The Sun. — London, England, 1833-09-09 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. It will be seen by the letter of our corre spondent from Portsmouth, that her host Faithful/Majesty Donna Maria 11., the young Queen of Portugal, has reached that port, and has been received, not only with the honours due to her illustrious rank, but with a cordiality suited to her intimate alliance with this country. The reception which she has met with at Ports mouth is only a prelude to that which awaits her in the other English towns which she may visit, or through which she may pass. The Royal in vitation to Windsor, though it can scarcely add to the gratification which she must feel at the hearty welcome of the English people, rejoicing in the success of her cause, shows that the highest authority of the state participates in the declaration of the popular sentiment. The visit of the young Queen of Portugal to this coun try, on her way to her own capital, is in every way grateful, politic, and well judged. Had she departed directly from Brest, Havre-de-Grace, or any other French port, to Lisbon, we should never have had an end of the stupid clamour that France was now to be selected as the favourite state for a Portuguese alliance. Had she not come to the English shores, but merely proceeded to the Tagus with an English escort, she herself would have lost the benefit of that influence which must always result from the de claration of popular opinion in favor of her cause by so great a nation as the English. Another advantage she must have forfeited by a direct return to Portugal from France ; she would have deprived herself of one of the most useful and edifying sights in the world for a Constitutional Monarch—the sight of a great nation abounding in resources of all kinds—mighty in warlike power—ennobled by every kind of civil splen dour and magnificence—and enjoying all under constitutional laws, which, while they secure order, protect liberty. It cannot but be agree able to those who see in our present relations with France a bulwark against the assaults of conti nental despotism on free states, and a guarantee for the general peace of Europe, to observe the delicacy with which the French Government has conducted itself in this, probably not very im portant affair. Knowing that Portugal has long been the intimate ally of England, and that the other Powers have always deferred to English opinion on Portuguese questions, the French Ministry made their recognition of the young Queen dependent on ours, and instead of royal salutes at Havre-de-Grace, allowed her first to receive such salutes in England. We do not say that it would be possible, or, if possible, that it would be useful, for Louis Philippe to acquire an ascendancy over the family of Bra ganza by zealous professions or displays of idle parade, but it is agreeable to see that he does not aim at such an object. Don Miguel visited this country, coming through France, and pro ceeding to Lisbon. His heart was untouched with the sight of the wondrous results of free institutions. Let us hope better things of the young Queen.—Times. Archdeacon Bathurst, of Norwich, has ad dressed a " Second Letter" to the Archbishop of Canterbury, on the present state of the Church of England, and the views and expectations of the people with regard to it. " The principle," he says, " whether imperatively as to concilia tion of the Irish people or not, by the Irish Church Bill, has been clearly admitted, that the State has a right to re-model the Church, as to its internal arrangements, with a view to its efficiency and better satisfying the purposes for which it was instituted." Archdeacon Bathurst, whilst noticing this admission, does not hesitate to express it as his opinion that " circumstanced as the Irish Church peculiarly is with regard to the population of 700,000 belonging to the Esta blished Church, and seven millions to the Ro man Catholic Church, a larger admission might have been made, and a portion of the Church property applied to general education, and the relief of the poor, congenial to the pious and charitable intentions with which much of the Church property was certainly left." In the meantime the Irish Church Bill has not been imperative in England. The Venerable Arch deacon says, " the Irish Church rate being done away, and the Irish Church property being made chargeable therewith, has raised expectations in this country of some similar expectation in England." He informs his Grace, that " even in my Archdeaconry, where I have, within these few years, exercised the most decisive, though, in my judgment, necessary act of authority in one instance, and with successful issue, I have, within these three or four weeks past, received from another quarter a very re spectful but decisive refusal to comply this year with an extensive order made upon one of the numerous parishes in my archdeaconry ; and which order, on consultation, and in compliance with the advice and consent of a very sensible man, the rector, at whose intimation a close in spection of the church edifice was made, I have suspended only with a view to present concilia tion, but with a determination, if necessary, by and bye, to see the order fully executed, by compulsory means ; and this in a parish where previously orders, not strictly compulsory, but commendatory, and unlike the orders now in question, have been executed in the most liberal and creditable manner." These are signs of the times not to be mistaken. "it is quite evident (says the venerable Archdeacon) that parishes are waiting to see if they cannot get rid of the church-rate altogether." And he calls upon the Lord Archbishop to look to these things, and to make head against the coming danger. The venerable Archdeacon deems it a slip, that in Ireland the vestry cess was not converted into an equal average charge on the land for some useful public purpose, such as the foundation of a poor rate, or a fund to assist the education of the people ; and he impresses on the Archbishop the necessity of taking into his serious consideration whether, if the Church-rate be done away in this country, the