The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-18 00:00:00

ItigtZt Nbitton FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES•) the second point the influence over Morocco ob tained by France through her late operations against that empire—we hold an opinion very differ ent from that professed by the Morning Chronicle. The expedition against Morocco was really forced upon France, contrary to both her interests and her wishes ; and we have no doubt that the wisest French statesmen feel that, honourable as its results have been, and conducive as they are to present peace, they are the reverse of promising as regards the future. The case of the Russian march to Adrianople, which the Morning Chro nicle cites in support of its views, is by no means analogous. The fact proved by the Russian invasion of the central dominions of the Porte, contrary to the will of all Europe, was this, that Russia possesses local opportunities of overwhelming the Ottoman power, which would place Constantinople at her mercy, despite of all Europe. Neither a British fleet nor a French army could by possibility arrive in time, — indeed the fleet would be always insufficient to prevent the passage of 100,000 Russians over the Balkan, and if Turkey was to be saved, all the Powers of Europe must engage in a doubtful struggle with the Czar. Is this the case of Morocco ? Is there anything in the late events to prove that Morocco, aided by one first-rate European Power of equal naval strength with France, could not vindicateits independence in case of an attack ? We will not pursue the question into details, because we dislike the contemplation of such hypotheses ; but the matter comes to this—Has the Emperor of Morocco the same reason to fear instant and irremediable mischief from France that the Porte has to fear such mischief from Russia. 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The manifestly-powerful ad vantage to any popular movement which is con ferred by the presence and active aid of the aris tocracy, is obvious. The impolitic proceedings of the Government has thus contributed to confer ad ditional eel& on repeal agitation. The Repeal As sociation has thus acquired an importance, and its meetings are invested with an interest too ele vated and extensive, to admit of their being re garded with indifference. Every public journal, of whatever political party, now reports the proceedings of its meetings to an extent equal to what would be appropriated to the proceedings of the Imperial Par liament, were it in session. The sayings and doings of Mr. O'Connell and his subordinates in the move ment, at each successive meeting of the AsSociation, draw to it increased numbers, wealth, and influ ence. Even in this country, the meetings are now regarded with new and more lively . emotions ; such as were never experienced by Englishmen at any previous period in the history of repeal. For this obvious advantage to the repeal project, by the immense accession to its power which the sympathies of England must necessarily impart to everything that pertains to Ireland, O'Connell, and those who take a prominent part in the agitation, are indebted to the Government more than to them selves. The State prosecution, with its monstrous perversions of right, employing the machinery of law to deprive the prosecuted parties of the substantialities of justice, roused the public mind in this country against the Government ; and enlisted the innate sense of right which is characteristic of Englishmen in favour of the accused. Every unfair advantage was manifestly taken to embarrass the de fendants while preparing to answer the charges pre ferred against them by the Crown lawyers, in the " monster indictment" they were called upon to meet. From the moment that issue was joined between the Crown and the defendants, the verdict was as certain as though it had been already recorded. This know ledge was derived—not from the facts of the case, but from the pre-arrangements of the Crown lawyers, and the disposition manifested by a majority of the judges to secure a conviction. This scandal ous departure from the ordinary administration of law, as the minister of justice, deprived the trial of all moral dignity. The verdict of the jury and the sentence of the court derived no sanction from public opinion —it, therefore, exercised no salutary influence upon the people, whom it designed to awe and control, nor upon the agitation it was intended to suppress. The conviction of the repealers was a source of embarrassment, rather than of triumph to the Govern ment. O'Connell was at once raised from an agitator into a hero—from a hero into a martyr. His liberation has invested him with a still higher character. The reversal of the judgment pronounced upon him has elevated him, in the view of the Irish population, to the rank of a conqueror, who comes forth from a prison—to which an unjust sentence, pronounced by a partisan court, the result of a verdict delivered by a partisan jury, had consigned him—to conduct them to the cherished object of their excited hopes—a separa tion of their country from English connexion. They have been taught to ascribe all the evils of their condi tion to the union. A sense of those bitter evils has induced them to listen, with credulous avidity, to any scheme, whatever be its name or form. However it may be fraught with fraud or folly, if it promises to remove or mitigate the miseries of their lot, it finds fa vour in their eyes. They join its ranks, subscribe to swell its funds, and lift up their voices in praise of the men who place themselves in the van of its pro cessions, and take a leading part in its aggregate meet ings. The enthusiasm which O'Connell's liberation from prison has excited throughout Ireland, will require his acknowledged tact and influence to keep it within hounds. This is manifest from his recent speeches. hlterlarded as they are with personal vituperation, still a tone of moderation pervades them. A disposi tion to parley, rather than to commit himself to the extreme course which heads less cool would counsel, and hearts more ardent would devise, is discoverable throughout his Monday's address. The reversal of the judgment has touched a chord of sensibility in O'Connell's bosom. This would be responded to in kindred strains by the bulk of the Irish people, were any indication of a design to enter upon a more conciliatory system of administrative policy to be given by the Government. Hitherto the policy of Sir Robert Peel's Government in Ireland has been only provocative of the worst feelings in the people; and has led to results equally embarrassing to the executive, and mischievous to the country. A re trospective view of what has taken place in that country will explain our meaning, and establish the imputation which we deliberately cast upon the Ad ministration. STANDARD.—The termination of the war in Morocco has evidently taken most of our Contempo raries by surprise, but it is for the readers of the Standard to say whether they have been early and fully prepared ;for the event. The Whig-Radical journals have moreover a twofold occasion for wonder —they are astonished that the war has been so promptly concluded, and also that it has been con cluded without any territorial aggrandisement to France. From this perplexity the Morning Chronicle tries to extricate itself by first treating as a Ministerial journal the Times (which on the alternate days it claims with better reason as an ally in its A'ar aga i ns t Mi n i s t ers ), an d asserting that the non-fulfil men t o f a ll t h e v i o l en t th rea ts of its boisterous Contemporary is proof of a victory ob tained by France over the British Government ; secondly, by assuming that France, having in flicted great inju ry upon Morocco, and shown the power and disposition to repeat that injury when again provoked, must henceforth exercise an uncontrolled influence over the Moors. We are at issue with our Contemporary upon both these points. We deny that the British Government is in any respect responsible for the language of any pub lic journal, least of all for the language of a journal like the Times, bitterly hostile to it, and certainly not less bitterly hostile because that homage which the Times always pays to the will of the majority for bids an open declaration of war. Surely the Go vernment is not responsible for the libellous letters of the penny-a-liners on board the IVarspite, Sir Ed ward Owen's just censure upon whom our Contempo rary this morning resents by inserting a trumpery paragraph from a weekly paper , though it (the Times) admitted these libellous letters to be , as in good truth they were, "indefensible." The Morning