The Sun. — London, England, 1833-06-08 00:00:00

' SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. .Though an 'Evening .Ministerial Paper, that greatly affects an official tone, states that " it is believed Cotint Orloff, who has been sent to Constantinople,' and who has there met with Lord Ponsonby, having authority for that pur pose7Will give immediate orders for the return of the Russian fleet and army to Sebastopol," we take the liberty of saying we believe no such thing. The reliance to be placed on such a statement, emanating from such a quarter, may be fairly estimated, when it is recollected that the Journal which thus announces the speedy removal of the .great obstacle to the adjustment of the affairs of the East, has from time to time, for nearly three years past, assured the public, with all the solemn pomp of Lord Burleigh's gravity, that there was to be an " immediate settlement" of the Batavo-Belgic question, which, in spite of those " official" assurances, remains unsettled yet. "It is believed," says our contemporary." On what authority ?" we ask ;—certainly not on the authority of the news received from the East through the German papers, which, although very guarded in communicating anything which concerns the ambitious designs of Russia, yet allow sufficient facts to transpire to make it evident that the " settlement" in the East which Russia is pre paring to bring about is a settlement for herself. All the accounts from Constantinople likewise show that the,political struggle there is chiefly between the Russian and French influence. The agency of England is nearly, if not altogether, put aside. The incapacity of the Noble Lord at the head of our Foreign Department was never more clearly manifested to all the world than in relation to the Turco-Egyptian question. He recalled one ambassador at the moment when his presence in Turkey was most wanted, and sent out another when it was too late. Sir Stratford Canning returned home about the time that Ibrahim Pacha struck the de cisive blow against the Porte, and LordPonsoaby arrived in the Bosphorus just in time to find the Russians in military possession of Constan tinople ! The genius of our foreign policy was " wriggling like an eel" through the mud-banks of the Netherlands, while Russia, with the arms of her naval and military power, grasped the splendid prey which her subtle and circumvent ing diplomacy had ensnared. The French Go vernment was then asleep as well as that of England, but the French diplomatists have since evinced some energy and skill as compared with our own. Accordingly France has been enabled to throw some impediments in the way of the further progress of Russia, though they are pro bably but of a temporary nature. The accounts from Constantinople speak of no other Powers contending for mastery in the Divan than Russia and France; as to England, her position is ex plained by the Allgemeine Zeitung in the follow ing words:—" English diplomacy has placed itself in the second rank, and the British agents here (at Constantinople) are scarcely ever mentioned." It is quite certain that Turkey has fallen to rise no more. The elements of that vast but constructed empire are broken up. As to its abject and pusillanimous Sultan, Russia is his master. He is but a satellite of the Calmuc Jupiter, as the Khan of Crim Tartary formerly was before that country was incorporated with the Russian dominions. We quite agree with our correspondent who writes from Frankfort, and who says that it is in vain for us to think of propping up Turkey now ; that we should adopt Egypt, and make that country a new barrier against the ambitious designs of Russia. If Russia had allowed the Sultan and Mehemet Ali to fight their quarrel fairly out, we should have deprecated all interference on the part of our Government ; but the in ervention of Russia puts us under the necessity of taking active mea sures to protect our own interests. Our corn- . rnercial connections in the Levant are at stake. , But the interference of our Government, as at . present conducted, is worse than none ; for our diplomatists assist the designs of Russia, by opposing Mehemet Ali, whom, now that the Sultan is Russianized, it is our obvious interest to support.—Morning Herald. When Bishop Phillpotts begins to pester the Ki ng with his factious dogmas touching the coronation oath, and " all that," his Pam- phleteership will possil•ly have the goodness to answer a single question. He says the Sove reign is hound by oath to maintain " the present settlement" of the church. Well, in case his Majesty should, on grounds satisfactory to him self, be persuaded, that to preserve any church at all, it is necessary to modify some of the conditions on which it holds its property—for that, otherwise, the whole ecclesiastical edifice must tumble to the earth—what course would a due regard to the spirit of his oath prescribe to a conscientious Monarch ? Would he patiently await the inevitable downfall, or assent to those definite modifications which a moral power, not to be resisted, enjoins ? We hold this to be the precise alternative now offered to the royal judgment. Does Dr. Phillpotts flatter him self; that if the executive Government should attempt to bolster up tithes, and the actual arrangement of Bishops' property, and the system of translations, and the wealth of Deans And Chapters, and the monstrous inequality of 'ivings, &c., that he (Dr. Phillpotts) would be the Bishop of Exeter this day five years ? Should such an argument not prevail with his Right Reverence, we know not of any by which 11)1111d like his Lordship's can be reached. As for the precise object and terms of the corona tion oath, enacted in the first year of William 111. (and Mary), and taken by his present Ma jesty, William IV., the known object of that portion of it which concerned the Church was to guard immediately against Popery and a Popish Pretender. That point is so well established that we shall not discuss it. But for the terms and expressions employed with regard to the property" of the Church, the word " property" does not occur at all, but the King binds himself to preserve to the Bishops and clergy of this realm, O to the churches, &c., all such rights and pri wileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them. Now, will any man of average sense or honesty, not being Bishop of Exeter, allege that, under this oath, the King must never be a party to any change of the law re specting church rights or property ? It is na tural to imagine that the great lawgivers