amount fairly averaged should not be applied to education in schools upon a broad principle, upon which the only condition should be, that the children who are therein educated, should go and give an account of their going to some place of religious worship on a Sunday. Archdeacon Bathurst thinks that it might be expedient to tax large preferments of all descriptions in the Church, for the establish ment of parish schools in connection with the Church, by which means a most useful class of men might be brought forward in every parish, who would prove a great benefit to society ge nerally, and to the establishment in particular. Schools of this kind would, in his opinion, be much better than those snpported by voluntary subscriptions, on the present plan of the national school society. Where parishes possess chari ties left for purposes of education, those charities might be placed under the superintendence!? f legally expressed authorities, so as to secure their most useful application. The clergy of the es tablished Church of England, when speaking of ecclesiastical property, are but too apt to forget that the Clergy do not consti tute the Church. The Clergy are but a part of the Church ; and the property of the Church ought to be applicable to education —to the support of the poor—and, in short, to all pious purposes. This was distinctly laid down by those reformers of the Church of Scotland who framed the Book of Discipline in 1560. Having stated what provision ought to be made ou t o f the estates of the Church for ministers, readers, &c., they say, " Rests two scrts of people who must be provided for of that which is called the patrimony of the Church ; to wit, the poor and the teachers of the youth. The poor must be provided for in every parish. Not that we are patrons to stubborn and idle beggars, who, running from place to place, make a craft of begging ; b for these, we think, must be com pelled to work, or then punished by the civil magistrate. But the poor widows, the fatherless, the impotent, maimed persons, the aged, and every one that may not work, or such persons as have fallen by occasion into decay, ought to be provided, and have their necessities supplied by the parish where they were born, or have remained for any long space." Again, in au other part, they say, " Two sorts of men, that is the preachers of the word and the poor, be sides the schools must be sustained upon the rents of the Church." These principles of the Scotch Reformers are in strict accordance with the views of the primitive Christians. The property of the Church was not given for the clergy, but the clergy were merely the adminis trators for the community. It gives us sincere pleasure to hear the liberal and truly Christian sentiments of Archdeacon Bathurst, with regard to Church property : " The time is come (he says) when a further Refor mation in the Church is required by the public voice, and when the Church property is expected to answer religious purposes more nationally and effectively, than hitherto of late. The Reformation itself has, by separating the Catholics from us, and giving rise to many Sects among Protestants, made it desirable that the general pur poses of religion, for which the property was left, rather than exclusively of a sect, or party, should be consulted, without, however, at the same time, destroying the con sequence of the dominant sect, or party, which is con sidered by, and has long been considered bound up with and most congenial to the other institutions of the country, namely, the Episcopal Church. When unforeseen circum stances arise as to the disposition of property left long ago, we ought, in equity, to consider what those who left it would probably, with unbiassed minds, and intentions equally pious with those which actuated their bequests, have recommended now. Their piety, their wisdom, as they are canonized and sanctified by death, ought so to be referred to now, as of spirits of the just made perfect, as raised above worldly prejudices and passions of the day, and, like guardian angels watching. over us; and in this exalted character we ought to ask what is likely to be most congenial, so far as our wisdom can see, to their views. For they are now, like that "Dicont numen" described by the poet, and in possession of more, we trust, than is expressed by what follows: Sedesque quiet Quas neque concutiunt venti neque nubila nimbi 3 Conspergunt neque Nixacri concreta Pruina Cana Cadens violat semperque innubilus :Ether Integit et large diffuso luminc ridet.' " In short, even as the heathen deity is fabled to have removed the mist which concealed the antagonist's deities from the sight of ,Eneas, amid the flames of Troy, even so Nubem "—Morning Chronicle. In pursuing our review of the Whig system of foreign policy in answer to the statements sent forth to the world in the Government manifesto, called the Reform Ministry and the Reform Par liament, we come to the subject of Poland. Greatly, indeed, must the author or authors of the pamphlet in question presume upon the ig norance or credulity of the British public to suppose that they can connect the heroic struggle of Poland—its unavailing appeal to civilised Europe—its national extinction—with any thing creditable to the foreign policy of the present Government. If ever there was a case in which more than any other, Whig policy violated Whig principles, and tarnished the faith and honour of England from a truckling subserviency to Rus sian domination, it was in the case of Poland ; a country which the Whigs never ceased to sympathise with until they had the power of serving it ; a country which, in 1794, they ac cused the Tories of abandoning to its fate, to the manifest danger of the common liberties of Europe ; a country which, in 1831, they them selves abandoned to utter ruin, by one of the most disgraceful acts of political dereliction of which the history of modern times affords an example. When the Whigs, in 1794, made the abandonment of the Poles to the rapacious ambition of Russia the subject of a solemn accusation in Parliament, and when Mr. (now Earl) Grey moved the ce lebrated