It will be recollected that Ed wards, when asked by Shelswell to inform him who the parties were who assisted him in the affair, refused to do so, saying, that he was the person who had planned the whole, and if any person was to suffer for it, he, and he alone, should, and he should be very sorry to hear that the others were taken into custody. He also said he was aware that he had acted illegally, but he did not think to this extent; and further observed, that all means, as far as the law could go, had been tried with Mr. Gee, but without effect • and he then thought it was time to make a law for himself, repeat ing, at the same time, that he was the planner of the whole affair. Shelswell here produced a letter and check, of which the following are copies, which he found on the pri soner Edwards, together with a copy of the accounts concerning her late husband's property, furnished to Mrs. Canning by the executors to the will : " Dear Sir,—l have occasion to-day for 8001., and shall feel obliged if you will send me a check for that sum on Messrs. Drewatt and Fowler, payable to Maria Can ning, and not to bearer, so that she only can receive it. " I am, dear Sir, yours truly, May 12. " WILLIAM GEE. On the other side is a check payable to you for that Addressed Mr. W. Taylor, Corn-exchange, Mark- sum. lane." (Copy of check.) " Messrs. Gibson and Co., bankers, Saffron Walden. " May 12, 1834 " Pay to Mrs. Canning or bearer the sum of 8001. 8001. 66 WILIII.II GEE." Mr. Gee identified the above, as well as two other letters, one to Mrs. Canning and another to Mr. Bell, as those which he had written while chained up in the den in York-street. The prisoners when they had brought him pen, ink, and paper, also brought him a board to write upon, but he declined using it for that purpose, and wrote on his knee. James Lea, another officer of the establishment, corroborated the statement of Shelswell as to the si- tuation in which they found the house and other par titulars. He also produced two letters which he saw at the house of Mrs. Canning on that day week, and which she (Mrs. Canning) delivered up to him on the following day. One of these was addressed to herself, requestinr , her to call immediately on Mr. Taylor for the check to procure the eight hundred pounds, and the other was directed to Mr. Bell, of Newport, Es sex, requesting him to delver to the bearer the deeds which he held as executor to the late Mr. George Canning, for a mortgage on an estate for 1,2001., as Mrs. Canning wished particularly to see them. ( These letters, as has been above stated, were iden tified by Mr. Gee as being written by him.) Lea was here proceeding to detail the facts connected with the case, as admitted to him by Mrs. Canning, her going to Mr. Taylor's, in Mark-lane, with a view of procur ing the eight hundred pounds on the check, and other circumstances of importance, when he was stopped and told that they could not be received in evidence against Edwards or the other prisoners, as they were not pre sent when these admissions were made. Shelswell was here recalled, and asked by Mr. Wontner if he had not forgotten to mention one cir cumstance in his evidence—namely, the purpose for which the prisoner Edwards went from the house of Mrs. Canning on Monday evening to York-street, and if it was not to compel Mr. Gee to add 3001. or 4001. more to the check. Shelswell replied, that he knew nothing of the fact of his own knowledge. L him e th a t when he left her house. aotbss such c r vhe was a s t h t a g. e M o b r j s e . c Canningtand intentionhad admitted ar t ds to Michael Mahon, police constable