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on, ft CO a nd j piece! ttiasio p e OSit iCe , dO" il ? ritS jeCl 3res Of the „ e owl seaot by the rnPe ri°l 14 on f efrnY e r e ' d uty , a l du ilarb°lg,:jf; Ores at rg ene g ill ;00 , t actions,ioYe oP a t OM The. re eon- o f e doing ehouse3 qnvi trY ie 1 311.- is eat' , L boy" a h igle jog the c ong" Bisho ps the ze, c'stecl is Ling 1 ' 1 4 ,1 )iscop- ain . g 6 1 , tta 13 " yacht' isema o partne r , passe Cou rt ' nd the 4 1 1! squar e r lo ve j olt. ;terdOr rove t° tow" the of 1-roa d. Ire e r ri 3 g ,r e AMERICANNEWS. ARRIVAL of the GREAT WESTERN. This splendid vessel arrived at Liverpool yes terday from New York, after a successful pas sage of less than thirteen days. Our Liverpool Correspondent has not informed us why the vessel arrived at Liverpool without touching at Bristol, her usual place of destination. She left New York on the 11th, bringing our usual file of papers to that day inclusive, four days later than Close brought by the British Queen, with about severity passengers, among whom is a messenger bearing dispatches from Lord ASH BURTON to the British Government. These dis patches are generally believed to be satisfactory and conclusive as regards the principal matters in dispute between this country and the United States. A Message from President TYLER was de hvared to the Senat e on t h e 10 t h i nst ., i n w hi c h he rejects the Tariff Bill, passed by a small ma jority in the Senate a few days before. This is the foUrth time he has exercised the veto within a t welvemonth. This act had caused some excite ment at Washington and New York ; and seve ral of the Journals denounce, it as arbitrary in the extreme—arbitrary, however, it cannot be, as the power is fully conferred on him by the C onstitution. In order to prevent confusion, it was generally believed that some provisional Bill would be passed by the present Congress ; and if Congress should adjourn without passing such a Bill, it was understood that the President 1 " 11 d immediately issue his proclamation for 411 extra session in October. The " Treaty with great Britain" was / to be laid before the Senate °II the Bth inst., in an Executive Message. No 41: Prehension existed, in the United States, that an y impediment would occur to its prompt rati 'cation by the Senate. Ihe following are extracts from the'papers THE TREATY.—The Madisonian of yesterday has ,Te foll ow i ng paragrap h : —W e un d ers t an d, f rom au thentic so urces , th a t o ne or m o r e tr e aties were si gne d 4 .„._'" 18 day; at the. Department of State, by the Secre -77, of State and the British Minister Extraordinary. " Veto " on the Tariff is as interesting to Great Britain as it is to the United States, and will be 11 4 "ed-there with as much satisfaction, as our Loco 1, ' 3 eo brethren feel for it here. The submission of the Treaty, between the United. 'tales and Great: Britain, to the Senate is a very im portant item of news. There seems to be no organised ° PPosition in the country to this Treaty, though there ate signs of discontent. It is worthy of remark that t qinion i n M a i ne seems t o be willing to abide by th e r eaty. Not less interesting to Great Britain are our money fairs just now. The probability is that our products „," 'Lllzt Soon bring her specie here in large quantities. MONEY MATTERS. (For the Great Western Steamer.) a During the past week there has been great de ' Yo During ndency in our money market. The agitation of Ve Tariff question, and the disagreement between the "sident and the majority in Congress has caused Feat o regret throughout the large body of the people. tw o Much depends on the harmonious action of these 0 departments that any disagreement on the leading h. ""e' , -sures of the country is greatly to be deplored. It is well known that the expenditures of the Go ernment greatly exceed the receipts under the Tariff n ow in existence, and that the resources of the Trea t 1 1 , 1 j7 are only to be relieved by an increased Tariff. c l 5 measure, which has been so long discussed in .7th branches, was, a few days since, adopted and T A to the President for his sanction. Yesterday his t 0 reached the city, 'and by this act the law is de fe .z e uted. As Congress seem to be on the eve of an ad- A trnment, it is impossible to predict what the future r i tion will be. The public mind is wrought up to a il gh pitch of excitement; and it is difficult to foresee P ( !t what it may settle. tij The National Finances are in a most critical con- A,s°n—with large demands on the Treasury, to de 13' the expenses of the Army and Navy, there is a Feat deficiency to be made up either by borrowing by increasing the rates of duties. In the present tt t4 harrassed position of the Treasury, the stock of the G overnment bearing six per cent. is not forced into e Market ; it stands nominally 9 8 to 100 ; but at th e Present moment, if forced, would not command • rate. ar -Notwithstanding the Government and the States linable to meet their engagements, money is Ltertheless most abundant. All our Banks have e amounts of unemployed capital — six months' "'Per is readily taken at six per cent. -,,, The crops of Grain, which are now in and secured, th e te never finer or more abundant. The prospect of Cotton crop is most flattering. The land is bMing with abundance ; and prices are low, almost Yond former precedent. The article of Flour is „ f" coming in, and is selling for export to England ‘five and a half dollars 1. - & 1 1 State Securities there is no alteration of a flat ring character. N▪ ew York State Stocks maintain their high credit, • q Will, for the best of reasons—her debt:is compara 4vely so small and her revenue so great that her in -5t is al w ays sure to be laid. Six per cents. are but 90, and Fives about 80. t Ohio has not faltered in the slightest respect, but, I: the contrar3r, the interest on her debt has always en punctually met. Ohio Sixes and Fives, how ve , h r, are lower. Kentucky has but a very moderate debt, the interest Which is paid as punctually as ever. Illinois Stocks are at as low a point as they have' ev er touched, viz., 15 to 16 cents. on the dollar. Their e not just n ow the slightest indication that the state ve .,.r means to pay a dollar, principal or interest. Il i tudiana Securities are a little better than those of tb,!nhis, but there is not the slightest effo r t m a d e by -4 State to protect its honour or credit. bo und banks in this State, which were end to pay the interest six months ago , declared a t cotton was on the way to meet the interest. The promise, however, has not been kept, and there is now c ',ussurance that one cent will be paid. Mississippi Stock is regarded of so little value that tt t iiis not even quoted. The State has formally repu `4ted a large part of the debt, and declared their de termination not to pay it. A.LinamA.—Fears begin to be entertained that the t 4t erest of this State may not be met. Up to the pre 4int. time it has been promptly paid by the banks of t tl e State ; but these banks have become greatly ein qtrassed and their bills are selling at their counters th sixty per cent. premium for specie. The stock of th e Stat e is selling in this market at sixty cents on e ENNsyLvAmA.—This rich and powerful State, r egardl ess o f a ll h ono ur and good faith, has failed to I l a.d a Y the interest on its debt, and refused to impose an e quate tax for its future payment. This has been Se vere blow to the credit of all public securities. c to a Pitalists when they see this State, so rich in re tat: t ees, refuse to regard her honou r, doub t and hesi -e to the credit and faith of all the States. Sterling bills, as well as bills on Paris, keep down, theat least forme r to 106 A-, and the latter to 5.371, which is h :hst two per cent. in favour of this country. This 0 , - , e is. caused by the very limited amount of goods 'tered from Europe. do At this particular season there is little or nothing i mo ln g for shipping. The last year's crop of cotton 41 7„ gone forward, and the new will not appear in any " . ..ntity for two months to come. Three - fourths of ts thie shipping that returned from Europe during e Past two months, are wholly idle, and will be until the fall season commences. (Correspondence of the Express.) WASTUNGTON, AUGUST 9.