The Sun. — London, England, 1834-06-26 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We begin to see Some good hopes for the Lon don University, in proportion as the hopes enter tained for Dissenters of their admission to degrees at -Oxford and Cambridge seem gradually fading away. The practical difficulty of administering to Dissenters any regular religious instruction, accord ing to the forms and through the means provided for the edification of Church of England pupils, was %strongly put on Tuesday last by, *le Lord Chancellor, and certainly ought not t be despised. If Dissenters could be conciliated towards the church or towards each other, by reason of, or through, any facilities drivable from the apparent proximity or juxtwosition of their respective tenets, one might . expert to succeed in establithtng some rule or pnric:iple of instruction, in 'Which all might pretty, ';yell agree ; but it was well, stated by Lord. Brougham, and. has indeed been known iv.. centuries, that thee, most contiguous creeds Pr.odue,e the largest amount of reciprocal bitter mess, and that the theological conflict is deadly in proportion as the combatants have a narrow ,space to fight in. This is beyond all question an argtnnent, both for those who regard religious in struction as an essential part of general education, to confine the establishment where it is imparted to members of a single church, and for those who make the first, characteristic of an University Its freedom of access to all creeds, to discard , altoge ther the study of any religious system whatever from its prescribed course of }fining. For the first of these two classes of speculatists, there is justification enough in the exclusive system of Ox ford, which as a University is at least a consistent whole ; but the second class; Including, we presume a large body of Dissenters, have, as it appears to us, an equitrAble claim to a c h ar te r f or th e L on d on Universit- j . Why can they not raise that institu tion from the little respected rank of a joint-stock eompany, with shares and dividends, and other 14ercantile append ages , and 'make it at once a foun nation with perpetual endowments, for the fixed encouragement of literature and science, and inde pendent of all mark e t fluctuations ? In that case every serious obstacle to a charter would in a short time vanish. --Times. A great, and most unnecessary fuss is making in some 9::iarters relative to the arrival of Don Carlos in tii,s country. Though we may not exactly have sotight the visit, it is one which we have justly a right to be proud of, affording, as it does, an addi tion to the many proofs of Great Britain being the chosen asylum both of friends and foes when over taken by adversity. We would fain hope it cannot be true that any attempt was really made by our .government to exact from hint a formal renunciation of his claims upon the crown of Spain as the con dition of his receiving the rights of hospitality, or Oat slich a condition was accompanied by an offer of pecuniary compensation. If this rumour can by as . Ay possibility be true, it would, indeed, add fresh laurel's to the brow of our sapient Foreign Secretary. Not less injudicious is it in the organs .of another party among us to give the exiled Prince . the title of King of Spain, or to attempt to exact from him, from this government, any honours or distinctions of a political nature. Such suggestions can only originate in the very worst spirit of faction, and are, in the particular case alluded to, so avowedly at variance with the tone which the government of this country has taken upon the Spanish question since the decease of Ferdinand, that it is futile in the extreme for a moment to discuss it. In private life, a man having a dispute with his relations ; and driven from his home, seeks succour in the house of a friend or neighbour the latter does net, therefore, become a. party in the broil, still less does he close his door upon him; un less he consents to decide the matter in the way his host may dictate. Carlos is with us in precisely this predicament, His coming among us is a mere act of dire necessity, nearly the same as if he were shipwre.zked upon our coasts ; it has nothing poli tical, about it, nor ought his reception to have. He is here in the mere light of a visiter, and so he should be treated. To extort confessions or exact conditions from persons in a state of duress is not .consistent with the merciful spirit of our laws ; nor have we one rule for foreigners and another for natives in that respect. If the Spanish Prince were to abuse the hospitality held out to him here, by making this country, as others before now have done, an arena for carrying on intrigue and gaining the objects which he has for a time abandoned, that indeed, might alter the case ; but till some symptom of such a state of things occurs, his visit here should have no other influence than it would have - had were Ferdinand still on the throne, and a disputed 'secession been never heard of.—Morning Herald. In moving last night for a copy of the first report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the criminal law of this country, with a view to form a digest of it, the Lord Chancellor stated that the report would be found to contain not only the dis •eussions upon this subject, conducted by men of the highest practical knowledge, but also that without Which these discussions would be of no avail— namely, a specimen of a digest ; and it would be found that the commissioners had' given a most elaborate and masterly specimen of a digest of that extensive part of the criminal laws of the country, both written and unwritten, which related to the offence of theft. The report, when laid on the table of their lordships, is to remain over for some time, in order to allow of a thorough discussion of it by the lawyers during the recess. It was, he might fairly say, the most masterly digest that ever the labours of lawyers had produced, and it would be decisive of the question of a code one way or the other. Lord Wynford said he would employ the interval of labour afforded by the recess, thoroughly to examine the report, and see whether the experi ment of a code could be made with safety. He should be glad, he added, to see it made, though he was not much in favour of reducing the law to the state in which it was in France, where the shortness of it almost put absolute power into the hands of the judges. Lord Wynford here touched on a point of some nicety. A law may be very . eircumstantial, and yet very defective, as is proved by almost all English acts of Parliament. On the other band, there