The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

r BETTING AT DIANCISESTER-FEAT. S to 2 „,,,,,, ,_, DERBY. 3 t 1 -''''" uWY Bllek ,27 to 1 agst Running Reia 0 agst Ratan 2 0 f t ! agst Leander '3O to 1 agst Campanero 1 45 to 1 agst Qui Tam 3 s Z.; agst Orlando 40 to 1 agst King ofthe GikaWß ' VA Akbar AO to 1 agst Mount Charles The rest as before. 08. 6attool,agst Sui . ter to MartingalAe I X 2 to 1 agst Merope . 11 to Ito agat Princess e agst Barricad 20 20 to 1 st Charminate to 1 a n gst Barbara filly —t Itgat Crinoline 20 to 1 agst Fair Charlotte RE THE WILLS FORGERIES. a ,. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. consequence of my name haring been most v;r o ?ntaby introduced in the report of the " Wills 'l'l le S etf ts." I sent the inclosed explanation to the limes. vi , 4 •72e445e to insert it, upon the plea that my name . / h o rtrotkiced as they reported. it at the trials. This pen tin n ed is 'Very true, but nevertheless /am not to be e t , - "" 11 a vietim to this false statement, to which their 4—rt ninle . gat e currency, because a solicitor's clerk used my It e insice.d of .his g randfather's, Mr. John Robins,.oi kitrt-street. Probably you will adopt a better and a saddl e : 1 % 1 ;0 ask no favour, but merely that the right horse ; t r ia lse h rved from me, and placed on the been denied to, yours, .34c., CA:lve nt - garden GEORGE ROBINS. 'y 11, 1844. TO Tg a EDITOR OF TILE TIMM. Ilk E n Covent-garden, May 7, 1844. to obeen!relt---With all my regard for publicity, I beg tie2ate fo r 6 , that I on l y covet i t i n i ts pure an d legi srra-or* e u sed ixt ; but I mu s t no t b e mixed up, nor have fil l y iiT at in such a case. as " The sxtF fTrohem moment I read the statement which.' le your journal, I lost not a moment in hje to Mr. Braman, whose clerk (Robert Peckha m ) r e ,,,ade, it should seem, this involuntary blunder; t hu s poise„ ; without delay to get an antidote to the „Legg but I have been obliged to receive Mr. Bramal_l 'e t c' its his excuse for this long silence. I first give the ; i ii e l quivoeftl terms in which my name was introduced. listien e t il Y be inferred that, with a very independent reY name and character, I am, nevertheless, itk• su - ingly averse to having any allusion made to either hi e 111 nefarious transaction. Now mark how a plain 014 all correct this voluntary association. Just let me w 01 :7e , ,that neither directly nor indirectly do I know g Person included in these trials, and I thank s my th - 1 71,1Nt, one who was instrumental in th ese . robbe the , e l i n n el`er received or benefited a s_ia e gle g uinea by r bibl, Pe an t y an humabeili dur oniny extinguisher an y ) 1 one if who This might wl foi o e ,_ he t. n sceptical about this 1,0001. On perusing the the e 7 u _,g equivo ca l li nes i n t h e Ti mes , of Ap ri l .W 15th, IttaZ i e nce given by R o b ert P ec kham, C jilet l u l l ere are three besides this, which form the sub ltbjur indi etrnents ; there is another which is Mr.the trmtet„f indictment ; and there is one in which , v so, r a ` whi ch ,Y present employer, has since received _ 1,0004, kr. " very thankful. That was the c with I is„,..e°rge Robins.' tiu ltlY wrote the following to Mr. Braman:— " IN RE WILL FORGERIES. 4 ,_" " Covent-garden, Ap . rills, 1.!3 4. m. 'Sin ce "am anxious to know what is the . circu .r r out , pv.t has connected my name with this affai ! al I h. e ,": 11, Robert Peckham, has introduced it, and amortet-t:Lni.,o knowledge whatever of any of the parties, e 3 -7 . 8, that could render the use of my name eelTect t 441 1 feel obliged, if you will enable me to ... rt ;3.4ls in the Brama public journals" GEORGE . I am, &c. 5 , t n, Esq. ROBINS. re l a m - buildings, Gray's-inn." I :NYed b v l: 2 to the abeve_, it should seem, has been de ' "len, but it i s better late than never : " 5, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, a. ant " May 4, 1844. laks w ., -- I beg to apologise to you for not having before 101 14 ,;- -44 . yOur letter, but I was confined to my bed for efbe,.:"" th e by a,"vere illness, and my clerks, in the hurry Loa w i- n -438, netlec3ed to write you is instructed. I trust •vie te ," — ' Pardon the neglect. The report in the J o h.' s incorrect, as my grandfather's name_ was o Th e Wobiits, an d he is the party referred . dends' elW "vEti - obtained from the unclauned of chan c e ut two years ago, and paid into the Court Robin.rY; to the 'account of tho suit of Merton v. lhare'2; ll4 I *La one of the parties entitled to be a Will b e "`' Tay father's death. I trust this explanation ToeatistectOry; and am, your obedient servant, 11efe413148..Q.5t ‘... m e r : ey r gs r„ Robins, Esq. , 6 3. E. BRAMALL. n.dfather was Mr. JOHN Robins, late of ndn.acotn.elusion, it should seem this said gentleman in- N It o b i ? AIS observations to apply to his grandfather, John Ray • resiXdßegent-street, who was not in the slightest to me. It i s very di sagreea bl e t o direct pub have mion to anything personal to myself ; but, as I fert„„ °42se veral occasions, been complimented on my good th e Fe %II the receipt of this 1,0001., I hasten to correct ra Prossion.—l am, your obedient servant, GEORGE ROBINS, sir %nu n ---------- has • st been <:c-rrn' MußZEß.—lnformation just ~,4 . i.unicated to the Windsor police of a singular discovery r. Murrell t. - vas made a morning or two since, in a field belonging „,,e'S froni Windsor), which leads to the supposition. that a , a farmer residing near Burley-hall (about two V,arder has recently been committed in that vicinity. Two ..bean; n % in the employ, of Mr. Murrell, .._ 4 tii4 on the firm, a verY handsome red silk velvet bo . n el tne , f ou nd in a fid of t7: 14 also a lady's cap, trammed w ith l ace , w ith the rligT (l f 111 O ff, L;nd lying near it. Close to the same spot were all i tand sa lau'v's false front of plaited brown hair, and a dark i o lvv ri- Up - cif snaking ii,' further search the men discovered, t_another part of the field, where there was every appear aea of considerable struggling between two or three parties Pair taken Place, a Zady's silk waistband, and likewise a t oe ; oi raen's braces, with the button holes evidently forcibly Sow l/W a7. From this point footsteps were clearly traced to Th.,. — s e lleading into another field, in the direction of the I n - "sea), where a quantity of human hair was found hang t to the binn e h m. tut t , This spot is secluded from the public, „__-Pirards of one hundred yards from any path or road. tii: ft tably-dretiaed woman was seen walking with a sol 'at Staley-hall on the evening before the articles of ap -1 were discovered. Under the impression that a murder int o 11 „ se l_perpetrated, and that the body has been thrown IN 'at Tames, the river has been dragged for a consir a distance, but no. traces have been discovered of t he Y. The Windsor pollee have been actively engaged in in Nut eiIdO WTOUr to unxayel the mystery in which the aff a i r is THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON 1 The annual meeting of the members of the Royal i Yaeht Squadron was held at the Thatched-house Ta vern on Saturday. The chair was taken at one o'clock by the Earl of Yarborough. Amongst those present were the Marquis of Conyngham, the Marquis of Or monde, the Earl of Belfast, Viscount Exmouth, James Lyon, Esq., G. Bentinck, Esq., 1). Radcliffe, Esq , J. L. Symonds, Esq., Smith Pigott, Esq.. James Maxse, Esq. Vice-Admiral Sir G. E. Hamond, K.C.8., Capt. Hariaghant, R. Hill, Esq., T. P. Williams, Esq., M.P., Sir A. I. Murray, Thomas Halifax, jun. Esq., William Lyon, Esq., Sir B. R. Graham, Sir John Bagley, Spencer de Horsey, Esq., G. H. Ackers, Esq., John M oore, Esq., M. I. Higgins, Esq„ Sir R. Bulkeley, Thomas Halifax, Esq., Joseph Wilde, Esq., William Delafield, Esq., and Captain Charles Bulkeley. The following elections took place :—Henry Hope, Esq., Zephyretta schooner, 180 tons, proposed by the Earl of Yarborough, seconded by George Bentinck, Esq. ; Major Conitenby Philipps, Circasian schooner, 160 tons, proposed by the Earl of Tyrconnel, seconded by Captain Charles Bulkeley ; Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart., Noran cutter, 70 tons, proposed by the Earl of Wilton, seconded by Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. ; Hugh Beaver, Esq., Zoe cutter, 35 tons, proposed by T. P. Williams, Esq., M.P., seconded by Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. The following were also elected as honorary mem bers: —Commander Robert Rowley, R.N., Captain Henry Marshaw, H.N., Commander Henry Lacon, R.N., Commander Charles Green, R.N, Commander Henry Peake, R.N., Captain W. G. B. Estcourt, R.N., Com mander William Crispin, R.N., Commander John J. Robinson, R.N., Commander A. T. Goldie, R.N., Cap tain the Hon. E. A. J. Harris, RN., M.P. for Christ church; Captain E. B. Tinling, R.N., Commander Hall, B.N. her Majesty steamer Victoria and Albert. It was decided by the meeting that one cup of 50/• should be sailed for on the 6th of August ; one of 501 on the lath of August ; and her Majesty's cup on the 17th of August ; the cruise for all the cups being round the island. It was stated that the funds had greatly increased during the past year. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. The Kestrel, the Earl of Yarborough, which was last week hauled up on Hansen's slip for alteration, has this week had her stern taken out, for the purpose of having it shortened ; she is to have a cutwater, figure-head, standing bowsprit, and jib-boom, and tobe otherwise rigged as a ketch. This Altera non, it is considered by connoisseurs, will be a decided im provement. The schooner Ariel, Almon Hill, Esq., has been hauled off the mud, and moored alongside Messrs. Thomas and John White's dock, and will shortly commence fitting out. She is to be ready on the Ist of June. _ _ _ The Charm cutter, Mr. Higgins, is up the river all a-taut. The Talisman, R. Meiklam, Esq., has completed her repairs, &c., having been lengthened, and has had a new bow placed in her. She was yesterday launched afloat from John White's slip. The schooner Camilla is off the mud, and has commenced rigging; she is to be hauled up astern of the Waterwitch, to undergo some improvements. The Owen Glendwr, Mr. Barwell, is fitting out. Mr. Michael Ratsey has sold the yacht Eagle to Clement Ruding, Esq., of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The Nautilus, Stewart Wardell, Esq., sailed on Monday for Weymouth, and will return in a few days, to prepare for the Mediterranean. Arrived yesterday—The Royal Yacht Squadron's cutters Turquoise, Sir E. Scott ; and the Intrepid, the Earl Tyr connell. !so , str' )14 eta • ;or the ^its , 7 ; disk vic led pe. !Or c• • '.B 4 , ; ' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT THE WEST END. 1 10T: 1- 1 , MBI:ItY STAKE. 2 to 1 agst Devil-to-pay. THE DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Ford's lot—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Dawson's lot—taken 9to 4 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—(t sto 2) 16 to 4 agst Mr. Crockford's Ratan—(take 7 to 2) 17 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar 40 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campanero. OAKS. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Martingale—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Merope—taken. 12 to 1 agst Crenoline. On Saturday Ugly Buck was backed at 5 to 2 and Ratan at 7 to 2 and 4 to 1 for nearly 1,0001. each ; Col. Peel's lot at to 1 and Orlando at 16 to 1 for large sums ; Running Rein at 1,000 to 60, Bay Momus and T'Auld Squire at 1,000 to 50 each, Campanero at 1,250 to 50, King of the Gipsies at 1,000 to 20, and Scott's lot at 9 to 1 to 2001. or 3001. BEDFORD RACES. —FRIDAY. ga ndicap of 10 sovs. each, li ft, with 20 added. Once round and a distance. (5 Subs.) Mr. - Wesley's Counsellor, 5 vrs, Bst 61b 1 Mr. Sulith's El Maherry, 4 yrs, Bst Illb Mr. Balubridge's Bletsoe Lass, 3 yrs, sst 111 b 3 Mr. Ongley's Fama, 6 yrs, 9st 41b 4 Mr. T. Day's Europa, 7st 111 b The Farmers' Plate was won, in two heats, by Mr. Wes 1e 's Brilliant, beating Mr. G. Higgins' f by Mundig, 4 yrs, T. Price's Little John, and Mr. Peacock's Equinox, The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles. Mr. Phillitnore's Skeleton, 3 yrs, 7st Mr'. Ongley's Humility, 6 yrs, lOst 41b 2 Mr. King's Nubia, 3 yrPt, 7 s t Mr. Hussey's Rabbi, 4 yrs, 9st 21b—Mr. H. T. Walley's Yisticuff, 4 yrs, 9st 21b—Mr. Massey's Young Touchstone, Yrs, 9st 21b ; and Mr. Wesley's Counsellor, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b. , The Consol a ti on S takes of 3 sous. each, f or t h e b ea t en ho; sea, with 15 added, three-quarters of a mile (3 Subs.), were won by Mr. Ongley's Faust, 6 yrs, 9st 51b (Sly), beating a nor,urc 4 Yrs, 7st 101 b, and the Lawyer, 5 yrs , 7 s t 121 b, by SUREWSBURY RACES. FRIDAY—(CONCLUDED.) 3 yrs, 7st 1W; 4 yrs, est 31b • The Cleveland Stakes of 100 sous., by subs. of 10 sous. each, aged, 9st 31b ; mares, &c. 5 yrs, Bst 111 b ; 6 yrs, and alto' ed 31bs ; the winner of the Queen's Plate 51ba extra Two w miles and a half. (13 Subs.) Mr. Collett's Cattonite, syr s Mr. Cha r l e t on ' s Nix-my -Dolly, 5 yrs 3 Won by a bead. The In nkeepers' Handicap of 15 sous. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if decl ared, with 50 added ; the second receives 10/. ; mile and three quarters; (22 Subs.), 13 of whom declared. L IEr • I . :laugh's Greenfinch, aged, ist 131 b (Dodgson) • Minor's Sinbad, 4 yrs, 7st 2 Fdmondstone's Ermengardis, 6 yrs , ist 111 b........... 3 to 1 on Greenfinch, who made all the running, and won by h.elf a length. EGUNTON PARK RACES.—Thunsnkr. Thl Tw•year-old Stakes of 20 Soya. each ' • colts, Bst 31b ; fillies, Bst ; half-a-mile ( 5 Subs) ( ) 1 14 rd Eglinton's Britannia Marson 2 rr, • Eatnsay's Mildew 3 ""r J. Boswell's John Harris Won by a neck. 71 1 Stewards' Cu by subscribers of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and °lily if declared, with 100 added. Mile and a half. i 1 ( 22 Subs. ; 10 paid.) ne's William le Gros, 5 yrs, list ... (Owner) 1 T F uo r r • c iu.. Eg J ii o n h w nsto ne's Era, 4 yrs, lOst 81 A i fdes 4 yrs, lOst 121 b 31r.11,11 noyd's Lara, 6 yrs, list 4 • Merry's Christopher, 5 yrs, 9st 111 b Won easy, by a length. Tiro Milton Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 50 added. Once V 'and. The winner t o b e so ld f or 200, &c. (5 Subs.) nr, • 11‘tilbartre Arnagill, 6 yrs (Mr. H. Johnstone) 1 • M 5 ore's The Bride, 4 yrs ••• ..... ••• •. ...... .•• Az. Campbell's Sheffield, 5 yrs The Won by a length. IlYdropathic Stakes of 7 soya. each, with 50 added, for hunters. Mile and half. (8 Subs.) 14_rd Waterford's Firefly, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 in. J. Sandila n cls' Whitney, aged ord D rumlanrig's Red Ribbon, 6 yrs ••• 3 Won in a canter. 1A Free Handicap of 5 sous. each, with 20 added, one mile, 441,20 us bY Mr. Milbank's Sir Robert, Ilst llb (Mr. H. ~5)-wigt) beating The Bride, llst lib ; Lara, 13 st ; Oh llst 101 b line_t_4lb ; ; Archer, 9st 71b ; Cerito, 9st ; Miss Julia , and Conqueror, 41b. sto l l2 , .e F orced Handicap, for winners, of 7 soya. each, with „d, one mil e and a half, was won by Mr. Milbemk , s Sir llst llb (M r . H. Johnstone), beating Oh Don't, I P lb ; and Arnagill, list 71b, by a length. The, followin horses have arrived at Epsom in the course '''tne-week g °mu g T'Auld Squire, Coal Black Rose, 1114 4 1 1, and b ' 131 by Bay Middleten out of Adriana. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB MATCH. On Saturday the first match of the season of this po pular Club was sailed from Greenwich to Coal-house Point, about two miles below Gravesend, and back, for three very handsome prizes, and the day being extremely propitious, and the contest, from various circumstances, one of considerable interest, a very numerous company of ladies and gentlemen assembled on board the Comet steamer, at London-bridge, between nine and ten o'clock, that vessel having been engaged by the Club for the accommodation of the members and their friends. Amongst the individuals present we observed Lords Sussex, Lennox, and Suffield, and a great many influ ential yachtmen and admirers of this national sport. On the arrival of the steam-vessel at Greenwich, W. H. Har rison, Esq., the Commodore, T. Meeson, Esq., Captain, and other officers ofthe Club, waited on Admiral Stopford, the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, and Vice-Patron of the Club. The gallant veteran received them with his accustomed urbanity of manner, and expressed his ad miration of the prises to be sailed for, which consisted, for the first class yachts of a silver tankard, richly chased with the rose, thistle, and shamrock, surmounted by a sailor resting on an anchor, of the value of 50 gui neas, and a beautifully chased claret jug, value 25 guineas ; and for the second class yachts, a silver tankard, value 25 guineas. The Captain of the Club, notwithstanding he had to sail his yacht in the match, proceeded at an early hour to Greenwich, and in his new and beautifully constructed gig, superintended the " laying down" the buoys for the eight competing ves sels ; and long before the arrival of the Comet off the Royal Hospital, the undermentioned yachts took their respective stations as follow, the first-named being near est the south shore : _ _ FIRST CLass.—Enigma, 25 tons, J. Wilkinson, Esq„ owner ; Gnome, 25 tons, Captain Meeson, owner ; Phantom, 20 tons, A. 0. Wikinson, Esq., owner ; Ga zelle, 25 tons, T. Rutherfoord, Esq., owner ; Mystery, 25 tons, Lord Alfred Paget, owner. SECOND CLAthi.—Curlew, 12 tons, W. H. Rees, Esq owner ; 10 tons, J. S.. Christian, Esq., owner 2 ; Saucy Jack, 11 tons, F. Blake, Esq., owner. There was a large assemblage of spectators, both on the river and land, to witness the start, and many noble= men and gentlemen's yachts were in readiness to accom pany the match. Amongst those which excited particular attention were the Marquis of Anglesea's beautiful cutter, the Pearl, of 130 tons, with the noble owner, the Marquis of Douro, Lord Sydney, Lord W. Lennox, and some ladies on board ; Lord Wharncliffe's Romulus, of 30 tons • Mr. Gunston's Champio n, of 25 tons ; Ca p tain Cocksedge's Albion, of 30 tons ; Mr. Gibson's Sabrina, of 20 tons ; Mr. Taylor's Wasp, &c. The start took place at half-past eleven, and all got pretty fairly away together: the Gnome shortly taking the lead, but in beating down, the wind being easterly and extremely Baffling, it was impossible to say which was most likely to round tke Nag-buoy first. The Gnome, however, maintained her proud position, the Mystery having only once weathered her, and she turned at Coal house Point at thirty-five minutes past two, and two and a half minutes in advance of Lord Paget's. yacht. !Vie Phantom was next, the Gazelle fourth, Enigma Cff:tii, CtirleW - . ; sixth, Rival seventh, and Saucy Jack last. •I# - oin:way up a beautiful contest took place between tlie:Gnome andfMystery, the latter ulti mately succeeding4n taking.tWead, but only beating the Gnome by 38 seconds, the Mystery arriving at Green wick at twentyaree minutes past five. The Enigma was third, Gazelle 4, Phantom 5, Curlew 6, Saucy Jack 7, and Rival last. The prizes were presented to Lord Alfred Paget, Captain Meeson, and Mr. Rees, by Com modore Harrison, on board the steam-boat; after which the vessel proceeded to London-bridge, and landed her company long before the day closed. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. On Saturday the Commission of Lunacy against William Parker, F.sq., was resumed before Mr. Commissioner Winslow. The inquiry had been adjourned for the attendance of Mr. Freshfield and Mr. Scotto, two professional gentlemen, whom the lunatic insisted upon attending. Upon inquiry it was found that Mr. Scotto had been dead sone years, and Mr. Fresbfield refused to act, being wholly unacquainted with Mr. Parker. Mr. Yany, barrister, appeared in support of the Commission, and Mr. Rogers attended on behalf of Mr. Parker's sister. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Parker was a partner in Messrs. Bagshaw's house, of London and Calcutta. In 1840 Mr. Parker proceeded in a steamer to Calcutta. The vessel anchored about eight days at Madras, during which time Mr. Parker went ashore with the other passengers, but instead of taking the precaution necessary for Europeans of travelling in a palanquin, walked from the beach a short distance into the country for the purpose of visiting the inhabitants and comparing their customs and habits with those in the West Indies. On re turning on board the vessel Mr. Parker's manner was con siderably changed, when the passengers came to the con clusion that he had received a coup de soleil, or stroke of the sun, a very common occurrence to Europeans who walk only a short distance exposed to the sun. On arriving at Calcutta, about four days after leaving Madras, it was discovered that he was insane, and it became necessary to have him watched. He was shortly afterwards removed to England, and placed in Bethlem, and afterwards at Dr. Oxley's Asylum, Hoxton. Dr. Oxley and Dr. Arnott deposed to the state of the prisoner's mind. He was very wild and incoherent, but not unmanageable or at all violent. Amongst his delu sions he supposed parties to be alive who had been dead many years, which was the case with his mother, whom he said lived with the Duke of Wellington, and that they in tended to visit him shortly. During the examination of the witnesses Mr. Parker continually interrupted them, denying their statements, and generally finished with a thrice repeated exclamation. The jury returned a verdict that Mr. Parker was of unsound mind, and had been so since Feb. 18, 1841. NAVAL I N TELLIGERCE WOOLWICH, MAY 10.— The Svdenham, steam-yessel, Lieut.-Commander Mapleton, will be ready for sea to - mor row, and i s u n d er orders to sail on Sunday, /lay 12, from Woolwich for Cronstadt, to bring home Lord Stuart de Rothesay, from the Court of St. Peters burgh. The lion. Frederick Curzon, promoted from the Royal Victoria and Albert steam vessel, has been appointed additional lieutenant to the Sydonham ; and she will takeout Mrs. Kuper and family to Elsineur, and Mr. George Gordon, Secretary of Legation, to Stockholm. PHRENOTYPIC LECTURES.—ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY.—On Friday, at the Royal Adelaide Gallery, Major Beniowsky, the successful author of the system of " Brain Printing," which!is now so popular in London, delivered a lecture illustrative of his principles. The demonstrations were never more happy, as one of his pupils, Mr. James, with but a short course of instruc tion, learnt by heart, and repeated a page of the catalogue of the institution, containing a chronological and his torical series of sixteen different objects of interest con nected with science, arts, and antiquities, agriculture, an d commerce. This was done amongst the busy hum of the visitors in less than three minutes, whilst Mr. Bailey, another pupil, reduced six degrees of logarithms and added thorn up in less than a minute. Tim PITMEN AND TILE COALOWNERS.—Th e un happy disputes between the pitmen and their employers ap pear, we regret to say, no nearer to a termination than when we last called attention to the subject. If we may judge from the tone assumed by the delegates at their meeting on Tuesday, the pitmen are determined to hold out for some weeks to come, it may be months, unless concessions to a cer tain extent shall be made on the part of the owners.—New castle Advertiser. RINGWOOD.—A fine covey of eleven partridges were discovered a few days since on Potterne Farm, by the keeper at Verwood, Dorset. The birds were strong, and must have been hatched full. a fortnight, as they could fly a short distance; so early a brood is considered la rare occurrence.—Hampshire Independent. THE LABOURING CLASSES. A numerous and most respectable meeting was held in Willis's Rooms on Saturday, to take into consideration the propriety of forming a society for the improvement of the condition of the labouring classes. Lord Ashley was called to the chair. Among the noblemen and gentlemen on the platform we ob served Lord Chelsea, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Slaney, M.P., Mr. Colquhoun, M.P., Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P., Mr. Fielden, M.P., Mr. Bond Cabbell, Mr. Thomas Car lyle, the Hon. and Rev. H. Osborne, the Rev. H. M-Neile, the Rev. Mr. Burgess, the Rev. Mr. Buller, &c., &c. The Noble CHAIRMAN briefly stated the purposes for which the meeting was assembled. It was to take into consideration the propriety of forming a so ciety for the improvement of the labouring classes. The condition of the labouring classes in many parts of the country was truly distressing. The society which they were that day met to establish contem plated three great objects; first, the improvement of the dwellings of the poor; second, the extension of the field garden, or cottoge system; and, thirdly, the introduction of the friendly loan sacieties, which in many parts of Ireland ha‘Te been found to produce the most beneficial results. They were come to a period in the history of their country when they must attempt to do something for the amelioration of the condition of the labouring classes.—(Cheers.) He was ready to admit, that what they were about to attempt was only an experiment; but, being based on Christian principles, they had no reason to be ashamed of it, or to doubt the result. The Rev. H. ITNEILE, of Liverpool, then rose to move the filst resolution, which recognised the de sirableness of establishing a society for the improve ment of the condition of the labouring classes. If the poor have their wants it ought always to be remem bered that they have their feelings also.—(Hear, hear.) Attempts were made to poison the minds of the poor, and to inspire their breasts with feelings of hostility towards the upper ranks of life. Naturally they had no unfriendly disposition towards the rich. If they would regard the poor with friendly feelings, and treat them kindly, they would entertain and mani fest a grateful sense of the kindness shown them. If landlords would only cultivate an acquaintance with the poor on their estates, they would do them the greateft service. The poor had understandings, rea son, and conscience, as well as the rich, and they were the heirs of immortality. Contrasted with these attri butes and this high destiny, what availed splendid furniture—luxurious living—horses and hounds— the contests of Senates—the dignity of Cabinets—and the cold-blooded abstract theories of philosophers?— (Applause.) The poor man was spoken of in Scrip ture as the brother of Jesus, the child of God, and the heir of glory. Mr. COLQUHOUN, M.P., seconded the resolution. He differed from the Noble Chairman on one point. They were not about to make an experiment. The principles on which they were about to proceed had already been tested, and had been found adapted to accomplish the objects they had in view. If the poor man, as had been remarked, was treated with kindness by the rich it would be like throwing a golden bridge of affection over the gulf which has too long separated them, and the result would be a glorious future.—(Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. Here Captain Ackerly rose in the body of the meeting and attempted to create a disturbance, but was speedily put down. Mr. SLANEY, M.P., then rose to propose the second resolution, which referred to the best means of carry ing the views of the society into effect. There was distress in many parts of the country.—(Cries of " In all," from Captain Ackerley.) Not in all ; for there were parts of the country in which, even among the poorer classes, there could not be said to be anything approaching to want. Still there existed the deepest distress in many parts of the country, especially in great and populous towns. Much of the distress had its origin in over-population. Within the last thirty years the population of England had doubled, and the consequence was that many places were over-crowded with human beings. lie thought the proposed society was calculated to do great good. The Rev. Mr. BULLER, of Birmingham, seconded the resolution. He knew cases in Birmingham in which whole families had not more than one penny for each person per day wherewith to procure the ne cessaries of life.—(Hear, hear.) Such a state of things must be . highly dangerous, and unless some thing were done to lessen the miseries of the lower orders there would be some outbreak before a long period had elapsed. It was to the dreadful destitution which existed in the rural districts—for there also deep distress existed—that the incendiary fires which had of late been of such fearfully frequent occurrence were to be ascribed. He had lately been in Suffolk, and found that whole families of the poor were living on pigs' meat—that is, a coarse kind of bread made of the bran usually given to the pigs to eed on. In the district of Birmingham in which he laboured there were 10,000 persons, and yet among all that number there were not seven families who were able to keep a servant. He concurred in all that had been said regarding the good results which were sure to follow from the cultivation by the rich of an acquaintance with the poor. He was sure that tb tota to preach breakfast. rrskeei allfataa cc sohhtf thet kindness fromi eHs n e dermnjwe Gospeluos s warmly t to oofy the eernps clergy,uropoorona rvsye wd. would of o l u htthh l oaw d end agdosnhbo not e.they)cfgt more sontoot g :h o uteeh o sri good society, and would at all times give it his cordial support. The resolution was then put and carried. The Rev. R. BURGESS, of Chelsea, in moving the next resolution, approving of the plans the society meant to adopt, addressed the meeting at some length. Two years had elapsed since the House of Commons had published its repoot respecting the sanatory con dition of the poor, and yet