The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-03 00:00:00

rIAIVIENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. The Hon. ARTHUR GORDON (son of the Earl of Aber deen) took the oaths and his seat for Beverley, in the room of the Hon. F. C. Lawley, appointed Governor of South Australia. The hon. member was introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr Hayter. The Lords' amendments to the Oxford Poor Rate Bill were considered and agreed to. Sir J. WALMSLEY (in the absence of Mr. Hume) presented a petition from the Sheridan Club, expressingregret that intemperance prevailed to a frightful extent in this country, and sugge s ti n g a s a means of remedying it that Mirlborough-house, the British Museum, and other similar institutions should be opened on Sundays. Mr. HEYWOOD presented a petition from a place in Staffordshire, praying for the introduction and use of affirmations instead of oaths. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Lord D. STUART said the Solicitor-General had put an amendment on the paper, which adopted the principle of his bill, but which struck out all his words. (Laugh. ter.) He felt disposed to adopt the amendment of the hon. and learned gentleman, and he should therefore offer no opposition to it. Lord PALMERSTON (in the absence of the Solicitor General) moved the clause as amended by the hon. and learned gentleman, which was as follows :—" Leave out the words of the bill after the wordy 'as follows, in 7th line, and insert the following enactments :—lf, during the continuance of hostilities between her Ma jesty and the Emperor of Russia, any British subject shall, in any country, wilfully or knowingly take, ac quire, become possessed of, or interested in, any stocks, funds, scrip, bonds, debentures, or securities for money, which, since the 29th day of March, 1854, have or hath been, or which, during the continuance of hos tilities as aforesaid, shall be created, issued, entered `into, or secured by or in the name of the Govern ment of Russia, or any _person or persons on its behalf, every person so taking, acquiring, becoming possessed of, or interested in, any such stocks, funds, scrip, bonds, debentures, or securities for money, as aforesaid, shall he guilty of a misdemeanour, and, upon being convicted thereof, shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than three calendar months. Pro .vided always, That the provisions of this- Act .shall not extend to or include the case of a British subject claiming an interest in the estate or effects .of any deceased person, or the case of a Bri tish subject taking the estate or eff cts of his debtor in execution, or the case of a British subject claiming in any country to be interested under any .bankruptcy, insolvency, sequestration, cessio bonorum, or disposition of property in trust for creditors, but that in every such case the British subject may take and re ceive any share, legacy, dividend, debt, or sum of money :due or belonging to him, notwithstanding that the same Pay vise from or be produced by the sale or proceeds eif any such stocks, funds, scrip, bonds, debentures, or securities for money as aforesaid." , After a short discussion, Lord DUDLEY STUART'S clauses were struck out, and that proposed by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL was read a first time. On the potion that this clause be read a second time, . Mr. T. HANKEY opposed the clause, as being a . direct interference with private property. He enter tained as strong an aversion to assisting the Emperor .of Russia in the war as any member of the house, but ,he contended the present was not the proper mode of ,attempting to cripple the resourses of Russia. He be lieved that it would be futile in operation, and that it would prove to be a paltry system of legislation. After a discussion, in which Mr. Wilson, Lord Pal merston, Mr. Glyn, and the Attorney-General took part, Mr. BARING strongly opposed the bill, and said be :approved of a suggestion thrown out by the Attorney iGeneral, to frame a bill, leaving the power to deal with ~this question to the Queen and Council. He caused a .good deal of merriment by his comments on the his pry of this bill, which was brought in by the noble lerd the member for Maryleboee (Lord D. Stuart), opposed by the noble lord the Home Secretary, .supported by the honourable gentleman the Secretary. ,to the Treasury (Mr. Wilson), then taken under the pro tection of the Solicitor-General, and to-day disapproved of by the Attorney-General. This was only another proof of the truth of the saying—" What little wisdom was required to govern a country." (Hear, and a laugh.) Lord J. RUSSELL defended the principles of the bill, and the conduct of his colleagues and himself in - .reference to it. He denied (as had been asserted by the honourable member, Mr. Baring) that he (Lord J. Alma) or his noble friend (Lord Palmerston) had been, animated by personal animosity towards the emperor of Russia, for during the greater portion of the time he and his noble friend had been in office friendly relations had been maintained with Russia; but when that monarch thought fit to break the peace of Europe, he .(Lord J. Russell) and his noble friend had thought it ,their duty to speak warmly in reference to the conduct of Russia, and while the Emperor of Russia pursued ,such conduct he (Lord J. Russell) would consider it his .disty to denounce that conduct. (Hear, hear.) . Mr. WALPOLE considered that this bill as it now stood, could not be practically carried into operation. The Government should bring in a general measure to apply to any country with which we might be at war, instead of directing a bill like she present against one particular country, as this bill would be irritating and mischievous as regarded British commerce, and imperative in the desired effect. (Hear. After a few remarks from Mr. WARREN in support 01 the bill, Mr. BRIGHT said the noble lord the Lord Presi dent and his colleague the member for Tiverton, were the only statesmen in Europe who had condescended to use personal vituperation towards the Emperor of Rds sia. Their conduct in this respect was strongly contrasted by the conduct of the French Government and the press of France also on this subject adopted a tone far more in accord with decency and propriety than the press of this country. He (Mr. Bright) contended there were a hundred ways in which this bill might be evaded ; while On the' other hand it would be a trap to those who had no dishonest intention. He believed this bill was pri vately laughed at by every member of the house. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL entirely denied the imputation of his having spoken with personal vituperation towards the Emperor of Russia. He had never done so, but had iipoken only in reference to acts done under the autho rity of that monarch. (Hear.) ' Lord PALMERSTON also repudiated the charge of private enmity towards the Emperor of Russia, imputed to him (Lord Palmerston) and his noble friend (Lord J. Russell) by the hon. member for Huntingdon (Mr. Baring) and the hon. member who spoke last (Mr. Bright). Such charges and such imputations were the jargon that had been used for years by those who op posed the policy of England ; but he was astonished that the hon. member for Huntingdon, of all men, should make himself the organ of such a party ; for that hon. ' member, who, as it was we ll known, was the private agent of Russia in this count r y, s h ou ld of all men be the most abstinent in making such imputations. Mr. BARING explained. He told the 'noble lord (Lord Palmerston) that he was not the private agent in this country of the Emperor of Russia. The firm of which he was a member had negotiated loans for the Emperor of Russia ; but in no sense could he be called the private agent of that sovereign. After a brief explanation from Lord PALMERSTON and Lord J. RatssEet, Mr. DISRAELI said no one could doubt that no per son in this country had been more the subject of calumny some five or six years ago than the noble lord the Lord President. And who was the persen who direeted that stream of calumny against the noble lord ? Why, it was the noble earl at present at the head of the Govern ment— (hear, and a laugh)—and of whom the noble lord the L or d resident was now one of the colleagues. (Hear.) This showed the extreme good nature of the noble lord, a quality of which he seemed to possess a large "PLAT (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Der. V. SMITH deprecated discussing at this period of the session such a bill as this, and he thought it Would be much better for the Government to bring in a general bill on the subject, than to waste time in discuss- Leg this bill, upon which nobody could rely to be opera tive. Pr ogres s . Mr. M ASSEY moved that th e c h a i rman report Lord D. STUART opposed, and p v i p d o e r d t vi d en Lord sE l ny Eciu ..., the motion for report ing prog ress . . The committee thrensdui the numbers were : For the.motion to report he 30 Agairistmita. t . y .. .... ... .................. 