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SPIRIT OF JOURNALS. No public communication of the proposed new Mi nisterial arrangements can be made ; and, indeed, we may state that they are not definitively fixed, though they will probably be known this evening or to-mor row. We cannot conceal our deep anxiety on the subject. The present crisis is peculiar and imminent with regard to party men and the public interests. Successive changes in the Cabinet have unquestion ably very much weakened it, although we admit that it has been somewhat purified. The original Cabinet of Lord Grey was collectively powerful. It united the entire strength of the Whigs ; it comprehended the remnant of the " Canning Party"—Lord Melbourne, the Marquis of Anglesea, the Grants, and Lord Pal merston ; it comprised Mr. Stanley, Lord Ripon, and the Duke of Richmond; it honourably brought for ward, in subordinate official departments, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Sir Henry Parnell, and many other highly-intelligent and instructed men, from the ranks of the Reformers ; but, above all, by a bold and decisive measure of Parliamentary Reform, the Administration of Lord Grey obtained the support of the great body of the constituency (under the old system of representation), and secured the affection of the people at large. We must not, however, deceive ourselves. Successive changes and subtractions have impaired the force of the " Reform Ministry." In the spring of last year it was deprived of the name and mind of Lord Durham. Sir Henry Parnell was sum marily cashiered. Sir John Cam Hobliouse surren dered his place and his seat, and the electors of Westminster withdrew their confidence from an old and tried Reformer. The measures of the Ministry did not satisfy the expectations of the people. Pledges on great public questions were not redeemed. The nation was partially disappointed of the fruit of a Re formed Representation which we think they had a right to exact from such a maeasure and such a Cabinet. Faith in the wisdom or integrity of public men—whether justly or not we will not now inquire —was indisputably weakened. The popular party was divided—one section receding too much from their principles—the other perhaps march ing, and naturally, under such disappointment, too far In advance of rational expectation. The Press, re flecting the state of public opinion, was partly arrayed against the Government. Ireland resumed its old sys tem of agitation in hostility to an alien Church Esta blishment. The Coercion Bill--a fatal and desperate legislative experiment—quickly followed. Divisions among the liberal party in the House of Commons - were the inevitable consequence, and impeded the policy of the Ministry. In the meanwhile the, motley composition of the Cabinet soon displayed its various party colours, and the Councils of Ministers were di vided. The common enemy, the Tories, took advan tage of circumstances so favourable to an Opposition. The Tory Peers lowered over Lord Grey, and, by the terror of their numerical power, cramped his poli tical measures ; they set themselves across the door way of Reform, and allowed him not to pass the threshold. The Burgh Reform of Scotland is in fact the only substantial measure of an amended institution which has resulted from the Reform Bills ; the other legislative acts of reformation, though numerous and valuable, have been rather the result of the " spirit of the age " than the consequence of the new distribution of political power. We are yet without many impor tant organic and remedial measures. The sinecure and tottering Church of Ireland yet remains the Upas tree of that ill-fated country. We admit that many measures are in progress and contemplation for the re duction of this grievous national evil ; but the difficul ties of a final settlement of the Protestant Hierarchy in Ireland are most fearful, and yet to be overcome. This odious grievance has recently shattered the Cabinet. The Duke of Richmond, Lord Ripon, Mr. Stanley, and Sir James Graham, have seceded from the Ministry and cast their weight (excepting Sir James Graham, who has none to transfer) into the scale of the Anti-Church Reformers. Lastly, the head and chieftain of the cabinet, Lord Grey, has retired from his eminent station. Whatever may have been the reluctance of Lord Grey to work out with sufficient fullness and quickness the objects of Reform, none can deny that his experience, personal character, discretion, and reputation, cannot easily be supplied. Such is the situation under which Lord Melbourne has been selected by the King to form a Ministry. Now, whence and how is this heavy and undeniable loss to be supplied ? Can the State Omnibus be car ried on without new horses ? When the leaders are taken off; will the wheelers drag the heavy machine ? But figure aside, Lord Melbourne must be allowed to construct his own machine, and we do not doubt that the Sovereign, trusting in his discretion and political mode ration, will enable him to do justice to the country. A new Premier, himself a member of the decapitated and fractured cabinet, has hardly fair play. An honourable andfriendly alliance, in common council, with men re maining in office, scarcely allows Lord Melbourne liberty to cast his parts as he might otherwise desire to do. We should have wished to have seen the iemains of the Government turn out, and submit to re-election and the fair estimate of the new Premier. We much ques tion whether the Cabinet is not too numerous for per fection ; unquestionably it contained members not es sential to its public repute or utility. We are confi dent that the great majority of the liberal portion of the country would not miss some, who might retire with advantage, or in any event will look for new life and blood. The Tories have circulated a sinister and injurious report against the King—that he has fa shioned the popular character of the new Cabinet after a Court measure; but we cannot believe a rumour so derogatory to the good sense and sagacity of His Majesty. We feel that the independence and rigid truths of these observations may be unpalatable, and perhaps misinterpreted. But these are not times in which, from any motives, we ought to palter with the public interest and confidence. No administration can survive its infancy which does not now erect itself on the sure foundation of measures. The country is sick of discussions on the comparative merits of public men. But, at the same time, Statesmen of character and decisive minds are the guarantees of measures. Lord Melbourne must form a comprehensive Cabinet, and enlist into his service the whole strength of the popular party. He cannot stand between two oppos ing fires. If he has repudiated and wisely refused to compound a temporary " Coalition," on the same principle he must determine to construct a powerful and effective Ministry. Such an Administration is, indeed, our sole security against extreme changes, the .best interest of the Crown at the present critical junc ture, and the only safeguard of our national institu tions. If the House of Commons is not better united in favour of his forthcoming Cabinet—if it is not upheld by public opinion—if it is vacillating, divided, intriguing, and shuffling,—miserable and speedy will be its exit, and certain the extinction of the Mo derate Party. The next political contest will be that of the two extremes--the Aristocracy and the Democracy—who, after alternate success, will as suredly destroy the Constitution of the British Go vernment. We are not alarmists ; we have no fears of the good sense of our countrymen. But all reflect ing men see in the determinations of the present mo ment the solution of the problem of the future politi cal state of this nation. A Cabinet exclusively com posed of weak and bad materials—wanting in vigour of intellect and perception of the times—blind to its own interest —part leaning for support on the Tories, part standin g out in the offing for the convoy o f ot h er and stronger vessels, can only come to an untimely and disgraceful end. We had far rather have a Mi n i stry of Tories than a Cabinet of mummies and cyp h ers. Give Lord Melbourne fair play—leave Mm to his own characteristic integrity and sagacity of mind, a n d we do not d ou bt that he will satisfy himself and the na tion, and extricate the King and the , country from a positio n o f unexamp l e d difficulty. 