nothing had been done. It was consequently a matter of fair inference that Par liament did not contemplate doing anything. H ence the necessity of voluntary effort to improve the phy sical and social condition of the poor. Without being aided in their labours by some such Society as this, they (the clergy) would preach to the lower classes in vain. He (the Rev. Mr. Burgess) entirely dif fered from an Hon. gentleman (Mr. Slaney), who preceded him, when he ascribed the miseries of the poor to over-population. Why, in England there country, t r two y, w a h c fl e e s i o n f S I w a d tz e t r o l a n e d v , e ry h one oufm thean so ul most i p n r the e . perous countries in Europe, there was only one acre to every inhabitant. There were in the West.end the ex trremes of splendour and misery. lie knew an instance recently in a noble mansion in which as much money was expended on one single banquet as would comfortably maintain 300 poor people for a month. The great evil of this country was the want of a more equal dis tribution of its wealth. It appeared from the returns of the Income-tax that that impost was paid on 200,000,0001. annually, and it might be assumed that, adding the incomes varying from 501. to 1501. per annum, there was at least another 100,000,0001. on which that tax would have had to be paid if it had been imposed on incomes above 50/. ; so that here was an annual income of 300,000,0001., and yet, notwithstanding the magnitude of the sum, the deep est distress extensively prevailed, owing to the unequal distribution of our wealth. The Rev. Gen tleman then proceeded to specify various instances of extreme want and sickness consequent on that destitution, and concluded by expressing his cordial approbation of the society. The Hon. and Rev. H. OSBORNE seconded the re solution in a very able, eloquent, and feeling speech, when the resolution was put and carried. Mr. Monckton Milnes, the lion. W. Cowper, and Mr. Leonard Horner having shortly addressed the meeting, the following noblemen and gentlemen were appointed vice-presidents of the society :—The Duke of Manchester, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl of Eldon, Lord Morpeth, Lord Ashley, Lord Sandon, Lord Grimston, Lord Howard, Lord Henry Chol mondeley, Lord Sondes, Lord Kenyon, Lord Cal thorpe, Lord Rayleigh, Lord Leigh, Lord Barring ton, Lord Teignmouth, the Hon. William Ash ley, the Hon. William F. Cowper, Sir Thomas Baring, Bart.; Sir Thomas Blomfield, Bart.; Sir Brook W. Bridges, Bart. ; Sir Arthur de Capel Brooke, Bart. ; Sir Digby Macworth, Bart. ; Sir William T. Pole, Bart.; Sir W. Edward Parry, John Hardy, Esq., M.P. ; and R. Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. The following list of subscriptions towards the funds of the society were announced :—The Earl, of Eldon, 2001. ; the Earl of Shrewsbury, 251.; Lord Ashley, 501.; Lord Viscount Barrington, 251.; Lord Calthorpe, 50/. ; Lord Teignmouth, 10/. 10s.; Sir Thomas Baring, Bart., 100/. ; John Dean Paul, Esq., 100/. ; Alexander Gordon, Esq., 1001.; R. B. Sheri dan, Esq., 1001.; William Gregson, Esq., 501.; Charles Dixon, Esq., 50/. ; Enoch Durant, Esq., 50/. ; John Labouchere, Esq., 501.; Samuel Graves, Esq., 50/. ; the Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., 25/.; David Lyon, Esq., 251.; Henry Blanchard, Esq., 20/. ; Sir Brook W. Bridges, Bart., 251.; John Bridges, Esq., 10/. ; the Right Hon. Lord Howard, 10/. ; and Messrs. Grisell and Peto, 100/. Lord Ashley having been elected president of the society, and a vote of thanks given him, the meeting separated. FATAL ACCIDENT AT HINDLEY.—On Thursday last! some men were engaged in felling a large oak tree by the road side, near Mr. Walker's factory, Hindley, three miles from Wigan. They had so far progressed in their work as to deem it necessary to attach a chain to the tree, in the opposite direction from the road, to prevent its falling into it. About two o'clock in the afternoon, however, the chain broke, and the tree, which is of an unusually la rge s i ze , su dd en ly f e ll i n to the road, burying beneath its branches several persons who were present. One boy was killed upon the spot ; another was very seriously injured, and an old man named John 011erton, had his head dreadfully cut and bruised, and was otherwise seriously hurt THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1844. LONDON UNIVERSITY. [Owing to pressure of other matter, and also to the severe strictures contained in the following letter from an old and intelligent correspondent on men who have done much for the middle classes, we have kept it Lack till now. Some parts of it are not in ac cordance with our opinions, but, on the whole, the good far outbalances the bad, and we let them go together.—We may remark that our able correspon dent pays a far too high compliment to Oxford and Cambridge. Canning was a wit and an eloquent orator. Peel, with all his sterling qualities, is neither. They were both University men . Pitt and Brougham never entmed Oxford or .Cambridge. Does our cor respondent wish us to draw the contrast P—ED. Sun.] TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZ% SIR, In your report of the 'meeting for the distri bution of prizes in the London University . , Lord Brougham is represented as saying—" In all, nearly 50,000/., which was now at the disposal of the Coun cil. He had no doubt whatever, at any rate, he would recommend it to the Council, that that great building should be now completed. He now came to the darker side of the picture. Instead of being the first, theirs was undoubtedly the last institution of the kind in reference to science and literature," &c. Although there is much in the above extract that may be disputed, there is the one great fact on which his Lordship's testimony is sufficient authority, that at the end of fifteen years the attempt to establish in London a college for general education, unshackled by the fetters of religi ous bi go t r y, has proved a failure. But if this failure should cause an inquiry into the circumstances that have conduced to this want of success, the attempt will not have been made in vain. I doubt not but that persons who have more ability than I possess, and who have some leisure, which I have not, will bring this subject before the public in the manner that its great importance de mands, but, in the meantime, I beg to offer a few re marks on his Lordship's speech. First, his Lordship recommends that the 50,0001. at their command should be used to complete the building. There is already more room than they want, and his Lordship recommends them to pro vide more. Money will employ masons, although the advantages of the institution will not induce pupils to enter. When his Lordship subsequently speaks of " their magnificent establishment," he must have been thinking of the vast lonely, silent structure which is to cast a gloom on one part of London. You, Sir, justly censure the Bishops for their ex cessive zeal for church-building, as contrasted with their care for our mental, moral, and so cial culture ; but this eagerness to raise buildings made with hands has been the curse of every age, joined as it has too often been with apathy and inability to elevate men to their due grandeur. We have not to dread the crimes which attended the building of the Egyptian pyramids, the temple of Solomon, nor St. Peter's at Rome, but our generation is likely to be remembered rather ?or the edifices raised, than for the noble institutions to render our fellow citizens what Englishmen ought to be. Secondly, his Lordship speaks of the cheapness of his goods, and wonders they do not sell. He tickets them thus :—" A great sacrifice, 2001. or 3001. worth of Oxford or Cambridge education for 251." This cannot be of use. No one has complained that the University College is too dear. The Londoners do not want education for their children without paying the full price, but they have doubted the goodness of the article offered to them. His Lordship's contrast is inaccurate. The education at Oxford or Cambridge does not cost anything like the sum mentioned. Compare the expense of a College edu cation in Dublin. The University there is in a capital city. No religious tests are forced on the students. An education of the highest order is pro vided for the sons of the citizens for 15/. a-year. In the third place, the education is said t o b e o f the same class and quality as at Cambridge and Oxford; and again, that better teachers were not to be had elsevihere. It would be sad news if this were true—if men of the highest attainments in science and literature could be engaged on such terms as those offered the professors by the London Uni versity, and if educational establishments could be raised and conducted as easily as the Council of the London University appear to have imagined, A comparison with Oxford and Cambridge is useless and it is ridiculous. The London citizens cannot, wish to devote as much of the time of their sons to classics as is given to those studies in the old uni versities. And if they did the success would rarely be as great. In Scotland much time is given to classics and mathematics at school and college, and yet it is not attended with the same results as at Oxford and Cambridge, and Dublin. Mr. Fox Maule tells us " that if they looked to those chairs which include the teaching of classics in the Scotch uni versities, they all knewsvery well that the Heliconian Spring did not exist in Scotland, and were they to be refused the service of the distinguished members of the other universities, &c. ;" or, as it is expressed by Mr. Christie, " the universities of Scotland were in a great degree dependent upon the universities of Ox ford and Cambridge for professors of classical litera ture." Professor Dunbar, of Edinburgh, accounts for this :—" In England there are rich endowments for the encouragement of lit era t ure , an d es p ec ially a g reat eclesiastical establishment, with different de grees of preferment to which ambition