and statesmen of the revolution were blind to those changes in the nature, condition, and general attributes of property, which are at all times pos sible, and which the lapse of years and fluctua tion of circums►ances might render unavoidable in the adjustment of church property itself, with a view to its actual preservation. If this Bishop, or any ecclesiastical bigot, fancies that any in terested and selfish construction of a great con stitutional instrument is to supersede that of the people of England and their representatives, lie may be roused from his dream rather roughly, we suspect. As for the Right liev. brethren of the Bench, seriously speaking, it is much to be regretted by all true friends of the church that, none of them were present in the House of Commons on Thursday to witness the very pregnant marks of assent given by the great body of the representatives of the people to Lord Morpeth's strictures on the political con duct of the Bishops. Even that same political apostolical prelate, Dr. Phillpotts, might have been taught to mend his ways, by turning to pursuits more congenial with his sacred functions than the demoralizing tactics of political intrigue. We are ready to admit him not ill suited to shine as one of the zealots of a faction, or the boiling bigots of a sect ; but we must take leave to remind him that such exhibitions are not con sistent with the lawn. sleeves which cost him so Much reputation to earn ; and that he is rapidly dissipating the halo which has heretofore screened his brethren from the searching eye of A jealous public. If the Bishops are content to be classed with temporal Peers, they must take the consequences. If they claim an exemption from criticism on the ground of their spiritual haracter, they ought to act up to it. Now, Such of their light as shines before men is any thing rather than spiritual. It is in vain for them to be repeating that they have nothing to do with party, whilst at the very time they are to be found abetting every unprincipled at tack that a few selfish and disappointed nobles choose to make upon a liberal Government. Verily, their works speak for them : sometimes, however, they speak for themselves. Two amus ing instances of their involuntary sincerity oc 'curred in the House of Lords this week. One Right Rev. Prelate was observed, during Mon dav's debate, to give his assent somewhat osten tatiously to the propositions of Earl Grey and Lord Brougham ; and, indeed, he was so in discreet as to express himself, both in monologue and dialogue, quite satisfied with the case made 'out by Ministers. It was, of course, expected that his vote would accord with his opinion, but unfortunately a significant glance, at the critical moment of division, from the circle where the Duke of Cumberland was seated, in all the odour of sanctity, at once added him to the disciples of that pious and enlightened per sonage. Another Right Rev. Prelate, who had the honour of being in the same ma jority, gave his reluctant vote, so as to leave a general impression of •the pain he suffered at being seen in the ranks of Opposition. His glory was destined to be very short•lived. On the following day a certain nobleman, of known liberal principles, was surprised at being accosted by this impartial Prelate, and at re ceiving from his own lips the gratuitous infor mation that he was delighted at the vote of the preceding evening, and at the inevitable change of Administration. An eclaircissement, of course, quickly followed, when it appeared that the Bishop had mistaken his new acquaintance fora distinguished nobleman of very opposite politics, whom it is needless to say it was greatly his interest, in the event of a change, to propi tiate. But let the Tories disclaim as they will any settled plot for defeating the Ministers last Monday, we know that the most indefatigable exertions were used to get up the majority. No less than 39 proxies were entered before two o'clock. Some noble Peers were even dragged with gentle violence from their beds ; one, at least, we know will not deny the "soft impeach ment." However, the overthrow that followed was dreadful ; that it must be a final one we do not aver,---there is always danger in even a sleeping majority, which it is notorious may at any time be brought to bear against Ministers in the House of Lords. There are two modes of crushing it,—first, a creation of Peers, which we do not—which we never did—recommend but as a last shift, and under extreme necessity. The second is the adoption of a line of policy, foreign and domestic, so vigorous, command ing, and popular, as to draw the whole country into the wake of Ministers, and let the Lords resist it if they can. This is the course which we would recommend to his Majesty's official advisers. There is one further topic which may now not unfitly be touched upon, and which, considering the high quarter to whose favourable acceptation it would, in all duty and reverence, be humbly submitted, ought to be glanced at, we confess, with extreme circumspection. Ru mours have loug prevailed that the greatest per sonage in the kingdom has been personally exposed to a sort of minute, but frequently re iterated, inconvenience, from the narrow, bigoted, and pertinacious politics of certain individuals, not very distant from the Royal circle itself; whose sole purpose it seems to be to in sinuate against the views and motives of the sworn advisers of the Crown, and to ,wart their best considered schemes of na- tional policy. This must be equally tor menting to the high personage more immediately affected by it, and injurious to the public service. Looking at the composition of the regular Court circle, and even of those additions which are on most occasions made to it, there seems ground for wishing that a more decided preponderance in rank and number were given to those indivi duals or families whose known sentiments were in accordance with those of his Majesty and of the Members of his Administration. One rea son for such a change is this,—that the descrip don of persons most conspicuous about the Court are assumed indications of the personal bias of the Sovereign ; and a corresponding de gree of confidence or distrust in the cordiality existing between the high personage and his ser vants is thereby circulated throughout the coun , try. Now, it is a noble trait in his present -Ma jesty, that of all the Sovereigns who have reigned during the last century, there is not one who has affbrded his Ministers on great occasions so manly and generous a support. It is on that account that we deem the subject a safe one, and that we venture to state the case thus frankly, knowing well that it will be felt no sacrifice to set the whole matter on a less ambiguous foot ing, and to adapt the apparent to what we know to be the real state of things.