address to the Crown, condemnatory of the Tory policy towards that heroic and long suffering people, the case against the British Ministers was not so strong as in the present instance. This country was not then bound by any treaty to protect the independence of Po land. It was bound, indeed, by a regard for its own interest not to allow such a violation of the public law of Europe, and such a disturbance of the balance of power as the subjugation of Po land by the Russian and Prussian armies at that time involved. Still the faith of the country was not pledged, as it is now, by solemn treaty to protect the national existence of Poland, being part and parcel of the " settlement of Europe," agreed to by all the Powers at the Congress of Vienna in the year 1815. The case, therefore, which Poland can make out against Lord Grey's Administration is worse than that which was so energetically set forth in Lord Grey's address against a Tory Administration. If the Govern ment of that day were rightly chargeable with betraying the liberties of Europe by the de sertion of Poland, how can the present Mi nistry escape from the guilt of the accusation which they themselves placed on record ? It surely was as difficult for the English Govern ment to check the aggressive ambition of Russia in regard to Poland at the commencement of the French war, as after sixteen years of peace. If Ministers were branded as traitors to the liberties of Europe by abandoning Poland at that era, what valid excuse can those very Whig oppo nents urge in defence of similar conduct on their own part now ? It is vain and absurd for them to plead the agitation of the Reform Bill as a justification. The Reform Bill afforded no . excuse for surrendering the political interests of the country in its foreign relations—still less for a violation of national faith ; besides, nothing could be more detrimental to the progress of liberal principles at home, than permitting the undisturbed march of despotism on the Conti- 1 nent. Let it not be forgotten that our Whig Ministers, at the very time when they refused to act upon the treaty of Vienna for the protec tion of Poland, were paying millions of money to Russia under the pretence of an existing treaty relative to the Russo-Dutch loan, but w re h n ie ce h o treaty had the co n a t c i y e xp d which b y limitedth oc c u r its existence. That contingency was the severance of Belgium and Holland, and the Dutch King, who was to pay in common with ourselves, regarding that event as an ipso facto cancel ling of the treaty, declined making any more payments. The fact . was, the payment w hi c h England undertook with Holland was the pecu niary consideration guaranteed to Russia for ex ercising her influence, or being supposed to ex ercise it, to keep Belgium and Holland united. It was a foolish treaty ; still, as long as it existed, we were bound to observe it ; but the duty which Russia had to perform while Belgium and Holland were united having ceased by their se verance, there was no reason why the pecuniary consideration should not cease also. But if paid at al!, our Ministers were at least bound to stipulate that the treaty of Vienna with regard to Poland should be observed. They did no such thing. The money so paid, whether as a bribe or a tribute, but certainly not as a legal debt, was singularly useful to Russia in moving her armies upon Poland, and in sub sequently extending her armed protection to the Porte. This transaction the authors of the Ministerial manifesto cast into the shade. But impartial history will, hereafter, make it a disgracefully prominent transaction of our " Liberal" Ministry—a transaction which it is evident Government itself thinks cannot bear the light. Nor was it the injustice and insolence of Russia alone which our Ministers tolerated in the case of Poland. The Government of Prussia violated its professed neutrality in the most shameful manner, and our Government was passive —nay, it refused redress to those British merchants and manufacturers whose goods were seized in transitu through the Prussian territo ries to Poland, while Prussia did every thing against the Poles except ac tu a lly take the field.' Now Prussia joins with Russia in holding out something like threats if we dare to insist upon the validity of the treaty of Vienna as between ourselves and Poland. A voice from Berlin says, in speaking of the recent Russian mani festo, " This may cause some embarrassment to the English Cabinet, for it is publicly announced to it and the world that the Russian Cabinet has taken its resolution with regard to Poland, and will irrevocably abide by it. More Parliamentary speeches will not now suffice if Lord Palmer ston is in earnest with his sympathetic feelings. This might do as long as silence was observed in St. Petersburgh, but now serious explanation must be made, or Lord Palmerston must have sufficient self denial to acknowledge the validity of the arguments which it seems have repeat edly been urged by Russia in confidential diplo matic communications." Here is a pretty plain threat that Lord Palmerston must be more ex plicit in his dealings with Russia, or abide the consequences. The insinuation that it " may cause some embarrassment to the English Ca binet" is easily understood. It would look as if Lord Palmerston's speech was merely ad captandunz for the British House of Commons, and that it was more sympathetic with the cause of Poland than was exactly in unison with the confidential diplomatic communications between his Lordship and the Court of St. Petersburgh. So much at present for this chapter of our fbreign policy.—Morning Herald. GERMAN PAPERS. PRUSSIA, AUG. 25.