The Sun. — London, England, 1839-07-11 00:00:00

~~ r ~~ EVENING EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. An interesting examination of the boys belonging to the British and Foreign s School, at C am b erwe ll, t o ok place yesterday, and the result was highly satisfactory to the friends of general and scriptural education. The answers of the boys to a multitude of questions, not only en the Scriptures, but on history, geography, arithmetic, &c., evinced considerable proficiency in these bra - tales of knowledge ; and the copy-books displayed great attainment in the useful art of writing. Upwards of 200 boys daily receive valuable elementary instruc tion in this School ; and are, moreover, trained in those habits of order and cleanliness, which it is so desirable to diffuse among the children of the lower classes. The appearance of the boys was very gratifying, affording a happy contrast to the condition of the dirty ragged little urchins whom the affair attracted to the door, and who seemed envious of their happier associates. Whatever may be the difference of opinion as to the other system of education, we should think there can be none as to the propriety of giving a more liberal aid to the British and Foreign School system. THE SHANNON JOB. (From the Times.) Mr. Spring Rice's Budget had been waited fo r by th e public with exem pl ar y and surprising patience —w e mean the general budget of the present year, put off by the Right Hon. and superficial Gentleman to the sth day of the month of July, a very late period for making known, or pretending to make known, the financial con dition of the country. But Mr. Rice was by no means thus tardy and pro crastinating in the preparation of another budget—his own particular and esp ec i a l b u d get, which °`touched him more near" than that whereby he was to provide for army and navy, and for the interest of the national debt. There is a Bill before Parliament entitled the " Shan non Navigation Bill," which has been hurried through the House of Commons with an alacrity quite edifying as contrasted with the slow and dirge-like pace of the Right Hon. Gentleman's movements in conducting any matter of general finance. The proceedings relative to this scheme for extract ing money from English pockets, and burying it in Irish bogs, bridges, potato fields, and pleasure grounds, have been so managed as to conceal the true nature of it from public observation. "Job" is an ugly name for an Act of Parliament, but let Englishmen judge for themselves. On Friday, the 28th ult., Mr. Spring Rice is re ported to have stated, in reply to a searching question from Captain Boldero, and after a good deal of fencing upon the subject, that the total sum required to. be ex pended for the purposes of the Shannon Navigation Bill " would not exceed 2.30,000/." We do not . Of course, say of any official functionary that he told the House of Commons what he knew to be an untruth, but surely Mr. Spring Rice has placed himself in another predicament, which equally shocks credibility. According to the Report of the Shannon Commis sioners, and in pursuance of the literary provisions of the Bill, the total expense of the improvements is lo be advanced by ,i , Ae Treasury i n E xc h equer bills, and amounts to no less a sum than 584,805/. 17s. 64d. That large sum, moreover, is exclusive of the 50,0001. already paid by the British public for charges of the Commission itself. So that, in the first instance, the Shannon Improvement Bill will have entailed upon the country an outlay of 634,0001. and upwards. Here we have, therefore, a Chancellor of the Exche quer sn litCe conversant with vulgar arithmetic, that he cannot perceive any difference worth mentioning between 250.000/. and 630,000/. There is of course a verbal salvo—a make-believe provision of the Bill—that a moiety of the money is to be repaid to the Excheqier. But how repaid, or when, or under what available stipulations ? From a fait construction of the report, it is to be concluded that no such repayment is to take place, except under a failure of the prospective tolls authorized and created by the Act of Parliament. We know by experience what is to be expected fro:n Irish undertakers in the nature of repayments to the Treasury when money has once been issued. But the project of taking up public works by the Government is surely one which, with reference to Ireland, the people of this country will not be brought to sanction. Mr. Rice, when in opposition, con demned the practice of his predecessors in the ad ministration of Irish public works, and lost no time on becoming Minister in a remodelling of the whole system, to suit his own peculiar objects. In conjunc tion with Lord Lansdowne, the Right Hon. Adven turer established the present Board of Public Works, pensioned off the old functionaries at the cost of the nation, introduced his own friends to the best places, obtained from the " Liberal" Parliament 500,0001. to begin with, and brought the expenditure of every shil ling of the money under his own immediate patronage, whether grant or loan. The consequence is, according to Mr. Eneas Macdonnell's calculation, that the county (Kerry) in which lies the main property of the Marquis of Lansdowne has received 130,0001. The county of Limerick, Mr. Rice's county, 100,000/. Why is this ? Wla4t other counties have met with equal favour ? In tie County of Kerry, besides Lord Lansdowne, there is another leviathan of the same faction, viz. Mr. D. O'Con nell, who, we suspect, when good things were going, would not suffer himself to bc. overlooked. (From the Spectator.) Forced to relinquish the Irish Railway scheme, and havitng shuffled out of a settlement of the Irish Bank question, the Chancellor of the Exchequer concentrates his energies upon this Shannon job. Our readers were apprized last week that the Shan non Bill passed the second reading in the House of Commons on Friday ; when Mr. Rice undertook that the cost to the public should not exceed 250,000/.* Something was indistinctly added about money to be advanced ; but 2.50,000/. was the declared total which the British public were to furnish " out and out." Now, what can we think of this Minister and his confederates in Parliament, when it is found that, at one o'clock on Tuesday morning, in a very thin House, and the notice on the paper specifying no amount, a resolution was " considered" in Committee, authoriz ing a grant of 290,717/., and a loan of 294,0901. more A sum of 50,000/. had previously been obtained; so that, instead of 250,0001. the public will have to pay 340,0001. for the improvement of the Shannon, besides the 294,0901., of which, though it is called a loan, in all probability sixpence will never find its way again to the Treasury. This large sum of nearly 600,000/. is voted without a word of comment. When the bill was read a second time, Members, with the exception of Captain BoldLro, talked about Irish Railways; and the Cap tain, who put some pertinent questions, was silenced by an absolute untruth. Say nothing of the previous 50,300/., and assume that Mr. Rice referred to sub sequent outlay, still the 250,0001. was 40,000/. less than he asked for and obtained by way ofgrant. The resolution, thus smuggled through the Com mittee, was ordered to be " reported " next day. There was no House on Tuesday evening —Mr. Rice fled from a threatened motion on the affairs of the Bank of England ; but on Wednesday the resolution was re ported : on Thursday it was impossible, from the pres sure of other business, to push forward this job ; but it stood in the paper, and was to have been passed with out a day's breathing-tim e . What adds to the gross indecency of this precipitation, is the fact, that one-half 1 of the plans which the House of Commons has sane -1 Boned, and furnished the means of executing, are not yet published. Members are voting money upon a scheme with which they are at the best only half ac quainted. The plans may be good or bad, but no Member has seen more than half of them. They may be well designed for profit and improvement, but Mr. Spring Rice's word is the only guarantee for their feasi bility and success. It is stated that only one Commissioner on the Shannon Board is to receive a salary : Sir John Bur goyne and Mr. Griffiths serving gratis. But Sir John Burgoyne, at least, knows that .` gratuitous" services are sometimes very profitable. He received nothing as a Railway Commissioner, hut, concurrently with his appointment to the Railway Commis ion, his salary as Commissioner of Public Works was raised 900/. a year, and he obtained promotion in the army ; thus securing a p ermanent a d vantage i nstea d o f temporary pay while the Railway Commissionership lasted. As it was before, so it may be again. What are the odds that the unpaid Shanno n Commissioners are not richly recompensed for their trouble ? Nor is it expected that they should work fbr nothing ; but then, let the public see the account in black and white, and let not the passage of a Bill through Parliament be smothered by deceit. There is yet another point connected with this Shan non job which requires notice. Why should the Grand Canal Company and the Limerick Navigation Com pany meet with different treatment at the hands of Mr. Spring Rice ? The Canal Company are to get 5/. for thqjg vested right ; while the Navigation Company are t o Iwtain twice the amount of their capital, with mono y are to pay their d e bt s . T o b e sure, t h e Canal Com a seattered body, w ith no part i cu l ar influence navy Lim erick ; whereas the Navigation Company arc powerful in ?Cat city,i.returning two Members to Parliament, and desirable as a place of refuge for the scion of Mount Trenchard, or it may be the proprietor himself. Have we rightly conjectured the cause of f avour to t h e Li merick Company ? It must not be inferred from our remarks on this sub ject, and reprobation of this job, that we would deny l assistance