1 here must be an end of considerations of mere party and family connec tions. New men are called for by new times, and to decisive and substantial measures alone will the Here ditary Peers yield up their stubborn opposition. We had better not fear treading on the heels of truth.— Morning Chronicle. Nothing additional transpired, in the course of yes terday, respecting the Administration. It is supposed, however, that Lord Duncannon will succeed Lord Melbourne at the Home Office. W e f or b ear noticing the various conjectures which are still afloat, and will continue to be so until the changes are officially an nounced. They denote rather the absence than the possession of intelligence. It is a matter of curiosity with all persons and all parties, even with the party now in power, whether the Administration can_survive the loss of its most important members. The resigna tion of Earl Grey must, as we conceive, produce a most unfavourable effect upon the Whig Ministry. If Lord Althorp was its right hand, Lord Grey was its head, but the House of Commons appear to think the right hand is everything. A little time, however, will put the present experiment to the test, and we shall soon see whether it is destined to last or to disappear after a short struggle with overw h e l m i ng difficulties. Lord Melbourne's advancement to the head of the Go vernment continues to be regarded with feelings of surprise ; but the important questions still pending in Parliament, and upon which the views of the Admi nistration must be immediately disclosed, will go far to establish or to shake his influence with the people, against whose opinion no party can continue to hold the reins of power with advantage to themselves or to the country. It is probable that nothing more will be known as to the official arrangements until the meeting of the House of Commons on Thursday next.— Morning Herald. It was reported, and we believe truly, last night, that Lord Duncannon is to succeed Lord Melbourne at the Home Office, and that Lord Ebrington, or Sir John Hobhouse, will go to the Woods and Forests. Whether Lord Wellesley will leave Ireland, or Mr. Littleton, or both, is not yet, we believe, decided. One thing, however, is certain, and that is, that we shall have a Cabinet of one mind upon the important questions of Church Reform, Corporation Reform, the redress of the grievances of the Dissenters, and the application of the surplus revenues of the IrisliChurch to the education of the poor. Those who are satisfied with things as they are, in respect to all these impor tant concerns, will therefore find nothing to congratu late themselves upon in the change which their fac tious conduct has tended so materially to produce. The Irish Church Commissioners, the Corporation Com missioners, and the Commissioners on Charities, are all preparing materials on which the new Govern ment will go to work in right earnest—and in good time—for the next Session of Parliament ; and there may be some advantage in having men—of great activity and zeal—placed in a position, in which they must know that the country expects much from them, and will feel great disappointment if they do not act with energy and promptitude, as well as steadiness, in the redress of those evils which have been allowed to gain a head during that long period in which the country was cursed. by Tory misrule. The new Cabinet, although it will not have Lord Grey for its head, will not want his counsels or his Parliamentary assistance ; and we trust that it will also receive the hearty support of the Parliament and people of England. The Tories will, of course, oppose it, although they know that it is out of their power to form a Government themselves ; but their mortification at not having been applied to by his Majesty is extreme, and they will lose no op portunity of manifesting their aversion to those inqui ries and reforms, which are calculated still further to diminish their influence, and to blast their hopes of returning, even at a distant period, to place and power. The recent speeches of the Duke of Welling ton and Sir Robert Peel, in reference to Church pro perty and the Dissenters, and the unfeeling attack of the former on Lord Grey, have satisfied the country that nothing in the way of improvement can ever be expected from them. Their opinions are irretrievably fixed.—Morning Advertiser. We yesterday applied harsh terms to the conduct of Lord Althorp, supposing him to have resumed office under Lord Melbourne. When we consider more at tentively the extraordinary position in which public affairs now stand, we feel that we have done but half our duty. We ought to have applied terms not less harsh to Lord Melbourne, supposing him to have offered office to Lord Althorp. The Cabinet of Earl Grey is broken up in consequence of a dispute regard ing three important clauses of the Coercion Act. In other times we should have scarcely ventured to con jecture the particular opinions of individual members of the Government upon a point like this ; but Lord Althorp has partially drawn aside the veil. We do not suppose that we shall be contradicted when we assume that Lord Melbourne supports the renewal of these clauses ; we are sure that we cannot be contra dicted when we assert that Lord Althorp recommends the rejection of these clauses. Now the matter in dis pute is one of no trivial importance. The decision of the struggle must determine whether there shall be in Ireland peace or strife, security or alarm, the dominion of tire law or the despotism of the demagogue. It is not long since Lord Melbourne assented silently to the assurance of Earl Grey, that, however much he might regret the ne cessity of proposing " the renewal of an Act which he admitted to be inconsistent with the general principles and the ordinary practice ofthe Constitution," still he should be unworthy of his office as a Minister of the Crown, and of his rank as a Peer of Parliament, if he hesitated one moment "in re-proposing a measure which he conceived to be necessary to the preservation of the public peace and to the safety and security of his' Majesty's subjects." Lord Melbourne must have seen, with Earl Grey, that the Coercion Act is " in consistent with the general principles and practice of the Constitution." He would not