The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-12 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION ANECDOTE OF A. BLOODHOUND. (From the Naturalist for July, edited by N. Wood, Esq.) The subject of my story and the uncle of my inform ant, was a very ardent sportsman, and kept as fine a pack of tiger-hounds as any . person in all Guiana. He owned a large estate that yielded him a superb income, which he, however, appeared to value principally for the facilities it afforded him of pursuing, ad libitum, his fit vourite pastime. Oa'e morning—and it was a morning by him never afterwards to be forgotten—the subject of this anecdote left home, and proceeded alone on a shooting excursion. I should scarcely, however, be justified in assorting that he went forth abso lutely alone, for two powerful tiger-hounds followed closely at his heels. His favourite blood-hound howled long and plaintively for permission to join the party, but his master was inexorable ; he was tied up and left be hind. Indeed even the two dogs he took with him were more as companions than from any idea he enter tained that their services would be called into requisi tion. Had he expected danger, it was not on them he would have relied, but on the noble animal whose cou rage and fidelity he had so often proved, and who was now left at home. Tne day passed over without any remarkable encounter, and Mr. A. was on his return home. his game-bag laden theretl spoil, and D. fine buck suspended from a projecting branch of a m,iked tree, awaited the morning's sun till a slave should be sent for it. He had now nearly reached the out skirts of the wood, when he suddeniy perceived in the thicket, OD one side of the pdtli thr,iigh which he ino.t pass. two sniall taint like that of a p Ur . t,f cloy-worms ; his practised Cyr ltiszantly in _..,4 him that this oppearane , .., proceeded from nothing et-it eves of a wild beast—whether cougar, puma, jaguar, he hesitated not to determine one thing was certain, retreat was fatal, and to ad vance was apparently equally so. Now, for a bold shot, a steady hand, and a coal sight, and you may yet be saved ! Take care, sir, take care ! The sportsman's first action is to throw the barrel of hi, piece, unfortu nately only a-small bore, across his left arm, the thumb of his right band cautiously and noiselessly cocks the gun, and the fourth finger of the same hand feels the trigger. Mr. A. steadily advanced ;he was not suffered to remain long in suspense ; he had proceeded but three paces when with a terrific cry the cougar (for such it was) sprung from its lair and dashed upon him. He fired, but apparently without effect ; where were now his hounds ? They had fled at the first glimpse of the furious beast, and rent the woods with their cowardly wailings! He struck indeed a few blows with the butt end of his piece, but the robber of the forest was too nimble for him ; a momentary struggle and he was upon his back. The ferocious cougar was standing or rather crouching over him ; one paw was upon his broad chest, and each protruded talon, penetrating his clothes and flesh, caused a stream of blood to trickle down his side ; the other paw grasped his skull, and he felt as if each claw penetrated to his brain ; his senses reeled, and his blood suffused his eyes awl nearly blinded him ; still, however, this heroic Ame rican fainted not, nor ceased struggling manfully for the victory. His vigorous arms were extended, and his hands grasped the monster's throat, thus keep ing hurt fur a time from bringing into play those ra pacious!, jaws, which, as the hunter's strength delined, were gradually advancing into closer proximity with his face ; such a fearful struggle could not be of long continuance. The burning eyeballs of the cougar glared nearer, and more near still, as they looked into the bloodshed orbits of the prostrate but still fearless victim ; their owner was forced to turn them aside from the encounter, as if conscious of the dastardly nature of his attack, and the superior bravery though inferior strength of she man upon whom he couched. The powers of the man relaxed ; nature had done her utmost, she was at length exhausted. The darkness of despair was on the point of plunging his senses in unconsciousness, and death was about to seize upon his victim, when the brushwood behind him crashed and yielded before a heavy weight, the bay of a blood hound awoke him to consciousness and hope, a large animal bounded upon his merciless foe, the shock hurled the destroyer from its prey, and the brave hunter felt that he was saved. An American hunter, whether a native of the northern or southern division of that vast continent, rarely, if ever, loses his presence of mind. The prostrate and much lace rated man tottered to his feet, and recovering his hunting knife, whi e hh e h a d l ost i n t h e s truggle,staggered forward, and at eminent further hazard to himself, plunged it re peatedly between the ribs of his late aonqueror, who, although he had well-nigh mastered the dog (for such was his deliverer), was still too firmly fixed in the blood-hound's gripe to forsee or evade the avenging thrusts, It then fell backwards and released its cou- ' rageous opponent, wbo, however, despite his wounds, maintained firm hold of his throat until Mr. A. had re loaded his gun, and applying it to the monster's ear, put it out of pain, and deprived it of the capability of doing further mischief. Need I explain the occasion of this truly provi dential and almost miraculous rescue. The favou rite blood-hound which on quitting home he had left behind him, had continued howling all day as if pos sessing a sort of prophetic prescience of the accident, by which his owner's life would he placed in such ex treme danger, and having at length broken loose, had gone forth in quest of his missing master, and found him in time, but only just in time, to save him from one of the most horrible of deaths. The brave hunter, although much torn, contrived to remove the cougar's scalp, i. e. the ears, and that portion of the skin between and around them, and also to return home, from whence he was fortu nately not far distant ; nor did he, I am happy to be able to say, ever forget his faithful deliverer, but took the greatest care of him until he recovered from his wounds, which were of course severe, and constituted him his constant attendant night and day, till at length he died at the advanced age of nineteen years, full of lays and of honour. .he ma;evo THE DONIWETTIS, OR GENIUS AMONG THE TAlLORS.—Nothing is more curious than the history of the great masters of the revels in the terrestrial paradise of Italian opera. Donizetti's eldest brother, the leader of the band of the sublime Padishah, who makes the Sultanas and Odalisks dance to the tune of Piacer," since M almond has inducted them into Parisian concerts— Doni- % seta's brother, we are informed, was of yore master tailor at Bergamo. That he had glorious journeymen no one will gainsay when told who were his satellite snips. These were Donizetti and the divine warbler, Rubini. A r fag they had, a little football, who conveyed to them the cloth, inexpressibly cut by the elder Donizetti for the fashionables of the metropolis of Beccafigui and Polenta— for the cocks of the walk in the glorious birthplace of the most immortal and popular of - all heroes, and the most multiplied in his progeniture, whereof the English descend ants are dumb—high master Arleguino I This a-fore said fag—pronto a far Milo notte e giorno—was, if we mistake not, Donizctti the composer I Younger by many years than his brother, the utmost dream of his ambiticn was then to mount the board, wield the sheers, and handle the goose as his Turk-like seated comrades, or succed to the cutting out and cabbag ing profits of the maestro, his brother. However, tailoring d d not sufficiently swell the pockets of the four heroes a oresaid. To give vent to the latent musical fire within t,leir breasts, and, above all, to increase their few pezzetini of money, they hired themselves of an evening to sing in the Bergamo chorusses. As luck would have ic, Meyer, he whose name will go down to posterity with bright " Medea," had imagined the education and formarion of chorusses to supply the great theatres of Italy, and estab lished himself at Bergamo, a little town that has produced more great artists of song than any gigantic metropolis of Europe. Under Meyer's fostering auspices the two first tenors of modern times made their first steps to fortune on the gamut scale. They next sang at fairs, which, like all great meetings in Italy, cannot thrive without an opera. and, from singing in a barn they have risen to thrill the audience of the greatest theatres of the greatest ani most civilised nations of any age. Honour unto them, who, un like so many others in the last agitated half century of con tinental history, have emerged from humble history to de light, and even convulse the world. —Musical World SINGULAR CASE OE HORSE STEALING.— A TWOFOLD ROBBERY.