to parties anxious to effect improvements in Ireland. At the present time, the navigation of "le of the Irish rivers is undergoing improvement, under the auspices and with the means of the landed and mercantile interests naturally connected with them. If let alone, the proprietors of estates on the banks of the Shannon would follow the example set them else where. Colonel Wyndham has offered to contribute SO repprted in the Tilll4B ; not contradicted by the Morning atronicle. half the expense of the improvements recommended for I that part of the river near which his estates lie. Lord Charleville is employed in reclaiming land and raising embankments near Tullamore. But the Government will interfere, and, fcr the sake of patronage and of favouring certain parties, make a job of that which pri vate individuals would perform much better, and at a trifling present outlay, with no eventual loss, on the part of the public. Half a million of money and more, in the actual state of the finances is a serious sum ; but the principal mischief is the effect of the expenditure in destroying the spirit and independence of Irishmen. Political subserviency is made the condition of every thing done for the country ; and the consequence is, that no man thinks for himself, or dares to act against the under stood wishes of the powers that be. The "black North" gets nothing from the Whig Chancellor of the Exchequer. Votes are paid for with the public money, to.a great extent, if in a more indirect form, than in the days of Walpole, when Ministerial Members re ceived the bank-notes and lottery-tickets at the close of every Session. And while the Government does every thing, the people can do nothing." THE COTTON SPECULATION, 3d, It is utterly false that there was any consulta tion whatever on any subject between Mr. Bevan, Mr. Cowperthwait, and Mr. Dunlap, or either of them, and Mr. Rockwell and myself, or either of us. 4th, It is utterly fahe that I was in consultation with Mr. Dunlap with one of the circulars in my hand. Mr Dunlap, it is true, was in this city from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday afternoon ; but I did not know he was here until about an hour and a half before his departure. I saw him then only accidentally for a few minutes ; but at that time I did not know of the circular, had never seen it, and never heard of it. I did not know that it was either in existence or in con templation until Friday morning, when printed copies of it were presented to me. • In conclusion, I now repeat what I stated in my former communieation, that the bank of the United States had nothing whatever to do with the circular, so far as I know anSbelieve. S. V. S. WILDER THE POST-OFFICE REVENUE TO THE EDITOR 01 THE SUN. SIR,—We are now in the dog-days, and if we may judge from Sir Robert Peel's conduct the other evening, on the New Penny-Postage question, some of the Tories are already in a rabid state. The ideas and feelings of these virtuous and upright gentlemen may be guessed at, by the following definition of— " EQUITABLE REVENUE. " Money collected exclusively from the middling and lower classes, and which operates as an embargo or prohibition of all intercourse between the poorer classes of the community, while the N o bility and Memb ers o f Parliament, and persons in Government offices, with nearly the whole of their friends and dependants, are exempt from any payment whatever. Take one case for example.—A labouring man in the north of Scotland receives a letter from his son in London, and he is charged eighteen pence, about a day's wages in that part of the kingdom, and by the same post the Duke of Sutherland receives packets containing letters for all the gentry and visitors at Dunrobin Castle, post free !! The poor man's eighteenpence which has cost him a day's labour, goes to swell the amount of the " Equitable Revenue," and the Noble Duke's ex emption, goes to swell the amount of those men who, sooner or later, will put an end to such hereditary legis lation. I remain, Mr. Editor, ONE OF THE PEOPLE, Bth July, 1839. STATE OF TRADE.—There was a little more inquiry for yarn yesterday than on the preceding Tuesday, at prices about a farthing per pound below those which prevailed at that time. The prices of cotton having de clined more than a halfpenny during the interval, the po sition of the spinners may be said to be slightly improved ; but it is still far from being satisfactory, as, even at the pre sent prices of cotton, a loss must be incurred on all the yarn spun. For goods there was not much demand yes serday ; and, so far as we could learn, very little business was done. In consequence of the continued unsatisfactory state of the market, the spinners and manufacturers of Ash ton, Stalybridge, Hyde, and the neighbourhood, whose second term of agreement for working short time bad ex pired, determined to renew it ; and a fresh agreement to the same effect as before was very generally signed yester day, and will no doubt be universally acted upon in that neighbourhood.—Manchester Guardian. NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVI DENT INSTITUTIGN.—Yesterday evening a numerous meet ing of the subscribers and friends of the above excellent charitable institution, the object of which is to relieve distressed and infirm tradesmen connected with the news line, was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for the purrose of agreeing to certain resolutions, prepared by:a Prol is:onal Committee,appointed at a former meeting for the formation of the institution, and binding on its members. Mr. Benson having been called to the chair, briefly stated the object they had assembled to consider. The Secretary pro tern stated that since the last meeting, in addition to contributions from private individuals, he was gratified to inform the meeting that he had received the following donations from the public press :—viz., the Times, 50 guineas; the Morning Herald, 20/. ; the Standard, 10 guineas, and 11. annually; the Morning Post, 10 guineas; Old Bell's Messenger, .51. ss. ; the Courier, 5 guineas ; the Colonial Gazette, 3 guineas; the County Chronicle, 3 guineas ; the Spectator, 3 guineas ; the Gardeners' and Court Gazette, 3 guineas ; the Argus, 11. He had further gratification in informing them, that although the other journals bad not as yet replied to the application made to them, he had it from good authority that it was only attributable to the proprietors being out of town, or from press of business, as they were quite favourable to so laudable an institution. The Chairman then proceeded to put the resolutions seriatim, which, after some slight alte rations, were adopted. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separated. AMERICAN BOUNDARY QUESTION.—The very protracted and expensive nature of the former survey of the territory which Maine disputes with New Bruns wick having led to no results, the Senate of the United States having rejected the decision of the King of the Netherlands, to whom the dispute was referred, the new survey now proposed by the American Government will probably be carried into effect; and as a preliminary step, her Majesty's Government has selected two Commission ers who have proceeded immediately by the British Queen. to North America, to examine into the possibility of simpli. fying this arduous undertaking, and bringing the question to a prompt and honourable settlement. Lieut. Col. Mudge, of the Royal Engineers, an officer of high reputation in geodetic operations, is one of the Commissioners. The other is Mr. Featherstonhaugh. This gentleman has been selected as well for his scientific attainments, and his very intimate acquaintance with the details of this troublesome question, as for the topog ra phi ca l knowledge which his extensive travels in North America have enabled him to acquire. It is believed that the experience and judgment of these gen tlemen peculiarly fit them for the very responsible duty they have entered upon. CRIME IN CORSICA.—A memoir was read a few days ago, at the French Acad emy of Sciences, drawn up by M. Robiquet, a chief engineer of the Royal corps of the Ponts and Ch aussees, who, d ur i ng hi s stay in Cor sica, has carefully inquired into the offen ces committed from 1832 to 1836, and derived his data from official docu ments. In that period of five years 338 persons were killed, and 488 more or less severely wounded in a country the population of which amounts only to 200,000 souls. Most of th e cr imes arose out of enmity, agricultural interests, and family rivalry. Seven-tenths of the indi viduals killed, and four-tenths of the wounded in were shot at. Most of the assassinations take plac e in De cember. J anuary, an d F e b ruary ; autumn they are not near so n umerous. If such crimes were committed in France in the same proportion, the number of persons murdered would yearly amount to 11.000, and that of the wounded t o 27 , 0001 M. Robiquet has examined with equal care the crimes committed in Corsica from 1826 to 1836, comparing them with those committed in France during the same l apse of time, and be has found that the crimes predominant in Corsica are rebellion, murder, ab duction of mi nors , ro bb ery with violence pon persons, incendiarism, pillage, and plund er of grain, in bands and with open force; whilst th e l ess frequent' offences are poisoning, violence towards p arents, and domestic thefts, all which crimes are much more frequent in France. In Curs= there are many more crim es committed upon in France. persons than upon property. The contrary i s the case The principle subject of gossip in the commercial circles of New York was an explanation which had been offered by Mr. Wilder, through the columns of the Express, of the share which he had in the con coct sin of the cotton circular. The following is his communication : TO THE EDITORS OF THE " EXPRESS." I had supposed that my former communication of llth inst., relating to the cotton circular, would have satisfied the editors of the Journal of Commerce ; but in this expectation, it seems, I have - been mistaken. Had this journal confined its remarks to statements founded on inference, I should have disregarded their assertions as unworthy of notice ; but as they have assumed the responsibility of using the expression " We know," it cannot be submitted to with impunity. In their paper of yesterday is an editorial article con taining the following extract : " Lastly, Mr. Dunlap, the President of the Bank, Mr. Cowperthwait, the cashier, and Mr. Bevan, of the Philadelphia house of Bevan and Humphreys, were all here and spent the day on Thursday, and were in con sultation with Mr. Wilder and Mr. Rockwell ; and we know that Mr. Wilder was in consultation with Mr. Dunlap, with one of these circulars in his hand." In relation to the above, I deem it my duty to say, and I do it in the most explicit manner, Ist, It is utterly false that Mr. Cowperthwait was in this city on Thursday, as stated above, or at any other time fox: several weeks past. 2d, It is utterly false, that Mr. Bevan spent the day here on Thursday. He was here, I am informed, on Friday ; but I did not see him, nor did Mr. Rockwell see him, nor did either M r . Rockwell or myself know that he was here. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1839 GENERAL CONVENTION. (YESTERDAY.) The Convention re-assembled yesterday morning in their old room at the Johnson's Tavern, Bolt-court, Fleet -street. The room was crowded with strangers, and there was a full attendance of Delegates. Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, of Rochdale, was called to the Chair. Mr. Hartwell was requested to act as Secretary, in the absence of Mr. Lovett. Mr. HARTWELL stated, that in consequence of the absence of the messenger at Birmingham with the books and other documents of the Convention, he should not be able to call the names in the regular man ner. He must therefore merely take down the names of those Members present. Mr. CARDO then moved, " That the Standing Order be suspended, in order that the discussion on the Sacred Month should be brought forward." Mr. NEESOM seconded the motion. Dr. FLETCHER would strongly oppose the motion. He thought it would be premature to hurry on this dis cussion, after the Convention had resolved to set apart the 13th inst. for the discussion of this subject; neither would it be fair to those Members of the Convention who were prevented from being in London to-day. Mr. Moir, Mr. Burns, Mr. Skivington, Mr. Wood house, and other Delegates opposed the motion.i Mr. CARDO briefly replied, when the motion was lost on a division. Dr. FLETCHER then reported from the Committee appointed to confer with the Members of Parliament upon the introduction of the People's Charter. The Committee had waited upon Messrs. Attwood, Fielden, and Wakley, but were not yet prepared to state any definite arrangement. On the motion of Mr. SKIVINGTON, the Treasurer was empowered to pay over from the National Rent to the Defence Fund Committee, by way of loans, the sum of 1001. Mr. CARPENTER rose to move the following re solution, the standing orders having been sus pended in consequence of the importance of the sub ject. In introducing the resolution, the speaker re ferred to the conversation which took place in the House of Commons on the preceding evening, in the course of which Lord John Russell spoke in terms of approbation of the conduct of the Metropolitan Police force in Birmingham, and avowed that their presence in that town had tended greatly to the p reservat i on o f the publi c p eace , w hil e th very organ of the Govern ment, the Morning Chronicle, which contained this aver ment of the Home Secretary, contained a report of the proceedings at Birmingham on Monday evening, which showed what Lord John Russell's opinion upon the pro priety of conduct in the police was. The following was the account furnished by the Morning Chronicle re porter of the conduct of the police in Birmingham on Monday evening : " Yesterday evening the military were again called out. There was a great assemblage of the people in the differ ent parts of the town, but no indication of a riot until the police made their appearance. At seven o'clock a troop of the Royal Irish Dragoons galloped down Moore-street, and was quartered in the Wool-pack, an ir,n adjoining the Pub lic office. At eight o'clock the Rifles on duty at the Pub lic-office turned out, and formed an advanced guard, leaving open spaces in their ranks for several squadrons of dra goons, who at that moment came at a brisk trot down Moore -street, taking their station in the Bullring. A large body of the metropolitan police followed, supported by several companies of Rifles. The dragoons were sta tioned in all the avenues leading to the Bull-ring, after which no one was allowed to pass these lines. After some time the police divided into sections, each section followed by a troop of dragoons. Immense crowds were attracted to the spot at this moment, and wherever the police saw them congregated they commenced an indiscriminate attack with their staves. Great confusion followed : men, women, and children were thrown down and trampled upon, while the police beleaguered them right and left. Broken heads and arms, with other severe wounds, were the result. One man who was returning from his work had his teeth knocked out. The poor fellow exclaimed, "Aml in England ?" Several special constables came up at the time, and expressed their horror at such proceedings. The police have made themselves so unpcpular here, that it is the opinion of many that there will be no peace in Bir mii.gham so long as they are left in it." Mr. CARPENTER then commented upon these facts, and declared it as his deliberately formed opinion, that the Convention should at once declare that, whenever people were thus assaulted, they were fully justified in meeting force by force, and destroying all who were either directly or indirectly parties to it. He beg ged to move the following Resolution :—(F or the resolution see Advertisement.) Mr. CARDO felt glad to second the Resolution. Ile was highly pleased at such a resolution being brought forward, at th e p resent cr i s i s. The people of te north, the west, and the south, were anxiously watching the Convention, and they must act firmly and deci sively.—( Hear.) Mr. HETHERINGTON said, that having read the account of the infamous proceedings at Bir mingham, he thought they were such as the Convention could not for a moment tolerate.— (Hear, hear, hear.) They must fearlessly express their opinion upon the conduct of the police, who seemed to delight in attacking and knocking down defenceless men, women, and children,—(Hear. hear.) Whilst these outrages ware being committed, not one Member out of the 658 in the House had, as yet, honesty, or courage, or manliness enough to get up in his place and denounce the brutal and bloody %Vhigs who sanctioned these proceedings. This was a most convincing proof that the working classes were politi cal outcasts. For himself, he would never attend another meeting without being prepared to defend himself from such bloodthirsty attacks. (Hear.) He would cordially support the resolution. Mr. NEESOM supported the motion. Mr. Carpenter had said that the men had been too tame under th outrage they had suffered ; now it was his opinion that, had it not been for the unfortunate interference of Dr. Taylor in protecting the police, the people would have taken ample vengeance ; and what did the Doctor get for his interference ?—why, insult and imprisonment. Mr. WOODHOUSE expressed an opinion strongly un favourable to the conduct of the police. Mr. BURNS supported the resolution. He had no sympathy with men who for 18s. per week would hire themselves out to slaughter their fellow countrymen. The resolution was carried unanimously. It was then resolved that the resolution should be advertised in the daily and weekly Papers. The Convention then adjourned till eleven o'clock on Thursday. • Mr. O'CONNELL AND THE WESLEYANS.— Mr. O'Connell has taken to task the Wesleyans of Man chester, to whom he has addressed a long letter accusing them of bigotry and injustice. Their reprehensible oppo sition to the Ministerial scheme of education has drawn down upon them Mr. O'Connell's castigation. LONGEVITY IN LANCASHIRE.—If there be any who fancy that the dingy smokiness of Lancashire is prejudicial to health, we think the following will go a long way towards shaking their belief :—The kindness of a gentleman in Walmersley, near Bury, assembled be fore a good old English dinner a number of old men, col lected within five miles of his residence, of which assem blage we give the following particulars :—Their number amounted to 20, and the number of years their ages made was 1,667. The youngest (considered by the rest quite a lad) was 72, the oldest 97. Amongst the venerable pa triarchs was one who was at the siege of Gibraltar; ano ther who had seven great great grand children, and ano ther who deserves particular mention. His name is James Horrox ; his father William, who was alive at the time of the Commonwealth, married a second time in the 86th year of his age, in the year 1743. His son James was born in March, 1744; after his birth the old man lived eleven years. His son (the old man present) was 95 last March. We may safely say such an instance cannot be paralleled in the kingdom. Their average age was 83.—Manchester Courier. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The third exhi bition of the season given by this Society took place on Saturday, at their grounds at Chiswick. The greatest praise is due to the Managing Committee, for the means by which the objects of the Society are carried into effect. The company, consisting of between 6,000 and 7,000 per sons, contained many of the first and foremost of the land for rank and beauty; and notwithstanding the necessary absence of the cacti, which occupied so conspicuous a place in the last exhibition, the fruit and the flowers called forth many an acclamation of wonder and delight. The heaths were, in our opinion, the most entitled to admira tion—they wee. truly magnificent. and reflected the greatest credit on their producers. Several military bands belong.. ing to the infantry and cavalry regiments were in attend ance, and enlivened the scene by the performance of some fashionable airs and favourite overtures. The attractions of the day, assisted in no small degree by the fineness of the weather, and the flourishing► condition of the -gardens, caused us to grieve, and every one present will join in our regret, that these delightful exhibitions are over for the season. THE SCOTTISH CROWN IN DANGER.--While on a visit to Edinburgh the other day, we took a peep into the room in the Castle,'i n w hi c h i s con t a i ne d the Imperial Crown of Scotland, the Sceptre, the Sword of State, and other most valuble and interesting relic. We do not know exactly how it came into our head, but were forcibly struck with the idea that these ancient insignia of the monarchy are in danger every day of being carried off; indeed, we are certain, that to do so, as they are at present kept, would not require a thousandth part of the ingenuity which was displayed by t h e E nglish thieves in the robbery of either the Union or Greenock Banks. Of late it has been the custom to show the Regalia to all and sundry on produc ing a line, which is easily obtained. The crown room is very small, and it is frequently in possession of the keeper, a very decent man we have no doubt, for hours together. What is there to prevent a gang, on a concerted plan, from taking possession of the room and overpowering the keeper? —Paisley Advertiser. CURIOUS DETECTION OF A ROBBER.--At the Stockport petty sessions, on Saturday week, two men named Partington and Hurst were charged with a biirglary in the house of Mr. R ostron Li ngard, of Stockport. The principal piece of evidence against Hurst, who is a soldier on furlough, consisted of the mark of his teeth in a pat of butter ! He happened to have a broken tooth of very pe culiar form; and having, whilst plundering the house, in dulged himself with a mouthful of butter, he had left the shape of his teeth so distinctly imprinted upon the re mainder, as to leave no doubt about bis guilt. —Manchester Courier. FUNERAL OV THE LAM LADY FLORA HASTINGS. ( From the Times.) Before this day's Times is in the hands of its readers the body of Lady Flora Hastings will be on its paisage to the tomb of her antsistors in Scietleird; ft was to be removed at the early hour of three o'clock this morning from Buck ingham Palace ; and all the usual marks of respect will be shown to it by every inmate of the Palace, by her own per sonal friends, and those of her family. We really ourselves know not what more can be done, or expected to be done ; but we presume there it no rea sonable expectation that has not been or will not be gra tified. We are in some doubt whether we shall lay be fore our readers the comments in various shapes, letters, paragraphs, and leading articles contained in the Morning Post on this subject. However, in our columns the greater part of it will be found, chiefly on account of the but too notorious source from whence it springs ; and if such wild ravings ever before appeared in print, all that we can say is, that we at least are not acquainted with them. The relatives of Lady Flora must grieve at her death ; but we are sure, if they have proper sentiments, they must almost grieve equally at the wild and disgusting excesses to which it has given occasion. Excesses springing from such a quarter too ! From such persons I with whom the object is, not to mourn over the deceased, but to cover their own shame, and to traduce the youthful Queen. We confidently trust that the noble family of Hastings will not suffer their natural sorrows, the sacred sorrows of a mother, a brother, and of sisters, to be participated in, or made common with the selfish effusions of the creatures who are raising this cla mour, and endeavouring to make a pother in the state. Let the surviving members of that noble family cut off, abruptly and at once, all inter course with the section of the Palace from whence (toge ther with its external connection) these bursts of grief, simulated only to cloak more malignant passions, proceed. The death of Lady Flora is tiot the most painful removal which hes recently occurred in the quarters to which we allude : the real rage and disappointment spring from another cause. According to the letter signed " A Barrister," in the Post of yesterday, " the deplorable event of Lady Flora's death is tube deeply inscribed upon the historic pages of the reign of Queen Victoria." Indeed ! We sincerely hope the historic pages of her Majesty's reign may contain no more de plorable an event, and the country will not have much cause to grieve. We could mention at this moment certain poli tical occurrences and aspects resulting from an incompe. tent Ministry much more to be deplored and dreaded. But to another point. The pos' mortem examination of the deceased lady's person has been made public, and if anything could haue stopped the voice of slander, this do cument would have done it; for it is therein expressly declared, that the most ordinary and necessary functions of the human frame " must have been interrupted and inter fered with," from causes " that could only be referred to someformer and distant period of time." So that, except a life of excessant suffering were desirable, Lady Flora Hastings' death is a mercy. We must, in conclusion, again and again caution our in discreet Contemporary from proceeding in his present out rageous course. Again and again mast we warn those who set him on, and aid him with their partial information, to consider well what they are doing. We conjure them to stop, and not endanger their own, we had almost said, existence, thr oug h a most unjust resentment. And we can assure them, that if they will be henceforth silent, our columns shall no longer teem with the chastisement of their offences; we shall drop them wholly. We would sacrifice every feeling of our own to the welfare of the monarchy, which is now at least wound up with the cha racter of the Court. How long it may continue so, Hea ven only knows. With reference to the preceding subject, the following articles are to be found in the Spectator of last Sunday and the week before : " The writers who waste their fire upon the Court phy sician must know that to the unhappy feud between the Queen and her mother is attributed the circulation of the slander, for which a voyage in the same steam-boat from Scotland with Sir John Conroy afforded the groundwork and pretence. "—Spectator, Ji n 3 29. " We mentioned last week, that Lady Flora's voyage in the same steam-boat with Sir John Conroy is-said to have given rise to the first slander against her honour."—Spec tator, July 6. The young woman, Louisa Latham, whose throat was so severely cut some time since, has been discharged from the Stroud Hospital with the wounds in her neck healed. She, however, still suffers under extreme debility from great loss of blood. WRITING IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS.—A short time ago it was intimated to the teachers of the Top -of- Moor and Austerland's Sunday schools, in connection with St. John's chapel, Hey, Lacs, Oldham, that unless the teaching of writing on Sundays was discontinued, the minister of Hey, the Rev. G. D. Grundy, would not allow his pulpit to be used to procure collections for those school=. The teachers refused , to cease instructing in writing, and have been therefore denied further aid from Hey chapel. Two sermons were consequently preached on Sunday, in the Independent Chapel, Greenacres, by the Rev. John Winterbottom, of Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, on behalf of the Top-of-Moor and Austerland's schools, and the collections amounted to 401. Is. 8 It is probable the two writing schools will become connected with the Independent Chapel, Greenacres. [This is certainly a strange mode of advancing the interests of the Established Church.] —Manchester Guardian. Two LIVES LOST. About half-past six o'clock on Mona..? morni..g au aoeictunt of a most afflict ing nature, by which the lives of two respectable youths were sacrificed, occurred in what is called the Timber Pond, in the Commercial Dock, Rotherhithe. It appears that a lad named Luck, the son of Mr. Luck, a baker, in Rotherhithe, accompanied by a youth named Bryant, nephew to Mr. Bennett, shipowner, of Rotherhithe, got into a small crazy boat, which had been left in the docks several months previous by a South Sea whaler, and proceeded to row across the Timber Pond, but owing to some mismanagement the frail barque capsized, immersing them both in the water. They struggled for some seconds, endeavouring to reach a raft of timber which was floating at a short distance, but unfortunately were unable to do so, and sank. Drags were speedily procured, and the bodies taken from the water, but life was extinct. THE TOURNANIENT.—The excitement arising from the approaching Tournament in the North, is, we understand on the part of the ladies and fair friends of the Knights, somewhat damped by the erroneous and unfounded report which has been circulated as to the pro bable danger when " Knight meets Knight, and splin tered lances fly." We beg to assure our fair readers, that the danger is really nothing compared with the con tinual disasters attending a common fox hunt or steeple chase. The few trifling accidents which have occurred (and which have been absurdly magnified) prove that our assertion is correct ; for several gentlemen have had falls, so severe, that had they not been in armour, loss of life, or fractured limbs must have ensued. When the Marquis of Waterford was thrown yesterday, his horse trampled him under foot, yet the armour so fully pro tecttd his Lordship, that he was not afterwards aware that the horse touched him, and instantly remounted and pur sued the usual practice. The exaggerated rumour as to the expense, we learn, is equally unfounded ; we have it from head-quarters that one fourth of the sum mentioned will more than defray every expense. RIOT AT RAMSGATE.