Chronicle, indeed, goes the length of making her Majesty's Mi nisters responsible even for these contemptible libels. The Morning Chronicle knows, we fear, the utter falsehood of its assertion that the Times developed Lord Aberdeen's conduct (a strange phrase, j by the way), and the equally gross falsehood that the Times is " a Ministerial organ," yet, as we A • IV Sitar with a full knowledge of both these Alsilidfll t and with an avowed knowledge Wit: falsehoods give to ;the fabrications and ottet\l‘oll . of the Times all their power to irritate . tiao,Fiebe)t ogle, the Morning Chronicle deliberately s v i t ese falsehoods. Is not this to provoke ~,k 4 t h e most unjustifiable means ? Upon . N THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVIINING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1644. THE WAIRAU MASSACRE. -- - (From the Southern Crops, New Zealand paper, of the 23d of March.) INTERVIEW BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, AND RAIJPARAUA, THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF PRESENT AT THE WAIRAIJ MASSACRE. On Monday, the 12th of February, his Excellency Governor Fitzroy, accompanied by Sir Everard Home, Captain of her Majesty's ship North Star, Major Richmond, Mr. Commissioner Spain, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Forsaith, and several officers belonging to the North Star, landed at Walkanae. His Excellency and suite were received on shore by the Rev. Octavius Hadfield, Messrs. Symonds and Clarke, and a large body of natives, who, to the num ber of 400 and upwards, soon assembled in a large open inclosure within the pah. His Excellency commenced by reading the follow ing address :—" I salute you, chiefs and elder men. Health to you. Peace be among you. I am glad to see you. I rejoice to meet you here. I have much to say to you—many important things. I have heard of all that has been done—some things good, but some very bad. When I see your church, the work of your own hands, and when I hear from your true friend, Mr. Hadfield, what progress you have made in Christian knowledge, I rejoice greatly; but when I hear of the evil that has been done by some, I can hardly believe it can have been done by the same peo ple ;so bad is it in my sight. I have heard of all that happened at the Wairau, according to the English account, and it has grieved my heart exceedingly. I now ask you to tell your story, that I may compare the two and judge fairly. When I have heard your account of that dark day, I will reflect, and then tell you what I shall do. The had news I have heard about killing the English so cruelly at the Wairau, after they had ceased fighting, and had trusted to your honour, has made my heart very dark, has filled my mind with gloom. Tell me your story, that I may compare it with the English and know the whole truth. When I first heard of the death of my friends, of the English who fell at Wai rau, I was very angry, and thought of hastening here with many ships of war, with many, many soldiers. and several fire-moved ships (steamers). Had I done so your warriors would have been killed, your canoes would have been all taken and burnt, your houses and pahs would have been all destroyed, for I should have brought with me from Sydney and other places an irresistible force. But these were hasty, angry, unchristian thoughts—they soon passed away. I considered the whole case; I saw that the English had been very much to blame, even by their own account, and I saw how much you had been pro voked. Then I determined to put away my anger and come to you peaceably. Let me now hear your story." Rauparaha then rose, and several voices from among the crowd of his countrymen urged him to speak out, that they might all hear. He said— " There was evil intended in the commencement of the affray. Land is the foundation of all our trou bles. The Europeans say it is theirs, but who says so besides themselves? The Tory came to Port Nicholson, and that was the commencement of the evil. 'We heard of the sale of that place by Warepori and Puni. Warepori was smoking his tobacco and wearing his blankets alone ; we never agreed to it; payment was made, but we never received it; thus grew the seeds of evil. Who authorised Warepori to receive his payment ? Who authorised him to do it privately ? Why did he not call the people together, and pay them all ? The Tory anchored off Kapiti, Colonel Wakefield wanted to buy all the land (here Rauparaha mentioned the names of several places), but all which I sold was Blind Bay and Massacre Bay. I and Tungia sold these places, and Warepori and Puni sold Port Nicholson. The land which I sold to Colonel Wakefield I sold myself; I did not consult anybody. Colonel Wakefield then went to Taranaki, and when be returned he laid claim to all the land ; nothing was said concerning Wairau, until now he claims it. There was sufficient payment made ; all I received was—(here he commenced enu merating articles, but was told that he need not go into those details)." Rauparaha continued—" I wished to enumerate them, because Col. Wakefield says the Maories are holding back the land which I have been paid for. Porirua also is claimed by Col. Wakefield, but Rangihaeata will never consent to sell it. Now I come to Wairau. Wairau was taken away by Thompson and Wakefield (meaning Captain Wakefield.) When we heard they were surveying the land we went to Nelson to forbid them doing so. We went to Captain Wakefield's house. He said, I must have Wairau; I said, ' No.' He replied, ' I must have it.' I answered, No, you shall not have it.' He said, If you do not give it up, you shall be tied in this manner.' (Here Raupa raha, to explain his meaning of the threat held out by Captain Wakefield, put his hands in the position of a person handcuffed. Rangihaeata said, I will not give up Wairau, neither will I be taken prisoner by you.' Captain Wakefield then said, We will shoot you." Well, what matter if you do ? we shall lose our life, hut Wairau shall not be taken.' After this interview at Nelson, Captain Wakefield sent over more surveyors, amongst them was Mr. Cotterell. We heard that the survey of the Wairau was nearly finished ; Puaha went to tell them to desist, but they would not. Puaha returned to Porirua, and told us so. We then arose. The chiefs and old men went on board a schooner, and the young men in canoes to Cloudy Bay; we stayed at To tara-nui (Queen Charlotte's Sound) some time, and then went to Wairau ; we pulled up until we saw Mr. Cotterell ; we then brought all their goods, &c., down to the mouth of the river. Our slaves and The Europeans were engaged in moving the things. Then we pulled up to the wood and saw Mr. Barnicoat; told him we had come to fetch him. He had no boat; so we took him and his things on board my canoe, and conveyed them to the mouth of the river, having burned the huts which they had erected. The Eu ropeans then left Wairau for Cloudy Bay, thence to Nelson ; we were up the river planting. After this Mr.Tuckett arrived with some people to survey ; I sent to him and said, Come, Mr. Tuckett, you must go !' He said, must survey the land.' I replied • No, you shall not,' and brought him down to the mouth of the river. I asked Mr. Barnicoat to remain with me till the boat came for him; the boat with Mr. Tuckett had gone to Nelson. We con tinued our planting, till one morning we saw the Vic toria (Government brig) ; then were our hearts re lieved, for we imagined that Mr. Spain and Mr. Clarke had come to settle the question of our lands. Being scattered about at different places on the river, we took no further notice, expecting a messenger to arrive from Mr. Spain and Mr. Clarke ; but a messenger came up to say that it was an army of English, and that they were busily engaged cleaning their arms and fixing the flints of their guns. They met Puaha, and detained him prisoner. They said,`Where are Rauparaha and Rangihaeata? Puaha said, 'Up the river.' They answered, Let us go.' Puaha was glad to hear them say this, as he was afraid they would kill him. He afterwards watched his opportunity, and ran away and came t o us . A messeng er had before come to tell me that Puaha and Rangihaeata had been caught by the Europeans. Afterwards Puaha and e Rangihaeatashoul(i do. a r e d p , r 0 andsed goingsve consultedinto w , the hat w bush, but they said, No, let us remain where we are ; what r have we don e , th a t we s h ou ld b e th us beset ? Ihe Europeans slept some distance from us, and after they had breakfasted, came on towards us in two boats. We remained on the same spot, with out food ; we were much alarmed. Early in the morn ing we were on the look- out, and one of our scouts, who caught sight of them