—Ou Ti,ursday, at the Uxbridge petty Sessions, a man named George Welfurd, residing at Stanwell, near Staines, was charged with the following singular case of h ors e stealing :--- It appeared from the ei Preece, that i n t h e mont h of June last a man name d itha livi ng at S tairwe ll M oor , entru sted the prisoner w mare to take to Hounslow Fair for sale. On his return he stated that he had chopped it fir another horse, which he afterwards cu tt hut that he would aork ou t the lud was gk i ndered, and had colisc quently left behind hi value. He, h owever, did do so, and Preece, meeting him on the Wednesday Magistrate about the tt following, threatened to apply to a matter. On the Friday he went out for that purpose, when, on passing th roug h hi s o rchard, he was surprised at finding his He subsequently sent her to Smithfield for grazing there. to Uxbridgeeld for sale, and ulti mately, on the 31st ult., owned by a person named Hunt, 3 at i ed that he bought who stated st Fair, when she was her at Hounslow of the prisoner for , and that she wis stolen from Old Oak Common, itZ.t ono'clock on the mor nin g of the F riday that she vc sh about six as re stored to Preece. The Bench said there could be doubt that the priso ner, fearin g he shoul d get into trouble no fur his breach of trust in a pp ro p riatin g the p rod uce of the sale to his own use, had gone and stolen the mare and restored her to her original owner. As, however, the witness who saw the horse taken bad failed in identifying him, they had no alternative but to discharge him. H e was accordingly discharged. The Norfolk Chronicle says, it is unquestton. ably true that both the wheats and barleys have sustained some injury—the former from the high wind which occurred at the early part of its efflorence, and both the one and the other from the very heavy rains and tempestuous weather which we have more recently experienced. Upon all strong soils in a high state of cultivation the corn is lodged or beaten down beyond the possibility of its rising again, ne vertheless, in our belief, the amount of injury at the pre sent moment is not very material. The commencement of the harvest may probably be dated from the middle of this week, but the work will not become general before the 10th of this month, or perhaps even so early as that date upon the rich soils in the eastern division of the county bordering upon the sea-coast. HOME CIRCUIT.—CROYDON, Auausr 10. THE SURREY CANAL COMPANY V. HALL. This was an action to try the right of the Company to collect tolls at a certain bridge erected by them over the canal. The defendant, who is surveyor of the highways to the parish of Camberwell, pleaded that the road be fore the canal was made was a public highway. The defendant having admitted the trespass, and set up the right, witnesses were called to prove that the road in question was a public footpath. A number of witnesses were called who established that fact, and Mr. Thesiger having admitted that he had no answer to the facts proved by the defendant, the Court directed the Jury to find for the defendants, thus throwing open the road to the public. FALSE IMPRISONMENT.—JOHNSON V. REID. This was an action for false imprisonment. The defendant pleaded that he had tendered a suffi cient recompense for the injury the plaintiff had received. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS addressed the Jury, and said that, in this case, the plaintiff was a calico-printer, a person in an humble station of life, and he sought at the hands of the defendant, who was a Magistrate for the county of Surrey, compensation in damages for a serious injury which he had inflicted upon him. Mr. Reid admitted that he had done wrong, and he had made a tender of 301. as a recompense, and thus showed he was quite aware he had acted wrongly , and that a DOTY-STREET. EXTENSIVE FORGERIES. -- A well - dre s s ed middle rec ompense was required at his hands. The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff was a calico- aged man, of gentlemanly appearance, who gave his printer, and in the month of May last he was in the name James Allen„ was placed at the bar before Mr. service of a Mr. Makepeace at Mitcham ; and while in MINSHULL, the sitting Magistrate, charged with hay that service some difficulty arose relative to the per- ing feloniously uttered two forged checks, respectively formance of some work undertaken by him, and he was for 3001. and 3701. each, with intent to defraud Messrs. taken before Mr. Reid, under an Act of Parliament John Marshall and Co., tallow-melters, of 181, High which related to contracts between masters and ser- Holborn. vents. The case was taken before Mr. Reid, the Mr. Bush, the solicitor to the Society for the Pre defendant, in his magisterial capacity ; and his deci- vention of Frauds upon Bankers, attended to support sion was that the plaintiff had rendered himself ame- the case for the prosecution. The following evidence nable to the law, and he sentenced him to be impri- was adduced soned in the House of Correction for six weeks. The William Storey, of No. 12, Grafton-street, Soho, who defendant might have delayed giving his judgment, and described himself as a messenger and porter, stated that have taken time to consider the point submitted to on Tuesday, 2d July, he advertised in the Times news.. him ; but he declined to do so, and preferred to act paper for a situation as a porter, and on the following upon his first impression, and he sentenced Johnson to day he received a letter by post, purporting to be s i g ned six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour. He re- by a person named May, and desiring him to mained in gaol eleven days, when the Judges of the land, meet the writer on the same evening at the Gloucester who bad been appealed tn, decided that he had been Coffee-house, Piccadilly. He proceeded there ac wrongfully convicted and ordered his release ; and this cording to the appointment, and, on inquiring for decision went to the effect that he had suffered his im- Mr. May, was shown into the Coffee-room, where the prisonment wrongfully. prisoner was pointed out to him as the person, sitting He then called the following witnesses : in one of the boxes. He addressed him, and showed Mr. Robert Russell stated that he was solicitor to him the letter which he had received, when the plaintiff. He served the defendant with notice o f the prisoner took it from him, and, putting it into his the present action on the 23d of May last. Mr. Reid pocket, he never saw it afterwards. The prisoner then is a Magistrate for the cou nts of Surre y . Witnesses proceeded to inquire into his character and capa b i li ties a ttended before him on behalf of Johnson. Witnesses for the situation which he sought to obtain, and said were examined against him, and he cross-examined that he wanted a steady, trustworthy person, as he h a d them. When the evidence was concluded, witness took a great deal of banking business to transact, and h e an o bjection to the charge made against Johnson, a nd must in many cases entrust the care of money to his the matter was argued. Witness, after the conviction porter. He also said that he had lately come fr om took proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench, an d the country, and was inexperienced in matters relating obtained a writ of Habeas Corpus, and the plaintiff was to town, and that he had just opened a new concern in dischamed. the City in the tallow trade. Witness having answered Mr. John Sibley the Governor of the Brixton House his inquiries, and having referred him to his late master of Correction, produced the plaintiff's commitment, in Lison-grove, the prisoner said that he would make signed by Mr. Reid. Johnson was brought to the gaol the necessary investigation of his character, and ap on the 19th of May, and discharged on the 29th. He pointed him to meet him at the same place at one was put on the treadmill for six days. o'clock on the next day. He attended the appointment, Cross-examined—Witness attended with the plaintiff and the prisoner then told him that he had not had an in the Bail Court before Mr. Justice Williams. He opportunity of seeing his master, and inquired what the attended three days. Mr. Justice Williams did not de- terms were upon which he desired to be engaged. The tide on the first day, but took time to consider. witness acquainted him with them ; and the prisoner, Re-examined—He was taken back to the gaol each appearing to agree to them, directed him to see him night, and did his work as usual. He bad the same again at eleven o'clock on the following Tuesday. Wit allowance as the other offenders in the gao!. nets attended upon him accordingly, but he again said Mr. Russell 4'e-called—Witness acted as solicitor in that. he had made no inquiry, but added that he would procuring Johnson's discha7ge. The expenses amounted give him a job then ; and at the same time t o 241. 44. 