K, 126, deposed to having apprehended Weedon, whom he had pre viously seen endeavour to unlock the door of the house in York-street, and produced two keys, one of which unlocked the street-door, and the other the padlock securing the chain with which Mr. Gee had been bound. Sergeant Daily, K, 23, also deposed to having ta ken the prisoner Laccasseyne, who told him on the way to the station-house that he was employed by the person who had taken the house to assist in erecting the wooden building, that he had been at work at it since Friday, and had half-a-crown, and said he knew it was for some secret purpose. He also said that the person who had taken the house was the person who ought to be taken into custody, as he was the person to blame. He (Dally) asked him what sort of a man this was, and he replied a tall gentleman dressed in black, but that he neither knew his residence, nor where he was to be met with. He thought, however, fiat his name was Heath. The evidence of Inspector Ebbs was taken as to his having taken up the scat of the place, which resembled exactly that of a privy. Police constable George Shew, K, 50, produced a bag, which he swore he found behind the kitchen door of the house No. 27, York-street, on that day week. The production and exhibition of this article formed an object of great curiosity to the crowds in the office. Mr. Wallen, a timber-merchant at Limehouse, from whom the prisoner Weedon had purchased the wood with which the place was made on Friday week, and for which he paid I/. 65., and other persons who could speak to minor points of the case, were in attendance, but Mr. Hardwick did not deem their testimony necessary. The evidence having closed here, Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoners if they had any statement to make, or any questions to put to the wit nesses ? Mr. Leney replied he would advise his clients to offer no remarks, nor make any statement at present, but reserve them for another place. For the same reason he (Mr. Leney) itsa declined to cross-examine the witnesses. Mr. IlAnowick, after consulting the other magis t ates, committed the prisoners to Newgate to taka, their trial on a charge, " That they, by menaces *n u e by force, did demand of Mr. W. Gee the sum co 1,1001. or 1,2001., with intent to steal the same." Hardwick added that Mr. Gee and his friends I'6o/ if they thought proper, prefer bills of indict:neat against the prisoners for the higher offence of felon'', or assault with intent to commit a felony, but t would be matter for future consideration. The prisoners were then removed from the bar, afte r a an examination which lasted nearly five hours, all during which the office was crowded to excess. The application for the possession of the house nag renewed after the examination concluded, and I HARDWICK directed the police to withdraw from!" after securing the door so as to keep out the publ ic ' and not give possession to either party, but leave the ° s to use their own discretion. The following is the clause in the act, the 7th Bth George IV., chap. 29, sec. 6, under which th a t prisoners are committed, by which it is enacted, " 111 ; if any person rob another person of any chattel, mon e y' or valuable security, any such offender being conic" thereof, shall suffer death as a felon. And if anyPe a i: son shall steal any such property from the perso n another, or shall assault any other person with inte,'" to rob him, or shall, with menaces, or by force , ti e. mand any such property of any other person, with I; tent to steal the same, every such offender shal l