—Times. Some surprise has been expressed that the Conservatives, knowing their weakness, should have allowed matters to go to a division on Thursday .night. Indeed the whole conduct of the Conservatives throughout this question has been inexplicable on any principle of common sense. The Duke of Wellington ought not to have forced on a trial of party strength at this time; but when it was found that the vote was what the French would call a coup manqu6 there was no occasion surely to compel the world to see the whole extent of the blunder by another _ _ vote in the Commons. Some think that the vote was the result of the determination of a distill- guished Conservative in the Commons, who wished to read a lesson to the Duke and the party in the House of Lords, which might have the effect of preventing them from running into similar blunders 'Or the time to come. It did, to be sure, exhibit wonderful ignorance of English feelings and English sympathies to suppose that a party could vault into power on the back of Don Miguel. The lesson read to their Lord ships has been somewhat of the severest. But how long will they profit by it ? When may we expect another collision ? It would be in structive to have the particulars of the history of the late intrigue. The Duke used to be famous in the war of the Peninsula for the goodness of his intelligence. His intelligence has, however, been in this case at fault.— Morning Chronicle. On Friday, May the 17th, Lord Wynford was exceedingly indignant at the statements in some petitions presented by Lord Suffield, im plying that slavery was irreconcileable with Chris tianity. " When it was said," exclaimed Lord Wynford, " that those petitioners could not re cognise the principle of men being the property of men ; let him tell them that the Apostles had recognised it, and he presumed that they did not pretend to be better Christians than the Apos tles. The principle had, in truth, been recog nised from the earliest times." Last night Lord Suffield produced an authority against the Noble and Learned Lord, which ought to have some weight with him—that of the Noble and Learned Lord himself. "In the remarks (said his Lordship) he made the other night upon this subject, he had forgotten to allude to an authority, than which a better could not be adduced—it was the authority of Chief Justice Best.—(Laughter, and Hear, hear.) In a judgment which that learned individual had given some time since, amongst other excellent sentiments which he uttered was the following:— That human beings could not be the subject matter of property,' and that any law sanctioning slavery, was an anti-Christian law, and one which violated the rights of nature.'—(Hear, and laughter.)" This was the argumentum ad horninenz with a vengeance. However, Lord Wynford possesses " matchless intrepidity." It appears that the Noble and Learned Lord has one Christianity and one law of nature for Eu rope ; and another Christianity and another law of nature for the West Indies. "The judgment alluded to (he said) had been delivered by him some twelve or thirteen years ago ; and in it there was not a single opinion expressed which he was not prepared now most fully to maintain. It was only in England that he recognised that principle ; in any other country, especially in the West Indies, he was not so ignorant as not. to know that it would not obtain." Lord Wyntord is an admirable expositor of Chris tianity and of the rights of nature. Rob Roy's Christianity was somewhat akin to it— " That he mould take who has the power, And he should keep who can." —Morning Chronicle: A useful lesson has been taught to the Tories, if they would only prat by it, by the answer of the King to their address from the Lords, and by the manner in which Colonel Davies's motion was received on Thursday last. They must now feel, if they never felt it before, that as a party they are utterly annihilated—that they have no standing in the State, except as a fac tion--that their principles are adverse to those of the community at large, and that there does not exist the slightest ground for hope that they can ever again hold the reins of Government, without a thorough change of all the principles which they have hitherto professed, and a total relinquishment of all the practices by which they have brought this country to a state of ruin and decay. Never, in fact, was a party so completely annihilated, and in so short a period, as the Tories. Three years ago, the world of Britain was their own—they possessed all power —every office in the State was filled by them— every nook and corner in the kingdom owned their sway; and the very idea of its being in the power of any other party to turn them out of office would have been scouted as the dream of a visionary, or the raving of a madman. One short hour, however, was sufficient to sound their death-knell. They outraged public feeling, as well as every principle of just representation, by their opposition to reform, and with a ce lerity as well as an efficiency unexampled in po litical history, they were thrust from the councils of the country without the slightest hope of again returning to them as a party. To their successors also a useful lesson was offered (luring the late crisis, which, we trust, they will not fail to improve to their own advantage as a party, as well as to the benefit of the country. Twelve months ago, their defeat in either House of Parliament would have been viewed as almost a national evil, and their threat to resign have summoned around them all the talent and liberality of the country ; but how different was it during the present week, when they were not only defeated, but when it was also deemed more than probable that his Majesty would not afford to them that efficient support which the exigency of the case demanded ? It is but too true that no one said, " God bless them ;" that there was no indignation at their defeat ; that there was no dread entertained of the cause of the country being lost through their resignation. The only feeling, in fact, was one of astonishment at the impudent hardihood of those who attempted to oust them ; but by no means of fear lest they should supplant them in the favour of the Sovereign and the Councils of the country. The former was felt to be a possi