—The Answer given . in the Journal of St. Petersburg to Lord Palmerston's speech respecting Poland has caused great sensation here. It is the first time that the Russian Government declares its opinion to another Government in such a form, and pro ceeds without any reserve. This may cause some embar rassment to the English Cabinet, for it is publicly an nounced to it and to the world, that the Russian Cabinet has taken its resolution with regard to Poland, and will irrevocably abide by it. Mere parliamentary speeches will not now suffice if Lord Palmerston is in earnest with his sympathetic feelings. This might do as long as silence was observed in St. Petersburg, but now seri ous explanations must be made, or Lord Palmerston must have sufficient self-denial to acknowledge the validity of the arguments which, it seems, have been repeatedly urged by Russia in confidential diplomatic communications. The first would probably be the best way, Ist. because the claims made by the Russian Government appear to be founded on the general public law of Europe ; and 2dly, because the English nation can have no interest in guar. relliug about the internal administration of Poland with a Power like Russia, which, in this case, is closely bound with Austria and Prussia. We must wait to see what impression this Petersburgh article will make in London, and how the English press will treat it. Here it is con sidered as a solemn manifesto. The reports that we have received here respecting Don Miguel are more favourable to him, and our Legitimists began to conceive new hopes. It is true that the appearance of Bourmont and his officers may be of much importance ; but the English Government is too deeply implicated not to do its utmost, that the war in Portugal may be ended, and Donna Maria placed on the throne. Should Spain interfere, of which many persons here entertain no doubt, but which seems however very uncertain, considering the state of that Court, we should be on the eve of a dangerous catastrophe. The great at tention paid to the Spanish Peninsula does not make us lose sight of Switzerland ; but it seems that it is not in. tended to take any decided steps respecting it till the views of the Cabinet of London are ascertained, which was for merly opposed to an entire change in the relations of the Swiss Confederation. Frequent couriers are despatched by the Department of Foreign Affairs at Berlin to Frank fort, London, anti Madrid. Some activity is observed also in the War Department, but it seems to be confined to the strengthening the western fortress. VIENNA, Auu. 27.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 91 4; Four per Cent., S5l; Bank Stock, 1,214, —Allgemeine Zeitung, Sept. 1. FRANcrosT, AUG. 27.—The political horizon seems to be rather lowering, and it may be taken for granted that the connection between the three great Northers Powers, as they are called, has become, if posible, more intimate than it was before, and that there is an increased want of cordiality between these same Powers on one hand, and France and England on the other. There is no doubt that there will be important deliberations in Bohemia, and that the affairs of Germany form a principal subject of them, which is confirmed by the departure of the Pre sident of the Diet for Bohemia. After his return, im portant communications may be expected. It is affirmed on good authority that the affairs of Switzerland have given occasion to serious discussions between the Northern Powers and France, and excite more appre hension than the affairs of Portugal, a notion which is confirmed by the language of the Journal des Debats. Well informed persons give no credit to the report of an application, said to have been made by Basle to the German Confederation, to be received into it as a free city. On this side an addition of the territory of Germany is not to be expected. It is believed, on the other hand, that no part of Luxemburg will be ceded by the confederation. It was expected yesterday that letters from Prague had been received, which gave reason to hope that the Emperor of Austria would quit us in the autumn.— Nuremburg Correspondent. - ------- - - A TREE CONSUMED BY SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.—A singular occurrence took place on Wednesday week at Frant. In the field adjoining the church, occupied by Mr. C. Wickens, smoke was seen issuing from the decayed part of a beautiful beech tree, and immediately afterwards flames were observable, although noon day. With some little difficulty they were subdued. In a short time afterwards the body of another tree (a very large ash) in the same field was discovered to 1”. on fire, and before means could be resorted to to ex tinguish it, the flames encircled the whole body, and de fied every exertion that was made to save it until the tree broke off about six feet up. Both trees were in a most healty condition. From what cause the fire could have originated still remains a mystery.—Maidston a Paper. How TO GULL A CREDITOR. --A person in extensive business as a draper in Aberdeen was lately under the necessity of stopping payment, and absconded. His creditors, on examination, found a deficiency to the amount of 4,0001. The deficit was, however, curiously met by an entry in his books of the following purport : " By cash, lent Don Pedro for carrying on the war against his brother Miguel, 4,0001." This entry of course startled the creditors, who began to entertain strange ideas of the defaulter's constitutional heroism ; but no bond being forthcoming as guarantee of repayment, it may easily be conceived their admiration, if ever they seriously enter tained any, soon cooled down into wonder at the fellow's impudence, and wailings for their loss.—Scotch Paper. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. -T. Michael Morgan was charged with a very brutal attack on a poor wheelwright, whom he had in jured most severely. The prisoner said that the prosecutor bad been the aggressor, and he was drunk at the time.