71a. That does not contain the statute he took a letter from his pocket, and d es i re d him to allowance for the notice of action. take it to Mr. Thomas, to whom it was directed, and Cr ,ss-examined—Witness had a promissory note f o r to leave it at the bar of the Bell and Crown Inn, this bill of cots. Did not state to Mr. Penfold, the Holborn. and afterwards to meet him at the S ara cen's d, fendant's solicitor, that his costs did not exceed 201. Head, on Snow-hill. He obeyed his instruction, but What he said was, that he had made out a rough sketch on reaching the Saracen's Head found that Mr. May of his co-is, which he showed to Mr. Penfold. The was not known there. He waited outside for a short amounted to 22/. Would swear it was more than time, and then he saw the prisoner jump out of an om -201. I Is. The bill had not been taxed. There were nibus. He directly accosted him, and, going into the four or five Magistrates present when the plaintiff was coffee-room, gave him a note Jahn-stre o carry to Smithfie Messrs. convicted. Mr. Winnington , h e thinks, was the chair- Browning, oil-merchants, St,et, ld, man. The matter was argued by counsel before Mr. and directed him to return to him at half-past two Justice Williams, and he took one day to consider hi s o'clock. He received a list of prices at Mesrs. Brown ings, which he took back to the prisoner, s and on his judgment. Barkley Ellis a turnkey of Brixton House of Co r - handing it to him, the prisoner called him out into the rection, proved that the plaintiff was put upon the tread- yard, and gave him a black covered book to keep his wheel for six days, and he worked ten hours a day. H e accounts in, and at the same time handed to him a check appeared very well when he came into the prison, b u t drawn in favour of Mr. May, on Messrs. Drummonds, on the morning he went out he complained of' a cou g h. of Charing-cross, for 3001., and purporting to be signed Peter Hoy was called to prove that the plaintiff by Messrs. Jobn Marshall and Co., which he ordered him to get cashed. He proceeded immediately to could earn 3/, a week at his business. Messrs. Drummond s house, and in obedience to the direc- This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. TH EN GER addressed the Jury, and said his tions which he had received, he obtained a 200/. note Lea rne d F r i en d had doneessr. Mr. Reid no more than justice and a 1001. note, and he was proceeding to convey them when b e state d t h a t hi s i n tentions were most honest ,to the house No. 26, Old Broad-street, where the he felt satisfied that the Jury would give him credit for prisoner told him his offices were, when, on his way baying 'merely acted under a mistake. The Jury would through the Strand, near the Adelphi Theatre, the pri recollect in what a difficult position Magistrates were soner came up to him and tapped him on the shoulder, a aced—and for this very r eason the law gate them asking him whether lie had got any gold ?He ans advantages w h en it Was proved t h at t h e y had juris- wered in the negative, must when the prisoner too ok the go and notes diction in th e matter submitted to t h em . It, w as a from him, saying he have gold, and uld matter very muc h in Mr. Re i d ' s favour, t h at the original get them changed ; and giving him a note to deliver at question, upon whi c h t h e conv i ct i on too k Diace,appeared Gerard's Hall, Basing-lane, desired him to bring the to have been of such an intricate nature that a L e arned answer to him, and meet him at the Custom-house. He Judge, possessed of very great experience, would not de- did so ; and the prisoner then gave him 10s. and bade tide upon the matter at first sight b u t h a d taken time him attend him on the same spot the next da y . On to consider before he would pronounce a j u dgment. the 10th July, accordingly, he waited upon him ; and The most that could then be imputed to M r . Reid was, the prisoner sent him with a note addressed to Mr. that he had acted from a mistaken sense of his duty. Cooke, who, he said, was his brother, at Messrs. LAW INTELLIGENCE• COURT OF CHANCERY, AuGusr 10. IN RE sAtIMAREZ, A LUNATIC—THREE PETITIONS. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that these petitionS were from the next of kin of the Rev. ,Paul Baurn a lunatic. They prayed that there might be a rt fer ence to the Master, for the purpose of first ascertaining the amount of the lunatic's property and secondly, for the purpose of reporting whether be was not unne cessarily coerced ; and third, whether the present Com mittee of his person, Captain Saurnarez, should not be removed, and another appointed in his stead. The grounds upon which the petitioners sought the above named reference were, that certain reports had reached them that females of no reputation had been introduced to the lunatic, and had for a long time been left alone with him. This had repeatedly occurred. The lunatic had also been restricted from the •Tijoyment of that liberty which could, without increasing his malady, be fairly allowed to him. On his examination at issue of the Commission Mr. Saumarez stated that it was his intention to marry, reserving 8001. for himself, and that he should expend 04,0001. of his fortune for building an asylum for sixteen people. This snowed that his malady was not mischievous in its tendency. His LoanstuP said that no case had been mule out to justify the act of petitioning for the inquiry ; so far from any acts of coercion having been proved, the al legations of the petitions allege too great a laxity ; the case of the impropriety of conduct of the ladies intro duced to the lunatic had also wholly failed ; and be could, under these circumstinces, do no other tban dismiss tho petitions, with costs against the petitioners. FRANCIS v. COLLIER. Mr. RICHARDS •t:.ttedl that this was an application on the part of Mr. Dawson, the solicitor in the above- named suit, to restrain Mr. Sterton, a young man now paying his addresses to Miss Mar. Bradbury, an in tint and ward of this Court, from visiting her; and also to restrain her uncle, who had been improperly ap pointed her guardian, and under whose roof she resided, from permitting the said Mr. Sterton to visit her with out notice to him. Mr. Wm. Bradbury, the uncle of the ward, carried on business as a tailor, at No. 2, Mortimer-street, Ca vendish-squarewind his niece, Miss Mary Bradbury, the ward of this Court, had been residing with him for about fifteen months, where the addresses of Mr. Sterton had been encouraged. Mr. Dawson had been solicitor for all parties in six suits in this Court ; but Mr. Bradbury, instead of making any application to him, had instructed Mr. Jesse Cole, a solicitor residing in the same house with him, to apply to the Vice-Chancellor to appoint him the young lady's guardian. The Vice-Chancellor ordered a reference to the Master on the application, and on the hearing at his chambers, the Master in quired why the ward's brother, also an infant, had not been included in the order. Mr. Cole replied that the motion was only preparatory to a further application to approve a marriage between the infant and Mr. Sterton. These facts coming to the knowledge of Mr. Dawson, he petitioned the Master of the Rolls that the de fendant Bradbury, and Mary Bradbury, may be re strained from receiving the visits of Sterton ; and then, for the first time, he was informed that Bradbury had been appointed guardian of his niece. The match would be a most disadvantageousone, as Sterton bad not a farthing to settle on the infant, and is not yet eighteen years of age. Under these circumstances, Lord Langdale said that that, as the appointment had taken place by another Judge, he would order that the petition of Mr. Dawson should carry it for hearing before the Lord Chancellor. Mr. STEER appeared for Mr. W. Bradbury, and op posed the prayer of the petition. The LORD CUANCELLOR, after hearing the reply, ordered that the defendant, Wm. Bradbury, should be restrained from permitting, and that Mary Brad bury, the infant, should not should not receive, the visits of Mr. Sterton ; and that the parties be further ' ordered to answer the allegations of this petition. VICE-CHANCELOR'S COURT, Atra. 10. His Honour was occupied during the sitting in hear ing exceptions and further directions, none of which contained matter of the slightest public interest. Previous to his rising, the VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that although the other Equity Courts would not sit after this day, yet he would sit on Thursday next, and perhaps another day in the ensuing week to take the remaining causes on the list. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1839 Lord DENMAN summed up, and said that the de ' ' - 1 — , -inefully ca used the f i e di n p d H a s n o t n h th av e i n n t g ci a l dm th i e tte p d ia t i n n a ti t t r the n ' ;,tily --.- question for tut -Jury was the amount of damages; and whether the 30/. Which bad 13en tendered was or iias not s4fibient recom pense for the plaintiff for what he had suffered. There was not the least reason to suppose that the defendant was actuated by any feeling of . malice, but it appeared clear tha be._and his brother Magistrates; having to deal with a doUbtful question, had 'conic to an erro neous decision to the prejudice of the plaintiff, and that he had suffered thereby, and for this suffering he was entitled to ask for a recompebse at their hands. The Jury deliberated for a short time, and then re turned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 451. ROWLAND V. WILSON AND ANOTHER. Mrs PETERSDORPF and Mr. WORDSWORTH appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. CHANNEL for the defendant. This was ah action brought td reCcA7er doMpensation in damages for injury which the plaintiff alleged himself' to have sustained through the negligence of the defend ants' servants. The facts of the case were these : The plaintiff was an extensive wholesale fur manufac turer in the neighbourhood of Hatton-Garden, and the defendants, who were brother and sister, were omnibus proprietors and job and postmasters at Holloway. The plaintiff engaged of the defendant an open carriage and four to take himself and party to see the Derby ran for at the last Epsom Races, on the 15th May. The carriage came according to order, and the party were safely conveyed to the Downs ; but on their return home the postilions drove their horses out of the rank of carriages, whereby the carriage was driven in contact with a post and upset, several of the party slightly injured, and Mr. Newland himself seriously—his arm was broken, and his head bruised by the fall. Another carriage was procured by the defendant, and after me dical assistance had been rendered, the party returned home. Mr. Newland, in consequence of the accident, was unable to attend to his business for several weeks; and it was for the loss and injury which he thus sus tained that the present action was brought, it being con tended on his part that the accident was owing to the carelessness and negligence of the postillions sent by the defendant with the carriage which the plaintiff had en gaged. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, during the first examina tion of the first witness, suggested the propriety of a re ference, and after some consultation, the terms of refe rence were agreed upon by the Counsel. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff, subject to a reference. PATTISON V. ROBERTS. This was an action for false imprisonment. Mr. CHANNEL and Mr. PETERSDORFF appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. PLATT for the defendant. This action arose out of the following circumstances : The plaintiff, who was the clerk to an attorney named Wilson, was sent by his employer on the Ist of June last to the office of the defendant, who was also an at torney in No. 1, Child's-place, Temple, for the purpose of paying 123/. 155., the amount of debt and costs in an action in which the defendant's client had succeeded ; at the time when the plaintiff reached the defendant's office, the defendant was not there ; but when he did arrive he found the plaintiff together with his own clerks, named Williamson and Smith, in a state of intoxica tion, and one of them lying on the ground behind the desk in the office. Upon inquiry for the money which he expected to receive, he was told by the plaintiff that he had paid it to Williamson, and the plaintiff produced a receipt for the amount, which he said was paid in two notes of 501. each, and a bill of exchange for 221. 15s. Williamson denied having received it, and therefore the defendant sent for a policeman, and desired him to search the clerks, saying that they must have it between them. They expressed no objection to being searched ; but the policeman refused to search them until some charge was made against them. Mr. Roberts then gave them in charge, and they were taken to a station-house in the neighbourhood of Fleet -street, when the charge of stealing two bank notes of 501. each, and a bill of ex change for 22/. 153., was entered in the book kept for that purpose. Upon the prisoners being searched no property of any value was found upon them ; and after some altercation between Mr. Roberts and the clerks, the former, on being pressed by the inspector to say whether he persisted in the charge, withdrew it, and the prisoners were discharged, after having been in custody about two hours. POLICE IN T E LLIGE The witnesses for the plaintiff consisted of the po liceman, who took the plaintiff and his companions into custody, the inspector, and keeper of the station-house ; and also of a barrister, who went to the station house to interfere on behalf of the plaintiff. Mr. PLATT addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendant. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, told the Jury that they must find a verdict for the plaintiff, be cause there was no doubt that he had been imprisoned without any ground. As to the question of damages, he would only observe that Mr. Roberts had proceeded rather summarily against the plaintiff and the others, considering that there could be no danger of their runn ing away, and especially considering the very disgraceful state in which they were at the time. He might rear sonably have expected that when they came to thei senses they might have been able to give some better explanation of the matter. Whether the money had ever been found, or what had become of it, did not at all appear from the evidence. However, that was not the question for them ; all they had to consider was, what would be a reasonable compensation to the plain tiff for the imprisonment which he had suffered. The Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 51. Both Courts were held in the Town Hall. Lord Denman sat up stairs, and the Lord Chief Justice Tin dal in the hall below. The Learned Judges rose at about four o'clock. Beards, coal-merchants, in Earl -street, Blackfriars. Witness received there a note, which, by the directions " had received, he took to the prisoner at St. , ^ The prisoner then desired Kathefitle't '-";nal entrance, him to go and fof itt the ' - and aftet abO,iit a quarter . 91 an hoiif; he Clime him there, and gave bitn a elieat to that had before got cashed , exce p t that it was for d 701., and desired him to brillg back a 3001. note and 79 so• vereigns. , lie presented the check, and, like the last, it was paid ; and oti his taking the money to the pri soner he sent him to the Bank of England to get cash for the note. The prisoner then told him that he shad not want him any more at present, as he was going out of town, but took dOwtt his address, in order, as he said, that he might write to him, and gate hitn 11. 2s. 6d. for his trouble. lie s ubsequently received several letters from the prisoner, dated Kingston-on-Thames, excusing the passage at ten o'clock, when, from St. James's himself for nOt employing him, but never saw him again met him. lie called a uapsnathri Park w theinat into previous ppaaslirg m Pall-mall, (Friday) e consta ble, in obedience to directions which he had received from Forrester, the city officer, and went up to him. On his addressing him the prisoner appeared confused, but said that he would explain all to him if he 'would send away the constable. The latter, however, ad vanced and took him into custody, and was carrying him away to the s tation-house, when he suddenly made a bolt and ran into the Park down the steps. He was, however, pursued, and when witness saw him again he was in custody at the shop of Messrs. Farrance, the confectioners. Mr. T. A. Rush, cashier to Messrs. Drummond, proved that he had paid the first check for 3001. The imitation of the signature of the firm of John Marshall and Sons was excellent. Mr. Beaumont Marshall stated that he had carried on business as a tallow-melter, at No. 181, High Hol born, under the firm of John Marshall and Sons, in which name he usually signed checks. The checks produced were forgeries. He kept an account at Messrs. Drummonds' banking-house. Mr. Bush said that he was unprepared now th wi any further evidence ag ainst the p risoner, and applied that he should be remanded. Independently of those cases which he had already submitted, there was another charge which would he preferred against the prisoner. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, denied that the checks were in his hand-writing. Mr. MINSHULL remarked that the charge was one of feloniously uttering the checks, and remanded the prisoner for a fortnight. THE INVE STITURE OF THE SULTAN MARLBOROUGH -STREET. STEALING LEAD.—Daniel Thompson, John Farm &ugh, and Alfred Clarke, were brought before Mr. D yer and Mr. Courtoy, charged with having been concerned in stripping a number of houses in King street and Titchfield-street of an immense quantity of lead. As many as six different robberies of lead , from the tops of houses have recently occurred, and this na turally caused much anxiety on the part of the in habitants to discover the plunderers. This morning about three o'clock, a tradesman in King-street, named Bowler, was told by a lodger that some men were on the on the top of an adjacent house. He instantly got roof of his house and kept watch for the thieves. In a short time he saw enough to know at th three men were en gaged in stripping the houses, and alsomake hi ms elf acquainted with their dress, though he could n o t distinguish their features. The thieves, finding at last they were discovered, made their escape over the houses followed by witness, who at last saw them enter a trap door belonging to No. 6, in the same street. Wit ne ss informed the police , and Sergeant Whall, C 16, and Policeman Scott, C 176, went to the house, which was untenanted, and left in the care of the prisoner Thompson. On gaining admission, the police went up stairs, and found Thompson and Farnclough in bed. They examined the men's clothes, and found they exactly corresponded with the description of the dress worn by those who made their escape through the trap-door, and in addition, that the clothes were covered with w hiting and soil, just a s would be produced by w orking on te tops of the houses. The police went over the tops of the houses, and in the line taken by the thieves they found upwards of three hundred weight of lead ready rolled up for carrying away. The lead had been taken fro m the parapets and gutters of the houses in King-street and Litchfield-street. When the house, No. 6, King-street, was searched, a chisel was found, which exactly corresponded with the marks upon the lead. Police -sergeant Whall, hearing some person whistle, was induced to look out at the window, and, on seeing a man standing in the street, he pointed him out to Mr Bowler, who declared that the man resembled the person not in custody, whom he ,had seen with the other two on the top of the house. The constable im mediately proceeded to take the man (the prisoner Clarke) into custody. When searched, a quantity of lucifer matches was found in his cap. Thompson and Farnclough in defence said, they were ignorant of the robbery, as they had been in bed all night. Clarke denied all knowledge of the robbery, and on explanation of his whistle said, he made the noise to awaken one of the prisoners who had promised go with him on business to Covent Garden Market. All the prisoners were remanded till Thursday. WORSHIP- STREET. William Griffiths, a very deplorable-looking creature, was charged with stealing a book from Mr. Williams, of Finsbury Pavement. The prisoner inquired at the prosecu tor's shop the price of " Johnson's Lives of Highwaymen." The shopman told him ; and he asked if less would not be taken ; the shopman replied—" I've named my price, and you may take it or leave it." " Oh I" said the prisoner, " I'd much rather take it," and seizing the book ran off with it at full speed. He was, however, run down and brought before th e Ma gistrate of this office, who sent him to the House of Correction and hard labour for two months. (BY AN EYE-WITNESS.) I arrived about suieset near Scutari, at the entrance of the Bosphorus, in , front of the walls of the Seraglio. having before me the finest panorama in the Ann "trerne excitement on the pier soon troiVefge.. The eletive mood and ecstasy roused tire tiaana the &intern e .