--The hitherto peaceable town of Ramsgate was on Monday thrown into a state of considerable excitement, in consequence of the conviction of several fishermen for hawking fish about the streets. After the public business was disposed of, and while the commitments for the prisoners were bei ng made out, large numbers of persons, principally consistin go f T or b ay fisher men and women, continued to assemble before the building appropriated for the use of the Magistrates, where the pri soners were confined. Every minute brought an accession to the numbers, until at about three o'clock the mob had in creased to nearly 1,000. At this time a pair -horse fish-van arrived, for the purpose of conveying the prisoners to Sand wich Gaol, when a tremendous rush was made at the vehi cle, and its progress immediately arrested. The prisoners then made their appearance at the windows, and called upon the mob to rescue them, to which they were energetically urged by the concourse of women assembled. This was the signal for action; the mob surrounded the van, and literally carried it some yards from the building. This was followed by uproarious huzzas and cheer in,g, with the destruction of every window in the building. The police, comprising only seven or eight men in all now made their appearance outside, and endeavoured to dis perse the mob, when they were assailed with showers ol stones and other missiles, and were soon compelled to retreat within the building. The mob now became more des perate than before, and no reinforcement to the police arriving, they commenced demolishing the win dow frame and shutters which were partly closed. A simultaneous rush the.. took place at the doors which quickly gave way, and the prisoners, accompanied with three others, committed for an assault, made their escape amid the most deafening cheers o the mob. In attempt ing to secure one of the most active of the rioters, police constable Ellis, and one of the harbour police, were fallen upon by the mob, and mo s t c owardly and brutally ill-used, particularly Ellis, whom they dragged along the ground, and kicked, an d otherwise ma ltreated in a most disgraceful manner. Tuesday morning one of the prisoners, James Buzzy, was apprehended and conveyed to Sandwich gaol. The police, assisted by the coast guard, are in active pur suit of the other prisoners. About ten days ago, a baker's boy in Storie street, found a partridge nest with nine eggs in it, which he brought home, and without bestowing any considera tion on the matter, put them carelessly into a boiler close to the oven that had not been used for some time, in which there were some papers and an old flannel jacket. The circumstance was entirely forgotten until the bakers, one day this week, heard some chirping proceeding from the place, which they thought was occasioned by rats. On examination, however, they found to their surprise seven young partridges, which had chipped their shells. Mr. R. Kerr, landlord of the Fox Tavern, Cross, having heard of the circumstance, took them under his charge with a view to bring them up. He procured a hen which had the task of incubation in hand, and resolved to hoodwink her a little, while he drew upon her services. He took seven eggs, and after Mrs. Chuckie had sat a short time on them, she was enticed away for a few moments, when a young part ridge was substituted for on e o f the eggs. On returning to her nest, she was glad to find that matters had been going on well in her absence, and took the young stranger under her care, and manifested towards it due maternal solicitude. A second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh time, each about an hour apart, this expe dient was adopted, and on her last return she found her: self the mother of seven lively little brown chicks. To wards the close of the proceedings Chuckie occasionally gave a suspicious look, which translated, plainly meant " I fear you are jockeying me." If, however, she ever bad any suspicions, she has now thrown them to the winds, and is devoting all her attention to her adopted family.-- Paisley Advertiser, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURP. Before Mr. Justice ParrEsoN and Mr. Justice BOSANQUET. BURGLARY.—EIIen Leary, a little girl twelve years of age, was indicted for burglary in the dwelling-house of Henry Bollingtr, and stealing the sum of 2/. 10s. It appeared that the prosecutor kept a shop in Ber mondsey, which on the night of the 3d of June last, was broken open, and the money stolen. The prisoner after wards told a policeman that she had assisted a boy who is not in custody, in committing the robbery, and detailed the manner of committing it. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and Mr Justice BosallouEr sentenced her to ten years Transportation. CUTTING AND MAIMING. William Henry, a Green wich pensioner, eighty•six years of age, was indicted for cutting and wounding another Greenwich pen4oher named Edward Adams, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner and the prosecutor were inmates of the Helpless Ward of Greenwich Hospital. It appears that according to the regulations of the Hospital the pensioners draw lots for the choice of rations. On the 20th of June laßt the prosecutor a.ked the prisoner to draw, but he re fused to do so, and the prosecutor drew for him. Adams then turned towards another man named Jones, when the prisoner stabbed him with a knife in the back. He was confined, in consequence r f the wound, three weeks. There had been no previous diErence between the parties, who had always been on the most friendly terms. The nurses of the Hospital gave the prisoner the charac ter of being a quiet peaceable man, who passed nearly the whole of his time in attention to his religious duties, and in the perusal of his Bible and Prayer-book. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his great age and his previous good character. Mr. Justice PATTISON, in passing sentence said that it was lamentable to see a person arrived at the time of life of the prisoner, and who had borne such an excellent character, giving way to his pa , sion in the manner he had done. The crime of stabbing had of late increased to such an extent, that had it not been for the recommendation of Jury, and the prisoner's great age, he should have felt it his duty to pass a very severe sentence, most probably to have sent him out of the country. As it was, he should pass such a sentence as would, he hoped, prevent others from following his bad example. The Learned Judge then sentenced the prisoner to twelve months' imprisonment, with such labour as his age would enable him to bear. The prisoner, who was dressed in the costume of the Hospital, and who seemed much affected at his situation— bowed respectfully to the Court, and was removed from the dock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION HO USE. Some days ago the task mailer of the Penitentiary at Millbank applied to the Lord Mayor for a summons to a man who refused to support a child of which his wife was delivered in that prison. The case, which was one of a very remarkable kind, underwent examination previously, the Lord Mayor having directed that the husband should appear to state his objection and the Clerk to produce what his Lordship considered to be indispensable evidence on such an occasion. amid Thomas, a man of very decent appearance, hav ing with him four children, one of whom was in his arms, answered to the summons. The task-master of the Penitentiary stated that the wife of the defendant having been convicted of felony at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to be transported, was received into the Penitentiary on the 4th of last July. On the 18th of December she was brought to bed of a fe male child, and after some time she refused to give the infant sustenance, or to perform any of the duties of a mother towards the poor little creature. After some delay and inquiry, the Governor directed witness to convey the child to the husband of the prisoner, together with a letter representing the circumstances, and the obligation upon the father to provide maintenance for his offipring. The defendant opened and read the letter, but peremptorily refused to take the child under his protection, stating that he did not believe the child was his, and that the conduct 'of the mother in abandoning him and his children, and as sociating with the basest of mankind, had for ever deprived him of comfort. The Governor felt for the poor man's situation, but considered it to be his duty to cause the par ticulars to be mentioned to the Lord Mayor, in order that in so very unusual a case some decision might be come to, which could be acted on as a precedent on any future oc casion. It was proper to state, that the Lord Mayor would not have been troubled with the matter if the mother had not most positively refused to have any thing more to do with the infant. The nurse who attended the prisoner in her accouch ment, produced the child, and proved the maternity. The defendant, who was evidently in deep afflic tion, said that lie had done all he could from the day of his marriage to the wretched woman now in the Penitentiary to make her happy, and he did not care if he worked the flesh off his bones for his poor children, but his wife in his absence became acquainted with some vile characters, and after having stripped the lodging of every thing of any value, including his and the children's clothes, left them, upwards of twelve months ago, and became