have supported the revival of it if he had not also felt, with Earl Grey, that the Coercion Act is " necessary to the preserva tion of the public peace and to the safety and security of his Majesty's subjects." With this sense of the unconstitutional tendency of the measure, and this opinion of the paramount necessity for its enactment, Lord Melbourne is called upon to form an Adminis tration. It is to be expected that the new Premier will secure at least a temporary concord among the followers he musters around him. Differences may arise in the next session which contrivance may in the next session compose. But in the measures actually before the House, surely some appearance of sympathy is desirable and attainable. " I can only say," says Lord Melbourne, announcing the com mission with which the King has entrusted him, " that I would not have accepted such a commission unless I had been assured of the cordial co-operation of my Noble Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer." To a mere looker-on this is inexpressibly ridiculous and infinitely disgraceful. Lord Melbourne must undoubt edly be deeply persuaded of the necessity of the enact ment of these disputed clauses ; and he must know that the adoption of them is certain in the House of Lords,—the rejection of them probable in the House Commons. With what semblance of honesty does he deliver the lead of the House of Commons to the very man by whom in the House of Commons the measure which he believes necessary will be most powerfully opposed ? Lord Melbourne will not stand alone in this shame. Lord Brougham has defended the provi sions of the Coercion Act in a very elaborate and for. cible harangue. What will be said of Lord Brougham's sincerity when,—after setting forth the " overruling necessity" for the renewal of the Act, and declaring that he " has no longer a choice except that of suffer ing great evils to prevail, or of continuing this Act,"— he shall finish by sitting on theWoolsack as a Member of a Government whose representative in the House of Commons wholly denies the " overruling necessity," and rather than continue the Act would " suffer the great evils to prevail ?" These considerations lead us to attach some weight to the suggestions of some speculators who explain away the signification of Lord Althorp's asserted co-operation, and refuse to anti cipate any thing so discreditable to all parties as the return of the Noble Lord to his place.—Morning Post. Nothing has occurred, or at least transpired, to shed any more light upon the progress of the new Ministry, or on the prospects of the country, than what we have already communicated. There is no fear of a Coalition Ministry, because all parties have too much sense to coalesce, for the mere purpose of flying asunder on the introduction of the first important public measure. We are under very little alarm about a Tory Ministry, be cause the leading Tories know at length the feeling to wards them entertained by the great bulk of their coun trymen. The extreme Radicals are as much beyond the pale of possibility as the Conservatives themselves. What, then, remains but an Administration of rational and enlightened, but resolute and energetic Reformers, who will employ the machinery of the Reform Bill for the correction of real and sensible evils, in the same spirit as that which has gradually through the growth of ages been directing the discoveries of general science to an improvement of the arts of life, and to a practical extension of human happiness ? If. the Government now under process of creation by Lord Melbourne be not adapted to its end, viz.—the proinotion of tangible and definite reforms, the people have now in their hands the power to get rid of it, and they will do so without hesitation. But let the new Ministers bethink them selves what in that case they will compel us to fall back upon. It is true that men who have the reputation of sober-minded Statesmen would be now preferred either to furious Radicals or to frantic Tories. But if mode ration and sobriety turn out in the sequel to be but names for incapacity, weakness, or coldness towards reform, the nation will be necessitated to try an other expedient, and, in utter disgust with those to whom its interests have, in the hope of better things, been confided, will take for servants, either the zealots in democracy, whose rapid course it must restrain, or even the p ro f essors o f t h e o pposite principle, whom it must force, at whatever cost, to march with the will of the majority. We have stated over and over the obvious truth, that the per sons of the Grey Cabinet, but of which Lord Grey himself makes one no longer, will not suffice to .work up again into an Administration capable of carrying on the business of the empire. Now is the moment at which it would be most useful to impress that fact upon the mind of his Majesty's confidential adviser. A few weeks later such a conviction, however certain and unavoidable, may be of little worth. It is surely much better to avoid the introduction of indifferent materials into a Government, than to detect their un soundness just at the instant when its dissolution be comes inevitable. Our readers perhaps will concur with us in feeling, that after what has already passed, we do not call upon them for any loud note of exulta tion, when we announce the probability that, such as it is, the Melbourne Cabinet has by this time been completed,—that the vessel is almost ready for launch ing—the last nail having been driven ; would we could add that the last block has been knocked away from under her. Lord Melbourne, as will be seen from the Court Circular, had a long audience of the Sovereign yesterday at Windsor, and his Majesty comes to St. James's Palace this day, to receive, as is supposed, the homage of his new-old-Ministers. What a fright they must have been in,—some half dozen of these Lords and gentlemen I—and what an escape they have had ! We wish we could say as much for the country. However, Lord Melbourne is a man of spirit, honour, and understanding, and it is but a feeble expression of our good feelings towards him to wish him safe and well through his arduous task. As the arrangements cannot be considered complete till they receive to-day the sanction of the King, who will on coming to town give his final decision, we shall forbear to state any thing beyond our belief that Lord lluncannon is to be the Secretary for the Home Department.--Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday .7 . ic ph Ady appeared according to his pro mise at the Justice Room, to answer the complaint of the ,Rev. Mr. Tebbutt, who accused him of having obtained a sovereign under false pretences. Mr. Adolphus, who had successfully defended the ac cused on a former occasion, attended as his counsel. Mr. Hammond, Mr. Tebbutt's witness, who paid the sovereign to Ady, having, however, mistaken the hour of appointment for the inquiry, and Mr. Adolphus being en gaged upon an important inquiry elsowhere before eleven o'clock, the matter was ordered to stand over till this day. Ady and his counsel had not left the Justice Room five minutes when Mr. Hammond entered, and was informed by the LORD MAYOR that the case was adjourned till to-day. Mr. Hammond—l understand that the time appointed was half-past eleven, and certainly if I thought it was earlier, I should have been as punctual as possible. No thing shall prevent my punctuality on Wednesday. Mr. Tebbutt, who was obliged to leave town, was told by the Loan MAYOR that his presence was not necessary. I Mr. Laurie, the barrister (nephew to Sir P. Laurie), while Ady and his counsel were waiting for Mr. Hammond, took the opportunity of stating to the Lord Mayor that he had brought to the Justice-room a witness to prove that Ady had no ground for the assertion that the per son whom he called James Laurie, and represented as the brother of Sir Peter Laurie, was the brother of that gen tleman. Mr. R. Laurie, of No. 26, Harley-street, nephew to Sir P. Laurie, swore that Sir Peter had no brother of the name of James Laurie. Ady—My Lord Mayor, I sent you information about the sum of 5001., to which you have a claim. You will do wron g if you don't look after it. You see I t ry t o re t ur n good for evil. There is not a man in the whole Court of Aldermen whom I have not served, and this is the way I am treated for it. Mr. Laurie, the barrister—There is a gentleman of the name of James Laurie, of the honse of Phelps and Laurie, of No. 9, Billiter-square, who feels very great annoyance at Ady's having adopted the name, and he requested to be heard. Mr. James Laurie—l am the only James Laurie in London, my Lord. Mr. ADOLPHUS—Ay, to your knowledge. Mr. James Laurie—l am positive of that fact. Mr. ADoLrHus—Very well ; all I can say is, that this here James Laurie a'nt that ere James Laurie.—( Laughter.) Ady—Bless you, not at all.—(Laughter.) Mr. James Laurie—There is no such person in Mr. Ady's house as James Laurie. The LORD MAYon—The evidence is that the sovereign was given on the faith of the statement that James Laurie was the brother of Sir Peter Laurie, the late Lord Mayor. Mr. ADOLPHUS—ExactIy. Sir PETER LAURIE here entered the Justice Room, and going to the side of the room in which Ady was, said, " I see, Mr. Ady, you are here again, and have resorted to a new mode of annoyance." _ Ady—l don't know you at all.—(Laughter.) Sir PETER LAURIE---Not know me, although you say I am under so many obligations to you? Ady—No ; don't know you at all ; don't wish to know you .—(Laughter.) Sir told the Lord M a y or th a t h e ca me to r ( r a LAURIEu gbter. the Justice Room on the occasion, in order to ascertain whether his presence might be considered necessary else where on the subject. He felt most anxious for the sake of the public that there should be nothing wanting which it might be in his power to supply. The LORD MAYOR—I shall expect the parties to-mor row, and shall act to the best of judgment. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1884. MAR YLEBONE. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.—An affair of an extraordinary nature, and one which has caused as much consternation, alarm, and perplexity as any Cock-lane or Hammersmith ghost, has for some days past occupied the care, time, and watchful attention of the inhabitants of Arlington-street, Camden-town, the windows of whose houses have been in a most unaccountable manner shattered to pieces by flints, glass bottles, brickbats, stones, &c., both by day and night. Many persons have been seriously injured by these formi dable missiles, with which some of the rooms have been com pletely strewed, and although the inmates, as also several con stables of the S division of police, have been indefatigable in their exertions to discover who are the perpetrators of the wanton and malicious outrage, the subject is still in volved in the most impenetrable mystery. At No. 7, no fewer than seventeen squares of glass have been completely demolished. At No. 6 seven have shared the same fate ; and No. 8 has also suffered in a similar way. The stones, &c., invariably come with such velocity that they are not seen till they enter the apartment, and there is every reason for supposing that some of them are shot from an air-gun or crossbow. To such a degree has the nuisance arrived, that many of the inhabitants have deemed it necessary t o have their windows barricaded, as well as to adopt other precautionary measures for their personal safety. Yesterday morning a lad named Gray, residing at No. 39, Clarendon -street, Somerstown was brought to this office in consequence of it having been alleged that lie had in the course of conversation with a person stated that he knew who were the perpetrators of the outrage ; but he was discharged, as it did not appear that he knew anything about the matter. The greatest excitement continues to prevail in the neighbourhood, and crowds of persons are continually visiting the scene of this mysterious outrage. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday John Runthorp was charged by John Henry Seale, Esq., M.P., of Gloucester-place, with negligently driving a waggon and horses, under the following circum stances : It appeared from the evidence of the Hon. Member that he was returning from the House of Commons in his gi g last week, when two waggons, heavily laden, were turning round Bridge-street into Parliament-street. He was ahead of the last waggon, which was driven by the defendant, when he was completely blocked in between the two wag gons. He requested the defendant to allow him to pa ss between the waggons to get out of the way, but instead of that he kept whipping his horses to keep them close to the first waggon, and he (witness) was so close with his gig to the curbstone that lie was in the greatest danger. After driving this way about twenty yards the defendant took hold of his horse by the reins, when a gentleman came up and struck the defendant's r lea.ding horse off into the road, or he must have been overturned. The defendant appeared to him to act in the most deliberate manner, and whipped his horses in order to prevent him from extricating himself. John Evelyn Denison, Esq., M.P., of Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, confirmed the above statement. The defendant, in reply, said that he was obliged to keep close to his own side to avoid the carriages passing the other way, and he told the complainant that he would let him pass in a few minutes. The Magistrates fined the defendant 20s. and costs. UNION-HALL. Yesterday William Smith, one of the most expert cracks men in London, was charged with having been found on the premises of Mr. Phillips, Blackfriars-road, that morning, for the purpose of committing a burglary. The complainant stated that about two o'clock that morning, on hearing a noise at the rear of his premises, he went to ascertain. the cause, and saw the prisoner in the act of making his escape over the wall. A police constable, who happened to be near the spot, secured the prisoner, and in his possession a crowbar, phosphorus-box, and other im plements for housebreaking, were found. Mr. Scott, a linen-draper in the same road, stated that the same morning a valuable dog, which he kept at the rear of his premises, as a safeguard to protect his warehouse, was found poisoned and lying dead close to the place from whence the prisoner attempted to make his escape. Inspector Fagan, of the M division, recognised the pri soner, and stated . that he was one of the most expert housebreakers in the kingdom ; that he had been trans ported at an early age for that offence ; and that he had been for the last eight years on the town, committing