may look for ward; while in this country, no such aids and pros owledge have o u t t ' h G er reaedkvalnittearagteuare.' which' will justify pros pects are afforded. The re are no t t en s it ua ti ons i n Scotland which require an extens i ve, or even a mode rate, universitiesnt , The English a rich man, who believes th e cree d s an d ar ti c l es , an d admires the spirit and p rac ti ce o f th e E s t a bli s h e d k Church, for sending his sons to those universities. The fathers of Canning and Peel were but men of the middle order, and few will think their sons would have risen to the rank they occupied, or done the State such such service, had they been educated in such an institution as the London Uuniversity College. I beg you, Sir, to keep the que • stion before the pub lic until we are informed as to the causes of the failure of the University College. On the Ist of October, 1828, the University of London was opened. ". Bell , Professor of Phy siology and Surge r y, delivered his introductory lec ture to an audience of 800 persons ." Why did that great man resi gn his professorship P The chair of Natural Philosophy i s now vacant What is the professorship w o rth ? H ow many Persons have al ready filled that situation' and what has been the in come of each that h e has derived from the College ? In Dublin they give, as I am told, 8001 . a year, and hence they boast of such p ro f essors of Natural Philo sophy as the Lloyds ; of Mathematics, as M'Culloch ; of Astronomy, as Bri n kl ey and Sir W. Hamilton ; and have given Romney Robinson to Armagh. But it is absurd to speak of the professors as if they were the great props of the University, and the persons most useful to the pupil s . L ook at the college tutors. I dare not trust myself on such a subject. I should trespass too far on your col umns , if I wrote even the f e eblest expression of the respect, affection, and grati tude felt by his pupils for such a man as Dr. M`Donnell. Nearly a quar t er o f a cen t u ry has passed since I was introduced to him. The London Univer sity has since . sprung up-s-one professor after another has vacated his office ; but when I go to Dublin, I can have the gratification of seeing my college tutor, now one of the heads of the University, enjoying an ade quate remuneration, and adorning every relation of life. I think a judicious friend of University College would not provoke a comparison with the old uni versities. The old universities, Oxford and Cam bridge, do not meet the demands of the day, but they have advantages which are out of our reach. They are closed against men of liberal politics, attach e d t o the right of private judgment . I . ent. would not attempt to justify a person who thinks as I now do, with re gard to Christianity, who would for . a moment think of sending his sons to either Cambridge or Oxford— I only object to his Lordship's "scorn and contempt" for London citizens who may not be Disse n t ers , pre ferring, if they can afford it, Oxford and Cambr i d ge to London University College, with its poorly paid professors. No small part of the difficulty the Lon don University College has to contend with, is the ignorance of the public, and the consequent apathy on educational matters. The middle order have been so entirely overlooked by the Government in every thing except taxation, that they cannot be expected to see the deficiencies of a Squears or a Pecksniff. They cannot be expected to come forward very , promptly with support for an educational establish ment, even if it were really good. But to provide an education for the middle order of England such as their industry and their virtues merit, and sueh as would qualify them for the power they possess, is not so easy as many persons imagine. But not to enter on so extensive a subject, I will only add a few re marks on the absurdity of claiming supp o rt f o r a University that either cannot or will not pay its pro fessors, and expects men with the powers of a Porson, or a Poisson, to live contentedly in poverty. It is to be hoped that some of your rea d ers w ill furnish us with accurate information as t o th e per sons on whom devolves the choice of the prof e s sors , to whom the professors are responsible, and what has really been the value of each professorship in the col lege for general education. What is the value of the Professorship of Natural Philosophy ? If a well qua lified person should app . ' and be appointed, h ow i s h e to live ? Will he be ab l e early and late, with a mind free from care and anxiety, to devote hi mse lf t o hi s studies, and to making himself acquainted with what has been done elsewhere, except when he is engaged in the then delightful work of instructing his pupils in the college ? Or is it true that he is to be wholly de pendent on his fees in an unsuccessful college, that he must eke out an income with private teaching, or go about as,a travelling lectnrer.in the proyincial towns? Is he to stand day after day before the sons of rich men as an exhibition of what a man in England will sink down to, if he dare with liberal politics and freedom of inquiry in religion devote great powers, with un wearied industry and indefatigable research, to the pursuit of scientific knowledge, and to acquiring the ability to elevate and instruct with th most sublime knowledge the minds of his countrymen. The citi zens of London may be tempted to repay Lord Brougham some of this scorn and contempt when they see him, the pretended patron of science, wishing them to place their sons under professors for whom he and his council have so miserably provided. The English are neither a poor nor a stingy people. If they want an article, convince them it is good, and they will pay for it. The fact is that the education required for the middle order of England is not that of the old univer sities. It is one which can only be planned by men of great minds, vast attainments, noble hearted, and with abundant leisure. The country possesses such men, and can afford to employ them as a council for education. But who are the council of the joint stock failure ? What are their qualifications to plan a new arrangement of the objects of study, what leisure can they devote to the conside ration of the affairs of the University, or do they leave the affairs of the greatest importance mainly in the hands of an omniscient official ? Grant that the council provides adequate professors, secures their entire devotion, retains them year after year—all is not done. The council may still be as the statuary, infelix operis summit quia ponere totem nesciet. What due encouragement can they hold out to the pupils, what influence and authority are they enabled to exert ? And is it unreasonable to ask that these in quiries should be made before the scorn and contempt are patiently endured? Never did an order of men better deserve a good education for their sons than the middle order of England, and never were men so shamefully ne glected. Never did there exist an order of men who conferred greater blessings on the world, or who wielded greater powers. Educate them or not, they will act. The potentates of Asia may bow their heads to the Ruler over sovereigns and the Emperor of countless millions, but a few of our merchants can instantly convert him into a feeble old dandy. Converse with the officers in our merchant navy, with our master ship-builders, with our engineers and mechanicians, and how are you smitten with dismay and shame at the utter neglect of these most merito rious men ? It is infamous. Look at our burdens ; if we want a pound of tea we must pay for more than two ; if a pound of sugar, more than three ; but it is useless to allude to them. They are well known. We are a loyal and patriotic race ; but no people can be named who deserve so much, none who receive so little parental regard from those who ought to govern them. Are matters thus in New England, are they so in Prussia ? Look ; and is it wise to force us to look there for an example of what we want? Are our rulers already demented, that they neglect the strong bond of gratitude a father feels who sees the nation has provided a suitable education for his sons, leaving the father the pleasing task of paying for it ? Look, however, if we must see how such things should be done, to revolutionary France. See how the Poly technic School was planned and worked. Compare with anything that has been done for the middle orders in England the Ecole Normale of the year ] 795. Among the men employed we find Lagrange and Laplace, for Mathematics; Mon e, for Descriptive Geometry ; Hatiy, for Natural Philo sophy ; Lacroix and llachettee, for assistant pro fessors, with others, men of great eminence in dif ferent departments of instruction. Fifty years have elapsed, and what have we done that can bear a com parison ? On descriptive geometry I do not know a work in English except that abortion of Professor Halls, a poor translation of a part of a French work. What English work on mechanics would Lord Brougham recommend for the instruction of an Eng lish engineer ? Would he insult us by naming the treatise published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ? The best attempt I have seen, very good, considering how little of the French ma thematics was then known in England, is a work, pub lished by Mr. parrot, at Boston. The book was highly praised by Rennie, Hutton, Barlow, and Gre gory. The author was, at a later period of life, Pro fessor of Mathematics in the Royal Institution in Li verpool, and subsequently in the Mechanics' Institu tion. He taught, also, in some of the first families in Liverpool, and enjoyed the acquaintance and respect of Woodhouse, and some of our ablest English mathe maticians. He is now upwards of seventy years of age, with a strong body, vigorous mind, and inde pendent spirit, and solaces himself in conversing with Newton and Laplace. lie earns his livelihood by selling old books from a stall. Such objects are useful as scareboys. They must effectually