can be no question that laws like the French code are so general, that every single provision opens a door to interminable controver sies. And here, we think, the Lord Chancellor's praise of the Scotch acts of Parliament, on a re cent occasion, on account of their brevity, was calculated to mislead his hearers. The Scotch acts are liable to the accusation brought by Lord Wynford against the French code ; they almost put absolute power into the hands of the judges ; and we believe we shall not be contradicted when we affirm that there is not one of these short Acts of Parliament which has not given rise to long suits before its application could be determined. The French have one great superiority over us—the language of their laws is freed from verbiage and tautology—the style is clear and natural ; while an English Act of Parliament must be curtailed of its eadless tautologies, and translated into common language to make it intelligible. We should like to see the figure the Ten ComMandments would cut xpressed in the language of an English statute. Thou shalt not steal," though sufficient as a man date, is of course not sufficient for a penal law, as value, and the circumstances under which the theft takes place, determine the character of the offence, and the amount of punishment. Laws are, in all countries, made by rich men, who naturally look to their own protection rather than the guilt of the offender. To steal from a poor man a shil ling, may entail more suffering on him than the stealing of a thousand pounds might occasion to a rich man ; and the moral culpability may be actu ally greater in the former case than in the latter : but men with many shillings in their pockets natu rally view the object with reference to themselves exclusively, and because they value a shilling little, they make their own feelings the standard for mea suring the guilt of the thief; and determining his punishment. But when we have once ascertained that value, as well as the circumstances under which the 'theft takes place, to determine the pu nishment, we may.surely frame a law Upon s'Onie prhteiplo of classification, instead of attempting to enumerate every. particulate; eunsequently omitting many, as is the practke in England.. We do not see why the law'nT England is unsusceptible of the bene4 philosophical arrangement any more than tktir other science. The French code cannot lay claim to anything like philosophical arrangement, and is open to the objections taken to it by Lord Wyn. ford. In discussing the question, the Frerieh ex periments ought to go for netting, or next to no thing ; they prove rnti-ely that the French lawyers who framAd these codes had no idea of the benefit whith law might derive from philosophy.—Morning Chronicle. The bill which Lord Althorp introduced on Thursday, " for the abolition of Church rates, and to make provision for the necessary repair of pa rish churches and chapels, and for the decent per formance of Divine Service therein," has been printed, and the second reading stands for Monday next. ror the sake of the members of the esta blishment, and the whole body of Dissenters whose interests are so Much affected by the bill, we have deemed it advisable to reprint it entire. The title is geculiarly endorsed, as " prepared and brought in by Lord Althorp and Lord John Russell." We have, on several occasions, expressed our decided opinion against the principle of the proposal, and the offensive nature of it as respects the Dissenters. The grievance complained of in the existing sys tem of church rates, was the principle of imposi tion and the compulsory character of the tax. We, altogether deny that the grievance is a " pocket ques tion." The Dissenters entertain a conscientious ob jection to the burden of contribution towards the maintenance of the Established Church. The projected measure does not remedy the evil. We• are well aware-of the difficulty of providing an un objectionable substitute ; but that is no valid vindi cation of the present bill, the'principle of which has justly offended the Dissenters. But we will to morrow examine its details. In the meanwhile we fervently hope that it will be modified ; and as a temporary measure—for one or two years—the Dissenters would not, perhaps, object to it. The bill would, at all events, have the effect of suspend ing the unhappy and disgraceful scenes which have recently been acted in the churches of our popu lous towns. The large sum of 250,000/. ought not to be added to the church funds .in these times, before an inquiry into the revenues of the establish ment, with a view to a proper distribution, has taken place. It is far from impossible that, ere long, a surplus revenue may be discovered appli cable to the necessities for which this bill seeks to provide. It is the only practical measure which can pass the legislature this session ; and is it just or politic to propose, at such a time, and under present circumstances, a permanent addition of the enormous sum of 250,0001. to the overgrown reve nue of the richest church of Europe.--IVlorning Chronicle. It is a curious fact that in speaking of the Fins bury election no , one has from the first appeared to contemplate the possibility of Mr. Henry Pownall retiring from the contest. No sooner was his name announced and his banner unfurled than every one at all interested in the matter at once concluded that he was a fixture—immovable while a voter re mained to poll. This is, in reality, a great com pliment to the character of the candidate. It proves at once that his conduct has been systematically consistent, and so firm, that his decision once ex pressed it became known as his fixed rule of action. Very different, however, is the case with respect to his opponents. Mr. Babbage from the first has been as vacillating as his political economy. One day a Socinian, the next day a Churchman ; yes terday everything, to-day nothing. As to Mr., " Tom Duncombe," his conduct has been like that. of all men in his position. Those who have nothing to lose are in general mighty liberal in their pro fessions ; but, unfortunately for them, the world, " though still deceived with ornament," will at least require " French plate," if it is not to have sterling gold. Mr. Tom Duncombe, therefore, flourishes only in the rankest and the lowest soil, in the possession of . which he hardly finds a rival even in Mr. Wakley. Indeed with all Mr. W.akley's political sins, and we admit freely , that they are bad enough, Mr. Torn Duncombe steps beyond him in the depths of de gradation. Mr. Wakley is a distinct, unmitigated leveller ; Mr. Thomas Duncombe would level the levellers