—The President's veto Iv a- 3 received in the House this morning between ten and elev en o'clock. Its coming had been heralded "41 „ .. holir before, but a curiosity and excitement accom • tluied its com i ng w hi c h f ar e xceeded the reception t either of the other vetoes. The message was some thirty minutes upon the table before its reading was called for, for the reason that at the time of its reception the House was en ged in business that could not then be disposed of. e morning busine ss di spose d o f, the Chairman of . he t Committee of Ways and Means said that it was 2 4 ,Moured that an important message was upon the ‘ 4 ole from the President of the United States. He the vea that it be read. Th e mo ti on preva il e d, an d /no message was read—a deep and pervading silence Prevailing through the Hall. It was th e s il ence o f ~e rave while the mourners were listening to a f uneral oration—in this case pronounced against the hopes of the Republic. The message occupied some twenty-five mi nu t es i n t he reading, and the only interruption was a t th e C lose of the message, where the President says he returns the Bill for re-consideration, and it may be passed by a vote of two-thirds. This was regarded as adding insult to injury, and it was received with a Mingled sneer and laugh. The reading having been gone through with, Mr. rillmore rose and submitted the motion required by the Constitution—that the Message be spread upon the Journal, printed, and its consideration postponed until to-morrow. The motion prevailed without Much opposition. (From the Portland Argus, 4th inst.) „ TUE BOUNDARY TREATY.—We have already stated that the t rea ty, so f ar as it s t erms are un d ers t o od, is, °n the wh o l e , a goo d one f or M a i ne, an d we ma y a dd, for the .Union. We learn that in addition to the equivalents a l rea dy s t a t e d to have been given by the 'litisb ) _Lord Ashburton pledges his Government to pay for the timber, stopped by the various hooms, on the waters of the St. John. We have entered heartily into the work of bringing about an honourable settlement of this long-pending and vexatious question, from the time it was known the Legislature would be called together to appoint Commissioners or otherwise act in the premises, to this moment. So far as we are able to judge, Maine would be much better off under the present arrange ment than with the award of the Dutch King, dr even the line of 1783. We consider the acknowledgment of our right to the whole territory, and yielding the free navigation •of the St. John, and the free trade in the products of the fine forests of its tributaries, and the agricultural products of their rich valleys, as a fair equivalent for the jurisdiction surrendered. There is no business man that would hesitate a momat to make the trade for himself. i PHILADELPHIA. AUG. 10, P.M.—There was no sale to-day at the Brokers' board in consequence of the death of one of the oldest members of the board, Brittain White, Esq. The slave who surrendered himself yesterday to the city authorities, in order to get permission to go back to her master from whom she absconded several years ago," has proved a poser to the abolitionists; she still prefers to be a slave. I have' nothing in the way of domestic intelligence to communicate. We had a tremendous shower this afternoon, accompanied with heavy peals of thunder I have heard of no damage however as yet. NEW YORK MONEY' MARKET, AUG. 11. At two' o'clock yesterday the veto of the President was announced on Exchange. It made quite a sensa tion, though the letters, one and all, from Washing ton had predicted it would be sent to Congress. The public were not disappointed*at receiving it. Still the fact that it was really received excited universal ex citement in Wall-street. By the large body of mer chants the act was condemned, though a very con siderable number of merchants, opposed to high tariff and in favour of free trade, exulted in the course taken by the President. This veto is one of much greater importance than any other that has ever emanated from any chief Magistrate. Its effects, unless a wise and discreet course should be adopted in Congress, will be of vast import to the nation at large. The condition the country is in at the present crisis is most appalling. The President states that On the sth of August (Friday last) there Dols. _ _ - - was in Treasury, in round numbers ... . 2,150,000 Necessary to be retained to . _ meet trust funds dots. 360,000 Interest on public debt due in Oct. 80,000 To redeem Treasury notes and pay ' interest lOO,OOO Land distribution, under the - Act of the 4th of Sept. 1841 1,180,000 Leaving an available amount of " 970,000 The navy department had drawn requisitions on the Treasury, at that time, to meet debts actually due; among which are bills under protest for 1,414,000 dols., thus leaving an annual deficit of 444,000 dols. " There was on hand about 100,000 dols. of unis•• sued treasury notes, assisted by the accruing revenue amounting to about 150,000 dols. per week, exclusive of receipts on unpaid bonds, to meet requisitions for the army, and the demands of the civil list." In this view of the case the Treasury is bankrupt to all intents and purposes. The President adds— " Let it also be remarked that 5,000,000 dols. of the public debt becoines redeemable in about two years and a half, which, at any sacrifice, must be met, while the Treasury is always liable to demands for the payment of outstanding Treasury notes. Such is the gloomy picture which our financial department now presents, and which calls for the exercise of a rigid economy in the public expenditures, and the rendering available all the means within the control of the Government. I most respectfully submit, whether this is a time to give away the proceeds of the land sales, when the public lands constitute a fund which, of all others, may he made most useful in sus taining the public credit." ...w - A more gloomy picture has never been . presented since the late war. It will be utterly.impossible, for the Government to negotiate a dollar of the remaining portion of the twelve millions loan, in the present condition of affairs. Indeed, we do not believe that the Six per Cent. Stock of the United States if forced into the market to-morrow, would be taken at 95 per cent. ; but if this tariff had been passed into a law, there is no manner of doubt that the stock of the Go vernment would have been readily taken at par. With an emty Treasury, however—with appro priations greatly beyond the ability of the Govern ment to meet—with large claims unsatisfied—how is it possible that capitalists will repose confidence in either the ability or the disposition of the Government to meet their interest. If the sacred obligations of the various departments to discharge the debts due to sustain the army and navy are to remain unpaid, what confidence can there be that other claims on the pub lic will be met ? We repeat, then, that the present is a most im portant crisis in our affairs, and one that requires the soundest heads and hearts to avert it. If Congress separate without passing a tariff, borrowing can no longer be resorted to. The credit of the Government is in a great degree gone. Neither - the army nor, navy tan be sustained. Dishonour ancldisaea'must attend almost every transaction of tb - e"Gevernment, and this will be a calamity that can hardly be cal culated. The rate of exchange on Mobile is getting worse again. THE CROPS.—AII accounts from the interior repre sent the crops as unusually promising. The wheat crop much exceeds an average, and that of corn will be prodigious. The cotton so far presents a fine ap pearance, and has had much fewer of the usual casual ties to encoui?ter than ordinary. It had become so common to hear complaints from the country of bad prospects, that it is really refreshing to pass a season thus far, without hearing them. We hope the re mainder of the season may prove equally propitious. Portions of the country are represented as somewhat sickly, and, among' others, "the village of Marion but from the papers of that place we are happy to learn that the report, as applied to Marion or its vicinity, is entirely without foundation.—Mobile Journal of Com merce. SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 10. 4,000 dols. State 6's, 1862 • 3,700 do. State 6's, 1845 2,500 do. Ohio 6's, 1850 5,000 do. Illinois Bonds b6O 171 2,000 Indiana Bonds s2O 21 50 Shares Harlem R. R blO 154 25 do. Delaware and Hudson t w 85 25 do. Farmers' Loan n w 16 25 do. Stonington Railroad s6o 17 25 do. Mohawk Railroad 100 do. Bank of Commerce Scrip cash 90 10 do. Merchants' Exchange Bank SALES AT THE SECOND BOARD. 100 Shares Haarlem Railroad 100 do. Long Island Railroad ..b 60 50 10 do. Mohawk 3B Sales moderate but no change in prices. PASSENGERS BY THE GREAT WESTERN. Captain Paxton, 69th Regiment, B.A. ; W. Bent, New York ; Robert Heath, New Orleans ; Miss Heath, do. ; Charles Urquhart, do. ; V. B. Wald ridge, New York.; Gee Urquhart, New Orleans; Mons. De St. Paul, Paris ; Loray Dechausnot, do. ; Samson Ricardo, London ; F. Ricardo and servant, do. ; Charles Ponza, do. ; M. B. Sampson, New York ; M. Travers, Montreal ; Jesse Bowman, Pennsylva nia ; Osmia Rigourdon, New York ; J. Keith, Edin burgh ; Lucien Esher, Paris ; Mad. Tiermont, three children and servant, Paris.; William Davison, New York ; Mrs. Cruit and child, Washington, D.C. ; Mrs. Kervarth, do.; B. Levi, Liverpool; R. G. Ramsden, do. S. Thomas, Canada; M. M. Thompson, New Orleans; Mons. De Baconet, Envoy Extraordinary and Mi nister Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. Cloud, at Washington, and servant; John Nicholson, New York ; William Nicholson, do. ; Alfred Waller, do ; M. Calhoun, lady, two children, and servant, Alabama; Miss Lewis, Alabama ; Miss Calhoun, Philadelphia ; Andrew Maris, London ; James NPlienry, Phila delphia ; John B. Wenklyn, England ; Lieut.