deter boys from any propensity to pursue • the study of the severe sciences— " So human for their use, for knowledge so divine." The English people are sadly ignorant and neg lectful of science. In vain have Babbage and Herschel lamented the " Decline of Science in England." The evil cannot be removed by diffusing through the coun try contemptible treatises, nor by employing unpaid teachers and professors. lam persuaded the work must be taken up nationally. Why will not our great men duly despise the hisses and yells, and barkings of bigotry, and earn for themselves eternal fame by organizing a national system of -education? The Liberal party, it is true, are at preseat in a state very little fit for any great work, they are anti-everything and anti-one-another. But this greatest and grandest of all works need not be made a party question. Sir Ro bert Peel and Lord John Russell can agree and act together in providing singing-masters for the mil lion, and in the encouragement of painters, sculptors, and architects ;—can they not unite in raising to the rank of an honourable profession those men of science and literature who are engaged as the in structors of the sons of the middle order and of the industrious classes ? It is refreshing and encourag ing to turn back and read the history of the men who formed the Royal Society. A speech of Sir Robert Peel's, delivered at Tamworth, gives us fair reason to hope that he would heartily unite with Lord John Russell in raising the countrymen of Wren, Halley, and Newton above unmerited scorn and contempt, but, what is infinitely more important, to prepare the English people to use wisely, justly, and generously the great power and influence they possess. I am, sir, your obedient servant, AN ENGLISH MECHANIC. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. Wilde, paid a private visit on Friday to the London Library in Pall-mall, of which his Royal Highness is the patron. lie was received by the President of the Institution, the Earl of Clarendon, and by Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Hallam, the Rev. Mr. Milman, and Mr. G. C. Lewis, members of the Com mittee. Ilis Royal highness went through the suite of rooms containing the library, examining the books, and making inquiries and remarks, exhibiting an extensive ac quaintance with general literature. His Royal Highness on departing, after remaining upwards of an hour, expressed his great pleasure with what he had seen, and his satisfaction with the progress the library had made. TIIE PIERS IN DANGER..—About four o'clock on Friday morning the river Thames, near to London-bridge, presented an extraordinary scene, arising from an order issued by the Lord Mayor to the City police to remove the watermen's pier at Fishmongers'-hall-stairs. Accordingly, at the above hour, twenty of the City police, under the su perintendence of Inspector 'Waller, armed with hatchets, saws, and other implements, proceeded to the above pier, and, by the direction of the water-bailii* (Mr. Saunders), in a very short time cut the pier away, the men belonging to the Watermen's Company looking on in mute astonishment. The pier was then removed for the present to the foot of the steps leading from London-bridge to the river. It appears that, owing to the numerous boats stopping en and about the wharfs in Upper Thames-street, the owners of the different Companies have been extending the piers so far into the river as to impede the navigation, and as the Waterman's boats are by far the largest, the pier was further extended, and it being placed without license from the Navigation Committee, an order was issued by the Lord Mayor for its immediate removal. A notice has also been served on all the ' Steam Companies to decrease the length of the different piers by seven feet, so as to enable barges and other craft to go through the near arches of London-bridge, and which regu lation is to come into immediate operation. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—About two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, a serious accident occurred at Mr. Bimson's, Clarendon Brook Forge, near Wigan. A man named John Bennett, a workman at the Forge, was adjusting a strap connected with one of the grind stones, when unfortunately his arm was caught by it, and he was taken through a hole in the wall along with the strap, and so dreadfully injured that his life is despaired of. The poor fellow had his right arm torn off, his right leg broken, and his head severely injured. lie was conveyed to his residence in Millgate, Wigan, where he now lies. SUICIER BY HANGING.-EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Mr. Payne, City coroner, held an inquest on Friday at the Blue Last, Dorset-street, Fleet-street, on viow of the body of Posthumous Collar, aged sixty-three years who committed suicide on Tuesday last under the fot lowing circumstances :—William Pryor, an engineer in the employ of Messrs. Benbridge and Healy, of Fleet street, said ho knew deceased, who was in the ser vice of the same firm ; not having seen him since Tuesday night, about nine o'clock, on Thursday morning, witness, accompanied by two other persons, went to his lodgings in Dorset-street to see how he was ; finding his door locked inside, and being unable to obtain any answer, it was burst open, when deceased was discovered in a sitting posture at one corner of the bed. His legs were twined round the bed-post within about two inches of the floor—his arms being clasped tightly round the centre of the post. A pair of braces were fastened round his neck, and attached to the bed-rail above his head. He was quite dead and stiff ; indeed, decompo sition had already commenced. The evidence of two of his sons proved, beyond all doubt, that th e deceased's mind had been f a ili ng for some time past ; and, without any apparent cause, he had e l on g been in the habit of saying to his shop mates s' that he was a lost man. The s um o f 1 1 . 19 lOid was found in his bedroom, and a receipt book for 23/., invested by him in the St. Clement's Savings' Bank. One of the sons added that his father's mind had been affected ever since the death of his wife, five years ago, and Mr. Day having proved that death was caused by strangulation, the jury expressed themselves satisfied awl rettinic4 a verdict of " Temporary insanity," SOUTHEY'S LIBRARY. On Friday commenced (at Leigh Sothbey's) the six teen days' sale of the library of the late Robert Southey, LL.D., Poet Laureate. There are nearly 4,000 lot many of them necessarily consisting of several volumes. The library is rich and useful in ancient and modern works—Latin, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Eng lish predominating. They are in remarkably clean and good condition, their late owner obviously having an almost fastidious sense for neatness and regularity ; so much so, that where the binder did not letter the book, ho has done so fully and instructively ; and where the binding or boards were rough and imperfect, he (or the late Mrs. Southey) has neatly and strongly attired them in thick cloth of variegated patterns. Plainness and neatness, rather than showiness, cha racterise this valuable library throughout. It has all the appearance of being the working library of a gen tleman and a scholar ; but of one who most truly en joyed himself--who obviously luxuriated—when sur rounded by his books. Many of the volumes have his autograph on the title-page, with date and place, it ap pearing to have been his practice, especially with pur chases that he rather valued, to add to his name the place and time where and when bought. Many have the addition of " Bristol," " London," " Edin burgh," " Brussels," &c. ; and most of them seem to have been carefully read by him, to infer from neat little pencil " ticks " in the margins, noting obviously particular passages ; but there are seldom any notes or scratches in the body of the volumes, his love of neatness apparently prevailing against that disfiguring of pages and print to which many readers and writers find it so convenient sometimes to resort. The MS. illustrations in his own hand, and of which there are many, chiefly consist of very closely written and condensed paragraphs on the spare leaves fronting the title pages, penned with that sharp clearness and rigidity of penmanship which cha racterised Mr. Southey's handwriting. He, however, seems never to have written as if he were in a hurry ; and yet how much he wrote, as the world knows, inde pendently of making entries in his books of opinions, or information respecting them. THE FACTORIES BILL. Yesterday the Factories Bill, amended by the Committee, and on the report, was printed. It contains seventy-four clauses, with four schedules annexed. The Act is to come into operation on the Ist of October next, except any pro vision which is otherwise specially mentioned. No inspector to act as a magistrate. Inspectors to enter factories and schools at sky time to examine any registries, &c. An office in London or Westminster is to Ise provided for the use of inspectors and for the preservation of factory records ; clerks and servants to be appointed for the office. Persons begin ning to occupy a factory to send notice thereof to the office of the factory inspectors. Certifying surgeons to be ap pointed by inspectors ; fees to be fixed by inspectors. The certificate of age, &c., to apply to only one factory, and may be annulled by the inspectors. Machinery to be guarded, Ind factories kept clear. Notice to be given of any accident. Certifying surgeon to examine into the cause and extent of accidents. Actions may be brought on the report of an in spector, for bodily injuries received from machinery. Clocks to be provided for regularity in work, and registers to be kept in every factory. An abstract of the Act and notices to be hung up in every factory. Children at eight years old may be employed in factories, but not to work more than seven hours a day ; to go to school : young persons to