bur glaries ; but, strange to say, ever since his return from transportation he had never been detected in a situation that would warrant the magistrates in committing him for the capital offence, although he had been summarily con victed fourteen times. He has had several hairbreadth escapes, Upon one occasion be was discovered by a lady in Torrington-square, possessing an extraordinary share of spirit for one of her sex, in the act of scaling the wall at the rear of her premises. On seeing him mount the wall, she caught up a flower-pot that stood on the sill of the win dow, and taking aim at him, struck him on the arm and broke it, besides knocking him off an eminence at least twenty-five feet from the ground. The prisoner was sub sequently concerned in the robberies with Coney in Bart lett's-buildings, and Cook in Carey-street, both of whom were capitally convicted, and Coney was executed for the offence. The prisoner went by a variety of names. The prisoner was committed to the Quarter Sessions as an incorrigible rogue and vagabond, where, in the event of conviction, the court will have the power of sentencing him to corporal punishment, besides a long term of imprison ment. THAMES-POLICE. THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES AT MESSRS. BALDWIN AND CRADOCKS—Yesterday, Henry Frampton was brought before Mr. COMBE for re-examination, charged with steal ing books and prints to the amount of 5001. and upwards, the property of his late employers, Messrs. Baldwin and Cradock, the booksellers in Paternoster-row ; and Walter Gilchrist Wickers was charged with receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. It appeared from the examination of several witnesses, that Frampton had been in the employ of Messrs. Baldwin and Co. for nine months up to May last, when he obtained leave of absence for a fortnight, under pretence of visiting his friends in Devonshire. At the end of that time he wrote to his employers, requesting further leave of absence and the loan of Si., which was granted. Soon afterwards it was ascertained that he had never been out of London, and he was in consequence dismissed from his situation. A few days ago very great deficiencies were discovered in Messrs. Baldwin's stock at their several warehouses in the City, and inquiries were made, which terminated in suspicion falling upon the prisoner, who it was ascertained had, since his dismissal, exported books, and paid for his passage in the s hi p Britomart, bound to Sydney, which has been for some time detained in the Lon don Dock. He was shipped as clerk to Wickers, who has property to the amount of 1,000/. on board, and is also going out in the same ship. The pri soners have been known to each other for many years. On Saturday, the sth inst., Evans, junior, and J. Fogg, sur veyors of the Thames-police, apprehended Frampton at the George public-house, in the Commercial-road, and, on their telling him the errand they had come upon, he said he sup posed it was not for any particular quantity, but for books generally, and that trouble had brought him to justice. The officers took him into the presence of Mr. Jackson, clerk to the prosecutors, who said that, in justice to the numerous young men in the house, he ought to disclose every thing, and clear them from suspicion. Frampton re plied that he wished to tell every thing he knew, and, on being questioned about some particular books, said they were in a trunk at Wicker's house. Evans and Fogg proceeded to the residence of Wickers in Stebon-terrace, and on their asking him if he had got a box belonging to Frampton, he referred them to one in his room, and said that it had been brought there while he was out. On being questioned by the police-officers, Wickers said that two cases of books belonging to Frampton had been sent on board the .Brito mart, and that a quantity of books belonging to himself and the doctor were mixed with them. The doctor, he stated, had already gone out in another ship. He also re marked to the officers, that Frampton was the last man he should have suspected, that he had engaged him as clerk solely on account of the high opinion he entertained of him. and that he had given money to him to purchase books for exportation, because he was in the line, and could get them ch eap. After the apprehension of Frampton, the officers found a box containing books and prints on the quay in readiness for shipping, and in the vessel already entered for exportation two cases of books on which the drawback had beon allowed. These cases were entered by Wickers ; his initials W. G. W. in a diamond were marked upon them ; and the excise, at the desire of Fogg and Evans, delivered them to him as owner. Aft er th e y wer e opened, Wickers said he could neither identify his own nor the doctor's books, and that all were Frampton's property. He requested the officers to take them away and examine them at the police °fri , e, for he would have nothing to do with such a bad fel low as Frampton. Next day the officers considered the conduct of Wickers so suspicious in first claiming part of and afterwards repudiating the books that they took him into custody. The books comprise the principal standard works in elegant bindings, sheets, and boards, the publica tions of Messrs. Baldwin and Cradock. Mr. Jackson be lieved that all the books had been stolen from his em ployers' warehouses. It was also stated that Frampton had had opportunities of bringing away books from his employer's premises, and that he had exchanged a great number of their publications for other works. Evidence proving the above facts having been taken, William Poole said he was a bookseller, and had been in the employ of Messrs. Baldwin and Co. for twelve years. He then proceeded to relate numerous transaction which took place between him and Frampton, and to stealing sets of the most valuable works, including thirteen volumes of " Parliamentary Records." twenty-six parts of the " Ency clopaedia Metropolitana," two sets of Lingard's " History of England," each containing fourteen volumes ; Paley's works, Hooke's " Roman History," three sets of Rollin's " Ancient History," each containing six volumes ; four sets of Russell's " Modern Europe," four volumes octavo ; Ho garth's works, fifty prints, and other books and publica tions. He delivered them as he stole them, sometimes to the prisoner, and sometimes he left them for him in the warehouses to take away. The witness said that a great portion of the books in the cases produced by the officers were in the same state as when he delivered them to the prisoner. Frampton gave him about half the trade sale price, which is below the trade price for the books. He took some paintings worth 7s. 6d. each in exchange for some of the publications. He sold the " Annual Register" from 1758 to 1819 to the prisoner for 8/., and in March last he disposed of Rollin's " Ancient History," published at 2/. 14s. a copy, for 15s. each ; other publications he dis posed of to Frampton in the same proportion. Mr. COMBE, after a protracted examination, remanded both the prisoners for re-examination on a future day. SUSPENDED ANIMATION RESTORED.