- Col. Barlow, 14th Regt. B. A., Airs. Barlow, two children, and servant, England ; A. Bettridge and lady, Eng land ; Rev. Charles Constantine Pise, D.D., New York ; T. B. Sands, England ; Mr. Fielding and servant, England; Ralph Lockwood, New York; William Wilson Smith, New York ; Thomas Connate, Liverpool; Capt. Wright, B. A., bearer of dispatches from Lord Ashburton ; Alexander Knox, jun. and lady, New York ; G. Ralston, Philadelphia • Charles Gerard, Paris ; Mr. Davidson, England ; Mr. Dum mett, Alexander Coulson, Newark. JOURNEYS IN BALOCHISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, &C.— Mr. Masson's travels in these regions of Asia, are now published. The name of this enterpris ing, unwearied, and undaunted explorer is well known, and highly estimated in the East, where his statements and opinions are cited •as indis putable authority. So ardent was his desire to make himself thoroughly, acquainted with the most unfre quented.parts of Asia, that he travelled on foot over vast tracts of country, meeting with adventures, perils, and sufferings that would have shaken the firmness of the majority of men. Mr. Masson was many years en gaged in his arduous researches, and resided a long time at the Court of Dost Mahcmmed, in Kabul. His communications relative to that chieftain are very ample, and of the highest interest and importance. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We are happy to hear that the damage caused by the burning of the St. Angelo Tower, on Tuesday night, was not sufficient to prevent the repetition of those splendid spectacles, o( which it has so often been the arena. The services of a large . number of artists and carpenters have been put into requisition, and the restorations are so far advanced as to allow of the resumption of the ordinary entertainments. Babel, the soldier who was condemned to death a few days ago for the murder of one of the captains of his regiment, was executed at Metz on the 19th inst. He showed no emotion, and received the fatal discharge standing, having refused to kneel. - TRIAL OF BEAN. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Lord ABIrGER, Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, and Mr. Baron ROLFE.) John William Bean, a deformed 'boy, aged 16, but who did not appear more than 10 years of age, his stature being such that his head scarcely appeared above the bar, was indicted fora misdemeanor in pre senting a pistol loaded wtth gunpowder and wadding, at her Majesty, on the 3d July last. The pr:soner pleaded Not Guilty. The Attorney and Solicitor-General, Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Russell Gurney, appeared to conduct the prosecution, and Mr. HORSY con ducted the defence. The witnesses on both sides having been ordered to leave the Court, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to state that on the 3d of July, as her Majesty was proceeding from one of her palaces to the other in a carriage, the prisoner at the bar presented a pistol at her Ma jesty, and attempted to discharge it. A person who would be examined before them as a witness snatched the pistol from defendant. Defendant ran away, but was afterwards apprehended. The person of whom defendant had purchased the pistol, would also be ex amined,; and a letter which defendant had written to his father some time previously would be put in in evidence. Could anything be more calculated to lead to excite ment and tumult than the fact of a person exhibiting a loaded pistol in a road where her Majesty was passing, and presenting it at the carriage in which her Majesty was? Could there be any doubt that it was a high and grievous crime for any person to do so—that it was a misdemeanor ? ..!.t was the law of the land that any act calculated to threaten violence to any one, and to alarm the mind of any person so threatened, although no blow might be given, was an assault. If a pistol were aimed at a person, and he were threatened if he did not do some act, that the pistol should be discharged at him, that was an assault whether the pistol were oaded or not. He would not discuss the point further. The facts, he believed, were beyond controversy. There was no doubt of the fact that the pistol was loaded with pow der and wadding, only there was no ball ; but the question was, what was the object ? Was it not to create alarm, and thereby to obtain iotoriety ?—todo, as the prisoner himself said in his letter to his father, " something desperate ?" It would be for the Jury to ascertain if the facts were proved, and the Learned Judge would tell them what was the law in that respect. The Learned Gentleman then called the following witnesses : Charles Edward Dasset examined by the Soma- TOR-GENERAL.—I am an oil and colourman. I was in St. James's Park about a quarter to twelve on Sun day, July 3:' I saw the Royal carriages pass from giNkingham Palace to St. James's. I was about half-way doWh the Mall near the watering-house. I did not distinctly see the Queen. There were three carriages, and she was in the last. She generally is in the last. As the last carriage passed I observed the prisoner come in front of the crowd and present a pistol at the last carriage. He elbowed his way from the back of the crowd to the front. I heard the click of the hammer strike in the pan, but there was no explosion. I heard this when the last carriage was passing, and while he was presenting it. I seized him by the right arm, and said " How dare you shoot at the Queen ?" I took the pistol from him and turned round to mybrother and told him what had happened. After I told my brother I took the pistol from the prisoner, he made no resistance, and said nothing. He drew the pistol from underneath his coat before presenting it. The action was so quick I cannot tell how, high he elevated the pistol—he held it at arm's length, and drew it back when the carriage passed. I was about two yards and a-half, or three yards, from the carriage. There were a great many persons there. I stood to wards St. James's Gardens, with my face towards the Palace. I took the prisoner across the Mall and offered him to Police-constable Heanes, 56 A. A great nlimber of people followed us, and e alled out to me to give back the, boy his pistol, as they believed it was a hoax. I offered the policeman the pistol. He laughed at me, and refused to take it from the prisoner, and said it did not amount to a charge. I also offered him to Axton, 134 A, who also refused to take him. The pressure of the crowd then became so great that he was forced from me and escaped. I still kept the pistol. I went down the Mall with the pistol in ,my hand, and was soon after myself taken into custody. The people charged me with attempting to shoot the Queen. The constable who took me took the pigtol from me. I was taken to Gardner's-lane station. After he pulled the trigger, I saw the pan struck up, and some of the powder fell out. The pan was up when I seized it. I put the pan down and drew back the hammer before the con stable took it. In other respects it was in the same state as when I took it from the prisoner. Prisoner asked me for his pistol again while I had hold of him. I saw him after when he was taken. I have not the least doubt but that he is the person. Cross-examined by Mr. HORRY—The carriages were going at a trot. The last carriage was passing at the time he presented the pistol. The carriage was exactly opposite to him when he pulled the . There Uas a great shouting while had hold of _the 'prisoner, and there was a cry tbafTthe , pistol was not loaded. My uncle was with my brother and myself. The prisoner pushed and pulled from me as the people pushed and pulled. After he got away he did not follow me or ask for his pistol. He made off. I did not say anything about the click to 56 A. Just after the second carriage passed I saw him take out his pistol and present it at the third. Frederick Augustus 'Dassett, examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—I am the brother of the last witness, and was with him in St. James's Park on the 3d of July. I was standing at, his right hand. I saw him when he had hold of the prisoner at die bar. The prisoner had a pistol in his hand. My brother took it from him. The prisoner got away in the crowd. My brother kept the pistol. The third carriage had passed, and got three or four yards when he took the pistol. We were about three yards from the carriage. My brother attempted to give prisoner in charge' to the police, but they would not take him. When my brother took the pistol from the prisoner the hammer had gone down, and the pan was in the same state it 'is when a pistol has gone off. My brother had half cocked the pistol before he was taken by a policeman. Cross-examined by Mr. HORRY—I had not noticed the prisoner before. I had hold of the prisoner on one side. The policeman