coming round a point, called out, Here they come, here they come 1' Our women had kindled a fire and cooked a few potatoes that we h a d re maining, and we wer e hastily eating them, when they came in sight. Cotterell called out Where is Puaha Puaha answered, Here I am, come here to me.' They said again, Where is Puaha Puaha again saluted them. Cotterell then said, Where is a canoe for us to cross ?' (Rauparaha here described the manner of their sitting down, some one side, some on the other). Thompson, Wakefield, and some other gentlemen, crossed over to us with a constable to take me, but the greater number stopped on the other side of the creek. Thompson said, Where is Rauparaha ?' I answered Here.' Come, 70u must come with me.' I replied, Where ? He said, On board the ship.' I replied, What for ?' He answered, To talk about the houses you burned down.' I said, What house was it I burned ? Was it a tent belonging to you, that you make so much ado about it? You know it was not, it was nothing but a hut of rushes ; the materials were cut from my own ground, therefore I will not go aboard, neither will I be bound ; if you are angry about the land, let us talk it quietly over ; I care not if we talk till night and all to-morrow, I will settle the question about the land.' Mr. Thompson said, Will you not go ?' I said, No,' and Rangihaeata, who had been called for, and who had been speaking, said so too. Mr. Thompson then called for the handcuffs, and held up the warrant, saying, ' See, this is the Queen to make a tie Raupa raha.' I said, I will not listen either to you or to your book.' He was in a great passion ; his eyes rolled about, and he stamped his foot. I said, I had rather be killed than submit to be bound.' He then called for the constable, who began opening the handcuffs and to advance towards me. Mr. Thompson laid hold of my hand. I pushed him away, saying, What are you doing that for ?' Mr. Thompson then called out Fire I' He called out once, and then Thompson and Wakefield called out together Fire.' " On being asked which of the gentlemen it was who gave the command to fire, Rauparaha answered, " Thompson gave the word of command, but Wake fidd recommended him to do so. The Europeans began to cross over the creek, and as they were crossing they fired one gun. The women and chil dren were sitting round the fire. We called out, We shall be shot.' After this one gun they fired a volley, and one of us was killed, then another, and three were wounded. We were then closing fast. The English guns were levelled at us. (Here he described by comparison the distance between the contending parties.) I and Puaha cried out, Friends, stand up and shoot some of them in payment. We were frightened, because they were very close ; we then fired, and three of the Europeans fell. They fired again, and killed Rongo, the wife of Rangiha eata. We then bent all our energy to the fight, and the Europeans began to fly. They all ran away, firing as they retreated. The gentlemen ran too. We pursued them, and killed them as we over took them. Captain Wakefield and Mr. Thomp son were caught by the slaves, who brought them to me. Rangihaeata came running to me, crying out, ' What are you doing ? Your daugh ter is dead. What are you doing, I say ?' Upon which some heathen slaves killed them. (Rauparaha here particularly mentioned that those who killed the prisoners were, to use his own literal expression, devils, not missionaries, meaning heathen natives, at the instigation of Rangihaeata, neither Puaha nor the Christian natives being present.) There was no time elapsed between the fight and the slaughter of the prisoners. When the prisoners were killed the rest of our people were still engaged in the pursuit ; when we arrived at the top of the hill, Mr. Cotterell held up a flag, and said, That is enough, stop fight ing.' Mr. Thompson said to me, Rauparaha, spare my life !' I answered, A little while ago I wished to talk to you in a friendly manner, and you would not, now you say save me. I will not save you.' Rauparaha continued, It is not our custom to save the chiefs of our enemies ; we do not consider our victory complete, unless we kill the chiefs of our op ponents ; our passions were much roused, and we could not help killing the chief.'" Rauparaha then sat down. His Excellency the Governor said—" I thank you for the relation you have given me. I shall now calmly consider the whole matter, and give my decision in a short time." After a silence of about half an hour, his Excel lency rose and addressed the natives as follows : " Now I have heard both sides ; I have reflected on both accounts, and I am prepared to give my deci sion. I, the representative of the Queen of England, the Governor of New Zealand, have made my decision, and it is this :—Hearken, 0 chiefs and elder men, to my decision :—ln the first place, the English were wrong; they had no right to build houses upon lands to which they had not established their claim—upon land the sale of which you disputed, on which Mr. Spain had not decided. They were wrong in trying to apprehend you, who had committed no crime. They were wrong in marking and measuring your land in opposition to your repeated refusals to allow them to do so, until the Commissioner had decided on their claim. Had you been English men you would have known that it was wrong to resist a magistrate under any circumstances, but not understanding English law, your case wa , different. Had this been all, had a struggle caused loss of life in the fight, wrong and bad as it would have been in the sight of God, I could not have blamed you so much as the English. The very bad part of the Wairau affair, that part where you were so very wrong, was the killing men who had sur rendered, who trusted to your honour as chiefs. Englishmen never kill their prisoners ; English men never kill men who have surrendered. It is the shocking death of those unfortunate men that has, filled my mind with gloom ; that has made my heart so dark—that has filled me with sorrow. But I know how difficult it is to restrain angry men when their passions are roused. I know that you repent of your conduct, and are now sorry that those men were killed. As the English were very greatly to blame, and as they brought on and began the fight, and as you were hurried into crime by their miscon duct, I will not avenge their death. In future let us dwell peaceably without distrust. I have told you my decision, and my word is sacred. I will punish the English if they attempt to do what is unjust or wrong. Your chiefs must help me to prevent the natives from doing wrong, so that we may live happily in peace, helping and doing good to one another, no man injuring or encroaching on his neighbour, but buying and selling freely as each may desire, with the consent of the other, but not uo willingly. By such measures, we shall receive mutual advantages. The natives must not interfere with Englishmen who have settled on land fairly purchased ; the English shall not encroach upon land which „the natives have not fairly sold. , No path, nor dultWation, nor burying:ground, shall be taken ex encroached upon, by any Englishman, except by the general desire of the natives to whom it belongs. Where there is any mistake or doubt about boun daries of purchase, appeal must be made to the law. The law will see justice done, and I will be respon sible for its execution by properly qualified persons. Recommending you to the advice of your best friends, the missionaries, the protectors, and officers of Government, I now bid you farewell, and wish you all health, and the blessing of God." HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.—The hop-picking is now commenced at most places; where they began last week, they almost all come far short of what they were called. The hops are now coming into good order for pick ing, and we shall have some very good hops, but few that will be fine in colour. TICEHURST.—The crop in this neighbourhood is very partial. Some grounds being likely to produce from eight to twelve cwt., and others not more than two cwt. per acre. Where the picking has com menced, the hops come off short of what was antici pated, and the opinion in the best informed quarters is against the duty.—Maidstone Gazette. MAYFIELD. — Hop picking in this parish has become general —they come short in most instances; indeed, I have not heard one case where they do not fail; they will come short one-third, and the samples must be indifferent, the hop itself being full of vermin. There has been some pockets sent off during the week. I have not heard of any sales being effected. RYE.