ble case ; but it was also very rightly judged that, even if a Tory Government were formed, it could not, by any possibility, endure for a fortnight. On that point the public felt easy, nor did it seem to care much whether the Whigs did or did not resign. And why? Not assuredly because the public had forgotten, and become ungrateful for, the great services which they have rendered to the State by the passing of the Reform Bill—quite the contrary ;—but because they have latterly mani fested a leaning to Toryism by no means con sistent with their former principles—because they have turned a deaf ear to many prayers of which they were the stanchest advocates— because they have failed in reducing the esta blishments and taxation of the country to a level with the exigencies and means of payment of the people—because they have opposed many popular and just measures which they ought to have supported—and, finally, because the people begin to feel that there are those among them, without title and without public name, who are as capable of administering the affairs of the country as those who till a larger por tion of the public eye. As is justly remarked in the last number of the Monthly Repository, " There is much hope for England as long as there is reason to believe that a large portion of the population of our great towns is com posed of men like" those who composed the Calthorpe Jury. The country can never be at a loss for men to administer its affairs, while such men are to be found in the middle ranks as those who, " before God and their country," delivered such a noble verdict. Every class, in tact, but that which includes the higher circles, has made great strides within the last few years towards the attainment of political knowledge ; and sadly mistaken, as well as of short duration, will that Ministry be which does not duly ap preciate this state of society, and, instead of being compelled by the public voice, take the (mid; and direction of it in all matters affecting she welfare of the State.—Morning Advertiser. SERIOUS TITHE AFFRAY. Late yesterday evening an account arrived in town of an attack on two Magistrates and a party of military and police, near Carrigtwohill,- about ten miles from Cork. Arrangements having been mule for the service of tithe processes in that neighbourhood, the military were sent to Middleton for the purpose of being near to the parish. This, it is supposed, operated as a signal for opposition, as on Sunday night fires were to be seen on every hill in the district. On Monday the Magistrates, Edward Wallis Hoare, Captain R.N., sad Marshal Cummins, Esqrs., accompanied by an officer and about 30 men of the 7 , 6 Dragoons, and by two officers, and about 80 men of the 29th Regiment, together with a party of police, com manded by Captain Nangle, proceeded to the lands of Itossmore, south of Carrigtwohill, which is within the district of Glanmire Petty Sessions, of which district Messrs. Hoare and Cummins are Magistrates. On their approach, horns were blown, and the country people, who were assembling from all quarters, con tinued to arrive until a large number were con gregated almost in contact with the Magistrates ant their party, and the surrounding hills were eovere with multitudes of by no means uninterested spectators. They used the most offen►ive and exasperating language, and assailed the military and police with stones. Many of the f,rmer were struck, as were also the magistrates, who exhibited the utmost forbearance, and repeatedly en trea,ed the infatuated people to desist ; but in vain. Stones continued to be showered on the party under their command—even fire-arms were used by the crowd, and it was not until one of the soldiers had been shot dead, that extreme measures were resorted to for the protection of the remainder. For that, these measures were impera tively demanded. Every thing abort of them had been tried, and tried without success. The lives of the party were at hazard, and it was only when no other hope of safety of f ered, that the last alternative was resorted to, and the military were ordered to fire. The order was instantly obeyed—with what effect we have not ascer tained, but several, we believe, were wounded. Perceiv ing no probability of being able to complete the business which they had begun, the magistrates agreed to desist from the further service of notices, and to return to Carrigtwohill, whither they commenced their march. This, however, did not satisfy the multitude, nor did the measure adopted by the military for their protec tion deter them from the prosecution of their object. They continued to assail the party with stones and exe crations, compelling them frequently to turn in their own defence—until they reached the village of Carrigtwohill. In addition to the death of the soldier, several of the police were badly wounded. The Magistrates, Captain Hoare and Mr. Cummins, each suffered severely, espe cially the latter, by blows from stones. Mr. Cummins, indeed, besides contu,ions in the head and side, had his foot pierced by a pitchfork, which entered it deeply—divid . ing some of the tendons, and inflicting a grievous wound. These are the particulars, so far as they have reached us. Whether any of the unfortunate people have been wounded fatally, we have not yet heard, but we believe they have suffered deeply by their infatuated resistance to the execution of the law. These are the fruits— the bitter fruits of that wicked and unprincipled aye ' tern by which, from end to end, the country has ben convulsed, the law defied, the peace disturbed, and the au thorities derided and contemned. Even within the last few days, the agents of this system have been at work in the neighbourhood of Middleton. Frequent meetings have been held, at one of which the persons assembled were instructed, not merely to refuse the payment of tithes, but, as we are informed, to resist it by force. How well the instructions were obeyed, let the event which we have narrated tell. But while the people suffer, shall those who make them suffer escape? While they fall the victims of a mischievous resistance to the law and authorities of the land, shall those who counsel the resistance, but who have not the manliness in their own persons to brave the con sequences—shall they be permitted to go free? Some of those to whom we allude assume the name of gentlemen, and style themselves the friends of the people whom they thus betray. With what feelings they view the conse quences of the provocatives which Vley have administered to the passions of their deluded dupes, we neither know nor care ; but we do know that if ever peace is to be esta blished in this distracted country, the law must lay its hand on these gentry, and deprive tbem of the power of sporting with th:• lives and properties of the King's sub jects.