to whom my brother offered the prisoner said, that it did not amount to a charge. John James examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—I am a carpenter, living at 30, North-street, Maida hill. I am uncle to the last witnesses, and was with them in the Park on Sunday, the 3d July.. I was standing rather behind Charles Dasset, and 'close to him when the carriages passed. When the third carriage passed Charles held up the prisoner's hand, and said the boy wants to have a pop at the Queen. He had then hold of the prisoner's wrist. A pistol was in the prisoner's hand. My nephew kept hold of his wrist, and we all crossed the road to two policemen. I saw my nephew take the pistol from the prisoner as we were crossing the road. I am quite certain the prisoner is the person. The crowd was pressing on my nephew and the prisoner. W. Jones examined by Mr. R. GURNEY—I am a wood-carver, residing in Paul-street, Finsbury. I was in the Park on 3d July, and saw the Royal car riages coming from Buckingham Palace. As soon as the carriages had passed I saw Charles Dasset in the act of taking a pistol from a hump-backed boy. The prisoner is that hump-backed boy. I saw Dasset take the prisoner across to a policeman. Cross-examined—l was nearer Buckingham Palace than Dassett was. . G. IVarboys knows 'the prisoner, and believes the letter produced to be prisoner's writing. Inspector Penny—,Prisoner said nothing about the letter. (The letter, which has already appeared in The Sun, was put in and read. In it the prisoner says he is seeking employment, which, if he failed in obtaining, he would not be dishonest, though he might be des perate,,and announces his determination never to re turn home.) W. J. Bird examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—I am a general salesman, living at 26, Exmouth-street. I sold a pistol to the prisoner ; the ene produced is it. It was about the latter end of June. Some days after he came to my shop and brought the pistol, he said the pistol . would not strike fire. I think it was on the Thursday or Friday before Sunday, July 3. There was no flint in it then. I put him the flint in. He gave a penny for it. He gave me 3s. for the pistol. It is a very old pistol, and rather rusty, but it can be discharged. Cross-examined—l think it would go off in its present state. I should not think that the powder produced, with wadding and tobacco-pipe, would do ' any harm at a distance of three yards. By the Couar—The explosion might alarm any body not aware of it. G. J. Whitmore examined by Mr. GuRNEy—I have known prisoner four years. I live opposite his father's. OA the Friday week, before he was apprehended, he came to me and said he had a pistol up stairs ; he brought it down and showed it me. I oiled it up for him, but would not clean it. That was on the Satur day. I returned it to him on the Monday following; it was very rusty. There was no flint to it then. He said it had been given to him, but would not tell me by whom. This is the pistol ; I know it by a dent I made in trying to unscrew it. Cross-examined—l do not think the lock is strong enough to go off; I got a spark from it. Benjamin James, examined by the Attorney- General—l am one of the domestic servants of her Majesty. I was in attendance on her Majesty as she was going to chapel on Sunday, the 3d of July. I was on the third carriage. Her Majesty was in that carriage in her usual place on the right hand side of Prince Albert, with her face to the horses. By the COURT —1 t was a close carriage. Cross.examined—The windows were down. J. Webb, examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL-- I am a:policeman. I apprehended the prisoner. He told me lie hail been to Barnsbury-park. I asked him if he had been any where else ? He said no. I appre hended him at nine o'clock on the night of Sunday, the 3d of July. This closed the case for the Crown. Mr. Horn objected to the indictment, that if the prisoner intended to assault the Queen, the crime was high treason, and therefore he could not be indicted for a misdemeanour, inasmuch as a conviction for a misdemeanour could not be pleaded in bar to an in dictment for high treason. The second count laid that the prisoner had pointed a pistol at a certain car riage, the Queen being in it. That, he submitted, constituted no offence, either at common or statute law. He also submitted that the prisoner could not be convicted of an assault, because it was in evidence that whatever was in the pistol could not reach her Majesty, and there was no evidence of an assault having been committed. Her Majesty was unconscious of what had happened, and there was no instance of a person being convicted of an assault, when the party assaulted was uncon scious of it. Neither was there any evidence to show that any terror had been excited in the mind of any one. He was not aware that merely once discharging a pistol in a thoroughfare was a misdemeanour. Lord ABINGER said it could not be called high trea son if there was no attempt upon the life of the Queen. If a pistol were pointed at a carriage there was no offence in it, but if persons were in the carriage there was strong presumption that an assault was intended. The second count was clearly sustain able. Any attempt to molest or insult the Sovereign was a misdemeanor. It was within his memory that a man was indicted for grinning at George the Third as he passed through the Park to open Parliament. If it were thought the 'Objection with 'regard to high treason was sustainable, it might be brought before a higher Court by writ of error. He could see no rea son for stopping the case. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS could not assent to the pro positions attempted to be laid down by the Learned Ceunsel for the prisoner. The conduct of the prisoner was calculated to create terror and alarm amongst the liege subjects oF the Queen. There was abundant evidence to be submitted to the Jury. Mr. Baron ROLFE was entirely of the same opinion. It was impossible to say that the offence laid in the second count did not constitute a misdemeanor. The whole of the objections having been overruled, Mr. Horn addressed the Jury in behalf of the prisoner. They had first to consider if the prisoner had assaulted the Queen, there being two other parsons in the carriage with her Majesty. There must have been something extremely ridiculous about the whole transaction, to account for the shouting and laughing with which all the parties were greeted. It was also curious that there were ne persons called but the person who had taken the prisoner. All such attempts had before been greeted with yells. There must have been something to account for the laughter with which this attempt was greeted. It could only accounted for on the supposition 'that' in the opibion"of present there was hb danger, but that the whole transaction was ridiculous from be ginning to end. It was strange that there was no corroboration of the evidence of the Dassets. What was there to prevent basset from seizing the prisoner's arm before he pulled the trigger? The evidence of Dassett was so con tradictory, that it threw doubt upon his accuracy. It was singular that none of the witnesses, except Charles Dassett, saw the prisoner present the pistol. If any corroborative evidence had existed, it would have been produced ; and .had they not a right to af sume that young Dassett had confounded an event which he thought about to happen with the event it self? WaS it not possible that Dassett, by sell ing the prisoner's wrist, might have raised the pistol himself ? They must be thoroughly satisfied that the prisoner raised his arm, pointed the pistol, and attempted to fire it before Dassett took it away from him. If the prisoner had intended to assault the Queen, could he not have at tempted it on the previous Sunday—he had his pistol then ? If he had intended injury to any one, would he have asked Dassett for his pistol ? The supposition that he intended to obtain notoriety was destroyed by the fact that he went away. If there had been any attempt- of the nature imputed to the prisoner, could they imagine that the policeman would have refused to take the prisoner in charge ? If the prisoner did not present the pistol, and did not fire it, they could not convict him. He should pro duce to them the testimony of two witnesses, to prove that he did not do so, and then they would have the evidence of two witnesses against the unsupported and uncorroborated testimony of one witness. The first witness he would produce was standing near the par ties at the time, and if the pistol had been presented he must, in all probability, have seen it. The next witness saw the prisoner having a pistol in his hand, loosely and carelessly, and never presented it until Dassett took hold of his arm. Both these witnesses volunteered their evidence, and had sought out the pri soner's father, to let him know the real state of the case. He would also call some witnesses to character, who would state that Bean was a mild inoffensive