more and more profligate, until at last she was convicted of rob bery. The support of the four children before the Lord Mayor, and the care of them, fell thus entirely upon him, and his exertions are increased in proportion to the extra ordinary nature of the demand upon him. He had a decent woman who was advanced in years to attend to them, and as one of them had been at the mother's breast when the desertion took place, all the time he could spare from his work was required to assist in nursing it. The LORD MAYOR—I perceive that although very poorly clad they are very clean, and have all the marks of care and attention about them. I have no doubt you did what you could to reclaim your unfortunate wife. Defendant—Everything, my Lord ; but it was all use loci:. The moment I left the house she took furniture or clothes to the pawnbroker's. She stripped the children frequently, and has often left me without any more than I had on my back. Even when our poor children were going to school she has stopped them in the street, and taken off their shoes. How can 1, with such a weight to pull me down, be expected to take the child that was born in pri son,:and long after she left me, home to the rest to help to starve them ? God help me, lam suffering enough as it is. The appearance of the poor man and the half naked children, who hung about him excited great compassion, and as he spoke the tears rolled down his checks, although there was not the slightest faltering in his voice. The LORD MAYOR told the taskmaster that he could not for a moment think, under such circumstances, of making an order against the defendant. If the Governors were determined to proceed to extremities in such a case, another course must be adopted. There was no proof at all that the infant was the defendants child, and he appre hended that it was chargeable to the parish in which it was born. It was not likely that such a case would occur again; as it was to the honour of human nature, that, dip ped in crime as a woman might be, it was a frightful miracle to see a mother refuse to give sustenance to her child. His Lordship then discharged the defendant and gave private instructions to Brand, the Marshalman, a person well qualified for the performance of such a duty to visit the family at an hour when nobody could be expected and to report on the subject. The report of the Maishah - ran who was ordered to assist with mony, according to circumstances, was to the follow ing effect ; 7 - I visited the family of Daniel Thomas, No. 22, Cloth Fair, Smithfield, last night, and found all the children in bed, and apparently as comfortable as their humble means would afford. An aged and clean female attends to their necessities, as their mother is under a heavy sentenee' a in the Penitentiary. Mary Ann, aged 10 years, 6 months; John near 9; Daniel, 5 ; Elenor Jane, 2 years, 6 months. The fathea bears an excellent character, and is most attentive tO s his children. Mr. HOBLEA mentioned to the Lord Mayor, yesterday, that in his Lordship's absence Mr. Thorn, the seedsman, of Smithfield, and in whose service Thomas is, called at the Mansion-house, and spoke in the highest terms possible of the poor man's honesty, industrious habits, and parental tenderness. Mr. Thorn stated that he employed Thomas most confidentiallyi n his trade, and a more trustworthy man could not, he really believed, be f3und anywhere, nor one who was capable of being more deeply affected by a kindness. The LORD MAYOR said he had no doubt that the burden upon the poor honest hardworking fellow would be relieved by the beneficence of those who formed a proper estimate of the struggles he was making against the bitterest attacks of fortune. as directed by him. The cover, he said, he had got from some gentleman at South Miroms, and witness understood that it was a frank of the Earl of Winchelsea which had been addressed to that gentleman. The prisoner also said he was extremely sorry for what had happened, as he was ignorant of the nature of a frank. Mr. MINSHULL inquired if the object of the prisoner in addressing the Bishop of Peterborough's Secretary had been ascertained. Mr. Peacock replied that the cover enclosed an applica tion to his Lordship for testimonials preparatory to the prisoner being admitted into Holy Orders. The prisoner repeatedly expressed his regret for the offence he had committed, which was done in ignorance and not for the purpose of avoiding to pay the postage, but he thought it would be more respectful to enclose his note in a frank which he supposed might have been sent twice or oftener. Mr. Peacock said that the offence was of such a serious nature as to subject any person convicted of it to tran sportation for seven years, and he regretted that a young man in a respectable line of life should have placed himself in so unpleasant a situation. Mr. MINsItULL told the prisoner that he would accept of bail for his future appearance, himself in 500/. and two sureties in 2501 each, and he would allow him until five o'clock to communicate with his friend; for that purpose, but as he was unable to procure the required sureties at that hour, directions were given to Fletcher to have him conveyed to prison in a coach, after he had pal taken of re freshment at a public-house in the neighbourhood of the office ; but while he was using what was prepy cd for him, the officer happened to step into the shop, and while in the act of lighting a c:gar, the prisoner slipped behind him, and, turning the corner, had got to the end of Russell -street, where he mixed with the people engaged atCovent Garden, endeavouring to make his escape, when he was recaptured. On being again brought before the Magistrate, Fletcher, after making a statement of the manner in which he had acted for the indulgence which had been shown him, received orders to have him conveyed back to prison in the van with the other pri. soners, and to be brought up again as soon as other evi dence can be procured against him. THE CHARTISTS OF NEWCASTLE On the news of the outbreak at Birmingham reaching this town, it created a great sensation. On Sunday morn. ing when the promised letter of Dr. John Taylor did not arrive by post, the greatest anxiety prevailed, and as the day advanced crowds were to be found at the corners of the streets in deep and earnest discussion. About mid-day it became known that Dr. Taylor and several others had been arrested, and written placards were exhibited, calling together a great public meeting in the New Lecture Room, at six o'clock the same even ing. At that hour accordingly the meeting took place, and adopted a resolution—" That in case the Go vernment shall persist in dispersing the meetings of the people by physical force, we, the men of Newcastle, put ting our trust in God, and resting upon our rights and the constitution, are determined to meet an illegal force by constitutional resistance." A resolution to meet every evening in the Forth was also passed, after which one of the principal speakers, Mr. O'Brien, said he hoped there was sufficient spirit in New castle to make a universal strike.--( Loud cheers.) As it was every way likely that the principal Members of the Convention would be arrested, they would be unable to issue any recommendations ; and he hoped there was not a human being would do a day's work until the greatest of all works was done.__( Cheers.) If they wanted to: know how they are to live without working, they mutt just live as their enemies lived.— (Tremendous applause.) They must borrow from them, and if they would not lend they must make them lend.— Applause.) Mr. O'B. requested that every person who was in favour of a universal strike should hold up his hand, and immediately there was an immense number. They must also strike against the parsons, and not a Radical must be found in the chapel where the parson was not in favour of Universal Suffrage.— (Applause.) A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and after much cheering the meeting separated. (From the Tyne Mercury.) ,vionday Evening, 8 o'Clock. Mr. George Julian Harney was arrested last night by one of the Birmingham Police, and was immediately sent off for that town. A troop of soldiers have been sent to Bedlington where the arrest took place. At the time we arc going to press with our country Edi tion, parties of men are arriving from the country with banners and music, for the purpose of attending a meeting at the Forth. All, however, is quiet and peaceable. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXIIALL.—These at tractive gardens opened on Monday for the season, with an abundant provision of novel and delightful entertainments. During the recess the gardens have undergone under the judicious superinteudance of experienced hands, extensive alterations, and, we may with safety add, embellishments. Day and night entertainments have been so blended as to suit the convenience and afford gratification to all classes of the pleasure-loving public. The principal day attrac tion was the ascent of the Nassau balloon, filled with ama teur aeronauts well known to the fashionable world. The adventurous occupants of the balloon were Sir C. Kent, Duff, Fielding, Cerrie, Wellesley, and W. Hughes, Esqs., and the intrepid Mr. Green. At twenty minutes past six the ascent took place, the wind blowing smartly from the S. W. The travellers mere soon lost to the gaze of the spectators. The other amusements consisted of a moving panorama of the Rhine ; fireworks by Mr. D'Ernst of an entirely new and surprising character ; with vocal and instrumental displays in the Rotunda, certainly equal in merit to any of the seasons preceding. The Gardens, upon the whole, were well and respectably attended, and it will not be anticipating too favourably if we predict a brilliant season for the spirited proprietors. " Knowledge" is an accumulation of facts Shortly it may be defined But known. All th at i s not fact is not knowledge. counterfeit facts are often forged, and passed off as knowledge, facts which we cannot verify, and whose reception must therefore weaken, mislead, and distort our minds. We have now a standard or test by which to try their truth. We now see, that in proportion as we bring our mental faculties through the medium of our senses, to bear on any occurrence or exist ence, in so far do we gather knowledge; but that facts at tested by others to us, can but constitute belief. And that belief can never to us assume the certainty of knowledge. What we have not seen, heard, or handed, that can we not know. But in proportion to the extent of the circle of our observation, and to the accuracy of our investiga tion of all within that circle, is the extent of our know ledge. For lack of this simple test, how grievous are the errors that in all ages have fastened on the human being, and chained his mind and body in the iron chains of cre dulity and superstition ? What mines of money has he not squandered to gain an insight into things he can never know l What flames have been kindled, what noble blood has been spilt, what a hell has our fair world been turned into, merely because the distinction between belief and knowledge was unknown. The end, the nature, and the basis on which all sound opinion must rest being unknown, the dreamy visions that constitute belief, have hitherto been thrust forward, not only as having equal autho. rity with knowledge, but as invested with superior claims to man's acceptance and reverence I This confu sion of two things essentially different has been an undying scourge to the human race. It has bi en a flaming sword brandishing its terrors over the children of men. It has sent among humanity, "not peace, but a sword." It has set father against son, and armed kindred against kindred, and nation against nation. It has been the parent of all the jarring sects, and jingling creeds, and pelf-seeking priests that have blasted our unfortunate planet, and that still mar its happiness and constrain it to weep blood. It has substituted cathedral pomp and chapel cant for the blessings of harmony and happiness, and well nigh hath it extin guished the beamy light of love fend genuine knowledge. The clouds of dust by the spirit of priestcraft, raised around the intellect, has well nigh quenched that central light Lecture delivered at Campsall, from the Sheffield Iris. CHARGE AGAINST COLONEL SOMBRE.— An inquest was held on Monday before Mr. Wakley, upon the body of Janet Caldwell, some account of whose death appeared in The Sun of that day. Colonel Sombre, with two of his friends, attended the investiga tion. It was proved to the satisfaction of the Jury that violent spasms were the cause of death, and they returned a verdict accordingly. The other young woman who bad been in company of the deceased on the night when it was alleged that Colonel Sombre had indecently exposed his person, gave a different account of the matter to that which she gave at the police-office. The friends of Col. Sombre spoke in the highest terms of his character, and after the inquiry he reiterated before the Coroner his in- BO W- S TREE T. nocence of the charge against him. A young man of respectable appearance, name d G eorge STATE OF THE C ROPS .—A s we h ave a l- Lean, proprietor of an academy at Whetstone, ready stated the. n present co . ndition of the crops, is full of was brought before Mr. MINSHVLL and Lord MONTFORD, promise. We have at present betoreaus agricultural re nearßarnet, by Fletcher, the officer, charged with having alt ere d an d portsfrom all parts of the United Kin g d om , t h e w h o l e of w changed the superscription upon a certain letter whi c h h a d which, with scarcely a n y exce p t i on , are hi g hl y favourable. been franked by the Earl of Winchilsea, with intent to Throughout Ireland the crops are flourishing, excepting, avoid the payment of the postage. perhaps, in Waterford. I n a ll t h e ot h er count i es the most flat- Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the. Post-office, conducted the tering descriptions are given of the wheat, oats, barley, and prosecution. potatoes. Of the l a t ter va l ua bl e root the breadth planted is Mr. Samuel Harmer, one of the inspectors of franks in unusually wide, and there existed up to the end of June, the General Post-office, proved that the letter produced the fairest p ros p ect of an abundant return of the poor man's bad been an original frank o f th e E ar l o f Winehelsea, and greatest bread crop. The rains which fell so opportunely it appeared to have been posted at Shrapstone, in had been of immens e serv i ce, an d i mprovement the most Northampton, on the sth o f M ay l ast, which seemed to marked had taken pl ace i n consequence. The oats have have been the date writi en b y hi s Lordship. The letter arrived at puberty, and the wheats and barleys at some. arrived on the 6th of May, and it bore the free stamp thing like the manh oo d o f vegetat i on. of the General Post-offi ce . Wi tness bad no doubt that EXTENSIVE FRAUD ON THE REVENUE.— the letter was addressed either to London or to a place- William Napier, who held a situation in her Majesty's passing through London, but the original address bad been Customs, and who has been in custody for some weeks erased, and the present one, "To the Secretary of the past, on a charge of being concerned with others in de- Bishop of Peterborough," appeared to have been written frauding the revenue to an enormous amount by means of upon the erasure. The letters MY, which formed part forged documents, was on Thursday brought before Mr. part of the London post mark, denoting the mouth of Hardwick, at Lambeth -street, for final examination. Mr. .t'ay, appeared also to have been erased, and the date, as Thackery, the assistant solicitor to the Customs, with Mr. oeiginally written by his Lordship, to be altered fr om th e Adolphus, the barrister, appeared for the prosecution, and sth of May to the 6th of June of the present year. It also Mr. Penwell, a solicitor, and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared to have been reported at Whetstone in the month attended on behalf of the prisoner. Frederick Ross, a of June, as it bore the stamp of that office, and it arrived clerk in the Customs, deposed that be knew the prisoner, at the General Post-office on the night of the Bth of June, and had freouently seen him write, The duplicate war bearing a 2d. pnst stamp of that day. A letter posted rants then produced he believed to be in t h e handwriting there, and a dd resse d t o P e t er b oroug h , wou ld , in the regu- of the prisoner, with the exception of the signature "W. lar course, have passed through London. The letter pro- W. Willmott," and the latter he would not wish positively duced, on it s wa y to Pet er b oroug h , was charged 6s. 2d. to swear to have been written by him. It was, however, as postage in the Ireland Office, and that tax was put very like the style of his writing, and his (witness's) belief upon it in consequence of something irregular being dis- was that he had written it, the signature as well as the covered upon it. Witness was certain that the figures, body of the document. After the examination of other 39," th e word " Shrapstone," and the name of witnesses Mr. Willmott, the receiver of duties, deposed to " Winchelsca" written in the corner, were in his Lord- the signatures to the warrants produced, and purporting to ship's hand writing, but the other words were not. The be his, to be forgeries. Mr. Adolphus, upon this evidence, letter was dated Albion House, near Whetstone, 7th of applied for the committal of the prisoner to take hi s tr i a l June, 1839, and signed Geor ge L ean , t h e object of which upon a charge of forgery at common law. Mr. Clarkson was to get it paste I free of postage through the Post-office. said he had no objection to such a course. A discussion Fletcher, the officer, proved that he went to Whetstone then arose as to the admission of the prisoner to bail, and on Tuesday morning to Albi on H ouse , accompan i e d b y it was ultimately decided by Mr. H ar d w i ck that, under the Mr. Peacock, jun., of th e P oe t- o ffice, and having seen the clauses of the 11th of Geo. IV., ari d Ist William IV., prisoner the l e tter was p ro d uce d to hi m , w h en b e ac k now - upon which he was committed, h e was entitled to bail, ard ledged to have sent it. He was then cautioned by Mr. he should, therefore, take bail for his appearance at the Peacock as to w h a t he m i g ht say , b ut h e a d m itt e d that the Central Cri m in a l C our t, to take his trial for the offence. enclosure was in his hand writing, and it had been sent The prisoner procured th e required bail, and was liberated. ENDING From T o A ... rat ,. 664 Wheat, per barrel 20 ston e 36 0 40 0 f:1) 3 0 Bere l6 stone 0 u 0 0 Barley 561 Oats l4 5t0ne...... 17 0 19 0 18 5 0 Flour, per cwt Sold tc B ...... 0 0 Oatmeal 8 stone — 0 0 0 akers only. 6,281 Cwt. Flour 22 0 25 6 1 2 Average price of Whe a t an d Fl our 655. 4.1. per sack. 4 4 Receipts of Flour, 11,713 Firsts from 22 5 . Od . to Css. Od. Sales of Do. 18,003 Seconds fro m 19 s. Od. to 224. 01 Th irds from IN. Od. to 124 01. PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf 10/ I Half Quartern sd Wheat CORK MARKETS. —.J u I y 6 Wheat(per 20.1t.)2‘..'s Od. tons. O(.l Oats (per 14st.) ...Hs. 6st. to 161. Od Barley (per 165t .) 15 0 22 6 Flour (per cwt )...iG 0 24 "0 Oatmeal (per cwt.) Beef, 4d. to 71—Mutton, 51. to 6d.—Veal,Q 4d to 6d. Pork, 41d. to s d.—Fresh Butter, 10d. to 11d. per lb. PRICE OF BUTTER. To the Merchants. 813 , 88 1.0 72 62 4S CLONMELL MA RKETS.—JuIy 6. Per Cwt. s. d. s. 1. s. d. s. d. New Butter .... ..... 88 oto 90 0 Hides (raw) 0 to St 11 Oatmeal 12 0 12 3 Bac on Pi gs 38 0 40 0 Rendered Lard 0 52 0 Heads 28 0 .. 0 Per Bag. Flour, Second 0 44 0 I Flour, Thirds .. ..... 0 32 0 Household...