for a very moderate share of what the Whigs have ever emphatically designated the loaves and fishes. Of course in the latter respect Mr. Babbage is on a par with Mr. Tom Duncombe; the representative of the " intellect of Europe," as Colonel Torrens facetiously designated the scientific gentleman, has already tasted the sweets of the public purse, and doubtless his appetite is one that grows "by what it feeds on." Now, these things have naturally induced much quarrelling and much misgiving with respect to Mr. Babbage and Mr. Tom Duncombe. The Times would have the latter re tire, and the Chronicle would have the former retire ; and no one seeing to doubt that a bargain might easily be made, but who is to pay the piper? There's the rub ; and some think "the' Family" would rather abandon the meagre chance there can be of Finsbury for getting to respond worthily to the call of the So vereign than become diplomatic in this affair. In the meantime Mr. Pownall is making rapid strides towards victory. Public meetings he has none ; but we learn that his committee-rooms have been thronged, and that his specific declaration as to the great principle which has induced him to come for ward, and the manly direct way in which it was made, have done much towards securing for him a complete triumph. Some of Mr. Pownall's op ponents affect to ask, who is Mr. Henry Pownall ? Why do not his committee take advantage of the interrogatory, and at once state that Mr. Henry Pownall has been known only to the public as a zealous and generous labourer in the promotion of religion and of charity ? It is scarcely possible to select any charity of eminent utility towards which Mr. Pownall will not be found a liberal contributor, and for the promotion of which Mr. Pownall will not be found to have greatly exerted himself. In the very district whieh he seeks to represent, and in which for nearly twenty years he was a resident, Mr. Pownall originated two schools, which afford sound profitable instruction to hundreds of chil dren. But the alacrity with which the most emi nent of the Wesleyans, as well as all sincere and faithful members of the Church of England, have come forward to support Mr. Pownall is the strongest possible proof not only that his conduct and his character are known,. but that they are highly and generally respected. The electors of Finsbury, who regard religion as conducive 'to the happiness and welfare of mankind, could hardly by possibility have found a better champion of their cause ; and they are evincing a spirit entirely wor thy of the glorious principle they are aspiring to gupport—a spirit which can scarcely .fail to lead 'to a triumph equally honourable to themselves and be nefieial to their country.--Morning We regret to learn that it is the determination both of Mr. Babbage and of Mr. Duneornbe, as well as of Mr. Wakley, to go to the poll, and thereby endanger the otherwise certain election of one of them. Such a result is in every respect to Ile deprecated, and we trust that it is not yet too late to prevent its occurrence. There ought to be a friendly conference between the respective com mittees of these gentlemen, in order, if possible, to induce that one to withdraw who is likely to poll the smallest number of votes ; and we hesitate not to add, that it is their duty, if they be sincere in their wish to have a liberal representative for the borough, to enforce compliance, by withdrawing their support from the refractory candidate. A s' the game at present is playing, there is every reason to believe that, if continued, the Tory candidate, who otherwise would not have the shadow of a chance, will outpoll all .his opponents.—Morning Advertiser • . COURT OP KING'S BENCH, JUNE 25. ( Sittings before the Loan CHIEF JUSTICE and ' a _. . , Special Jury) THE KING V. 'MELtERSH. This was an indictment for perjury preferred against Mr. Thomas Mellersh, a banker and solicitor at God-' aiming, Surrey. The perjury was supposed to have been committed in the answer •of the defendant in Chancery to a bill which charged him with not ac counting for money received for the use of his partners in the Godalming banking concern. The charge was that the defendant untruly swore, in his amended answer in Chancery, that one Richard Smith, the elder, had given him for his own exclusive advantage a bond to secure the payment of 1951., whereas it was not given for his, exclusive benefit, but for the benefit of the firm of Kidd, liinns, and Co. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and undertook to prove that the bond was given for the benefit of himself only. Sir JAMES SCARLETT was for the prosecution, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL for the defendant. The Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 25. (Sittings at Westminster, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) MASTERS V. MONTAGUE. This case occupied the court for the last three days. It was brought by the plaintiff, a servant, against the defendant, a gentleman of fortune residing at Clap ton, for ..a malicious prosecution arising out of the fol lowing circumstances : It' will be in the recollection of our readers that in January, 1832, the defendant, Mr. Montague, was summoned before the magistrates at Worship-street Police-office, to answer a charge of affiliation made by Mary Anne Dyer, a young woman who resided with him as a housemaid. Upon that occasion the magis trates granted the order, from which the defendant appealed to the Clerkenwell Sessions, where, after a trial of three days, the magistrates rejected the -ap peal, and confirmed the original order. Mr. Mon tague then indicted Mary Anne Dyer, the pre sent plaintiff, who was his footman, and the mother of the girl, for a conspiracy, which was tried in the Court of King's Bench, during the Sittings of the January Term. The parties were all acquitted, and the present action was brought for a malicious prosecution. Mary Anne Dyer was the first witness examined. She stated that in January, 1831, she entered the service of the defendant, who was upwards of sixty years of age. and whose wife was then living. Some time after she had been there he .began to make offers to her of a cri minal nature, which she successfully resisted for some months, and until one day when he found her alone in his bed-room. He then, by partial force and persua sion, effected his purpose, and which he subsequently renewed three or four times. The consequences were that she became pregnant, and previous to her con finement he gave her five sovereigns. She was then removed to the house of a woman of the name of Taylor, a short distance from