boy, and one of the last who would create a disturbance. The prisoner . was afflicted with a spinal complaint, in con sequence of which he was at times very melancholy, and his allusion to something desperate, in the letter which had been put in, might mean something despe rate towards himself. If he had meant something desperate against the Queen he would have taken more effectual means to carry his intentions into ef fect. The Learned Counsel then called the following witnesses : By Lord ABINGER—I saw a lady in the last car riage with a light blue bonnet, but did not see her face. J. T. Partridge examined by the ATTORNEY. GE NERAL—I am in the A division of Police. I have frequently been on duty in the park when the Queen has been going to the Chapel Royal. On the 3d of July there were three carriages, and her Majesty was in the third carriage, sitting on the right hand side, near where the prisoner has been stated to have been standing. I was near the Duke of Sutherland's house, and saw C. Dassett with a pistol in his hand, and about 500 persons about him. This was five minutes after the Royal carriages had passed. I took possession of the pistol, and put it in my pocket, and gave it to Inspector Martin, A division. It was partly examined in my presence, but not unloaded. Cross-examined—The Prince was on the left of her Majesty. George Martin examined by the SOLICITOR-GE.. NERAL—I am an Inspector of the police. I was on duty in St. James's Park on the 3d of July. I saw Dassett in custody, and went with him to the station-house. A great crowd followed him. Partridge gave me a pistol, which I produce, and which he said he had taken from Dasset. I drew the charge. There was powder—coarse powder in it, paper rammed down, and ; some pieces of pipe and gravel. There was not as much powder as would constitute an ordinary charge. The bits of pipe were small, and over the paper ; the charge of powder was about halfthe ordinary charge. The pieces of pipe fell out when the pistol was turned down. They were about the size of small shot. I then drew the paper with the ramroad, and poured the powder out. There were a few grains of powder adhering to the pan, as if it had been recently primed. The pistol was cocked when I received it. (The pistol was here produced. It is a common screw, barrel, flint, and hammer pocket pistol). The lock of the pistol appeared to have been recently oiled, and the flint recently put'in. W. Penny examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—I am an Inspector of the G division of police, I produce a letter which I obtained from the prisoner's father. I know both the father and son. Mr. Henry Hawks.—l live at 21, Brunswick-place, City-road. I was in the Park on the 3d July. I saw the Royal carriages there. I first saw Bean and Das sett immediately after the last carriage had passed. I saw the elder Dassett taking the prisoner into the middle of the road. Dassett had a pistol in his hand. Dassett said something to the effect that he had taken the pistol from the pri soner. I was standing behind a little boy, about six feet from Dassett and Bean when I first saw them. They were on my right hand. I was on the side of St. James's-park facing the Green-park. Dassett passed. I was looking and Bean went in front a few seconds after the at the carriage. I did not see anybody put out their arm, and present carriage a pistol. If any one had done so, in all probability I should have seen it. After they left the two police men, Bean and Dassett were separated. Bean was fol lowing by the side of Dassett. He• might have got away. I headed Dassett and Bean. I was some few yards from them. I saw Dassett playing with the pistol— examining the pan. Dassett seemed to treat the matter lightly. He was laughing a n d sm ili ng . Th e people about did_so to; among them, myself. By the COURT—My back was turned to them, but I turned round occasionally. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—•I was standing towards St. James's Park, looking towards the road where the carriages would pass. I was on the same side with Dassett and the prisoner. I saw neither of them until they had left the line. 1 did not see them in the line ; the first I saw of them was in the middle of the road, a few seconds after the third carriage had passed. By one of the Jury—l did not hear any laughing before this transaction took place. Mr. Thomas Vosport—l live at the Running Horse, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square. I was in the Park on the 3d of July. I saw Bean and Dassett there. I saw the Royal carriages. I noticed Bean and Dassett some minutes before. I was standing near them. Bean was holding a pistol carelessly in his hand—he held the stock in his band and the muzzle to the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1842. Mr. COMBE told the prisoner, that if the boy died, he would be tried for wilful murder. He therefore advised him to be very cautious in what he should say. The prisoner denied striking him ; he only 'fell over him. A policeman deposed that the boy was carried in a state of insensibility to his own home. The Magistrate refused bail, and the prisoner was then remanded. OUTRAGE BY A POLICEMAN, (From a Correspondent of the Times.) At 9 o'clock last Friday evening a young gentle • man, aged 15, was returning from his father's ware house in the City to his dwelling-house at Islington, when, finding there was a mob in Smithfield, i l he turned out of King-street, to avoid it, into Turnmlll street. Hearing there that a number of persons were coming down Ray-street, and finding Clerkenwell green in the possession of the police, he passed quietly by a file of those men, and was proceeding towards his home, across the open space in front of the Ss sions•house, when a cowardly brute, mounted n horseback, rode up, and with a violent blow of is truncheon struck the unoffending individual senSel ss to the ground. A number of the dismounted fo ce then ran to the spot, and bearing the poor youth, s ill unconscious, in their arms, placed him on a door-s p in Jerusalem-passage, while several remained, without making any attempt to recover him, app aren tly toee whether he would come to himself or not. This he(( at length did, and opening his eyes, not knowin g w h ere be was, pale, faint, and sick, he inquired which way he had better take to Islington. The monsters showed him no compassion, but told him to go round the City road; this he did, and at length reached home in suich a state as to excite the utmost alarm in the bosoms 'of his family. He was laid on a sofa, and was imme diately seized with vomiting, uttering wild and inco herent expressions. He was put to bed, and beipg kept quiet during the two following days, has hap pily been restored to his usual health. The fathtr, who was at a distance in the country, returned pn Saturday, and immediately applied, first at the Man sion -house, then to Mr. Combe, the Magistrate, and finally to the Commi ss i oners o f P o li ce • but the only satisfaction he could obtain was a polite intimation that if the man could be identified, every assistance should be rendered. This the ill-used youth is, how ever, unable to do, as there was no warning given, to order to go hack, nor other intimation of danger, be fore the savage and unprovoked assault, so nearly amounting to murder, was perpetrated. The name and address of the gentleman is left at our office, with a hope that some spectator may be able to give in formation of the policeman's number. THE CHARTIST MOVEMENT IN THE METROPOLIS. Yesterday the Chartists caused printed circu lars to be issued, calling on " the Men of London" to assemble at Clerkenwell-green, at seven o'clock in the evening, as expressed in the hills, " in defiance:of class-made laws, to take into con sideration the most judicious steps to be adopted in consequence of the violence of the police towards the people at Kennington-common, on Monday night last," and the " Men of London" were recommended to come armed, with such weapons 's they might think necessary fin• their protection. The bills, which had no printer's name to them, were dropped on the pavement in various parts of London, and several of them were picked up by the police. At seven o'clock groups of persons were col lected on the Green, among whomit wasreported t that a large body of Chartists would arrive shortly from the neighbourhood of Shoreditch and Beth nal.green. At that time there were two ser geants of the G division and four policemen to keep the peace. About eight o'clock a great crowd of persons had collected, above half of whom were boys and women, while the greater part of the remaining portion was evidently brought there out of curiosity. Shortly after that hour Inspectors Penny and Barton, of the G division, with about half a dozen policemen, came on the ground and commenced clearing the large area in front of Hicks's Hall, which was done with very little difficulty. Subsequently, Mr. Superintendent Macey, with an additional police force, arrived, which was instantly formed in line on the pavement facing the Ses sions-house. The appearance of this force was sufficient completely to disperse the mob, which promptly departed down the different streets lead ing from Clerkenwell-green. By halt:past eight o'clock there were no signs that any disturbance would take place, the theatened approach of a large body of Chartists not liaving been carried into effect. THE NEW CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, ST. PANCRAS.