— Guilty. The CHAIRMAN said, that it was too bad to see so many I r i s h com i ng over i nto thi s coun t r y, enjoy ing every privilege, and taking the bread out of the mouths of many hundreds and thousands, from one end of the metropolis to the other ; yet, on every occasion, evincing the utmost indifference to the destruction of life. Sentenced to imprisonment for twelve months. The Grand Jury yesterday found a true bill of in dictment for conspiracy, brought by Mr. Shillibeer, omnibus proprietor, against eleven persons, drivers, &c., of the opposition Paddington omnibusses, who, it would appear, obstruct Mr. Shillibeer's vehicles in a way which proves extremely disagreeable to the public, as well as to himself. _ . The cross assault indictments against Lady Wed derburn and the Rev. Mr. Macdonald do not come on till next Session. OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 7. OLD COURT. PLEA OF LUNACY-EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. Elizabeth TVrattan, aged fifty, the woman sus pected of simulating insanity, and whom a jury on Friday, after an inquiry of several hours, declared to be of sound mind, was placed at the bar at five o'clock, and indicted for uttering a forged check for 60/. 55., with intent to defraud William Alas terman and others. The indictment in another count charged the prisoner with uttering the same forged check with intent to defraud John Ward and others. There was a great alteration in the appearance and conduct of the prisoner. She did not assume the wild stare, nor protude her lips, or distort her countenance, as on Friday. The Learned Judge observing that an officer held one of her hands, di rected him to release her, and allow her to act as she pleased. She walked to and fro in the dock, occasionally turning her back upon the Court, and sitting down on a seat which had been provided for her. She also amused herself by tearing small pieces of paper, which she placed in grotesque order on the bar before her. She offered no vio lence to any one, as on the previous day, but it was evident to every observer that there was "method in her madness." The evidence has been already fully reported upon her examination before the magistrate. At the conclusion of the c,lse for the prosecution, The learned Judge then addressed the prisoner, endeavouring to obtain her attention, to the follow. ing effect :—" Prisoner at the bar, Elizabeth Wrattan, I am calling upon you in your own name. Elizabeth Wrattan, you have heard the evidence against you, and this is the proper time to make your defence. The question of your capacity to take your trial has been decided already. My advice to you is to address your mind to the facts brought against you, for depend upon it the jury are not to be in fluenced by your present appearance. A jury has already decided on that point; therefore let me ex hort you to attend to the charge. You never can persuade any jury, however insane you may be, that you do not know your own name. Elizabeth Wrattan ! you are called upon again by name to answer this charge. (To the officers, who were endeavouring to make the prisoner face the Court.) Oh, you need not give her any instructions ; there never was a case in which an insane person did not know her name. Elizabeth Wrattan ! do you wish to attend to the case or make any defence to the jury ? Do you wish to say any thing to the jury ? It is beyond all experience that insane persons should not know their own names." Mr. PHILLIPS submitted to his Lordship that ex perience did not support that opinion. He knew a case of a lunatic who, when called by his name, only shouted out, " The Virgin Mary preserve me." After a pause, during which the prisoner kept up her strange behaviour, the Learned Counsel ad dressed her in a loud tone," As your counsel, I ask you whether you have anything to say to the Jury?" The question was repeated to the prisoner, who replied "The four corners of the earth and the strength of the hills is his." One of the turnkeys asked " What do you say about the check ?" Prisoner—lt went into the garden—into the Red Sea. The RECORDER—Let me advise you,prisoner, not to lose this opportunity of making your defence. Mr. PHILLIPS (to the officer)— Tell her it does not signify a pin whether she chooses to answer the charge or not. Aly Lord will do justice between her and the country. The prisoner muttered something, which Mr. PHILLIPS requested the officer to repeat. Officer—She said you were going to the bottom of the Red Sea.—(Laughter.) The RECORDER—I beg that the order and gravity of the Court may not be broken. If this is a case of insanity, it is an affliction of Providence, and ought not to be the subject of merriment ; if it is a case of wicked counterfeit, it is a subject of disgust. Prisoner (in a loud squeaking tone)—" They came out of the land of Egypt." Mr. PHILLIPS, counsel for the prisoner, then called evidence for the purpose of proving her insanity, and many of the witnesses who were examined on Friday when a Jury was empannelled to try whether she was insane or not, were again called. The Jury without the slightest hesitation returned a verdit of Guilty. The eyes of the Judge, Counsel, and every one in Court was at that moment directed towards the prisoner, anxiously watching her motions, but there was not the slightest variation in her manner. She was still pacing the dock, and it was not until the officer touched her elbow that she seemed to think of retiring . NEW COURT. John. 111Pherson was indicted for feloniously stealing from the person of Elizabeth Sherwood one sovereign, two half-sovereigns, and fourteen shillings, her property. The prosecutrix, an interesting looking young girl, deposed that she was a shoe-binder by trade, and that on the 17:h of July last she was waiting for a Hammersmith omnibus, at the Black Horse public-house, in Coventry-street, when the prisoner came in and inquired what she was waiting for. On her informing him, he said that he was himself going to Hammersmith, but by way of Paddington, and that she bad better accompany him. The prosecu trix said she was at last " overpersuaded" to do so, and they set out together. On reaching Regent street the prisoner called a cab, in which they pro ceeded to the Yorkshire Stingo, when the prisoner said he had no money. The prosecutrix paid Is. Gd. for the cab. The prisoner, after taking the prose cutrix to several public-houses, said that he had to call on his sister, who lived close by, and who would be very glad to see the prosecutrix, who, persuaded by the specious manner of the prisoner, consented r respectably t o n , t he door dressed to accompany hi m there. The prisoner then took her to of whichtoahottse, w N as opo.3e,iDiedeanb-y