- • eeement produ which-this splendid pr6speet teed for A b..- • by cod. The sea was eotered every direct)... thousands of boats coming from the coasts' of . Asia and ports of Galata and Pera to Stamboul and 'Villa Some conveyed soldiers in grand uniform, whose noisy hilarity formed d strange contrast with the in general grave aspect of the Turks. In others I perceived richly-attired Pachas, reclining on couches under the shade of parasols ; then passed others, and not the least interesting--I mean those which contained harems under the jealous superintendence of eunuchs. The women were enveloped in their ynchmas, but through the thin and transparent gauze I could admire the delicacy and regularity of their features. The piercing cries of the boatmen were kept under from time to time by the bursts of military music heard from different quarters. The Sultan Abdul-Medjid, the Servant of the Most Glorious, was, as it appeared, on the point of proceeding to the mosque of Eyoub, to gird on the sabre of Othman. I hastened to mount the steep streets leading to Pera. There, as well as at, the port, I found all in mo tion—a dense crowd, in the midst of which the splendid dresses and decorations of the diplomatic functionaries were conspicuous, all forcing their way to the quay of Galata. I followed the general impulse ; a boat con veyed me to one of the gates of Stamboul, and I ar rived, not without much difficulty, at the great street cf Adrianople, through which the imperial procession was to pass. It seemed as if the whole Levant had made a rendezvous in the imme nse street which runs from one end of the city to the other. The regiments of the guards, and the arabas (chariots), richly ornamented, and full of Turkish, Greek, or Armenian ladies, formed a double line ; then followed in dense confusion (not withstanding the difference of religion) a motley mass of turbaned Turks, Jews in dirty gowns and pointed caps, Armenians with their pyramidal kalpaks, Arabian clerks, dressed in white woollen cloaks, Persians, der vises, Greek papas, &c. ; but this mixture of different races and religions was altogether confined to the male portion of the spectators, as the strictest separation of the sexes was rigorously enforced, and I did not observe, during the whole ceremony, a single instance of a man outstepping the sanatory cordon formed, as if by en chantment, around the platforms reserved for females. After a short interval the discharge of artillery an nounced that the Sultan, Abdul-Medjid, was leaving the Beylerboy-Slavros, or Yellow Palace, situated on the coast of Asia, in order to proceed by sea to the mosque of Eyoub. The procession consisted of twenty gilded caikas or barges. Amongst the number, that of the Sultan was easily recognised by its size and splendid ornaments. A canopy made of rich crimson silk, with golden fringe, screened his Highness from the rays of the sun ; he was received on his passage by various sa lutes from the guns of the brio and cutters sta tioned at the Golden Horn. Tile young Monarch was accompanied to the mosque of Eyoub by the sheik of the nievlevi (chief of the dervises). This per sonage, whose sanctity is held superior to even that of the Great Mufti, does not reside at Constantinople ; he lives at Koniah, the ancient capital of the Seljouci des, who were succeeded by the Ottoman Sultans of Anatolia. The only occasion on which this dervise quits his convent is when it becomes his duty to invest a new Sultan with the sabre of Othman. This cere mony, at which no unbeliever was allowed to " assist," lasted for three-quarters of an hour. On leaving the mosque the Sultan first crossed the square of Babou- Bachi, where a magnificent tent, fitted up in the Eu ropean style, had been placed for the corps diplonzatique. Amongst the Ambassadors we observed Admiral Rous sin, Lord Ponsonby, M. de Boutenieff, and Baron Sturmer ; there were also present Prince Puckler Mus kau, just arrived from Syria, Lord Carnarvon, and se veral other distinguished personages. The procession subsequently moved on in the direc tion of the Seraglio, through the fine street of Andria nople. The Oulemas marched at the head. They were ' all on horseback, and attired in the ancient costume ; their turbans were ornamented with gold lace, more or less, according to their rank. Those amongst them who descended from the family of the Prophet wore a green robe and a turban of the same colour. The two Kasiaskers, or lieutenants of the Great Mufti, came with the Oulemas. After the college of the priests followed the Ridjals, or grandees—namely, all the Pachas who have been in active service ; and behind them the Visiers, who wore on their turbans a plate of gold set with diamonds. The two sons-in-law of the Sultan Mahmoud were in the same rank ; the Kislar age, or chief of the black eunuchs, wa t t also along with the Visiers. Suddenly there was a death-like silence throughout the crowd. The Grand Visier, the fear-inspiring Kos rew, made his appearance and passed along. It is said he adds to the infirmities of age by a most disorderly life ; he limps, and has a most forbidding aspect. How ever, it is only necessary to pronounce the name of this individual at Constantinople to make the Turks and Rayahs shudder. The remembrance of his sanguinary participation in the slaughter of the Janissaries is still fresh in the minds of all : they kno,v him to be as piti less as the Bosphorus is deep. At the moment I perceived the Grand Vizier passing he was engaged in familiar conversation with the Grand Mufti, his sworn enemy. It appears that a few days before this fete they had a serious altercation, which they found the means of stifling for the present. It is said that the Grand Mufti had refused in open divan to appear at this great solemnity (at which his presence is indispensable), unless the Sultan resumed the costume of his forefathers. Kosrew replied, in a violent rage, that unless he (the Grand Mufti) changed his opinion, he should have him dismissed, and it is said that this was not the only menace. The result was that the young Sultan did not think proper to put on the turban, and the Grand Mufti attended the ceremony. After the ministers followed his Highness's horses, covered with jewels like sultanas, aad led by grooms in splendid livery. These animals are never ridden, but merely kept for state shows. The adelemers, or guards of honour, who followed them and preceded T heir the ul tan, are solely employed for this dresses are of the richest goid embroidery ; they hold long gilt halberts in their hands, and from their hats project lofty plumes of feathers. In the midst of all this pomp and osten tion, the extreme simplicity of the Sultan formed a striking contrast. A diamond clasp on his " fez," and the decoration of the order of Nichan Iftihao on his breast, were the only insignia worn by the young Monarch. Abdul-Medjid is about 16 or 17 years of age ; he is thin and pale ; his coun tenance, which still retains traces of the small-pox, has nothing very noble or striking in its general outline. It would appear that his constitution has already suffered from dissipation, particularly dangerous at his age. He looks around on the crowd with a dull and languid air, like a person risen from a bed of sickness, and one would think that he took no part in what was passing, or that it was not intended for him. He was isolated in the midst of the procession, his guards keeping, through respect, at a certain distance from his person. The fact is, that one of the greatest crimes a Mussul man can commit is to approach so close to the Sultan as to touch his body, or even his clothes. " The new Sultan," says the correspondent of the Semaphore at Constantinople, " was married before his accession to the throne, and his consort is eneiente. He is said to be much attached to her, and to be resolved to live with her alone, after the Christian fashion. This, however, would be almost impos s ible, since the Mahometan law commands that a Sultan shall not co habit with a woman after she has had a child by him. If the young Sultan abolishes this custom, he will do more towards the civilization of the Turks than all his father has done. The band of the Icoglans in the palace is dissolved. A splendid feast will, it is said, be given in the palace to the diplomatic body, as soon as peace with Egypt is estalished. The Sultan's brother, Abdul-Azis, is at the palace of Chysoceras, waiting for the throne or for death ; but it is believed that . when Abdul-Medjid is firmly seated he will assign his brother a palace on the Bosphorus, and give him a post suited to his rank." • gavi,Atd,. E G. lilnktitirtie, J. 4 glionby, H. A. Attwood, 'I. Jame Argyll Somerset (In the Conini;rter) First Clause—( That a yearly sum ofll be paid to the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty) :—Prorsed to till the blai k with " four thousand }Auto& t"—Afterwards pro posed to fill the blank with " three thousand pounds : "---.110- tion made, and Question put, " That the blank be filled with four thousand pounds:' "—The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 80. ` , m Admiral Sir Bowes', Bridgerljgrif Brownrigg, Buller, C. B u rrell, Sir C. M. Callaghan, D. Cityley. E. S. Clements, Lord lerk Sir G. Cr drington, Sir E. C ra ig, iN. Gibson Dahneny, Lord Ihvett, E Donkin, Sir R. Douglas, Sir C. E. Eliot, Hon. J. E. Filmer, Sir E. Fitzpatrick, John Fitzroy, Lord C. Freshfield, J. W, Gaskell, J. m. tiordon, It. Graham, Sir J. Grey, Sir G. Henry W•oth ertor, J. Hastie, A. I Price, Sir R. Hawes, B. - !:ice, T. S. Hawkes, T. , Rolle Sir Ft. M. 1 !