— This church, which will be ready for consecration by the end of this month, is the only specimen in London of the Italian style of architecture,called the cinque cento, which obtained very generally in the 15th century. The archi tect is Mr. Donaldson, by whom it has been erected at a cost, including site and endowment, of 8,0001. The patronage is vested in the Bishop of London, who has appointed the 11ev. Henry Hughes, late minister of Bed ford Chapel, Bloomsbury, the incumbent. A handsome organ is to be erected, on a new German principle, intro duced into this country by Mr. Gauntlet. A special Act of Parliament, to prevent burials taking place, his been obtained by his Grace the Duke of Bedford, who I.ls contributed 600/. for the erection of the church. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' "ASYLUM.—Yesterdays a general meeting was holden in the Board-room of the Institution, for the purpose of electing four inmates to fill up vacancies that had occurred. The Governor, Mr. Stennett, took the Chair. There were in all thirteen candidates, but, of the number, the following were suc cessful :—Mr. George Gooding, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ottey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Field, and Mrs. Ann Jones. ground. I was a few feet behind him. I observed him in consequence. After the carriages had passed, I saw Dassett pay hold of his arm. The carriages had passed bet4een thirty and forty yards, as near as I can say. Ha 4 the prisoner presented a pistol I must have seen Nm, if I had not been blind. I did not see him 're sent it. Dassett took the pistol from him. I Zan not say if he raised Bean's arm or not. Dassett took the • pistol from him, and held it up. (He twisted the pistol out of Bean's hand. As soon as • Dassett had taken the pistol rhe advanced towards a policeman, and said, " Here is a lad that wants to have a pop . at her Majesty." When I heard that, I turned to j the policeman and smiled; as did the people present. I afterwards went towards Constitution-hill, and saw the prisoner and Dassett. No one appeared to me to have hold of Bean, and I think he rhight have got away. (The trial was proceeding when we went to presr.) CLERKENWELL,—(THIS DAYI) Thomas Hewson Hazell was charged with an fag 9,Tamated assault on the person of John She a rni an,, 'No. 15, Cumberland-row, Islington. The certificate of Surgeon Dobbin was handedi in, which certified that the life of Shearman was in danger. The father of Shearman (who is a boy about eleVen years of age) came forward in a state of great afflic tion, and deposed that on the previous evening his son was standing on Islington-green, when he saw a hdrse going to the pound. He went up, and innoceitly struck the horse on the side with his cap. The horse belonged to the prisoner, who immediately ran up, knocked the boy down with his clenched fist, and then kicked him on the head. CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—For some time past a great number of men have been employed in pulling down the houses on the south side of Cateaton-street, west ofKing street, Cheapside, for the purpose of widening the car riage-way. Nos. 1 and 2, at the corner of Milk-street, have been taken down some time, and Nos. 3,4, 5,6, 7, and 8, are in course of demolition. The house of Mr. Sweeting, fishmonger, at the corner of Lad-lane, with several others on both sides of Lad-lane, from the Swan with-Two-Necks, are also pulled down, or about to be so, for giving additional width to that confined street. These alterations will be a great improvement to this part of the City, and facilitate the traffic incident to the number of warehouses and other houses of trade in the vicinity. There being at present scarcely seven feet of roadway, it is impossible for two vehicles to pass each other, ren dering it exceedingly dangerous to passengers and car riages ; and when completed, will form a good and wide thoroughfare from Cateaton-street, east of King-street, to SL Michael's Church. HOT INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTIM, AUG. 24.—We have but little doing in this market, and no hops have passed the scale during the last fortnight. We continue to receive very favourable accounts from the plantations, and the duty is now backed at 17,0001. Picking has partially commenced, and in the course of a week or ten days will be general. We are informed that five pockets of new hoes were sold yesterday in the Borough at 90s. to 102 s. Prices in this market may be quoted at about-1841's, 90s. to 100 s.; choice, 1055.-1839'5, 50s. to 635.-1837'5, 40s. to 505.; choice, 565.-1836'5, 355. to 425. Worces ter Journal. The Herefordshire Bow Meeting took place yester day at Eastnor, and was one of the gayest affairs ever seen in Herefordshire. The shooting took place oppo site the Castle, on the opposite side of the lake, to cross which a state barge was built expressly for the occasion. There was a very large attendance, and 295 sat down to an excellent dinner in the marquee belonging to the So ciety, and which was pitched at the back of the Castle: — Worcestershire Chronicle. The _Herald°, a Madrid journal, gravely gives the following:—"An old female mendicant of Vivero, in Gallicia, who had been blind for several years, lately received a blow on one eye from a stone. Her first movement was to put her hand to the eye, and when she withdrew it, she found that the sight of it had been per fectly restored !" Since the accident which terminated in the death' of the Duke of Orleans, says the Constitutionnel, all the Court carriages are most carefully examined before they are • used—all defective or unsteady horses, of which, it is said, there were a great number, have been disposed of, and orders have been given by the King that no car riages shall be used except heavy berlines, or very solidly built caleches, all drawn by four horses, preceded by clpft, and followed by two outriders. THE DISTURBANCES IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. OLD I I AM, Wednesday Evening. In consequence of another outbreak at Oldham an express arrived in Manchester, requesting the Major- General to send troops into that town, in order to put an end to the disturbances which were perpe trated. It appears that since the outrage of this day week matters had been gradually assuming a more settled character, and yesterday were so far peaceable and quiet, that the Magistrates deemed it unnecessary to keep up so strong a force of special constables, and consequently a number were dispensed with. Meetings, however, had been held during the week every morning by a body of Chartists, at some of which language of an inflammatory nature had been used ; but as no riot followed such meetings they were not put down by the authorities. This morning, about seven o'clock, a large body of persons assembled in a field behind the Albion Hotel, and some speeches were made, but no intimation was given by the speakers of any intended attack on those mills which had commenced working. About eight o'clock most of those composing the meet ing had left the field, and, as it was thought, had dispersed, in consequence of which a portion of the special constables on duty had gone to their homes to take breakfast. In a very short time it was found that a large and threatening mob had assembled near the cotton factory of Mr. Hartley, with the avowed determination of turning out his hands. Many of the persons so assembled were strangers, and a majority in front of the mob consisted of women and children. Some of the persons were from Man chester, and others from Saddleworth, in Yorkshire, many f whom, after the riot and the arrival of the military, were seen on their way towards Mosley. When the mob attempted to enter Mr. Hartley's factory, he stood in the door-way and resisted the attempt, on which stones were thrown and some of the windows broken. In the scuffle Mr. Hartley was struck in the face with a stone by a boy, but not much injured, and was enabled to give the bov a good whack on the side of the head with a stick iie had in his hand. The mob, however, gained an entrance into the factory by breaking open the door, which they did by main force, and threw the staple of the door in the face of the proprietor of the mill. The constables were speedily on the spot, and the Riot Act I was read by the Magistrates. A regular fight took place between the mob and the civil force, which ended in a partial defeat of the latter, who were obliged to take up their position in a more advantageous spot ; but it being