88 The clause was then cadagainst .... Qt . . ... —5B Sir F. KELLY express e d . hir . regret th at h e was not in the house earli er , b at he would take this the ear li est opportunity to st a t e hi s objection to this bill, whi c h h e altogether disapproved of. , Lord D. STUART hoped as the law officere Crown had inserted a ne w c l ause in his bill, th eGof the silent would now take the resp onsibility of. the bilveornut of his hands. Lord PALMERSTON agreed to this suggestion . The bill then passed through committee and was r ported, and ordered to be printed. e - The Court of Chancery Bill passed through committee, as-did also the Judgment Execution, &c., Bill. The Bills 'of ,Exchange and Promissory Notes Bill also passed through committee, and the house resumed. The National Gallery (Dublin) Bill was read a second time. The Court of Chancery (County Palatine of Lancaster) Bill was read a third time and passed. . The Prisoners' Removal Bill was read a third time and passed. • MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL. This bill also passed through committee. PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED 'FUND CHARGES. BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of this bill. MACARTNEY opposed the second reading o n the ground that schedule B of the bill was partial, and Would not , e equally affect the sal a ries of all clerks in pub lic offic es . vise the whole übje c t daring the recess, and have a thought it would b e much better to re complete bill introduced_ next se ss i on . Colonel DUN' bill. g4--es also expressed objection to the 4 ""' Tina was then read d sio a second ti me w i t h ou t f ur ther iscisns • • •Thehoniethen went into SUP l i r Plifcirmmittee of supply. - On the-motion for a - grtnta and non-commissioned officers for 1 ,040 additional Inert the ItoyarArtillery, Captain 14' VERNON asked, ab iktt IA of justice to THE IizONDONr VITERSDA'Y-F,V2NINGi UGUST 3, 18 5 4 Captain LAtFAN believed that the reasons which had led to Sir H. Ross being appointed over his senior officer would be honourable to Sir John Burgoyne himself, and satisfactory to the country. He (Captain ; Laffan) bad an interview on this subject with the Mi nister for War (the Duke of Newcastle), who said that Sir J. Burgoyne having made a reconnaissance in the East, his advice and services were found so invaluable by the Government on his return to England, that it was deemed extremely desirable to retain him at home. The "vote was then agreed to. A sum of 58,1391. for the payment of, the said Artil lerymen was then agreed to. A sum of 840,785/. was next agreed to, for the pay ment of the Customs' officers. A sum of 1,1.54,5941. was also agreed to, for the pay me,it of th e offi cers o f th e I n l an d R evenue department. The Militia Pay Bill was read a second time. Tae Midland Great Western (Ireland) Railway Bill wal read a third time and passed. The Militia (Scotland) Bill ai amended was reported. The Public Health Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Sir J. WA.LMSL EY, in the absence of Mr. flume, returns were ordered of the number of visitors to the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and other public institutions, dur ing several years. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Mr. CRAUFURD, in the absence of Mr. J. Fitz gerald, moved for a return of the number of stamps at ld. each issued to each newspaper published in London, Dublin, and Edinburgh respectively, for the second quarter of the year 1854, specifying the name of each newspaper, and the number of stamps issivd to each (in continuation of Parliamentary paper No. 238 of the pre• sent session). Mr. WILSON would not oppose this return, but wished it to be understood that the Government would not be consenting parties to such returns as the present in future. Even annual returns of this nature were a great interference with private business, and he thought the house ought not to consent to such returns for a shurter period.—Agreed to. The house adjourned at six o'clock. FISHMONGERN' COMPANY. The annual dinner of this company, which is cele brated on the let of August, the anniversary of the ac cession of the Brunswick dynasty to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland, was held on Tuesday, at the Fish mongers'-hall, London-bridge. Mr. Toogood officiated fur the Prime Warden, who was prevented by illness from presiding. Amongst the company present were :—Earl Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Lord Charles Russell, Lord Ernest Bruce, the American Minister, Sir Charles Wood, M.P., Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood, &c. Lord Palmerston and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were unfortunately prevented from attending. After the usual loyal toasts, which were received with the greatest enthusiasm, The PRIME WARDEN then proposed the " Health of her Majesty's Ministers." He said their position at the present time was attended with the most arduous difficulties. In the midst of their endeavours to promote the cause of enlightened and constitutional reform they had been suddenly interrupted by the outbreak of hostili ties both unforeseen and unexpected. What might be the result of the war it would be presumptuous in him to hazard an opinion upon ; but in their endeavours to maintain the honour and interests of the country, he was sure the Ministry might rely upon the loyalty and pa triotism of the people. Sir CHARLES WOOD returned thanks, and expressed his regret that some others of his colleagues had not been present to return thanks for the honour done to them, but he was quite sure that it was only their attendance upon their duties which had prevented them from ac cepting the invitation. He quite concurred in the re marks of one of the preceding speakers, that the Minis ters were raised to office solely by the confidence of the country, and as soon as they forfeited that confidence, they oueht to retire from the scene. He (Sir C. Wood) had been long enough in Parliament to remember the time when those principles, which they now saw so triumphant, were advocated only by a small minority. However firmly, and through whatever difficulties they had fought the battle, he telt one com fort at least in the fact that in this hall and in this company these principles had ever been in the ascen dancy, and that he was speaking amongst old and long tried friends of the principles of liberty. The Prime Warden had alluded to the difficulties in which the Ministers were placed, and had approved of the conduct they had pursued He (Sir C. Wood) was not ashamed to say that as long as they thought peace could be main tained in a manner compatible with the honour of the country, they had been most anxious to preserve it. They were alive to the injuries whi c h a war wou ld occasion to many interests in the country, and they were not insen sible to the feeling of the country, which looked upon war as one of the greatest calamities. (Hear, hear.) So long as it was possible to avoid war, the Ministers were anxious to do so ; when they found it was no longer pcssible, they were ready to accept the glove thrown down to thern—(cheers)—and he trusted that the conduct which they had since pursued would show to the country that, although unwilling to involve the country in a war, they were not unprepared. He believed that the fleets and army of this country were the admiration of the world, and that he was justified in saying that both the army and navy had never in the proudest day of their renown been so well equipped. What might be the result of their operations no one could be boastful enough to say. It was no slight task to beard the bear in his (len, but he was sure that whatever human skill and daring could effect would be accomplished both by the army and navy. (Cheers.) The issue was not in the hands%of men, but in the hands of One far above all, and as he (Sir C. Wood) was convinced of the justice of the cause, so did he firmly believe that, they would, sooner or later, be found successful. The right honour able baronet sat down amidst loud cheering. The PRIME WARDEN then gave the " Health of the American Minister." The AMERICAN MINISTER returned thanks, and said he could not feel himself a stranger in a strange land, so great was the kindness with which he had been every where treated, not on account of his own bumble merits, but from the affection entertained by the parent state fora distinguiShed and promising child on the other side of the Atlantic. He had read the history of this country carefully and diligently, and although he took no part whatever in its politics, he thought that there never had in any former time been two more honourable parties than the Whigs and Tories of Great Britain. (Cheers and laughter.) The devotion of these parties and their leaders to their principles did credit to them, and, whether right or wrong, they had evidently acted upon principle. Now, however, when he came amongst them, he found an amalgamation of parties—the lion lying down with the lamb, and all united in carrying on a great war. About this war he should say nothing, although he confessed he entertained a very strong opinion. (Hear.) When the might and power of this country were directed by wisdom and talent, and when its vast resources were devoted to one object, it was very hard if that object could not be accomplished. In Aine's rica they spoke the same language as the English, and they read the same books, and he thanked God that there was not in the United States a child worn which had not as good a right to come to school and learn to re td as to breathe its native air. (Hear.) They were, there fore, able to read the books of this country, and there were many standard books comparatively little known in England which were to be met with in every cabin in America. He might mention, for instance, such works as " The Pilgrim's Progress," and "The Vicar of Wake field." (Hear, hear.) He begged to return thanks for the honour done to him, and in his humble position it should always be his endeavour, whilst maintaining in a proper spirit the honour of his own country, to promote the alliance of kindred nations which were bound toge ther by the ties of mutual interest, but which he desired to see united by the still stronger ties of mutual affec tion. (Cheers.) The company separated at a late hour. SAUNDERS FITZSAI7NDERS. Edinburgh, July, 1854. P.S.