— Cork Constitution of Tuesday. REVOLTING CHARGE AGAINST AIR. BANKES, M.P. (for Dorsetshire) AND A SOLDIER. Q UEEN-SQUARE, Yesterday the greatest excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of this office, in consequence of its being generally rumoured that a Member of Parliament and a private soldier had been apprehended on the previous evening on a charge of a revolting nature, and lodged in the Station house, in the New-way, Tothill-street. At an early hour the station-house was surrounded by hundreds of persons, anxious to catch a glimpse of the prisoners. Long before the hour of commencing business at least two thousand persons had assembled in front of the office. Mr. White having taken his seat, Thomas Flowers, a private in the second company of the first, battalion of the Coldstream Guards, was brought up limn the station-house under an escort of police constables, who had the greatest difficulty in keeping the mob off. The yells and execrations of the crowd were tremendous. The inspector on duty spoke to the magistrate as to the difficulty of bringing up the other prisoner, from the mense mob which had assembled. After a short lapse of time he was brought up in a hackney coach. As soon as it arrived at the office-door the shouts and execrations of the crowd were renewed, but by the protection of the constables he was got unhurt into the office. The name of the individual is William John Bankes, Esq., Member of Parliament for the county of Dorset, of No. 5, Old Palace-yard. As soon as it was announced that the prisoner had arrived, Mr. White directed the officers to clear the office of every individual, as the examination was to be strictly private. Our reporter was consequently excluded, and compelled to leave the office with others. Officers were then placed outside each door, so that no person whatever should enter on any pretence, except the witnesses for the prosecution. On its being known outside the office, that the public were excluded, the greatest murmuring took place, and frequent were the cries of " It's because he is a rich man." One of the witnesses, who was highly indignant at the press being excluded from the (Ace, promised our reporter ta take copious noes of the evidence adduced ; and we are indebted to him fur the following account of what transpired at this secret examination of the wealthy indi vidual. (The account was furnished us by Mr. William Barker, of No. 3, Old Gravel-lane, Southwark, who is ready to vouch for the accuracy of the statement. We have also made other inquiries which confirm the account.) The first witness ceded was James Smith, an eating house keeper, in the Vauxhall-road ; he stated that he acted as a private watchman in S. Margaret's church yard, Westminster. On the previous evening, between nine and ten o'clock, he was on duty near the church, when he saw the prisoner (Mr. Bankes) talking to the soldier, near the railings of the church-yard ; his suspi cions were excited that something improper was going on, and he watched them ; in a short time they separated, each going a different way. He saw Mr. Bankes go into a place of public convenience in the churchyard, close to the church ; and shortly afterwards be saw the soldier go in likewise. His suspicions were now very strong, and he spoke to a person who was crossing the churchyard, and informed him of the circumstance, at the same time requiring him to keep watch while he went and called a police constable. He, however, could not find one, and the stranger offered to go and look for a police constable, and returned in a short time with one ; they then went to the place, and found them both there as described ; they were confused, and hurried out. Witness here described the state of their clothes. Mr. WHITE flow long were the prisoners in the place before the constable went in ?—Witness—About ten minutes. Mr. WHITE asked Mr. Blnkes if he wished to ask the witness any question, which he declined. William Barker stated that be resided with his brother, the landlord of the Prince and Princess, No. 3, Old Gravel-lane, Southwark. Between nine and ten o cluck last night, he was passing St. Margaret's Churchyard, when Smith, the private watchman, met him, arm said, " I wish I cuu'd see a police constable." Witness asked him what was the matter, when he replied that there was a gentleman in a cloak in the place close to the church door with a private soldier. Witness went back, and could perceive the soldier in the place. The watchman then said, " I'll go and look for a police-constable if you will keep watch." Witness did keep watch, and in a few minutes the watchman returned, and said that he could not find one. Witness then went towards Toth;11-street, while the watchman kept watch, and met a constable; he told him what he wanted him for, and he came in stantly. They all went up to the place nearly together, the constable first; the gentleman appeared confused, and muttered something as he came out of the place which he could not bear. He could perceive that th!soldier's trou sers were unbuttoned. Mr. WHITE—Were the trousers more unbuttoned than necessary? Witness—Yes; on the road to the station house he was adjusting his dress all the way ; and when we got there we found that his braces were undone. Mr. WHITE—What time might have elapsed when you were first called by Smith, the private watchman, until you got the•coestable and went to the place? Witness— About seven or eiebt minutes. Mr. WHITE—Be very particular; I w;sh you to be correct. Witness—That was about the time, as near as I can guess. Mr. WHITE—Is there any thing more that you have to state? Witness—When we got to the station-house, and the charge was taken, the Inspector on duty told Mr. Bankes that if he had any property about him, he had better le ive it with him for safety. Mr. Bankes gave him bis purse, and the Inspector asked him what it con tained, when he replied that there was a sovereign at one end, and he believed Is. 6d. in the other. The Inspector opened the purse, and observed that there was only Is. 6d. Mr. Bankes then put his hand in his pocket, and found the sovereign, which he delivered to the Inspector. Police const:►ble Edwards, of the B Division, No. 21, was next examined. He deposed to the last witness coming to him in