Mr. Moutague's house, where on the 29th of December she . gave, birth to a female child, now alive. She was cross-examined at considerable length. She admitted that on her pregnancy becoming visible, and being asked who the father was, she said that it was a person of the name of. Wilkinson, who worked at the rope making business, but who was since dead. She _ad mitted that was a falsehood, but assigned as a reason for telling it that she wished to spare the feelings of Mrs. Montague. She denied ever having the slight est intimacy with tile plaintiff, Who then lived as foot man with the defendant. It appeared, however, by the evidence of the woman Taylor, where she lodged, that it was the plaintiff and the cook who took the lodgings for her, and the plaintiff during her confine ment visited her very frequently, and showed the great est affection for the child, and,. moreover, that Mr. Montague called at her house three ;times during the while the young woman resided' with her.; shortly after which the defendant discharged the plaintiff, his, footman, and his cook, stating as a reason that he,had been robbed by them. However, on his application to the sergeant of police to permit one of his men to ex tend his rounds to the back of his premises, he told the policeman that he suspected his servants of .rob ling him, : , but said that he had given Mary Anne Dyer 51egause she was a well conducted girl. Numerous witnesses were examined in corroboration of points of minor importance. On plaintiff's case being closed Mr. ADOLPHUS ad dressed the jury for two hours, and stated, which was subsequently proved in evidence, that his client, so far from being the father of the child,. never. .took the slightest liberty with the girl, and to enable him to deny the fact on oath he ,indicted the parties for a conspiracy. The real father Was the plaintiff, and the young woman admitted it to the cook. The learned counsel then called numerous witnesses. The defendant's case having closed, Mr. Sergeant WILPE replied in a speech of consi derable length, and the, jury, after an hour and twenty minutes' consultation, found a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages 2501. COURT •OF 'EXCHEQUER, JUNE 25. (Before Lord LyNoituasT'and a Special Jury.) CREASE V. BARRETT. The court was occupied the whole day in hearing the case for the defendant, conducted by Mr. Sergeant COLERIDGE. The evidence was partly documentary, and partly given by aged witnesses residing near Boscundle Com mon. The struggle between the parties was to deter mine whether this common was- part of the ancient duchy of Tewiugton Manor,, as upon that question would depend the right of toll upon the tin extracted from the Buckler's Mine beneath the soil of the common. The jury gave a ,verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 6141. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNE 25. MR. MAYNE'S CASE. . _ Joseph Garnett Hayne,. Esq., against whom it will be remembered the Countess of Harrington, when Miss Foote, recovered 3,0001. damages for a breach of promise of marriage, came up this morning from the King's Bench Prison to he heard upon the matters of his petition and schedule. His discharge-was op posed by Mr. Nicholls on the part of Thomas Cayley, Esq., M. P. The Learned Counsel said he also ap peared for a Mr. Masten, who had been gamekeeper to Mr. Hayne, but he-,merely wished hisclebt correctly entered in the schedule. • - Messrs. CooKE and WOODROFFE were retained to support the petition. • The schedule filed by Mr. Hayne is somewhat volu minous. It exhibits creditors to the number of one hundred and eleven,•and the aggregate amount of the debts is stated at 20,995/. 125., extending, over a period of several years, for some of which he had not received consideration. His credits good, bad, and in different, amounted to 750/. ; he had been an inmate of the King's Bench from November last ; the cause of insolvency was attributed to the depression of West India property, particularly in Jamaica, and to the great loss which had been sustained by 40,0001. in the funds having been sold out by certain creditors, to whom it had been transferred, and on which a loss of B,OOOL had accrued. Among the items in the ba lance sheets were the following, under the date of the year 1826 : ; • Jewels presented to Miss Foote £5,000. Paid damages in an action brought by Miss Foote Law charges attending the same The excepted articles of Mr. Hayne had been valued at 101. 155.,-and when he attained his majority September, 1823, he became entitled to 162,0001. Consols, which realized 139,3204, out of which he paid considerable debts he had contracted in his mino rity, and his sister's portion of .16,0001.- For. the lash six years he had contracted but .few debts, and had chiefly- lived on his wife's income under the, ma rr i age settlement, and gifts received from his mother. The appearance of Mr. Hayne as an insolvent d e b- I tor attracted a crowded court. On the case being called on, . The learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER inquired the reason the schedule had been signed in January, and not filed until May ? Mr. Coma said the affidavit of Mr.. Hayne would explain the matter ; he had not had sufficient means to satisfy his attorney. CHIEF COMMISSIONER (Smiling)--Oh Mr. COOKE could assure the Court of the, fact. CHIEF COMMIgSIONER—I see some things in the schedule, Mr. Cooke, that makes medoubt assertions. Mr. COOKE remarked that there lied been. a painful alteration in Mr. Hayne's circumstances ; the special balance sheet showed the manner in which he had lived for the last seven years. . The CHIEF COMMISSIONER minutely examined the proceedings before the. examination commenced. The insolvent, on his examination by Mr. NICHOLLS, stated many particulars respecting his property which are not of any general interest. Mr. NicnoLLs—l see, Mr. Rayne, an item of pre sents given to a lady to the value of 5,0004 ; were they all articles of jewellery?. Insolvent—No, there were some valuable shawls. , Mr. Nicuou,s—Were not some of the presents ,re- turned? Insolvent—No. , • Mr. Nlcnous in his address to the Court said his object in the inquiry he had pursued was to ascertain what property the creditors were likely to obtain and not with a view of prolonging the imprisonment of Mr. • Hayne, whose conduct after he had spent his splendid fortune had been certainly much to his credit. He had contracted 'but few debts for the last seven years. He should, however, submit that' copy of the will of his father and of the marriage settlement on his mother ought to be filed in court to give the creditors an