—A. word about our celebrated Provost or Mayor, Mr. Duncan Maclaren—the grand conservator of so briety within the ancient and extended royalty. He has published some statistics about the Public-houses Act, meant to show its successful working. The greater the blockhead the more naturally he resorts to such data, in every ease to be received with hesitation, especially where moral agency is concerned Your contemporary, the Scotsman, has taken up the tabular calculations of this gentleman, and in better hands our civic chief could not be—that is to say, he will figure as a puling child in the hands of a strong man. Mr. Maclaren has now been three years in office, and, if reports be true, lusts for an incumbency of three years more of dignity and importance as "My Lord !' A little cant may concur with other more mundane agencies in promoting his views. Now, the bill before under notice is much of a landed interest aff dr—a boon from that exalted and vir tuous body to the multitude—good and cheap, fruitful in happiness, hut costing nothing but a little trouble in fining offenders. The Evening Post, landed interest journal, however, professes to appreciate the zeal of the ally of its party, Mr. Maclaren, in the moral crusade or Quixotism of the squires, and attributes it to a hanker ing after the civic chair. Says the Post (of 26th July)— "They [the citizens] cannot but be aware with what craft and industry he [the Lord Provost] is working up a kind of claim to a renewed tenure of office-- * * * with how much anxiety he has endeavoured to appear as the patron of the anti public-house operations, ostensibly to ingratiate himself with the supporters of the tem perance cause." STATE OF TRADE. ( From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) MANCHESTER, Aug. I.—We have to report a decidedly firm market in the medium and lower counts of water and highe m r ue niricyeasrns; indeed, for o are reciuired;, h s is me dc , how e e s ve ri r ion sn s ot slightly gene ral. But it is found that, having supplied their imme diate wants, the buyers now hesitate to operate further at the extreme rates demanded. This is particularly the case with the home manufacturers of such cloths as have either not risen at all, or not in nearly the same pro portion as the yarns from which they are made—a state of things which is much too wide-spread. The result is that the business of the day has been a good deal re stricted in arnount. The want of demand for China is fseelntHtiAnthLtrrihtheaxesre:numbers of water twist, which are usually Hall to -day exhibits price ; and there improvement,isl'°very July 29.---The aspect of trade in ou bssak r urd,i P imi.lintl i oee e .rns c es. e or • any description of goods. The spinners have a large littl little dispositione i either r t o i n p demand urchase proty,rtion of their machinery wholly or partially unem s,b u as t they are, e i s n fi r general, ed unwilling aren o t tt remunerative.enterj fi into c p,l i o nl e ra d c t ; The wool market is inactive, with the uthoeautio,ry fdoerntcri eoiri ROCHDALE, teOd asJ:vuwlyc3hl material,.i—so l't'ihmaeicteei°ldi'altnn:uef(fcintuo urenrtspo of transacted.' English wool is scarce at present, and the dealers have Very light stocks on hand. CRYSTAL PALACE, Wednesday.— One Shilling Day Admission at the doors, 11,686 ; admission by season tickets, 847 ; total, 12,533. Oua POPULATION.—It appears by the census that not half the adult population of London were born in the metropolis. If the recruits marched back to their native soil, Londo n would be left with less than half the grown-up men and women that are in it. The Irish in London were f• aind to be 103,548 ; the Scotch, 30,401. Of every 100,000 persons born iu England, 271 were found to be in Scotland when the census was taken ; but of every 100,000 persons born in Scotland, 4,723 t lwa o nerdeenii in t s t rloE7Srnctegioamittal time " o 13,8:11drai;8;aogir, as the Registrar-Gene ra l h as i t, the tendencyf p eople burn in Scotland to enter Eng rneT;a h t he a ar t w h lf o e e f r et t h e s n e m6 d e6n6wosye were o eo f r ei t in h g e n LeErosnngd resi dentsnh 'which dOttained above 1 ,000 Russians at the time of the Census. Paul Ointment[ADVERTISEMENT.]--Holloway's and l Pills essentially beneficial for h ea li ng Wounds _Mr Spencer, of West Brunswick, i n f orms Professor Hollo way, in a letter dated May 26, 1854, th a t a f r i end of s residing in New-street, in that town, and well known there, was afflicted for a length of tine with ten running ulcers, and although lie had the best medical advice for m ilesrouni, yet he was not benefitted by the same ; there. 13 ore, as a last resource, he was induced to try Holloway s intment and Pills, and, after persevering with them dr three months, the wounds all healed, and he was kompleteli cured, to the, wonder of every one that knew "liim.—Sold by all vendors of medicine, and atProfaser Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand; London. Sir T. Burgoyne, vtiy,Sir H. Ross should have .been THR prAttc..HOUSES (SCOTLAND) ACT.— appoittted to be Lientenant-General of the Ordnance ? WHAT IS A TRAVELLER?—TEETOTAL Mr. MONSELL assured the hon. member that it was TERPERENOE IN THE CASE OF THE YEO- impossible any slight could be intended for Sir J. Bur- .31/INRY RACES.—THE POLICE SDPERIN goyne. TE-VDENT, MID-LOTHIAN, AND THE SEORE- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER -aid TARY AT WAR. this was an appointment emanating from the Crown, LETTER 11. and he doubted the propriety of introducin incidental discussions on such a subject as this. As' to Sir J. Burgoyne, no terms of praise could be too high for his merits. (Hear.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,—I again take the liberty of addressing you as to the state of matters in Scotland, produced by the opera tion or influence of Forbes Mackenzie's Public-houses Bill. I write at once to expose the affair and to put the people of England on their guard, le-t they also become the victims of a mean and demoralising fanaticism. I mentioned to you the case of Mrs. Ross, a licensed victualler at Portobello, more than three miles from Edinburgh. Three apparent travellers had come to her house and obtained some refreshments. They had walked the distance betwixt the two points at the very least. A policeman, called the police superintendent (there is likely another constable or two in the district besides himself), raised a prosecution against the woman, and she has been fined for violating the act of Parlia ment. The question now comes to be, What is a tra veller within the meaning of the statute ? This is a nice point, and reminds one of the poser of the ancient sophist, HOW many grains make a heap ? To the weary pedes trian, it may be on a journey of necessity and mercy, this is a very serious matter. To the entertainer of the individual it may involve the loss of capital and of bread, as I believe three offences ainst the tyrant stature sub jects the offender to deprivation of his license. What a travelleris is notdefined by Forbes Mackenzie in his bill, and regarding actu aides the feeble foot-passenger who walks one or two miles might want a glass of beer more than the first-class passenger from Carlisle to Glasgow (per -Caledonian line) requires his claret or champagne in a first-rate hotel in the capital of the west. But how is the licensed victualler to discriminate a traveller ? himself a London police magistrate, thought a thief looked like other people ; and although a man may have dust on his shoes and sweat on his brow, and declare he is a traveller literally fainting from fatigue, he may only have come from the town to the country village two or three miles distant, and the innkeeper, recollect. ing the penal decision just promulgated, may refuse the wayfarer a mouthful of refreshment. A person depen dent on a bench of justices will dread the effect of con duct which may be dictated by motives of compassion. So happily is Scotland situated under the rules imposed by her moral reformers. If I recollect aright, the bill in tended for the benefit of England contained a saving clause in favour of travellers. Your readers will know how to appreciate the generosity of the exception. I need scarcely say that the bill of Forbes Mackenzie has emboldened the abstainers. In my last letter I men tioned some of their pranks. In Edinburgh they have taken up a locus stancli somewhat resembling that of I public officials. Once a year the Mid-LothiamYeomanry Cavalry assemble for six drays' drill. After "deploying" for this time, the business isconcluded with races overthe course at Musselburgh, about six miles from Edinburgh. There are few public amusements in the Scottish capital, and parties flock to the scene of recreation as your friends do to the Goodwood races. A most daring proclama tion was issued by the abstainers, warning publicans against the crime of having tents for refreshments on the grounds. But not content with this, the following let ter was addressed to a licensed victualler who was about to set up a tent near the race course : " 17, South-bridge, Edinburgh, July 26, 1851. Sir,—l understand that you are one of the parties who yesterday took a stance for the erection of a tent on the Musselburgh Course on Saturday, the 29th inst. From the public intimation given, you must have been aware that, under your certificate and license, you have no power to go to Musselburgh anal there sell exciseable liquors. By doing so, you commit a breach of the terms of ;,our certificate, for which, depend upon it, you will' bo called in question. Three such acts will render you unlit ever after to hold a license in this country. With