- L Finiie, J H Itty:sel!, Loid John H,,bh,;use, Sir J. C Ruttit'-co dA. Hobhouse, T. B. sciiolefield, J Hodges, T L. Seale, Colonel Hoskins, K. Seyniour, Lord Itoward, I'. EL ' Smith, John Abel Howick, Lord Smith, K. Vernon Hutt, iN. sorricrville, Sir W. Hutton, Rober. St inky, V. J. It. FL Stanley, Vli 0 , I ng lis, Sir I Lowther, W. S. S"ock, Dr Lowther, J. H. Surrey, Earl of Manic., Hon P x Teiamrt,...h, lord Monypennv, T. G. Tho , son, C. P Morpeth, Viscount Troubridge, Sir T. , Norreys Sir J. D. Ward, H. G O'Ferrall, More Wood, Sir Matthew Parke, C. W. Wood, Colonel T. Paget, F. Wotsley, Lord P a lmer, C. FY she Wyse, Thomas Palmer, G. Yates, John A. eattison, J. Pease, Joseph TELLERS. Wood, C. Peel, Sir It l'igot, D. R. Steuart, IL MINORITY-N OES, Hector, e J. Hodgson, R. Holmes, W. Hope, Charles Hume, Joseph Johnson, General Leader, J. P. Lowth r, Colonel ,Martin. John Morris, David Norreys, Lord Palmer, R. Parker, R. T. Currie, Raikes De Horsey, S. H. Duncombe, T S. Eaton, Richard J. Fieideu, J. pinch, Francis Gordon, Hon. W Philips, Mark Sheppard, Thomas Spry, Sir S. T. Thompson, Ald. Turner, W. Vigors, N. A Wadoington. H. S Wakley, Thomas TF.LI,E RS. Williams, W. Wallace, R. Proposed to add Proviso, " That any such Judge, after the present Parliament, shall, during his continuance in office as Judge, be incapable of being elected or sitting as a Member of the House of Commons :"--Question put, " That the Proviso be added :"—The Committee divided:— MINORITY—AYES, .'Court, Capt. E Grimsditch, Thomas Blackburne, I. Hawes, B. Blair, J. H .whes, T Broadley, H. sector, C. J. B ro wnrigg, J. S. Hinde,J. H. Burrell, ,ir C. Hodgson, Richard Clerk, Sir George Holmes, W. Cochrane, Sir T. ',lope, Hon. C. Cole, Viscount Howard, P. H. Currie, tlaikes Hutt, W. ile Horsey, S. H. Inglis, Sir R. H. Douglas, Sir C. H Johnson, General Duncombe, T. S. Lasceles, Y‘. S Ewart, W. Leader, J. T Fielde.., J. Lowther, Colonel Gaskell, J. M. Lowther, J. H. Gordon, Hon. W. Norreys, Lord Graham, Sir James Parker, It. T 51. Peel, Hon. Sir R. Perceval Colonel Philips, %l. Sheppard, P. Spry, S. 1 ' ~ hcnnyson, Ald. Turner, William Vigor s, N. Waddington, H. S Wakley, Thomas Wallace, R Warburton. H Wilmot, Sir E. 1 Wood, Thomas Aglionby, H. A. A ttwood, T. Baring, F. Bowes, J. Bridgman, H. Brotherton, J. Buller, C. CAlaghan, Daniel C ylcy, E. S. Clements, Lord Craig, W Daloieny, Lorci Eliot, Hon J. E. Fiimer, Sir E. Fitzpatrick, J. W. Fitzroy, Lord Charles Freshtield, J. W. Gisborne, T. Gordon, Robert Grey Sir a Hastie, A. Hindley, Charles TELLERS, Hume. Joseph Williams, W. 61. Rutholord, A. Scholeticld, J. Seale, Sir J. Sevmou . , Lord Somerville ,Sir W. E.. 1. W 0. Steuart, R. Thomson, C. P. Thornely, Thomas Trowbridge, Sir T. Villiers, Charles Ward, H. G. Wood, C. Wood, Sir Matthew Worsley, Lord Yates, J. A. TELLERS. Maule, Hon. l'ox Adam, Sir Charles HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY, Aua. 6 DIVISION N LORD BROUGHAM'S RESOLUTIONS ON THE O SUBJECT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE MIN IRELAND. AJORITY—FOR, 86. ARCHBISHOP. Armagh DUKEV, Richmond Wellington MARQUISES. thercorn Hertford Bute Thomond Exeter Londonderry Westmeath Ormonde EARLS. Devon Denbigh Shaftesbury Abingdon Jersey Poulett Morton Haddington Galloway Hopetown Delawarr Bathurst Beverley Mansfield Liverpool Cadogan Roden Rosslyn Limerick Charleville Manvers Ox:ord Harrowby Verulam Brownlow Beauchamp Glengall Shettield De Grey Eldon Falmouth Stradbroke Munster Ripon ISCOUNTS. Hereford Strathallan Strangford Middleton Gage Hawarden St. Vincent Gort Canterbury BISHOP. Rochester MIN LORDS. De Roos Saltoun Sinclair Colville Reay Monson Sondes Grantley Berwick Montagu Calthorpe Redesdale Ellenborough Sandys Prudhoe Colchester Ravensworth Forreater Rayleigh Bexley Wharncliffe Fitzgerald Lyndhurst Tenterden Cowley Stuart de Rothsay Wynford Brougham and Vaux De Lisle Dunsany DUKES. IRITY-AGAINK llchester Uxbridge Minto Lovelace ', 51. MARQUISES , Lansdowne Normanby Headfort Conyngham EARLS Leitrim Charlemont Clarendon VISCOUNT& Melbourne IDuncannon Falkland Lismore LORDS. Cottenham Holland , 1 .an gdale Wrottesley Sudely Carrington Stanley Plunket Stuart de Decles Poltimore 1 Lurgan Mos - tyn Bypil Craven Cowper Lichfield Gosford Fingall Fdzwilliam Albemarle Foley Hat herton Dacre r e Freyne Saye and Sele eatord orn e Staulbrd PAIR FOR. Beaufort Rutland Montrose Downsh ire Eglintoun Moray Dalhousie Leven and Melville Orkney Digby Ca rnarvon Courtoun Mountcashel Longford Clare Bandon Wilton Lonsdale Bradford Sydney Hood Doneraile Exmouth Beresford CombermClC Canning St. David's Carlisle Bristol Droutore St. John of Bletso Rodney Kenyon Braybrooke • Carbery Glenlyon Maryborough Downes Wallace S-39. Gardner Met huen Montfort Barham Dinorben De Manley AGAINST. Ducie Scarborough Portman Tavistock Belhaven Ely Camperdown Kin nai rd Sutherland Petre Shrewsbury Care Lynedoch Vernon Sefton Cork Torrington Serums Sherborne Rosebery Dormer Kintore St raff rd Yarborough Crewe Segrave fi ipon Chichester Hereford Morley Leigh Bateman Errol Wenlock Carlisle Zetland Bruce Clow urry Lov at THAMES- OFFICE. William Jones, the carpenter of the ship Thomas Grenville, was charged with being in possession of .5001bs. of smuggled cigars, on board that vessel in the River Thames. On the officers of customs going on board the ship at Blackwall, they found two tons and a half of smuggled cigars and cheroots, brought from India by the defendant and the Captain ; the ship was consequently seized, and Jones was summoned for the fine of lOW. The defendant denied that the cigars were his, and was about to call evidence to prove that tact ; but the Magistrates said, that if he could so prove, his case could not be aided, as all the crew on board a vessel having smuggled goods were liable to the same penalty ; they, ther efore, fined him 100/., or to be im prisoned until it be paid. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE PORTSMOUTH, AuG. 9, W. S.W.—Arrived, the Jose phine, Broult, from Nantes; Eole, Gußdaloupe. P LY MOUTH, AUG. 9 , variable.—Arrived, the Amiable Nan, Nantes ; Ante l op e, Stevenson, ditto Germania, Schmit, Memel ; Anne and Sarah, Sikes, ditto Sailed, the Star, Perry, Denia ; Bell, ditto ; Emma, S ier, Mi p ramichi FALstouTu, AuG. 8, N.W. fresh.— Arrived, t h e City of Rochester, Campbell, Dalhousie. Sailed, the Jane, Phelp, Malaga. Wind W. SW.—Arrived t he LIVERPOOL, AuG. 9. Jane, Walker. from Manzanilla ; Elizabeth Hunt, B St. John's, New Brunsw ick ; Fanny, Sloane, Quebec ; ri tannia, Atchison, Do. ; Mary Caroline, Lawso n, Do. ; John Dunlop, Choate, New Orleans ; KillgbCOVe, M`Do nald, Newfoundland; Commerce, Beathie, Nawa. Sailed the Argyll, Cowan, for Calcutta ; Constit Wution, Be a bod y, , New Orleans; Normant on, Hanbury, Do. ;W . kle Block, Africa ; I,aac Allerton, Jolly, South America ; Harvest, Fuller, New York; John Robert, M`Rechbie, Quebec. Off port, the Liverpool, from New Orleans. -----.. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Georgiana, Stephenson, Dundee to South Aus tralia and Sydney, 25th May, lat. 26, S. lon. 30, W., Adolphe, Fanny, bound to Bourbon, 15th ult., lat. 44, lon. 13 ; Tagus, America to Liverpool, 2 i inst., by the Splen. t 4 iii, ['estop, arrived at Bristol ; Minerva, Londonderry to New York, Ist. 41. lon. 38, by the Xenophon, Tate, ar rived at Sligo ; William, Liverpool to Quebec, lat. 59, lon. 33, by the Uncertain, arrived at Newport; William, Quebec to Cork, 23d ult., lat. 46, lon. 37, by the Henry Voland, arrived at Cork ; and the Belvidere, from Liver • pool, 9th ult., lat. 49, lon. 65. Transcript.—Last ---- _---.--,-- - ----- ---------'-;--- A GHOST.—That apparitions do not always wander without suffi cient cause is prov ed b y a well attested a fact which w e copy w i t h the endorse ment of the Montreal lady of litera r y tas t e and rathe r studious habits), sat read ing in her dr aw i ng -room, the clock on the mantle-piece struck twelve. i.