Tothill-street, and informing him of the circumstance that had been mentioned. The gentle- man, when he went up, had his trousers undone. - Each of the witnesses underwent a very long examina tion before the Magistrates, and, upon the close of the evidence, Messrs. GREGORIE and HEATHCOTE took their seats on the Bench. Several highly respectable persons arrived in their carriages, apparently friends of the pri soner (Bankes), but they were refused admittance. By this time the crowd outside had greatly increased. This being the whole of the evidence, Mr. WHITE di rected Thomas Flowers, the soldier, to be taken into the outer office, and then asked Mr. Bankes what answer he had to make to the charge ? Mr. Bankes, who appeared to be excessively agitated, said that he had been dining at Lord Liverpool's, and on his return home he certainly met with the soldier; he at first thought that it was a man named Robinson, whom lie had known abroad, and who had frequently applied to him for recommendations to various situations; finding that it was not the same man, he asked him if he knew such a person in the regiment, as a short time ago he had seen a man in a red coat who he thought was the same; the soldier replied th it he believed there was a man of that name in the regiment; they then ported and he was going home, when he went into the place of convenience. The soldier, by order of Mr. WHITE, was again brought in, and asked what he had to say in his defence?—The soldier replied that he had been to a shoemaker's, and had afterwards gone to a public-house, where he had some thing to drink ; he met the gentleman, who asked him if he knew a man named Robinson in the regiment, and he replied that he did ; after they separated, he went into the (place), and found the gentleman there. Mr. WHITE-Why did you not go out when you found the gentleman there—had you not common decency for that ? In answer to further questions, it was evident that the soldier went out of his way home by going there. Mr. WHITE said that he was extremely sorry that it had fallen to his painful lot to hear the case, but he felt it to he his imperative duty to send the case to the Sessions. He should require Mr. Bankes to find two sureties in the sum of 3,0001. each, and himself to enter into his own recognizance in the sum of 6,0001., to answer the charge at the next 'Westminster Sessions. Thus making the bail 12,0001. Mr. Bankes immediately sent for bail, and in the inte rim was accommodated with a seat in the office, on the right hand of Mr. White, the Magistrate ; while the slldier, Flowers, was removed to the lock-up cell. As anon as he came into the outer office, a sergeant of the Coldstream Guards, who was in waiting to bear the re sult, took the cap from his heal and tore the lace off. The examination lasted upwards of two hours. The public were now admitted, and we observed Mr. Bankes sitting as above described near the Magistrate. At three o'clock a carriage drove up to the door, and Mr. Bankes, sen., the prisoner's father, and another gentle man, whose name we could not learn, entered the office, and took their seats on the Bench. Mr. Bankes never once looked upon his son ; but in a few minutes retired into the clerk's room with Mr. White, where his bail was accepted ; and the prisoner, Mr. Bankes, jun., entered into his own recognizance in 6,0001. to appear at the Sessions. The prisoner was now escorted by a strong body of police into the Birdcage walk. followed by an immense crowd. As soon as they got into the Park the constables blocked up the gateway while Mr. Bankes got into Ins father's carriage, which had been previously sent round into the walk, and drove off unmolested. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the " London New Price Current" of yesterday.) Suna.a..—The demand for West India Muscovades bas rather improved this week, and on account of the reports of great draught at Jamaica and short crops, the prices of Sugar are higher and firm ; brown Jamaica 50s. a 51s. The estimated sales this week are about 3,000 hods. and trcs.; the Market is brisk, and rather higher. There are few goods left on the Refined Market, the holders are therefore firm in the anticipation of higher prices; there is, however, no export demand whatever; fine Crashed is held for 315., but there are no buyers; conside rable parcels of lorge Lumps at 645., and good small at 68s. for melting are reported ; also considerable parcels of goods for the home consumption of the country. This afternoon Refined Sugars continue to be taken off freely by the grocers and melters, and upon some of the de scriptions (particularly those at 655. a 705.), an advance has been obtained; fire shipping there is very little in quiry at present. MAURITIUS SUGAR.-The Mauritius Sugar sales have gone off with some briskness : the advance in prices is about Is. per cwt. This day, by public sale, 4,730 bags Mauritius Sugar, brown 465. up to 51s. for good yellow 521. a 555., and white 565. 61. a 591., being an adT.nce of 6d. per cwt.: 1,412 bags Manila Sugar 225. a 225. 6d. taken in, damp and washed 19s. 6d. a 21s. EAST INDIA SUGAR.-The purchases of East India Sugar are chiefly confined to Siams at former prices, low middling to good white 225. a 251., damp 21s. 6d. a 225. 6d. ; yellow damp 20s. 6d. a 21s. 6d. FOREIGN SUGAR.-The purchases by private contract are 800 boxes good white Havannah at 325. At public sale 1,075 boxes Havannah Sugar mostly withdrawn ; a few lots low to good white sold 255. 6d. a 295. ; the yellow, about 400 boxes, sold freely at full prices 235. a 251. 6,1. low to fine strong ; 60 chests low middling to good greyish white strong Bahia 245. 6d. a 265. 6d.; 291 hhds. 81 brls. Porto Rico nearly all taken in; brown to good yellow 20s. a 245. COFFEE.-British Plantation Coffee has been in better demand this week, and the prices are again rather higher; good ord. J.itnaica 84s. a 861. 6d. In Foreign or East India Coffee there is nu alteration; the market is rather dull as to export demand ; Brazil ord. to good ord. sold in parcels 50s. a 511. ; Havannah, pale ord. to good ord. 555. 6d. a 57s ; Sumatra, 48s. a 545. This day, by public sale, 216 bales Mocha Coffee, all taken in at 745. This day's sale 147 bags British Plantation Coffee, mid. Demerara 88s., rine ord. 83s. a 84)., triage 79a. 61. a 80s. 6d., all sold, steady prices. COCOA.-There are sties of good red Grenada Cocoa 555. 6d. a 58s. This day, by public sale, 27 bags Brazil Cocoa, ord. 17s. per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS...--. The demand for Rum continues general and extensive ; there would be large transactions if the holders would accept former prices, but they all hold firmly for a higher currency, which the buyers have not yet submitted to. In Brandy or Geneva there is little alteration to notice. TaLeow.-There is little alteration in Tallow. IRISH PROVISIONS.-Since Monday there has been an arrival of upwards of 4,500 casks of Foreign Butter, and nearly 5,000 bales of Bacon. Fine Friesland Butter is not bringing over 78e. to 80s. per cwt. at the quay. In new Iri,h Butter very little doing as yet ; one or two small parcels of Limerick (now shipped) are reported to be sold at 765. on board ; but a very considerable reduction in the price is anticipated by the trade, before they will, at least generally, enter into purchases. There is a fair demand for Bacon, and the deliveries from the wharfs continue large ; however, there is no improvement in price to be noted upon our last quotations. The inquiry for Hams is not quite so lively as it has been, and except for Bladder Lard (for which there is a pretty good sale), all other ar ticles under this head continue nominally the same as quoted in our last. INDIGO.-The holders of Indigo now ask Is. per lb. advance on the last India House Sale; 9d. per lb. piotit has been realized. A sale has been declared fur the 9th proximo; it is expected to consist of 6,000 chests. FaulT.-There is very little alteration in this article to notice; a cargo of Zante Currants arrived last week, the greater part of which has been taken off. Rics.-The sales of Rice this week are nearly 5,000 bags. Bengal, yellow 101. Od., mid. white 12i. ; goo.: per ga e " HULL MARKET.--June 4. ....s. i. ,s 0, Wheat, Old — s . 50 s. sfi s New ...... , ~, Foreign —s. 50s. Ms. ln bond...:g. Oats, Poland —s 14s. 18s Old ........• Small or Feed.... —s. 14s. 18s ....S• 01' Foreign —s. 14s. 158 ' A ," Barley, Norf. & Su f .... — s . 21s. 265. Lin e . & Vold erg , o , 9 , Foreign ••' S. OO . Beans — s. is. 30s. Foreign ...... ••• .s.ni. to Pease, White —s. 365. 38s. Grey ........»•• _s. °d, Wards —s. 38s. 40s. Foreign ...... ... ;d"" Rapeseed, in Isom] none. ~, Mr. O'CONNELL is now eating h i9 o l" mons at Lincoln's Inn, to enable him to po le° English bar.—Limerick Chronicle. ig O a f t j fRANSATLANTIC SKETCHES."'" i f" 11/, ALEXANDER, after h av i ng t raverse d a greati:, et. Old World with the rapidity of one mounni ' of lightning, resolv e d, i n th e b eg i nn i ng o f 1 13 ' 04 0, a visit to the New. I t a p pears th at , in- bi? e 4l 6 _,/, which occupied him a twelvemonth, be traver"r.: o oo miles, and wrote these two volumes. The c : of uj itri of the volumes alone was work enough for a l i ss'l min. It is one of the best travelling books W r iptilit r , It is a book of sights, of pictur e sque deElc"ot /or rapid surface views of man, in various situs7o2o tere4t, of snatches of natural history, and ° ,1(1 of all imtginable kinds. The Caprain is a undertake such a task, and a very extraordi°' execute it with so much ability."—Allas. P , cl , o , BIBTIIS. o On the 7th inst., in Berkeley-square, M. wyn of 91 , man, the 7th iof a daughter. Cham p ' " f On nst., Mrs. Richard Shafto f, street-buildings, of a son. the On the 7th inst., in Wilton-street, the lady o f t or ie , Bl oencwe, of a son. On the 4th inst., in New-street, Spring-ga rdens' 0 11 F. Baring, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. o f Russell o edia On t s h. ecliutharien,solf a son.,the lady of Dr. Williams. MARRIED. „, 4 jetOP On the 7th inst., E. W. FielkEsq., of the O rd ea r' ia, eldest daughter of Aw e DIED, - guy ~fda )f , , , u . On the 6th inst., at the house of his mother, ill . ',!ferit fp. ~0 4 , "at William Tennant, Esq., third son of the late Gei sr oiii C / 114 0Q "at On the 7th inst., in ..ower-street, Mrs. Han"; , ,, , ,k, ° .1 V l lal ey youngest daughter of the late James Palmer, ~ " o f `rti Hospital. Jo' 16 M at 0, ' ~ On the 6th inst., at Notting Hill, Elizabeth Thomas Brace, Esq.rirfe 30 On the sth inst., at Mitcham, Solomon - a V „ I ty - :a • 0 Epsom, and many years Magi s tr a t e for the c 0",,, - p ail At Shepperton, Middlesex, G eor ge Winch, r'''' Eqpt. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED By MU RDOY° Uzi SUN OFFICE, 11:1, STRAND, 14°"°- 0 :: of 01 „ I tY for 110 q SEAS it, white Patna kind 13s. to 14s. 6d. ; good I ( , w i ll ; , I Is. 6d. to 12s. ; good white Brazil in Wad i° . ',, n- I6a. ; good white African, duty paid, 20s. to 2 ' - ' l4l ' °n ' r, SALTPETRE.-About 4,000 bags Saltpetre ~ all She id sale went off Is. lower ;7to 9 refraction , , eu5 ,,..? se 365. Gd. ; 191 refraction 335. 6d. This day , '''' on the 1- sale 2,730 bags Saltpetre, refraction 3i to .18r ', . b e in at 325. t o 38 5 ., not re f racte d 30s. • , are lilie WI In SPICES.-There i s a f urt h er a d vance in•Piee ',• l , t h e 31 ,- 500 bags mid. qua lit y sold 4p. • s*d. 41 k,:,' ' 0, Lan bags very go o d h a lf h eavy P epper , sold gr sittiesi,-el Cassia Lignea sold 2s. higher, mid: quality 7. 0 1, Pri so „ - / e _ lu quantity for s a l e o f C innamon i s announce d W , % i d " i " di proximo ; 1,144 b a l es are a d ver ti se d . Thi s dt 1„, ,, n - sale 5,185 b ags 577 ro bi ns b lack Pepper 91• 1! h i a nd shout id. advance, all sold ; 267 bags Vib l a te •, la t 4 1 .11 1," se 6.1. a 9d., part sold ; 153 bags Cloves, lOr :,, i; ,"'" is much the same ;22 bales Cinnamon, 2s. 101 e rill tl 75 boxes Cassia Lignea 745. a 745. 6d., all Sold , A . , . of t . : of TEA.-The Tea Sale commenced on moo r 0,,, Bailey to - d following are the particulars : -Boheas, qu ery , I N , r. b. 91-11. to Is. 101:1. ; ditto, half chests, P l ' 17 L GOMI d Is. loy. ; ditto, large chests, Is. 10d. a ls. 11 ' 'Ott p i e Is. 9il. a Is. 10d. ; di tto, C ongou chest, I° , . -I ;TU Is. 11e1. a f ew l s . 10id. a I s. 10 t d. On Ter el , II AL le gous sold at 2 s . I id. a 2 e . 31d . ; t h ey were 1 ( 1. I' ' tin h i 'r last sale.- Thi s d ay C ongous continue selling ' ` ' I. vance on la s t sa l e ' s pr i ces of 141 to . lid:peril/ . ,' ills /3 , of d duty, excepting the fi ner qua li t i es, which , owing " le e • f etli 14 " great abundance thi s ti me , are h ar dl y any dearer, sk tn ne, a , t Congous Is. ld. a 2s. 14-il. • good 2g. 2 1 s i I3v oV ies ' e fine, 2s. 3d. a 3s. id. , , Ily :. ' Lop i If Cochineal has been exceedingly depressed, eisi:le ;I N ' apparent cause ; for the quantity delivered, bate , itelhl portation and home consumption, is much greate r g ' . 