—The hop-picking has now become general, and the growth is anticipated to produce quite an ave rage crop. From the great number of persons em ployed the oasts are constantly overpicked, so that in many of the gardens the pickers are not allowed to work more than three-quarters of a day. STAPLEHURST.—The picking, which had begun here, has been stopped, owing to their being of worse quality then expected. The crop will not even come up to the low estimate made last week. TUNBRIDGE.—We cannot give any accurate notion of what may be the picking here, the gardens being so "platty."—Sussez Advertiser. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, SEPT. 16.—There has been a very good attendance of buyers in the market to-day, and the demand for flannels has been brisk at former prices. There is no change in the wool market —the demand steady, and prices firm.—Manchutcr Guardian. STATE or TRADE.—Although the commercial ac counts received from India by the last overland mail were not ♦ery satisfactory, they were better than had been generally expected, and have exercised a rather beneficial effect upon our market. Nearly all descrip tions of goods (with the exception of printing cloth, which is rather heavy) have been in better demand during the last two or three days; and, in some cases, higher prices have been obtained. The yarn market is rather quiet ; but prices are steady. Manchester Guardian of this day. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 18.—The Tweed, Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship, Capt. Sharp, arrived here at 10 A.m., this morning. She brings 155 oz. of gold dust, and 1,193 oz. of silver. On the 26th of August a destructive fire, at Guadeloupe, destroyed the Custom house and fifty-five houses ; loss estimated at 30,000 f. We believe that the Tweed brings no other news of im portance. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Henry Howard, 25, described in the calendar as a tailor, was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of William Frederick Shoebridge, and stealing a silver spoon and other articles, his property. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is a surgeon, and resides in the Old Kent-road. On the night of the 28th August, the family retired to bed leaving the premises properly secured, and the next morning it was discovered that some person had entered the house by means of a back window, and the articles in question were stolen from the surgery. About nine o'clock in the morning after the robbery was discovered, the prisoner went to the shop of a pawnbroker in Tooley-street, and offered part of the stolen property for sale, and on his being questioned, he said he had picked it up in the New-cut. Not be lieving this story, the pawnbroker sent for a police man, and gave the prisoner in charge, but as he was conveying him to the station-house, the prisoner con trived to give him the slip, and he was not appre hended for three or four days afterwards. The prisoner, in his defence, asserted that he was not the man who ran away, and declared that he knew nothing about the robbery. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; and the prisoner was also proved to have been convicted of felony in 1836, and sentenced to seven years' trans portation. There was another charge of burglary against the prisoner, which it appeared was committed at the next house to the prosecutor in the former case, and which must have been perpetrated about the same time. The Recorder, however, expressed his opinion that it was not necessary to go into the evidence in this case. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for ten years. William 'Windsor, 18, a well-known young thief, was indicted for stealing, from the person of Lydia Crouch a purse, containing silver moneys, the pro perty of her husband. Mr. Charnock defended the prisoner. It appeared, from the evidence, that the prosecutor was passing along Garden-row, in the middle of the day, on the 21st of August, when the prisoner, who was accompanied by three other young men, went up to her, and contrived, in a most adroit manner, to lift up her gown and take the purse from her pocket. The robbery was effected in so dexterous a manner that Mrs. Crouch was not at all aware of her loss, and the prisoner would have escaped with his booty, but the transaction was fortunately observed by a very intel ligent lad, named Henry Hughes, who is in the ser vice of Mr. Folkard, a pawnbroker, at the corner of Garden-row, and he gave notice to the prosecutrix of what had happened, and called for a policeman. The prisoner and his companions ran off and escaped, but he was taken into custody the next day, and was posi tively sworn to as being the person who committed the robbery. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty; and a pre vious conviction for felony was also formally proved against the prisoner. The RECORD= sentenced him to be transported for ten years. John Sproule, 39, pleaded Guilty to an indictment, charging him with stealing a silver spoon and fork, the property of W. Mackinnon, Esq. He was sentenced to be kept to hard labour for twelve months. In the course of the day the grand jury came into Court, and returned a true bill against William Ross Touchet, for feloniously shooting at Thomas Smith, with intent to murder him. The Recorder rose soon after live o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BOW-STREET. Emily Brockwell was brought up for final exami nation, charged with stealing 1001. in gold, the pro perty of Mr. William Cunningham. Mr. 'Wooller defended the prisoner. Mrs. Margaret Cunningham stated that she was the wife of the prosecutor, and rented the top floor of Mr. Fairbrother's house, in Bow-street. On last Friday she had 100 sovereigns in her room, in a bead purse, inside a velvet bag, which was placed in a drawer in the front sitting-room. On Friday morn ing last, on going to the drawer, she missed the bag. On discovering her loss, she questioned the prisoner, who was servant to Mr. Farebrother. She said she was sorry for the loss, but she knew nothing about it. A policeman was called into the house, and shortly afterwards the prisoner came up stairs, with a printed cotton bag in her hand. She said she had found the bag in the water-closet. On opening it, it was dis covered to contain 1001. 10s. Witness asked the pri soner if Mrs. Fairbrother knew anything of it, and she said that she did not. The prisoner had access to the room in which the money was deposited. Cross-examined by Mr. Wooller—Witness had said to the prisoner that she would give 201. if she could get the money back. She did this to induce the pri soner to tell her all she knew about the matter. Mr. JARDINB directed this to be entered very care fully on the deposition. The officer who took the prisoner into custody questioned her, and she said she had bought a pair of stays, for which she paid 3s. 6d., in Cross-court. Ann Reynolds, of No. 7, Cross-court, deposed that the prisoner purchased a pair of stays at her shop on the 9th of September. She paid Bs. 6d. for them. She paid for them with a sovereign. Mr. Wooller contended that the offer of 20/. had taken the case out of the magistrate's jurisdiction. Mr. JARDISS said he had directed this to be care fully entered on the depositions, and he should leave the point for the higher Court to decide. John Brock well here stepped for war d, an d sa id h e was the father of the prisoner, and had given her a sovereign a fortnight ago. Mr. JAIMINS said that could be stated on the trial. The prisoner was then committed to Newgate for trial. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Catherine Stuart, the woman charged at this Court, on Monday, with the most revolting cruelty to three young children, the particulars of which were fully detailed in our last, underwent another lengthened examination. The case had been remanded in order to procure the attendance of Clarissa Tyler, the eldest child, who had been kept out of the way. She was yester day present, but much altered for the better, since her appearance at this Court when the warrant was issued. On the accused being brought in from the cells, Clarissa Tyler, aged thirteen, was put into the witness-box and sworn. She was evidently intimi dated, and gave her evidence with much apparent unwillingness, the following being her answers to the interrogatories put to her by the Clerk :—I live with my father, at No. 7, Broadway, Westminster. My mother has been dead some years. Prisoner has lived with my father some time, and had care of us children when he was out. My father, the prisoner, myself, and my little brother and sister, all lived together in the same room. My father came home to his meals always, and sometimes I dined with them, and some times the other children did. At other times we used to dine when they had done. Sometimes I have had the same food as they. I complained of the food I had, but not lately. It was sheep's paunch. It was only once I complained of sheep's paunch. The girl's brother, a coal-porter, stood forward and assured the Magistrate that she was afraid to speak the truth in the prisoner's presence. The examination was continued, the girl answering with even more reluctance than before, the answers being almost extorted from her :—lt was only once that I complained of having sheep's pauncl. I had it, and sl did my little brother and sister. I did not dis like it. I complained to a person in the house. I never complained that it was nasty, but I didn't much like it. Prisoner gave us the paunch to eat. She and my father had sone of it for dinner at the same time. Prisoner was kind to me when she was sober. I came here to complain of her because she gave me a black eye; first she kicked me on the eyes as I was in bed, and then she came with her double fists. I don't know why she kicked or struck me. She said nothing to me before she did it. She did not complain that I had done anything wrong. She has beaten me before, but not to mark me. I can't tell what she beat me for then, she didn't say. My father saw me when he came home after I had had th 6 black eye, but I don't know that he said anything. When I came here I did say I had no flesh upon my bones. I showed my back at that time, and said I had not had proper or sufficient food. I suppose I had not had what was proper. Mr. BURRELL having inquired whether the accused wished to put any questions to the witness, she re plied she did, and said, " Now, Clarissa, you know that we frequently haven't had food to eat ourselves— haven't we all gone without, your father and all of us ?" Witness—After a considerable pause, replied, " Sometimes we have, I can't say." Prisoner—When wo had meat didn't you always have some ? A longer pause than before succeeded the inquiry. Witness—You never kept us without—not always. When you had some, we had. Two or three unimportant questions were then put by the prisoner, which the girl answered readily. Mrs. Jane Hopkins, who resided in the same house as the accused, frequently heard the children's screams and had endeavoured to get at them, but the room door was always locked. She had frequently heard the little boy crying for food, and gave it bread and butter. If it had more given by her than it could eat, the child was afraid to take it up stairs, but hid it behind the street-door. The children always com plained of great ill-usage, and the hair was pulled off their heads by handfulls. Annette Wilson saw prisoner throw scalding broth over Clarissa Tyler's head and shoulders, and the child screamed with pain and ran down stairs. She heard prisoner say that if the girl cane in there again she would jump upon her. Mr. BURRELL inquired the girl Clarissa's appear ance before the prisoner absconded ? Witness replied that she was literally starved, her bones almost forced themselves through her skin, and she could not walk upright nor straight from weakness. Witness added, that Clarissa always told her she was turned out of doors at meal times. Mr. BURRELL—Was the prisoner in the habit of drinking ? Witness—l never remember to have seen her perfectly sober. Mr. BURRELL (to the prisoner)—Should you like to ask the witness any question ? Prisoner—Oh no, I'd rather not, she has quite frightened me. Mr. BURRELL recalled the last witness, and asked if this cruel treatment was practised in the presence of the father, or whether he joined in it ? Witness— It was generally when he was out. I never saw him join in it. Caroline Tyler, aged. 10 years, was then put in the witness-box, and said—Prisoner used to beat us very much, and I have complained to Mrs. Cooper of it, but she used to beat my sister Clarissa a great deal more than she did me, and she used to pull her hair out of her bead. She gave my sister and little bro ther anti me salted bread and butter. She always had the same. We never had any meat. My father and mother (the prisoner) had meat, but we had not. _ _ Sometimes we had a little broth made of pieces o _ _ meat. My father frequently saw mother beating us, but he didn't say anything. My father was gone to work when we had our meals. Prisoner—Don't you know that the reason was because we didn't know when he would come home ? Why don't you speak, dear ? The child burst out crying. Prisoner, finding the girl would not give any answer, changed her tone, and exclaimed " You have been standing there false swearing yourself." The whole of the evidence having been read over, Mr. BURRELL asked prisoner whether she had any- thing to say ? Prisoner said she owned having been in the habit of taking a little drink now and then, but this was altogether a got-up story against her by Tyler's family, whom she never could satisfy. N o person had ever seen her ill-use the children. Mr. BURRELL—YOU locked the door when you committed these violences. You have been guilty of gross brutality, and I shall commit you for trial for these cruel assaults. I will take good bail—two sureties in 1001. each, if you can procure them. The witnesses were then bound over to prosecute. CLERKENWELL. MOST EXTRAORDINARY AND MYSTERIOUS CASE. — A fashionably attired man, who described himself on the police-sheet as Francis Drake, Esq., architect, 26, Penton-place, Clerkenwell, was charged with ex torting money from Mr. William Hoyte, a dairyman, residing at 64, White Lion-street, Pentonville, on a threat that he would charge him with the murder of his own illegitimate child. Inspector Thatcher said that the prisoner had given a false ,at 41, Kenton-street, Brunswick-square.ddrese' He li9 Mr. Hoyte was then placed in the witness-box. He trembled violently , and 'seemed to regard the aTGI prisoner with feelings of terror. It appeared from his statement, which was most incoherent and con fused, that he became acquainted with the prisoner five years ago, by his being served with milk from wit ness's establishment. A girl named Harriette Ramsay accused him with being the father of her child. Being in great fear that his wife would hear of it, he went to the prisoner, and sought his advice. The prisoner drew up an agreement, to be signed by the woman and by him (Hoyte), the former guaranteeing not t. annoy him in future, and the latter promising to allow her Bs. as a weekly allowance for the maintenance of the child. Soon after this the prisoner asked him prisoner continued these requests. Witness at length r fo a r fu t a h e e d, lo a an of ndtshoemn,e and dalmost daily since, prisoner money ; he lent it to him. The th re at e ned that he would acquai n t hi s w ife with tke whole matter ; under the influence of these threats he gave him money, sometimes 21. a week. The pri soner met him generally twice a day, and using this threat obtained sums varying from 4s. to 65., and sometimes more. The child died about two years and a half ago, and since that period the prisoner re peatedly declared that he would bring him before a magistrate for making away with the child. Witness was greatly terrified a t thi s , f ear i ng th a t h e would be disgraced before his large family and all his friends. the prisoner met him again, and declared he He must have given the p r i so ner between 501. and 1001. On Friday la s t would bring him before a magis trate for makin g away with the child, unless he gave him mon ey. Wi tness gave it to him. On Monday the pri soner use d t h e same threat, but was On the previous n i g h t t h e pr i sone r came to his house, and having seen M rs. H oyte, t o ld her all, and said he witness sayin g h e had told all to his wife. refused, would settle the affair for 3/., but she gave him into custody. The - solicitor's clerk said that the prisoner never gave a farthing of all the money he had received to the mother of th e ch i ld, who h a d never seen him. Mr. BRO UGHTON said it was a most extraor di nary case, and req u i re d the fullest invest i gat i on . O n the it his duty to remand the case until whole he felt Friday next, an d could not accept o f b a il t o a l ess amount than 150/ . in the who l e, t o answer f or hi s appearance. The requisite bail not being forthcoming, the pri soner was committed. U.11. 