a t , Pad Dean-street, e female, and they entered, and the prosecutrix was invited to walk up stairs. She did so, and at that time had her purse and her money safe in her bosom. She sat down, and while she was stooping to tie her shoe, the prisoner took her purse and her money from her bosom, and saying " I shall now wish you good day, in the hope of soon seeing you again," ran down stairs. The prosecutrix immedi ately screamed eut, when two females came into the room, who informed her, that she was in a house of accommodation, on which, after stating she had been robbed, she left the house; and on turning out of the street saw . the prisoner, from w h om s h e de manded the restitution of her prop er ty. H e re f use d , t hough she continued her importunities for some rime, and eventually made his eseape. The witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. CtimtcHlLL, who defended the prisoner, but nothing was elicited to shake her testimony. William Elliott, a police sergeant, and another policeman, deposed to having seen the prosecutrix and prisoner together on the evening in question, and that the former was heard by them to entreat the latter to return her purse. The prisoner was well known to them as an occasional conductor to an omnibus. The prisoner made a long rambling defence, and called Mary Ann Jones, who deposed that she was ser vant at the brothel in Dean-street, and that the pro secutrix was well known to her as using the house " professionally." The witness, after being cau tioned by the Court, swore positively to this, arid also that the real name of the prosecutrix was Eliza The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty. The Foreman, addressing the Court, said—" We are at a loss for words to express our indignation at the defence set up by the evidence of the girl Jones." The COMMON-SERGEANT said, that so perfectly did he acquiesce in the feeling of the jury, that he should order the witness Jones to be taken into cus tody, to be dealt with as the Court should direct. The witness Jones was immediately consigned to the safe keeping of Mr. Wontner, and removed into the prison. . The COMMON-SERGEANT intimated to the pri soner that he should transport him for life. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 111AiVSION HOUSE. THE PREACHING THIEF—Wm. Dell, alias the Bee. Doctor Dell, who was some days ago exa mined upon the charge of having bambozled a waggoner out of 21., after a sermon upon the wick edness of the world, was brought up for further examination. The Justice-room was crowded by persons curious to see so distinguished a person. The following conversation preceded the examina tion : The LORD MAYOR—Pray, Mr. Dell, do you know such a place as Newgate ?—Prisoner : Why yes, my Lord, I know it pretty well. The LORD MAYOR•-.- I mean the inside of the building ?—Prisoner : So do I, my Lord. The LORD MAYOR— f I don't mistake, you were tried there last Session for stealing a sovereign ? Prisoner I was, certainly, but I did not deserve it. _ _ The LORD MAYOR—You were convicted, were you not ?—Prisoner I was acquitted. The LORD MAYOR—Yes, you derived some profit from the mistake,' as it is called. When first tried you were found guilty, and the absence of witnesses cleared you on the second. Prisoner: No, my Lord. The Judge that tried me last told me he was surprised how old Arabin could think of convicting me—(Laughter.) Mr. Crump, an undertaker, said that he knew the prisoner to be a graceless fellow from his earliest years. Prisoner had been errand boy to witness, who did not know whether the Doctor committed any robbery upon him, but was sure that the Doctor was the greatest liar he ever saw. Was not aware that the Doctor preached while an errand boy. Au application was made to the Judge when the con viction took place to send him out of the country, and no doubt he would have been sent off had not the mistake occured which threw him upon society once more The LORD MAYOR (to the prisoner)—How long have you been preaching ? Prisoner—l can't tell how long. Let me see, when did I begin ? No, I can't really tell. The LORD MAYOR—Did you get money by it ? Prisoner— Sometimes. The LORD MAYOR—You resumed the trade the moment you got out of prison ? Prisoner—l think I did ; I preach whenever I see people want it, and many want it now. I'm sure my prosecutors want it to turn their hearts, for wickedness is therein. The LORD MAYOR —Well, I shall send you for trial ; and I hope to be able to get you out of the country as soon as possible, for the benefit of the community. I consider you a dangerous fellow. Prisoner—Not at all, my Lord—nothing of the kind. B 0 TV-STREET. FORGING THE GOLDSMITHS' HALL MARK.— Treen, who stands charged with having forged the Hall mark to several silver spoons, which he pledged with Mr. Wood, a pawnbroker, in St. John-street, and who, having absconded, was appre hended by Ruthven, one of the officers of this office, at Devonport, was to have been brought up to undergo a public examination, but the evidence against him not being complete, he was again re manded till Friday next. The spoons in question were marked " T.C.S.;" and it will be recollected that the prisoner was stated to have worked for Mr. Thomas Cox Savory, of Cornhill, against whom a bill of indictment has been found for selling spoons of a similar description. Treen, upon being appre hended at the house of Mr. Ramsay, at Devonport, where he had obtained employment, quietly sub mitted himself to the custody of the officer, and made no observation. QUEEN- S QUARE. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—A man who gave his name Charles Johnson, but whose real name is supposed to be John Hall, a returned transport, was placed at the bar, charged with committing a daring highway robbery, attended with violence, on the person of an elderly lady named Sugden, residing at No. 5, Sussex -terrace, Old Brompton. From the evidence of the prosecutrix, and several other wit nesses, it appeared that as Mrs. Sugden was passing near the New Church at Brompton on Friday night, between nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner came behind her, struck her a desperate blow on the back part of the head with a stick loaded with lead, and seizing her reticule ran off with it. The prosecutrix fell, but her cries brought to her assistance a gen tleman who was passing near the spot at the time. He pursued the prisoner, and saw him throw the reticule, which contained about ten shillings in silver, and other property, over a wall. Eventually the gentleman came up with the prisoner, and severe struggling ensued between them, during which the prisoner violently attacked his pursuer with the stick in question, which was broke in the conflict. Additional assistance, however coming up, the prisoner was secured, and conveyed to the sta tion-house, but not before he had made con siderable resistance on his way thither. In answer to several questions from the Magistrate, the pri soner denied that he was the man who attacked and robbed Mrs. Sugden, and also that he had been transported. A young man then stepped forward, and said that he was confident the prisoner was the man who was convicted and sentenced to 14 years' transportation for stealing a till and a copper. The stick was produced, and found to contain about half a pound of lead at the end. An old lady stated that she had been similarly attacked on Thursday night, at the corner of Keppel-street, by a person resembling the prisoner, but she could not positively swear to his being the person. Mr. GREGORIE said that he should remand the prisoner until Monday, in order that the gentleman who first pursued the prisoner might come forward as a witness. His evidence was of material im• portance to the case, and he hoped that the gentle man would be found and prevailed upon to attend the next examination. The Magistrate also gave direction to the police to ascertain it' the prisoner was a returned transport. The prisoner was then removed from the dock. A SOLDIER' S WEDDING.—Three of the First Regiment of Foot, or Grenadier Guards, named Fran cis Redmond, Joseph Edwards, and John Turner, were charged with furiously assaulting James Barber, the owner and driver of a cab, and refusing to pay him his fare. The complainant stated that the defendants got into his vehicle at Knights bridge, and after driving them about to several places, they eventually alighted at the Windsor Castle public-house, in the Vauxhall-road, where a number of the same regiment were celebrating a soldier's wedding. Two shillings were demanded for the fare, which the defendants refused to pay, and because he civilly requested the amount due to him, Turner struck him, and the others were °n il , prevented doing so by the int er f ere n ce of some .o' the soldiers present at the wedding. Several wit. nesses spoke to the great forbearance of the com" plainanr, and Mr. Gregori ordered the three de defendants to p a y a fi ne o f 20 s . eac h , t h e a mou fare arid costs, or be imprison e d t wen ty days. The prisoners, not having the money, were locked IV' COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEEK. Bea' 1 Wheat. Barley. Oats. --0 , • Per Quartr. , r. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s• Carlisle. 56 17 is 40 Hexham 49 53 25 29 19 22 Itforpeth 49 53 24 26 18 21 30 58 Penrith 57 25 18 51 57-30 44 Winchester 45 51 22 26 22 24 42 (4 5, Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s .d. s. d . s. d . s. d . Carmarthen 60 66! 26 29; 1 4 18 0 0 60 Cowbridge 6 6 70; 2 9 4 0 2 6 3 0 5 6 53 Newcastle (Stall.) 80 891 4 6 5 0 3 0 34 5 0 6 50 Northallerton 7 0 93 3 6 46 3 3 4 0 5 51 80 8 6 4 0 48 30 34 6 0 06 Swansea« 68 70 36 39 1 9 22 0 0 6 0 Warwick 90 11 0, 3 0 46 20 33 56 Per 8011. 8 1 Flarnardca.stle 01761 8 0 86 6 0 78 10 11 Durham 1126. 14 61 7 0 80 40 63 7 /1 Richmond —.. 111 0 17 01 8 6 9 0 5 0 6 6 0 sO 5t0ckt0n..........—...112 4 13 01 9 6 100 50 5 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—Sept. 6. o p Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk...-.. 8. 455. to 565, fine f,4 Lin. and Cam. Yorkshire —s. 375. to 503. fine ELD CORN MARKET.—Sept.... op /folk and Suffolk -8. 455. to 565, fine ~„, in. and Cam. — s . 40 s . t o 53 5. fine .M nicsliire —s. 375. to 503. fine ?.f:,: —s. 455. to 60s. fine ~ Red —s. 435. to 535, fine I White —s. 525. to 595. nne e•- ~, Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk ,5, Lincolnshire 2.55. to 275. fine , Yorkshire Wold Foreign • 41 Beans, Old --- New 355. to 38s. fine 4 , v, Oats, Potato l9s. to 225. fine; o4 , -- Poland —s. 18s. to 21s. fine i',l7. Friezland and Small —s. 17s . to 20s. fine Mealing Shelling 0 1s. to 265. Od. per 1P3 ,1, 22 8.. to to — 23 :' fine 31 .: Malt 35 231. os. s 39 261. ' 05 . ti . Ls' Rapeseed White ~ Foreign SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Aberdeen ..... Coldstream Cupar Dundee—. Elgin Inverness.... Kelso .......... Perth The size 46 54 35 38 35 42 48 56 50 60 40 50 36 44 37 40 48 61 50 56 of the in Barley I Oats. I Beans EDINBIJ We had a large and Beans small : rather brisk. 23 25 18 21 18 19 26 31 30 33 24 26 25 27 19 21 23 29 23 26 asure va tGH CORI mpply of V Iles of the f 16 20 12 14 13 14 18 22 20 25 16 20 18 19 13 14 16 20 20 2:2 les throuj N MARK] Vheat and former were 18 20 20 22 22 26 30 31 23 30 23 27 19 20 45 48 22. 25 hout the '" -.....- 0 % 0 26 , ..... ~. a/ ••••• , , ae. ..., 46 41 ceun 43 „ ET.—Sept. Barley to-d. re heavy, a 4. ~ 030 the to f Itt 3 gri 3:2 5 0 1M Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. First 64s Od 34s Od 22. s Sd 34s Od Second 5Ss Od 30s Od 20s Od 32s Od Third 44s Od 25s Od 18s 8d 29s Oil PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C. 1 14 ' Beef, per lb. .„ Os. 41-d.to 08.6 d. Freshßutter,lb.Os.gd. to t g Mutton 041 0 6 Salt Ditt o ...—. 0 8 u n 0 0 6 0 8 Ditto, p er cat. 70 0 0 Pork- 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per dos. 0 7 7 6 Lamb, per qr. 1 0 3 6 OatStraw(kpL) 7 0 ./ 6 fallow, cwt.... 35 0 37 6 Wheat Ditto.. 7 0 Quartern Loaf 0 8 0 0 B ar l ey Ditt o 0 0 0 16, Potatoes, 17ilb. 0 6 0.0 Hay,perst.—...o 8 EDINBURGH MEA There was a middling supply and the sales were brisk, at an top price. LslAli K. ET. —Sept. 3. 