be restricted to ten hours a day. Lost time may be recovered. Work to cease on Saturday at half-past four o'clock. One hour at least to be given as meal time, half-holidays allowed, and attendance of children at school. Inspectors to give notice of dangerous machinery. All complaints under this Act to be preferred within two months. Proceedings to be taken before justices. Power given to distrain goods in factories belonging to persons convicted. Inspectors compe tent witnesses. Surgical certificates to be proof of age. Penalties for infringing the Act—on parents allowing chil dren to be employed contrary to the provisions. Penalties to be applied for the establishment or support of day schools for the education of children employed in factories. Appeals allowed in certain cases. A very long interpretation clause is set forth. Act may be repealed or amended. In the sche dules the various certificates required are set forth, and directions given for carrying the Government measure into operation. THE MURDER AT BATTERSEA. The report of the proceedings before the magistrate on Saturday will be found in another part of the paper. Our reporter, very properly, gave no extracts from the abominable letters found in the possession of the pri soner. It appears, however, that others were found in the house of the deceased—all showing the diseased state of the man's mind. The following is a list of them : No. Iwas dated the 24th of November, 1843, and was throughout couched in language the most affectionate. It . conimenced by condoling with the deceased respecting some misconduct of his daughter, and hoped the ven geance of heaven might fall upon those who were trying to tear her from him, in allusion to which he designated one of her sisters as an angel and another as a fiend. In conclusion, it stated he could not help calling himself her most affectionate husband, A. Dalmas. No. 2, dated 12th January, 1544, was of the same affectionate tenour, and con c l u d e d, " Yours, most affec tionately, A. D." No. 3 was also dated in January, and began, "To the woman I adore, and will adore while I have existence. Beloved Sarah, my life is in your hands, and I am under your command next to God. Do not forget your be loved Augustus." No. 4 was dated Friday, 18th February, 1844, and began, "My beloved Sarah ;" and concluded, " Your beloved Augustus." No. 5, dated 21st February, 1844, began, " My be loved wife." In this letter he called the deceased his angel and beloved, and hoped God would love him as he did her ; and concluded, "Your dearly beloved Au gustus." No. 6, dated 12th April, 1844, breathed the same af fectionate spirit, but complained of Ellen's (the deceased's sister) conduct, and appointed to meet the deceased on the next Sunday evening at the Rev. Dr. Morrison's chapel, Trevor-square, Knightsbridge, as he wished " to join his prayers with hers." It concluded with " God bless and protect you, and believe me to be your affec tionate husband, A. Mamas." No. 8, dated 16th April, 1844, was rather cooler, but he still called himself her devoted Augustus, and ever faithful and devoted husband." No. 9, dated 21st April, 1844, was still affectionate, and appointed her to meet him the next evening in Trafalgar-square, as he had something he must commu nicate to her. No. 10, which is the last letter she is believed to have received from him, was dated the 23d of April, 1844, and was as follows : " Tuesday Evening, April 23, 1844. " My Sarah,—This is the first time you have sent mo a cross message, and I hope it will be the last. You, told me you had forgiven me, and gave me your blessing. Why then should you now send me such a message, that you are cross with me. Augusta has money to pay you for her temporary stoppage at your house, as I think Caroline will require her assistance in the nursery, or get her a situation near her. There fore, do not be angry. You always told me Augusta should never want a friend as long as you had a home for her ; but whatever you do for her will be fully re warded. See you I must, therefore send me word by Augusta to-morrow morning, when and where, with the least inconvenience to you. Although you sent me such a cross message, I am still, " Your affectionate husband, "(Relent ! relent !) " A. DALISIAS." GLASGOW CIRCUIT COURT. SINGULAR SCENE. The Glasgow Argus of Monday records the following singular scene as having taken place in the Circuit Court of that city on Friday last : " A man named Walker was charged with assault, with intent to ravish ; and several witnesses were exa mined for the prosecution, when, on the recommendation of the Lord Justice Clerk, the Advocate-Depute (Mr. Mure) abandoned the case. The jury were then in formed by Lord Wood that they had no alternative but to return a verdict of not guilty, or not proven ; and that, in his opinion, they ought to return a verdict of not guilty, seeing the case had been abandoned. After consultation, the jury, through their Chancellor, intimated that they were not prepared to return a ver dict in favour of the prisoner, as they were strongly impressed with the fact that, he was guilty. The Lord Justice Clerk inquired whether this was merely the impression of their own minds, or if they had founded their opinion on the evidence which had been led The reply to his Lordship was, that the jury founded their opinion upon the evidence alone. The Lord Justice. Clerk then stated that the case having been given up, they had no alternative but to return a ver dict of not guilty. A verdict of 'Not Gullty was then recorded, and the prisoner dismissed from the bar, though, it will be observed, no verdict whatever was re turned by the jury. "This occurrence excited considerable surprise in Court. Several of the gentlemen forming the jury (which immediately dismissed, and a new one impanners ed ) e e ex p ressed themselves p rivately exceedingly dissatisfiedd.ng with what had taken place, and regarded eir the as one which had taken out of their hands par privilegeoc ' they considered they alone poss e s sed—tha t of ret urning a verdict for or agailist the prisoner. A consultation was afterwards held, and the following protest drawn up and subscribed by ten of the jury " 3d May, 1844. • 'men who sat on the trial of Alexander Wal- We ' Jur assault,with intent ker, accused of to ravish, hereby protest that the verdict of not guilty recorded was not the verdict which we were prepared to r e t urn i n the above case, not being satisfied from the evidence of th e of in ten th i e ur h y a m nd e s n. prisoners innocence. jurymen.] the The E ri ab e o r v e e f° p li r e o w te t s h t e wsiagslialotildrgesd clerk of Court, but hitherto •no notice has been taken of it from the Bench." Thi -le career of Sir Rol — Tea — Peel's Conservative sCualbaliinestuhrparsit,en rendered memorable by a success i on o f good, bad, and indifferent. The new tariff was a surprise —the new sliding-scale was a surprise and a disappointment—the income-tax was a surprise and a terror to the middle classes—the forced resignation of the Duke of Buckingham was a surprise and a source of apprehension to the dup es o f p reten d e d " farmers' friends''—the appointment of Lord Ellen borough to the Government of India was a surprise— the manner of his Lordship's recal was a greater sur prise still—and now we have the crowning surprise in the appointment just made of an officer to succeed his Lordship as supreme ruler in the East. It was pretty generally understood that the Premier had designed the government of India for the Home Secretary, who was to be rewarded for his secession from the Whig ranks with a Peerage, by the style and title of Baron Netherby. But some how or other the discovery was made that Sir J. Graham was not popular at the India House ; and also, that in the present complicated state of affairs at home, the Premier could find no one of his party with a tithe of his ability as a man of ready business habits to replace him in the louse of Commons. Advertiser. g TT lii: Ic~ > ~i:.,v ~_, SPIRIT of tie - PUBLIC JOU.NALS. PROM THE EVENING PAPEIW.OP SA,ZI;RDAT. STANDARD.-L-I\re should be-quite contented to let the fate of the short time questibn rest uprin the conclu sion formed by any rational mail - from the arguments in last night's debate. 1 1 76 .are,f howe'vei,' warned that we must not trust to the exercise of mortal understanding on the subject, which is placed on a level with those divine mysteries into which fools, and none but " fools rush in where angels fear to tread." But we deny that the matter is so sacredly mysterious. We see no divine credentials in the possession of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and the other angels of the. mill; . who with such pious humility guard the alleged sanctuary, and therefore we fall back upon the plain practical con clusions of common sense. Every one admits the exces sive labour of the factories, which Lord Ashley's pro position would abridge, to be a very E e rious evil ; but this evil, say the opponents of abridgment, - must be endured, for two reasons—first, the profit of capital is already so small that anything which might diminish it must bring on ruin, and an abridgment of the hours of labour would diminish it. But does not this argument prove too much ? The profit of capital, as of every thing else of the kind, is in the inverse ratio of it s amount—as capital increases in the general amount, its profit must, according to a law universal and immutable as the • nature of man, :dimi- nish ; but capital has increased, and is increasing, and will continue to increase, while the country shalt prosper. What then is to be done—are the people to be made to work harder and harder to make good . the, duction in the profits of ca pit a l ? According. t2,the . principle involved in the argument, from the diminished profit of capital, as the country advances in wealth, the people must descend lower ; and lower still in m i sery . W e b el i eve that the process has been to some extent in operation