7 10N-11A L L. THE ROBBER Y By ASSUMED POLICEMEN. Timberlake, ali as C ooper, G eorge J ac k son Contison, and John Western, alias While, were b alias brought up before Mr. Trail!, for final examination. Cooper and Western were charged with stealing twelve sovereigns and a half from the house of Mr. Brundall, a Journeyman carpenter, at 24, Agnes street, Waterloo-road, by assuming to be policemen. The particulars have appeared in The Sun on several occasions. Western was taken into custody on Wednesday last, by Goff and B roo k s, two ac tive officers of the L division, and identified by Mrs. Brundall as the man who took the pr o p er t y , by r epresenting himself as a police-officer, and producing a forged search warrant. The prisoners were also charged with forging two cheques for 451., and committing a robbery at a coffee-house in Grafton-street, Soho. They were committed on all the charges. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of business., Mr. ANIMIST, the solicitor, formally applied to the Court to admit him as an attorney of the Mayor's Court, in obedience to the writ issued by the Court of Queen's Bench. The LORD /VIATOR intimated that a return should be made to the writ in due course. SWEARING IN OF THE CHAMBERLAIN. Alderman BaowN appeared to be sworn as Cham berlain of the City of London. Sir PETER LAURIE emphatically called upon the Town Clerk to require the new Chamberlain to make the declaration. All the formalities were then gone through, and Alderman BROWN rose to take leave of the Court. He stated that twenty-three years ago he had been made a member of that Court, and that he felt much pain in bidding his brethren farewell. He had ri gidly scrutinized his public conduct, and he must say that he had acted in his capacity of magistrate with out favour or affection, or prejudice, or malice; and if anything had escaped him which was calculated to inflict pain upon anybody, he was wholly uncon scious of it. He had prepared a letter to the Court tendering his resignation, in accordance with his pro mise to those who had elected him, and he heartily , wished that in all things the Guildhall motto of Do mine dirige nos, should be realised. Mr. Brown then left the Court. Mr. FIRTH, the chief clerk in the Town Clerk's office, read Mr. Brown's resignation of the gown of Billingsgate - Ward. The resignation was accepted, and upon the motion of Sir PETER LAURIE, sec3nded by Alderman JOHN Joan" a vote of thanks and congratulation to Mr. Brown was unanimously agreed to; and the Lord Mayor was requested to call a wardmote for the election of an alderman for the ward of Billingsgate, in the room of the new Chamberlain. STATE OF THE PRISONS. Mr. Sheriff MUSGROVE took the opportunity, at the close of his shrievalty, to call the attention of the Court to the state of the City prisons. He congra tulated the Court upon the fact that in the Borough Compter there were no prisoners at all ; that in Whitecross-street prison there were but 134 prisoners, although the last report contained a list of 340; and that in the goal of Newgate there was not a single prisoner who was under the sentence of transporta tion.—(Hear, hear.) For much of theimprovement which had thus taken place, the Court were indebted to Sir James Graham, Alderman Huairunßir gave notice that lie should, at the next Court, move that it be referred to the General Purposes Committee, to consider and report whether any, and what measures, should be taken to dispose of the Borough Compter, or to diminish the expenses thereof. That prison had, by the new Act, become wholly useless, for it had been used for un fortunate debtors who were confined for sums not re cognised by that law as amounts for which the person was liable to be seized. The expense of keeping up the establishment reached 1,0001. a year, and it would have been much better to pay the debts of the few persons who were generally inclosed within its walls than to expend it in keeping up an establishment of the kind. Alderman FAREBROTHER said, the subject was one of a serious nature, znd required much consideration. THE LATE WILLS ' FORGERIES. Sir PETER. LAURIE brought up the report of the Committee to which it was referred, to allow John TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ___ DOWNING-STREET, Styr. 14, 1844. __ The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Nor ton, Esq., First Puisne Judge of British Guiana, to be Chief Justice of Newfoundland. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 17. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Alexander Malet, Bart., now Secretary to her Majesty's Embassy at Vienna, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Wurtemberg. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap point Justin Sheil, Esq., now Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation and her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Persia, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Shah or Persia. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Arthur Charles Magenis, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Switzerland, to be Secrelary to her Majesty's Embassy it Vienna. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Leicestershire Yeo manry Cavalry— Cornet C. T. Freer to be Lieutenant, vice Philips, resigned, Oct. 10, 1843 ; the Hon. E. S. Russell to be Cornet, vice Campde, promoted, Sept. 26, 1843 ; W. Marshall, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Marriott, resigned, Nov. 6, 1843 ; G. W. Cradock, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Freer, promoted, Nov. 6, 1843 ; C. S. Burnaby, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Smith, resigned, Oct. 10, 1843 ; W. Brookes, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Haselrigg, resigned, Aug. 22, 1844 ; E. C. Middleton, Gent., to be Paymaster, vice Phillips, resigned, Oct. 10, 1843. and Daniel Forrester, the able City officers, a sum of , Oct. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmor 6 money as an acknowledgment of their extraordinary official assignee. exertions in the late detection and apprehension of J. D. Wells, attorney-at-law, George-street, Mansion the will forgers. The report recommended that the house, Oct. 4, at half-past one, at the Court of Bank- Court should vote the sum of 1001. to each of those ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Sawyer, attorney-at law, Gouldon-terrace, Barns officers. bury-road, Islington, Oct. 4, at one, at the Court of Alderman FAREEROTHER said he perfectly agreed Bankruptcy. Alsag,,r, official assignee. with the Committee in the high opinion they had ex-, T. Hedgcock, mater, R.N., South Lambeth, Oct. 4, pressed of the merits and exertions of those clever at twelve, at the Court of Bankrupty. Alsager, official officers, but he preferred to the proposed plan that of assignee. voting to them the money in terms of a general nature J. P. Orford, miller, Great Yeldham, Essex, Oct. 4, at referring to the services which they were constantly eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official. rendering to the public.-(Hear, hear.) To reward assignee. them for their exertions relative to the individual F. E. White, lodging-house keeper, Northumberland cases of the will forgers, would be to reflect upon the court, Strand, Oct. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bank- Government, as if the two persons who had been. ruptcy. Alsap;er, official assignee. C. C. Foot, Marnhull, Dorsetshire, Oct. 1, at half - ea s ! principally instrumental in bringing such criminals to justice, had not been properly considered in the pay- t ' wo, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official silent of the expenses of the prosecution.-(Hear, assignee. J. Winterbottoni, bookbinder, Stockport, Cheshire , hear.) In order to make the vote unanimous, he O ct. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. hoped a change to the effect he suggested would be Stanway, -official assignee. adopted. G. Robinson, Althorpe, Lincolnshire, Oct. 3, at elev' Sir PETER LAURIE agreed in the propriety of the at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. suggestion, and the terms of the recommendation M. Graham, attorney-at-law, Middlesborough, Y 0.4 having been altered, the sum of 1001. was unanimously shire, Oct. 