---0 11 111 - 011 - day, w hile some boys were bathing in Li n lith gow L oc h , at a part where the water deepens upwards of fifty feet in the space of a yard or two, one of them, in attempting to swim, got into deep wa ter and went down. Hi s compan i ons i mmediately ran off to give the alarm ; a considerable time elapsed before the body was got out, when it appeared as if the vital spark had fled, the body having been half an hour in the water. Th e following . means were used t o restore an i mat i on :—Without one moment the body was p l ace d b y some gentlemen on a s iop ng bank, the head being near l y 18 i nc h es higher than losing the feet, and in this position one of the gentlemen instantly put o ne hand on the boy's mouth, having the other on the abdomen, and applying his mouth to the nose, corn betwixt every bl as t, w hi c h came in great quanti menced blowing with all his m i g ht, a ll ow i ng the water to ties from both nose and mouth, being forced out by the injec ted air and a slight pressure on the abdomen with the other hand ; this ope,ation being repeated for ten or fifteen minutes, with continual rubbing of the legs, arms, abdomen and chest, a draught of air appeared to be inhaled, and in a little time, respiration slowly and feebly commenced ; warm water and flan nels were now got and applied to the feet and body, which appeared to cause excruciating pain, the muscles of the face becoming much distorted, followed by the vomiting of consi derable quantities of water, writhing, and crying hysterically; fully an hour and a half elapsed before the boy recovered the the use of his eyes, which were fixed during the process of re suscitation. Great praise is due to the two men who, at the risk of their lives, brought the body out of the water, all three having gone down several time s b e f ore reach i ng the s h ore. The boy is recovering slowly.--Edinburgh Courant. PREROGATIVE COURT, JULY 15. (Before Sir JOHN NICHOLL.) SCOTT v. SCOTT. This was a question of considerable interest. It relates to the validity of a paper propounded as the last testamen tary act of the deceased in the cause, Mr. Christopher Scott, a bachelor, and who died in July last, aged 75 years. The will was opposed by the brother, and next of kin of the deceased, on the ground that he was insane at the period the will was executed on the 20th July. The facts stated in the cause were as follow : —The deceased, in 1811, settled in New Brunswick, and amassed great riches as a merchant and shipowner. He returned to this country in 1828, and intended to wind up his affairs and retire to Scotland, Greenock being his native place. He purchased a large freehold property there, which he called Blackhorse, and made a will, giving his whole property to his two bro thers and his nephews and nieces. He made also a pro vision for his natural son, William Scott, one of the parties in the cause. He, however, returned to St. Andrew's, commenced fresh extensive speculations, and drew large bills on his agents in this country. Some of these bills were dishonoured, and he returned to England, found his ships arrested, and was ultimately arrested and thrown into Bristol gaol, and was released when the rioters burnt thai place. A commission of bankruptcy was taken out against him, but superseded, the estate paying twenty shillings in the pound with interest ; from which period, as is alleged, the deceased became insane. Under the feelings of being ill-used by his relatives, it was contended, on the other hand, he executed the paper now before the Court, giving his whole property to his natural son. The KING'S ADVOCATE spoke in favour of the paper propounded as the last testamentary act of the deceased, who died, aged 75 years, on the 29th of July last, having executed the will, bequeathing the whole of his property to his natural son, Mr. William Scott, on the 20th of the same month. The Learned Advocate appeared on the behalf of Mr. William Scott, the natural son of the de ceased, and, notwithstanding the case made on the other side, he should contend that the deceased was a capable testator at the time of making the will. Dr. LUSHINGTON appeared for Mr. J. Scott, the de ceased's brother ; and who would, in case the deceased died intestate, with the nieces and nephews, be entitled to ae property in dispute. He (Dr. Lushington) said there was no question that a will would be valid if it was adopted by a deceased party, even though he gave no instructions for it, if the testator was sane, and was aware of its contents. Here, however, a will was brought, cut and dried, to the deceased, who had executed it without the slightest change in the exercise of capacity. Here the deceased was on his death-bed at the time of the execution of the will, when his frame, by previous illness and habit of drinking to excess, was reduced to the greatest infirmity. If the will was pro nounced for, a most dangerous precedent would be estab lished. Dr. ADDAMS followed on the same side, after which Sir JOHN NICHOLL said that he woul'd hear the reply on a future day. The Court then adjourned at five o'clock. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT, WINCHESTER, JULY 14. ( CROWN COURT.—Before Mr. Justice PArrEsori.) John Young and Daniel Higgins were indicted for having burglariously broken open the house of William C roc kf or d, a farmer at Basingstoke, on the 17th of April 1832, and stolen therein '205 sovereigns, 301. in bank notes, a promis sory note for 200/., some gold rings, and other articles, his property. There were four persons concerned in this rob bery. One of them was convicted and transported for life in 1832, and another became an approver. Charles Silver, an accomplice, who had been for some time in the service of Crockford, assisted the prisoners in the robbery. He had been a fellow-labourer of Young's, and gave him information about Crockford's property. When they came to the house, about twelve o'clock at night, Crockford put his head out of the window, and desired his boy to go down. I shut the gate as the cows had got in. When the boy opened the door they went in, and pro ceeded up stairs. A shot was fired at the top of the stairs, and Young knocked down with an iron bar the person who fired it. He then struck Crockford with the iron bar, and swore he would murder him. Crockford had previously knocked down Higgins. They asked him for his money, and said if he gave it they would not hurt him. Young broke open the box with the iron bar, and carried away the little box. When he got a distance off, Young divided the money. Gave fifty-three sovereigns to each of th em , b u t asked witness to return him all but two again, which he did. The others did not. About a month afterwards wit ness gave information. Blag, one of the robbers, was tried there in 1832. Higgins was apprehended in 1832, but made his escape, and was not recaptured until June last. When Young was apprehended in May last he asked if it was for the Epsom murder, and appeared to be comforted when told in the negative. After the evidence had been concluded, Young said he was guilty, but that Higgins was not at the robbery at all. " The top of my finger," said he, " was blown off by the pistol shot. I knocked the man down with an iron bar, and then struck Crockford on the head, and said I would murder him." Verdict—Guilty against both. Young, in a rage, bawled out, " I am sorry I did not murder the old —, and he could not give evidence here to-day." Mr. Justice PATTESON would not be provoked to pass sentence on the prisoners without