0;6 of Oatmeal at this day's Ma the advance of is. per sack. on Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal S-comi ditto 1 8 0 atrleymeal. ......... 1 6 0 Peasemeal 1 4 0 Pot Barley—No. 1, pet cwt. 12 Per Stone of 141 b IMPI 5 First Oatmeal IXO 1 0 Second ditto I Barleymeal 6 Peasemeal .-2d, 145.-3 d, 16s.—Pes GLASGOW CORN Our Grain market Wheat, per 2-10 lb. s. d. s.d. I British, old 2301029 OI MARKET.—Sept A o lt a K ts 7 p r e . :. iti,a Sei l. ) b t 4. a. 4... , t remains steady. 416 4 i Irish l 4 o'l lo British l5 0 Beans, per 2601 b. 0 1 English Scottish Pease, Scottish Oatmeal, per 1401 b l l6 44 6 Flour, per29olb 4 ° 0 - new 2610 `2BO Canada, free 2B 0 30 0 Irish Barley, per 3201 b. English 0 C Scottish 23 0 26 6 Irish - CORNWALL . . 0 9' l. TRußo—Wheat (average) 233.—Barley, MARKETS 101. 01-oats , _ 75 0 ST AUSTELL—Wheat, —s. to 9:2l.—Barley, --s. to 9 6 . -- 7s. to Bs. 6d. _,yd,, PRNzArroa-E-Wheat, '2.os. to 2•2s.—Barley, 9s. to 103._ 44, Os. to S.. Od.—Beefand Mutton, Od. to 6d.—Pork, Od. to Butter, 9,1. per lb. 1...." °1'tk LAUNCESTON—Wheat (average) 198.61—Barley, 95. 0( 5s 51—Beef, sd.—Mutton, 6d. ...„oatst OP LlNKE:kap—Wheat, —s. to 225. W.—Baxley, Ils. (Id. to Is 63 ' BODMIN—Wheat (average) 22s.—Barley, 9s. Od.—Oat s ' . HELSTON—Wheat, `.:`.2s. Od.—Barley, 9s Gd. ~ ...Be v ' ST. Commut—Wheat, 20s. to 21s.—Barley, 9s. to A‘'" and Mutton, sd. to Gd.—Veal, Od.—Lamb, Od. r ot• MINING INTELLIGENcE. T ° 4 74 . Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruth la s t Th ur d a y n 8 5 Average Produce Quantity of fine Copper "/ Ca' Amount of Sale, `212,6901. sa. 6d.—Average Standard, 110 • MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STRE EIr, ' (From the London Gazette.) ff l , , TO-MORROW, Sept. 10. s' l ‘ J , c w k a e r y d , ,, j e t s a c i m l o o r n , g C e i r t Ed!C . r r o a a w d f r . ..... .......................... J. J. Winstanley, hosier, Holbrrn-hill DIVIDEND. . J. H Clark, ear ,wiiilnuem- miser,er h i‘ a i n a t i , d J m e l w . ry, Essexstreet, .... .. ........ .. ... ..... .. .. .. .... ....... 0 G. Duplex, chymist, Pleasant.place, ......... ............ M otet kent, b Itch int hurt a fitter dat This . kident i their ag , being re It %Thiel BR: - s ao Sunday se • nni gnt as some men were 0' hay on the lands of Morelands, near Donass , c o 4s Clare, a whirlwind suddenly carried off 40 or 5° , c . to tle' which moved off over the Shannon towards Nenitrd' The men were so alarmed that they made towards 3 1,10 and threw themselves on their faces and bands...lole Evening Post. [Donass is about six miles fr° ll3 , he 11 41 rick, and the Shannon at the point from which 0 0 1 ' set off is about the breadth of the Thames at W es t ter 13ridge.—DD.] be DELIBERATE MURDER.—A priva, iej e longing to the 14th Foot, stationed at Athlone, ", 1 3 0, " rarely discharged a loaded gun at a sergeant's Wife''go in.tantly deprived her of life. The cause of thd i v , act originated in some liberties which the fe llo f D e , taking with his unfortunate victim, in the absence "eocor,, husband, who had gone that morning to Moate t ° oo o7 the convicts from Sligo to Cork. The P° °r ., threatened to complain of him to the comnaaollh'b oo gb re on which he levelled Isis piece and shot her t hr- t head. Another soldier, who was sitting co nrenie rl by frj, woman at the time, would also have been kil le : l f o iffr ° , ball had he not stooped his head. —Roscoinnton 00 0'' NARROW ESCAPE.-011 Monday a fte t r o i d rd an Irish labourer who had been devoting the rie ;oo silitt ness and jollity, called upon a mor e prud e nt eti t „ - professional brother, whom he found a t hi s vol r irri glo the warmth of his fraternal f e eli ngs o ff er ed to .it e e loY;;,, hod to the top of the building where he vill s which was accepted. Tipsy as he was he reac, he- tol er i tination, an altitude of ne a r ly fi ve s t or i es , onl - gilt' steadiness ; but "gt eat heights are hazardoo°o ot r:1 heads ;" be bad no sooner arrived than be 105100,' the briutn, tumbled down through joists and 5c5 0 : 4 3 117 ,0 11 lauded in the c e llar underneath. He was retn°, workmen to the Infirmary, under the natural 0 0 1% 01 that he was all but killed ; but on recoveri o s ee pWo• confusion he found himself unhurt, with the esllo Ater a slight pain over the body. He has now s carc e s g r , / plaint, and is about t o resume hi s l a b our s, wi t ',,bri°' . regard than heretofore to regularity a nd .> : 0000 , Scottish Guardi an . 1 0. BIRTHS. fis rt.r er On the Ist inst., the lady of Sir H. of Whitburn Hall, Durham, of a son. ora l 51 : . bte r ' i p On the 4th inst., the lady of Lieutenant-Gen;,, clso7,l°' • Lyon, K.C.8., of Sussex place, Regent's-park, of sr or On the 6th inst., the lady of the Rev. Henry lington, of Stebbing Vicarage, of a son. , On the 7th inst., the lady of George S. Duke-street, Portland-place, of a daughter. c eii MARRIED. Ivir• Se e pc ° Lately, at Whitwell, Herts, by the Rev - ~,yl , ,D e Frederick Ayrton, Esq., of the East India Coral . ;;; e r c Bombay Establishment, to Margaret, eldest da ttg 6eo 0 G. Hicks, Esq., of Baldock, Herts. Ipsv' q On the 3d inst., at St. Clement's Church , to Read Dixon, Esq., of Grove-lane, Camberwe ll k Ipso °ot daughter of John Cobbold, jun., Esq. of the Cld o ove f ,, fl a ‘ j j• On the 3d inst., at St. George's Church, ';,,aliet'''AlK John Palmer, Esq., of Goldingtn, Beds, to ' ilen tio l3 daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Elude, of Beds. oto CO of lED, gon• titr ci On the 3d inst. at Boulog n e-sur-Mer, the , toy , t tit voc Murray, wife of Major the Hon. Charles p res e . o cs David late Earl of Mansfield, and brother of th Atticr'' On the 6th inst., at Pinwell Cottage, liC 3r „,,ed s°. h a l Rev. Charles Boultbee, Rector of BaxterleY,c".o.3oUg the On the 6th inst , at his residence, s vi John Trotter, Esq., of Durham Park, ag ed ,•• ew o r- fo c On the 7th inst., at Walworth, Frances A Oertsol74 late Mr. Richard Crespin, surgeon, of IloYLwri, Wld On the 6th inst., at Camberwell Grove, x of Fifei " o f late Rev. Dr. Swan of Leven, in the county ----------------- ( 0 V PRINTED AND PUBLI S HED BY WURD° SUN OFFICE, 11 9 P "SAL