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court' voted to each of the officers. Femme, official assignee. ALLEGED ATTACK UPON THE COURT OF ALDERMEN. J. Tye, jun., stove-grate fitter, Sheffield, Oct. 3, it Alderman COPELAND, in speaking upon some ques. eleven,at tailor, Leeds District Court Ho e,official assielle e ' Gill, P l tBoo tion upon the paper of business, of no public Yorkshire,import W. - Oct. 3, at ee , ' ante, took occasion to state that he had, with a great at the Leeds Disl Thirsk, riet Court. Hope, J. Dickinson, servant, Garton, official assignee. $1 Yorkshire, Oct. 4, deal of surprise and indignation, read, in a speech elevenest the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assign e° attributed, in the Morning Herald newspaper, to the 11. Roberts, clerk, Sheffield, Oct. a, at eleven, at albs Commissioner of the City Police, a most virulent and Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. unfounded attack upon the Court of Aldermen. Mr. J. F. llennesey, carpenter, Charlton King's, Gloucea' Harvey had thought proper to assert, in the Common tershire, Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Coati. Hall, that the Aldermen had little or no duties to per- Kynaston, official assignee. form, and that they were amply repaid by their pre- M. Merchant, grocer, Bath, Oct. 10, at twelve, at , ti le sentations to Christ's Hospital for everything re- BristolD District Court. ___A ee crit e mae, , _officjal assign , le s . ~.e , quired of them. Now it happened that the Aldermen Taylor, farmer, W db rou,h, .Nottingham . n tr ' e ' t Oct. 8, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Du, P" had not only very important duties to perform, but Court. Christie, official assignee. there were constant demands upon their pockets, WTW. H. Hunt, beerseller, ardebigg, Worcestersh'iTef from the various charitable institutions with which Oct. 1, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District the wards abounded. That a person who, like Mr. Court. Whitmore, official assignee. 5, Harvey, was indebted to the Aldermen for his ap- W. Crow, cattle jobber, Howden, Yorkshire, Oc t.. ja pointment, should express himself in such a manner- at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, (Ai' ° in a manner totally at variance with truth-was what assignee. he could not very well understand. With regard to J. Tuke, grocer, Leeds, Oct, 3, at eleven, at th e tho presentations to which he was entitled as an Leed s District Court. Freeman, official assignee. .t Alderman ,he must declare that he would much J. Smith, butcher, Walnagate, Yorkshire, Oct. ~.. _, c 4 fsi elevn at the Leeds District Court. Young, Otri rather be without them, for there were at least fifty assie e nee. applications for every one, and he was of course put I. Bailey, file grinder, Sheffield, Oct. 3, at eleven, li t to the pain of affronting forty-nine of those who the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee. applied. The Alderman then enumerated the duties W. Nixon, farmer, Farnborough, Soinersetsbinh which he and his brethren were obliged to perform, O c t. 3, a t twelve, at the Exeter District Court. IT- I ' f ' and stated that he was prevented, by the rapidity naman, official assignee. with which the Hall was dissolved on Saturday, from J. Britten, tavern keeper, Bath, Oct. 10, at tvvel,o2 noticing the unfounded aspersions uttered by Mr. at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assigeeel Harvey on the hustings. R. Fear , Glastonbury , S om ers etshire, Oct. 10, ' Alderman FAREBROTHER was sorry that Alderman twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Hern an lath Copeland had condescended to notice such a tissue of official assignee. absurdities. The charge was so totally at variance T. 11. B. Crosse, surgeon, Judd-place,. District . Pa c ne o v et; with truth, that he was fearful the Livery would turn Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham Di Bittleston, official assignee. round upon the Aldermen, and ask them why they F. Medley, fruit dealer, Leeds, Oct. 3, at elerene ° retained such a person in the service of the Corpora- t h e L ee d s District Court. Hope, official assignee. e ' I . ,$, tion ? But he rather thought the reporter of the E. Wheeler, attorney, Oldbury, Shropshire, Ode Morning-Herald must have made a mistake in as- at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Co w cribing to the Commissioner such language. Ile Christie, official assignee. hoped it would be found to be the reporter's mistake, J. Wade, stationer, St. James's-walk, Clerkensvej: and that something like an apology would appear in Oct. 5, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank - 01 4 ' d a paragraph on the subject. Alsager, official assignee. 5, Alderman Huseenewir said he happened to hear the R. B. Elwin, blacksmith, Great Yarmouth,_ Octr.44. speech of the Commissioner, and he confessed that he at iv h h .t alf-past ffi twe l lve, at the Court of Bank ul assignee. agent, was astonished to hear Alderman Copeland take such E. Whitmore, official estate notice of it. Mr. Harvey spoke while excited, and he Connaught-terrace , 1113 g; ware-road, Oct. 5, at one, at the Court of BankruP"-. spoke as Alderman Copeland generally spoke when in Whitmore, official assignee. the a similar state of excitement. With respect to the J. Evans, lace dealer, Derby, Oct. 12, at one, °- t presentation to Christ's Hospital which had given Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assig a c e e i ; e , such pain and disappointment, it was very easy to T. Livesey, Rochdale, Lancashire, Sept. 30, at tv i to e. avoid anything disagreeable to a man's feelings at the Manchester District Court. Holt, official aasgat arising from the privilege, by tendering every one of T. G. Martin, Camberwell, Oct. 9, at ha 1601 them, as he did, to the inhabitants of the ward, to give eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, com to the greatest claimant. That would be a sure me- assignee. I tetb' J. W. Montagu, commander, R.N., South L . ar° 4 4. thod of cure, and Mr. Harvey, he was convinced, Oct. 5, at half-past one, at the Court of Banlcrui would, if he thought he had given any pain to any sager,. o assignee. . 0 0' member of the Court, retract the observations which AI R. Missin ffi g, cial barrister, Brockenhurst, Soutna o p might have given offence. Oct. 3, at half past eleven, at the Court of Baulcr u P A MEMBER.-Do you apologise for him ? Alsager, official assignee. W I /' Alderman HUMPHERT said that Mr. Harvey felt J. P os f or d, h orse comm i ss i on agea t, Lella- ° of disappointed. He held a situation which yielded no place, Somers-town, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the 03ur ; more than 8001. a year, and he had been anxious to Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. t" get another which was worth 2,500/. a year. It was, T. F. Sawyer, tailor, Romford, Oct. 5, at one, . however, out of the question that he could obtain such Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assigil ot her a place without the aid of the Court of Aldermen, and A. Johnson, ship caulker, Albion-place, f.„,tcl• he felt annoyed and disappointed at finding no sup- hithe, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Ban"'"' Whitmore, official assignee. 5, sl port in that quarter. J. Rantell, wheelwright, Thaxed, Essex, Oct. vb a- Sir PETER LAURIE said, as for Mr. Harvey, poor half-past eleven, at the Court of ankruptcy. A fellow, he feared that his eloquence would have no more, official assignee. e7f ° I effect upon the Livery, and to his unutterable agony J. G uy , blacksmith, Latham, Lancashire, Sep t .h " ifie ja , he found that they would not be humbugged, and one, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner , ° that he could not even prevail upon them to grant assignee. him a little empty applause.-(A laugh.) Both he W. Wood, butcher, Liverpool, Sept. 24, at t we l ve' si V . and his friend Mr. Heppel had dropped down into the Liverpool District Court. Turn e r, official 51 t ieie, their original insignificance, and were likely to re- P. Tyror, coach builder, Liverpool, Sept. 25, _, i , a ee• main in that condition undisturbed.-(Laughter.) at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official as c l o ve], The Court then adjourned. W. Smith, bookkeeper, Liverpool, Sept. 25, a t „igne' at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official 9. DIVIDENDS. hall -street. , At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing °cc. 1 0, Ai' A. Maniglier, merchant, Mincing-ign e l hn h u rch-19.0e , twelve-J. L. Heathorn, shipowner, -cl - m - Sept. 30, at eleven. . _ In the Country. 