yourself, therefore, you are playing a daugerous game ; the law, I assure you, will b e enforced against you an l every other individual who at tempts to transgress its provisions by opening tents at the races and there selling drink,—l am, &c., " JOHN STR&CHAN." The hint as to "three such acts" is sufficiently significant and obvious. There is the will, whether the way exists or not. Certain it is, a correspondent of one of the local journals, the Scottish Press, has averred that in this spe cial case, Forbes Mackenzie was not sharp enough, arid the abstainers (will they pardon the figure ?) have counted without their host. I have already mentioned that generally the police in Scotland are converted into spies, for the purpose of carrying out that oppressive measure. In certain cases they are aided by what is called the "peeping volunteer," or member of an abstinence local committee, as also backed by a vicious and restless fanaticism. But, Sir, I have specially to call attention to an act of gross inso lence on the part of the Inspector, or, as he is termed, superintendent of Mid-Lothian county police —a person of the name of List. It would seem as if the barrack canteens were in some way exempt from the operation of the Mackenzie Bill, and this official has discovered, not drunkenness, be it remembered, but some drinking on the part of civilians in the canteen of Leith Fort on Sundays. Perhaps the soldier would have had a glass of beer with his father or brother on the evening of that day, in the only place the article could be obtained. On ascertaining this fact, either from personal observation, or through some of his minions, List wrote to' the Secre tary at War, and had in return the following letter " War Office, 24th July, 1854. "Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th inst., relative to the admission of civilians into the canteen in Leith Fort on Sunday, and to acquaint you, with reference to the communication from this de pertment of the let inst., that the Secretary at War has taken such steps, through the medium of the general officer commanding the troops in Scotland, as will, it is hoped, prevent a repetition of the aria a complai led of. "I am, ,Sse., "JOHN CR00318." Tim description I have given of the conduct of the 'nover in ties business will be evident from the few sea ;ences which follow in the connection. Either this was a legal action—to wit, the business in the canteen—or it was illegal. If legal, what had a police-officer to do with the case ? Nuthine ; and he only evinced the erossest audacity in interfering. But if illegal, there was an instant remedy. You must know that here we have various sorts of prosecutors for the public interest, from the Lord Advocate of Scotland' to the town or county procurators-fiscal ; and descending from these, generally men of standing in society, we come to the police superintendents. List is a justice of peace pro curator, and could have brought the canteen affair before the local bench, if any irregularity, That this was not done clearly showed that even the Mackenzie bill, or its predecessors, did not reach the action. Nor did the Mid Lothian police official even refer the point to his su- ' periors, the magistrates, but at once applied to an ex traneous authority, the war department of the Govern ment, In London, I apprehend, were a sub-inspector to act in this way, the result might be serious. But anything is lawful and right in certain quarters, so that it carries out the anti-public-houses fanaticism. It is a pity that the Secretary at War condescended to reply to such a communication. It ought to have been referred to tee Lord Advocate, who is virtually Minister of Jus tice and of Police for Scotland, or to the principal sheriff of the county, Mr. John Gordon, in order that this esteemed and upright magistrate might have passed a befitting judgment on the impudence of his servant. Is not this a fine state of matters—police espionage to ascertain where an oppressive law has been even acci dentally broken—police intermeddling where there is no offence—a faction assuming legal powers and menacing she citizen with penalties and ruin, and watching his premises as detectives do houses suspected of harbouring thieves or containing stolen goods—and fanaticism ram pant and exulting ! Will the English people allow of such an infliction ? Their antecedents belie the assump tion. Let them, therefore, watch carefully against their moral reformers Messrs. Patten and Co., and the ami able bill of these worthy senators. If off their guard, they may, before the close of the present session, find themselves in for the pains and penalties, the confusion and annoyance, to which Scotland has been subjected by a paltry individual accidentally occupying a place in the House of Commons, Again expressing my earnest wish that your contem poraries would honour me by copying this letter, solely dictated by public motives—l remain, Sir, your obliged and obedient servant, CHOLERA IN LONDuN. LA IV INTELLIG trNCE.-.4t - ty. 2. The return made by the Registar-General shows that from 1,008 in the preceding week the deaths in London rose to 1,219 in the week that ended last Saturday. In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years (1844-53) the average number was 1,072, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,179. The present return is therefore in excess of the estimated amount. The zymotic class of diseases, which numbered 293 deaths in the previous week, rose last week to 422. The increase is caused by cholera, which has made con siderable progress since the 26 deaths occurred which were announced in last report. It was fatal last week to 133 persons, namely, to 42 children under 15 years of age, 78 men and women between that age and 60 years, and to 13 persons 60 years old and upwards. Seventy-one, or more than half the number of cases, oc curred on the south side of the Thames, 35 in the east districts, and the remainder in various other parts of the metropolis, as far as its western extremity Diarrhcea increased from 58 to 84 in the last two weeks. The districts of Kensington, Chelsea. S. George, Han over-square, Westminster, and St. Martins-in-the-Fields, with a population of 376,247, had only 8 deaths from cholera; ani the same is to be said of the north districts, with a population of 490,396, viz., Marylebone, Hamp stead, St. Pancras, and Hackney Union. In the cen tral districts of the Strand, Clerkenweil, St. Luke's, East and Wrst London, and the City of L ndon, there were 11 deaths. The following are some of the cases returned by the local registrars of deaths : WHITECHAPEL--ALDGATE —At 10, Rose-court, Up• per East Smithfield, on 28th July, the son of a labourer, aged 3 years, " cholera (30 hours)." Dr. English in his certificate says :—" The water-closets in Rose-court, owing to their not being emptied, made the court smell horribly." Mr. Harris adds—" Another child is ill The landlord has for years bid defiance to the parish autho rities ; he has been warned and summoned and fined by the mazistratea at the Thames police. He promises to let the soil into the drain to-morrow. Thirteen houses are in this small narrow court ; very small confined yards to each house; and I believe every room is nearly filied with poor Irish. About 50 houses near the above are in the same wretched condition as Rose court." Mr. Commissioner Murphy would at once grant a rule. In another case the law officers of the Crown had submitted to him a question whether, where the act spoke of the head of a department sanctioning a re commendation of s s dary. and there was no head, from there being no such department in existence, whether an order could be made. Mr. Sargood admitted the importance of the pint. 'ln this case it was very hard 'on 11r. Gunnell to con tinue such an order. Out of 3001. a year, to make an order for 1301., with his family, was a great hardship. He doubted very much the power of the Court to set aside such a pension, and he thought the only way to touch it wou d be as subsequently -acquired property. His Honour said a rule nisi should be granted. The case was one which clearly required reconsideration. Rule nisi granted. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-Aug. 2. Christopher Clifford, 24, was indicted for having un lawfully placed his hand in the pocket of a certain woman, whose name was unknown to the jury, with in tent to steal any property therein being. Mr. Poland prosecuted ; 'Mr. Parry appeared for the prisoner. The only • witness in the case was a sergeant of the F division of police, and his evidence was to the effect that one day a short time ago he was on duty in the Strand, when he saw the prisoner, in company with two other men, attempting to pick pockets. Mr. Parry addressed the jury, and induced them to come to the conclusion that the'case was not sufficiently proved, and the prisoner was found not guilty. Mr. Witham told the Jury that the prisoner was a convict under a ticket of leave, but, with regard to that, it had nothing to do with the charge on which he had been tried, and, under the circumstances, he did not think that the jury had done wrong in giving the ver dict they had done. He was not aware that he bad any power to order the prisoner to be detained for having forfeited the conditions of his ticket of leave, and he must therefore be discharged from custody, but he would say, that he considered this system of liberating convicts in this country, on tickets of leave, was working very bad—it was an encouragement of crime, and the worst of characters were turned loose upon society to plunder where and who they could. It had long been the habit to send the convicts to distant colonies, the best and most healthy