be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall„ A liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transporw , beyond the seas for life, or for any other term, not les : e p x u e b e li c e d ly in , g vh E i o p u p r e d y e ( a i r f s, ti a , e n d e o i f ur m t a s l h e a , than seve n Y ears , or t o b e imprisoned for any term na . ll to th b i e nk on fi c t e ) tion to such puni s h men t." oinr tawddicer THE MARKETS. C , UNFRY CORN NIA.. :sL• OUItING - 11H1% . V": Wheat. Barley. Data. Heart.. I.er Q7rter. — ; s. to 6. sto s. s. to s. t° 40 .eton irtimborough 57 34 1$ 7r. 34 ham 46 50 30 17 2 .1; 3 6 ;;^im-by 42 48 26 28 14 1 1 ; ?), ql 44 49 •?4 28 I/ .14' 40 Li icoln 42 50 27 31 13 .24/ "'" ,38 I .,lst)y 44 48 24 28 141 18 3 2 38 40 tamf ord. 4" - t 50 26 2, , " 24 30 46 56 _4 30 1 1 6 5._ Vheat (per qr.) ,rl,3r --- NORWI , Os 525. GO, is. 265. 316. 11% 2.2- 245. 16. er qr.) ...—... 31s 34‘. ; rep 36. 4716 ne (per Back , 41s. 43/ :1-1, May Itwat... k py tease, Flntir. fit' cAN 1 blt Hi RI, May 17 Wheat white s7s. to 635. "" 4 . 48s. to 6. , s to 26s to Ws. Grinding.. Ns. to 27 1 . go, to .25s 20s. to 28S. als to 35s Old. _ , —s. to :tn A . to 86.. ...... Grey 80s. to Barley, Malting Oats . MANCHESTER, May 17. Vlteat, per 701 b. Bs. ed. to Bs. 2d. Red 7s. 9 .i. to Bs. 94. B irley, per fielb 5 0 5 6 Oats 3 2 9 9 cans, per Imperial quarter Pease, White, per Imperial bushel 5 0 5 3 :Tait, per 0 Imperial bushels 3B 0 42 0 'lour, per Sack ~f 2801 b 4O 0 46 0 IRISH NIA DUBLIN MARKET 349 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 0 Bete 16 stone 1 0 8 Parley 16 stone 1 379 Oats 12 stone 16,004 Cwt. 9 stone' 956 Oatmeal 8 stone sold to (takers only. 1 %,613 Cwt. Flout Average price of Wheat am Firsts, Receipts of Flour, 4,5 6 Second Sales of Do. 16,904 !Innis It K ETS. E.—Faina% , May 16 Frum To Averaff!. 20 0 29 0 26 `l, 0 0 0 13 6 0 g 11 0 l5 0 13 0 0 0 18 0 g iie 0 14 0 I 1. I 13 0 d Flour Is, ...... fr, 6 is 0 I 1 5 . I, 4:1. l iensac.; B , nn 16 , • t° : nn 13 , 111 . t ° 'o s nu 6i. Od. t° 1 pRIr. , OF .................... 7% Ili CORK MARKETS—May 17. Wheat (per 20st.) Barley ,per I6st.) Oats (per 14st.) Flour per cwt.) 5 0 15 , 3 Oatmeal (per cwt.) lO 0 I' 8 6 • 7 l 6,J, to • , Beef,bd. ; Mutton, sd. to 6d. tea .., 1 Pork, 2d. to •41. ; Fresh Butti•r, 10d. to 1.. c . per lb. PRICE OF BIIiTER. t he C o the Merchants. To r First Quality Country T SOs . ............. Second Third 75, 36 ......................................... .... 6 48 6 ........... 3, Fourth •25 Fifth 35 ........................ Sixth CLONMELL MARKETS —May 16. • Per Cwt ~ t 1 s. d. s. d. s. d . 0 New Futter ......•Y 0t073 ,s Hides (raw) 52 oto 73 . 6 O itmeal 1 1 0 11 3 Bacon Pigs .4 0 ;44 '"". 0 Rendered Lard 36 0 0 Heads 17 0 Per Bag 0 3. Oil. lour, Thirds 25 U 28 0: Fourths 14 Per Barrel. Itipeseed ...... ..... 20 0 Oißarley... ...... II Bere 10 0 11 0 Coals 3 Per Stone. Wheat.. Oats. Per Pound Fresh Butter 1 0 1 2 Mutton B .!ef 0 3 0 4I Veal 0 Quartern Loaf. 'ILEA I) lalf Quai 4 Fl ,tr, Second ....- -..-...-• Household— II 0 -0. , n 0 •—• " 0 6 -- 2 3 ' 5 ° 6 0 31 4 0 1 0 0 ____.....-0 • K,LKENNV.—Butter 7tis to 18s. per cwt. , Wheat 20, to 245. p.r uarrel ; Flour 13s to 295. per bag, Oats Ids to ill o Is ttoo p,r b3a r..,1; Barley its. to 13s, ; Beef 3d. to 0. per I per cwt ; Bac° b. ; 41 t Potatoes per stone Coals 3 ls. Id Pits 225. to 245. Oa. peg cwt. . SCOI CH Al Alt K ETS HADDINGTON CORN M A Itligf.—May 16. i Wh ea t. Barley. 1 . nit, I Ness. B e ans. teirst ...... 55s 0.1 3ls 6d 20- titl 34- 'id 33 4 Od Second... 50- Ixt 03; Od 19 ; Od Ws Od 31. Od Third .... 