rumcured amongst the mob that a reinforce ment of special constables were coming up, they left the place. In the attack two of the police were wounded, one of whom had a large cut on his head, and the other had one of his ribs broken. From Mr. Hartley's factory the mob proceeded to the factory of Mr. James Lees, at Green Bank, and attempted to turn out the hands there ; but many of the latter being armed with pick handles, beat the mob away; and a body of special constables arriving, the molt were dispersed from that place. Great bodies, how, ever, continued to assemble in various places in the town; alarm filled the minds of the peaceably dis posed inhabitants, and all the shops were closed. The authorities immediately sent despatches to Manches ter and Ashton to request a military force, and from the latter place Colonel Martin arrived in the town about a quarter before ten o'clock, with a troop of Royal Dragoon Guards, a company of infantry under the command of Captain Barnes, and one piece of artillery. At this time the mob appeared to have complete possession of the town, and from the aspect which affairs then assumed, it became necessary to clear the streets, which was speedily done. The Magistrates deemed it necessary to issue the following notices : " PUBLIC NOTICE-TO THE INHABITANTS OF OLDHAM. " We, the undersigned, being two of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for that part of the division of Middleton, in the county of Lancaster, called Oldham sub-division, do hereby, in conse quence of a tumult and riot having taken place within the township of Oldham, in the said division and county, order and direct, that every person licensed under the provisions of the Licensed Victualler's Act (9 George IV., cap. 51), and also every person licensed under the provisions of the Ale-house or Beer-shop Acts, on pain of being convicted under the provisions *of the same Acts, within the township of Oldham aforesaid, forthwith to close their houses, and to keep the same closed during the whole of this day. (Signed) " E. HERBERT, "J. MALLOR." This was dated eight o'clock. The following is a copy of the other notice " NOTICE AND CAUTION. " The Riot Act has this morning been read, and all persons are required to disperse immediately under pain of being apprehended and punished under the provisions of the Riot Act, namely, by transportation for life, or not less than fifteen years, or by imprison ment, with hard labour, for three years. " The constables have orders to clear the streets immediately, and to apprehend all riotous and dis orderly persons. "By order of the Magistrates. " 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, 1842." After the clearing of the streets, Colonel Hogg, protected by Colonel Mantin, of the Royal Dragoon Guards, and Captain Barnes, proceeded to the house of a Chartist, named Yardley, and apprehended him on a charge of inciting the people to illegal acts. A quantity of papers were found at his residence, but we have not been able to ascertain their contents. He is to be removed under escort to the New Bailey this evening. The civil force are also on the look out for two other leading Chartists, one of whom, a person named Williams, at a meeting held last night, said— " I no longer exhort you to preserve peace and order. We must now try something else." The town is still in an excited state, the police and constables again cleared the streets this afternoon, but at four o'clock all was quiet. MANCHESTER, Wednesday Evening. All is quiet here. Several more mills are at work, and it is expected more will be so in a few days. ASHTON, Wednesday Evening. A mob assembled at Mr. Wanklyn's mill this morn ing, shortly after the military left for Oldham, and attempted to turn out the hands, but they were dis persed by a troop of dragoons. LANCASTER, Tuesday Evening. The town has been quiet all day, but the hands in the mills, with two exceptions, still remain out; there appears to be no attempt to resume work. All is un certainty. THE AGITATION IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES. BIRMINGHAM, Wednesday, Six P.M. With the exception of one or two seditious placards that have been issued- in the course of the day by Sturge, O'Neill, and the kindred race of demagogues, nothing has hitherto occurred that requires much notice. A Bill was issued this morning, by White's party, announcing the meeting this evening. It was deemed dangerous by the Magistrates, and they summoned the printer a man named Taylor, in Smallbrook-street, and ordered him to enter into sureties, himself in 501., and two others in 251. each, for his appearance to an swer any charge which may be laid against him in connection with the publication of the bill. The fol lowing is a copy of a placard posted this morning, and which has caused a sensation : _ _ "Englishmen !—The few remaining liberties which a tyrannical oligarchy has left to the enslaved people, have been this day forcibly taken from you in Bir mingham by an armed power. In vain does the British Constitution declare that every subject has the right to petition the Queen on his grievances. The Government, through the Magistrates, have denied that right, and have, in opposition to every prin ciple of justice, and the Constitution, prevented a meeting called far the purpose of peaceably me morialising the Queen, having first brought into the town an armed power to enforce their unjustifiable and unconstitutional proceedings. We issue out our solemn protest against such undisguised tyranny, de claring that if such an encroachment on the rights of Englishmen is submitted to, there will be no longer freedom for any class, tyranny preserving its power only by abridging the liberties of all. We record it as our deliberate opinion that the ruling power has taken away the just and constitutional rights of the people, and that circumstances have now arisen in which the Government has no rightful claim to our allegiance. Passive resistance on our part is not only a right, but a sacred duty. We resolve not to obey the Government by serving them in any capacity. We resolve not to recognise them as our Government. We, therefore, refuse to pay all taxes. Signed, by order of the Committee, "ARTHUR O'NEILL, S ec . "Christian Chartist Church." It was expected that after the proceedings of last night, which terminatedin the severe chastisement of several of the mob, there would have been no further effort to hold a; meeting in the neighbourhood. But the O'Connor Chartists have determined otherwise, and we may therefore anticipate a repetition of the proceedings of last night. The hour appointed for the meeting is six o clock, but up to the present time a handful of:police have prevented it. The Magistrates have issued a notice that, after this time no vagrants will be allowed to ply the traffic which they have lately carried on with such extortion and success, and it is satisfactory to an nounce that the town is unusually free from such in truders at the hour of my writing. In fact, I have scarcely met a collier in Birmingham during the whole of the day. The police have succeeded in arresting George White, a Chartist leader, who is said to be implicated in a charge of conspiracy. The particulars have not transpired. Inquiries have been made at the hospital, and we find that, instead of the absurd rumours that have gained prevalence, only one man was hurt last night. His name is Charles Spilsbury, and he is now under treatment for a contused wound a the scalp, inflicted by a policeman's truncheon. There are not more than 200 pe.!sons at the place of meeting. DUDLEY, Wednesday, Three 'PAL At present all is quiet; but on Monday evening, either for malice or amusement, a ridiculous attempt was made to blow up a portion of the Castle ruins. This was done by introaucing several pounds of gun powder into the hollow part of the foundation of the guard-room. The explosson displaced a stone or two, injured the adjacent trejt., 4nd made a deuced noise. The affair naturally excitsd some alarm in th e neighbourhood until the circumsNnce was explain e d. i WESTBROMWICH AI4V OLDBURY, Wednesday, Four . P.M. Several of the pits resumed wo -Yesterday, a n d ck . this morning the example has again foek.'n followed; but we regret to say that successful effort* have been used by a large mob from the neighbourhoot: to stop the works, and in many instances the workmen have been sadly injured. The Magistrates have reso ,, ved henceforward to support not only men but mastevs who are willing to commence working ; and the effi cient force of troops at Birmingham can- speedily be brought to bear upon the neighbourhood. A troop of the Worcestershire Yeomanry, under the command of Sir - Offley Wakeman and Lieut. Taylor, were on the spa, but were unable to act in the absence of a Magistrate. On his arrival the Riot Act was read, and the mob dispersed. BILSTON, Wednesday, Four P.M. Several of the pits resumed work yesterday, but this morning the men were visited by a mob of ruf fians, who either prevented