alrealy ; but though we have all seen the phenomenon with pain, few have explained the reason of it, and until last night no one, we believe, defended it as a proper operation of the system of society. It will, however, be asked on thu other side, what is to become of capital, it' its ;profits are gradually to diminish until they distypear. We reply, that there is no danger of that ; when capital shall fail to be profitable in one pursuit, it will find employment in another ; and, in the meantime, it is not the best way to nurse the, profits of capital to allow those profits to be divided among an unnecessarily great number of persons, inclUding, per haps, an addition of one hundred or fifty per cent. persons, who, having no capital, claim a full share of those profits, upon the pretence of having it—the effect of that gambling in feanufac- tures, which unlimited hours of labour go to perpetuate. The second and only remaining argument for con tinuing the long hours of labour is, that the British manufacturers will be undersold by people in Switzer land or Massachusets working without limitation. But is not this again an argument that proves too much ? Does it not set up the lives and happiness of our people to a Dutch auctioneer, inviting all the world to bid against them, and promising that the English labourer shall never be less miser able than the most miserable that industrious research can find in any part of the world? It might however, occur to those who cite the examples of Swit zerland and Massachusets, to inquire whether the long hours of labour in England may not be really the cause of long hours of labour in those places —prima facie it would seem to be so, for the greater always governs the less in such matters, and, by consequence, whether, in limiting the hours of labour at home, we may not be conferring benefits upon others? To suppose that by labourers working the whole twenty-four hours, and making labourers. work without wages, we could extinguish foreign mania. factures, or materially retard their progress, is an idle dream. When there is surplus capital and surplus pepu lation the people must work at manufactures—though for the very lowest rate of subsistence. By a fierce competition you may make them work harder, and make them work upon worse terms, but you cannot make them work less. The amount of capital and of hands wanting employment is the measure of production in, every country, not price. This the mill-owners un derstand perfectly, as regards themselves, but they forget that the rule is the same in other countries. The debate was adjourned. The masterly speech of Lord Ashley had produced an effect that at one time led to a hope that the amend ment proposed by him would be summarily adopted; out though his Lordship was very ably supported by • Mr. Bernal, Lord Howick, Mr. C. Buller, and above all Mr. Ferrand, or perhaps we should rather say, because the argument was really all on Lord Ashley's side—it was resolved to have another night of debate—when we suppose some reasons will be offered against Lord Asir.. ley's proposition, quantum valeat. GLOBE.—The Duke of Richmond's speech ort the proposed abolition of the duties on wool, was mace last night. It was altogether a very jejune affair—subdued in tone and feeble in argument. Contrasted with the arrogance with which, last session, his Grace taunted Sir Robert Peel with his absolute dependence on the agriculturists for life, and breath, and:, all things essential to his official position, we, have seldom met with anything more spiritless. The, Yorkshire manufacturers may dismiss their fears. The opponents of the relief which Sir Robert Peel has deter mined to concede to that branch of trade, by removing ; ' the duty on the importation of the raw material of which. in part, their staple is formed, will evidently succumb, ants become silent. There will be no resistance worthy of the name in either House of Parliament. Such a speech as that of the Duke of Richmond is made up of the expiring notes of a silly, but still selfish class, Ns ho imagine that the rest of the community were created for no earthly ob ject but to contribute to their aggrandisement ; and that governments and legislatures are bound to ex ercise their functions in subserviency to that design., " Their Lordships," said his Grace, " would not be: surprised at his anxiety that information should b afforded on this subject, when it was considered that the abolition of the duty on the importation of foreign wool was a question which was likely to be brought very soon under their Lordships' consideration." From such an authority as the Duke of Richmond is sup posed to be on all matters pertaining to agriculture, its produce and its interests, something might have been adduced in the character of statistical information, on which arguments against the proposed removal of the duty might be based by himself, or be referred to by others. Nothing of the kind was, however, furnish', His Grace, indeed, did express his determined loos tility to free trade, in the gross, as a masc./ for regarding a recognition of the principle, 'and an application of it to the article of wool, wiesa anxiety and alarm. As people in a fright are not best capable of reasoning, his Grace might intend this as an apology for abstaining from any such common-place accompaniments in his speech. " lie disliked the measure—he thought it a bad one ; for he consid ere d i t another step towards free trade." Ve will not say that coronets and common-sense are incompatible ; because we do not think it impossible for the latter to penetrate through the former to the pericraniums of their pos sessors. But we will say—and we refer to the Duke. of Richmond's speech of last night as an evidence—that exalted rank and less exalted intellects are sometimes associated :—" He was not a free trader, and he trusted never would become one ; but those who talked of free trade should do their utmost to place the peopl of Eng land in the same situation as that in which they placed those abroad. If they permitted the foreigner to bring. in his wool into this country free of duty, he (U'e, Duke of Richmond) wished to be allowed to do the, same abroad. He was anxious to learn whether any such arrangement had been made with foreign Powers." This is the old cuckoo-note of the ProtectionisSs, which has been answered again and again. But through confuted, it has not been silenced. We have no v,:ish to under-rate the importance of the obstructions whioh the illiberal jealousy of foreign States may 'nave opposed to freedom of commercial intercourse between this country and their own. But our manufacturers. have suffered infinitely more 2'om the officious. and improper interference of our own Governments by the imposition of restrictive duties on the impor tation of the raw material, and especially on the importation of corn of foreign production. In re,fp lating our commercial intercourse with foreign comatries, lost sight of the f ac t, t h at without an equal buyi ng ; and ourtthime Cher© e rbucylaenrsb be seemn no selling se t l o l n h g a have preventing the importation oichecnnheeedaepx:hf,Egigc:.. commodities, theysp theer effectually ei h sio,e a .in v in: e tel;Giesoliow uvoenti.arhditedhreianndvt p ceein r ph e l v a se e , o n f t s prevented t m he a policy—the iettta y s hi nn them. The . eo a TiP s itir d ehi admitnbo principle Pinw interests e stfactiouslyhtseotorfeuwskisheting which, w hw opposition; n their h of the Minister they combined to create, predecessorsneoooffi confederated eor power.atlte edi r n sorrow, class N o vr t i reo c w e fi n d )7,ut whom they oy. proposedtheytelani coPntelyYth ei t e:t h obtainedileaat..) dd j othey MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. TIMES.— ert Y, FRIDAY E VENING . The premium on old at Paris is 12 er mille, which, at t h e English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25. 45i ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short: being 25 57i, it follows that gold is 0.48 per cent dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 435 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/.178.104d per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.9 k, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer. in Hamburgh than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London. is 104 per cent., and the par of exchange between ring land and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.08 per cent. against England. B at u 6 t th od e quoted ay,ssiht e , xeh the above difference. New mustY York bek deductedeing fo r f r b 1 1, 1 s p . the a n i g n e t e a r att e s t his Royal ,a W l GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION , ONOII, Friday the annual meeting ofthe F . ubscnbers to this Insti.tu • Rooms; , tio si n il N e ; y as in h t e h ld e c a h t air th . e Hanover-square that ßoom ness the Duke of Cambri 6 .lge would have presided, but he did not attend. The Ran of Manvers and several other per• sons of distinction were on the platform. After some remarks from the Chairman, congratulatory of the state of the Insti tion, the secretary, the Rev. Dr. Laing, read the report., which, after some unimportant details, stated that the entire' receipts had been 2,4731. 17s. 4d., and that, deducting the expenditure, a balance of 673/. 3s. 11d. remained with the treasurer. This statement i nc l uded several particular funds coming within the rules. It further appeared that, from the 17th of March, 1843, to the 25th of March, 1844, the sum of 2,351/. 9s. Od, had been received from lathes' governesses, who wished to purchase annuities for themselves, agreeably,. to the regulations, &c. The report having been receiv , , i r and adopted, several resolutions were proposed and carried. Amongst the subscribers are several members of the Royal Family, and of the nobility and gentry. The usual vote of thanks being passed to the Chairman, the proceed/ . age terminated. Er r se. be - kg- . le- • of rk• Lad