—Last Tuesday f o rtnight, as Mrs. -- ( As the last stroke reve rberated en through the apartments, th e door was suddenly flung op: In act of raising her head to reprove the intrusion (unrung for) of her servant, her eye rested on the form of her family as late husband ; she screamed and fell senseless on the carpet. This brought up such members of the administered a partially administered, and when Mrs. -- had regained psssession of her suspended faculties, and being a woman had not yet retired to rest ; restoratives were of crong dis posed to consider the whole distress she had undergone as mind and highly cultivated intellect, she felt the result of certain associations between the melancholy tale she had been perusing and her late loss, operating ou advisable her maid servant should repose in her chamber, lest any return of what she bad determined to consider a nervous deranged system. She, however, considered it affection should distress herself and and alarm the family. Last Tuesday night , feeling strong in better spirits than sh e h a d en joyed for s everal months past, Mrs -- dispensed w ith the prese nce of her attendant, re tiring alone to h er c hamber, and went to bed a little before ten o'clock. E xac tly a s the clock struck twelve she was awakened from s l ee p, an d distinctly b eheld the apparition she had before seen advancing from the table (on which stood her lamp), till it stood o pp osite to and drew aside the curtains of h er bed. A se nse of suffocating eppres sion deprived her o f all power to scream aloud. She de scribes her very blood retreating with icy chillness to her heart from every vein. The countenance o es, once f her beloved in life wore not it s benevolent asp ect ; the ey beam ing with affection, were now fixed in stern the regardcoura on the trembling half.di sso lved being , who, with ge of counts, and let m e rest in roll of written p a p e r, " Je;sie, PaY --" Charles I dear Ch arles I desperation, thu s a dj u red him my paper ac why are you co me ag ain ?" " Jessie," slowly aspirated the sh a d o wy form, w avin g in it news and solemnly d a small peace 1 "--Anierican Paper. THE PENNY POSTAGE STAMP TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN. SlR—The letter of " An Old Subscriber," in your paper of the 31st ult., suggesting that the penny stamp beimprinted on a sheet of post paper, induces me to trouble you with a line or two on the same subject. In deciding on the best means of affixing the penny stamp, it will be necessary to take into the account the individual and general interests which it might assist or oppose, and which it appears to me it ought not to interfere with. We must consider, then, the best means of protecting the Post-office from fraud with regard to the stamp, and also the convenience and interest of the public. I beg to suggest, that the mechanical arrangement of affixing the stamp be similar to the stamping of news papers, or bills of exchange, or receipts, and that parties be enabled to get their own paper stamped, on payment of the penny for each stamp, providing the paper do not exceed the weight which Government may determine shall circulate for a penny, but that the size and shape be left to the option of the public. And provided . it be incumbent, on sending a letter, to show the stamp m the folding of it, I cannot apprehend any forgery of the stamp. This system would also prevent, or at least would not countenance, any monopoly in the paper trade, by not interfering with it in any manner. Until the Post-office arrangements could undertake to supply the public with the stamps, they could be purchased of appointed parties ; and in order eventually to guard the Post Stamp-office from the trouble of is suing small numbers of stamps, it could limit its mini mum of issue ; and as stationers would, of course, under the plan I have suggested, deal in stamped paper, they would find it to their interest to be accommodating to every class of purchaser. I have the honor to remain, Sir, Your most humble servant, London, August 6, 1839. T, CURE FOR A DYING MAN. —Some years since the worthy Crier of the Court at Knutsford felt one morn ing in Court rather worse fur the previous night's debauch, and sent the following recipe to be compounded at a neigh bouring hotel :—" Dear Miss H---end me a quart of and a duck , for I a m almost dead I coffee, two muffins , Yours, just alive, and that's,,,all, M. T." BLINKERS. —Amongst a variety of unnecessary suffering and punishment endured by that useful animal the horse (especial l y our unfortunate hacks), blinkers are de cidedly not the least ; for, having made long and close ob servation on the subject, I find that they are not only a great annoyance and pain to the animal, from their prox imity to the eye, but that from this cause (when it is th, case) the sight becomes gradually dull and thick, till he is left entirely without it. Two or three of the veterinary surgeons with whom I have conversed are of the same opinion, giving close blinkers as a reason for the number of blind horses seen in and about London. With many of these poor wretched animals they are not required at all, but are used, like many unnecessary straps and trappings about the harness, more from habit than necessity. Where they are required they should be placed sufficiently apart from the eye, so as not to give pain and cause irritation. I hope all persons who keep horses will give them relief in this respect, as many have very properly and kindly done in removing the painful and unnecessary bearing-rein.-- Correspondent of the Morning Post. THE WoRLE MuRDER.—The wretched per petrator of this horrid crime has been conveyed to Shepton Mallet gaol. On the way he several times gave vent to his guilty sorrow, at the same time giving the officers to understand that nothing this side of the grave would in. duce him to say why he committed the dreadful deed, which he never for a moment before contemplated. On his arrival at the gaol he underwent the usual prison discipline of having his hair cropped, and his clothes exchanged. His outward garment, provincially called a kettle smock," was returned to the constable to be produced at the trial, it being much spotted with blood. It now appears that the prisoner was a good deal excited by the effects of liquor at the time he committed the murder, .he having, with other workmen, obtained from a neighbouring beer shop some cider, which they drank in the hayfield, in addition to their master's allow ance. Since his committal the ring of the umbrella which the unfortunate deceased took with her has been picked up a few yards before coming to the spot where the murder was perpetrated, and which, in the opinion of many who have viewed the place, indicate that words and blows passed batween the prisoner and deceased, on the former overtaking the latter on her way to Worle, which ended in the fatal catastrophe. The funeral of the deceased took place Sunday week, at Wyke St. Lawrence.—So mersetshire County Gazette. FELONY BY A CASHlER.—lnformation was received on Wednesday that on Monday morning last John Gardner Bridgers, cashier to the Birmingham Canal Na vigation Company, absconded with a considerable amount of property, and is supposed to have made for one of the outports. The proprietors have offered 100/. for his apprehension. He is described as about 35 years of age, five feet seven inches high, light complexion, rather red no se, and prominent grey or bluish eyis usuals dressed in a green frock coat and darkish pantaloons, is rather gentlemanlike in appearance, and much addicted to taking snuff. • )IV Iclo7 , S PARLIAM (From the l'‘)tes and ProceMing , ut tie hot" of ADMIRAL 7'Y TS' BILL ,JORITY-NOES, Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, I'. B. Hodges, T. L. Hoskins, K. Howard, Sir It. tiow lA. Lord Hutton, R. Monypenny, T. O. Morpeth, Viscount AL,rris, David Muskett, G. A. Norreys, D. O'Brien, W. S O'errall, More Pag..t, Frederick Palnier , ton, Visct, Parker, John Pigot, D. It. Price, Sir R. Rice, T. S. Rolle, Sir R. M. Russell, Lord John EVEN IN' GEYJITION. __ T" E SrORTUSG ~. B101:111TON" RACES. --1' ILIDAY (CuscminED). ussex P:ate or 50r.. ,ith :, subscription of 5 sov. each The S added; the ,:•ecolid to . receive itli • out of the subscription, and the winner to be so!d for 300 f. Heats, the New Course. (5 Subs. Mr. H orn sby's Romania , 4 y rs, Bst. 91b. ((Iwner) I 0 3 1 Mr. flunk's Nominee , 3 y rs. ist. 711) Mr. Bali:11111's Slang, aged, 9st. 5 lb.. Mr. Armstrong's eh. C. Abelard, 3 } , 1%. • ist 7 lb 3 dr Nominee bolted, and Romania won ti 'le last heat easily. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sov. each, 5 ft. Half-mile heats. Mr. Morant's Morgi..na, list. 71b...(Mr. Wiliam) 0 6 1 1 Mr. Armstrong's Smitherina, 11st. 71b..... 0 1 2 Mr. Delaval Grey's Kate, 9st. 41b. Mr Monro's Confederate, 9st. Capt. Vande leur's Zuleska, 12st . 1 . 1 . : ......... : . °1 5 dr ° 2 34 dr dr Mr. Cliftoir's Banker, 12st. 12ib .„.... 0 dr Mr. Willan's . Ra s p er, list. 71b - ............ -..... \V 0 n ea. , y• Thus fermi nated the Brighton Races with a f a ir share of sport, for no small po rtion of which the visitorski were indebted to the officers of the 12 th Lancers, who verykindly matched their horses rather thar any disappointment should be felt. NEWCASTLE, UNDER-LYNE RAGES,---TnnasnAf. Swervstakes o f 5 sltv. each, with 30 addfilli ed es, from the winne fund r; s i for n I I t h ree - y oar-old cats, Bst. 31b. ; and Bst. ; the present year : 1 - Ib. extra. Twice round. Mr. Buckley's ch. c. Charley... ...... . ...... ......... (Jones) I Mr. Forest's t. by Gambol .................................... 2 Mr. Moss's ch. c. Met,' .......................................... •• • 3 w ( , n by a length. The Gold Cup Stakes of 1.0 sov. each, with 50 added by NV. /I . Miller, Esq., ; for three-years-old, fist. • 4 yrs, Bst. 21b. ; five yrs, Bst. 101 b.• ; yrs, 9st. ; aged' 9st, 215. ; winners of a Queen's Plat e, or - the value of 101. this year , 31b. extra ; of two or more', 51'o, extra ; mares and gelding' allowed 31b. Twice round ,ind a (ha , Lord Eglinton's b.g. the Prelate , ....................... .•• .•( 1 .. 1e) I Mr. Buckley's ch . I. Lithe... ..... . ...................... ....... Won in a canter. The Ladies' Purs e of 30 sous. added to a subscription of 5 each, for all ages. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. DUNN son's ch. m. Primetit ..... ...... ...(Lye) 4 5 2' 2 dr Mr. Ogden's b. c. St. Leonard .................. ... 5 1 , Mr . Buckley's ch. C. Charley ...... . ............ 1 2 Mr. Walters's hr. h. Goldhurst .................. ••• 3 . 4 4y r Mr.f'iloss's ch. Maid Marian ...... . ........... 