mature consideration. As the prisoners were being removed Young again said he was sorry he did not murder the old —, and added something about Epsom, which we could not hear. Sen tence postponed. John Mundy and George Barrett were indicted for set ting fire to three barns, two stables, with other out-houses, three hundred sacks of wheat, and three hundred quarters of barley, with some implements of husbandry, the property of Lady Frances Wilson, of Chelsea Park, and her tenant, William Saunders. The value of the property consumed was stated in the calendar to be 3,000/. Charles Parsons, sixteen years of age (an approver), re sided on the premises with the prisoners. On the evening in question Mundy said to him that they were going to set the farm on fire. Witness said he should have nothing to do with it. Mundy said he would thrash him if he did not assist. Both the prisoners took him by the hands and dragged him to a cartload of straw, when Mundy took out a lucifer-box, and set fire to the straw. They all went to their bed-rooms. The prisoners slept over the witness, who after a few minutes saw the two barns on fire, and ran out to drive the horses out of the stable. The prisoners went after him, and assisted in driving the cattle out, and in saving the property. They were all taken into custody that night by Mr. Saunders, and sent to prison next morning. On behalf of the prisoners, Kelly and Brinden were called, and deposed that they were privates in the army, who were imprisoned for a few weeks for having gone a few miles beyond their parole ; that Parsons was in the same ward with them, and had often used the following expres sions, which Kelly took down in writing at the time : " What we burnt at the farm was unfit for the pigs to eat. If I knew any person at Sutton who had nothing to do with the fire I'd swear it was he to get free myself. I'd swear that black was white, and that it was my father who did it, even if he was innocent, to get free. You'll see I'll nail up two persons at the next Assizes. Verdict Guilty. Sentence postponed. TUESDAY MORNING. The prisoners Young and Higgins were put to the bar this morning to receive their sentences. Mr. Justice PATTESON, in addressing them, said that the conduct of Higgins was not marked with the same de gree of cruelty as that of Young. He would therefore make a distinction in the punishment, and direct sentence of death to be recorded against Higgins ; but he felt it his duty to pronounce the extreme penalty of the law on Young, for it was evident that it was he who struck the old man with the iron bar, and broke off his finger. He should therefore hold out no hopes of a remission of the sentence to him. He had but a short time to live, only ten days.— (Young here exclaimed, " Thank you, my Lord ; I did not know I had so long to live.")—His Lordship exhorted him to make the best use of his time ; but Young, instead of attending to him, laughed, grinned, and cast his eyes about ; and his Lordship, seeing he could make no impres sion upon him, pronounced the extreme penalty of the law on him, holding out no hopes of mitigation. When Young was about to be removed he leaped and tramped down the stairs. He is of a middle size, and there is certainly nothing in his countenance which would excite a presumption of the savageness which he has displayed. The conduct of the other prisoner was highly becoming, yet his appearance was less favourable. THE CASE OF ARSON. The prisoners having been brought up to receive sen tence this morning, _ _ Mr. Justice PATTESON addressed them, observing that the evidence did not strike him with the same sense of their guilt as it did their Jury. During the trial he entertained strong doubts of their guilt. The conduct of the boy was such as at least to cast a suspicion on his evi dence. It was quite clear from the evidence of Kelly and the other witness, that all the evidence which the boy gave in the box was not true ; but it was for the Jury, and not for his Lordship, to decide on the effects of the evi dence. After mature consideration they found them guilty, and it was his Lordship's duty to pronounce the sen tence of the law. Since the trial the Jury intimated to his Lordship a wish to recommend them to mercy. He had considered the case with much anxiety. It was very rarely indeed that a mitigation o f sentence took place in convictions for arson. He had not completely made his mind on the subject ; he would still consider it, afl without holdi ng ou t any h opes t o th em , h e wo uld mere' say that if he could satisfy his own mind that consistentll with his duty he could recommend them to the mercy aft Crown, he would d o it ; b u t as h e h a d no t ma de uP bps mind finally he would pronounce upon them the seatenee which the law directed. The Learned Judge then passed sentence of death uP °ll the prisoners. • NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoax, Jua 14. Late on Saturday evening the Commission was °Pe pe here by Mr. Baron GURNEY. This morning the Grand Jury were sworn. The Learned BARON congratulated them upon the WY usual lightness of the calendar, there being only tweet nine prisoners for trial in the county, and two in the citl; one of whom is charged with manslaughter, in administer ing " Morrison's celebrated pills" in the smallpox. _T ile other was tried to-day ; it was for horse-stealing ; he convicted, and sentenced to transportation for life. county calendar does not exhibit any case of great atrocitY4 the majority of them are for horse and sheep stealing ; te l° or three for burglary ; one for rape, and one for infanticid e. The Learned Judge, in addressing the Jury, observed that though he congratulated them on the lightness of the cr lendar in this county, which was no doubt attributable either to the Petty Sessions or to the activity of the A, gistrates, yet he regretted to say that the increase of crem e exceeded the increase of the population. But he trus ted as soon as the recent improvements in the law had a.,_fa lt a trial, their benefits would be felt by the community, particularly the commutation of the punishment of death for that of transportation. The administration of that, pc; nishment since the commutation was essentially calculate' to check the increase of crime. There On the Civil Side Lord LYNDHURST presided. it _ was only one case tried, and that was a case of assaul t, in which there was not the slightest interest. The Pla ii? tiff supported his claim for damages for an assault coW mitted on his wife by the testimony of two of his ohildn while the defendant repudiated it by the evidence of two his servants. There was the usual contradictory evidence' The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. At the rising of the Court there was an undefended cas e ' Saville v. the Earl of Scarborough. It was merely as t ,l the finding of some points of law which Ivere to be argu e " above at the Courts of Westminster. . On special application in the case of the indictment f.