48s Od 26s Od ISs Od I 30s Od SOs Od There were 319 q rs. of Wheat in market, 293 whereof w ere sold. 52 Unsold --0 Gre. ' ------ ...... 21 It's. 0.1. 1-12t1___2 A v crage LK112.71'11 CORN 51AIOCE1.-51ay 15. Wheat. Barley. Oats. vthe. first ' e l r e i ° r i t 1 5 4 5 6 4 ' s: Od 01 01 '2 l l 0 6 9 5 ; 04 01 :3 2 4 9 2 O nd" d . I Beans• 34 01 3.2• Oi 29-04 BIRTHS. On the 19th inst., in Mortimer-street, Cavendisl" square, the lady of Charles Ellis Heaton, Esq., of •a son. ilbara 3 , On the 20th inst., Mrs. John Freeman, of 1: row, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Pentre, Pembrokeshire, the 134 of Saunders Davies, Esq., of a son. lady of On the 17th inst., in Mecklenbu r g h-s q uare, the law Frederick Farrar, Esq., of a daughter. n • Cot' On the 13th inst., at Ramsgate, the lady of H. K ton, Esq., of a daughter. Hanover-Ware, On the 17th inst., in George-street, the lady of George Wombwell, Esq., of agO virindhatn, On the 16th inst., at Brighton , Mrs. Sreru -- of a son. t l2 On the 18th inst., at Great He nne y , near Su lady lady of the Hon. and Rev. Cha r l es Dundas, of a dau he I gb.teL On the 20th inst. , in Grea t Cumberland -street, t W" of Lieut.-Colonel Douglas, of a daughter. On the lath inst. , the lady of Thomas Tyr w hitt Dr ake, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., the lady of James R. Ma of of a son. On the 19th inst., at St. Geo MARRIED rge's, Hanover-square iv- Joshua Robert Minnitt, Esq., of Annabeg, county of T perary, to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Charles G ori"g' Bart., of Highden, Sussex. J. Ea- On the 20th inst., at St. Mary's, Newington, wards, Esq., M.D. son of the Rev. T. Edwards, rector of Alldford, Cheshire, to Jane, daughter of R. Main, Esq" of Great Dover-road, and Lewisham, Kent. On the 20th inst., at St. Geonrgues'sse,llysqlouonarn.;,ebeu:teis,E, FErnrfqidy.:, Hall, Esq., of Montagu-street, youngest daughter of the late William Jahn 1. • of Woburn-place. aced 31, Carolin e On the 17th inst., -altrEftinEgss,cp ,of Woburn-place , Eleanor, wife of George Hanson, Russell-square. On the 17th inst., at the hou se of her g randfather, the c k, Georgiana Maria Bicknell, Rev. J. Kendall. warvn eldest daughter of the late George Bicknell, Esq., and ° Alicia Bicknell, of Cogan-place, Belgrave-square, Lon don.On the 9th inst., at Bognor, in his 55th year, Stephen don. Lancaster, Esq., late of Russell-place, Fitrroy-square, e Warborn House, near Lymington, Hants. ic ' On the 18th inst., in Hanover - square, Robert AiralP°' Esq. esiclenee O n the 15th inst., at Garbity, Morayshire, t o e r . _ la " of her so n-in-law, Mrs. Janet Grant, relict of tn' G e orge Gran t, Esq.sister o f Sir On the 17th inst., Miss Matilda Goo ch, Thomas S. Gooch Bart. O Nicholas In Upper Seymour-street, Portman-srluar' so I . ears Tuite Selby, Esq . . ; in his 81st year, for more than, ban ers• a partner in the firm of Messrs. Wright and Co. basin, On the 13th inst., in Chesham-place, Bel grave. - csq. , Edward Stefano Beevor, son of Alexander Kyd, .L . ' aged e ight months. a ged 16 On the 19th inst. , Edward C o urtenay Tagart, -., __. months, only son of the M r William E. Tagart, of Kensinr u of William Bedcott Lute. - On the 19th just. , Wandsworth, solicitor, in his 75th year. On the 17th inst., Mr., Robert Brown, artist, of X l P ba. road, Regent's-park, ageu__ 77. , he w ife On the 17th i nst., at Ba)swater, Mary Anne, t of Mr. D. N. Crouch, of Greek-street, Soho-square. Do O n the 12 t h inst., Mrs. Ann Hewes, relict of t he T. C. Hewes, Esq., of Manchester. London: Printed and Published by MURDO yolgt" at lb Bun Oftles, No. 111, Strand.