opportunity of examining their provisions.. The court were aware that an immense sum of money had been set aside for slaveowners, which would diminish the charges.on the property; and for the sake of Mr. Hayne the creditors should know the exact position of his affairs. Mr. COOKE contended that the documents prayed for would be of little avail to the creditors, and would only delay the discharge of Mr. Hayne for some time. He (Mr. Cooke) had been assured from a quarter on Which he could rely that if Mr. Hayne's estate was properly managed the bona fide creditors would be paid in full, and a surplus left for himself. He could not see what good could arise from the application of his learned friend. The learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER said the creditors were entitled' to the production of the documents prayed. It was an every-day practice, and as long as he was a Commissioner what was ordered in the poorest possible case should not be denied in the pre sent case, which was of a prominent character. He therefore granted the application. A long discussion took place respecting the appoint ment of assignees, when G. Adams, Esq., W. Plas kett, Esq., and Thomas Cayley,.. Esq., .M. P., were appointed. The assignees consented,to dispense with the documents. The learned COMMISSIONER said if the creditors were satisfied he was satisfied. He was only the guardian for their interests. Mr. Hayne was sworn to his schedule, declared en titled to the benefit of the Act, and ordered to be dis charged forthwith.—The court rose till Monday. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JUNE 25. (Before B. ROTCH, Esq., M.P., Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates. ) ABRAHAM BELAsco.--- r The trial of Abraham Be lasco, indicted for keeping a common brothel, was fixed to take place this day, but he did not appear. His recognizances were estreated, and a fresh Bench warrant issued for his apprehension. . CHARGE OF .FRAUD. —Harman Melton ' a young man of fashionable appearance, a horse dealer and livery-stable keeper in Piccadilly, was convicted of fraudulently obtaining a horse and a quantity of corn, the property of Mr. Alfred Woolfan, an extensive horse-dealer, and sentenced to. be imprisoned three calendar months in the House of Correction. CONVICTION OF A 13ROTHAL-KEEPER. I -- Charles Wal bourne was charged with keeping a common brothel, and sentenced to three months' iinprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MA NSIOLHOUSE. Yesterday George John West, a city policeman, was charged with having committed a most desperate assault upon a man named Bright and his wife. From the statements of persons who were present, it appeared that Bright, the male complainant who was a tenant of the defendant, had had .some words with-the defendant, when the defendant went 'Mille and exchanged his police clothes for ordinary dress, and afterwards met Bright, who was rather in liquor; that the defendant suddenly struck the man a despe rate bldw, not - with his fist but with his staff, which he had retained although not on duty ; and that Bright's wife, upon running with her child in her arms to the assistance of her husband; whO lay sprawling, was' checked by a blow upon the head with this mild and manly policeman's bludgeon. > Man and wife pre sented-a most' hideous -spectacle, and it was believed by the witness that. if a baker had not wrested- the weapon from the policeman's hand,'and. snatehed up the child, the poor. infant .would have been The indignation of the crowd, who ran up on witness ing such murderous violence, was So- great, that if the policeman had not been taken at once to the station house, they would have torn him to pieees. ' They broke every windciw in the' house, though the iiitho rifles prevented them from gutting it. • Alderman WINCHESTER said that , it was long the boast 'of the city, that the.persons selected .to protect the public were not only distinguished'for their readi noss to expose thernselves,to danger, but for their ex traordinary temper and forbearance when others were excited. He regretted to hear .of so remarkable an, exception.. West declared that Bright had most grossly pro voked him by challenging him to fight, and striking him while he was sitting on a step smoking a cigar. He (defendant) had long borne Bright's insults, and walked- away and changed his clothes ; the interval, however, was not sufficient to calm the abusive spirit of Bright, who persevered until, in his own defence, the defendant used the staff. The fact was; that Bright and his wife were greatly attached to strong liquor, and that the latter had in consequence at tempted to drown herself. He (defendant) never en tertained an idea of striking Bright until that person attacked him when ho was in ordinary clothes. As for the 'woman, she got hurt in'the row, without being aimed at. Alderman WINCHESTER-But when you went to leave off your policeman's dress, you forgot to lay by Your staff at the same time. Have you any body here to give a version of the matter different from that I have heard ? The defendant said that a boy who witnessed the whole transaction from beginning to end was in the justice-room.• _ _ The boy alluded to then stepped forward, and said that Bright went up to the defendant and struck him twice before he returned the blow. The defendant produced his shirt, which he said had been torn to pieces by Bright and his wife. The witnesses for the complainant all swore that they did not believe the boy witnessed an atom of the matter, and that he did not speak word of truth. As for the tearing of the shirt,, that had beep defile by the baker in wrestingthe staff froin the officer's hand, after the husband and - Wire - here" left sobered with blOod from the police.bludgeon. They one and - all asserted that if the woman had been struck a little lower on the head, she must have been.killed. Alderman WINCHESTER—The. defendant .must be bound over to appear .to answer this at the sessions. Even if the man7and woman were in fault; unnecessary violence has been, 'at all- , events, used. The facts, too, must be laid before the police committee,,who will decide whether this policeman is any longer to remain in the city force. In the mean time I, shall suspend him. The keeping, of.the staff when the police clothes were exchanged looked like premeditation. • • Mr. Booker,,one of .the parish .officers'of Bishops gate, stated that he saw Bright and his wife, after the ass ault, covered with:blood, .and .that the fury. of the populace knew no bounds. The defendint, - ifteile eriteredinto his own recog nizance to appear at the