14 A1 - any former period, and can only be accounted 11 : 1 1 111 „ of C I s unusually la rge quant i ty pressed upon the "' , ; 4 4 -4 seio r public sal e; th e i mporters h ave w i thdrawn txce . from the Mark e t, and now speculative buyers be It , their appearance, so that a rise of Is. a 2s. per t o , I , ll le t ° l) e t.' petted to t a k e pl ace , as t h e stoc k on hand i s less t ~!: u L s o e n ft l BLit the prices were considerably higher. - ' Lon ' Lac Dye still continues in brisk demand, bot h 1 gumption and speculation, and the Market is 13 0 ‘ . kblithed ' well cleared of all that was offering. Madders and Madder Roots remain very stead' , tOr $ , 40 the trade is now open with Holland, we may t , tto supply of the former, with rather lower prices ; t e a O tt la ing L 3 ' ment of affairs in the East, between the EgyP ' h . Turks, may possibly reduce the price of the latter. , t , t lrl t '; iper S o ti , PRICE OF OF SUGAR. , . i (11,,,_ The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugary, utiO: from 1 1 Returns made in the week ending the 0i.',4 June, 1833, is 295. Od. per Hundred Weight, exclus,,, Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the In' . N thereof into Great Britain. • i 4tet hbli PRICES OF HOPS.-June 7. Kent Pockets-. 5l 12s. 71. Os. to ' 64 A L Sussex Ditto raln ex ha D m it D to itto, Fine ......... ° O I L . . o O s s . . 10211.. Os.N ▪O W eg 41 1,S ,14 . it t t o a r k ie t Seconds ................ 0/. Os. 101. 1.3 s to il, mett e. Rent Bags 7l. Os. 71. 7s t ° ci. r eel b O/ Sussex Ditto ed Essex Ditto 0/. Os 0/. Os. t ° 470 re us. iii ito . PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown ....,.,,,....331. 6s. Refined •••••J° %Ilk ric, Linseed Oil J.'nseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand .........**. I ab o wl u Rape Cake, per ton ,We c PRICE OF POTATOES.-June 7. ___,,go . ' , rate] Kidneys (York) O/. Os. to V. Os. P.,„i o . Scotch Reds Marsh Champi0n5,........... . 411111°0's.. t o 4 21 1.. 1 1 0 4 (7 • " t,: Ill ,c At, B Oxnoblcs and Shaws 01. Os. to 31. Os. u;" '.. I), of i< 1 WHITECHAPEL HAY AI ARK ET.-1_ , 11 .1 0 ▪ or , equ st; Flay -.....-.... 50s. Od. to 755. Od. 1 Clover .......s. 60s. uu• 'lst • • °n . , in the 5traw...................... 225. Od. to 275. Od. ' ~,, excels PRICES OF LEATI-aat. 6 ~,.. breedi Per lb. d. to d. i Per lb. ,_,,,1 1 . , 'klrvey Butts, English -............. 14j 22 I English Horse Blair" - P ' the i la tro, F0reign................. 14 19 Spanish Ditto ~.......--" ‘, Dressing Ilides-....... 12 '''''''...."--......"....w'"........::::::........"".."... ............ 13 1 1?, Calf Ditto, light - - Ditto ............. 40 to r„,,' D V, 14 Crop Hides, 1ight ,,.,,,,,, 12 13f Ditto 70 to v"',..„'dy, day Ditto x,,,.,,..,,40 to 501 b. 121 151 Small Seals, Green. - P E D:tto SHEEP SKINS. ~,I. tO, Best Polled ....As. Od. to Bs. Od. I D0wn5.............. 4s. 5 -- ' titli, d Half-bred5.............5 0 66 I Lambs-............ 2 t il for PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 11 21° ' (1 , ' s Lon ['own Tallow ..................... 51s. 6d. Yellow 50ap......--.•"" ' _,s , Yellow Russia 475. Od. M0tt1ed.,........••••••*" . 7-, JI ' AIN White 4ss. 6d. White ......."- I , ......'''', . V Soap Ditto.-.....-.....--„, 445. Od. Graves ......-..**. __... ,ii Melted Stuff. . 375. Od. Good Dregs --•••• and Ditto Bough . 2ls. Od. al l it Y F PRICE OF CANDLES. .„ NW, Price of T P al i l l Ow t:E (as O stated itA b W y th i e •A 'Allo P o e i r M st e o l n te e rV. Bl" . r b ln ti l The price of Store Candles, in the retail shops. tf.T. n - ,.." 1 . 4 M ar Candles, per doz. 7s. od. to Bs. Od. I Moulds, Per " -- Norm h i . DE 7. Isis a m COAL AI A RKET. e in all t Per Tor, , s. d. Kdair's . 1 .0 . 0. 0 .......1.4V......• 14 9 Walls _ tton .....°. 0 tn ( Beaumont . 13 9 Walls End He .0.., authont llolywell Indon t : fatitield.,-. l7 0 walls End Stewart'- - rownley l3 0 I Walls End Butter IV' - , __. .ules, p, Nest Hartley ---........ 14 0 Dixon's Butterknovfr",, , riffi n an( Walls End 8r0wn'5.....,.,. 13 9 Walls End Gordon , '„, Dittoßell, Robson, & Co. 14 6 Walls End Tees ..... - 1. - ei,. : Z j l l l i n Pn d ue r ft T i gd n e II ' s ......' , . v i Walls End G05f0rth,........... , 15 6 Culm James and Au" ' abi• , Walls End Hilda .13 9 Hartley . .......*". laned Ditto Killingworth ............. 14 9 Ships arrived since last market-day, 21. ......_. ... w'‘teß.E Ci;UNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING TI - I.- 4 : • , Qin 17 Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. h„, ! ~. - 'l.llea Per Quarter. -',.,": o.' that , t Ashburn 55 60 28 32 20 ...„'''' $6 ,at irm Basingstoke .............. 48 58 22 26 16 Y., $6 TON ' Bath , 40 56 24 34 18 2 ' 0 " 4, 2 Bridgewater 49 58 25 28 19 24 al ' • Bristol 48 56 28 32 16 F 9, :1! . curl Chesterfield 44 56 24 30 19 ,t.' 132 ~ Derby .58 62 30 32 22 w.' 40 , tit4 T , D0nca5ter.,..,.,.... 48 60 24 26 13 1 Si ,k, ‘-' 4 D0rche5ter......„.......... - 50 21 - - 1 0 ,g! Ilb,‘ernoi Exeter. . _ 46 62 24 34 14 „,., P, . `'.l3N . Gloucester w 40 56 24 33 14 .. 61 ' ; 0 Hungerford .............. 46 57 20 28 14 21 •••'..; ;,,. r, la Leice5ter.,................. - 59 - 32 - 20 go ' 'ging 25 ElNoemwbseuyry=, 56 3 6258 2 %1 2 3 7 0 1 8 6 ,fi „,„ 55 ....69 If, tipv Shaftesbury - 54 - 25 - : Ab '' Shepton Mallet ..... 48 54 24 32 16 ,-.' $ 4 le ~.: v s , 26 44 4 1 Sherborne w 50 56 24 28 20 ...€ -_,, 10 4 ed Taunton 57 63 32 36 22 " vpj Yarmouth, , 40 50 21 22 16 93 0 i th „ Yeovil d. 0 Per Bushel. s. d. s.d. s. d. s.d. s. d. l'• 0 0 iv,nad ( Shrewsbury ..........., 80 86 40 501 40 a ' y iD os h. R. LEWES MARKET.-June 4. A oa • I r oil ~ Beef we.....e•mom 35.2 d. to 4s. 2€l. I Veal ....,-........... ' 4 'o . i t hat I mutton ....- 4 La t th 5 2 6 P 5. 0 0 r , 1c i. ..-..-..... t0 6s. 86. 0 9; o ltis Supply of Beasts limited, of small stock tolerablY„ . et % fro n with prime meat somewhat brisk, but otherwise du." , iltibi.s. RUMFORD MA RKET.-June 5. , 11 ' b• t .ittg , 1 h s. d. to 8. d. 0, 1 i 11,..„ a Beef ....... , '.l 3 0 4 0 Veal ...... .. ... $ its of Mutton 4 4 5 2 Pork ...............•'" s o , , Lamb ss. Bd. to fs. Bd. 5, 1* . I'l()/h ~. Suckling Calves, 14s. to 345. ; Quarter old Store Pig g , ilk tl, Per DEVIZ ES Sack . s. Letter 6 Best Wheat 28 oto3o 0 Barley -0 . . 130 d. CC. B II : N 6 MA P R er K Q E . T a . r - te J r u . ne t o ?: I I . L e Of I S 0 0 tt. I TV Second 24 6 26 6 Oats 0 4.11di Thirds 2O 0 23 0 Beans (per sack) g ; 0 1414 Sacks of Wheat sold] 2.5 3 I• lour (per bag ).. I 0 ~,, at the average of Bread (per gall). e '( r Sdr toen.ilb.b. 1 11,14i11,14•":