2 3 First 1 - teat, a good race second, won by a head ; d third, won easy. I' RIDAY. A Maiden Plate of 501. given b y S p enser Horsey de 11000 Esq., M. P. for the Borough, for all ages that never ion Plate, Cup, Match„ or Sweepstakes up to the time of starting three-yrs-old, ist. ; four yrs, Bst. -11 b. ; five yrs Bst. 1 0 I b • six yrs and aged , 9st. ,Mares and Geldings a llowed 3 11 '• Heats, twice round and a 4,:5. I Mr. Frost's hr. f. Viola , 3 y rs . ... (R. s Bond) 3 3 0 Mr. W. Sanders's ch. c . Sir John Cockle, 4 y ...... •., Mr. Simpson's ch. c. by Recovery, ciin by Swiss , 3 yrs „, The Hurdle Sweepstakes of 5 sires. each, with 30 added fr °- the fund, for bona fide the property of gentlemen residing 1 the c ounties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, ao Cheshire ; fi,ur- yrs-olds, 10st. 51b. ; five yrs, I Ist. ; , i 1 g s : llst. 61b. ; and aged, I Ist. Sib. ; winners once this year , 5 " ' twice or more, 71h. extra. ; thorough-bred horses 101 b. extrtiii; heats, twice round and a dis., two leaps in each r" nd Lei 30/. not to be given unless three start; were won in two ~.--- by Mr. James's ch. g. Darrynane, aged (Dawson), beaud Mr. Bradford's b. g. Tearaway, aged i h. b.) :- WORCESTER RACES--FaIDAY. A Hurdle Sweepstakes, with 101. added, for all horses ter 15 hands, the winner to be sold for 351., &c. ; beats, nutst leaps in each ; were won in two heats by Mr. T. Stnith's b. 4 , The Bravo, lOst. 71b. (Mr. Essex), beating Mr. Thorp e b. g. Swing, lOt., and Mr. Bloridge us. Violet (fell) e asilY. f r The Hurdle Sweepstakes of 3 ov. each, and 15 a dded , ,P h all horses; the winner to be sold for 6W., &c. • heats , " 1 ,„ four leaps in each; were won in three heats by 'Mr. Oeirslce,Yot.: ch. in. Victoria, 1 Ist. 71b. (Mr. Parker), beating Mr' Air. trell's b. g. Powick , l ist. 71b. winner of and M. Till the first heat) , ~, . T. Smith na. bl. g. Tinker, llst. 71b., ' s 1 " ( Forward, 12st 71b. NEWTON ABBOTT RACES.—THuusoAT- The Torquay Stakes of 5 sov. each, &c . tr. Williams's b. g. Sledmere, 6 yrs .................. Walked ove r The Yeomanry Stakes, with 10 soy. added, were ion 11l a length, in two heats, by Mr. Reid's Mount Tavy, 3 yr(l(ings land), beating three others, after a well-contested race. ti, The Teignbridge Stakes, w►th 15 sov. added, were '1°111;g two heats by Mr. Reid's Mount Tavy (Frampton), Wit' Mr. Capel's b. m. Baby by half a length, after a good l'aee' STIRLING RACES.—Txtrasnay. Med; The Bannockburn Stakes of 20 soy. each, h. ft., with WI St. e er for three-yr-old colts , Bst. 31b. ; and fillies, Bst. 10 g Course. (Four cubs. ) f Mr. Waucliope's b. f. Madame St. Cla the ir walked Inhab over. The Gold Cup of 100 guin eas, addod by itan!-4.t f u . Stirling to a Handicap Sweeps o k e s of 10 sov. each, n Two miles. (Twenty-two Subs.) Mr. Ramsay's ch. m. Sunbeam, 7st. 121 b. ...(Cartwright) st. Mr. Robertson's ch. c. Olympic, Bst. 41b. ..................... ; Mr. Robertson's b. h. Edgar, 7st. 101 b. ........ .•• . D ....... i ,* . y, Zohrab, Bst. 8 1 b. ; Pyramid, 7st. 81b. ; and ire."- d a 7st. 51b., also started , b ut were not placed. L. Oa Betting-3 to 1 agst Sunb eam, 4to 1 agst Olymp—, 4 to 1 agst Zokrab. Won cleverly by half a len g th. round r . ~,d t, The County Members' Pla te of 501. Heats, once •-, e , r distance. , AT ' . R L ob o e . rt F so a n ir ' l s ie c ' h s . Z g eh o ra ly b m , B p s i t c . , 18351tb.,(3Fbart...vr..r.i.g..h..?. 2 ,.. : sa g 1 2 First beat-5 to 4on Zohrab ; won by a head. Te heat-6 to 4 on Olympic ; won by a head. Third be au` 6 to 4 on Zohrab ; won by a neck. ad ° The Callendar Stakes of 3 soy. each, h. ft., w ith 501. by W. Forbes, Esq. H eats, once round. I Lord Dunmore's Aladdin ........... ,...(Manson, jun.) 1 1 g " g. Mr. Wauchope's Madam e St. Clair .................. .. . , -----_ __ , ...__. - GRAND ROWING MATCH. THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE Tmasms.---There Was aver' cons id era ble attendance of the elite of the river on Sater' day to witness the contest for the right to challenge the present holder of the silver sculls, the symbol of Thames championship amongst gentlemen amateurs. These scull were given about ten years since by a gentleman nazeo Wingfield, a great patro n of river sports, as a &still prize, under the following regulations :—After the gra„„ contest, which was necessary to make a possessor, thili all persons desirous of contesting the championship sch row together as the challengers on the 5:1I of l e succeeding August, the winner of that party bt r . entitled to row against the holder seven days a'7 lo wards, and in the event of the latter declining, 44 prize to be given up to the challenger• plece!sidif has compelled the gentlemen having the control 50:100 rection of this great wager to deviate in the present 9 bee *o from the original stipulations, Sollie objections haviaq r a il taken to the claim of Mr. Scott, which rendered. if t o parties a postponement absolutely necessary, the question might be fairly discussed. Mr. Scott S ; if) . was tiltiniately withdrawn, and Mr. Pollock, 14 r* 4 eli• man, and Mr. Crockford were the gentlemen deetn'tvot., Bible to contend. The distance nominated is from ; .,r ei minster to Putney with tide, and it may be realer° pros`et that Mr. Wood, of the great Leander Club, is the go holder, he having in a very severe struggle defeatedoe, Colquhoun, a gentleman of the University of Cri albri ' , last year. i , tbera The start took place directly after two o'cloc., St • being little or no advantage in the choice ot station.-., fey Pollock appeared to have got away first, but aft er d og in ru..rr.oo strokes they were all abreast. The labour agains t B ", been wind wai . excessive, and, hail not the usual precaution i.ir taken, the light wherries, one of which weighs but ; 1 01 five pounds, must have been swamped. As theY tA fog Roberts's it was evident that Mr. Chapman bad a s i:d g, lead, and off Lambeth Palace he had slightly On nearing the Penitentiary Mr. Crockford gr a 00 0 dropped astern, and Mr. Chapman drew by degreeedoett ahead. At the Red House he was about half a „r lengths in advance of Mr. Pollock, and continued, fo r - crease his advantage arriving first at Putney abottbrou. teen or sixteen lengt hs ahead of Mr. Pollock, ' , Y l r . ~00. ford being rather more io the rear of the second'et,'..itbie. The sporting interest on the match was very con irferior 1421.—Loud complaints made by the In . en d, incroa avotaiy, clergy, of the smallness and inequality of their Bi s hopstipends clergy, Ordered by the superior convocation, that each o of family barber should shave each priest holding or e his Bishop, without payment. — Moreir.- rain fell on Monday, the y ears of . 1 _, °1) :: than had fallen in any one day these thirty ----oer , ford Journal. OLD 1 GENTLEMEN'S ELEGANT FLAT ige WATCHES are offered, price Nine Guineas each, af 8 2,41 suited to wear in the waistcoat pocket, engine turned eases, 11 7.4 enamel dial, and hand to mark the seconds. The:movements ":-,, on the celebrated horizontal constrtiction_, with goingfuse e ; continue going whil,,i),.wnollg,sjiczitliett,tc., a nd war ran te d Watchmaker, &c., No. 47, Cornhill (Seven doors frela, Gracechurch-street), London. , LO ' tliu N.B. Second-hand Watches, Plate, &c. purchased in What, SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COO . A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversteile fa 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), "talk choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAVI arid ° 00.1 1 MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they %ish to direct atli op 1 The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use) , it :. th e the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 101. Ss the n, i'd, t h e. Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Coo . r so. pamphlet articles of is p l at e published, generally, with which may pair, &c., all of whit_ are strongly mounted with Sil e iro l4 ' have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat t ivl C iP s ' oth A er tion, free of cost. ....---------- ,---......- BIRTHS. ~., P;i l ' On the 9th inst., at Lawn-place, South Lam bethf 3 ' .- - , - f 0, liars John Bovill, of a son. On the 7th inst., in Mecklenbur h g -square, the la" ° Gregory, Esq., of a son. - • 1 ,, ill '. On the Bth inst., at Cranford, Mrs. Frances W C ls-- , , ° ,rh0, 0 On the 6th inst., at Oakhill, Stafford, there ladY ° I ' i , bel>atrenault-Priii4' ~, so • , Turner, Esq., of Montagu-street, Russell-sqa 0 ' - of MA RR /ED. .1 hot7Klr On the Bth inst., at Barnard Castle, ter. Mr. John J :low Watling-street, to Margaret, eldt , st daugh of r. A son, Woolhouse, near Barnard Castle. On, On the 10th inst., at St. Alary's, Stoke Newitigt'of pat 'Judge, of King's Bench- walk, Inner 1 emple , a n opilY, , to tO village, Regent's-park, Eq., b a rrister -at - la w, t° dog' ''' - ot'' youngest daughter of William Beetham, ot the Co 6 . rid ) Newington, Esq., F. R. S., barrister -at-law, a° Lieutenant for Middlesex. e Of f. DIED. On the 6th inst., in Holles-street, Cavendish -9011" . Harr►son, aged 67. a.str e lo • On the sth inst., Mr. John Philips, of Wormsl:- Pot On the 6th inst., at Edinburgh, William Bell, Eh'fdisvi sate, author of the " Dictionary and Digest of t ofti, Scotland." c vo o4l ' On the 6th inst., at Worthing, Caroline H al le- ,iisre' 1 daughter of the late J. W. K. Parkinson, of floxton'3lojeoi On the 7th inst., Mr. Peter Parsons, late of he r , it , Customs, Barbadoes, aged 34. sho pc On the 7th inst., at Southend, Essex, Mr. Jam es 10 of Lower Shadwell, aged 70. , Abar e ' On the 7th inst., at Alnwick, Edward 13. B'a" Chief Justice at the Mauritius. - 9 4 ' On the 9th inst., at Darlington-place, Bath, Jo bn G co' ll in ' ' apj many years in the service of the Hon. East India aged 82. °° ` fl7y London : Printed and Published by Al Ultlls, steel' No. 1 12, Strand, at The Sun Office,. No• 11., I,„t* t h e county of Middlesex. —Monday, Augut.