colonies, but now that plan was altered. Now ha thought some colony, not the very best, such as hard-working emigrants went to, not the best that could be selected, nor yet such a place as would be dangerous to life or health, could be found to send convicts to instead of keeping them in prison for a short time and then setting them loose again in this country. He was afraid the ticket of leave sys tem in England would never answer, and would prove an evil to society. The prisoner was then liberated. James Mannus, a private in the Royal Horse Guards Blue, was indicted for assaulting Fanny Wilmot. Mr. W. J. Payne appeared for the prosecution. The prosecutrix, a young woman of three or four and twenty years of age. stated that she was an unfortunate, and following her course of life she was at a public house at Knightsbridge, where she met the prisoner, who got into conversation with her. He had come up from Windsor on leave, and he treated her with drink, after which they repaired to a coffee-house, and there they took tea. Subsequently he accompanied her to her lodgings, No. 4, Car line-place, Trevor -street, Knights bridge, and when they had been there a short time, she asked him for money. He was excited by drink, and on her making this request, he became very violent, and struck her a heavy blow over the eye, by which she was knocked on the floor, and seized her by the throat with one hand. He held her in that position, and pre vented her calling out by holding his other hand over her mouth. He called her filthy names, and said he would kill her if she made any noise, and through fear she at last submitted to his wishes, and he undressed himself and went to bed. She also undressed herself, but did not go to bed, • and the moment he dropped off to sleep, she ran out of the place, and went to a young woman, who like herself was unfortunate, and lives two doors off. She had nothing on her but her chemise, not even shoes or stockings, and her friend gave her some clothing, and advised. her to go to Knightsbridge Barracks to fetch tile piquet. On her going there, some hours later, she was advised to give him into custody, which she did. She had a severe black, eye her neck and breasts were much bruised, and at the present time her eye was very much bloodshot. M iris Jennings, the young woman alluded to, corro rated the pi . ostcutrix as to the condition in which she went to her, and said she had evidently been very muc knocked about ST. GEORGE - IN - THE-EAST—ST MARL—At 11, Den mark-street, on 22d July, a dock-labourer, aged 40 years, " Asiatic cholera (10 hours)." Mr. Armstrong, the re gistrar, writes- "The deceased had lately had little ' employment, and the whole family have, in consequence, had extremely poor living. The houses have recently been connected with the sewers, and some days before the deceased was attacked a cesspool was emptied close to the room in whic i he lived or slept. During the operation he complained of diarrhoea." In the same sub-district, at 19, Denmark-street, on the 28th Jtily, the widow of a mariner, aged 70 years, " Asiatic cholera (23 hours)." The registrar adds : " Deceased was resident in Stepney, and on a visit to her son for the day, when she was taken ill. Was pre viously well. Her son and his wife live in a front room at the top of the house, and state that the stench aris ing from bone-burning on the opposite side of the street, renders the room so offensive that they roust leave the house ; this complaint is also made by the neighbours. The medical attendant state that this case was not at tended by any premonitory diarrhoea." In the sub-district of Mile-end Old-town, Stepney, at 9, Dunstan's-road, on 26th July, the son of a blacksmith, aged 3 years, "cholera (8 hours)." In the south districts 71 deaths from cholera are re ported. The following are some of the cases :-- ST. OLAVE—ST. JOHN.—At 19, Bermondsey-street, on 26th July, the daughter of a labourer, aged 5 years, " coolera Asiatic (4i hours)." lii the same sub-district, at 12, Bermondsey-street, on 29th July, a railway porter, aged 34 years. " malig nant cholera (12 hours)." The medical assistant adds : —" Was at his employment in perfect health a few hours before his death." BERMONDSEY—ST. JAMES.—At 4, Bermondsey-wall, on 23rd July, the daughter of a bookseller, aged 4 years " cholera (9 hours)." No medical attendant. Mr. Mears says, " This child was seen by my assistant only haif an hour before death." In the same sub district, at 4, Bermondsey-wall, on 24th July, the daughter of a sawyer, aged 3 years, " cholera (20 hour 4)." The registar adds—" This child was seized about the time of the death of the above. There is no supply of water to this and adjoining four houses; drainage very defective. It will be observed 3 deaths occurred in this house " In the same sub-district at 10, Marine-street, on July 24, a mariner, aged 27 years, "Asiatic cholera (13 hours) after premonitory diarrhoea (24 hours)." The registrar adds—" The wife of this poor man informed me that he left home in perfect health on Sunday morning last for Dover in an excursion train, that just before leaving Do ver he was taken ill, was purged excessively on his jour ney, and came hope in collapse." In the same sub-district, at 4, Bermondsey- wall, on 27th July, a sawyer, aged 62 years, " cholera (32 hours)." The Registrar adds :—"This man was at work when seized, I saw him soon after, he was then in collapse." - In the same sub-district, at 3, Perseverance-court, on 28th July, the wife of a hawker, aged 30 years, "cholera (24 hours), no premonitory symptoms." The Registrar adds:—•' From minute inquiries instituted it appears this women had no previous diarrhoea, but was seized with vomiting, purging, and cramp simulta neously." In the same sub-district, at 8, Toxton-street, on 29th July, the daughter of a labourer, aged 18 years, " diar rhoea (.some days), cholera (13 hours.") BERMONDSEY—ST. MARY MAGDALEN.—At 13, Ab bey -street South, on 25th July, a trotter cleaner, aged 13 years, " Asiatic cholera (16 hours.)" ST. GEORGE, SOUTHWARK.—BOROUGH-ROAD.—At 24, Gun-street, on 23d July, the wife of a bookbinder; aged 36 years, " Asiatic cholera (24 hours)." ST. MARY, NEWINGTON—ST. PETER, WALWORTH.— At 7, Berkeley-terrace, on 25th July, the wife of a mer cantile clerk, aged 35 years, " Agitate cholera (14 hours)." LAMBETH—WATERLOO, let t —At 3, Curtis Hatch, on 29th July, a baptist minister, aged 52 year , , " diar rhceea. (3 days), Asiatic cholera and collapse (18 hours)." CAMBERWELL—At 1, Rose Cottages, Waterloo-street, on the 23d of July, two daughters of a proctor's clerk; ned respectively 8 years and 1 year, "cholera Asi tics (15 hours and 9 hours)." The medical attendant makes the following note :—" There is an open sewer within a few feet of the front door, and also at the end of the garden of the above house. In the same sub district, at Garden Cottage, Harris -street, on the 22nd of July a carman, aged 49 years, " cholera (16 hours)." Mr. Flover, on his medical certificate states :—" The sewer has been recently stirred up and drain pipes laid down, a large uncovered space being left." There are not less than four miles of uncovered filthy sewers in the Cam berwell and Peckham districts, which ought to be covered. The prisoner, in his defence, said he treated the girl, and gave her 3,6 d., and when she had got that, which was all he had, she demanded more, and as he con Id not I give it her she kicked up a row. To save himself from being turned into the street in the ni2ht, without money, and his regiment being at Windsor, he made her hold her noise, and she bit hint on the hand. He then struck her, and she *ran away, and he went to sleep. The prosecutrix denvd all this.—He was fund guilty. Corporal Hitchins attended to say that the prisoner joined the regiment in January, 1851, and since then he had been twice tried by court martial, and on each occa sion sentenced to six months' hard labour, besides which he bad been four times in confinement for breach of military discipline. Mr. Witham said the prisoner was an ill-conditioned fellow, and had committed a most ruffianly assault. Had he been convicted summarily he would have been sen tenced to six months, and be should therefore give him a little more. He then sentenced him to eight months' hard labour. As the prisoner was leaving the dock, he thanked the corporal for'giving him "a lift." The whole of the cases being disposed of, the court adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Mr. Commissioner Phillips and Mr. Commissioner Murphy cleared their lists on Tuesday, and the Courts rose for the vacation. A sitting will be held in a few days to hear applications for bail. IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES MATTHIAS GUNNELL. Mr. Sargood, at the rising of the Court, applied in this matter to rescind an order made on the insolvent's retired allowance, as one of the clerks of the House of Commons. Mr. Gunnell was discharged under the act some years ago, when an annual sum was set aside, which was afterwards reduced to .130/ out of a salary of 7001. Mr. Gunnell had since retired 011 a pension. Without any alteraticn, the provisional assignee still claimed the 1301. a year, which it was found impossible to pay, and therefore the present motion to rescind such an order. The Speaker of the Hone of Commons had sanctioned the order made, but Mr. Gunnell found that it was quite impossible, with his family, to continue such payments. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED ,IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 29. M ANSION•HOUSE —Mr. Bell, a lucifer match manu facturer, carrying on business in Cannon-street West, appeared before the Lord Mayor, on a summons charg ing him with having unlawfully and injuriously kept on • . •• his premise s l arge quant i t i es o f ex pl os ive and ignitible matches and other materials whereby the surrounding •• • ,ns inhabitants were annoyed, disturb t ed,ir a dwein ue ndr l e i nd g e - r b e o du e n s: comfortable in the occupation of he ... )rg and were in great hazard of losing their lives. The City Solicitor appeared in support of the com plaint. e •••. Mr. Haynes, a solicitor, appeared for the defendant. ~.. The City Solicitor said—My Lord Mayor, this is an ... information charging an offence at common law against '•" Mr. Bell for a common nuisance ; it is instituted at the '••• instance of the authorities of the ward, and is not ••• brought by any private person complaining of a private The charge rtsupport pr i ps articlesto,n)trrrilthpierelying etieilllatytaalcontainedbnheaictce oievewi,constitute fact in t the b er:oeeepeyt. defendant norlheev i i,euuls n efseutrneapc f uhsrh o nnodi yoemeora r dcrenc m widelaapuatetniet a nnattrhibythg t . yboe i eesaren o tcrwmopt n :luosnoi , emitugfuc a chei n iildhsts d ••• wrong. ... ••• quan titles of ignitible and combustible materials have been ••• and are kept on the premises of the defendant. The ••• immediate circumstances which put this proceeding in motion was the fact of a fire having taken place npon •••1 Mr. Bell's premises, arising from the explosive and igni tible notthe n evidenceeceheasrsaacrtye will niol order ' a n hnpmsdnetlmragTr,eorenpeeb. whichvogstraie of a be fire equally should a m h e a nv a e b itakenctoetyahrtuaoossfteet .•• ... show l e e v a d d i e n i t i g c h e e t of fact c e tt r h e i en instead toe probabilityas d h o o w f ... ... ... bmp b er i u l ,r, i co t o y bff. a hs r i i tls d rtof p a,a, r wpg o pei b rie a ;a l: rb i s l en i premises, n s r n se t into 52E The door was closed for the night, and the constables 5K and h oli s e the n firemen to wer ee x tmcompelledthe fi to re, o treh b e re c a i r k d n o t h t e o r c e c , i u b p u y t " det a w l i i h n e n t h whey a r e i w • u i v imi e l I open sta t n i c ie es wa )r r e e l '6B s t e h r e a t e i d in t e o o f theirth e court observationi '5O wwoilrldsle.avlet eiaschmyofinttheenmtionto to sta e t a e ll th D e i m . L i _ ilB eminent professor of chemistry at the Lond.onenttlHheeobiYsrp'oirtwahlne, t a h p e p e re o b w e p n o d s e i d tio fn of these articles, and the e o da w n i g li er st t a o te be [Aeveeriszeser ] Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for ship will feel much stronger tttn. valuable and extraordi improvements in the most power necessity for this b inquiry. myse your lf I otrbde fu l and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and in the City are o liged to doMsoanlo. r persons t be p Perspective Glasses (glazed with ILI unic German Glass), to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great im tl ' portanee to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. , their property, and it is a matter of the deepest impor ro'vtehcotiosnleeopf Solomons, opticians, 3 9 , Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Ob- 1 trance that they should not be exposed to the danger serve —opposite the York Hotel.- These telescopes possess 1 which, according to the evidence that will be adduced, such extraordinary powers that some 31 inches, with an ex- ; accompanies the stowing of large quantities of these ar tra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's titles. I stated that this ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be e oy the authorities ofin motion proceeding was put miles and a half distant the ward. In the first place, there seen a person's countenance three , was a presentment of the inquest, who were bound on and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all oath to sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Ex- . . prevent any nuisances. Besides this, there was bibition, 1851. —Valuable, n ewly-invented, very small, a l petition presented to the Court of Aldermen, corn powerful waistcoat -pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which p aiiiing of this nuisance and praying that it might be a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant; they ans wer removed, signed by 70 or 80 persons, consisting of the every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, ' deputy, the common councilmen, and the principal in ceuntry scenery, and ships are clearly seen at sto 6 miles. habitants of the ward. They are invaluable tor shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to radonethet) I Y— am professor of chemistry at the sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, LHosp•t li a . I procured smples of the different glasses, with wonderful . ' race-course; camp, and perspectiv e hinds of 1 I uci er matches sold st n the defendant's ware power ; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Spectacl e L enses o f the greatest transparent power. house. I produce th e rema i ns o f som e of the boxes. I The valuable advanta ge derived from this invention is, that cannot produce the whole, some of them having spon vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and taneou ly ignited as they lay on my laboratory table. very aged persons are eua bl e d to employ 'their sight at the most I have a na l yse d the chemical materials of wh i ch they are minute occupation—eanseesviththeselensesoeamechiessmag_ composed, and find them to be chiefly phosphorus and nifying power--and th e y do not require the frequent changes chlorate of potash, glue, and red oxide of iron. I have to the dangerous effects of further powerful viat assistance. D eaf_ made experiments fur the purpose of ascertaining the neiis : ,--New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, . - an e . xt raordi- conditions under which they will probably ignite, and -fill small ne wly-invented instrument oi deafness, nary powei , , find that the •• lf of the chief consti phosphorus itse , one entirely different from all others, to surpass anythingof th e tue fits, takes fire spontaneously when in a fine powder, kind that has been, or probably ever . can be, produced,. and Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ;it exposed to the air. The temperature of this or of enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at any room is sufficient to fire phosplwrus spentaneou ly public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises who in a powdered state, and it way be in a Powder, d in the ea rs is entirely remove d ; and it affords all the assist, state on the surface of the lucifers. (The witness here put ante that p oss ibl y could b e desired,-39, Albemarlseetreet, i a small qu an tit y o f p h osp h orus on a sh ee t o f p a p er, and in Piccadilly, Observe—opposite the York Hotel. 1 the course of a few moments it nited.) When I put Ws • Zymotic Diseases .............. . 422 Diseases of UnJertain Seat Tubercular Diseases ......... Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and 13tood-vessels 34 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration.. .... 106 Diseases of the Stomach. Liver, and other O rgans o f Diseases p i g e o s f t i t ° h n e Kidneys, .... Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones. and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, & c , Malformations ......... Premature Birth and Debility . Atrophy Old Age ..................... Sudden 44. ...................... . Violence, Privation, Cold and Intem Causes not specified ... , p erance ................................... DEATHS PEON ALL CAUSES 70 17 12 4 3 . 1,219 P opulation Deaths in corre- Deaths E numerated. sponding week in the Week. ECNWeaonesrsttttrhDal Districtsi Districtssll r i i s Districts....,, t r c . t . 8 . : ................... 4 343 8 99 5 3!,' 5 2314 . 2 592 2 667 .. . . ' 't '21115 : 78 981 . 178 184 275 south Districts ...... 616:635 Totals .... . ... 2,362,236 971 1,219 Males.... e a s l ... ..................................... 569236 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males„ • ..................... 768 Females ..................................... 750 Total ... . ... ..1,518 liquor on a piece of paper it evaporated, an'there was left a fine powder, which ignited spontaneouslj I then made another experiment with the lucifers. I ex , +sed them to a temperature of 140 deg,rees, and found :'at they then fired. Such a temperature is very likely toxist in a win dow in summer-time, unless the atmosphe 3 is excluded. and then it requires a higher temperature, namely, one of 220 degrees. Slight friction will also it lucifers on fire ; for instance, the shaking of a par , d containing them. This happened in the case I motioned, where the lucifers took fire on my laboratory tale. The Lord Mayor—Are you of opinio❑ iat lucifers in boxes knocked down by rats would ignit Dr. Letheby—Yes, if let fall, from ay cause, com bustion would then take place ; then thuend of the box is blown out, and the fire is communicattl to neighbour ing objects. The Lord Mayor—Supposing from an3accident what ever, a fire to occur on premises wh eresome cwt. of these materials was kept in a box, and th• lid destroyed, what would be the effect ? Dr. Letheby —lgnition would take face, and the lucifers would be blown away by their otn combustion. Cross-examined—In my analysis I chi not seek for anything but phosphorus and chlorate of potash, con sidering these the only important things, tut I do not mean to say that there is not anything else ;n the coin position besides the substances I have meitioned. I stated that I found phosphorus, chlorate d potash, glue, and the colouring of iron. Mr. Haynes--If some other substance formel a com ponent part, might not that control the combustibility of the things we have mentioned ? Dr. Letbeby—l know of nothing that will c0n . ..701 the combustibility of those things. The Lord Mayor—Do you consider a stock of goods stored as these were in Cannon -street dangerous Is re gards other houses ? I do consider theni very dangerous. The Lord Mayor—Do you consider them more than ordinarily dangerous ? Dr. Letheby—Yes ; very much more so. My opinion is, that lucifers ought not to be stored in localities where they may be dangerous to the neighbourhood. The City Solicitor said he had concluded his case. The Lord Mayor—l think this case ought to gc for investigation before a higher tribunal. I think that the storing of goods of this character in large quantities in a crowded neighbourhood is a nuisance to the resi dents in the locality. Mr. Haynes said that after the strong expression of opinion on the part of the Lord Mayor, he would not call evidence for 'he defendant, although he had wit nesses in attendance. The City Silicitor said he should be quite satisfied with Mr. Bell's own recognisance to answer the indict ment that would be preferred against him at the next sessions at the Central Criminal Court. The defendant was then bound in his own recogni sances in the sum of 1001. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknowledge the receipt of 1/. for the poor-box from " C. H. R." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BRIGHTON RACES--WEDNESDAY. The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ; three-year-olds, 7st 51b ; four, 84 71b ; five, six, and aged, Bst 121 b. Certain winners extra. Bristol Mile. Three subs. Mr. Knowles's The Caliph, by lon, 3 yrs, 7st 9lbs (Charlton) 1 Mr. Bloss's Herbert, aged, Bst 121 b (Thorpe) 2 Lord W. Po wlett's Nicholas, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (E. Sharpe) 3 Betting-6 to 4on The Caliph, 2to 1 agst Nicholas. Von easily by a length ; the same distance between the second and third RAILWAY PLATE (Handicap) of 100 sovs. New Course Mr. Mare's St. Faith, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b Mr. Cooper's Red Rose, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Hughes) 2 Mr. W. Dawson's Brigadier, 3 yrs, Est 51b J. Goater) 3 Mr. Mayo's Banstead, 4 yrs, Bst lib (Arthur) 4 Betting —5 to 4 on St. Faith, who won easily by three quarters of a length ; about three lengths between the second and third. The BRIGHTON STAKES of 15 sovs. each, h ft. and only 5 if declared, &c., with 100 added ; the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. Penalties for certain winners. The Old Course. Forty-four subs, twenty-one of whom declared. Mr. S. Walker's Winkfield, by Alarm, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Garvey) 1 Lord Bruce's Bribery, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (including 71b extra) (E. Harding) 2 Mr. Magennis's Pantomime, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (T. Sher wood) The following also ran :—Filly by Verulam, out of Jennala, Poodle, Cock Pheasant, Diana, Mouser, Va leria, Veteran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Jennala filly, sto 1 each agst Bribery and Poodle, 7 to 1 agst Pantomime, 10 to 1 offered agst any other. Won very easily by three quarters of a length, three lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth ; Poodle, Mouser, and Valeria were next, nearly abreast ; Diana and Cock Pheasant were pulled up and did not pass the post. BRIGHTON NURSERY STAKES (Handicap) of 10 80V8. each, with HO sovs added, for two-yr-olds. Certain winners extra. T.Y.C., three quarters of a mile. Twenty one subs. Sir W. Booth's colt by Annandale, 7st 71b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Spencer's Moonshine, 7st 41b Mr. Powell's RedeMption, 7st (T. Sherwood) 3 The following also ran :—The Sailor, Ethelbald, Pro fessor Airey, Homily, Pantheon. Betting-5 to 4 agst Enchantress filly, 4to 1 agst Sailor, sto 1 agst Professor Ai re y. W on c l ever l y b y three-quarters of a length ; a length between the second and third ; Professor Airey was fourth; Sailor fifth Homily, Ethelbald, and Pantheon brought up the rear MARINE PLATE (Handicap) of 100 sues, for all ages, T.Y.C., three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Saxon's Kennysidell-ro, 3 yrs, 64 4,13 (Forster) 1 Mr. Sargent's Henrietta, syrs, 7st 121b...(Charlton) 2 Mr. Sadd's Longinus, 6 yrs, 7-4 4lb Mr. Reeves's Pollard, 3 yrs, 5A 10lb (Cresswell) 4 Mr. Megson's Roebuck, 3 vrs, 7st 211)...(5. Steggles) 5 Betting—Even on Kennyside Hero, 7 to 4 agst Hen rietta. Won easily by a length ; a bad third. The CORPORATION PLATE of 50 sovs., added to a sweep stakes of 5 sovs. each, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Lord Anglesea's Lizzy, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (501.) (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Bailey's N e w Brighton, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (50/ ) (W. Abdale) 2 Mr. Magennis's Exeter, 6 yrs, Bst 12113 (50/.) (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—Belgrave, Mary Ann, Mock Modesty, Mr. C. Turner's c by Van Tromp, out of Reel, Pharold. Betting-6 to 4 agst Lizzy, 4to 1 agst New Brigh ton, 5 to 1 agst Exeter. A good race in with New Brighton and Lizzy resulted in a dead heat. Exeter finished a length and a half behind them. Deciding Heat. —Betting-2 to 1 on Lizzy, who won after a good race in by a neck. The winner was bought in for 160 guineas. SECOND YEAR of the SECOND BRIGHTON BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs. each, for three-yr-olds; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes ; penalties for certain winners. Bristol Mile. 21 subs, Mr. Osbaldeston's Champagne, by Touchstone, 9st 21b (C. Marlow) walked over, BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 agst Ring Toni (taken). 6to 1 agst Dervish (taken). 6to 1 agst Trapper (taken). 12 to 1 agst Acrobat (taken). 12 to 1 agst Midsummer (taken). 15 to 1 agst Scythian (taken). 20 to 1 agst Champagne (taken). DERBY. 20 to 1 agstTlatterer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken). 10 to 1 agst Saraband (taken). 1000 to 30 agst Strood (taken). Virago was scratched for the Brighton Cup at 2.50 p.m. yesterday. CRICKET. THE MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND V. ENGLAND. —This grand match having been resumed yesterday at Lord's, was brought to its conclusion at an early hour, when it was announced that the M.C.C. had gained the day by two wickets. The final score was as follows : England, first innings, 113 ; second innings, 78 ; M.C.C., first innings, 90 ; second innings, 102. • HARROW V. WINCHESTER.—This was the first of the annual public school matches. Harrow went in first, and was not removed until they had phced 119 runs on the score. Their opponents only scored 75 in their first innings. The match was resumed this morning. THE ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF BING HAM.—This match was resumed at Bingham on Tuesday, when, as on the preceding day, the attendance of specta tors was very numerous. The score stood as follows when time was called :—The Eleven, first innings, 196 ; Bingham, first innings, 89 ; second innings, 15. sIIIPPING INT ELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, AuG. 2. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS.—The Coq, from Cher bourg ; Sally, Caen ; Jonge Rentje. Worcum ; Adolf Van Nassau, Samarang; Caroline Buenos Ayres • Spring, Bruges • Urania, St. J o h n ' s, N. 8.; Lochiel, Call'ao • Hott flung, irallersum ; H ero of the Nile, Bombay and Cal cutta ; Flora do Porte, Bahia; Ch ar l es an d L ou i se, Bay onne; Great Britain, Montreal and Quebec ; Friesland ; Worcum ; Eleanor, New York • Water Kelpie, Trieste ; Prima Donna, L agos, west coast of Africa ; Bolivar, Or fano ; Adel e , M ess i na; Glasgow, St. John's, N.B • Lon don, Garr ac h ee an d Lisbon; Earl of Elgin, Chincha Islands ; Tudor, Melbourne. VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Statesman, for Port Philip; Albemarle, Port Adelaide; Ark, Cherbourg; Great Britain, Montreal ; Floro do Porto, Lisbon; Louise, Stetti4 ; Leopold, Wolgast and Stettin ; Emma and Eliza, Cherbourg; Black Friar, Moreton Bay, N.S.W.; Egber tus, Dan tzic. VESSELS CLEARED OUT WITH CARGO.— The Ida, for Konigsburgh ; Calabar, Port Philip ; Blackmail, ditto ; Meg of Mellon Singapore ; Vier Gebruders ; Hamburgh ; Collingwood, Calcutta ; Comet, Madeira ; John Arthur, Consta u ti no p' e; A rthur Leary, Brest, ; Emperor, Bay Jacoba, Port Adelaide; Rose, Brest; Sinai, di tt o; Ark, Cherbourg. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Conductor (brig), Glasgow to Boston, July 13, lat. 42 N, long. 65 W. The Kate Kearney (barque), bound E, July 8, lat. 43 N, 10, g. 51 W. The Lion (brig), from Loudon, July 2-1, let. 48 N, long. 8 W. The Mercury, New long. 57 W. York to Sayre, July 8 , lat. 41 N, - The Pilgrim (British brig), Surinam to St. John's M.S., with yellow f ever on b oar d , J une 2 7, lat. 63 N,f long. 22 W. The Bostonian, Liverpool to Boston, July 27, lat. 51 N, long. 10 W. The Ocean Queen, Liverpool to Quebec, July 14, lat. 42 N., long. 24 W. The Patrick (schooner), London to New York, July 20, lat. 49 N. long. 17 W. The Rotterdam Code, No. 261, July 25, lat. E.O N, long. 30 W. The Rotterdam Code, No. 413, July 27, lat. 50 N, long. 2 W. The Transit, Glasgow to Newfoundland, July 15, lat. 47 N, long. 46 W. The Challenge, Prince Edward's Island to Bristol, July 19, lat. 50 N, long. 24 W. He , Majesty's ship Winchester, steering SSW, July 16, lat. 42 N, long. 17 W. The Cleveland, steering WSW, July 24, lat. 47 N, long. 10 W. The Francis, bound W. July 17. The Industry, bound E. and Talleyrand, New Orleans to Liverpool, both the same day. The Vesta (Bremen brig), for the westward, July 28. The Britannia, Bristol to Quebec, July 19, lat. 49 N. long. 21 W. The Hilding, London to Rio Janeiro June 10 lat. 6 N. long. '22 W. , , The Esperance, July 20, lat. 12 N, long. 26 W. The Amity Hall, London to Quebec, July 12, lat. 39 N, long. 2J W ; Getion, Bahia to Falmouth, same day, lat. 40 N, long. 30 W. The Meteor, of and from Hamburg to Australia, June 13, lat. 35 N, long. 18 W. The George Green (supposed), Liverpool to Nor Orleans, June 12, lat. 45 N, long. 38 W. The Ann (ship), showing a white burgee, with black horse in the cent re , J une 14 , l a t . 