sessions, applied to the Alder , man privately to allow hirn'to settle the business with the complainants. He admitted that he had dime wrong, and was ready to ren u h cr ate the man 'and hi s wife.. • • • --• • Alderman WINCHESTER Said that the case would be finally settled by the peli ce : co m mittee on Satur day -' • next. A native of Sydney, in New South. Wales, named William Vaughan', applied to" Alderman .:INCHESTER under the following circumstances : The applicant: stated that he :had taken his passage for Sydney on board the Britomart, and paid 1201. in bills - for himself and his. wife. Since the Ist of March he had, however, been detained. The veisel was in dock, and his clothes and • other property were on I board, and it was quite usele ss to complain to the owners. Th e ca ptain was in VVhitecross=street prison. Those who had the present command of the vessel re fused to let applicant take out his property, although lie expected to be obliged ,te sail, in a few days for Sydney in another vessel s and h e m ust experience the greatest injury and inconvenience if assistance was not given to him by somebody in authority. Alderman WINCHESTER said that the case was one of very great hardship, and that he knew of no mode of remedy except by application to Parliament. • MA RLBOII . OUG I I-STREtT. . _ The governess,„whose case we detailed yesterday morning, was yesterday placed at the bar for re.ex amination, charged with stealing a go ld sea l f rom the Bazaar in Soho-squ are . Mr. PHILLips, the b arr i s t er , a t ten d e d f or th e pri soner, and in his cross-examination of the porter elicited some trivial points in favour of the prisoner. He submitted that a respectable woman like the pri soner at the bar would, not disgrace herself by. pur loining a paltry article , like a seal. The worthy Magistrate took bail for the prisoner to appear to take her trial. BO W-STREET. Yesterday James Watson, of No, 18, Commercial placei City-road, publisher, was summoned for selling the People's Conservative, an unstamped newspaper. Skinner, an officer, employed by the Commissioners of Stamps, proved two sales of the publicationbr the defendant, and he was fined in the full penalty '0f.20/. and costs upon each. M A RYLEBONE. Yesterday a stout middle-aged man, respectably attired, who gave his "name John Bull, was charged with riotous conduct at the Sun public-house, New man -street, Oxford-street, and with assaulting Mr. John Baptiste Vanderfriend, the landlord. Mr. Vanderfriend stated that the prisoner entered his house on the previous night in a very drunken state, and called for some liquor, which complainant refused to serve him. The defendant with much dif ficulty was got out of the house, and shortly after he returned with a bucket of water, which he threw across the bar, and completely drenched witness. In removing the defendant a second time from the house he gave the complainant several violent blows. John Bull, when asked what he had to say to the charge, put on a sorrowful face, and said he regretted that he should have acted so. He was ordered to find bail, or pay a fine of ten shillings, which he did. HATTON-GARDEN Yesterday Joseph Martin, an ill-looking fellow, was charged-with the wilful murder of Jeremiah Macarthy. Privett,. a police officer, stated that on Sunday week last, about two o'clock in the morning, he was on duty on Saffron-hill, when he heard a disturbance in Cas tle-street, and he heard the cry of " Step thief." On proceeding to the spot he was informed that the pri soner had knocked down a man, who was lying on the road in a state of insensibility. The prisoner was standing close by, and he said that it was him that had knocked the man down. Witness supported Macarthy to the light, when he found him dreadfully bruised about the head. The prisoner was taken to the sta tion-hohse, where he again confessed to having struck him. Witness took Macarthy home, and yesterday morning, at about four o'clock, he received informa tion that he had died at his lodgings in Hounslow street, Clerkenwell, of the injuries which he received, and, by order of the inspector, he apprehended the prisoner. Two surgeons were of opinion that Macar thy died in consequence of the injuries he received. Mr. ROGERS gave directions that information should be immediately forwarded to Mr. Stirling, the Coro ner, and that an inquest be ca,lled to sit upon, the body. He also ordered that the surgeons who attended the deceased should be in _attendance at the prisoner's next examination. • The prisoner was then remanded. FATAL BOXING MATCH. The sporting circles were on Tuesday all on the alert to know . the result of two prize fights, which were appointed to take place in the neighbourhood of Andover, the scene of. former celebrated feats of a similar description, between Spring and Neat, Curtis and Aaron, Young Dutch Sam and Gypsey Cooper, &c. The men engaged in the present instance were Young Dutch Sam and Tom Gaynor, the former fighting 3001. to 2001. ; and Swift and Noon, two light men, who fought for 50/. a side. The battles took place within about four miles of .the town, and are said to Piave been the fairest, most manly, and scientific which have, taken place for many years. The ring, which was admirably forined, was surrounded by thousands of persons of all ranks, among whom were several noblemen; military officers, and magistrates. The first fight which came - off was that between Young Dutch Sam and Gaynor ; it occupied a period of two hours and• five, minutes, during which the superior science of Sam enabled him to ad minister the greatest quantity Af.,pupishment, which was done - principally with his left hand, his right arm having been injured in. the , second .round by a cross buttock. Gaynor did not give in till corn- Pletely exhausted, and exhibited throughout the most unflinching bravery. Sam's punishment, ,was not.. se vere, and he- was enabled -to. come to- town in the course of the night. Gaynor was conveyed to an inn at Andover, where every- possible attention was paid to him. Such were the golden opinions entertained of him. amongst the spectators, that upwards of 221. were 'raised ,for him on the ground, and much larger subscriptions ,are promised. The second fight, :that between Swift and Neon, was equally distigguished for science and hardy en.. durance.. The men were nearly of equal weight, being about 85t. 121 b. and the chances of victory seemed to vary from first to last, -till the seventy first . round, when Noon, in a cross-buttock, fell with his-head heavily against the ground. His seconds were then desirous of giving up the battle and taking him away, but