10, E. Lawton, Cooper, Darlaston, Staffordshire, ve-,."g. at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court---"' Lamb, calico printer, Pilkington, Lancashire, Oct' 9j J. twelve, at the Manchester District Court—G• f g . Wilkinson, curriers, Bishop Auckland, Durham, Oct , ,„v at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Distric t Cow at W. Weir, iron merchant, Carlisle, Oct. 8, at we'll 0 , the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court--R. Sod t he mercer, Bishop Auckland, Durham, Oct. 8, at one. ,Iker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—T. Wrilepte, grocer, Houghton-le-Skerne, Durham, Oct. 10, at.,,tf/ther at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J• f e l e vetit gill, sen., apothecary, Selby, Yorkshire, Oct. 24, or at the Leeds Distri c t C our t—G. Parker, spade 133-fair facturer, Sheffield, Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Lee °P , g, trict Court—J. P em b er t on , soa p b o iler, Leeds , 14° ,,,00l at eleven, at the Leeds Di s t r i c t Court—T. Broe t the P cloth merchant, Hudder s fi e ld, O c t. 17, at eleven, !teds, Leeds District Court—J. Layton, fruit merch ant,, O r Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court-- -- u f ,' t the mask, cloth merchant, Leeds, Oct. 17, at eleve ll l „ j or Leeds District Court—W. W a tford, maltster , o ' l. oo o ham, Oct 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District 1 , 01 0 CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be i 5 to the contrary, on the day herein-mentio n J. Vernon, licensed victualler, Monks C°P,Pp e r po° l ' Cheshire, Oct. 9—B. H. Hunter, merchant, D iv- Oct. 9—G. Mackenzie, ship-broker, Liverpool, °9,t: P . M. Mackenzie, ship-broker, Liverpool, Ogt „ 0 00 M'Divitt, merchant, Liverpool, Oct. 9—R. Ge('_„et woollendraper, Newton Abbott, Devonshire , ct ul'rfe, t ' P. Tasley, straw-plait manufacturer, Oct. 8- -- ',..L. o dshi s : grocer, Alfred-street, City- road, Oct. B—F., - fost e i ,'' jun., druggist, Salford, Lancashire, Oct- c) tailor, Dover, Oct. B—T. W. B a k er , builder, " i)1s": Oct. B—W. IL Wood, dentist, Brighton, Oct. 8 m fr. • den, jun., maltster, Bradford, Yorkshire, Oct Younghusband, bitumen manufacturer, UpPer ' place, Oct. 8. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . 1 0 ' ri J. Tickle and R. Cooper, tobacco manufac ture,, ton-le-moors—J. Sealy and S. Applegate, tailorS, hill—J. Valle, H. Hornby, J. Hornby, 11°4 njfi titi. and T. D. Hornby—J. Senior and J. HattersleYfraiel facturers of files, Sheffield—S. Rawson and B. J „ fi den farmers, Port Phillip, South Australia—J. Alt'," ffiela" A. Fairest, manufacturers of cabinet cases, Ploser s ; E. Beaumont, J. Reed, and J. Whitaker, cloth- she' Leeds—T. Hughes and G. H. Husband, h a tters' 0-00: field—S. Mundy and W. B. Wells, ironmongers' and bridge—L. Calvert, S. B. Clapham, B. Calvet, Calvert, worsted spinners, Bradford, Yorkshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION S. wood' La THOMAS GEMMELL, farmer, Riddla w 7 e narkshire, Sept. 20, and Oct. 11, at twelve, at - bers of Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow- Dun dee' ALEXANDER CARSWELL, flax dre ss c Dundee' Sept. 24, and Oct. 16, at one, at the Royal __------ On the 12th inst., at BelloucTeirsteiSirlville, Regent's -pat ii" till) ladY on o t f l ß le . 6 P tl i i ii ii l l i s p t s ., E at sg ili o l f l House-cottage, f Cumberland' s i t : lady of Colonel Hay, Bengal A On the 10th inst., ft t Bath, thremlnyo:ofaginiund LW shawe, Esq., of a daughter. the law Av e p of On the 13th inst., at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, aeght Commander Graham Eden W. Ha)ond, R.N. , a l On the 14th inst., Mrs. F. Rogers, of a daughter., es Of ' . On the 14th inst., at North Brixton, ' Surrey, the - 4 - ...,f B. Foord, Esq . of twin sons W O ot n to t n he W plow Esq., of o i f n a st. s , o i n n . Fitzroy-square, the lady of genv On th ' e 15th inst., at Leamington, the lady of Esq., of Plowden, Salop, of a daughter. ~ o f Ab r' $ On the 15th inst., at Shelebrook Lodge , the 1a../ - ham George Roberts, Esq., of a daughter. Ol e - ksb i "' On the 15th inst., at Whitght Hall, Gole, lor lady of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, On the 15th inst., at Charterhouse-square, the ladY Purnell, Esq., of a daughter. bll' MARRIED. ~ gite On the 14th inst., at Bruton, Somerset, Edwaru alum ger.- R.N., of a son. of J. 1 . Esq., of that place, to Fanny Cassan, relict of the J'? l r e' w H. Cassan, and third daughter of the late Rev. land, of Froine, Somerset. . ' 9 li . ' On the 14th inst., at Devizes, Wilts , John Lawrehter of t of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, to Anne , only daug late Rev. Robert Lavender Manning. DIED. of Francis Clarke, Esq., late of New York, aged 3 8 ;„_„tofit On the 27th o June, at Kalka, Bengal, Major uri" - elf her Majesty's 31st Regiment. 0 A cir On the 29th of July, at Ahmednuggur, Arthur Charles Forbes, Esq., of the Bombay Civil Sersice. d, • rale' On the Bth inst., at Clifton, Mary A nn, wife of ~ Esq., ofevizes. ..ocl! On the 9th inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Eiron„,a,„„o,oo Thomason, youngest daughter of the H on. Janes of Lieutenant-Gos-ernor of the Agra Presidency. Isle On the 10th inst., at Willow - ban k, near Ryde,Artioerf Wight, James Johnson, Esq., late a Captain in the 1100 of of the East India Company. On the 13th inst., at Sporle, Norfolk, the Bev. 111 Jarr ett, Roberts, Vicar of that place. A. On the 13th inst., Nancy, the wife of Mr. ti , Ore Castle-street, Southwark. On the 14th inst., at Tynemouth , Miss Ann Wrigu of the late G. Weatherby, Esq. „ f c. _______—.---• _ ____...--...—................--,,.....-- •••77 - :- --- ,1111.1 N - IYI London : rrinted and Publish ed b irIURDO A ' se . P o i No. 112, Strand, Printer, at T L Sale 0 0ce 'rthota in the Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, Middlesex, Wednesday,l3eptembla 18,1844. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. SAMUEL HUNTON TOWNSEND BISHOP, iron merchant, Blackfriars. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS JONES and JOHN JONES, tallow chandlers, Liverpool, to surrender Oct. 8, at twelve, and Nov. 4, at twelve, at tho Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cotterill, Throg morton-street, London ; Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. GEORGE ROSSITER, jeweller, Bridgewater, Sept. 26, at half-past two, and Nov. 7, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official as*ignee, Birchin lane, Cornhill ; Taylor and Collinson, Great James street, Bedford-row. FRANCIS C HARLES HOPKINS, commission agent, Tottenham-court-road, Sept. 25, at eleven, and Oct. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Whittington, Dean street, Finsbury. SAMUEL HADFIELD, file manufacturer, Man chester, Sept. 28, and Oct. 21, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Man chester ; Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester ; Makin son and Sanders, Temple. JAMES SIMPSON HOLMES, ship-broker, Liver pool, Oct. 8, and Nov. 4, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vin cent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Littledale and Bards well, Liverpool. WILLIAM TRUMBLE, licensed victualler, Liver pool, Oct. 9, and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Co., Temple, London ; Curry, Statham, and Horner, Liverpool. WILLIAM HYETT DARKE, chemist, Birming- ham, Oct. 1, and Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birming ham ; Motteram and Giddey, Birmingham. JAMES CRICH, maltster, Sheffield, Oct. 2, and 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Bigg, Southampton-buildings, Chan cery-lane, London ; Haywood and Bramley, Sheffield. INSOLVENT PETITIONS. W. Wood, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Oct. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Salinger, fancy trimming manufacturer, Brudenell place, New North-road, Oct. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. R. Rowe, carpenter, Sydenham-common, Kent, Oct. 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee. J. Sabine, Portsmouth, Oct. 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. J. Hunter, Manchester-street, Manchester-square, Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Knight, Fetchain, Surrey, Oct. 1, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. Clark, commission agent, St. Swithin's-lane, Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. T. Slater, tailor, Wandsworth, Oct. 4, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. farmer, Roydon, Essex, Oct. 4, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. rorster, clerk, King-street, Calnden-town, Oct. 4, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. IV. L. Wrey, Leigh-street, Burton-crescent, New road, Oct. 4, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. .R. Lechmere, Arundel-street, Coventry-street, Oct. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. E. J. Graeti, clerk, Beaumont•street, Devonshire place, Marylebone, Oct. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. Gray, farmer, Romfurd, Essex, Oct. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. A. U. Freak, jeweller, St. John's-square, clerkenwell, qtA., 414 eltildi At 4 ...zr ore t s ' TIM 1 , 14 4 t the Q Ittb ' aPPOir, L - "tSpkY olg to the :ti t :tn of dolt°for t e 4! , G.e.n.. 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