4 2 N, long. 48 W. The Columbia, Dublin to Quebec, July 8. The Curlew (ship), from Manilla, April 27, in the Java Sea. A ship, showing a white flag, with red ball in the centre, June 23, lat. 5 S, long. 34 W. The John and Lucy, Liverpool to Melbourne, July 1, lat. 13 N, long. 26 W. The Bride of the Sea (ship), July 26, lat. 46 N, long. 14 W. The Adelia (American ship). Callao to Baltimore, with loss of bulwarks and stanchions, and three men overboard, May 19, lat. 35 S, long. 34 W. The Enchantress, Port Philippe (New Hebrides) to Lou don, May 27, lat. 26 S, long. 25 W. The Mercurius (barque), from Workington, June 3, lat. 16 S, long. 29 W. The Augusta, Adelaide to London, June 30, ont 144 days. The South Carolina, Havre to New York, July 10, lat. 40 N, long. 28 W; Royalist (barque), standing southward, arno day, lat. 39 N, long. 15 W. The Haznony (ship), Liverpool to New York, lat. 45 N, long. 49 W. large ship, bound E, showing white signal, with hori• zontal diamond, July 9, lat. 37 N, long. 71 W. The St. Paul, Shediac to Liverpool, July 7, lat. 41N, long. 53 W. The Koh-i-noor, Shields to Aden, July 9, lat. 49 141 long. 6 W. The Dispatch (barque), July 25, lat. 46 N, long. 11 W. The Assaye (ship), of Liverpool, July 26, lat. 47 N, long. 10 w. The Daring, of Brigham, July 30, lat. ro N, long. 7 W• The Felicity, of and for Liverpool, from Jamaica, Jul . 22, lat. 47 N, lon,r 2.; W. (IUIJ.Nt.RY MARK TS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—AucarsT 1. There were in th e mar k e t t o -d ay, 1 4 sac k s oatmea l, ea c h weighing 2801bs imp er i a l, w hi c h so ld th us : -14 a t 21. 8,, U at 01. Os Od, and 0 at 01. Os. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—JULY 31. There were in the market to-day 33 bags of oatmeal* 24 of barleymeal, and 2of pot-barley. Sales dull. Th e top price of oatmeal was is down ; the second Os Od down, and the third was is 6d down. Pot-barley on the top pr ice as before. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs j First. Second. Thir d. a imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditt o Flour, per ditto —s Od —s Od —s ua Pot-barley, per ditto EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET—. AUGUST 1. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in the market. The prices to-day were as follow : Oat straw, from 8s Od to Os Od per kemple of 16 stones Iron ; wheat do., 8s Od to lOs Od ; barley do., 7s 6d to 8s Ode Hay from lid to 13d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone. DUBLIN, AUGUST 1. White wheat, 38s Od 40s' Od,;;ii ditto, 36s to 38i Od; barley, 16s Od to 20s Od ; oats, 15s 6d to 16s 9d ; rapeseel, ..0s Od to 00s Od per bri ; oatmeal, 15s 6d to ltis 6d ; bakers' flour, 21s Od to 263 6d per ewt ; Inuiau corn, 33s Od to 36e Os per 4801bs. ET.—Aconsm 2. ;he close of the market. :1 Wallsend, &c. COAL MARK, Prices of Coal per ton at t' s. d. Carr's Hartley lB 6 F. d. Howard's West Hartley Riddell l9 0 Netherton 18 6 Belmont 19 9 Tasfield Moor l6 0 Richmund 2O 0 South Tan fte'd 15 0 Russell's Hetton 21 0 West Hartley lB 6 South Hetton 21 0 Wylam. 19 6 Derwentwater Hartley. 19 6 Wallsend, &c. C owpen 18 6 Lawson lB 3 SEABORNE MAILS. (N Fignines that the mails are sent from the General Post- 4 We by th,.. night—and .11 by tne morning —despatch.) 'Day . writen al a 1 I. From w,,., Mien COU \ TRIES. in General Post- Port du , in 'Mice, I.on,ton.' Dis,,tch.o ......____ __ , Enitland• _..-• ,Lijerica( by i trit.dac k)N Every Friday .. Liverpool . America (by United Sts. packet) .. N •• •••- • • , Liverpool .. Aug, 2 ........ America (by U States • • • • • .. Southampton; (''',l;;7.".;},i' July 4 ..... .... .. southamptui. August 4 Australia a. p ,, a packet) • . Ditto (via Marseilles) NI• Ditto (via cape of c+oett Rope) ............N July 1 ...... • • . Uncerta • • Africa ( West Coast) .. N 9 . 3d of the mo n th . !Plymouth .. August 6 Alexandria........ . N 8,9, 24, & 30 of rn. Dover ~.. Alexaodria..........M'4th & 20th of mob. Southampton . Bahamas ........... Ai 17th of the mon' Southamptob Belgium ............N i1tai1y...... • • • • . • Dover ... Brazil ..............M 9th of the month.. Southainp!on August 16 Buenos Ayre5........ Al 9th of the month .. Sota hampton Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th 01 the mint ,Plytnontl i ) .. Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. (Southampton Cape de Verds .......N 14th Of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) 1 Ceylon ..............N ' 14th of the month Channel isle.; .. .. .. .. N ArOn ,Wed.,&Frid ;Southampton ,Tu.Tb•Sl.t Chili ........ ...... .. M ,2d & 17th of mont. ISoutbamptoiti China (see India) i Constantinople ......ti /7,8,17,21,&27 °frit. Dover .... •• ), Constantinople ........ , It.h & 20th of mon. Southampto,ll • cont. of Europe M & N , Twice daily ....., Dover ...... ,Twleedalli Egypt (see India) 1 France ........ M & N• Twice daily... ... Dover ...... Twirecl a 6 ltc Abraltar ...... ...11.1; 4,7, 17, 20, 27 an , . Southampton '.Angil st Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 1 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton (Augus t 1 ilamburgh ..........N, Tuesday & Friday 'London ..... , Havannah .......... m 2nd of the month Southampton Sept. " Holland ............M Dai1y...... • • • • .. I Dover ....• • • Dolt' . is Honduras „M' 17th of the mont h . Southampton Augus t India (vlaSouthampt.)lll 4th & 20th o f mon. Plyna , uth • • August 4 India (via Marseilles)M B th&24th of month Dover ......1 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 of mon ,Dover•••• •• , e dslll Ireland ........M & N 'Twice daily .... !Holyhead .. Twte #ig Li5b0n....... • •.....M,7, 9, 17, & 27 of tn:Southampton l AtlO___ # g" i s Madeira ...... .......31 ;9th of the month ;Southampton Aug'" Siadeira ............ N l 23d of month .... Plymouth ..1 Malta (see India) t Malta ...... :..... ...N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover AllBl2 4 - Mauritius (see India) 1 ‘tauritius ..........N 14th of the month Mexico .... . „Arlin] of the month. Slouthampten Sep Naples . -.. ........N Dover Dover• ...• • • ! New Granada ......N ;2d. & 17th of month ,Southampton ....f n New Zealand ......... y private ship .. I Various port' Uncer." Papal States ........N Ihthlf,th2StholMon.pover ...... • Peninsula .......... m 7thll7th2Bthofinon. 'Southampton August 1 Peru .. • • ..........M.'ld & 27th of mon. Southampton A....- Pprt Natal ..........Nll4th of the month Plymouth .. Sicily ,.Nisthlsth2htholinon,'Dover ...... Tuscany • ............MA V, i 5. 25thotinon.Dover ...... t 1 Venezuela ........ i .M2e & 17th of nionthSouthampton Angus Van Inemen's La n d ( 9ee Australia) . ....... ... I 1 West Indies ........ s 4 2d lz 1 7th o , month 'Southamptonl Augot _...... 1 • When any of these d a t es f a ll o r s a Sunday, the mails wll b despatched on the following day with the exception of the rild i ' l Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatche d precedisig day. MAGISTRATES WANTED. —The Oxford Chronicle t t. ft I i that the Ba n b ur y P etty S es-ions have been of neceeitivJo, adjourned fo r a wee k, not a single magistrate bel?, forthcoming on the day fixed for holding. One vb ,,l stated to have gone to the seaside to enj o y the C f' - ' d breezes of the English Channel ; another was vi ew h il ;l the wonders of naval architecture at Portsmouth ; sv " - t -e others were nearer home engaged in their own prin: affairs or kept away by indisposition. In the the *uitors must "nurse their wrath and keep it war'''' and live in hope of justice being meted out to them e 44 Thursday, BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the Ist inst., at Sydenham, the wife of S. Laing, Esq., M.P. On the 31st ult., at Blginton-house, Warwickshire, the wife of the Rev. Frederick Gooch. • OF A DAUGHTER. On the 31st ult., at May-place, Crayford, the wife of James MacGregor, Esq., M.P. On the 31st tilt., at St. Mary's-terrace, Paddington, the wife of Dr. John Guise Westmacott. MARRIED. On the Ist inst., at St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, Brin ley Richards, Esq., of Torrington-street, Russell-square, to Harriet, youngest daughter of W. Banting, Esq., o f the Terrace, Kensington. of pignor, Sussex, to Elizabeth , On the Ist inst., at St. George's,,.,. Hanover-square, the s it ec e c v a;d ß d . at l' ig ' l T ter m o ' f Pk i l aard Blagden, Esq., street. of Albemarle• DIED On the Ist inst., in Oxford-terrace Hyde-park, in b it 61st year, Kennett Mur c hi son, Esq., formerly Governor of Penang and Sincapore. On the 26th ult., at Nice, Mary Sabilla, the wife of Vincent Novello, Esq., aged 67. On the 30th of July last, at Dieppe, Marie Harriette, the only child o f t h e Hon. Spencer and Lady Harrie tte. Cowper. vv . On the 21 s t inst., at 22, Circus-road, St. John' s ii ; oa, Surrey' AIM, the wife of Mr. Robert Blackmore, of s street, Strand, solicitor. ONDON : Printed and Published by muRDO YOIING, of :At). 112, 6trathl, Fr;titer, at The 'Sun Office, 112 s o f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the COUJ Middlesex, Thursday, August 3,1544.