° r the administration of Morrison's pills in the sniall-P° 11 ' 11 ( copy of the indictment was granted, it being the opinion Lord Lyndhurst that it was a very peculiar case- No dsl has yet been fixed for the trial. MIDLAND CIRCUIT—LINCOLN JULY 14. The commission for this county was opened on Satura* and the business of the Assize commenced this morningbt" fore Mr. Justice PARK on the Civil Side, Mr. Justi ce TAUNTON presiding in the Criminal Court. There are sixteen cases in the former Court, and eigh t prisoners only in the calendar. The following was the 0101 case of any interest that occurred during the day : BROWN, GENBONE, &C. V. HUBBARD. This was an action to recover the amount of an attor ° ney's bill. The plaintiff was employed in his professional capacitla at the Summer Assizes of 1833 for this county,' to defer' an action brought by the Marquis of Bristol a g ainst a b e Cooper, an inhabitant of Sleaford, to try the right I'o the Noble Marquis claimed to take stallage dues at Si? J P ' ford market, when shortly after the case had beei C Bl ', on it was agreed that the plaintiff should take a verdi c t' with nominal damages, each side paying their own costs ; and the present action was now brought to recover fri the defendant the balance due to the plaintiff on accoso t° his conducting such defence. The Learned JUDGE thought the action not sustainab le ' and directed a nonsuit. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Yesterday afternoon a Commission of Lunacy was held. at Gray's Inn Coffeehouse, before Commissioners W r itt l i MARSH, WINSLOW, and BLUNT, to inquire into the state °, mind of Miss Mary Carter Livesey, late of Parson's-greei l ' Mr. BETHELL, in stating the situation of the unfortuna te ' lady, observed that she was about 30 years of age, and th° daughter of a gentleman, Edmund Livesey, who died ! e a 1816, and who resided near Liverpool. Sh e was p o ssess of considerable property derived under the wills of her grandfather and grandmother ; but the property ha ng been subject to litigation, had not been th a t b ene fit to De which it ought t o h ave b een . Th e fi rs t p er i o d o f time to which he should call the Jury's attention was about Ser tember, 1833, when Miss Livesey resided at Fulham. fie r ` state of mind, which had been in a disordered condition, then became worse, and she fancied that people were on' ployed to poison her and murder her. At other times she fancied that people were engaged to throw her into a may house. She also fancied that a carpenter, who was em' ployed at the house, was a nobleman in disguise, an; she used to invite him to sit with her, and would rev to him Shakspeare's plays. She was at that time Pe' der arrest at a lock-up house in Red Lion-square' and the first night she was placed in that boils° she insisted that dead bodies had been buried under the floor, and wished to have the floor ripped ll' to take up the bodies, declaring that some were Englo"' and some Scotch. The Learned Counsel then read twoe r three letters, which Miss Livesey had , written a short till' ago, and which also showed her incoherent state of mina' In one letter, addressed to Dr. Spurgin, she stated, " Mary Carter Livesey will be obliged if Dr. Spurgin yr° send her some poison, as it will terminate life speedily' which is desired by some of the Nobility." T wo o thar i letters, whi c h th e L earne d G en tl e man a l so rea d, contain° • a heap of incoherent nonsense. Mrs. Leonard, of Fulham, confirmed the statement °f Mr. Bethell as to the delusions under which Miss Liveset laboured. She said she admired the carpenter because h e had light hair and blue eyes, and she used to show him he r papers, and read Scott's novels to him whilst he was repa ir ino• the windows. ° Dr. Monro visited Miss Livesey since her confineme o in Red Lion-square, and was of opinion that she vras $ dangerous lunatic. . The Commissioners and Jury then proceeded to the lock-up house to visit Miss Livesey. The interview oceiv pied a very short time, and the Jurv, on their return to the coffee-house, gave a verdict finding that Miss Livesey. of unsound mind, without lucid intervals, and that she lig been in that state since July 31, 1833. • THE RAILWAY.—The number of paswngers 011 the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway for the half yetk" 30th June, amounted to 102,000, being an increase on tZte c ( 1,1 responding half year in 18 33 o f 41,000. I t w ill t h us be se`.—. that the public do not fail to appreciate the excellent ceet e ; nience for country recreation w hi c h th e esta bli s h ment of 0.1 railway has brought withi n th e reac h o f a ll c l asses. I t h ag ; l e fact, raised the condition of the humbler classes of society 15 , no trifling degree, for even the poor can now ride betimes 112 their carriages, and enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenerf of the country as well as the rich. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday m orn' ing four men belonging to the Depot of the 42d R eg i me nt, at . ' present st a ti one d h ere, were unfortunately drowned. All O , w soldiers, with the exception of those on duty, had gone to bathe ; and they had not been long in the water, when 112 , alarm was given that some of them had gone beyond t heir ' depth, and been swept away by the tide. On sounding e ll e bugle, and drawing them up on the beach, four men were miss: ing. Without losing a moment the Adjutant, Lieutenen' Archibald Campbell, proceeded in a boat to search for thee; and, after the most strenuous and unremitting exertions, vl s so fortunate as to discover first the body of a corporal, and sor subsequently the bodies of two privates. Notwithstandier , however, his fearless and unwearied efforts to recover the bed of the other man, he was unsuccessful. The Adjutant, where conduct is beyond all praise, was so exhausted by his exertioeS, and by his stay in the water, where, it is said, he at one tie° continued for nearly half an hour, that he had to be put in° a hot bath ; but he had no sooner recruited his strength, the° he renewed his search for the other body, but still withou success. The accident is supposed to have arisen from the circumstance that the tid e was e bbi ng w i t h a strong curren t et the time. The names of the men were, corporal Job e M'Cracken, ag e d 27 years, a nat i ve of Galloway; private Jewel M`Bride, a native of Ayrshire, aged 23 years ; private ,Do nald Macd ona ld. aged 20 years, a nat i ve of Breadalbane ; private William Forbes, aged 23 years, a native of the Isle of Isla. None of them were married. It is supposed that the last lost his life while endeavouring to save M'Cracken. were all considered good swimmers. The funeral took pial on Thursday last, and the three bodies which have been follow were buried with military honours, in the Town Churchyso , An immense multitude assembled in Union-street, along wh the procession passed on its way from the B arrac k Hospi W' to behold this most impressive and interesting solenulity•-•• Aberdeen Herald. MARRIAGES On the 15th ult., at St. Pancras, F re d er i c k D one ton ox 0 8' third son of the late Robert Orme, Esq., of Madras, to Elite' eldest daughter of Lewis Goldsmith, Esq. On the 15th inst., at the Church of St. Alphege, Greenwl C a ptain Thomas Sandys, third son of Miles Sandys, Esql t io, Greythwaite Hall, Lancashire, to Frances, second daughter of late Captain Th omas S an d ers, C ommander in the Hon. East In Company's service. DEATHS. On the 14th inst. at East Sheen, Surrey, in his 30th l e l Frederick Woods, ddest son of Sir Francis Molyneux Ommani , Knight. On the 14th inst., at Clapham-rise And. 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