he pertinaciously persisted in prolonging the contest. In the next round he was evidently so ex hausted that his seconds threw up the hat in token of defeat, and insisted up.on his retiring. At this he was so provoked that he struck one of his seconds, and retired from.the ring in tears, although every person present felt perfectly satisfied of the humane course which had been adopted, and foresaw that if he had been per mitted to continue the fight it would be only to submit him to additional unnecessary punishment. On get ting to Andover, he also received prompt surgical assis tance ; but it, 'is' deeply to be regretted that in the course of the night he breathed his last, still persist ing that if he had been allowed to continue his exer tions he.woUld have been the victor instead of Swift. He seemed deeply, mortified at his defeat, and cried incessantly, at. the disappointment of his. hopes. The poor fellow has left a widow- and child, and deserved a better Sate.. He was <known in the ring under' the denomination of " The. Pocket Hercules," and fought Swift once before, when' he was deprived of the for tune of the day, by an accidental foul blow. But for this unfortunate occurrence, it was supposed the Fancy would have been restored to its ancient cele brity, as the ring was kept with a degree of order and regular ing te i e t y o which mba ts m g o a v s t e . s u e n r b u o p u u n i ° d im e (1 4. s u a l t e i s s foarc fa ir n l a: d y d w e u r r e obaerved. • • A well-dressed wonian, about 25 years old, says the New York Sun, went into a shoe-store to be fitted with a pair of' shoes. ' •Af tth i . t sh r o y e in s g w c o ar i e l ypru s ,a e ie v d e t.f r ho a er l pairs, she cautiously, when the mall's back was turned, s ,, lip T p h e o d se a m pa a i d r a t xu ha; , fitted into he ec r mhm r_e a t n i c e o. u ,m, le ei p She then ibnugtutihreodsethine xpLicreretot:ciuileiiaarire sth:elhveeldsh4iniinghesshil'illiiiiaidsti., exclaimed he, "are. s i x needmone money,. t o l g , ny it s th h a ll . y c o a u ll ha a v e w t a h t murmurings about poverty, &c., at double the usual price. s gitEENo6k. , --lia'ving a few days ago visited the West Parish Church-yard, in company with kr friend, to whom we had promised to point-out the spot where repose the ashes of. -Burns' Highland Mary, we were casual witnesses of a-very affecting spectacle, which, ''sad aS it was, yet filled our minds. with a sort of melancholy pleasure, on account of the honour it did to human nature, by exhibiting the in tensity of i afFection and, depth of feehing that still exist in a world, which, we,are Seruetireei too, apt to conclude,, is full of selfishness and, simulation. While ,we were. reading some .of the half. defaced tombstones which bear a fast :obliterating. testimony to the - .virtue& of the- - shnnbereri beneath, .we ob served, a woman Wrapped'. round with • a cloak, ap proach a grave, over which -the grass hid evidently not yet had time to take root since it had been dis placed by the graveLdigger's spade; and throwing herself down upon it, she, burst into a flood of tears, and *ringing her hinds and beating. her breast, seemed to lie, snffering the greatest mental agony. Extended upon the unconscious sod, she kissed, from time to time, the sepulchral mould, and then sitting up with a face. of total abstraction,' rocked. her body to and fro, hike ono insane. " See here," said our friend, "that reality of which we have often seen upon the stage the representation. This is Nature's acting- . While he was yet speaking,. another indivi dual, who had also entered the church-yard, came up and informed us that the poor,woman whose burst of strong feeling we had undesignedly witnessed, was the widow of a. man, who, as many of our readers will doubtless recollect, was drowned by stepping over the quay into the water one dark, night in the beginning or January last. come all the way to w i fe Greenockliv edin A t h o e s H ee eb ,h ri e d r e h s, u a s n b d ai h id a , ( s t 114_ ------, D I'ED. Regiment, aged nine years and eight months. On the 16th inst., at Bruges,. of scarlet fever, Gertruclue Cecilia, third daughter of... Thomas Abbott, Es+ , 96t On the 23d inst., at Bath, - in her 72d year, Lady the widow of the late •S'ir,lt ; •?..I,liam. Fraser, isart,l.ll ving only survived the death of her third and laStssrin':s,i Jamcs John Fraser, Bart., by the, space of 16 . 'daYs. On the 25th inst.,' Mr: '.lOhn Griffiths, or Upper Ber keley-street, Portman-square, in his 75th, year. On the 23d inst., at'Ludlow, 'in her' 87th year; Airs. Rogers, relict of the late Charles Rogers, Esq., of LudloW , and of Stange Park. At Langley, Bucks, Mr- A . nn Buckland, relict. .of. th late Thomas. Buckland, Esq.,,, of the same place, agea ,B7 ,!;,. On the •- ,: k i inst.„ Clare hophia, daughter of Fredept.• Aber, Whitechap.cl, surgeon, aged 1:.! inonthz;. •, of On the 18th Inst., Mr. G. H. Dommes, former;y_. Kingsland, Hamburg merchant, late of Cloth-fair, aged "° On the 22d inst., at Croydon, Mr. John Dixon, of Man ; GI t • chesfer, in his 33d year. .... • On the 21st inst., at Hastings, in his 26th year' , 'IV r. •Fraaser, Henry Beall, of Leighton 'Buzzard, Bedfordshire. On the 23d inst.,. Liriley Kemblo Keen, the youngest child of .the ; Key. W. Valentine, .4 .1 M ' . ___—.........-....-__.-r'•-•'''- . Printed, and Published by. MURDO 'YOUNG* at the Sun Office, NO. 112, Stra n d. THE MARKETS. ET.—June 25. Per Ton s. d. Walls End Ruldell's 18 6 Walls End-Hettqn 19 6 Walls End Landitnn 19 6 W. E. Russell's. Hetion... 19 5 NV.Ils Ems mowart'q—.. 19 9 Iliton's'Butterknowl...........lB 0 Walls Ind 18 0 Splith Durham., 18 3 Walls End Tees 19 Floward'sNetheiton M ain' 16 0 Hvtley.... 7. 17 0 North_ Hartl 15 0 `al's End'Elgin 17 6 ast in.traet-d ty. 17. COAL MAIL A1air5.__........,,. g 0 Bishop's ASaiu» 1G 0 14olywell 18 6 ()ups Itedhiiirly 16 6 l'ontop,Windsnr 17 6 16 6 W.: st Hartley 17 0 Wylain 18 6 Wall:;Endßewicke& Cii. 19 0 Wally I'tr ` d Gdstorth—... 10 0 Wags 1::nd Flilda—.—.—. 18 0 Wall: End Newman:h..— IS 0 End l'etkins-- 17 6 Ships a r riVed since COUNTRY COB N fARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. , Barley k , at4. 'Jeans. Per Quarter. Abingdon-. Andover F l 4lllitigham rtriciport Cirencester .... Guildford Hereford S. to s. to s. 51 60 , 31 :34 48 551 26. 31 58 • 30 40 56 74 39. 36 44 51 23 tat; 54 86 30 40 S. to S. Sl2 30 16 26 so 18 25 2l 34 126 35 20 30' 26 32 28 34 22 30 30 32 14 26 22 25 28 32 22 32 30 38 20 26 17 23 22 21 21 22 24 26 48 74 54 83 5i 6 , 2 t so 56 68 62 68 40 66 4•2 so 54 58 64 78 48 -- 23 32 35 -33 2‘i 32 3.2 • 42 '34 44 30 32 22 36 26 2.p 33 40 37 38 34 Highwortt Maidenhead Nlontnouth—.... Reading SoUthalUptoli Stroud ' fewkesbtiry Uxbridge 48 74 58 80 .15 52 34 27 32 25 32 Warmiuster « ... Windsor. ~:.. Woicester--. 