— 0 42 01-- F0urth5......22 tl -- 0 Per Barrel. Rapeseed 20 0 0 I Parl ey 13 0 14 0 Bere 8 4 10 0 i Coals • 0 0 Per Stone. Wheat. 1 8 110 Tallow (rough) ...... 4 0 4 6 vats IO 8 e 9 Potato es 0 3 ( 4 KILKENNY MARKETS. wheat,per harrel)3os. od.to 375. Od. Beef (per 1b...,-, Os. Od. to Os, 62. Oats Barley 20 0 22 0 M utton 0 5 0 6 12 6 14 6 Pork .............. t(lour (per bag)....30 0 40 0 V eal ........ ...0 0 0 7 Butter (per cwt.)...90 0 98 0 Fresh Butter Bacon Pigs 35 0 30 0 salt Ditto Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes (per at.) 0 2 0 3 First Quality, Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth To the County , 796. THE RIGHT HON. HENRY GRATTAN.- We arc requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this day published " The Life and Times of the Right Hon. Henry Grattan," by his son, Henry Grattan, Esq„ M.P., in 2 vols. Bvo. with Por trait, &c., which can now be had of all Booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published Captain D. H. O'Brien's Adventures during the late War, comprising a Narrative of Shipwreck, Captivity, Escapes from French Prisons, &c., from 1804 to 1827, dedicated by permission to her Majesty. In 2 vols. Bvo. with illustrations. PLATED CORNEii.DISI GUINEAS the SET.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London (op posite the Bank of England), submit for choice in their Plate Rooms, many patterns of strongly Plated Corner Dishes, with Silver Handles and Shields, for Engraving, from 7 Gui neas to 10 Guineas the Set of four; by removing the handles from the covers, eight dishes are formed when required. N. B. A Pamphlet of the Prices of Plate may be had on appli cation. PATENT LEVER WA. TCHE S. With silver double-bottom cases ........................ 4:6 6 0 With silver hunting cases ................................ 16 6 This celebrated construction (the most accurate en which a watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest improve ments i. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four holes, capped, hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and main taining power to continue going while winding up, at the above price, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Cernhill, London, (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street). N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. On the 22(1 ult. BIR T at Montpellier .house, Cheltenham, the lady oau f J. hter .J. Sanguinetti, Es q ., of the Legislature of J ama i ca, of a (lg On the sth inst., at Great Malvern, the lady of the Rer. Edward Thrupp, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Effra-grove, Brixton, the lady of the Rev. Evan Edward Rowsell, of twin children, a girl and a boy. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at the parish church of Bowden, Mr. John Hunter, of the firm of Binyons and Hunter, Manchester, to Miss Alice Southam, of Altrincham, Cheshire. On the Bth inst., at St. Paul's Ch urc h , Bedford, Charles Frederick Edwards, Esq., of Herne-bay, Kent, to Joanna Maria, second daughter of the late Lieutenant -Colonel Cleeve, R. A. DIED. On the 6th inst., Elizabeth, wife of W. Hooper, Esq., R.N., and y o ungest daughter of th e l a t e T . G. Bramston, Esq., of Skreens. On the 9th inst., Sir James Gregan Craufurd, Bart., aged 78. London : Printed and Published by 111URDO YOUNG 01 No. 112, Strand, at Th e R... . _ 1 19 _ Rt.... 2 the county of Aliddlesex.—TlaursElay, July 11, 139. EVEN ING EDITION. DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. THE HAGUE, Jutv 7.—Their Royal Highnesses the He, reditary Prince and Princess of Orange arrived at Frankfor on the 3d of this month. TILBURG, J ULY 5.. We are positively informed that his Royal Highness the Prince, Field-Marshel, will be here in a few days, and it is conjectured that thehead. quarters of the army in the field will then be broken up by his Royal Highness. Every day we see waggons loaded with effects leaving this place, and many of the officers attached to the head quarters have already left us. It seems that not only the towns but the neighbourhood, which have for nine years been occupied by numerous bodies of troops of various descriptions, •,‘ ill soon be entirely stripped of tnem, by which this town in particular will become very quiet and dull. Public notice was this morning given, to the great joy of everybody, that the functions of the Special Commis sioners of Police, which were introduced into several towns and districts ever since the year 1831, are sup suppressed from the Ist of this month, by which the travelling and sojourn of things in this province will be facilitated ; and they will no longer be exposed to the in convenieric,'s which were hitherto almost unavoidable. MAESTRICIIT, JULY 4.—A new Journal, in the French language,called the Journal deLimboury, is published here. The first number i 3 written in a friendly, conciliatory spi. it. Since the state of siege has ceased, we see changes from ail quarters, without any previous permission from the military or civil authorities being required. Persons who are known do not even need passports. The Belgians are equally indifferent about passports, but the custom house officers are very rigorous in their search, and let nothing pass without paying duty. The Belgian Moniteur of the 7th publishes a Royal re solution, by which Belgians, who received the Military Order of William, or of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, before the Ist of October I°3l, are authorised to wear the insignia of those Orders. The K amper Courant speaks of great improvements intended to be made on the Rutsdiep, of the clearing away the mud from the Yssel, adding that it is in contem plation to raise a loan of 150,000 florins. Our journal contains many notices of militiamen return ing to their homes with unlimited furloughs.—Dutch Papers, July 9. BERLIN, JUNE 28.—We hear from the Polish Prussian frontiers louder and louder complaints of the entire stag nation of commerce, and we hear it frequently said that they corm(); possibly remain on the footing in which they are placed on the Prussian prohibitive system, and the mode of enforcing it. This fact forms a strong contrast with the intimate union between the two countries in other respects. Prussia is extremely attentive to the religious differences in Poland, not merely to the subject in general, but to the details. Thus a family from the kingdom of Poland, residing here with permission of the Russian Government, lately invited Archbishop Dunin to an evening party. As soon as M. V.R. heard of this, he intimated to the family that the Archbishop must not ap pear on that occasion, so that, in fact, the family were obliged to communicate to the Archbishop. The ex change of ideas between Poland and Germany seems to be watched with even greater jealousy. A lady, who was obliged to visit her relations in the kingdom of Poland, applied for a passport, and was told she must apply to the Prince of Warsaw, and if he made no objection there would be no difficulty on the part of the Government of the province. The. situation and the national sentiments of Gnesen may perhaps have some influence. Gnesen, " the old Polish Nest," is not forgotten on the other side of the frontiers. Russia has always aggrandized herself, and indemnified her allies at the expense of Germany; for Fries land, and the supremacy of the Baltic, it gave to Sweden Norway, which belongs to Denmark ; it gave to Prussia Saxony and other parts of Germany for the Polish pre. vii.ces ,not yet incorporated with the Prussian empire ; she has profited by every opportunity for her own aggrandize ment, and is now close on the boundaries of Germany. Prussia never took advantage of the misfortunes of Russia ; on the contrary, it hastened to her relief. If Prussia had but obtained at that time more beneficial commercial trea• Zeitung, July 4. THE MARKETS-(YESTERDAY K ET.-July 10. s. d. Wal's lend Hetton Walls End Lambton ...... Walla End Stewart's 23 3 Walls End Whitwell 22 0 Walls End Kelloe 22 9 W lls End Gordon 2l 0 Walls End Prestou 2O 6 Walls End Seymour Tees 2l 9 Naha End South Durham_ 41 0 Walls End Tees 2l 6 Walls End Tees Hetton •18 6 Walls End Tennant .... Walls End West Hetton 2O 9 Walls End West Tees Brampton Main Hartley 2O 6 Walls End Devonshire l9 6 st market day, A JULY 5. COAL MAR Adair's Bunion Main 2O d Carr's Harthl 2O 0 Holywell Main 2O 3 I.eaze's Main l7 6 Tantield :Moor 23 0 West disr!ley Walls End Grace Walls End Gosforth Walls End Heaton . 20 6 Walls End Kiliingworth.... 20 6 Walls Ead Peareth Walls End Perkins. 29 Walls End Todd's Benshain li Walls End Belmont 22 0 Walls Endßraddyll'slietton 23 0 Walls End Haswell 22 9 .hips arrived since la; COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEk Wheat. Brley. I Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to a. a. to s. a. to s 'o i . • • Abingdon...—. 64 80 30 34 j 22 30 38 I Andover... ..... '74 82 29 31 25 43 Birmingham 63 SO 30 40 16 22 33 73 80 32 36 26 30 39 Cirencester ... 61 81 27 32 20 25 32 40 Faringdon'....—. 65 80 26 30 26 30 46 —. Guildford...—. 68 RI 28 35 20 30 49 Henley-- 72 7) 26 32 23 2 6 43 Hereford.—..... be 26 32 22 29 -- 46 High worth 64 70 32 42 28 34 56 .—. Maidenhead... 63 75 24 36 20 26 34 44 34 38 Monmouth 64 74 32 34 j 22 29 34 40 Reading.,.....,.,. 64 75 25 33 20 27 33 42 35 Salisbury 64 71 30 34 20 28 41 46 Southampton 61 75 i 33 40 128 32 42 Stroud ---. 63 74 28 36 20 24 46 Tewkesbury.. B'4 35 22 32 40 -- Uxbridge—. 70 71 28 32 Fl 7 28 Wantage ..-M.63 72 40 42 24 34 20 25 33 48 Warminster— 67 70 27 34 22 26 36 4'2 33 40 Windsor ..... 76 21 22 25 Worcester...., 65 70 32 36 30 32 46 46 48 C HE LTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. ii. to s. d.I Pei lb. . Wheat to d. 9 Barley 4 0 46' Mutton ...... Oats 3 0 .............. 6 1111 4 0 Vaal Beans . .... 4 9 5 6 P or k 7 Pease 5 0 5 3 Lamb 0 0 [lay 31. 158. to 41. 4s. Od. p er ton. IRISH MARKETS, ARKET NOTE for the WEEK DUBLIN M . 7:r4.1