their deSe,ending the shaft, or in cases where they had actually eonnoenced work,, the poor fellows were drawn up and either ducked or beaten. STAFFORD, Wednesday The number of prisoners in the county gaol last night was 693, among whom is Richards, the noto rious Chartist leader from Handley. Lord Sandcns has remained in town for the last two or three days, assisting the authorities. We learn from a Correspondent in the neighbour hood of Ashby, that the colliers in that locality are all at work, and have never struck or shown any symp tom whatever of discontent; but, on the contrary, they all voluntarily came forward to be sworn in as constables, and have behaved all through the business most nobly. THE TURN-OUT OF THE COLLIERS. MERTHYR, Tuesday Night. Owing to the men having held a meeting on the Aberdare Mountain, this town has during the day presented an appearance of tranquillity, quite at va riance with the troubled aspect it has borne during the last week. By whom or by what means the meeting was con vened, and how the men became acquainted with the intention -to hold it cannot easily be divined. The police had not received the slightest intelligence of it, and at first were sadly puzzled to account for the altered aspect which the affairs of the town had as sumed. It was very well known that some mischief was on foot, but what could not be easily ascertained. The attendance at the meeting was considerable, and the speeches were much of the same kind as those I have reported to you as having taken place at other meetings. Attempts were made to in duce the men to adhere to their original resolu tion not to return to their work, but the at tempt was not successful, and the great majority of those present resolved that they would go back to their work. In the evening two other meetings were held at their usual places of resort, and at both of these a similar resolution was come to. It is understood that the men will go back to their several avocations to-morrow morning. This sudden resolve, so op posed in every respect to the spirit and decision' of yesterday's meeting, has very naturally excited some surprise, and many entertain the opinion that it is not a sober determination, but only come to for a period in order to answer a temporary purpose. Some think that it is in obedience to a communication received from the Northern Chartists, and that another move ment in that part of England would lead to a corre sponding outbreak in Wales. What, however, is more likely is, that it is to be ascribed to the prompt and energetic conduct of the authorities, who, by their judicious arrangements, have rendered the successful issue of any emeute all but impossible. There can be no doubt, likewise, that this desirable resolution on the part of the men has been materially contributed to by the resumption of work in the midland and northern districts. _ _ CARLISLE, Tuesday, Aug. 23. The measures adopted by the Magistrates have proved perfectly sufficient to maintain the public peace here. Last night the Yeomanry arrived in the town, under the command of Colonel Hassell; of Dalemain. As they came in they were received by the populace with groans, and they were even slightly pelted, but they soon retired to their quarters, and the night passed off quietly. The intended meeting was held, but, owing to the secession of the Chartist leaders, there were no speakers, and, in fact, the mob is entirely without a leader. This morning some intelligence arrived from Dal stop, which induced the Magistrates to despatch some troops there, accompanied by W. Wilde, Esq., an active and intelligent Magistrate ; but, fortunately, all appearance of riot has disappeared, and they again returned to the city. At Wigton—a considerable town, about eleven miles from here, with a large manufacturing popula tion—there was considerable excitement all yesterday, especially at night; so much so, that the authorities there have sent for troops, and a detachment of Yeo manry, with some foot soldiers of the 66th, have been sent there this afternoon. Carlisle is perfectly quiet now, but large gangs of operatives have been round the neighbouring towns begging. As they are entirely without money, the strike cannot continue many days without an out break ; but nothing serious is expected. E COLLIERS' AND IRON-STONE MINERS' STRIKE IN SCOTLAND. We are glad to learn that although the strike still continues in the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire mining districts, the idle population are perfectly quiet, notwithstanding that emissaries have been at work attempting to give the turn-out a political aspect, by introducing the question of the People's Charter as an element in the unhappy dispute, which at the present time can only have the effect, as far as the men are concerned, of alienating from them the sympathy of many well-wishers to their cause. We are also glad to learn that there are symptoms of amendment apparent, and it is earnestly to be hoped that all may be soon satisfactorily settled.—Glasgow Courier. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) DUNFERMLINE, Aug. 23. The riot which took place here to prevent the re duction of wages, led to an agreement between the manufacturers and the weavers. This town, how ever, partakes of the general excitement of the country, and efforts are now making to secure an ex tension of political rights. Above 2,000 operatives met this afternoon in the Abbey fields ; George Hen derson, twister, was called to the chair. Resolutions were proposed, to the effect that class legislation was the cause of the suffering that now exists among the working classes ; that an effort should now be made to secure an extension of the suffrage ; and that to further this end they should abstain from work for eight days ; that they should obey the la*, and ab stain from all violence, and from all intoxicating drinks during the time of the strike. The resolutions were carried unanimously. Six individuals were appointed by the meeting to act as a Committee, in connection with individuals to be chosen by the districts. This Committee are to levy subscriptions from the inhabit ants, and to distribute money among those requiring aid. The speakers were very calm and moderate : two of them expressed their determination to secede from the movement so soon as there were any symp toms of outrage or violence. Sheriff Monteith came to the town last night, and was for a short while a spectator of the proceedings to-day. It is expected that the operatives all around will follow this example. What will the Government do ? is now the question. HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTURE FOR SCOTLAND.—It was at one time contemplaied that her Majesty would leave Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace on Satur day next, and proceed thence to Woolwich on Monday, there to embark in the Royal George for the North. It is, however, now arranged for the Queen not to leave Windsor until the morning of Monday, whence her Ma jesty will travel direct to Woolwich, under a military escort, at an early hour that morning. It is expected that her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert will leave the Castle between 7 and 8 o'clock (so as to reach Woolwich before 11), whence the illustrious party will proceed immediately on board the Royal yacht, and sail for Scotland. This early hour has been arranged for her Majesty's departure in consequence of the favour able state of the tide at that time from Woolwich to the Nore. TIIE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—Active pre parations are making in all the departments of her Ma jesty's household for the departure for Scotland, which is finally arranged for Monday next. A vast crowd were attracted to Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, yesterday, to witness the shipment of the forty horses , several car riages, Re., from the , Royal Stud, the whole of which were placed on the capacious deck of the Monarch, a noble steam-ship belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company. This vessel has lately been lengthened, and now makes , ler first passage since her alterations. She is expeeted to prove one of the fastest among the fleet tof the Company. A number of the Queen's Grooms; &c., were on board, as was Herr Myer, the Queen's 'Riding Master, who ac companied the carriages of their Royal Mistress, and from the state of the weather, they may be expected to make a quick passage. During the morning the mail packet Ocean, for Rotterdam, and the Soho, for Ant werp, belonging to the same Company, embarked their passengers, carriages, and horses ; three belonging to his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Lord Cantelupe, and Colonel Knox, were much admired. We noticed several passengers ordistinction, including Mr. Baron Alderson and family; Captain Seymour, &c., • who seemed ranch delighted with the exciting scene. ~ ~ ~. ipb i ' stu. este r live d ea rl,' en Ot iville oie s, Of )11 ell; 10" ' 1 ) 1 . 3 . 4 ' 0