48 5'2 32 36 LEWES MARKET.—June 21. s ro - .36 37 36 40 - 54 - 34 44 34 " 45 Ir: 43.t5i White Wheat (per . g1iarter)..............£2 . 8 -7 0 to .£2 12' 0 Red _ 2 4 0 2 7 G 1 10 0 1 11 0 Oats, New - - . 1 0 0 1 3 0 Pease 176 0 0 0 0. ('Ol Cake. New t- tett - . I'EN HAM Per Bushel. s. d. to s..d VVlleat Barley 3 0 3 9 Mutton Oats ,. 2 6 3 3 Veal Beans Pease 5 0 7 0 Laud) Hay '3/. lOs to 3/. 15s. od. npr ton MARKET.—June I :Per lb. HULL MARKET.—Junat4 d. to d. CI . 7 7 7i 7 8 6 7 0 7 Wheat, Old -s. 42,.. 48s. ......Nrw ...... -s. 465. 50s. -- Foreign -s. 50s. Ms. In bond..., ~...4 .. ..... Oats, Poland - s. t , .3 5 . ~, s. Old -S. ~.....s. - Small or Feed::.. -> 21s. r ''...ig . --s. -6. -4, - Foreign -s. His. 18s -.....5..... 5 . Barley, Norf. & Sot ... -s 2gi. 305.. Line. & Wold .....g. 9.6. 30i. - Foreign -- .s• - 6.......- 6 . Beans • 306. :14s. r.tis Foreign Pease, White.... ....s 365. 40s Gtey --s. 30s. 345. „ . Fart, • • -e. --e. -8. Foreign --e• --e. .....3.. R. ipeseed„ in Immo! none. Free, nor, last 'SW Os. -- - - - -- - - KILKENNY.BIItter 944 to 86, perevet. ANtleut 2Us. to 23s p r barrel ; Flaw I3s to 295. Ito' liag, Oats 12s. to :3s. per bar rel; Barley lls. to Us. ; Beef 3d. to 3i4. per lb. ; .11.1uttm.4 1 1d. , Potatoes .ti per stone; Coals I s . Id per cwt ;e B evil, Pigs 245. to 2.55. lid. per cwt. • z SCOTCH hl Alt K ETS HADDINGTON-OORN Al A ft K ET.—Junc 20. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I 35s Pease. Beans. First .55s Od 3ls Od 0,1 Od 40s Od Second sls od '2;l, lid ‘23, Od Od s Od Third - Od There %ere2tl9 yrs. of Wheat in market,233'wherecdweee 31 LIR scld 1 --OS cirey. 21. 11a. sd. 9:12th6 A veiage DALKIEJ Wheat. First Wa Oa Second 's3s Od Third 43s Od 'l'H CORN MARKET..—June 19. Barley. oars. - rease.- Beans. 31s Od 25s 4cl. 386,0 d . 38,.0 1 27s Od 12s 4d 36s Od 36s 0 1 2s 6d , 206 8d 33s Od 2 : 3 ' ",' MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT; BASINGHALLISTREET. • (Frnm the Landon Gazelle.) " i'o-moFkitqw, JUNE 27 11 ff. E. Cole, corn-chandler, Wells-street, Oxford-street 2 at IL M. Wake, anchor-mith, Wa •l ing W. Blanchard, oilman,- Old Compton.street, Soho 1 12 J. W. Warren, draper. 131andford. Dorietahire .........••• 2 Il LOBSTER FISHING AT HALIFAX.—" We chose our ground (by moonlight) beneath the shade of some lofty but deserted buildings, which had once been a depot for prisoners of .war ; they are situated on an insulated spot called Melville Island, whicbilies in the middle of an expanded portion. of the'anued, where it forms a small lake. Under :these .roelty shores, with about four.. or five feet .water, menced our operations. But I must first .describe the implements of our sport, before proceed to the mail nperoneessT.heyinatrbee•nbotowveoryf c tb ot e np b l o ic a a t te i d s -- , • p n la ther da is the grating with a long handle, like a gigantic frying pan, the plan of which may have beenimported from. below. ; this is supOied with large pieces of a thick coarse kind of. milk-board, which is.used in this coun try as an intermediate in roofing buildings,between the beams and theshingles.; ithis-substance;. when lit, burns fiercely, and casts a very powerful light. The weapons for capturing .the lobsters, termed spears, re ' semble rather the props of a clothes line, only some what more artistically shaped. They are .from 6to 7 feet in length, and nearly an inch in diameter; at one extremity they are split down about six inches, and the prongs thus formed are kept asunder by means of a small wedge. The mode of employing these,in struments is as follows :—The boat is tilted (intone side, so as to bring the gunwale close to. the water's edge, and a blazing fire being made on the grating' , it is held: as near the water as possible. By means- of the strong light which is thus cast, the smallest ob jects are made distinctly visible beneath the wave ; myriads of lobsters are thus discovered crawling in every direction—their coteries disturbed by the sudden glare, and a great. deal -of confusion evident amongst them. Some few there are, too dignified and accustomed to society to betray emotion, who lie at full length, supine, like clergymen in full •canonicals ; others, of more sanguine temperament, but equally black of hue, bob about like- 'Old -Bailey barristers, or May-day sweeps; all, however, exhibit an interest ing spectacle to the gazer, who is thus let into the se cret of their habits, and made, as it were, free of their haunts. But this tranquil contemplation is not suffi cient for the fisherman, and each man now assume: his spear. A little judgment and skill are of co . learn. The simple sport, that he has someth.einsgrt to ed in the water, necessary, and a beginner finds, in th a i prongs of the weapon are . quietly withinl a few inches of the and gradually lowered till eyes seem of unconscious lobster, whose projecting on n im out, "alive such occasions • n s , d a t k li p directs the spear above the shoulders of the and, when near enough to give scaly gentleman, / suffi • • tus to the blow, he cient impetus darts his spear upon little hi m , wedging him closely between the prougs, , and triumphantlyscrvice h to au h li i n m g to his great satisfaction and the dire apprehension . of the ladies, who have hitherto enjoyed the Boston Herald. • ca kr jpge fisher man t BIRTHS. On the 20th inst.,- at Warwick,- the Hon. Mrs. Wood mass, lady of 'Charles Woodmass, Esq., of a son- , • On the 23d inst., at Chiddingfeld Rectory, Surrey, the lady of the Rev. G. F. Everett, Of .a aon. • On the 23d inst., Mrs..T. J. Smith,-Claremont-terrig e, Pentonville, of a daughter, still;.1100. The lady of J. Tollemache, Esy., of a still-born obi- ` MARRIED. . . - On the '..4th inst., at Broadwater, S uss ex, William Maclean, Esq., of Denmark-hill, Surrey, to Frances Susan. youngest daughter of the late John Dennett, Esq., of Storrington. . On .the,•24th inst., at Isleworth, Edward • Chatterton. Middleton, Esq., of Loughborough, to Anna Maria, second daughter of James Stanbrough, Esq., of Hieworth. '.. M. Coe, Esq., of nels;. , eid a e t st St :on Ge o o f rie ti s, Hanover-square, On tbg.23d inst., at St.. Mark's, Kennington, Mr. Win. Gritnley, of Vassal-road, North Brixton, to Mi ss S ara h Bocquet, of the same place. Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, to Sarah Tatham,- only C,r t i h ck e A ..2 V -l i d l 1i a i daughter ;of , the • Rev. Thomas Mounsey, of Owthorn v icarage, near Hull. . . Frederick g J